A Farmer's Journey To Immortality-Chapter 427: The Origin of Dadangar Subcontinent
Aksai processed Yelia and Velia's words carefully.
He glanced at the two sisters before speaking in a measured tone.
"So… what happened to the Holy Land Torel? How did the Enchanted Everwood Farm and the Myriad Worlds Painting end up in my possession? And what became of Amel Everwood?"
Yelia exchanged a glance with Velia, her gaze seeking silent confirmation. Velia gave her a solemn nod, her usual playful demeanor subdued. Yelia took a deep breath before speaking.
"My lord," she began, her voice steady but tinged with a sadness that seemed centuries old.
"There is a reason the ascended sect master of Holy Land Torel wanted Lord Amel to keep the existence of the Myriad Worlds Painting a secret.
It seemed that the artifact had drawn the attention of powerful cultivators in the Immortal Realm. They were greedy, ambitious, and bloodthirsty. They covered it for its unparalleled ability to bypass restrictions and traverse the boundless cosmos freely.
The sect master knew that he was being targeted and feared that keeping the painting with him would only invite disaster. Thus, he sent it to Lord Amel, believing that his disciple could keep it safe until the day he himself ascended to the Immortal Realm.
After all, lord Amel was still living in the Lower realm. There was enough reason for the sect master to believe that the artifact would remain safe in lord Amel's hands. That's why he took the calculated risk."
Aksai's brow furrowed, the pieces of the story beginning to come together in his mind.
Yelia continued, her tone darkening.
"But the sect master underestimated the greed and persistence of his enemies. Those powerful entities found traces that led them to believe the Myriad Worlds Painting had been hidden here in Dadangar.
It was still a guesswork from their end but it wasn't something they could ignore. One of them—a crazy and powerful cultivator from the Immortal Realm—descended to this world, paying a heavy price to do so."
Velia interjected, her golden eyes dim with old sorrow. "That was when the Holy Land Torel faced its greatest tragedy. A tragedy that shook the entire Dadangar World to its core."
Yelia's voice wavered slightly, as if the horrors of that time were playing out in her mind.
"The sect had no way of preparing for such a catastrophe. The Immortal descended like a vengeful god, his cultivation suppressed by the laws of Dadangar but still leagues beyond anything this world could contend with. He began a game of slaughter and interrogation, sparing no one in his search for the artifact."
Velia's usual warmth was absent, replaced by a bitter tone as she picked up where Yelia left off.
"The sect's forces were annihilated. Even the most powerful sect elders—those revered as pillars of the Holy Land Torel—fell like leaves before a storm. The promising disciples who were the sect's future were cut down one by one. He spared no Spirit cultivator from the Holy Land alive.
Even the juniors—the Spirit Refining and Foundation Building Realm disciples who had barely begun their cultivation journeys. He killed them as if they were ants. He didn't care for their lives, their potential, or their dreams. All he cared about was finding the Myriad Worlds Painting."
Aksai felt a chill creep up his spine as he listened. The sheer brutality of it all was staggering. The Holy Land Torel, which had once stood as an unshakable beacon of power and wisdom, had been reduced to a blood-soaked ruin by the deed of one man.
Velia's eyes shimmered with unshed tears as she continued.
"The bloodshed wasn't confined to the sect. That Immortal was so obsessed with obtaining the artifact that he let a river of blood flow across Dadangar.
Using his god-like powers, he first raised the Shiju Mountain Range, cutting off this part of the world from the rest of Dadangar. This confined region came to be known as the Dadangar Subcontinent. It was like he had created a playground for himself for his slaughterfest.
Then he turned his attention to the Spirit cultivators of the entire subcontinent. He began interrogating and slaughtering anyone above the Foundation Building Realm, hoping to find clues about the artifact's location.
Some of the greatest experts of that era died at his hands. The sects, clans, and independent cultivators—all were decimated by his insatiable greed. Nobody stood a chance. He listened to nobody. He spared nobody.
This is the reason why the Spirit cultivators of Dadangar Subcontinent lost their inheritances. The Immortal's rampage scattered and destroyed the knowledge that had been preserved for generations.
The cultivators who survived were left with fragments of what once was. His actions created an era of decline from which the subcontinent has never recovered. This is the reason why the Spirit cultivators from Dadangar Subcontinent still struggle to break into the Nascent Soul Realm. It is because the subcontinent is still yet to fully recover from the tragedy that was caused by a single man.
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That man's presence is also the reason why the rest of the Dadangar World never bothered itself with this part of the world. The man's presence was too overbearing and he could kill anyone who got in his way.
The powerful Spirit cultivators present in Dadangar Mainworld decided not to provoke such a madman. Otherwise they would have been next on his hit-list. As such, they completely distanced themselves from the isolated Dadangar Subcontinent, treating it as if it didn't exist."
Aksai didn't speak when he heard about the dark past of the Dadangar Subcontinent and how it came to be. It was all too shocking for him.
He was already as shocked as he could be when he realized that a single Spirit cultivator was enough to flatten a prosperous sect like the Holy Land Torel. He was even more shocked than before when he was made aware that the Shiju Mountain Range was not natural but instead something that was raised by the power of a single man.
This was too absurd for Aksai. He failed to comprehend how a single Spirit cultivator could casually create a mountain range that was about 30,000 feet in altitude.
The Shiju Mountain range was defined as the boundary line that separated Dadangar Subcontinent from the rest of the world. One would have to face the same mountain range as one of the most significant hurdles after they passed through the Duya Forest. It was not only exceptionally encompassing but also challenging in terms of altitude.
Such a gigantic mountain range was made by a human cultivator? How powerful he must have been to casually create something like this just so that he could interrogate better?
Yelia's voice broke the silence.
"That Immortal's actions were unforgivable. His presence shattered the balance of power in Dadangar. He didn't just destroy Holy Land Torel. He crippled the entire region, setting its cultivation progress back to stone age."
Aksai clenched his fists, his knuckles whitening as he struggled to contain his emotions. He felt a bit scared. What if such a man comes back to take the artifact back from him? He could hide in Sharang and Acarnis if push came to shove. However, what was the guarantee that the man would not find him in those worlds as well?
The only thing Aksai could do in such a case was hide himself in the Enchanted Everwood Farm for an unforeseeable amount of time. However, even this solution was only temporary because unless Aksai didn't manage to breakthrough into higher cultivation realms, his lifespan would eventually run out. Could the man that was referred to as the Immortal outlive Aksai? Aksai didn't know. He didn't want to find out either.
"What about Amel Everwood?" Aksai asked, his voice barely above a whisper. "What happened to him?"
Velia's gaze grew distant, her voice trembling as she answered.
"Amel… he did everything he could to protect the sect. But even he wasn't strong enough to face that monster.
He first relocated all the mortal servants in the sect, sending them far away from the sect's boundaries. All the mortals related to Everwood Clan were also sent away.
That brat Amel wanted to hand over the painting to that monster at one point in the hopes that he would stop the bloodshed. However, the sect master contacted Amel and made him drop that idea.
The sect master said that the man who had descended in the Lower Realm would eradicate the Holy Land Torel and everything around it no matter what we did. This was because he wanted to send a message to the other players still active in the Immortal Realm who were after the artifact as well.
The sect master also said that the madman was only acting on his guesswork at that time. That he wasn't completely sure that the Myriad Worlds Painting was still in this world. This was why he didn't cause an all-out destruction of the Dadangar Subcontinent and took his time interrogating countless Spirit cultivators.
The sect master believed that the demon would eventually stop his violence and return to the Immortal Realm. He said that an Immortal can not just barge into lower realms without facing severe consequences. The unconscious World Will of Dadangar was bound to wake up and expel an anomaly like him.
All the denizens of Dadangar needed to do was stay put. It was the best course of action given circumstances. If nobody could fight him, it was better to keep on holding onto the artifact."
