The Way of the Sword (BL)

Chapter 109: Shou Zuo's Secrets (4)

Shou Zuo took a deep breath at Wen Jie's answer, he wondered for a moment whether or not to continue to tell for Wen Jie about his past and his secret. He knew his boyfriend was going to be safer in ignorance, but if he ever had to go far, it would be great if Wen Jie knew about it. 

"Well the Age of Emperors was not a flourishing Age just for humans, even the magic beasts, demonic beasts, and Devils flourished and grew strongly at that time. However, I will start by telling you about the Era before the Martial Emperors. This was an era that was erased from the records of humans and the Devils, only a few clans and large families know what I'm going to tell you now, "said Shou Zuo more seriously, finishing wiping Wen Jie's hair. 

Shou Zuo led Wen Jie to the table where all the food was still heated. Shou Zuo sat facing his boyfriend, a subtle bluish light spread through the room, but Wen Jie couldn't see that. 

So Shou Zuo started telling an amazing story about the Forgotten Age of Humanity, that was not the right name for that time, but humans gave that name to this terrible Age for humanity, the records only briefly cited what had happened in that era. At that time, of course, the whole truth was suppressed and forgotten. 

In the Devils' empires, this Age is known as the Age of Slavery They all spoke of a certain age that life was not easy for humans, the Devils, or the magical, demonic or sacred beasts. 

Many millennia ago a powerful god created three worlds, the wide world that was called the Pantheon of the Gods, the middle world that was called the World of True Cultivation, and the small world that is called the World of Dew. 

This god after the creation of these worlds set out to roam other universes, leaving 10 families and 3 clans to control the Pantheon of the Gods, the story of Shou Zuo begins in the Pantheon of the Gods.

What would the inhabitants of the Pantheon of Gods be? 

Well, they are living beings who have somehow passed through the heavenly tribulation of thunder for the fortieth time, reaching the world beyond the Samsara portal of Reincarnations. This meant that these people would never pass the river of the dead again, or meet Grandma Meng to erase their memories.

These people could be considered the true immortals, but compared to the god who created the three worlds, these people were true weak immortals who could have their bodies destroyed. The greatest advantage of these people is that souls could inhabit anything and that thing would become a living being, soon growing and developing, so the people of the Pantheon of Gods considered themselves true immortals, for they would never really die. 

Anyway, Shou Zuo said he was part of one of the 10 families, the Mu Family, which was in third place among the 10 families. The organization of the Pantheon of the Gods was very simple, the number one family and the most powerful would act as prime minister would rule the Pantheon of the Gods having as their main advisors the second, third and fourth families, while the fifth and sixth families would be responsible for military training, after all, without the great god to protect these three worlds, other worlds would come to exploit these unprotected worlds. 

Already the seventh and eighth families were responsible for the academic and martial cultivation of the people of the Pantheon of the Gods, the ninth family was responsible for commercial development, while the tenth family would be responsible for the administration of the middle world.

The three clans would act as a kind of parliament, with each clan being able to bring two or more representatives of the people - who may be city administrators or even heads of small villages, monks or priests - to the voting and deliberations that affected the entire Pantheon. 

The god who had left to wander the world had only left a rule so that all 10 families and 3 clans could continue to scratch, they could never invade or take advantage of the resources and beings of the small world. Legend has it that God created the medium and the great world just to protect the small world, that there is the small world there were his precious friends and their treasures buried there.

Of course, for the 10 families and 3 clans, this was no more than legends, but as the god of the three worlds left this rule behind, these people dared not interfere with the small world and for centuries the small world was on its own. 

Until the Mu Family became very greedy and wanted to take over the power of the first family, which led to a very serious war between the families, who also seemed dissatisfied with the first family. To make it worse beings from another world invaded the Pantheon of the Gods causing chaos. 

With difficulty, the 10 families and the three clans managed to defeat the invaders, but the cost was heavy, the second family was severely injured, meaning it would take many years to recover from the consequences of this war and the second clan also suffered terrible losses.

Afraid of being dragged into yet another internal fight, the 10 families made a deal and the three clans also agreed that the Pantheon of the Gods should be divided into 10 empires and that the territory of the three clans would be considered a neutral land, which if any dispute between any of the 10 empires would have to be resolved in a martial tournament on the territory of the three clans, so that there would be no internal warfare, thus preventing beings from another world from taking advantage of the Pantheon of the Gods once again.

However, as the Mu Family had started all this confusion, the 3 clans decided that they should have a punishment, as this led to an internal revolt and almost made the Pantheon of the Gods become slaves of an alien race. Not only the Mu Family, but the Zatra Family and the Franco Family would also be punished for supporting the Mu Family. The Zhong Family would also be punished, which is the name of the first family because they did not maintain a good enough administration which led to this revolt as well. 

Of course, these clever families only blamed a certain branch of their families that encouraged everything, even though the three clans and the other families knew this was a lie, but to give some face to the Mu, Zhong, Zatra, and Franco Family, all They closed their eyes and let them condemn innocent people!

Shou Zuo was part of these innocent people who were going to be put to death by the Mu Family!