Chapter 223: Stormy
Unfortunately, things developed far beyond the Nine Gods’ expectations.
The Nine Gods, who had been planning for a long time, were suddenly defeated when faced with the invasion of the strange world.
Continuously shrinking the defense line and retreating, finally managed to maintain a part of the heaven.
But over the years, this area has been shrinking, and in the end only this 'Lingxiao Palace' is left.
Only then did Xu Ke understand that the area outside the palace should be the eroded part of the Tianting ruins.
The feeling of irritability that goes deep into the bone marrow, even just a thought almost makes Xu Ke upset.
If an ordinary cultivator were to find himself in it, it would not take long before he would transform into a pure evil creature without human reason.
“You are just a ray of thought that was brought here, so it will not attract the terrifying creatures lurking in the darkness.”
“Our disciples have all fallen there. All kinds of evil changes have occurred in the boundless darkness and pollution, and they have completely lost their original intention.”
"The biggest difficulty in our defense here over the years is to deal with the various attacks from the disciples of the past."
Xu Ke probably understands that small worlds like the underworld, Buddhism, and heaven have little impact on the real world. Words are like a barrier around the periphery.
Although the barrier is now so damaged that air is leaking everywhere, as long as it is not completely destroyed, the world will be able to linger on for its last breath and will not usher in a complete end.
As for what the complete end will look like...
When I first heard about Fuyao's special ability, he was able to travel to many other worlds in his dreams.
Perhaps those worlds were completely eroded by strange pollution, ushering in a dead world without any hope.
“Only by hiding in the small world can we avoid the ubiquitous curses and disasters.”
“Otherwise, once we enter the world, it will not only be difficult to protect ourselves, but it may even be possible in a short period of time. He transformed into an evil puppet and brought trouble to the world."
"So hundreds of years ago, we worked together to contact a mortal and support him to ascend to the throne..."
What they did. The person he is talking about should be Jiang Zhiming, the founding king of Da Qi.
This can also explain why Jiang Zhiming, a former policeman, became the founding king of Da Qi as if by divine help.
It unified the world with the sweeping power of thunder, and even deployed many strange protective resources.
It turns out that behind him, the nine righteous gods are working hard to help, preparing to jointly set up a line of defense in the real world and the small world to block the pollution from the outside at every level.
It is a pity that these measures can only treat the symptoms. After hundreds of years of hard work, not only their small world has only the last line of defense left.
Even the present world is in danger. Evil is prevalent in the world and it is difficult for people to survive. Even the imperial family of Daqi, which is regarded as hope, has been leaked from all sides and is powerless.
Over the years, their contact with the real world has become less and less.
Because every time they make contact, they will find that they are inevitably contaminated by the outside world and must retreat for a long time to recover.
Otherwise, once any of them has an accident, a chain reaction will immediately form.
Making the shaky defense line completely collapsed, the worlds on both sides will fall directly.
In these years, they have also discovered that not only evil things are strange but also regard human beings as their most precious resources.
Even maintaining the front line requires human presence.
The three talents of heaven, earth and man are interdependent. Nowadays, mortal dynasties can take humans as the protagonists and form a line of defense with the help of the power of heaven and earth.
But those evil creatures and monsters supported the barbarians in foreign lands outside the pass. Once they, who are mixed with human blood, exceed the number of humans in the Central Plains, they will enter the customs and occupy part of the territory.
It can replace the orthodox position of the human race, shake the cycle of the three talents of heaven, earth and man, causing their nine orthodox gods to suddenly lose the support of heaven and earth, and it will still be a dead end.
Speaking of this, Xu Ke also roughly understood the embarrassing situation the world was in when he saw Badao's loss of consciousness.
Even the people who believe in them will be trapped in this dark and chaotic doomsday.
“In the past few years, not only have our contacts with the mortal dynasty gradually decreased, but there have even been strange and evil things pretending to be us and talking to each other.”
“Fortunately, Lord Buddha and Taoist friends are still as discerning as before. , even though his strength was greatly affected, he still noticed something strange.”
“Otherwise, we don’t know how long we would have been kept in the dark.”
At this time, Xu Ke finally understood why the Da Qi court was so seriously infiltrated by evil things.
The nine gods that their emperors believed in and respected may have been impersonated by strange creatures, and the orders passed down may also contain evil intentions.
As for the nine gods, I don’t know how long it took to realize that there was a problem with the connection. The previous guidance and understanding of the situation may have been greatly deviated.
With so many things stacked up, it’s no wonder that today’s world has turned into a hell on earth.
"Speaking of which, why are there only eight gods in this temple...it seems that one is missing?"
Xu Ke glanced around and found that there was a tree-shaped statue with an indistinguishable male and female that had no thoughts attached to it.
Moreover, the tree-shaped statue is also covered with cracks, and there seems to be a faint black mist seeping out of it.
"Alas, this is the reason why we are eager to find you, my Taoist friend."
"He is the god of belief known as the 'God of Life' in the world, and he is in charge of the six paths. Reincarnation, life multiplies." The Confucian sage sighed helplessly:
"When the heaven and earth changed, the Taoist friends of Shengshen did not move their physical bodies into the heaven like us, but stayed in the mortal world for support. The world can maintain the balance of life ”
"But as a result, he also became the target of the strange world. Even though the soul was protected at all levels in the Lingxiao Palace, his physical body was also haunted by countless curses and evil spirits, and finally became like this."
The Confucian sage pointed his finger, and an illusion appeared in front of Xu Ke's eyes.
It looks like a giant tree with lush branches and deep roots is bearing fruit.
But unlike ordinary fruit trees, this tree bears fruit extremely quickly, and a round of fruit falls to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Hundreds of fruits fell to the ground and quickly transformed into adult men and women aged seventeen or eighteen with blank eyes. They were quickly taken out by the officers and soldiers of the imperial court and sent to various towns to maintain the balance of the human population.
At this rate, the tree can produce thousands of people in less than a day.
No wonder the entire Da Qi Dynasty has been able to maintain the number of its people despite all kinds of ups and downs, and has not been usurped by barbarians to usurp the destiny of heaven and earth.
Otherwise, once they are regarded as illegal by heaven and earth, the situation may deteriorate even faster.
However, although Shengshen has made great contributions, it is also regarded as a breakthrough and should be solved first.
Finally, in these years, the soul was completely eroded and had to be eliminated by the alliance of gods.
But because of this, the originally stable Nine Worlds Formation also became full of flaws because of the lack of a main formation.
This is also the reason why the Seven Disasters have appeared frequently in recent years.
In desperation, the three most powerful among the gods, the Buddha, the Taoist and the Confucian sage, had to concentrate on maintaining the gap left by the living god.
(End of this chapter)