Chapter 55: The Sacrifice

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Zhang Lu felt that he was on the verge of death, but his spirit suddenly lifted up—perhaps the so-called "return to the light"—and he tried his best to keep his eyes open and look towards the towering pillar of heaven. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Originally, surrounded by a group of demons, there was a black mist lingering on their bodies, and through the raised hands connecting the heavenly pillars, half of the heavenly pillars were also covered with a faint layer of thick haze. But at this moment, the three demon kings have all left their positions, and theoretically, the formation can no longer be maintained, but the black fog on the heavenly pillar has not dissipated, but has begun to coil and flow hideously, and it seems to be thicker and thicker.

And it didn't take too long. Although Zhang Lu's spirit was slightly lifted, his body still did not listen to the command, as if he had taken off all his bones and flesh, and only a piece of skin was left, and he was pinched by the neck of a demon general and lifted up, and his feet were in the air, so that he could face the pillar of heaven. He felt that his mind was running very slowly, as if he was in a nightmare, and for a few moments, he even forgot who he was and where he was...... The feeling of time is also beginning to be confused, and it is really impossible to judge whether the flow of black fog on the pillar is fast or slow, and how long it has been condensed......

Did it fail? Do you still end up with the worst possible ending...... Even himself and his companions, as well as the hundreds of millions of remaining human beings in this void world, were completely wiped out......

It is said that "hundreds of millions" is just an imaginary number, since the middle and high-level cultivators gathered in the Luju Temple to defend against the attack of demons, and they all gathered two or three thousand people, then the remaining human beings in the Void Brahma World must be more than 10,000, right? But is it possible to reach 100 million? Or is it only 100,000 or million...... Why are you thinking about this? Is there any point in thinking about this?

The black mist in front of him gradually condensed and formed, turning into a huge black dragon, with its head low and tail high, coiling above the pillar of heaven like a python. This black dragon is really huge, its head is about dozens of feet high from the ground, and its two pupils alone are almost equal to the size of the three major demon kings, and the three major demon kings are taller than most demon generals, and the demon generals are often able to reach two ordinary humans at a time...... The tail of the black dragon almost pierced into the thick clouds that rolled in the sky.

The black mist gradually condensed into an entity, and the image of the demon dragon gradually became clear, and the first reaction in Zhang Lu's mind turned out to be: This sister ...... No, I've seen this guy before!

The dragon, Zhang Lu originally thought that it was just a kind of legendary fictional creature, which could not exist in the real world at all, what "horns like a deer, head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, neck like a snake, belly like a mirage, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, ears like a cow......" is just a hodgepodge of various animal characteristics, how can nature give birth to such a freak? and how should it be classified, which one, which one, which class, which order, which family, which one?

Oh, it's good to say, it must be a "dragon species"......

It wasn't until he was in the Pocket Earth World that he first saw the two brown dragons raised by Liu Lei, and then saw the golden dragons that the Jade Emperor Zhang Jian used to drive......

These dragons were originally nothing more than illusions created by the minds of the immortals, and gradually materialized, in a sense, they were also "fictional". But is there any basis for this fiction? Zhang Jian's dragon is likely to be an imitation of Liu Lei's dragon, which is said to have been based on the two dragons he had worn for the Xia Hou Kong Jia. The story of Liu Lei's dragon is recorded in the ancient books of the real earth world, and it is groundless, not for nothing.

The Pocket Earth World, according to the Sanwu monk, is "a special image created by the power to intercept a certain period of history", which is unclear, and Zhang Lu has also thought about the authenticity and possibility of it many times since then. Assuming that the monk did not lie and that what he said was true, then there may be two ways to interpret this passage.

The first interpretation: The real earth world has been sealed tens of thousands of years or even earlier, forbidding the possibility of cultivating immortals, if there is no "Jedi Tiantong" and still develops as a magical world, then it may become the kind of world form that Zhang Lu can see with his own eyes.

The earthly world is not much different from the real world, but there is just a group of immortal cultivators, and at the same time, there is indeed a heavenly world, which is created by the convergence of many immortals, which may be an transition from the three-dimensional world to the super-three-dimensional world.

It is precisely because of the "Jedi Tiantong" that the possibility of this development has been completely eradicated - Yu Ji in real history was indeed killed by Sun Ce, and he failed to solve the army, and he died with a knife.

The second interpretation: the real history is the state that Zhang Lu saw. Because including Zhang Jian, Pei Xuanren, An Qisheng, Liu Gen and other immortals or people, there are indeed records in the ancient books of the real earth world - Zhang Lu read a lot of Taoist books before crossing over, although many glances and ten lines, and did not go too far to the heart, but when he cultivated and became an immortal in the pocket earth world, the memories of the past became extremely clear, and many details and fragments were unearthed from the subconscious.

It may be that in the late Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin dynasties, there were indeed immortal cultivators and even heavenly immortals, because although the path of cultivating immortals was banned, the effect of locking up was gradually revealed. After the "Jedi Tiantong", it is true that no one can really ascend, shatter the void and go to the super three-dimensional world (Zhang Lu and the others also took advantage of the loophole and first ran to the pocket earth world to cultivate), but the way of cultivating immortals is still inherited, and those who cannot truly surpass the immortals have to temporarily succumb to the so-called "heavenly world".

After that, the effect of the lock was gradually improved, and the path of cultivating immortals was truly cut off, and the heavenly world finally died out - it may be that those immortals have fallen after exhaustion, or it may have really been invaded by "Zhen", and in real history, there has not been a Count Zhang Lu Zhang who came out to turn the tide......

However, in the pocket earth world, Zhang Lu actually didn't have any role in exterminating the evil, and he was found out by the three-no monk.

Whichever explanation is closer to the truth, whether the "heavenly" of the pocket earth world actually existed, or whether it was just a possibility, does not completely negate that the "dragon" is an alien creature - either it really exists, or through evolution, it is possible to arise. Then it is strange, where did this unreasonable thing come from?

The "dragon" that Zhang Lu saw in the pocket earth world was not the same as his understanding of dragons before he crossed over. Although he did not study it specifically, he also knew that the image of the dragon was constantly evolving with the development of history and society. The dragons of the Ming and Qing dynasties are magnificent, but they are a little rigid, and they can indeed be used as representatives of the high-minded, indifferent and ruthless feudal emperors; the dragons of the Tang and Song dynasties are fierce and bold, with more unrestrained freedom and romance; and further on, the dragons of the Han and Jin dynasties are much more primitive and concise in appearance.

The dragon in the sky in the pocket world is more primitive than the dragon in the Han Dynasty paintings, and its torso does not resemble a snake, but more similar to a thin dog, except that the body shape, neck and tail are longer - the head plus the neck, torso, and tail are basically in a ratio of 1:2:2. The dragon's body is covered not with fine fish scales, but more like the rough skin of a crocodile, the whiskers on the dragon's jaw and the mane on the back are not hair, but more like steel needles, and of course there are no antlers on the dragon's head, which are just small bony protrusions, and the dragon's claws bear little resemblance to the claws of birds.

Overall, the dragon is more of a pure reptile, with a crocodile's head shrunken and its body and limbs elongated......

Compared with the dragons painted by humans after the Han Dynasty, this image of the dragon is, in a sense, more "scientific", and more acceptable to Zhang Lu, who was born in later generations. Although it still does not resemble the creatures that can be found in normal evolution......

Knowing that there are multiple three-dimensional worlds and even super-three-dimensional worlds really broadened Zhang Lu's horizons and thinking, and he couldn't help but start thinking about a possibility: Could the dragon be an alien species?

Oh, you can't say it's artificial, it should be said that it's made by "immortals". He had seen Gu Immortals such as Nuwa and Fuxi create humans in the illusion world, so it should not be impossible to create a few more new creatures. Interestingly, the Gu Immortals were all human bodies and snake tails...... In fact, it should be said that it is the tail of the dragon! They chose the image of their upper body to create the earthlings, will they use the image of the lower body to create the dragon again?

Thinking about it a little deeper, if Gu Immortals didn't create humans out of thin air, but needed to have a prototype, their upper body was definitely not the best model—what about the lower half of their body? Why did they think of transforming their legs without using their tails? Whether it was Emperor Yao or Emperor Zhen of the "Jedi Tiantong", those Gu Immortal enemies were originally normal human form—not necessarily earthlings, but people from other three-dimensional worlds. It is likely that Gu Immortals used their own enemies as prototypes to create the earthlings.

Why? Maybe it's used as a spy......

Then the dragon created by the Gu Immortals may not have evolved from his lower body, and there is also a prototype - there are also legends of related dragons in the Tianyuan World, although the images painted are not the same as the dragons in the legends of the earth, but they are absolutely similar to the dragons in the sky that Zhang Lu has seen. Rather than saying that Gu Immortal created a human according to his upper body and a dragon according to his lower body, it is better to deduce it backwards, Gu Immortal was originally made by combining the upper body of a human and the lower body of a dragon......

Ah, it seems that there is another very strange and important setting! It's just that there is too little relevant information, and Zhang Lu can't go deeper.

Now in the Void World, after the summoning of the demon clan, this ink-colored dragon descended from the sky, which seems to confirm half of Zhang Lu's conjecture - dragons do exist, but for the earth, they are alien species, and dragons descend from the super three-dimensional world. Of course, since people can ascend from the three-dimensional world to the super-three-dimensional world through cultivation, then perhaps the original state of the dragon is also in a certain three-dimensional world—is this three-dimensional world the earth? Is it the heavenly wall? Or some other three-dimensional world that Zhang Lu has never set foot in?

Before he died, Zhang Lu's brain was slightly confused, confused and even stagnant, when he saw the demon dragon descending, it suddenly miraculously started to work quickly, and countless thoughts turned around in an instant. It's a pity that I will die here, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find out the truth - I don't know if the boxing king or the three no-monks are here, will they be able to give their correct answers directly?

The image of the demon dragon became clearer and clearer, and the three demon kings dodged to the side, so that the huge head of the demon dragon faced Zhang Lu and the other four dying humans without any obstruction. The demon kings raised their forearms and screamed loudly, and all the demon generals, big demons, and even the demon soldiers guarding outside also responded with their voices raised. Among them, only the King of Dapeng deliberately used human language, probably to say it to Zhang Lu and them-

"The Dragon King has come to the world, the human race is extinct, and the path to heaven is opened!"

Immediately, the Dapeng King stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Lu and them: "Let these stupid people become the first sacrifices we offer to the Dragon King." ”

Zhang Luxin said no wonder, you didn't let that stupid elephant kill me, and you said "just live", it turned out that you were going to feed us alive to the demon dragon...... Speaking of living creatures and freshly dead things, there is not much difference in taste, as long as you don't let the corpse grow. You ask me how do I know? I've eaten freshly slaughtered cattle and sheep.

I don't know if the demon dragon can understand the words of the Dapeng King—maybe it can understand the gossip of other monsters—and sure enough, the huge head began to shake, and the long body slowly circled down around the heavenly pillar, and then opened its huge mouth, approaching Zhang Lu and the others little by little. A few zhang away, Zhang Lu felt an amazing power rushing towards him, and the strong wind pressure almost forced him to breathless......

Probably a few demon generals were also afraid of being affected—their mouths were so wide that they could swallow all the sacrifices and the bearers in one gulp—and hurriedly pressed Zhang Lu and the other four people a few times, and then left them behind, and immediately retreated in panic.

Zhang Lu was suddenly able to feel the existence of his body, but at the same time, his muscles were all stiff - can monsters also hit acupoints - he was bent his knees and pressed to the ground, originally in a half-dead state at this time, he should have fallen headlong and collapsed to the ground, but because his waist and neck were also extremely rigid, he was like kneeling, and his upper body was facing the dragon's head straight. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he saw that his three companions were in the same state.

It's a shame to let Lao Tzu kneel and wait to be eaten!

The dragon's head was getting closer and closer, the wind pressure was getting stronger and stronger, and Li Yanchao and the others were forced to close their eyes—or at least squint their eyelids—only Zhang Lu, who still habitually tried his best to keep his eyes round, staring at the demon dragon's huge pupils like two houses without blinking.

He found that the demon dragon's eyes were almost white, and the pitch-black pupils occupied the entire eye socket. If you look closely, the pupil is not pure black, but faintly glows with a deep blue, and there are dots in it...... It was as if they were two heavens full of stars, no, a universe full of celestial bodies! Zhang Lu felt that his entire soul seemed to be sucked into the universe in the dragon's eyes, and he forgot his own existence again, as if he was soaring in the endless starry sky......

His eyes were like mirrors, which should reflect the external scene, but Zhang Lu didn't see himself in the dragon's eye, what he saw was a bald head with a fleshy face, and a cigarette in the corner of his mouth with a slight grin...... It's been a long time, Lingtai-kun, is this my hallucination before I die?

Lingtaijun's appearance, he claims to represent my subconscious rudeness and unruliness, is it because of Li Yanchao's enthusiasm, finally made me completely wake up this kind of violent fire in my bones......?

The dragon head was getting closer and closer, and the dragon kiss finally approached Zhang Lu's eyes, and then Zhang Lu found new content in the dragon pupils...... (To be continued.) )