Chapter 276 Earth Fire Destroys the World

Chapter 276 Earth Fire Destroys the World

Chapter 276 Earth Fire Destroys the World
There was nothing special about this sentence. In his previous life, Li Wuxiang had heard many more inspiring and innovative things than this.

But they were said by Li Ye at this time, so he sighed softly in his heart and remembered them.

Then he began to observe himself - confused, alert, struggling, pretending, until he heard those words -

"Wake up, hey, wake up quickly! Are you an evil spirit!?"

"Is this the Zhao Xi you mentioned?"

"Yes." Li Wuying responded, and was immediately stunned, "This is the first time you know her!?"

"First time."

"Didn't you say... it's happened many times?"

"Many times before you. But now that you are here - you are empty, and you have squeezed out many things that did not exist before in this world, and I can use these things to fight again."

"…Then what was it like before I came? If I hadn't gone to Youjiuyuan, if we hadn't come here—ah, so this is also the first time? Now, it's when I came here? Aren't we back now?"

Li Ye must have understood what he meant: "That's right. You can think so. Now it's your business. As for what would have happened if you hadn't come, we don't know yet."

"Don't know? What does don't know mean?"

"You'll know later."

"I don't understand. If this is the first time, then I have--"

"There is no before, no after, and no now." Li Ye said calmly, "I said, you think of the past, present, and future as a bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen. You slept in the past, and you slept in the bedroom. But you can also eat in the bedroom, and you can also eat in the past - oh. You really think of them as a bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen, so you think that when you sleep in the bedroom, you can't eat in the bedroom at the same time?"

"……Yes."

"What if these three rooms are not all on a flat ground, but in a sphere, blending, connecting and overlapping each other?"

Li Wuxiang felt that he understood it, but not completely.

However, at least a long-standing doubt in his heart was solved——

Zhao Kui, in order to seek immortality, can abandon the entire Ranshan Sect. He worships the ancestors, the Kitchen God, Siming Zhenjun, and also worships Donghuang Taiyi.

And he himself had once pretended to be a god and said in the stone chamber "I am the supreme ruler of the world" - to Zhao Kui, this meant that either Donghuang Taiyi had been invited down, or a powerful external evil had been invited down.

What is the most reasonable approach for Zhao Kui, a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, who is willing to do anything to become an immortal, to take when faced with such a situation?
It should be that he either worships Taiyi or Waixie in order to obtain benefits. Because what he wanted to ask for before was just Taiyi's nobleness, but he never expected to ask for these things!

However, what he did was...plan to refine himself!

Zhao Kui would not be so courageous, and even if he was, he should know his own capabilities... But if it was Jiang Jie, the God of Destiny, who came to find him, descended upon him, and supported him, then everything would make sense!

At this time, Li Wuxiang saw blood flowing out.

He saw himself walking to the door and gently lifting the iron plate - blood immediately flowed down the wall from behind the iron plate and onto the ground.

He did not release the iron plate, but stared at the blood. After a dozen breaths, the blood stopped flowing out. [Note 1]

Zhao Xi is dead.

It's a pity that she died. After all, I taught her too much, Zhao Kui thought.

He held the knife in his hand and listened attentively to the sounds coming from the stone path. When he heard the very slight sound of the iron plate being closed from below, he gently put down the upper iron plate.

Then he took two steps back, walked to the counter, slowly knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, and closed his eyes.

"...God, immortal?"

He spoke in his mind with great piety and respect, expecting a response.

The response came.

It was an indescribable depth and darkness, accompanied by a powerful pressure, and it seemed to hold infinite power, interfering with the past, the future, and everything in the world.

While feeling these things, a name also jumped out of his mind for the second time -

The Great Emperor of Dutian Siming.

Just now, it was this Great Emperor Dutian Siming who woke me up from my meditation beside the alchemy furnace, allowing me to hear the conversation between Zhao Xi and the child below.

"The Great Emperor... The Emperor... That thing below, it really claims to be the supreme ruler of the world."

Then some thoughts arose from his mind——

The thing underneath is an external evil, it cannot be the real Taiyi Spirit. The real Taiyi Spirit would not be trapped in such a stone chamber for so many days without being able to be freed.

As for the “Great Emperor Dutian Siming”… his cultivation level is not high, but since he is the leader of Ranshan Sect and has mastered Guangchanzi, he knows more than the ordinary wandering cultivators.

Some of the spirits and wild gods in the sacred mountain would falsely claim to be spiritual gods, such as the thing below. However, at the moment he sensed this God of Heaven, he boldly glanced quickly towards the sacred mountain - with such a glance in the sacred mountain, what he saw must be the true appearance and origin of this thing.

——It was indeed "Dutian Siming Emperor". He "saw" the true appearance, origin, and name of this spiritual god, and he knew that this could not be faked.

But... "The Great Emperor"!
When did such a powerful spiritual god appear in Lingshan Mountain, daring to call himself the Emperor? ?
Before this thought faded away, another idea appeared in his mind - disguise himself as Zhao Xi, lure out the thing underneath and refine it thoroughly.

This was undoubtedly the message that Du Tian Siming had conveyed to him, but several thoughts quickly popped up in Zhao Kui's mind -

The thing below should not be underestimated. Because this self-proclaimed emperor, the God of Heaven, actually gave a revelation here, using the hands of a Qi-refining cultivator like me to eliminate the disaster.

This must be extremely dangerous. Because this is the continuation of the struggle in the Spiritual Mountain to the present world. The danger is not only the thing below, but also this Du Tian Siming - in his eyes, his Qi Refining is just a mortal body, and he is still cultivating Guang Chanzi. Before becoming an immortal, it is actually easier for external evil to take advantage of him. If... If...

The moment these two thoughts came to mind, Zhao Kui felt that he knew it again.

What he knew was a kind of magic, and also a kind of supernatural power - it allowed him to use his cultivation level of Pi Jinxia and the method of paper puppetry to take over Zhao Xi's skin on the ground in an instant, without having to work hard to refine it for a long time like before.

He could feel that this kind of magical power was clearly before his eyes. As long as he thought about it, it would be accomplished in an instant... This was the authority of the God of Destiny in Heaven. It even involved the destiny of humanity and could allow people to be reincarnated in this world!
But doubts arose in his heart again.

How can such a good thing happen in the world! ?
A trace of displeasure and impatience flashed by in an instant, and this feeling frightened Zhao Kui. He realized that perhaps this God of Destiny thought that he was stubborn and not pious enough!
However, he held on to his original intention and kept a firm grip on his mind. From the moment he decided to abandon Ranshan's foundation and refine into an immortal, he knew that he was going to defy the will of heaven! Now that things had come to this, he naturally had to be cautious everywhere. He had already worked hard for more than ten years, so how could he fail at the last moment?
Even if this emperor was displeased...if I didn't agree, he couldn't just take away my body and force me to do things, because -

"It's not that easy to take over someone else's body." Li Ye said, "There are many iron laws in this world, and this is one of them. If a person's heart is firm, even if I, the God of Destiny, can't do anything about it. The person who enters the body must sincerely accept it. And Zhao Kui dared to use this star raft to refine Taiyi. Regardless of right or wrong, he is also the best in the world in terms of character."

"So when I deal with Jiang Jie here, the helper I mentioned is him."

"It seems that the people you summoned in Yedu are unable to deal with Jiang Jie... The first batch you summoned were your original disciples and the founders of various sects, right? They can't do it, but Zhao Kui can?"

"You still have to calm down. Don't let Zhao Xi's death mess up your mind and blind your eyes. When you become a Golden Immortal - if you become a living Golden Immortal - you may be able to save her again." Li Ye said gently.

"As for those people in Yedu, you are right. Among those power illusions that let Jiang Jie judge life and death, there are indeed the ancestors of the thirty-six sects, including your Ranshan ancestor Li Jiaotu. But do you really think that my magical powers in Yedu are limited to this? Haha."

Li Ye laughed. This was the first time Li Wuxiang heard him laugh like this. "The ancestors of the thirty sects led my destiny. Jiang Jie sentenced them to the netherworld, which stripped me of my authority and strengthened himself. Now the authority of your Ranshan Sect's Siming Zhenjun has been sent to him by me."

"Since he wants to become a spiritual god, I will help him achieve it here. Of course, Zhao Kui will also help. He has been able to stay here for more than ten years, so he must be determined and will not be easily invaded by external things. Unless -"

——Lord Siming.

Zhao Kui felt his heart skip a beat, and this thought popped up in his mind again.

The God of Destiny...

Siming Zhenjun...

The names of spirit gods are not without reason, they are all related to their authority and wishes. After Li Jiaotu, the founder of Ranshan, became the "Lord Siming" because he was in charge of the food and drink offerings of the people of the world. This founder must have made some unknown great contributions when Yedi became a god, so Donghuang Taiyi gave him this authority.

People must eat to live, otherwise they will die, so he is the Lord of Life!
And the Great Emperor Siming of Dutian... The Great Emperor Siming of Dutian is the founder of Ranshan, Siming Zhenjun... The founder achieved the Golden Immortal and holds the authority of Dutian!
This thought popped up in his mind without a doubt, and he knew that this was not his own idea, but a revelation from Du Tian Siming!
At that moment, all the doubts in his heart were put to rest, as if blown away by a warm breeze. Although he felt that there was something else in the wind, he didn't care.

This is not because of any ulterior motive, but rather the master's blessing on his disciples... just like the true spirit of Guiyin Zhenjun of the Tianxin Sect descended to the world to bless the sect!
No matter how resolute his vigilance was, it was completely broken at this moment. Zhao Kui gritted his teeth, held his breath, and bowed sincerely to the void: "Zhao Kui, the leader of Ranshan Sect, the disciple of Siming Zhenjun and Dutian Siming Emperor, pays homage to the ancestor!"

He kowtowed heavily and heard a "dong" sound when his forehead touched the ground. He seemed to hear some other sounds... just like his kowtow, which was certain and complete!
After he kowtowed, he immediately sent out his divine thoughts, grasping the little magical power bestowed by the God of Heaven -

My vision was blurry for a moment, and when I opened my eyes again, I saw myself lying on the ground just three steps away, my chest rising and falling slightly, and I seemed to be still gasping for breath.

He looked down again and found that he was covered with Zhao Xi's skin. The knife scar on his chest was still there, and the flowing blood had dyed half of his body red.

Such magical powers... His original skin that had been refined by the golden entanglement had solidified into flesh and blood again, and Zhao Xi's skin wrapped in the golden entanglement had actually gained the cultivation level of being covered with golden clouds!

He no longer hesitated, stood up and walked to his original body, and thrust the knife into it.

The body paused, and the eyes were tightly open. Killing oneself, this feeling was really magical and absurd, but Zhao Kui had no expression on his face, and just turned the knife a little more - the body exhaled its last breath and stopped moving.

He moved his body next to the iron plate and asked it to sit against the wall.

Then he gathered his consciousness and prayed sincerely to the Grandmaster Dutian Siming.

The response came quickly, and it was very simple - lead the thing below up, and according to his original plan, let him cultivate Guang Chanzi. When he turned himself into an empty shell, he would seize his body and completely wipe out his mind and soul.

"But, Master, what if he wants to get out? I said there is a sea of ​​fire outside. This may fool the people in my cave, but it can't fool that thing down there."

When he asked this question, the God of Destiny immediately responded.

But this response made Zhao Kui feel confused and puzzled - this world had already been destroyed by the fire of catastrophe.

No wonder!
This is something I use to deceive others, how can it deceive the evil outside?

However, there must be a deeper meaning behind what Du Tian Siming said, so Zhao Kui stood up and walked to the other end of the stone chamber. After a moment's hesitation, he pushed it outwards.

A strong heat wave rolled in and almost blew him back, and the room was suddenly illuminated in a fiery red.

There is a cliff outside the door...The door seems to be opened at the very top of a cliff somewhere.

Zhao Kui saw a sky full of lightning - thick clouds were turning, and the thunder was hidden, casting the ceiling in purple and gold. It seemed that there were people fighting, shaking the entire sky with a roar.

In the distance, countless huge stone pillars stood like fallen giant trees, like the fangs of an extremely huge beast. And in this "huge mouth", the rolling lava was like a violent fountain, rushing towards the entire land and in all directions. As far as the eye could see, the land was red and everything was burning... trees, towns, and even streams!
Seven words popped up in his mind:

"Great catastrophe, mountain fire, destroying the world"!
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Note 1: See Chapter for details.

(End of this chapter)