Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 878: The Origin of the Severing Prison

Pei Yan, being tactful this time, stayed silent, quietly waiting for the Demon God's emotions to calm down. As expected, the fury quickly subsided. The Demon God, who had returned to his usual self, held the heavy hardcover book and sighed before continuing, "I originally designed this Divine Artifact, summoning craftsmen from the three realms and gathering rare materials from the four planes. I even enlisted the aid of the Magic Realm's core to infuse it with the Power of Space. After it was finally completed, and after nurturing the initial Divine Artifact Spirit, I intended to cultivate it slowly until it was fully mature for my use. But who would have thought..."

Saying this, the Demon God, feeling stiff from sitting for a long time, closed the book in his hand, stored it in his space storage with a gentle light, then straightened his body, kneading his sore shoulders while explaining, "Who would have thought before I could use it, it fell into the hands of a rebel and ignited a protracted rebellion."

"A rebel?" Pei Yan became interested at this moment, as he had not heard this part of history from Sifuer.

"Yes, a rebel, a rebellion initiated by my son!" The middle-aged Demon God, with traces of weariness and helplessness in his eyes, lamented, "He used to be the child I valued most. At that time, the concept of the Child of Origin had not yet formed, but he was already so outstanding, so outstanding that I was reluctant to let him die. I hoped to use the power within the few planes' origins to grant him a longer life. However, it was this very child who betrayed me, causing catastrophic destruction to the newly stabilized Hell Plane."

It was precisely because of that rebellion that the Demon God began to distance himself from his descendants. In his eyes, even blood relatives were no longer so trustworthy, resulting in his wariness towards Xila to this day, all stemming from this.

Having listened to this secret history, Pei Yan nodded without speaking. That explained it! From the Demon God's tone, this experience must have occurred right when the indigenous of Hell were subdued, which was a long time ago. Sifuer's grandfather might not have even been born then.

After this, the wooden house fell into a prolonged silence. The Demon God, pained by that experience, seemed unwilling to mention the origins of that past event, and Pei Yan did not pursue it. After a while, unable to hold back, he changed his angle and asked, "So that Divine Artifact is now in that Hell Sealing Space, is it?"

"Ah! Yes!" Realizing his lapse in composure, the Demon God took a deep breath, nodded, and continued, "After his defeat, he took that sword into the Sealing Space, and that Divine Artifact has remained there ever since. What you have to do is go there and bring that Divine Artifact back."

Saying this, the Demon God noticed the hesitation in Pei Yan's eyes and chuckled lightly, "What, are you thinking that such a powerful Divine Artifact, why don't I retrieve it myself and let you do it instead? Is there some conspiracy within this?"

Seeing his thoughts revealed, Pei Yan made no attempt to hide it, nodding in agreement straightforwardly. The Demon God, seeing this, smiled wryly, "That Divine Artifact is stained with the blood of too many of my cherished ones. To me, it's a very unpleasant memory. I am unwilling, nor will I ever touch it again, so I let it rot away in that world. If you can retrieve it, it is yours! I will never go back on my word!"

Hearing this explanation, Pei Yan, not entirely convinced but given the current situation, had no choice but to accept. Bowing his head, he looked at the paper the Demon God had torn from the book and handed to him, then looked up at the other and said, "I can retrieve this Divine Artifact for myself, but I have a few questions before I go!"

"Go ahead, what questions?"

"The first one: Is that rebellious son of yours, the one who fled with the sword, still alive?" Pei Yan asked nervously, looking at the Demon God. Being so valued by a core being and stirring up such a large-scale rebellion, he didn't sound like someone easy to deal with. If he were still alive, Pei Yan would have to exercise extreme caution.

"He should be dead!"

"Should, should be?" Pei Yan, hearing the Demon God's hesitant words, raised an eyebrow and retorted, so after all these years, you can't even confirm if he's alive or dead? 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Faced with Pei Yan's question, the middle-aged Demon God rubbed his nose, somewhat embarrassed, and replied, "Given his injuries at the time, even if he fled into the Sealing Space, it should have been fatal! Even if his life was tenacious enough for survival, taking time into account, he should have long exceeded his lifespan's limit. My uncertainty is just a feeling—I always feel like he's still alive! It's just a subtle feeling!"

Seeing Pei Yan's concern, the Demon God quickly reassured him, "You don't have to worry about this matter. Even taking the worst-case scenario, if he is truly alive, it would likely be in a form similar to that of a parasite or Soul Body, barely scraping by. That much, I can confirm; if his life force was strong, I would definitely be able to perceive his existence, so you don't have to worry about him."

The Demon God's vague answers couldn't entirely dispel Pei Yan's doubts. Regarding this matter of life and death, Pei Yan put a big question mark over it, deciding to handle it cautiously. Moving on, Pei Yan asked the second question, "Alright, then the second question! Even if the native inhabitants of Hell were severely weakened after fighting you, the number of remaining individuals wouldn't be small. Given these years of regeneration, their total population should be significant, right? The space accommodating so many Hellish beings mustn't be small. How am I supposed to find this Divine Artifact in such a large area? Do I have enough time with only three months?"

"How could I possibly make you search aimlessly? Didn't I already give you the method to find the Divine Artifact?" The Demon God chuckled upon hearing this question, his gaze landing on the page in Pei Yan's hand.

"This?" Pei Yan looked down at the blueprint, following his gaze, and waved it helplessly, "I can't recognize the words on it!"

"You don't need to!" The Demon God said, taking the paper from Pei Yan's hand, and holding it between two fingers. As his origin energy slowly infused into it, the paper began emitting a soft glow. The Demon God shook the paper and said to Pei Yan, "This page is an important draft for designing the Seal of Hell; there exists a resonance between them! Once you infuse it with our clan's origin energy, it will emit light to guide you to the Seal of Hell's location. The stronger the light, the closer you are to the target. Moreover, I've already infused my power into this page. When you find the Seal of Hell, wrapping this page around its hilt will enable you to tame it in the shortest time. By then, you use the rune I previously planted inside you, calling out to me with your consciousness, and I will lead you out of the Sealing Space back to the present world!"

Hearing this, Pei Yan took back the page from the other man once again. After infusing it with origin energy as instructed and watching the glowing page, he nodded with satisfaction, carefully folding it and placing it into his interspatial ring.