Chapter Ninety-Seven: Gatherings
More than sixty immortals of all the members of the "Dragon Slayer Team" have gathered in the "Xuanqi Realm" this time. Seven small and one large, a total of eight huge artificial spheres are completely unbelievable to the laws of physics in the dense nebula of cosmic dust, and in the core of the central sphere, there is an empty field created by the imitation of a certain nether scenery, and the immortals are in the empty field, scattered in a circle, or sitting or standing—of course, most of them are standing, because they have no flesh, let alone fatigue, and there is no need to change their daily habits.
Among them, there are only six people who belong to the "Xuanqi Realm", and this department has been shrinking recently, but fortunately, through Zhang Lu's optimization and transformation of the system, it has temporarily escaped the trouble of extreme shortage of manpower; there are only eight people belonging to the liaison department—all the above two departments are all present.
The biggest head is the combat department, but nearly half of them are interns - for example, Tang Ying - can't patrol the dragon domain and fight with the dragon clan alone, even if they are all powerful people in the nether realm, and some have experienced many life and death fights, but fighting with the flesh and fighting the dragon with the mind are two completely different after all, I am afraid that without the accumulation of experience for dozens of years, it is difficult to be promoted to a full-fledged combat member. In comparison, it is much easier for the other two departments to become regulars.
More than two-thirds of the combatants remained on the border and in the dragon quadrant, and there was no shortage of people on the front line, and the rest gathered in the "Mystery Realm". "Boxing King" Wei Qiang didn't have to participate in this conference, but he took the initiative to ask for a shift change and rushed over.
As soon as he saw the members gathered, Suo Tai stepped out first, stood in the center, played with his golden slide ruler in his hand, smiled, and said: "The content of this meeting, I believe most colleagues have already understood, but there is still a small part that is not very clear, for example...... "Nodding slightly in the direction of Wei Qiang and others-" Then, let Lu Daoyou explain in detail first. ”
After speaking and retreating into the crowd, Lu Lingyin took two steps forward and took his place as the host. Immediately, Lu Lingyin looked around at the immortals and said with a serious expression: "To put it simply, among us, there are two colleagues who have flown up from the one hundred and seven known worlds inhabited by humans that do not belong to the known forty-two universes......
She looked back slightly, and Zhang Lu and San Wubian also stepped out and stood behind her. The two of them clasped their fists together and saluted the immortals, and at the same time introduced: "We have flown up from the forty-third universe and the one hundred and eighth, a world called the earth. Our world has been artificially hidden, and the path of cultivating immortals has been blocked, and we can be regarded as the forerunners who were lucky enough to reach the sky through the sealing gaps. ”
Tang Ying didn't know the content of the meeting in advance, and couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this: "Zhang Lu, aren't you from my Tianyuan?!"
Zhang Lu smiled at her: "I just descended to the heavenly wall again after ascending to the sky and rebuilt it......
"No wonder," Tang Ying said suddenly, "I thought you were an unprecedented genius in my Tianyuan, and you could break through the realm and ascend to immortality before the age of fifty......"
"If you look at Tianyuan's lifespan," Zhang Lu raised his eyebrows, "he will be thirty years old." ”
"Okay," Lu Lingyin waved her hand, "Let's get down to business." I have heard a certain senior tell us about the ban on this earth before, and these two visitors from the earth have brought us a clearer explanation of the root cause and the ins and outs......"
So he explained the things from the birth of Fuxi and Nuwa in ancient times, the creation and ascension of the earthlings, to the sealing of the earth by the emperor, and the discovery of the flaws in the seal, and finally concluded: "Now I have gathered all my colleagues here to discuss the following two issues: first, whether to accept these two earthlings, and second, whether to allow them to lift the seal of the earth, so as to recruit more earthlings to ascend to the upper realm. ”
The immortals exchanged their heads and ears, each expounding their opinions in private, and listening to the thoughts of those around them, but everyone kept their voices very low—in fact, narrowing the flow of thoughts, but not completely secretly—so as not to affect more colleagues. After waiting for a while, Suo Tai raised his hand first: "I'll make a statement first......"
The eyes of the immortals all converged on him, Suo Tai smiled, and pointed to Zhang Lu and Sanwu who were still standing in the field: "What about these two, most of them are familiar with each other, Sanwu was recruited by Wei Qiang, Zhang Lu was led into the team by me through Sanwu, if you ask whether to accept them, haven't we already accepted them? Then why are we discussing this issue again today? Is there any difference between them and before?"
"If it's different, it's because of different origins, from a world we haven't discovered before. As far as I know, after the formation of the battle team, through the search of the Nether, we have discovered twelve worlds that have not been described by our predecessors, and three of them are inhabited by human beings......" He casually pointed to a certain immortal: "This is the first immortal ascendant in the Fog World, after he ascended, did we have any meeting to discuss whether to accept him?" There are still two worlds that no one can break through and ascend yet, so once the first ascendant is produced, do we still have to hold a conference to discuss it? ”
As he spoke, he raised the slide ruler in his hand: "So for the first issue raised by Lu Daoyou, my attitude is: Of course accept it, it's already a fait accompli." And to be honest, we really can't do without Zhang Lu at the moment......"
Sanwu pouted: "Oh, I'm just dispensable......"
Suo Tai ignored him and continued, "As for the second issue, I also think that it is completely possible to break the seal of the earth and accept more cultivators to ascend. Ladies and gentlemen, there are six billion people on the earth, and the ratio between enlightened and confused fools is frighteningly high, and when the path of cultivation and ascension is reopened, even if only one of them is recruited, the size of the clan may increase exponentially!
"You're fighting the dragons in the front, and you're often complaining about the lack of manpower, blaming us for not being able to send more talent in the back. Now that a large number of talents are in front of us, how can it not be accepted?"
In the crowd, an immortal named Yuluo, who Zhang Lu was not familiar with, objected: "According to what Lu Daoyou said, earthlings and humans in other worlds are incomparable. Earthlings are not a product of nature, but man-made ......"
Immortal Chao Qianli smiled and interrupted Yu Luo's words: "Do you dare to guarantee that all the humans in the known one hundred and seven nether realms are born naturally? Why are they far away, even in different universes, and the appearance and even qi veins of human beings are all similar? More than eighty percent of the species in each nether realm are different, and only two percent are similar, among which human beings are the most similar—why? It seems that other human beings cannot be easily grouped into one category, and earthlings are listed in a separate category, right?"
There is a name that sounds quite normal, and there is a bit of earthly or even Chinese immortal named Wei Xun, who stroked his beard and interjected: "The matter is ancient, no one knows...... And for our roots, it seems that no one has thought of exploring and researching it, which is a pity. But no matter the appearance or the qi vein, the earthlings can't be regarded as a very special race compared to other human beings from all walks of life, so why do they need to be deliberately distinguished?"
Yuluo still frowned: "But they have the essence of the dragon clan on them after all......"
"It's very subtle, and it's hidden," Lu Lingyin retorted, "You see Zhang Lu and Sanwu, how can there be a little bit that is not like a human but like a dragon clan? Even among mortals, there are many examples of the manifestation of the hidden essence inherited by the ancestors in the body, such as the growth of a tail...... Could it be that because of the existence of this recessive essence, this race is not an ordinary human being, but a tailed clan?"
Suo Tai also smiled and asked Yuluo: "What are you worried about? Are you worried that they will defect to the dragon clan? As far as I know, they are the same as you and me, they can only communicate with the human race, but cannot communicate with the dragon clan, even if they want to surrender to the dragon clan, then they have to make it clear, and the dragon clan will have to harvest it." ”
Yu Luo didn't answer, but Shang Hengyi, a colleague of the "Xuanqi Realm" beside Suo Tai, was a little hesitant and suspicious: "But the two of them basically stay in the rear, if they are on the front line and come into contact with the dragon clan from time to time, what will happen?"
"Nothing will happen," Wei Qiang, who had been silent before, suddenly opened his mouth and took a step forward, "You should all know me, don't hide it, in fact, I am the first earthling to ascend." ”
The immortals were all in an uproar when they heard this, Lu Lingyin couldn't help but turn her head and glared at Zhang Lu fiercely, which means: Sure enough, you are still lying, I believe that you have ghosts! Zhang Lu stretched out his hands at her and shrugged his shoulders, meaning: I am also very helpless, how can I casually expose my friends? I hope you can understand......
Wei Qiang himself was one of the initiators of the "Dragon Slayer Team", and he was also the mainstay of the combat department—and even, although he was not clearly under the command, after the fall of Tang Yang Ji, it was okay to say that he was the boss of the combat department—and naturally everyone present knew him, and the level of trust in him was far greater than that of Zhang Lu and Sanwu. So now that Wei Qiang himself has stood up and revealed his identity, there is no doubt that the earthlings with dragon genes will defect to the dragon, or at least slightly lean towards the dragon clan.
An immortal who was dressed very similarly to Sanwu at the beginning, and who also practiced similar exercises to the teachings of the Buddha, stepped out of the crowd, first clasped his hands together, and then asked: "First of all, I declare that I am in favor of accepting Zhang Lu and Sanwu...... Not to mention Lord Wei. However, it would not seem accurate to say that there is no essential difference between earthlings and other human beings. As mentioned in Fang Cai Lu Shizhu's narration, it may be based on the characteristics of the dragon clan's hidden essence, or it may be influenced by the mysterious Xiangliu, earthlings can absorb the vitality of others, and Zhang Shizhu has indeed absorbed the residual energy and ideas of Tangyang predecessors and Changyi predecessors after their falls. I don't know what you think about this, will the Earth Ascendant try to absorb the immortals who are still alive?"
Sanwu recognized this immortal - because it was rare to meet an immortal dressed similarly - named Dengcao Monk, from the Xuju Temple in the Void Brahma World, this was completely inspired by the "King of Boxing" who was extremely admired in the mortal world, and joined the team. So Sanwu said, "Shall I answer this question?"
Suo Taiyi raised his hand: "Yes, you are not criminals waiting for trial, just say it." ”
The three-no turn signal grass monk bowed down and said: "Senior brother, you must know that the immortals who have risen from different mortal worlds, or are proficient in martial arts, or proficient in magic, although their life forms have been completely changed, they still have the imprint of the mortal era in their bones, and they cannot be said to be completely consistent, how do you know that we earthlings? Absorbing the energy and thoughts of others, it is equivalent to launching an attack, the same kind of competition, if anyone dares to destroy this heavenly iron rule, naturally everyone will attack it, in this point, in fact, there is a special ability, there is no special ability, there is no essential difference......"
"Hahahaha," Suddenly, someone seemed to laugh, and then an old fairy with white eyes stepped out and stood opposite Sanwu. Sanwu recognized, this immortal's name is Ruan Xuan, and blind means blind, because he has been blind in the mortal world, so he got this name. This old man is quite old, he was originally shrunk in a corner by himself to self-study, or the three no-cruises in each quadrant, occasionally found him, and after repeated persuasion, he was pulled into the dragon slaying team, staying in the same department as himself.
I heard Ruan Yu smile and said: "The old man thinks that this kind of ability that can absorb people's energy and thoughts is not inappropriate, but it is a good thing!"