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Ixchel claimed she was revealing secrets to gain Qi Xuansu’s and the Daoist Order’s trust. But in reality, she was preemptively answering a key question—why she sought the Daoist Order instead of the Western Daoist Order.
The real reason was that Kukulkan had already made a deal with the Western Daoist Order. Ixchel, as the wife of the former sun god Itzamna, secretly opposed the current sun god Kukulkan.
Qi Xuansu grasped the implication and asked directly, “Why didn’t you oppose him openly at the time? Why submit to this new sun god instead?”
Ixchel gave a bitter smile. “Because Chak Chel chose to support Kukulkan.”
Qi Xuansu was genuinely puzzled. “As I understand it, Ixchel is the Full Moon Goddess, and Chak Chel is the Star Moon Goddess. Ixchel appears as a beautiful maiden, while Chak Chel is an old crone with twisted serpents on her head and beast-like claws. But in truth, the two are one being, two sides of the same entity. Now that Ixchel stands before me, who is Chak Chel?”
Ixchel smiled bitterly again. “That was true in the past. Ixchel and Chak Chel were two aspects...
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