Hearing this, Shen Qing was somewhat dazed.
"What are you talking about? The system was created by the prophet??"
The man from Hengling Town nodded. "Everything we've done has been carried out under the arrangement of this system. Even the rampage of demons in the mortal world back then was the doing of the Main God's Hall."
Hearing this, Pei Xuanjing and the others couldn't sit still anymore. Especially Pei Xuanjing. He seemed unable to believe what his ears had heard.
"Master, are you saying that a thousand years ago, when demons ran amok in the mortal world, countless commoners were brutally killed, and the entire mortal world almost fell, it was all the doing of the Main God's Hall?!"
"How could it be?"
"Even if the Main God's Hall was wavering in its stance, they once contributed their part in the great war against the demons. It could even be said that it was them who led the Nine Desolate Continent to victory over the Demon Realm."
"How could such an organization deliberately release demons into the mortal world!"
A hint of mockery played on the corner of Real Person Hengling's mouth. He stared fixedly at Pei Xuanjing. The might of a superior made Pei Xuanjing's back instantly turn cold.
"How many years have you lived? How many unpredictable things about human nature have you experienced? Don't spout nonsense here. Sit down and keep silent!"
While Real Person Hengling was scolding Pei Xuanjing, Shen Qing's mind suddenly became a mess.
When she was reborn, the storybook she saw described the system as an otherworldly object. It brought Lin Yibai, a person from another world, to this world and made her the main female protagonist of this world.
But now, Real Person Hengling said that the system was created by the prophet. Didn't this contradict the previous statement?
What on earth was this system?
As far as Shen Qing knew, there was only one system in that storybook, and there was no such situation where it seemed that systems were everywhere now.
It was getting more and more chaotic!
Moreover, Real Person Hengling also said that Lin Yibai's system belonged to her. This made her feel even more confused.
"Real Person Hengling, what exactly is this system? Please explain it clearly."
The focus of Pei Xuanjing and the others was that the Main God's Hall had released demons into the mortal world, while Shen Qing had one more focus, which was the system.
Real Person Hengling gave a bitter smile and said, "While I was being branded with this totem, something that claimed to be System 168 appeared in my mind."
"From it, I not only followed the arrangements to complete tasks but also learned some things that no one else knew."
According to Real Person Hengling, the immortals in the Main God's Hall were all great powers from ancient times. So at first, Real Person Hengling was glad that he had been recognized by the Main God's Hall.
After getting this imprint, he wanted to show off in front of Ling Zhou. So in the dead of night when there was no one around, he entered the hall where Ling Zhou was being held.
Originally, this hall was restricted and heavily guarded. There was no way he could get in.
But under the guidance of 168, he not only avoided the guards but also cracked the formation and quietly entered the guarded hall.
After entering, he found that there seemed to be another space inside the hall. The broken walls and ruins inside were floating in the air ignoring gravity. The surroundings were like a starry sea. Only the door through which he entered indicated that he was still here.
And those ancient great powers who usually walked in the Main God's Hall were all sleeping on a formation stone carved with the same totem as the one on his arm.
Shen Qing paused. Real Person Hengling's description of this place reminded her of the inheritance land of the Merman Palace.
Seeing these immortals, Real Person Hengling quickly knelt down to plead guilty. But despite making such a big commotion, these immortals showed no sign of waking up.
And 168 in his mind also told him that these immortals only had their bodies left. Usually, their bodies were controlled by the system to walk around.
Real Person Hengling was greatly shocked. Wasn't this just like being possessed...
Not caring about anything else, Real Person Hengling saw Ling Zhou, who was in a deep sleep, in another formation. And there were also some people who refused to submit to the Main God's Hall lying beside him.
They closed their eyes. Except for being unconscious, their vital signs were all normal.
Seeing this, Real Person Hengling didn't care about showing off anymore. He quickly fled. But at this time, 168 told him that on the other side of this space, he needed to take a person away.
If he didn't comply, it would wake up these sleeping immortals. By then, Real Person Hengling would be discovered by the people in the Main God's Hall for breaking into the restricted area.
Real Person Hengling yielded. He followed 168's guidance and passed through many damaged buildings and came to an old temple.
There was a huge dragon's head carved on the temple, and there were hundreds of bubbles floating inside. There was a baby in each bubble.
These bubbles all emitted different intensities of light. Among them, a baby girl with the brightest light was carried away by Real Person Hengling.
He hid this baby girl in a ring space that could accommodate people. When he went to the mortal world to eliminate demons once, he left her in a family.
There was a faint purple aura lingering above that family, which represented great fortune.
The baby girl was adopted by that family, and there was already a baby boy over one year old in that family.
Real Person Hengling tampered with the memories of that couple, making them think that they had given birth to twins. From then on, the baby girl became the child of that family.
168 gave the baby girl a name, Shen Qing.
After doing this, Real Person Hengling returned to the Main God's Hall uneasily. But because he was afraid that the matter would be exposed, Real Person Hengling returned to the sect in advance. The people in the sect didn't notice anything amiss, only he was full of uneasiness.
As days passed by, it seemed that the Main God's Hall didn't notice that one baby was missing from the temple. Only then did Real Person Hengling gradually feel at ease.
Since then, the presence of 168 had become weaker and weaker. Until finally, he found that 168 had completely disappeared from his mind and never appeared again.
Real Person Hengling fell silent after recalling this.
He used to be a member of the Main God's Hall and had done many dirty things for it. Telling this matter in front of his disciples was like completely tearing off the fig leaf.
"Master, aren't you conscience-stricken for doing this? You were famous on the Nine Desolate Continent a thousand years ago because you had contributed greatly in the fight against the demons."
"But now you say that you once released those demons into the mortal world to harm the commoners. When you got these false reputations, weren't you afraid that the wronged souls of the commoners would come to claim your life!"
Pei Xuanjing didn't care about anything anymore and directly scolded Real Person Hengling.
He couldn't believe that the master he had always respected and loved turned out to be such a villain in private.
The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred. The more he had admired and respected Real Person Hengling before, the more he despised his actions now.
Facing his disciple's accusation, Real Person Hengling stared blankly at the ground and didn't respond.
He had done wrong, so everything he was experiencing now was what he deserved. In his eyes, the warning in the dream and the two completely different endings told him that he must never make the same mistake again.
"Shen Qing, I'm telling you everything now. You should know that I want to atone for my sins."