What was false history?
This was a question Lu Yang had once agonized over greatly but couldn't figure out. Now, the World Honored One, as an involved party, gave his definition:
"False history is relative."
"From my perspective, there indeed exists a [Second History] in the Light Sea, created out of thin air from nothingness by the Primordial Saint using unknown means."
Lu Yang wasn't surprised by this.
In fact, as early as the [Heavenly Fire] lifetime, he knew that the false history wasn't created by the World Honored One; the World Honored One merely used it to attain the Dao.
Speaking up to this point, the World Honored One's eyes were full of wariness:
"My Dao attainment was thanks to it, and Sisui's death was also because of it. When I attained the Dao back then, what I did was actually just change the order."
"In the First History, I attained the Dao five thousand years ago, and then used the altering of cause and reversing of effect, with the assistance of the [Heavenly Dao], to interfere with the Dao Lord battle one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years ago, which was the starting point of all karma. This caused the First History and the Second History to swap their order."
"Before that, the Second History was the false history."
"After that, the Second History became the true history, while the First History instead became the so-called false history, and Sisui was trapped and died within it as a result."
Very simple logic.
However, Lu Yang quickly realized the terrifying aspect of this: "Senior Brother, do you mean someone had already used the Second History before you?"
"Correct."
The World Honored One nodded: "I do not know who this person is, but I have my guesses. Because there are two crucial differences between the Second History and the First History."
"First, naturally, is the time of my Dao attainment."
"Second, is the number of Dragon Lords."
At this point, the World Honored One suddenly sneered: "You've met the Old Dragon Lord and Mu Changsheng before. You should know there's a problem with the number of Dragon Lords, right?"
Lu Yang nodded slightly: "Six Dao Fruits, yet only five Dragon Lords."
[Eternal Flowing Water] had no Dragon Lord; the True Dragon Gestation Ritual within it was empty. Mu Changsheng had briefly taken control of it, but was cut off by the Primordial Saint Ancestor.
"This is the difference."
The World Honored One's voice was chilling: "Because in my era, in the First History that is now the false history, the number of Dragon Lords was an intact six!"
"But after I altered cause and changed effect, and the Second History became the true history, the Huai River Dragon Lord, who was supposed to command the [Eternal Flowing Water], suddenly disappeared."
"The six Dragon Lords became the current five Dragon Lords of the Great Rivers, Rivers, Lakes, Rain, and Seas. Funny enough, originally, every Dragon Lord should correspond to an aspect of water. Yet do you know what the Dragon Lord corresponding to [Rivers] in the Second History is named, and what Dao Fruit he commands?"
"The Wei River Dragon Lord, [Ravine Stream Water]!"
Before the World Honored One could finish speaking, Lu Yang immediately realized something was wrong: "The Dragon Lord originally corresponding to [Rivers] changed from the Huai River Dragon Lord to the Wei River Dragon Lord?"
The Dao Fruit commanded also changed from [Eternal Flowing Water] to [Ravine Stream Water]. This was clearly problematic, because [Ravine Stream Water] could not bear the concept of great rivers and rivers!
However, very quickly, Lu Yang froze.
'No, that's not right... In Perfected Lord Feixue's hands, the specific manifestation of the [Ravine Stream Water] was a boundless heavenly river. There's a problem here!'
The Wei River Dragon King? The Fake River Dragon King!
'The true River Dragon King disappeared. The replacement Dragon King fundamentally doesn't match the Dao Fruit, and instead allowed the [Ravine Stream Water] to steal the Water Concept of [Rivers].'
'Was this paving the way for Perfected Lord Feixue?'
'What a grand scheme!'
'But... such a grand scheme, just to get Perfected Lord Feixue a stronger Dao Fruit?'
Lu Yang's expression gradually turned horrified. Only after pondering for a long time did he suddenly ask: "The Huai River Dragon Lord, how did this Dragon Lord die in the First History?"
Hearing this, the World Honored One instantly smiled:
"Very good. It seems you have also understood somewhat."
"I can tell you."
"In the First History, to ensure the Ancestral Dragon had no way to escape through the six Dragon Lords, the six Dragon Lords were dealt with one by one by the Dao Lords through traps."
"The first to die was the Cangjiang Dragon Lord corresponding to [Great Rivers], who commanded the [Grand Torrent Water]."
"The second to die was the Huai River Dragon Lord corresponding to [Rivers], who commanded the [Eternal Flowing Water]."
"The third to fall was the Qujian Dragon Lord corresponding to [Ravines], who commanded the [Ravine Stream Water]."
"The fourth was the Yanghu Dragon Lord corresponding to [Lakes], who commanded the [Wellspring Water]."
"The last to die was the Yuzhao Dragon Lord corresponding to [Rain], who commanded the [Heavenly River Water]."
"Only the Old Dragon Lord survived."
"As for how the Huai River Dragon Lord died... he was personally slain by a Great Perfected Lord of the Primordial Saint Sect. When he died, even the Great Rivers and Rivers of the Immortal Nexus flowed backward for him."
At this point, Lu Yang already had a guess:
"Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance?"
The World Honored One nodded slightly.
"Precisely this person. That's why I cultivated Precious Shimmering Radiance Bodhisattva, exactly to investigate that Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance. And the result really did reveal a problem."
"In the First History, starting from the Huai River Dragon Lord, the subsequent Qujian Dragon Lord, Yanghu Dragon Lord, and even Yuzhao Dragon Lord, after their souls scattered, they were all guided into the Netherworld and transformed into death spirits. Then they were killed once again by this Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance, and their essence was completely absorbed."
Hearing this, Lu Yang frowned deeply:
"Then what about the Second History?"
"No difference. It's just that without the Huai River Dragon Lord, this Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance no longer conflicted with the True Dragon race, and died an ordinary death."
What a joke!
A dignified Great Perfected Lord, and a Great Perfected Lord of the Saint Sect at that. How could he die an ordinary death, and even have his soul scattered... he was deliberately sent to the Netherworld!
'It must be the Primordial Saint Ancestor's arrangement!'
'Deliberately sent to the Netherworld, precisely to devour the Dragon Lords who turned into death spirits. It's simply too suspicious. No wonder the World Honored One suspected him!'
'From this perspective, the [Ravine Stream Water] was probably just something the Primordial Saint Ancestor did in passing. The true key is still that Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance!'
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's gaze suddenly flickered:
"Wait, it only started from the Huai River Dragon Lord... Then what about before the Huai River Dragon Lord? The Cangjiang Dragon Lord who died first, how did he die?"
"Personally slain by the Primordial Saint."
The World Honored One said faintly: "Because Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance hadn't been born yet at that time. It was five hundred years after the Cangjiang Dragon Lord died that he successfully sought the Golden Core and ascended to the position."
At this point, Lu Yang finally realized the problem.
Cangjiang Dragon Lord, corresponding to [Great Rivers], commanding the [Grand Torrent Water].
Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance, commanding the [Grand Torrent Water].
A coincidence?
'No! Impossible to be a coincidence!'
Lu Yang took a deep breath and voiced his deduction: "The Cangjiang Dragon Lord is Perfected Lord Azure Firmament Radiance. After this Dragon Lord reincarnated, he joined the Saint Sect!"
"In the First History, he slew the Huai River Dragon Lord. In the Second History, the Huai River Dragon Lord completely disappeared."
"Utilizing that greatest altering of cause and changing of effect, he completely usurped the existence of the Huai River Dragon Lord. This was the Usurpation of the Huai River, and also the slaughter of a Dragon Lord blood relative."
In Lu Yang's eyes, the Light of Wisdom belonging to the First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak brightened once again.
This massive upheaval that occurred within the True Dragon race, yet was buried deep in history, unknown even to the Old Dragon Lord, gradually became clear in his eyes:
"What he sought was the Concept."
"Theoretically, all six Dragon Lords are creations of the Ancestral Dragon. And that Cangjiang Dragon Lord, he was usurping the unseen concept of being a [Creation of the Ancestral Dragon]!"
"The Usurpation of the Huai River, he succeeded."
"Thereafter, devouring the other Dragon Lords in the Netherworld allowed him to further strengthen this Concept. This could deepen his connection with the Ancestral Dragon."
"Coupled with the fact that the Old Dragon Lord almost completely severed his connection with the Ancestral Dragon in order to survive."
Lu Yang narrowed his eyes:
"In today's world, if there is anyone else who can help the Ancestral Dragon escape, I'm afraid it's only this Cangjiang Dragon Lord, who is in the Netherworld and has turned into a death spirit."
Hearing this, the World Honored One nodded slightly. This was his final conclusion as well.
Then the question came:
"Why did the Primordial Saint do this? Expending so much effort, utilizing the Second History, utilizing the altering of cause and changing of effect, just to rescue the Ancestral Dragon?"
Unbeknownst to them, the smile on the World Honored One's face had already disappeared:
"I previously thought he did this to lure out the Ancestral Dragon's Primordial Spirit and then thoroughly destroy it. Until you told me there might be a problem with the [Paramita]."
If the prerequisite condition was wrong, all deductions had to be overthrown and started anew.
Even returning to the very first question:
"Exactly what is the relationship between the Ancestral Dragon and the Primordial Saint? How was the Ancestral Dragon suppressed back then?"