Under the pressure of authority, these armored giants completely calmed down, now only hoping for Chen Lan's mercy.

Chen Lan withdrew his pressure, and a few armored giants glanced at Chen Lan's expression. Only when they found no anger did they stand up.

The most arrogant giant earlier clasped his fists and bowed apologetically, "I apologize for our rashness and offending the Emperor Venerable, apologies and please punish us!"

"No worries, call me Xiao Yao." Chen Lan said lightly.

"Alright, Emperor Xiao Yao." nodded the armored giant.

"This is an honored guest I brought from above, I ask the general to inform the clan leader." Da Zhuang spoke.

"Alright, I'll inform them immediately."

The previously arrogant talking armored giant was a guard general among them, possessing Quasi-Saint level.

Soon, the giant general left with other armored giants, presumably to report to the clan leader.

Da Zhuang excitedly approached the female giant.

The female giant, aware that Chen Lan was a Great Emperor, had a gaze full of deep fear, but seeing everything was fine, she burst into tears and hugged Da Zhuang to check if he was hurt.

"Wife, go brew some tea, I have to discuss something with the Emperor."

"Okay." The female giant nodded and walked into a house with the child.

The female giant cast a deep look at Chen Lan, who returned it with a smile, before she headed inside to brew tea.

Da Zhuang then took Chen Lan to a pavilion under an ancient tree, and both sat down.

"Emperor, ask whatever questions you have, as long as I can answer." Da Zhuang said earnestly.

"Since you know the Blood Demon Ancestor, do you know of any others who are in slumber?" Chen Lan asked.

Da Zhuang rubbed his chin, thought for a long while, then frowned, "Before I fell asleep, I knew that Blood Demon Ancestor, Cold Ice Old Demon, Taiji Immortal, and Heaven-defying Demon Venerable, as well as the Luotian Buddhism and Bloodthirsty Mad Sect, all went into slumber."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lan only knew of the first, Blood Demon Ancestor; the rest were unfamiliar.

"Did they also use arrays to hide like you?" Chen Lan asked.

Both Blood Demon Ancestor and the Giant Race used arrays to hide themselves.

However, whereas he was put under a soul restriction, Da Zhuang was not.

It was clear that their arrays were incomparable, with the Giant Race's being superior.

"Blood Demon Ancestor and Cold Ice Old Demon both used arrays, not sure where they got them from, but it could deceive the heavens and cross the sea; however, it seems the Blood Demon Ancestor's array failed since he still died."

After finishing, Da Zhuang sighed.

"No, it worked." Chen Lan then explained the full context.

Upon hearing this, Da Zhuang broke into a cold sweat, trembling with fear, "So, the Blood Demon Ancestor was discovered while in slumber, but those people didn't kill him; instead, they imposed a soul restriction on him, meaning they always knew about our hiding but chose to ignore it!"

With this realization, Da Zhuang immediately looked up, feeling as if those people were watching him, ready to act at any moment!

Chen Lan's words terrified Da Zhuang—if those people knew the Giant Race still lived, why not destroy them?

Was there a more terrifying plot behind it?!

"Is there any other way to deceive those people?" Chen Lan continued to ask.

"Yes, the Heaven-Deceiving Pill, the Deceitful Sky Curtain and other elixirs, magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and talismans can all deceive the heavens, avoiding world cycles.", Da Zhuang said firmly and seriously.

"What are those two?" Chen Lan asked, puzzled.

"An eighth-grade elixir, the Heaven-Deceiving Pill, can deceive the heavens, making it so nothing can detect your existence, even karma does not record your presence. Extremely rare, especially since the necessary materials are scarce: Heaven-Deceiving Flower, Karma River Water, Forgetfulness Grass, and many others."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lan pondered. He had never heard of these three herbs, indicating his reading of ancient texts was insufficient.

"What is Karma River Water?"

"A river from which, according to legend, anyone who drinks even a drop will have their karma dissipate. However, this depends on how strong the karma within you is; if too great, you'll need to drink a lot."

Chen Lan was slightly stunned; there existed such miraculous river water that could eliminate karma with a single drop.

It is known that the more karma one bears, the easier death comes unless one's power is great enough to bear it.

Yet now, there existed a river capable of dispelling karma, and this piqued his interest.

"Do you know where this river is?"

"I'm not sure. In our time, it seemed the river was drunk dry."

"Drunk dry?" Chen Lan blurted out in astonishment that a river could be drunk dry?

"Yes, it seemed a person drank it dry, but that is just folklore. To this day, no one knows who that person was. If indeed one person drank it dry, they would never have any karma again and might even avoid world cycles."

A single person drank it dry.

Chen Lan was bewildered by how desperate people were to escape the world cycles in the old world.

Someone who drank a whole Karma River Water to escape world cycles—who could that person have been?

"What about the Forgetfulness Grass?" Chen Lan continued to ask.

Why was Forgetfulness Grass needed for an elixir that deceives the heavens?

The name immediately reminded one of Forgetfulness Water.

Da Zhuang paused, then sighed, "To deceive the heavens and cross the sea, one must first deceive oneself, forgetting all true feelings. Only then can one truly retreat into seclusion. If one holds onto attachments, how can they peacefully continue to deceive the heavens?"

To deceive the heavens and cross the sea, one must first deceive oneself...

Chen Lan fell silent.

"Ah, the Heaven-Deceiving Pill, I recall Taiji Immortal having one; perhaps he used it. His life was quite tragic, with his wife and children killed by those Demon Sects, leading him to decisively take the pill to escape world cycles; if given to me, I surely wouldn't have the courage."

To forget all true love, he simply didn't have the courage.

Or rather, few in the world likely have such courage.

Living as a cold, heartless person without any emotions towards anything—wouldn't that be tedious?

Chen Lan nodded, likewise unwilling to forget true feelings. Although his parents were dead and only he remained, with relatives who never visited.

Nonetheless, he retained his emotions for his parents, not wishing to abandon those cherished memories or lose his feelings.

And what about Luo Tao and the others? Forgetting them, how dull would that be?

"And what of the Deceitful Sky Curtain?"

"Here comes the tea."

At this moment, the female giant brought over a teapot larger than Chen Lan himself, with a cup larger than his head, placing it on the stone table.

"We have no good tea at home, I hope the Emperor does not mind." The female giant said apologetically.

"It's fine." Chen Lan shook his head.

Subsequently, the female giant poured tea for the two of them before leaving in a hurry.

Looking at the cups on the table that resembled water tanks and filled with tea, Chen Lan felt no desire to drink.

However, Da Zhuang grabbed a cup and drank it all in one go, enjoying it greatly.

"The Deceitful Sky Curtain is a special magical treasure, a Celestial Dao Supreme Treasure, and it has only one function."

"That, is to deceive the heavens!"

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