Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 2570 Secrets Of The Celestial Realm

Lin Mu reflected on these distinctions as he continued to explore the Withered Spirit Daoist's memories.

"It's fascinating how the lines blur between these factions, yet the Devil Path remains the one clear enemy of all," Lin Mu thought.

Through these revelations, Lin Mu gained not only knowledge of the cultivation world's complex politics but also a better understanding of the dangers that lay ahead.

The Devil Path had been at loggerheads with the Immortal Court since time immemorial and had technically been their very first opponent. In fact, it was the conflict between the Orthodox Path and the Devil Path that actually led to the birth of the Unorthodox Path.

The Unorthodox Path consisted of individuals who thought that some of the methods of the Righteous Path weren't suitable for achieving victory over the Devil Path. They believed that extreme wit and cunningness were needed to defeat the Devil Path and that pure righteousness was the cause of repeated failures.

Broadly, they thought the Righteous Path was naive and too simplistic, which led to the clever devils defeating them time and time again. There had been no shortage of battles lost due to the stubbornness of the Righteous Path's experts.

This frustration fueled the anger of countless experts of various standings, eventually leading to the great division that caused the birth of the Unorthodox faction.

This was where the Right Arm of the Skull God's Commandery fell.

dangerous and oppressive, they were

couldn't fault them for serving their own interests. After all, power was the ultimate currency in this realm. Sure, they had killed many people, but Lin Mu himself

he was also aware that what he saw was from a single person's perspective. Even if these were actual memories witnessed by the Withered Spirit Daoist, her perspective could skew how events were recorded. Memories, after all, were shaped by

simply the favorable impression of the Withered Spirit Daoist towards

how critical thinking was needed to analyze them. Similarly, he doubted that memories were exempt from such biases. Thus, he didn't fully accept them as gospel. The only parts he could trust were the objective facts: names, locations, techniques,

that didn't require interpretation

workings were shady but not outright evil. They were involved in corrupt practices—eliminating competition through unfair means and establishing dominance through violence. Yet, they didn't go on

the Withered Spirit Daoist, or was it reflective of the Right Arm

Great Domain Violator's—or rather the Shadow Gloom Bone Lord's—affiliation with the Left Arm of the Skull God Commandery. The Shadow Gloom Bone Lord was undeniably a being of the Devil Path, and there was no room

few mentions of the abomination in the Withered Spirit Daoist's memories when she had read some reports. She didn't harbor any particular feelings about the creature and regarded it simply as an

for her obsession with her

that Lin Mu learned the actual cultivation base of the Withered

Mu mused, reflecting deeply

memories together, he unraveled several details about the Celestial Realm and its stages. This information extended beyond what Xukong had shared with him. Since