After saying that, Jiang You looked around, found a relatively flat place, and waved to Tang Butian, "Come and draw a circle."
Tang Butian followed his instructions and walked to Jiang You, using the magic sword to draw a circle on the ground. Jiang You squatted down beside the circle, thought for a while, then took out a small pink ball from his bag and placed it in the center.
"What are you doing?" Ren Qingning asked.
"Let's do some handicrafts." Jiang You picked out two light blue ones and placed them on the diagonals on both sides.
"Is this also part of human will?" Ren Qingning asked.
Jiang You measured the distance with his hands, piled a few more balls on top, then looked up at Ren Qingning and said, "As a father, I always want to choose an easy path for my children, but children have their own ideas. Once they grow wings, they will fly away."
The circle lit up, as if energy was flowing inside, and small balls began to float and rotate.
Jiang You admired his work for a while and said, "If generations of them keep flying like this, the earth will soon be unable to accommodate them."
Ren Qingning asked: "Are you joking?"
"I was thinking..." Jiang You placed the last golden ball at the highest point, then he looked at Ren Qingning, "Humans are exploring this world, exploring the rules of this world, and at the same time constantly creating rules, between things, between people, between people, and the various emotions, ardent desires, and unyielding spirits that are deposited in them. From then on, all things are connected, and civilization is born. The tentacles of the spiritual world are constantly exploring outward, swallowing more and more things, whether they can be understood or temporarily incomprehensible, and giving them all kinds of strange meanings. It's very interesting."
"I know a fat otaku who works hard every day to finish his novel. With such spirit, there's nothing to be afraid of," Jiang You said with a smile on his face. "Who knows, there will be a trend of colorful circles in the future. So you see, gods, demons, and heaven will all be conquered by human will - written into novels."
Ren Qingning looked at the constantly spinning ball and the various spiritual powers lingering in the circle.
is a symbol.
It's an altar.
Ren Qingning taunted, "I really thought you were a saint."
Hearing this, Tang Butian also looked at Jiang You.
Ren Qingning said, "What's the difference between you and those gods and demons out there? You're just more powerful than them, or you're better at disguising yourself. You're even worse than them. At least they dare to reveal their true selves, but you, disguised as a human, keep talking about us humans, human will, human civilization... but do you dare to tell us your purpose?"
"What is my purpose?" Jiang You asked back.
Ren Qingning sneered, "What on earth do you sell in that store you opened?"
Jiang You said: "Postcards, paper stationery and office supplies invoices can be issued."
The mockery on Ren Qingning's face became more intense. He turned his head to look at Tang Butian and said, "I may be wrong, but he is definitely not as kind as he appears. He hides in the crowd, deliberately makes friends with you, sneaks into the Special Operations Department, knows the institute, the mountain... Look at what he said, how powerful humans are. He is paralyzing you. Have you ever thought about how big his plan is?"
Tang Butian pursed her lips.
"It's a bug." Jiang You said.
Ren Qingning, Tang Butian and Lin Shunan all focused their eyes on Jiang You.
"Just a bug, weak, helpless, floating in the chaos, for a very, very long time, so long that I almost forgot who I was," Jiang You stood up a little straighter, he looked out of the cave, "After a while, maybe there won't be that much time, I will disappear. When you exist in that state, when every moment you experience, countless worlds and civilizations are born and annihilated, and even superimposed on each other, because time is just a rule, at that time, it is completely meaningless to look for meaning. What laws, gods and demons, and the ultimate existence are meaningless."
"But I came to the human world. The pain is real, the hunger is real, the worries of my classmates standing outside the door are real, and my existence is real. I live here, interact with real people, and do some small business..."
Jiang You turned his head.
The light is behind him.
“So I made my choice,” he said.
Ren Qingning asked: "What choice did you make?"
"Just be a good person," Jiang You's expression returned to his usual calm and lazy self, "That's all I have planned."
Ren Qingning said: "I don't believe it."
Jiang You said: "You can see for yourself."
Ren Qingning's eyes fell on the altar again.
Take a deep breath.
Made a decision.
He said, "Let's give it a try. How do we do it?"
Jiang You reached into his bag.
"Jiang You!" Tang Butian spoke.
Ren Qingning looked towards where she was standing.
Tang Butian held the magic sword in her hand and looked at Jiang You very seriously, as if she would draw her sword without hesitation if he did anything wrong to her.
Her body was trembling slightly.
But the hand holding the sword was steady.
The air outside the cave was surging, but Ren Qingning suddenly felt a sense of tranquility, and all the thoughts that were pulling at him seemed to have disappeared.
He said, "Chief Tang, if I don't make this exchange, you probably won't be able to go back. Here, you and I may be able to hold on for a while, but Dr. Lin..." He paused, and then said, "Because of what I have done, even if I go back, I will be suppressed at the bottom of the mountain and will never see the light of day again. And if Boss Jiang didn't lie to me..."
His expression and tone gradually became peaceful. "When I was practicing in the mountains, I was as focused as you. After coming down the mountain, I met many people and did many things. I always thought that I had not changed and was still looking for my own way, but now I think that I was confused by the demon in my heart."
He stretched out his hand.
He took the blank postcard that Jiang You handed to him.
…
The heavy rain is still falling.
Dai Qi saved the document, drank a sip of mango sago, took off her headphones, and rubbed her sore shoulders. She looked out the window and said, "The rain seems to be a little heavier than before."
The male colleague sitting opposite her said, "You don't know yet? A lot of people have disappeared. We have been discussing this for a long time." He lowered his voice mysteriously, "It may be the end of the world."
"What's missing? I was wearing headphones and writing, so I didn't notice it." Dai Qi asked.
The male colleague took out his phone, tapped the screen a few times and said, "I'll transfer you."
Hearing this, Dai Qi also picked up his phone and saw a group chat forwarded by a male colleague. The gist of the chat was that someone had received news from some channels that the weather in various places was very abnormal and people were missing. It was also accompanied by some pictures, saying that someone had disappeared here.
After reading the chat records, Dai Qi looked out the window again.
There seemed to be a giant beast roaming in the dark sky.
At this time, the company's radio sounded.
"Hello everyone, we have received a notice from the park property management. Please stay at your workstations now and do not move around. The administration has prepared some snacks and drinks for everyone, which will be distributed to your workstations one by one."
As if the broadcast confirmed some speculation, the discussion in the office suddenly became louder.
…
After reading the text message from the Cultural Street Management Office, the owner of Xiaofangzhai walked to the front door. He looked next door and saw through the thick rain that there seemed to be several people standing in the yard with umbrellas. He shouted a few times, "Hey, hey, hey, hey!"
Lin Yu heard Lao Yin's voice. He walked a few steps to the door, and then saw Lao Yin waving at him and saying, "Go back, go back, check the text message, the text message from the management office!"
So Lin Yu also said loudly: "I know, I know, you can go in, don't worry!"
Old Yin nodded, pulled his body back, closed the door, and then closed all the windows.
The wind and rain seemed to be kept outside.
Lao Yin opened Douyin and went straight to a live broadcast room where a monk, a middle-aged man in a gray jacket, and a well-known host were sitting together.
Isn't this Master Hongzhen from Jinguang Temple? He seemed to have been traveling a while ago.
Old Yin saw the name tag of this man. Oh, he is a physicist, Lu Bin. The name seems familiar. It seems that he has won some award. I have heard of it before.
Quite interesting.
The host summarized the previous content and said, "So we created instruments that can detect and identify spiritual power a long time ago, and these instruments have begun to be distributed to various grassroots departments. Soon those places will be found. For now, I also ask everyone to stay where they are and don’t move around. If you have any difficulties or needs, you can..."
…
Yang Xuan rubbed her arms. She was only wearing a skirt. In order to have a sci-fi feel, the skirt was made of plastic and was not warm at all.
It was also this director who, in pursuit of a realistic sense of ruins, dragged them all to the abandoned village of Zegu Town. Unexpectedly, the rainstorm came suddenly.
Xu Huan found a dirty blanket and handed it to her, saying, "Wrap yourself up. You can't go back for the time being."
Yang Xuan took the blanket and said, "Give me my bag."
After getting the bag, she found her phone and saw the text message.
Other people in the crew also saw the message.
"There is no water or food here. How long will we be trapped here?" said a stage manager.
"I'm familiar with this kind of situation," Yang Xuan said. Everyone looked at her. She said, "If you encounter this kind of situation, just call the police. Really, I'm..."
She saw the stage manager's expression turn horrified, as did the others, who looked at her as if she had said something strange.
"Don't disbelieve me, I was still in a girl group at that time..."
Behind her, on the mottled wall, a black shadow slowly enveloped her body.
Xu Huan reached out to pull her.
At this time, a pink light went towards the black shadow.
It was the little pink unicorn she had hanging from her bag.
Yang Xuan finally realized something. She turned around and watched the black shadow twisting and struggling on the wall, but eventually it disappeared.
She murmured, "Really, something's up, go play, soy sauce..."
…
A black car stopped in front of the bug house.
Chang Lizhang and Jin Cheng got out of the car and walked into the store.
Sun Yu stood up and said, "You guys are here? How's things going at the institute?"
Chang Lizhang said, "I brought him here," he pointed at Jin Cheng, "Now we can only do this desperately. If we find any alien spiritual power, we will surround them and have someone watch over them. Who knows what will happen later..." He sighed, "We have to find a solution. Sigh... you guys have worked hard too."
"As long as we don't make a mess, we can definitely solve it." Sun Yu said.
Chang Lizhang nodded. "We are now racing against time. Mr. Zhuang and Section Chief Tang are both on the mountain. If they are willing to help, then maybe... Hey, why did it happen so suddenly..."
…
On the mountain.
Zhuang Zekun turned around and said to Zhong Minghong and Zhang Xianren, "I want to go down the mountain immediately."
Zhong Minghong said: "Brother Zekun, I understand your feelings, but the situation is unclear at the moment, and the teleportation array has just had problems and is currently closed. Going down the mountain now..."
Zhuang Zekun explained: "Teacher Xie submitted a proposal before he left. One part of it was about dealing with major emergencies. It's just in time for us to use it. As long as we can keep it stable, we have nothing to fear."
Su Wangshu recalled the proposal and said, "Teacher Xie really took every aspect into consideration. I wonder how long he has been thinking about it."
Immortal Zhang said, "Xie Dong once came to me for your matter."
Zhuang Zekun was a little confused, "What's the matter?"
Immortal Zhang replied, "It's Hu Yuefeng's business. The mountain won't interfere in worldly fights, but once it goes beyond the world, it's our responsibility." He took a step forward and said, "There's no time to lose. I'll take you back."
Zhuang Zekun nodded, "Then I'll trouble Master Zhang."
The wind is getting stronger.
The grass leaves rustled and turned over and then twisted back again.
Jiang Mo sat on the cliff, swinging his legs, the grass ball spinning on his index finger. He looked at the horizon, and it seemed as if a pair of hands had pushed away the clouds, and the sky became even bluer.
Zhuang Zekun and the other two walked into the teleportation array.
The scenery passed by them through the clouds.
"Uncle Zhuang, look!" Guan Nuo suddenly shouted.
Zhuang Zekun and Su Wangshu both looked at him. He opened his hands and three copper coins flew upwards, spinning continuously in the air.
There was a red burn mark on the palm of my hand.
Crash, crash!
It's the sound of the wind.
The strange wind tore through the protective barrier and blew in. Guan Nuo lost his balance and fell backwards. Su Wangshu grabbed him. Guan Nuo tried to stand up, but he felt his lower body sink, as if he was entangled by something and kept pulling him down.
"Hold on!" Zhuang Zekun said to him.
Then, Guan Nuo saw Zhuang Zekun pounce on a blurry triangular shadow.
The thing that was wrapped around him loosened. Guan Nuo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Uncle Su Wang.
"Uncle Su!"
There was a blurry triangular shadow looming over Su Wangshu!
Su Wangshu followed Guan Nuo's line of sight and saw a person lying in the middle of the shadow. It was...
Uncle Zhuang!
The sound of wind.
Rustling.
Something like water plants once again entangled Guan Nuo and Su Wangshu's bodies .
The wind cuts on my face and body.
The body is becoming stiff and the body temperature is being lost.
Each breath became harder.
The copper coin in my palm was scalding hot.
——
The characters on the teleportation array dimmed one by one.
Click.
The ground shook a bit, Zhong Yan took a step back, and looked up again, seeing gray mist rising from the direction of the teleportation array, and several monks flying towards that place. For a moment, the sky was bright, the sound of golden swords and jade ringing, and the sound of fierce fighting rang out.
Zhong Minghong took out a jade ruler from his sleeve pocket.
The jade ruler tapped lightly, and the sound of the ancient bell rang out. A series of light circles spread out from the main peak to the surrounding areas. The killing array left by the immortal was activated!
Zhong Minghong breathed a sigh of relief. "How did they find this place? Could it be that Ren Qingning..."
"No." said Zhang Xianren.
"What is that?" Zhong Minghong asked.
"Can't you feel it?" Immortal Zhang looked at the two fighting parties, his face as gloomy as water, "The Heavenly Dao has loosened its restrictions on us."
"What?"
Immortal Zhang stretched out his hand, and slowly, drops of rain fell on his palm.
It's raining.
"It's raining? How could it be?" Zhong Minghong also stretched out his hand. It was not rain, but spiritual power condensed into liquid. He turned around in shock. Thick calamity clouds enveloped the surrounding mountains.
Zhong Minghong found the answer, "Were they attracted by the robbery cloud?"
Immortal Zhang nodded. "Dozens of cultivators were overcoming the calamity together. The violent energy fluctuations attracted the attention of the gods and demons lingering nearby. Then the teleportation array was discovered."
"Isn't this too much of a coincidence?" Zhong Yan said as he observed the battle in the direction of the teleportation array.
The wind blew.
Crash.
Gray mist spread out, and there seemed to be countless black spots surging in it.
"Should we..." Zhong Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Should we let the seniors withdraw first?"
"No." Immortal Zhang rejected Zhong Yan's proposal. He said, "If the teleportation array is lost and they control the passage to the human world, the consequences will be disastrous."
“But now the seniors have to overcome the tribulation, and we can’t continue to support them. More and more demons are attracted here. As the strength increases, the teleportation array will eventually be lost,” Zhong Yan’s tone became anxious. “Retreat now and wait for the seniors to overcome the tribulation successfully, and then fight back…”
Immortal Zhang looked at Zhong Minghong and said, "Master Zhong, I'll leave this to you."
Zhong Minghong nodded and said, "Don't worry."
Then, Zhong Yan saw Zhang Xianren waving his sleeves and walking towards the teleportation array step by step as if he was walking on an invisible ladder.
Zhong Yan vaguely understood what Zhang Xianren was going to do, and he asked Zhong Minghong: "Can't we just shut down the teleportation array ?"
Zhong Minghong shook his head and said, "The purpose of opening and closing is to target ordinary cultivators, just like the gates of a city, which only block ordinary people. Only by completely destroying it can we prevent them from entering the human world through it."
Zhong Yan's mind moved, "Is Immortal Zhang about to break through?"
Zhong Minghong nodded.
The sky was completely covered by clouds.
A huge, blurry triangular spot of light appeared and pressed directly towards Zhang Xianren.
Immortal Zhang spread out his five fingers and raised his hand.
The sky shook.
It seemed to support the entire sky.
The monks who were originally engaged in a bitter fight all felt a sense of relief, and they all looked at Master Zhang at the same time.
Immortal Zhang nodded.
The monks bowed to him and then retreated.
How many years.
The world finally changed.
Immortal Zhang closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them again.
Crash!
The sound of wind.
There was also thunder.
The rain soaked the robe.
Looking ahead through the thick rain curtain, Immortal Zhang saw that the magic circle was almost completely destroyed. The gray fog extended into the void and then gradually approached the world.
At this time, Zhuang Zekun had also escaped. He stood in front of Guan Nuo and Su Wangshu, and looked at Zhang Xianren from a distance.
"No! Immortal Zhang!" Zhuang Zekun shouted loudly.
Immortal Zhang looked away.
Bang!
The magic circle shattered.
The road in the void became extremely bright in an instant, and then began to collapse rapidly. The gray mist moved forward unwillingly, as if trying to grab something, but eventually dispersed.
A fuzzy triangular spot of light lit up.
The next moment, Zhang Xianren felt that he was isolated by something.
Isolated from spiritual power.
Isolate the connection.
Separated from the past and the future.
I couldn’t see or hear, my body was becoming numb, and my thoughts were almost at a standstill.
Is this the power of the law?
Wait, what's that sound?
Is that the sound of a crane?
Who is harming the cranes on the mountain again?
Zhuang Zekun took a deep breath and made a decision. He said, "Xiao Nuo, I'll take you out. Listen to me, there is life outside the domain..."
Guan Nuo looked at the three hot copper coins lying in the palm of his hand.
He said, "Uncle Zhuang, the chance of survival lies here."
The sound of cranes was heard on the wind.
Zhuang Zekun, Su Wangshu and Guan Nuo turned their heads and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
There was a little boy riding on a fat crane.
The little boy blinked.
The grass ball spinning on the fingertips suddenly caught fire, and then quickly flew towards the blurred triangular light spot. Transparent silk threads floated on the almost broken road, constantly interweaving...
It's a spider web.
The light spot dimmed a little.
The next moment, the gray mist appeared again. But when the gray mist touched the spider silk, a fire suddenly lit up on the spider silk.
The fire that burns all laws guards the path woven by the spider web.
Jiang Mo tilted his head and looked at the triangular spot of light.
There was a deep red light burning in his eyes.
When the grass ball was getting close to the triangular light spot, the triangle suddenly retreated backwards quickly. The power that was isolating Zhang Xianren also disappeared. Zhang Xianren stepped back to stabilize his body, then he turned around, bowed to Jiang Mo and said, "Thank you for helping me."
Jiang Mo looked at him, the red light in his eyes flickering.
Zhang Xianren felt a chill down his spine and tried his best to stop himself from running away. He said, "Your father, Jiang You, has gone to investigate the matter of the remains. I think he is fine."
Jiang Mo didn't say anything.
"Senior, do you want to return to the human world? Now that the enemy has retreated, I think they will not attack again for the time being. If you want to go back, I will immediately restart the teleportation array and send you back." Zhang Xianren asked speculatively.
Jiang Mo blinked his eyes, and the crane under him cried out, then flew past Zhang Xianren and flew crookedly towards the road that had been repaired with spider silk.
Immortal Zhang let out a long sigh.
Then he suddenly started coughing, blood staining his already soaked sleeves. After stopping coughing, he walked towards the teleportation array step by step.
When he reached it, he panted for a long time and put his hand on it.
The dim characters lit up again.