Chapter 1360: Altar of Gods and Demons
If this scene was seen by the cultivators outside, who would believe it? There are so many residual images of gods and demons here, and there is such a heavy breath of gods and demons. How could there be such a strange place in Penglai Fairyland?
The further Xiao Chen walked, the heavier his steps felt, because every step forward, he felt that he could never turn back.
Why did he come to this land of gods and demons?
Is everything dominated by someone in the dark...
At this moment, with his arrival, the shadows of gods and demons in the valley seemed to come alive suddenly, and there were constant sounds of demons howling around him. It was as if he had hallucinations, as if everything did not exist. Whatever he thought of in his mind, he saw.
The further he walked, the more depressing the atmosphere became. Xiao Chen gradually felt a sense of suffocation. At this moment, the shadows of gods and demons in the sky, for some reason, suddenly pounced on him, with bursts of shrill howls, which was really terrifying.
But look at those shadows of gods and demons, some have blood on their faces, some have broken heads, some have big holes in their chests, and some have lost their eyes. In short, they look very scary. If ordinary people saw this scene, they would have been scared to death.
"Sha sha sha!"
The shadows of gods and demons in the sky pounced on him. Xiao Chen quickly raised the Chongxiao Sword, and the sword light burst out, breaking all the evil spirits and blocking all the shadows of gods and demons in the sky.
After blocking the shadows of gods and demons in the sky, Xiao Chen continued to move forward, but there was darkness in front of him. Where was that?
He couldn't see clearly, but he could feel that there seemed to be something there, guiding him. Although it was full of a dangerous atmosphere, he had to go.
The further he walked, the heavier the aura of gods and demons around him became, and the sound of demons howling in the sky became more and more terrifying. Finally, an altar appeared faintly in front of him.
But the altar was square and about 20 feet high. It looked like it was made of countless bones of gods and demons, which was terrifying.
Xiao Chen slowly came to the bottom of the altar. It turned out that the altar had 18 layers, each layer was 10 feet high and covered with bones.
"This..."
Xiao Chen never thought that there was such a terrifying altar of gods and demons here. Who built it? And for whom was it built?
At this moment, he suddenly thought that it was this altar of gods and demons that led him here. It was full of dangerous atmosphere, but it was also the only way for him to enter the realm of the strong.
"So that's it..."
At this moment, Xiao Chen finally understood that the world was walking on a road to becoming a saint, but he was walking on this road of gods and demons.
He was going to the altar. No matter what was waiting for him there, whether he became a saint or became a demon, it was all destined.
When he came to the first level of the altar, he immediately felt a strong breath of gods and demons, and there seemed to be constant voices of gods and demons in his ears, as if coming from the dark river of Hades, and also from the cold abyss.
On the second level, the breath of gods and demons became even heavier, and the black fog in the sky enveloped him, as if it was going to swallow him up. When he blinked, he seemed to see countless hands of gods and demons under the altar, reaching up to him, as if to pull him into the dark abyss.
On the third level, the sound of demons' howling continued, extremely shrill, and there was suddenly lightning and thunder in the sky. A terrible breath rushed towards him, as if to swallow him up.
Each level of the altar was only ten feet high, but when Xiao Chen walked on it, it seemed to take a year to get to each level. The higher he went, the more difficult it was.
When he came to the tenth-floor altar, lightning and thunder kept coming down from the sky, and several times they almost hit him, and there were constant sounds of demons howling all around. If ordinary people heard the demons howling in the sky, most of them would have gone crazy.
"Brother, brother..."
Suddenly, Xian'er's voice sounded below, not only Xian'er's voice, but also Wei Yang's voice, Shen Jing's voice, Qian Yu Nishang's voice...
Hearing these familiar voices, Xiao Chen felt confused for a moment, and didn't want to look back, but couldn't help looking back.
Just this one look back, almost pushed him into the abyss. There was no shadow of Xian'er, no junior sister, no Wei Yang, but countless terrible gods and demons, stretching out bloody claws towards him, as if to pull him into the bloody hell!
Xiao Chen's heart trembled, and he suddenly came to his senses. He never looked back again, kicked his feet, and flew to the eleventh floor again.
The terrifying roar of demons filled his ears, and the terrifying shadows of gods and demons surrounded him. Xiao Chen raised the Chongxiao Sword, and the sword light protected his body. Those with a pure heart would not be deceived by demons... He would never lose himself on this altar of gods and demons.
Finally, he climbed to the 18th floor of the altar of gods and demons, where lightning and thunder, blood and light, and countless terrifying shadows of gods and demons surrounded him, constantly making shrill and piercing sounds.
In the center of the altar of gods and demons, there was a black stone, shaped like a skull, revealing an endless weirdness.
This place was full of a dangerous atmosphere, but at the same time it also gave people an endless temptation, that was infinite power, and in that black skull of gods and demons, there was a power that everyone wanted.
But anyone who approached, anyone who wanted to get that power, would eventually lose their mind and sink into the sea of demons forever, unable to extricate themselves.
The countless bones on the altar of gods and demons were the best explanation.
"So that's it..."
At this moment, Xiao Chen seemed to suddenly have an epiphany. Looking back at the past, he couldn't bear to look back. The road to seeking immortality was long and bumpy. He was originally devoted to the Tao, but in the end he was abandoned by the immortal way and abandoned by the world. Not tolerated by the right path...
Immortal, what is an immortal; demon, what is a demon...
If the road to becoming a saint is so difficult... then what's the harm in cultivating yourself as a devil for a lifetime...
At this moment, Xiao Chen seemed to be possessed suddenly, his eyes were dull, and he walked towards the center of the altar step by step.
"The Tao is not the Tao, and the devil is not the devil. The human heart is unpredictable, and even if it looks like a devil, it is not a devil..."
At this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly woke up again, but the thoughts in his heart remained unchanged, and he still walked towards the center of the altar step by step.
At this moment, in his mind, scene after scene, he recalled the past, the past at Xuanqingmen, Zixiao Peak, Junior Sister, Master...
All the familiar faces and scenes passed through his mind like a scroll.
"Those who cultivate immortality should put the common people in the world first. I wholeheartedly follow the Tao... But have people in the world ever treated me fairly..."
Slowly, Xiao Chen has arrived in front of the black skull. He knows that this time, if he successfully overcomes the tribulation, his cultivation level will definitely break through. But at this moment, for some reason, his heart felt like this The stinging pain was like the tip of a sharp needle, stabbing hard one by one.
"If I become a demon one day and you want to kill me, I will have no regrets about what I did today..."
At this moment, in his mind, he was still thinking of his master, but he had made up his mind. Even if he became a demon in the future, he would not regret taking this path of gods and demons today...
"If there is an afterlife, I, Xiao Yichen... will no longer be an immortal."
As soon as he finished speaking, he closed his eyes, with a determined heart and no longer repented. He raised his hand and pressed it on the black skull!
At this moment, the wind was strong, the black clouds were surging, and the energy of gods and demons all over the sky suddenly surged towards him. Lightning and thunder in the sky seemed to tear the sky apart!
The power of gods and demons in this mysterious black skull was directly absorbed into his body, and the energy of gods and demons around the altar poured into his body crazily!
"Boom!" Black lightning also appeared in the sky. Why is this lightning black and so scary?
At this time, outside the valley, even Qingdeng Taoist saw the dark clouds surging in the sky behind the valley, and black lightning falling one after another!
"That is……"
Taoist Qingdeng quickly stood up from the ground, as if at this moment, even he felt the terrifying aura of gods and demons coming from behind the valley.
At this moment, I saw him constantly calculating something. When the last black lightning fell into the valley, his expression suddenly changed, "That kid... is possessed!"
In the abyss, there were bursts of booby traps and streaks of black lightning, which seemed to tear the void apart. Xiao Chen was not possessed by the devil, but the path he took was different from others.
Other cultivators followed a path to immortality and sainthood, but he followed a path of gods and demons that was difficult to turn back!
Others who became saints were looking for a blessed land full of spiritual energy, but he actually chose such a land of gods and demons.
On the entire altar of gods and demons, strong winds were blowing, bones were flying everywhere, and the energy of gods and demons all over the sky continued to gather towards Xiao Chen.
He knew that this time was the key to his breakthrough. Success or failure depended on this, there was no turning back!
After absorbing the power of gods and demons in the black skull, he no longer hesitated, and immediately sat down cross-legged and circulated the remaining scrolls of the Book of Heaven!
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning struck him straight down, but he couldn't dodge it and could only resist it, because he knew what it was. This was not ordinary lightning, but the divine punishment caused by his tribulation!
"boom!"
Even though he had Xuanwu armor and the aura of gods and demons that filled the altar to resist it, the power of this heavenly punishment was no small matter. Almost in an instant, he was knocked back more than ten feet away, almost missing from the altar. Fly out.
But soon, he stabilized his figure and sat firmly again to face the next thunder catastrophe. Whether he became an immortal or became a demon, he would never be able to escape this thunder catastrophe of punishment...
The second thunder tribulation will fall after an hour. He has an hour to gather the power of gods and demons, but if he fails to withstand it in the end, he will fail to overcome the tribulation, and his cultivation in this life will... start all over again.
An hour passed quickly, and the sky was covered with dark clouds. The second thunderstorm finally took shape. With a "bang", it seemed to tear through the void and fell straight towards the altar of gods and demons!
"boom!"
This time, Xiao Chen was knocked out again, and even the Xuanwu Armor on his body had cracks. The Xuanwu Armor was an ancient treasure armor, but it couldn't withstand the power of this heavenly punishment...