Qin Yitian paused, his expression complex, and after a mont of contemplation, he said to Lu Qingshan, "The first Taoist spell does indeed exist, but no one knows what it is now, nor does anyone have mastery over it."
"If no one knows what it is, how can they claim that the first Taoist spell truly exists?" Lu Qingshan asked, frowning, as Qin Yitian's explanation was evidently contradictory.
"That's not sothing I've said; it's what has been passed down," Qin Yitian explained. "In the secret history of our nine great nations, there is an extrely secretive record about the first Taoist spell."
"Oh?" Lu Qingshan raised an eyebrow.
Qin Yitian narrated, "In fact, the resurgence of Otherworldly Ghosts is not the first ti; there is a precedent from long ago."
That is just like the battle between Taoists and demons in Sky Do Heaven... Lu Qingshan thought.
"In a distant ancient era, Otherworldly Ghosts appeared once before. That ti, they also erged from the snowfields of the Northern Border and invaded the Human Realm.
It's just that on that occasion, the Otherworldly Ghosts ca too suddenly, and the Human Race at the ti was not aware of the horror of the Otherworldly Ghosts, nor aware of the principle of 'the lips die, the teeth get cold' (mutually dependent relationships).
As a result, the nations initially just watched as the Otherworldly Ghosts destroyed one country after another.
By the ti they reacted, more than half of Dao Source Realm's territories had fallen into the hands of the Otherworldly Ghosts.
The montum of the Otherworldly Ghosts had ford, like a snowball growing larger, creating an avalanche that was unstoppable.
At that ti, the remaining Human Race in the Dao Source Realm was simply unable to organize enough strength to fight the Otherworldly Ghosts.
Dao Source Realm was on the verge of falling, becoming a paradise for the Otherworldly Ghosts."
"In such a situation, the Human Race had almost no chance of turning the situation around."
Lu Qingshan remained silent, waiting for the turning point to appear.
"But then, a miracle happened." Qin Yitian's gaze was profound, as if dreaming back to ancient tis.
"Just as Dao Source Realm was about to collapse, a recluse nad Zuo Shanke erged from seclusion.
When those countless Otherworldly Ghosts surged in to attack the last line of defense of the Human Race, Zuo Shanke perford a Taoist spell on the city wall."
"No one knows what Taoist spell Zuo Shanke cast and what effect it had.
There were no phenona, no light, not even sound when he cast the spell, so calm it made people doubt if Zuo Shanke had actually taken action.
But right after he cast that Taoist spell, the tide of Otherworldly Ghosts disappeared out of thin air, as if they had never appeared."
"Sadly, after performing that Taoist spell, Zuo Shanke perished alongside the Otherworldly Ghosts.
His life force completely dissipated, and he passed away on the city wall."
"Evidently, the price of that Taoist spell was his life."
"To perform a Taoist spell that could solve hundreds of thousands of Otherworldly Ghosts, no matter the cost, it would be understandable, let alone just the life of the spellcaster."
"This is not surprising."
"However, since Zuo Shanke passed away right after casting that Taoist spell, the na and effects of that Taoist spell beca an unsolved mystery."
"But the power of that Taoist spell was evident to all, undeniably the most powerful Taoist spell in the history of Dao Source Realm."
"Thus, it is the first Taoist spell."
If what Qin Yitian described truly happened, then this first Taoist spell certainly lives up to its na...
"The Otherworldly Ghosts disappeared out of thin air?" Lu Qingshan's eyes flickered, pursuing the question.
"Yes, they vanished without a trace, not even leaving ashes behind, as if the previous Otherworldly Ghosts were just illusions," Qin Yitian solemnly nodded in confirmation.
Hearing this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but feel a sense of shock in his heart.
It's not sothing seen in Dao Source Realm, even in the Sky Do Realm he belongs to, there's no spell that can make hundreds of thousands of Otherworldly Ghosts disappear into thin air.
—If a cultivator is powerful enough, unleashing a spell that slaughters and obliterates hundreds of thousands of Otherworldly Ghosts might be possible.
But one has to understand that the difference between slaughter and obliteration and disappearance into thin air is significant.
If the forr is great power, then the latter is a divine miracle.
Such a miracle appearing in a realm far below Sky Do Heaven?
Lu Qingshan found it hard to imagine.
What exactly is this so-called first Taoist spell?
Lu Qingshan was unsure and had no guess to make.
But he was sure that the first Taoist spell was definitely not a mighty force annihilating all beings, but rather an effect extrely special.
Like how a bird can crash an airplane, not because of the bird's strength, but because the airplane's speed is too fast.
While Lu Qingshan was deep in thought, Qin Yitian shook his head and continued, "Although the Otherworldly Ghost threat was resolved by the first Taoist spell, no one knows if the Otherworldly Ghosts will resurrect and return."
"Therefore, when the nations resurveyed Dao Source Realm's territory post-war, they reached a consensus: all of the most powerful nine great nations were concentrated in the Northern Border, so that if the Otherworldly Ghosts indeed returned, a sufficient force could be organized at the first mont to respond."
"No wonder," Lu Qingshan murmured.
The Dao Source Realm is divided into four realms: east, south, west, and north, but the strongest nine great nations are all located in the frigid Northern Border; no matter how you look at it, it's extrely unreasonable.
When Lu Qingshan learned of this situation, he had guessed there must be hidden reasons; little did he expect this was the reason.
"It turns out our predecessors' worries were not unfounded. The Otherworldly Ghosts indeed resurrected after ten thousand years," Qin Yitian sighed.
"With such precedent before us, naturally, we dare not take the situation lightly. We promptly ford the Northern Border Alliance to combat the Otherworldly Ghosts."
"But no one knows how long this resurrection of Otherworldly Ghosts will last..." Qin Yitian paused, raised her head, looking into Lu Qingshan's eyes, and sincerely said, "Although we can rely on the city walls to resist the Otherworldly Ghosts, the ice crystal armor worn by the Otherworldly Ghosts is too hard, making it almost impossible to rely on arrows to kill an Otherworldly Ghost.
Therefore, to kill the Otherworldly Ghosts, most of the ti, our soldiers must go out of the city to fight."
"Do you know how many soldiers we need to lose on average to kill one Otherworldly Ghost?" Qin Yitian asked.
Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed, answering, "About twenty people."
Being already roughly clear on this world's martial strength, it was not difficult for Lu Qingshan, with his power and vision far exceeding this world, to make such a judgnt from a commanding perspective.
"How did you know..." Qin Yitian was slightly surprised, then said bitterly, "That's right, it's twenty. With a casualty ratio as high as twenty to one, the strength of the Otherworldly Ghosts is just too overwhelming...
Or perhaps one should say their weaponry and armor are too overwhelming."
"Beyond strength, their ice crystal armor and ice crystal longswords are shrouded in an intense cold. Once we touch them, we're frozen solid and can't use them at all.
So even if we kill the Otherworldly Ghosts and seize their weapons and armor, we can only leave them as decorations."
"Within the Northern Border Alliance, there has been an assessnt that if this resurrection of Otherworldly Ghosts is on a scale similar to before....
Even though we are prepared, with the current casualty ratio, we can only delay the Otherworldly Ghosts for a few more decades.
In the end, we still won't be able to defeat the Otherworldly Ghosts; the Dao Source Realm will ultimately not escape its fate of being overrun."
"Therefore, from the perspective of the nations, it seems all we can do is hope that this resurrection of Otherworldly Ghosts is smaller than before, or hope that there is soone in the world who holds mastery over the first Taoist spell."
"This is resigning oneself to fate," Lu Qingshan shook his head, coldly saying, "Pinning hopes on these intangible, uncontrollable matters is unreliable."
This is like leaving one's life to fate.
This does not align with his character.
A sword cultivator never resigns to fate.
"Yes, I also feel it's unreliable." Qin Yitian nodded in agreent.
Then, her eyes glistening, she softly said to Lu Qingshan, "Therefore, I now place my hope in you."
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