Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 235 Disagreement
After listening to Xuan Mingzi's words, Shi Fei thought for a moment and said, "So the people of this land can distort the evil god and transform it into a local god?
Because they have come into contact with Azathoth and obtained a little bit of Azathoth's authority, in this universe, the people of this land have absolute suppression on the Outer Gods and the Old Ones.

Even the three pillars of gods are nothing but phantoms in a dream in front of the blind and foolish god Azathoth.

"In the beginning, the establishment of the Jade Emperor Temple was a helpless move!" Xuan Mingzi simply stopped hiding it and told everything.

"The Taoist's glance is too powerful, causing great pressure on Xuan and Ming as well as our civilization. To make it easier to understand, we can only transform the Taoist into the image of the Jade Emperor."

"The purpose of the two sages Xuan and Ming in establishing the Jade Emperor Temple was actually to awaken the Taoist master again and break this false dream."

"Oh?" Shi Fei raised his eyebrows, surprised by Xuan and Ming's persistence. He didn't expect that these two sages could still keep their original intentions and continue to pursue the truth after being "glared" by Azathoth.

"But..." Xuan Mingzi gave a bitter smile and said desperately, "But we are scared. We... just want to survive."

"After the Jade Emperor Temple was established, there have been two views. One is to continue the legacy of Xuan and Ming and break the false dream; the other is to continue and maintain the status quo."

"..." Shi Fei was silent for a moment, then asked, "How long is the history of the Jade Emperor Temple?"

"Eight thousand years!" Xuan Mingzi's voice was bitter.

"Eight thousand years!" Shi Fei raised his eyebrows, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "You are barely surviving, living in an illusory dream. Are you worthy of Xuan Yuming?"

"But... Xuan and Ming are so powerful, and even with the combined strength of everyone, they still cannot awaken the Taoist master. Can we do it?" There was hesitation and powerlessness in Xuan Mingzi's voice.

"Haha... How do you know if you don't try?" Shi Fei sneered, "You don't even try, and just give up. What a ridiculous Jade Emperor Temple, why not just call it Confucius Temple!"

"But many people don't want to die!" Xuan Mingzi retorted.

Even ants try to survive, let alone people like them.

People change, and so do their wills. People like Yugong are a minority after all. Xuan and Ming are a minority who have inherited their ancestors' wills after countless generations.

What most people find difficult to accept is sacrificing everything and destroying the world for something illusory.

Aren’t you alive right now?
"Have you really lived?" Shi Fei exposed Xuan Mingzi mercilessly.

The world is an empty dream. Have the people in the dream really lived?
Just like the NPC in the game, have they really lived?

They are just ants that appeared in a dream!

Since life is so humble, why not stand up and smash this false world!
Xuan Mingzi remained silent.

Xuan Mingzi remained silent. He had thought about this question countless times. The real touch, the delicious taste of the food, the hearing and sight of every word and action made him feel extremely real.

He should be alive!
This was the answer in his heart.

"What is the Jade Emperor Mirror? Is it the mirror that Xuan and Ming use to communicate with Azathoth?" Shi Fei continued to ask.

He had given up preaching to Xuan Mingzi, and he would solve the current problem. "Not bad!" Xuan Mingzi nodded.

A tool for communicating with Azathoth in human form, this artifact is probably the most powerful existence in this dream. No wonder the Queen of Demons can use it to hold the "Nine Dragons Devouring the Sky Formation", and no wonder even the Three Pillars of God descended to incarnate.

"How to deal with the Demon Queen?" Shi Fei asked again.

His goal was clear - to deal with the Demon Queen and the eight evil gods.

He only hated that his power was not strong enough, otherwise he would have rushed to the depths of the universe and blow up these so-called Old Ones to let them know what true unspeakable fear is!
"Now..." Xuan Mingzi pondered, "The eight evil gods are already closely connected to the Demon Queen's aura, and it is difficult to break through the capital's formation under normal circumstances. Only when she performs the ceremony, the eight evil gods will become one with her, and then the capital's formation will have flaws."

"When will the Demon Queen hold the ceremony?" Shi Fei asked.

"The Nine Dragons Swallowing the Sky Formation is the first great formation. It requires the coordination of the energy of the earth's veins with celestial phenomena, and the combined efforts of heaven and earth to succeed. The celestial phenomenon that the Nine Dragons Swallowing the Sky Formation needs to coordinate with is the legendary Nine Stars in a Row!" Xuan Mingzi explained.

"Nine stars in a row! It sounds so cliché..." Shi Fei couldn't help but complain.

"Hmm? The nine planets align once every three hundred years, and the last time was during the Wanli period." Xuan Mingzi was a little puzzled and didn't understand why Shi Fei thought it was "cliché".

He didn't know that Shi Fei had watched a lot of strange TV dramas, which were always about "Nine Planets in Conjunction" and "Seven Planets in Conjunction", as if everything was inseparable from these strange astronomical phenomena.

There are even nine stars in a row traveling through time.

It is obviously a normal astronomical phenomenon, but because it is observed by people, it has special significance.

"Three days later, the Nine Stars will align." Xuan Mingzi hesitated for a moment, and continued, "At that time, the Demon Queen will gather the eight evil gods, complete the Nine Dragons Swallowing the Sky, and become the greatest demon in history."

"Okay! I understand!" Shi Fei said, turned around and was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" Xuan Mingzi asked hurriedly.

"Of course, we are going to stop the Demon Queen!" Shi Fei answered as a matter of course.

"You..." Xuan Mingzi looked at Shi Fei's back, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

It was not until Shi Fei walked away that the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a strange smile. Everything was in his plan, and all the chaos would eventually come more violently!
Shi Fei had no idea that this Xuan Mingzi was up to something, so he planned to go to the capital to try again. However, he was completely unprepared for the previous arrow, and he was careless and forgot to dodge.

That old bastard Nyarlathotep had no moral principles and actually used the power of the formation to launch a sneak attack on the young man Shi Fei!
Shi Fei went down the mountain and not far away, he came to a bustling town. Before he got close, a strong smell of horse manure and cow manure hit him in the face, making it almost impossible to open his eyes.

This is an important transit station leading to the capital city. Countless horses, camels, cattle and sheep transported to the capital city rest here. The air is filled with the stench of livestock and the stench of feces, which is disgusting.

Although the place stinks, compared with the weird and gloomy atmosphere of the capital, Shi Fei feels a rare sense of "cleanliness". At least, the stench here is real, the breath of life, not the creepy decay and distortion.

Shi Fei hurried through the town and was about to leave when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.

(End of this chapter)