After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 218 The Truth Before the New Year

Qin Zheng was the first to ask, "What is a mirage?"

Su Luo explained, "I once read about this in a book of strange tales from ancient times. It mentioned that in ancient times there was a strange creature called a 'shen' that could exhale and form the shape of a building. However, people searched for a long time but never saw any 'shen'. They could only see some pavilions, towers, or phantoms of specific things. Therefore, people believed that the 'shen' did not actually exist, and that the so-called real scenes that could be seen were just illusions, all of them fake."

After saying that, Su Luo made a talisman and threw it towards the battlefield.

The talisman flew into the distance with a "whoosh" and then exploded with a bang above the battlefield. Instantly, the space in that area twisted strangely, and then the scene just now reappeared. The sky suddenly darkened, and the soldiers of the Spirit Race and the Demon Race rushed forward to fight.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Su Luo turned to look at the stunned crowd, and curled her lips into a smile. "See, it's all just an illusion. The reason there's such an illusion is simply because a great battle took place here a long, long time ago."

Once everyone came to their senses, a commotion erupted, and everyone began discussing it excitedly.

"My God! What kind of amazing phenomenon is this? Such a realistic scene is just an illusion?"

"Yeah! This is so realistic!"

"This illusion looks so real! I never thought I would see such a magical sight one day!"

Some people followed Su Luo's example and attacked the phantoms with weapons, and sure enough, the same scene as at the beginning was repeated the next second.

Ning Wanshuang breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew her suspicious gaze from Su Luo.

This kind of amazing phenomenon is generally only known to modern people, so when Su Luo mentioned "mirage" just now, she was really startled, thinking that Su Luo was also a transmigrator! Fortunately, she wasn't; Su Luo had just happened to have read related ancient books...

That makes sense, Su Luo isn't the main character, so how could she be a transmigrator?

Besides, if she really were a transmigrator, she wouldn't have been unable to stay in the Tianyi Sect...

Ning Wanshuang scoffed inwardly, no longer paying attention to Su Luo, but instead raising her head and speaking to attract everyone's attention, "What a coincidence, I also know a little about mirages."

"what? What?"

"Fellow Daoist Ning, you also know this?"

Immediately, many disciples curiously approached Ning Wanshuang and asked her questions. Ning Wanshuang smiled smugly and explained to everyone using the modern terms she knew.

Watching Ning Wanshuang being fawned over by everyone, Chu Wenqing silently rolled her eyes, quietly approached Su Luo, and whispered, "You really startled me just now! I thought you were about to be exposed..."

After all, this fake Ning Wanshuang is a transmigrator from the modern world! The other party could guess that Su Luo also came from the modern world just by hearing "mirage"!

Su Luo smiled, her expression unchanged, "I'm not stupid. It wouldn't be a good thing to reveal my true identity at this time."

The reason she directly mentioned "mirage" was because it was indeed recorded in ancient books, so she was not worried about revealing her true identity.

After all, that fake Ning Wanshuang is no good. Who knows if she will use her real identity to harm her?

Lin Ji watched the two whispering to each other and narrowed his eyes in displeasure.

Although he knew very well that Chu Wenqing had no other feelings for Su Luo, he still disliked Chu Wenqing getting so close to Su Luo!

So Lin Ji stepped forward and pushed Chu Wenqing aside with his body, then gave him a cold glance.

Chu Wenqing instantly realized that this person was jealous, smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly moved closer to Song Qiao.

Su Luo noticed it too, smiled helplessly, and let Lin Ji tug at her sleeve, getting very close to her.

Just then, a sudden uproar arose from the surrounding area.

"It's changed! It's changed!"

"The illusion has changed again!"

Upon hearing this, Su Luo suddenly looked up.

The desolate and bleak ancient battlefield slowly dissipated, and the dark clouds that had blotted out the sun disappeared. Gradually, the scorching sun appeared, and the two sides stood facing each other, exchanging insults.

From these insults, the group pieced together some key information, but this information gradually made everyone's expressions turn strange.

The reason this phantom appeared here is because a fierce war between the Spirit Race and the Demon Race took place here a thousand years ago.

This war is recorded in ancient books of the spirit world, so why is what we see and hear completely opposite to the history they know?

Through this information, everyone learned a different truth about the great war a thousand years ago, completely different from what was recorded in historical books.

At that time, the Spirit Race, Demon Race, Monster Race, and Human Race each occupied their own territory, living peacefully without interfering with each other. However, as the resources of the Spirit Realm became increasingly depleted, more and more aristocratic families were unable to use the resources to raise the next generation. Gradually, some cultivators turned their attention to the Demon Race and Monster Race. These aristocratic cultivators first used their superior cultivation to suppress the reclusive Monster Race, plundering and slaughtering them wantonly, even forcibly abducting many Monsters to be contracted as spirit beasts. Then they pinned the blame on the Monster Race, claiming to act on behalf of Heaven and exterminate the evil Monster Race.

The demons naturally refused to take the blame, so the two sides had constant conflicts, fighting again and again. In the end, due to the heavy casualties and wide-ranging implications, it directly evolved into a war between the two major races, and their final battlefield was this ancient battlefield.

The crowd erupted in uproar, their faces filled with disbelief. Some cultivators even lost their composure, their expressions as if the world had collapsed.

"This, how is this possible? How is this possible?!"

"The truth of the great war a thousand years ago, as we know it, was that the demons attacked the monsters first because of their greed and evil, and then harmed the people of the spirit realm. The ancestors of the spirit realm were acting on behalf of Heaven! But... but this illusion shows that the ancestors of the spirit realm attacked the monsters first! They planned everything!"

"How is this possible? The demons are innocent?!"

"No, no, no, no, that's impossible! Why would our ancestors do such a thing?!"

They certainly found it unbelievable.

From childhood, these cultivators were taught that demons were despicable and their crimes unforgivable, and that the great war recorded in history a thousand years ago was also caused by demons. But now, they see a different truth in this mirage!

How could they possibly believe it?!

Some even pointed at the illusion and roared, "This illusion must be fake! Someone must have deliberately created it to shake our resolve!"

Immediately, many people echoed, "Yes! That's right! Someone must be deliberately distorting the truth!"

"That's right! That must be it!"

"Ah!"

Just then, Lin Ji suddenly let out a cold laugh. His words were extremely sarcastic, causing all the cultivators present to change their expressions drastically.

"If this illusion was deliberately designed by someone, then where is the other party? I think this is the real truth about the great war a thousand years ago. The reason it is different from the history books is simply because the truth is always written by the victors!"

Everyone looked grim.

Qin Zheng, Bai Jinyan, and the other few prodigies stared intently at the phantom in front of them, their faces turning even more grim as they listened to Lin Xu's mocking words.

Even if they were unwilling to admit it, they had no choice but to agree with Lin Ji's words.

The illusion was naturally formed, and they found no trace of human intervention. Therefore, the truth of the great war a thousand years ago that it reproduced could only be true!

Their ancestors deceived everyone and rewrote history!

Some people gritted their teeth and refused to believe it, wanting to continue arguing, but when they met Lin Xu's bloodthirsty and cold eyes, they were so frightened that they dared not say anything more.

Lin Ji withdrew his gaze from the lifeless objects and turned to stare at the spirit race members in the illusion, his eyes filled with surging killing intent.

It is because of these greedy and self-serving cultivators that the truth has been distorted! It is because of them that the Demon Race has become an object of contempt by everyone! That is why he has been hated and harmed from the moment he was born!

Thinking of this, Lin Ji clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, a surge of overwhelming hatred welled up in his heart, his killing intent surged continuously, and wisps of demonic energy leaked out uncontrollably, his black eyes instantly turning blood red.

He turned to look at the cultivators around him, his bloodshot eyes filled with piercing hatred.

These cultivators deserve to die!!!

Lin Ji's emotions were so intense that Su Luo, who was closest to him, noticed them instantly, and even caught a fleeting glimpse of... demonic energy?

Su Luo turned sharply to look at Lin Ji, her face filled with astonishment, "Lin Ji, what you just did..."

Upon sensing Su Luo's gaze, Lin Xu was startled and instantly composed himself, lowering his eyes to conceal the bloodlust within.

Hearing Su Luo call him, he finally looked up, revealing his usual harmless smile. "Hmm? What's wrong?"

Su Luo looked at Lin Ji with suspicion, but she couldn't sense any demonic energy from him. She couldn't help but wonder if the demonic energy she had just sensed was just her imagination.

However, just as she thought this, a voice suddenly rang in her mind, directly confirming her suspicions.

"No, you're not mistaken."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Su Luo's eyes widened suddenly.

It's that damned Heavenly Dao!

The next second, Su Luo suddenly felt a piercing pain in her head, followed by dizziness, and she fainted.