Chapter 1736: Secretly Borrowing Life Force
The creatures in the mountains and seas act like catalysts, further accelerating the process of integration between the mountains and the sea.
After reaching its peak, things will eventually decline and disaster will finally come.
Where did the first Dao annihilation come from? Even the three saints who had already attained enlightenment had no way of knowing.
It seemed to appear out of nowhere and suddenly jump out.
It's just that the mountains and seas are still in their heyday, and the disappearance of some possibilities is just like the loss of hair in daily life. It doesn't really mean anything.
Until the Daoyan waves, as time goes by, they always accompany the mountains and seas.
One day, it will become a reality.
Unconsciously, he had grown to the point where he could compete with the mountains and seas. He suddenly appeared like a ghost and confronted the mountains and seas.
Wherever it goes, possibilities collapse and the great way no longer exists.
It is separated by mountains and seas.
The originally continuous existence was forcibly cut into countless pieces.
Mountains and seas can still rely on their own internal veins to maintain their mysterious connection.
But the creatures in the mountains and seas are divided into broken individuals in the time layer.
Not only is the strength greatly reduced!
Even some memories are affected, becoming distorted and incomplete.
The saints who look back at the past billions of years of mountains and seas from the perspective of the Three Saints often encounter certain fragments of memory that seem to be covered with a layer of gray.
That is the part that was lost due to the breaking of mountains and seas, and then completed by the self-visualization of the Three Saints.
In the memory perception of the Three Saints, a long period of 50 billion years has passed from the first appearance of Dao Yan to the present.
It's really too long.
In addition, the Three Saints' thoughts are not just individuals, but millions of incarnations, covering almost all possibilities.
Contains most of the civilizations, holy spirits, and paths of mountains and seas.
The data was so huge that it was hard to imagine. If the three saints had not intentionally blurred it, this 50 billion years of memory would have been enough to wash away, distort, and rewrite the personalities of the saints who were watching.
Although it was a virtual jump, it did not prevent the saints from truly experiencing the journey that the Three Saints had taken.
However, it does not elaborate on the countless possibilities within the mountains and seas, but focuses on the overall time experienced by the mountains and seas.
The saints saw that the initial disaster of the annihilation of the Tao could indeed be ignored.
The possibility of disappearing due to erosion by Daoyan is not even as great as the one chance that the mountains and seas will evolve and disappear on their own.
However, in the struggle for the great way, one side gains while the other loses.
Once the collapse trend is born, if it is not stopped, it is destined to grow endlessly.
No matter how small a variable is, after being added up over billions of years, it will become an astronomical figure.
By now, the virtual world formed by the erosion of Dao Yan can already compete with the mountains and seas.
Even at the end of a more distant time, the disappearance of mountains and seas seems to have become a foregone conclusion.
…
A long journey slowly came to an end.
After exiting the memories of the Three Saints, it took the saints a long time for their vision to become clear again.
“Although this is the same route I’ve taken before, the thought of having to go back the same way makes my scalp tingle.”
"This road is too long and too difficult to walk on." Bai Xiao took a long breath and said with deep emotion.
"From an outsider's perspective, Dao Yan's birth seems to make no sense. Outside of the mountains and seas, there is no virtual world. Apart from that gaze, there is nothing else. But as the mountains and seas evolved, Dao Yan was born and eroded the mountains and seas..."
“Could it be that the virtual world originates from the sight of mountains and seas?”
After the initial sigh, the saints still focused on the strange things in the memories of the Three Saints.
"From what I see, that's probably not the case. Even though the mountains and seas are now in ruins, the virtual world is still equally matched with the mountains and seas. It's just that over a long period of time and the accumulated erosion have eventually led to the decay of the mountains and seas. And that sight..." said the Thief, looking towards the Lianshan Saint.
"If what Saint Lianshan felt at that time was correct... the pressure brought by that sight was definitely above the mountains and seas!"
After the other saints thought about it, they agreed with it deeply.
"Lianshan's enlightenment is actually equal to that of the mountains and seas. However, in front of that gaze, he could not even hold out for a moment. It is only natural that the mountains and seas changed because of it."
Having said this, all the saints fell into a strange silence at the same time.
Since we are talking about the gaze beyond the mountains and seas, we cannot avoid its source.
The answer seems obvious.
But it was so unbelievable that some of the saints didn't even dare to be the first to say it.
Li Fan, on the other hand, asked directly without any taboos.
"It seems that you all have the same doubts as I do."
"With such power, a single glance can change the mountains and seas. Could it be that this gaze comes from God?"
This seems to be the only reasonable answer.
The saints found it difficult to answer Li Fan's question, and they all looked at the Lianshan Saint, the only one who had actually seen that gaze.
"I don't know either..." After a moment's silence, Saint Lianshan just gave a rare bitter smile.
"The true face of God, no one has ever seen it except the Divine Mountains and Seas. Since I have never seen God, I don't know what it looks like. Even if it is possible to look it in the eye, how can I be sure?"
"However, if we deduce according to common sense... your guesses are probably not wrong." Lianshan said again.
Tai Yi shook his head: "Gods transcend mountains and seas, so it is difficult to infer them with common sense. I am afraid that our various guesses and deductions will not lead to the correct results."
"But one thing is certain. Even if that gaze does not belong to a god, it comes from a being higher than the mountains and seas. It can be compared to a star."
"Perhaps it is the split spirit of the mountain and the sea that did not devour all the remnants. Or perhaps it is from a being of the same nature as God in the unknown place. All the changes that the mountain and the sea have undergone since their eternal state are caused by it." The Saint Returning to the Sea concluded.
A warm feeling surged into the hearts of the saints along with the voice of the Saint Returning to the Sea.
While diluting the vicissitudes of watching billions of years of memory, it also slowly wiped away the invisible influence brought by that gaze.
Lianshan looked at Li Fan and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhouhui, how do you feel? Do you still have doubts?"
Li Fan nodded and then shook his head: "Even though I have been through it once, it is still extremely difficult to go through it again. I don't have the wisdom, courage and perseverance of the Three Saints. But..."
"Even ants try to survive. As a saint, there seems to be no better way to survive than to reunite and save Shanhai. I can only try my best to survive."
Li Fan's frankness was somewhat beyond the expectations of the saints present.
But it was true, and all the saints nodded slightly.
"A journey of a thousand years begins with a single step. Let's first take down this peak in front of us." Li Fan smiled.
What Li Fan was talking about was naturally the mountains and seas ahead that were surrounded by the virtual world.
After the saints had calmed down their spirits, their minds were focused again on the differentiated bodies of the mountain and sea in front.
The three saints of time and space in the previous paragraph introduced the situation.
"Compared to the situation we faced before when we were surrounded and killed by the incarnations of the virtual world, it is not worse."
"The reason why the situation has deteriorated to its current state is because Daoyan's invasion is too severe. Even with our protection, the mountains and seas will inevitably disappear day by day." Lianshan Saint said, pointing to the waves blowing in from outside the mountains and seas.
Xuanji rings with warm white light, covering the entire mountain and sea.
But it is visible to the naked eye that it is constantly twisting and vibrating.
It was as if it was being manipulated by an invisible hand, constantly changing shape.
The Xuanji Ring is like this, and the mountains and seas protected by it are really like fragile bubbles, precarious and likely to burst at any time.
"The severity of Dao Yan is indeed extremely rare."
"Even in the memory of the Lianshan Saint for hundreds of millions of years, there are very few gatherings of this magnitude. No wonder they say that after this level, the road ahead will be smooth."
"If we only want to protect ourselves in this annihilation, it may not be difficult. But if we want to protect the mountains and the sea at the same time..."
For the first time, the saints personally felt the tremendous pressure coming from beyond the mountains and seas. They all frowned and thought about countermeasures.
"Dao Yan's pressure is as great as the mountains and seas. Only saints who can stand up to it can stand up to it. We were in a desperate situation before, and the number of saints was dwindling. But now..."
"With my true spirit infusing my magical powers, as long as the mountains and seas are kept intact, we can always create a sufficient number of saints. With each additional saint, the pressure of the Daoyan trend will be reduced. If there are enough saints, this calamity will disappear without us having to take action." Li Fan said softly.
Then he changed the subject: "But this is only a last resort. Firstly, although the True Spirit Infusion has the ability to change fate, it also requires the right person. There are many transcendent cultivators who are only one step away from becoming a saint..."
"Not much, actually. And secondly, I'm afraid time won't wait for us."
Lianshan Saint nodded slightly: "Fellow Daoist Zhouhui is indeed perceptive. Perhaps because he sensed the departure of Suo, the pressure from the Void Realm beyond the Mountain Sea has become more intense. The Dao Annihilation Wave is getting higher and higher. It will soon reach its peak. We don't have that much time to slowly create a Saint."
As if confirming the words of Saint Lianshan, the white light outside the Xuanji Ring suddenly twisted violently.
Even the saints sitting inside the ring felt the sudden shake.
Looking up, it seemed that numerous figures began to descend in the pitch-black virtual world.
Like a large army approaching, the spearhead is heading straight for us.
"The incarnation of the virtual world..."
The three saints frowned at the same time.
Previously, in order to stop Li Fan and others from coming to support, the virtual world was willing to mobilize dozens of virtual world incarnations.
Now, in order to completely take over the mountains and seas where this great road of life is located, the virtual world will naturally draw more forces.
Especially after [Suo] was forced back by Li Fan.
The momentum of Dao Yan alone is difficult to resist.
Now with so many virtual world incarnations...
"What's the plan?"
For a moment, all the saints felt a little embarrassed.
"I do have a plan, but I wonder if it is feasible." The one who spoke was Lord Shouqiu.
Of course, it actually represents the thoughts of Li Fan who shares the same aspirations.
"Just keep the hill and talk."
"Last time, from the memories of the Three Saints, we saw a scene where the mountains and seas were changing due to the situation. And this place is where the life veins of the mountains and seas are..."
"Perhaps we can stimulate the power of the mountains and seas themselves to fight against the trend of Daoyan!" Shouqiu said lightly.
The saints were silent, as if they were thinking.
Shouqiu continued to talk to himself: "The mountain and sea seem weak and in danger, and need our rescue. However, I have observed the memories of the Three Saints for hundreds of millions of years, and I have gained new insights."
"The civilization of mountains and seas, the great ways of mountains and seas, the creatures of mountains and seas, are they really mountains and seas?"
"It's just the various derivatives of the changes in the mountains and seas due to circumstances! At the very beginning, when the mountains and seas depended on each other and existed forever, that was how the mountains and seas were supposed to exist."
"In other words, all these things are just external objects to the mountains and seas, just like people's clothes."
"Not the mountains and seas themselves!"
Shouqiu's words were earth-shattering.
The saints now know that the so-called civilization, living beings, and great ways of mountains and seas are probably the origins of the Three Saints.
Now Shouqiu has made shocking remarks: the Three Saints cannot represent the mountains and seas.
There was dead silence inside the Xuanji Ring.
The saints looked at the nose with their eyes and at the heart with their noses. They neither agreed nor objected out loud, but quietly observed the reactions of the Three Saints.
"Let civilization belong to civilization, and let mountains and seas belong to mountains and seas. Mr. Shouqiu's words are very wonderful, and I agree with them. I wonder what the Three Saints think?" Li Fan clearly stood on the side of Mr. Shouqiu.
After Li Fan, it was Daode who spoke out in agreement.
The other three saints raised doubts at the same time, but the three saints could not sit idly by.
"Shou Qiu has been sitting on the mountain and gazing at the sea for countless years. After gaining our memories, he has indeed become more insightful about the mysteries of the mountains and the sea."
"In a sense, you are right."
“All the attachments between mountains and seas cannot represent the mountains and seas themselves.”
"Ever since the first living being was created, it was tainted with innate evil, so Shanhai had no choice but to destroy it. The perfect state that Shanhai envisioned was the eternal time after the destruction of the Taichu Immortal Realm."
"Possibilities rise and fall like ripples, and living things multiply and disappear in them. But they will not affect the mountains and seas in the slightest."
"The mountains and seas remain independent forever. It's a pity..."
"This attempt failed."
"The mountains and seas, and the civilizations that evolved within them, are once again entangled, and the entanglement is getting deeper and deeper. But if you get it down to it, the essence is still different." Lianshan did not deny Shouqiu Gong's speculation.
All the saints fell into deep thought because of Lianshan's words.
"In a sense, our presence is actually harmful rather than beneficial to Shanhai."
"The ideal outcome for the separation of the gods from the mountains and the sea is to jointly create a new god. Even if that is not possible, maintaining the eternal and endless state as in the beginning is still the best choice. But..."
Li Fan recalled the scene he had seen before, the lone star descending into the world and swallowing up everything. He felt something in his heart and said slowly: "Any so-called creatures, civilizations, and great ways between the mountains and seas are the manifestations of the differentiation of the original power of the mountains and seas. In fact, it represents the loss of their power..."
"The stronger the mountain and sea civilization and creatures become, the weaker the mountains and seas themselves become."
In an instant, Li Fan thought of something and stopped talking.
I had some guesses in my mind, but they were so unbelievable that I didn't speak out rashly.
I just keep recalling the scene when the lone star came into the world.
"Outline of the Changes of Mountains and Seas, Festival of the Rhythm of Starlight..."
Lianshan Saint seemed to be unaware of Li Fan's inner fluctuations, and continued: "Shouqiu's idea is indeed good. Shanhai and the virtual world are competing against each other. Now that the virtual world's army is approaching, Shanhai can naturally dispatch troops to fight the enemy. The key issue is..."
"How exactly do you do that?"
"Behind the scenes of the virtual world, there is a faint thought in command. But the mountains and seas..."
Lianshan Saint shook his head slightly: "Since the collapse of the Eternal Mountain and Sea, it has been a long time since I felt its true intention. Even if I can sense it occasionally, it is just instinct."
"Unconscious instincts may be able to face crises and fight. But they cannot deploy troops and take advantage of the situation like the virtual world. This may be the most important reason why Shanhai is at a disadvantage."
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