Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 581 Dangerous Secret

Chapter 581 Dangerous Secret

??As Wu Long sat on a terrace with heavenly beauties enjoying their time, he showed them small tricks, manipulating a small rabbit made of lightning, both demonstrating his new improved control over his Dao Runes, and at the same time exploring it himself.

"Haha, Wu Long, do you intend to take a third God title when you return to the Seven Boundless Worlds? Shall we already prepare to call you the Lightning God?"

Wu Mengqi chuckled as her eyes reflected the cute lightning bunny that hopped around in the air, that then turned into a small bird.

"Hahaha, I would rather not fight that old man for his title"

Wu Long laughed, as the eyes of some of them filled with curiosity.

After all, it was rare for Wu Long to admit he did not want to fight someone.

"Is the old man you speak of that strong?"

"Of course he is.

None of the 'God' title holders can be considered easy to deal with.

But the reason I don't want to deal with that old man particularly is because fighting him means fighting a whole Race that considers him their Idol"

Wu Long chuckled, answering Luo Mingyu's question.

"Eh? Lightning God is not human?"

Hua Ziyan made a surprised face, and Wu Long nodded with a smile.

"He is an Elemental, a race of beings very close to Spirit Race in how they come into existence, but completely different in almost everything else.

They were first naturally born from Elemental Qi of Heaven and Earth, and every so often a new Elemental is born in the Seven Boundless Worlds through that process.

But they are also able to procreate as soon as their cultivation reaches the realm where they gain ability to form a corporeal body, so their numbers long since rival some of the more numerous races, though none come close to human race.

Specifically, that Old Man is a Lightning Elemental and received a title of God of Lightning and Thunder, though he is interchangeably called Lightning God and Thunder God"

Wu Long chuckled.

"So... he is like Lightning that came to life? Isn't that a given that they would get every Elemental 'God' title then?"

Cao Mei asked next.

"Elementals are considered the paragon of wielding elemental powers, control of which is as natural for them as breathing.

Indeed, most of the elemental 'God' titles are held by them.

A lot of human cultivation techniques and methods of controlling elemental powers is actually inspired by them.

But unlike the Spirit Race, who are born when something gains spirituality, they are born spontaneously from Elemental Qi, at birth resembling an innocent child, and much closer to humans in their thinking, emotions and overall behavior as they mature.

And thus as they do not have the kind of emotional and spiritual wisdom of the Sprit Race, they are not strangers to conflicts and are not peaceful like the former..."

Wu Long shrugged his shoulders.

"And then there is their pride..."

He made a sour face that somehow made Gong Cui and Wu Mengqi laugh and the other beauties to have a smile.

"Haha, Wu Long may be exaggerating, but they indeed are very prideful of their origin and powers.

They consider all other Races who wield elemental powers to be inferior to them in mastery of elements, which is for the vast majority true.

It is just there are members of other Races including us humans who occupy other 'God' titles"

Ye Ling also smiled, explaining for him.

"Haa~, though there is one Race they revere and respect, even worship as higher beings, but only selectively.

It is the Spirit Race, specifically, Fire Elementals would revere a Fire Spirit, and Water Elementals would revere a Water Spirit"

Wu Long sighed, adding to be fair as there were those they did respect outside their own race.

"Hmm~ then how about War God? To be honest I am surprised you didn't get that title already, given that you got the title of the God of Slaughter"

Feng Yi then put her index finger to her chin, thinking of other possible titles he could claim.

"Hahaha, you already have two of those here. Wu Mengqi was the War God of the Empire we were born in our last life, and I have claimed that title many times in my past life as well"

Wu Long made a light laugh as he spoke up, causing surprised expressions appear on the faces of other beauties.

"Haha, what Wu Long means is that War God is an unusual 'God' title.

Much like 'Dao God', which designates any Dao Cultivator in the Three Divine Realms, it is actually one of 'God' titles that designate many people.

The strongest general of any Dynasty or Empire is usually called a War God.

This tradition even exists all the way to the Boundless Mortal World, so there are countless War Gods in existence"

Ye Ling chuckled as she explained.

"That's true, though much later I learned that it is not a coincidence, but was done on purpose.

The one originally called by that title was a very influential person whose interests were a bit damaged by having the title attached to him"

Wu Long nodded with a mischievous smile.

"Hm? If that is so, should you reveal such a secret?"

Ye Ling slightly frowned, since if that person's influence was so high that he was able to change the way the whole of Seven Boundless Worlds used that title, it was bound to be a terrifying entity.

"Haha, it is what's called an open secret in the Boundless Divine World, so it is not like no one knows.

No one who does just dares admit it in a public eye or in any official capacity"

Wu Long chuckled as Wu Mengqi's and Gong Cui's eyes shined with curiosity.

"Besides, that is not the only title he did that to.

How do you call merchants who sell weapons and alchemy pills to Mortal countries?"

Wu Long smiled.

"Merchant of Death?"

Ye Ling raised her eyebrow as Wu Long nodded with a chuckle.

"Correct. That title was originally also his.

The man who held both of those titles, and was able to make the entire known universe forget they called him that is one of the most influential figures in the entire Seven Boundless Worlds.

Far above the Human God Emperor who is just a political figure. Or even the Dao Cultivators and Alchemy Association.

It is the Chairman of the Star Sea Chamber of Commerce"

Wu Long chuckled as bewilderment appeared in the eyes of the beauties.

"Eh? God of War is a merchant?"

Bi Rui asked with a bit of shock as Wu Long chuckled.

"Of course, money is a terrifying thing, Rui'er. Though no one calls him by that title anymore.

The number of wars that man has started, kept going, and made profits of, all while remaining behind the scenes is uncountable.

Of course, outwardly, he only deals with only one side of any conflict, usually the one that is designated as 'righteous' or 'just' by the society, while secretly sending support to the other side through various discreet channels and third-parties, since the longer the war goes on, the more profit he yields from it.

The way he starts conflicts was also perfected over countless years, and now no one can tell if a war started naturally, or because he wanted it to start.

The more wars the more he would profit, and the more he profits, the more influence he wielded until no one could raise their heads against him.

Empires, Organizations, Races, Gods, everything bends to his will.

He is the one man even I did not ever dare openly provoke..."

Wu Long spoke with a thoughtful expression, adding 'not until shortly before my demise' at the end.

There were several things he still did not share with his ladies about his 'death', as he was yet uncertain about them.

One of which was the fact he stood in the way of the interests of the Star Sea Chamber of Commerce.

But another, related and perhaps more important fact, was that in the late years of his past life he started approaching a dark secret behind the Seven Boundless Worlds, which he only vaguely felt during his entire life.

He did not get complacent, but he certainly was far more bold and confident than he was before as his power started reaching the pinnacle of the Seven Boundless Worlds.

And thus touching upon a dangerous secret, uncovering a small portion of that veil, all he felt was curiosity, and not apprehension.

He often wondered from the time of his reincarnation, whether his almost certain demise that was only avoided due to a genuine miracle was related to that secret.

After all, there were no prior signs that anything was out of ordinary, and the people who caught him in that trap were also ones he originally had a grudge with, so it is not like someone completely unrelated intervened.

However, the timing was far too convenient to disregard that possibility.