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Chapter 765: Seeing the Future, Why Not Worship

Dong dong dong,

The Black River hung in the air, and a heavy atmosphere enveloped the entire Uttarakuru. From time to time, dull thunder drums could be heard hitting the ground.

Rats were running around, snakes were crossing the aisles, birds were startled and flying, ants were leaving their nests, and even the most vicious monsters were hiding in their nests, in a state of panic. Everything in nature was in chaos, and all creatures felt the danger, but they didn't know where to hide from the disaster.

Even the most ignorant and stupid barbarians could sense from this chaos the crisis hanging in the air, about to fall.

They burn incense to pray to the gods, perform sacrifices and dance to ask the heavens, and pray in the hope of grasping the glimmer of hope that has slipped away.

But praying to God or asking the heaven did not bring the expected results. The incense burned out and the heaven was silent.

The entire Uttarakuru continent is now a big black prison that separates the inside and the outside.

With each passing day, the barbarians became more frightened, and some even committed suicide due to the overwhelming pressure.

One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals were spread out like chess pieces in the sky, like reefs and foundations, nailed into the sky and earth of Uttarakuru according to specific rules.

The Xiantian Demon Refining Tower swallowed up the previous 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, and the Heavenly Court pulled out the resentful souls of 100,000 practitioners from the underworld, injected them into the heavenly soldiers' and generals' armor, and recreated the 100,000 immortal heavenly soldiers and generals.

It’s just that the new heavenly soldiers and generals have not experienced too many wars and are not worthy of being used. The Four Heavenly Masters and the Great Emperor Zhenwu do not regard them as help at all.

The experienced heavenly soldiers and generals were no match for Hu Xiuwu; how could these new sprouts deal with Hu Xiuwu?

These 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals were used as human stakes by the four heavenly masters to set up a formation to lock the sky and seal the earth, completely sealing off Uttarakuru.

No matter whether it is the Qiankun Shift or Zhenwu's escape method, they cannot break free from the constraints of the formation. As long as Hu Xiuwu shows up, he can no longer use the Standing Invisible Shadow and Flying Body Trace.

Subhuti was a thorn in the eyes of Buddha and the Jade Emperor. Of course, the Jade Emperor and Buddha had studied Subhuti's signature magical powers, in an attempt to uncover the weaknesses and deliver a fatal blow.

Although he did not completely crack the two top secret magical powers, the Jade Emperor still developed a formation that could suppress the Standing Invisible Shadow and Flying Body Trace, the Heaven-Locking and Earth-Sealing Formation.

However, Patriarch Subhuti acted cautiously and never gave the Jade Emperor a chance to put his ideas into practice.

But this time the target is not Master Subhuti. If a mere Hu Xiuwu dares to show up, he will become a priceless commodity just like a bluefin tuna caught in a fishing net.

Above the northern continent of Jurlu, on the bank of the Black River, the Great Emperor Zhenwu waved the black flag of Jianfu and controlled the black water of Xuanming in the north to accumulate the Black River, which covered the entire continent.

After the four great heavenly masters arranged the formation, they rode on the clouds together to meet the Great Emperor Zhenwu and explained the current situation to him.

Zhenwu silently arranged the disaster that could overturn an entire state. After listening to the reports of the four great celestial masters, he said:

"Where did Nezha go?"

Ge Xuan smiled bitterly: "The Third Prince said that he was going to search for Hu Xiuwu's whereabouts, but I heard that the Third Prince's first stop was Guanjiangkou."

Nezha looked down on the plan of Zhenwu and the Four Heavenly Masters, but he was unable to stop it. After all, he was not like Hu Xiuwu. Apart from his incompetent father, he also had his beloved mother, Madam Yin, two older brothers, Muzha and Jinzha, and a younger sister, Li Zhenying.

Nezha, who has more constraints, can no longer act like he did before, when he would kill the Yaksha and pull out the dragon's tendons just because he saw the Yaksha eating people and the Dragon Prince was protecting him.

Nezha was unhappy about this matter and also unhappy with himself. He was so angry that he could only turn a blind eye to it and ran to Guanjiangkou to find Erlang Shen to exchange ideas and vent his frustration.

Zhenwu heard where Nezha was going and understood what Nezha meant, but he did not rebuke him. He just said calmly:

"Let him go. I don't know if Hu Xiuwu will come."

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"I won't go. I'll just read in the temple."

On Liangfu Mountain, Zhu Shouyun invited Hu Xiuwu to visit other wonders of Mount Tai, but Hu Xiuwu politely declined.

Zhu Shouyun said regretfully, "Brother Hu, are you really not going? It's a pity to come to Mount Tai without seeing the whole view of Mount Tai."

Hu Xiuwu said: "The scenery is permanent, but books are easily damaged. I still prefer the classics in the temple. The classics have been damaged. I hope to copy new ones as soon as possible to avoid the loss of the wisdom of the sages."

"It won't be too late to go and see Mount Tai after I finish copying the scriptures."

This is a lie, Hu Xiuwu didn't like reading that much, and the books in the temple were not that precious. But this is in line with the Confucian spirit.

Carrying on the legacy of ancient sages is an excuse that no one can refute.

Zhu Shouyun said with some regret: "What a pity. I heard from the abbot that we can see the wonder of Yunhai Yupan today." Hu Xiuwu smiled: "Then congratulations, Brother Zhu."

Zhu Shouyun was unable to persuade Hu Xiuwu, so he had to leave alone in a secret sedan chair.

Hu Xiuwu walked into the temple. The deity enshrined inside was not an ordinary deity, but a sage leading a cow.

Chaofu Temple, Chaofu was a sage during the reign of the ancient Emperor Yao. He left behind the stories of Xu You washing his ears and Chaofu drinking water from the cow.

Hu Xiuwu had not seen this Chaofu Temple during his modern visit. It was destroyed in the war in the future and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty with a new name, Yinxian Temple. The deity enshrined there was no longer Chaofu, but Lu Zu.

In Black Mythology, every temple has a god.

This Chaofu Temple is no exception. With the cover of Chaofu incense, Hu Xiuwu can cast some magic spells without being discovered.

However, the magical power of the Chaofu god was insufficient to discover Hu Xiuwu, resulting in a situation where nothing was done under the lamp.

Therefore, after Hu Xiuwu arrived at Liangfu Mountain, he insisted on living in Chaofu Temple and did not move.

Hu Xiuwu wrote a letter, turned into a messenger blue bird, and sent it to the West.

"Showing up isn't the only way to save people."

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March is coming in a flash.

Hu Xiuwu did not show up.

Above the clouds, Heavenly Master Ge Xuan looked at the churning black water with an expression of pity: "Your Majesty, since Hu Xiuwu did not show up, how about..."

Zhenwu interrupted Ge Xuan and said coldly: "No, since the news has been spread, how can we lie and damage the prestige of the Heavenly Court?"

After the news of the cleansing of Northern Juluzhou was spread, Zhenwu would not stop regardless of whether Hu Xiuwu could be captured or not.

The cleansing of Uttarakuru was inevitable.

Zhenwu waved his flag, and the black water surged down.

The water flooded over the mountains, carrying an unstoppable force, sweeping across the entire state. Under the tremendous power of the water, the mountains collapsed and the forests sank into the mire like water grass.

The creatures that were swept into the mysterious black water were either crushed into pieces by the water, or their bodies were frozen into ice sculptures, while their souls were separated from their bodies and melted into the water.

In just two or three quarters of an hour, most of Uttarakuru had turned into a swamp.

Just when the Black Water was about to invade the human tribes scattered on the plains.

Suddenly, auspicious clouds blocked the black water in the sky, auspicious sounds drowned out the sound of the rushing water, and myriad colorful rays of light spread over the earth, bringing warmth and hope to the panicked human race.

Zhenwu frowned, and saw a short figure, carrying a great light and lotus flowers blooming with every step, coming from the west.

"Maitreya?"

Maitreya Buddha's little face was still smiling: "Amitabha, Zhenwu Emperor, long time no see."

The Great Emperor Zhenwu raised his banner and said, "Why did Maitreya Buddha stop me?"

Maitreya Buddha asked in return: "Why do you want to massacre my Buddhist followers?"

"Buddhist believer?" The Great Emperor Zhenwu didn't believe it instinctively, but then his face froze and he looked down.

He saw faith rising like incense above the earth and floating into the golden lotus at the feet of the Maitreya Buddha in front of him.

Zhenwu squeezed out three words from his mouth:

"Hu Xiuwu."