Chapter 199 Chaotic Dance of Gods and Demons
The goddess who had been caught behaved herself, looking like she had lost her father.
This immortal was only at the sixth level; Rong Yi could easily subdue her.
After a "friendly" exchange, the two learned that this goddess was not an immortal who ascended from the mortal realm, but rather that her parents were immortals, making her a second-generation deity.
Rong Yi was convinced. He had thought that immortals were emotionless and without desires, but he never expected that they not only had desires but also engaged in family-based activities.
This second-generation deity has just come of age, and the gods in his family have asked him to come and manage this piece of land for a while.
Rong Yi: "Why did we come here? We haven't finished exploring this area, but from what the villagers said, we know it's very poor. If we're going to go, we should go to a bustling big town."
The second-generation god's expression was much more vivid this time, without the pretentious airs he had before.
"Because...because the desire is strong."
She wouldn't say anything more, keeping her mouth tightly shut, as if she would never say anything more even if you killed her.
But these few words were enough for Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing to understand that their sense of gratitude must be strong, because life was too bitter and there was no other way. Even the imperial court couldn't do anything about it, so they could only hope for the gods.
Rong Yi had no intention of killing this second-generation god. He had only been here for a short time and there was no need to make a blood feud with the immortal gang.
To survive, the second-generation god handed over all his useful treasures, including the Qiankun Bag. It was unexpected that even gods used this.
As soon as Rong Yi let go, the second-generation god disappeared.
Opening the Qiankun bag, it was filled with jade spirit stones.
"Sixth rank, still sixth rank, it's full of sixth rank jade spirit stones, let me see... there are tens of millions of them."
Rong Yi was amused. He wondered if every immortal was this rich. The two of them had worked hard all the way to obtain a few thousand inner cores, and they were only second-tier ones.
Wei Yanqing stroked his chin. "Looks like we can consider kidnapping gods in the future."
This is just a joke at the moment; immortals spend most of their time in heaven and descend to earth only a handful of times.
"After the kidnapping, I just discovered something interesting." Rong Yi tossed the jade spirit stone back into his Qiankun bag. "Not only is the energy within that second-generation god different from ours, but it also hasn't been circulating."
Energy circulates within their bodies, gradually strengthening their physique. However, the second-generation gods are like simple containers, holding a lot of energy, but merely containing it.
Wei Yanqing rubbed his fingers together. "I sensed it just now, and it's true."
If it weren't for the fact that it was a living deity, he would have thought the energy container had come to life.
"Could it be that they weren't human when they ascended to heaven?" Rong Yi couldn't imagine what it would feel like if energy didn't circulate within one's body.
Wei Yanqing: "Her energy, combined with the background of this world, reminds me of a special kind of energy that is no less powerful than naturally formed energy stones, and is even easier to obtain than energy stones."
Rong Yi hadn't regained his memory and didn't know which one he was referring to. "Could you explain?"
“The energy of heaven and earth can manifest in many ways.” Wei Yanqing pointed to the sky as he spoke. “Those gods and immortals must have become gods through faith and cultivation, so their energy is completely different from the energy in our bodies. But this kind of energy is very special and cannot be refined, so it has no circulation and can only be stored.”
Faith power...
Rong Yi recalled the instance with ghosts. The Ghost King of the Ghost Realm also needed faith. If it relied on a rare and non-renewable resource like Ghost Crystals, it would be difficult for it to accomplish what it wanted to do.
“Faith power is good, it can unleash tremendous energy, but it’s not so easy to get your hands on.” Wei Yanqing described his understanding of this energy in a deep voice. “Once you use faith power, you can’t absorb other energies, which cuts off all your escape routes. You can only continue on the path of collecting faith. You are strong when you have faith power, but you will become weaker and weaker until you disappear completely without faith power to replenish it.”
This is the fate of most gods who rely on faith. People's hearts are fickle; as long as they can get what they want through other means, they will immediately abandon God.
Rong Yi: "Then I can understand why they put on airs and say those sweet nothings."
To keep people devoted to their faith, there must be suffering in the human world, and they can only pray to the gods for salvation. No matter how powerful the immortal sects are, they can only subdue some demons at most. For powerful demons that are strong enough, they still have to rely on the gods, not to mention things like rain and snow.
However, the situation in this territory was much more serious, and no one from the imperial court could come in to help them, so they could only place their hopes on the mercy of the gods.
Having figured out a bit about the gods, Rong Yi wondered if the second generation of gods would complain to their families, "Would they release the younger one to punish the older one?"
The power of faith in deities might have some influence on other cultivators, but it made no difference to her, so she wasn't too worried about deities coming to find her.
"Probably not. Since they are gods, they must know that we are not ordinary people." Not only do they not want to cause trouble now, but the gods here feel the same way.
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As expected, the second-generation god didn't bring any family members to deal with them. Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing woke up early in the morning and continued on their way. Strangely, no monsters appeared on the road.
Rong Yi looked around at this barren land. "Could it be that demons from the realm of immortals can come and go as they please?"
This place is so dry; if demons could come and go as they pleased, they probably wouldn't want to stay here.
"Not necessarily, there seems to be some movement ahead." Wei Yanqing noticed a shadow in the distance, which was a mountain.
After a while, Rong Yi noticed that the horses pulling the carriage were snorting from time to time, and their steps were no longer as steady as before.
"Is there a demon ahead? This horse is quite frightened."
Hearing Rong Yi's words, Wei Yanqing nodded, "That's right, there are many demons ahead, and that mountain should be their territory."
It is common for demons to occupy mountains and become kings.
When the horse finally stopped and refused to move forward, Wei Yanqing put away the carriage and the horse, preparing to go and take a look.
But as they got closer, they smelled the familiar stench of blood mixed with the putrid smell.
Rong Yi immediately put on a mask, "Someone else is going to suffer."
In this land where the gods don't really care, aren't the ones who suffer the most just ordinary people?
Even from a distance, this mountain seemed strange, but upon closer inspection, it was more than just strange; it was downright terrifying.
The bare branches of the trees in the mountains were covered with hair with scalp attached, some eyeballs were stuck on the treetops, and the area within sight was filled with human intestines and skin. The whole scene was a realistic depiction of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The two stood in front of the mountain for a long time without speaking.
How many people would have to be killed to achieve this effect? It's not just a display of power by the demons, but also a deterrent to the human race.
Rong Yi said coldly, "How many demons live on the mountain?"
Even if she wasn't from this world, she was still human and couldn't remain indifferent to this scene.
“There are over three thousand right now.” Wei Yanqing looked at her. “Let’s go together.”
Rong Yi lowered his eyes. "Burn these first."
Since all the vegetation on the mountain has withered and died due to the drought, leaving only this dry form in the world, it would be better to burn it, turn it into ashes and let it merge with the soil, so that one day it can nurture new seedlings together.
Wei Yanqing controlled the bottles and jars, sprinkling the special alcohol all over the mountain, which also alarmed the monsters on the mountain.
(End of this chapter)
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