From the end of the world

Chapter 570 The Origin of the Gospel House
Is Gospel House the orthodox one in Luoshan?

This sentence really surprised me, but I quickly combined the clues in my mind. Huang Quan, the human god of the Gospel Institute, was Ming Zhuo's teacher in the past; Yama, who was called the head of the Gospel Institute, was also one of the three founders of Luoshan; and...

In the past, on the eve of the raid on the Humanitarian Department’s headquarters, when I asked Mingzhu why he was so surprised by the scenery in Mazao’s dream, Mingzhu gave me an intriguing answer - the Gospel Temple building that appeared in Mazao’s dream looked like Luoshan more than a hundred years ago to Mingzhu.

Originally, I suspected that the Gospel House might be the remnant of Luoshan's power in the apocalypse. Although this suspicion was overturned when I found out that this was not the apocalypse, it returned in another form at this moment.

I grabbed the head of this accomplished monk and asked him in telepathic form: "Please tell me the details."

Now I don't need to fake the Moon in the Water to establish telepathic communication with others. Rather, for most demon hunters who use soul power, telepathy is a common skill. It is abnormal that I slowly learned to use it on my own after becoming the Great Impermanence.

Under the influence of the power of words, the cultivators of the realm could not hide their thoughts. A large amount of information was transmitted to me through the connection of the words. In just two or three seconds, I understood the whole story.

The origins of the Gospel House can be traced back to more than a hundred years ago, when Luo Shan completely withdrew from the afterlife.

The "afterlife is about to be destroyed" predicted by Gua Tianshi in the past corresponds to the current "afterlife is transformed into the doomsday era by the Gospel of Naraku". At that time, what fate Luoshan would face in the afterlife was unknown. If all the people in Luoshan did not evacuate, they would have to wait for the judgment of fate with uneasiness.

Even in this situation, there are still many people who choose to stay in the afterlife.

Although it sounds incomprehensible, as I get to know the culture of Luoshan in depth, I can understand why. Luoshan people generally regard being able to freely enter and exit life and death as an honor, and worship the will that exists in the afterlife, which is now the dying will of Naraku. So much so that after Luoshan cut off its connection with the afterlife, this lack of emotional needs made the originally unpopular Mingzhu suddenly become the most popular Great Impermanence in Luoshan.

At that time, there must have been many fanatics who were willing to stay in the afterlife to witness the destruction. Even some of the Great Impermanence chose to stay.

Is it really necessary to flee for a "catastrophe that can destroy the afterlife"? The Great Impermanence can also accomplish something of the same scale if it takes enough time - there must be people who think so. Moreover, since Gua Tianshi predicted that "the catastrophe that destroys the afterlife will flow into the world of the living in the future", even evacuating to the world of the living may be meaningless, and this disaster will be faced sooner or later. Instead of doing this, it is better to kill it in the afterlife.

So at that time, three Great Impermanence led their believers to stay in the afterlife, namely Yama, Tai Sui, and Huang Quan... Although it is a little incomprehensible why Huang Quan, a Great Impermanence known for his cautiousness, would choose to stay and face the disaster, he did so anyway.

The people who stayed behind regarded themselves as the orthodox Luoshan and prepared for the disaster. At first, nothing happened in the afterlife, but it was disconnected from the world of the living for some unknown reason and could no longer communicate with each other. For a long time, some people even suspected that the Luoshan forces outside deliberately destroyed the portal between the two worlds. They tried countless methods but could not re-establish the channel between the world of the living, and spent a long time like this.

The exact time is not clear. Even in the period before the end of the world, the time in the afterlife is not as clear as that in the world of the living. After all, this is a world without sunrise and sunset, and as a spiritual time and space, many aspects are not as strict and precise as the material world.

One day, the afterlife suddenly changed and became what it would be like after the destruction of human civilization. Naraku's will was also replaced by Naraku's Gospel.

The remaining forces during this period experienced many major changes. The fragmented time and space, the doomsday weirdness all over the earth, the ubiquitous madness and other terrifying phenomena caused a large number of casualties among the three gods' followers. The survivors also gradually lost their memories, even forgetting such an important thing as "the time and space they are in is the afterlife", let alone considering themselves as the orthodox Luoshan.

The master monk I captured is a very senior "senior figure", an old man who has survived from more than a hundred years ago to the present. His outstanding cultivation is the capital for his survival, and his knowledge of the past is also the reason why he can become a senior member of the Gospel Academy today. Even so, he has actually forgotten most of the events and details of his past experiences, and only vaguely remembers the simple context.

Through unknown means, Yama negotiated with Naraku Gospel, and changed the name of the faction to "Gospel House" after returning. It was during that period that important items such as "blessings" that could help the survivors to survive in the "end of the world" began to appear in large numbers. Gospel House was able to regain its foothold as an organization in the afterlife.

At the same time, Yama seemed to have learned a lot of truths in his negotiations with Naraku Gospel. The reason why the afterlife has changed so much, and the existence of the end of the world... He announced these truths to the top leaders of the Gospel Institute, and the human genocide plan appeared later.

Today, most of the executors of the massacre plan in the Gospel Institute think that they are saving the world and the race by killing in the apocalyptic times, but they don’t know that this is not even a world of the living.

The reason why the truth was not made public may be partly due to the same reason as the Tai Sui Army. The collective psychological trend of the Gospel Institute is also very pessimistic. For a long time, they can only live in the afterlife that presents a doomsday scene, and their hearts are infected by madness every moment, which makes most people hide a twisted and morbid desire to die.

Moreover, even if the truth is revealed, as time goes by, people's minds will return to ignorance again under the influence of madness, and they will regard themselves as "survivors of the apocalypse" - this abnormal self-cognition that comes from nowhere is probably an invisible spiritual suggestion that permeates the afterlife that is now simulating the apocalypse, and is also a manifestation of madness.

"Is this the origin of the Gospel Academy..." I digested this information. As for what this accomplished monk had thought before, "Luo Shan erased their records", things were probably not what he imagined.

The reason why I have not come into contact with relevant information in the past may be, on the one hand, because I am ignorant, and on the other hand, because those information have been marginalized.

The reason for marginalization is probably not due to any political factors, but simply because it has lost attention. Just like in journalism, the most effective way to cover a hot news is not to report regulations or other means, but to divert the public's attention with more and bigger hot news.

The stars in the sky actually exist during the day, but they are covered by the sun's rays. Compared with the Great Impermanence and their followers who are no longer in Luoshan, people certainly pay more attention to the Great Impermanence who are still in Luoshan.

Of course, "while Luo Shan completely withdrew from the afterlife, three Great Impermanence and their groups of believers chose to stay" - an event of this magnitude is not just "hot news", but also a "major historical event" that is bound to leave a strong mark in history and be widely circulated among future generations.

It’s just that Luoshan is different from the secular society in this respect.

For the secular society, events from more than a hundred years ago are already history, enough to be considered as the end of the Qing Dynasty, but this is not the case for Luo Shan. Most of the Great Impermanence are characters from the beginning of a thousand years of history. Ming Zhuo, who has lived from the Tang Dynasty to today, is common. There are also prehistoric Great Impermanence like Gua Tianshi, and Great Impermanence from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period like Xuanming. There are also many people who have lived for more than a hundred years and have reached the Great Success level.

Therefore, in a sense, Luoshan is in a strange state where history and modernity are intertwined and confused.

Some historical events that are considered important by later generations may be just hot news in the eyes of the historical parties involved, and their attention will soon be attracted by other hot topics. Only after all the stars of this era have left and all the hot topics have cooled down, can we put all the things that happened at that time on the table equally and sort out the priorities. In Luoshan, the event that happened more than a hundred years ago is still in the stage of "not returning to its proper place for the time being" - at least this is my subjective speculation.

"Well, let's get back to the point..." Number 7 looked at the accomplished cultivator in front of him, "Although you don't know the technical data of 'Dushuo Mountain' and the fragments of the divine seal, you are at least a senior manager of Huangquan Gospel Academy. You should know some rooms where important items are stored and areas that are prohibited from entering and leaving, right?"

"This... I have no impression. I'm serious." The Chengjing cultivator looked bitter, "There are indeed some areas that ordinary cultivators are prohibited from entering, but as a high-level manager, I can enter. I really have no impression of the things you mentioned..."

Number 7 frowned and said to himself, "Could it be that the two items were not kept in Huangquan Gospel Temple? That's not right. At least the fragments of the divine seal should not automatically return to his hands after his resurrection. He must have kept them properly in his base. The technology of 'Dushuo Mountain' should also be developed by him personally in his base..."

After thinking about it, Xiao Wan said, "Is it possible that he was misled by the consciousness of the human god? People who keep secrets also need to keep the secret that they are keeping secrets. Maybe there are indeed forbidden areas in Huangquan Gospel Temple, but Huangquan doesn't want people around him to know, so people around him are infected by his consciousness and automatically become ignorant of everything."

"That makes sense... Then in your opinion, how should we dig out this secret next?" Number Seven seemed to rely on Xiaowan's wisdom.

Xiao Wan answered directly: "Just search his memory. A bystander can see clearly. Even if he cannot perceive his abnormality, the person investigating his memory will definitely be able to see the clues. As for the method of searching his memory, it is also very simple. Establish a telepathic channel with him, and then Brother Zhuang Cheng will use the power of the spirit of words to order him to recall and transmit the map information about Huangquan Gospel Temple in his mind with all his strength."

"Well... although it's a bit troublesome, this is the only method I can use for now."

After nodding, No. 7 looked at the Chengjing monk again, "By the way... do you really know nothing? Before we search your memory, think hard again. Don't play those boring tricks like 'If I try to stop thinking, I won't remember any useful information, and I won't be unable to control myself and tell it out'."

Originally, she should have just asked casually, but she didn't expect that the cultivator in the realm of accomplishment would actually show a strange expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Is it true?" I was curious. "Tell us about it and let us hear it."

"Well...I don't know if this answer counts."

I guess because of the vagueness of his judgment, he didn't blurt out the answer under the control of the power of the Word Spirit. But now, after hearing my order, he could only speak out honestly: "Ma Zao... Huangquan God's former disciple, the demigod Ma Zao, the room she used to live in is a place we are forbidden to approach."

(End of this chapter)