Under One Person: Starting from the Inheritance of Gods

Chapter 367 The Second Battle Against Heaven: Let's Destroy the World for Fun! [Begging for subscriptions and monthly tickets!]

"Time portal, open!"

With Meng Fan's command, hundreds and thousands of tall, illusory, silver-purple portals suddenly appeared and stood tall throughout the world of Under One Person.

Then, the portal opened.

The scene inside the door was extremely bloody and terrifying, with countless zombies roaming within.

At this very moment, similar time portals appeared around the world during the Resident Evil arc. Upon seeing the time portals appear, the zombies shouted and reached out their hands towards them.

These time portals directly connect the world of Under One Person and the world of Resident Evil, opening up the two worlds.

As the portal opened, the T-virus, unique to the Resident Evil world, spread from the portal to various parts of the Under One Person world.

It then infects all living things around the portal at an extremely fast speed, turning them into zombies.

There are four great things in the Dao, Heaven, Earth, and Man. As a human, Hongjun chose to merge with the Dao, and naturally holds the human part of the power of the Dao.

Under the infection of the T virus, all living things wither and decay, which means that the part of the Heavenly Dao authority held by Hongjun will naturally decline.

As the saying goes: No poison, no man!
All Meng Fan could guarantee was the safety of the Divine Land. As for the remaining creatures and those uncivilized peoples beyond the realm, he could only apologize.
It is better to harm Heaven than Wenhe, and to damage Yin virtue than Zhongde. With this comparison, Meng Fan suddenly felt that he might also have the potential to become a ruthless strategist in the world.

Meng Fan looked at the large screen to the side and instructed Gao Erzhuang, "Erzhuang, notify the Old Master and the others that we can begin!"

Gao Erzhuang: "Yes!"

Upon receiving the message from Gao Erzhuang, Zhang Zhiwei and the others on Mount Tai promptly began the ceremony.

The nine tripods and five statues are arranged on it, each representing a region of the land. The nine tripods represent the nine provinces, the bones and flesh of the land, while the five statues represent the rivers, the veins and organs of the land.

Zhang Zhiwei led the Taoist masters in using the earth-sacrificing technique secretly taught by Meng Fan, preparing to reconnect with the mountains and rivers of the land and awaken them.

Looking out to the horizon, purple clouds seem to rise from the east.

Sixty-four Taoist priests from different sects worked together, simultaneously performing the ritual of stepping on the Big Dipper and mobilizing the Qi of the earth's veins in Mount Tai to set up the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation using the celestial positions of the heavens.

Zhang Zhiwei's crane-feather cloak billowed like clouds hanging from the sky. The three or five evil-slaying swords in his hand slashed across the bronze cauldron handle of the altar, producing a clear, resonant sound. The clash of metal and stone startled the ancient cranes that had lived in the mountains for a thousand years.

"Invoke the essence of the Five Sacred Mountains—"

Following the decree of the Celestial Master, the yellow jade cong of Mount Song, the white jade of Mount Hua, the red jade zhang of Mount Heng, the black jade huang of Mount Heng, and the green jade gui of Mount Tai all shone brightly as offerings.

The Zhou Li (Rites of Zhou), in the section on the Spring Official and the Grand Minister of Rites, records: "Six jade objects were made to worship Heaven, Earth, and the four directions. A blue jade disc was used to worship Heaven, a yellow jade cong to worship Earth, a green jade gui to worship the East, a red jade zhang to worship the South, a white jade hu to worship the West, and a black jade huang to worship the North. Each object was accompanied by sacrificial animals and coins, each corresponding to the color of its object."

Today's sacrifice does not honor Heaven, but only Earth; therefore, there is no Azure Wall.

A series of rustling sounds echoed through the mountains, and a deep dragon's roar resounded from the veins of Mount Tai. At the same time, it seemed as if earth dragons were awakening in the depths of the rest of the Nine Provinces.

The Taoist priests chanted the "Incantation for Pacifying the Earth God": "Primordial Lord, I pacify and stabilize, and proclaim this to all spirits. True officials of mountains and rivers, I pray to the Earth God. Left and right altars of the land, do not be alarmed. Return to the righteous path, and may the inner and outer be purified."

"Each in their proper place, guard the altar. The Supreme One commands you to search for and capture evil spirits. Guardian deities protect the chanting of scriptures. Take refuge in the Great Way, may all things flourish and prosper..."

Each word is like a golden pearl falling onto a jade plate, stirring up golden ripples in the sea of ​​clouds.

Zhuge Qing made a hand seal and lit the Seven Star Lamp, the flames condensing into the shape of the Big Dipper; Wang Ye strode with the steps of Yu and wielded the peach wood sword, the talisman tipped with the sword igniting without wind, the ashes scattering into sparks that disappeared into the air.

Lu Jin used the Tongtian Talisman to write in mid-air, and the cinnabar ink transformed into a red dragon that roamed between the nine cauldrons; Feng Zhenghao unfolded a twelve-foot-long yellow silk scroll to write on the ground, and the ink characters suddenly flew off the silk and merged with the seventy-two streams of earth energy rising from the foot of the mountain.

Zhang Lingyu pressed the Yangping Zhidu Gong Seal into the void, and golden seal script appeared in the clouds: "Now, with mountains and rivers as my witness, and the Nine Tripods and Five Sacred Vessels as my pledge, I humbly pray that the dragon veins of the Divine Land..."

The entire Mount Tai suddenly trembled violently, and the sacrificial offerings transformed into colorful mist and clouds that formed a canopy.

All the ritual implements present hummed simultaneously, and five-colored soil surged out in the shape of lingzhi mushrooms from around the altar. Zhang Zhiwei's white hair stood on end, and golden light transformed into thousands of ribbons that pierced into the cracks in the ground. In the distance, the Yellow River echoed with the sound of waves.

As the last incantation fell.

In the blink of an eye, the nine tripods and five statues lit up one by one, converging in the air to form auspicious five-colored light, with auspicious bird patterns and auspicious dragon patterns complementing each other.

Nine illusory dragons flew out from the Nine Cauldrons, each with a different appearance: Qiuniu, Yazi, Bian, Pulao, Suanni, Baxia, Chaofeng, Chiwen, and Fuxi. They coiled and soared in the air, arranged in nine directions.

Five phoenixes flew out from the five statues: a blue phoenix, a swan, a red phoenix, a pheasant, and a phoenix chick. They cried to each other and were arranged in an orderly manner from south to north.

In the beginning, Yu the Great used the flesh, blood, scales, and feathers of the nine sons of the dragon and the five phoenixes, the elites of the land and rivers, and the power of the people's faith as materials, and their souls as the spirits of the vessels, to forge these nine tripods and five statues.

Although its spirit has weakened over thousands of years, it still exists.

Upon seeing the spirits of the nine cauldrons and five statues, Zhang Zhiwei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He then respectfully bowed and asked, "Gentlemen, do you still remember the agreement with Emperor Yu?"

The nine dragons and five phoenixes nodded in unison, and then disappeared back into the nine cauldrons and five deities.

The nine cauldrons and five statues transformed into streams of light, flying in all directions. The outline of the entire land of China appeared and disappeared above the clouds of Mount Tai, and then spread outwards.

Like a protective barrier, under the "leadership" of the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables, it gradually covered the entire land of China!

It is indeed the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables Barrier!

This barrier can sever the connection between heaven and earth, isolating the interior and exterior of the Divine Land, so that all living beings within the Divine Land are no longer within Hongjun's influence.

Yu the Great originally intended for the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables barrier to persist for thousands, tens of thousands, or even indefinitely, so that the land of Shenzhou would be freed from Hongjun's control.

This marked the beginning of a "family-run" system, and the secret of the Nine Tripods and Five Venerables barrier could only be known by successive rulers of the Xia Dynasty.

However, human nature is hard to fathom.

Xia Jie was tyrannical, comparing himself to the heavens and the earth, seemingly becoming a disguised "Hongjun" (a legendary figure in Chinese mythology), and relentlessly oppressing the common people.

It should be understood that the Nine Tripods and Five Sacred Vessels were forged by the power of the faith of the people and are closely related to the lives of all people under heaven.

If the faith of all people under heaven remains, then the Nine Tripods and Five Sacred Vessels will be forever secure; if the Nine Tripods and Five Sacred Vessels are forever secure, then the empire will be forever secure; if the empire is forever secure, then the world will be forever at peace; if the world is forever at peace, then the Great Xia Dynasty will be forever passed down!
If the people suffer and rebellion arises, the world will be unstable, and the protective barrier of the land will be difficult to maintain.

Taking advantage of the unstable faith of the people, Hongjun found a qualified "wise" monarch to act as his representative, overthrow the Xia Dynasty, and establish the Cheng Tang dynasty.

From then on, the Nine Tripods and Five Venerables disappeared and never appeared in the human world again.

During the Shang Dynasty, good people were sacrificed, and ghosts and gods were revered.

This trend was naturally orchestrated by Hongjun. After hundreds of years of influence, the Shang Dynasty produced a truly wise ruler, Di Xin, who developed a rebellious attitude towards "Heaven." In order to strengthen his control over all living beings under Heaven, Hongjun launched the massive "Investiture of the Gods" war, establishing Ji Fa, who willingly bowed and called himself "Son of Heaven," as the master of the land.

Meng Fan only learned of this past event after obtaining Di Xin's memories, and then told Zhang Zhiwei about it.

Standing atop Mount Tai, Zhang Zhiwei was overwhelmed with emotion.

Immediately afterward, in his gaze, countless golden chains appeared from the void barrier, re-anchoring the restless dragon veins to the earth's meridians.

At this moment, a mountain wind suddenly arose, and only the tinkling of jade pendants could be heard. It was the copper bells on the eaves of the Taishan Palace ringing without any wind. Zhang Zhiwei lightly swept the altar with his whisk, and looking at the gradually calming earth energy, he said softly, "The dragon vein has returned to its place, and the mountains and rivers are safe!"

"Now, it's up to Tiangong to do it!"

The moment the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables barrier was established, all the impure Qi was expelled from it!

Even if extremely subtle T-viruses had previously spread into China, they were completely neutralized by the ever-operating Reverse Plague Array.

With the dual protection of the Nine Cauldrons and Five Venerables Barrier and the Reversal Plague Array, Shenzhou is like an absolutely safe haven.

As for outside of China.

It's already a huge argument.

At this time, there are 139 companies.

A "silent" emoji appeared on the large screen in front of Meng Fan.

Gao Erzhuang is a special individual who can project her spirit into space and exist in space as radio waves. She can move at near the speed of light and manipulate electrical signals, making her a god-like being in the network world.

In a short time, she learned what Tiangong was doing by observing the phenomena in various places and the emergence of zombies.

In fact, some foreign websites have already exploded with discussion, with many people posting pictures and engaging in heated debates.

"Zombies have appeared. I strongly suspect that Amelia is the mastermind behind this!"

"Oh my god, someone help me! I've been bitten by a baby that turned into a zombie!"

The accompanying image is a picture of a zombie dog, along with a picture of his own bitten hand.

Of course, some people are still skeptical: Dude, the cosplay is very realistic, thumbs up!
Some animal protection organizations have also condemned these excessive cosmetic acts that "abuse" cats and dogs.

There are many more examples like this.

Some even said: The end of the world has come!
Some religious sects have been spreading rumors that God loves the world and that even sinners can be saved by believing in Jehovah, but you must first prove your sincerity to God.

These comments were even accompanied by payment account information.

All sorts of demons and monsters have appeared, it's complete chaos.

When Meng Fan saw the emojis and messages sent by Gao Erzhuang, he smiled nonchalantly and asked, "What are you trying to say?"

Gao Erzhuang: "Heavenly craftsmanship..."

On the big screen appeared Gao Erzhuang's hesitant face: "Is this the right thing to do?"

"Were countless lives sacrificed just to escape that person's control?" Gao Erzhuang seemed somewhat confused.

Meng Fan shook his head, looked down at the ground and at the dust and sand, and said calmly, "For the world, there has never been anything right or wrong, nor anything just or unjust."

"The level of understanding I've reached may be beyond your comprehension. It's like how people never care about the life or death of ants under their feet. If a person's strength or death could be determined by the death of a few ants, I think many people would choose to do it."

Gao Erzhuang felt a sudden tremor in his heart and asked with some worry, "Tiangong, you seem to have become much colder and more ruthless since we went out this time. Are you alright?"

Meng Fan sighed and said with a deep look in his eyes, "The Heavenly Dao may be ruthless, but it is not necessarily selfless. I am like this, and so is Hongjun. His selfishness is himself, while my selfishness is Shenzhou, and my bottom line is also Shenzhou."

"Where there is selfishness, there is bound to be affection."

"I am a human being, and that cannot be changed."

"Saying that Heaven's Way is impartial is all bullshit. If Heaven's Way were truly impartial, there wouldn't be any such nonsense about a chosen one of destiny."

“I come from the Central Plains, so naturally I will have some bias. Therefore, because of my bias, the people of the Central Plains are able to live, while other people from outside the Central Plains are ants, not worth mentioning, and will naturally be abandoned by me.”

"Or rather, it's their honor that they can help me achieve a certain goal!"

Meng Fan's lips curled up slightly, a hint of pleasure rising in his heart.

The feeling of not being bound by one's own moral conscience is actually quite nice!
As the second battle of the Heavenly Dao, let's destroy a world for fun first!
Whether it's cultivating immortality, demonic cultivation, or Buddhist cultivation, it's all a path strewn with bones. Didn't Journey to the West also achieve its ultimate goal by stepping over the corpses of countless demons?
In fact, Meng Fan had something else he didn't say. Because Hongjun also came from Shenzhou, he was aware of Shenzhou's potential, which is why he had been supporting the rise of those uncivilized countries to restrain Shenzhou.

In other words, these uncivilized countries were all Hongjun's hidden hands, so it's understandable that Meng Fan chose to completely eliminate them.

Gao Erzhuang did not refute Meng Fan's words. In fact, she did not sympathize with those outsiders who were trapped in the T-virus disaster. What did it matter to Gao Erzhuang what happened to them?

As the goddess of the internet, she had seen far more filth in those outcasts than normal people, so Gao Erzhuang would never feel any pity for them.

What she was really worried about was Meng Fan. The reason she was confused was just that she couldn't accept it for a while. After all, this was equivalent to the end of the world!

She even worried that Tiangong might have "gone mad" and become a real demon, since there were many powerful figures in the history of supernatural beings who had gone mad.

If the craftsman has a different temperament, then we're doomed!
Mahakala is about to become a true "Mahakala"!

But after understanding Tiangong's current thoughts, Gao Erzhuang just wanted to slap himself. What kind of person was he to doubt Tiangong!
Others see things from a different perspective than I do; I'm just an ordinary "immortal," so I shouldn't be worrying unnecessarily.

However, Gao Erzhuang still asked with concern, "Tiangong, what will you do if we have to explain it later?"

Meng Fan smiled mysteriously. He had already come up with an excuse. He said, "History is always written by the victors. The victors will only have a good reputation, not a bad one. I can completely blame it on Hongjun. This disaster is similar to God's great flood that destroyed the world."

"And in China, a heroic figure emerged who performed the feat of killing a god, defying the heavens and defeating the immortals, replacing the high and mighty God and God-King, and becoming the new ruler of heaven and earth."

"Afterwards, do you believe that the survivors of this disaster will form a new sect that is more devout to me than anyone else?"

"They've always been like this, haven't they?"

(End of this chapter)