I have a book of salvation

Looking at the exploding blood mist, Yu Chen looked indifferent.

He had already noticed something was wrong.

In other words, from the moment you walk into this village, everything is revealed in two words.

——Weird.

First, he noticed that all the creatures on the mountain of corpses were dressed in linen clothes and looked like ordinary people, and they all looked honest and simple, but the flesh and blood remains were filled with the rich energy of heaven and earth.

In other words, they were all Qi practitioners during their lifetime.

——This is not what a small isolated village should be like.

In addition, when he saw the six burly men, he also felt that they had no moral character at all and were at best physically tyrannical.

And the "common people" on the corpse mountain were, first and foremost, Qi practitioners who opened the sea. In this case, those stupid big men couldn't be the "murderers" who massacred this village.

What's more, the remains on the mountain of corpses were neatly cut, and the six burly men all used weapons like hammers and giant axes, so the two were completely incompatible.

So it can only explain one problem.

The real murderer is someone else.

And when Yu Chen saw the seemingly weak woman, he saw through her behavior at a glance.

——Shenshu.

At that moment, it dawned on me.

——The real hunter always appears as the prey.

And although that woman was in the realm of a god, and could be regarded as a fairy-like figure compared to the six dumbfounded men, but compared to him... she was really not good enough.

So the moment she attacked Yu Chen, her defeat was doomed.

After the blood mist exploded, countless stars scattered from the woman's body and fell on the ground.

At the same time, a soul that never touched the ground rose from the place where it died, as if it was pulled by an inexplicable force, and rose into the sky.

Yu Chen looked up, waved his hand, and an even greater pulling force burst out from his hand, imprisoning him tightly.

Pull it in front of you.

The face of the woman's soul suddenly looked shocked, confused, and extremely terrifying!

"I can't let you leave like this." Yu Chen looked at her, shook his head and spoke.

——In fact, Yu Chen still knew only a little about this Wutong Island. He had only heard about the Nine Heavens, the Heavenly Punishment, cannibalism, and the Fate Star... all of which he had only scratched the surface of.

He needs more information, so the woman in front of him, who is of low moral character but obviously well versed in world affairs, should be the best answer.

At this moment, in the eyes of the woman, Yu Chen's appearance completely changed.

From a gentle and elegant young man, he turned into a majestic figure wearing imperial robes and a crown! The fear that came from the depths of her soul made her tremble!

"So... tell me everything you know." Yu Chen stared at her and spoke softly, "——You slaughtered this village, right? Those six unlucky guys were just killed by you. It’s just prey that accidentally wandered in while hunting.”

The woman was originally trembling with fear, but when she heard the words "village" and "slaughter", a trace of hatred that could not be concealed flashed in her eyes.

Yu Chen saw such emotion and raised his brows, wondering if there was something hidden in it?

"Village? Sir, this is not a village, this is... a devil's cave." The woman took a deep breath and said.

Yu Chen narrowed his eyes, "If you lie, you can't deceive me."

"I'm dead, it's all over now, why bother to lie and deceive me?" The woman seemed to have thought about it. Although she didn't know why the young man in front of her could talk to her dead self, she was already dead, so what else was there to be afraid of? ?

"This world...is just like that."

After letting out a long sigh, the woman began to tell.

From her narration, Yu Chen also roughly understood the specific situation of Wutong Island.

Wutong Continent is divided into nine heavens, but although it is said to be nine heavens, it is better to say that it is nine different dimensional small worlds.

The first heaven is at the lowest level, and most of the people living here are mortals and low-level alchemists.

And when we reach the ninth level, which is the highest, there are those terrible guys who can burn the sky and boil the sea in a flash, and turn their hands into clouds and rain.

——Of course, this is just a rumor. This woman has never been to the ninth heaven.

It is said that many of those guys are close to the realm of "gods". As long as they cross over, they can ascend to the upper realm and truly become "gods" without having to suffer the punishment of heaven.

Originally, in the nine heavens, each heaven did not interfere with each other - mortals or low-level alchemists could not ascend to higher heavens and earth, and in most cases, the great powers in the higher heavens and earth He has no interest in the barren Xia Zhongtian.

Therefore, it has always existed like this. In every level, there are struggles and killings, but the world is generally considered peaceful.

But it wasn't until a few years ago that the Era of Heavenly Punishment arrived.

The era of divine punishment, which occurs once in a hundred thousand years, suddenly arrives.

From that day on, every creature, whether human or beast, has been assigned a "fate star" according to its behavior. Normal mortals have one life star, but those who are powerful have more life stars.

Then, a voice that almost echoed throughout the entire Nine Heavens resounded in the ears of all living beings—or, in other words, with the arrival of the Fate Star, it echoed in the minds of every living being.

——Creatures are born with sins, polluting the world, polluting spiritual energy, and disrupting order. Therefore, the gods decided to start an era of heavenly punishment once in a hundred thousand years.

Once the heavenly punishment comes, all living creatures in the Nine Heavens will be destroyed in form and spirit.

But God is merciful.

If someone can collect enough destiny stars, they can embark on the road to ascend to the gods, ascend to god, and avoid the punishment of heaven.

Then, without warning, troubled times began.

Brothers kill each other, kill their fathers and mothers, masters and apprentices fight to the death, just to... compete for the fate star and the opportunity to go to a higher heaven.

——Because the destruction of heavenly punishment starts from the lowest level of the first heaven.

Even if it is impossible to become a god, he still has to seize more life stars and go to a higher level of heaven and earth.

So, they killed each other.

Whether human, demon, or strange - all the original order was disrupted in an instant, and killing became the most common thing in the world.

The first ones to suffer were naturally those honest mortals who had no power to restrain the chickens. In just a few months, they were almost slaughtered. After listening, Yu Chen took a deep breath.

——Isn’t this damn... a real-life version of eating chicken?

At the same time, he probably had some... guesses about Wutongzhou's operating logic.

First of all, what the lineage of ancient immortals wants is naturally "incense", which is "food" turned into souls of living beings.

The richer the experiences, the deeper the obsessions, and the greater the emotions these souls have, the more delicious they become to the lineage of ancient immortals.

So the so-called "gods" are probably the people in the temple who control Wutongzhou.

They are like raising domestic animals in captivity, first raising them for a hundred thousand years, and then starting to slaughter them.

In the chaotic era of heavenly punishment, in the terrible world where people cannibalize people, heroes, demons, and tycoons can best emerge... It is also in this cruel and terrible era that the souls of living beings can experience enough " Great sorrow and great joy”, making the incense more delicious and richer.

"Then what do you mean when you say this village is a devil's cave?" Yu Chen continued to ask.

"Sir, it has been three years since the Era of Heaven's Punishment. Do you think that amidst this kind of chaos and massacre, a mortal village... can survive alone for three years?"

The woman sneered: "——This is not a mortal village at all. This is... a bait to lure guys like those six idiots to gather here and collect their life stars."

After Yu Chen heard this, a row of heads suddenly realized!

No wonder when he arrived, he saw that the corpses and remains were filled with the energy of heaven and earth, and none of them were simple mortals.

The woman continued: "Three years ago, when the Era of Heavenly Punishment had just begun, I fled to the city with my parents and husband. When passing by this village, I saw the simple folk customs, so I planned to rest for a night.

But when I entered the village, I realized that it was all... murderous demons! Once they get close to their prey, they will be brutally killed!

My parents, husband, and servants had their throats cut with a knife, and blood flowed down before my eyes. The so-called villagers' eyes were playful and cold and sarcastic, as if they were watching pigs and sheep being slaughtered.

Finally, it was my turn, but my life should not be cut off. A powerful man from the upper heaven descended from the sky and said that I had the constitution of a furnace. He took me away forcefully and took supplements day and night - for the sake of my body. A mortal body can last longer. He allowed his concubine to embark on the path of cultivation, and by the way, she could also help him fight and kill.

During that time, I felt that life was worse than death, and I also understood that I might not be able to escape his claws in this life!

But there is no unstoppable path for humans. Not long ago, he was seriously injured in a fight with an enemy. In the end, even if he escaped with his life, he was dying and died on the way back to the cave.

I buried him, took away all his skills, magical powers, and resources... and returned to the cave to practice in seclusion.

But because I was roughly led to the path of cultivation and the traces were damaged, I could only practice to this extent. "

After a pause, the woman took a deep breath, and her eyes became cold and hateful: "——I have made some progress in cultivating my body, so the first thing I have to do is naturally..."

"Revenge." Yu Chen said.

"Yes, I will return to the ninth heaven, return to this village, and kill all of these demons! Just like they did when they killed my family!" The woman said, There was a look of pleasure in his eyes, as if he had no regrets at all.

Yu Chen was silent.

He didn't expect that there were such twists and turns behind it.

This woman is also a miserable person...

Because of that damn era of natural disasters, families were destroyed and people were displaced.

In the end, he was rescued, but he was subjected to endless feeding and torture.

Fortunately, he finally escaped from the clutches of the devil and at least avenged his blood.

"What's your name?" Yu Chen asked.

"Zhang Xianzhi." the woman replied.

"I pity your misery." Yu Chen said, "But I don't regret killing you - it was you who had the murderous intention to kill me in the first place."

The woman who calls herself Zhang Xianzhi nodded, "That's not your fault, it's my fault - I mistakenly thought that you were the real owner of this village, so I killed you after I massacred the village. , come here.”

Yu Chen was stunned: "The real master?"

"Sir, these...are all real desperadoes. Although they are not high-minded, they are ruthless and cruel."

Zhang Xianzhi pointed at the huge pile of corpses and said, "--But three years have passed, from the first time I saw them to now that I killed them with my own hands, they have not had any internal strife, no killing each other. In this world where people eat each other, do you think this is possible?"

Yu Chen frowned.

According to Zhang Xianzhi, this era of heavenly punishment is purely encouraging all living beings to kill each other. In this environment, honest people may become demons, not to mention the cruel people in this village.

But they can maintain...relative stability.

There is probably only one reason...

"Impossible." Yu Chen replied: "-Unless there is a larger existence that suppresses and restrains them from having any disloyal thoughts."

"Yes, it is that...real master." Zhang Xianzhi said: "When I was rescued in the magic cave of this village, I begged the great power that took my body to avenge me.

He said that this village was under the jurisdiction of a difficult guy. That guy was not a creature of this heaven, but he created many such baits in this ninth heaven to help him collect life stars.

If it was just this village, he could destroy it with a wave of his hand, but he didn't want to provoke the difficult guy behind it.

So when the adults appeared, I instinctively thought that you were the mastermind behind this village and killed you-at first you asked why the life star was, I thought you were pretending, but now it seems that you probably really don't know anything, so...you are not him."

At this point, Zhang Xianzhi showed a trace of regret on his face.

She took revenge and killed the entire village, but she didn't kill the real mastermind, so she died.

But the next moment, she seemed to suddenly remember something, her expression was startled, and she said, "Sir! Since you are not him... then he... I'm afraid he will come! Go!"

She is not a bad person by nature.

Even after escaping the clutches of the devil, she never slaughtered innocent people, only killed evil people like the six burly men. So after realizing that she had misunderstood Yu Chen, she felt quite guilty.

Now she suddenly realized.

Since Yu Chen is not the owner behind this bait village, the real mastermind will not give up after knowing that his bait has been destroyed!

"You are a good person." Yu Chen looked at her and said with some laughter: "- But I'm afraid it's too late."

Zhang Xian was stunned.

"Someone is coming."

Yu Chen raised his head and looked to the east.

The night faded away, and the sun rose from the horizon.

Along with the rising of the sun, a terrifying figure, wrapped in endless blazing flames, stepped into the air from the sea of ​​fire!