Chapter 267: People who do evil must not live
A drizzle began to fall from the sky, but the rain was black and red in colour, and carried with it a strong, nauseating fishy smell, mixed with a lot of flesh, bones, and even broken limbs and claws.
“This, this is…”
The old Taoist priest, who was covered in filth, could not help but get excited when he saw with his own eyes the countless demons that gathered into a torrent and were blasted by a ray of blue divine light into a blood rain that filled the sky, and the broken pieces of flesh that fell to the ground with a clatter. The old Taoist priest, who was completely soaked, could not help but get excited.
If he couldn't be sure just now based on a bolt of thunder, now the old Taoist priest is absolutely sure that the young man standing on the big monster's head is a senior Taoist master.
Monsters and evil spirits will also fight with each other. Ghosts and resentful spirits who naturally hate living beings, and zombies who crave the blood of living beings, are opposed to the monsters who are naturally strong and have abundant blood.
It is not without precedent for a powerful demon to use thunder magic. Ancient species with special bloodlines have such magical powers. The lightning strike just now might have been caused by a demon casting a spell.
However, when he saw with his own eyes that the senior standing on the big monster's head used inexplicable means to attract monsters from thousands of miles around, and ordered his mount to kill them with thunder, the old Taoist could confirm it.
The ferocious monster in front of him is the mount of the young Taoist senior. It is definitely not a demon. The big monsters will kill resentful ghosts and zombies, but they will never kill small monsters that cannot hurt them for no reason.
“It works great!”
Looking at the clear night sky above his head that was completely empty, Feng Qing'an nodded with satisfaction, but there was not much of a smile on his face. He looked in all directions and could still see a large number of monsters chasing the Soul Blood Jade falling from the sky, and there was also a rumbling sound coming from underground.
Heishan only wiped out the monsters that had the ability to fly, while those monsters that could only run on the ground or burrow in the soil were basically unaffected.
"Kill them all!"
Feng Qing'an looked at the many monsters that had basically lost their spirituality under the stimulation of the Soul Blood Jade. He waved his arm lightly, and the wolf packs he had released from the cave suddenly howled to the sky, and then pounced on them with a mighty monster wind.
Unlike those monsters that lost their minds, succumbed to their instincts and chased the spiritual jade when they first came into contact with his breath, these demon wolves had already been cultivated by Feng Qing'an's secret techniques.
Feng Qing'an had no power to resist without any disguise, but although he could not remain indifferent to the soul-blood jade that he made casually, he could still remain rational.
Thus, a massacre among demons took place. The demons, intoxicated by the aura of the Supreme All Spirits, put up no resistance or struggle in the face of the attacking demon wolves, because in their eyes, there was only the Soul Blood Jade that Feng Qing'an casually threw out.
Although it was the bait made by Feng Qing'an to lure out the monsters and demons wreaking havoc on the human world, he also added some extra ingredients, including a drop of his blood and a lot of soul power crystals. Of course, the most numerous ones were the earth vein crystals condensed from the earth's elemental power he extracted using the Kunshen physique.
The most precious of them is undoubtedly a drop of Feng Qing'an's blood, and the soul power can be restored by meditating for a while. As for the power of the earth, it is endless and can be used at any time without worrying about loss.
Ordinary monsters, with no special origins, unless they are dragons, phoenixes, or unicorns, will inevitably undergo a complete transformation once they swallow this soul-blood jade. They may even awaken an ancient heritage that has been buried in their blood.
Because of this, all the demons and monsters who sense the aura emanating from this spiritual jade will go crazy. Almost no demon has the rationality to resist the temptation of being reborn and having their bloodline transformed in an instant. Even if they have enough rationality, the body's instinctive impulses and desires are enough to swallow everything.
Therefore, the old Taoist priest and many warriors who had almost no reaction to the Soul-Blood Jade saw scenes that went against common sense and made them feel cold in their hearts.
Clearly, killing and death are happening right next to them, but these chasing demons still turn a blind eye to the death that has already come beside them, and still chase after the spiritual jade that they can never get.
"Qingsong Temple, Yusongzi, I greet you, Senior!"
Although he didn't understand why those demons would lose their intelligence and disregard their lives to chase after a precious jade, the old Taoist priest, who was covered in stench, quickly recovered from his shock. After hurriedly cleaning the filth on his body, he bravely and carefully walked a few steps towards Heishan, and then bowed to Feng Qing'an from a distance.
Feng Qing'an, who was controlling the Soul Blood Jade to fly in the air and firmly attracting the demons that came out from the ground of the mountains and forests, allowing the wolf pack to continuously slaughter the demons, heard the sound and immediately turned his gaze to look at the embarrassed old Taoist.
"Yu Songzi?"
The old Taoist introduced himself, but Feng Qing'an had never heard of the Qingsong Temple he mentioned. But it didn't matter. Feng Qing'an didn't care about it. After all, he was also a wanderer in the mountains without any sect or school, and he hadn't even stepped into the threshold of cultivating immortals.
However, although he has not started practicing yet, Feng Qing'an has already accumulated a lot of theories on cultivating immortals. In addition, he is now an extraordinary person, so he can see at a glance that the energy condensed by the old Taoist in front of him is very mixed and too turbid.
This kind of true qi with too much turbidity often appears in those independent cultivators without any sect or those cultivators from small sects without any profound inheritance. Such cultivators find it difficult to achieve anything because they took the wrong path in the beginning.
However, compared with ordinary people, they can often extend their lifespan by several decades. If they know how to maintain their health, even living through thirty years is no problem. They are also regarded as gods in the eyes of ordinary people.
"I see that you have a lot of worldly aura about you, but you have been wandering around in the secular world for many years and have dealt with ordinary people a lot?"
The other party thought he was a senior Taoist master, but Feng Qing'an did not explain. With this identity, it would be much easier for him to ask questions. Otherwise, if he was thought to be an evildoer, he would have a headache.
"The senior has a keen eye, but the junior is dull and has little talent. It is difficult for me to achieve anything in the path of cultivation, so I left the mountain early and have been wandering in the secular world for many years. Therefore, I have a strong worldly aura and am often regarded as a charlatan."
Yu Songzi answered truthfully and made fun of herself at the same time.
Everyone can seek immortality. He was fortunate enough to do so when he was young. However, after he really crossed the threshold of cultivation and wasted half his life, he couldn't help but feel despair.
The road is long and with his aptitude, it is difficult for him to see any trace of the great way. So it is better to go down the mountain early and help the world, why waste time and waste his life on the mountain.
"Then you must be quite familiar with this human world. Can you tell me what happened in this human world that gave rise to so many evil spirits and demons?"
At this time, Feng Qing'an had given up his original idea, that is, to use the characteristics of his body to lure all the ghosts that had flowed into the human world back to the underworld, and then kill them all.
This method is indeed feasible, and he can do it, but it is troublesome. However, after Feng Qing'an walked through this human world several times in order to make bait , he realized that his idea was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
The reason why the ghost country he encountered was empty and millions of ghosts poured into the human world was because the human dynasty before him had come to an end, the human order had collapsed, and the power of the gods and spirits had dropped sharply, which led to the rise of demons and ghosts and the end of humanity with evil spirits everywhere.
After a series of wars resulted in the deaths of millions of people, evil spirits and resentment surged to the sky, causing the laws of heaven and earth to change, connecting the underworld, just in time for the ghost country that Feng Qingan met to come to power, and millions of ghosts poured into the human world.
He can use his physical characteristics to lure and kill the Ghost King, or even take the trouble to get rid of millions of ghosts, but this will not solve any problems.
This is just like a doctor curing illnesses and saving lives. Even if all the ghosts are killed, it is only a temporary relief of the symptoms. The root cause of the disease remains, and there are other symptoms - the demons that grow like weeds as the human world becomes chaotic.
If the humanitarian order here cannot be restored, that is, if the root cause of the problem is not eliminated, other ghost kingdoms will still descend here, and ghosts from the netherworld will still flood into the human world.
Simply killing the Ghost King and exterminating the demons will not eradicate the chaos of demons and ghosts once and for all. The only way is to rebuild the humanitarian order here, let the light of the human incense and gods shine again, and suppress the earth. Only in this way can we suppress the breeding of many evil spirits and let the people live and work in peace without having to live in fear of demons every day.
"Reporting to the senior, this place is Qi State..."
Hearing Feng Qing'an's question, the old Taoist was shocked, and concluded in his heart that the person in front of him must be a Taoist master who happened to be traveling here. Seeing that the human race here was in dire straits and being harmed by demons, he felt pity and took action to suppress the evil, sweeping away the demons with the force of thunder.
The old Taoist priest, who was originally from the State of Qi, had a deep attachment to this land. He tearfully recounted the changes that had taken place in recent years in this dynasty, which he was quite familiar with.
It was nothing more than the scene of the collapse of dynasties that had been repeated countless times on earth. A dynasty that had been passed down for hundreds of years fell into chaos because of the last emperor's last words before his death.
The chaos spread from the upper class of the dynasty to the lower class. Several consecutive wars severely damaged the army. The people suffered terribly because of the war and man-made disasters, and people's livelihood declined.
What's more, neighboring foreign countries would see that the country was weak and launch large-scale invasions. In order to resist the invasion, the taxes borne by the people were increased.
As a result, with the instigation of some people who wanted to get a glimpse of the artifact, rebellions broke out everywhere. The Qi Dynasty, which originally had many problems but was still relatively well-off, was on the verge of destruction due to internal and external troubles.
Such a great change in humanity naturally affected the incense and gods that relied on humanity. Because of the decline in population, the gods in many villages and towns lost their believers, and without the source of their divine power, they became weakened and were even eaten by demons and their souls were scattered.
Because of the weakening of humanity, the power of the Shinto sect was greatly reduced and was devoured by demons. Many demons and monsters that were originally suppressed by the Shinto sect were suddenly freed from their restraints and had no more scruples.
The human villages, even small towns, which they dared not look at, dared not gaze at, or even attack, have now become popular in their eyes.
For demons, especially those that have just gained intelligence, cannibalism is the fastest and most effective way to increase their strength.
If the beasts walking in the mountains and the birds flying in the forest want to develop intelligence and break free from the shackles of their original bodies, they will need at least a hundred years of accumulation. However, ordinary wild beasts, without opportunity, will not have such a lifespan.
But even if they are born with intelligence and become monsters, it is still extremely difficult for small monsters to survive, especially when humanity is at its peak, even big monsters have to lie dormant.
But once the humanitarian order collapses and the original human race is able to lure, kill and devour with sorcery, everything will be different.
Just by devouring the essence, blood, and soul of a strong human, it would be equivalent to the cultivation accumulated over the past half century. For a cautious, law-abiding little demon who has survived a hundred years, how can he resist such temptation?
Once they have devoured humans and tasted the human race, they will no longer be able to stop. Even if the effect weakens as their demonic power grows, these man-eating demons will no longer want to practice honestly, but will devour more humans.
"Heaven and earth are cruel and evil spirits are everywhere. I beg you to be kind and save the people of Qi."
The old Taoist talked about the human dynasty where he was born, and the various changes that had taken place in just a few years. Tears streamed down his face. No one wanted his hometown to become a paradise for demons.
"It's no wonder that the world is so cruel."
After finding out the whole story, Feng Qingan couldn't help but complain in his heart.
The old Taoist priest in front of him realized that the practice of the righteous and mysterious Tao was obstructed, and it was very easy for demons and evil spirits to become enlightened. He believed that the heaven and earth no longer favored the human race, but favored the evil spirits.
But the situation of the rise of demons and the decline of Taoism in Qi was clearly created by the people of this country themselves. Internal strife and external invasions led to the tragic deaths of the people and a sharp decline in population.
Without the suppression of incense and gods, and with large numbers of humans dying tragically due to wars, plagues and other disasters, a large amount of resentment grew, which naturally led to a situation where demons were everywhere.
This has nothing to do with the heaven and earth, or the so-called God. It is purely the fault of the human beings here.
"I already know what you are asking for. You can stand up now. There is no need to bow down."
Feng Qing'an called the old Taoist priest and looked at the flesh and blood of demons that almost covered the ground in front of him. The evil aura of demons in the air not only did not weaken, but became even more intense as a large number of demons fell.
In this world, whether it is positive energy or evil energy, or the spiritual inspiration advocated by those who practice cultivation, or even the essence of the sun and the moon, they will neither appear out of thin air, nor disappear out of thin air.
Just like the carpet made of the flesh and blood of demons in front of us, if left unchecked, it will inevitably give birth to new demons, and they will even be more brutal and terrifying. As long as evil is not extinguished, righteousness will be difficult to arise.
"Sen Miao!"
