"Is it really Tian Kui’s will that’s preventing me from studying the Power of the Death Realm?"

Upon learning this information, Chen Zaikun first sighed, feeling regretful that he couldn’t obtain the Power of the Death Domain. But then he suddenly seemed to realize something and quickly lifted his head.

"Wait..."

"Why would someone of Tian Kui’s level specifically pay attention to me? Just because I’ve been practicing the Secret Technique you all researched?"

"What exactly is this Secret Technique? Where does it come from? Why aren’t there any issues when you practice it?"

Chen Zaikun couldn’t help but ask a series of questions.

"Don’t worry, we have plenty of time to talk about it slowly."

Zhu Xing waved his hand and then put away his books, murmuring, "You should know, the current methods of cultivation practiced by the Death God Organization, as well as the various Cultivation realm divisions and Talent Ability enhancement techniques, are basically all left by the three sages."

"Therefore, people often confuse the three sages, believing they were lifelong partners, invaluable comrades, and even formed an unbreakable alliance—the still existing Death God Organization is the best proof of this."

"However... the real history is far more complicated than these legends. Those three sages indeed stood alone, but... they weren’t always united, nor did they share the same ideals."

Saying this, Zhu Xing pointed to the Three-Phase Diagram on Chen Zaikun’s forehead.

"You should all know what these three patterns represent."

"The scythe is Tian Kui, representing the Eternal Heaven and the Lord of All Phenomena."

"The rose is the Saint, who was also known as the ’Universal Flower’ and ’Savior’ in ancient times."

"As for the book, your Death God Organization surely can’t find any information about Him... but that’s normal, because all of His intelligence was completely erased by Tian Kui and his subordinates."

"But here, I can barely tell you His code name."

"Where we come from, He is usually referred to as—"

"The ’All-Seeing Eye,’ and the ’Beacon.’"

"The specific history among them is now impossible to verify, but I can almost summarize it for you with one word—that is ’conflict,’ which is also the answer you seek."

"Conflict is an instinct imprinted deep within the genes of humans and the Death Gods, and even those three sages are no exception."

"The conflict first occurred between the Saint and Tian Kui."

"The two were once truly close friends, brothers who supported each other out of chaotic times, but because of differing ideals and paths, they ultimately came to confront each other with weapons."

"Their strengths were almost equal, even if they fought to the death, it wouldn’t necessarily be possible to determine a winner quickly."

"But at this critical moment in the battle, the ’Beacon,’ symbolizing the book, joined the battlefield."

"Contrary to everyone’s expectations at the time, the Beacon did not join the Saint’s side; in fact, during that era, the relationship between the Beacon and the Saint was even closer than that between Tian Kui and the Saint, almost to the point of being together, while with Tian Kui, the relationship was far from friendly. According to historical records, they always argued, and any disagreement would lead to a fight." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"But the Beacon still made a choice to stand with Tian Kui and launch an attack on the Saint."

"Why was that? We future generations may never figure out the truth, only that the Beacon indeed did this."

"In a one-on-one battle, the Saint might have been able to remain undefeated, but when another sage joined in, the Balance Scale of victory and defeat was immediately broken."

"Therefore, the Saint ultimately lost."

"He regretted leaving this world, and his body was divided, turning into those relics that could enable a Quasi-God to achieve True God status in later generations."

"But as I said, although the Saint died at the hands of Tian Kui and the Beacon, it was merely a conflict of ideals; fundamentally, they still respected and admired the Saint. Therefore, after the Saint’s death, they didn’t do anything to eliminate traces of the Saint, but rather allowed the Saint’s legacy and faith to continue to spread."

"And not long after the Saint’s death, differences also appeared between the surviving sages, Tian Kui and the Beacon."

"Sometimes, it’s unavoidable; conflicts in roads and ideals are uncompromising, especially for those like them who have reached the pinnacle of the world, making it even harder to tolerate one another."

"I’m sure you understand this too."

Chen Zaikun was silent for a moment but ultimately nodded.

The fact is true indeed.

Isn’t the relationship between him and Jin the same?

Although Jin is indeed his father’s killer, he sincerely respects Jin and is willing to inherit Jin’s ideals, letting go of past grudges.

But there’s one thing he absolutely cannot tolerate, and that’s Jin’s so-called ’division of power and democracy.’ To him, it’s a bad move that could rapidly cause the Equality Association to disband.

Thus, he doesn’t mind being labeled as a traitor to his peers to hold onto power, reclaiming all legions and departments.

From a certain perspective, this is also a divergence in paths, which can be more intolerable than the murder of a close one for those who harbor ideals and strength.

"However this time, the Beacon did not directly clash with Tian Kui."

Zhu Xing continued to explain, "Because the previous war amongst the three of them caused tremendous destruction to the world itself, the Beacon chose to retreat to avoid such disaster from reemerging."