Starting with the Earth God, the path to immortality is deduced!

"What does it taste like?"

Ma Ling'er leaned over and took a sniff.

"Except for the musty smell."

There's nothing there.

"It smells like a counterfeit."

Zhou Yuan didn't explain further.

Meteor in stride.

He stepped directly over the half-collapsed threshold.

"Chirp chirp!"

The little wooden figure perched on Zhou Yuan's shoulder.

The wood grain all over the body tightened up.

He gripped the thin, threatening baton tightly in his hand.

Obviously.

It also sensed the danger here.

As soon as I stepped into the temple gate.

The scene before my eyes.

But this made Ma Ling'er gasp in surprise.

"this……"

"How is this possible?!"

The temple looked dilapidated from the outside.

There was a hidden world inside!

Inside the main hall.

Bright lights.

Hundreds of red candles were burning.

The entire hall was illuminated as if it were daytime.

On the surrounding walls.

It was covered with embroidered curtains.

A thick red carpet was laid on the ground.

And in the very center of the main hall.

A golden statue of a deity stood prominently!

This statue.

Wearing an official hat.

He was wearing an official robe.

He holds the seal in his left hand.

Holding a staff in his right hand.

benign countenance.

His appearance is solemn and dignified.

But this is not the point.

The key point is...

The face of this idol.

It turns out he's with Zhou Yuan.

They look about 70-80% alike!

"Holy crap!"

Ma Ling'er's eyes widened.

Look at the statue.

Then she looked at Zhou Yuan beside her.

"Old Zhou."

"this……"

"Is this one of your branches?"

"When did you open a branch here?"

"Shut up."

Zhou Yuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

His fists were clenched so tightly they cracked.

"That's fake."

"This is……"

"Stealing the throne!"

What audacity!

This is the teaching of emptiness.

This is practically defying the laws of nature!

They not only practiced evil rituals in the city.

They even dared to erect his statue here.

Impersonating him.

Collect incense offerings!

No wonder he felt the recent incense offerings were somewhat mixed.

So that's where the root of the problem lies!

"Look down below."

Zhou Yuan coldly pointed to the area below the statue.

Ma Ling'er followed the gaze.

I just felt a chill run down my spine.

There it was, at the foot of the statue.

A dark mass of people were kneeling.

There were at least thirty or fifty of them.

Men and women of all ages.

They all looked dazed.

His eyes were lifeless.

He was muttering to himself.

It was as if they had lost their soul.

They mechanically kowtowed to the statue.

Each time you kowtow.

The tops of their heads.

A wisp of white vapor will then drift out.

That's their spirit and energy!

And that statue of "Zhou Yuan".

It's like a greedy monster.

It devoured these vital energies in large gulps.

On his originally golden face.

It faintly emitted an eerie red light.

"This is no god!"

"This is clearly a man-eating monster!"

Ma Ling'er was so angry that she trembled all over.

The demon-subduing staff in his hand exploded with lightning.

"evildoer!"

"How dare you play tricks on me!"

"Get out here!"

A delicate shout.

Like a thunderclap.

An explosion resounded inside the main hall.

however.

Those kneeling believers.

But it was as if they hadn't heard at all.

He continued to kowtow mechanically.

Only that statue.

suddenly.

Moved.

"Who is making such a fuss...?"

"You're disturbing my peaceful meditation..."

A grand and majestic voice.

It came from the mouth of the statue.

It exudes an aura of power that compels one to bow down and worship.

Followed by.

The eyes of the idol.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes!

Two beams of golden light shot out.

The scene inside the entire hall.

It changed in an instant!

The original red candles and curtains have disappeared.

Instead.

It is a fairyland filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Auspicious clouds abound.

Auspicious clouds swirled around.

Countless cranes danced in the air.

Celestial music filled the air.

It makes one's heart flutter.

"mortal."

"Now that I have seen the deity..."

"Why not kneel?"

The voice seemed to resonate directly from the depths of my mind.

It carried a strong sense of seduction.

Ma Ling'er felt a sudden dizziness.

The scene before my eyes began to blur.

My knees buckled.

I even had an urge to kneel down.

"What amazing illusion magic..."

Ma Ling'er bit her tongue.

Trying to bring myself to my senses.

But that feeling of drowsiness.

But they surged in like a tide.

Just then.

A warm, large hand.

He placed his hand on her shoulder.

"wake up!"

That sound.

It didn't sound like it was shouted out.

It seemed to burst forth from the depths of the soul.

boom!

Ma Ling'er was shocked.

The fairyland before their eyes shattered instantly.

It transformed back into that gloomy and eerie hall.

She was breathing heavily.

My back was soaked with cold sweat.

"That was close!"

"I almost fell for their trick!"

Zhou Yuan withdrew his hand.

Take a step forward.

He stood in front of Ma Ling'er.

In those divine eyes.

The price of gold surged.

Like two blazing suns.

It pierced through the illusion before our eyes.

"A mere phantom or evil spirit."

"You dare to call yourself a god before me?"

"You think you're worthy of making me kneel?"

Zhou Yuan's voice.

It was icy cold.

It carried an undeniable divine power.

"Insight!"

hum!

As the supernatural power was activated.

In Zhou Yuan's view.

That golden statue.

The disguise was instantly stripped away.

Where is this majestic god?

It was clearly a twisted, dark shadow!

The shadow had no fixed shape.

There were only countless faces filled with pain.

It keeps appearing on it.

Wailing.

And at the heart of the shadow.

A bright red bead.

It is emitting an eerie light.

That is its true form!

Phantom Evil Spirit!

A species adept at creating illusions.

A malevolent force that manipulates people's hearts!

"You've been seen through?"

The "idol" saw that the illusion had been broken.

They stopped pretending.

The once authoritative voice.

It instantly became sharp and piercing.

Like a fingernail scraping against glass.

"Hehehe..."

"A mere Night Wanderer cultivator."

"You actually managed to see through my true form?"

"Since you're here..."

"Then stay."

"It is my idol."

"It's missing a pair of eyeballs!"

Before he could finish speaking...

The dark shape suddenly expanded.

It transformed into a giant ghost face.

It opened its blood-red maw.

It descended upon Zhou Yuan from above!

"court death!"

Zhou Yuan did not retreat but advanced.

He stomped his foot hard.

"The Earth God's Seal!"

"town!"

boom!

A powerful force of the earth.

It erupted instantly from Zhou Yuan's body.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness.

That divine seal shone with dazzling light.

This moment.

Zhou Yuan seemed to have become one with the earth beneath his feet.

He is the mountain of Fengzhou City.

He is the very essence of Fengzhou City!

A gigantic hand formed from golden divine power.

It appeared out of thin air.

With the force of Mount Tai pressing down.

It slammed hard onto that grotesque face!

"ah--!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream.

The sound resounded through the sky.

That arrogant and monstrous phantom.

It's like a fly being swatted by a fly swatter.

It was slammed directly to the ground!

Blue bricks on the ground.

It shattered into pieces.

"you……"

"What kind of power is this?!"

"Is this divine power?!"

"Who are you?!"

"How could you possibly possess the power of a true god?!"

The phantom spirit screamed in terror.

It struggled desperately.

But under the suppression of that giant golden hand.

It looks like an insect encased in amber.

Can't move!

It's just a fake.

Using the heretical teachings of the Wukong sect.

Stealing a little bit of incense and prayer power.

Where have I ever seen true divine power?

Before the true earth god.

Its meager skills.

It's like fireflies vying for brilliance with the bright moon!

"who I am?"

Zhou Yuan walked up to it.

Looking down at the trembling black shadow.

His eyes were full of mockery.

"Since you dare to impersonate me..."

"Don't you recognize me?"

"you……"

"Are you the Earth God of Fengzhou?!"

The voice of the phantom spirit had changed.

It never expected this.

This is the legendary person who has just taken office.

A small-time lord with no real foundation.

It possesses such terrifying power!

"Ma Ling'er!"

Zhou Yuan ignored its pleas for mercy.

He turned and shouted.

"Let's do it!"

"Purify this place!"

"These people have been too deeply misled."

"If we don't save them now..."

"Even a god couldn't save him!"

"Okay!"

Ma Ling'er had been holding back her anger for a long time.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan was seen suppressing the evil spirits.

He jumped out immediately.

"Look at my grandma!"

She took out an old-fashioned bell from her bosom.

That was the Ma family heirloom.

Soul-capturing bell!

"Ring ring—"

A crisp bell rang.

Ma Ling'er stepped out in a special way.

He made a hand seal.

He was chanting a soothing incantation from a shamanistic religion.

"There is a beautiful woman in the north."

"Standing apart from the world."

"We beseech the divine beings to manifest their power!"

"Dispel illusions! Purify the mind!"

Roar!

A phantom bear shadow.

It suddenly appeared behind her.

It was an adorable creature.

Yet it is an incredibly powerful iron-eating beast!

It roared to the sky.

A pure and incomparably powerful magical energy.

Like ripples.

It spread outwards.

puff!

puff!

puff!

As the ripples swept across...

Those believers kneeling on the ground.

One by one, their bodies trembled violently.

He suddenly opened his mouth.

With a "whoosh".

He spat out mouthfuls of thick, black phlegm.

As black phlegm was spat out.

The blank look in their eyes.

It finally dissipated slowly.

Instead.

It's confusion.

It was terror.

"Where...where am I?"

"What happened?"

"Shouldn't I be sleeping at home?"

"A monster! There's a monster!"

The crowd that has regained consciousness.

It instantly caused an uproar.

Screams.

Cries and screams.

Complete chaos.

"Don't panic!"

Although Uncle Wang did not come.

But Ma Ling'er has a loud voice too.

"The evil spirits have been suppressed!"

"Get the hell out of here and go home!"

"Don't come to such unclean places again!"

Driven away by Ma Ling'er.

The people were still in shock.

But I also know that I have met a master.

They scrambled and crawled away from the dilapidated temple.

Once all the irrelevant people have been cleared out.

Zhou Yuan's gaze.

It landed on the phantom evil spirit once again.

"Now."

"It's time to settle our score."

"Chirp chirp!"

Just then.

The little wooden figure emerged from a hidden compartment behind the statue.

He was holding several black-covered books in his arms.

There was also a pile of yellow paper covered with strange runes.

It ran up to Zhou Yuan like it was presenting a treasure.

He threw the things on the ground.

Zhou Yuan picked up a book casually.

I glanced through it a few times.

His face grew increasingly pale.

The Void Scripture, Volume 1

"Gathering Evil and Accumulating Wealth Formation"

The Art of Stealing Gods.

As expected of the Wukong Sect!

This is irrefutable evidence!

These are evil shrines.

It's basically a huge machine for accumulating wealth, controlling emotions, and brainwashing people!

They exploited the people's greed and fear.

To establish evil shrines.

Then through these evil arts.

They turned the people into their puppets.

Finally, the entire city of Fengzhou will be conquered.

Turn it into their backyard!

"A clever plan."

"What a clever scheme."

Zhou Yuan closed the book.

The murderous intent in his eyes.

It has already solidified into a tangible form.

"My lord...my lord, spare my life!"

"I was forced into it!"

"It was a protector of the Wukong Sect who made me do this!"

"I'm just a doorman!"

"Please, just ignore it!"

The Phantom Evil Spirit sensed that deadly killing intent.

He begged for mercy frantically.

"Let you go?"

Zhou Yuan sneered.

He pulled out a book of strange tales from his pocket.

"I'll let you go."

How can you face the people whose life force you drained?

"How can we face the justice of Fengzhou City?"

"Since you like to play the role of a god."

"Then let's go in."

"Please contribute for me too!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Zhou Yuan placed one hand on the page of the book.

"Sacrifice!"

hum!

The Book of Gods and Strange Tales moves on its own without wind.

A terrifying suction force.

It came from the book.

"No--!!!"

Amidst the desperate screams of the phantom spirit.

Its body twisted instantly.

Lengthen.

Finally, it turned into a wisp of black smoke.

I was forcibly sucked into the book!

Splash!

The pages of the book are turned.

It froze on a new page.

A lifelike illustration appears.

It was indeed the hideous appearance of that phantom evil spirit.

[Includes Evil Spirits: Phantoms and Evil Specters]

[Level: Peak Wraith]

[Reward for Yin Energy: Fifty Years]

[Unlock Divine Ability: Charm Resistance (Passive)]

As the words appeared.

A cool, refreshing scent.

It instantly flooded into Zhou Yuan's mind.

It's like drinking a glass of ice water on a sweltering summer day.

The entire person's altar.

Instantly, everything became crystal clear.

[Charm Resistance]: Greatly increases mental defense, resisting most illusions, charms, and mind control.

"nice one!"

A glint of light flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

This is exactly what he needs right now!

We must deal with the Wukong Sect.

Psychological attacks are a crucial aspect that must be guarded against.

With this.

In the future, when faced with those evil and crooked paths...

That gives us even more confidence!

and.

As the phantom spirit was devoured.

Fragments of memories.

It's like a slideshow.

It flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind.

Those are the memories of the Phantom Spirit.

Although broken.

But it was enough for Zhou Yuan to see many things clearly.

on the screen.

A mysterious person dressed in a black robe.

This bead was buried here.

It also taught it the method of stealing incense offerings.

and.

Such a scene.

Not just here.

The dry well in the east of the city.

On the edge of the mass grave in the north of the city.

Backstage at the opera troupe in the south of the city.

There were as many as seven or eight places!

This is a net!

A massive black net covering the entire city of Fengzhou!

"call……"

Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

They are processing this information.

He didn't rush to get up.

His thoughts once again sank into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Deduction!"

Fifty years of yin energy.

They poured it in without hesitation.

Since we're going to do it...

We're going to see this through to the end!

Add this [Charm Resistance].

Fill it up for me!

boom!

The black flames on the pages of the book reignited.

[Consuming fifty years' worth of Yin energy...]

[Deducing supernatural powers...]

[Charm Resistance → Immovable King's Mind!]

moment.

Zhou Yuan felt his heart skip a beat.

A profound, steady, and indestructible will.

It takes root and sprouts in the heart.

This moment.

Even if Mount Tai collapses before us.

Even with beauty right in front of him.

Even if a vengeful ghost comes to claim your life.

His heart.

They will all be as solid as a rock.

Unshakeable!

"The Mind of Acala..."

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes.

His eyes were as deep as the sea.

There was no further ripple.

"How is it?"

Ma Ling'er came closer.

He looked very curious.

"Did you find out anything?"

Zhou Yuan stood up.

He patted the dust off his clothes.

My gaze fell upon the dark night sky outside the window.

There.

There were also several patches of dark energy.

It is rising unchecked.

"I got the question out."

Zhou Yuan's voice was very calm.

But it exudes a reassuring power.

"In this Fengzhou city."

"A mouse hole like this."

"Seven more."

"Seven?!"

Ma Ling'er gasped.

"So many?"

"When will we be able to stop working?"

"tonight."

Zhou Yuan uttered two words.

Definitely.

"tonight?"

Ma Ling'er thought she had misheard.

"Are you crazy?"

"We're going to take down seven evil shrines in one night?"

"Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare to rest like this without letting people rest!"

"It wasn't us."

Zhou Yuan turned his head.

Looking at Ma Ling'er.

He then looked at the little wooden figure on his shoulder.

A wildly arrogant smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"it's me."

"With all these gods and Buddhas filling the sky."

"Carrying the justice of Fengzhou with us."

Go give it to them.

"To see someone off in their final moments!"

"Operation Cleanup".

"Let's begin!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand.

His official robes fluttered even without wind.

It rustled.

"Walk!"

"Next!"