The Old Gods Are Whispering

On the eve of dawn, the inexhaustible morning light illuminates the barren world.

Accompanied by the roar of dragons piercing the sky, a blood-red ancient dragon fell to the ground and exploded into withered mandala petals all over the sky, just like the miracle performed by that bad woman once, time and space violently turbulent.

What then fell was a pitch-black unicorn. His stalwart body dissipated like mist, and a thin and thin figure came out of the black mist, staggering on its feet, as if it would fall down at any moment.

At this moment, two figures approached in an instant, one on the left and one on the right to support him.

"Are you okay?"

They both said in unison.

Tang Ling raised her awe-inspiring eyes, silently sizing up the unfamiliar yet familiar face of the other party, her delicate and cold face was as white as snow in the morning light, especially those eyes were like a piece of transparent ice.

She had seen this face before, at Xiao Gu's house.

It wasn't until the other party's identity was revealed that she figured out some problems that she had never been able to figure out before.

Su Youzhu's mask had been shattered in the battle long ago, but she never expected to meet this so-called rival in love here. Those awe-inspiring eyes seemed to hide the edge of a sword, with a kind of sharp-edged beauty.

They were all surprised, but in the blink of an eye, they were a little stunned.

If Gu Jianlin was going to rescue the president, he would only bring his most trusted people with him. They thought they were the only ones who were qualified to accompany him, but turned out to be clowns instead.

But it's also good, one more person means more combat power.

They are all sensible girls, and they won't care about these things at this time.

Gu Jianlin coughed up a mouthful of blood. He supported the ground with a unicorn wedge. His physical strength and spirituality were on the verge of exhaustion, and his spirit was already in chaos. It brought a great burden, but fortunately there was no such severe pain, otherwise he would probably have died.

His eyes went black for a while, and his voice was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't get it out.

Naturally, there was no way to answer the girls' questions.

There was a click.

His body collapsed, and countless scars emerged, staining his white shirt red.

He ignited a fire of divine sacrifice with both hands, devouring the life force around him as much as possible to heal his wounds.

The pupils of the girls shrank slightly, and only then did they realize how much he had been injured in the battle just now.

The damage received after performing the original return will be fed back to the main body!

How did he survive until now?

With quick eyes and quick hands, Su Youzhu fed a bottle of blue blood into his mouth, felt his heartbeat and pulse skillfully, and after confirming that there was no major problem, he wanted to pick him up.

"Let me do it."

Tang Ling blocked her expressionlessly. Seeing the girl's hesitation, she calmly said, "Height."

Su Youzhu frowned. With her height of 1.55 meters, it was indeed a bit difficult to carry a boy who was more than 30 centimeters taller than her. It was not because of her lack of strength, but because of the difference in size.

If you want to force it, it is not called backing, but dragging.

It's ugly and inconvenient.

"I'm here to find out."

There was nothing else to do now, she pulled out the Tiancongyun sword and turned around, suddenly froze.

Because at the end of this ridge, an ancient golden tree piercing the sky and the earth is hidden in the deepest part of the cloud and mist. The so-called morning light is just a glimmer of light falling from it. The dry ground is covered with hideous cracks, faintly glowing with hot golden color The texture is like intertwined tree roots.

The endless ridges are dyed brilliant gold, and the towering trees are so bright.

"So lovely."

Tang Ling walked on the rugged mountain road with the tired boy on her back, and said softly.

Gu Jianlin forced himself to raise his head, looked in the direction of the candle shining on the sacred tree, and suddenly remembered something.

"curse."

he whispered.

The girls were terrified.

It stands to reason that there is a curse to illuminate the tree with candles.

Since the president disappeared, no one has suppressed the Candlelight Divine Tree, and the power of the curse has spread to the entire Ancient God Realm. Even demigod-level ascendants cannot avoid it and will be affected.

Jiang Chunyang is a good example.

Originally, this guy was tortured by the curse, but after the Zhuzhao Divine Tree revived, he became even crazier.

"There are dead bodies here!"

Su Youzhu looked at a dead tree. There were corpses lying around under the tree. It was obvious that they were the advance troops of the Aether Association. They came to explore the secrets of the Candlelight God Tree, but they died here.

"There are traces of fighting, it was attacked by someone."

Tang Ling glanced at it, and made a conclusion based on the profiling that she had just learned: "Huh? No."

Su Youzhu said blankly, "This is cannibalism."

These two girls are proficient in profiling. Although they are not so magical, the most basic judgment is still correct. The people in this group were not attacked and died, but died of cannibalism.

They all thought of one thing at the same time, curse!

"Can you hear the whisper in your ear?"

Tang Ling asked suddenly.

Su Youzhu shook his head.

This is a very strange thing. Obviously these people are killing each other because of the curse, but they can't feel anything. When they come here, they even feel a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere. Bathed in the warm golden light, they seem to be able to hear To the sound of morning bells and evening drums, there is a sense of Zen in a trance, a thousand-year-old temple.

etc!

They suddenly thought of something, and ran towards the ridge at the same time.

This mountain ridge is unimaginably large, and it will take a lot of effort even for ascendants to climb it.

The closer to the top of the mountain range, the more corpses there are.

Without exception, they are the advance troops of the Ethereum Association.

Many of them have Omega members.

They all ended up in the mountains, some by cannibalism or suicide.

No one knows what they saw in the curse, but the ending is doomed.

die.

Instead, when they reached the middle of the mountain, they couldn't see the corpse.

Because no one can climb up here.

Other than that, there is no danger anymore.

There are no ancient gods.

Ancient ancestors who did not come back from the dead.

There are no those terrifying ancient gods.

Nothing at all.

"Put me down."

Gu Jianlin suddenly said softly.

Tang Ling turned her back to him calmly and pursed her red lips.

Su Youzhu didn't say anything, but felt the tremor in his voice.

They climbed all the way to the peak, and the golden light flooded over.

Bright as a sunrise.

There is no such a majestic ancient tree in the world anymore. The crown of the tree has long been hidden in the sky. The trunk is as bright as gold, but as transparent as jade, reflecting countless peaceful and sleeping faces. Sitting under the tree is a white-haired man. A pale woman, her face is so majestic and majestic, yet so pale.

She was bathed in golden light, her body became more and more transparent, as if she was about to leave this world.

President.

She is really here.

She is not dead!

"I come."

Gu Jianlin got down from behind the girl, staggered to her side, and tried to touch her.

Just the moment he touched her, he heard overwhelming roars.

Horrific visions appeared before his eyes.

It was an old man drenched in blood, strangled him by the throat, and roared.

"Taihua! Why did you betray me!"

In just a split second, violent coercion hit his face, like a thunderbolt exploding in his mind, he seemed to have fallen into the deepest depths of hell, kneeling powerlessly on the ground, in unbearable pain.

The girls subconsciously wanted to help him up, but were stopped.

"Do not touch me."

Gu Jianlin was sweating profusely and out of breath: "Curse, the curse of the candle lighting the sacred tree."

A desperate hell appeared in front of his eyes. It was an ancient ship stained red with blood. The blood moon reflected the face of the old man like a ghost. There were countless ghosts behind him. Heartbreaking.

At this moment, he finally experienced the despair of Jiang's old ghost.

The curse of candle lighting the sacred tree is really not something ordinary people can bear. It seems that he can let you see the most terrible nightmare in your heart, and make you hallucinate all the time, until it tortures you to the point of insanity.

And he was just because he touched the president.

This was not Gu Jianlin's own nightmare, but the president's.

"Why did the president appear here?"

Su Youzhu frowned and asked.

Tang Ling thought of a possibility, and her pretty face changed slightly.

Gu Jianlin was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Because this is what she really wants to do. She risked her life to come to the Ancient God Realm, not to prevent Chi's resurrection, nor to kill Jiang Chunyang. She knew that she had The deadline is approaching, and the only thing that worries her is perhaps this candle lighting the sacred tree?"

The best evidence is those corpses down the mountain.

The curse of the candle lighting the sacred tree should have become more and more intense, but now it has no effect on them.

Then there is only one possibility.

The purpose of the president's visit this time is to solve the curse of the Candle God Tree.

She once said that she had been suppressing something.

Come to think of it, there is only this kind of curse.

The Scarlet King once said that they practiced the Youying Law at the beginning because it was safe enough.

The ghostly lotus has been killed for many years, so practicing the law derived from it will not have any worries, otherwise all the evolutionaries will become monsters and become nutrients.

The Zhuzhao Divine Tree is different. There are always problems in this evolutionary chain, but there is a pillar, so the celestial beings can practice safely and will not be affected.

That pillar is naturally the president.

"Is there a possibility that the president has been enduring this curse for two hundred years?"

Gu Jianlin said softly, "It's like Jiang Chunyang... No, it's a million times stronger than that."

When he said this, his voice was trembling.

Jiang Chunyang was almost insane just by being touched by the burnt ashes of the roots of the Candlelight God Tree.

As the Supreme Leader of Candlelight Law, the President has a closer relationship with the Divine Tree.

As a matter of course, he must bear a thousand times the curse.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Maybe that's why.

You have acquired unrivaled power, and you will bear the most terrible curse in the world.

It seems fair, but no one in this world can afford such a price.

Even with Gu Jianlin's will, he couldn't do it, and now he couldn't even hold on for a minute in this senior's nightmare, if he was going to go on like a day for two hundred years, he would have gone crazy long ago.

It's hard to imagine how this woman stayed awake under the horrible curse, endured such heart-piercing pain, and silently supported the progress of the whole world. You don't even know how proud she is, carrying such a heavy burden without saying a word, even if she is misunderstood by the world, she doesn't even bother to explain.

Her cloudless appearance, her indifferent and cold posture.

Does she really not know the pain?

What is the supreme position here?

This is clearly the most terrible curse in the world.

It's ridiculous that her students thought she was greedy for the Supreme, so she planned the murder.

If you are really greedy for the highest position, why not practice the law of Youying.

"No wonder."

Tang Ling's eyes were blank, and she murmured: "Over the years, the Ethereal Association has banned the spread of Youying's law, but the power of heaven and man is no longer open to the outside world. The power of order has been weakened a lot because of this, and many people think that the president is arbitrary. , unwilling to spread the power of heaven and man. Now it seems that she has difficulties."

Su Youzhu also understood, because she also deduced another characteristic of the Supreme Law.

nutrient!

The ghost law needs nutrients.

Candle law also needs nourishment.

The more people in this evolutionary chain, the more nutrients will be brought.

Correspondingly, the curse will become more and more intense.

Youying law is safe and sound because the corresponding holy object has died.

The law of candlelight is because the President bears all the curses alone.

In other words, the more celestial beings there are, the stronger the curse will be, and the heavier her burden will be!

It's not that she is unwilling to pass on the power of heaven and man.

But more than enough and not enough.

"So this is ah."

Gu Jianlin said in a low voice.

The curse that should have been borne by future generations is all carried by the President alone.

Maybe every time Gu Jianlin uses Heaven and Human Transformation, it hurts this woman.

But he didn't know it, and even used this power recklessly.

He dug his hands deep into the ground.

Regrets my ignorance, hates my stupidity.

The President knows that every extra celestial being will bring her a heavy burden, but she still passes on this power to him, just to let him have one more means to live well.

What an irony.

She gave everything for this world, but what she got in return was such an ending.

The president's breath was already very weak, even her heartbeat and breathing had stopped, she was so quiet that she seemed to be asleep, her body became more and more ethereal, as if it was about to melt into the golden light.

Gu Jianlin took out half of the fruit from the unicorn wedge, his hands trembling.

The Scarlet King once said that even half of such a strong power of life and death is enough to kill human flesh and bones. It is a medicine that is a hundred times more powerful than eternal bone. He will not lie about this kind of thing.

When he took out this fruit, the crystal clear flesh dissipated like mist.

Only the jade-like round nucleus was left lying in the palm of his hand.

The mist filled the air, covering the sleeping woman and the trembling young man.

Gu Jianlin had an extremely strong spiritual vision phenomenon in front of him. He saw a black god in the burning flames, and a fruit in his palm was melting and dissolving, turning into a vast mist.

Someone lay on a burning altar, pale faces illuminated by lightning and thunder.

The god lightly raised a black cross iron sword to cut his finger, and smeared his blood on the brow of the opponent, and an ancient song sounded in the dark, like hundreds of millions of dead souls chanting in unison.

Their figures in the flames are so ethereal, as if they came from hundreds of millions of years ago.

Gu Jianlin vaguely understood something, he took the unicorn wedge and cut his finger, and smeared the blood on the woman's eyebrows, suddenly the mist that filled the air trembled, engulfing her figure like a sea tide.

Gu Jianlin was also shrouded in a dream, as if he was immersed in the annihilated past.

Tang Ling held her breath, she saw that this was a vital ceremony.

It is life or death, in one fell swoop.

Su Youzhu was also watching this scene, and she felt that the world was turning upside down.

That is the law of life and death!

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"Huaiyin, disgusted."

With his hands behind his back, Taihua looked at the calm Mediterranean Sea and said softly, "It's really ugly."

There was a bar on the coastline, and the blood-stained brother helped him up, ignoring the wine and barbecue on the table, staring at the back in the sun, planning to escape at any time.

"Look at how cowardly you two are, I'm not here to kill you."

Taihua raised his hand, ordered a waiter to deliver a metal box to them, and said indifferently: "This is your supplies for the remaining half a year, and what you lack, the materials for promotion."

The young Qing and Chi looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

"What's so strange? You are my children, why should I watch you die?"

Taihua sneered: "Don't be moved, but if you two are still a little bit filial, then do one thing for me."

There was a moment of silence.

"What's up?"

Qing and Chi asked softly.

"Help me kill your teacher."

Taihua's words were astonishing, as if a thunderbolt suddenly exploded.

Qing and Chi were terrified.

"The Divine Candle Tree has awakened, and the power of the curse is spreading, and he simply can't bear it."

Taihua said softly: "He... is not the same as before."

The seagulls fluttered away on the shore, and the woman looked at the sparkling sea with a look of loneliness in her eyes.

At this time, she seemed to feel something, and was slightly taken aback.

At some point, a boy sat beside her, quietly watching the ebb and flow of the tide with her.

Taihua was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

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The decayed ancient ship was deeply embedded in the glacier, and the blood moon was scarlet and demonic.

Under the moonlight, the blood-stained and ferocious face of the old man was illuminated.

"Feel sorry."

Taihua pulled out the iron sword vigorously, watching the old man gradually lose his breath and heartbeat in his arms, the howling wind on the ice sea was so cold, as if it could freeze her heart.

She raised her head and shed golden tears, and the whole world trembled.

It was like welcoming the birth of a new king.

But she didn't feel any joy at all, she could only feel heart-piercing pain.

Not just the sudden curse, but also the unspeakable heartache.

In a trance, someone came to her side, silently put a dress on her, and turned to leave.

She looked up, but there was no one in front of her eyes.

The wind and snow were still bitingly cold, falling on the black cloak.

The sharp-edged snowflakes melted into her pupils.

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In the dark room, the porcelain and tea sets on the desk were swept to the floor and shattered.

Taihua endured the torment of the nightmare in pain, with black hair hanging loose and bloodshot eyes, this pillar of the human world is curled up in the corner of the sofa like a child at this moment, trying not to make a sound, because she What she represents is the will of order, and she cannot let people see her weakness and weakness.

She seemed to have returned to the ice sea covered by the blood moon.

Her dead husband and former comrades-in-arms returned from hell and angrily accused her of betrayal.

Cut her to pieces.

Her breathing became heavier and heavier, and the golden color in her eyes became more intense, and she couldn't restrain her terrifying roar.

The breath of heaven and man is about to be detonated.

At this time, someone put a hand on her shoulder.

The sword edge whizzed past, and all those nightmarish ghosts were cut off.

Taihua woke up like a dream, and at some point there was an extra cup of hot tea in front of her.

A black crossed iron sword lay horizontally on the table, and the silent boy was cleaning up the scattered debris on the ground for her until the study was cleaned, then nodded to her, pushed the door and left.

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Over the years, Taihua has had this dream many times.

There is always such a big boy in the dream.

Taihua didn't know whose child this was, and why he could appear by her side at her loneliest moment, either to wrap her in a dress, or to make her a cup of tea. Most of the time, he still didn't say a word, just sat beside her silently, watching the sunrise and sunset with her, his eyes were equally lonely.

Every time she tried to talk to him, he disappeared like a reflection in water.

Taihua has experienced life and death many times, but she will only feel sad when this boy leaves.

But she is not afraid.

Because we always meet.

When her next curse occurs.

He always shows up on time.

rain or shine.

Taihua really wants to ask who you are and why you are by my side. Aren't you afraid of me?

Why do you come and go in such a hurry, why are your eyes so lonely?

Since you are so lonely, do you want... to be my child?

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Gu Jianlin stretched out his trembling hand, and the woman in front of him dissipated like a flower in a mirror, and finally melted into the brilliant golden light. Accompanied by the sound of morning bells and evening drums, it turned into a peaceful meditation.

He didn't know what was going on, obviously he had already prepared the ceremony.

Also brought the fruit of reversing life and death.

He tried his best to break out of the siege, why he still couldn't change the ending.

Great anger and powerlessness enveloped him, as if returning to the burning viaduct, and the feeling of being submerged by the storm was almost suffocating.

In the end he spat out a mouthful of blood and crumbled.

I don't know if it's an illusion.

Someone gently stretched out a finger and pressed it between his eyebrows.

"So that person is you."

Gu Jianlin raised her head and saw a gentle smiling face, her white hair seemed to have fallen three thousand feet.

His tears flowed down unconsciously, as if he had seen a miracle.

"Don't cry, remember my promise with you."

Taihua said softly: "I will not leave, I will always guard you, when you are wronged by the sky, when you feel that you cannot bear the weight of the world, when you are most desperate and helpless, I'll be back."

She paused: "Because, you are my child."