Chapter 893 Looking Back
Drink a bowl of Mengpo soup in front of the Naihe Bridge, and take a last look back at the past on the Wangxiang Terrace.
Across the wall of the underworld, Li Yuan stood in the center of the Wangxiang Terrace, looked back, and saw the scenes of the human world.
The whole of Anyue was in grief over the loss of Emperor Anyue. In the eyes of his people, this almost deified emperor was more like a symbol of God's favor.
Now that "God's will" is no longer on their side, the emperor has passed away, and Anshan has also lost its mountain god. This is a big blow to Anyue and Anshan.
Although some time has passed, the area of Anshan is still shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. There is always drizzle and dark clouds hanging from the sky. It is the mountains and rivers crying, and all living beings lamenting.
Tian Yao, Wang Shuo and others still haven't returned. The battle with the Daozun Emperor has cost them an unprecedented price, and they still don't know which "continent" they are wandering on.
However, not all was lost. Zhuge Laodeng stood up firmly. As Li Yuan's most trusted right-hand man, he took on the responsibility of looking after the Anshan area, just like he had worked diligently to take care of the family when Li Yuan traveled around the world.
Zhuge Laodeng firmly believed that the mountain god would definitely come back, just like he had traveled around the human world before. One day, that figure in a green robe would return to Anshan...
However, the wait this time might be a little longer... If they really never meet again, given Li Yuan's personality, it is impossible for him to leave silently without even seeing his relatives and friends for the last time. He is afraid... once he sees their relatives and friends crying and grieving, he might not be willing to leave.
As a Daoist Emperor, Yuan Zun does not need to enter the six reincarnations even if only a remnant of his soul remains. The Mountain God must have his reasons for making such a choice...
This was the sudden enlightenment that arose in Zhuge Laodeng's heart. The sacred Bodhi tree was rich in spirituality and had its own magical premonition of psychic powers.
Zhuge Laodeng's strong attitude infected other Anshan creatures and practitioners. Gradually, everyone came out of the gloom and began to encourage their relatives and friends and cheer up.
The mountain god has only left temporarily. During his absence, we must do our best to maintain our responsibilities as the mountain god!
Anshan gradually regained its vitality, but without Li Yuan's presence, everyone was always too serious when doing daily work. They were all suppressing their uneasiness and worries and pretending to be fine.
The people didn't even know that Li Yuan had passed away. They still thought that the mountain god was still resting in the mountains, and they continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense to him every day.
Because the God of Land is still there, and because many living creatures in Anshan are still maintaining the order and peace of the past, everyone thinks that everything is fine.
It's just that Zheng Tai Biao died in the calamity and his soul disappeared, Li Xiaoan was busy traveling around the human world and rarely returned... After Li Yuan and Emperor Anyue also passed away, for some reason, the contact between Anshan and Anyue gradually decreased.
There are always more clouds and drizzle in the mountains than before.
At the foot of the mountain, Anyue experienced an undercurrent power struggle that was unknown to outsiders. A fourth-generation great-grandson of Emperor Anyue, known as Ji Xun, stood up and ascended the throne with the support of a group of officials.
To commemorate the life of Emperor Anyue, the new emperor announced that from now on he would only be called Emperor Anyue. Only his great-grandfather Ji Yu could have this supremely glorious title and he would be the eternal founding emperor of Anyue.
The new emperor was known as Emperor Yuezong. He was in his early forties, at the peak of his vigor and vitality. He was kind to others and rational in governing the country. He could be considered a wise ruler who had not been seen for a hundred years.
However, this new emperor was good in every aspect, but he was a little too obsessed with the power of unifying the world. Soon after he ascended the throne, he noticed the changes at the bottom and began to announce the abolition of the new system reform and continued to use the ancient imperial system...
He even wanted to suppress the development of spiritual science, but was refuted by many veteran officials of the research institute.
The pursuit of spiritual science, the truth of the world, threatens the safety of the imperial system. When people have wisdom and power, under the guidance of Anshan, their cultural level continues to rise. In pursuit of the truth of the great way, can they still be convinced by the ancient and bloated feudal dynasty system?
Not everyone is like the deified Emperor Anyue, who can suppress all dissent.
The new emperor did not say much about the fierce attitude of the old ministers, as if he also acquiesced to the matter.
However, not long after that, some ascetics and immortals from other places suddenly appeared in Anshan, calling themselves royal guests. The originally peaceful and tranquil capital of Anyue also began to become turbulent.
The research institute also began to have problems from time to time, with frequent thefts and even cases of spiritual instruments inexplicably self-destructing. Eventually, it developed into a battle between spiritual weapons and the methods of scattered immortals...
Apart from opposing the reform of the new system and the development of spiritual science, the new emperor was perfect in other aspects and handled internal and external affairs appropriately. Many ministers did not think much about it and just thought that the new emperor had ascended the throne and was eager to accomplish some great achievements but had gone in the wrong direction.
However, he actually dared to oppose something that was recognized and vigorously promoted by Emperor Anyue and Lord Mountain God, and even used some covert means to play a game of checks and balances. Emperor Yuezong was somewhat blinded by power and became short-sighted. He was also too disrespectful to his ancestors and to the gods... Some old ministers did not dare to say anything, but they were secretly criticizing him in their hearts.
The happy and harmonious world that had lasted for more than two hundred years began to show signs of a recurrence of the feudal dominance of the past. Many people were sad, many people were impatient, and everyone had different thoughts.
A crack that is hard to see in people's hearts has been buried. Whether it will turn into a collapse in the future or be healed by time is unknown. Of course, this is all a story for later...
For Li Yuan, who was far away on the Wangxiangtai in the underworld, he felt relieved when he saw Anshan gradually recovering his vitality, saw Anyue ascending the throne as the new emperor, and saw smiles slowly appear on people's faces after the catastrophe.
He hoped that the efforts of himself, his relatives, friends and disciples were worth it. Otherwise, it would be too tragic for those who died heroically in battle and the lives that were tragically affected.
"Let's go, Master. The end of the underworld is ahead. From now on, we will reincarnate and see the afterlife."
In order to cooperate with what her master did, Yue Wei naturally drank the Meng Po soup. If she was not strong enough, she would have been completely unconscious long ago. However, she could not hold on for too much longer.
Li Yuan silently withdrew his gaze, his mind returned to chaos, his spiritual light gradually faded, and his past memories turned into smoke and dissipated. He didn't know whether they dissipated in the world and became part of the laws of the Tao.
Many stranded people followed behind in the dark. After drinking Mengpo soup and walking across the Naihe Bridge, and taking the last look, they had become completely confused. Their figures were shaking a little, and they walked towards the end of the Yellow Springs Road on their own initiative.
Ahead is the place where the six realms of reincarnation are reborn. It is a huge vortex, inside which are six passages of different lights. The passages are filled with countless dreams and bubbles, as if they are layers upon layers of endless past and future.
There was a figure, in a sad red dress, sitting silently beside the vortex of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. She looked a little lonely and said nothing, like a lonely stone statue in the world.
It was not until Li Yuan approached with heavy steps that the stunning figure in the red dress slowly raised her head.
"Promise me an afterlife, have you ever regretted it?"
Li Yuan looked up in confusion and froze instantly, as if struck by lightning.