Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 462 Unrivaled Through the Ages!

The Great Zhou Divine Kingdom, with its capital at Guimiao City.

In this capital of the divine kingdom, hundreds of thousands of people from beyond the realm have now gathered.

In the vast sea of ​​stars, thousands of renowned game reviewers, live streamers, and veteran players have gathered here to investigate what this game is all about.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of tourists who obtained their spots through various channels have also quietly arrived here.

'Is this the place where the god Fang Can descended to earth?'

Li Yan, who had just managed to snag a spot, looked at the lush, green planet in front of him with a sense of wonder.

Compared to other cities in the core of a divine kingdom that are filled with skyscrapers and anti-gravity villas, the proportion of technology and nature in this capital city is quite good, and it is practically full of art.

'However… it’s a bit too retro.' Li Yan frowned subconsciously. This city gave him the feeling of a low-level civilization that hadn’t yet ventured out of interstellar space, as depicted in movies and TV shows.

That era has been depicted in countless works. For an era that had not yet developed interstellar travel technology and was confined to a small planet, they could only conclude that it was uncivilized.

Commuting to and from get off work requires waiting for ten or even several tens of minutes, and involves a lot of mental and physical labor every day.

Most people dedicate their lives to work, and without AI to liberate productivity, they struggle to survive rather than live.

'If it's just for the sake of retro style, then it's a bit unnecessary, a bit like a show.' Li Yan felt a subconscious disappointment.

You should know that in the interstellar age, the most valuable thing is lifespan.

Unless one is willing to transform oneself into a non-human being unable to offer faith to the gods, 120 years old is basically the limit of human lifespan.

After all, there are so many entertainment options in the world, but lifespans are too short. Even if one spends a lifetime, one cannot experience even a fraction of them. Such retro style would be a waste of time.

Even though I know in my heart that the ancient god and the so-called beacon kingdom that are being hyped up on the internet are probably fake, I still feel a little disappointed that my illusions have shattered so quickly.

Meanwhile, the livestreamers who had spent a fortune buying scalped tickets and were providing online broadcasts through historical records were filled with sighs.

They originally thought they could gain some traffic, but this unremarkable start caused 30% of the viewers who came to the live stream to leave, and the traffic plummeted.

'This Zhou dynasty... is out of ideas. Do they really think that just creating some historical scenes will satisfy our curiosity?' one streamer sighed inwardly.

Beside him, another anchor, wearing black-rimmed glasses and sporting a beard, smiled as he looked at the miniature drone in front of him and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have now arrived at Guimiao City, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Here, I will report to all the shareholders and viewers of Xinghai on the entire process of our trip to the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"As is our usual practice, this trip to the Great Zhou will be divided into three parts!"

"Purchasing Power Challenge! 1 million Star Sea Coins will be given to the citizens of Great Zhou for them to participate in the challenge! Finally, the income and expenditure for the entire month of September will be announced!"

'Even the Wild Beast has come.' Li Yan was slightly surprised as he looked at the bearded man.

In Li Yan's memory, this "Beast First Madman" was the blogger with the most traffic on the entire Xinghai Internet, and he often created rich program effects by spending money without regard to cost.

In his most famous battle, he challenged others with a reward of one hundred resource stars, showing that he is definitely not short of money.

At this moment, the 1 million Starsea Coins that would buy a city were just a small part of his career.

Just as people on the scene were feeling disappointed with their trip to Da Zhou, several kilometers away, thousands of rays of light streaked across the sky.

The next moment, to the astonishment of the tourists, the surrounding scene suddenly burst into a shower of flowers and golden lotuses, with countless Buddhist chants and celestial hymns echoing all around, and everyone felt a sudden sense of clarity in their hearts.

'I remember last seeing this kind of performance in a video when Amitabha Buddha appeared in the game "Taiqi Divine Kingdom".'

Li Yan was shocked. Looking at these strange phenomena, he guessed that the god Fang Can had come to receive them in person.

Immediately, many people were pleasantly surprised, and the number of viewers in the live stream that had dropped began to rise rapidly. Just seeing this scene was worth the price of admission.

Before they could continue guessing, a solemn-faced man dressed in retro fairy clothes suddenly descended from the sky and crashed down in front of them.

With the man's appearance, the strange phenomenon of lotus blossoms and the divine sounds in the sky both stopped.

But when everyone looked at the golden flowers and white lotuses at their feet, the clear tactile sensation and the fragrance of the lotuses made it clear that this was not an illusion.

Some people at the scene directly used high technology to transmit the five senses.

The underlying technology involves performing surgery on the entire neuron, which can realistically simulate one's five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—and transmit them to other viewers wearing virtual reality headsets.

Therefore, in the eyes of those who are in the Star Sea, it is as if they are experiencing a miracle firsthand, and the traffic has skyrocketed in an instant.

But looking at the unfamiliar-looking man in front of them, the people present couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt. Even the god Fang Can didn't look like this. Where did the Great Zhou get a brand new god?

"Esteemed guests who have traveled from afar, I am Li Shan, the Minister of Foreign Propaganda of the Great Zhou Dynasty under the divine authority."

A smile appeared on Li Shan's face, and his whole demeanor exuded an air of otherworldly elegance, instantly winning everyone's favor.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of people here, spread over a radius of thousands of meters, these people can directly observe the appearance of the historical figures through miniature cameras attached to their eyes.

Even from thousands of meters away, they could hear and see Li Shan's words and actions.

But then, a question arose directly in everyone's minds.

If the man in ancient clothing in front of us is not a god, then where did the strange phenomenon just now come from?

Without hesitation, everyone present asked this question directly.

A smile appeared on Li Shan's face as he said, "Do you still remember the contents of the last chapter of 'The Legend of the Heavenly Emperor'?"

"The Legend of the Heavenly Emperor?"

Everyone present was taken aback upon hearing Li Shan's words.

They had naturally heard of Fang Can's biography produced by Da Zhou, but they only glanced at it.

They have their own gods, so why would they bother reading biographies of other gods?

But soon, countless netizens immediately had the AI ​​paste the contents of this chapter:
[The Legend of the Heavenly Emperor, Chapter Nine: From Adversity to Prosperity]:
Dark turmoil descends upon the world, and the demon Mara says:
"Hehehehe! Heavenly Emperor Fang, you have protected all living beings for countless eons. Now that your time is up, please quickly enter Nirvana!"

"If you were alive, my followers would surely dwindle. But after you depart from the mortal realm, I will unleash the full power of my demonic army to stir up a dark upheaval and utterly destroy your destiny!"

The Heavenly Emperor calmly replied, "The heavens are not the highest; the human heart is the highest. Your evil ways will ultimately lead to your downfall!" Mara sneered, "Justice endures forever, and so does evil! Even when you were alive, not everyone believed in you; how much more so after your Nirvana? Human nature is inherently evil; it is easy to learn bad habits but difficult to learn good ones. At that time, those who believe in you will become fewer, while those who follow me will become more numerous. I only need to satisfy the greed of all beings and indulge their delusions, and they will naturally turn away from your teachings!"

The Heavenly Emperor solemnly declared, "If you destroy the human world, you will surely fall into the Avici Hell and suffer immeasurable torment!"

Mara then said, “I will have evil spirits distort the meaning of the scriptures and reverse right and wrong. How can I worry about the righteous law not being disrupted? I will have my demonic offspring put on human skin and falsely hold divine positions!”

"They outwardly display majesty, turning the world upside down, using the name of gods to amass wealth and power, and using their 'great virtue' status to bewitch the masses. Like worms inside a lion, they devour the lion's flesh! The decline of this sect is not due to external forces, but rather to its own internal collapse!"

At this point, Mara sneered repeatedly: "At that time, no one will know your Heavenly Emperor, and the connection between Heaven and Earth will be severed! We will enter the Dharma-ending Age! No one will know how to cultivate, and only evil spirits will use the guise of gods to collect the faith of all beings in order to assert their own authority. Humanity will be annihilated!"

The Heavenly Emperor remained silent for a long time before raising his eyes again and making a grand vow: "Eagles soar through the sky, whales dominate the seas; how can one know the difference between a dragon and an earthworm without trying! If the world is in turmoil, if all living beings still need it, I will surely overturn this tiny mortal realm and restore a bright and clear world to the world!"

"When I reappear, I will have already attained the original Primordial Dao Fruit, which is both the cause of all fruits and the fruit of all causes!"

"After the worst comes the best! Turning the cause into the effect! One proof will be eternal proof."

"At the end of time, in the vast and unpredictable worldline, he achieved extreme sublimation! Breaking through his destiny star, he was reborn and stepped into his second life!"

"When I return to this world, I will surely trace back through the ages and illuminate all the heavens!"

"Let the sky not obscure our vision, let the earth not bury our hearts, let all believers understand my will, and let all the gods and Buddhas in the sky vanish into thin air!"

"I will surely recreate the human world, so that all living beings may be like dragons!"

After the Heavenly Emperor finished speaking, Mara's expression changed drastically!
Seeing him step into the river of time, and then unleash his divine power to dominate all ages!

The Heavenly Emperor's invincible path is indescribable; it is truly terrifying!
Sweep through enemies of the past, present, and future! Suppress the darkness and calamity!

His unparalleled figure was no longer seen in the heavens, leaving only a silhouette with his back to all living beings!

……

Let's return our attention to the scene.

As the AI-displayed content of "The Legend of the Heavenly Emperor: Nine Chapters - From Adversity to Prosperity" was read aloud, the numerous tourists present all looked up in bewilderment.

They didn't understand why Li Shan had made them read this chapter.

Upon hearing this, a look of compassion appeared in Li Shan's eyes as he said, "The human world has become filthy once again!"

"It is precisely because the gods and Buddhas monopolize the cultivation methods that you are ignorant of martial arts, unable to become immortals, and destined to suffer the hardships of this turbid world!"

"As long as you repent and turn over a new leaf, and believe in the Heavenly Emperor, you will surely embark on the righteous path, learn the secrets of immortality, and have the hope of becoming immeasurable true immortals!"

"Damn, this guy's an idiot!"

Upon hearing Li Shan preaching in front of the live stream, countless people at the scene and even in the live stream room immediately started cursing and some even threatened to leave.

For these guys with their own beliefs, it's already quite polite to promote a foreign religion in public without resorting to violence.

With hundreds of thousands of people present, some immediately wanted to roll up their sleeves and give Li Shan a couple of punches.

During the live stream, netizens who had previously developed a favorable impression of Da Zhou due to its enthusiastic promotion immediately turned against it.

Seeing the fervor he had stirred up, Li Shan smiled faintly, knowing in his heart that these beings, who had been fooled for so long in the divine kingdom, simply could not accept him telling the truth.

Seeing the chaotic situation, Li Shan wasn't annoyed. Instead, he pointed directly at the crowd and said, "Go!"

The next moment, a golden heart-shaped image spread from his fingertips, transforming into ropes that wrapped around everyone from a distance.

Those tourists who were about to take action could only sigh in despair as they were immediately tied up by Xinxiang.

This was simply divine intervention. He had completely stunned everyone present with just a small demonstration of his skills. They all looked at Li Shan with inquisitive eyes, wanting to know what methods he had used.

In response, Li Shan smiled and said, "I know you all don't believe me, but come with me on this journey to the Great Zhou, and then you will be able to distinguish right from wrong."

After saying that, Li Shan suddenly raised his right arm, and everyone felt a sense of weightlessness, followed by a burst of screams.

Once they regained their footing, they saw a stream of light lifting their bodies up, and beneath this golden light was Li Shan's right arm.

It was actually Li Shan who single-handedly lifted up hundreds of thousands of tourists from several streets!
Suddenly, everyone began to suspect that Li Shan might be Fang Can in disguise, or that Fang Can was secretly helping him.

Facing the astonished gazes of everyone, Li Shan smiled and said:

"Don't be surprised. Such a rudimentary method could be done by any believer under a god."

"You have only failed to convert, otherwise you too could possess such superhuman abilities." With that, amidst screams, he lifted the masses up with his hands, leaped high into the air, and flew towards the capital!
'Flying...flying!' Everyone looked down at the gradually shrinking earth through the transparent stream of light, their hearts filled with astonishment.

But then they were shocked to discover that there were quite a few people who could fly in that sky.

All around them, countless people were not being dragged along by the flowing light of the calendar, but were freely roaming in the sky in various postures, and each of them looked perfectly normal.

Upon seeing these tourists, the celestial beings showed curiosity and flew directly in front of them to ask, "Are you here to visit the Great Zhou today?"

“That’s right, but how can you fly?” Li Yan looked at the feet of the celestial being beside him and suspected that they had been modified into anti-gravity prosthetics.

"Because we are believers of the Heavenly Emperor, he promised us that when he returns, everyone will be like a dragon, and naturally we will all be able to fly," the believer said.

"What do you mean 'everyone is the same'! What I want to ask is, what makes you think you can fly?" Li Yan was bewildered, feeling that the people in this place were all riddle-solving people.

"Of course, it's the visualization practice."

"Bullshit, how could anyone but a god possibly cultivate that thing!" Li Yan retorted directly.

Previously, they had seen the cultivation techniques that the gods had practiced in the past, such as the Burning Technique and Qigong, and some believers wanted to practice them.

But those believers who devoted their entire lives to it couldn't even master the basics of qi perception, and could only conclude that the technique was something only gods could cultivate.

In response to the tourists' comments, the believer explained, "Because you do not believe in Fang Tiandi, you are naturally unable to cultivate."

"What nonsense are these people spouting? Why should we have to believe in your gods to cultivate?" Li Yan looked at the guy in front of him speechlessly, feeling like he was talking to a brick wall!
(End of this chapter)