Zhou Xuan studied the history of Peng Town, mainly investigating the changes between the new history and the old history,
but the four Shi brothers were different.
They initially questioned the authenticity of the history,
but as they watched more intently, they realized that Peng Town, as depicted, was almost identical to the Tattoo Forbidden Land. So individuals ntioned were even etched into their lineage, rembered through tattoos passed down for generations.
The scenes transmitted from the Blood Well revealed no flaws—apart from Zhou Xuan’s appearance, everything else truly happened. Naturally, there were no loopholes.
Accepting this truth, the four Shi brothers began to gradually internalize the authenticity. Once they accepted it, the actions of the Three-headed Stone Buddha toward the Tree Clan enraged them to the point of tears and fury.
"Beast, beast! The Lord of Netherworld Stone... he’s nothing but a beast!"
"Spit! What Lord of Netherworld Stone, he’s our mortal enemy."
"For all these years, the Ancient Clan has been worshiping a traitor as their benefactor."
"I loathe them, loathe them! If only I could return to 300 years ago and fight for our ancestors against the Tree Clan and the Netherworld Stone."
The more the four Shi brothers cursed, the more impassioned their emotions beca, unable to control themselves, pounding the ground with their fists.
"The Ancient Clan, our present clan, is nothing but the pigsty of the Netherworld Stone. We’re all pigs raised by that beast. As for that so-called Ming Shi Temple, it’s just a slaughterhouse for the clan."
Shi Baiyun, realizing that their Ancient Tattoo Clan had been corralled like livestock by the Netherworld Stone, started questioning certain events given the succumbing experiences within the Tattoo Forbidden Land.
Take the Ming Shi Temple, for example—it was built over a span of 300 years through the sacrificial offering of thousands of tribal mbers’ blood and flesh, constructed with the human skins of clan mbers.
Thinking back now, the construction of the temple was irrelevant; what mattered was the blood and flesh of the clan.
The Ancient Clan’s veneration of the Lord of Netherworld Stone was nothing more than feeding his cultivation and strength with the massive sacrifices of tribal mbers. They were not Jing Country people; they consud blood and flesh inefficiently, which ant requiring vast quantities.
"That Netherworld Stone is a beast, but Peng Hou is even worse muck, a disgrace to our Tattoo Ancestor."
"A Great Ancestor that ushered wolves into our ho—I wish I could tear his flesh apart with my teeth."
The more the four Shi brothers spoke, the more tears filled their eyes, especially when they saw Zhou Xuan, appearing in the guise of the youthful Nuo God, summoning the Peach Blossom Ancestor Tree, shattering the Three-headed Stone Buddha, his body crumbling thereafter. They felt even greater sha.
The four brothers simultaneously knelt before Zhou Xuan: "You are the reincarnation of the youthful Nuo God from 300 years ago. Back then, you fought for our Tattooed Clan ancestors, and now, once again, you lead us Ancient Tattoo Clan mbers to uncover the truths of the past.
"We four brothers have no way to repay you except to kneel three tis in gratitude for the great rcy and virtue of the Nuo God."
"Bang, bang, bang."
Zhou Xuan hurriedly gestured to stop them, indicating that there was no need for such gestures, since the history they saw was not entirely accurate.
In the genuine history, it was the mask of the "storyteller" hurled by the Nuo God that streaked across nine hundred miles, shattering the Stone Buddha. Zhou Xuan himself did not have such significant achievents.
Unworthy of receiving their reverence,
yet seeing that they had already knelt, he could not return the gesture but instead asked them not to kneel again going forward.
After halting the four brothers, Zhou Xuan said, "You’re aware that the Ancient Clan linked themselves to , correct?"
"It was the Human Skin Temple, constructed by the Copper Coin Priest to welco the arrival of their ancestor’s... that old beast’s Dharma Body. The temple was created from human skin and imbued with the Forbidden Land’s energy to tether the link to you."
Shi Baiyun explained.
Zhou Xuan mulled over this before asking, "You ntioned the Three-headed Stone Buddha having three Dharma Bodies. Since they have Dharma Bodies, there must be physical bodies as well, right? What were their physical bodies?"
Upon hearing this, the four Shi brothers beca even more enraged, their anger surging overwhelmingly as they answered, "Previously, we didn’t know whose physical body it was, but now, we do. That body belonged to the Peach Blossom Witch, Peng Sheng the Great Ancestor, who died fighting for our Tattooed Clan."
"The Great Ancestor is the title granted to Tattoo Clan Heavenly God-level Alien Ghosts by our clan, "
After viewing the history of Peng Town, the four brothers beca resolute in bestowing the title of "Great Ancestor" upon Peng Sheng.
"To use Peng Sheng’s physical body as a bed to recover power?! Three-headed Stone Buddha, you’d better wait for us..."
Zhou Xuan was incensed as well; he had not expected that soone as pure-hearted as Peng Sheng would still be unable to rest in peace after three hundred years.
He continued asking the four Shi brothers, "Gentlen, the Ancient Clan linked to intends to draw you toward the Blood Well with lightning speed. This ans you four will die by my hand—do you resent for it?"
"We’ve been ignorant people all our lives, but today we’ve beco ghosts who understand the truth. Just for that clarity, we bear no resentnt."
"If there’s no resentnt, that’s good. I aim to find the Three-headed Stone Buddha and bring them to justice. However, I need you to reveal the secrets hidden within the Tattoo Forbidden Land to one by one," Zhou Xuan firmly declared to the revenge-driven four Shi brothers. "Let start by asking you—what exactly is the Legend of the Hundred Spirits?"
The four Shi brothers replied, "It’s an egg-shaped stele born from the Yunluo Mountain Range within our Tattoo Forbidden Land."
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