I fabricated myths to guide the revival of spiritual energy.
Chapter 40 For the sake of the common people, please die.
[Ruins atop Xuefeng Mountain in western Hunan]
The wind stopped.
The oppressive divine and demonic aura that had been suffocating vanished completely, as if the towering image of Chi You that had just appeared was merely a hallucination caused by mass hysteria.
But the scorched earth, the vitrified rocks, and the lingering high concentration of ozone in the air silently testified to what had just happened.
Real physical damage cannot be faked.
Zhao Feng knelt at the edge of the huge pit, holding the broken bamboo banner in his hands. The wooden pole of the banner was charred and would crumble into dust with the slightest pressure.
In the crack of the broken bamboo strip, Zhao Feng saw a corner of a yellowed talisman.
He carefully pulled it out.
That was a "final letter" that had not yet been completely burned out.
Two lines of text were hastily written in cinnabar above, the handwriting conveying a resolute determination to face death:
This humble Taoist priest is nameless and has no desires.
May the land be at peace and free from evil spirits.
"I only wish Kyushu is safe and peaceful..."
As Zhao Feng recited these eight words, tears mixed with the blood on his face dripped onto the talisman.
This old Taoist priest, whose name was never even recorded, taught these so-called "national elites" a lesson in the most tragic way.
"team leader."
Li Sen led a group of people up, all of whom took off their helmets and looked solemn.
"Search complete." Li Sen's voice was low. "No...body found. The temperature at the scene was too high; they may already be..."
It vaporized.
This is a cruel physics term.
But at this moment, it represents the ultimate sublimity.
Zhao Feng slowly stood up and carefully put the broken bamboo banner and the tattered cloth shoe into his arms as if they were national treasures.
"stand at attention."
Zhao Feng's voice was hoarse, but it carried an unprecedented power.
brush!
At the mountaintop, the 36 surviving special police officers stood upright in perfect unison.
"To—senpai!"
"salute!!"
No guns were fired, because that would disturb the tranquility of the Taoist community.
Only thirty-six raised right hands, facing the empty void, paid the highest respect to the soldiers.
At this moment, the belief in materialism did not collapse, but rather merged with some ancient spirit.
If you are a god, then you are the enemy I must defeat.
If you are a mortal who sacrifices yourself for the sake of all living beings, then you are the monument I must protect.
……
[Beijing, 749 Bureau Headquarters, Top Secret Archives]
The printer is slowly spitting out a newly decrypted document.
Li Guozhong stood by the window, watching the bustling traffic of Beijing. The city remained prosperous, and people were still worrying about mortgages and promotions, completely unaware that thousands of kilometers away, someone had just saved them from a catastrophe.
"Chief, the file is ready."
The confidential secretary approached, carrying a thick file folder, her hands trembling slightly. "What's the code name?"
Li Guozhong turned around and took the file bag.
The cover features a blurry satellite image.
In the photo, the tiny figure of the Taoist priest is swimming upstream against the towering pillar of blood-red light.
Codename: Night Watchman-001.
Li Guozhong said in a deep voice.
"Note: S-rank friendly unit. Suspected guardian left over from the 'Cultivation Civilization'."
The secretary took notes and then asked, "So... what about the characterization of the Xiangxi incident? Should we still insist on the 'biological mutation' explanation?"
Li Guozhong remained silent for a moment.
He is a staunch atheist, but tonight's data has severely humiliated his convictions.
"To the outside world, it is still claimed to be a massive landslide and an unknown biological disaster."
Li Guozhong paused, his eyes sharpening:
"But internally... a special operations team called 'Seeking Immortals' was established. Zhao Feng was appointed as the team leader."
There is only one task:
"Find them."
"If you can't find living people, find their lineage."
"Since science can't protect us for now, let's learn magic."
The secretary paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically, "Yes!"
……
[An unnamed cave in western Hunan]
The silence after the curtain falls is often more unbearable than the clamor.
Gu Qing leaned against the cold rock wall; the system's settlement interface was already closed.
He looks very disheveled.
To create the effect of "death and annihilation," he used the system to exchange for a small-scale [spatial warp], teleporting himself here 0.01 seconds before the explosion.
Although they escaped the explosion, their bodies were already at their limit.
"Cough cough... Pfft!"
Gu Qing covered her mouth, and blood gushed out from between her fingers, staining her chest red.
This isn't acting.
This is real.
[Warning: Host's bodily functions are severely impaired.]
[Warning: Stomach cancer cells have spread to the entire lymphatic system.]
[Life countdown: 2 hours and 14 minutes.]
"Ha... This time I really messed up."
Gu Qing looked at the blood-red countdown, but there was no fear on her face.
Instead, a crazy smile crept onto his lips.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand faith points..."
"Is this the reward for risking your life?"
He opened the system store, but his gaze did not linger on the "basic repair fluid" that could directly cure cancer.
Those things could only allow him to survive and return to being an ordinary, healthy mortal.
What he wanted was not the health of an ordinary person.
What he wants is—evolution.
Since there are no gods in this world, I will be the first god.
Since this script is fake, I'll make it real.
Previously, in order to maximize the benefits of his faith value, his body had not been treated, but now...
"system."
Gu Qing's voice was weak, but firm:
"Exchange for [Innate Dao Body - Beginner]".
"Since everyone thinks I'm a cultivator, how can I let them down?"
[Ding! Confirm your redemption of "Innate Dao Body (Beginner)"?]
Price: 200,000 Credits.
[Note: This item will reshape the host's genetic sequence in an extremely painful and irreversible process. Failure will result in genetic collapse and death.]
"Two hundred thousand...that's outrageous."
Gu Qing grinned, his teeth covered in blood. "But isn't this the price of cultivating immortality?"
"Defying fate is bound to be painful."
"Confirm redemption".
[Redeem successful.]
[Gene recombination process initiated.]
next second.
Gu Qing felt as if someone had poured a bucket of scalding lava directly into the top of his head.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
The piercing screams echoed through the cave, but were firmly blocked by the soundproof barrier that had been set up beforehand.
Gu Qing's body began to convulse violently.
His skin was cracked inch by inch, from which black, foul blood seeped out.
His bones crackled and popped, as if being crushed and then pieced back together by an invisible hand.
Every cell is wailing, every neuron is burning.
That was the old "mortal body" dying.
That was cancer cells being forcibly strangled by domineering spiritual energy.
"For the sake of all living beings... please die..."
In the dazed state of excruciating pain, Gu Qing recalled the scene from before.
"That Taoist priest is dead."
"That cancer patient named Gu Qing... should die too."
I don't know how much time has passed.
It might be an hour, or it might be a whole night.
When the first ray of sunlight shone into the cave entrance.
The screams stopped.
The mangled figure that had been curled up on the ground slowly stood up.
As he moved, the dried scabs on his body cracked and fell off like an eggshell.
What is revealed is new skin that is as smooth and warm as jade, yet contains explosive power.
Gu Qing opened her eyes.
His originally cloudy pupils now became as deep as the starry sky, with a faint golden light flashing across his eyes.
He took a deep breath.
"call--"
This breath actually formed a visible white ribbon that lingered in the air for a long time.
[Congratulations, host: Your physical body has been successfully reconstructed.]
Current lifespan: 150 years.
Gu Qing clenched his fist, feeling the surging, real "qi" within his body.
It's no longer a special effect.
It's no longer magic.
This is true power.
"Is this what it feels like to cultivate immortality?"
Gu Qing waved his hand casually.
An invisible burst of energy shot out, cleaving a rock five meters away in two.
The cut surface is as smooth as a mirror.
"very good."
Gu Qing took out a clean set of clothes from the system space and changed into them.
He transformed back into the young and handsome Gu Qing, but his demeanor had undergone a complete change. If he was once a brooding strategist, now he was a chess player overlooking all living beings.
"The first act, 'The Descent of Gods and Demons,' has finished."
"The second act, 'The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain,' has also come to a curtain call."
Gu Qing walked to the cave entrance, looking at the army retreating in the distance, and at Zhao Feng, who was still tightly clutching the broken sword and bamboo banner.
"Now, it's time to sow the 'seeds'."
A flash of light appeared in his hand, and an ancient thread-bound book appeared in his palm.
The cover had five large characters written on it:
Body Strengthening Techniques (Military Edition)
This is a beginner's cultivation technique that he "customized" specifically for this world, using the remaining power he had. It doesn't require spiritual roots, only strong willpower and a robust physique.
It's practically tailor-made for those soldiers.
"Zhao Feng."
Gu Qing looked in that direction, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Since you're so eager to learn..."
"Then I'll give you a chance."
"However, the law should not be easily passed on."
"To obtain this manual, you must pass another hurdle."
Gu Qing's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.
Only one sentence remained, drifting away in the wind:
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