Man is in the midst of the mysteries of the spirit, and the flesh is infinitely deduced

But unlike the initial high and mighty attitude, the re-established Taixue Academy always remembered the teachings left by Anle——

people oriented!

The research and subjects that students are involved in are all closely related to people's production and life.

They passed on their achievements to the people of Da Zhou free of charge, cultivating more productive crops and building more stable bridges. Many students even took the initiative to become teachers in the more remote areas of Da Zhou after graduation to spread education.

If these points can be achieved, the status of Taixue Academy in the eyes of the people will naturally be comparable to that of gods.

All this is just because Anle has come.

Looking at the believers going away, the student from the Imperial Academy sighed and said with regret: "If Master Wuxu were still alive, how could he tolerate believers in God running rampant like this?"

After saying that, he left the street.

Anle had some vague impressions of this student. His memory was now extraordinary. He could remember someone he had met with just a quick glance as long as he tried hard.

At the beginning, the other party was just an inconspicuous boy in the crowd, but now he has become a great monk with an extraordinary aura, which makes Anle feel a little emotional.

This small dispute on the street also reveals the tip of the iceberg of the current situation in Da Zhou.

The believers of the gods and the Tai Academy have become the two largest forces in the Great Zhou, and there are signs of mutual confrontation and hostility.

After all, if you stay in the rich academic atmosphere of Tai Academy for a long time, you will naturally question the existence of faith. What's more, the Zhenyang Stone itself is also a magical tool developed by Tai Academy, but the credit was taken away by the gods. It is obviously unrealistic to say that there is no resentment.

Such contradictions would not be too obvious during the period of rapid development, prosperity and strength of the Great Zhou, but would quickly explode when the situation began to become unstable.

Anle walked on the busy streets, watching the people coming and going around him. Many shops were open all night, but he felt that beneath this prosperous scene, there was a turbulent undercurrent that could shatter the peaceful daily life at any time.

At this time, someone on the side of the road said with great anticipation: "The God Festival is only three months away. I wonder what a grand scene it will be then."

"Perhaps the gods will cast their gaze upon us?"

Anle murmured: "The Great Sacrifice of the Gods..."

The thing he heard most from passers-by was the so-called Great Festival of the Gods.

As the name suggests, this is a grand event to worship gods. In the past, the Great Zhou Dynasty had held several ceremonies to worship gods, but none of them was as grand as this one.

At that time, all believers of the Great Zhou can participate, and talents from all sides will be invited to select the Son of Tianyuan from among them to obtain the blessing of the gods and generous rewards.

The venue was in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty - Yujing City!

"At a time like this?"

"And the location is so sensitive?"

So many powerful believers in gods gathered in Yujing City. Just imagining that scene is chilling.

Anle's intuition told him that this grand sacrifice to the gods would likely lead to a bloody storm.

He thought to himself: "The most urgent task now is to determine the condition of Emperor Zhou. It would be best if we can cure him. Otherwise... we can only prepare for the worst."

Of course, Anle would not do such a dangerous act in reality. It would be safest to try it in simulation first.

The next day's deduction.

[On the first day, you tried to sneak into the palace, but triggered some kind of restriction, and a divine light descended from the sky.]

【you are dead. 】

Anle opened his eyes in shock and said, "That light is..."

There was still an extremely terrifying divine light remaining in his sight.

The light seemed to come from outside the sky. It was dazzling and bright, carrying a vast and glorious aura, so fast that it was suffocating. In the blink of an eye, it occupied Anle's entire vision, and then his body quickly melted away in it, without even a drop of blood left, and he completely perished.

Anle had clearly broken through to the stage of transformation, and his strength had increased by leaps and bounds again. However, in front of that divine light, he still had no power to resist and died on the spot, which was enough to show how terrifying it was.

Honestly speaking, this divine light does not have any fancy features, nor does it have the sophistication of magic, nor the mysterious rhyme of Taoism.

What we do have is just extreme speed and power.

That is a kind of...pure power!

"Gods!"

Anle felt awe in his heart. He could assert that such destructive power could only come from gods.

And there are restrictions belonging to gods in the imperial palace of the Great Zhou, which means that the situation is probably worse than he thought.

Rather than being seriously ill, the Zhou emperor was more like being under house arrest in the palace, unable to go out and having little access to information from the outside world.

Even the Emperor of Zhou fell into such a situation. It is conceivable that there must be a huge problem among the top cultivators of the Great Zhou.

Anle's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, "How many people can I trust?"

The names of Tianren Mountain and Yuanfeng popped up in his mind.

We should be able to learn more information from them.

******

A few days later.

Whether in deduction or in reality, Anle is looking for information about the two people in Tianren Mountain.

But Anle unexpectedly discovered that Tianrenshan had disappeared for a long time. He could not be found in Taixue Academy, and the students did not know where he had gone. It was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Also missing with him were several of Anle's disciples, such as Ling Xiaoyao, Zhong Xu and others.

This news made Anle feel even more depressed.

As the first cultivator in the world, Tianrenshan's strength is unquestionable, but now, he is also missing...

At the same time, Anle was glad that he did not reveal the news of his "resurrection" too early.

In the deduction, once Anle reveals his true identity, he will encounter continuous assassinations.

Both the quality and quantity have increased a lot compared to the previous time in the wilderness. Even though Anle's current strength is enough to deal with it, the feeling of always being on guard against assassination is not pleasant.

Just as Anle guessed, the power of the gods has penetrated deeply into the Great Zhou and is difficult to eradicate.

But Anle suspected that some monks might not believe in gods voluntarily, but like the Great Nirvana Demon Lord did to him, forcibly imprinting the divine thoughts in their souls, causing these people's thinking to be distorted.

Although there are still many questions, he feels that this guess is mostly close to the truth.

The degree of interference of the gods in the Great Zhou has obviously deepened a lot compared to three years ago.

All these changes seemed to have started from the dark night when the Holy Source City fell, or rather... from when King Yuan revealed the truth about darkness!

The only good news is that Anle found the whereabouts of the high priest Yuanfeng.

Yuan Feng is now still serving as the high priest in Chengtian Pagoda and is not difficult to find.

******

In Chengtian Tower.

The already sacred and solemn tower was even quieter and emptier than usual. This was because the great festival to the gods was approaching and many priests in Chengtian Tower were making preparations in the city, and even the Saint Maiden had to come out.

Yuan Feng was standing on the edge of Chengtian Tower, overlooking Yujing City.

He looked much older than he was three years ago, with wrinkles silently creeping up his face and his eyes were slightly cloudy.

Yuan Feng's surname is Yuan. He was born in Yuansheng City. His parents and relatives all died that night. The experiences of the past three years have also made his heart a little old.

"Who dares to trespass into Chengtian Tower?"

Suddenly, Yuan Feng didn't look back, but stared at the city below and spoke softly.

A tall figure walked out of thin air behind him and chuckled.

"I haven't seen you for three years. Is the High Priest doing well?"

Hearing this voice, Yuan Feng's heart was shaken greatly and he could no longer remain calm. He turned his head and saw a handsome face that was not like an ordinary person, with an aloofness that was detached from the world, just like when he first met him three years ago.

"none……"

Yuan Feng swallowed the name that was about to come out, and said in disbelief: "You are still alive?"

"Or are you just a woven illusion?"

Anle smiled and said, "Whether it is true or not, you will know it after you try it."

Yuan Feng hesitated for a moment, mobilized his magic power, and pressed towards Anle tentatively.

Although his heart was old, his cultivation was more refined. At this moment, his magic power was surging, as if an incomparably huge hand was pressing down from the sky, and each finger was as big as a mountain. It seemed as if countless phantoms overlapped together, and the momentum was astonishing.

Anle simply stretched out a finger and chopped it down.

A wisp of innate Qi quietly emerged and fell down.

hum-

A buzzing sound was heard, and countless tiny lights lit up in front of Yuan Feng's eyes, like the light of thousands of stars, dazzling and bright.

The sharp sword energy swept across, and countless cracks appeared on the phantom's hand, which then shattered and dissipated.

"This sword technique... is already superb! It is definitely not something that a phantom can master."

Yuan Feng murmured, "Three years have passed. I have grown old, but you have become stronger."

Anle walked up to him and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, do you think the agreement we made three years ago still counts?"

"I want to see Dahuang."

Yuan Feng hesitated for a long time, then nodded and said, "Please follow me."

This time, Yuan Feng did not prepare for too long, but took Anle directly to a room in Chengtian Tower.

"This place was originally a place for worshipping Dahuang, but as fewer and fewer people believed in him, it became deserted and filled with miscellaneous items."

"It just so happens that a grand festival to the gods will be held soon, so this place is vacated."

Chapter 329: Great Wilderness and the Outer Gods

Following Yuanfeng into the room, Anle found that the place was much smaller and darker than he had expected, and there was a smell of dust in the air.

Just as Yuanfeng said, this place has been abandoned for a long time and was even used as a storage room.

"Is that... the shrine of the Great Wilderness?"

Anle looked at a small shrine on a platform not far away and was somewhat surprised: "How could this deity fall to such a state?"

In Chengtian Pagoda, the places for worshipping other gods are all magnificent and extremely gorgeous, showing the believers' intentions everywhere.

In contrast, the sacrificial hall in Dahuang is not only small and cramped, but even the shrine is old and dilapidated, and it is obvious that no one has paid attention to it for a long time.

"Dahuang has always been little known in Chengtian Pagoda, and in the past three years, even mentioning his name has become a taboo."

"Some believers claim that he is an ominous deity, a false god, and is despised by the true God in heaven. I don't know who spread this claim, but it has spread widely among believers."

Yuan Feng explained, "Over time, fewer and fewer people believe in him, and no one comes here to worship."

Hearing this, Anle was thoughtful: "Taboo... False God..."

Yuan Feng added: "However, thanks to this, communicating with Dahuang doesn't need to be as complicated as it was three years ago. You only need to recite His name here with all your heart, and you will get a response."

Simply put, when there are many believers, Dahuang may not bother to pay attention to an ordinary believer, but after falling into poverty, anyone who prays will get a response.

This situation only highlights the bleak situation in the wilderness.

Anle walked straight to the shrine without hesitation and sat down on a cushion.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, please protect me."

After saying this, Anle closed his eyes and recited Dahuang's name in his heart.

Looking at his defenseless back, Yuan Feng's eyes flickered, as if something dark was flowing through them.

As he recited in his mind, Anle soon felt an ancient and wild gaze, and his spirit seemed to be leaving his body and floating towards a space that was difficult to describe in words.

In the boundless deep darkness, numerous spiritual lights formed a band of light under the spirit's feet, connecting him with the other party like a bridge.

Soon, Anle saw His image vaguely.

It was a vast continent with no humans or cities on it, only wilderness that spanned eternity. All things were growing wildly in a savage manner, and the surging vitality and vigor even moved Anle slightly.

Anle still remembers the Great Wilderness he saw tens of thousands of years later. Its surface was riddled with holes, and dark turbid air seeped out from the holes. It became dead, silent and withered like a barren desert.

It is obvious that although the Great Wilderness has begun to decline, it has not yet reached the point of being on the verge of extinction in the future.

In fact, the reason why Anle thought of communicating with Dahuang was related to the scene he would see in the future.

The Great Wilderness is fundamentally different from the gods outside the sky.