From the Valkyrie to the Endless

The five-colored flag exploded directly, and the overflowing energy fluctuations shook the clouds for thousands of miles.

The thousand-foot Dharma image collapsed, and the god was cut back into his own golden body by a sword, on the verge of death.

Lu Xunfeng was not moved at all, the long sword in his hand had disappeared, lightning penetrated the clouds, and the dazzling light filled the entire sky, which was extremely terrifying.

This bolt of lightning surpassed the power of heaven and struck directly into Qingxue City, crushing the golden body and extinguishing the last remaining divine fire.

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Invisible ripples spread out, sweeping over an area of ​​thousands of miles. Countless golden statues collapsed at the same time, the power of incense and vows was shaken, and all living beings blessed by the gods were affected at the same time.

Lu Xunfeng glanced at the lake dozens of miles away, retracted his gaze, turned around and left without staying for long.

Shen Qing was dozens of miles away, almost at the edge of the battlefield. She could see very clearly that the divine storage that Lu Xunfeng had opened, except for the one between his eyebrows, was mostly in his arms and waist and back, which were the key parts that exerted force when swinging the sword.

This gave Shen Qing some inspiration and has certain reference value.

The sword technique that Lu Xunfeng used when he drew his sword just now should be the Nine Thunder Slashes. Shen Qing did not see much of the exquisiteness of it. She was not the kind of genius who could learn things at a glance or understand them at a glance. However, she felt a further level of pure sword intent from Lu Xunfeng.

The deity that was killed was not much different from Lu Xunfeng in terms of cultivation. However, it was because Lu Xunfeng's understanding of swordsmanship had already reached perfection that he was defeated in just two moves during the fight. He was instantly crushed and his soul was destroyed.

Shen Qing's sword intent had reached a bottleneck. After seeing Lu Xunfeng wielding his sword, she felt as if she had caught a hint of it.

Coming back to his senses, Shen Qing climbed ashore and evaporated the water vapor with his true energy. Looking at Qingxue City where countless shouts and curses were heard, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

After all, the Shenzang Realm is too strong, and it is extremely difficult to get a chance to finish off.

Not far away, the gates of Qingxue City opened wide, and countless people began to pour out, fleeing in all directions, most of them heading towards Middle-earth.

About half a day after the death of the god of Qingxue City, the people of Snake Village finally arrived, sweating and dusty. Facing the people who had already started to flee, they began to do their best to guide them.

In just two or three days, Qingxue City became a deserted city.

There are more than 500,000 people living in Qingxue City, and less than 200,000 of them were eventually led away by the people from Snake Village. However, if these 200,000 people could all be accepted, Shen Qing's believers would experience explosive growth.

If these believers receive complete support, they will surely become a powerful fighting force in a short period of time.

There is no need for the people from Snake Village to go to the remaining two places, so they can just go back home.

Lu Xunfeng set out in the morning and returned to the city at noon. The three beings who had entered the fifth level, without exception, all died at his hands.

This record was quite heroic and it made a great impact in the Southern Region once again.

When he saw the people fleeing, Ji Yunxiao couldn't help but glance at Shen Qing, and for a moment he guessed what she was thinking.

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By the time the refugees in Qingxue City were settled, it was two months later and spring was in full bloom.

One day, Shen Qing was practicing, but was awakened by Yan Baohai's respectful voice.

"What happened?" Shen Qing asked, and seeing the tension on Yan Baohai's face, his brows slightly frowned.

If something big hadn't happened, Yan Baohai wouldn't dare to disturb him.

"Reporting to the Immortal, none of the seedlings planted this year survived. They all died. I checked and all the cities and towns nearby are basically like this."

Yan Baohai had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. If the entire Southern Region was like this, then this year, an unprecedented famine might occur in the Southern Region.

(End of this chapter)

132. Chapter 132 White-hot, the beginning of the disaster (watch it tomorrow morning!)

132.

2023-08-02

"All dead?"

After hearing Yan Baohai's report, Shen Qing felt depressed for a moment, and she quickly thought of the famine that had always worried her.

"Tell the people below to stock up on food and grass first, and be careful with emergencies."

Shen Qing doesn’t have any better solution now and can only take it one step at a time.

Not everyone can survive by relying on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even ordinary practitioners in the Transcendent Realm cannot do it.

Only after reaching the state of manifestation can one reach the state of eating clouds and drinking dew, and completely break away from grains.

But among the hundreds of millions of people in the Southern Territory, how many can enter the realm of manifestation?

Now all the seedlings have died, and there will be no harvest this year. Without food, a large number of people will starve to death, and countless demons and evil spirits will be bred.

Now, Shen Qing has more than 150,000 followers, who have reclaimed wasteland and built a small city.

Feeding hundreds of thousands of mouths is a heavy burden.

For a moment, Shen Qing lost the desire to continue practicing. He stood up and left the temple, and went to the large tract of farmland that had just been opened up. Yan Baohai followed closely behind him.

The land, which was rich in nutrients not long ago, is now scorched and covered with cracks. Everywhere you look, there are wilted seedlings.

The mountains and forests in the distance were equally desolate; it was the time of spring buds, but they were already covered with fallen leaves, a scene of decay.

Some monks have led young and strong people to dig ditches day and night to divert water, but no matter how much water is poured, the earth remains unchanged.

Shen Qing squatted down, grabbed a handful of yellow soil, felt it for a while, and then a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

As a spiritual formation master, Shen Qing can feel the energy between heaven and earth more clearly than other cultivators.

The composition of heaven and earth is inseparable from the essence of the five elements. Now the originally abundant earth essence in the earth has been completely absorbed. Without the essence, the earth and water cannot coexist, and naturally life will be extinct.

The only people who can do such a thing are the gods.

Shen Qing didn't need to check the reason for doing this, he could guess it most likely.

Only when famine breaks out can the land of the Southern Region fall into complete chaos. If everyone can have enough food, who would believe in gods and participate in their conquests? Even if there are, most of them are just pretending to obey.

But if they are in danger of losing their lives and have no power of their own, they will naturally choose to believe in gods for protection, and then become weapons in the hands of gods to compete for faith and power.

After seeing this clearly, Shen Qing closed his eyes. When he opened them again, murderous intent was already rising in his eyes.

This famine was not a natural disaster, but a divine calamity.

Yan Baohai, who was standing by, was shocked when he saw Shen Qing's increasingly cold expression:

"Xianjia, look at this..."

"From today on, those who have entered the Manifestation Realm will no longer be given food or supplements. The rest of you will be given rations on a regular basis."

"First arrange for people to collect food and grass, and put the rest aside for now."

Shen Qing gave an order. Although her followers had increased a lot and her spirit and soul had made great progress, her cultivation had only advanced one step and she had entered the stage of Condensation Perfection.

She has to wait until she reaches the Gangsha realm at least before she can officially start doing anything, otherwise she will not be able to change the current situation at all.

After discovering the truth about the famine, Shen Qing immediately went to Haoyin City to meet Hong Shushan.

Today, Hong Shushan is in charge of Haoyin City.

Although Lu Xunfeng had eliminated the threats near Haoyin City, Ji Yunxiao still went to Middle-earth to avoid disaster according to his previous plan.

Lu Xunfeng himself had left more than a month ago. Just as he said at the beginning, he would not stay in Haoyin City for long. After dealing with the troubles around him, he left directly.

Now in Haoyin City, Hong Shushan is the strongest person.

In the reception room of the City Lord's Mansion.

Hong Shushan sat behind his desk with a serious expression. On the desk were piled reports submitted by the counties and towns below. Without exception, they all reported severe drought.

Ordinary people were completely unaware of the changes in the earth's energy and simply thought they were experiencing a severe drought that had not been seen in years.

As for the monks who had vaguely guessed the inside story, they did not dare to go against the will of the gods. Many of them had been blessed by the gods, so they knew very well which side they should stand on and naturally would not speak nonsense.

"The reason why the earth can nourish all things is because of the existence of the earth's qi. Now that the earth's qi has been taken away and food has been lost, I'm afraid many people will die. What do you think about this, Hong Chengzheng?"

"The rain god is about to fall, and demons are causing trouble. This is normal."

Hong Shushan emphasized the word "demon" and his face looked gloomy.

"Demon?" Shen Qing was stunned, but when he saw Hong Shushan's expression that seemed almost like he was gritting his teeth, he reacted.

The right to speak in this era is in the hands of the gods. As long as the gods release some ambiguous news, it will soon be understood by the general public, and they will even believe it firmly.

As long as the gods say that it is caused by demons, most people will naturally believe it. The remaining few will keep their mouths shut for various reasons. If it is announced directly to the public, they will immediately be questioned and doubts will be raised about whether their belief in the gods is pure.

Shen Qing was silent for a moment, then asked slowly, "Where is the demon that caused the chaos?"

"Who can know this?"

Hong Shushan looked gloomy. Compared with the divine power that was deeply rooted in people's hearts, personal power was simply insignificant.

Shen Qing didn't say anything more, just stood up and left.

Having said that, she already understood that she could no longer rely on Hong Shushan.

In order to prepare for the upcoming battle, Shen Qing needs to make more preparations, starting with the understanding of the spiritual patterns and forging a suitable sword.

She wanted to create a weapon that could help her slay demons, monsters, and gods.

"Miss Shen, stay."

Before Shen Qing could step out of the door, Hong Shushan tried to persuade him to stay. He took out a long box and handed it to Shen Qing:

"Before Master Xunfeng left, he left you something and asked me to pass it on to you. He also left a message."

"If you want to learn swordsmanship, you can go to Zidian Tianzong to find him. He can accept you as his disciple. He is in the sect most of the time."

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Shen Qing originally didn't intend to take the things Lu Xunfeng gave her, but when Hong Shushan directly opened the box, she immediately gave up the idea.

In the box, there is a knife blank.

A knife blank is a knife that has not yet taken shape and has not yet left any mark on it. It has infinite possibilities, which is exactly what Shen Qing lacks now.

This knife blank was like a timely help, just solving Shen Qing's urgent problem.

Before this, Lu Xunfeng must have already seen through Shen Qing's background and knew that she had a certain foundation in swordsmanship, so he gave this thing to her.

After receiving the knife blank, Shen Qing went all the way back to his temple and began his retreat.

In the past period of time, she has been comprehending the fire spiritual patterns. Now she has made some progress and can summon spiritual fire from a distance.