Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 172 Living towards death!

After bidding farewell to the God of Blessing with whom he had sworn a blood oath, Reli couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "He's gone mad, he's really gone mad."

"Those who nourish qi attain enlightenment and longevity!"

"Those who consume longevity food will not die and will become divine!"

"This immortal is now devoid of energy and spirit, only essence remains. If he doesn't cut himself off, he will fall from his immortal body back into a zombie and will surely die."

Hot Carp felt that the other party had chosen a dead end.

And it wasn't just her who thought so.

Outside the spirit realm, countless people witnessed this scene of divine calamity on the front lines and were greatly shocked.

I think this is insane!

The other party is being extremely irrational.

Even the hidden Hot Chain, witnessing this scene, had a distorted expression on its face:
"Good, good, good. I was originally planning to use the methods of those cults to teach this kind of person a lesson."

"It was expected that the cult would be drawn out to fight for the sacred object. We originally thought that he would suffer some hardship from the cult, succumb to reality, and eventually be used by our company."

"Now that I see him, he's a madman. Let him die and we'll replace him with a smart and obedient Zhu You Shen."

By the side.

Hot Carp couldn't help but sigh, "Gods, what's your opinion?"

Liu Jun simply smiled; he saw something deeper: "The spirit and energy of an era are often determined at the very beginning!"

"For example, Dielüxiang, the first emperor of the butterfly clan, laid the foundation for the spirit and vitality of the butterfly clan era."

"From now on, most of the people on earth will believe in gods and hope that the gods will solve their problems!"

The immortal deity said calmly, "And what about this world? This Zhuyou God is equivalent to the Butterfly Clan Emperor, laying the foundation for the spirit of a civilization's beginning!"

Hot Carp's mind raced, and he immediately realized: "The people here no longer believe in gods and demons; they'll solve their own problems!"

"Because they have completely lost faith in the high and mighty gods!"

Of course.

The reason for this is also obvious.

On the butterfly tribe's side, the deity played by Liu Jun is dutiful and sincerely kind to the people on earth.

Therefore, an atmosphere of belief in God was formed among the people.

And here?

Two corrupt gods have utterly disappointed the simple and kind-hearted people.

At this crossroads, civilization will surge forward relentlessly, never to turn back.

Hot Carp said softly:
"The essence and spirit of two mythological histories!"

"When faced with problems, one should seek divine intervention and pray to God."

"One should rely on oneself when faced with difficulties, and believe that human will can overcome nature."

Hot Carp thinks this is quite interesting, as it achieves diversification of the pantheon, showcasing two different styles.

just now.

Liu Jun has finally figured it out.

Ji Qianfan and Relian, these two born saints, are much weaker than imagined.

His talent and ability are far from that high!

They are actually inferior versions of saints.

They are descendants of the first generation of pure natural saints, inheriting the first saint's talents. As descendants, their talents are highly homogenized.

Naturally, he was not as strong as the first generation of natural saints.

Moreover, it's a version of the birth control scheme created by Qingdeng Welfare Lottery.

The quantity has increased, but the quality is somewhat poor.

Only the original, naturally born saint could be truly formidable.

That's why Ji Qianfan was defeated.

the other side.

"Walk, walk, walk; stop, stop, stop; and see the new changes in this world."

Ying Qing drank the oil wine and walked on the ground.

Back then, the young Ying Qing ran away from home for sixty years, traversing the land and witnessing the treacherous underworld messengers who plundered lifespans and demanded incense money.

Now, in his middle age, he starts anew, walking once again on this land once more permeated with ghosts and spirits.

Back then, he created the Everlasting Lamp, which, when lit by oil lamps, could shield him from the detection of ghost messengers.

However, this method is no longer sufficient in the face of the outbreak of the soul calamity!

Now, he wants to open another law.

This method can also be popularized throughout the world to relieve his worries about being unable to be in two places at once.

He wandered around the land, studying various newly emerged ghost tribes, researching their weaknesses, and figuring out how to deal with them using incantations.

Ying Qing and his followers continued their research.

Occasionally, he would have his three thousand followers use their bodies as experiments to develop new methods to ward off ghosts.

But this path is not easy.

The methods they want to study are more profound and detailed than those of the essence and blood lineage, even involving adjusting the flow of essence and blood and the distribution of oils within the body.
This led to the development of a theory of human meridians called Qi and Blood Exercise.

They even attempted to develop an energy oil field within their bodies to store intense yang energy.

However, the results were not ideal, and many of their companions died.

He continued walking, and one by one, his blood-sworn followers died from the rampage of their bloodlines, only to have new young people join him.

They were fearless, resolute, and one by one they sacrificed their lives for righteousness.

Their large entourage traveled through various kingdoms, discussing doctrines with local wise men and gathering wisdom from all sides.

Gradually, they made some progress.

But at this moment, even the shaman god, who was the enemy, could not sit still.

"Does he want to repeat his old path, wandering the land, and researching ways to restrain our shamanic lineage?"

"We can't let him continue like this."

"If he were to do it all over again and actually come up with a way to get the whole nation to resist the Soul Disaster, we might lose."

The brutal and bloodthirsty shamans whispered.

They are not fools; they won't fall for it a second time.

Furthermore, they haven't stopped progressing over the years; they've even developed new methods specifically targeting immortals.

On this day, a messenger from the underworld entered the house where the God of Healing was staying at night.

"Ying Qing, your lifespan has come to an end. Come with me quickly."

The sound immediately ignited the anger of all the followers of the clan.

How dare a lowly underworld official try to shorten their king's lifespan?
Even your sorcerer's divine curse has been defeated twice!

Ying Qing asked everyone to be quiet and then said to the underworld messenger:
"Back then, when I was traveling on earth, a messenger from the underworld came and said that my lifespan had come to an end and that he wanted to take my soul away."

"Now, I'm wandering again, and the messengers of the underworld have come once more. Are they trying to repeat what happened to me back then?"

The underworld official chuckled and said, "Your lifespan has come to an end. Come with me."

"What if I don't come?" Zhu Youshen said calmly.

"Ying Qing!!"

The underworld official suddenly roared, his voice authoritative, "You have arbitrarily abandoned your human status, arbitrarily cultivated the path of immortality, and broken free from your [lifespan]. This is going against the will of Heaven."

"The path to immortality defies the natural order and lifespan; I, acting on behalf of Heaven, have come to bring down punishment!"

"You, the foremost immortal in the world, shall be punished with the five signs of decay and the torment of spiritual exhaustion!"

Having said that, the underworld official's face turned fierce, and with a flick of his hand, he actually threw out a kind of soul poison.

slam-la-

The face of the God of Cursed Medicine suddenly turned deathly pale.

After being poisoned by this underworld official, his divine power continuously drained away. The path to immortality requires essence, energy, and spirit.

Now, because of someone's stinginess, the spiritual power of the spirit world has disappeared.

But the God of Zhuyou himself is an essence, and because of the outbreak of the soul disaster, the divine power of this kind of soul is everywhere.

Zhu You Shen can naturally absorb [God] to replenish himself.

Unexpectedly, the witch doctor clan was extremely vicious and had already tampered with the "gods" scattered all over the land.

This [god] can be absorbed and used at will on ordinary days.

However, once combined with another special soul toxin, it will completely transform into a deadly poison, causing the "god" within your body to continuously drain away.

Upon seeing Ying Qing's withered body, the underworld official couldn't help but laugh:

"If you are a mortal, without achieving immortality, and your essence, energy, and spirit are not in harmony, this poison cannot harm you."

"If you, as a mortal, are poisoned, simply remove this [god] from your body."

"But if you achieve immortality and your essence, energy, and spirit are united, and you are afflicted by the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, your immortal body's spirit will be depleted. With one of the three missing, you will surely die."

"This poison of the five signs of decay in celestial beings has no effect on mortals; only those who have achieved immortality will die from it."

"Hahaha! You can't escape. Mortals have a lifespan, and immortals also have a lifespan. We will take the lives of mortals when the time comes, and we will take the lives of immortals when the time comes!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the arrogant underworld official was slapped to death by the angry crowd.

However, even the invoking god Ying Qing began to wither away.

Everyone was greatly alarmed:

"I never imagined that these immortals would establish a similar order, demanding a certain amount of lifespan. Even immortals can't escape it."

They govern mortals, and now they've even come to govern the first immortal in the world.

How utterly despairing! Those underworld officials will likely become increasingly domineering in the future, controlling the life and death of all living beings. What should we do?
Everyone was filled with fear: "I'm afraid that in the future, humanity will have to fight against lifespan again and again. The long history of human civilization is a history of struggle against lifespan."

Human Race, Shamanic Myths, The Decay of the Celestials

[Legend has it that, in order to escape the worry of a limited lifespan, the god Zhuyou merged essence, energy, and spirit to become the first immortal in the world. However, seeing that some had broken free from the control of lifespan, the god Zhuyou could not help but establish a new order.]

He led his people to discover the poison of the Five Signs of Decay in Celestials.

From this point onward, all immortals who reach a certain level of cultivation will inevitably be summoned by the underworld officials, who will bestow upon them the Five Signs of Decay. From this day forward, immortals will also have a limited lifespan.

The entire clan was plunged into darkness!

The greatest leader of the Kingdom of Zhuyou has been poisoned by the Soul Poison and is on the verge of death.

Upon learning of this outcome, the kingdoms and leaders of various tribes fell silent and wept uncontrollably.

"Although the God of Zhuyou is dying, his kindness, achievements, and greatness will be remembered forever by future generations. He was defeated by the schemes of those treacherous villains."

Countless people secretly carved stone tablets and slabs, burying them in the ground.

They were writing an epitaph for this great ruler of the Zhuyou Kingdom, praising his name so that future generations would not forget their history.

Ying Qing grew increasingly old.

Having already lost his "qi" (vital energy), he is now also losing his "shen" (spirit).

The various signs of decay and decay of a celestial being continued to appear, his body became foul and rotten, and he completely turned into an old man.

"I am the number one immortal in the world, this is the inevitable result of the times. The two of them actually defied the laws of natural evolution in order to kill me!" Ying Qing was furious at first.

Ten years passed, and his anger gradually subsided. He began to prepare to complete his plan while he was still alive.

To create a means to resist the demands of ghosts and spirits for one's lifespan, thus leaving hope for humanity.

But as he grew older, he ultimately failed.

The path of essence and blood is far too complex.

His goal of developing a cultivation method for circulating essence and blood to cultivate yang energy is not something that can be accomplished overnight or in one generation.

"Am I going to die like this? Unable to develop any new methods for humanity to resist ghosts and gods?"

Until this day, he returned to a tribe he had visited years ago.

Back then, he invented an ever-burning lamp in this tribe, which could shield him from the senses of ghost messengers and help him avoid being taken away.

One lamp can burn for seven days, extending one's life by seven days and nights.

He was a boy then, full of youthful vigor and ambition.

Later, however, he replaced this everlasting lamp with a more powerful method using his essence and blood.

"I'm getting old." Recalling his youth, the dying Ying Qing sighed deeply.

"it's dark."

"Child, quickly turn on the light, lest the ghosts attack."

As passersby walked by, Ying Qing looked at the oil lamps they had lit and suddenly had an epiphany.

If one were to burn one's essence and blood continuously, turning it into an ever-burning lamp, and passively carry it on each person's body, could it continuously ward off ghosts?
He had a burst of inspiration and decided to abandon the path of essence and blood cultivation and return to the path of the ever-burning lamp.

Years later, his inspiration struck again and he actually succeeded.

Boom!

A blood-red cloud blanketed the sky.

A majestic voice resounded throughout the surrounding world.

"I suddenly had an epiphany before I died."

"He performed witchcraft, creating the five signs of decay in the heavens and man, thus restoring order to the universe."

"It's rude to come and not reciprocate."

"I will create a method for lighting lamps for humanity, and also for the order of heaven and earth!"

This ancient deity, shrouded in flames, looked down upon all living beings and slowly spoke;
“Using the essence and blood of the whole body as a guide, and the physical body as a candlestick, three fires are lit.”

“Three lamps were placed on the shoulders and on the head respectively.”

"If the ever-burning lamp on your shoulder goes out, your yang energy will be depleted, and you may be attacked by yin spirits who will come to claim your life."

Countless insights welled up in the mind of the God of Prophecy, Ying Qing.

Three flames blazed up on the body of the God of Healing, radiating brilliance and making the old man appear even more majestic and imposing.

At that moment, the heavens and earth seemed to roar with Ying Qing's voice, and the three oil lamps shone like the sun, as if the sun were rising in the east.

[With fingers pinching blood and shoulders forming a platform, oil is used to light three lamps with candle wicks!]
He sang it out loud, as if he were imprinting those words eternally between heaven and earth.

"This is!?!" The tribespeople on the ground all looked on with longing. They had seen a true leader who would protect them, a true king.

"We are saved!"

"It blocked it! It really does greatly alleviate the pressure of the Soul Calamity!"

"Using this method, we defended the city!"

"Hahaha, it's time for a counterattack!"

"We have successfully defended. Now we need to start figuring out why they can teleport so frequently and take away the divine artifact in such a bizarre way!"

"And those strange regenerated humans!"

"What did those two mysterious figures mean when the king perished? Who were they? Where did they come from?"

From then on, the entire earth began to practice this lamp-burning method.

And they regard it as a standard practice.

Gradually, the body's essence and blood naturally burned, passively igniting three oil lamps.

This oil lamp accompanied them from birth to death, gradually becoming, like lifespan, part of the natural order and an inherent part of humankind.

The enemy creates order to attack.

We, too, create order to attack.

The world is constantly being perfected within these two primordial kingdoms of gods and demons.

This is how the legend was recorded in later generations.

Human Race, Shamanic Myths, The Three Fires Chapter

Legend has it that in ancient times, when evil spirits invaded, humans could only resist by biting their own blood. The deity Zhuyou sensed the inadequacy of this method and could no longer protect humanity at all times.

[Therefore, this deity sent down three fires, placed a human body on a platform, and lit three incense sticks. From then on, everyone on earth had three fires, which could passively defend against attacks from ghosts and gods.]

(End of this chapter)