Now the top of his golden platform looks very unseemly. Most of the place is occupied by large and small blue stones. There are also some cakes, steamed buns, meat and the like scattered on the ground between the stones.
Li Bochen walked to the edge of the golden platform, straightened the helmet on his head, squinted his eyes and looked down carefully.
Wearing this helmet outside, he could actually see the direction of the earth's energy. He secretly thought that there must be wonderful changes in this world. Sure enough, now that I saw it, I immediately took a breath of cold air.
In the light emitted by the golden platform, he saw densely packed figures.
This platform has ten floors. There is a throne on the floor where he piles up sundries. Each floor below is surrounded by a platform. When I looked at it in the past, I felt that the platform was not wide and could only accommodate two or three people. They were just walking in parallel, but at this moment, there was a strange change in the sight. Each layer seemed to be an independent piece. For example, he knew that the ninth floor was below his tenth floor, but he could "see through" it and see the entire platform. In the past, these ten floors were narrowed layer by layer, but now, the remaining nine floors look like the same size.
Those stages are not empty, there is also a throne on each level. There is an illusion of a human figure on the throne, and there are two rows of figures on both sides of the throne, just like the second civil and military squadron.
Li Boxen's heart skipped a beat - the ninth floor!
It is said that under the Beichen Emperor, there are nine other Yuan Lords. They are: Yangming Tanlang Yuanjun, **Jumen Yuanjun, Zhenren Lucun Yuanjun, Tongxuan Wenqu Yuanjun, Danyuan Zhenlian Yuanjun, Arctic Wuqu Yuanjun, Tianguan Pojun Yuanjun, Dongming Zuofu Yuanjun, Yinyuan Youbi Yuanjun.
He had heard before that these nine Yuan Lords were in the Ninth Heaven, and he originally thought they were independent from this world. But looking at the scene in front of me...could it be that the so-called Nine Heavens only refers to the remaining nine floors of the Golden Platform?
The phantoms next to each Yuanjun should be the true monarchs and spiritual officials under Yuanjun. Li Boxen counted them briefly and realized that there were nearly two hundred people.
Are these illusions... just like the divine generals guarding the gates of ghosts in Jiu San, are they just gods?
Although Li Boxen had guessed that all the Nether Spiritual Gods of Beichen's lineage were gone, now that he saw this scene, he felt chills stand on end - so many Yuanjun, Zhenjun, and Spiritual Officers, if they were placed in the mortal world, they would all be gone. He is a ruthless character who can overturn the world with just one move... What kind of crisis did he encounter before he was caught in one fell swoop! ?
Looking at these illusions now, he felt like he was watching a ghost. After a while, he slowly recovered and looked down again.
His eyes fell on the Naihe Bridge, and he saw two humanoid phantoms on the bridge. He was familiar with these two - Wei Zongshan used the "life and death" technique last night. When he came to this world, what he saw was that the gods of these two people had reacted. It's just that I couldn't see it clearly at that time, but now I can see it clearly. I saw one person with black armor and one with white armor. The one with black armor had an angry look on his face, while the one with white armor was smiling. This should be the legendary Black and White Lords of Hell.
These two Lords of Hell were also surrounded by dozens of figures, who must be their subordinates' spiritual officials.
Li Bochen looked around carefully and realized that there should be hundreds of spiritual gods in this world. Without this helmet, he felt that he was alone here, but now he realized that there were originally so many gods - they used to hold power and represent luck, but now there are only phantoms left.
Something stirred in his heart, and he looked outside the gate of hell - since the divine throne already existed, why did he become just a yes man when he sealed Jiu San that day?
In the past, Jiu San, the gatekeeper, was just a golden man. But now that he could see the god's throne, he noticed that his appearance had changed - there was also a phantom outline outside his body. And he, the golden man, filled in this outline, his figure flickering like a lamp that was about to go out.
Li Bochen frowned and thought, and thought to himself, looking at him like this, it was very similar to a cultivator who noticed when looking inside that the spiritual power in his body was not going to continue. Is it possible that in order to succeed to this divine position, one must reach a certain level of cultivation? Did Jiu San become like this because of insufficient cultivation?
Thinking of this, he tried to shout: "Jiusan, listen to the order!"
Jiu San was standing stupidly in front of the door, but after listening to his words, his expression immediately became vivid, and he shouted: "Jiu San, listen to the order!"
He was also a yes man. But Li Bochen tried again: "In a quarter of an hour, thunder will come down!"
Jiu San repeated his words again.
Li Bochen stood on the golden platform and waited. The spiritual gods under Beichen's throne all represent Beichen's luck. So Jiu San looks like this now, is it because he was deprived of his sanity by the god because of his lack of cultivation? If you look at it this way, he is just a puppet of himself. But his puppet also has responsibilities after all. Now that the gate of hell has been opened, not a single ghost from outside has wandered in. This shows that he can do things when he is not around.
Then maybe, he can carry out his orders.
A quarter of an hour later, Jiu San really shouted: "Thunder!"
Suddenly an electric snake appeared from the thunder clouds on the zenith, and it was blasting on the wasteland outside the pass. Li Bochen was overjoyed and immediately said: "Listen carefully, if a monster breaks into this world later, you will protect me!"
Jiu San drank his words again, and Li Bochen sat cross-legged on the golden platform and circulated his true energy.
The spiritual power in his body has long been full, as if the dam was filled with river water. What needs to be done now is to slowly guide this water out and let it flow into the dry river downstream. This water flow should be neither too small nor too large. It needs to be able to expand the meridians just right, but not too violent and cause damage to itself.
And this water flow is not just one stream, but many streams. Practitioners usually meditate, breathe out, and hone their spirit, just to be able to branch out a lot of wisdom at this juncture and guide each one through the twists and turns and deep places. When Li Bochen was in Wuliang City, he never dared to think that one day he would be able to achieve this level. But with the experience of the previous advancement, he now feels that it is a matter of course - his mind does not need to use his subjective consciousness too much, and his spiritual consciousness will naturally lead the way. .
He thought that this was because Beichen's line of magic was originally passed down by the emperor. Now that he has become an emperor, he means "cultivating his own magic", and he is naturally more proficient than anyone else in the world.
After running his spiritual power for a while, he began to break through the pass according to the records in Beichen Xinjue Ming Yao. At this time, he had entered samadhi, and the spiritual platform was completely empty. I can be aware of the appearance and hear the sounds around me, but not a single distracting thought can arise in my mind.
The spiritual energy moves like this, and the whole body gradually feels comfortable and peaceful, which is indescribable. After a while, I slowly smelled a slight fragrance around me, as if I was on a green grassland shrouded in sunlight. As soon as I thought about it, I could still hear the faint chirping of birds.
Li Boxen felt warm and warm all over his body, and a feeling of bliss radiated from the inside out. The meridians in his body were opened one after another, and the spiritual power previously hidden in the meridians began to nourish the whole body.
After an unknown amount of time passed, Li Bochen slowly opened his eyes and stood up. He saw flowers and plants all around and lush trees above his head. Looking into the distance, a large lake shone in the bright sun, evaporating clouds of mist. He couldn't help but feel happy and thought to himself, Hey, am I a dragon and tiger now? ?
Before, I was worried that the Demon King's clone would come, but looking at it this way, it turned out to be a near miss!
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the lake, only to see a woman sitting there. The woman's back was somewhat familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was for a while. He stopped and frowned, thinking to himself, I have a pretty good memory and I haven't met many women, so why have I forgotten it now?
As soon as he thought of this, the woman stood up. Take a few quick steps and plunge into the big lake. She moved so fast that Li Bochen didn't have time to stop her. When he came to his senses, he saw that the lake had calmed down again.
He was still full of joy before, but now that he suddenly saw such a change, his heart suddenly sank.
He stared at the lake, and suddenly couldn't help but start to think, in fact, it would be better if this woman was dead. Anyone who wants to take his own life feels that the pain of living is unbearable. Since I left Wuliang City, I have encountered many twists and turns along the way. What I experienced was actually just to survive.
But now if I think about it again, what is the purpose of living?
To live, there are many troubles every day, and every day is just to solve a bunch of troubles so that you can continue to "live", then it is still the same question - what are you living for?
Just to suffer and go through all that trouble?
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt hopeless. He also said, so what if I am already in the dragon and tiger realm? With so many divine positions in this realm, how many years and months will it take to seal them all? Where can I find someone I can trust? Right now, even Fang Cheng... can I trust him? If one day someone bribes him with incredible wealth, or even threatens him with his mother's life, won't Fang Cheng betray me?
After all, he is also a living person, not my attachment. He does his best for me every day, maybe to repay the favor. But this kindness will always fade. At that time, what you want is a future, right? What if I can't give it?
He felt like his heart was twisting in a knife for a moment, and he couldn't help but hit his chest with his hand, only to hear a popping sound. After beating it for a few times, I felt a little relieved, so I went to beat it again. But when I raised my hand three more times, I suddenly felt a slight numbness in my body, as if someone was carrying a bucket of ice water and the bag fell down.
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, and several thoughts popped up in his mind at the same time - what the hell was I thinking about just now? Naturally, people live just to live. Even when animals are slaughtered, they have to struggle for survival. I won’t talk about others, I’ll just talk about myself - a man born between heaven and earth. If I don’t want to live because I feel that I have to suffer a lot of troubles and suffering, what’s the difference between that and a lazy person who is afraid of being too tired to do things? ?
Even if I really want to take this life by myself, it should be for justice, righteousness, and others, and not just for leisure in this world!
In an instant, the grass, trees, and lake in front of me all receded like the tide. Li Bochen opened his eyes suddenly and immediately felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He looked down and saw that his breastplate had been broken by his own hammer, and the broken armor pieces were embedded in his flesh and blood. One right hand was even more bloody and had several cuts. He also felt as if a moving knife had been inserted into the meridians and acupuncture points on his body, scrambling to drill out. His heart shuddered, and he realized that he had not advanced to the dragon and tiger realm, but was about to go crazy!
Did the Demon King's clone just come? ?
At this time, there was another warning sign in his heart, and he felt something was wrong behind him. He immediately stood up and turned his face to look back. When he looked at it, he immediately saw a face - almost face to face with him, with a pair of red eyes like copper bells, a high raised nose, a big mouth full of fangs, and his face was covered with thick green hair. No different than a ghost.
Even though Li Boxen prided himself on being brave, he was so frightened that he almost screamed. He didn't care and kicked him as soon as he raised his leg. But this thing actually raised its legs at the same time, and the two people's feet touched each other, and they took two steps back at the same time.
Only then did Li Bochen see the full appearance of this thing - he was wearing black armor, and there was a black cloth that was constantly dancing around him. It didn't look like an ordinary material, but more like a swirling black air. And his posture was exactly the same as his own - Li Boxen clenched his injured right fist to protect his heart, and slightly stretched out his left hand. This thing actually did the same, as if imitating him.
Li Boxen wanted to draw the sword, but as soon as he had this idea, he felt an excruciating pain in his body and his spiritual power surged. He knew in his heart that he was just at the critical moment of performing his martial arts, but when he was interrupted by this thing, his spiritual power could no longer be restrained. Not only was the pain so intense that I wanted to shake my head off, but I also felt that the joints in my body were slowly rusting, making even movement extremely difficult.
He gritted his teeth and shouted: "Who are you!?"
The ghost opposite him immediately opened his mouth like him, but what came out of his mouth were other words: "I am the Black Sky Demon King, Jian Chou Langbu! Li Bochen, you have gone crazy now and are about to destroy your foundation. Why don't you fight with this demon king?" Let's go to the pure heaven together, not only can we preserve our cultivation, but we can also become a demon!"
Hearing this, Li Bochen suddenly felt an unknown fire in his heart. Without thinking, he blurted out the words and shouted: "I am the Emperor Beichen! If you want me to be a demon, you, a little demon king, are not qualified. I'm afraid I will That demon king of yours has to come! Open your eyes and see, where is this place!?"
After he said this, he shouted again: "Where is Jiu San!?"
He shouted, but there was no response. Looking further down the golden platform, the Ghost Gate, Naihe Bridge, and Fiery River were all gone, and there was only endless black energy everywhere. In the black air, there are countless Yin spirits writhing and howling miserably, and there are gusts of sinister wind. He was startled and looked up at the sky again, and saw that the rolling thunderclouds were gone - the sky was also so dark that his eyes seemed to be sucked in!
Seeing this scene, Li Bochen thought to himself, could it be that I was brought to the devil's world! ?
But the thought changed again, and I suddenly remembered the scene when I met the Yellow Sky Demon King Hengtian carrying the sword - this time I saw the illusion unknowingly, and then I also saw the beauty incarnated by the Demon King unknowingly. Gorgeous woman. The illusion was broken, and the Hengtian Danbian at that time took the form of Tao Chunxi again. He beheaded Tao Chunxi before finally overcoming the disaster.
Could it be that the black-armored demon king in front of me is a second illusion just like that time?
But this time it seems more difficult than before - I already know that I am in an illusion, but I can't get out!
Black Sky Demon King Superintendent Chou Langbu saw a trace of fear flash across his face, and immediately laughed out loud, saying: "What Beichen? What emperor? They are all just dragging their feet! You really want to be fearless?" You man, you still have to go to my demonic realm! If you don’t want to leave, I will take your heart and leave!”
After he said this, he stopped imitating Li Bochen and suddenly stretched out his hands to take out his heart.
This demon king also wore armor on his hands, and there were long sharp blades protruding from his fingers. If he really caught him, he would probably stab him to the core. At this moment, Li Boxen didn't know how far he had reached outside the illusion, and whether he had really gone crazy. But just looking at myself in the illusion, I knew that there was no possibility of holding back the surging spiritual power, so I simply turned my mind and let go of the constraints on the meridians and apertures in an instant.
The spiritual energy in his body suddenly disappeared, and his whole body was in chaos. This burst of severe pain has to be tasted in reality, and I am afraid that no matter how tough a man is, he will be hurt to death. But he was still in the illusion. Although he was in extreme pain, he couldn't pass out. Instead, he was inspired with courage. He pulled out the magic knife and slashed at the prisoner Chou Langbu.
He didn't dodge, and the devil's claws dug into his chest. But compared to the pain that is about to disappear, this pain is like a cooling antidote. Li Bochen didn't care whether his heart had been torn out by him or not, he still slashed with the knife, splitting the devil's incarnation's head in half.
But this thing is still alive at this time. The eyes on both sides of the head have been chopped out, but the two and a half mouths are still talking, saying: "What a warrior! Even this heart seems to be iron, but you are like this If an iron heart is entangled with the trivial matters of the world, won't it become rusty? Take a good look at it and see what it has become!?"
After saying this, the Demon King suddenly jumped back, and the two heads closed again. However, Li Boxen felt a chill in his chest. When he lowered his head, he saw a hole the size of a bowl of ocean. Looking at the Demon King's hand, he indeed held a heart made of iron. It should have been shiny, but the surface was covered with rust, and it looked like holes had been corroded in some places.
He clearly knew that this was an illusion, but his body still felt suddenly weak. His legs went weak and he sat down on the ground. Another blur appeared in front of his eyes, and he saw the Guimen Pass, Naihe Bridge, and the sky above the sky looming in the billowing black clouds. In the deep darkness, lightning suddenly appeared.
Looking next to him, he saw himself sitting cross-legged on the ground, his hands still tied, but his face was livid and he was out of breath. It seemed that he was unlucky and was really at a critical moment. Seeing this scene, Li Bochen's heart brightened again - this was indeed an illusion, but it was also an illusion in his own consciousness. If this body dies here, won’t the divine consciousness also perish? ?
Now I see this scene outside of the illusion. Is it because of the dying... and the return of light? ?
At this moment, he finally felt confused - could it be that I really can't cross this threshold this time and am I going to die here?
As soon as he had such a thought, he felt like his whole body was falling apart. He used the magic knife to prop it up, but failed and fell to the ground. The demon king laughed when he saw this and said: "Idiot, just let me go!"
Li Bochen lamented in his heart, but still glared angrily and wanted to curse. However, before the words were spoken, someone suddenly shouted: "You monster from the Ministry of Demons, how dare you run wild here!?"
Then a golden human figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, immediately dispelling all the billowing black clouds below the stage and in the sky. Li Bochen didn't know where this person came from, and he was shocked and surprised. When he took a closer look, he felt that the person looked very familiar——
He is a tall, majestic man with a handsome face and a certain dignity. Wearing a suit of golden armor and an ancient helmet with golden manes, he held a large spear and a magic sword hanging from his waist. He was surrounded by golden light and stepped on seven-color auspicious clouds.
As soon as he appeared, the light was so scorching that people could hardly open their eyes. Even the incarnation of the Black Sky Demon King Jian Chou Langbu screamed strangely, seeming to be very afraid of the golden light on his body, and stepped back one after another.
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth and almost shouted out——
Isn’t this exactly what I look like! ?
The demon king took a few steps back, and the silk around him suddenly turned into a cloud and enveloped him before he could stand still. He stared at his big copper eyes and said angrily: "Who dares to ruin my good deeds!?"
I heard the golden man shouting in mid-air: "I am the True King of Fear!"
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