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Chapter 224 223. Encounter with Tianzun, stirring up trouble (5.4K words - please subscribe)
In the Bitter Sea Sword Town, the Heart Demon Sword Prison is divided into three stages: entering the door, entering the hall, and entering the room.

These "doors", "hall" and "rooms" naturally represent different levels of danger.

And the "secret of eternal life" that Ling Handeng once mentioned should be behind the room, where the Heart Demon Sword Prison and the Long River of Sword meet.

There is the third layer below the "obsession layer" and "corruption layer" of the sea of ​​suffering.

Song Yan used the "Sword Moth in the Hall" as his body and came to the end of the hall.

He casually pushed open the door at the back of the hall, which had not been opened for a long time, and a narrow path as quiet as a goat's intestine appeared before him.

The path was built with ancient bricks and stones, and it looked quite dim on both sides, except for a ray of light in the middle from a half-open door, and the path was illuminated by that light.

Song Yan stepped onto the path and walked forward leisurely, while paying attention to both sides.

Although it is dark on both sides, if you look closely, you can see many broken statues.

The statues had long since been destroyed, and each one had cracked into small, wind-dried pebbles that rolled everywhere.

If it weren't for the bases of those huge statues, Song Yan wouldn't even know what they were.

He observed for a while but found nothing. He also didn't know what these statues were for. He just felt vaguely that they were unusual and perhaps they were a metaphor for something disturbing.

As he walked, he suddenly paused, because there was a statue next to him, which was broken but still recognizable.

It was a statue of a black tortoise.

Its limbs are as thick as pillars of heaven, and its claws are sharp. It steps on the rock base, and the surface of its shell clearly shows the veins of mountains and rivers, giving people an exceptionally grand and majestic feeling. It seems that even if you just take a casual look, you can gain a lot, especially for sword practitioners who practice the sword art of grand opening and closing, it is an unspeakable opportunity.

Next to the black tortoise statue is a snake-shaped statue that has completely lost its head. The various textures on the surface of the statue have also become blurred, and only a few of its outlines can be vaguely seen, while half of its body is submerged in the clouds and waves.
Song Yan lowered his eyes slightly and saw a broken snake head falling to the ground.

Suddenly, he understood the purpose of these statues.

These statues in front of the rooms are just like the "Six Desire Sword Stones" in front of the hall.

A sword cultivator who has endured endless tests and is almost lost in the yard can come to the Six Desires Sword Stone to sharpen his sword heart, find his true heart, and make further progress.

Similarly, sword practitioners who have broken the sword-moth illusions in the hall and passed the test and come before the group of sword-enlightening statues can take a further step forward and then face greater challenges.

'This is a place that is truly suitable for swordsmen to practice, but now it has been destroyed.'

Song Yan could fully imagine how many heroes, geniuses and evildoers had emerged in this world when the light of the true spirit was still extinguished and before this sword town was destroyed.

The power of those ancient monks is completely beyond the imagination of today's monks.

That is the heyday of Xuan cultivation.

Song Yan secretly sighed in his heart.

Song Yan had made all mental preparations to face the dangers inside.

The things at the end of the Heart Demon Sword Prison must not be simple.

He was extremely cautious.

However, when he actually stepped into the half-open door and saw the situation inside, he couldn't help but be stunned.

because
The room is empty.

There were no transparent monsters, no invisible beings. The room was completely empty, with nothing in it.

Song Yan briefly recalled Ling Handeng's description.

Ling Handeng did not mention the situation inside the room. The limit of her walking seemed to be the second half of the "lobby", which was close to the exit. She was unable to reach the statue path, let alone this empty house.

Although she was extremely talented, the era she was born in was no longer a golden age for cultivation. The lack of resources and opportunities limited the heights she could reach.

But immediately, a question emerged in Song Yan's mind.

If Ling Handeng can return by retaining his regrets, then what about those powerful beings from ancient times?

Is it true that none of them escaped to the afterlife?

Song Yan was suspicious and walked to the end of the room.

There is still a door at the end.

This should be the exit of the entire Demon Sword Prison.

This is where the "secret of eternal life" mentioned by Ling Handeng is located, which is also the third layer of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, the passage leading to the next world.

Snapped!
The door opened gently.

As soon as it was opened, Song Yan immediately began to hear many whispers. Those were the voices of someone teaching the "Sword Devouring Transformation Technique" to the Rusty Sword Slave. The voices came from a dark area in the distance.

Song Yan could vaguely sense that there was an extremely sharp aura hidden in the confusing voice in the darkness.

But what surprised Song Yan was not the aura, the darkness, or the confusing sound, but the fact that there was a person standing outside of all this.

woman.

pretty woman.

She was wearing a white shirt, white skirt and white socks, and looked pure and pitiful, like a peony blooming at the end of the world, adding an unexpected beauty to the edge of this eerie darkness.

But those eyes revealed an indescribable majesty and vicissitudes.

As if sensing something, the woman turned her head and looked at the young man in gray walking behind her.

The two looked at each other.

Song Yan never thought that he would meet Hua Linglong, or Madam Ling, here.

Hua Linglong was also obviously extremely surprised.

However, both of them looked extremely calm and unperturbed.

"Who are you?" Hua Linglong asked first.

Song Yan asked: "Who are you?"

Hua Linglong said: "If you are Song Yan, I am Hua Linglong; if you are the Lord of Heaven and Earth, I am Tianzun. However, you should not be the Lord of Heaven and Earth, otherwise at this moment, you should not ask who I am, but come over and capture me in ecstasy."

"The Lord of Heaven?"

The moment Song Yan saw Hua Linglong and heard these words, he understood many things.

Who could have imagined that in the small Snake Corpse Market in the ancient Three Kingdoms area, there was actually hidden the "My Thoughts" of the true Heavenly Lord? And who could have imagined that this "My Thoughts" was not only not suppressed by the Lord of Heaven and Earth, but instead was reborn towards death, real and unreal, and found a glimmer of possibility in the impossibility, escaping the secrets of heaven, and appearing here?
Even though Song Yan didn't know the details, he could fully guess how complicated, terrifying, exciting, and life-and-death fighting and gaming the Heavenly Lord before him had gone through to survive.

This Heavenly Lord should be the pinnacle of the ancient times and a truly peerless genius of this era.

The Lord of Heaven and Earth said that she was the reincarnation of his soul, but no one could tell which was true.

Tianzun retracted his gaze and said, "All my knowledge of you comes from Hua Linglong and Vilanpo. They have become a part of me. You can completely regard me as the grown-up Hua Linglong.

I didn’t like white in the past, but now I like it.

My heart was dry in the past, but now it is full of vitality again.

Thanks to them, there are so many endless causes and effects, love and hate entanglements, and many memories between you and my new life.

You are here, and I can fully imagine what a complicated, tortuous, yet wonderful journey you have gone through."

Song Yan said: "Same here."

Tianzun said: "You also want to explore the secret of going to the next world, right?"

Song Yan said briefly: "Yes."

Tianzun looked at the darkness in the distance and said, "That is the gold of the underworld refined by the Lord of Heaven and Earth, the dirty gold 'Karayesa'."

Without waiting for Song Yan to ask questions.

Tianzun continued, “Back then, although the era I lived in was not as bad as yours, it was also a dark era when true spirits were extinct. I tried every possible way to evacuate from the void.

After realizing that the void is extremely remote and the journey is full of dangers and uncertainties, I temporarily changed my goal and decided to explore the nearby void ruins instead.

In that ruin, I met 'Phumi Senghara', the land of the underworld among the five elements of the underworld.

I know that the five elements of the underworld will only appear at the end of the world.

But I don’t know the origin of the five elements of the underworld.

That Bodhisanghara had no interest in me and was leaving the ruins.

I was very curious, so I followed him, and then I saw an incredible scene from afar. At that time, I didn’t know what that scene meant, but now I know it from what the Lord of Heaven and Earth did. ”

Tianzun closed his eyes slightly, and then said: "I can only vaguely see a black dragon corpse that devours all light, emits all kinds of evil thoughts and all kinds of underworld energy. Pumi Senghara flew towards the black dragon corpse.

That was a being that I could not understand. Just one look at him made me feel like my soul was almost shattered to ashes.

I can’t figure out exactly why, but I can guess his message based on some clues.”

“First, regardless of whether He is conscious or not, He is the culprit that destroyed the surrounding heaven and earth;

Second, He is the mother, master, and elder of the Five Elements of the Underworld. He sows the seeds of the Five Elements of the Underworld in the prosperous world. When the end of the world comes, the Five Elements of the Underworld will absorb enough nutrients and then return to Him.
Third, He must have blocked all the ways for us to escape, leaving us with nothing to do but wait for death. Even the Lord of Heaven and Earth would be powerless to stop us."

Song Yan said: "How did you make the third judgment?"

Tianzun said: "First, the Lord of Heaven and Earth is trying every means to find an avatar. It is very likely that His original body is no longer able to survive. Otherwise, why would He suppress us by a great realm?
The second one is Kalayasa at the end of this sword town."

After saying this, Tianzun waved his hand slightly, and the darkness in the distance receded like a tide, revealing the appearance behind it.

It was a long metal column with many human faces imprinted on it. Each face looked extremely crazy and whispered.

Tianzun said: "At the end of the Heart Demon Sword Prison, there existed a top-level sea of ​​suffering creature in the Corrupted Thoughts layer - the Thousand Throat Sword Mother. This Sword Mother was a large meat mass formed by the fusion of sword cultivators who were completely possessed by demons.

The Lord of Heaven and Earth refined Kalayasa and merged it with the Thousand-Throat Sword Mother, and then used the power of the Thousand-Throat Sword Mother to attract all the powerful sword cultivators in the world, allowing those sword cultivators to come one by one, become possessed by the devil one by one, and then become part of Kalayasa one by one, making the gold of the underworld extremely powerful.

The powerful Kārayesha continued to play the role of the Thousand-Throated Sword Mother, attracting sword cultivators continuously.
As for the long river of swordsmanship, it has dried up after some increases and decreases. This can also ensure that all cultivators who set foot in the sword town will eventually come here.

I guess the Lord of Heaven and Earth's final plan is to merge his clone with this Kalayasa, so as to try to survive in this doomsday world, and then find a way to escape when he returns to the dark giant corpse afterwards."

As she spoke, she slowly shook her head and said, "Perhaps the Lord of Heaven and Earth has a better idea. After all, He is at a higher level and has seen more."

Song Yan said: "So there is no escape route here?"

Tianzun said: "Even if there is, it is extremely long, with no chance of survival, and we have no idea where the end is. It is better to risk escaping from the void and give it a try."

Song Yan stepped forward and observed Nagarayasa quietly.

He could see how powerful the faces on Kalayasa were when they were alive.

However, these powerful men have integrated their sharp and unwavering sword hearts into this Kalayasa.

This is the gold of the underworld that condenses the sword hearts of many evildoers in the world.

And then, it will become part of the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

Song Yan felt a little emotional. He felt that lack of strength could sometimes help avoid disasters.

Ling Handeng hasn't been able to get here yet.

The so-called transaction with the Lord of Heaven and Earth is nothing more than the Lord of Heaven and Earth deceiving those powerful people here.

No wonder the Lord of Heaven and Earth, after being honest with him, allowed him to go directly to the Sword Alliance instead of asking him to explore this bitter sea of ​​swords.

But is the List of Gods really safe?
Once you are on the list of gods, you will become a slave and your life and death will no longer be your own.

At this moment, Tianzun suddenly said: "Song Yan, let's make a deal."

Song Yan said: "Speak."

Tianzun said: "For various reasons, the good corpse among my three corpses has not returned. I think it is still with the Lord of Heaven and Earth. If you help me find it, I will be your Taoist partner."

Song Yan said: "What do you mean?"

Tianzun said: “I have been standing here for a long time, and I have also been hiding for a long time. I have realized that if I want to survive, I must deal with the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Otherwise, you and I will eventually become clones, enter the list of gods, or become a part of Kalayasa, without any chance of survival.

The dark dragon corpse is oppressing the Lord of Heaven and Earth, but the Lord of Heaven and Earth is oppressing us. What we face first is not the end of the world, but the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

However, it is not so easy for you and I to establish trust. The best way is to become Taoist companions, and not just in name only."

After a brief thought, Tianzun said, “There are still some countries in the world that have not been destroyed. We can go there to live out our lives.

It's funny to say that mortals are obviously the weakest beings, but the cause and effect between them is the most solid and pure.

You and I don't need the power of a cultivator. We have spent a hundred years together, been childhood sweethearts, and spent every day together. We can truly become Taoist companions.

Only if you and I stand together can we hope to fight against the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

After a hundred years, it’s not too late to find a good corpse.

One life is not enough, two, three, or four lives are all fine."

As he spoke, Tianzun slightly raised his chin, exposing his snow-white neck, and smiled, "How is it?"

After thinking for a while, she added: "Due to this limitation, the divine spirits here can never understand the Small Heavenly Dao text better than the Lord of Heaven and Earth, which means that the Lord of Heaven and Earth was seriously injured. Otherwise, you and I will have no power to fight back.

Such a fate is better than countless others in the world. Two against one is always better than one against one.

What worries me most now is the trust issue between us.

Infighting is good for no one."

Song Yan stared deeply at her familiar yet unfamiliar face, grinned for a long time, revealing teeth made of gray sword moth scales, and said with a smile: "If it was earlier, I would have agreed to you."

Tianzun asked: "What about now?"

Song Yan said: "We are old guys who have experienced countless things. How can we cultivate sincerity? It's just a child's play. Even if we become children, we have a deep heart under the delicate skin. Let's not waste time."

Tianzun said: "I understand."

Song Yan said: "But we have a good relationship. I got the news today. If I have the chance in the future, I will report it."

Tianzun smiled and nodded.

Immediately, the two looked at each other warily.

Song Yan slowly retreated until his figure completely disappeared from here.

Song Yan left the bitter sea sword town.

The existence of Kalayasa basically filled in the last piece of the puzzle of this world, and also allowed him to understand the intentions of the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

He already had some thoughts in mind.

Emptiness is not the way forward, and the sea of ​​suffering is not the way forward either. So, why not just follow suit and imitate the Lord of Heaven and Earth, and at the same time give the Lord of Heaven and Earth a little surprise.

Song Yan dispersed the sword moth's skin and flew rapidly in the form of spirit.

Its destination: the ruins of Tianzun Secret Realm.

Low-level cultivation area.
Near the Mountain and Sea Monster Kingdom, this place has turned into an area where underworld creatures and natural disaster beasts are rampant.

The Dark Scourge Era was already turbulent, and it was no longer the earlier situation where there were only Scourge Beasts but no underworld life.

The mountains and rivers here have been plowed repeatedly, as if they were pulverized.

There were deep pits on the ground, and from the pits the aura of the underworld was rising like smoke.

brush!
A pure and transparent figure fell silently.

But both the natural disaster beasts and the creatures in the underworld seemed to be completely unable to see this figure, and allowed it to walk freely on this devastating land.

Song Yan walked around, and as expected, he did not find Poxu Yuzhuang or Su Yao.

Vashu Yuzhuang, like the "Black Lotus Fire" Narakshasa and the "Filthy Gold" Kalayasa, are all intelligent beings and must have left this place by now.

He was not sure whether "Poxu Yuzhuang" still recognized him.

But, since there is intelligence, there is always some possibility.

Whether he is an enemy or a friend, at least you should know him.

This cause and effect is enough for him to look for her and meet her.

However, his main purpose of this trip was not "Poxu Yuzhuang", but another existence.

Although countless years have passed, the creatures in the underworld are not the kind of creatures that will wander around at will. If there is no temptation from life, they will stay in their own "territory" most of the time.

This place has been repeatedly attacked by natural disaster beasts. There are no living people or even living things around. Theoretically, this will make it even more likely that even creatures from the underworld a hundred years ago will still be around a hundred years later.

Song Yan began to look for it.

Expand the search range circle by circle.

Three months later
Song Yan suddenly saw a vast white area.

The vast white is a kind of mist and fragrance.

Song Yan took a quick sniff and found it quite tempting, making him want to go in and look for the source of the fragrance.

"Finally found."

Song Yan moved and plunged into the fog.

In the center of the mist was a huge, dried skeleton of a three-legged toad, covered in corpse spots, with saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth.

A bowl-shaped shadow emerged from the ground, holding the clear and pure toad saliva, and then mist began to drift out.

This was exactly the "Meng Po" that Song Yan had met in the Tianzun Secret Realm before.

It was also this Meng Po who caused Song Yan to lose an incarnation of a corpse from the underworld, and also caused him to lose his Po Xu Yu Zhuang.

However, since Meng Po could wash away the traces of refining on Poshu Yuzhuang, there is no reason why she could not wash away the traces of refining on the "dirty gold" Kalayasa.

In the past, Song Yan was afraid of the monster like a tiger, but now he can't even detect his existence.

As for those who are weaker than him and have no soul, the small heavenly word "freedom" can allow him to drive their outer shell at will and restrain their spiritual thoughts.

This is what Meng Po is like.

In a moment, Song Yan's pure and crystal soul entered Meng Po's body.

Immediately, the dried skeleton toad transformed itself into a young man with skinny skin covered with corpse spots.

Song Yan wrapped himself in a gray cloak and disappeared on the spot with a gust of wind.

After finding a suitable body, he needs to look for a suitable spiritual consciousness.

The most powerful divine thought he could think of at the moment was the second sister mentioned by Yin Yang Xuanlong in the past.

(End of this chapter)