Chapter 556 Taiping Road (5K big chapter, please subscribe, please vote monthly)
Perhaps knowing that he was about to die, Zhou Yuanwai revealed many deep-seated secrets to Lin Yi and Zhao Yun. These secrets can only be understood by those who practice Taoism.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the monks diligently pursued the state of unity with heaven and earth, so they were very sensitive to the smallest changes between heaven and earth.
Time goes back thirty years ago, when Zhou Yuanwai was sent to Longhu Mountain by the Zhou family and began his journey of monasticism.
But fate didn't seem to favor Zhou Yuanwai.
Just when Zhou Yuanwai had just completed a hundred days of foundation building and was about to step into the gate of monasticism, a sudden change occurred in the world.
This sudden change caused the entire Taoist priests on Longhu Mountain to go crazy.
In just one day, the Taoist priests on Longhu Mountain fell into the devil's path one after another and turned into terrifying monsters that only knew killing and longed for human flesh.
It was an unprecedented disaster, and the entire Longhu Mountain was shrouded in fear and despair.
At the critical moment, the old master of Longhu Mountain stepped forward.
He held on to his shaky consciousness, slayed demons, and fought for a glimmer of life for Zhou Yuanwai and other ordinary people.
Under the protection of the Heavenly Master, Zhou Yuanwai was able to escape from the bloody mouths of those monsters and luckily saved his life.
Because Zhou Yuanwai had just completed a hundred days of foundation building and had not yet begun to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he was spared the pollution caused by the sudden change in heaven and earth.
When the old Heavenly Master saw Zhou Yuanwai, he left a book of spells, explained his last wish and committed suicide.
Zhou Yuanwai ran back home with blood all over his body.
Since then, in order to escape the strife of the world, Zhou Yuanwai chose to settle in this quiet village and lived a life free from worldly conflicts.
But man is an inexplicable creature.
Although Zhou Yuanwai knew that his brothers and sisters were destroyed because of absorbing spiritual energy, he still couldn't help but open up the spell collection left by Master Tian.
At a glance, Zhou Yuanwai was deeply attracted by the magic inside.
He began to try to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body.
At this moment, Zhou Yuanwai was possessed by the devil after all, and made the same mistakes as his brothers.
In the early stages of becoming possessed, Zhou Yuanwai was still able to barely control himself by relying on the Heart-Cleaning Mantra and some special medicines.
But some time ago, the demonic energy between heaven and earth surged, instantly defeating Zhou Yuanwai's mind.
Driven by desire, Zhou Yuanwai lost control and massacred the entire village next door.
Since then, Zhou Yuanwai has completely lost control and acted unscrupulously.
He polluted the entire village, turning the villagers into his own puppets, searching for whatever he needed.
As his obsession with the devil deepened, Zhou Yuanwai's behavior became more cruel and perverted, and he began to paint pictures of human skin for fun.
It was not until the arrival of Zhao Yun and Lin Yi today that this nightmare finally came to an end.
"General Zhao, I have a favor to ask."
"Speaking."
Zhao Yun stared at General Zhou in front of him. Although what he did was despicable, considering that he was a relative of General Zhou, Zhao Yun could still help fulfill his last wish.
Zhou Yuanwai struggled and used his last bit of strength to say: "Take out the book from my pocket and find the right successor." His fingers trembled slightly and pointed to his pocket.
When Lin Yi saw this, he immediately squatted down and groped carefully on Zhou Yuanwai's clothes.
It didn't take long for Lin Yi to find a book with a yellowed cover.
[Longhu Mountain·Tianshi Tao Magic Encyclopedia]
Origin: Three Kingdoms Unparalleled
Quality: gold
Type: Skill Scroll/Skill Tree
Effect: After using this scroll, you will obtain the Celestial Master Tao Skill Book. The skill tree includes four categories: Thunder Technique, Neidan Tao Technique, Tao Technique, and Maoshan Spell.
Tip: After using this scroll, 3 to 5 spells will be unlocked, and the remaining skills need to be unlocked by spending paradise coins.
Tip: The mana consumption of Taoist skills unlocked through this skill tree is -15%.
Prerequisites: Intelligence greater than 70, soul strength greater than 10.
Rating: 395
Introduction: The hard work of several generations of people in Tianshi Mountain is condensed in this small book.
Price: 198,000 Paradise Coins.
"Okay, we've got the stuff, you can go." Lin Yi waved the magic book in his hand in front of Zhou Yuanwai, indicating that the stuff had been found.
Zhou Yuanwai spoke with difficulty: "You...be careful...the ascetics."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yuanwai's skin spontaneously ignited without fire, and the hot flames instantly devoured his body.
Not only Zhou Yuan, but also all the paintings he made spontaneously ignited at the same moment, and the flames shot into the sky and lit up the entire night sky.
Lin Yi stood up, the surrounding fire dancing on his face.
"Let's go, it looks like we can't stay here any longer."
Zhao Yun nodded, looked back at the blazing flames, then turned and walked towards the stable.
Perhaps because of the relatively remote location of the stable, the sudden fire did not spread here.
In the stable, Lin Yi noticed that there was a lot of feed in the manger. It seemed that the housekeeper did not treat the red rabbit horse badly.
"Gone."
Zhao Yun touched the red rabbit horse's neck.
The red rabbit horse rubbed Zhao Yun's cheek and then walked out of the stable.
After the two left the village at night, some homeless people with scarlet eyes broke into the village unscrupulously.
These possessed people were previously limited by Zhou Yuanwai's intimidation and did not dare to enter the village, but now that Zhou Yuanwai is dead, they no longer have any scruples.
Within minutes, several deafening explosions pierced the silence of the night.
Subsequently, the entire village was engulfed in flames.
Lin Yi laid some landmines and incendiary bombs before leaving. Most of the villages in this era were built of wood and thatch, and a spark was enough to cause a devastating fire.
In the next two days, Lin Yi and Zhao Yun finally saw what it means to be like a prison in the world.
They witnessed the whole village fighting each other, and the victors hung their former relatives and friends on the rafters as trophies to show off.
Some commoners exchanged their children for food, boiled their children into a pot of hot soup, and distributed them to passers-by for tasting.
At first, Zhao Yun was still a little filled with righteous indignation, so he rushed over and killed many people who were possessed by the devil.
But these possessed people seemed to be endless. Every time he killed a few possessed people, the next second ordinary people would become possessed and fall into madness.
Sober people have become a minority in this crazy world. They flee into the mountains and forests, hoping to avoid the pursuit of the possessed.
The world has gone completely crazy.
"Help! Help!"
A hoarse shout broke the silence. Lin Yi and Zhao Yun were attracted by the commotion ahead as they were on their way.
I saw an old man carrying a girl on his back, running for his life in a panic.
Behind them, several soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp blades were chasing after them, and they were about to catch up with them.
"Hahaha, boss, I want the little one." One of the soldiers stared at the girl greedily, with a ferocious smile on his face.
"Get out of here, I want it, so you're nothing!" The squad leader yelled angrily, raised his knife and chopped off the head of the greedy soldier.
After the soldier's head was chopped off, he actually showed a crazy smile and rolled around on the ground twice. His headless body followed the team for a few more steps before falling heavily to the ground, stirring up a burst of dust.
"I'm going to save people."
Although Zhao Yun already understood that the possessed people could not be killed, he could not just watch the old people and children die in front of him.
Zhao Yun clamped his legs together, and the red rabbit horse under him instantly accelerated, like a red lightning, passing over the old man and girl who were running for their lives, and rushed straight towards the possessed soldiers.
When several soldiers saw Zhao Yun rushing towards him, not only did they not flinch, but they rushed forward even more frantically.
They pulled out the long knives at their waists, and the blades shone coldly in the sun, as if they were preparing to cut Zhao Yun into several pieces.
The red rabbit horse charged, and Zhao Yun stabbed directly through the chest of the leading soldier. He used his horse power to lead the leading soldier forward, smashing the originally tight formation into pieces.
The red rabbit horse seemed to sense the danger and kicked a soldier who was trying to sneak attack several meters away.
The power of this divine horse was astonishing. After the kicked soldier landed, a horse's hoof print was left on his chest armor, blood spurted from his mouth, and his internal organs had been shattered by the red rabbit horse's kick.
Facing the soldiers who had gathered again, Zhao Yun brandished his spear and swept them away with one blow, sweeping away several of them like fallen leaves.
A minute passed, and Zhao Yun returned to Lin Yi on his red rabbit horse.
Under the protection of the Black Shadow Corps, the old man and the girl finally felt a long-lost sense of security.
"Old man, are you okay?" Zhao Yun asked with concern.
"It's okay, thank you, General." The old man replied gratefully, looked at Zhao Yun, and suddenly asked: "Look at the general's clothes, could he be from Xuande Gong?"
Zhao Yun was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the old man could recognize his identity. He asked in surprise: "Does the old man know my master?"
The old man replied: "I once served as a military officer under a great virtuous master, and I also know a lot about heroes from all walks of life. Naturally, I have heard of Xuande Gong's name for a long time."
The so-called Si Shi are responsible for civilian affairs in the military.
Its tasks include administrative, financial and personnel work in the military, and is mainly responsible for assisting in the processing of paperwork and document affairs in the military.
In other words, this old man was once considered a figure in the Yellow Turban Army. No wonder he could recognize Zhao Yun's identity.
"Well, thanks to the talisman given by the wise master, the old man did not become as crazy as the others. The old man heard that there were remnants of the Yellow Turban Army nearby, so he came here specially to defect. Unexpectedly, he was chased by the guards on the way. Thanks to The general came to the rescue and saved the lives of the old man and his granddaughter," the old man said with emotion.
Then he took out a folded yellow paper talisman from his arms. The talisman gave off a faint light, and just looking at it made his heart feel clear.
"Can you let me see it?"
The old man nodded and handed the talisman in his hand to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi took the talisman paper and found that the talisman was drawn very finely.
[Taipingdao Pure Heart Talisman]
Place of Origin: Three Kingdoms Warriors·Yellow Turban Army
Quality: Light Gold
Type: Special Props
Effect: Keeping it beside you can prevent the energy of the ancient gods between heaven and earth from invading the user's body.
Rating: 298
Introduction: The great sage Zhang Jiao spent most of his efforts researching the talisman, thus protecting millions of subordinates of the Yellow Turban Army from harm.
"Old God, let me tell you why this world is like this."
Looking at the explanation of the talisman, Lin Yi finally understood why the world had become like this.
The Ancient God is a cancer to the world.
In a world where ancient gods are raging, it is almost normal for people to be in dire straits.
The world of Dynasty Warriors is actually pretty good, but the whole world is in a state of chaos, which makes the invasion of the ancient gods suddenly become so difficult to deal with.
In the mezzanine of the world, a silent war is going on.
An ancient god stands beside the barrier of the Three Kingdoms Unparalleled World. His body of about five meters is insignificant compared to the entire world.
The countless tentacles extending from His body tightly wrapped around the shell of this world, covering it like fine fluff, absorbing the nutrients of the entire world.
The ancient god lowered his head and opened his mouth to bite on the world barrier, greedily sucking in the original power of the Dynasty Unparalleled World.
With each breath, the breath of the world becomes weaker. On the contrary, the breath of the ancient god himself becomes more and more stable.
As the ancient gods continued to devour, cracks began to appear in the shell of the world, as if the whole world was slowly disintegrating.
However, the world consciousness of Dynasty Warriors is not without resistance. At present, the world consciousness of Dynasty Warriors is wrestling with this ancient god.
Due to the entanglement of the two, those weird rules emerged.
This ancient god has fallen into a state of serious injury and has no fighting power. Otherwise, he would not need to use this slow method at all. He can swallow the entire world in one bite and turn it into his nourishment.
This ancient god's name is Aiolos. He comes from the Fallen Star. He is an unlucky guy who was brought to disaster by the power struggle on the Fallen Star.
There are undercurrents surging in the Fallen Star now, and each major force has its own agenda. Although there is the terrifying existence of Hades to suppress everything, the forces below still have second thoughts.
Aiolos is just an ordinary middle-level ancient god of the soul system. According to the combat power in the void, he has about the peak strength of the seventh level.
Unfortunately, Aiolos encountered the Mother of Night's people secretly clearing away some of the hidden forces of Hades.
Not to mention the seventh-level peak, even the eighth-level peak cannot defeat these guys.
As a result, Aiolos was used as a scapegoat by the forces of the Mother of Night, and was wanted by the forces of Hades.
In order to silence Aiolos, the Mother of Night also issued a reward.
Fortunately, Aiolos possesses a life-saving item. This item sent one-tenth of Aiolos' soul out of the Death Star at the critical moment when Aiolos was being hunted, thus avoiding the fate of his death.
However, after losing his body and only one-tenth of his soul left, Aiolos' strength plummeted.
It had to wander around the lower worlds, looking for prey that could restore its strength.
During the exploration, it discovered the world of Three Kingdoms Unparalleled. This world is very rich in origin. It is undoubtedly a tempting food for Aiolos, who is in urgent need of restoring strength.
But when it began to invade the world, Aiolos unexpectedly discovered that this world had been notarized by Samsara Paradise.
This discovery put Aiolos into a dilemma, because it could not use the power of the ancient gods to directly erase the world consciousness, and it had very little power left. It could no longer invade other worlds and could only fall into the world consciousness of the Three Kingdoms Warriors. entangled.
After Lin Yi's explanation, Zhao Yun also understood the existence of the ancient god.
The concept of feeding on the world was beyond Zhao Yun's imagination, and he couldn't help but wonder, was this really a monster that humans could resist?
“Let’s go, let’s send the two of them to a safe place first.”
Zhao Yun nodded, temporarily putting aside his fear and doubts about the ancient god.
After Lin Yi learned the specific situation, he was not so anxious now.
This time he went to the Void Arena, and he also learned about some of the ancient gods through Meredith, at least he wouldn't be blinded.
Usually, after the ancient gods invade a world, they will soon corrupt the entire world.
And now that the world of Dynasty Warriors has been sustained for so long without corruption, this can only mean one problem - the ancient god is not in good condition.
Either he was just like the shadow god Lin Yi encountered in the first-level trial world, and he just sent out an incarnation, or he was seriously injured and didn't have much power to corrupt the world.
In short, no matter what the situation is, the ancient god will not be particularly difficult to deal with this time.
Lin Yi and Zhao Yun walked for a while and did not choose to enter the city ahead. Instead, they chose a small village ten miles away as a temporary resting place.
The houses in this village are all empty, most of the villagers have been reduced to demon blood, and the remaining villagers have fled with their property.
In such an environment, big cities have become the most dangerous places. Because of their large population, there are always people who are corrupted by the energy of the ancient gods and become possessed.
"We will rest here tonight and go to Xudu tomorrow." Zhao Yun pulled out the Qingzhi sword, cut off the chain on a house, and opened the door.
"Xu Du? Does the general want to defect to Cao Cao?"
When the old man heard the word "Xu Du", he immediately understood what the two of them wanted to do.
"Xudu has been reduced to a devil's cave now, so you two don't need to go."
The old man sighed and told Lin Yi and Zhao Yun what he saw and heard along the way.
Because Cao Cao's millions of troops were massacred by possessed soldiers at Changbanpo, he was originally planning to retreat to Xudu.
But unexpectedly, most of the people in Xudu City were also possessed by the devil, and the entire city became a devil's cave.
The current situation of Xudu is exactly the same as the description of Shituoling in Journey to the West. Skeletons are like mountains and bones are like forests.
People's hair became like felt pieces, and their skin and flesh rotted into mud.
It was really a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the stench was really unpleasant.
The butchers in the east took and chopped up the flesh of the living people; the soldiers in the west cooked the human flesh freshly.
The people passing by would be captured as humans and animals by Xudu's soldiers.
Faced with such a tragic situation, Cao Cao could only retreat to Yecheng and build the Tongque Tower to protect civil and military officials and the emperor.
Now there are not many cities in the world that can still maintain order.
The old man was distraught and sighed with tears streaming down his face: "Now the great man is over, the world is over, the great sage and mentor, the world is no longer saved."
(End of chapter)