Chapter 1445: The Life of the White Light

Pure Nine Lotus Lantern

After listening to Void Thrice Saint, Chen Mobai couldn't help but rub his forehead. It turned out Bai Guang's reckless nature was innate. Fortunately, his daughter resembled him, her father, in being more composed.

"Senior Brother, when she left, she said she had a great enemy from Zixiao Palace and was going to seek revenge. Do you know who she was referring to?" Chen Mobai thought of something else and quickly asked.

"Great enemy?" Void Thrice Saint frowned, beginning to recall.

"That White Tiger fellow acts recklessly. During the Hunyuan era, she offended most of the Chaos True Spirits, and her enemies were scattered throughout the universe. However, since she said it was from Zixiao Palace, the target is very clear. First, there's the Master, but even if she had a hundred times the courage, she wouldn't dare to consider the Master an opponent. That leaves only Ancestral Dragon and Sky Phoenix."

"Ancestral Dragon and White Tiger had conflicts during the Hunyuan era. Both were haughty individuals who believed themselves to be the foremost Chaos True Spirit, often engaging in fierce battles for that distinction. Their initial clash was inconclusive, but after Ancestral Dragon became the Master's disciple and attained Pure Yang, his first act was to travel to the Western Realm. White Tiger was defeated, suffering great humiliation."

"It was only after her defeat by Ancestral Dragon that White Tiger realized how formidable the Master was, who had once suppressed her. However, she couldn't bring herself to rejoin Zixiao Palace."

"Then came the incident of White Crane, using the alias Wang Ji, secretly learning. At that time, White Crane had not yet integrated with the Dao. To prevent her from being bullied within Zixiao Palace, White Tiger altered the appearance of her accompanying supreme treasure, the Heaven-Killing Sword, and gave it to White Crane for protection."

"White Crane learned the Dao of Xuanmen and then passed it on to White Tiger. However, White Crane was a bit too hasty. At that time, the Master had only taught the first half of the lesson on how two innate Grand Daos could lead to Pure Yang; he hadn't yet explained that only the most suitable opposing Grand Daos offered a chance to achieve the Ninth Order. White Tiger, with only this partial knowledge, impatiently merged her Grand Dao of Slaughter with the Grand Dao of Destruction from the Heaven-Slaying Axe. It was quite remarkable that she succeeded."

"These two Grand Daos of Termination, upon achieving Pure Yang, granted White Tiger the most powerful and terrifying force in this universe. However, they also severed her path to the Xuanmen's Ninth Order."

From Void Thrice Saint's description, Chen Mobai was able to roughly sketch Bai Guang's life during the Hunyuan era in his mind. Essentially, it seemed her personality dictated her successes and failures, compounded by the significant hardships she endured due to a lack of complete understanding. If she had been as calm and composed as him, given Bai Guang's innate foundation, she might not have been inferior to Tianhai.

"By the way, what kind of grievances did she have with Senior Sister Sky Phoenix?" Ancestral Dragon and White Tiger had a conflict over who was the foremost Chaos True Spirit. However, Void Thrice Saint hadn't yet mentioned any grievances with Sky Phoenix, so Chen Mobai asked curiously.

"The grievances between them were more complex. During the Hunyuan era, many bird-like True Spirits revered Sky Phoenix, and only White Crane chose to follow White Tiger. There's a hidden story here: it's said that White Crane and Sky Phoenix were originally good sisters, but for some reason, they became enemies. White Crane fled the Southern Realm and was sheltered by White Tiger, which Sky Phoenix regarded as a direct provocation."

"Sky Phoenix's Southern Realm bordered White Tiger's Western Realm. With endless lifespans and little else to do, the Chaos True Spirits often engaged in battles over territory. White Tiger's favorite pastime was bird hunting, which naturally led to frequent clashes between them. However, compared to Ancestral Dragon, Sky Phoenix could only parry against White Tiger. She was severely wounded on several occasions, forcing her to undergo nirvana. Had it not been for the Wood God's protection, she likely wouldn't have survived long enough to join Zixiao Palace."

"However, the primary conflict between White Tiger and Sky Phoenix revolved around their Grand Daos. Although these Chaos True Spirits were somewhat ignorant during the Hunyuan era, White Tiger's Grand Dao of Slaughter was a termination-type Dao, while Sky Phoenix's Nirvana was a transcendence-type Dao. Their combination held the potential to achieve the Xuanmen's Ninth Order. After Sky Phoenix became the Master's disciple and learned of this, she decisively severed her innate Nirvana foundation, choosing Grand Simplicity and Yin Virtue to attain Pure Yang."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai's expression cleared with understanding. No wonder Daoist Dandao had chosen the path of Nirvana as his Seventh Order goal; he must have known that Sky Phoenix had vacated that Grand Dao. When he had previously entered Zixiao Palace, he witnessed heated exchanges and direct conflicts between Daoist Dandao, White Crane, and Sky Phoenix, likely for this very reason.

At this point, Chen Mobai recalled something else. It was a scene from the Tianhe Realm, where, while studying with the Nine Tribulations Sky Phoenix Zither, he had seen black and white lights crisscrossing, striking a phoenix down into nirvana. Before, he had thought it represented reincarnation, as the black and white colors immediately brought to mind the innate Grand Daos of Life and Death, and Yin and Yang. But now, it seems it could also be the two innate Grand Daos of Termination: Slaughter and Destruction. Furthermore, given the grievances between White Tiger and Sky Phoenix, he suspected that Sky Phoenix might have tried to achieve Pure Yang in the Tianhe Realm by pitting Nirvana against the Grand Dao of Termination, leading to that very Grand Dao conflict. The result was likely Sky Phoenix's defeat.

However, this was mere speculation. Chen Mobai still sought confirmation from Void Thrice Saint: "Senior Brother, when the Tianhe Realm was being established, did Senior Sister Tianhai also invite my wife to participate?" During his three previous visits to Zixiao Palace, only beings from Zixiao Palace were present; White Tiger was not among them.

"Yes, White Crane personally vouched for her, yielding her own opportunity to White Tiger. White Tiger's two Grand Daos of Termination were also crucial for the complete establishment of the new universe. So, after Senior Sister Tianhai and Yi Xing discussed it, they had White Tiger place the Heaven-Slaying Axe as collateral in the central dojo, allowing her to participate in that project."

"White Tiger intended to use this opportunity to self-sever, just like Sky Phoenix, and reshape her Pure Yang foundation. However, this once again led to a conflict with Sky Phoenix. Their clash of Grand Daos caused turmoil in the nascent Tianhe Realm, infuriating Senior Sister Tianhai, who directly intervened and expelled them both from the project. As for what happened next, I don't know much. It seems White Tiger learned there was also a Demonic Dao Ninth Order method and wanted to try breaking through her limitations with it. However, the outcome was likely not good, as she suddenly vanished without a trace."

After hearing about Bai Guang's past life, Chen Mobai couldn't help but sigh. One could only say all her choices were wrong, leading to a truly tragic outcome.

Chen Mobai: "Are Senior Brother Ancestral Dragon and Senior Sister Sky Phoenix still in the Zixiao Universe?" If these two were indeed Bai Guang's enemies, Chen Mobai believed he could mediate the situation through True King Taixu. It's better to resolve enmity than to perpetuate it. Now that Bai Guang had married him, she was also considered part of Zixiao Palace. He figured these two would be willing to give him face.

"They had already left with Senior Sister Tianhai long ago." Void Thrice Saint shook his head, saying something that surprised Chen Mobai.

"They're all gone? Then who exactly is Bai Guang seeking revenge on? It couldn't possibly be the Demon Lord, could it!" Upon realizing this, Chen Mobai felt a pang of guilt, unsure if he should press Void Thrice Saint further. After all, if the Demon Lord truly was Yi Xing or Red Hair, it would be Zixiao Palace's greatest scandal. For a dignified direct descendant of a Xuanmen Dao Venerable to fall to demonic ways.

However, having already delved this deep, for Bai Guang's safety, and out of his own curiosity, Chen Mobai still posed the question: "What exactly is the origin of the Demon Lord? I saw some past scenes in Yuanshi Heaven and discovered that many senior brothers and sisters had comprehended the Yuanshi Demonic Dao." Chen Mobai's words were somewhat veiled, and Void Thrice Saint seemingly didn't grasp their underlying meaning, yet he still answered what he knew: "Yuanshi cannot strictly be called a Demonic Dao; it's merely another path to transcendence. However, achieving Yuanshi leads to the dissipation of all existence and the demise of the universe, which is why it was given the name 'demonic'."

"For a vibrant new world like the Zixiao Universe, it's naturally necessary to suppress the emergence of Yuanshi. That's why the Master initially had me establish the Saintly Virtue, blocking the key Grand Dao of Yuanshi. Regarding the Dao of Yuanshi, the Master had also lectured on it specifically within Zixiao Palace. Thus, after the Master transcended and departed, it was quite natural for Ancestral Dragon and the others to be curious and study it."

As he spoke, Void Thrice Saint's face showed hesitation. Clearly, he knew who the Demon Lord was and, like Chen Mobai, understood that this constituted Zixiao Palace's greatest scandal. However, considering Chen Mobai was one of their own, and since he had already witnessed those things in Yuanshi Heaven, it would be better to inform him directly rather than let him guess wildly.

Void Thrice Saint: "What I'm about to tell you now, from my lips to your ears, absolutely must not be shared with anyone else."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded repeatedly like a rattle drum, indicating his absolute discretion.

Void Thrice Saint: "It's Yi Xing."