Chapter 144: The Twenty-third Sword, Crisis

Wine Sword Immortal was utterly confused.

In the myths, Nuwa created humans and molded the earth, being the mother of all beings in heaven and earth. Why then, would her descendants be cursed with premature death?

Why did they only guard the small area of Nanzhao Country throughout many generations?

He couldn't provide any answers.

Jiang Ming then asked many questions about the other side, such as whether the fire kirin existed?

Did the fire phoenix exist?

Yes, they exist.

But they were not as powerful as the legends described, merely at the seventh or eighth realm, and there were plenty of monsters and demons roaming the wilderness. Just like their Shu Mountain, they've dedicated themselves to slaying demons and protecting the living, creating the Demon-locking Tower to suppress a great number of evil spirits.

"Why not kill the demons and monsters completely?" Jiang Ming inquired, "Imprisoning them means they still have a chance to escape."