There is a high platform in Jiufang Mountain. On the high platform, the pale white clouds are like cascading waves, slowly echoing and rising.
Countless rare and exotic fruits were held up by the jade plate and drifted with the current in the clouds.
Several figures sit in the sea of clouds, motionless. Some are sitting on cloud beds, some are sitting on futons, some are sitting on lotus leaves or turtle shells, each with its own unique appearance.
Among them was a weak scribe with a green face and snow-white hands. At this moment, he looked at the white-robed monk outside Jiufang Mountain with envy on his face.
"It's really arrogant and high-profile, and full of energy. When I first fell to the underworld, I was still like this, and I still had a bit of energy."
The green-faced scribe's tone was full of regret, and his eyes emptied as he spoke, as if he was beginning to recall what happened back then.
Next to him, a strong man with black lines on his face whispered: "The great world opened up by this person actually turned into a ghost. It shows that his control of his own world is not meticulous enough. With such strength, he dares to fight in the nine realms." Fang Shan is so presumptuous that he really doesn’t know the heights of the world.”
"Hahahaha, you are a young man after all, it's better to be more public."
The goat-faced old man sitting alone on the cloud bed twisted his beard and smiled, and said, "The fact that he can cross the Black Sea is proof of his strength, and he is worthy of being a guest."
As he spoke, the goat-faced old man raised his eyes slightly and slowly transmitted the message to the outside of the mountain.
"The distinguished guests come from afar, and the flowers are shining brightly. However, a small place like Laochan cannot withstand the majesty of the heavenly ghosts. I hope that the distinguished guests can restrain it a little bit."
While he was transmitting his voice, layers of writing emerged in the void, and blue brilliance flowed among them, forming a superb spell.
This magic formula actually tells the story of how the emperor narrowed down the avenues and boundaries he opened up after the creation of the world.
In other words, it is to guide the multi-creators on how to refine the multiverse they created and carry it with them wherever they go.
Guan Luoyang felt a little interested in it, with an obvious look of surprise on his face, and read the instructions carefully.
After a moment, he used his magic power, and the cyan fire light rotated, condensed and circled, forming a blue-black halo, encompassing the lizard-headed ghost. With each turn, the ghost's size became smaller and smaller.
By the time Guan Luoyang actually set foot on Jiufang Mountain, the blue-black halo had shrunk to a state only slightly larger than his head, hanging behind his head.
Inside the halo, the black mist transformed by the five turbid energies was billowing endlessly, and the lizard-headed ghost could be vaguely seen swimming slowly in it.
The second half of the sky ghost's body is no longer in the state of countless divergent branches, but has been gathered together, making this sky ghost now look more like a small dragon without horns.
"Thank you, Mountain Master."
Guan Luoyang came to the high platform among the sea of clouds, with a hint of joy on his face, "With this magic formula, even if the divine sun shines again in the future, I won't be afraid that it will reduce my cultivation."
"I didn't expect the mountain master to be so generous. I was a little rude just now. Please forgive me."
The goat-faced Lord of Jiufang Mountain looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
These foreign emperor-level powerful men are also invincible and dominant figures for a long time. Even when they have fallen into decline, they still have their arrogance.
But as soon as they meet, they are presented with this level of magic formula, hinting at Jiufang Mountain's background, and the other party will naturally weigh the importance and restrain themselves. This trick can be said to be tried and true.
In fact, this set of techniques is not a particularly precious thing. It simply has the function of collecting Jieyu's remains and better preserving one's own cultivation.
Being able to cultivate to the level of an emperor and carve out a realm of the great realm of one's own, how can one's understanding and background be unusual?
If you stay in this eighteenth level of the underworld for a long time, even if you are always alone, under the continuous stimulation of external pressure, sooner or later you will realize this type of skills.
Lord Jiufang Mountain only sent this favor, but the atmosphere among the guests suddenly became much more harmonious.
He invited Guan Luoyang to sit down and introduced several other people to Guan Luoyang.
The one with a sickly blue face is Lord Qingshen, the one with black lines is Lord Mo, and there is a strong man wearing a robe of stars and clouds, who is called Lord Xia.
The round-faced old man sitting on the huge turtle shell was called Ancestor Ander.
These four people are all friends of Lord Jiufang, so the four of them came first before the day for Lord Jiufang's banquet with guests came.
Guan Luoyang sat on a blue cloud and after tasting a few pieces of fruits, he found that these fruits contained a wonderful vitality that was free between life and death.
If multi-creators fail to escape in time when the multiverse they create falls into decay, their own strength will inevitably be assimilated by the five turbid energies, which will put a certain burden on their thinking and consciousness.
If this state continues, it is not impossible for the multi-creator to completely degenerate into a muddled ghost.
If you want to reduce this burden, you can only weaken the five turbid qi, but that is equivalent to weakening your own cultivation, cutting off your realm and foundation, and the damage you suffer will be more serious.
Therefore, the situation of multi-creators trapped in this state will only get worse and worse, and it will be difficult to get better.
However, after the vitality in the Jiufangshan fruit comes into contact with the five turbid qi, it neither assimilates nor offsets it. It can smoothly nourish the mind of the eater, making people feel a little temporary relaxation. .
It can be seen through the tube that the person cultivating this kind of fruit is extremely skilled in the study of the five turbid qi.
"In ancient times, the mountain owner was famous for being good at cultivating spiritual fruits."
Ancestor Ande said, "Unfortunately, after falling into the underworld, the holy land of Jiufang Mountain also fell into decay. The types of spiritual fruits cultivated by the mountain owner's efforts are still much worse than before."
The emperors of the heaven often like to condense the appearance of the great avenues and realms they have opened into the appearance of a holy land, and many palaces and cities will be built on the holy land for living.
The Dao Realm within the Holy Land has its own multiplication of creatures and changes in civilization. Those among them who have cultivated to the realm of earthly immortals can ascend to live in the Holy Land.
But if the interior of the Holy Land decays, or the emperor is robbed and falls into the underworld, there is often no intention to maintain the scale of the Holy Land, and the true appearance of Jie Yu's remains will be allowed to be exposed.
Among the group of people like Patriarch Ande, there is only one Master of Jiufang Mountain who still has the leisure to maintain the appearance of the holy land.
This also means that the Lord of Jiufang Mountain has the strongest foundation. The period of decay within the Holy Land has lasted for such a long time, but he still cannot completely fall into the state of five turbidities.
Therefore, the Lord of Jiufang Mountain still has the energy to mobilize the Holy Land Avenue to produce other changes besides the five turbid auras.
Guan Luoyang said: "The mountain master's supernatural power is indeed the only one I have ever seen in my life, but with such a profound Taoist method, can it be that I can only suffer in the eighteenth level of the underworld without finding any way out?"
"Hahaha, Master Qingdeng is still impatient."
After the Master of Jiufang Mountain smiled, he sighed again, "No wonder you are impatient. Compared with the environment at the lowest level of the underworld, even the boundless chaos outside the world can be called a paradise."
Ancestor Ande said: "You must have mistakenly entered the eighteenth level of the underworld and found it difficult to escape. Alas, there are not many Taoist friends like you in recent years, and they all looked very strange when they first entered. I’m anxious, but as time goes by I realize that it’s useless to be anxious.”
"We emperors who have cultivated in the world are more familiar than you, but from ancient times to the present, we people have gathered together every three days, but we have never found a way to escape. method."
The atmosphere on the high platform was a little dull for a while.
"At this time and that time, although there is no way since ancient times, but after today, there may still be no way."
The Lord of Jiufang Mountain flashed his eyes and said something shocking.
The reaction of Ancestor Ande and the three divine monarchs was even greater than that of Guan Luoyang. They all turned their heads and looked at the Lord of Jiufang Mountain in great surprise.
"What does the mountain master mean by this?"
Lord Qingshen said excitedly, "Could it be that the mountain master has something in mind?"
"You have been in the underworld for a long time. There is usually nothing worth calculating in this lifeless place. I'm afraid you have forgotten to calculate the years."
The Lord of Jiufang Mountain solemnly said, "But in order to cultivate spiritual fruits, I occasionally calculate the ways of heaven. In recent years, I always feel that the catastrophes between heaven and earth are filled with great changes in cause and effect, involving thousands of chaos. It has reached a level that is no less than the great catastrophes of ancient times." To the extent.”
Hearing about the ancient catastrophe, Ancestor Ande suddenly shuddered and hissed: "Is it possible that the mountain master wants to use this catastrophe to escape?"
The last great catastrophe happened 5.69 billion years ago.
Lord Jiufang Mountain and Ancestor Ande have both experienced it personally, and even before the last catastrophe, they were already at the level of an emperor.
The three gods are relatively young, less than five billion years old. Although they know that there is such a thing as a great catastrophe, they don't know the inside story.
Mo Shenjun immediately asked: "Can you escape when you reach the stage of great tribulation?! Has there been such an example before? How exactly do you escape?"
Ancestor Ande slowly shook his head: "I don't know if there is such an example, but during the last great catastrophe, the emperor's throne in heaven was vacant, and the worlds were fighting. The number of fallen gods was close to ten fingers, and they achieved complete Tao fruit. There is more than one person with the fighting power of the Heavenly Emperor."
"In that era of boundless terror, there was chaos and turmoil everywhere. Once there was turmoil, there would naturally be a chance to escape, but..."
Ancestor Ande's face turned a little pale, "If I plan to escape at this time, wouldn't I be actively involved in the disaster? I'm afraid that if I can't escape, I will die faster!"
The three gods did not take the latter part of his words to heart, and each of them looked surprised.
Xia Shenjun laughed and said: "When I escaped into the underworld, I really didn't want to die like that, but over the years, I have also figured out that it is better to die in a vigorous battle than to linger like this at the bottom of the underworld."
Mo Shenjun also said: "We have experienced countless life and death crises so far in our cultivation. What dangers are worth fearing? It can't be worse than the bottom of the underworld, where you can't survive or die."
Lord Qing Shen glanced at Master Jiu Fang Mountain and Ancestor Ande, and thought to himself.
Although what Ancestor Ande said was terrifying, in fact, weren't there two emperors present who had experienced ancient catastrophes but managed to survive?
When he was still in the heaven, Qing Shenjun had heard of more than one or two ancient emperors who were still living freely in the heaven.
It can be seen that although the catastrophe is dangerous, as long as you act according to the situation, the chance of survival is still very high.
When Ancestor Ande saw the three of them like this, he knew that his persuasion was useless. His thoughts changed, and his expression gradually returned to normal.
"Now that we have a way."
Guan Luoyang said hurriedly, "Please give me some advice from the mountain master. After we escape, if the mountain master has any other orders, I will do my best to repay them!"
When the Lord of Jiufang Mountain saw this, he stopped talking.
"Tai Qing Chi Ming has evolved so far and is extremely prosperous. During the great calamity, although the calamity is rich, it is also a time when thousands of ways are present. If a strong person at the Heavenly level can dominate the great calamity, he will have a greater chance of complete enlightenment. , cultivate the complete Tao fruit."
Lord Jiufang Mountain said, "It was a lucky coincidence that when I was deducing the way of heaven a while ago, I got in touch with a senior who was most likely to lead the fate of this catastrophe."
"As long as the great catastrophe comes, there will be great changes in the heaven. When we gather our colleagues and attack the underworld, we can take the opportunity to return to the human world!"
Guan Luoyang wondered: "Why do you want to return to the human world? Although I have just arrived, I can see that this world has a profound foundation. If I return to the human world and be more deeply involved in the catastrophe, there is no guarantee that I will not be robbed. We cannot take advantage of the great changes in the heavens. , gather our comrades, and rush out of the underworld directly? When the time comes, there will be boundless chaos, and we can be free and happy."
Sanshenjun obviously also means something like this.
"The underworld is actually integrated with the underworld. If we want to break through the underworld, we must conflict with the underworld."
The Lord of Jiufang Mountain followed the instructions and said with sincerity, "Now that we are all in the body of the five turbidities, it is difficult to get rid of the decaying remains of the world. After fighting against the underworld, we will inevitably slip further into the state of heavenly ghosts."
"Even if we successfully escape into chaos, how long can we stay awake? If we completely turn into a confused ghost, how will it be different from death?"
Guan Luoyang asked again: "Then what's the use of breaking into the human world?"
"Master Qingdeng doesn't know something. We are too clear and bright. Although there are powerful people in the heaven and the underworld, and all the emperors who own the holy land can regard the human world as a speck of dust, the human world is really used to connect the heavens and the world. hub."
The Master of Jiufang Mountain said, "The vast Dharma in heaven, reincarnation in the underworld, and the ascension of immortals and gods in all the heavens and worlds all have to pass through the human world."
"Through the maintenance of the heavens over the past dynasties, the connection between the human world and the heavens and the world has been hidden. Even the gods and emperors cannot interfere at will. They can only browse from a high position and have some influence according to chance."
"But during the catastrophe, when cause and effect change drastically, this connection will become more obvious and easier to capture."
"As long as we can carry Jieyu's remains into the human world, the connections between the heavens and the world can be transferred to our Jieyu's remains."
When he said this, even Mo Shenjun, who was looking forward to it the most, showed a little doubt.
"What's the use of connecting to the heavens? If we use our five turbid energies to assimilate other worlds, the more we assimilate, the easier it will be for us to transform into the state of heaven and ghosts. Wouldn't it be a self-destruction?"
If you are an emperor whose own holy land is still in its prime, there may be some benefits after connecting to all realms.
But for these emperors who have fallen into the state of five turbidities, even the remains of the realms they created have become a burden. If they devour other realms, their burden will only become heavier.
The best way for them is to escape from this hellish place in the underworld, find a normal multiverse, try to cultivate a successor who is very close to themselves, and then treat the other person as a replacement for the disaster, and fall into silence together with Jie Yu's remains, while they take advantage of the opportunity Escape from the tribulation.
As for cultivating successors, there is no need to specifically provoke the worlds that Taiqing Chiming is connected to. Who knows how many other powerful people there will leave their inheritances, and it will be troublesome to cultivate them.
"Because that senior gave me a wonderful method."
The Lord of Jiufang Mountain said, "As long as we connect all the worlds and practice that wonderful method, we can restore the remains of our world to its peak."
His voice was still old and low, but it gradually revealed his thoughts, and seemed full of desire, "There is no need to bet on whether you can train a suitable person to replace you before you turn into a ghost."
"There is no need to even go through a long period of hiding and cultivation after successfully escaping, to reopen the world and slowly condense the holy land."
"As long as we enter the human world, we can quickly return to the peak of the Holy Land and once again have the power to compete with ordinary gods!"
The Lord of Jiufang Mountain raised his hand, and a circle of fine light patterns appeared in the sky above his palm.
"It is precisely because of the existence of such a wonderful method that I can be sure that that senior will be the most promising person to achieve Taoism in this great catastrophe!"
(End of chapter)
