Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Chapter 556: Taiping Dao (5K chapter, please subscribe and vote)

Perhaps because he knew that he was about to die, Mr. Zhou revealed many of his deepest secrets to Lin Yi and Zhao Yun. These secrets could only be known by those who practiced Taoism.

During the Three Kingdoms period, ascetics strived to achieve a state of unity with heaven and earth, so they were very sensitive to the slightest changes between heaven and earth.

The time goes back to thirty years ago, when Mr. Zhou was sent to Mount Longhu by the Zhou family and began his journey of Taoism.

However, fate does not seem to favor Mr. Zhou.

Just when Mr. Zhou had just completed a hundred days of foundation-building and was about to step into the door of cultivation, something strange suddenly happened between heaven and earth.

This sudden incident drove all the Taoists on Longhu Mountain crazy.

In just one day, all the Taoists on Mount Longhu fell into the evil path and turned into horrible monsters who only knew how to kill and craved human flesh.

It was an unprecedented disaster, and the entire Longhu Mountain was shrouded in fear and despair.

At the critical moment, the old Taoist priest from Mount Longhu stepped forward.

He held on to his shaky consciousness, slayed demons and eliminated monsters, and fought for a glimmer of hope for ordinary people like Zhou Yuanwai.

Thanks to the protection of the old Taoist priest, Mr. Zhou was able to escape from the bloody mouths of those monsters and luckily saved his life.

Because Mr. Zhou had just completed a hundred days of foundation building and had not yet begun to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he was spared the pollution brought about by the sudden change in heaven and earth.

When the old Taoist priest met Mr. Zhou, he left a book of magic spells, expressed his last wishes, and then committed suicide.

Mr. Zhou ran back home covered in blood.

Since then, in order to escape the disputes of the world, Mr. Zhou chose to settle in this quiet village and lived a peaceful life.

But human beings are a kind of creature that cannot be explained.

Even though Mr. Zhou knew very well that his fellow disciples were destroyed because of absorbing spiritual energy, he still couldn't help but open the collection of spells left to him by the old master.

At a glance, Mr. Zhou was deeply attracted by the magic.

He began to try to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body.

At this moment, Mr. Zhou was finally possessed by the devil and repeated the mistakes of his fellow apprentices.

In the early days of being possessed by the devil, Mr. Zhou could still rely on the Heart Purifying Mantra and some special medicines to barely control himself.

But some time ago, the demonic energy between heaven and earth surged, instantly crushing Zhou Yuanwai's mind.

Driven by desire, Mr. Zhou lost control and massacred the villagers of the entire village next door.

Since then, Mr. Zhou has completely lost control and behaved recklessly.

He corrupted the entire village, transforming the villagers into his puppets to search for whatever he needed.

As his possession deepened, Mr. Zhou's behavior became more cruel and perverted, and he began to paint with human skin for fun.

It was not until the arrival of Zhao Yun and Lin Yi today that this nightmare finally came to an end.

"General Zhao, I have a favor to ask of you."

"please say."

Zhao Yun stared at Mr. Zhou in front of him. Although what he did was despicable, considering that he was a relative of General Zhou, Zhao Yun could still help fulfill his last wish.

Mr. Zhou struggled and said with his last bit of strength: "Take the book... out of my... pocket... and find... a suitable successor." His fingers trembled slightly as he pointed to his pocket.

Seeing this, Lin Yi immediately squatted down and carefully felt Zhou Yuanwai's clothes.

Not long after, Lin Yi found a book with a yellowed cover.

【Longhu Mountain·Tianshi Dao Magical Encyclopedia】

Origin: Dynasty Warriors

Quality: gold

Type: Skill Scroll/Skill Tree
Effect: After using this scroll, you will get the Tianshidao skill book. The skill tree includes four categories: Thunder Method, Inner Alchemy Method, Taoist Magic, and Maoshan Magic.

Tip: After using this scroll, 3 to 5 spells will be unlocked, and the remaining skills require Paradise Coins to unlock.

Tip: The mana consumption of the Taoist methods unlocked through this skill tree is reduced by 15%.

Prerequisites: Intelligence greater than 70, Soul Strength greater than 10.

Rating: 395
Introduction: The hard work of several generations of people in Tianshi Mountain is condensed in this small booklet.

Price: 198000 Paradise Coins.

"Okay, we've got the stuff, you can go." Lin Yi waved the spell collection in his hand in front of Zhou Yuanwai, indicating that the stuff had been found.

Mr. Zhou spoke with difficulty: "You...be careful...of the ascetics."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhou's skin spontaneously combusted without fire, and the scorching flames instantly engulfed his body.

Not only Mr. Zhou, but all the painted skins he made also caught fire at the same time, and the flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky.

Lin Yi stood up, and the surrounding firelight danced on his face.

"Let's go. It looks like we can't stay here anymore."

Zhao Yun nodded, looked back at the blazing fire, then turned and walked towards the stable.

Perhaps because the stable was relatively remote, the sudden fire did not spread here.

In the stable, Lin Yi noticed that there was quite a lot of feed in the trough. It seemed that the housekeeper did not mistreat the Red Hare.

"gone."

Zhao Yun touched the neck of Red Hare.

The Red Hare rubbed Zhao Yun's cheek and then walked out of the stable.

After the two men left the village under the cover of night, some wanderers with bloodshot eyes broke into the village unscrupulously.

These possessed people were previously restricted by Mr. Zhou's intimidation and did not dare to enter the village at all, but now that Mr. Zhou is dead, they have nothing to worry about.

After a few minutes, several deafening explosions broke the silence of the night.

Then the whole village was engulfed in flames.

Lin Yi laid some landmines and incendiary bombs before leaving. Most villages in that era were built with wood and thatch, and a spark was enough to cause a devastating fire.

In the next two days, Lin Yi and Zhao Yun finally experienced what it meant to be a prison on earth.

They witnessed villagers killing each other, with the victors hanging their former friends and relatives high on the beams of their houses as trophies to show off.

Some civilians even exchanged their children for food. They boiled their children into a pot of hot soup and distributed it to passers-by for them to taste.

At the beginning, Zhao Yun was a little indignant and rushed forward to kill many possessed people.

But these possessed people seemed endless. Every time he killed a few of them, ordinary people would be possessed by demons and fall into madness the next second.

In this crazy world, sober people have become a minority. They flee into the mountains and forests, hoping to avoid being hunted down by the possessed.

This world has gone completely crazy.

"Help! Help!"

A hoarse shout broke the silence. Lin Yi and Zhao Yun were attracted by the commotion ahead while on their way.

I saw an old man carrying a little girl on his back, running for his life in panic.

Behind them, several soldiers in armor and holding sharp blades were chasing them relentlessly, and were about to catch up with the two men.

"Hahaha, boss, I want that little one." One of the soldiers stared at the girl greedily with a ferocious smile on his face.

"Get out of my way! I want me. Who do you think you are?" The squad leader shouted angrily, raised his knife and chopped off the head of the greedy soldier.

After the soldier's head was chopped off, he actually rolled on the ground twice with a crazy smile on his face. His headless body ran a few more steps with the team before falling heavily to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"I'm going to save people."

Although Zhao Yun already understood that the possessed people were endless, he could not just watch the old man and the child die in front of him.

Zhao Yun squeezed his legs together, and the Red Hare under him instantly accelerated, like a red lightning, passing the old man and the little girl who were fleeing, and rushed straight towards the soldiers who had been possessed.

When several soldiers saw Zhao Yun rushing towards them, they not only did not retreat, but instead rushed forward even more frantically.

They drew the long swords from their waists, the blades flashed coldly in the sunlight, as if they were ready to chop Zhao Yun into several pieces.

The Red Hare charged, and Zhao Yun stabbed the leading soldier in the chest. He used the horse's power to carry the leading soldier forward, breaking the originally tight formation into pieces.

The Red Hare seemed to sense the danger and kicked a soldier who was trying to launch a sneak attack from behind, sending him flying several meters away.

The power of this divine horse was amazing. After the soldier was kicked away and fell to the ground, a horseshoe mark was left on his chest armor, blood gushed out of his mouth, and his internal organs had been shattered by the kick of the Red Hare.

Facing the soldiers who had regrouped, Zhao Yun swung his spear and swept across, sweeping several people away like falling leaves.

A minute later, Zhao Yun rode Red Hare back to Lin Yi.

Under the protection of the Black Shadow Corps, the old man and the little girl finally felt a long-lost sense of security.

"Old man, are you okay?" Zhao Yun asked with concern.

"Nothing, thank you, General." The old man replied gratefully, looking at Zhao Yun for a while, and suddenly asked: "Look at the general's clothes, are you one of Lord Xuande's men?"

Zhao Yun was slightly stunned. He did not expect that the old man could recognize his identity. He asked in surprise: "Old man, do you know my master?"

The old man replied, "I once served as a military officer under the Great Sage Master, and I know a little about heroes and heroes. I have naturally heard of Lord Xuande's name."

The so-called Sishi is responsible for civil affairs in the army.

Its tasks include administrative, financial and personnel work in the military, and it is mainly responsible for assisting in handling clerical and file matters in the military.

In other words, this old man was once a prominent figure in the Yellow Turban Army, no wonder he could recognize Zhao Yun's identity.

"Alas, thanks to the talisman bestowed by the Great Sage Master, I did not become as crazy as others. I heard that there were remnants of the Yellow Turban Army nearby, so I rushed here to join them, but I did not expect to be chased by the guards halfway. Thanks to the general's rescue, my life and my granddaughter's life were saved." The old man said with emotion.

Then he took out a folded yellow paper talisman from his arms. The talisman emitted a faint glow, and just looking at it made people feel refreshed.

"Can you let me see it?"

The old man nodded and handed the talisman in his hand to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi took the talisman paper and found that the talisman was drawn very delicately.

【Taiping Dao Qingxin Fu】

Origin: Dynasty Warriors: Yellow Turban Army
Quality: light gold
Type: special props

Effect: Keeping it nearby can prevent the energy of the ancient gods between heaven and earth from invading the user's body.

Rating: 298
Introduction: The great and virtuous teacher Zhang Jue spent most of his efforts to research the talisman, which protected millions of Yellow Turban Army soldiers from harm.

"Ancient God, let me tell you why this world has become like this."

Looking at the instructions of the talisman, Lin Yi finally understood why the world had become such a horrible state.

Ancient gods are a cancer to the world.

In a world where ancient gods wreak havoc, it is almost normal for people to live in poverty.

The world of Dynasty Warriors is actually pretty good, but the entire world is in a state of chaos, which is why the invasion of the ancient gods has suddenly become so difficult to deal with.

In the middle of the world, a silent war is going on.

An ancient god stood beside the world barrier of Dynasty Warriors, his five-meter-tall body seeming insignificant compared to the entire world.

The countless tentacles extending from His body tightly wrapped around the outer shell of this world, like fine fluff covering it, absorbing nutrients from the entire world.

The ancient god lowered his head, opened his mouth and bit the world barrier, greedily sucking the original power of the Dynasty Warriors world.

With every breath, the world's breath became weaker. On the contrary, the ancient god's own breath became more stable.

As the ancient gods continued to devour, cracks began to appear in the outer shell of the world, as if the entire world was slowly disintegrating.

However, the world consciousness of Dynasty Warriors is not without resistance. Right now, the world consciousness of Dynasty Warriors is wrestling with this ancient god.

It is the entanglement of the two that leads to the emergence of those strange rules.

This ancient god has fallen into a state of severe injury, and his fighting power is reduced to one percent. Otherwise, he would not need to use such a slow method. He could directly swallow the entire world in one gulp and turn it into his nourishment.

This ancient god is named Aiolos, and he comes from the Falling Planet. He is an unlucky guy who was affected by the power struggle on the Falling Planet.

There are undercurrents on the Meteorite Planet now, and all the major forces have their own plans. Although there is a terrifying existence like the God of the Underworld to suppress everything, the forces below still have second thoughts.

Aiolos is just an ordinary mid-level ancient god of the soul system. According to the combat power classification in the void, he has the strength of about the peak of the seventh level.

Unfortunately, Aiolos ran into the people of the Mother of Night who were secretly clearing out some hidden forces of Hades.

Not to mention the peak seventh level, even the peak eighth level can’t beat these guys.

As a result, Aiolos was made a scapegoat by the forces of the Mother of Night and was wanted by the forces of Hades.

In order to silence Aiolos, the Mother of Night also issued a bounty.

Fortunately, Aiolos had a life-saving item, which sent one-tenth of his soul out of the Falling Star at the critical moment when Aiolos was being hunted, thus saving him from the fate of falling.

However, having lost his body and with only one tenth of his soul left, Aiolos' strength plummeted.

It had to wander around the lower-level worlds, looking for prey that could restore its strength.

During the exploration, it discovered the world of Dynasty Warriors. This world was very rich in origin, and was undoubtedly a tempting food for Aiolos, who was in urgent need of restoring his strength.

But when it began to invade this world, Aiolos unexpectedly discovered that this world was actually notarized by the Samsara Paradise.

This discovery put Aiolos in a dilemma, because it could not use the power of the ancient gods to directly erase the world consciousness, and its own strength was almost gone. It could no longer invade other worlds and could only become entangled with the world consciousness of Dynasty Warriors.

After Lin Yi's explanation, Zhao Yun also understood the existence of the ancient god.

The concept of feeding on the world was beyond Zhao Yun's imagination, and made him wonder, is this really a monster that human power can resist?
"Let's go, let's send these two people to a safe place first."

Zhao Yun nodded, temporarily putting aside his fear and doubts about the ancient god.

After Lin Yi learned the details, he was not so anxious anymore.

This time when he went to the Void Arena, he also learned some information about the Ancient Gods through Meredith, so at least he was not completely in the dark.

Normally, after the ancient gods invade a world, they will quickly corrupt the entire world.

And now that the world of Dynasty Warriors has lasted for so long without being corrupted, this can only mean one thing - the ancient god is not in good condition.

Either he was like the Shadow God that Lin Yi encountered in the first-level trial world and only sent out an incarnation, or he was seriously injured and did not have enough power to corrupt the world.

In short, no matter what the situation is, the ancient gods this time will not be particularly difficult to deal with.

Lin Yi and Zhao Yun walked for a while and did not choose to enter the city ahead. Instead, they chose a small village ten miles away as a temporary resting place.

The houses in this village are now empty. Most of the villagers have become food for the demons, and the remaining villagers have fled with their belongings.

In such an environment, big cities have become the most dangerous places. Because of their large populations, people are being eroded by the energy of the ancient gods and becoming possessed by demons every moment.

"Let's rest here tonight and head to Xu Du tomorrow." Zhao Yun drew out the Qinggang sword, cut the chain on a house, and pushed open the door.

"Xudu? General, do you want to surrender to Cao Cao?"

When the old man heard the word Xu Du, he immediately understood what the two men wanted to do.

"Xudu has now become a demon's den, so you two should not go there."

The old man sighed and told Lin Yi and Zhao Yun what he had seen and heard along the way.

Cao Cao had originally planned to retreat to Xu Du after his million-strong army was massacred by the possessed soldiers at Changbanpo.

However, unexpectedly, most of the people in Xudu City have been possessed by demons, and the entire city has become a devil's den.

The current Xudu is exactly the same as the Lion Camel Ridge described in Journey to the West, with skulls like a mountain and bones like a forest.

People's hair turned into felt pieces, and their skin and flesh turned into mud.

It was really a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and the stench was really unpleasant.

The butchers in the east were cutting the flesh of living people; the soldiers in the west were cooking the human flesh.

The civilians passing by would be captured by the soldiers of Xudu and treated as humans and animals.

Faced with such a tragic situation, Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat to Yecheng and build the Bronze Sparrow Tower to protect civil and military officials and the emperor.

There are not many cities in the world that can still maintain order.

The old man was grief-stricken and sighed with tears in his eyes: "Now the Han Dynasty is finished, the world is finished, great and wise teacher, this world can no longer be saved."

(End of this chapter)