Become the Lord God from adversity
Chapter 53
Chapter 53
On Blackwood Cliff, on a tree-lined path, Yue Zhou suddenly stepped out of the void.
There was also a little nun in monk's robes beside him. She was pretty and charming, but she looked a little timid, with a weak look on her face, as if she was afraid of the people around her.
Yue Zhou was speechless and shook his head: "Can you stop acting like this, as if I bullied you? If your sister sees it, she will misunderstand."
"Ah!" The little nun looked at Yue Zhou with a confused expression, then lowered her head, holding a string of Buddhist beads tightly in her hand. She looked pitiful and even weaker.
"Ah!" Yue Zhou had no choice but to shake his head and continue walking.
This little nun is Yilin, the long-lost younger sister of the Eastern Hierarch.
Now, before Yue Zhou left, he came to see the leader to explain some things. By the way, he also brought Yi Lin with him.
Along the tree-lined path, the two of them walked all the way, and suddenly, a voice as thin as a mosquito asked: "Long... Longshou, is Dongfang Hierarch really my sister?"
Yue Zhou glanced at her and nodded: "Of course, I believe you will feel it when you see her."
Along the way, members of the Sun Moon God Sect passed by from time to time.
Although the Azure Dragon Society has unified the world, and all the peripheral forces of the Sun Moon God Sect have been incorporated, only Heimuya, which is the residence of the Eastern Hierarch, has not been invaded by the Azure Dragon Society.
The members of the Sun Moon Sect who passed by along the way turned a blind eye to them under the influence of Yue Zhou's spirit.
Continuing to move forward, soon the leader's hall is in front of him.
Standing at the door, Yilin's expression was quite tangled. She wanted to open the door and go in, but she didn't dare.
I don’t know if it’s due to the fear of close relatives or because I grew up in the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the past, and I have some shadows about the rumored leader of the Demon Cult.
Seeing that she was tired of struggling, Yue Zhou shook his head, opened the door, and walked in first.
Yilin was startled by Yue Zhou, but she didn't dare to stay outside alone, so she quickly followed behind and walked in.
In the spacious hall, there was only one high seat, on which the beauty in red sat, looking at the people who came in with an indifferent expression.
"The Qinglong will swallow the world with anger. Our Sun Moon God Sect has been completely defeated. Today, the dragon head personally came to destroy our Sun Moon God Sect completely?" Strong resentment.
Yue Zhou smiled wryly: "The friendship between you and me has never reached this level. I lied to you for two years, and I'm here to apologize today."
"If you really meant friendship, why would you lie to me for two years?" When this matter was mentioned, the leader was obviously still angry.
Yi Lin looked on with a confused look on her face.
At this time, the leader suddenly noticed Yi Lin next to Yue Zhou, whose expression was even more frosty.
"I said I came to apologize, and I brought a little nun with me! Tsk, it's so beautiful! Are you here to protest with me?!" Seeing Yilin, the leader's anger obviously rose again.
Yue Zhou was stunned and quickly shook his head: "You misunderstood. I brought her here to see you today."
"See me?" The leader was immediately stunned, not understanding what was going on.
At this time, Yue Zhou pointed to the Eastern Cult Leader, looked at Yilin and said, "Yilin, she is your biological sister. Do you still remember her?"
"Sister..." Yilin's eyes fell on the leader's face, as if she was looking for traces of familiarity in her memories.
Although the leader was angry with Yue Zhou, he also knew that he brought people all the way to Heimu Cliff just to deceive him.
Not caring about being angry again, he stood up suddenly, and with a sway, he was already close, grabbed Yilin's wrist, but stared at Yue Zhou: "You said she is my sister?"
"Yes, I heard you say before that you and your sister were separated, so after I established the Qinglong Society, I sent people to search for her, but they found Yilin." Yue Zhou nodded and said to the Eastern Cult Master.
Dongfang Cult Master was stunned for a moment, his expression softened slightly, and then he looked at Yilin in detail. Yilin did the same. The two looked at each other. Although there was no trace of their impression at all, there was an inexplicable feeling of closeness in their hearts.
"Yilin...why is she dressed as a nun?" Suddenly, Dongfang Hierarch asked.
"Ah!" Yi Lin seemed to be startled for a moment, and then muttered: "When I was a child, my village was robbed by bandits. My parents took my younger brother and ran away, leaving my sister and me behind. My sister lured the robbers away for me. I lived on the streets. , and later Master picked me up and took me back to Hengshan to raise me."
Speaking of this past event, the Eastern Hierarch was pleasantly surprised. This experience matched her memory.
However, she still wanted to be sure. She took Yilin's hand and walked towards the depths of the hall without looking at Yue Zhou: "Follow me, don't come in."
The first half of the sentence is meant for Yi Lin, and the second half is meant for Yue Zhou.
Watching the two sisters enter the inner hall, Yue Zhou calmed down and waited quietly.
After quite a while, the Eastern Hierarch came out alone, and it was obvious that he was very happy. It should be that his identity had been confirmed, and even looking at Yue Zhou was much pleasing to the eye.
"You lied to me for two years, but you helped me find my sister, so I won't care about you lying to me like this."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can leave. I'm annoyed by you." The Eastern leader was in a happy mood, turned around, and waved to Yue Zhou.
However, even though she said so in her mouth, if you observe carefully, you can still find that there is a touch of emotion in her eyes.
More than two years ago, she just mentioned her sister accidentally, but to her surprise, Yue Zhou actually remembered it and made great efforts to help her find someone.
Now, part of the reason why she was so happy was because she had found her sister, and part of it was because Yue Zhou remembered everything she said casually.
In fact, she could understand rationally that Yue Zhou had lied to her for two years.
After all, it was for a breakthrough in martial arts. If she were herself, she might be able to achieve it.
But she is still angry, emotion and reason are completely two aspects.
Being able to understand it rationally does not mean being able to accept it emotionally. After all, you are being deceived by someone you trust. Although you can understand that this is necessary in order to break through, it is still difficult to accept.
In particular, her situation inevitably gave her a feeling of being fooled.
Obviously the other party is alive and well, and he is still playing the role of the big villain who bullies him, and he still wants to avenge him.
When I first understood the truth, I was really furious.
However, some time has passed now, and the initial anger has been diluted by time.
Thinking back carefully, although he was indeed deceived, he had no ill intentions towards himself. Otherwise, there would have been too many opportunities to kill him, and he would have been merciful at every turn.
Therefore, all the anger dissipated, and in the end, only resentment remained.
Now, the resentment has dissipated, and the Eastern leader no longer has any grudges against Yue Zhou, but he is still a little worried about his face, which is why he behaves like this and speaks duplicity.
Yue Zhou shook his head slightly and said calmly: "I'm leaving. I brought Yilin to see you today, and I also came to say goodbye to you."
"What did you say!" Dongfang Cult Leader suddenly turned around and stared at Yue Zhou: "Where are you going!"
Her intuition told her that the place Yue Zhou was going to was an extremely distant place.
Thinking again about the situation when Yue Zhou appeared, without any warning, and now saying goodbye, this gave the Eastern Cult Master a bad feeling in his heart.
"I want to go back to where I came from, so I have to leave here temporarily." Yue Zhou said calmly.
"Where did you come from?" the leader continued to ask.
Yue Zhou didn't mean to hide anything, and said straightforwardly: "A difficult situation is another world."
Now, in this world, no one can threaten him, and he does not need to hide the existence of other worlds.
"Another world? Immortal world?" Dongfang Hierarch didn't seem to have such a concept in his mind, and was a little confused at first.
"Uh!" Yue Zhou was stunned for a moment, then explained: "It's not the fairy world."
As he said that, Yue Zhou patted lightly from the air, and a floor in the hall was instantly shattered, turning into gravel and scattered all over the place.
"Your realm has become more advanced..." The leader sighed quietly.
"Look at this gravel." Yue Zhou smiled and pointed at one of the gravels without answering.
The leader looked down, and Yue Zhou continued to explain: "Assuming this gravel represents the world we live in, what about the surrounding gravel?"
"They are also worlds from one side to another."
"The ancients said: the four directions are called the universe, and the past and the present are called the universe. The place where many worlds gather is called the multiverse. I came from another world in the multiverse. Now, I should go back." Yue Zhou did not Concealed, straight to the point.
He has already become the world lord in this world, and he will prosper and lose with this world. This is his foundation.
However, he will soon leave here and return to the miserable state. After he leaves, he plans to hand over this world to the leader to manage it. Naturally, there is no need to hide these things from the leader.
The leader is smart after all, although she has never been exposed to this concept in her mind, she still understood it quickly.
However, she was not at all happy that Yue Zhou told her such a secret.
"Will you come back after you leave?" After understanding everything, the always ambitious leader asked like this instead of asking about the multiverse and other worlds.
Yue Zhou was stunned and almost wanted to laugh. It was a joke. How could he not come back? !
If he doesn't come back, why is he all over the world?
He is the master of this world, not just to improve his cultivation through the world's force. Although the world's force is indeed very precious, it is a first-class treasure in the truth network.
However, a whole world, even if it's just a low-level world, has many resources that can be developed besides the original force.
For example, talents occupy the entire world. Even if [-]% of them are mediocre, based on this huge base, the remaining talents will also be a huge number.
With their own investment of resources, and then through the selection and training of the Qinglong Club, the selected talents will become their most solid team.
Therefore, Yue Zhou didn't think about Dongfang Hierarch's question, and nodded: "Of course I will come back, I'm just leaving temporarily."
"Really?" Seeing Yue Zhou answering so quickly, the leader looked suspicious.
"Of course, I just came to you today to ask you to help. After I leave, let the world deploy martial arts and select talents to continue smoothly." Yue Zhou nodded and continued.
"I destroyed your Sun Moon Sect, and now I'm giving you the Azure Dragon Society. I've already announced it to the people below."
"You, Dongfang Bubai, are the second leader of the Azure Dragon Society." Looking into the eyes of the leader, Yue Zhou said slowly.
In the hall, there was silence.
After a long time, a voice said: "Okay!"
……
In the Forbidden City, Dongfang Bubai was sitting high on the throne, but his eyes were dim.
Looking at the wooden box in front of him, Lin Pingzhi handed it over, saying it was a gift left by his master to Erlongshou.
Opening the wooden box, the leader glanced at it and saw that it was a book. When he opened it, he felt a surge of majestic artistic conception.
He smiled on the surface, but secretly clenched his fists.
Yue Zhou, when you come back, I will definitely beat you up!
……
At this time, in the Chaotian Palace.
Yue Zhou called out the system and said softly: "It's time to go back, let's go."
The voice fell, and the figure disappeared.
……
The boundless sea of voids in the multiverse is endless and profound.
A white stream of light so subtle that it was almost invisible cut through the dark world and rushed into the distance.
Under the protection of the power of truth, Yue Zhou's mind swayed as he looked at this diverse scenery that he had never seen before.
One world after another, in the macroscopic comparison of the multiverse, is like a small gravel, but in his view, it is a huge monster that cannot be seen in its entirety.
The streamer flies across, and all kinds of strange worlds are gone, but they have entered a seemingly infinite void, except for all kinds of magnificent and terrifying strange celestial bodies, no world exists.
Although he didn't dare to sense it mentally, just looking at it already made Yue Zhou feel terrified. These multi-dimensional celestial bodies are very dangerous.
Fortunately, with the protection of the power of the Lord of Truth, Yue Zhou successfully traveled through these multiple celestial bodies.
After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, a familiar feeling appeared, and Yue Zhou subconsciously looked in that direction.
It is a vast and vast world, but it exudes a disaster atmosphere.
Misery!The moment I saw this world, this idea suddenly popped out from the bottom of my heart.
The distance is getting closer and closer, and the white streamer is about to enter this vast world.
"Ah."
In the originally eternally silent multiverse void sea, suddenly there was a chuckle.
The white stream of light that enveloped Yue Zhou disappeared into thin air the moment before he was about to enter the vast world.
Endless void, no more traces.
Thanks to Forward 3, Qiu Yumo Yunkong, and Book Friends 20170714211740024 for their rewards.
(End of this chapter)
On Blackwood Cliff, on a tree-lined path, Yue Zhou suddenly stepped out of the void.
There was also a little nun in monk's robes beside him. She was pretty and charming, but she looked a little timid, with a weak look on her face, as if she was afraid of the people around her.
Yue Zhou was speechless and shook his head: "Can you stop acting like this, as if I bullied you? If your sister sees it, she will misunderstand."
"Ah!" The little nun looked at Yue Zhou with a confused expression, then lowered her head, holding a string of Buddhist beads tightly in her hand. She looked pitiful and even weaker.
"Ah!" Yue Zhou had no choice but to shake his head and continue walking.
This little nun is Yilin, the long-lost younger sister of the Eastern Hierarch.
Now, before Yue Zhou left, he came to see the leader to explain some things. By the way, he also brought Yi Lin with him.
Along the tree-lined path, the two of them walked all the way, and suddenly, a voice as thin as a mosquito asked: "Long... Longshou, is Dongfang Hierarch really my sister?"
Yue Zhou glanced at her and nodded: "Of course, I believe you will feel it when you see her."
Along the way, members of the Sun Moon God Sect passed by from time to time.
Although the Azure Dragon Society has unified the world, and all the peripheral forces of the Sun Moon God Sect have been incorporated, only Heimuya, which is the residence of the Eastern Hierarch, has not been invaded by the Azure Dragon Society.
The members of the Sun Moon Sect who passed by along the way turned a blind eye to them under the influence of Yue Zhou's spirit.
Continuing to move forward, soon the leader's hall is in front of him.
Standing at the door, Yilin's expression was quite tangled. She wanted to open the door and go in, but she didn't dare.
I don’t know if it’s due to the fear of close relatives or because I grew up in the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the past, and I have some shadows about the rumored leader of the Demon Cult.
Seeing that she was tired of struggling, Yue Zhou shook his head, opened the door, and walked in first.
Yilin was startled by Yue Zhou, but she didn't dare to stay outside alone, so she quickly followed behind and walked in.
In the spacious hall, there was only one high seat, on which the beauty in red sat, looking at the people who came in with an indifferent expression.
"The Qinglong will swallow the world with anger. Our Sun Moon God Sect has been completely defeated. Today, the dragon head personally came to destroy our Sun Moon God Sect completely?" Strong resentment.
Yue Zhou smiled wryly: "The friendship between you and me has never reached this level. I lied to you for two years, and I'm here to apologize today."
"If you really meant friendship, why would you lie to me for two years?" When this matter was mentioned, the leader was obviously still angry.
Yi Lin looked on with a confused look on her face.
At this time, the leader suddenly noticed Yi Lin next to Yue Zhou, whose expression was even more frosty.
"I said I came to apologize, and I brought a little nun with me! Tsk, it's so beautiful! Are you here to protest with me?!" Seeing Yilin, the leader's anger obviously rose again.
Yue Zhou was stunned and quickly shook his head: "You misunderstood. I brought her here to see you today."
"See me?" The leader was immediately stunned, not understanding what was going on.
At this time, Yue Zhou pointed to the Eastern Cult Leader, looked at Yilin and said, "Yilin, she is your biological sister. Do you still remember her?"
"Sister..." Yilin's eyes fell on the leader's face, as if she was looking for traces of familiarity in her memories.
Although the leader was angry with Yue Zhou, he also knew that he brought people all the way to Heimu Cliff just to deceive him.
Not caring about being angry again, he stood up suddenly, and with a sway, he was already close, grabbed Yilin's wrist, but stared at Yue Zhou: "You said she is my sister?"
"Yes, I heard you say before that you and your sister were separated, so after I established the Qinglong Society, I sent people to search for her, but they found Yilin." Yue Zhou nodded and said to the Eastern Cult Master.
Dongfang Cult Master was stunned for a moment, his expression softened slightly, and then he looked at Yilin in detail. Yilin did the same. The two looked at each other. Although there was no trace of their impression at all, there was an inexplicable feeling of closeness in their hearts.
"Yilin...why is she dressed as a nun?" Suddenly, Dongfang Hierarch asked.
"Ah!" Yi Lin seemed to be startled for a moment, and then muttered: "When I was a child, my village was robbed by bandits. My parents took my younger brother and ran away, leaving my sister and me behind. My sister lured the robbers away for me. I lived on the streets. , and later Master picked me up and took me back to Hengshan to raise me."
Speaking of this past event, the Eastern Hierarch was pleasantly surprised. This experience matched her memory.
However, she still wanted to be sure. She took Yilin's hand and walked towards the depths of the hall without looking at Yue Zhou: "Follow me, don't come in."
The first half of the sentence is meant for Yi Lin, and the second half is meant for Yue Zhou.
Watching the two sisters enter the inner hall, Yue Zhou calmed down and waited quietly.
After quite a while, the Eastern Hierarch came out alone, and it was obvious that he was very happy. It should be that his identity had been confirmed, and even looking at Yue Zhou was much pleasing to the eye.
"You lied to me for two years, but you helped me find my sister, so I won't care about you lying to me like this."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can leave. I'm annoyed by you." The Eastern leader was in a happy mood, turned around, and waved to Yue Zhou.
However, even though she said so in her mouth, if you observe carefully, you can still find that there is a touch of emotion in her eyes.
More than two years ago, she just mentioned her sister accidentally, but to her surprise, Yue Zhou actually remembered it and made great efforts to help her find someone.
Now, part of the reason why she was so happy was because she had found her sister, and part of it was because Yue Zhou remembered everything she said casually.
In fact, she could understand rationally that Yue Zhou had lied to her for two years.
After all, it was for a breakthrough in martial arts. If she were herself, she might be able to achieve it.
But she is still angry, emotion and reason are completely two aspects.
Being able to understand it rationally does not mean being able to accept it emotionally. After all, you are being deceived by someone you trust. Although you can understand that this is necessary in order to break through, it is still difficult to accept.
In particular, her situation inevitably gave her a feeling of being fooled.
Obviously the other party is alive and well, and he is still playing the role of the big villain who bullies him, and he still wants to avenge him.
When I first understood the truth, I was really furious.
However, some time has passed now, and the initial anger has been diluted by time.
Thinking back carefully, although he was indeed deceived, he had no ill intentions towards himself. Otherwise, there would have been too many opportunities to kill him, and he would have been merciful at every turn.
Therefore, all the anger dissipated, and in the end, only resentment remained.
Now, the resentment has dissipated, and the Eastern leader no longer has any grudges against Yue Zhou, but he is still a little worried about his face, which is why he behaves like this and speaks duplicity.
Yue Zhou shook his head slightly and said calmly: "I'm leaving. I brought Yilin to see you today, and I also came to say goodbye to you."
"What did you say!" Dongfang Cult Leader suddenly turned around and stared at Yue Zhou: "Where are you going!"
Her intuition told her that the place Yue Zhou was going to was an extremely distant place.
Thinking again about the situation when Yue Zhou appeared, without any warning, and now saying goodbye, this gave the Eastern Cult Master a bad feeling in his heart.
"I want to go back to where I came from, so I have to leave here temporarily." Yue Zhou said calmly.
"Where did you come from?" the leader continued to ask.
Yue Zhou didn't mean to hide anything, and said straightforwardly: "A difficult situation is another world."
Now, in this world, no one can threaten him, and he does not need to hide the existence of other worlds.
"Another world? Immortal world?" Dongfang Hierarch didn't seem to have such a concept in his mind, and was a little confused at first.
"Uh!" Yue Zhou was stunned for a moment, then explained: "It's not the fairy world."
As he said that, Yue Zhou patted lightly from the air, and a floor in the hall was instantly shattered, turning into gravel and scattered all over the place.
"Your realm has become more advanced..." The leader sighed quietly.
"Look at this gravel." Yue Zhou smiled and pointed at one of the gravels without answering.
The leader looked down, and Yue Zhou continued to explain: "Assuming this gravel represents the world we live in, what about the surrounding gravel?"
"They are also worlds from one side to another."
"The ancients said: the four directions are called the universe, and the past and the present are called the universe. The place where many worlds gather is called the multiverse. I came from another world in the multiverse. Now, I should go back." Yue Zhou did not Concealed, straight to the point.
He has already become the world lord in this world, and he will prosper and lose with this world. This is his foundation.
However, he will soon leave here and return to the miserable state. After he leaves, he plans to hand over this world to the leader to manage it. Naturally, there is no need to hide these things from the leader.
The leader is smart after all, although she has never been exposed to this concept in her mind, she still understood it quickly.
However, she was not at all happy that Yue Zhou told her such a secret.
"Will you come back after you leave?" After understanding everything, the always ambitious leader asked like this instead of asking about the multiverse and other worlds.
Yue Zhou was stunned and almost wanted to laugh. It was a joke. How could he not come back? !
If he doesn't come back, why is he all over the world?
He is the master of this world, not just to improve his cultivation through the world's force. Although the world's force is indeed very precious, it is a first-class treasure in the truth network.
However, a whole world, even if it's just a low-level world, has many resources that can be developed besides the original force.
For example, talents occupy the entire world. Even if [-]% of them are mediocre, based on this huge base, the remaining talents will also be a huge number.
With their own investment of resources, and then through the selection and training of the Qinglong Club, the selected talents will become their most solid team.
Therefore, Yue Zhou didn't think about Dongfang Hierarch's question, and nodded: "Of course I will come back, I'm just leaving temporarily."
"Really?" Seeing Yue Zhou answering so quickly, the leader looked suspicious.
"Of course, I just came to you today to ask you to help. After I leave, let the world deploy martial arts and select talents to continue smoothly." Yue Zhou nodded and continued.
"I destroyed your Sun Moon Sect, and now I'm giving you the Azure Dragon Society. I've already announced it to the people below."
"You, Dongfang Bubai, are the second leader of the Azure Dragon Society." Looking into the eyes of the leader, Yue Zhou said slowly.
In the hall, there was silence.
After a long time, a voice said: "Okay!"
……
In the Forbidden City, Dongfang Bubai was sitting high on the throne, but his eyes were dim.
Looking at the wooden box in front of him, Lin Pingzhi handed it over, saying it was a gift left by his master to Erlongshou.
Opening the wooden box, the leader glanced at it and saw that it was a book. When he opened it, he felt a surge of majestic artistic conception.
He smiled on the surface, but secretly clenched his fists.
Yue Zhou, when you come back, I will definitely beat you up!
……
At this time, in the Chaotian Palace.
Yue Zhou called out the system and said softly: "It's time to go back, let's go."
The voice fell, and the figure disappeared.
……
The boundless sea of voids in the multiverse is endless and profound.
A white stream of light so subtle that it was almost invisible cut through the dark world and rushed into the distance.
Under the protection of the power of truth, Yue Zhou's mind swayed as he looked at this diverse scenery that he had never seen before.
One world after another, in the macroscopic comparison of the multiverse, is like a small gravel, but in his view, it is a huge monster that cannot be seen in its entirety.
The streamer flies across, and all kinds of strange worlds are gone, but they have entered a seemingly infinite void, except for all kinds of magnificent and terrifying strange celestial bodies, no world exists.
Although he didn't dare to sense it mentally, just looking at it already made Yue Zhou feel terrified. These multi-dimensional celestial bodies are very dangerous.
Fortunately, with the protection of the power of the Lord of Truth, Yue Zhou successfully traveled through these multiple celestial bodies.
After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, a familiar feeling appeared, and Yue Zhou subconsciously looked in that direction.
It is a vast and vast world, but it exudes a disaster atmosphere.
Misery!The moment I saw this world, this idea suddenly popped out from the bottom of my heart.
The distance is getting closer and closer, and the white streamer is about to enter this vast world.
"Ah."
In the originally eternally silent multiverse void sea, suddenly there was a chuckle.
The white stream of light that enveloped Yue Zhou disappeared into thin air the moment before he was about to enter the vast world.
Endless void, no more traces.
Thanks to Forward 3, Qiu Yumo Yunkong, and Book Friends 20170714211740024 for their rewards.
(End of this chapter)
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