A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 190

Chapter 190: The Truth of the “Cage”

The nine provinces and four domains, known as the “caged world,” were essentially the same as the Ancient Demon Lands, or rather, the Great Thousand Worlds.

Luo Xue had almost confirmed this through countless observations.

Unlike the post-apocalyptic world, the Great Thousand Worlds and the nine provinces and four domains were originally one world under the same sky during the ancient era.

Both worlds had traces of each other.

The Great Thousand Worlds, known as the Ancient Demon Lands in the nine provinces and four domains, truly lived up to its name. Even mortals possessed some demonic beast bloodline; there were almost no pure humans.

And within the Great Thousand Worlds, the ancient sects of the ancient era almost all corresponded to the sects with ancient inheritances in the nine provinces and four domains, such as the Peerless Summit Sect, the Everspring Pavilion, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, etc.

Luo Xue had already suspected this, but it wasn’t until she contacted the Sacred Soul and obtained her memories that she learned these secrets of the ancient era.

Actually… the “caged world” shouldn’t be called a cage, because its existence was actually protecting the humans within the nine provinces and four domains.

“The decline of the ancient era stemmed from a war, a war against a Great Emperor.” Luo Xue said softly. “Almost everyone thinks that above Saint is the Great Emperor Realm, but the difference between the two… is like heaven and earth.”

It was only then that Luo Xue realized why the Eternal Withering Body could theoretically reach the Great Emperor Realm, because it was essentially merging with withering.

Withering and immortality were two of the ultimate paths to the Great Emperor Realm.

But what Phoenix Venerable hadn’t told Luo Xue was that if she continued on this path, her consciousness would be completely submerged in the will of withering, becoming a part of it.

Like those immortal puppets, or even worse.

Therefore, Phoenix Venerable had Luo Xue enter a dormant state to avoid being assimilated by withering.

The reason she knew this was because… someone had already failed.

This person was… the Sacred Soul, another Eternal Withering Body.

“This phantom is the projection of the Sacred Soul in the Blood Sea Secret Realm. She was the first Clan Leader of the Nangong clan, with the surname Nangong, but no given name.”

Luo Xue looked up at the phantom.

In her eyes, the phantom was no longer terrifying, but gentle.

Even though she brought withering.

“She willingly let herself be consumed by withering, merging with its will, becoming the Eternal Withering Body, and fought alongside the ancient divine beasts against the terrifying monsters known as ‘otherworldly demons’.”

Luo Xue continued. She had vaguely realized that the otherworldly demons were very similar to the deep space behemoths, just that the otherworldly demons that appeared in the cultivation world were much stronger.

If the deep space behemoths in the post-apocalyptic world were as strong as the otherworldly demons, human civilization wouldn’t have survived so easily.

Nangong Mian was completely captivated, not daring to interrupt.

“In short, the final battle almost annihilated more than half of humanity’s forces, while the demon race escaped relatively unscathed. They didn’t participate in the final battle, only suffering losses in the earlier skirmishes.”

“…You mean…?”

Hearing this, Nangong Mian finally realized something, her tone changing slightly.

“After the war, the demon race betrayed humanity, almost completely exterminating the ancient sects. All the ancient clans participated in this conspiracy.”

Luo Xue sighed. “Except for the Nangong clan.”

The current ancient clans were called cultivation families back then, valuing bloodline inheritance and intermarriage with the demon race.

The Nangong clan was the only exception. Just as the legends said, they had received the blessings of the ancient divine beast Phoenix and were a completely independent ancient clan, unrelated to the other demon races. And this was all thanks to one person.

—The then-Clan Leader, Nangong.

She had embarked on the path of withering with a human body, using the power of the Phoenix to leave behind her inheritance. This was why she was worshipped by the Nangong clan for generations.

And the reason why Nangong couldn’t leave behind her name, only being referred to as the “Sacred Soul,” was because of another thing she did.

Preserving the embers of the ancient sects.

The current nine provinces and four domains were created by Nangong, because they… were a secret realm, a massive secret realm, and Nangong was its master.

The nine provinces and four domains were her small world.

After the demon race’s betrayal, almost all the ancient sect disciples were slaughtered. In the end, only the new disciples who hadn’t even reached Core Formation and the mortals under their protection were sent into the nine provinces and four domains by the Sacred Soul.

…Therefore, all the people in the nine provinces and four domains now were like her children. She was a true mother.

It was because the Sacred Soul sensed that Luo Xue came from the nine provinces and four domains that she called out to her.

Unable to advance beyond Soul Transformation, even the strength of their avatars severely limited, these restrictions, in this world, were like shackles.

But if it was just a small world… one could imagine how terrifying the master of this small world truly was.

“In the current Great Thousand Worlds, there are almost no pure humans, almost everyone has some demonic bloodline. This is the reason.”

Luo Xue said softly.

After the end of the ancient era, humanity entered a period of enslavement, and the demon race almost dominated the entire Great Thousand Worlds.

Nangong Mian was silent, understanding the bloody and terrifying history behind this.

“Ironically, the true demon race is now called barbarians, while the ancient clans reaped all the benefits.” Luo Xue shook her head and sighed.

“So that’s how it is…”

Nangong Mian said with emotion.

“I only saw some fragments of the Sacred Soul’s memories, so I can’t deduce much.” Luo Xue looked at Nangong Mian and said in a deep voice, “I want to see more, so… A’Mian, help me.”

Nangong Mian hesitated slightly, then nodded.

“Okay.”

Although she couldn’t understand Luo Xue’s feelings, this unknown history of the ancient era shocked her deeply.

She hadn’t expected… the Nangong clan to have such an amazing past!

They were on a completely different level from the other ancient clans!

Thinking of this, Nangong Mian couldn’t help but puff out her chest, feeling a surge of respect for this ancestral soul.

However, for Luo Xue, these memory fragments were deeply etched in her mind, almost as if she had experienced them herself.

Compared to the greatness of the Sacred Soul’s actions, what resonated with her more was the Sacred Soul’s regret, unwillingness, and the unending sadness.

Almost all the ancient divine beasts had died in the final battle against the Great Emperor level otherworldly demons, including the ancient Phoenix who guided the Sacred Soul. Its remains were brought into the small world by the Sacred Soul, forming the Blood Sea.