Chapter 263 No Choice

Shen Ping's heart was slightly shaken.

He knew that the source of the beast disaster came from the strange beast, but before that, whether it was the master, or the masters of the halls such as Shanhuo, Danhai, etc., they had all said that disasters in the five continents and four seas would appear every once in a while, and with the powerful foundation of the Zhenbao Tower, they could be easily resolved. Although this disaster was far worse than the previous ones, even his uncle died because of it.

But in his heart he still believed that Zhenbaolou could solve the problem.

However, after hearing what Master said, the situation seems very serious.

Think of this.

He was silent for a while, then asked in a low voice: "Master, may I ask how to solve this disaster... Disciple knows that it is meaningless to ask such a question at my level of cultivation, but disciple still wants to know whether it can be solved?!"

The woman in the palace dress sighed softly.

She stood up and walked to the front of the fairy grass planted in the courtyard. After a long pause, she said quietly, "Disciple, originally I didn't intend to let you know about these things, but I didn't expect the disaster to come so soon."

Speaking of.

She pointed at the fairy grass in front of her and said, "Although the Jiuzhou Tower suppresses the strange beast, the energy released by the strange beast itself is extremely huge. If left alone, the Jiuzhou Tower will be affected by this power sooner or later. That's why the Five Continents and Four Seas are here to help suppress it. I have told you this before, but my disciple, do you know what the Five Continents and Four Seas rely on to suppress and balance the energy released by the strange beast?"

Without waiting for Shen Ping's response.

The chief hall master continued to speak on his own: "It relies on this piece of fairy grass and the huge spiritual energy special formation of the five continents and four seas."

"Among them, the Immortal Spirit Grass is the core of the formation. It maintains the balance of all the spiritual veins in the five continents and four seas. The Central Saint Continent is also a part of the formation. The main reason why other states cannot allow Divine Transformation cultivators to practice is that once the number of Divine Transformation cultivators increases, it will destroy the spiritual balance of the entire five continents and four seas. All this has lasted for more than 100,000 years without any problems."

"Unfortunately, there are always unexpected events... You should still remember the mountain monster we encountered in the South Yanzhou Marshland, right?"

Shen Ping nodded and said, "Disciple remembers that if it weren't for my protector and my Taoist companion, I would have had a hard time escaping."

The chief hall master shook his head and said, "The birth of the mountain monster is the biggest destabilizing factor of this accident. It can devour the spiritual veins of the five continents and four seas, causing the spiritual energy to decline, thus affecting the balance of the entire suppression of the strange beast's energy."

"If the balance of spiritual energy is destroyed, then the barrier of the Five Continents and Four Seas will collapse, and the disaster you saw will come in an instant. In order to delay time, your uncle brought many blood masters and blood guards from Chun Manyuan to kill the top sects in Zhongshengzhou, in order to improve the spiritual energy of the entire Five Continents and Four Seas and strengthen the spiritual energy formation!"

Hear this.

Shen Ping looked shocked.

Of course he knew that Chunmanyuan had caused war in Zhongshengzhou, but he didn't expect the reason to be like this.

The chief hall master's voice was filled with a hint of sigh at this time, "Master originally thought that with the successive deaths of cultivators above the Divine Transformation level in top sects such as Taiyan Sect, Yuelian Saint Sect, and Guisheng Luogu, and the increase in the concentration of spiritual energy, the arrival of the catastrophe would be delayed by at least thirty or forty years, or even longer."

"But I never thought... that the calamity would come early. Although your uncle used his own life and cultivation to resist the collapse of the barrier, human power is limited, and the core of the formation still has loopholes."

"And now that the exotic beasts are pouring into Zhongshengzhou, the damage to the various immortal cities and sects is secondary. The most important thing is the spiritual veins. If the spiritual veins gradually dry up, the barrier will completely collapse, and the suppressed strange beasts will gradually wake up. That's when we will be truly despairing!"

Shen Ping felt heavy-hearted after hearing this.

Strange beast.

The most powerful and mysterious creature in the world.

All means must be used to suppress the human race's treasure.

If such creatures awaken, even the arrival of immortals will be of no help.

Think of the consequences.

Shen Ping felt weak and cold.

Ever since he accepted his fate and married, his cultivation strength has grown day by day, but he has been wandering around. He finally came to Zhenbao Tower, the top force in Zhongsheng Continent, and became a true disciple of the top cultivators from all over the world.

In the end... there is still no safety! Clenched fists.

He felt that fate was playing tricks on him.

If the struggle from beginning to end was a futile one, it would have been better for him to be killed by the monster's venom that corroded his heart veins.

"Is there no other solution?"

He raised his eyes.

There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Master.

After all, he is a powerful cultivator standing at the pinnacle of the five continents and four seas, and he also has an immortal background.

She must have a solution.

"No."

A gentle voice fell.

Shen Ping's mouth was bitter, but he still said with hope: "Master, you just said that I can concentrate on practicing the method left by the immortals and enter that mysterious place. There must be a way!"

The chief hall master was silent.

Her original intention of saying that was just to make Shen Ping focus more on himself, because when the catastrophe came and her junior brother died, she made her choice.

Jiuzhou Tower is the greatest treasure of the human race.

Even if the strange beast awakens and destroys the five continents and four seas, she can use the Jiuzhou Tower to send Shen Ping safely to the real place for cultivation in the outside world.

But it was destined that Shen Ping would be the only one there.

If Master were still here.

Maybe it can shelter more.

But she can't.

She was not able to activate the human race's greatest treasure, and the method that allowed her to send one person away was left by her master.

"Don't worry, disciple."

"You are the only beast pattern golden elixir master in the human race, and you have inherited the method of the great immortal. No matter what happens, your master will definitely let you live!"

Listen to the warm sound lingering in your ears.

Shen Ping didn't know how he walked out of Jingsi Residence.

Until standing at the door of the Fire Spirit Temple.

The Master’s last words are still echoing.

He is not stupid.

How could I not understand the meaning of that sentence?

Obviously.

In Master’s heart.

She has given up on everything, even herself.

"The vast world of five continents and four seas."

"Am I the only one who can live?"

Come to the backyard of the palace.

Looking at the quiet room where his wives, concubines and fellow Taoists are.

There was unspeakable pain in Shen Ping's bitter face.

He walked slowly.

It was as if he had returned to the moment when he had just returned from Chunmanyuan in Yunshanfang. He also had difficulty walking along the winding alley back to the wooden house.

Say it's accepting your fate.

It's just the most helpless choice.

And now he doesn't even have a choice.

Face the strange beast.

Even the chief hall master couldn't do anything about it.

What can he do?

…

The end of the You hour.

Shen Ping sat silently at the head seat at the jade table. He stared at the rice and lean meat porridge his wife brought over. He picked up the jade bowl and ate it in small mouthfuls without raising his head once.

He was afraid of seeing his wives, concubines and companions.

Blame yourself for your own inability to do anything.

"Husband."

"Eat more spirit beast meat."

"Husband, this is the latest spiritual fruit."

"My dear husband, in a few days, I will break through to the ninth level of foundation building!"

The joyful voices of the wives and concubines rose one after another.

Shen Ping kept nodding.

But he said nothing.

She seemed to have sensed her husband's mood.

Wang Yun, Yu Yan, Bai Yuying and the others stopped talking.

After dinner.

Return to the quiet room.

Shen Ping sat cross-legged on the cushioned mat in a daze.

He habitually took out the Talisman Beast Scripture to review and study it, but as he looked at the complex and special combination of spiritual patterns on the scripture, he was completely absent-minded, as if he was reading a heavenly book.

This situation lasted for more than half a month.

In the side hall.

Yu Qingling, who was usually quiet, couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Shen, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Ping shook his head.

Seeing this, Saint Yue Lian couldn't help but say, "This calamity affected every immortal city in Zhongsheng Continent. In just over a month, many Nascent Soul cultivators died. The Zhenbao Tower lost hundreds of people. But now the calamity is gradually stabilizing. All places have formed alliances and set up formations to resist. The Zhenbao Tower is safe and sound... Fellow Daoist Shen, don't worry. It will be fine."

Yu Qingling suddenly realized, "Yes, Senior Ying is right. The headquarters has many large formations to resist. It can even block the powerful attack on the first day. We will definitely be able to survive this disaster!"

Shen Ping shifted his gaze to their faces.

I really want to tell the truth.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

So what if I say it?

It will only add to their psychological pressure.

So he lowered his head and studied the scriptures again.

…

Five days later.

Zhongshengzhou.

The sky was once again filled with densely packed beasts that poured out in overwhelming numbers. This day, in addition to a large number of rugged rocks, strange snakes, and swamps, there were also many huge mountain monsters and giants. Once these giants appeared, they gathered directly towards the spiritual veins of Zhongshengzhou.

The Zhenbao Building headquarters is the key area where these giants gather.

Because in the entire Zhongsheng Continent.

The headquarters island is the largest spiritual vein node.

Especially the floating spiritual peak with ninth-order spiritual veins that appeared in the True Transmission Ceremony is the core of the spiritual energy formation.

Boom boom boom!!

Hundreds of thousands of derivative beasts blocked out the sky.

Shen Ping couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Pei Huoyu beside him had already transformed into a stream of fire and rushed straight up.

He didn't stop it.

But he had already given her the shield given by his master. Together with the magic weapon given by Elder Huohan, it would not be difficult for her to protect herself as long as she was not hit by a giant monster.

whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Rays of light exploded into balls of flames of different colors above the island, various magic weapons shone with spiritual light, and at the same time the formation also released pillars of spiritual power.

The energy released by strange beasts is cyclical.

According to the Lord of the Mountain Fire Palace, a wave of derivative beasts will form every forty days, with powerful derivative beasts like giants appearing, but in small numbers. And every ten years, the number of giants will increase significantly, until the great catastrophe of a thousand or ten thousand years, when there will be more and more giants and stronger derivative beasts.

In the past, I faced this kind of derivative beast.

There are barriers to keep out the five continents and four seas. At most, every thousand or ten thousand years, a small number of derivative beasts will rush into the barrier during a disaster.

But they are basically resolved in a short time.

As for the endless stream of beasts outside the barrier, the major sects in Zhongshengzhou will organize monks to clear them out every fifty years. This is the origin of the Year of the Sun.

Now there is no barrier blocking Zhongshengzhou.

The number of derivative beasts will increase as time goes by.

Relying on many forces and sects such as the Zhenbao Building Headquarters and Chunmanyuan, it can be easily resisted in the early stage, but in the later stage, especially in the ten, one hundred, and one thousand years, it will become increasingly stretched.

After all, they not only have to kill the derivative beasts, but also have to protect the spiritual vein nodes in various places.

But if you defend for too long, you will lose.

Zhongshengzhou will not be able to resist sooner or later.

at this point.

Shen Ping knew it very well.

The chief hall master also knows it.

Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the barrier of the five continents and four seas collapses.

Several days passed.

The number of derivative beasts has decreased significantly.

Pei Huoyu returned to the Fire Spirit Hall exhausted. Although her light armor was full of unpleasant odors and she even had some colds, she was excited. "My husband, what Master said is right. The special energy accumulated by killing the derivative beasts can actually speed up the circulation and absorption of mana in the body. If this continues for decades, I believe it will not be difficult for me to break through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul!"

It usually takes hundreds of years for a Nascent Soul cultivator to break through a small realm, and some may not be able to make any progress in their entire life.

Even for cultivators with natural spiritual roots, when they reach the Nascent Soul stage, the help of their own talents will slow down.

Therefore, a breakthrough within a few decades would definitely drive many Nascent Soul cultivators crazy.

Shen Ping said one of the few words he had said during this period of time, "Huoyu, the number of derivative beasts will increase, and their strength will become stronger. You must be careful and must not be careless because of this."

Pei Huoyu's heroic face showed a hint of smile, "Don't worry, my husband. With the shield you gave me, I will be fine."

"Oh, sister Qiu Ying, you should be able to sense the opportunity to reach the Nascent Soul stage soon. When you break through to the Nascent Soul stage, if the derivative beast has not disappeared by then, you can follow me to kill the enemy!"

When Qiu Ying heard this, her eyes showed anticipation.

Bai Yuying, Mu Jin, Yin Honglian and other girls listened and said helplessly: "It's a pity that our cultivation is too low, otherwise we can kill the derivative beast together and improve our own cultivation at the same time!"

Look at their regretful expressions.

Shen Ping was silent.

There is danger in killing the derivative beasts.

Even if he provided a powerful ancient spiritual treasure, he would still die.

But there was no trace of fear in the words of his wives, concubines and fellow Taoists.

Shen Ping knew that they were afraid too.

But in order to be able to stay with me forever in the future, they are practicing hard.

…

It's late at night.

In the bedroom.

Bai Yuying carried the jade basin and placed it under the bed, then hugged Shen Ping's feet and gently washed them. She said coquettishly, "It's rare for your husband to be alone with Ying'er today, so you have to let Ying'er serve you well."

Shen Ping asked a rare question, "Ying'er, tell me about your past."

Hearing this.

Bai Yuying was stunned for a moment, then said, "My brother and I used to depend on each other and lived in the Ningshui Lane of Yunshanfang. Our biggest wish every day was to earn a few more spirit stones, and then accumulate enough spirit stones to move to a safer lane..."

Talking and talking.

She seemed lost in memory.

"At that time, we had to go out to hunt monsters every day..."

Shen Ping couldn't help but interrupt, "With your cultivation level, aren't you afraid of losing your life when hunting monsters?"

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid!"

"No matter how scary it is, we have to go. Otherwise, my brother and I won't be able to pay the monthly rent. If we are evicted, we will suffer the same fate."

"Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well go hunt down the monsters and give it a try."

Shen Ping asked again: "At that time, can you see the hope of practicing?"

His voice was low.

Bai Yuying didn't notice it. She shook her head and smiled, "I can't see it, but so what? As long as I can be with my brother, whether I can see hope or not, it's all cultivation."

"Husband, no matter whether we can live together forever in the future, as long as I can be with you, Ying'er will be very satisfied."

Hearing this.

Shen Ping reached out and touched Bai Yuying's face, and said seriously, "If tomorrow is the day we die, what will Ying'er do?"

Bai Yuying replied without hesitation: "Of course I cherish every moment with my husband."

Shen Ping smiled immediately.

"Ying'er, your husband will now begin to cherish every moment with you!"

(End of this chapter)