Folklore: The baby starts the game, and the mother takes off her painted skin

Chapter 315 The Origin of the World [asking for monthly votes]

"who am I?"

The hollow voice asked back a question, and then there was a long silence.

Liu Bai also noticed where the sound came from, it was the... darkness behind the shrine.

After a long time, the voice spoke again: "I am the origin of this world. You humans often say that you were born by nature and raised by nature, but I am this world."

Liu Bai: "..."

It was not that Liu Bai did not believe these boasts, on the contrary, he believed them very much.

Because apart from this, he couldn't think of any other possibilities or results.

Even the true gods who rule the outer world may not know these things and know that I am a foreigner.

It can also appear out of thin air in its own shrine or temple.

Liu Bai felt that the old marshal must have sensed something, if it was really those old guys from outer space who attacked him.

It is impossible for the old marshal not to notice anything. Once he notices it, he will definitely take action. Even if he doesn't take action, he will call his mother over.

So such a terrifying existence is not one of those true gods from the outer world...

“The origin of the world.”

That's a reasonable explanation.

Moreover, even his own soul was given by it... Liu Bai looked at his soul again, and the sense of connection was still very weak, which meant that his soul was not under his control.

In other words, "I only have the right to use my soul, not the ownership, and now my soul has been taken over by the developer."

"I wonder why Master Benyuan came to my temple?"

Liu Bai asked softly, and started the conversation again.

"Nothing. I've been watching you for so long, so I came to see you today." The voice coming from behind the shrine moved left and right, as if it was moving and speaking.

So all along I have been under the attention of this world...So, am I really the son of some plane?
Liu Bai couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

Just as he was in a trance, the origin of the world spoke again: "Stranger, what is the world like over there?"

At this moment, the voice that originally did not carry any emotion finally showed a slight change.

There was a hint of curiosity and expectation in its voice, and it said to itself: "In fact, the reason why I was able to have consciousness was also because of the help of you outsiders."

So it was Lei Jie and the others who helped give birth to consciousness in the origin of this world... Liu Bai remembered the records on the stone tablets he had seen.

"He said that your hometown is a world completely different from mine." The Origin of the World said again.

"That's true."

Liu Bai nodded and acknowledged this, which was also acknowledging his own identity.

"He said that you have immortals who can fly and hide. The powerful ones among them can chop a world like mine into pieces with a casual wave of their swords."

When the Origin of the World said this, there was a hint of panic in his voice, but also a hint of disbelief.

It didn't hide its emotions, so Liu Bai could hear it clearly.

When Liu Bai heard this... he didn't react at all, not even his emotions fluctuated, but deep down in his heart, a storm had already begun to surge.

When he saw the pinyin left by Lei Jie, he subconsciously thought that they were also from Earth, or from his hometown China.

What kind of world is Earth?
That is definitely a world of climbing the technology tree.

But what is the news we have received from the origin of this world? The world where Lei Jie and the others are located is definitely not a world of climbing the technology tree, but... a world of cultivating immortals!
Discover your own hidden world.

"Indeed, when we reach a high level of cultivation, we can even ascend to the upper realm."

Liu Bai was stating a well-known fact, that is, if one wanted to cultivate immortality, there must be an upper realm, either the spirit realm or the immortal realm.

"Yeah."

The origin of the world heard Liu Bai's words and exclaimed in surprise, "They also told me that a world like mine, where even the origin has not been born, is the lowest level world. The origin of a truly strong world..."

It paused for a moment before continuing, "Being able to transform into an avatar and walk outside the realm is not much different from a cultivator in the world. Moreover, as long as the world does not perish, I will not die either. Even if this avatar dies outside, I can still come back to life in this world."

"It seems that there is such a saying. I have heard it before...in my previous life."

Liu Bai nodded.

"That would be great. I'm not like me... I'm stuck here and I don't even know when I'll die."

The origin of the world suddenly even became low in voice.

"Are you referring to those...true gods outside?" Liu Bai asked.

"Oh, what true God? They are just a group of bandits." The origin of the world suddenly became angry.

A huge wave of wind and waves shook Liu Bai's temple, and even his shrine was about to collapse.

Liu Bai's face turned pale due to the shock of this breath, and he almost vomited blood.

The origin of the world also reacted and retracted its own breath.

"You have to speed up your practice. You are still so weak." The Origin of the World seemed a little dissatisfied.

Liu Bai sneered, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the restored shrine.

"Since you've been looking at me, you know how old I am. Do you have the nerve to say this to me?"

I am a five-year-old baby, and I have already built a shrine. What else do you want from me?
Do you want me to attain enlightenment at the age of five?
The origin of the world fell silent again.

"It's fast, but still... too slow," it sighed.

"From what Master Benyuan said, is there anything you want me to help you with?"

Liu Bai is not stupid.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Since the origin of this world is so concerned about me, and now says that my strength is progressing too slowly... what could it be if it doesn't have something to ask for?
Did they think that I was sent by Lei Jie and the others, and wanted me to contact Lei Jie and the others so that they could come back to help deal with those true gods outside the sky?

"Have."

The sound of the origin of the world sank, as if it had been floating in the air and had fallen to the ground.

"You are a foreigner, not a three-year-old child, so I will tell you the truth."

"Well, please tell me."

Liu Bai also sat cross-legged in front of his own shrine.

"I want you to help me... kill those true gods outside the sky." As soon as the voice of the origin of the world fell, Liu Bai stood up again.

He pointed his right index finger at himself and said in disbelief: "Me? Go kill those true gods?"

At that moment, Liu Bai understood what Benboerba felt when the Nine-headed Insect wanted to kill Tang Seng and his disciples in "Journey to the West".

"Don't worry."

The Origin of the World sighed, "I didn't ask you to go now, what are you afraid of."

"It's not that I'm afraid."

Liu Bai laughed a little, but he sat back down and said, "It's just a joke that Master Benyuan asked me to kill the True God from outer space. You can go help my mother and help her become a True God, or the old marshal on the top of the city. They are more reliable than me."

"None of them can."

"They can't kill those bandits from outside the sky." The Origin of the World sighed again.

Liu Bai: “Hmm?”

"Although your mother is still a little short, the remaining time... can allow her to have that strength. But unfortunately, she is an evil spirit, so she is destined to be unable to kill those bandits."

The Origin of the World explained.

"Why can't the evil spirits kill the true gods?"

"Hehe, where do you think all this dirty stuff in my world comes from?"

The origin of the world sneered and let Liu Bai know this big secret.

These evil spirits were actually brought by the true gods from outer space, and they have the same origin as them, so they cannot kill the true gods.

All of a sudden, Liu Bai finally understood why Madam Liu wanted him to be a ghost in the beginning.

Because Madam Liu didn’t know the secret at first, and as a ghost… To be honest, Liu Bai’s strength improved faster and became stronger.

So there is nothing exclusive.

But later on, Liu Bai could feel that his mother's strength had a significant improvement.

But that was after that strength improvement.

Madam Liu's attitude towards Liu Bai changed. She told him not to give up his identity as a ghost walker and to seize the time and opportunity to improve his strength as a ghost walker.

Liu Bai agreed at that time, but he didn't know why.

Now, after hearing about the origin of the world, this must be the reason.

"What about the old marshal? He's gone to the underworld."

Liu Bai asked.

The Origin of the World laughed coldly after hearing this. "Him? What a waste. He has been occupying the toilet for so many years but still not doing anything. What a rubbish."

"Forehead……"

Liu Bai also did not expect that the old marshal, who was so praised by the world, would be so vulnerable in front of the origin of this world.

"and……"

The origin of the world was halfway discussed.

"And what's wrong?"

Liu Bai asked.

"And they have been trying to steal me over the years. Although I have been trying my best to resist, there is always a loophole. They should have gotten it. In this way... all the ghost walkers in our world can be controlled by them."

The Origin of the World said with a sigh.

There was also a hint of despair in its voice.

Liu Bai also felt that it was true. This guy should indeed despair. If he is not desperate now, when will he be desperate?
The supernatural beings in this world are of two kinds: ghosts and evil spirits.

There is nothing that can be done about the evil spirits that cannot kill the true gods.

The only hopeful person, the ghost walker, was also sold out by the origin of this world.

"Then why don't you rush up and kill them yourself?" Liu Bai couldn't help but ask.

It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others.

"They are just waiting for me to die."

The origin of the world has a kind of meaning of sighing to the sky.

Liu Bai spread his hands, looking helpless and hopeless.

"So now only you can save this world. You have the identity of an evil spirit and a ghost walker, and you are also a foreigner. Even your soul comes from another world."

The origin of the world is kind and persuasive.

Liu Bai also became interested when he heard this, "Am I really the only stranger in this world?"

He wanted to try to find a fellow villager. If that didn't work, it would be good if he could find a fellow villager like Lei Jie and the others.

Liu Bai was still curious about what kind of world Lei Jie and his friends' hometown was. How could a world of immortal cultivation actually speak Chinese and use pinyin...

Pinyin has only been on Earth for a short time.

"Well, why else do you think I came to you?"

The origin of the world seems to be controlled by Liu Bai, but in fact... it is true.

“But this is too difficult.”

Liu Bai, who was sitting cross-legged, put his hands on his knees and sighed weakly.

He thought that he was only four or five years old and had the strength to build a shrine, but he had to kill the gods himself and said that he was the only one who could kill gods.

What nonsense is this?
"If it wasn't difficult, I would have solved it long ago."

The invisible origin of the world seemed to roll his eyes, and continued: "Besides, this matter is not only about helping me, not only about saving the world, but also about saving yourself."

"If they really succeed, not only will this world be destroyed, you will also die, and your mother... will die too."

The Origin of the World is worthy of being the one who has been watching Liu Bai grow up, and he even knows his weaknesses.

But Liu Bai didn't mind this. After all, killing gods... was his goal.

It’s just that now there is an extra layer of responsibility involved. Killing gods is not only about saving oneself, but also about saving the world.

Only oneself can save oneself.

There is one and only one.

"In that case, Master Benyuan, please take good care of me in the future and don't let me die."

"With your mother here, it's hard for you to die."

The Origin of the World laughed as if he was a little angry.

"That's true." Liu Bai patted his thigh and nodded, "Let's change the subject. How about Master Benyuan help me prove my Dao? That will also help me walk faster on this Yin Road."

Liu Bai originally wanted to tease him, but he never thought that the Origin of the World would actually say:

"That's no problem."

This actually surprised Liu Bai.

Before Ke could finish being surprised, the origin of the world spoke again, "But after I give you a path, you will only be limited to this realm. If you want to cross over, it will be impossible."

"That's no different from killing you." "Then you can kill me."

Liu Bai rolled his eyes.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, I can't give you any help, what do you want me to do? How can I kill the gods?"

Liu Bai has made his cards clear. He has seized the origin of the world, but he still doesn't want any benefits. Isn't that a waste?

"This portion of the origin I have divided will be completely handed over to you as your soul. Then you will be able to possess a portion of the authority of this world. But remember, don't use it too much. If you use it too much... they will see it and know about it. You know the consequences."

"World authority? You can have whatever you want, whatever you want."

Liu Bai stared at his dazed Yuanshen with eyes wide open, "If he meets a Xianshen that he doesn't like, I will kill him, and he will die."

The Origin of the World pondered for a moment, and then said: "Theoretically, this is the case, but if you use it like this, it will be easily noticed by those robbers from outer space."

"That's not very helpful, then."

After a brief surprise, Liu Bai felt a little disappointed.

"No, this authority will be very useful when you go to the Land of the Fallen Gods. There, the heavens are dark and the authority is not obvious, so it doesn't matter how you use it."

This Old Deng even knew that I was going to the Land of Fallen Gods... Liu Bai then nodded and looked at his own soul again.

The Origin of the World said again: "You don't need to be sent away, and you can't send those who need it. So let it be. It's no problem to let your Yuanshen sit on the throne in the end."

"The soul is sitting high? A divine throne?"

Liu Bai said in surprise.

"But isn't this also a forced improvement of strength?"

"The souls were born to sit in the shrine, but their souls are too weak and don't have this ability, so this is divided into a separate realm."

"It's just that you have to slowly improve your energy, blood and spirituality."

As the Origin of the World was speaking, Liu Bai could also feel his connection with his soul gradually recovering.

And it's getting closer.

This feeling was something I had never experienced before. Although I could control my soul before, I always felt it was so distant.

But now this kind of connection is truly as easy as using one's own arm.

Then, Liu Bai's mind moved, and the soul that was originally standing on the ground suddenly floated up, and finally... sat on the shrine!
At this moment, it seemed as if the temple had a real owner.

A divine wind swept across the surroundings, blowing the prayer flags, and even three tiny incense sticks appeared out of thin air in the incense burner in front of the shrine.

There is no fire in nature, offering sacrifices to the gods.

Liu Bai could also see a faint and clear light emerging on the surface of his soul and body, and his soul was bright and clear.

If this happens, golden light will appear on your body surface.

Maybe he is not far from becoming a god?
Then Liu Bai felt that his feelings about the world had deepened a lot, as if the world and time and space that seemed non-existent to him before now seemed to be concrete.

Moreover, with a thought, one can vaguely feel the various rules of this world.

It's the same principle as the world made up of silk threads that Madam Liu showed him.

"Mastering this authority will be of great benefit to you in attaining enlightenment. You will understand when the time comes."

As the origin of this world spoke, there was already a sign that it was about to leave.

Liu Bai didn't care about the joy of his soul sitting high, but hurriedly asked: "What does this door behind my temple lead to?"

"Just push it open and see for yourself."

"Will nothing happen?"

"If you push it open and don't go in, nothing will happen if you just stand in your own temple. After all, your temple is your world."

"Also, how can I contact you?"

The origin of the world... Although it cannot deal with those true gods, it must be the supreme existence within this world.

"Just go into your own temple, but don't come to me for everything. If I come to you... it will be easy for them to take advantage of me."

When the Origin of the World said this, the sound was getting farther and farther away, as if it had reached the sky. Its voice came down again, the sound was ethereal and weak.

"Everything... depends on you."

"..."

"I hope it's reliable."

Liu Bai's mind moved and he glanced at the panel, it was still the same.

At first, when he heard the Origin of the World mention his identity, he even thought that this golden finger was given to him by the Origin of the World.

But now it seems...it is still not the case.

It probably doesn't even know that its golden finger exists.

It just pulled in its soul that was wandering outside the domain. This panel should have come with its soul.

So what is the origin of this panel?
Liu Bai was curious, but couldn't figure out the origin.

After thinking about it, I can only let it go.

He just sat behind the door, thinking that coming into contact with the origin of the world was indeed a good thing for him.

The original burden and tasks have not changed, but I have received more help.

Still a great help.

Liu Bai even felt that with his birth, identity and background, he could truly be considered a son of the plane of this world.

But... does the origin of this world really have no plans for itself?

You just have to kill those true gods from outside the sky yourself.

Liu Bai was skeptical about this. He felt that this matter should not be that simple and he still needed to consider it carefully.

When I get home, I will have to ask my mother.

But for now, this is indeed a good thing.

Liu Bai patted his butt and stood up. He looked at the soul on the shrine again, but did not put it away.

Just like what the Origin of the World said, the soul was born to sit on the shrine, and to put it away by oneself is just to retract it into the body.

The shrine will also be put away at that time.

It would be better to let it sit on this shrine... and rest.

After the origin of the world left, Liu Bai finally had complete control over his temple. With a thought, he appeared in front of the wooden door behind the temple.

The material of this wooden door looks a bit like pear wood, and there are some signs of decay on it.

It looks quite old.

Liu Bai's control over the temple came to an abrupt end when he reached this door. This wooden door was clearly inside his temple, but he had no ability to control it.

He placed his hand on the wooden door and immediately felt that he could pull it.

He did not hesitate and with a little effort, he pulled the wooden door open. He originally thought there would be a deep corridor or something.

But when he opened it, he discovered that behind the wooden door... was actually a temple!
It looked similar to his, and the wooden door was in the same location. He could only see what was happening behind the shrine opposite.

The front is invisible.

"Who? Who the hell!"

A sinister voice sounded in the temple opposite, and then Liu Bai felt as if something was staring at him.

His eyes fell on himself.

"Who are you, sneaking around? Do you think you can spy on this place? Show up at once!" The sinister voice had a hint of majesty.

I can't see it, and it seems it can't see me either... Liu Bai noticed this abnormality.

But why does this voice sound familiar?

Liu Bai recalled for a moment and remembered where he had heard this voice... the temple, on the top of Zunshen Mountain, the temple that the old temple priest was watching!
When Liu Bai was at the top of the mountain, he was thinking about going into the temple to take a look.

At that time, a voice was heard in the temple, trying to bewitch himself in, but was shouted away by the old temple priest.

The voice Liu Bai heard in his temple now was exactly the same as the voice he heard at that time.

"So my temple is connected to the temple guarded by the old temple priest of Zunshen Mountain?"

But isn’t that temple known as the number one temple in the world?

The gods enshrined inside are not any one true god, but all the true gods outside the heavens. In this temple, one can truly hear directly from heaven.

Why would such a temple be connected to one's own temple?

Moreover, the origin of this world has always expressed that it wants to keep a distance from the true gods in the sky. If this is the case, then why does it connect these two temples?
Liu Bai couldn't figure it out and had no intention of going through the door to find out what was going on.

So after looking at it for a while, he closed the wooden door again.

The unknown thing on the opposite side continued to curse for a few more words, and after that, Liu Bai could hear nothing and everything was quiet.

He slammed the wooden door open again.

came the voice.

"Old man, why would I lie to you? There really is a rat lurking around... Here it comes, the rat is here again!"

Liu Bai closed the wooden door again.

The sound faded away.

However, he didn't dare to try it after this time. The thing that was speaking now must not be strong, but if it really called the old temple keeper... that would be dangerous.

No need to try these.

So Liu Bai stopped in his own temple, looked up and shouted several times, but in the end the origin of the world did not appear.

I don’t know whether he couldn’t hear or didn’t want to show up.

In desperation, Liu Bai had to return to the shrine. With a thought, his soul returned to his body from the shrine.

The thought turned again, and the soul returned to the shrine.

"It seems that the current Yuanshen can really be completely controlled by me... I think."

A thought flashed through Liu Bai's mind, and just as he was thinking about leaving his temple, the cold voice of the origin of the world came down from the darkness again.

"You can only tell your mother about what happened today. The rest must be kept secret. Knowing too much is always a bad thing."

"Also, the reason why your temple can be connected to the one on the Zunshen Mountain is because it is safer this way."

After saying this, the breath disappeared.

Liu Bai stayed there for a moment before he pulled away.

When he came out of the temple, the feeling of control became more and more obvious, and the fog that originally covered the temple was dispelled by his thought.

The scene on the city wall reappeared before his eyes.

The old marshal, who had originally lowered his head, suddenly raised his head. Xiao Cao didn't notice it at all, and kept walking back and forth in front of the old marshal, as if he was talking nonstop.

Liu Bai smiled, put away the shrine and fell down.

"Old Marshal, I am not complaining, but the young master is really too much sometimes. He always likes to tell on me in front of the queen... Uh, young master, you are back!!"

Xiao Cao jumped up and threw herself on Liu Bai, crying bitterly, "Master, you are finally back. Xiao Cao was so worried about you."

"Xiao Cao misses you so much, sir."

Liu Bai pinched her neck with disdain, lifted her up, threw her to the ground, and then said seriously: "Don't worry, I will also report you when I go back this time."

Xiao Cao was lying on the ground on the top of the city, with his arms and legs spread out, staring at the sky with lifeless eyes, and he kept muttering: "Wan Liao, Wan Liao."

Liu Bai was too lazy to pay attention and turned to look at the old marshal.

The latter asked: "How?"

Liu Bai thought about it and said only two words.

"It doesn't matter."

The old marshal smiled and nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.

This is the old marshal's tact. He didn't ask too many questions. He also knew that Liu Bai would say everything he needed to say.

It's not worth asking if you shouldn't.

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Old Marshal, I'm going to go back home to see my mother."

It's said to be a question, but in fact it's just an announcement.

The old marshal's smile became more intense, and it also had a more sincere flavor. "Why, have you been away for a while and missed home?"

Liu Bai also scratched his head embarrassedly, "I miss my mother a little bit."

"Haha, then go back. It's nothing to be embarrassed for a four or five-year-old kid to miss his mother."