Beneath the statue, there were densely packed people kneeling, with pious expressions on their faces and fanatical brilliance flashing in their eyes.
Liu Mang actually found many first- and second-level warriors among them.
This is not difficult to understand.
In this world, there are only a very small number of people with spiritual roots, not one in ten thousand.
The only way for most people to advance, to protect themselves and become stronger, is to learn martial arts.
Therefore, although warriors lack high-end combat power, their number should far exceed the number of immortal cultivators.
However, this was the first time Liu Mang saw such a scene. He was wondering, who is the Supreme Being?
Then, he heard the old Taoist priest standing next to the statue continue to say: "The warrior lineage committed a heinous crime, which almost caused the death of all living beings in our vast sea world. The crime is unforgivable even to death!
Therefore, our world has sent down a heavenly punishment, cutting off the way forward for martial arts practitioners. From now on, no one can advance to a high level! Even if there is a lucky one who succeeds, he will definitely be crazy and will not survive!"
"Now in our world, there is only one broad road: cultivating immortals!
Anyone who believes in the Supreme Being, even if he or she does not have spiritual roots, can still seek spiritual roots for future generations. In the future, if he joins the Immortal Sect and becomes a noble monk, he will be able to completely get rid of his humble status as a warrior!"
"Only those who sincerely believe in the Supreme Being can avoid disasters and disasters, and can their descendants have spiritual roots and wash away their own sins!"
The old Taoist priest's last words obviously used a lot of spiritual power.
He has a fourth-level cultivation level, which is far superior to everyone here.
The words are deafening and can confuse people's minds, making many low-level warriors cry bitterly, as if they really have unforgivable sins.
"I'm guilty!"
At this time, a middle-aged man with a weathered face stood up, his eyes full of tears, and his face full of regret.
"Well, what's your crime?" the old Taoist priest said loudly, with a serious look on his face.
"I...I have always doubted the existence of the Supreme Being! I am guilty!" The middle-aged man stepped forward, knelt down suddenly, and kowtowed hard.
"If you are guilty, you must atone for your sins. Are you willing?" said the old Taoist priest.
"I do!" The man took a deep breath and then said firmly.
"Okay! Come here, get the knife!"
A young Taoist priest hurriedly brought over a foot-long silver dagger, which was almost a larger dagger.
"Now, it's time to test your sincerity in repentance." The old Taoist priest looked at the middle-aged man encouragingly.
The middle-aged man tremblingly took the short knife, and under the expectant gaze of the old Taoist priest, he suddenly stabbed himself in the heart!
puff!
A large stream of blood shot out with a 'squeak' sound!
The people watching were in an uproar.
Even though they all believe in Taishang, they still feel that stabbing the stomach and limbs with a knife is enough, but stabbing the heart is really scary.
But after the man mutilated himself, he did not fall down immediately. The short knife held in his right hand slowly slid out automatically.
Immediately afterwards, the bloody hole in his left chest began to heal rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The man's confused eyes were instantly filled with surprise.
He jumped on the spot a few times and roared a few times, but nothing really happened.
The old Taoist priest took this opportunity and shouted again: "Have you seen it? The faith is supreme, and those who are sincere can avoid death!"
This loud shout filled with rich magic power, coupled with the miracle just now, made everyone present have an increasingly fanatical look in their eyes.
"Fortunately, there is no disaster or calamity!"
"Fortunately, the Supreme Being can exorcise evil spirits and ward off evil spirits!"
"The mud comes from chaos, and the Supreme One appears to usher in a prosperous age!"
Everyone knelt in the field, and the loud and uniform sound continued to sound, reaching far away.
Liu Mang narrowed his eyes.
There is something strange about that short sword. It should be a magic weapon with powerful healing properties.
Just when he stabbed the man's chest, the tip of the short knife emitted a faint green light inside the man's body.
Others couldn't tell, but it was impossible to hide it from Liu Mang's eyes.
"This Taoist temple doesn't seem to be a good place." Liu Mang thought.
After watching the excitement, he just had the intention of leaving when a sudden change occurred.
On the top of the wall near the Taoist temple, a man in blue suddenly appeared. He looked to be in his thirties, with a rough face and a big beard.
He shouted loudly: "Since the sages have driven away all the monsters, why are there so many monsters still alive in the world, eating and harming people?"
Hearing the question from the man in blue, some people who originally looked pious could not help but have a trace of confusion in their eyes.
Yes, since the Supreme Being is so powerful, why are there so many monsters making trouble in this world?
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the old Taoist priest, but his expression remained unchanged on the surface. He smiled and said: "The venerables drove away the monsters, but there are always some omissions. I can't say, this is a training for us. As the saying goes,
Born in sorrow, died in happiness."
"Hahaha! Ridiculous!" The man in blue laughed, "You just said that if you have too much faith, you will be safe from disasters. Why do you have to go through hardships again? It's a fart, a fart! It smells bad!"
"How dare you!" The old Taoist priest's face could no longer hold back anymore, and he shouted angrily, "How dare you disrespect the Supreme Being! Come here, capture him and slap him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several rays of red light flew out from the depths of the Taoist temple, each of them had a foundation-building level of cultivation.
Upon seeing this, the bearded man in blue immediately disappeared from the top of the wall and fled in the distance.
call!
call out!
boom!
Flying swords, fire dragons, ice arrows, meteorites and other various moves were all thrown at him, causing a lot of damage to the streets and floors in the city.
A few unlucky pedestrians were hit by the flying gravel and fell to the ground, screaming in agony.
The man in blue is just a warrior with third-level strength.
Under the crazy attack of a group of foundation-building monks, he was overwhelmed and unable to resist. Soon his body was covered with wounds and blood splattered everywhere.
"Damn it! You liars!" The man roared angrily, punching and kicking, and his whole body was full of energy, but he was still beaten to the ground and kept retreating.
In the end, he was surrounded by six foundation-building monks, with a look of despair on his face.
"Run, why don't you keep running?" A foundation-building monk sneered.
"Break all his limbs, cut off his tongue, dry it and hang it in the backyard of the Taoist temple, so that those who are wavering can see the consequences of disrespecting the Supreme Being!" Another monk said harshly.
"No need to go to so much trouble, just pickle the head and pickle it." The third monk said with a smile.
A green magic sword flew out of his sleeves, hung in the air, and shot towards the man's neck with a 'whoosh' sound.
Just as he was about to touch the man's neck.
A breeze blew by, and the figure of the man in blue suddenly disappeared.
"Damn, where did he go?"
"How is this going?"
"Chase! Chase me quickly! We must not let him escape!"
Everyone was confused and angry.
"Just now, did you see a black shadow?" The middle-aged monk with the strongest cultivation among the people said with a thoughtful look on his face, "I have practiced eye skills, and I seemed to have seen a black shadow just now, robbing that person.
Gone. But it’s possible that it’s just my illusion.”
After hearing this, everyone's expressions were stunned, and a chill could not help but feel in their hearts.
Then, they quickly returned to the Taoist temple and never mentioned chasing this person again.
The other end.
The bearded man in blue felt like the world was spinning.
Then, in the blink of an eye, he came to a strange old gray house and lay down on a wooden bed. The wounds on his body stopped bleeding at some point.
On a wooden chair next to him, a tall young man in gray clothes suddenly appeared.
"Thank you brave man for saving your life!" The bearded man in blue was not a fool, and he guessed in an instant that it was this man who saved him.
He got up from the bed and bowed respectfully to the other party.
"It doesn't matter, it's just a small matter." The man in gray looked at him and asked, "I was just passing by, but you seem to have a lot of opinions about that Taoist temple?"
"Huh! There are just a bunch of hypocritical people in there!" The bearded man in blue said angrily, "They keep saying that the Supreme Being saves the human race and drives out the demon race, it's all bullshit!
I just want to bring in more puppets and become their stepping stone! Those who come in will eventually lose themselves and become neither humans nor ghosts!"
The bearded man in blue had a ferocious expression, and it was obvious that he had gone through something to be like this.
Learned from his mouth.
The power that the Taoist Temple belongs to is called Zhong Optimistic. It is a behemoth in the Yu Kingdom. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most powerful. Even the royal family is quite afraid of it.
Rumor has it that there is even a true king-level existence in the Taoist temple.
There are branches in various cities in the Yu Kingdom, and the main purpose is to win over ordinary people to become followers of the Supreme Reverend.
In order to win over people, they even give rice, hair oil, and medical treatment to believers from time to time.
"Then why do they want to win over believers? What are the benefits?" Liu Mang asked such a question, which stopped the bearded man in his tracks.
Obviously he didn't know the specific reason.
But Liu Mang felt that there should be some unknown benefits in it, and it might even involve some secrets of top monks.
After saving the bearded man in blue, Liu Mang left quickly.
His destination has always been Gujiazhuang. Judging from the current mileage, he should still be halfway there.
After leaving the city, the population began to become sparse again, the trees became more and more lush, and various ferocious beasts appeared.
There are wild wolves with dark bodies and hair as hard as steel, foxes with three tails, and giant ants that are almost as tall as humans.
The aura on each body is almost not lower than the third level, and the most important thing is that many of them are in groups.
If he were encountered by a warrior in this world, even one with an innate Qi level, he would probably have a huge headache.
Liu Mang had no worries about this at all and completely ignored these ferocious beasts. His figure, accompanied by the wind, moved all the way north.
But at a certain point, he stopped in shock, not daring to move forward any further, and immediately used the Breath Condensation Technique to perfectly restrain the breath in his body.
There is a huge blood-stained stone tablet in front, with three large black characters of 'Half Dragon Valley' engraved on it.
Five or six miles in front of the stone monument, there is a mysterious valley shrouded in large black fog.
The haze condensed in the sky over the valley, like dark clouds, filled with a dead, cold smell.
At the entrance of the valley, several strange creatures about ten feet long were entering the valley.
These creatures have an erect body like a human, and their heads are similar to lizards, but much more ferocious than lizards. They have black sharp horns on their foreheads, and two sharp teeth hanging out of their mouths, which are similar to what I saw on the Internet in my previous life.
Dragon people have two similarities.
The whole body is covered with hard red hair, and the exposed muscles on the chest are as protruding as rocks. The claws on both arms are not much bigger than a human, but the black nails are quite long, shining with a cold light.
The claws on both legs are as big as cattail fans, gripping the ground tightly.
Behind its buttocks, there is a long black tail that is almost as thick as its body. It sometimes stirs the air and makes a "whooshing" sound.
The most impressive thing is its eyes, which are full of cunning and cruelty, revealing the light of wisdom.
Is this...a monster? Liu Mang frowned.
The biggest difference between monsters and ferocious beasts is that the habits of one are still similar to those of animals, while the other is more cunning than humans.
As for the cultivation level of these monsters, the worst one is at the level of a fourth-order monster general. The strongest one has even reached the level of a fifth-order monster commander.
However, these were not the reasons for Liu Mang to stop.
He could vaguely feel that in this mysterious valley called the 'Half Dragon Valley', there were existences far beyond the Golden Core level.
If he were to discover him, even if he had an immortal body, he would still be unlucky.
Liu Mang didn't dare to look at the valley and carefully walked around it.
Next, Liu Mang did not dare to travel at the same speed as before, and restrained himself a lot.
On the way, we saw another big city. After asking the residents in the city, we learned that we were now less than 500 miles away from Gujiazhuang.
After fulfilling Lao Gutou's last wish, he can go all out to find a spiritual elixir and wait for an opportunity to join the Immortal Cultivation Sect, Liu Mang thought to himself.
At this moment, he heard fierce fighting and yelling coming from the woods ahead.
Liu Mang was not surprised. He had encountered this situation several times along the way.
In this cruel world, monsters are very dangerous, and their kind are sometimes even more dangerous.
For Liu Mang, if he encounters someone being attacked by a ferocious beast, he will help him without hesitation.
But if it was because of a vendetta, Liu Mang would often not meddle in other people's affairs without knowing the ins and outs of good and evil.
"Why, why do you want to kill me?" A young man with an ordinary face, who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. At this time, a silver sword was inserted in his chest, and blood was flowing out, and he asked desperately.
In front of him, there were two sturdy middle-aged men in gray clothes, whose aura was much stronger than his.
"Han Li, don't blame us, the eldest lady ordered us to do this." The strong man in gray clothes on the left said with a sinister smile.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! Hong'er and my childhood sweethearts have been married since we were young. How could we be so cruel?" The young man named Han Li was shocked and angry.
The originally feeble voice became a bit louder now.
"Hmph! If you're to blame, blame yourself for not being polite! I've already hinted you to take the initiative to break off the engagement, but you still keep procrastinating. The toad also wants to eat the swan meat?" The strong man on the right said disdainfully, "The eldest lady has excellent qualifications.
The seeds of cultivation, the immortals all say that there is hope for a golden elixir in the future. But you are just a humble first-order warrior! You two have never been in the same place, and in the future, we will be separated by immortals and mortals!"
"Impossible, this is impossible! I don't believe it, I have to ask her myself!" Han Li yelled unwillingly, and finally vomited blood and died.
When he died, his eyes were still wide open, and he obviously refused to rest in peace.
"Bah, bad luck!" The strong man on the left saw it and couldn't help spitting on the ground.
Then, he heard the sound of footsteps and saw Liu Mang passing by.
‘Whoosh!’
He twisted his waist hard and threw the sharp sword in his hand, straight into Liu Mang's face!
He didn't even say a few words, but he was going to be ruthless!
"Boy, I blame you for being unlucky and seeing something you shouldn't have seen!" the strong man sneered.
'when!'
But then, his eyes almost fell out.
The young man in front of him flicked his finger, and the sword he threw with all his strength was easily deflected away.
The sword was inserted straight into the trunk of a big tree a hundred feet away. The sword body was completely submerged, and only the hilt was exposed!
"Don't get me wrong! It's a misunderstanding!" Just as the strong man shouted in horror, a red line appeared on his neck.
Just as his companion turned around, his head suddenly fell to the ground.
Liu Mang didn't even look at these two people, but looked at the young man Han Li who died on the other side.
The opponent's chest happened to expose a corner of the dark yellow paper.
Liu Mang was very familiar with this color.
In the first two cities he passed through, he had seen it, and it was the identity document that everyone in the Yu Kingdom had.