I Seriously Didn't Want to Be the Martial Alliance Leader

Chapter 54: Chapter 53: The Truth from a Thousand Years Ago

What is the most powerful weapon in this world?

It’s not blades, spears, swords, or halberds. Nor is it Divine Artifact Demon Soldiers like the Seven Kills Stele or the Star Shifting.

It is time.

A thousand years is enough time to erase many things, to make people forget, and even to rewrite history.

A thousand years ago, the Three Extremes Venerable was indeed a top master in the Jianghu.

But he was no respected elder of the Martial World, no virtuous grandmaster of the Jianghu.

Instead, he was the ruthless and venomous Three Extremes Evil Venerable, whose very name struck terror into the hearts of others!

He cultivated in the Daoist, Buddhist, and Demon paths because he began in the Daoist Sect, only to kill his master and defect to the Buddhist Sect.

But, unable to tolerate the Buddhist Sect’s stringent rules, he then conspired with the Demon Dao to destroy his own monastery and joined the Demon Dao.

He didn’t stay with the Demon Dao for long either, defecting once again over various conflicts of interest, which ultimately led to masters from all three veins—Daoist, Buddhist, and Demon—hunting him down simultaneously.

However, the Three Extremes Evil Venerable was truly a peerless master of his time.

Not only did the simultaneous hunt by masters of the three veins fail to kill him, but it also made him stronger and stronger, until he finally reached the pinnacle of the Martial Dao: the Ninth Realm Celestial Profound.

As for this Sealed Demon Valley, there was never any Ancient Demon. It was all just a hoax fabricated by the Three Extremes Evil Venerable.

Sealed Demon Valley exists because the Three Extremes Evil Venerable discovered a Demon Soldier and attempted to refine it. However, something went wrong. He not only failed to refine the weapon but became entangled with it, falling into a bizarre, symbiotic state.

Left with no choice, the Three Extremes Evil Venerable had his three disciples establish Sealed Demon Valley. On one hand, it was to use an array to help him refine the Demon Soldier.

On the other hand, it was to have them guard him and conceal his current state, lest his old enemies come seeking revenge.

Later, when the imperial court collapsed and the land was plunged into war, the Three Extremes Evil Venerable had the Three Sealed Demon Races fabricate the lie about Sealed Demon Valley’s origin.

By the time the wars subsided and the Great Xia was founded, five hundred years had already passed.

By then, the factions that held a grudge against the Three Extremes Venerable had been annihilated, and all his enemies were long dead.

The world no longer had a Three Extremes Evil Venerable, only the Three Extremes Venerable who sacrificed himself to suppress a Demon.

Left or right, either choice was wrong.

If you were green and naive and chose left, you’d die.

If you were suspicious and cunning and chose right, you’d still die. There was no difference.

At this moment, the Three Extremes Evil Venerable sized up Chen Yuan, a strange smile forming on his half-human, half-ghoul face. "Interesting. It seems you’ve known my identity for a while. Why didn’t you stop them?"

"Because there was no stopping them. Besides, if I had, this little play couldn’t have gone on."

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable frowned slightly.

He really disliked this kid’s attitude.

He would have much preferred to see these Martial Artists looking disbelieving, panicked, and terrified.

Just then, a bloodcurdling scream suddenly echoed from the forest to the right.

Several Martial Artists, only at the Early Stage of the Blood Movement Realm, poured their Inner Strength into the array, only to find it drained in an instant.

They tried to leave, but discovered an overwhelming suction force coming from the array, making escape impossible.

Once their Inner Strength was drained, what was drawn out next was the vital blood from their entire bodies!

Within ten breaths, the vital blood of those few Blood Movement Realm Martial Artists was completely drained, leaving them as withered corpses!

The other Martial Artists’ expressions changed. They wanted to flee, but it was already too late.

The weaker Martial Artists were sucked dry into withered corpses, while the stronger ones, like Wei Guangming, could still resist.

But once their time was up, they too would inevitably die!

"A setup! This is all a setup!"

Wei Guangming gritted his teeth, unable to understand how he could have chosen wrong when he had been so cautious.

Of course, he had no way of knowing that both paths were the wrong choice.

Luo the Thirteenth Lang’s expression was grave. In a low voice, he said, "Brother Chen, we have to run!"

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable looked at the two of them with a mocking gaze. "Run? To use such a word in my presence is to look down on me a little too much.

The entire Sealed Demon Valley has been completely sealed. Where could you possibly run? If I let you escape, wouldn’t my lifelong reputation be ruined?

I betrayed the Daoist Sect for Buddhism, then betrayed Buddhism for the Demon Sect. I’ve been through the Daoist, Buddhist, and Demon paths, but I have yet to try being a truly respected and prestigious elder of the Martial World.

A thousand years ago, the Three Extremes Venerable successfully suppressed the Demon and re-emerged in the Jianghu. What do you think of that script?"

"The script is a good script, but I’m afraid someone is going to be fighting you for it."

A strange smile appeared on Chen Yuan’s face. "You don’t have the ability to refine the Demon Soldier. You can only rely on the array’s power to wear down the Demonic Qi on the Demon Soldier until it’s at a level you can control.

After a thousand years of suppression, plus the free labor from every Demon Sealing Conference held once a decade to help you kill those Corpse Monsters formed from Demonic Qi, the Demonic Qi on this Demon Soldier now is indeed a world away from what it was a thousand years ago.

But you’ve relied too heavily on the array. You’ve been entangled with the Demon Soldier, trapped here for a thousand years. While the core of the array is in your hands, how do you know the external array hasn’t been changed?"

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed drastically.

With a wave of his hand, he tried to control the array above Sealed Demon Valley, only to find that it didn’t respond in the slightest.

It was as if he had suddenly lost control of the entire Sealed Demon Valley!

"You treacherous disciples! How dare you!"

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable snapped his head up, his features utterly savage.

He had laid the array in Sealed Demon Valley to suppress the Demon Soldier, but his three disciples on the outside also had the authority to control it.

After all, he needed the Three Sealed Demon Races to help him stabilize the array, so he had to give them the authority to control it.

With the array now malfunctioning, the only possibility was that the Three Sealed Demon Races had betrayed him and had secretly altered the array long ago!

From within the dense fog, Bai Xuewei and two others emerged.

"The nerve of you all, daring to plot against me!"

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable’s face was savage, his eyes filled with killing intent. "To think the descendants of my three disciples would be such fools! I was just one step away from success, only to be held back by my own people!"

Bai Xuewei let out a soft, charming laugh, but it was dripping with sarcasm.

"Fools? Our ancestors were the real fools for actually believing your lies and working for you all this time!

Our ancestors never saw you for what you truly are, honored Martial Grand-Ancestor, but we see you very clearly.

You betrayed your masters three times. You’re cold-hearted, ruthless, and disloyal. So what of your disciples? We were nothing more than three dogs you raised!

For all these years, our Three Sealed Demon Races have been trapped for generations in Sealed Demon Valley for the sake of your plan. Our lifespans rarely exceed fifty years, and by my generation, we are on the verge of extinction!

We clearly command such power, yet we’re forced to be trapped in this dog cage of a Sealed Demon Valley. Who would be resigned to that? Who would be willing?

Instead of helping you, old ancestor, control the Demon Soldier, why can’t we control it ourselves?

But don’t you worry, Martial Grand-Ancestor. Once our three families take control of the Demon Soldier and leave Sealed Demon Valley, you will still be the Three Extremes Venerable who sacrificed his body to seal a demon. You will be just as revered by all the Jianghu People."

Hearing this, Wei Guangming and the others who were still struggling to hold on felt their hearts sink.

When he first saw the array malfunction and Bai Xuewei’s group appear, Wei Guangming thought they had a crisis of conscience and were going to oppose their ancestor.

Who would have thought that while they were indeed opposing their ancestor, it wasn’t out of a crisis of conscience, but because they had their own scheme!

Either way, they were all going to be silenced.

If they didn’t die, the true identities of the Three Extremes Evil Venerable and the Three Sealed Demon Races would get out, and the reputation they had cultivated for so many years would be ruined.

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable’s half-man, half-demon face twitched as he struggled to suppress his rage.

At his peak, he could have slapped these three treasonous disciples to death with a single palm.

But the Three Extremes Evil Venerable had paid too high a price to control the Demon Soldier.

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable was right about one thing—he truly should have been dead long ago.

The only reason he was alive now was because he was too deeply entangled with the Demon Soldier, relying on its power to barely cling to life.

But in reality, his body had decayed and his Divine Soul had mutated. He could no longer be considered a Martial Artist, and even he wasn’t sure how far his combat strength had fallen.

Even if he completely controlled the Demon Soldier, he wouldn’t be able to reconstruct his body. He could only use the Demon Soldier’s power to forge a demonic body in exchange for immense strength.

Therefore, the current Three Extremes Evil Venerable didn’t actually want to have a complete falling out with these three treacherous disciples.

Even if they were to fall out, it would have to wait until after he had control of the Demon Soldier.

Taking a deep breath, the Three Extremes Evil Venerable suddenly looked at Zhao Xuanxin and Xie Tianyun behind Bai Xuewei.

"You two are men, yet now you defer to this woman?

Betraying your master and ancestors is one thing, but what do you stand to gain?

A Divine Artifact Demon Soldier can have only one master.

The one who controls the Demon Soldier becomes its Commander-in-Chief!

When she controls the Demon Soldier, what will you two be? Aren’t you afraid she’ll discard you once you’ve served your purpose?

You weren’t willing to be my dogs, but you’re happy to be this woman’s dogs?"

The Three Extremes Evil Venerable was truly a master of the Evil Dao from a thousand years ago. His mind was venomous, and he immediately seized upon the core conflict of interest among the three of them.

There is only one Demon Soldier. Who will be its Commander-in-Chief?

As long as the three of them fought amongst themselves, the Three Extremes Evil Venerable could turn the tables in an instant!

But this provocation had no effect whatsoever.

Bai Xuewei chuckled softly, pulling the two men beside her into an embrace, her arms around their waists.

"Martial Grand-Ancestor, you picked the wrong targets for your little divide-and-conquer tactic. They are both my men. We are already a family, so what’s this about deferring to one person?"

Xie Tianyun and Zhao Xuanxin showed not the slightest dissatisfaction on their faces. They simply hugged Bai Xuewei tightly in unison, making their stance clear.

Not only did the Three Extremes Evil Venerable not expect this scene, but even Chen Yuan, who knew the general plot, was surprised.

Luo the Thirteenth Lang was even more stunned. "This... Two men and one woman, that works? How do they... sleep? Do they take turns every other day?"

Chen Yuan shot Luo the Thirteenth Lang a sympathetic glance.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this brother of his was probably still a virgin.

"One in the front and one in the back works too, it’s a perfect fit. You could even add one more, actually."