Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 318 Azure Dragon and God
Qinglong remained silent in response to Qi Miaoxuan's question.

Qi Miaoxuan sneered and said, "I understand. You must have been beaten by a god before, which is why you dare not mention it!"

"Nonsense, you lowly slave, what do you know? I was fooled by it!" Qinglong said angrily.

Qi Miaoxuan smiled. He had served as Qinglong's sword holder for over a thousand years and knew Qinglong's personality well. He was a stubborn person who would rather die than admit defeat.

"See, you're getting impatient. I hit the nail on the head, I stepped on your sore spot!" Qi Miaoxuan said smugly.

“You lowly slave, what do you know?” Qinglong said, “That god, it can’t beat me. If it hadn’t deceived me back then, I would be the only god in this world today.”

"Oh, really?" Qi Miaoxuan said sarcastically, "I believe God only defeated you by deceiving you!"

"Humph,"

Azure Dragon snorted and said, "Gods are nothing special. They can't compare to us Five Divine Beasts, who were born and raised by nature. They were created by humans unintentionally."

Long, long ago, humans were the lowest of the creatures on earth. However, they possessed intelligence far superior to that of wild beasts, and gradually formed tribes, learning to use tools and form alliances to fight against wild animals.

However, there are many things they cannot understand. They don't understand why people get sick, why there is thunder and lightning, or why it sometimes rains and sometimes the sun shines brightly. There are too many things they don't understand.

So, the most clever person had a sudden inspiration and invented a god. In his story, the god sent down heavy rain to nourish all things, and the god also sent down heavy rain or drought to punish mortals who did not know their place. With the god, there would be good weather and crops, and the seasons would turn. People could be cured by herbs because the god had given them divine power.

Under the influence of that clever man, the distinction between gods and mortals appeared for the first time in the world. And he became the messenger of the gods, his words becoming the ethereal will of the gods.

However, more and more intelligent people began to receive God's will, so God's messengers increased in number, and the shaping of God became more and more perfect, and God's power became more and more detailed.

Some people became leaders by creating gods, and some created kingdoms by creating gods... In reality, there are no gods, but those clever people are very tacit. They agree on one thing and eventually convince themselves that there are gods in the world. Since the smartest people believe, the foolish people in the world naturally believe even more.

So, one day,
God has truly been born!

Qi Miaoxuan looked bewildered and asked, "Gods are born like this? But there are already rules in the world, aren't the changing seasons, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning... aren't these all natural phenomena? What is the meaning of the existence of gods?"

The Azure Dragon sneered, "Look at you, look at you! Didn't you used to shout that you wanted to become the Heavenly Dao? You don't even understand what the Heavenly Dao is, yet you're shouting that you want to become the Heavenly Dao. It's utterly laughable!"

Qi Miaoxuan remained silent.

The Azure Dragon continued, “Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, the changing seasons, birth, aging, sickness, and death—these are the rules governing the world, the Way of Heaven. They are fixed and orderly.”

The Way of Heaven is without consciousness; it is unchanging and is the rule that sustains the existence of the world. If the Way of Heaven were conscious, the world would not exist. Therefore, to put it simply, there is no Way of Heaven in the world; it is merely a general concept.

The conscious way of Heaven that you understand is not called the Way of Heaven; it is called God.

God, on the other hand, is a being that people believe in and are endowed with certain rules, and can change the laws and order within a certain range and within the scope permitted by the rules.

For example, rain.

Rain falls from the sky; this is a natural law. Even God cannot change the fact that rain is something that already exists. He cannot change the concept of rain, but he can change the scope of the rain, the timing of the rain, and the intensity of the rain.

Thus, after the birth of God, it existed because of faith, and naturally it had the rules given by faith, such as sacrifices to pray for rain. Humans would set up altars and burn edicts according to the settings of faith, and God would send rain for them.

For example, plague.

Plague is a rule of the world; both humans and livestock can be infected with it. This is a rule that God cannot change. However, people's faith has given God the power to dispel plague.

Therefore, according to the rules of God given by faith, when people pray according to the procedure, God will help them drive away the plague.

This is the meaning of God's existence.

Qi Miaoxuan thought for a moment and said, "Isn't that a good thing?"

Azure Dragon sneered, "But what if a god develops a personal consciousness? For example, you lowly slave, I grant you immortality and power, but you have an independent consciousness, so you betray me."

Qi Miaoxuan: "..."

The Azure Dragon continued, “Even a lowly slave like you would devour its master once it gained power, let alone a god, who has been above humans since birth. How could it be willing to serve humans forever?”

Of course, it's not just a problem with God; people also have many problems. God was created by them and exists based on faith, yet they are gradually beginning to disbelieve in God.

This gradually formed an irreconcilable contradiction.

Once God develops consciousness, He will become increasingly attached to faith. Therefore, He will use various means to continuously increase humanity's need for faith to obtain His help, making it increasingly difficult for humanity to meet God's demands.

As for people, in those years, with the help of God, their abilities grew stronger and stronger. They gradually began to rely less on God. For example, when there was a plague, they no longer thought of seeking God's protection first, but thought of using medical skills to treat it.

For example, when there is a drought, humans will think about diverting water; when there is a flood, they will think about controlling the flood. As wild animals become more powerful and their tools become more sophisticated, they become the prey of humans.

God is heartless. He exists because of humanity, yet he is inherently superior to humanity. For the sake of faith, he can make countless people die. Humans are also heartless. They pray to God when they need Him, and kick Him aside when they don't, even going so far as to slander Him.

Therefore, the ultimate result is that when human civilization reaches a certain level, the gods will try every means to destroy it. For example, the rules will not allow physical ascension, restricting humanity from ever possessing power surpassing that of the gods. No matter how many unique advantages humanity has, the path of cultivation will forever be limited to the primordial spirit realm.

Other civilizations, on the other hand, prevent the world from ever achieving true peace. Once a unified dynasty emerges, they will try to cause the dynasty to split up, plunging it into endless war.

This approach has two main drawbacks. First, it limits the development of thought, discouraging people from questioning God. Second, in times of chaos, there will always be those who propagate the divine right of kings, ensuring that faith in God persists and may even deepen over time.

Qi Miaoxuan asked doubtfully, "But, in that case, the gods are still subject to human control. If a person of great talent and ambition emerges in the world and tries every means to destroy faith, the gods will become weaker, and then the gods will be killed."

The Azure Dragon said, "Therefore, the gods cannot sit idly by and wait for their doom. On one hand, they arrange for the Inner Demon and the Heavenly Gate to act as two eyes. The Inner Demon investigates the human world, while the Heavenly Gate observes from the heavens, monitoring every move of the human world. On the other hand, the gods constantly disrupt the rise and fall of dynasties in the human world, causing the human world to be divided and then united, and united and then divided again."

In this process of separation and reunion, human fortune is constantly generated, and it absorbs this human fortune to create a place called the Outer Heaven.

This outer heaven is a place of pure faith, a place where only faith in God can exist. Once the outer heaven takes shape, God can completely break free from dependence on humanity, becoming a truly flawless god.

Qi Miaoxuan then asked, "Then, what does this have to do with you? Why do you say that God has deceived you?"

The Azure Dragon remained silent for a while before saying, "The rules of the world are unchanging, and the birth of a god must also be within the rules. Within these rules, a god is not allowed to have consciousness."

Once consciousness is born, the corresponding rules will respond accordingly. From the moment God was born, the world was given birth to the Great Sun Demon Art and seven kinds of saints. There are seven saints in the world: one with double pupils, two with double ribs, three with a dragon face and sun-like horns, four with eyes like the river on the top of the head, five with unusual phenomena of heaven and earth, six with three leaks in their ears, and seven who are born with knowledge!
These seven types of people represent seven different destinies.

The Great Sun Demonic Arts Society will continue to wander the world searching for these seven types of people, and help them develop their destiny.

If the seven saints join forces, they can slay a god.

It's not that these seven saints are necessarily that strong, but that's how the rules are: the seven saints working together can slay a god.

More than two thousand years ago, the seven saints were successfully united.

Qi Miaoxuan quickly asked, "Then, why do gods still exist?"

Azure Dragon roared, "Because the Seven Sages joined forces to kill the wrong god, they killed me instead!"

Qi Miaoxuan: "Is it really that hasty?"

The Azure Dragon roared, "I was the most powerful being in the world at that time. The only one who could rival me, the White Tiger, was defeated by me. I was so bored that I accidentally learned of the existence of gods. So I went to the outer heavens and finally defeated the gods."

It gave me the Outer Heaven, but I had no interest in it. I just wanted to fight. That bastard deceived me, saying that controlling the Outer Heaven would give me greater power and allow me to master the rules. So, I believed him and actually accepted the divine seal representing the god.

I had just taken over the Divine Seal when the Seven Sages stormed into the Outer Heavens. I couldn't explain why I wasn't a god. But taking over the Divine Seal meant taking over karma, and I was truly restrained by the Seven Sages' destinies, ultimately leading to my death.

Fortunately, I am not a god after all. After my physical body was killed and I lost my divine seal, the restraining force weakened considerably, allowing my soul to hide within my Reverse Scale and escape from the outer heavens to the mortal realm. Finally, after slumbering for hundreds of years, the Reverse Scale was forged into the Reverse Scale Blade.

Qi Miaoxuan asked suspiciously, "You really can defeat a god?" "Hmph," the Azure Dragon said angrily, "Why don't you go ask that bastard? I just can't kill it, but defeating it is a piece of cake!"

Qi Miaoxuan asked in confusion, "You wouldn't say anything before, so why are you willing to talk now?"

Qinglong remained silent for a while before saying, "It was pointless to tell you before. With the Heavenly Gate and the Heart Demon still around, it was impossible for the Seven Saints to gather together. But when I learned that there were two beings born with knowledge at the same time, I knew that the rules had been triggered and a new era of god-slaying had begun."

Now that both the inner demon and the Heavenly Gate are in trouble, it further confirms that the time is right. Although I desperately want to skin you alive, you lowly slave, I hate the god even more. Being schemed against by you was a result of our thousand years of open and honest mutual scheming, and I lost. But that god was truly despicable back then!

"What a petty person! He's still holding a grudge after two thousand years!"

Qi Miaoxuan complained that even though he had sealed the Azure Dragon and was constantly refining its soul, he was still somewhat afraid of the Azure Dragon's petty nature.

"Among the Seven Sages who slay gods, I am Longyan Rijiao, Gu Mo is born with knowledge, Xiao Zhaolin of Chu has double pupils, Ye Chen is a celestial phenomenon, and we are still missing the three born sages: Pianlei, Weiding Hemu, and Eryou Sanlou!"

Qi Miaoxuan muttered to himself, then asked, "Is it only by the seven saints joining forces that we can kill a god?"

Qinglong said, "Yes, there is no other way."

……

Yunzhou, Dongli School.

When Gu Mo returned with Tie Tou and his group, Wang Dongli hurriedly came out to greet them.

Wang Dongli regained his senses shortly after Gu Mo and the others left. In a daze, he remembered that he had seemingly acted against Gu Chudong and Hongyi in a muddled way, and he quickly came to apologize.

"Master Gu... I really don't know what happened to me back then. I think my body was out of control. I'm so sorry..."

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "This is not your fault. You were manipulated."

Wang Dongli was greatly surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"

Gu Mo said, "The curse on your Wang family doesn't come from the spiritual energy within your body, but from your ancestor Wang Qingping. It's from the Three Flowers Gathering Spirit Technique he passed down in your Wang family... Now it should be called the Nourishing Spirit Technique. Only members of your Wang family can cultivate it, and slowly they will be possessed by him and become his nourishment..."

immediately,

Gu Mo briefly explained Wang Qingping's existence to Wang Dongli.

"You don't need to worry anymore. I've already dealt with Wang Qingping, and there's no need to extract the spiritual energy from your body. However, you, Dongli, will have to do a lot of work to help clear the river and prevent floods. Your ancestor is really ruthless, ruthless to you descendants and ruthless to ordinary people!"

After listening to what Gu Mo had to say,
Wang Dongli was completely stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

These things were far too shocking for an ordinary person in the martial arts world.

"So that means... my father, my grandfather, and the others... were all possessed by our ancestors?" Wang Dongli stammered.

“That’s right,” Gu Mo said. “If it hadn’t been discovered in time today, you would have been possessed, and even your son might have been possessed. For Wang Qingping, who is preparing to ascend, even a mosquito is still meat.”

"Plop" sound,
Wang Dongli knelt directly in front of Gu Mo and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Hero Gu, for saving me and my son. The Wang family will never forget your great kindness. From now on, if you, Hero Gu, give us your word, we will go through fire and water for you!"

Although Wang Dongli found Gu Mo's words quite shocking, he did not doubt them.

Firstly, although he was shocked, there were clues to follow. Secondly, Gu Mo had no reason to lie to him. Thirdly, whether it was true or false, his reaction was the most direct indicator.

“No need to be so polite,” Gu Mo helped Wang Dongli up and said, “There is a super flood that could break out at Tian Sheng Lake at any time. I have blocked it now, but it won’t last long. My sister has already gone to inform the government. You should use the reputation of the Dongli Sect to call on the Jianghu of Qingyang County to come and help resolve this matter as soon as possible.”

"Okay, I'll do it now."

Wang Dongli readily agreed and immediately left in a hurry. Afterwards, he arranged for the group of weapon forgers that Gu Mo had rescued to rest.

Tie Tou was taken to Gu Mo's courtyard.

"Dragon scales!"

When Tie Tou learned that Gu Mo had a dragon scale to give him for forging a weapon, he was overjoyed. The gloom he felt at Tian Sheng Lake vanished instantly. He rushed to the dragon scale and gently stroked it, exclaiming, "Dragon scales really do exist in this world! Tsk tsk tsk... Master Gu, this sword will surely become the number one divine sword of our time. I'm willing to risk my life for it..."

"There's no need for that, there's no need for that!" Gu Mo quickly said, "You just need to forge the sword and make full use of the sharpness of the dragon scales. As for the sword spirit, don't mess around with it. Even the best weapon-forging master can't compare to an Ascended Realm Nascent Soul. Don't act recklessly. You don't want your work to have flaws, do you?"

Gu Mo knew that Tie Tou was a person obsessed with weapon forging to the point of holiness, and if things went wrong, he really was capable of sacrificing himself to the blade.

He didn't want to kill Tie Tou over a knife.

The reason he said this was not because the Ascended Realm Primordial Spirit was better and therefore he didn't want Tie Tou to consecrate the sword, but because he deliberately said it to plant a seed of will in Tie Tou's mind, so that Tie Tou wouldn't become possessed by demons and sacrifice himself during the weapon-forging process.

"Yes, yes, yes," Tie Tou said, his face pressed against the dragon scales. "These dragon scales are amazing! Is there any better material in the world? Master Gu, leave them to me, I'll make sure there's no problem..."

Seeing Tie Tou's infatuated look, Gu Mo couldn't help but chuckle.

The lustful ghost's reaction to seeing a peerless beauty is just like Iron Head's reaction to seeing Dragon Scales.

"elder brother!"

Just then, Gu Chudong and Hongyi returned.

"I just met with Chief Constable Du, and he immediately notified the Qingyang County government to make emergency preparations, so there shouldn't be any major problems," Gu Chudong said.

Gu Mo nodded and said, "The Dongli Sect will also gather various martial arts sects to assist us."

Gu Chudong said, "Brother, judging from the current situation, the clues to the Seven-Colored Peacock have been cut off, and the Heavenly Craftsmanship we borrowed from Grandpa Su seems to be useless now."

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "The clues to the Seven-Colored Peacock haven't been cut off, and the Heavenly Craftsmanship hasn't been lent for nothing. Although the Wang family no longer needs to extract spiritual energy, I can use the Heavenly Craftsmanship to study the characteristics of the Seven-Colored Peacock. Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle."

Furthermore, regarding the clues about the seven-colored peacock, another person should have specific leads.

"Who?"

“Xiao Ziyin!” Gu Mo said, “When I first saw Wang Dongli use that strange ice power on Canglan Mountain, I felt that it was somewhat familiar. Over time, I have become more and more familiar with it. Later, I finally remembered why I felt familiar with it.”

Do you remember our battle at the Jiang Kingdom's palace? Xiao Ziyin used an icy technique back then, which actually made him immune to Ye Jinglan's Qilin Flame. I found it strange at the time, but I didn't investigate further. Now that I think about it, if that was Peacock Spiritual Power, it seems to make perfect sense!

Gu Chudong thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the Princess's ice power is indeed very powerful. So, brother, shall we go to the Chu Kingdom?"

Gu Mo said, "Don't rush for now. You still need to go back to Linjiang City to repair our family manor, right? When the time I agreed with Master Liansheng comes at the end of the year, after going to Guangming Temple, I will also visit Xiao Ziyin."

"it is good."

……

On the same day,

The Void Flying Sword returned, bringing with it Su Qianqiu's exquisite craftsmanship.

Afterwards, Gu Mo stayed in Qingyang County for a few days until the flood at Tiansheng Lake was completely resolved. He also took the opportunity to clean up the Heavenly God Society before leaving with Gu Chudong and Hongyi and returning to Linjiang City.

As for the dragon scales, Gu Mo handed them over to Tie Tou. Tie Tou left that same day under the escort of the Six Doors and returned to Yun City to begin his seclusion to forge the Dragon Scale Blade.

(End of this chapter)