A spirit mask?
Could it be the ghost stone spirit mask?
Xero thought that this was just inconceivable. If there really was some old man hidden in that spirit mask, there would be no way his spiritual senses would bounce over such an important detail like that… he was now firmly convinced at his previous assumption.
That this spirit mask, was a twin magic treasure.
If what Ancient Relic said was true, then Devil Monarch Xu Muyan had hid himself in the spirit mask in the other world, but could certainly control the spirit mask in Xero's possession.
Xero felt that he had caught himself in something troublesome, furthermore, it was quite the knotted problem.
While he was pondering this, Ancient Relic had finished his gossip on the Devil Monarch Xu Muyan and had started going through related points on "The Second Twin Dragon War."
"After the first Twin Dragon War which we talked about earlier, the former commander of the Muyan army, Devil Monarch Xu Muyan, retreated to parts unknown. It was his disciple, Immortal Qi Muyan, who took charge of the army and continued to wreak havoc on the national economy. Moreover, Immortal Qi Muyan also attempted to take advantage of the orange rind drug in order to bring the state and country down, and so seize the power over them. Of course, in order to stabilise the situation, the state had signed many treaties with the second generation general of the Muyan army, Immortal Qi Muyan and attempted to negotiate. Since you will be one hundred percent tested in these contents, I'll highlight the main components briefly…"
The content of these treaties were pretty much the same, and Ancient Relic said yet another thing that made everyone even more interested. "Does anyone know the outcome of the Second Twin Dragon War?"
Top students in class would have definitely looked over this in advance. After Ancient Relic asked this question, everyone saw Misaki raise her hand and stand up, her elegant and beautiful figure catching the boys and girls attention.
"In the Second Twin Dragon War, four out of the twelve founding generals of Yunzhou nation, General Ying, General Mei, General Sun and General Jing, all combined forces and tried to suppress and capture Immortal Qi Muyan alive. General Mei burning all the oranges in the Donghuan region was a turning point as that brought an end to the pyramid scheme and its heavy impact on the national economy. It was also a demonstration of the national cultivation spirit shown by Yunzhou nation's cultivators in their defense with the country!"
"Correct! Well done."
Ancient Relic nodded in satisfaction, then narrowed his eyes, "But, does anyone know what happened to Immortal Qi Muyan after?"
No one in class said anything; it appeared that Immortal Qi Muyan's end point was never a subject in the textbooks nor history alike.
Xero carefully recalled the historical cultivation tales he read then, only to realise he had little memory of what happened in the end. Even then, it was only just trivial matters and facts; so it appeared that Yunzhou nation had sealed a very small important part of the Second Twin Dragon that was not yet released to the public.
Everyone's eyes were on the dais… when Ancient Relic gave a cunning smile, everyone was shocked.
Ancient Relic was truly just Ancient Relic…
What did he not know?!
Although everyone didn't know how Ancient Relic had learned this inside part in history, when it came to knowledge about rich cultivation history, no one dared question.
Hence, Xero found himself very curious about Ancient Relic's identity.
Really, who the hell was he!?
To know so much and still be alive… if this was any other individual, they would be f**king silenced!
"Back then, after the Second Twin Dragon War, Immortal Qi Muyan was sentenced to fifteen years in prison without any parole and was undergoing a death penalty, for attempted destruction and control over the country. Treason, mass murder, terrorism, drug-trafficking, all these were held against Immortal Qi Muyan. After that, in the year 2345, Immortal Qi Muyan was beheaded and killed under Liuhe Pagoda."
When Ancient Relic spoke up to this point, everyone shuddered in fear.
"But as far as I know, right before Immortal Qi Muyan's execution, the executioner found out that Immortal Qi Muyan was pregnant… after that, following a discussion meeting held by Chief An of the National Executive Council, it was decided that Immortal Qi Muyan would be allowed to give birth. After all, it was immoral to kill the baby along with the prisoner."
Someone couldn't help asking the conclusion of the story, "What happened after that?"
"After that, Immortal Qi Muyan gave up the hiding places of the last of the high ranking Muyan army officers who were still at large for exchange in order for them to retain redemption. Rumour was that Immortal Qi Muyan could have avoided execution and would have gotten life imprisonment instead, but in the end, Immortal Qi Muyan refused this arrangement."
"Why was that?"
"Of course, it was because Immortal Qi Muyan wanted to fight for the rights of the child. If the people knew that Immortal Qi Muyan was having a child, it would be forced and put under tension. Therefore, before being executed under Liuhe Pagoda, Immortal Qi Muyan prostrated three times to Chief An of the National Executive Council and pleaded with him to keep the child's identity a secret."
"…" Hearing this, everyone had nothing else to say. Since Immortal Qi Muyan had already asked the state to seal the secret, how the f**k do you know about this?!
"Actually, this sort of history isn't a state secret. The story of Immortal Qi Muyan prostrating and the execution under Liuhe Pagoda is recorded in university textbooks and history books, though most of them cover it very briefly. This isn't a compulsory test point, but as my students, I hope you have some understanding of your state."
A grin was seen on Ancient Relic's face. "Now. After all this, what have you all learned?"
Mini Mochi raised his hand timidly, "Teacher wants to say… that a mother's love is incomparable?"
"Nope."
Ancient Relic shook his head. "What I'm trying to say is, Immortal Qi Muyan was a man. But his genes and physiology was different than a normal human hence why he was able to give birth. And he was a hermaphrodite or most commonly known, a intersex."
Everyone: "…"
…
Before long, the theory of history class was over and Ancient Relic's face glowed as he left the classroom.
And then, the whole class was then animatedly discussing what they just learned about history.
Zhen Jie was red faced at what he had just heard. "Dude. When should we organise a visit to Liuhe Pagoda?"
Xero: "…" Are we going to visit female river spirits?
"If Immortal Qi Muyan's child is still alive, he or she should be about grandfather or mother age right?" Misaki said.
"I don't give a crap! What I want to know is whether Immortal Qi Muyan's child is also a intersex!" Lianhua had an excited expression on her face. This veteran fujoshi's brain was filled with hermaphrodite thoughts as well as zi gong and zi shou which frightened Xero a little.
Xinyan poked Lianhua's cheeks, "Maybe he or she is. We don't know for sure…"
Han Jue shrugged, "Hermaphrodite or not, gender equality still plays a key role. Do you know how many genders there are today?"
Han Jue laughed "hehe" as he stretched out a palm and started counting carefully.
"There are five types of human genders: man, man-oriented, bisexual, woman, and woman oriented. All the other ones are just bullshit us humans made up."
"…" Kinda offensive?
"Hey! Don't look at me like that! These are all key knowledge points I absorbed in my extracurricular studies!" Han Jue waved a dismissive hand. "That aside, do you guys know about Zhao Immortal Palace?"
Xero was startled for a moment. If he wasn't mistaken, this was the name of a tuition center which had been enjoying wide-spread popularity in the last three years.
"This is where I head to for extra lessons! If you can learn the theme song after entering the school, your school fees will be cut in half!"
Saying this, Han Jue cleared his throat and started to sing…
"There is a Zhao Immortal Palace in theory… it rises above the clouds, a sanctuary of light and mystery. Within its jade halls dwells the extraordinary Lord of Zhao, whose wisdom flows like the eternal river…"
"…"
Hearing this song, Xero and the comrades around him fell into complete anarchy.