Chapter 258 Unstoppable

Chapter 258 Unstoppable

Chapter 258 Unstoppable
After letting the elderly, the weak, women and children out of the city, the monks in Lianshan Town immediately locked the city gates and swept the streets. They were still arranging the captured people in the town the moment before, and the next moment they received an order from Dongyue to change their robes, bathe and pray like the sacrificial ceremony during the New Year. Only a few disciples were left to continue on guard.

No one knew what Tu Zhengtao's order was about, and everyone was confused. Tu Nan himself was also confused. It wasn't that he didn't know what he was doing, but he didn't know -

Why did Cao Mufang, the leader of the Dongyue Altar of the Five Mountains True Form Sect and the Hedao Zhenren, come to Lianshan Town in person!
It was only after he watched Miao Yi and a group of people leave the city that he discovered this matter. At first, he thought that he was lucky, blessed by heaven, and that the true spirit of the Five Mountains True Emperor was about to descend.

Because at that moment he felt that the geomagnetic atmosphere around Lianshan Town had changed dramatically - although the mountains and rivers on the earth had ups and downs, the soil was thick, and the geomagnetic atmosphere had always been extremely stable, like a pool of calm water.

But suddenly, the water surface seemed to be brushed by the breeze, causing layers of ripples. The disciples in the town whose cultivation realm was below the Return to Void stage might not be able to notice it, but he, who was in the Return to Void stage, was extremely sensitive to such things. He even felt that the earth was going to overturn and crack in the next moment, as if something was about to rush out from under the earth veins and in the sacred mountain!
If it weren't for the fact that Xuanjiao disciples were not allowed to enter and leave Lingshan easily, he really wanted to go over and see what was going on. But just as this thought came to his mind, he suddenly realized that there was an extra person in the quiet room of the Lianshan Town Guardian Mansion -

Although he said "people", Tu Nan definitely didn't dare to say this word alone.

What is a human being? They are said to be the essence of heaven and earth, but they are still mortals. Even if they practice and reach their own level, they still cannot get rid of their human nature.

But now the real person standing four steps away from him, in the same position in front of the window where Miao Yi had been last night, no longer looked like a human, but almost like a spirit - Tu Nan could not see his appearance clearly, as if everything around Cao Mufang was being pulled by a huge force, rushing towards him from all directions, or pouring towards him.

This "everything" also included Tu Nan's sight - he knew Cao Mufang was no more than five feet tall, and according to people who had seen his true appearance many years ago, Cao Mufang was even short in the parish. But now Tu Nan didn't know whether he was tall or short, or he didn't have the concept of "tall" anymore, but was like a boundless mountain that stood on the earth from ancient times, infinitely magnificent!

Therefore, he seemed to be unacceptable to this world, as if he was about to be expelled from this world by the trend of everything rushing towards him!
Tu Nan only glanced at him and immediately prostrated himself on the ground. He prostrated himself with his whole body, his palms almost embedded in the stone slabs on the ground, which should be very stable. However, even so, he still felt that he was sliding towards Cao Mufang, as if he was not on a flat stone slab, but on an extremely steep slope!

This feeling of sliding down made him raise his head involuntarily, to confirm that he was still lying in the same place - and then he saw Cao Mufang turning his head.

This was a very real face, Tu Nan knew, it had facial features, and it could even be said to look quite ordinary. But it was also very unreal - he couldn't tell what it looked like, just like a congenitally blind person could feel what the outline of a person's face was, but just couldn't imagine that face in his mind!

He knew that this was because Cao Mufang's cultivation had reached the Hedao realm, and the last of the three realms of Hedao, "Wu Ji" - when one has cultivated to this level, there is no distance between him and the wonderful realm where the Great Emperor is, and he is ready to be summoned by the Heavenly Dao to ascend at any time. Therefore, it is hard to say whether he is considered a mortal in this world, and he cannot see through him with his mortal eyes.

He also knew that this was due to the luck of the Five Mountains True Form Great Emperor! To be in harmony with the Dao was to combine one's body with the Dao, which was almost a part of the Heavenly Dao. So at this moment, what he saw was not only Cao Mufang, but also the Five Mountains True Form Great Emperor - he, a mortal in the world, took a glimpse of the Great Emperor because he raised his face!
How could someone like me get a glimpse of the true appearance of the emperor!
He suddenly lowered his face and slammed his forehead heavily on the ground with a bang, causing fine cracks to appear on the stone slabs on the ground.

This was his third time meeting Cao Mufang in person, yet he was still as nervous and terrified as the first time!
After this sound, the room was silent for a moment.

Tu Nan waited for Cao Mufang to ask questions, and at the same time tried his best to calm himself down. He thought quickly about everything he had done since leaving the parish, trying to find out where he had made a big mistake.

It was he who decided to raid You Jiuyuan in Lingshan. Although he lost several disciples in the Return to Void realm, he also killed and injured many disciples of the Sword Sect, and completely confirmed the location of You Jiuyuan. And the matter of going to Lingshan was naturally not decided by him on his own, but he had asked Cao Mufang for help, so there would be no problems.

After that, he surrounded and suppressed the disciples of the Sword Sect in the place where You Jiuyuan appeared. Although he allowed them to escape, he had not originally intended to capture them all in You Jiuyuan. He could even say that he did deserve credit for this, because the actions within the sect were too slow... If he had not urgently dispatched manpower, the Swordsman would have disappeared by the time most of the sect arrived!
That is why they were able to chase the Sword Sect's disciples all the way to the west, and what happened over there had nothing to do with them - that was the territory of the Baosheng Dao. The swordsmen had launched several counterattacks there, which only showed that the people of the Baosheng Dao were incompetent!
What else? The matter of Yulun Mountain... the death energy in the Nether Nine Abyss... he was able to explain these two things clearly, and later reported them to the headquarters. It is said that Master Cao did not reprimand him...

Why is that, he is here in person?

Not only was he the first Hedao Zhenren among the six tribes to leave the diocese this time, he also used the method of mobilizing the earth veins, and he hardly hid his whereabouts from people with the same cultivation as himself... Mei Qiulu from the Sword Sect was on the Great Tribulation Mountain at this time, she should have noticed it too, right?

What happened to make him act like this?
So after a moment of silence, Tu Nan finally couldn't bear this kind of pressure anymore. Trying hard not to let his voice tremble, he fell to the ground and said: "Alt Master... has come to the Great Tribulation Mountain, disciple... disciple... your subordinate Tu Nan is terrified..."

"You released people from this town and went to Dajie Mountain."

Tu Nan finally heard him speak, and his heart suddenly relaxed! He immediately replied: "I have a disciple named Miao Yi. I didn't check him before, but now I find that he may not be reliable, so I asked him to leave."

Cao Mufang said nothing.

Tu Nan knew immediately that he was waiting for an explanation, so he said hurriedly: "I have reported the plan of inviting the true spirit to the lower world to the altar master. However, Tang Xi of the Tiangong Sect has not communicated with me in recent days. I am afraid that he has other plans besides what he said, so I sent Miao Yi over. If he is really unreliable, send him to disrupt the thirty-six sects. If he is really reliable, then find a way to find out about the Tiangong Sect..."

He didn't look up, but he knew that Cao Mufang had turned his head away when he heard this.

He was relieved at first, thinking that Cao Mufang accepted his explanation. But the next moment, he had a strong thought in his mind - Cao Mufang didn't really care about what he said. He asked just now because he saw that he was really annoyed by his pressure, so he opened his mouth and asked him to say a few words so that he could feel a little calmer.

He took a few breaths and raised his body slightly.

Cao Mufang heard him speak again: "There is no need to ask the Emperor's true spirit. We can just attack tomorrow."

From what he said, he really wasn't here to blame himself!
Tu Nan finally raised his head completely. He was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about what Cao Mufang said, and then he said after repeated consideration: "Master, the thirty-six sects want to invite Taiyi to the Great Tribulation Mountain. Now Mei Qiulu from the Sword Sect is also on the mountain. We have not yet obtained the East Emperor Seal under the Nether Nine Abyss. Therefore, I originally thought that if Taiyi was really invited down, only the Great Emperor's true spirit could come to the world to check and balance. I have not thought it through. Please tell me, Master, how should I command when we attack?"

"Taiyi True Spirit, they can't invite him down." Cao Mufang said this, turned around from the window and looked at Tu Nan. Tu Nan immediately lowered his head and dared not look directly at him.

When Cao Mufang appeared just now, the air around him was boiling. Although it has calmed down now, Tu Nan is so close to him, just like an iceberg immersed in deep water, as long as the iceberg moves slightly, the people on the mountainside can immediately feel the ups and downs of the waves - he realized that after Cao Mufang said this, his aura actually fluctuated slightly, just like... an ordinary person, feeling a little happy and relieved for some reason!
This feeling shocked him deeply - what kind of thing could move this Wuju Master? !

So the next moment he realized that Cao Mufang was not only "moved", not only "delighted", but could almost be called "happy"!

Because he spoke again!
"In this war, those outside the diocese are just following the trend. The real victory will be decided in Lingshan and in the upper heaven."

Tu Nan understood what he meant. Since ancient times, all wars in the world were not between Xuanjiao and Jianzong, but a battle of destiny. Three thousand years ago, Taiyi disciples were defeated on the battlefield because Taiyi was defeated in front of the seven emperors. The former was the result and the latter was the cause. It is the same now. Therefore, he did not think that there was anything wrong with what he did just now - to say that he was punished, if there was really a problem, it should not be the problem of the teachers and leaders of the diocese!
"I understand. Master, then... is it Taiyi True Spirit who was defeated this time?"

Cao Mufang seemed to glance at him and said, "It's not a defeat. There is no Taiyi True Spirit in this world anymore."

Tu Nan was stunned on the ground. He knew that he had heard this sentence clearly, but he did not react to what it meant for a while. Although Emperor Taiyi was subdued, even the disciples of the sect knew that Taiyi was the destiny of humanity, which was natural and eternal.

Now, hearing the words “there is no Taiyi True Spirit” is just like ordinary people hearing the words “there is no sun and moon”, “there is no heaven and earth”… What does it mean! ?

The next moment he reacted: "Master, Taiyi has been -"

"Taiyi True Spirit," Cao Mufang said, "There is no Taiyi True Spirit in this world anymore."

Tu Nan then realized what he meant - comparing Taiyi to a human, Taiyi's true spirit is Taiyi's incarnation, Yin God, and Yang God. It can be said that there are many, or it can be said that there is only one. Taiyi Emperor was suppressed by Xuanjiao, but his true spirit was in Lingshan.

For more than 2,000 years, the location of the Taiyi Spirit was not a secret, but was known to almost everyone. All the leaders of the Sword Sect had the Taiyi Spirit. But in the past few hundred years, the Taiyi Spirit has disappeared. The two leaders of the Sword Sect, Cui Daocheng and Mei Qiulu, were only at the Nascent Soul stage and had not yet reached the Yang God stage.

Before Tu Nan joined the Dongyue expedition, he had never even seen Cao Mufang, and he was considered a new noble in the True Form Sect. Therefore, he only vaguely knew that the high-ranking elders in the sect had been looking for the True Spirit, fearing that it had used some magical power to reincarnate.

Taiyi was suppressed, so it was impossible. However, Taiyi's authority involved the netherworld, and the destiny of humanity itself was changeable and strange, so even the six leaders could not confirm it, and could only search hard in the sacred mountain and the upper heaven.

Over the past three hundred years, the less we heard from Taiyi Zhenling, the more anxious we became. But now, at this very moment—

There is no Taiyi True Spirit in this world anymore! ?

"Master, was Taiyi's true spirit destroyed by my sect?!"

Tu Nan didn't know whether Cao Mufang smiled or not, but he only heard him say: "It can't be called 'destroyed'. The true spirit is still there, but it has lost its authority. It can no longer be called Taiyi. It is no different from a wild god or monster in a spiritual mountain."

"It wasn't destroyed by the sect, but Taiyi's destiny began to die on its own, and it will eventually be dissolved. The Great Emperor suppressed Taiyi for this reason. Human destiny will not be destroyed, because there will always be people in the world. But since the true spirit has died, Taiyi will also be dissolved."

Self-annihilation? Dissolution?
Tu Nan thought about it for a moment and understood what it meant!

Take, for example, a piece of obnoxious stone. Even if you suppress it or press it down, it will still be there. Even if you suppress it, break it, crack it, and disintegrate it, it will still be there—but the stone will no longer be a stone, but just broken soil and dust!
"Master, how did the True Spirit——"

"You don't need to ask if you have not reached the required level of cultivation. You don't need to worry about the matter on the Great Tribulation Mountain or the matter of the Earth Fire. Tomorrow we will attack the Great Tribulation Mountain and follow the fortune to capture the people of the Sword Sect. Then this campaign will be complete."

Tu Nan understood it completely.

Why did Cao Mufang not care about the fact that the Tiangong Sect was going to cause the eruption of earth fire on the Great Tribulation Mountain just now - he himself did not want to do so, this was just a means to invite the true spirit of the Great Emperor to descend to the world.

But what Altar Master Cao means now is...

Because the "cause" - the Taiyi True Spirit has become extinct and the destiny of humanity has begun to dissolve, this has already happened.

Then the “result” - a catastrophe with mountain fire erupting, countless lives being wiped out, and all thirty-six sects being destroyed... this is bound to happen!

(End of this chapter)