Chapter 332 The Truth of the World

"I am Ziyun, the master of Zixiao Mountain, and I have come to see you with my fellow Taoists!"

The Immortal Ziyun spoke respectfully, "Congratulations to you on your return to the world!"

Others also spoke up, "Congratulations to you on your return to the world!"

Li An was very cautious, and the grand treatment he received at this moment was somewhat beyond his expectations.

What he thought was that it would be enough to gain freedom with the identity of the strange god messenger.

In this way, he could find an opportunity to go with Xu Yuan to find the immortal, and then continue to return to Zixiao Mountain to practice. Kill two birds with one stone, eat in the east and stay in the west, and be loyal to Qin and Chu at the same time. Isn't it wonderful?

But now, the identity of this messenger... obviously means more.

The key is that he doesn't know the meaning behind it yet.

If you are not careful, it's easy to get into trouble...

He quickly analyzed it in his mind.

Now, his identity is an unknown existence that has returned from the ancient time and space.

This is the best cover-up!

As long as he doesn't expose himself, it's actually difficult for Ziyun Immortal and others to find out anything. After all, Ziyun Immortal and others can't know much about that time and space...

"Hmm."

Li An said softly, and then his eyes fell sharply on Leng Rufeng, "Do you know me?"

Leng Rufeng was slightly startled and hurriedly said: "My Lord... You, this body you like was sent by me before. He is my true disciple and has a deep relationship with me. Now that he can be favored by the senior, I am really, really happy for him..."

Li An sneered: "So, I should thank you?"

Leng Rufeng's face changed, and he saluted hurriedly. There was already a layer of sweat on his face. Obviously, he was very nervous: "Junior dare not, junior dare not..."

He looked flustered, but in fact he was very calm in his heart. He secretly guessed that it seemed that this envoy was not easy to deal with!

The others were also slightly startled in their hearts, and they couldn't help but be cautious. Although they were respectful on the surface, they were not really afraid in their hearts. Instead, they were analyzing Li An.

"What's your name, sir?"

The Purple Cloud Immortal took the opportunity to speak.

Li An pondered and said, "My old name is gone. I have lived two lives and now that I see the light of day again, I will call you Chongguang."

The Purple Cloud Immortal said, "Sir Chongguang, you have awakened from your deep sleep. You should not know the current situation in the world. I have asked someone to prepare a banquet. Please move to the table and I will introduce you one by one, how about that?"

Li An nodded lightly.

Soon, Li An followed them into the Purple Sky Peak.

The banquet was extremely grand. The spiritual wine and spiritual food used were all made of the top-level blood medicine. This table alone might require tens of thousands of medium-grade exotic crystals.

This made Li An sigh in his heart. If only he could eat and drink as much as he wanted, these things would be very beneficial to his strange cultivation...

It's a pity that he is now in a different status, so he naturally can't act frivolously and casually.

"Sir, you should have returned from the Longevity Era, right?"

Ziyun Immortal personally poured wine for Li An and asked casually, but Li An didn't say anything.

Although his face was calm, he was actually quite surprised in his heart. If his guess was right, these things... should involve real top secrets.

Why do all the major forces in the world worship strange gods? What is the connection between that time and space and the present world? Where will the creatures that come out of the strange realm go? ...

These things are related to the foundation of the operation of the entire world, but often these things will only be known and controlled by a few people. Most people will never be able to see a corner of the truth of the world in their entire lives!

In the vast Zixiao Province, there are more than hundreds of millions of creatures and countless forces of all sizes. However, even when Li An was a true disciple, he often only knew a few legends about these things... Perhaps only the few Golden Immortals in front of him really knew about these things.

Ziyun Immortal was not surprised by Li An's indifference and said, "Your Excellency may not know that you are not the only one who has returned from the Changsheng Era. Two thousand years ago, there was also an adult from the Changsheng Era who returned from the place where we worship. That adult was named Zhuyue. Do you know him?"

Li An just picked up the wine and took a sip.

Ziyun Immortal laughed. He could see that this adult who had just returned, like the adult named Zhuyue, was coming to the world for the first time from the past time and space, so he would naturally be very wary, so he said, "Maybe your Excellency doesn't know why you can come back."

He introduced them one by one.

The more Li An listened, the more shocked he became!

According to Immortal Ziyun, the reason why the original Thirty-three Heavens perished and the strange era came... there is only one core.

Let the dead return!

At the beginning, the little fat man also mentioned this to him, but Li An did not really feel it. Now listening to Immortal Ziyun's explanation, he really felt a sense of disillusionment.

The Thirty-three Heavens collapsed, the once glorious Heaven was destroyed, and the ultimate place that countless spiritual world and lower world cultivators yearned for turned into a strange land. The immortals standing on the cloud of cultivation perished one by one, and their purpose was just to let some long-dead creatures return to this world...

Who on earth has such a heaven-defying means to manipulate time?

What does this existence want to find from the years that have already passed?

Li An does not know, and cannot imagine. "Your Excellency needs to stay in our Zixiao Mountain for a while. We will report to the Dead Realm. When someone from the Dead Realm comes to pick you up, you can enter it and be truly reborn."

"Although your Excellency's soul is now in this body, it is against time and space and the way of heaven. Although there is no problem at present, if time passes or if the way of heaven is angry, it will easily cause its own collapse and bring disaster fire."

The Purple Cloud Immortal continued.

"The Dead Realm?"

Li An finally said a sentence.

Ziyun Immortal said: "Yes, the Land of the Dead is the most honorable place in the Thirty-three Heavens, respected by all races and revered by all spirits! As far as I know, all the adults who return from the Longevity Era will eventually go to the Land of the Dead. There is a real opportunity for you adults to be reborn and complete your life in the Land of the Dead!"

According to common sense, since the advent of the strange era is just to allow some creatures that disappeared in the years to return, it is natural that these returning creatures have a very high status, but Li An is wondering, who built the Land of the Dead?

It should also be from the unknown existence that controls the years?

In this case, if you enter the Land of the Dead, does it mean that Li An will have the opportunity to know the ultimate truth of all this?

But he has no desire and curiosity to explore the truth of the world in his heart, but instead flashes a deep fear and fear.

Now that his realm is low and his strength is weak, it is better not to contact such a place.

But now he has been regarded as the messenger of the strange god and the returnee by Ziyun and others...

This time, Li An pretended to be a spirit taking over another body, but now it seems that he has pitted himself?

But there is no way. The decision he made at that time was the best solution based on the information he knew!

If he knew all this in advance, he would definitely not be so rash...

He couldn't help but sigh. In fact, there are no such smart people? They all try to collect information as much as possible and make reasonable decisions with comprehensive information.

Most people in high positions, in addition to information advantages, are not stronger than ordinary people in mind.

But now things are not without room for redemption. As long as you haven't really entered the so-called death realm, there is still a chance.

What's more, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't be able to access so many core secrets.

It can only be said that there are gains and losses!

"How long do you have to wait?" Li An asked.

Ask how much time there is so that he can make plans.

If you need to run away, run away. He is definitely unwilling to contact that shitty death realm now.

Ziyun Immortal said: "Please rest assured, we will do it as soon as possible... Generally speaking, we have to collect your soul light first and send it to the Dead Realm. The Dead Realm will send someone to pick you up in time according to your soul light situation."

"How long did Zhuyue take?" Li An heard his empty words and simply changed the question.

Ziyun Immortal said: "At that time, Master Zhuyue was quite fast. It only took more than two hundred years to be picked up..."

Li An was stunned. More than two hundred years?

Although it is said that immortals have a long life span, more than two hundred years is not a long time, but it only takes so long to report and send someone to pick you up, just to go through the process?

The efficiency of the Dead Realm is too low!

Even so, Ziyun Immortal still thinks it's fast?

However, Li An was very happy in his heart. Good, the lower the efficiency, the better!

The slower, the longer he can stay in Zixiao Mountain.

The more opportunities he has to run away.

Ziyun Immortal couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said, "We have also asked the Departed Realm, and they said that the order of entering the Departed Realm is related to the soul light. Some people say that it depends on the strength of the soul light, and some people say that it is necessary to take the soul light and test it with something in the Departed Realm. If the two are related, it will be faster... But we don't know how to judge and how to test it." Li An felt more relieved after hearing this! Soul light strength? How weak his soul light is, isn't it under his control? As for the correlation with something in the Departed Realm... Li An didn't come from the past strange realm at all, and naturally had no connection with the Departed Realm! From these perspectives, he is simply... unqualified. In this way, he must be ranked last... However, for the sake of insurance, Li An still asked: "What if the soul light is weak and has nothing to do with the things in the Departed Realm?" In case he is unqualified, he will be killed directly, and he will still be in trouble. Ziyun Immortal was stunned for a moment and said, "This, this... It seems nothing, it's just a little slow."

After hearing this, Li An immediately felt safe.

It took more than two hundred years, which is a bit slow. It must be five or six hundred years, or even a thousand years?

"I understand what you mean."

Li An drank a glass of spirit wine and said, "In addition, if I want to go out for a walk, you should not stop me, right?"

He was just testing, but Ziyun Immortal smiled and said, "My lord, please do as you please. Don't worry, you are a distinguished guest in our Zixiao Mountain. We will not stop you from going anywhere you want."

"But after you go down the mountain, you must come back as soon as possible. After all, you have not yet been truly reborn. In Zixiao Mountain, it is not a problem to be blessed by the gods, but after leaving, it is easy to cause changes in the way of heaven, which is not good for you."

It doesn't matter. Li An nodded upon hearing this, and then stood up and left, saying, "I'll go back to the so-called place where the gods descended to take a look."

"By the way, sir, please collect the soul light before going, how about that? In this way, we can also report to the Dead Realm in time!"

The Purple Cloud Immortal saluted respectfully.

Li An nodded and did not refuse.

He had already refined his soul with magic skills and life-nourishing immortal skills. Even if he collected a little soul light at this moment, he could not see his true colors.

...

After a long time, Li An left.

"Junior Brother Nan, you will work hard tomorrow. Go to Tianyun Palace and deliver this thing."

The Purple Cloud Immortal spoke to Nan Jibei.

Nan Jibei bowed and said, "Okay."

After taking the container containing Li An's soul light, he hesitated again and said, "Brother, I heard from people from other major forces that there have been many returning messengers of the strange god in the world recently. Do you think this Lord Chongguang has any value?"

The other people were also very concerned!

Because they knew that the high and mighty Dead Land was the real master of the entire Thirty-Three Heavens.

When the Heavenly Court collapsed and the strange invaded, a sculpture appeared on every famous mountain. All the famous mountains and above had only one purpose, to worship the strange god and welcome the return of the past.

And every time one appeared and was sent to the Dead Land, they would be rewarded by the Dead Land.

The reason why Ziyun Immortal was able to achieve the Taiyi fruit position was because of the existence called "Zhu Yue" back then!

That's why they attach so much importance to Li An today.

"I also heard from a fellow Taoist from Sanqing Mountain that the deceased land seems to be looking for an old friend of a certain unspeakable great figure. If it is related to that great figure, the deceased land will be very happy and will definitely give a lot of rewards. Moreover, such people can often play an important role after entering the deceased land." The ancient immortal also said: "But in recent years, more and more people have returned from the past, but many of them have nothing to do with that unspeakable great figure. Such returnees are not taken seriously. There is still an ancient person in Sanqing Mountain. After sending his soul light, the deceased land did not pay any attention to him. Sanqing Mountain did not know what to do, so it had to keep the ancient person. Keep him..."

There was a hint of coldness in her old eyes, "If this person is also like this, it will be a trouble for us in Zixiao Mountain."

Ziyun Immortal sighed and said, "I also wanted to test it just now, especially if he knows Zhuyue, it is probably related to that big shot, but he is very cunning and didn't answer a word, so I can't ask him, so as not to offend him."

"Now the plan is to send Hunguang over quickly, and we can only hope that this Lord Chongguang has some friendship with that unspeakable big shot, that would be a great thing!"

...

Leaving Ziyun Peak, Li An really had a smooth journey.

He wore a black cloak to cover his own aura. In addition, he also got the token of the mountain master Ziyun Immortal, so wherever he went, it was as if Ziyun Immortal was there in person, and no one could ask or stop him.

This was also to keep his identity confidential. Li An quickly returned to the place where the gods descended, and the old man holding a lantern took him back to the temple where the huge bronze lamp was burning.

Only when he arrived here did Li An feel relieved.

Facing old foxes like Ziyun Immortal, he was always on edge, and he had to weigh every word carefully and think over and over again.

For fear that the other party would find out something was wrong.

"The Dead Land controls many forces in the world..."

Everything today gave him a new understanding of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Numerous famous mountains, high above the source land and the heavenly palace, all exist only for the Dead Land.

What is the Longevity Era that Ziyun Immortal mentioned?

All this is complicated and shrouded in mist. Even Ziyun Immortal and others may not be able to see it clearly.

This is how the world works. When you are at the bottom, you don't know why you are born and who caused you to die. Only when you gradually climb up can you gradually see the tangled roots and dark clouds...

"Practice!"

Li An is determined. He has no interest in the Supreme Death Place of the Longevity Era... The most important thing at the moment is to follow the rules and practice hard.

Next, it's time to plan and find the Immortal Resurrectionist...

He stayed here for a few days, then left, deliberately touring around Zixiao Mountain, went to the forbidden places such as the Sutra Pavilion of Zixiao Mountain, and even took a few fairy treasures at the exchange office to play with.

On the way, he deliberately disappeared several times, sneaked into the edge of Zixiao Mountain and hid. To his surprise,

From beginning to end, no one actually followed him.

He neither sensed the detection of divine thoughts nor sensed the breath of life following him in the dark.

"Being afraid of the consequences, and at the same time being certain that I dare not leave..."

Li An analyzed.

Obviously, before the response from the deceased land, Zixiao Mountain did not dare to offend him at all!

After all, if he really had any connection with that place, and now he was unhappy, wouldn't Zixiao Mountain have a good hand and miss a great opportunity?

So, no matter where he went, he was given full freedom.

At the same time, the other party was so confident that they actually expected Li An to dare not leave Zixiao Mountain. Obviously, it should be what Ziyun Immortal said, that the strange aura of the outside world was not as good as that of Zixiao Mountain, and could not protect Li An, a "dead person"...

This made Li An feel relieved.

He then tried again and went to the "Land of Strange Corpses" several times. This place is located in the back of Zixiao Mountain. It is a forest specially used to bury the corpses of the lamp keepers. The scenery is quite beautiful. He walked around and got a general understanding of the geographical situation.

Even every time he went there, he went too far. He directly dug up some graves and then got into those coffins, as if he was practicing in seclusion!

He stayed there for several months, or even half a year!

This surprised the top leaders of Zixiao Mountain. After he came out, Ziyun Immortal came to ask immediately. Li An told him that these corpses contained strange roots, which were quite good for him to practice. He asked Ziyun Immortal not to care too much and not to disturb him.

Ziyun Immortal was skeptical, but after asking someone to investigate, he found that the strange roots in the corpses were taken away by Li An, and then he stopped caring about it.

In addition, in order to paralyze the high-level officials of Zixiao Mountain, let them "adapt" and be more sensitive to his behavior, he took the initiative to leave Zixiao Mountain many times.

Although he did not go far each time, he went in and out repeatedly, and stayed outside the mountain for a long time each time.

There were indeed a few times during the journey when Ziyun Immortal appeared in person, saying that he was accompanying him to travel around the mountains and rivers. Li An did not expose him, and took Ziyun Immortal into a forest with special interest, found a pond, shot two mating crocodiles, roasted them and ate them, and invited Ziyun Immortal to eat a crocodile leg.

Later, Ziyun Immortal also saw that Li An's current state was completely a soul that had been away from the world for a long time, and everything in the world was fresh, so he would have a yearning for the outside world.

After all this, Zixiao Mountain was no longer sensitive to Li An's going out, and let it go. Anyway, every time Li An did not go far, he would return.

…

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed. Three years later, everything remained the same for Li An. He already had the greatest authority in Zixiao Mountain. To some extent, he was now the freest person.

He could go wherever he wanted.

He could take whatever he wanted.

"Is there no news from the Land of the Dead?" He was quite curious. He even asked Ziyun Immortal on the way. As a result, he learned that the Golden Immortal Nanjibei who sent his soul light to the Land of the Dead had not returned yet!

This efficiency is really amazing.

However, Li An thought carefully. This situation was either too many people who returned to the world, or too slow to detect the Land of the Dead, or both.

After all, there was only one Land of the Dead, and there were countless famous mountains, sources, and heavenly palaces in the Thirty-Three Heavens. Every year, there were so many people guarding the lights, waiting for the return of the creatures in the past years. The base number was large, so there were naturally many people.

Moreover, the inspection method of the Land of the Dead was probably not easy to operate, so this situation was formed.

In any case, it was a good thing for Li An!

On this day, he returned to the temple and continued to practice the immortal way, pushing his realm to perfection.

"Brother Gu, how are you doing?"

On this day, the voice of the little fat man Xu Yuan finally came.

"I failed on purpose last time. This time, you should be almost there, right?"

Li An replied: "My life span has already passed... I am about to die. I have stolen some immortal fruits. Three months later, you go dig up my body and take me away--"

The little fat man was very excited when he heard this and said, "Okay!"

...

Li An looked calmly into the bronze giant lamp.

There are many immortal fruits in the bronze giant lamp, which are indeed within reach for Li An now!

In fact, he has secretly taken some of them over the years...

Mainly the immortal-level Hongmeng immortal light and the Xuanxian-level immortal fruits.

But he has never taken anything higher than that.

Because the immortal-level Dao fruit is a more important "firewood" for the bronze giant lamp. If it is taken, the lamp may change significantly, and he will be discovered.

...

Three months later.

On this day, Li An left the bronze giant lamp.

The journey was smooth.

He first played around in the mountain, and then went to the burial site.

Arrived here.

Li An carefully sensed to make sure that no one was investigating him. He dug a grave as usual, opened the coffin, and got in.

A strange aura emanated from his body, covering the entire coffin, and then he immediately took out a puppet!

This puppet was Gong Shanxiu.

After repeated refining by him, this puppet was his best substitute!

The puppet emitted the same aura as him, hiding in the coffin, while Li An restrained all his aura and waited for two or three days. One night, he jumped out of the coffin and jumped into another newer tomb...

The next night, the fat boy Xu Yuan finally arrived. He didn't know what treasure he used, but he actually covered his aura tightly, like a stone. If you don't get close, or use your spiritual sense to detect it repeatedly and carefully, it's really hard to find him.

However, he didn't escape Li An's induction of the breath of life. Sensing his arrival, Li An also deliberately made the breath of Jinzhu a little stronger. Xu Yuan really noticed it, so he hurried over and dug up the tomb. In the coffin, there was indeed an extremely old body...

"Brother Gu!"

Xu Yuan roared excitedly, and then took Li An and fled quickly...

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