Cataclysm King

Chapter 431 Customs Clearance and Settlement
If there is anyone in this underground world who knows what the spelled pottery jar that seals the seven lords of natural disasters is about.

Ji Xun felt that the High Priest Taren, who had been passed down from generation to generation, was one of the few people who were most likely to know the truth.

The information that has been confirmed now is that at least seven mysterious pottery jars have been passed down from the Age of Chaos, and the "Seven Lords of Natural Disaster" are sealed in the jars.

So here comes the problem.

Ji Xun has always been curious about who made these pottery jars, what their motives were, why they sealed several foreign gods, and what is so special about these foreign gods.
According to Taron's historical records, the seven people in the jar have escaped from the seal many times in history for various reasons, and each time caused huge disasters and casualties.

War, plague, extremely bad weather, insect plague, etc.

However, it seems to be the first time that seven Outer Gods escaped at the same time, as happened at the end of Talen.

This was what puzzled him.

Other gods can be killed, why are those seven outer gods immortal?

Is there a difference between the god level and the god level?
Moreover, Ji Xun always felt that these jars seemed to be left there "intentionally" by someone.

The person who could leave behind such a jar must be of a very high rank. He wouldn't be thinking of bringing disaster to mankind for such a petty evil purpose, right?

What, then, is His purpose?
Now that the question has been asked, of course I have to listen.

"Originally, it's too early for you to approach this issue now. However, I'm afraid we won't have many opportunities to talk to each other. Since you want to listen, I will tell you the origin of these [Sealing Jars]."

Nan Shenyu thought about it and explained: "However, to explain this problem, we have to start with the special promotion method of the extraordinary system of the card master."

Not only Ji Xun, Chujiu and Nan Jing were also very curious.

The three of them looked solemn, waiting for what was to come.

Nan Shenyu said: "After the card master reaches the peak of the ninth level of the holy realm, he needs to condense his own 'Great Rune' to condense the godhood. That is actually his own understanding of the laws and rules of the universe, which is embodied as a stable crystallization of divine power. Of course, language cannot accurately describe this realm. You only need to know that the practice of the card master is essentially different from other extraordinary ways."

Ji Xun and the other two nodded.

Nan Shenyu continued, "After you condense your godhood, you will have a very thorough understanding of the universe. In other words, unless you are in some very special places, you will hardly be able to gain a higher level of extraordinary understanding from your environment. You should have heard of the old saying that extraordinary people cannot understand the rules of the universe that do not exist."

Ji Xun fell into deep thought: "???"

Nan Jing blinked his confused eyes: "???"

Chujiu frowned slightly: "???"

What?
For them, there are too many secrets in the real universe, and the various laws have only just touched the threshold.
It was obvious that the three of them could not understand the realm that they could not even imagine if they looked up to it.

Nan Shenyu was not surprised by their confused expressions, and explained with a smile: "This is a bit abstract. Extraordinary practice is like boiling water. The improvement of the card master's understanding of the law is the rise in water temperature. But when your temperature reaches a certain height, higher than the environment that provides you with heat, it is difficult to absorb heat from the outside world. Instead, some will leak out from time to time."

This makes it easy to understand.

Ji Xun and the other two seemed to understand something.

Is this the perspective of a peak card master?
After a pause, Nan Shenyu said: "If the outer gods want to maintain their divine power and not decline, or even go further, they must have some external force."

Nan Jing seemed to have thought of something after hearing this reminder. He suddenly realized something and asked, "So, ancestor, this is why the Outer Gods are collecting faith?"

"Ah."

Nan Shenyu nodded gently and peacefully: "This is one of them. It is also the most important way."

After hearing this, Ji Xun and the other two finally understood that there was a connection between faith and the growth of God’s power.

But it's obviously not that simple.

After a pause, Nan Shenyu asked again: "However, our card masters' extraordinary advancement does not rely on faith, so what other methods do you think there are?"

After hearing this, Nan Jing and Chu Jiu fell into deep thought.

Ji Xun's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he had thought of something, and responded: "Plunder."

"Correct!"

Nan Shenyu looked at Ji Xun with relief, knowing that he understood.

She continued, "And the way our card masters fuse professional materials to advance is actually to seize extraordinary properties from other extraordinary substances in the universe. This method can still be used after condensing the godhood. This is the powerful and special part of our card master heritage. However, when it comes to the god level, the extraordinary properties required are also very high-end, and it is difficult to find them in the plane. After all, the materials required by the card master profession are higher than their own level."

After these words were spoken, the three of them seemed to understand.

To advance to the extraordinary level, the materials needed are almost all of a higher level.

Just like Ji Xun is now at the sixth level, the advanced materials he needs are the seventh level.

At his level, this is not considered a problem. If he really cannot defeat the seventh-level disaster, there are stronger card masters who can help him find materials.

I have never encountered the problem of not being able to find materials.

But what if you yourself have reached the ceiling, such as the god level?

Where does the material come from?

Besides, where can you find so many god-level materials?

A light bulb suddenly lit up in Ji Xun's mind, and he suddenly realized, "So, those jars are the source of the materials?"

As soon as he said this, the expressions of Nan Jing and Chu Jiu beside him were also very interesting.

Ji Xun suddenly understood why the people from the Holy See of the Southern Continent were looking for these jars!
This jar gave him the feeling of a power bank for charging mobile phones?
When needed, let them out to recharge themselves, and then use them again?
Although the metaphor is not quite accurate,

But that’s roughly the idea.

"Yes and no."

Nan Sushang did not comment, and corrected: "The pottery jars are far more mysterious than what they appear to be. They are involved in the ultimate secret of the plane. It's just that some people regard them as the source of divine power supply."

As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something, and her tone became deeper: "After all, with the God Sealing Jar, the overall risk is controllable. So in history, many people thought that the disasters caused by the resurrection of the Outer Gods were actually caused by some evil-minded guys who wanted to steal the power of the gods and deliberately released the Outer Gods."

As soon as the words fell, the room fell into a brief silence.

The three of them had never thought about what the outer god disaster that led to the destruction of civilization was all about.

And when you think about it from this perspective, things become incredibly absurd.

Human beings are really like leeks, they need to be harvested when needed.

In the final analysis, there is no such thing as a natural disaster, no such thing as a tragic and turbulent history, only the conspiracy of powerful gods?

Nan Shenyu guessed what the three were thinking at the moment and said with a smile: "Does this truth sound cruel? It's not what you want to hear, either?"

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Ji Xun and the other two remained silent.

After all, in the alien space of "Thousands of Troops Besieging the City", even high-level card masters like them are just cannon fodder.

Death follows us everywhere.

I thought that by taking such a huge risk, I was at least on the side of justice.

But if you look high enough, you will find that the essence of this war is nothing more than the plundering of extraordinary resources of the gods?

What is compassion, bravery, wisdom, justice and evil?
The idea of ​​cannon fodder seems a bit self-indulgent.

Only despair is real.

Just like the war currently going on in the Eastern Wilderness, it seems like a conflict of civilizations, but the motivation lies in the promotion ceremony and resource plundering of a top-level powerful person.

Ji Xun, who is still a "cannon fodder" at the moment, suddenly felt a little confused.

It was a feeling of powerlessness against the ruthlessness of the divine order.

Nan Shenyu shook his head, indicating that their thinking had gone astray, and said: "Understanding the world is actually your own 'promotion ceremony'. No matter where you are, every step is like that. Even at my current level, it is still the same."

After these words came out, Ji Xun and the other two's expressions finally eased a little, but they still couldn't understand.

Nan Shenyu added: "When you can truly comprehend the 'power of God', you will understand this. After the usurpation of destiny, it is difficult to empathize with lower-level life forms. Below the divine level, even the rules of the universe cannot be glimpsed. How can higher creatures treat you as an equal? ​​Just like a lazy man on the street, it is difficult to get the recognition of hardworking people, so why should he enjoy the same treatment? This is why believers are just consumables of faith in the eyes of the outer gods. Our Kashi civilization has a unique heritage, so this conflict of rank is not so obvious. Moreover, the heritage of our Kashi civilization itself is of extraordinary significance."

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After hearing these words, Ji Xun could vaguely understand.

He has now touched the threshold of divine power.

However, he didn't expect that just by asking a question about the jar, he would know so many advanced truths.

It really is in line with what Gong Wu once taught me, if you don't reach that level, knowing some things will only add to your troubles.

This kind of topic cannot be understood just by talking about it.

You need to reach a high enough level to reach it.

Nan Shenyu didn't say anything more.

The topic got a little dull here.

Nan Jing suddenly asked curiously: "Ancestor, is there any realm above the God level?"

Nan Shenyu said: "Of course. Even I have only just touched the threshold of a mid-level celestial god."

God? Middle?
There are new words that refresh Ji Xun's understanding of the extraordinary and make him more curious.

Nan Shenyu added: "However, the Seven Lords of Natural Disaster are very special. Although they are at the level of lower-level gods, they are immortal and indestructible. Their peak strength is similar to that of middle-level gods."

Although the three of them could not understand this distinction, they still felt it was impressive.

Nan Jing asked again: "Do you mean that there is a higher realm above the middle-level celestial god?"

"Yes."

Nan Shenyu nodded and said, "It is said that the founding ancestor of Tarun, Emperor Lanlingster, is the legendary upper god, possessing unimaginable divine power. And according to some clues left by the emperor, it is far more than that. Which emperor once told my ancestor of the Nan family that the status of upper gods is only the limit of this plane, and is far from touching the deepest secrets of the universe. However, after the emperor disappeared, no one can touch that realm anymore. I can't understand it, and I can't explain it to you."

Nan Jing asked in surprise: "Plane?"

Nan Shenyu: "Yes. Just like the 'Underworld'. The underground world we are in may just be a special plane in the universe. After all, it is said that before the chaotic era, our ancestors witnessed that this world had a moon and a sun. In the inheritance of our fifty-two demon god sequence, there are also many things that are different from the current world, but many secrets have been submerged in the long river of history."

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Ji Xun listened and his eyes narrowed slightly, and his thoughts became active.

He instinctively deduced the answer, but all he got was confusion.

Things that are beyond cognition are beyond the reach of even imagination.

At this time, Nan Shenyu said again: "If you really want to explore the ultimate secrets of this world, then go to the southern continent. That is the origin of the Kashi civilization, and there may be the truth of the world that even Emperor Lanlingster has never explored."

Hearing this, Ji Xun and the other two seemed to be thinking about something.

They had heard the gravekeeper talk about this history before in Rune Highlands. The place where Emperor Lanlingster disappeared last was also in the abyss of the southern continent.

Moreover, Griffith, the leader of the Rebel Dragon Army, once said that she had ventured deep into the southern continent, and although she eventually returned badly damaged, she had caught a glimpse of many mythical creatures that were above her realm.

This once again aroused Ji Xun's strong interest in the dangerous and mysterious continent.

Even the great Emperor Lanlingster said that his realm was still a long way from the ultimate of the world.
Is there a wider world outside this plane?
Ji Xun now understood almost everything.

But we still don’t know who left the “jar” and what its purpose was.

However, one of its uses is clear.

It's not like what we've seen before. Occasionally, the revival of the Outer Gods will bring about the source of destructive catastrophes.

But it is a divine level extraordinary resource.

However, that level is too illusory for Ji Xun and the other two at the moment.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Then, the guard outside the door reported: "Lord Nan, His Majesty has summoned you. There are three other guests."

Nan Shenyu smiled when he heard this: "Okay, I'm leaving. You should leave too. Although the Outer God Mutu was successfully sealed in the previous battle, the Empire also suffered heavy losses in its elite troops. The Imperial City is already very dangerous now, and it will become more and more dangerous if you stay any longer."

This is the advantage of having acquaintances. The characters in the plot directly remind you that a difficult plot is about to happen.

But it didn't trigger.

This is the wisdom of the high priest Nan Shenyu.

If it were someone else, after saying so much, he would probably have been forced into some extremely difficult plot.

Ji Xun and the other two did not have to bear as much risk.

The three of them also realized that it was the will of space that was rejecting them.

They have already obtained too many rewards in the Imperial City. If they stay any longer, they might trigger some hidden plot to make up for the difficulty of gaining equal rewards.

Nan Shenyu was obviously aware of this. She didn't want to cause trouble for the three people and didn't say anything more.

Before turning around, she gently touched Nan Jing's pretty face again, and looked at this successor of hers three thousand years later, and said with satisfaction: "It's great that our Nan family has such a successor."

Although I have only known this ancestor for a short time, the blood connection and concern I feel is sincere and strong.

Now that they were leaving, a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes, and she whispered softly, "Ancestor."

Although she knew that the person in front of her was an ancestor who had disappeared in the long river of history, the scene before her was exactly the same as the real thing, and Miss Bun Head always felt inexplicably sad.

"I told you so many secrets of the God Rank before, not to make you lose faith in the future. Instead, I wanted you to know why you are alive. Only when you realize that you are alive can you understand what 'God's Might' is."

As he spoke, Nan Shenyu looked at Nan Jing tenderly, then looked at Ji Xun and Chu Jiu, and said goodbye: "I saw some future scenes in the prophecy. You will be very close partners. In fact, many times, this is enough."

After he said this, the twisted light gate appeared without warning.

Space settlement also came into view.

Cleared.

"Congratulations on completing 'The Fall of Behemoth: The Siege of the City'"

"Space exploration 23%, fixed reward 50%; additional exploration 20%, get B-level evaluation, rare card draw +10%"

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"Light Chaser's Blessing: Special card draw probability +3%"

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"Complete the A hidden plot 'The commission of the light chaser Faro'; A-level opportunity plot 'The language of the high priest Talen'; A-level plot 'Intercept the defectors and recover the space stone'; B-level plot 'Collect the fragments of the mechanical angel'; C-level mission 'The pursuit of the shadow blade Harold'; C-level mission 'Assassinate the rebel officer'. The probability of treasure chest rarity +15%, the extra reward for card drawing +15%"

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"Overall rating A, get clearance settlement treasure chest *5"

(End of this chapter)