A sacred mountain in a certain county of Kutan.
Cao Chonglin was sitting under the pavilion at the foot of the mountain. He conjured a pot of tea from nowhere, poured himself a cup, and poured another cup for the other side. He put the teapot in its place. He raised his eyes and said with a smile: "Why did the Lord avoid me?" mean?"
Ku Tan God shook his head and said: "There has been an accident in this world. I have not said anything about it, so I have no face to see it. But since the national master has invited me, the little god dare not avoid it."
Cao Chonglin said sternly: "Why call yourself a minor god? I think there must be a reason. Could it be that the Kutan Immortal has fallen as Lin Xizhi guessed?"
Ku Tan God pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "There are early signs of Ku Tan's Qi failure. At the beginning, just a trace of Qi was stripped away. Qi is not constant in nature. It is normal for it to rise and fall sometimes, so in the beginning I didn’t pay much attention to it, but gradually I discovered that my luck had only declined since then, but not increased.”
"Until the exhaustion of luck affected the entire Kutan situation, the Immortal spent some time finding the possible source, but I didn't know exactly where it was. Two years ago, the Immortal asked me to take care of the luck. He said he was going to Once the source was solved, in my opinion at the time, if the immortal took action, the problem would be solved."
"Unexpectedly, the Immortal never came back once he left. During this period, I also made many inquiries and could clearly sense the weakening of divinity and the collapse of the divine throne. That meant the fall of the Immortal. Perhaps the Immortal had expected it from the beginning. At this end, I separated my divine status in advance and merged it with the luck of Kutan, so that I can maintain my identity as a true god through luck."
Cao Chonglin looked solemn and asked, "What's the reason why that god is so silent?"
Kutan God confessed: "The Immortal told me before he left that the failure of Kutan's luck is not a trivial matter, but I didn't have much idea about it at the beginning."
"When things happened, I actually waited for the follow-up actions of the mastermind behind the scenes. I always wanted to inform the gods, but I didn't wait. Later, I thought that the mastermind behind the scenes might fall with the immortal. So if the immortal's fall is made public , it might turn Kutan into a nest of monsters."
"In addition, my divine body is integrated with the luck of the bitter sandalwood, so I noticed something swallowing the luck at some point, so I focused on finding the object, and finally found its location. It was a monster suppressed under Qixia Street in Huncheng. This demon has divinity and its identity is different. When it broke through the seal and came out, it no longer swallowed up luck."
"I need to devote a lot of energy to stabilizing my luck, and using my luck to find traces of this demon is equivalent to trapping myself in the sacred mountain. The only thing I can do is to find Lin Xizhi nearby for help, but unfortunately I still have no clues. , this demon’s hiding method is quite sophisticated.”
Cao Chonglin frowned slightly.
Regardless of whether the reason Kutan God concealed is reasonable or not, he has visited Kutan many times. If he wanted to tell him, he would always find an opportunity and state the benefits and disadvantages. If he only told himself, he would not have to worry about Kutan being robbed, but Cao Chonglin did not Say more, he can see that the Kutan God is indeed very weak now.
Moreover, Kutan's Qi had been exhausted for a long time, and he had doubts about it. He didn't even come to ask, so how could he care about others and not tell them.
He didn't ask because there was no trace of the immortal, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to see the immortal even when he arrived at Kutan Mountain. Kutan God didn't say anything, so he rashly came to ask if the immortal had fallen. Will the Immortal die quickly?
"The monsters suppressed under Qixia Street in Huncheng..." Thinking about this, Cao Chonglin couldn't help but picture Jiang Wang in his mind. He shook his head slowly and asked, "Since the position of the righteous god still exists, Does the Lord know that a new immortal has appeared in Kutan?"
Kutan God said: "Before the monster broke the seal, I did detect the aura of the immortal at a certain moment, but I was in a bad state and could not find the immortal's location. At that moment, I even suspected that the immortal I served had not died, because The luck that has been declining for many years has suddenly increased. If not for this, the monster under Qixia Street devoured the luck every day. Even if it could not swallow up all the luck, it would not have left so much."
Cao Chonglin thought silently, if Jiang Wang is behind Immortal Kutan, then where did the Night Travel God come from? But if not, it can increase Kutan's luck. The problem may not be simple. Is it a new immortal who has taken over Kutan? In this way, the Night Travel God became the Kutan Zhengshen, and the position of the Zhengshen in front of him became awkward.
He suddenly thought that maybe Kutan Zhengshen was very aware of the current situation, but because he had to rely on luck to maintain his divine power, if a new Zhengshen appeared, his position would be deprived of him. It might be that the new immortal had not really done anything yet. That's why Kutan Zhengshen concealed the death of Kutan Immortal with a sense of luck. In fact, it was more to maintain his current status as a god.
In this case, Kutan Zhengshen will certainly not admit that a new immortal has appeared, but will make some remarks that he doubts that the immortal he serves is still alive.
This is human nature and divine nature.
Cao Chonglin had no idea of exposing it.
This only further confirmed that Kutan has a second immortal.
At this time, he glanced in the direction of Naihe Hai and said: "The judge has not been in Naihe Hai a few days ago. He probably wanted to help Yan Shanjun. No matter whether he is the son of Mo Zhang or the fierce god, no monster is willing to watch Yan Shan. The tiger has fallen."
Ku Tan God nodded silently and said: "The Judge was originally a god, and his Taoism is extremely profound. The power he currently possesses is probably only half of what he was at his peak, but even so, in terms of pure fighting power, he is not weaker than the Fierce God. This This means that two fierce gods will appear in Jicheng, and Zhang Zhijing may not be able to deal with them alone."
Cao Chonglin looked at the scene in Jicheng and said: "Zhang Zhijing was the number one warrior in the Sui Dynasty, and one of the best warriors in the world. The land gods have been extinct for thousands of years. Zhang Zhijing, who has become a land god again in this world, must be very capable, even if he faces You may not lose against the two fierce gods."
Kutan God was a little surprised when he heard this.
Cao Chonglin suddenly looked at Him seriously and asked, "How long can you last?".
Ku Tan Shen was stunned, hesitated for a moment and said: "The luck has been exhausted too much. Although the demon has not swallowed up the luck, the luck is also slowly passing away. Unless the immortal is found, I am afraid that I will not be able to survive with my own strength alone." He won’t be able to hold on for long, and he will die.”
Cao Chonglin said: "The monsters that were suppressed in the past were either directly produced by immortals, or were the work of Dawu monks during the Battle of Candle God. Naturally, they are extremely powerful monsters. But as far as I know, among the monsters suppressed under Qixia Street, The one with the highest moral conduct is He Bo."
"And the one who can let you use your luck to find no trace is not He Bo. Because He Bo has transformed into hundreds and thousands and dispersed his power. Even if he doesn't want to unite the world with He Bo as soon as the seal is broken, After regaining the peak of Taoism, the places He can hide are limited."
"If you can still hold on, spend some luck guidance so that I can help you find the monster that devours luck. As long as you capture it, you can get your luck back."
Ku Tan Shen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble the National Master."
Cao Chonglin smiled and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
With a wave of Kutan God's hand, a gust of wind blew outside the pavilion. The luck was unpredictable, but he could feel it secretly. Seeing this, Cao Chonglin closed his eyes and used his breath to pull him, following the luck to catch another one with the same luck. exist.
However, Kutan God stood up and retreated outside the pavilion.
He looked at Cao Chonglin silently.
Soon Cao Chonglin realized something. He suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the Kutan God outside the pavilion, frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
Bitter Tan God's expression looked sad, and he lowered his voice and said, "Master, regarding the fall of the immortal, I wanted to inform you directly at first, but then I did nothing. Do you really think it was some unfounded reason?"
Cao Chonglin observed the invisible and intangible luck outside the pavilion, and said calmly: "Maybe I am really old, and I always want things to be simpler. I have guessed that there are other reasons, but I still think it is human nature. Now it seems that the truth is worse than I thought, so I am curious, what is your real reason?"
Kutan God said softly: "It's just that I have no choice but to follow the trend."
Cao Chonglin looked at him quietly.
Kutan God was silent for a moment and said: "Just when I noticed something swallowing my luck, I was subconsciously caught. The existence that was suppressed under Qixia Street was so terrifying that it was beyond my understanding. Not only was it It swallowed up my luck and even used my luck to control me. By the time I found out, it was already too late."
"I tried to break free, and even thought about self-destruction in the end, but suddenly, there was a new miracle
When I arrived, my luck suddenly increased. I thought at that time that the immortal was not dead and that He was back again. Therefore, I missed the only opportunity to escape from control. "
"When I was struggling to stay awake and hoping that the immortals could save me from the fire and water, at a certain moment, I clearly felt that a new righteous god had appeared in Kutan."
The expression of Kutan God gradually became ferocious, "That happened not long ago. The immortal felt that there was no need to save me, or simply gave up on me. After suffering for so long, the only hope suddenly shattered, and the darkness swallowed me completely!"
Cao Chonglin frowned and said, "It's just your guess that the immortal is not dead. It's more likely that a new immortal has arrived. Why do you think that the Kutan Immortal gave up on you?"
Kutan God looked at Cao Chonglin coldly and said: "Luck will accompany the immortals, and each immortal's luck is naturally different. When the immortals come to the world, how can you explain the sudden increase in Kutan's luck? I am better than you. I understand better, no matter how long you live, you are just a mortal, how can you understand the things of gods and gods!"
Cao Chonglin sighed sadly, and suddenly asked: "When you asked Lin Xizhi and the sword wielder Cheng Yan to help find the monster that devoured luck, it proved that you still have sanity. Why didn't you let them come to me for help?"
Kutan God whispered: "Darkness has shrouded me from beginning to end. I am me, and I am not me. What can I do about things that are insignificant to Him, but there are some things that I can say no matter what. If I don’t come out, I can’t even die at this moment, and I have no reason to resist anymore.”
Cao Chonglin said seriously: "The so-called new righteous god is Jiang Wang, but that god is very weak. When the monster broke out under Qixia Street, Jiang Wang was involved. Now it seems that the monster is not dead. , even if you think that the Immortal Immortal is the Immortal you once served, then He has not abandoned you."
Kutan God shook his head and said: "I once watched Jiang Wang. At that time, there was no righteous god around him, and the immortal didn't do anything when he broke the seal. I thought that the immortal might be injured, so I kept insisting. But in the end, I didn’t wait for the immortal to appear, but for the righteous god to appear instead of me.”
Cao Chonglin persuaded: "If the righteous god beside Jiang Wang really replaces you and becomes the righteous god of Kutan, why is your luck still here? Have you never thought about this question? Since the luck of Kutan is still surrounding you, You are still the Righteous God of Kutan, and no one will deprive you of your divine status."
Kutan God sneered: "So I said you don't understand at all. The luck here does not belong to the immortals, but to my new master who has swallowed the luck. If you come to the door now, you are waiting to be swallowed by the luck. Become the nourishment that strengthens my power!"
