With the help of Chengshuo, the Emperor of Zhao and his officials, the people of Daye City, and the refugees who fled to Daye City after the flood.
These people were moved into the shelter one after another by the Tianmen monks and were protected by the Lingyan Formation.
Due to Tianmen's survival and the presence of Nangong Yongchang and other Nascent Soul monks, over time, more and more monks began to take the initiative to join Tianmen to seek refuge.
Plus the mortals who keep migrating to Tianmen.
In just three months, the population of Tianmen Station has reached nearly 30 million.
In order to protect these refugees, the Lingyan Formation covering the entire Tianmen Station continued to expand, causing the energy required to maintain the formation to increase.
But fortunately, Tianmen has a successful partner.
A half-step god-transforming monk, plus four mid-stage Nascent Soul monks, can barely support the formation.
March after March.
With such peace and quiet, half a year passed in a flash.
…
Tianmen station.
The gathering place for mortals, East District.
The mortal gathering place of Tianmen is divided into four areas: southeast, northwest and northwest.
The area of the four major regions is almost as large as a county in Zhao State, and accommodates as many as six to seven million people.
Among them, the people in the East District are undoubtedly the richest, while the people in the West District are the poorest.
Most of the residents in the East District are relatives and friends of high-ranking monks.
For example, Zhang Gui, the body controlled by Cheng Sheng, and his children, all live a richer life than before because of Cheng Sheng.
as usual.
After Zhang Cheng, the eldest son of the Zhang family, got up and asked his servants to open the door of the house, several monks walked into the house with smiles on their faces.
One of them even has a foundation-building level of cultivation.
The monks didn't care at all about Zhang Cheng's status as a mortal, and they all bowed their hands to Zhang Cheng respectfully.
The leader, a monk with a foundation-building level, said straightforwardly: "Mr. Zhang, I heard that your wife is about to give birth, so I came here to visit and brought some small gifts. With a little thought, I also Please accept it."
After saying that, he calmly took out a brocade box from the storage bag on his waist and opened it in front of Zhang Cheng.
"I know Mr. Zhang doesn't like yellow and white things, so I specially refined this top quality Qi Gathering Pill to help my wife regain some strength after giving birth."
The ultimate Qi Gathering Pill has incredible effects.
Even a mortal with poor qualifications will have a certain chance of entering the body after taking it.
And monks who have already embarked on the path of spiritual practice can improve their cultivation by leaps and bounds after taking this elixir.
Zhang Cheng was overjoyed when he saw this elixir, but his face showed no sign of mountains or dew.
He calmly accepted the elixir and said politely: "Since it is helpful to the mother and fetus, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse it."
Seeing Zhang Cheng receiving the gift, the other monks present followed suit and took out gifts of different values from the storage bags.
——In fact, he had already explained to Zhang Cheng and others about the matter of living and occupying Zhang Wei's body.
Except for giving Zhang Cheng more than two hundred taels of silver that day in Daye City, Chengshuo gave almost no help to Zhang Cheng and others.
After all, he is not Zhang Gui.
Therefore, it is impossible for Zhang Chengcheng to accumulate such a family fortune.
But since Chenghuo succeeded in enlightenment, his deeds have spread almost throughout the entire world of cultivation, which has led to countless people trying to curry favor with Chenghuo in every possible way.
But most people had no way to see Cheng Huo himself, so they focused their attention on Zhang Wei's descendants.
This led to today's scene.
It was not the first time that Zhang Cheng met such monks who came to Zhang's house to visit and deliver gifts.
yard.
Zhang Cheng turned around and was about to call the maids and servants to lead the monks into the living room to drink some tea when he suddenly saw all the monks in the courtyard looking up at the sky.
So Zhang Cheng also looked towards the sky.
But above the Tianmen station, there was a meteorite that was growing in size at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in just a moment, it had already covered the sky and the sun.
As the saying goes, the near is big and the far is small.
The meteorite is getting bigger because the distance between it and the ground is getting closer and closer
"This meteorite"
The only foundation-building monk in the yard looked at the sky and said with a shocked expression: "This is the first time I have seen such a big man since the great catastrophe of Guangyu Star. I don't know what the Lingyan Formation arranged by Tianmen is. Can you hold on?"
——When meteorites landed or other disasters struck before, monks in Tianmen Station tried to escape outside the Lingyan Formation.
But it may be that the luck on Guangyu Star has deteriorated to an almost outrageous level.
Affected by this, as soon as the monks leave the Lingyan Formation, they will immediately suffer from bad luck and die under various inexplicable circumstances.
Some royal weapons fell to death while flying.
Some were hit in the head by a palm-sized meteorite and crushed to death.
There are also people who died suddenly when unknown rays of light from the universe penetrated their chests.
All of the above are numerous.
Over time, no one thought about escaping from the Lingyan Formation at Tianmen Station anymore because doing so would only lead to faster death.
In the Zhang family courtyard.
The monks could not help but have a flash of fear in their eyes as they looked at the giant meteorite that covered the sky and the sun and was so large that it was exaggerated.
One of the Qi-training monks said calmly: "Although this is the first time for such a huge meteorite, Tianmen's spiritual rock formation has been able to block every attack in the past. I believe this time should be no exception. Although everyone Just don’t worry.”
"Indeed." Regardless of whether what the monk said during this Qi training period is true or not, everyone will unconsciously think on the bright side at this moment.
So all the monks spoke out in agreement.
"Don't worry, the strength of the Tianmen Lingyan Formation is number one, but absolutely no one dares to say it is number two!"
"It is said that Tianmen's Lingyan Formation is commanded by four mid-stage Nascent Soul monks, plus an ancestor of the Zhang family who has a half-step to become a god, so there must be no problems!"
While everyone was talking, they suddenly heard a crisp sound in the sky.
Although the crisp sound was not harsh, it hit the hearts of everyone present like a bell.
After a crisp sound, all the monks looked at each other, and for a moment they were all shocked and speechless.
soon.
Along with the crisp sound in the air, a crack visible to the naked eye gradually appeared on the earth-yellow spiritual rock formation.
The crack was like someone taking a sledgehammer and hitting the wall hard.
"this"
The moment the crack appeared, the monks were no longer calm, nor did they comfort each other as before, with full confidence.
After a while, a monk suggested: "Otherwise, we should go to Tianmen's sect to take shelter. Not only is it the central area of the Lingyan formation, but there are also four Nascent Soul stage monks from Tianmen, one The monks at the half-step transformation stage are here, and they all say that the sky is falling, and there are still tall people holding it up. So it is right for us to take refuge there!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the monks agreed.
"really!"
"That makes sense."
"Go quickly, go quickly!"
After a conversation, the only foundation-building monk in the Zhang Mansion courtyard waved his hand and summoned a flying boat.
He charged three spiritual stones per person and took advantage of the crisis to collect benefits from everyone.
Then, he carried the monks, as well as Zhang Cheng and other members of the Zhang family, and flew towards the sect where Tianmen was stationed.
…
At the same time.
Tianmen Station, the retreat place of the ancestors of the sect.
Cheng Huo sat cross-legged on the ground and looked up at the sky.
Looking at the giant meteorite above the Lingyan Formation, which covered the sky and the sun, he couldn't help but show a trace of confusion in his eyes.
Chengsheng has been very distressed recently.
Previously, he had promised Nangong Yongchang and others to come to Tianmen Station to help preside over the Lingyan Formation to protect the mortals.
But he has always been thinking about "turning gods into mortals" in his heart.
He not only wants to save all the people he knows and doesn't know, but at the same time, he also hopes that all mortals will die in the catastrophe to help him complete his transformation into a god.
This is very contradictory.
But people are always so contradictory.
People will want to work hard, but they also want to enjoy themselves.
People want to work out, but they also want to eat and drink.
"Senior Zhang!"
When Cheng Sheng was hesitating, he suddenly heard Nangong Yongchang's voice coming from outside the secret room.
Nangong Yongchang said in a panic: "Senior, please take action quickly! The size of this meteorite is too large, and it also contains an inexplicable power."
"That meteorite is about to break through the Lingyan Formation. Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Yun, and Fellow Daoist Murong and I are almost unable to withstand it!"
this.
Shengsheng originally planned to ignore this disaster.
But after hearing Nangong Yongchang's urging, he softened his heart and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you to the formation eye to have a look!"
With that said, he waved his hand to control the door of the secret room, causing it to open on its own.
After riding on Nangong Yongchang's giant centipede, Chengshuo rushed with it towards the eye of the Lingyan Formation.
The eye of the Lingyan Formation is the most defensive place in the entire formation. This is common knowledge that many monks know.
So not long after the giant meteorite fell and cracks appeared on the Lingyan Formation, countless monks gathered towards the eye of the Lingyan Formation.
When the monks saw Cheng Huo and Nangong Yongchang landing on the ground from the air, they hurriedly saluted him: "I have met the two ancestors!"
Nangong Yongchang bowed to the monks and bowed in return.
To survive is to nod to everyone.
While nodding, he was once again entangled in his heart. Do you want to save these living people standing in front of him?
If you were rational and looked at it from the perspective of profit alone, you would definitely not be willing to save Cheng Sheng.
As long as he does not help maintain the Lingyan Formation, none of the mortals and low-level monks in the formation will be spared after the catastrophe.
And if you follow your heart's desire, Cheng Sheng will want to save these people from the bottom of his heart.
He is no saint.
He saves people for no other reason.
He just wanted to help, that's all.
Just like when I was on Earth in my previous life, many people said that they were so cold-blooded and ruthless and would not help anyone they met.
But when you really see someone in trouble, you feel unbearable when you really see someone suffer misfortune.
This is the mentality of living at the moment.
"senior?"
While he was thinking, Chenghuo heard Nangong Yongchang's urging again.
At this moment, the large spiritual rock formation covering the entire Tianmen Station was already crumbling under the pressure brought by the meteorite.
Nangong Yongchang was anxious: "Senior, hurry up and enter the formation! If you delay it any longer, the Lingyan Formation will really be unable to hold up!"
Chengsheng stood on the back of the giant centipede, silent.
He glanced at the monks and mortals who had come to take refuge at the center of the Lingyan Formation.
He saw Zhao Yuan, the Emperor of Zhao Kingdom, from the crowd, the three rebellious sons of the Zhang family, and the daughter who had survived and possessed Zhang Guiqian, and had not come back since she was married.
There are also Fang Yun, who unexpectedly obtained the treasure of the gourd of fortune, and Han Yu, who obtained the proficiency system.
The salesman Nuo Feiwen was promoted to the late stage of Qi training because of eating his candy man.
There are also Elder Kang who accepted him into the Haoyue Sect when he first crossed over, and Elder Peng in the fortification room.
Xia Houbo, the leader of the Haoyue Sect, and Baofeng, the leader of the Stop Injury Sect.
The relationship between these people and Chengsheng cannot be said to be very good, but at least Chengsheng can call each of them by name.
Looking at these many people, Chengsheng had many thoughts in his heart:
Sitting back and watching these familiar faces die in the catastrophe is really against my heart.
What is the purpose of my practice?
Isn’t it just to save the people you want to save, grab what you want, and kill the people you want to kill?
Isn’t the purpose of my practice just to be able to do whatever my heart desires?
So why should I go against my own will and do things I don’t want to do now?
If you can only become a god if you go against your true heart
It’s okay not to want such a transformation!
Thinking of this, Chenghuo suddenly felt that there were some things in his consciousness that were both unclear and unexplainable.
"I understand." Chengshuo suddenly said these words as he felt something in his heart.
"Huh?" Nangong Yongchang said softly: "Senior, what do you know?"
Cheng Huo said slowly: "The so-called 'transforming gods into gods' requires monks to collect the emotional power of mortals, so in essence, mortals support the 'transforming gods into gods' monks."
"That's why this path has the word 'god' in it. God is ruthless, receiving incense from the mortal world but doing nothing, so he is called a god."
"And the so-called 'transforming gods into mortals' requires monks to make aspirations for all mortals in the world, which is the way of a saint. Or, it requires monks to use indirect or direct methods to kill more than 90% of the mortals in the world and be selfish. Self-interested people.”
"Whether it is the Holy Mother or a selfish person, these are the characteristics of mortals, so there is a word 'mortal' in 'Transform God into Mortal'."
At this point, the idea of becoming alive became clear, and his state of mind became more and more clear and flawless.
If he has some enlightenment: "And the path I am going to take is different from 'turning gods into gods' and 'turning gods into mortals'."
"Why do people have to be bound by so-called rules and regulations?"
“I want others to provide for me, so do it.”
"If I want to help others, or kill people, or ask for things, I just do it when I think of it. I do what I want. This is the true meaning of my practice."
"Since the path I am taking is about following my heart's desires and not being bound by rules and regulations, then I would like to call the path I am taking 'transforming gods into demons'!"
"This demon is not evil, but means doing things according to one's heart and not exceeding the rules!"
(End of chapter)
