Taoist Master Xuanhuang

Chapter 1 Xuanhuang
  The autumn wind is bleak, the setting sun is like blood, the mottled roads are covered with fallen leaves, and the bluestone streets are as smooth as jade, which shows that they have withstood the temper of the years.

This is an old neighborhood with a long history. The streets are full of small shops and the crowds are sparse. The faces of pedestrians are slightly anxious and their figures are in a hurry.

"Xiao Xuan, it's almost sunset. Eat early and go home quickly."

The person who spoke was the snack bar owner. He was in his fifties and everyone called him Lao Wang.

The guest is a young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He is unhurried and out of tune with the surrounding environment.

"I know, boss, right now."

"Nan City has been uneasy recently. I heard that there was a problem in Fulin Community. Two spiritual masters came to deal with it, but it seems that it has not been solved, otherwise it would not have been blocked."

Lao Wang sighed sadly: "When will this damn life end? It's been six years, and I heard that many small countries have completely lost contact. Hey, why do you think it's like this?"

Lao Wang's words were full of helplessness, and he didn't care whether Xiao Xuan, who was sitting down, listened or not, and was not optimistic about the future.

"It's all the same, let's just survive. There's nothing we can do about this situation, right?"

Xiaoxuan stood up and took out a tissue to wipe his mouth.

"Okay boss, let's go."

"Hey, okay, walk slowly."

…………

Xiao Xuan’s name is ‘Xuan Ye’, but this is his name from his previous life.

At this moment, the name is a bit loud, Xuanhuang.

This is such a brave name!
  I don’t know if this name can’t be suppressed, but Xuan who came from time-travel is also reborn through this.

Coming into this very bad world, Xuanhuang didn't have much anxiety or hesitation, and quickly accepted his fate.

This is really a bit big-hearted. Maybe it’s because I read too many time-travel novels in my previous life, plus my previous life was so-so or a complete mess, so there’s nothing I can’t accept.

As for the experiences in previous lives, they are always extremely similar.

Maybe unsuccessful lives are like that. Old Man Destiny has scrawled a few strokes in many people's life scripts, or even copied them.

Xuanhuang doesn't have any deep grudges. He has a happy-go-lucky temperament, a bit like lying flat.

One night when I was working overtime in a daze, I felt like I had a dream, and when I woke up, I came to this apocalyptic world.

It has been three days since he traveled back through time, and Xuanhuang has a general understanding of what happened to this world.

It's very similar to the prototype of the weird novel I read in my previous life.

About six or seven years ago, there were supernatural problems in the world that could not be explained by science, and all kinds of unbelievable and strange events occurred.

At first, people experienced panic and hard struggle, but slowly discovered...

There was no way.

This is a bit difficult to handle.

Weirdly, it conforms to the setting that it cannot be killed and can only be sealed.

Researchers speculate that this is a strange rule-like rule. It is the rule of the world. How can it be dealt with?

In addition, space cracks like planes appeared.

They are of various sizes and shapes that cannot be counted, and they suddenly appear at unknown times.

Each one is dangerous, and there are also human beings in a small number of small world spaces. Some are similar to ancient time and space, and some are fantasy worlds.

The same thing is that all small worlds discovered face the same problem as the real world, which is strange invasion.

In these worlds, there are those who practice martial arts, those who cultivate immortality, those who practice magic, those who have spiritual power, and so on.

They are all facing the same situation, extraordinary and out of control.

For example, when cultivating an immortal, you used to absorb spiritual energy and slowly transform, but now the spiritual energy is poisonous, and you will either go crazy or die suddenly, and the end will be bad.

I heard that there is room for physical training and martial arts that are not extraordinary. The critical point is extraordinary. If you exceed the threshold, you will lose control.

In addition, there is the spiritual master that Lao Wang calls, this is a kind of person who controls the mystery.

Controlling the weird and using the weird to fight against the weird, the cost is similar to what you read in the novels of the previous life, and you can lose control and lose your life at any time.

Weirdness is not just a simple ghost, it cannot be killed, and it is extraordinary from the beginning.

When the reality does not support the mysterious method, and the cultivation of immortality and martial arts cannot be extraordinary, the master of the trick becomes the most hopeless method at the moment.

The strange starting point is the upper limit of the cultivator. It is an asymmetrical duel. With the characteristics of immortality, the situation has no solution.

Since the strange invasion, spiritual energy that allows people to practice has appeared in this world and countless small worlds.

Of course, it doesn’t matter whether it’s spiritual energy, Qi, or even spiritual energy or dark energy.

In short, all the energy needed for fantasy is available.

It was supposed to be a glorious era where spiritual energy was revived, where Blue Star's fate turned around, where science and fantasy flew together, where great power was brought into one's own body, and where the world was created, but it died prematurely because of the poisonous spiritual energy.

No one has guessed whether this is some kind of strange pollution?
  However, plants and animals have evolved, and it seems that the higher the intelligence, the more contaminated they become.

Animal instinct is greater than wisdom, and it is still driven by instinct. The already chaotic thinking is just more chaotic.

At present, animals have become another kind of disaster, and there are many vicious beasts and chaotic situations.

All kinds of animals are polluted in all kinds of ways, including three-headed dogs, hydra, and even multi-eyed and multi-limbed monsters that go against common sense.

Fortunately, this kind of situation is not too common. Due to the short time, this kind of situation has only happened in the past two years.

Moreover, this ferocious beast can be killed and cannot stand up to human thermal weapons.

As long as you are still flesh and blood and have not completely escaped this category, it is just a matter of caliber.

However, the situation is not optimistic, and people can’t help but think about what will happen ten years from now?
  Will they evolve incredible abilities?

Moreover, animals do not become more intelligent as they evolve.        is a more ferocious instinctive drive.

also……

After traveling for three days, Xuanhuang made an even more astonishing discovery due to special reasons.

Maybe the higher-ups in this world also discovered it, but didn't say anything because of the great terror.

That is……

Human beings, who are ahead of all animals and plants in terms of evolution, are also evolving.

Although in just three days, Xuanhuang clearly found that his body was getting stronger so subtly that he couldn't even notice it, and this was even more true in terms of his mental thinking.

This situation in this world has been strangely invaded for six years. It is not that the survivors have become accustomed to it and there is no big collapse, but that their mental thinking and so on are getting stronger.

This seems to be a good situation, but it hides a huge crisis.

What if...

Humanity will not be extinct for decades or centuries in the future, but will still exist strongly. So will it lose control after evolving to a certain extent?
  Will they all turn into irrational monsters?

Although it is just Xuanhuang's conjecture, there is no guarantee that it will develop along this path.

Unless a method of control is found, it is a beautiful fantasy that rationality will remain and humans will evolve into transcendence.

"The population has decreased by nearly 20% in six years. This is still an environment like the Xia Kingdom. I heard that the worst situation in other areas is that nearly half of the population has disappeared. The situation is not good."

"I need to think of a way to go to the martial arts hall tomorrow to see how the martial arts masters are doing, so that I can respond to my guess."

"If it's similar to what I deduced, then there is a way."

On the way home, it was getting dark soon after sunset, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road.

Some officers and soldiers were patrolling the streets, urging everyone to go home as soon as possible.

Since the strange resurgence, the dangers at night are much more dangerous than during the day. Although it is not safe at home, at least there is some guarantee.

As long as you don't get into weird killing patterns, you can basically guarantee safety.

So in the evening, there was almost no one outside.

For six years, those who were dissatisfied were taught to be obedient.

As for the martial arts schools Xuanhuang mentioned, they are very common.

It is the result of the government's efforts in promoting it in the past five years, and it was promoted before the cities were cut off from each other.

In addition, there are not only martial arts gyms, but also gymnasiums (including telekinesis, spirituality, etc.), which are learned through exploring the small world.

After all, spiritual energy exists, it can only be cultivated to the limit of transcendence.

There are three levels in martial arts: martial apprentice, warrior, and martial master.

The name was chosen very casually.

A warrior can be defeated by about ten people, a warrior by about a hundred people, a martial artist by more than four hundred people, and it is said that an extraordinary person can be defeated by a thousand people.

The divisions are very rough, the time is too short, and a strict plan has not yet been formed.

It can be seen from this that the extraordinary starting point is an enemy of a thousand people.

Weird, who has the lowest starting point of being extraordinary, cannot be killed, which shows how difficult it is to deal with.

The details of the Taoist temple for cultivating immortals are similar, roughly divided into three levels.

Although it has only been promoted for five short years, there are still many talented people who are already at the level of martial arts masters and Taoists.

It’s just that their road is cut off!
  It’s not that you can’t cultivate and make breakthroughs, but that you don’t dare to make breakthroughs. If you make breakthroughs, you will lose your mind and be polluted.

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As he walked, Xuanhuang came to the door of a small courtyard, which was Xuanhuang's home.

Standard ‘pig’s trotter’ treatment, his parents unfortunately disappeared and the reason for this is still unknown.

Of course, Xuanhuang has found the reason.

This is why his predecessor disappeared. If Xuanhuang hadn't traveled through time, he might not have been able to discover the problem.

"Squeak~"

Xuanhuang pushed open the small courtyard door.

A standard northern courtyard house, although not an old courtyard house in the city center, is still a valuable house before the weather changes.

I can't say that now.

Entering the small courtyard, a cold breath hit my face.

In Xuanhuang's perception, in the middle of the small courtyard to the west, there was a millstone that looked somewhat historical.

It is an old object, and its decorative function has not been removed since then.

This is the culprit of Xuanhuang's family misfortune.

In Xuanhuang's perception, the millstone is like a black hole, exuding a cold atmosphere.

As if to swallow everything.

The permeating black energy seemed to have sprouted countless tentacles, sweeping toward Xuanhuang overwhelmingly.

Just like a mirror suddenly shattered...

Xuanhuang disappeared just before the tentacles transformed by black energy were about to wrap around him.

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(End of this chapter)