Chapter 491: The Negative Mountain Turtle and the Demon God
"Time has passed, have you forgotten my name? Haven't you found a new Immortal to take my place? The old voice said faintly, "I'm running out of time, you must find a new immortal sooner before you can continue to suppress this demon god." β
Zhang Ming was silent, where can I go to find the immortal, he could only laugh awkwardly twice: "Your Excellency the Divine Turtle, are you guarding this mountain road?" β
"This one?" The old voice said, "I have guarded one hundred and eight mountain paths, and you are only one of them. β
"Your way of the demon god is also strange, it's really the first time I've seen it...... I can still keep my sanity, and if I can keep it up, the future is limitless. β
This old voice is really the local legendary Negative Mountain Turtle.
But unlike the legend, it says that it is dying of old age.
Although the turtle is long-lived, there is still a time.
If it really dies of old age, the demon god "Mo" anchored here may expand his influence, and it will not be as simple as "Mo looking back" at that time.
"Excuse me, how many years can you hold on now......" Zhang Ming asked politely.
The Negative Mountain Divine Turtle sighed faintly: "It seems that you don't know anything, junior." β
"Mo" is so powerful, even if this mountain path is just a small anchor for it, and the continuous flow of demon god power is not something that ordinary people can bear.
So a long, long time ago, there was a great wisdom who made a plan: let the power of "Mo" be extended, but not too much.
It is equivalent to the "three missing one" in military means, if all the loopholes are plugged, it is not a good way, but a little opening up a gap can play a role in weakening the demon god.
This is the case with these mountain trails.
"Mo" will try to anchor all the life that passes through here.
If an ordinary man successfully passes this mountain road, it is equivalent to "Mo" putting in his strength, but there is nothing to gain.
If the ordinary man turns back in the middle, then he will be directly killed by the "guard".
Over time, in the long-term war of attrition, the demon god only has to pay, not income, no matter how strong it is, it will slowly weaken.
However, this plan, the most important part, must be suppressed by the strong!
The power projected by "Mo" can't be too strong, otherwise no one will be able to break free from the temptation, and it's definitely not as simple as "don't look back" now.
It should not be too weak, if the power transmitted is too small, it will not have the effect of weakening.
"I have suppressed this dangerous place, and I don't know how many years have passed. Now that your life is running out, have you found an immortal to take over? It's all been so many years. β
"If not, what should you do if I die?" In an inexplicable tone, the Negative Mountain Divine Turtle said quietly, "When the time comes, I will die, and I won't be able to control this side of the world." You can't blame me. β
It seems to be somewhat dissatisfied.
Zhang Ming was shocked by this huge plan, but he was speechless.
"Didn't the great wise man who made the plan have a corresponding follow-up?"
"Junior, you really don't know anything...... Needless to say, just find the Immortal who will take over, and you don't need to know the rest. The Negative Mountain Turtle looked a little restless.
Zhang Ming glanced at Shi Mama helplessly, do you turtles have such a stinky temper?
Shi Mama said, your Uncle Shi's temper is very good, only this turtle god is mysterious, like a madman.
"The Great Wise One, but...... Bury? β
"Needless to say, just find the Immortal who will take over!" The tone of the Negative Mountain Turtle became louder and louder.
The burial world is the place of four wars, and perhaps what Zhang Ming is currently seeing is only the tip of the iceberg.
"There may not be many immortals now, because taking a new path is the mainstream of the current era." Zhang Ming explained what a "new road" is.
As a result, this negative mountain turtle doesn't seem to care about any new and old roads at all, it is like having Alzheimer's disease, and it keeps repeating: "I don't care what new and old roads you have, you can just find me an immortal to take over!" Either you take over the position! β
A huge pressure pressed on Zhang Ming's back.
This time it was not as simple as one or two tons, Zhang Ming suddenly felt that a whole world was pressing on him, and even the surrounding air became condensed.
Zhang Ming was not facing the Negative Mountain Divine Turtle, but the incomparably powerful Demon God.
The world slowly lost its color and became only black and white.
The sentient beings who passed by the "Don't Look Back" mountain road carried a part of the black to the world full of white. In laughter and dialogue, they eliminated part of the power of the demon god.
This is the work of the Negative Mountain Turtle, year after year, day after day.
But, is that enough?
That's not enough, there's so much black, it's endless, as if there's no end.
Zhang Ming felt a kind of unique pride in moving mountains, just like carrying sea water drop by drop in the ocean, which made him feel a kind of confusion and the great terror in the dark.
"Old turtle, what are you anxious about! I think you've fallen for the devil's trick! Suddenly, Shi Mama roared loudly, reawakening Zhang Ming from that confusion.
"Who are you?"
The old voice of the Negative Mountain Divine Turtle carried a subtle murderous aura.
The environment in all directions suddenly became foggy, and the "Don't Look Back" mountain road, which was almost a foot away, suddenly became narrow and long, as if there was no way to get out of the exit for the rest of your life.
A terrifying and eerie atmosphere is brewing in the mountain road.
Zhang Ming is in a hurry, what are you crazy about? This old turtle doesn't seem to have any malicious intent.
Shi Mama said to himself: "Old turtle, you have been here for a long time, and before you know it, the power of the demon god has entered your brain, and you don't know it...... Maybe you already know it, but you're just crying for help? β
"What, what did you say?"
The momentum of this stone is undiminished: "What are those black shadows that you let Lao Zhang carry just now?" Your soul body, or your personality clone? β
"If you stay here, it won't make any difference. You're dealing with a demon god who won't be stupid enough to do nothing, just let your foolish man move mountains. β
"Let me guess what 'Mo''s ability is, since part of it is 'Mo Look Back', then regret and regret may also be part of his ability."
"Since it's Mo Hui, it's definitely impossible to take regret medicine, isn't it?"
"Once you have remorse, you will be a little unable to suppress this terrible demon god, even if it is only a little extension of its power, it will be difficult for you to resist."
Zhang Ming was taken aback, thinking about it carefully, how can a demon god be so simple as "don't look back"? But if it becomes an abstract concept, and you can't even regret it in your heart, then it can be called a demon god-level strength.
Shi Mama said: "This remorse is in the brain, like spider silk wrapped around the body, unable to break free." So I had to develop some personality in order to be temporarily freed...... So I guess the black shadows you asked Zhang Ming to carry just now are your deputy personality. β
"What are you, how dare you slander me!" The Negative Mountain Turtle was furious, "I have been guarding this place for thousands of years, but you slander at will?!" β
It casts its attention onto the black stone.
"I'm your Uncle Turtle!" Shi Ma Ma exudes a samurai aura.
Suddenly, a continent-sized giant tortoise illusion descended here.
"Hmph, it's just a small skill of carving insects, I thought it was, it turned out to be a remnant soul that had been dead for a long time." The Negative Mountain Turtle sneered.
"Master Turtle never inks, if you don't like your eyes, go to war directly!" The huge Xuanwu illusion stretched out its claws and slapped forward with force.
"Xuanwu power!"
The Negative Mountain Turtle sneered.
The yin wind roared, and all the horses roared, Shi Mama was attacked by a strong force, and flew out of the mountain road with a "wow, ahh
Zhang Ming's cheeks moved a few times, and he couldn't understand at all, this stone was obviously not strong, so he had to provoke the other party.
He just felt that the parabola that flew out was perfect, and there was a feeling of full roundness.
But then, the Negative Mountain Turtle seemed to have lost its willingness to talk, and the cold aura gradually converged into the ground, and it no longer cared about people.
"If Your Excellency has something to call me, I will leave a communicator first, and I should not leave the burial world in the short term."
Zhang Ming took a step forward and walked out of this narrow mountain road.
The sun shines through the fog and sprinkles on the face, warm, giving people a sense of being separated from the world - who knows, it is just a small mountain road, but it contains so much.
And Shi Mama was lying on the ground humming, as if he was very dissatisfied with his performance.
"Hey, what are you doing, you provoked others and got beaten." Zhang Ming picked it up, put it in his backpack, and sneered.
Shi Mama said: "You idiot, do you really think I'm fighting with it?" Can't you see this, this old turtle is really on the way, it can't suppress this terrible demon god. β
"Why? It didn't say that. β
"The rules of the Demon God are the limits of a certain realm, and you have to let your imagination run wild and guess as many signs as you can. Since this demon god is called 'Mo', any regret is not allowed, and there can not even be any retreat. β
"As a suppressor, the old turtle has been sitting here for a long time, and it is inevitable that it will be affected."
"But it doesn't dare to admit it in person, and it can't be suppressed, otherwise the moment it admits it, it will regret retreating, and it will fall into the way of the demon god."
"So it just threw me out and showed that what I said was indeed correct."
"Do you think I'm really going to war with it?"
"I see!" Zhang Ming looked at Shi Mama like a genius, why is this guy so smart, it's really weird!
Could it be that after being seriously injured, your brain has opened up?
Shi Mama sighed: "Poor! This old turtle stayed in this ghost place, I don't know how many years he stayed, and in the end he still didn't achieve anything, can he not regret it?
"Alas, it's really pitiful, even more pitiful than Bai Ze."
"But the more it thinks like this, the more it can't suppress the demon god, maybe sooner or later it will erupt like a volcano, and maybe it will become a puppet of the demon god."
How can this heartfelt remorse be overcome? The answer is that you can't overcome it, so how can you fight your own thinking?
Impossible, the last thing intelligent beings can fight against is themselves. All sorts of messy ideas grow like weeds, plucked out stubble after stubble.
In the face of the demon god "Mo", it can't even withdraw, and it can't change a suppressor halfway, because changing a suppressor is also a way to retreat!
Unless, it dies.
Once it dies, it is equivalent to going all the way to the end without any flinching.
Death is the ultimate liberation.
At that time, a repressor can be replaced.
"That's why it says it's at the end of its life."
"Actually, I don't think it's going to end its life, but if you want to replace the suppressor, it has to die! When it is dead, it is liberated. β
This conjecture was too terrifying, Zhang Ming couldn't help but be silent, and bowed slightly to the statue of the old turtle carrying the burden.
"The immortal who took over it may be killed by us, and it feels like it will break through the sky at once." Zhang Ming whistled twice in his heart.
He thought of the scene where the Wanhai Civilization hurriedly wanted to create immortals through the "Artistic Conception Reversal Technique", and it was obviously a very important thing to be in such a hurry.
As a result, it took a long time to make not a single immortal......
Things in this world are always one after the other, and one of them goes wrong, triggering a chain reaction that follows.
Shi Mama said: "We didn't kill it...... You killed you, don't blame me. β
"You Zhang Ming take the blame."
Zhang Ming coughed twice, but there was no psychological burden.
After all, different positions have different ways of looking at problems.
At that time, the machete was cut into his neck, but he couldn't resist a few times?
What's more, the immortals created through the "Artistic Conception Reversal Technique" may not be very qualified, maybe it won't take long to suppress them, and they will be polluted by the thinking of the demon god......
What's more, the burial world is so big, similar to the mountain road of "don't look back", there should be more than this.
There may be many other situations similar to the "Negative Mountain Turtle", and these original guardians have all run out of gas.
As soon as he discovered this fact, Zhang Ming couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure, and the "land of four wars" in Zhongshan Pass really lived up to its reputation.
"It's really not my pot. Zhong Shan himself is against it, and he can't let me take the blame......"
He strode and walked on the mountain road, and suddenly patted his head: "Then you say, are there any ways for those civilizations that take a new path?" β
"If it takes an immortal-level will to be able to suppress it...... Isn't their world will qualified? β
"You want those civilizations to contribute their own will to the world, isn't it killing them? Moreover, the power of the demon god is so powerful that it may even be able to pollute the will of the world. β
"Isn't the will of the world a kind of group consciousness, how to pollute ......"
Zhang Ming pondered for a moment, then shook his head to himself.
Although the will of the world is a kind of group consciousness, it can also affect the group from top to bottom.
If the world will of a civilization is polluted by demon gods, the ideology of that civilization may be fundamentally reversed.
All instances suffer from mental illness and are similarly anchored by the Demon God.
This is an unbearable weight, even worse than a single immortal being polluted. Because the history of civilization has been changed, it will also provide the demon god with tidal energy in time and space, and when the time comes, a civilization will be captive by the demon god, how terrible!
"Therefore, it is obviously not a very good way to suppress the demon god with the will of the world. But what if it's the will of the world at the level of the Eternals? β
"That's a little possibility, let's go, let's go and see that technological civilization!" Zhang Ming suddenly thought of something, and lowered his voice, "Negative Mountain Divine Turtle, is it a male turtle or a female turtle?" β
Shi Mama was shocked, why is this brain circuit so strange?
"If it's a female turtle, you work hard, and then you don't have to work hard."
"If it's a male tortoise, you'll just have to do it, and you don't have to work hard."
"I'll beat you!" The stone jumped up viciously and pounded Zhang Ming's head.
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The sunset is hidden in the clouds and mist, stretching out thousands of miles of red glow, the reflection of the clear water, the withered vines and old trees, and occasionally you can hear the mountain songs echoing in the mountains and fields.
This is a small mountain village with a fairly advantageous geographical location - Heitie Village.
The aborigines of the village, look like a turtle man walking upright, 1.6 meters tall, their skin surface is covered with yellow-brown scales, the turtle shell is high and raised, the arm is powerful, hospitable, as soon as I heard that there is a caravan through the "Mo Hui" mountain road, a group of turtle people beat gongs and drums to stand at the village gate to greet.
"Dangdang!"
"Mr. Zhang, I finally waited for you." Yu Dazhu smiled and said to the young man behind him, "I'll just say there's no problem...... As long as you follow the rules, there's no problem. β
Zhang Ming secretly scolded a few words, you really don't know how this rule came about......
And next to the village, there is a group of bear people, who are pretending to sell their wares.
After all, they are scientific and technological civilization, and if they bring a little small goods, they are the best-selling good things.
With so many races mixed together, there is a kind of "small market" feeling.
Zhang Ming glanced at the turtle man: "The bloodline of the Negative Mountain Turtle ...... It's unusual...... A bit like the legendary turtle fairy. β
"No wonder they were able to live in this ghost place, it turned out that there was an ancestor to protect ......"
The smell of burning sulphur and coal permeates the village, and the sound of "clanging" iron can be heard everywhere.
Black Iron Village, as the name suggests, can dig out high-quality black iron ore and coal mines here, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to draft water, the ancestors actually spread some blood, and more importantly, you have to rely on yourself.
In order to make a living, these turtle people honed their craft of blacksmithing.
Although from the perspective of scientific and technological civilization, this craft is not very good, but it is definitely a well-known technical work in the local area, and all kinds of weapons and agricultural tools are first-class hard currency.
What's more, there is a "Don't Look Back" mountain road not far away, and the disaster in Black Iron Village in the Night of the Hundred Ghosts is not serious, and all kinds of monsters are blocked by this mountain road...... This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
The arrival of the caravan brought more living materials, and the turtle people were naturally extremely welcome.
"Clothes, salt, grain, pots and pans, medicines, tobacco and alcohol, you name it! Brought from many different villages, it is cheap and good. Yu Dazhu was shouting on the steamer, and a large number of turtle people took their forged finished products and enthusiastically exchanged them for goods.
The scene was very lively.
"You haven't set up a caravan in Qingshi Village for decades, right...... Yo, these are clothes from Lijia Village, come with two. An old tortoise man lit a cigarette and spat out a mouthful of white eyes.
His eyes suddenly lit up: "Yo, what kind of turtle is this, it's very beautiful!" Would you like to take a bite? 5,000 years ago, maybe we were our own family. β
The little white turtle was silent, 50,000 years ago, we were definitely not our own family......
On the other side, the Xionglu civilization, disguised as a caravan, also carried some goods, and after symbolically selling some, he looked at the strong man who walked the way of the demon god very nervously, and some didn't know how to speak.
As a result, Zhang Ming's first sentence startled them: "You should be a civilization that takes a new path...... Where have we got? β
You...... How do you know.
Zhang Ming grabbed the cage containing the "little bamboo shoots" and walked over slowly.
The "little bamboo shoot" is very lazy in the sun, and it seems to have gotten used to it after being caught for so many days.
Seeing that Zhang Ming's mental state was okay, Tai Ze, the leader of the Xionglu civilization, also breathed a long sigh of relief.
It seems that the big peach that he contributed played a role.
"You know the new road?" Teser asked with some surprise, how could the native natives know this knowledge?
"Of course...... Xinlu is famous, how can you not know? Zhang Ming smiled, "I have just come to this world not long ago...... Not as indigenous here. What kind of community do I come from...... The world community. β
This term is a bit awkward, and Zhang Ming searched for a long time in the memory library before he remembered the specific statement.
"I see! We're from the Gully World Community, and we're not in the same world ring anymore, haha. β
The naming of the world community is subject to strict academic standards, the first word is the name of the world ring, and the next few words are equivalent to the code name of the geographical location. If the first word is different, it means that both parties do not belong to the same world ring.
"Perhaps because of the distance between our two worlds, we have never heard of Your Excellency's name in the past. Otherwise, I'll see you again......" Taize said with a smile.
But no matter what, falling into this ghost place is like a fellow meeting a fellow!
He stretched out a bear's paw: "Your Excellency, since we have common difficulties, how about finding a way to get out of here together?" β
They naturally discussed this matter many times, and there are obviously some risks in cooperating with a strong man who walks the way of the demon god, what if when will this guy break out again?
But staying in this damn world is inherently a risk.
The longer you stay, the greater the risk!
Tai Ze introduced himself: "My civilization is not the kind of civilization that is good at fighting, it has quite a lot of unique technology, and even if it falls into this world, my branch of civilization still retains a small amount of industrial strength. However, over time, the industry will gradually weaken, and then it will become a local indigenous ...... After all, there are only more than 10,000 of us. β
Zhang Ming nodded, the population is insufficient, no matter how advanced the civilization is, the industrial capacity will definitely decline: "What stage has your new civilization come to?" β
"During the synaesthesia period, it can support about 10 people and control the relatively shallow strong idealistic rules."
"That's pretty good." Zhang Ming was very curious, because human beings were also cultivating the will of the world, and there must be a lot of technical details in it, but he was embarrassed to ask directly, after all, these questions were considered core secrets.
In this way, the Xionglu civilization seems to be slightly weaker than the winger civilization, because the winger civilization can take out more than a dozen soldiers who have mastered the strong rules at once, and can also cultivate the peak powerhouse among the transcendental.
Of course, the gap between the transcendent is also huge...... It's as strong as Zhong Shan, and if it's weak, it can only be used as a faΓ§ade and a mascot.
In the end, the war of civilizations is a contest of scientific and technological strength and industrial strength.
"Ahem...... The unique technology of my civilization is this little pair of glasses. β
Tezer handed over a "combat power probe".
This thing looks like a pair of light blue high-tech VR glasses, quite exquisite, and its function can actually estimate the comprehensive indicators of surrounding lifeforms!
Zhang Ming put on these glasses curiously, looked left and right for a while, Shi Mama bloomed with a red luster, the combat power was about 3000, and there were a large number of parameter changes, indicating that it still had some soul level damage, and it had not completely recovered.
Xiaobai's combat power is about 800, and as a juvenile turtle, it's not bad.
The combat effectiveness of the turtle people in Heitie Village is about 300-600, which is a grade stronger than that of Qingshi Village, and there are several turtles whose lungs seem to have diseases, which is normal.
Zhang Ming turned his head again and looked at the people in Qingshi Village, Yu Dazhu's left arm blood vessels seemed to be a little congested, he should have been injured in his left hand.
Another team leader, Yu Bagou, has been drinking for a long time, has some high blood pressure, and has a little liver problem.
"There is actually a perspective function, your civilized medical ability must be very developed...... Zhang Ming sighed.
"That's nature. As a civilization that has taken a new path, the internal conditions of people's livelihood obviously have to be improved, and science and technology are the primary productive forces. Tize said with some smugness.
"However, the detector you are wearing is of the highest level, and it costs the Source of the World, and 1 unit of the Source of the World can be used for 1000 hours. If it is used for the common class, I am afraid that no civilization can afford it. β
"I still have some instruments here that you can use without the source of the world, and the detection ability is a little poor, but I can give you some."
Bai took some gifts, Zhang Ming was a little embarrassed, thinking about whether he should give back some gifts, and turned his head to snoop around with a detector.
As for Miss Gourd, she couldn't see anything, and the probe didn't even think she was a creature.
Zhang Ming estimated that the principle of this detector is based on the soul to measure the strength, and Miss Hulu protects her soul very tightly, so naturally she can't detect anything.
He lowered his head again and looked at his heart, and he could detect the subtle red light!
"A civilization's unique technology, sure enough, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, my local method, now it is difficult to completely cover the fluctuations of the demon god." Zhang Ming sighed in his heart.
"Looks like they've already discovered my anomaly, so they're so polite......"
(End of chapter)