God of Pets

Chapter 427 Golden Seed
The golden man's brilliant light quickly dimmed and faded under the staining of black and gray.

That almost indestructible golden body was shattered into nothingness by the terrifying power of his ancestors.

As the golden man's body shattered and dissipated, Xiu Jieming, who was wrapped inside, gradually revealed his naked body.

This power was also strange; it shattered the golden body into dust, yet it didn't harm Xiu Jieming's physical body in the slightest.

Hu Quan watched as the golden man was completely destroyed by a single punch, his eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.

He never imagined that the "Great Method for Preserving Life of Our Ancestors" engraved on the coffin board would actually work.

He was the one who discovered it first, so why didn't he think of trying it out back then?

"Ancestors above..." Hu Quan realized what was happening and immediately began chanting, hoping that this might save his life and pull him back from the brink of death.

However, after Hu Quan finished reciting "The Great Method for Preserving Life of Our Ancestors," it was of no use at all.

"Why is this happening?" Hu Quan's lips twitched, and tears kept spilling from his mouth.

He wasn't actually asking for the answer, because he already knew it.

The ancestral life-saving method only works under certain conditions; it was effective when the old people in Gujing Village were still alive.

Those old people are gone. If we use this life-saving method now, are we really hoping that our ancestors will crawl out of their graves to help us?
But Hu Quan was unwilling to accept it. He was the first to find it, but he didn't use it and let Chen Guan get the benefit.

With his golden body completely destroyed by a single punch, Xiu Jieming collapsed to the ground.

The destroyed golden body transformed into specks of golden particles, which then coalesced towards a single point.

"Is it going to be petted?" Chen Guan thought with delight.

Unexpectedly, the golden particles did not rush towards Chen Guan's body, but instead condensed into a small golden seed in his hand.

Chen Guan could sense the terrifying energy contained within the golden seed, but for a moment he couldn't figure out what it was.

The moment Chen Guan reached out and grasped the golden seed, he felt as if the world before him had suddenly become bright again.

The village, which was still in darkness, turned into daytime.

Moreover, the dilapidated and deserted village has been transformed into a vibrant village full of people, chickens, dogs, and new houses.

But the people coming and going seemed not to see Chen Guan at all, and even walked straight through his body.

Fu Tianji has disappeared, and Xiu Jieming has also disappeared.

Chen Guan probably already understood that this was just an illusion, which allowed him to see the ancient well village from the past.

In this village brimming with the warmth of everyday life, a beam of light descended from the sky, shattering the village's tranquility.

The light pierced the void, carrying a dreamlike brilliance, and fell like the aurora borealis, landing in the ancient well in the center of Gujing Village.

The vibrant colors transformed the entire village into a dazzling spectacle.

After that day came a severe drought.

What follows is the plot that Chen Guan already knew: a three-year drought, with no harvest in the last year, water sources almost completely cut off, and a locust plague.

Some outsiders, arriving on clouds, came to the village and promised to save all the villagers, but demanded that they have young people help them slay the demon in the ancient well.

In order to ensure the survival of his parents and younger siblings, the young man resolutely followed the strangers into the ancient well.

However, they were used as sacrifices to break the forbidden power of the ancient well, and the things they took from the well were taken by outsiders.

Those young men who took the goods all died tragically, and the goods ended up in the hands of outsiders. Before leaving, one of the outsiders even used his extraordinary powers to take away the last remaining grain in the village.

What followed was a series of horrific scenes that horrified Chen Guan.

What puzzled Chen Guan was that he could never clearly see the faces of those outsiders.

Moreover, judging from their various methods, they are definitely not ordinary cultivators; they must be at least cultivators of a grotto-heaven realm, or even cultivators of a great grotto-heaven realm.

Such people, who ultimately took away the villagers' last remaining grain, went beyond simply robbing food; they probably wanted to exterminate these villagers but didn't want to dirty their own hands.

Perhaps there are other reasons, which are beyond Chen Guan's comprehension.

Watching the elderly people, in an effort to save food, finally venture naked into the deep mountains on a cold winter night, only to freeze to death in the mountains on the night of heavy snowfall, Chen Guan couldn't help but sigh.

The remaining young people and children in the village had not eaten the crops they had grown, and after some more people starved to death, they finally survived that year of famine.

Those outsiders probably never imagined that the villagers could survive in such a tragic way.

The following year, the children who had planted the seeds and reaped a bountiful harvest were finally reborn.

A boy named Anan took on the task of venturing into the deep mountains to find the remains of the elderly. Now, he needs to bury them and burn paper money and incense for them so that they know that their child survived, is living a good life, and has enough to eat.

After overcoming numerous difficulties, Anan finally found the remains of the elderly and brought them back.

But when he returned to the village, he was devastated to find that the entire village had become a ghost town, and all the villagers had been slaughtered; they had ultimately not survived.

Anan went mad. He wanted revenge, but he didn't know who to seek revenge on. Those outsiders were like gods, coming down from the sky and flying away on clouds.

Anan didn't even know how he found them, let alone how he sought revenge.

Driven mad, Anan jumped into an ancient well, intending to end his life.

But he did not die; instead, he discovered a golden seed that had sunk into a crack at the bottom of the ancient well.

After Anan touched the golden seed, the golden seed seemed to have its own consciousness. It took root in Anan's body and turned him into a golden man.

At this point, the illusion suddenly came to a standstill.

The whole world seemed to freeze, with only a hazy light and shadow walking out of this still world, step by step, towards Chen Guan.

"After reading the story of Gujing Village, what are your thoughts?" The figure was extremely tall, standing in front of Chen Guan, who had to look up to see his face.

But the face was shrouded in a hazy light, making it impossible to discern what he looked like, or even whether he was male or female. His voice was also faint and indistinct.

"Who are you?" Chen Guan asked.

"I... a wisp of a remnant soul... a bubble... an avatar... perhaps... you can also call me the Netherworld Emperor..." the light and shadow said with a smile.

"What do you want me to do?" Chen Guan wasn't surprised, as this was the legacy left behind by the Netherworld Emperor.

However, it now seems that this golden seed is not the inheritance of the Netherworld Emperor, but a gift from heaven.

"You need to ask yourself this question: What do you want to do?" The Netherworld Emperor reached out and tapped Chen Guan, then retreated backward.

"What do you mean?" Chen Guan watched as the Netherworld Emperor vanished, and the scene before him changed accordingly.

The illusion vanished, and before him lay the dilapidated village and the injured Xiu Jieming and Fu Tianji, still in the same poses as before. It was as if Chen Guan had only witnessed the illusion for a short while, and only a moment had passed.

(End of this chapter)