Chapter 300: Lord Lan and the Truth of the Great Turmoil in China

Lu Wenwu politely stepped forward and extended his hand to shake hands with the other party.

"Sorry, I will compensate for the damaged ground."

"I'm sorry that your life was in danger."

The two said in unison and were stunned at the same time.

Lu Wenwu: “?”

Seeing the doubtful look on his face, the Confucian teacher felt more guilty.

What a good child!

After suffering a fatal attack, the first thing he thought of was not to ask the country for compensation, but to compensate the country for its losses!

Without waiting for Lu Wenwu to speak, he hurriedly said, "No need for compensation, no, absolutely no need. We will have professionals to handle it! How can we let a hero bleed and cry?"

"Uh, okay then."

Lu Wenwu scratched his head, but didn't make a fuss about it.

If he really wants to pay compensation, he may have to exchange his spiritual coins for some Shenzhou coins.

He had no money to spend on a daily basis, and his few savings came from selling egg-filled pancakes at a stall.

With such a large area of ​​road damage, he probably can't afford to pay for it with his limited property.

"I'm truly sorry, our security efforts were flawed and we failed to detect those damned parasites."

The Confucian teacher apologized sincerely, bowed deeply to Lu Wenwu, and handed him a storage treasure box.

The shape of the treasure box is somewhat similar to the mysterious treasure box that Lu Wenwu had opened before, but it is obviously the masterpiece of a master weapon refiner, not a lottery box produced by the system.

"It's our fault. Our stable life has made us slack off. Master Lan feels guilty about this." The Confucian Master criticized himself again. "He asked me to give you this box. It contains some compensation, both for himself and for the country."

Lu Wenwu didn't take the box. He simply reached out and helped the Confucian master up. He smiled and said frankly, "Sir, there's no need to be so. The path of cultivation is never smooth sailing. If I'm not mistaken, the thing that trapped me is probably the infamous Death Arena. Even a god wouldn't be able to defend against such a method."

As for the Death Arena, he only took a quick look with the Eye of True Vision after defeating Morales and learned some detailed information.

I can only say that there is nothing strange about this wave.

It’s not the teammates’ fault, it’s just that the enemy takes it too seriously.

The other party did not hesitate to sacrifice a deity and sent another deity and an assassination team of five top S-rank masters. Who could have thought that sniping an A-rank player would require such a big battle?

Oh. And there's the dead father mentioned by Colantono.

Although Lu Wenwu didn't know why the other party said that he killed him, it was probably because he was dead.

Therefore, in order to kill himself, the Salvation Army has lost at least nine S-level and two gods, so this wave is not a loss.

In fact, what Lu Wenwu didn't know was that the Salvation Army had paid more than that.

In addition, there is the life of another god, plus two extremely rare mythical treasures of divination.

It’s a huge loss.

It was such a pity that the evil monk and the military leader had to hide in the endless abyss.

"Failure to fulfill one's duty is failure to fulfill one's duty. We should know our shame and then be brave." The Confucian teacher firmly handed the treasure box forward, "Please accept it, Fifth Brother."

"Okay, I'll keep it then."

Since it was something he deserved, there was nothing to be embarrassed about, so Lu Wenwu accepted it immediately.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, who is the 'Master Lan' you mentioned just now?"

The Confucian teacher explained, "Master Lan is one of the guardians of Shenzhou, and he's the most powerful guardian in Shenzhou. He's been in charge of Shenzhou since the beginning of the apocalypse, slaying countless enemies. During Shenzhou's turmoil, he single-handedly struck fear into the hearts of those who were ready to make trouble. Since then, almost no one dares to come to Shenzhou to cause trouble."

As for why it is almost

All we can say is that a certain organization that was scared into running away is just being stubborn.

If China had not been surrounded by powerful enemies at the time and needed a top-level god to take charge, Master Lan would probably have directly attacked the enemy's lair and turned the world upside down.

By the time Shenzhou finally stabilized and reached the top of the world again, these guys had already used the techniques of shielding cause and effect and confusing fate, and it was impossible to find where they had gone.

This time, Master Lan was able to charge directly into the opponent's lair because the opponent's mythical treasure was damaged after the backlash, and the powerful gods who suppressed the fortune-telling fell one after another and were directly searched out by the powerful people of Shenzhou.

"After you suddenly appeared, Master Lan took the initiative to take on the task of being your protector. It was for this reason that when you were sniped by those insects in the Death Arena, Master Lan, enraged, stormed into their lair and slaughtered them, frightening them into hiding in the Endless Abyss."

Having said that, the Confucian teacher sighed.

"It's a shame, that wasn't our home turf, so we weren't able to wipe them out completely. The one piece of good news is that before you ascend, you won't have to worry about these rats bothering you anymore; they've been terrified."

"Endless Abyss?"

Lu Wenwu automatically ignored the previous words and only heard the words in the middle.

It’s a good thing we couldn’t kill them all!

Leader of the Salvation Resistance Army, just wait for me!

Wait for me to download a few more copies, and then you’ll be done if I don’t do it!

The Confucian Master continued, "Master Lan was furious and deeply ashamed of his negligence. Therefore, on top of the original compensation, he added some more, including the bodies of several rebels he had killed, some items he had looted from their headquarters, and a coordinate of the Endless Abyss."

"The coordinates of the Endless Abyss?" Lu Wenwu's eyes lit up. "Is this where the rebels ended up after fleeing?"

"That's right." The Confucian Master nodded slightly. "Master Lan's identity is too sensitive. To some extent, he represents the attitude of part of Shenzhou. It is difficult to enter the depths of the abyss."

"Hey, that's perfect. I'm just an unknown nobody, and those abyss demon kings shouldn't pay any attention to me." Lu Wenwu said excitedly.

He was already thinking about contacting the old Flame Demon and going to the abyss when the time came.

He completely wiped out the evil organizations that tried to destroy his pancake stall, and at the same time, prepared to ascend to godhood and upgrade his own equipment.

Scarlet Abyss, this can be promoted to the mythical level.

I'll just use the Demon King's Wrath for now, I'm not too short of attack power right now.

At the same time, you can also ask if there is any reliable engraving master in the old Flame Demon's magic circle who can help him upgrade the Glory Battle Mark.

The more amplifying things like this, the better.

Worried that Lu Wenwu might rush forward in a fit of rage, the Confucian Master quickly advised, "Fifth Brother, be extremely careful. Don't let your guard down. Even the seemingly benevolent Lord of the Abyss isn't completely trustworthy. Master Lan won't allow you to leave Blue Star until you've gained sufficient power for revenge."

The initial communication between Lu Wenwu and Old Flame Demon was through Shenzhou Post, so it was not surprising that the people in the Player Management Bureau knew that he had this relationship.

The Confucian teacher was afraid that he would rely on his power in the abyss to kill him directly.

That would seem a bit like giving it away for free.

In the abyss, there are countless people who ascend to gods!

"Don't worry, sir. I just don't like to use my brain. It's not that I don't have one. I won't do anything to get killed." Lu Wenwu waved his hand and said with a smile.

He is very aware of his current strength.

He is confident that he can kill weakened pseudo-gods like the True Demon Queen and Morales.

If it was a pseudo-god in his prime, as long as he could activate the Angry Dragon Dharma Image, the odds of winning or losing should be fifty-fifty, and at worst, no more than forty-six.

If it was a true god-like powerful being who had already survived the thunder tribulation, that is, an existence at the weakest level of the Abyss Lord, Lu Wenwu would have no confidence of victory at all.

The level of the strong man is something I have never seen before, and even his abilities are unknown, so there is no way to compare him.

"Come to think of it, I have a question that's been on my mind for a long time, and there's no information available on the intranet. Could you please clarify it, sir?"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Wenwu raised a question that he had been curious about for a long time.

"Given the strength of our Shenzhou, why did a massive upheaval, nearly causing disintegration, occur after the end of the world stabilized?"

"The path to immortality has never been cut off since ancient times. The traditions of various sects have been passed down to this day. Even the major demon tribes are still active. Even in the Dharma Ending Age before the apocalypse, there were still many old monsters at the level of immortals on land."

"No matter how you look at it, we're incredibly strong. What on earth could have happened to get us to this point? Could it be..."

Looking at Lu Wenwu's curious eyes, the Confucian teacher certainly knew what the two words he didn't say at the end were.

Internal strife.

However, that is impossible.

The Confucian Master smiled and shook his head. "It's not what you imagine. Since ancient times, the unity and resilience that has erupted in the face of great disasters in China has been astonishing. How could there be large-scale internal strife under such circumstances?"

"To be frank, even if internal strife did occur, we should at least wait until China achieved great unification, completely defeated the apocalypse, and enjoyed at least a hundred years of stable development before engaging in internal strife over class and power, right? Most ancient dynasties were like this."

Even a serious person like the Confucian teacher made a joke.

If China really brings out the slogan of great unification at this time, it will not be as simple as restoring its former territory.

Only by becoming the leader of the Blue Stars can it be considered a great unification!

"It's not an internal conflict? Then what's the reason?"

These words made Lu Wenwu even more curious.

"Nations often fall due to weakness, but the Han Dynasty alone fell due to strength." The Confucian teacher couldn't help but smile bitterly and spread his hands. "It may sound a bit Versailles, but the reason for our civil unrest was simply that we were too strong."

"Too strong?" Lu Wenwu was confused.

"Yes, it's too strong. Our foundation is truly too strong." The Confucian teacher explained with a strange expression, "You should know that ascending to the gods is different from the land-based immortals in our traditional immortal cultivation sects, right?"

"I understand a little bit." Lu Wenwu nodded. "In traditional cultivation methods, one can choose the time to undergo tribulation. However, after players advance to the God stage, they will face thunder tribulation in a very short time. They will either ascend to heaven or die, unless some special means are used to forcibly stop it. Holy crap!"

Having said that, Lu Wenwu realized it himself without anyone else's explanation.

He asked tentatively, "Could it be that the civil unrest was simply because too many of us ascended at once, leaving the top brass with a depleted combat power?"

"That's right! Everything is due to the revival of spiritual energy and the changes in the laws of heaven and earth."

The Confucian teacher slapped his thigh suddenly.

"Who among those who could reach the pinnacle of cultivation in the Dharma Ending Age was not a genius among geniuses? At that time, almost all the immortals on earth were immersed in the joy of the revival of spiritual energy, the ability to ascend to immortality, and the fulfillment of countless dreams of their ancestors."

"Other countries start from scratch, but we start with max-level bosses and top-tier characters. Who wouldn't be arrogant? We can easily clear those materialized dungeons."

"Thus, Shenzhou was so powerful at the time that it didn't even take the apocalypse into consideration. It didn't even consider it to be the apocalypse. They easily established numerous safe zones with almost no casualties."

"After suppressing a large number of materialized copies, these old monsters began to retreat in preparation for their tribulation. Meanwhile, the remaining transcendents competed like crazy to reach that legendary realm."

“That’s the problem.”

“No one expected that as soon as one’s rank was raised to the level of Godhood, one would immediately be struck by a thunder tribulation.”

"Cross over and ascend to the upper realm."

"Failure means death."

"The tribulation is passed within the space provided by the system replica. Outsiders have no way of knowing whether it is successful or not."

"It was for this reason that, after a large number of peak S-rank masters and land-based immortals 'disappeared' one after another, we finally understood that the rules of heaven and earth had changed!"

"In the early days of the apocalypse, we hadn't yet acquired such advanced technology. Every safe zone city was like an isolated island, and news could only be transmitted physically by top-tier experts. You can imagine how quickly news could be transmitted."

"When we finally spread this news across the country, those players who had already obtained player status and were striving for the peak realm could no longer stop, and were forced to ascend one after another."

"You're familiar with what happened next. It's only in the last ten years or so that we've truly recovered."

The Confucian teacher's voice was helpless yet mixed with a hint of pride.

Lu Wenwu: “.”

This is indeed a story to be proud of but also a little sad.

At the beginning, there is a group of high-level and full-level accounts, and the strength gap is huge.

Even if all the people in Shenzhou became players, even if all of them failed to materialize billions of D-level copies, the practitioners in Shenzhou who had been forced to cultivate themselves for many years could easily suppress them.

Even if those practitioners fail too many times in the main mission of a high-difficulty dungeon after entering the dungeon, a high-level dungeon will still materialize, and the full-level monsters can destroy the disaster in the blink of an eye.

Yes, traditional practitioners are indeed not as strong as players of the same level.

But becoming a god and suppressing the S-level is also easy, right?

The realm suppression is there, and not everyone is Lu Wenwu.

What's more, those guys who can cultivate to the immortal realm on land in the Dharma-Ending Age are all geniuses.

Except for Old Deng like Morales who barely survived until the end of the world by relying on hibernation, secret techniques and other means, it is hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker among the remaining land immortals who are on the path of cultivation compared with players and dungeon bosses of the same level.

However, if these max-level monsters suddenly disappeared, it would be an absolute disaster.

When a group of max-level and high-level characters suddenly disappeared, those extremely difficult materialized copies became a real disaster, and the few players and extraordinary people had to rely on their lives to fill it!

Under such circumstances, China was able to remain stable and not collapse. It was even able to return to its peak in just a few decades and once again sit on the throne of the world's number one that had been interrupted. This can definitely be called a miracle.

(End of this chapter)