Chapter 1444: The High Priest's Secret, the Cruel Truth

of prodigies.This is no longer a battle, but a complete massacre.Facing the mournful cries and pleas for mercy from hundreds of prodigies, Jun Xiaoyao's beautiful face was as cold as frost, devoid of..."...Five seats for the high priests..."

Jun Xiaoyao murmured to himself.

The high priests are all mysterious and powerful beings beyond imagination.

One is terrifying enough to shake the entire Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

The result is a whopping five digits!

He thought again of the High Priest's Seal he had received when signing in. It just so happened to have five characters on it.

Does that mean Jun Xiaoyao is the Fifth High Priest

At this point, Kun Shan cast a glance at Jun Xiaoyao and said with a faint smile: “Actually, if you think about it carefully, there might be a bit of cause and effect between you and the High Priest.”

"I, why"

Jun Xiaoyao's face was calm.

Although my heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the Kunshan possesses a heart-reading ability, seeing through people's minds and knowing he holds the High Priest's Decree

Who knew, Kunshan said instead, “It’s rumored outside that you are the descendant of Emperor Wu-Zhong, isn’t that right”

Jun Xiaoyao nodded.

Kunshan sighed, "You should know that back then, Emperor Wu-Zhong severely injured and forced a supreme taboo of the Samsara Sea into slumber."

"And the supreme taboo of the Wheel Sea is a High Priest."

Upon hearing this, Jun Xiaoyao instantly had a sudden realization and understood everything.

The supreme taboo of the Reincarnation Sea, must be the fifth High Priest.

And the Empyrean Emperor inflicted a grievous wound upon the fifth Grand Priest of the Samsara Sea, causing it to fall into slumber.

Then his status as high priest was stripped from him.

...while the reason why Jun Xiaoyao signed the High Priest Decree, besides coincidence...,

It may also be because of his status as an inheritor of the legacy of Emperor Wudi.

Since Wu-Zhong severely wounded the Fifth High Priest, the position of Fifth High Priest now falls to him, Wu-Zhong's successor.

This logic is flawless!

It can be said that the Emperor Wuji is truly powerful, unparalleled throughout history. Those Immortal Domain Emperors who had quelled chaos in the past may not have even fought against the High Priest.

After all, not every high priest appears during every upheaval.

"Sometimes only one may appear, sometimes two. It is rare for three or four high priests to appear at the same time." Kunshan said.

"Why is this happening" Jun Xiaoyao was perplexed.

Kunshan gave Jun Xiaoyao a deep look and said, "Because the resources of the immortal way are not enough to go around."

"If there is a lack of immortal resources, then the connection between the dark turmoil and the Immortal Sect... Could it be..."

A sense of enlightenment washed over him, as clear as a sudden splash of cold water. His mind was instantly sharp and lucid.

"Indeed, you might be curious, what does the High Priest's identity bring, and what special significance does it hold"

"As long as one obtains the status of the High Priest, they command a special blood sacrifice power and possess a means to offer sacrifices for ascension into the Immortal Gate."

And the tribute offered, of course, was all the myriad spirits of the Immortal Domain.

Just like in ancient times, when emperors would sacrifice cattle and sheep to the heavens.

"The meaning of the existence of the High Priest is to instigate darkness and chaos, using the power of blood sacrifice to offer up all living beings in the Immortal Domain."

"Using the myriad creatures of the Immortal Realm as nourishment, a monument to immortality was erected in the Ruins. Through this monument, the Immortal Gate was summoned and opened."

Of course, the gate to the Immortal Realm has never been fully opened until now.

"The more energy that is sacrificed, the wider the gap in the Immortal Sect's barrier becomes, and naturally, the more immortal substances can flow out."

Although the supreme taboos that seek immortality cannot enter the Immortal Gate, immortal substances are also very beneficial to them.

"As the head priest, being the main body of the sacrifice, naturally controls the largest amount of blood sacrifice power, and therefore can obtain the most immortal material."

"And through the Immortal Altar, the act of sacrificing to become an immortal from the Immortal Gate sect, is called the Grand Sacrifice Ritual."

Kunshan's long speech left the entire hall in deathly silence.

Even Nie Zhan and Ajiu, who were deeply involved in the investigation, had never heard the truth before.

“This... is too cruel. To slaughter all the spirits of the Immortal Realm like cattle and sheep, making them offerings to be sacrificed to the Immortals Gate.”

Ajiu covered her red lips with her jade hands.

With her usually placid heart, a wave of agitation now surged within her, tinged with a hint of anger.

"These high priests, they are truly not human!"

Nie Zhan also had a cold expression and cursed.

Although to these powerful beings, perhaps those ordinary people truly are like ants.

But ask yourself, who isn't transformed step by step from an ant

Can anyone just be born high and mighty (Except for Jun Xiaoyao)

As a being who stands at the peak of power, let's not talk about compassion.

At the very least, it cannot succeed. It would require sacrificing billions of lives to open the immortal gate.

Most importantly, it still can't be opened

Isn't this a futile effort

Hearing Nie Zhan's words, Kun Shan let out a cold, mocking smile.

"Humans Those high priests, they are no longer human."

They stood at the peak of nine heavens, having long abandoned the seven emotions and six desires of being human.

"Immortality is their only goal."

"You may not be able to imagine the pain of being forever trapped in a state, only to wither and fade away with the passing years."

"The pain of having the hope of immortality right in front of you, yet being unable to step into it."

This pain caused them to lose all human emotion, becoming beings colder than the heavens themselves.

"Heaven is unfeeling, treating all things as if they were mere straw dogs."

In their eyes, as long as they could achieve the highest level of transcendence and enter the realm of immortals, what did it matter if they sacrificed all living beings in the world

Kunshan's words fell silent upon the assembled crowd.

Indeed.

Those who have not reached their level of attainment naturally cannot comprehend their state of mind.

As the saying goes, "mountains are mountains and water is water."

People of different realms will have different perspectives on the same thing.

In their eyes, sacrificing the immortal realm's myriad spirits for one's own selfish gain was a heinous crime.

But to those high priests, what was a billion ants to them compared to their own ascension

Jun Xiaoyao also fell silent.

To be honest, he's not the kind of person who plays the martyr.

To him, the teeming masses were indeed no different from ants.

Prior to the Ultimate Calamity War, Jun Xiaoyao was seen as a great hero who saved the Immortal Domain.

But in reality, his initial purpose was merely to help his father, Jun Wuhen, and incidentally gain some faith power.

It's not about being a hero for the sake of being a hero.

"Could it be that the system made me sign in with this High Priest Order, truly wanting me to become the fifth High Priest"

Jun Xiaoyao couldn't help but smile wryly.

Could the system have also seen through him, knowing what kind of person he was

But I have to say, with Jun Xiaoyao's aloof and self-centered personality, he is actually quite suitable to be the High Priest.

But Jun Xiaoyao thought about it carefully, he shouldn't have fallen to that level of darkness yet.

Although Jun Xiaoyao and those high priests share similarities in their mentality.

But actually, he and the high priest had one biggest difference.

That is to say, he has concerns and human emotions.

Two beautiful young women, like flowers in full bloom, were waiting for his promise of betrothal.

In Jun Xiaoyao's view.

Jiang Shengyi and Jiang Luoli, should be unwilling to see, their husbands, become like the High Priest, a being that annihilates humanity.

And even his father Jun Wuhen was unwilling to see this.

While it's impossible to truly fall into darkness,

...it's not out of the question to use this High Priest status.

In Jun Xiaoyao's mind, he had already begun to make plans.

He is not a pedantic person, and he cannot tolerate any darkness in his eyes.

Power itself is neither good nor evil; it depends on how it is used.

The identity and power of the High Priest, Jun Xiaoyao must also obtain!in from the ancient Qilin Cave. I heard he had once lost to Jun Lingcang, the one with the heavy pupils, but now it seems, he's still unfathomable.""How come all these prodigies from the ancient royal...