Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 645 The farce of gods and Buddhas compromising and demons becoming legitimate!

Luo Fu's mental fluctuations covered the entire city of Jiangdu with layers of illusionary magic.

Zhi Qiu Yi Ye and the others had not yet realized the deeper meaning behind this action.

However, as the primary target, the Nine-Tailed Fox immediately sensed Luo Fu's intentions.

I don't know when, but I abandoned that pitiful mask.

At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox was nowhere to be seen as the charming and lovely Xiao Wei from before. Looking at her, she looked like a Cthulhu creature.

Like countless intertwined tentacles, these tentacles seemed to have their own life, constantly writhing.

Meanwhile, Princess Pei Rong, who had appeared before Luo Fu and the others earlier, now looked terrified and was bound in front of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Look at you, how beautiful you are." The Nine-Tailed Fox crawled over to Pei Rong and said, "It's a pity that if my skin hadn't been damaged, I would be even more beautiful than you now."

Pei Rong was so frightened by the true appearance of the Nine-Tailed Fox in front of her that she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

She never imagined that the gentle and lovely girl from before, with her beautiful appearance, would hide such a terrifying and harmful monster.

Just as the Nine-Tailed Fox was about to say something to Pei Rong...

Suddenly, the Nine-Tailed Fox's figure moved like a pebble thrown into water, creating ripples that spread outwards.

Combined with her body, which resembled a tangled mass of tentacles, the sight was terrifying and horrifying, even nauseating.

Under such intense physiological stimulation, Pei Rong couldn't help but roll her eyes and faint as if relieved.

At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox had no time to pay attention to Pei Rong's thoughts.

Indeed, the layers upon layers of illusionary magic from Luofu surged forth like ocean waves, making it difficult for her to even maintain her physical form.

That's right, the Nine-Tailed Fox is not simply a soul as Luo Fu thought.

Her essence is actually extremely special, and her specialness is no less than that of Su Su, the trinity by Luo Fu's side.

The reason why the Nine-Tailed Fox's illusions are so superb is that she herself was born from a dreamlike and illusory world. The so-called fox soul is just the shell that carries the existence of the Nine-Tailed Fox; it is just an appearance.

Even if a cultivator were to slay a demon and kill the Nine-Tailed Fox, unless the essence of her existence is completely destroyed, for the Nine-Tailed Fox, it would simply be a matter of changing her vessel.

For the Nine-Tailed Fox, changing her vessel is much simpler than a human changing clothes; in fact, her painted skin is far more precious than her original body.

Now, Luo Fu is launching a similar attack, layering illusions upon illusions.

This clearly threatens the very foundation of the Nine-Tailed Fox's existence.

With a tremor, ripples, like water, began to spread visibly across the Nine-Tailed Fox's body.

The intense mental fluctuations created a counterforce throughout the entire Jiangdu Prince's Mansion.

As for Zhi Qiu Yi Ye and the others, amidst the spiritual clash between Luo Fu and the Nine-Tailed Fox, they were like a lone boat adrift in a vast ocean.

Before everyone's eyes appeared a bizarre and fantastical scene.

To outsiders, Xia Bing was yelling and screaming like a madwoman, but from her own perspective...

She finally found the Nine-Tailed Fox and was fighting it fiercely. But the next moment, she successfully killed the Nine-Tailed Fox, and Xia Bing became the most well-known demon slayer in the Jiangdu City area. But in the blink of an eye, Xia Bing faced the Nine-Tailed Fox again and engaged in a life-or-death battle with it.

Like an illogical dream, Xia Bing was completely immersed in it, unaware that the truth, whose logic had long since collapsed, lay hidden within this inverted and chaotic scene.

Zhi Qiu Yi Ye was the cultivator present whose cultivation level was second only to Luo Fu.

At this moment, however, he too was deeply trapped in a demonic state.

To outsiders, the clash between Luo Fu and the Nine-Tailed Fox's spirits created an illusion akin to a nonsensical dream. But for Zhi Qiu Yi Ye, what appeared before him was the very scene he feared most, yet also longed for most.

Two starkly contrasting and conflicting illusions are constantly playing out in the eyes of all the residents of Jiangdu City.

For most people, the impact would be at most a slight psychological shock.

However, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye, being a cultivator, had developed a demonic obsession.

One moment, Zhi Qiu Yi Ye was still rebuilding Kunlun, a True Lord, Celestial Master, and True Man bestowed by the Heavenly Realm; the next moment, all the gods and Buddhas in the sky revealed their true forms as monsters before him.

Zhi Qiu Yi Ye herself had an immense longing for gods and Buddhas; the existence of gods and Buddhas was even the pillar of Zhi Qiu Yi Ye's heart.

When he faced Pudu Cihang, he was unable to attack because the other party was disguised as the Great Sun Tathagata, and was eventually captured. This is just a premature reenactment of that scene.

It is known that Qiu Yiye never truly escaped his faith in gods and Buddhas throughout his life.

Now, his faith, from his perspective, is constantly unfolding a scene of severe division and conflict.

It was already fortunate for Zhi Qiu Yi Ye that her Dao Heart did not collapse directly.

In the midst of a mental conflict with the Nine-Tailed Fox.

As his own illusionary layers continued to cover the Nine-Tailed Fox, breaking through her layers of illusion, Luo Fu finally glimpsed the true nature of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

But to Luo Fu's disbelief, he actually sensed a strange movement emanating from the jade slip, which resembled the Investiture of the Gods, emanating from the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Theoretically, this situation would only occur if the Nine-Tailed Fox in front of you is a reincarnation of a deity or Buddha from the Three Realms.

But that's obviously impossible, unless it's the Nine-Tailed Fox who completely devoured the soul of the reincarnated gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms. What's causing the jade slip to move now isn't the Nine-Tailed Fox herself, but the soul of the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms that she devoured.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is an existence born from illusion. It is not impossible for it to be covered with a fox soul, or even have a few more souls.

But what about the true nature and spirit within that jade slip?

If Luo Fu's guess is correct, it means that the Nine-Tailed Fox, or rather those great demons, devoured the reincarnations of the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms not only to improve their cultivation, but also to replace the positions of the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms.

If that's the case, did the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms consider this before their reincarnation? Or is the jade slip in their hands, the so-called Investiture of the Gods, actually a new Investiture of the Gods?

But the gods bestowed this time are no longer the orthodox ones of the Three Realms. Instead, they are the product of the merging of former gods and Buddhas with demons after the great changes in the world. It's a farce where gods and Buddhas compromised and demons gained legitimacy due to the great changes in the world.

Those evil monsters who once devoured the reincarnations of gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms transformed themselves into the orthodox rulers of the Three Realms. Is there anything more absurd than this?
The moment Luo Fu sensed the unusual movement of the jade slip from the Nine-Tailed Fox, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

Fortunately, after obtaining the jade slip, I never thought of cooperating with the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms, let alone resurrecting them.

If the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms were to reincarnate and seek to ascend to godhood again after the great changes in the world, then from Luofu's perspective, these gods and Buddhas would no longer be gods and Buddhas, but rather mutated demons, at most having once held the status of gods and Buddhas.

Unfortunately, Luo Fu could not accurately determine the true nature of the demons and monsters of the Three Realms solely from the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Is it possible that some of those so-called demons are actually reincarnations of gods and Buddhas who have cultivated themselves again?
It should be understood that the reincarnations of gods and Buddhas are not just human beings; there are quite a few anomalies among them. Rather than exploiting the reincarnations of gods and Buddhas in the Three Realms, which have lost their orthodoxy, it would be better to start afresh and establish a new order that aligns with Luofu's wishes.

In that case, whether it's the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms in the past, or the various demons and monsters that rose up after the great changes in the world, they are all enemies of Luofu.

The moment he understood his future, Luo Fu finally began to unleash the terrifying power he had gained after sharing fifteen worlds.

Even the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms might choose to collude with demons for their own benefit after the great changes in the world. In fact, the two sides may have already launched a united front.

In this situation, the line between good and evil has become completely blurred.

This is not a matter of the righteous fading and the evil rising, nor is it as simple as simply restoring order.

Whether righteous or evil, they all become enemies of Luofu.

Even the Zen Master Baiyun and the Imperial Preceptor Pudu Cihang in the capital may be two sides of the same coin.

Fahai is also in danger of falling into demonic possession, and Yan Chixia, who seems to be doing nothing, is actually evil in the face of such a great change in the world. Even if he does not do anything wrong, his indifference will only lead to the further deterioration of the situation where the Dao is declining and the demons are rising.

If Luo Fu had previously felt somewhat guilty about his appearance leading to the successive deaths of Yan Chixia, Zen Master Baiyun, Fahai, and others, and the convergence of righteous fortune upon him, then...

So now he finally understands his own position.

Perhaps directly displaying unparalleled power would cause more righteous cultivators, such as Zhi Qiu Yi Ye, to fall under the influence of fate.

But compared to the possibility of demons taking over the orthodox realms and claiming to be gods and Buddhas, the sacrifices of these righteous cultivators are nothing.

The sacrifices of these cultivators now are merely the price to pay for the future rectification of wrongs.

This might sound like I'm talking without understanding the situation, but right now, Luo Fu is almost the only one who can truly set things right.

As expected, Luo Fu took it a step further and began to mobilize its own power.

A terrifying, tsunami-like spiritual force unleashed an illusion that swept towards the Nine-Tailed Fox with overwhelming force.

During the process, ordinary people like Pang Yong and the Prince of Jiangdu could not withstand the intense mental impact and were trapped in the illusion that could confuse reality and falsehood. Xia Bing, the demon slayer, was no better off.

It is clear that the autumn leaf will be utterly destroyed.

Even his soul began to dissipate due to the intense mental impact; it was clearly on the verge of his soul being scattered.

In the face of near-absolute dominance, the Nine-Tailed Fox's little resistance was as weak as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

In the blink of an eye, the Nine-Tailed Fox's layers of illusion were completely crushed and covered by Luo Fu.

Feeling her own spirit being enveloped by Luo Fu's illusion, the Nine-Tailed Fox was filled with an unprecedented sense of fear.

But she didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy. In the blink of an eye, she was completely obliterated by Luo Fu's spiritual power, leaving only a withered human skin on the spot. As for Princess Pei Rong, she had already fainted when the spiritual impact swept over her like a tidal wave.

It's not that Luofu is discriminating against them.

Instead, cultivators suffer more damage from such mental illusion attacks than ordinary people.

As the saying goes, "enlightenment" is not just a simple metaphor; for cultivators, enlightenment is a real and tangible phenomenon.

This enlightenment doesn't refer to the opening of the seven orifices or similar things, but rather to a kind of spiritual and soul-level capacity for acceptance.

Whether it's enlightenment or spiritual practice, without achieving enlightenment, one can only remain an ordinary person.

This is why unenlightened mortals don't even qualify for cultivation.

After enlightenment, one can embark on the path of cultivation. However, facing the indiscriminate illusions of Luofu at this moment, the damage suffered by cultivators will be much greater than that of ordinary people.

For an ordinary person who hasn't yet awakened their spiritual powers, facing such an illusionary attack of mental energy is like facing a tidal wave crashing in their face. They only experience the impact of the seawater. After losing consciousness, their unawakened soul and spirit remain as stubborn as a rock. Either their soul returns to the underworld with the death of their physical body, or the illusionary attack of mental energy disappears, leaving them with nothing more than a nightmare.

However, for cultivators, their enlightened soul and primordial spirit are like balloons that cannot be put into a pocket when faced with illusions of spiritual power. They can only expand continuously as spiritual power is poured in, and when they reach the critical value, they explode with a bang, completely scattering their soul and spirit.

Of course, cultivators are not without the means to passively accept such attacks; they still have quite a few ways to resist.

Putting aside other examples, after Zen Master Baiyun was blinded by the tree demon Granny due to the crack in the golden Buddha, he voluntarily sealed all his acupoints, taking himself to a higher level and entering a state of closed acupoints that was even more unbearable than that of ordinary people.

This is why Zen Master Baiyun was able to remain unharmed even though he was trapped by the Tree Demon Granny.

Although Zhi Qiu Yiye inherited the lineage of the Kunlun School, he clearly lacked the methods and abilities of Zen Master Baiyun.

They didn't even realize how terrifying the consequences of this illusionary mental power would be.

By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late.

Zhi Qiu Yi Ye can be considered to have died because of Luofu.

It could even be said that he died directly at the hands of Luo Fu.

However, to some extent, his death was not the cause and effect of Luo Fu, but rather the result of the destiny of Heaven. Luo Fu merely played a role in this process.

Luo Fu glanced around at the completely silent Jiangdu City and then vanished from his spot.

His cultivation level is now high enough for him to go to the underworld to seek revenge against the Black Mountain Demon.

Luo Fu had never forgotten how he had left the underworld in such a sorry state. He also remembered that he had thrown the Cthulhu-ified tree spirit Granny into the underworld along with him.

(End of this chapter)