Everyone selectively ignored that statement and listened to him continue.
"But about a month later, the chain reaction of the deepening of the strange invasion came. Various spatial nodes began to appear all over the world. These spatial nodes were originally hidden in the gaps between spaces, but as the strange invasion deepened, they are now coming to light one by one."
Currently, three spatial nodes have emerged in China, one of which is a Taoist stronghold, and the other is a Buddhist stronghold.
Yang Ming discovered a blind spot: "What about the third one? Whose base is the third one?"
Fang Moli shook his head: "The third one is nobody, because everyone inside is already dead. There are only strange things inside. Because this third spatial node was left unguarded, the Xia Kingdom suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, this third spatial node was located in a desolate place with few people. Later, the Taoist and Buddhist sects came to help, and the situation was temporarily stabilized."
"Huh, they're actually pretty nice people!" Yang Ming said with some surprise.
However, Fang Moli's expression turned quite unpleasant after mentioning Taoism and Buddhism.
"Good? My Xuanyuan Sword was stolen by the Buddhist sect! After that old bald monk saw me, he said that this item was destined for me, and then he stole the Xuanyuan Sword!"
And do you really think they're protecting the Xia Kingdom out of kindness? They're just trying to strengthen their own sects! The Nationwide Spirit Master Project was going well, but the Taoist and Buddhist sects started poaching people, spreading their doctrines everywhere, and then luring them into their own ranks. Now the Nationwide Spirit Master Project is almost impossible to implement; everyone's become their people!
A cold glint flashed in Fang Xiu's eyes. To seize people from the headquarters was to seize people from his own side. How could he allow others to snore on his side of the bed?
"Let's talk about Taoism and Buddhism in detail."
"I don't know much either. I only know that in the previous era, Taoism and Buddhism were quite a force. Later, all the forces actively entered the spatial node and isolated themselves from the world. They seem to have lived and multiplied in the spatial node for hundreds of years. Now that they have reappeared in the world, except for one spatial node that was mysteriously destroyed, Taoism and Buddhism have survived and have a deep foundation. They still possess many methods from the previous era. The strength of their fifth-level experts far surpasses that of the present world. They have developed various wonderful uses for the Light of the Mind, and there are even sixth-level experts in charge!"
It matches up.
Fang Xiu silently thought that in the previous era, Zhou Qingfeng severed the connection between heaven and earth and sealed the major spatial nodes. He must have left people in each spatial node so that major forces could move in and guard them. He himself led the top experts of major forces to the other side, while some weaker people were left in the spatial nodes.
This is normal. In the spatial nodes, those below the fourth rank cannot survive, let alone the other shore. If I'm not mistaken, Zhou Qingfeng may have taken almost all the fourth-rank and above powerhouses to the other shore, and then wiped them all out.
The absence of gray fog at the spatial nodes, as mentioned earlier, suggests that the burial site may be unique.
If there were no gray fog in other spatial nodes, it would be possible for low-level spirit masters from various forces to thrive. A hundred years have passed, and although these people were relatively weak back then, they at least possessed the foundation of the previous era. Moreover, they have passed down their skills from generation to generation in such a strange and endless place as spatial nodes, so it is not surprising that a sixth-level spirit master has emerged.
This era doesn't have the method to break through to the sixth rank, but the previous era did.
Those who can reach the other side are all high-level Spirit Masters, so what about the low-level Spirit Masters of the previous era? Why are there no traces of them in the present world? There is only one possibility: they entered a spatial node!
"Now, the Taoist and Buddhist sects are gaining more prestige in the country than the headquarters," the minister sighed.
At this moment, everyone finally understood what he meant by the change of times. The emergence of people from the previous era had instantly changed the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing both structure and overall structure).
"External and internal troubles, the Taoist and Buddhist sects, and a spatial node going out of control—these can be considered internal troubles. What about external troubles?" Fang Xiu suddenly asked.
The minister's brow furrowed even deeper: "The antiquities recycling program has encountered obstacles. Countries are no longer cooperating. Previously, it was because of your intimidation and because countries did not know the uses of the antiquities."
However, with the emergence of spatial nodes, and even many foreign ones, the West was already in chaos. Many countries were even ruled by people from the previous era. The West's discourse power was no longer in their own hands, but in the hands of people from the previous era. Their current leader was a sixth-order spirit master who called himself God.
God knew the uses of antiques, and not only rejected Xia Kingdom's antique recycling plan, but also demanded the return of the antiques previously taken. If Xia Kingdom hadn't already been regarded as its own territory by Taoism and Buddhism, God would probably have already come knocking on its door.
"What!?" Li Xiaoru was furious upon hearing this: "We took back our things, and not only did they not cooperate, they even dared to ask for them back?"
"Sooner or later, I'll lead a million-strong army to crush these Western scumbags! God? Pshaw! How many divisions can God possibly have!"
Li Xiaoru was furious, but Xiong Tianguang and the others fell silent. This was truly a case of internal and external troubles. Internally, there were Taoists and Buddhists snatching people and strange disturbances, while externally, the Western God was eyeing them covetously.
Unfortunately, both sides have sixth-tier powerhouses in charge, but the once strongest headquarters is missing, having been left behind by the times and now struggling to survive in the cracks.
After Li Xiaoru finished venting his anger, an eerie silence fell over the conference room, and everyone wore a somber expression.
They originally thought that even if the headquarters encountered a huge problem, with a group of fifth-level beings returning, what problem couldn't they solve?
But now it seems that it really can't be resolved.
Yang Ming, who had been smoking continuously, stopped at this moment.
After a moment of silence, Yang Ming suddenly looked at Fang Xiu with expectant eyes and said the words he had said countless times before.
"Hugh, what do we do now? Do we still have a chance to turn this around?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Fang Xiu, their faces filled with anticipation.
The minister and others, in particular, looked on with great eagerness. Only those who have lost a prophet can understand the value of a prophet. As the headquarters suffered setbacks step by step, they had thought more than once that if Fang Xiu were here, he would definitely be able to make the most correct judgment. They missed Fang Xiu's strategic planning, missed his ability to remain calm in the face of all desperate situations, and missed his ability to bring hope to everyone.
Even this time, they had a vague feeling that it was unlikely, after all, they were facing a sixth-order being, and not just one sixth-order being. What was most terrifying was that these sixth-order beings were all backed by forces from the previous era.
The gap in strength between the two sides has far exceeded that of the last time, when the headquarters faced the poker organization.
Facing the Poker Organization and the Joker, Fang Moli can at least hold off the Joker with the Xuanyuan Sword, and the other captains can also fight back and forth with the Aces of various suits.
But now, only after witnessing the terror of a sixth-tier expert can one understand that the gap is definitely not the difference between the fourth and fifth tiers.
That's how it is with Spirit Masters; the gap widens as you progress, sometimes even drastically.
Facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, Fang Xiu remained calm as always. Even when he heard that his opponents were various forces with sixth-level experts, he did not change his expression.
He calmly gazed at the crowd and said lightly, "It's alright, I have already seen the future."
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