Heart Survey

Chapter 2400 Sunset
There was a long silence in the Supreme Temple of the Original God.

Throughout the country, there was a long period of grief.

The war - or rather the one-sided massacre has begun. Before Zong Dezheng or Jingguo's higher will speaks, Xian Nankui will not stop and the Shen Ce military sword will not be sheathed.

"…Is that all?" Zong Dezheng asked finally.

The Grand Master of Yujing Mountain has listened to Yuan Tianshen’s explanation, but he does not seem satisfied.

The faceless blue-robed god that the original god manifested did not show any majesty at all. He was just like a trapped angry beast, suppressing his voice and growling angrily: "I only knew that they were going to do something here! I didn't know that Yin Xiaoheng would come, and I didn't know that they were going to kill Yin Xiaoheng! You Jingguo didn't inform me in advance!"

"You don't know who they are?" Zong Dezheng asked again.

"Think about it, will they let me know their identities? They don't even dare to enter this temple, but only communicate secretly on the border of the country!" Yuan Tianshen originally said so, but looking at Zong Dezhen's purple eyes, he could only add bitterly: "The person who is talking to me is very likely the King Zhao of Pingdeng Country!"

"Why do you think so?" Zong Dezheng asked.

Yuan Tianshen said: "I am just guessing, I can only guess! You don't have to believe it, but I gave you an answer!"

Zong Dezheng said nothing.

But the Shen Ce Army continued to cut down mountains and destroy temples.

This powerful army from the Central Empire encountered no hindrance in the territory of the country and could gallop freely.

Where the horses' hooves passed, the Japanese city defenses were like paper. Where the swords pointed, the Japanese army was like clay.

The towering temples were reduced to ruins, the faithful laid corpses on the steps, and the heads of the priests were hung on the temple gates.

A large number of former believers of the gods were forced to smash the sacred jade they had worked so hard to worship, and were forced to blaspheme the gods in various ways in front of the temple. Others were imprisoned, waiting for further "awakening". Those who resisted the most fiercely were killed directly!
Every scene takes place in the eyes of Yuan Tianshen.

The chaotic color of the eyes will never clearly show joy or sorrow, but what kind of mood is rolling in them?
He finally said, "More than forty years ago, King Zhao sneaked into Tianmayuan. I observed his traces and they gave me a similar feeling."

Tianmayuan has always been designated as a restricted area by the two hegemonic countries, and no one is allowed to explore it. However, King Zhao of Pingdeng Country actually sneaked in!

What is the purpose? What is the plot?
"How do you know that the one who sneaked in at that time was Prince Zhao?" Zong Dezhen looked at him and said, "As you said, they won't let you know his identity. How can you be sure that he is the real Prince Zhao? Or, in fact, you already know who Prince Zhao is, and he doesn't need to hide it in front of you!"

Yuan Tianshen said: "At that time, they invited me to join the Equality Nation."

Zong Dezhen seemed to be thinking: "I want to know what conditions they offered you at that time."

"I refuse!" said Yuan Tianshen.

Zong Dezhen didn't dwell on this question. He knew exactly what conditions would impress Yuan Tianshen. It was nothing more than helping him achieve true transcendence, but did the Equal Nation really have the ability and willingness to fulfill its promise? Yuan Tianshen probably didn't dare to believe it. He asked, "More than forty years ago... what year was it?"

Yuan Tianshen did not hesitate this time: "Dao calendar year 3888!"

The year when Qi State won hegemony!
History turned over in his deep eyes, and Zong Dezhen nodded slightly: "It was not until this moment that I was sure, Lord God, that you really have the sincerity to communicate with me."

"The original God is a false God, and the original God religion is a false faith."

Zong Dezhen's public declaration of this almost negated the foundation on which the original gods existed in the world. Cutting down mountains and destroying temples completely destroyed the original gods.

If any party did this, the original gods would surely fight to the death.

But the other party was Zong Dezheng, and even if he had the wrath of heaven, he could not vent it.

Now it is also called "Zun Shen"!
What Zong Dezheng emphasized was nothing more than this truth - whether he could be considered a god or not depended on whether Jingguo recognized him.

"Then..." Yuan Tianshen said humiliatingly, "Can we stop Xian Nankui?"

"No." Zong Dezheng said.

His voice was so cold: "You destroyed all the Yuantian Temples in the country because you made the wrong choice. Yin Xiaoheng is already dead, and this result cannot be reversed. You could have avoided it, but you didn't."

There was real rage boiling in the eyes of the original God Hun Dun, that emotion even penetrated his divine position, but in the end he remained silent.

Only at this time did Zong Dezhen tap the ground with his toes: "But we will keep this one because you are right at this moment."

Zong Dezheng rolled up his white Taoist robe and turned away.

The former high priest of the Tianshen Religion who had died, and the dozens of high walls that were smashed were the only damage done by the people of Jing to this supreme temple. No more people of Jing would come to the capital of Heguo today.

For a long, long time, the figure of the original god remained there silently.

He seemed to be listening quietly to the sound of the temples being destroyed.

The He Kingdom is too small, and the iron hoof of the Jing Kingdom cannot even reach the sunset.

In fact, for a small country like Heguo, the temples and believers within its territory, whether they survive or not, will not affect His power. A deity like Him has long since gotten rid of the sustenance of faith.

Like Muguo to Cangtu God, it will have a crucial influence. Because the support of a hegemonic country and the power of faith entangled in the torrent of humanity can maximize the expansion of the boundaries of the power of the gods in the world.

But this is His kingdom.

His dignity has been wantonly trampled upon today.

Jingguo used this to demonstrate its majesty!
It was either His dignity or His head, He had no choice.

Or rather, this was His choice from the beginning.

In the initial conversation, Yuan Tianshen intentionally mentioned the Taoist Taixu, and deliberately went to the Chaowendao Palace to let Zong Dezhen's disciple, who could no longer speak, testify for him. Zong Dezhen kept calling him a "deformed product" and "false eternity".

Both sides poked each other's wounds, and it was obvious that Yuan Tianshen was in more pain.

Because Sotokushin didn't seem to care about Urobuchi, and it's even possible that he personally controlled Urobuchi's ending. The original god who has come to where he is today cannot ignore his own dignity.

Is it that Yuan Tianshen doesn’t know how to poke Zong Dezhen even harder?
After experiencing tens of thousands of years and watching Zong Dezheng's life trajectory almost entirely, what is there that he doesn't know?

But His fear is even deeper.

He could not inflict harm without scruples, just as Zong Dezheng almost confronted Him and even trampled on His dignity. He could not pour out His divine power as vast as the sea.

Ultimately, it’s all because of Tianmayuan.

Tianma was originally under the joint control of Jing State and Jing State. Both hegemonic states had the ability to destroy it, and Jing State had already shown its determination.

The lifeblood of the original God lies in it.

Now it is said that Jingguo is the central empire and Tianjing City is the center of the world.

But the so-called "center of the present world" has shifted over a long period of time.

Earlier, or more specifically - in the mythological era, Tianma Plateau was the center.

Of course, Tianmayuan was not called Tianmayuan at that time.

In the past, the Lord of the Sky established the Eternal Heaven here, making it as high as the sun and the moon, or even higher than the sun and the moon.

At its most glorious moment, it was said that "the stars ripple in it, the sun and the moon rise and set from it, the long river surrounds its waist, and the sky and the sea are crowned." - "Chao Cangwu".

It is almost as if he has mastered the supreme authority in the world and is qualified to interpret "God's will" and write "God's will".

The establishment of the Eternal Heaven heralds the beginning of the mythological era.

The destruction of the Eternal Heaven also marks the end of the mythological era.

This most powerful kingdom of God in history did not die alone, but countless gods were buried with it.

Eternal dusk condensed on this plateau, and from then on, there was only sunset in the world of gods.

The original god was a "scavenger" at dusk. As Zong Dezhen said, he grew up by absorbing the remaining will of the gods. He grasped the power of the fallen gods and became a god through the death of gods. He walked alone in the era of the end of the gods, and in the dusk of the gods, he possessed power beyond all others.

But He was discovered too early.

In other words, He knew very well that as a survivor of the mythical era, His actions of scavenging in the ruins of the Kingdom of Heaven could not be hidden from the will of those hanging in the sky. It was He who took the initiative to sacrifice his freedom in order to gain the opportunity to ascend under the watchful eyes of all parties.

There is no such transcendence in the world.

He is indeed not a truly transcendent being!
Although He also relied on the evolution of Ragnarok on Tianma Plain to barely condense the status of the present gods, and was known as the "first" in the era of the gods' extinction, this status was illusory and fragile.

It can only be claimed against entities other than the Jing and Jing states.

Not to mention comparing with Ao Shuyi, He is not even as good as the Netherworld God. The Netherworld God at least has a vast Netherworld where he can be the supreme being. The only place where He can show His supremacy is the Tianma Plateau.

Of course, Tianma Yuan belongs to the present world after all. Compared with the gods of the netherworld, he is still closer to the true, unlimited transcendence. This distance does not represent strength, but only represents the difficulty of the leap.

But Tianma Plateau does not belong to him!

His honorable position has been locked since early on, and his authority has always been divided. In the past, it was the Taoist sect, and now it is the two hegemonic countries that dominate the plateau.

Tang Yu was really overbearing back then. He took a knife and cut off a piece of the Tianma Plateau with his own hands, forcing the Jing Kingdom to sit down and talk - at that time Ji Yusu and Ji Yanqiu were still fighting year after year - and only later did the He Kingdom come into being.

Both Jing State and Jing State can destroy Tianmayuan at any time, tear apart the eternal dusk condensed on it, and break the status of Yuantian God. When He faces Zong Dezhen again, He will be completely vulnerable.

Relatively speaking, Jing State enjoys more authority over the Tianma Plateau because it continues the rights left by Taoism.

Therefore, even if Jing State disagrees, Jing State can still unilaterally destroy Shenyuan.

The strength of the Central First Empire is such that when it gets really angry, it really won’t care about any force!
How could the original God not know all this?
But Tianmayuan has been silent for too long...

He had seen Ji Furen, Ying Yunnian, and Huang Weizheng all reach the pinnacle and transcend since the beginning of the Taoist calendar, but He had always stagnated here and could not get the respect that matched His status as a god.

He was so close, as if within reach, yet so far away, as if an eternity had passed!

After practicing to this level today, there are only two ways for Him to truly transcend.

One is to grasp the crown formed by countless broken divine wills at the deepest point of Ragnarok when the mythological era was broken. To truly obtain the authority of Tianmayuan, from then on, one will be truly supreme and no longer be constrained by Jingguo and Jingguo. At this point, there will be no more obstacles ahead, and it is only a matter of time before one becomes a true transcendent.

One is to personally complete the true death of the gods and completely condense the status of the living gods of the "death of the gods". This is to directly jump out of the Tianma Plateau and achieve supreme eternity.

There is only one step between these two paths, but there is almost no possibility in either.

The Dusk Divine Crown was divided between the Jing Kingdom and the Jing Kingdom. He couldn't touch either side, let alone take it all in his hands.

There is only one god who can help him transcend the supreme power, and that is the Cangtu god hanging over the grassland.

That is a true living god, far beyond his reach.

The Shenxiao War is about to come. This is a period of great change unprecedented in history. Countless secret existences have gradually revealed their plans, and He also wants to seize this rare opportunity and grasp eternity during this period.

Unfortunately, he was in chains, more restrained than Ao Shuyi, but much weaker than Ao Shuyi. His every move was watched, and he could only passively wait for the situation to change.

If it happened again, what would He choose?
Will he hide in Chao Wen Dao Palace?
The original god remained silent for a long time, and finally walked up to the altar and stood like a clay sculpture.

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"Master, what do you say?"

On Tianma Plain, Song Huai and Wu Daoyou had not left yet. The one who asked was the Northern Heavenly Master Wu Daoyou.

Although he belonged to Daluo Mountain and had a high level of seniority, he still maintained enough respect for Zong Dezheng.

Yin Xiaoheng's body was still lying there, not yet buried.

Because his death was indeed full of doubts. Without the collusion of the forces within Jing State, it would be impossible for him to die so suddenly. All the forces within Jing State who had doubts about this came to take a look.

Zong Dezhen only said three words: "Equal Country."

Song Huai turned and left: "I'm going to do something."

"Prince Jin has already gone to Yunxianlin." Zong Dezheng said.

Song Huai stood there, without any doubt.

Yin Xiaoheng’s death was so terrible!

In the real world, using assassination to murder a famous general at the level of the Eight Class Commander is an act of completely disregarding the Jing Kingdom.

The dignity of Jing State is the embodiment of the collective interests of Dao State.

Regarding this matter, this time a consensus has been reached within the Kingdom of Jing. All parties will not hold back. It is necessary to let the world see whether the power of the Kingdom of Jing is still there!
Not only Zixu Taoist Zong Dezheng went down the mountain, but even Hunyuan Taoist Yu Zhaoluan, who never cared about worldly affairs, was also ready to go down the mountain.

Song Huai and Wu Daoyou came to Tianmayuan, Zong Dezhen entered Yuantian Temple, and Prince of Jin Ji Xuanzhen went to Yunxianlin to attack Tiangong City - all parties worked together and supervised each other. No one had room to maneuver and everyone had to do their best.

Zong Dezheng looked up at the sky.

The torrential blood rain had stopped, but some blood remained, staining the sunset glow.

It was still noon outside Tianmayuan, but it was still dusk here.

The passage of time will not affect this place.

“The sunset here is the most beautiful sunset in the entire world. It is because the blood of God dyed it so beautifully, and it is the destruction of a glorious era that makes it so precious.” Zong Dezheng sighed inexplicably.

Song Huai said: "It is always dusk on the Tianma Plateau."

"Will tomorrow's dusk be the same as today's dusk?" asked Wu Daoyou, a man with white hair and beard, with a slightly melancholy look on his face.

Zong Dezhen said: "It is said that among the eight ancient sages, Feng Hou, the two proved to be transcendent and the only one in the history. He who opened the mythological era was indeed proved by a remnant soul of Feng Hou. But this Feng Hou is no longer the same Feng Hou."

At dusk, the Grand Master of Yujing Mountain spoke in a meaningful voice: "He is the Lord of Heaven, not one of the Eight Sages of the Human Emperor."