Chapter 8: The Shadow of Heaven
In the early morning of the second day, Nie Li and Feipeng said goodbye to Xi Yao, looking at the priest Xiaoniang with her skirt fluttering on the island, both of them were a little sad. The upper layer of the heavenly realm and Xi Yao here have different time flow rates, and when they go, Xi Yao is afraid that she will have to weave another seven or eight days of wishful wishes.
Nie Li's Wind Spirit Bead had already been returned to Xi Yao, and as soon as he came out of the island, he felt the fierce wind. This wind is different from the strong wind of the mortal world, as if it has been blowing into the soul of a person, and the cold emanates from the inside of the body. The young man seemed to feel that his body had also changed a little in this wind.
And Nie Li's soul mark had indeed benefited from the Heavenly Realm Gangfeng, like a rough gem polished by sandpaper, and mysterious runes began to appear on the surface of the Duoling crystal.
The young man curiously stepped on the clouds under his feet, and without the priesthood, he could not be recognized by the laws of the heavenly realm, and he would not be able to fly against the wind. They could only rely on Fei Peng to fly with him, and they needed to fly from the middle of the Divine Tree all the way to the upper level of the Heavenly Realm.
"Nie Li, before you ascended, how much net worth did you have, and why did you have so many treasures on your body? Not to mention the two unusually sharp gold and silver blades, the mask on your face and the cloak behind you alone are extraordinary. Especially this cloak, if you cover your whole body with it, I'm afraid I won't even notice your presence! Fei Peng looked enviously at Isera's dream behind Nie Li.
Nie Li's Dream of Ysera was made by Ysera, the Green Dragon Queen of Azeroth, using her own dragon scales and embers. Ysera is a guardian dragon in Azeroth, the equivalent of the gods of this world, and the highest kind. The equipment she specially built for Nie Li was certainly not something that could be seen through at random.
"I forgot!" Nie Li sighed heavily, "When I woke up on the branches of the Divine Tree, I only had these four things on my body. I can only vaguely feel that these four things are very important to me, and I can't leave them, and I can't think of anything else! ”
"It is estimated that your soul will only be injured during your ascension, which is really pitiful!" Fei Peng looked at Nie Li sympathetically, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he remembered something, "Oh, that's right! I remembered that the Holy Light controlled by Xi Yao was so powerful that it might remind you of some of your previous memories. When we go back, let her do it for you and awaken the rest of the memories in your head. ”
"Oh? Xi Yao still has such skills! Nie Li's eyes lit up, and then they darkened again. The young man always felt in his heart that if he got back his previous memories, I was afraid that the distance between him and these two friends would become farther and farther away, and eventually they would become strangers. For a moment, the mood was quite complicated.
Seeing that Nie Li's expression was wrong, Fei Peng only thought that he was worried about whether his memory could be recovered, and immediately comforted, "Don't worry, Sister Xi Yao's holy light is powerful, and even I am ashamed of myself in some aspects, she will definitely be able to retrieve your memory for you!" ”
Nie Li froze down, smiled reluctantly, and diverted the topic, "Xi Yao once said that there have been many immortals who have ascended to the heavenly realm in the human world recently, why are there no one to replace the priesthoods of the two of you in turn?" But the priesthood of the Guardian Tree and the Guardian of the Demon Well is too important, so there is no one to replace it? ”
"Alas, Xi Yao only knows one thing but doesn't know the other, and this matter has to start with the birth of the heavenly realm......" Fei Peng shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said something.
The cosmic world of the fairy sword was originally a chaotic place, containing a god Pangu. Later, Pangu gave birth to divine wisdom and opened up the heavens and the earth, so that this piece of chaotic pure qi rose to the sky, and the turbid qi descended and condensed into the earth.
After Pangu's death, his spine turned into a mountain that continued to support the two worlds of heaven and earth, and his flesh and blood were scattered on the earth and turned into various divine objects. Among the countless flesh and blood of Pangea, its spirits became creatures, and such creatures called themselves witches. And there are also spirits in the spirit of Pangu who have become another creature, which is called a demon.
The demon is transformed by the spirit of Pangu, so he was born to fly to the sky and escape to the earth, and control the heavens when the heaven and earth first opened, and the first emperor of heaven was Emperor Jun, and the three emperors Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa were seated. Although Wu does not have the supernatural power to fly to the heavens and the earth, because he is the flesh and blood of Pangu, he is born with divine power, which is unmatched, and he rules the earth, and the leader is Chiyou.
Although Pangu's flesh and blood essence has won the two clans, most of them are still dissolved in the earth and turned into civil engineering. Nuwa, one of the three emperors, took pity on him, and went down to collect the soil transformed by Pangu's flesh and blood, and called it the soil. Nuwa is based on the soil, herself is the mirror, molds the soil into people, and transmits her own aura to these people, so that they can gain sanity, and this people are called people.
Witches, demons, and people are all descendants of Pangu, and witches and people live on the earth, and the power of witches is strong, while people are weak, so they are often oppressed. On this ground, Emperor Emperor Jun led the army of the Heavenly Realm to attack the Wu Clan, and another theory said that Emperor Jun wanted to let the Demon Clan completely rule all the heavens and the earth, so he launched this Lich War.
The Lich War destroyed Buzhou Mountain, but at this time, the heavens and the earth were decided, and they were no longer reunited. Even so, Shennong, one of the Three Emperors, still planted a huge divine tree in the Heavenly Realm to support the Heavenly Realm Foundation.
In this battle, the Wu clan lost and was almost wiped out. The leader of the Wu Clan, Chi You, uses his last power to open the passage of the Atlas and send the remnants into the Atlas. These remnants gradually cultivated into "demons" in the other world, and the demon world gradually formed. And the passage opened by Chiyou is called the "Well of Gods and Demons".
Although the demon clan defeated the Wu clan, it also paid a huge price, Di Jun and Shennong died in battle, and the throne was handed over to Fuxi, one of the three emperors. Fu Xi ordered that the demons transformed by the spirit of Pangu at the beginning of heaven and earth be renamed gods to distinguish the new demon clan that was born later.
The Protoss, who had become the new ruler of heaven and earth, began to become complacent, and the corruption that bred finally caused the Race to revolt. Emperor Fuxi ordered a suppression, which was resisted by the Terrans. At the same time, Nuwa, the founder of the human race, did not agree to destroy the human race, and once again led some of the gods to help the human race.
At the beginning of the battle between the gods and men, the Protoss won one after another, but the Emperor soon discovered that due to the different speed of time between the heavenly realm and the human world, the human race multiplied quickly, and the Protoss was sparsely populated, and it was slowly weakened by the human race in the war.
Emperor Fu Xi was helpless, and ordered all the gods to return to the heavenly realm, close the gate of the heavenly realm, and at the same time ordered that the gods should not enter the human world arbitrarily, and the two worlds of man and god were completely isolated from then on. Shortly thereafter, Nuwa died due to heavy losses in the war, and her descendants have remained in the world to protect mankind for generations.
"Since the two worlds of man and god are completely separated, what is the matter with us soaring immortals?" Nie Li heard Feipeng say this, and unconsciously interjected and asked.
"Alas, this is also for a reason!" Fei Peng waved his hand cautiously.
It turned out that the cause was also the part of the demons that Chiyou sent to the demon world, and the demons claimed to be the masters of this land in the first place, and they were haunted by the defeat in the first battle of the lich, and they have been trying to take revenge, and have repeatedly led the army to attack. Because the exit of the Well of Gods and Demons is in the Heavenly Realm, if the demons want to return to the human world, they must first attack the Heavenly Realm.
Several wars have greatly reduced the number of Protoss, and the combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, and the demons have gradually recovered their vitality, and the war has begun to favor the demon world. On the other hand, the heavenly realm and the earth qi changed, and the sacred tree exploded into thousands of feet, penetrating the time and space barriers of the two worlds of man and god, forming a hanging mountain in the human world - "Shu Mountain". Because of the existence of the root system of the sacred tree and the heart of Pangu, Shushan is full of spiritual energy, and the monks in the world began to cultivate immortals here.
As soon as he thought of this, Heavenly Emperor Fu Xi considered relaxing the ban on the Gate of the Heavenly Realm, allowing the human monks to ascend to the Heavenly Realm as immortals and gods after reaching a certain stage of strength. In doing so, it can not only weaken the top power of the human race, so that it will no longer become another potential threat to the heavenly realm, but also strengthen the divine race to meet the needs of fighting against the demon world.
"This method is quite time-consuming, and I'm afraid it won't be enough to satisfy the battle of the demon gods!" Nie Li frowned.
"You are right, so the Emperor of Heaven ordered the gods to hold the god list to the lower realm, and select people with good moral character and bones, and go to heaven as gods. As long as a mortal's true spirit is on the god list, he can take off the mortal womb and turn into a god! Fei Peng explained again.
"True Spirits on the list? It doesn't look like your Heavenly Emperor is a good thing either. Nie Li pursed his lips and said disdainfully.
"Nie Li can't talk nonsense!" Fei Peng was startled and hurriedly covered Nie Li's mouth.
"Humph! True Spirits are on the list, isn't life and death controlled by others. Turning into a god, how can there be such a cheap good thing in the world, I'm afraid that they will be cannon fodder in the battle of the demon gods! Only a simple person like you would believe it! Nie Li pulled away Feipeng's big hand and said disappreciatively.
"Emperor of Heaven...... The Emperor of Heaven is benevolent, and it is estimated that it is ...... Another motive! Fei Peng's face was ugly, and he said no more. Nie Li looked at his expression and knew that he had already believed. Fei Peng has a simple temperament, but he is not stupid, and he has his own judgment ability.
After a while, Fei Peng spoke again and said in a low voice: "Since Brother Nie Li has been promoted to immortal, you must not talk such nonsense in front of others in the future, so as not to bring trouble to yourself!" ”
"Got it!" Nie Li secretly looked at Fei Peng's expression, and found that the god general had a trace of sincere concern on his face, so he had to sigh and respond.
While the two were talking, they finally flew to the upper level of the heavenly realm. I saw that the clouds and mist were shrouded here, a large piece of Qionglou Yuyu could be faintly seen in the clouds, the pavilions and pavilions were endless, and everywhere was connected by the white jade pavilion corridor, which was actually a hanging heavenly city.
There is a huge courtyard in the center of the Heavenly City, high above, layer upon layer, exuding a majestic and domineering divine light all around, which is estimated to be the Heavenly Court in Feipeng's mouth. Fei Peng landed on a large stone platform with Nie Li and said with a smile, "We've arrived!" ”
There is a tall white jade archway in front of the stone platform, the three-character divine text of "Nantianmen" is written on it, and there is a giant military general who is at least ten zhang away from the height of the door.
When the giant general saw Fei Peng, he had an angry face, "Fei Peng, as a god general, you always leave your post without permission. If something happens to the Well of Gods and Demons, see if the Emperor can spare you! ”
"Djinn God, watch your door, you can still take care of what I do." Fei Peng glanced at the giant spirit god coldly and said disdainfully.
"You...... Hum! The giant spirit god tightened the big axe in his hand, and the back of his hand was erect~. However, when he saw Nie Li beside Feipeng, his eyes flashed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Of course I can't take care of your affairs!" However, this immortal you brought up from the Nether Realm is unknown, but you can't enter the Nantian Gate! ”
"You ......" Fei Peng was furious, and was about to step forward to reason with the giant spirit god, but the corner of his clothes was pulled by Nie Li.
"Fei Peng, what can I argue with a watchdog, it's not beautiful to be bitten! This road is not passable, the other way is! Nie Li smiled lightly, didn't look at the giant spirit god, and said to himself.
"Haha, that's right! Walk! Fei Peng laughed and turned around, ignoring the trembling Giant Spirit God behind him, and went around to other heavenly gates with Nie Li.
After walking a little farther, Nie Li asked, "Feipeng, did that guy have a grudge against you just now?" ”
Fei Peng sighed, "Speaking of which, the Djinn God and I are old acquaintances. Back then, in order to select gods with strong martial arts to guard the well of gods and demons, the heavenly realm held many martial arts competitions. The giant spirit god was born with divine power, and no one in the heavenly realm could compare with him, but in terms of combat skills, he was much inferior to me, and finally lost to my men. Later, I became the god general who guarded the well of gods and demons, but he could only guard the South Heavenly Gate, and since then he has been a stranger to me. ”
"With such a small heart, don't want this kind of old knowledge!" Nie Li smiled faintly and said with relief.
"I was negligent, in a hurry, and forgot that it was this guard here who made you wronged!" Fei Peng touched his head embarrassedly.
"Hehe, it's okay! But why are you in such a hurry? Nie Li asked curiously.
“…… You'll know when you get to the Well of Gods and Demons! Fei Peng said softly.
Soon, the two went around to the North Heavenly Gate, which was guarded by a heavenly archer, and the relationship with Feipeng was not bad. After Fei Peng explained that Nie Li was an immortal who had ascended to the Nether Realm, he let the two of them enter the Heavenly City.
After entering the Heavenly City, Nie Li found that the Protoss in the Heavenly City was indeed thin. Along the way, I hardly met a few priests, and the only few gods I saw were servants such as maidservants.
The two of them traveled extremely fast, and after bypassing the Central Heavenly Court, they soon came to the Well of Gods and Demons located at the edge of the back of the Heavenly Court. Although the Well of Gods and Demons is called a well, it is actually a teleportation channel that connects the Demon Realm from the Heavenly Realm all the way. The exit from this side of the Celestial Realm is a huge black swirl-shaped portal, and at this time, in front of the door, there is a heroic female general, meditating peacefully in the stone pavilion.
"Feipeng, you're finally back, have you seen my sister Xi Yao!" As Fei Peng and Nie Li approached, the female general woke up from meditation with a little consciousness and looked at Fei Peng with joy.
"See, haha!" Fei Peng took out a small jar from his arms with an apologetic face and handed it to the female general, "Shui Bi, I'm really sorry, every time I get injured, I have to be tired of you to help me guard the door." This is what you sister Xiyao, let me bring to you, it can be regarded as a little compensation! ”
"Hehe, if it weren't for your deep affection for Sister Xiyao, I wouldn't have asked you for leave in front of Tianjun and guarded the door for you. How is it possible to do something like that...... Ah, it's royal jelly, it's so sweet! Shui Bi exclaimed in surprise.
Fei Peng had a space bag on his body, and before the two of them left the island, Nie Li handed over the beehive and the remaining roasted bee meat to Fei Peng for safekeeping. Seeing that the female general in front of him kept eating royal jelly with her fingers, her mouth and cheeks were covered with honey, like a greedy little flower cat, Nie Li couldn't help but roll her eyes, and felt more and more that being a god was not as good as being a person.
"This ...... I'll go first! After eating for a long time, Shui Bi finally remembered that there were two big men standing next to her, her face suddenly turned red, she wiped the corners of her mouth with her sleeves, and ran away in a hurry.
"What does this water blue have to do with you?" Nie Li looked at Fei Peng lightly.
"Shui Bi is a mutual friend between me and Xi Yao, and she is strong in martial arts, so she is the best person to replace me in guarding the Well of Gods and Demons!" Looking at Nie Li's suspicious eyes, Fei Peng hurriedly explained.
"Hmph, it's better to be like this, otherwise don't blame me for suing in front of Xi Yao!" Nie Li calmly patted Feipeng's shoulder.
"This ...... Nie Li, I just returned to the Well of Gods and Demons, and it is inconvenient to leave again. However, you have just sent a message to the ushering priest, you can go to him and he will be responsible for arranging the priesthood for you. Remember, don't be rude to that priest, not everyone in the heavenly realm is like me...... Hey, hey, this damn boy! Looking at Nie Li, who just waved his hand away, Fei Peng couldn't help but laugh and scold.
Following Fei Peng's instructions, Nie Li soon arrived in front of a pavilion in a heavenly city. There is a copywriter in front of the pavilion, and there is a pen clerk sitting. Knowing Nie Li's intention, the little official squinted at Nie Li, and said coldly: "Wait here, wait for me to report to the priest when I enter the room, and then I will inform you!" ”
Hearing this, Nie Li frowned, and from the cold tone of this little official, he confirmed a thought in his heart. Although the Protoss was under pressure from manpower and needed the immortals who had ascended in the human world to supplement their combat power, they had no trust in them, the immortals who had ascended in the lower realm, and they were severely suppressed.
The Celestial Divine Race is sparsely populated and has almost unlimited life, and although they also have classes and desires, they are not like humans, who fight for power all day long. From this little official, you can see the true attitude of the heavenly realm towards them. If it weren't for the fact that those bigwigs in the heavenly realm coldly met the ascending immortals of the lower realm, and they were under the effect of going up and down, then this little official just now would never have been so cold to himself.
Looking at the back of the little official, a cold light flashed in Nie Li's eyes, his figure disappeared in place, and sneaked up to follow the little official in front. Even a god like Fei Peng could not see through Ysera's dream, and he would never believe that a celestial official and the priest inside could see through his stealth.
"Oh? The immortal of the Nether Ascension mentioned by Fei Peng has come here to seek the priesthood? In the spacious study, the priest stroked his long hair and took out a volume of manuals, just flipping through them, he was shocked, "Hey, how can this be?" ”
Nie Li's name is indeed in the reincarnation book, but he only has the name of a righteous man and 2,500 points of human merit, but there is no detailed background of his life