Human Clan Defender-Chapter 675 - s You Have Arrived, Primordial Emperor Era (Four-in-One Request for Monthly Pass)_7

That is to enhance the overall strength of the Human Clan. As the Human Clan's qi fortune increases, the Heaven and Earth Destiny will naturally strengthen as well.

But there is a premise: do not use methods that deplete qi fortune. Otherwise, it would be just like in our time, not only failing to enhance the Human Clan's qi fortune but instead causing it to suffer severe damage."

Repair the Ancestral Vein!

Enhance the strength of the Human Clan!

The two methods mentioned by the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord might seem easy, but in reality, both were quite difficult.

Until now, Shen Changqing himself had never seen what the Ancestral Vein looked like. To talk about repairing it was even more of a pipe dream.

Comparatively, enhancing the strength of the Human Clan was slightly easier.

The simplest method was to spread the Martial Dao throughout the world, allowing everyone in the Human Clan to practice the Orthodox Martial Path.

"However—"

"The latter is only temporary, after all," the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord added. "Even if the Human Clan's qi fortune rises and nourishes the Heaven and Earth Destiny, as long as Spiritual Energy is constantly being lost, the Heaven and Earth Destiny will ultimately be difficult to replenish. Therefore, only repairing the Ancestral Vein addresses the root cause."

Shen Changqing's brow furrowed deeply. "How can the Ancestral Vein be repaired?"

"I do not know."

"You do not know?"

Shen Changqing was speechless. He had thought the other party knew how to repair the Ancestral Vein, but after all this talk, it seemed as if nothing had been said. Although he had learned the method to restore qi fortune, without a way to repair the Ancestral Vein, it was still useless.

The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord chuckled lightly. "The Ancestral Vein is an exceedingly sacred existence. I am also unclear on how it can be repaired. However, the Primordial Emperor once said that the Ancestral Vein is the root of everything, the fundamental of Heaven and Earth. Once the Ancestral Vein is broken, the roots of Heaven and Earth are damaged. If one wishes to repair the Ancestral Vein, perhaps they could find some fundamental substance from other Heaven and Earth; that might make success possible."

He immediately added, "Of course, these are all the Primordial Emperor's own speculations and may not necessarily be true. But now, the Human Clan no longer has any other choices; we must try any available method. Furthermore, with the Ancestral Vein severed and Spiritual Energy being lost, over time, when the nature's spiritual energy is completely exhausted, even if the Demon Evil Clan does not attack, Heaven and Earth will still perish. By then, it would be a dead end for the Human Clan as well."

Heaven and Earth would perish!

Shen Changqing couldn't help but recall the vision he had seen while comprehending Divine Skills: a perishing Heaven and Earth, devoid of any living beings. All that remained was destruction. Considering this outcome, his heart sank gradually. The Human Clan had reached this point all because the powers from Ancient Times had refined qi fortune. However, blaming anyone now was meaningless. The Ancient era had already crumbled, and most of its mighty ones had perished. The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord before him was less a living being and more a wisp of a remnant soul.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Changqing suppressed a certain impulse within his heart. "I would like to ask, Senior, do you have any understanding of Heavenly disasters?"

"Heavenly disaster?" The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord was momentarily stunned but quickly understood. "The Heavenly disaster you speak of should be a manifestation of the collective resentment of living beings, correct?"

"Yes." Shen Changqing nodded.

It was evident that Heavenly disasters also existed during Ancient Times. It made sense; with so many deaths during Ancient Times, how could there not be Heavenly disasters?

The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord said, "When the Demon Evil Clan invaded back then, our Human Clan suffered heavy casualties. In many places, what you call Heavenly disasters appeared; they are the collective resentment of living beings. The Primordial Emperor once said that Heavenly disasters are a uniquely endowed existence. They exist between the Human Clan and the Demon Evil. If they retain their humanity, they can be considered powerhouses of the Human Clan following an alternative system. If their humanity is incomplete, however, they are equivalent to Demon Evil."

After a brief pause, the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord continued, "The God Realm is our term. In fact, within the Demon Evil Clan, the God Realm has another name: Divine Spirit. Divine Spirits gather the faith of all beings. Those above Divine Spirits can establish a Divine Kingdom; such a Realm is known as the Divine King Realm. It is extremely difficult for ordinary beings to cross from the Divine Spirit Realm to the Divine King Realm, almost as difficult as ascending to the heavens. However, Heavenly disasters are different. The Calamity Domain is actually the fledgling form of a Divine Kingdom. According to the Primordial Emperor's conjecture, if a Heavenly disaster receives a complete infusion of power, then it might directly step into the Divine King Realm."

Divine Spirit Realm!

Divine King Realm!

Shen Changqing's expression underwent several changes. He had not expected a Heavenly disaster to possess such profound potential. According to the other party's words, as long as a Heavenly disaster had enough energy, it could keep growing indefinitely, even entering the Divine King Realm effortlessly. Although the energy required for such growth would certainly be an astronomical figure, ordinary beings seeking a breakthrough not only need corresponding energy but also undoubtedly face numerous bottlenecks. In comparison, Heavenly disasters are truly uniquely blessed.

"Still, as I said, everything is just speculation for now, and we cannot determine the exact nature," the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord's voice was grave. "But one thing I can tell you for certain is that Heavenly disasters possess a trait of near-immortality. If you want to slay a Heavenly disaster, you must suppress it with absolute power. Otherwise, the number of times each Heavenly disaster can resurrect will be enough to drive you to despair."

Hearing this, Shen Changqing asked without betraying any emotion, "Senior, do you know why Heavenly disasters can achieve near-immortality?"

"I have said before, a Heavenly disaster is the embodiment of the resentment of living beings. In other words, every living being's resentment is, in fact, a part of the Heavenly disaster. Every time a Heavenly disaster is slain, one living being's resentment perishes. This cycle continues until all the resentments of living beings are extinguished."

"Senior, do you mean to say that if a Heavenly disaster were formed from the resentment of ten million living beings, it would be akin to having ten million lives?"

"You can understand it that way."

HISS!

Shen Changqing took a sharp intake of breath. Understood. Completely understood. No wonder Heavenly disasters were so difficult to slay; this was their true essence. One living being's resentment was equivalent to one life. Even a small-scale Heavenly disaster was formed from the combined resentments of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of living beings. If it was a large-scale Heavenly disaster, that went without saying. The strength of a Heavenly disaster was already formidable. It might be easy to kill it once or twice, but hundreds of thousands, or millions of times? That was exceedingly difficult. Moreover, without knowing the true nature of Heavenly disasters, anyone would feel powerless after slaying one several times only to see it resurrect unharmed. Those who would persistently continue to slay one so many times were almost nonexistent. He himself was one such person. Firmly disbelieving that a Heavenly disaster could be truly immortal, he had slain the one in Qingjiang Prefecture numerous times until he finally annihilated it.

"When the Demon Evil invaded, Heavenly disasters arose everywhere," the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord said. "Some Heavenly disasters lost their humanity and were slain by the Human Clan's powerhouses, but others retained their humanity and became a helpful force for our Human Clan against the Demon Evil. I remember there was one Heavenly disaster that grew incredibly powerful. Although it did not step into the Divine King Realm, it was only a step away. Regrettably, in the final battle, that Heavenly disaster also fell and failed to take that final step."

The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord spoke with a sense of loss. What a pity! If that Heavenly disaster had succeeded, perhaps the Human Clan wouldn't have reached such a plight. But now, it was water under the bridge; there was no room for 'what-ifs'.

Shen Changqing frowned deeply. "Wasn't it said that Heavenly disasters are almost immortal? A Heavenly disaster that has reached such a realm, even if it encountered a strong enemy and was slain once or twice, it shouldn't be so easy for it to truly perish, right?"

He noticed that the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord's words were somewhat contradictory.

Upon hearing this, the other party shook his head slightly. "Everything comes at a price. For a Heavenly disaster to grow to a certain height, it must abandon some things. The one from the Primordial Emperor Era was different from ordinary Heavenly disasters. For it to possess tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, of chances of resurrection like ordinary Heavenly disasters was utterly impossible. As for the reason, when you encounter such a Heavenly disaster, you will likely understand."

The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord's words were somewhat ambiguous.

Shen Changqing was somewhat puzzled. Was the other party unwilling to speak, or did he simply not know? He suspected the latter was more likely. After all, there was no need for such vagueness in these matters. It now seemed that the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord's understanding of Heavenly disasters wasn't very deep either. The information about Heavenly disasters that he had just shared very likely all came from the Primordial Emperor.