Under One Person: I Opened the Age of Mythology

Chapter 238 The Ambition of the Underworld!

Swish!
The next moment, Zuo Rutong's body suddenly lit up with a sparkling white light, and a unique aura of "innate qi" suddenly burst out and floated up.

Immediately afterwards...

Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Countless footsteps were suddenly heard outside the hall, and countless figures suddenly gathered at the door of the hall. Xia Ye turned his head and narrowed his eyes.

"Brother, what's going on!"

The next moment after these figures appeared, the two leading ones shouted loudly. Xia Ye took a closer look and saw that one of them had white hair and beard and a resolute face, and the other had long black hair and a handsome appearance. He immediately knew the identities of the two men.

"They are Zuo Ruotong's junior fellow apprentices, Si Chong and Cheng Zhen!"

It is understandable that Zuo Rutong has not died yet, but Si Chong and Cheng Zhen were really killed by Quan Xing, so this is undoubtedly an illusion constructed based on Zuo Rutong's consciousness, all of which is a dream.

"Do you want to keep Zuo Rutong here for a long time?"

Before Xia Ye could think about it, the scene in front of him changed. He suddenly found himself at the training ground outside the hall, surrounded by people.

They were all former disciples of the Trinity Sect.

Then, he saw Zuo Rutong sitting in front of him, looking at him with a slight frown, while beside him was a young man kneeling with a shaved head and his head lowered.

"This scene...why does it seem familiar?"

Just as Xia Ye was in deep thought, Zuo Rutong spoke slowly:
"We should be sincere and cautious in dealing with things, and not act deceitfully or with a confused mind."

"You should guard your Qi and calm your mind, as if facing a hundred blades. You should not overwork your body or become emotionally unstable."

"We should act according to the situation. If we lose our integrity and make things chaotic, we will not be able to deal with things effectively."

"This is the law of my Trinity School. You two must remember it well."

"Yes!"

As soon as Zuo Rutong finished speaking, the young man next to Xia Ye responded, but his expression seemed a little distracted and absent-minded.

Zuo Ruotong didn't seem to notice it, he just nodded and continued:
"Okay, one last piece of advice..."

"Although it is not a law or sect rule, in my opinion it is above these. I hope you will keep it in mind."

"Ok!"

After hearing this, the young man took it seriously.

Zuo Ruotong continued:
"If you are wrong, you must admit it, and then try to correct it. Even if you don't admit it to others, you must admit it to yourself. If you are too embarrassed to correct it openly, it's okay to correct it secretly."

"Hehe... This one sounds simple, but even at my age, I still can't do it."

As soon as he said this, the young man's expression became a little strange and sweat broke out on his face.

Seeing this, Xia Ye's eyes lit up. He looked at Zuo Rutong and then at the young man, and gradually understood.

then……

"I remember that there was a child who wanted to become our disciple. He was very talented and I wanted to accept him, but he was more stubborn than I expected. He really pissed me off at that time."

"I knew what he was thinking at the time, and I knew what to do to get things back on track, but I didn't lower myself to express my feelings to the child, which is really shameful."

"Now that I think about it, I once accused that child of being arrogant, but how good could I have been at that time? I once taught that child the word 'honesty', but wasn't I also deceiving myself at that time?"

At this point, Zuo Ruotong lowered his head, as if he was in deep thought, or regretful:
"It's been many years since this happened, but I still feel guilty about it. To be honest... I feel so sorry for that child!"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, the boy's body suddenly began to tremble, and the facial features were squeezed together...

As if trying his best to endure.

After a moment, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "If... you... see that child again... don't you have anything to say to him?"

These were obviously what he really thought, but as soon as he said this, Cheng Zhen and Si Chong beside him suddenly looked gloomy, as if they had noticed something.

And facing his problem...

"I'm sorry, some things cannot be undone. I can only take it as a warning and cultivate my body, mind, words and deeds more in the future. That's all..." Zuo Rutong responded.

"As for this child...all I can do is apologize. I'm sorry, he has gone astray, and I have to take a big responsibility!"

"Also, if I could really meet this child, I would tell him one thing. Although I was wrong at that time, my mistakes, or even the mistakes of everyone in the world... cannot prove that he was right!"

"!!!"

The young man frowned upon hearing this.

And with Zuo Ruotong's next words:

"This is like drinking water...you know whether it is hot or cold."

He could no longer suppress the fire in his heart, and he stood up and replied with an expression of great disgust:
"Captain Zuo, that's not necessary. You don't need to be responsible for the child's life."

"..."

Seeing that the young man was no longer pretending, Zuo Ruotong seemed to be relieved and said:
"I don't need to be responsible...yes...things have come to this point, what responsibility can I take for him..."

"But I still have to persuade him, even though I am an elder. There are thousands of righteous paths in the world, and the Three Ones School is not worth mentioning. He still has a long way to go, and it is not too late to turn back now."

Hearing this, the young man's face completely darkened, while Zuo Rutong seemed to have seen nothing:

"These are the words I said to that child, but they also apply to you. Go back and think clearly today. I hope that starting tomorrow, there will be some changes."

His words were meant to dissuade the young man from his fight, and he was obviously prepared to let him go, but the young man was already enraged and out of control.

next moment……

Swish!
The young man took out a folded talisman paper from his arms and tore it into pieces completely. His entire body shape immediately began to change like plasticine, becoming taller and more mature, and his hair grew longer, and he looked arrogant.

"Li Muxuan?"

"It's Li Muxuan!"

"Evil boy! Li Muxuan!"

"That's the all-evil boy?!"

Almost immediately someone recognized him and exclaimed, causing the surroundings to become noisy.

"Knew it……"

At this point, Xia Ye also saw everything clearly and knew that the scene before his eyes was exactly the scene when Li Muxuan and Wu Gensheng disguised themselves and sneaked into the Trinity Gate. Zuo Rutong had actually noticed it a long time ago, but he had this conversation only because of the guilt he felt back then.

Next, everything happened just as he remembered. When the disciples of Trinity Sect saw Li Muxuan appear, they all shouted to capture him, but Zuo Rutong tried to stop them...

Afterwards, he confirmed the safety of the two disciples who were replaced by the two men, and said that he had given Wang Yaozu three chances in the past, and this time he could also give Li Muxuan three chances. He would not pursue Li Muxuan's previous misconduct that forced Ruan Tao of Qingzhu Garden to death, and his trespassing into Sanyi Gate this time, but he would not forgive him if he committed any evil deeds again in the future.

however……

Li Muxuan can be called a "bad boy" not only because of his bad temper and arrogance, but also because of his awkward and extremely rebellious character. Since Zuo Rutong said so, he must sing the opposite tune.

However, in Zuo Rutong's eyes, this guy was still a child at heart, very naughty, so he would not bother with him. He just looked to the other side, where Xia Ye was.

"It's finally here..."

Seeing this, Xia Ye couldn't help but smile. From his current position, he knew that he should have replaced Wu Gensheng's role in this "memory fantasy", which means...

There will be a battle between him and Zuo Rutong in the end!
At the same time, he also understood the purpose of Qu Tong and Duanmu Ying's doing this. As the "main consciousness of the hive", they themselves should be very vulnerable. Therefore, if someone breaks into the core of the hive, Zuo Rutong will be the strongest "security mechanism".

After the analysis, Xia Ye couldn't help but complain: "If it weren't for the 'Top', who could beat Zuo Ruotong who is 'Reincarnation Level 3'? This security is truly invincible."

What's more, ordinary people enter the inner scene with consciousness, or at most with the soul. If it is just the soul, even the "Yang Shen" of Quanzhen Sect is very fragile, how can it compete with the complete Zuo Rutong.

Even for Xia Ye, he still had to be careful when relying on his soul alone, so he made a prompt decision. Since Zuo Rutong could enter the inner scene with a complete body, then naturally he could too!

next moment……

Swish!
Xia Ye's eyes flashed, and his "understanding" was activated. He immediately analyzed Zuo Rutong's current condition and discovered that he was using "innate qi" as the root to maintain the integrity of his inner scene.

Of course, this is definitely not the only way, but it is the way that Xia Ye can quickly get started with now. It happened that Zuo Rutong was still chattering about the "plot" at this moment, so he quickly analyzed it.

After a moment... Before Zuo Rutong could finish his words, Xia Ye had already figured out everything. He immediately controlled his body, which had already turned into "innate qi", and used his consciousness as a guide to pull it into this inner scene.

In an instant, his body turned from virtual to real, and a white glow appeared all over his body. His aura instantly surged, and his strength became complete.

The reason why Xia Ye was so cautious was that he had seen the clues when he discovered Zuo Rutong before. Even if his current strength has not reached the "peak", it is not much different, perhaps only one step away, otherwise he would never have been able to escape death.

At the same time, now that he has discovered Zuo Rutong's existence here, he cannot just let him do this. If there is a chance to help him free himself from the constraints of this hive and awaken him, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for the upcoming great world.

“I have to try it after all!”

At this moment……

Zuo Ruotong stood up and walked over, patting Xia Ye on the shoulder: "He, Li Muxuan, is not worthy of me to take action, but you are different. You and I are both masters of the same field. I think you are worthy."

As soon as these words came out, it meant that the "plot" had come to the duel between Zuo Rutong and Wu Gensheng. Seeing this, Xia Ye smiled slightly. Although he knew that the other party was not in his true consciousness at the moment, he still bowed:
"Junior Xia Ye, please give me some advice, Senior Zuo!"

then……

Zuo Rutong gave a look, and the surrounding Trinity disciples immediately made way for them, showing excitement on their faces. After all, it had been a long time since they had seen the sect leader fighting with others.

Li Muxuan, who was beside Xia Ye, also wanted to help when he saw this, but he just opened his mouth:
"Head..."

"roll!"

Xia Ye glanced at him coldly. He really had no good feelings towards this guy at all.

Then...

boom! ! !
Facing Zuo Rutong, Xia Ye had no intention of holding back and immediately burst out with all his strength, and his "innate qi" soared into the sky.

And that’s it, perhaps the “performance is over”, Zuo Rutong’s eyes instantly became empty, and as Xia Ye’s Qi was pulled in, he also burst out the true Qi in his body.

boom! ! !
Instantly, both of them activated the "Third Stage of Reverse Rebirth", and pure white Qi emanated from their bodies, with a sparkling white light...

Without any further hesitation, the two of them immediately transformed into two streams of light and collided with each other. The strongest point of "Triple Rebirth" lies in the physical body, so naturally the two of them started a head-on collision.

Boom boom boom boom boom!
In an instant, smoke and dust rose up. Perhaps the residual power of the collision between the two was too strong, or perhaps this was the characteristic of the inner scene. When the smoke and dust dissipated, all kinds of complicated and strange phenomena suddenly arose.

Among these strange visions, there are fireballs, bubbles, and fog barriers that seem abstract and meaningless, as well as scenes that are obviously from the memories of Zuo Rutong’s consciousness, which means that these things all come from the consciousness of the two people.

With a little identification, Xia Ye could find that these fireballs were all directed at him. The reason for their generation was the various thoughts he had during the battle, but these should not be regarded as "inquiries", which meant that this internal scene had the intention of "taking advantage of the opportunity".

This reminded him of his previous conversation with Zhou Sheng. It seemed that there really was some kind of "consciousness" in this inner scene, which would set traps when people were not paying attention. Therefore, he was extremely careful in the battle and would never touch those things.

Just like this, Xia Ye continued to fight against Zuo Rutong. Since he himself was "top-notch", he gradually suppressed Zuo Rutong. This was a matter of absolute strength, not to mention that Zuo Rutong had no consciousness of his own at the moment.

boom--! ! !
And with the last punch, Zuo Rutong was finally defeated. The original outcome of this battle was changed by Xia Ye, who directly blew away the opponent's "reverse life state"!

Swish!
The next moment, the white light converged, and Zuo Rutong instantly changed from a young man to an old man like a candle in the wind, just like the original situation.

At the same time, all the illusions around him disappeared, even the original Taoist temple no longer existed. The surroundings were empty, with only a big door behind him and the souls of the two women opposite him still remaining.

At this moment……

“Senior Zuo…”

Looking at the old man lying on the ground in front of him, Xia Ye called out softly, then immediately rushed forward to check.

"Fortunately, the soul is still stable, and the true qi and physical body are also fine. It's just that something in the soul has dispersed. It should be planted by them for control..."

He glanced at the two women and his eyes narrowed.

Immediately afterwards, a blue light appeared in the palm of his hand, and he began to probe his power into Zuo Rutong's soul and explore his memories, wanting to see why he did not die and what happened in the first place.

however……

"Ok?"

After checking for a while, Xia Ye's brows suddenly frowned. He found that Zuo Rutong's mind only had the memory of his previous death until the moment he closed his eyes, and there was nothing after that.

He carefully examined it for a long time and finally determined that there was no external interference or human clearance. It seemed that Zuo Rutong had indeed been unconscious since then until now.

"In that case, maybe Chief Zuo has been in this interior all along, and just happened to be found by Duanmu Ying or Qu Tong?" Xia Ye speculated that this was the only possibility at the moment.

Judging from previous memories, Master Zuo did indeed break through to the true "third level", but because the breakthrough was not complete, and perhaps coupled with the hidden injuries he suffered when he was young, although he reached that level, his cultivation could no longer be improved.

but……

After all, Sect Leader Zuo's breakthrough to the "third level" was hasty at that time, and his understanding of the "third level" was obviously insufficient. In addition, he and Wu Gensheng immediately came to the wrong conclusion, which damaged his Tao heart, and there was no follow-up.

But as someone who had also broken through to the "third level", Xia Ye had a complete experience and could naturally see what Chief Zuo was lacking at the time. But no matter how he realized it, Chief Zuo's "third level" was real.

According to the Nine Sequences Heart Method, the "Third Stage of Reverse Rebirth" corresponds to the seventh to ninth sequences. The left sect leader is undoubtedly at the "seventh sequence" realm. His name is -

"Escape from life and death, and devote yourself to the world"!
This is also the realm that Xia Ye is in.

It is not difficult to see from these eight words that as long as one breaks through to the "third level of reverse life", one has already escaped from the ordinary life and death, and can also be transformed into "innate qi" at any time and merge into the heaven and earth, thus achieving "eternal life"!
Looking at Zuo Menzhang's condition at that time, he was indeed not attacked to death by a powerful external force, but was only temporarily broken into the "third level" by Wu Gensheng. Afterwards, he felt hopeless and his life was over, which led to his seemingly dead ending.

But judging from the current results and Xia Ye's own understanding, the soul of the Zuo Sect Master at that time should have been silent on his own, causing his "third realm" to lose basic control. Eventually, he naturally left his old and frail body with the origin and essence of his own life, wandering in the world, and was taken into the inner scene because he looked like a wandering soul!
Finally, from the perspective of the "Three Stages of Reverse Rebirth", this situation itself is a natural "self-repair mechanism" after reaching the "third stage". After all, at that time, the body of Zuo Menzhang had already decayed, and he himself had injuries...

The moment he chose to "give up", "self-repair" naturally changed from "repairing his original body" to "leaving with all the origins".

Xia Ye can also do this now, so he is very clear about it.

Since he had lost his original body, Zuo Menchang needed to absorb the "innate qi" from the outside world to reshape his body, but his soul had already become silent, so he could only wander aimlessly.

"Um……"

"Even in this situation, the aura of Zuo Menzhang is still strong. After entering the inner scene, he naturally becomes a huge 'beacon'. As long as a strong enough person comes near him, he will definitely be aware of his existence."

Xia Ye analyzed that this might be the reason why Zuo Menchang fell into Duanmu Ying's hands.

"Well, now everything makes sense. Although we cannot verify it, it should be almost certain. Duanmu Ying and Qu Tong chose Zuo Menchang as one of the cores of this hive. Perhaps they wanted to create a scene within a scene, that is, an interior scene that is completely controlled by them!"

After using "Mingli" to observe the core of the hive again, Xia Ye became more and more certain. Then he looked at Duanmu Ying and couldn't help but wonder why he did so...

He remembered that Duanmu Ying's ideal at that time was:
She hopes that there will be no one in this world that she cannot save, as long as that person is still alive.

"Still alive..."

"correct!"

Following this line of thought, he immediately understood the true meaning of constructing this honeycomb. In Duanmu Ying's eyes, this might be "the last line of defense of life." As long as it could be truly completed, all the dead people in the world who had not yet been scattered would have the opportunity to enter here when their souls were sucked into the inner scene, thus preserving the last glimmer of hope!
"If that's true... then we're creating the legendary 'Underworld'!"

Thinking of this, Xia Ye was filled with awe.

As the "Lord of Heaven", and the man behind everything today, he knows only too well how difficult it is to accomplish such a grand feat, but the fact that he is willing to build it on his own speaks volumes about his heart.

As for Qu Tong...or Wang Nianying, what she did was obviously darker and more inhumane, and many of her practices were contrary to Duanmu Ying's ambitions at the time. This can perhaps be seen from her life experience.

Although the specific situation is still unclear, Xia Ye can see that she must have a huge grudge with the Lu family. This grudge may have affected her character, and she is Duanmu Ying's only daughter...

"Well, maybe that's the case!"

After this analysis, Xia Ye put away his "reasonableness" and actually analyzed a possible answer. He also knew what to do next.

First of all, Zuo Menchang will definitely be rescued. As long as he can wake up and with his help, he will definitely become another "top". At this critical period, he will be of great help.

Secondly, he had to determine the real purpose of Duanmu Ying and Qu Tong building this place, whether it was really what he thought. If everything was true, then he would naturally be willing to help, and he also had the ability to do so. If there were any other situations, he could also deal with them immediately.

"Now, Master Zuo is still the core of this place. If we wake him up first, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of this place..."

Considering the countless souls in this beehive, Xia Ye did not choose to wake up Zuo Rutong first, but temporarily used magic to make him stay here, and walked towards Duanmu Ying.

At this moment, Duanmu Ying and Qu Tong were both unconscious, because their own wills were used to maintain the survival of the hive. If they wanted to communicate with it, they had to enter the inner will of the hive...

“It seems there is no choice.”

Xia Ye smiled slightly and immediately cast a spell to protect the soul.

The reason why he was discovered by Zuo Rutong before was because this was a trigger mechanism. As long as external consciousness entered, it would be triggered no matter how well it was hidden. It did not mean that the technique was useless.

At this time, Xia Ye used it again to prevent his will from being eroded by the hive. Although the possibility was very small, he had to be cautious. He didn't raise his hand until everything was ready...

Pointed at Duanmu Ying's eyebrows...

(End of this chapter)