Under One Person: I Opened the Age of Mythology

Chapter 191 Feng Baobao and the Eight Wonders
Time flies.

Just one week passed.

Among the thirty-five people in the secret room, Dou Hong, the oldest brother who practiced "Infallible Vajra", trembled and was the first to open his eyes, with disappointment in his eyes.

Turning around and looking around, he saw that the brothers around him were still in deep meditation. He could only sigh silently and shook his head in his heart, then stood up and walked out so as not to disturb them.

(Thirty-two of the thirty-six thieves, the remaining four are Quan Xing Wu Gensheng, Tang Clan Xu Xin, Tang Clan Dong Chang, and the former Qi Liu·Current Quan Xing Gao Gen)
"Hmm? Where's the fourth one?"

However, when he stood up, he found that Wu Gensheng, the fourth child, was missing. He could not help but stare with a puzzled look on his face.

But this doubt did not last long. When he walked out of the secret room and went back to the cave, a voice suddenly sounded:
"Brother, are you done? What did you gain?"

Dou Hong heard the words and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a bonfire burning in the cave. Sitting next to the bonfire was the fourth brother Wu Gensheng, holding a bowl of wine in his hand and roasting meat on the fire.

"Are you the first one to wake up?"

Upon seeing this, Dou Hong immediately walked over and asked, then took the wine and meat and started eating and drinking without any courtesy. After not eating for a week, even a cultivator would be very thin.

"No, I haven't had any experience of meditation at all. I tried it last time I came here, but... I didn't get much."

Wu Gensheng spread his hands and grinned.

"So you see, I am here to provide you with logistics support. This is the best wine and meat you can get outside the mountain. Come and eat!"

As he spoke, he also took a piece of barbecue and started eating it.

moment……

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Wu Gensheng asked again, "How's it going, big brother? What did you get this time?"

"Ugh……"

Dou Hong could only sigh and shook his head helplessly when he heard this:

"Perhaps I am not smart enough, or perhaps the opportunity has not come yet. Although I have gained some insights and have verified my own path, many mysteries are fleeting and I have not been able to grasp them!"

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay. I'm your brother here to take the blame. Opportunities can't be forced, just let it happen naturally!"

Wu Gensheng smiled and comforted her immediately.

then……

"I saw it clearly when I came here before. This secret room itself is a great formation of energy that helps people gain enlightenment. When you comprehend it, the wonderful principles infused in the formation are progressive in a step-by-step manner. Only when you comprehend the wonderful principles of the current stage can you enter the next stage..."

Wu Gensheng explained.

"Therefore, the longer you stay in it and the higher you climb, the more you will gain. But it all depends on your luck. Sometimes it's not a matter of talent, but just a matter of timing!"

"Well, you are right. I feel that too..."

Dou Hong nodded when he heard this, then narrowed his eyes and began to recall in his mind.

"And we have to say that this Zi Yang Zhenren is indeed a Taoist master who has integrated the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The wonderful principles in this inheritance are truly all-encompassing and all-encompassing. No matter which school or sect one belongs to, one can have the opportunity to realize the truth!"

“Alas…what a pity!”

After this……

The two chatted for a while. About half a day later, footsteps were heard in the secret passage again, and soon a figure emerged.

"Big brother? Fourth brother? When did you come out?"

The visitor was Zhang Gui, who was ranked 34th and came from Baicaotang. Judging from his expression, he was obviously a little disappointed, but when he saw the wine and meat prepared by the two men, he immediately smiled again.

Starting with Zhang Gui, people came out one after another in the next three or four days. Due to their different personalities, some were disappointed, while others were satisfied. However, when they saw their brothers waiting for them, all their depression disappeared like smoke...

After another week, most people came out, and only Zhou Sheng, Ruan Feng, Zhang Huaiyi, Duanmu Ying, Zheng Zibu, Feng Tianyang, Ma Benzai and Gu Jiting were left in the secret room below. When everyone saw that these eight people had no intention of waking up, they immediately opened a betting position on who would wake up next.

however……

One week, two weeks passed...

The eight people are still not awake. A month has passed since they gathered here, and most of them can no longer wait.

After all, except for Gu Jiting and Gao Gen who have joined Quan Xing, the rest of the people left without telling their own sects. If it takes too long, it will be difficult for them to explain and they can only say goodbye first.

Another three or four days passed...

With the departure of Xu Xin and Dong Chang, only Wu Gensheng and Gao Gen were left in the cave. The two looked at each other, Wu Gensheng grinned while Gao Gen looked solemn.

"..."

"What's wrong, Lao Gao, what are you thinking about?"

Wu Gensheng couldn't help asking when he saw this, but Gao Gen was still in deep thought, and only raised his head after a long while:

"Fourth brother, I want to leave for a while. I have seen enough in the past few years by your side. I think it is time for me to return to the sect..."

"You're going back now? You haven't found a chance to kill me yet, haha!"

Wu Gensheng patted his shoulder and laughed.

"Um……"

"I think I will never have this opportunity again in my life."

Gao Gen looked at him intently, his eyes firm and fervent.

(Gao Gen and Wu Gensheng when they were young, Gao Gen looks older)
then……

"Fourth brother, you also know that I have only one purpose in sneaking into Quanxing - that is to punish evil and eliminate evil. Over the years, I have killed many evil people in the sect. As the head of the sect, you have never exposed me once. I know what you mean..."

"To you, you don't care what the Quan Xing guys are like. You just do your best to make them follow the rules and save those who can be saved, just like Bai Hu Liang Ting or Mo Ming Jushi back then."

"I have also investigated over the years. Before you appeared and became the leader, almost all of Quanxing were guys who deserved to die. It was not until you appeared that the evil deeds of these guys gradually decreased, and more interesting people joined..."

"And I once mentioned a question: I don't know whether Quan Xing has any need to exist in this world, and whether you, the leader of Quan Xing, have any need to exist... Now I have the answer..."

"Oh? Then what's your answer?" Wu Gensheng raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"My answer is - it is precisely because of you, the leader, that Quan Xing has a reason to exist!"

Gao Gen answered seriously.

“I would not pluck a hair to benefit the world, nor would I take a hair to harm the world… Perhaps with you here, Quan Xing can really do this. The brothers and sisters gathered here today are the best proof!”

"Well, is this your answer?"

When Wu Gensheng heard this, his smile immediately disappeared and he soon revealed a serious expression.

"So, what are you going to do?"

Gao Gen thought for a moment:
"I plan to go back to Yiqi Sect first, tell Master what I have seen and concluded over the years, and try to convince him. At least I want to let the righteous people in the world know what kind of person you, the leader of Quanxing Sect, are!"

"In addition, I have to admit that I have some selfish motives. I know that our brotherhood will not be tolerated by the world, so I also want to try to see if I can get the world to accept you first, so that our brotherhood, which should not be exposed to the public, can be..."

"May it see the light of day someday!"

"..."

Hearing this, Wu Gensheng's pupils couldn't help but tremble. He then lowered his head and remained silent for a while.

But soon, he raised his head again and grinned at Gao Gen:
"I understand. If you really want to do it...then do it!"

"Ok!"

Gao Gen knew that his fourth brother would never stop him, or rather, he had never stopped anyone in Quan Xing, even though those guys sometimes disobeyed his orders.

At the same time, he also knew that he had to do this and that he was the only one who could do it, so he immediately stood up and bowed to Wu Gensheng:

"Then Fourth Brother, I will take my leave first. Wait for my good news!"

"Well, let's go."

So Gao Gen left straight away, and Wu Gensheng was the only one left in the cave. He drank some wine, ate some meat, and a smile appeared on his face.

Then, he looked in the direction of the secret passage and stood up. The remaining eight people below were very important to him, so he had to go and check them out.

Da da da……

Wu Gensheng walked down the stairs leisurely and stood at the door of the secret room. At this time, Zhou Sheng and others were still sitting cross-legged, with mysterious energy surging around their bodies. Everyone's aura had changed dramatically.

There is no doubt that they have now stepped onto countless steps and touched the core of Zi Yang Zhenren's inheritance. Everyone's skills and Taoism are constantly sublimating and climbing to a new realm.

"Since this is the 'Tongtian Valley', how is it possible that it can only allow ordinary people to obtain Qi?" Looking at this scene, Wu Gensheng grinned and whispered to himself.

As early as when he discovered this place, he had already realized that there was a secret of "reaching the sky" hidden here. When Master Zi Yang attained enlightenment here, he might have already glimpsed the road to the sky. And what is engraved here is all his inspirations and his perception of that road at that time!

but……

"This road is not destined to belong to me..."

When he thought of this, Wu Gensheng suddenly lowered his head again, and his eyes flickered with a hint of gloom that had never been seen before.

"So maybe only they can do this..."

After a moment, he suddenly raised his head and stared at the eight people with a lively look...

……

……

After this……

About another month passed.

One morning, almost at the same time, the eight people in the secret room all woke up and opened their eyes suddenly. The eight strands of mysterious energy merged into one, causing a mysterious turbulence in the secret room.

Huwu——

"Um?!"

Sensing the movement in the secret room, Wu Gensheng, who had been waiting in the cave above, also noticed something and rushed into the secret passage in a flash. He then went down all the way and soon arrived at the door of the secret room.

"This is?!"

The next moment, he found that the eight people in the secret room had already stood up, but their eyes were still lifeless. The eight completely different but equally powerful auras began to entangle and then separate, gradually becoming distinct...

“Dividing the world!!!”

Upon seeing this scene, Wu Gensheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he immediately saw the truth of the situation. The eight Zhou Shengs had actually each split off a part of the true nature of heaven and earth, and integrated it into their own bodies, completely sublimating everything in them to an unimaginable level!

After a moment... when their breaths gradually subsided, the eight people regained their spirits, looked at each other, and could see immense surprise in each other's eyes!

And then...

"Fourth brother? Where are the others?"

They noticed Wu Gensheng standing at the door, and realized that there were only eight of them left in the secret room. They couldn't help but feel a little confused and began to ask about the situation.

So, Wu Gensheng immediately explained the situation and said that everyone else had left. The eight people were also surprised:

"Has it been two months?"

This is no wonder. Before, their minds were immersed in the mystery and they could not perceive the flow of time in the outside world at all...

"This may be the legendary 'one day in heaven is one year on earth', haha!" Wu Gensheng grinned.

Then...

Wu Gensheng walked into the secret room and sat directly on the stone bed in the center of the secret room. He immediately called everyone to gather around and said curiously:
"Why don't you all tell me...what have you realized?"

"no problem!"

They were all brothers, so naturally they would not keep anything to themselves. They explained one by one what they had realized and what they had learned, and then exchanged and confirmed their ideas with each other, and everyone was delighted.

"really……"

"This place really has a 'Tongtian' inheritance!"

After listening to what they said, Wu Gensheng pondered for a while and then exclaimed in praise.

"Fourth brother?"

"Everyone, I, Feng Yao, have a favor to ask of you. I wonder if you can help me!"

Amid the crowd's puzzled gazes, Wu Gensheng stood up, bowed, and asked everyone sincerely.

"This……"

Seeing him suddenly act like this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhou Sheng, who was closest to him and the highest ranked among the crowd, reacted first and immediately pulled him up:
"Fourth Brother, you get up first. Since we are sworn brothers, we should just talk about what we have to say. It would be too formal to be like this!"

"I'm sorry, everyone, but this matter is really important to me, and I really can't help it..."

Wu Gensheng raised his head, smiled helplessly, and then explained.

"This matter...is about my daughter."

"Your daughter?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately remembered that Wu Gensheng had said before that his wife died early and he had a daughter, who seemed to be the little girl in the oil painting in the cave above.

"What happened to your daughter?"

"Ugh……"

Wu Gensheng sighed and motioned for everyone to sit down first. After everyone was sitting cross-legged, he began to explain...

It turns out that Wu Gensheng's daughter, like him, is also gifted and possesses innate supernatural powers similar to the "God Spirit". She was fully awakened a year ago and burst out with amazing power.

What surprised Wu Gensheng was that the power awakened by his daughter was stronger than his own, even much stronger. It was a kind of "power of retrospection" that was close to Taoism. It was not only the true energy of magic, but could even trace everything between heaven and earth back to its original origin!

"But because this power is too strong and my daughter cannot control it at all, it backfired not long after it awakened, directly threatening my daughter's life..."

Having said that, Wu Gensheng's face darkened and he looked worried.

"I tried many methods but to no avail. In the end, I could only use my 'God Spirit' to temporarily seal this power. However, as time went by, this power continued to grow. After a year, my seal could no longer last much longer. Once it broke through the seal, I was helpless!"

"I see……"

"So, you shared this place with us because you wanted to use the opportunity here to help us break through and see if we can gain enough strength to save your daughter...right?"

Gu Jiting pondered for a moment, then spoke, and the others also suddenly realized.

"That's right, but please don't misunderstand me. I didn't invite you here just for this reason. I, Feng Yao, am also serious about my vows of brotherhood with you!"

Wu Gensheng nodded in acknowledgement, but also explained at the same time.

"Um……"

"I believe this. I believe my own eyes. Otherwise, I would not be willing to swear brotherhood with you, Fourth Brother!"

Hearing this, Gu Jiting grinned, and the others also smiled with trust.

For them, the reason for their sworn brotherhood with Wu Gensheng was nothing else but because of him. As for whether he had other purposes this time... it was not important to them.

"That's right, all this is just a matter of course!"

Zhou Sheng followed suit.

"Then everyone..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, Lao Si. Where is your daughter? Take us to see her quickly. Don't waste time!"

Seeing Wu Gensheng was about to say something, Zhou Sheng immediately waved his hand, and everyone urged him on.

"Yes, Fourth Brother, let's hurry up!"

"This……"

Wu Gensheng was stunned when he saw this, his eyes flickered twice, and then he smiled with gratitude.

"Well, thank you very much. To be honest, my daughter is actually... right here!"

Eight Zhou Saints: ???
Then, under the surprised gaze of everyone, Wu Gensheng stood up, placed his hands on the stone platform where he was originally sitting, and immediately circulated his true Qi...

Wow!
The stone platform suddenly glowed with a faint light!
"There's a mechanism?!"

That’s right, no one had expected that there was a mechanism in this secret room. As the sound of the mechanism rang out, the upper part of the stone platform also moved, just like a "stone coffin"!
And inside this "sarcophagus", a girl who looks to be in her early twenties is lying quietly with her eyes closed. Her face is at least 70% similar to Wu Gensheng, but she is more feminine and gentler!
"Is this your daughter?"

Upon seeing this, everyone gathered around immediately. If they hadn't sensed the girl's breathing and seen the slight rise and fall of her chest, they would have almost thought that she was dead...

Of course, this was not their fault. After all, even though they were so close, they could not sense any life in the girl's body. Apart from the physical signs of life, her aura was dead silent.

"Let me see!"

At this time, Duanmu Ying, who was a doctor, suddenly took action. His palm flashed red light and he took the girl's pulse.

"Ok?"

As soon as she took the pulse, her brows frowned, and then the red light on her hand seemed to be decomposed and turned into starlight and dissipated. She quickly withdrew her hand.

"Her ability... is so overbearing!?"

"What's wrong? What happened?!"

Seeing Duanmu Ying like this, the people around him became even more confused. They were completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on. Only Gu Jiting...

"Twenty-sister, if I'm not mistaken... a force suddenly surged in her body just now, and it directly dissolved your ability, right?"

"That's right. If I hadn't pulled my hand away in time, the Qi in my body would have been dissolved, which is equivalent to directly dispersing my power!"

"Is it so powerful?!"

Seeing everyone so surprised, Wu Gensheng's expression became even more helpless, so he immediately explained:

"This is the problem my daughter is facing now. If she doesn't control this power or find a way to eliminate it, the true Qi in her body, including her body and soul, will be eroded and restored by this power over time, and eventually disappear into thin air and return to the world..."

"The only solution I can think of right now is to ask all my brothers and sisters to work together and use your newly acquired 'Power to Heaven' to seal or eliminate this power. At the very least, make sure it can no longer absorb the power of heaven and earth and grow on its own. Only in this way... can my daughter's life be saved!"

"Um……"

"Understood!"

Now that everything was clear, everyone naturally would not hesitate. However, the situation was serious and they did not dare to act rashly. So they sat down and began to discuss a feasible plan.

Perhaps it was destiny, or perhaps it was a coincidence that couldn't be more coincidental. After some discussion, they found that the techniques they had comprehended this time were very compatible when put together. Perhaps it could really work!
……

……

Time returns to the present.

"At that time, we accidentally discovered that if we combined the eight techniques into one and poured all the essence of profound power into this girl's body, we could form a human body situation similar to the situation of heaven and earth. Its power is so strong that it can completely suppress the girl's own supernatural power. Not only can it be completely banned, but it is not impossible to even eliminate it..."

Zhang Huaiyi continued to tell the story.

"After sorting out the specific implementation methods, conducting some preliminary experiments, and ensuring that there were no problems, we were ready to officially start...

"But at this moment, the supernatural power in this girl's body suddenly surged for some reason, breaking through the restrictions set by Fourth Brother. We could only immediately use our own magic to hope to suppress it, but..."

Having said that, Zhang Huaiyi's face darkened and he showed a helpless expression.

"Because we acted too hastily, our cooperation was not very tacit. And because this power was so violent, it began to destroy the girl's body after being suppressed. We could only try to eliminate it immediately..."

"But you also know that innate superpowers are closely related to the body and soul. This 'removal surgery' was not perfect, and ultimately caused the girl to lose part of her body and soul. Sigh..."

He sighed.

"The problem with the body is not so bad, it can still be repaired with Twenty's 'Double Hands', but the soul can only recover from the damage, but the missing true will and memory have been annihilated and can never be restored..."

"At the same time, in order to prevent this girl's life energy from collapsing again due to this problematic 'elimination surgery', we also used our respective techniques as the root to help her rebuild her life energy, and also left the power of the 'Eight Wonders' in her body, finally making up for the major loss."

And this time...

"Senior Huaiyi, can I ask a question?"

Xia Ye suddenly interrupted Zhang Huaiyi's story and asked.

"Sure, what's your question?"

Zhang Huaiyi looked at him and nodded in response.

"What's the girl's name? Did your fourth brother tell you?"

There is no doubt that a "very clever" figure emerged in Xia Ye's mind at this moment.

"certainly……"

Zhang Huaiyi nodded again.

"Her name is Feng Baobao, which means 'treasure'."

(End of this chapter)