Chapter 296: Changes Between Innate and Acquired Factors and Words of Clarity
Qi sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, surrounded by a huge snake tail. After an unknown period of time, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Such a change in the world would last so long. The competition was just about to end at the Sanyuan Meeting. If it continues like this, the situation in the prehistoric world will change again."
Qi looked exhausted. Looking at the scenery around him that was still the same as before, he finally felt a little relieved. He said:
"But at least the water and soil here have been preserved, and it has not changed like the outside world."
With his wings slightly spread, Qi flew to the water eye of Yunmengze. He saw that the water here was still sparkling, and the booming water vapor contained infinite inspiration.
A huge stone like a jade cocoon settled in the water vapor, and light waves flowed from time to time. Qi looked at this place, and the jade cocoon lit up a little bit of bright light again.
The body wrapped around the jade cocoon and tightly wrapped it. The wings drooped, covering the snake tail of the lower body. Qi hugged his hands in front of his chest and fell into a deep sleep.
In the past three Yuanhui, Qi has been managing the formation, and the mental loss is too great. If this formation is not composed of the formation base and is not created by him, Qi would not be able to support it for so long.
However, the hard work of these three Yuanhui is not in vain. Qi not only has a better understanding of the innate Yunmeng Star Formation.
Moreover, Yunmengze has become the only cave paradise that has been preserved intact under the changes of the world, and has experienced the great way, the way of heaven, and the changes of the sky.
Even the Buzhou Mountain and Kunlun Mountain have also suffered some losses. Except for a small part of them, most of them are no different from the outside world.
And many innate gods are still constantly studying the spiritual energy after the change of the sky, wanting to see how the spiritual energy, which has become much more after mixing with the clear air and the turbid air, has changed.
The Heavenly Court is also studying it, and now it can be said that it has gained a lot.
According to the conclusion of the Heavenly Court, the current spiritual energy does not have a big impact on the practitioners who have not become immortals, but the life span brought by the improvement of cultivation is less than before.
However, for those who have achieved the status of Heavenly Immortal or below, there are many more restrictions. With the threat of the Five Decays of Heavenly Beings, there are a few more disasters.
When practicing to become an immortal, one must first undergo a thunder cleansing to remove most of the impurities brought by the clear and turbid qi accumulated in the past.
This thunder cleansing is called the Heavenly Tribulation by the Heavenly Court. After experiencing the Heavenly Tribulation to become an immortal, one will encounter the Three Disasters, Six Disasters, and the Five Decays of Heavenly Beings due to one's own karma. The time of their arrival is uncertain, but most people will feel it first.
After that, when they reach the Golden Immortal stage, they will experience another Heavenly Tribulation, and from then on they will achieve an impermeable golden body, and will not be affected by disasters in the future, nor will the Five Decays of Heavenly Beings be added to their bodies.
For those spiritual roots and immortal grasses, the impact is quite large. Except for a very small number of them that can maintain their original grade due to their geographical advantages, the quality of the rest has all declined.
Fortunately, because the spiritual energy has become much denser, countless ordinary grasses have also had the opportunity to split into spirits. Compared with the past, ordinary beings have more opportunities to practice.
Fuxi had mixed feelings about this. The heavens were separated by formations and there were many innate gods who helped them, so they were not affected by the changes in the prehistoric world.
But the Buzhou Mountain below and the prehistoric land were completely changed in these three Yuanhui.
Countless small races benefited from this, and the number of practitioners in the tribe almost doubled, which can be called the practice of the whole people.
In the past, those big tribes had strong bloodlines and usually had difficulty giving birth to offspring. In the current changes in the prehistoric world, they benefited the least.
It’s just that the newborns born in the prehistoric world are indeed getting weaker and weaker than before, with loose physiques and ordinary, and there is nothing magical.
Now the time is short and I don’t feel it, but if it continues, Fuxi doesn’t know what the prehistoric creatures will look like in the future.
In the past, normal prehistoric mortal creatures, from birth to death, without practicing, if there is no accident, the lifespan is mostly more than one thousand to two thousand years.
If there are some bloodlines of exotic beasts, maybe it can be added several times, and if it is better, it is normal to live for ten thousand years.
But now it is almost 10% less. People in the prehistoric world did not notice it at this time, because most of the prehistoric creatures now practice cultivation.
"I don't know whether this is good or bad. If it goes on for a long time, won't the world be full of practitioners, but no one will live long?"
Fuxi murmured to himself, and Nuwa beside him also frowned. She practiced the way of creation and felt very entangled at this time.
The quality of spiritual energy has declined, but it has become much richer, and practice has become simpler. This is undoubtedly a chance for countless ordinary people to change their fate.
But if they live in this environment for a long time, their roots will inevitably degenerate, and the roots of practitioners will also be reduced.
Now it has only been passed down for a hundred generations, and the lifespan has been reduced by one tenth. What if it is thousands or tens of thousands of generations?
Wouldn't it be like ordinary flowers and wild grasses, withering and flourishing in only one year?
Moreover, the gods must have reservations. Most of their own Taoist temples can be like the heaven, maintaining the appearance before the change, retaining the innate purity and nature.
The area within the Taoist temple and the outside world form two different worlds. Isn't the difference between the creatures in the world as big as the difference between heaven and earth?
The twelve witch ancestors had already returned to the west at this time. The world suddenly changed. For a while, the heaven was unable to deal with it, so they hid once.
However, they did not practice the great way of the soul, and they were only vaguely aware of the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but they also knew that the prey was getting less and less hungry now.
In the past, one meal could last ten days, but now I feel hungry after nine days, so I will naturally notice the change.
"Now that the Great Transformation of Heaven and Earth has ended, Heaven will be free sooner or later. Sooner or later, what Emperor Qi said back then will have to be faced. What do you think about this matter?"
Di Jiang was sitting at the top of the table, and the twelve ancestral witches gathered at the table, and there was no missing person.
Hou Tu frowned slightly when he heard this. She also had a severe headache at this time. She was staying well in the heaven and was not despised or abused.
But she never thought that her brother would be so bold and plan to kidnap her, but he would also take out the essence and blood of the Father God contained in Buzhou Mountain.
I don't know how to be more cautious. My actions were noticed by Heaven. I finally calmed down for a while, but something happened again.
Not to mention that it was to explain to the Heavenly Court, Hou Tu knew best about her brothers. Most of the current meeting was to discuss how to fool the Heavenly Court.
Faced with Di Jiang's inquiry, Hou Tu spoke first without waiting for anyone in the room to reply:
"To this day, you still don't give up? You and I witnessed the fall of the Immortal Court with our own eyes back then. Now it's only been three Yuanhui, and everyone has forgotten the scene of that day?"
"Do we really want the Witch Clan to be in a similar situation as Luo Di and Xianting, with all the leaders killed and only a few small fish and shrimps left to run around?"
"Don't think that I don't know your thoughts. Isn't the innate sacred being hidden by you in the clan the remnants of the Immortal Court?"
"I want to use him as a Daluo Jinxian who abandoned the divine way and turned to the immortal way. I want to control a formation that can rival the heaven. It's just a daydream!"
"What is the background of Heavenly Court? I have lived in it for more than ten yuanhui. Is it possible that you know it better than me?"
"What is the array method used by the gods of the heavenly court that year? You have seen it that you have seen it with your own eyes. What is the difference between the day of the immortal court?" It's just scales and claws that are revealed from the sky outside the sea of clouds, and we want to see them. Do we really understand what's hidden under the sea of clouds?"
"How could you withstand the attack of Donghuang Taiyi that day? You didn't think about it at all. You were blinded by ambition. Can you really see it clearly?"
In the main hall, only Hou Tu's voice was heard, and the rest of the people were silent, with a bit of shame and a bit of anger on their faces.
Di Jiang waited until Hou Tu's mood calmed down a little before he opened his mouth and explained briefly:
"Mulunjun is a capable man. He is able to retreat safely under the pursuit and interception of the Heavenly Court, which shows that he is extraordinary."
"Now that he is protected by us, the outside world will naturally not be able to affect him. Although Heaven is strong, it cannot find the hidden people of our Witch Clan."
"And I also know its battle strategy quite well. It is precisely because we know that there is still a gap between us and Heaven, that we have to work hard to catch up."
"And Mr. Mulun is the beginning of our attempts at the Witch Clan's formation. If we give up because of the gap, how can the Witch Clan ever be revitalized?"
Xuan Ming below also spoke to persuade:
"Sister Houtu, we also want to make the existence of the Wu clan no longer dependent on others. We don't necessarily have to fight with the heaven."
"Furthermore, this ancient world was originally opened up by Father God. As Father God, we should have a share in this ancient world."
"Not to mention becoming the overlord of the world, at least you should have the right to walk freely, instead of being imprisoned in half of the western continent like now!"
Hou Tu looked at Xuan Ming with shocked eyes, then looked around at everyone in the field, and saw that most of them agreed with Xuan Ming's remarks. Only then did he understand why the Wu clan has reached such a state.
Hou Tu's expression became complicated and calm, which made many ancestral shamans feel hairy in their hearts. They couldn't help but look at Hou Tu with concern, but Hou Tu just smiled bitterly and said:
"You are ridiculous! It is true that the ancient world was opened up by God the Father, but if it is according to what everyone said, where should those innate gods, gods and earth be?"
"I can understand your ambitions, but you have to know that once the Wu Clan starts a dispute with Heaven, there are only two endings waiting for the Wu Clan."
"Either Heaven is overthrown by the Witch Clan and falls from its position as the overlord of the ancient world. The Witch Clan becomes the target of public criticism and is destroyed by the gods."
"Either the Witch Clan fails and Heaven is still the overlord of the ancient times. The defeated Witch Clan becomes like the Qilin today and is exterminated, or it can only hide in the darkness and dare not be exposed."
"Unless we give up our faith in Father God, regard ourselves as innate and sacred, and at the same time stop practicing blood witchcraft and the power of law, and turn to the path of the soul."
"Otherwise, as far as you and I are concerned, the gods in the ancient world are just aliens. How can we stand on the head of these gods if we are aliens?"
"I once read the historical records of the ancient times in Heaven. The last race similar to the Wu Clan was a ferocious beast."
When Di Jiang and others heard this, they immediately became angry, and Gonggong even said angrily:
"How can Miss Houtu be so unabashed and compare us to those filthy and ignorant beasts! Don't forget that you are also a witch!"
Hou Tu just smiled calmly and said:
"Otherwise, what do you think the gods think of us? We also don't cultivate the Dao of Yuanshen, we also use blood food as a cultivation resource, and we also cultivate the power of laws."
"If it weren't for the wisdom of our witch clan, I'm afraid the other party would have regarded us as ferocious beasts and either kept us in captivity or killed us."
The atmosphere in the field suddenly became a little lower, Shebishi frowned and said:
"In the ancient world, it's not just the Witch Clan that eats blood. Isn't it the same for all other races? Which race of people has never eaten blood!"
Hou Tu just shook his head and said:
"They practice the Dao of Yuanshen."
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the venue. It was pointed out later that what they had been unwilling to face was finally brought to the forefront.
The only fig leaf between the Wu Clan and the sentient beings in the prehistoric times was torn off by Hou Tu. This is the difference between the two. They have different ways and do not work together.
This is also the most direct conflict between the Wu clan and the primitive creatures. In the battle between the great ways, there is no choice.
Di Jiang finally said hoarsely:
"Is it possible that we really have no possibility of becoming the overlord of the ancient world? We can only live under the gods and heaven, relying on others and begging for survival?"
Hou Tu was silent for a long time. After a while, he finally spoke with difficulty:
"At least, now is definitely not the time when there will be a conflict between me and Heaven. What happens in the future is up to you and me."
"We are by no means the only ones who want to resist the rule of Heaven. The Witch Clan cannot attack the stone with eggs at the moment."
"Those who are innately holy definitely don't want to have a heaven on their heads forever. Sooner or later they will be unable to bear it."
"Especially after the saints whom Daozu once said appeared, they will never be able to bear the pressure of a huge mountain on their heads."
"At that time, as long as those saints want to move the giant mountain above their heads and untie the shackles of heaven's rules and regulations, they will definitely provide enough breathing space for the Wu clan."
"And that's when the Witch Clan can become active and stand up to compete with the heavens, so that they can avoid being destroyed by the gods after victory."
"After all, the first people to overthrow Heaven are their innate saints, and we, the witch clan, are just the spokespersons for those innate saints."
"Only if they start fighting first will they abandon all principles and no longer care about whether they share the same path or whether they are aliens."
"Before that, what we need most is to stay dormant and not let Heaven find a reason to target or take action."
"You have to know that since I can understand this, how can I not know that there are countless talented people and wise men in heaven."
"It's just that they know better that without the Witch Clan, the gods will eventually push out another force, and for them, the Witch Clan is the best to deal with."
"This is the reason why they keep me waiting until now, and why they tolerate us in every possible way."