"What evil spirit is this..."
"What evil spirit is this..."
“…”
The grand and vast voice does not have only one source.
This voice can be heard from the flowers, trees, mountains, rivers, flowing clouds and breeze, and even from the bodies of every person in the Five Spirits Realm.
Ancient, compassionate, and profound.
To the northwest, a group of ordinary people with ragged clothes and scars all over their bodies were standing there in a daze somewhere in the Holy Land of Fire Spirit.
Just now, they were fighting over some minor conflicts, vowing to kill others or themselves.
But from the first moment this voice appeared, all movements stopped, and all emotions such as anger and despair were soothed.
They didn't know why this happened, but the affection that welled up from the bottom of their hearts and the tears in their eyes proved that the person must be very important to them.
"Who is it?"
A burly man holding a hatchet kept rubbing his eyes, but he couldn't wipe away the tears. "I clearly haven't heard this voice, I clearly don't know him, why... why am I sad?"
“I don’t know…”
The sinister woman who had just been chopped to the ground had completely forgotten the pain and also had a sad look on her face: "It must be very important to us, right?"
Very important?
These few words, like a huge rock, hit everyone's heart hard, causing tremendous waves.
They remembered a lot of things and a lot of people.
Not long ago, these people or things were also "very important" to them.
Until the evil demons came.
Although they were comforted by the disciples of the Five Spirits Palace and were taken all the way to the holy land they had longed for, the melancholy of leaving their homeland, the despair of the uncertainty of life and death, and the exhaustion of the long journey...
The accumulation of all the negative factors caused a small number of people to collapse first.
Crash brings chaos, and chaos brings more crash.
Gradually, people no longer care about people or things other than themselves. All they think about is living, or living to the end.
Are there injured or sick people affecting the speed of travel?
Then kill him secretly at night.
Do those with good looks receive more care from the disciples of the Five Spirits Palace?
Then find a night and do it secretly... and then kill.
Are you annoyed by crying children?
There is no need to wait until night time, as children are weak and do not need to be caught by surprise.
In short, in order to live as long as possible, everything that I cared about in the past was abandoned.
Until this moment, until this voice appeared.
Clang.
The hatchet fell to the ground, and the big man staggered, his face full of fear: "No, no... I can even abandon my father, wife and children, how can there be important people? No..."
The tears in his eyes turned crimson and rolled down.
Suddenly, an extremely weak voice sounded.
"Yes...it's the Emperor..."
Emperor of Heaven?
The big man suddenly turned around and looked towards the source of the sound.
He was a young man dressed in a fiery red robe, probably only thirteen or fourteen years old. He had just joined the Fire Spirit Palace and was sent to the mortal world to guide mortals to the Fire Spirit Holy Land.
However, the young man, who was a child of destiny and the envy of everyone, was now lying on the ground with his body hunched over like a beggar, his face extremely pale.
"you……"
The big man's pupils shrank, and he was at a loss: "You are not dead yet..."
The chaos that just broke out was caused by him.
In an attempt to stop it, the young man was stabbed through...
"I was about to... I was about to die... but I heard... I heard the voice of the Emperor of Heaven..."
The young man forced a smile and stretched his body a little straighter so that more people could see his face. "The Emperor of Heaven, the Emperor of Five Elements... our ancestor is going to fight the evil demon... he... has not abandoned us..."
The big man's whole body went limp and he fell to the ground.
The Five Elements Heavenly Emperor, the Lord of the Five Spirit Realms, and the Ancestor of the Five Spirit Realms.
Every person in the Five Spirits Realm has heard countless legends about the Five Elements Heavenly Emperor since childhood, and they fantasize or dream that one day they can become such a great person and protect the peace of the Five Spirits Realm.
Even if I fail to become a disciple of the Five Spirits Palace, I will pass this dream on to my children and grandchildren...
“Emperor of Heaven, Emperor of Heaven… I remember it, I remember it, hahahahahaha…”
The big man suddenly laughed, "I once wanted to be his, and my children also want to be his..."
"But what have I done now?"
"I killed my friends and abandoned my children..."
“Hahahahahaha!”
The big man was crying and laughing like a madman. Suddenly he caught sight of a hatchet on the side and his whole body trembled.
Then, he held the hatchet in his hand again.
"The descendant Zhou Wangsheng is guilty!!!"
The big man roared to the sky.
The blade flipped, the tip pointed at his chest, and stabbed down fiercely.
Those who had fled together were still in the same complicated mood. They had no time to react to this sudden change and could only watch in horror.
However, at this critical moment, the dying boy suddenly felt a tremendous amount of strength coming out of nowhere, and he shot up as if he had teleported and pounced on the big man.
Bang.
The big man's right hand was hit so hard that the hatchet deflected and flew out of his hand, narrowly brushing past his other armpit.
“…”
The big man propped himself up again and stared blankly at the boy who was lying on his legs, completely unable to move.
Why?
Everyone here has been hurt.
Especially teenagers.
He was clearly a disciple of the Five Spirits Palace, and he clearly didn't have much cultivation, but he not only worked hard all the way, taking on the hardest and dirtiest tasks, but he also got stabbed and nearly died...
He should hate himself the most...
Why save yourself?
The big man was in complete confusion.
"Five Spirits Palace...Palace rules, practitioners...must protect mortals."
The boy couldn't raise his head, and his voice became weaker and weaker, "I... did it..."
As the last word came out, the boy's body completely went limp.
“…”
The big man froze in place, his eyes widening as wide as they could.
Plop.
Plop…
The entire team of several hundred people knelt down one by one, touching their foreheads to the ground, their bodies shaking continuously.
The big man slowly came to his senses and gently turned the boy over.
A face covered in dirt but with an obvious smile appeared.
“As expected…”
The big man seemed to understand something. He laid the boy down and kowtowed three times solemnly.
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
In an instant, the suppressed crying broke out completely.
Only the big man did the opposite of what he did before. He wiped his eyes, stood up, and picked up the flying hatchet.
This move has attracted everyone's attention and also caused concern among a small number of people.
"What else do you want to do?"
Someone asked harshly.
"do what?"
The big man looked at the blood-stained hatchet and suddenly laughed: "I am a mortal and a sinner, but this life was exchanged for a cultivator, so I naturally have to do what a cultivator should do."
After saying this, the big man strode away.
Go in the direction you came from.
The direction from which we came...
Go fight the evil spirits?
Everyone remembered what the boy had said before.
"Count me in."
Someone got up and followed the big man.
Then the second one, the third one...
Finally, the entire fleeing party followed, men and women, old and young.
Similar scenes occurred in all directions of the Five Spirit Realm.
The people who had clearly spent a great deal of time, energy and strength to barely see the holy land, turned around and headed towards the gate in the center as if they had been summoned by the Emperor of Heaven.
Ninety percent of them were mortals who had not practiced cultivation, and ten percent were cultivators who had gained a meager level of cultivation after being taught new methods by disciples of the Five Spirits Palace during their migration.
They knew that they were no match for the evil demons and could not even cause the slightest damage to them.
But they also knew that if the five holy places could not stop the evil, then there would be no point in running away.
Rather than living for a few more days and then being killed without any resistance, it is better to fight the evil spirit.
It's a waste of time to die. I was going to die anyway.
If we can weaken the evil spirit a little, it will give others a better chance of survival.
As long as there is one person alive in the entire Five Spirits Realm, it won’t be a death in vain.
…
…
Underground of the Shuiling Holy Land.
"The Demon-Slaying Formation, so this is the Demon-Slaying Formation..."
Shui Yunzi sat cross-legged, allowing the torso without limbs and head above his head to drain away his cultivation, his face extremely excited.
It was not until the voice from his ancestor sounded from deep in his blood that he understood part of the principles behind the Demon-Slaying Array.
——Awaken the will remaining in the body!
"Ancestors above, I, the descendant Shui Yunzi, am willing to offer everything in exchange for true restoration."
Determination flashed in Shui Yunzi's eyes. He mobilized all his strength and actively transferred it to the torso above.
As his cultivation was withdrawn, his realm quickly dropped.
Golden Immortal, True Immortal, Human Immortal, Mahayana, Transformed God...
Click.
With a crisp sound, the innate divine text shattered.
In just a moment, Shui Yunzi went from being a golden immortal to a mortal.
“That’s not enough.”
Shui Yunzi looked determined.
The next moment, his long hair, which was completely white but still thick, began to fall out, the wrinkles on his skin gradually increased, and his limbs slowly became stiff.
"Sure enough, life span can also be used as a kind of power..."
Shui Yunzi smiled with satisfaction.
However, not long after, just when his vitality was about to be completely drained, the torso of the Emperor of Heaven took the initiative to cut off the connection.
Shui Yunzi's whole body stiffened, he looked up suddenly, and stared at the Emperor's torso.
It is true that the Emperor of Heaven spoke, and it is also true that the remaining will is reviving.
But all of this can be operated through advance settings, which does not mean that the revived will of the Emperor of Heaven will have wisdom.
Taking the initiative to cut off contact, however, represents a completely different meaning.
"you……"
Shui Yunzi moved his lips, wanting to ask something but not daring to.
At this time, the voice of the Emperor of Heaven came again.
It did not sound from within him and be received by his soul, but came from the torso above and was heard by his ears.
"You are very good."
This voice no longer has majesty, but only the kindness of an elder towards the younger.
Instantly, Shui Yunzi's eyes filled with tears, and he bowed deeply: "I am Shui Yunzi, the descendant, thank you for your ancestor's mercy."
call out.
The torso responded by soaring into the sky!
"I."
“I’m back!!!”
…
…
Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and the central gate, a total of six beams of light went straight into the sky and converged together.
There was no roar, no vibration, the six pieces of the body were pieced together naturally.
A tall figure appeared in the intersecting lights.
"I!"
“I’m back!!!”
The words that were truly spoken echoed throughout the Five Spirits Realm.
At this moment, practitioners and ordinary people alike bowed to the ground and expressed their highest respect to this ancient ancestor from the bottom of their hearts.
Of course, the only one who was in a very bad mood about this was An Ya.
"How could he still be alive?!"
"He can't possibly be alive!!!"
An Ya was extremely shocked.
Although he could not see the scene five thousand feet away, the sound was transmitted within five thousand feet.
Five Elements Heavenly Emperor...
A long, long time ago, when he had just grown into the Bud of Nothingness and possessed a certain amount of wisdom and was able to retain his memories, he heard many rumors about the Five Elements Heavenly Emperor.
The oldest fruit of truth, the most powerful true individual… and so on.
At that time, he was just a small bud of nothingness. When he first heard about the enemy's strongest being, he naturally had a very deep impression.
So much so that after he guessed the origin of this space, he felt quite fearful. Even when swallowing it, he was very cautious and only dared to push from the center to the surroundings little by little, for fear of triggering some arrangement and losing the chance to retreat.
However, this fear is merely the arrangement of the Five Elements Heavenly Emperor.
He could never have imagined in his wildest dreams that the arrangement of the Five Elements, Heaven and Earth, could actually be alive?!
"No, it's impossible to be alive..."
An Ya forced himself to remain calm. "Even if he is a first-class individual, it is absolutely impossible for him to live from that period to the present. This should be a resurgence, a one-time and short-term resurgence!"
“Damn it!”
"That little devil must have done this!"
"He wants the Five Elements Emperor to imprison me so that he can enjoy this space all to himself!"
"or……"
An Ya thought of a possibility and was horrified: "Eat me!!!"
call out!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, An Ya disappeared on the spot without even thinking about it.
The target was the gap formed after he destroyed the boundary gate.
At the same time, those scattered parts disappeared under his will and grew directly onto the aggregate.
"Hmph, no matter how cunning you are, I am smart enough to see through you."
"It's just a corpse that came back to life. Once it enters the Great Ruins, what can it do to me?"
"Unless you can be cruel enough to eat up the entire world during this period of time, otherwise..."
"The corpse of the first-class person is mine!"
An Ya's heart was pounding, and he rushed towards the gap that led to the ruins.
However……
Bang!
There was clearly nothing, clearly just a gap, but it was as if an invisible barrier had appeared, bouncing the dark edge of its physical state back.
“!!!!”
An Ya looked at the transparent ripples spreading out and fell into great fear.
You know, this aggregate of his has already gathered more than 60% of his body at this time.
The only thing that can stop him is a force of the same level.
Although it is not known when this barrier appeared, there is no doubt that everything was calculated.
"It's over..."
"They are going to attack me..."
An Ya turned around stiffly, trying to observe the other party's movements.
Unfortunately, his perception was compressed, and he could not capture any images or movements five thousand feet away.
The little devil that made him so angry flew up almost in front of him and merged with the tall figure in the sky.