Chapter 782 - 369: The Curse of the Red Flame Clan_2
But that’s also normal, after all, the piece of cake that the Red Flame Clan represents is too big.
“During this period, our Red Flame Clan has lost many Cultivation Technique Books and various heritages, and many people have died. The elders say that at that time, all the powers in the entire universe suffered heavy deaths. Faced with the Jiuyou Demons, we were almost powerless to resist. But then, one day, the Jiuyou Demons suddenly returned to the Jiuyou World and never appeared again. And those Jiuyou Channels also underwent various changes, the space rifts were sealed, and the universe seemed to return to normal, it’s just that…”
The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect cast a complicated look at the pale red phantom.
The pale red phantom said indifferently, “It’s just that I and other Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors didn’t return from the Jiuyou World?”
The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect nodded, “Yes.”
The pale red phantom just nodded slightly, “What happened after that? If everything were normal, after the withdrawal of the Jiuyou Demons, even if the Red Flame Clan suffered heavy losses and lost their heritage, as long as there was still a foundation, and by keeping a low profile for some time, we should have been able to recover, right? What disaster occurred afterward?”
The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect had an even stranger expression now. He said, “I’m not too clear about it, and even… the elders are not too clear about it.”
“What do you mean?” Both the pale red phantom and Lu Yi couldn’t help but frown.
After thinking for a moment, the elder of the Leaving Fire Sect spoke, “When I was still young, an elder once said that our Red Flame Clan seemed to be cursed. The chances of prodigies emerging in each generation has been lower than the previous one. Because you, Immortal Ancestor, broke through to the Immortal King Realm and elevated our clan’s bloodline, the weakest members born to our clan were at least of the Pseudo Immortal Realm. But after the Jiuyou Demons left and the Jiuyou Channels closed, our clan even began to produce mortals.”
This revelation made the pale red phantom’s face show shock, “How is that possible? How could bloodlines that have been elevated give birth to mortals?”
Even Lu Yi was a bit dumbfounded.
According to what the elder of the Leaving Fire Sect said before, after the breakthrough to the Immortal King realm, their clan’s bloodline was supposed to have elevated and their talents greatly enhanced, so how could they have weakened?
“Yes, that’s why we can’t understand it either. The hypothesis passed down by the elders is that our clan is cursed, and it was also possible that with the Immortal Ancestor gone, since our clan’s bloodline originated from you, it naturally reverted to its original state after your absence. However…” The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect’s expression darkened as he clenched his teeth, “However, not only has the bloodline weakened, but the birth rate of newborns in our clan has also decreased significantly compared to before, leading to an ever-decreasing population.”
Hearing this, Lu Yi began to understand to some extent.
A clan’s weakening talent is not the most fatal thing; it’s the decreased birth rate that, generation after generation, will inevitably lead to fewer and fewer people.
If the situation were stable, perhaps the population could be sustained by simply having more offspring.
But in the universe, there are too many dangers and accidents; stability is not easily maintained for long.
With the population decreasing, any significant event could cause irreversible and massive losses to the entire clan.
Not only did Lu Yi understand but so did the pale red phantom, and his expression became complex for a moment.
Lu Yi could somewhat understand how the pale red phantom felt.
If this curse was due to the demise of the Red Flame Immortal King, it could be said that while he led the Red Flame Clan to the pinnacle, he also dragged them into hell.
The atmosphere fell silent for a while, and even Liu Ningshuang and the others wore solemn expressions, without speaking.
After the silence, the pale red phantom thought of something and inquired, “What about the other clans of Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors? Have their clans been cursed as well?”
The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect hurriedly nodded, “Yes, some of the Immortal King clans close to us, like the clan of the Fate Immortal King, have also suffered from a curse. When they practiced cultivation, they often encountered Heart Demons, and some even transformed into demons on the spot due to the Heart Demons. While we were still struggling to hold on, the people of the Fate Immortal King’s clan had nearly all perished. The survivors no longer dare to practise cultivation and can only live as mortals.”
“The Fate Immortal King…” Lu Yi’s pupils constricted slightly, somewhat astonished.
He never expected to hear news of the Fate Immortal King here, and it was such a tragic tale.
The absence of the Fate Immortal King was one thing, but his clan’s situation was far more dire. The curse suffered by the Red Flame Clan was nothing compared to theirs.
Heart Demons are an exceedingly dangerous existence for any cultivator. For those with a strong mind, it might be manageable, but for the average cultivator, Heart Demons can easily take advantage of weaknesses, causing the cultivator to turn into a demon. What’s worse is that the Heart Demons can shatter the Primordial Spirit directly, meaning total and irreversible death.
Just by practising cultivation, one is likely to encounter Heart Demons. Who can withstand that?
Unless one has a foundation like Lu Yi’s, even Heart Demons are helpless against him. For normal cultivators, who can carry on with their cultivation normally when faced with a Heart Demon?
However, why is the curse of the Fate Immortal King’s clan so much more exaggerated than that of the Red Flame Clan?
Isn’t that too outrageous?
Lu Yi suddenly thought of the Abyss Ruins. He wondered if it might be the Fate Immortal King’s cultivation place and if there were any Cultivation Technique Books left behind by the Fate Clan.
If there were, perhaps he could learn something about the Fate Clan after they were cursed, and maybe, just maybe, he could find some clues?
Upon hearing the words of the elder from the Leaving Fire Sect, the phantom of the Red Flame Immortal King became even more silent.
His expression grew solemn, “The Fate Immortal King’s clan actually endures such… what about the other Immortal Kings and the Immortal Emperor clans?”
The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect pondered for a moment before speaking, “When I was young, I heard from my elders that it seems all the clans left by Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors have suffered curses to varying degrees. This is also why a part of our ancestors’ task was triggered by your fall. I fear those who entered Jiuyou and became Immortal Kings and Emperors have all perished, and that’s why their descendants are like this… Right, there’s also a part of our ancestors who believed that there might have been some catastrophe in the Jiuyou World, the handiwork of the Jiuyou Demons. After all, only the descendants of the Immortal Kings and Emperors who entered the Jiuyou World show such changes, while other clans do not. This might be the curse of the Jiuyou World. I quite agree with this idea.”
The light red phantom frowned slightly, pondering for a moment before saying, “It might indeed be somewhat related to the Jiuyou World.”
Lu Yi also nodded slightly in agreement.
He too felt that this possibility was actually the greatest. After all, if all the clans left by the Immortal Kings and Emperors who entered Jiuyou were cursed, then it would be unlikely they were unconnected to the Jiuyou World.
What Lu Yi couldn’t understand was, if the entire universe had already recovered, then how did the Jiuyou World manage it?
How could it precisely curse all the descendants of the Immortal Kings and Emperors who entered the Jiuyou World?
This is like… not only do I want to wipe you out, but also your children and grandchildren?
Lu Yi recalled the curses mentioned by the elder of the Leaving Fire Sect and couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.
That’s too cruel.
Beyond that, there were several other aspects that Lu Yi found puzzling.
According to the elder of the Leaving Fire Sect, after Immortal Kings and Emperors entered the Jiuyou World, the universe stabilized for a while, and the Jiuyou Demons did not continue to invade. It seemed that during that period, Immortal Kings and Emperors must have held off the Jiuyou Demons, right?
But later on, the Jiuyou Demons suddenly broke out of the Jiuyou World again. Does that mean that the Immortal Kings and Emperors were growing weary?
And after the Jiuyou Demons entered the universe, if normally, without the Immortal Kings and Emperors to resist them, the universe at the time would not have been able to withstand them, right?
The elder of the Leaving Fire Sect also said that the situation was very bad then.
But why did the Jiuyou Demons suddenly go back?
Not only that, even the Jiuyou Channel was restored.
Lu Yi’s eyes shimmered with confusion.
What exactly had happened in the Jiuyou World at the time?
Could it be that the Immortal Kings and Emperors had a sudden burst of power, did something that forced the Jiuyou Demons to return, and even sealed the channels along the way?
If that was truly the case, then the harm to the Jiuyou World must have been great, but what exactly did those Immortal Kings and Emperors do?
Besides this, Lu Yi had another thought.