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It is rumored that after a giant whale dies, its body will sink to the bottom of the sea and serve as nutrients to nourish deep-sea fish, forming a vibrant deep-sea oasis. Some people have even given this process a nice name.
Whale Fall,
A whale falls to the bottom of the sea and feeds the creatures of the dark world for fifteen years.
The fall of a whale can give life to all living things, let alone a god?
When the Snake God dies, his remaining body, which contains infinite power, will turn into nutrients to nourish all worlds. This strange phenomenon from the sky is caused by this world absorbing the nutrients from the Snake God's corpse and strengthening itself.
In the vast and empty inner world that ordinary people, even ordinary extraordinary people, could not reach, a heavy storm was set off, and the brilliance was overlapping.
The inner world is the wound torn by the snake god in order to devour the world. Under the obstruction of the snake god, it is difficult for the heaven to supervise, so many sorcerers can seek the secrets of heaven here.
Now that the Serpent God is dead, the world is healing itself, but old wounds cannot be completely healed and will instead leave scars.
The same is true for the inner scene; it has not merged into the world itself, but instead shows signs of being a world of its own, just like the legendary fairyland.
In Changbai Fairyland, many immortals gathered together and watched the wind and thunder raging outside the fairyland, as if the great world had reopened, re-establishing the earth, wind, water, fire, the four directions and the five elements.
The inner scene absorbs nutrients from the snake god, gradually perfects the internal rules, and becomes a real domain. This will naturally have an impact on the Changbai Wonderland. The Changbai Wonderland is built based on the inner scene, but in essence it is still an illegal building.
At this critical moment, the immortals who were usually scattered all over the place gathered in Changbai Immortal Realm, of course not to see the rare scenery in the inner scene,
Beneath the strange scene, there lurks a crisis as deep and thick as the abyss of the ocean. Any mistake or carelessness may lead to being swallowed up by this crisis.
In this chaos, Changbai Wonderland is like a ship sailing in the deep sea, suddenly encountered a violent storm and has to struggle for survival.
Liu Kunsheng led all the immortals from the five northeastern families and gathered their strength to support the stability of the fairyland, allowing the fairyland to survive this severe test.
No one knew how long it had been until the turmoil in the inner scene finally eased, and the Changbai Fairyland was re-refined by the immortals to consolidate its foundation and no longer be affected by the inner scene. The immortals who were on the verge of exhaustion were finally able to stop their actions and have time to rest and recover their strength.
Hu Wan slowly withdrew her mind, lightly touched her hair which was impossible to be messy with her orchid finger, she looked very tired, with a rosy face, and a kind of laziness as if she had just woken up from a hangover, which made her look lovable and tempting.
As expected of a vixen, even when her magic power is exhausted, she still carries with her natural alluring charm.
When she came to her senses, she turned her head and looked at the leader Liu Kunsheng. The scene inside suddenly became strange, and only Liu Kunsheng, who was the most senior, lived the longest, and had the broadest experience among the immortals, could understand it clearly. If even he didn't know, no one would know the inside story.
Hu Wan respectfully asked Liu Kunsheng: "Uncle Liu, do you know what this is about?"
Liu Kunsheng looked at the scene of the beginning of the world outside the fairyland, snorted coldly, and said vaguely:
"Nothing, just a snake that should have died a long time ago finally died."
"The fairyland can still hold out for a short time, but if no other solution is found, I'm afraid it won't last for a few years."
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On Mount Longhu, in the Tianshi Mansion, the crippled Grand Master of Mount Longhu, Tian Jinzhong, looked at the strange sight in the sky and asked the senior brother who pushed him out in surprise:
"Brother, is this why you came to see me? You knew this would happen tonight."
The old Taoist priest Zhang Zhiwei, who was only wearing a white inner collar, stood behind Tian Jinzhong and smiled with satisfaction at the strange phenomenon in the sky:
"There, I just discovered something strange about the sky before I went to rest. I knew you definitely didn't rest, so I specially pulled you out to observe the sky."
Tian Jinzhong didn't believe Zhang Zhiwei's words at all. He squinted and smiled: "Astronomy? When did you learn to read the stars and feng shui? Haven't you always been dismissive of these tricks?"
Zhang Zhiwei laughed loudly and seemed to be in a good mood. He did not throw away his junior brother who refuted him.
"Brother seems to be in a good mood,"
"Of course, I have resolved a matter tonight. Wuliang Tianzun."
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Maoshan, Shangqing Temple
Yang Ming, the head of the Shangqing sect, had already gone to bed, but a disciple came to visit him in a hurry and woke him up. He then put on his outer robe and came to the courtyard.
Looking up at the strange phenomenon in the sky, Yang Ming originally wanted to use the magic of Qimen to predict the good or bad luck of this matter, but the inner scene was now in chaos, and the signs he predicted were also in chaos and he could not understand them.
Yang Ming was not disappointed. He was not good at these things and thought it was because of his own lack of skills. He just felt a little sad:
"If Senior Brother Wu had not passed away, he would have been able to come up with something with his abilities."
Thinking of Wu Dechang, he naturally thought of Hu Xiuwu again. Thinking of the two of them as master and disciple, Yang Ming always felt a little melancholy.
"Master, master."
"Why are you so flustered? What happened again?"
"Master, there is something wrong with the position of God!"
Yang Ming's face turned pale: "What did you say?"
Chapter 165 Faith
Hu Xiuwu and Chen Duo held hands and admired the rare vision in the sky together. He should be the person in the world who knew the cause of this scene best, and therefore he was the most emotional person in the world right now.
This scene not only represented that there was one less scourge in the world, but also represented that a thousand-year plan of Shangqing had a successful outcome.
"God bless you, God bless you."
Suddenly, Hu Xiuwu heard a sound in his ears. He looked around, thinking that something unusual had happened in the city of Eluohai.
Seeing Hu Xiuwu looking around with a puzzled and alert expression, Chen Duo asked him softly, "What's wrong?"
Hu Xiuwu looked confused: "Did you hear anything? I think I heard someone talking."
Chen Duo listened carefully, but could only hear the whimpering sound of the cold wind from the snowy mountains blowing through the ruins of Eluohai City:
"No, I didn't hear anyone talking. Are you the only one who could hear it?"
Although she couldn't hear the voice that Hu Xiuwu mentioned, Chen Duo didn't doubt him at all. She analyzed seriously why he could hear people talking.
"I don't... uh, the sound is getting louder and louder, like a lot of people's voices mixed together."
The voices in Hu Xiuwu's ears became louder and louder, but also more noisy, as if thousands of people were whispering and praying in his ears, and the buzzing made his head hurt.
After he ordered the Ear God to seal his ear consciousness but it had no effect, Hu Xiuwu realized that the voice that entered his mind was not real, and sealing the ear consciousness alone would not work.
Ten thousand people's voices, gathered together, could also shake the sky. At least Hu Xiuwu was getting more and more manic because of the noise, and it was difficult to calm down. But he already had a guess. He sat on the ground and relied on the help of his brain and spirit to barely light the Tushita fire to burn away all the distracting thoughts in his mind.
Without any distractions, his mind was as clear as a mirror, and he entered into a state of meditation. Without any distractions, Hu Xiuwu finally vaguely heard a few words in the mixed chorus of thousands of people:
"May the Emperor bless me so that my old man can be reborn into a good family."
"God bless my child so that he can live in peace in his next life."
"With the blessing of Fengdu Emperor, I will be able to make a lot of money in this life!"
"I want a son,"
"...I want to get first place,"
These few words confirmed his guess. What lingered outside his soul was none other than the so-called power of the wishes of all living beings, or the so-called poison of incense.
Most mortals pray to gods for something, hoping for help from gods. The power of wishes is an advance reward to gods. However, there are no real gods in the world. Instead, the so-called gods have become a unique safe for storing the power of wishes.
There are countless ways to utilize the will of all living beings in the world, such as Shangqing's method of summoning gods, the divine masks of witches and shamans, the Gao family's soul incense, and the collection of merits by the Northeastern immortals.
Although the techniques and uses are different, they all ultimately use the gods as a medium to filter out distracting thoughts in the wishes of all living beings.
Generally speaking, most of them deceive the gods through acting, taking away the wishes of all living beings and leaving behind the poison of incense. In simple terms, they only want money but not responsibility.
But Hu Xiuwu is different. He carries the order of the Emperor of Fengdu and is in charge of Luofengtian. No one in the world is more qualified to be called the Emperor of Fengdu than him.
He is the Emperor of Fengdu, and the wishes of all living beings are dedicated to him, including the poison in the incense.
He had never had this worry before because the popularity of the belief in Beiyin Fengdu Emperor was due to the unremitting promotion of the Shangqing Sect in the Jin Dynasty. The title of Beiyin Fengdu Emperor did not exist during the time of Emperor Wu of Han, so at that time he neither enjoyed the power of wishes of all living beings nor was he poisoned by the incense.
After he returned to the modern era, the incense sticks that had been accumulated since the Jin Dynasty and belonged to the Emperor of Fengdu began to pour in like swallows returning to their nests, directly enveloping his soul.
But what the hell are everyone praying for? They accept things like having a son, but are you going to ask the King of Hell for help on things like marriage and exams?
Do you want to marry a female ghost, or do you want to take the exam to become a civil servant in the underworld?
It's not impossible, you just need to report to the underworld first.
Hu Xiuwu was actually in the mood to make jokes. You know, after being surrounded by the wishes of all living beings for a long time, Hu Xiuwu might have been brainwashed into what the world thinks of as the King of Fengdu, and lost his original heart.
Moreover, Hu Xiuwu had tried many methods, but had no way to remove the poison from the incense from his soul. Although the Tushita fire could burn it, it was only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. His own strength was not enough to compete with the power of vows accumulated over thousands of years.
If the Tushita fire is always burning, he can only be a torch that burns day and night.
That would be terrible. It would blind people's eyes at night.
Even so, he was still not panicked, because he thought clearly that he and the title of Beiyin Fengdu Emperor were entangled because of Li Chunfeng's arrangement:
'Even if he didn't predict the snake god's involvement in the Han Dynasty, he must have considered the incense.'
Luo Fengtian!
It is the only thing on Hu Xiuwu's body that has the closest relationship with Li Chunfeng. Hu Xiuwu's soul, carrying the endless power of wishes from all living beings, jumped into Luofengtian.
Hu Xiuwu sat upright on the throne of the Emperor of Beiyin. With him as the center, the power of will of the Emperor Beiyin of Fengdu poured into Luofengtian like a tide.
The moment the wishes of all living beings poured into Luo Fengtian, it was as if they encountered a filter. The pure wishes were collected like the power of the snake god and became the energy of Luo Fengtian, while the poison of the incense was stripped away.
Hu Xiuwu's soul was above Luo Fengtian, looking down at Luo Fengtian like the sun, taking in the overall situation.
The poison of the incense was like a misty spring rain, like gauze and smoke. The rain fell on the earth and evaporated into a poisonous fog that could disturb people's minds. It floated in the Luofengtian, as if the Luofengtian was covered with a layer of hazy silk woven by a goddess with colorful clouds.
Seeing this, Hu Xiuwu couldn't help but complain: This was clearly arranged for me!
After observing the situation carefully again, Hu Xiuwu discovered that within Luofengtian, only Feng was left that had not been invaded by the poisonous miasma and was still clean and refreshing.
"Now there is no other place for people to stay in Luofengtian except Fengdu. This forces people to stay in Fengdu. If I were the only one in Luofengtian, there would be no need to do this."
The poison from incense can obviously be stored like the power of all living beings' wishes, and can even be used as a means of attack by Hu Xiuwu, but Li Chunfeng still deliberately spread it in Luofengtian. He must have his own intentions.
"Does Li Chunfeng really want Luo Fengtian to become the new underworld and control the six realms of reincarnation?"
Luo Fengtian, Fengdu City, the order of the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor, past experiences flashed through Hu Xiuwu's mind, and he was hesitant.
Establishing the underworld, judging humans and ghosts, and dividing yin and yang, such a grand move is indeed Li Chunfeng's style, but what is the purpose of doing so?
There was no underworld in this world before. When a person died, his soul dissipated between heaven and earth and directly returned to nature. This cycle was a natural creation that had continued for billions of years without any mistakes. There was no need to create a special world to manage humans and ghosts.
If it is not necessary, do not increase the entity. Taoism also advocates that the highest good is like water, and one should go with the flow. As a Taoist master, Li Chunfeng could not fail to understand this principle, and he did not act as overbearingly as Yuan Tiangang and Tao Hongjing.
According to his personality, he shouldn't have planned to deal with Luo Fengtian like this. It seems that I still don't understand some key clues.
Hu Xiuwu thought over and over again, but still couldn't guess Li Chunfeng's thoughts. In that case, he decided to put it aside for now. When he got new clues, he would naturally understand what Li Chunfeng wanted.
Without the power of wishes to haunt him, Hu Xiuwu immediately felt relaxed. Remembering that Chen Duo was still waiting for him outside, in order not to make Chen Duo worry, he left Luo Fengtian without even checking his newly acquired magical powers.