Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 190 Testing
"It turns out that the Taoist priest has also heard of Azathoth!" Shi Fei looked at Xuan Mingzi with a hint of tentativeness in his tone.

Azathoth, the god of blindness and idiocy, is located at the center of the universe and is considered the source of all matter, energy, and reality.

It is the creator of the universe - although it was not its intention to create the universe. In its unconscious dream state, it created the universe.

When it sleeps, it is surrounded by countless crazy Outer Gods and Old Ones, who constantly play weird music to maintain Azathoth's sleep.

Therefore, the existence of the universe depends on its dreams, and once Azathoth wakes up, the universe will collapse instantly.

If Cthulhu is the Dragon King, then the one who controls everything in the heavens is most likely Azathoth.

Shi Fei looked up at the statue of the Jade Emperor, and saw that the Jade Emperor was sitting high on the temple, with various immortal officials on both sides. The 360 star officials of the 28 Constellations, the Dipper Department, the Thunder Department, etc., were crawling at the feet of the Jade Emperor like ants.

How similar is this scene to Azathoth in his sleep?
The Jade Emperor is high above, and the gods are just ants.

"Ah!" Xuan Mingzi sighed, with a bit of helplessness and emotion in his tone, "Ever since the foreign devils came here, there have been many heretical beliefs. Among them, some people say that the Jade Emperor is Azathoth."

"Oh?" Shi Fei raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Xuan Mingzi to speak so directly.

He was just testing the waters and did not expect Xuan Mingzi to reveal any useful information.

"But it's not true." Xuan Mingzi shook his head, his tone firm, "The Jade Emperor is the Jade Emperor, he is the king of the gods."

After he finished speaking, he bowed three times respectfully to the Jade Emperor statue and continued, "It is because of the Jade Emperor that we exist."

"Master, why don't you tell me in detail?" Shi Fei asked again.

"Heavenly secrets..." Xuan Mingzi waved his whisk and said, "Don't reveal it!"

"We are in the Jade Emperor Temple, which is the palace of the Jade Emperor. Is there anything we can't say?" Shi Fei asked again.

He felt that whether Xuan Mingzi said anything to the Riddler was the same as if he hadn't said anything!
Instead, Shi Fei had more questions in his mind, such as what it meant by "We exist because of the Jade Emperor."

Who is “we”?
They are obviously all Crusoe-style gods, so why are they all shining with gold and look like immortals?
"It's hard to say!" Xuan Mingzi looked at Shi Fei and said, "I don't know where you were born, but I advise you not to continue to be curious about the Jade Emperor."

"why?"

"Because the more you understand the Jade Emperor, the more..." Xuan Mingzi's voice suddenly became low: "The more likely you are to 'ascend to heaven'."

"Is it very dangerous? I see!" Shi Fei thought for a while and said.

Ascension to heaven doesn't sound like a good word.

"No, it's not dangerous." Xuan Mingzi's voice was still low, with an indescribable complex emotion in his tone: "That's a kind of... forget it, you don't understand."

I don’t understand, but you do!

Shi Fei cursed in his heart, wishing he could blow Xuan Mingzi's head off immediately to see what kind of riddle was in this guy's head.

The distance between the two was only a few steps, and Shi Fei quietly released a stream of true energy. This true energy was neither yin nor yang, and was very secretive. In the past, he often used this method to transmit his power to others.

At this time, he planned to use this true energy to explore Xuan Mingzi's background.

Unexpectedly, the true energy fell on Xuan Mingzi, just like falling on a slippery soap bubble, and it slipped away easily. Xuan Mingzi suddenly turned his head, his eyes like lightning, and looked straight at Shi Fei.

He said, "Sir, why do you have to test me like this?" Shi Fei said calmly, "The Taoist priest is indeed unfathomable."

So what if he was caught? As long as he wasn't embarrassed, it was others who were embarrassed!
Xuan Mingzi shook his head, waved his whisk and said, "The Jade Emperor Temple is far away from the world, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter. It's not that the Jade Emperor Temple is high and mighty, but knowing too much about some things may not be a good thing!"

"That's all I have to say. I hope you will think twice!"

After saying that, a thick fog suddenly rose in Shi Fei's eyes. The fog was so thick that it completely obscured his vision in an instant.

For a moment, he couldn't see his hand in front of him, and there was chaos all around him. He couldn't see Xuan Mingzi, couldn't see the Jade Emperor Palace, and even the ground under his feet seemed to have disappeared. There was only the whistling of the wind in his ears, as if the whole world was swallowed by this white fog.

When he could see clearly again, he found himself standing at the foot of Seven Days Mountain.

The mountain in front of us is still shrouded in white fog, and the fog is rolling like a thick curtain, covering everything in the mountain tightly.

Shi Fei frowned and plunged into the white mist again, trying to climb up the Seven Days Mountain again. However, this time, he appeared at the foot of another mountain.

He didn't believe it and tried a few more times, but each time he was "sent" back to the foot of the mountain by the white fog. No matter which direction he entered from or what method he used, he couldn't break through the strange fog.

Then, Shi Fei flashed and soared into the air, with blazing flames rising all around him, like a burning meteor, rushing straight into the sky.

He hovered in mid-air, looking down at the Seven Suns Mountain shrouded in white fog with a cold gaze, and then suddenly slapped it down with his palm. The huge flaming palm print pressed down like a mountain, rushing straight into the white fog with the power to destroy the world.

However, the white mist was like cotton, soft yet tough, absorbing all of Shi Fei's palm power. The flaming palm print sank into the white mist, like a mud cow entering the sea, without even a ripple, and disappeared without a trace.

Shi Fei attacked again. This time, he used the "Yin and Yang Integration" technique. The gray palm force pressed down like a mountain, trying to tear apart the strange white fog.

The white mist remained motionless, as if all attacks had no effect on it.

He didn't believe it, so he tried another "sword" move, and the sword energy, colorful starlight, pierced deep into the white mist. However, as soon as the sword energy touched the white mist, it was swallowed up and disappeared without a trace.

He had no choice but to leave Qiri Mountain.

After leaving Qiri Mountain, Shi Fei suddenly realized a problem: Did he really enter the fog?
Did he really see the grand formation at the Jade Emperor Temple?
Did he really meet the Taoist who called himself Xuan Mingzi?
Did he really enter the Jade Emperor Temple?

Is the Jade Emperor Temple he saw the real Jade Emperor Temple?

How much of what Xuan Mingzi said is true and how much is false?

All of this left Shi Fei with more questions.

Damn the Riddler!
In the Jade Emperor Temple, Xuan Mingzi, who had never left his meditation mat, also sensed Shi Fei's departure.

He did not remove the formation, but just sighed softly.

This sigh was not for Shi Fei, but for himself.

Shi Fei's disruption almost broke the Jade Emperor Temple's formation and nearly made him a disgrace to the Jade Emperor Temple.

For eight thousand years, the twelve Jade Emperor Temples have never been breached!
Xuan Mingzi looked down at the portrait of Shi Fei in his hand and muttered to himself, "Where did this freak come from? Why have I never heard of him before?"

(End of this chapter)