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Chapter 2297 The Road to Yangguan
Chapter 2297 The Road to Yangguan
"As far as I know, the experimental field's method is to kill them as soon as they are discovered, while they are still young and unaware."
"So what's the problem?"
“The problem is that they keep appearing and won’t stop, because that’s their instinct.” Frost Leaf looked up at the sky. “As you know, the emergence of consciousness is actually extremely subtle, especially in a creature of such a massive size. To capture a new self-consciousness in the body of the Hidden God is no less than finding a bean sprout in the muddy water of a pond.”
He Lingchuan laughed: "It's also possible to find a few dozen bean sprouts in a muddy stream."
“That’s right.” Shuangye snapped her fingers. “As far as I know, the experimental field successfully wiped them out several times, but there were two times when they failed to detect them in time. The price was that the Hidden God’s body suddenly went berserk, killing more than 600 people, including several demon puppeteers who were entrusted with important tasks by the gods.”
"Even the nascent consciousness has such severe consequences. If these consciousnesses knew how to remain dormant and secretly cultivate their minds, their attacks would be catastrophic for the experimental field and for the gods' experiments," Shuangye said solemnly. "In fact, the recent uprising of the Hidden God Lord was the result of a new consciousness that had been biding its time for quite some time. It was even able to retaliate against the gods' attacks and cut off the escape routes of the demon puppeteers."
He Lingchuan understood: "He's getting smarter and smarter. He truly lives up to his title of Hidden God Lord."
“A powerful and vibrant body will eventually develop self-awareness, just as fertile soil will always grow grass and trees as long as it comes into contact with air,” Shuangye said slowly. “This is a law that even the gods cannot defy, so their plans can only focus on preventing problems before they arise.”
If you want to keep a piece of land barren without damaging its structure and fertility, the only way is to weed frequently.
"How exactly will it be done?" He Lingchuan had the right to ask questions during the transaction.
“This will inevitably require the aid of divine artifacts,” Shuangye said with a smile. “In fact, there are several divine artifacts that can prepare in advance and promptly detect the consciousness within the body of the Hidden God. The first one is the True Eye of the Wondrous Celestial God—”
"That's all." He Lingchuan crossed his legs. "Next item."
He had personally experienced the power of the Eye of Truth; it was truly difficult for any consciousness to escape its discerning gaze. If Miao Zhantian could interrogate He Lingchuan's soul through the Eye of Truth, then using it to find the budding new consciousness of the Hidden God Lord should be a piece of cake.
It's a pity that this magical artifact was shattered in the Upside-Down Sea, and the Big Square Pot even managed to get some benefits from it.
"The Supreme Treasure of the Thousand Illusions Immortal, the Haoyuan Golden Mirror."
He Lingchuan rubbed his chin, somewhat surprised.
"The Haoyuan Golden Mirror is an ancient artifact. Once it harmonizes with the laws, it can be embedded in space, whether it is natural space or divine soul space. Although the body of the Hidden God Lord is enormous, in the eyes of the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, it may be just a desert. If a new consciousness sprouts out from it, it will be as conspicuous as a green sprout." Shuangye turned her head to look at He Lingchuan. "But this treasure is in your hands, right? Someone saw it in Ju City."
This guy's got a good head on the news, He Lingchuan admitted it readily: "Yes, it was once merged with the Upside-Down Sea, and now—"
He didn't continue, he just shrugged.
"Does the Heavenly God intend to steal the Haoyuan Golden Mirror from me?"
"Nine Netherworlds are joking." Frost Leaf chuckled. "Unless another He Xiao appears, causing chaos in the Crimson Heaven Palace like he did back then, and stealing the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, this option is not worth considering."
He Lingchuan smiled slightly.
Back then, when he broke the Void Mountain Grand Array, he only aimed to destroy the array's core. However, the Crimson Heaven Golden Palace is a complete magical artifact, and finding a point of destruction is not easy. Not to mention the Haoyuan Golden Mirror, with the surge in spiritual energy concentration over the years, its attachment extends far beyond the Crimson Heaven Golden Palace; it encompasses the entire Ju City!
To sever its connection with Jucheng and thus remove it, He Lingchuan could only think of two methods: one was to use the Great Square Pot, imitating the way he invaded the Upside-Down Sea, to separate the Haoyuan Golden Mirror from its embedded space and laws.
However, since the enemy did not have the Dafanghu (a large square pot), this option was abandoned.
The second method is simpler: kill its master, the Nine Nether Emperor!
Frankly speaking, at this stage, it would be almost as difficult for anyone to assassinate the Nine Nether Emperor on Cangyan's territory as it is to assassinate the Wuhuan Emperor in Mu Kingdom or the Demon Emperor in Beka.
Considering the national power behind them, these three are already bosses of the same rank. That's why Shuangye said that this option doesn't need to be considered anymore.
“The third magical artifact.” Shuangye held up her third finger. “The large square pot.”
He Lingchuan's brow twitched.
"The Great Square Pot is already beyond a divine artifact. You know better than I what it can do."
He Lingchuan said casually, "To send it to search for the Hidden God Lord's nascent divine consciousness is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut."
Frostleaf didn't bother with further explanation and skipped directly to the fourth artifact:
"That's the last divine artifact, the First Shore Immortal's 'Yangguan Road'. Actually, there are probably other magical artifacts in the world that can achieve similar effects, but I haven't heard of any, and the gods don't know either, so let's just pretend they don't exist."
So this is where the main topic begins. He Lingchuan straightened up slightly: "I've never heard of this divine artifact."
"It is neither a weapon of attack nor a weapon of killing, therefore it is not well-known."
Divine weapons leave their mark on the world either because of their immense power or because of their ruthless killing ability; in any case, they must create some sensational story to tell.
For example, He Lingchuan's "Floating Life" was a good sword, but it had not made a name for itself in Zhong Shengguang's hands before, so it remained unknown. It was not until it became the personal sword of the Nine Nether Emperor, following him to slay gods and demons, and fought across seven thousand miles, that it became famous all over the world.
He Lingchuan gestured for him to speak, saying, "I'm all ears."
"The 'Yangguan Road' was accidentally created by the First Shore Immortal after the war between immortals and demons." Shuangye's information was very comprehensive. "Although that war ended, the human environment was severely damaged. Earth fires erupted, poisonous smoke filled the sky, and there were hardly any good places to be found within ten thousand miles. Almost no living beings survived."
When the environment becomes unsuitable for survival, life naturally declines.
He Lingchuan interjected: "At that time, there were three oases set up by the six major immortal sects in the human world to protect living beings."
“Yes, but there are still some creatures outside the oasis that have escaped the natural disaster and are barely surviving. If we don’t hurry to save the oasis, they will also be in imminent danger.” Shuangye continued, “It is said that one of the purposes of the First Shore Immortal’s travels around the world is to save them as much as possible so as to ensure the survival of the creatures after the crisis.”
(End of this chapter)