I practiced with a cheat

Heaven? !

Thirty-sixth heaven?

Zhou Heng's eyes widened and he looked at Jiang Er in front of him in astonishment and said: "There was a heaven in the ancient mythological era?"

"Do you know Heavenly Court?" Jiang Er seemed a little surprised, then he suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Yes, you have the aura of Zhoutian Star Chart on your body, you should be able to travel all over the world, it is not surprising to know Heavenly Court.

"Yes, as you might think, the many immortals and gods in ancient mythology are not without organizations. Although some idle immortals and gods are outside the organization, the vast majority of the immortals and gods actually belong to a common behemoth.

"This organization is the Heavenly Court, which holds the thirty-six heavens high and is above all the heavens and worlds. The Heavenly Emperor's will covers the endless universe and governs all immortals, Buddhas, gods, demons and monsters. This is the true face of the ancient mythological era."

"It's so..." Zhou Heng opened his mouth slightly and fell into a long silence.

Although he didn't know much about the ancient mythological era, he had speculated based on some sporadic legends. He always thought that the ancient mythological era might be a time when immortals and gods dominated the world, there were many sects, and everyone in the world aimed to become an immortal. Condition.

But I never expected that there would be a heaven that was above everything else, ruling all living beings in the ancient mythical era.

If this is really the case, then the end of the ancient mythological era is absolutely inseparable from this heaven.

Just now Jiang Er said that the heaven fell and the heavens collapsed?

What kind of power can cause such a behemoth to collapse?

Does such power really exist?

"How could such a heaven fall?" Zhou Heng asked his doubts.

"I don't know either." Jiang Er shook his head and said, "I only heard a few words from Master. After all, the ancient mythological era was extremely far away from my time."

"Extremely far away?" Zhou Heng heard another point that puzzled him and asked, "Senior, do you know how long the Dark Age lasted?"

Before that, he had read some scattered information about the Dark Age and asked people about it. The conclusion he came to was basically that the Dark Age might last between three or four thousand to ten thousand years.

In other words, the ancient mythological era should have been three to four thousand to ten thousand years ago before the medieval era.

However, listening to Jiang Er's words, it seems that this is not the case.

Daojun's lifespan can be said to be endless, and Jiang Er himself is an ancient existence that has lived for more than five thousand years.

For such a powerful person, even the era of 10,000 years ago should not be called "extremely distant".

"The ancient immortal gods have passed away, thirty-six gods dominate the world, there are many sects and great religions, great demons are rampant in the world, foreign demons are invading, ghosts are everywhere, and the human race is as humble as ants." Jiang Er said lightly: "This is what you want The Dark Age of Cognition, right.”

"What do I know?" Zhou Heng was stunned when he heard this, and said in astonishment: "Senior, what do you mean?"

"Hey, then you understand it from another angle." Jiang Er chuckled: "Thirty-six supreme gods rule everything in this world, and countless sects control the rules of the world and control the door of cultivation.

"Although there are demons and ghosts running rampant in the world, there are also monks from the sect who kill demons and eliminate demons to maintain stability in order to replenish the fresh blood of their sect.

"If an ordinary person lived in that era, would he think this was a dark era?"

"..." When Zhou Heng heard this, he was silent at first, then frowned, and said in a deep voice: "In this era, ordinary people are blocked from the path to the extraordinary. As time goes by, there will probably be fewer and fewer human beings who spontaneously develop extraordinary will."

"Since you can live and work in peace and contentment under the protection of the sect, why should you go to Chaofan?" Jiang Er joked.

"Since there are monsters running rampant in the world, don't humans want to protect themselves?" Zhou Heng said, "Only when you are strong can you truly ensure your own safety. This should be easy to understand."

"But, how to be strong?" Jiang Er smiled.

"To practice...well, to practice, you have to join the sect and become a member of the sect?" Zhou Heng's brows frowned again.

"Yes, the sect has a monopoly on everything. Mortals will remain mortals throughout their lives." Jiang Er sighed: "Those who can cultivate are selected and appointed by the sect. Ordinary people are not qualified to pursue extraordinary things on their own." road.

"Why is the level of Secret Sixth Grade called 'Flying Immortal'? It originated from that era. In fact, this level is far from being called 'immortal'.

"It's just that for ordinary people, cultivating to become an immortal is like a myth and legend. Even if you can just lift off the ground and fly into the sky, you will be called an 'immortal'.

"As you said, under such an environment, over time, ordinary people will hardly spontaneously develop extraordinary will, and will become more and more content with the status quo, and may even regard people who intend to go out to seek immortality as aliens."

"The Thirty-Six Gods above control everything. The sect maintains the rules of the human world. Ordinary people don't think about the extraordinary path..." Zhou Heng felt horrified. "This is an extremely stable structure that is almost impossible to be broken. ”

"That's right." Jiang Er nodded, "Ordinary people are like ants to the great sects, with no ability to resist at all. And the same is true when these sects face the thirty-six gods. .

"As long as there are no problems with the thirty-six gods standing at the top, there will be no problems with this structure. In theory, this structure can last for thousands of generations."

"So...how long did it last?" Zhou Heng was shocked.

"Nearly a hundred thousand years." Jiang Er sighed.

"One hundred thousand years..." Zhou Heng fell into a long silence, speechless for a while.

In such an era, which lasts for 100,000 years, neither the social structure nor the lives of ordinary people will change at all. It will just repeat itself day after day, year after year.

From the perspective of today's era, this is indeed a dark era.

But for people who really lived in that era, I am afraid that they would not have this awareness at all. Almost all ordinary people just experience birth, old age, illness and death over and over again.

"Hasn't any of those great sects thought about changing?" Zhou Heng wanted to ask Chunyang Palace. After all, even in the era of the Dark Age, Chunyang Palace still had gods.

"I know what you want to ask." Jiang Er said solemnly: "I once heard Master say that in fact many sects have tried to change, but they were all easily suppressed by the Thirty-Six Gods.

"The Tao Lord has no room for resistance in front of the Thirty-Six Gods. Even the Holy One who is in charge of the Dao cannot resist the confinement of the Thirty-Six Heavens and is powerless.

"Your second-generation master of Chunyang Palace, the direct disciple of Chunyangzi Immortal, was the most famous example at that time. He held the peerless magic weapon left by Chunyangzi Immortal and tried to resist the Thirty-six Gods' enactment the rule of.

"You know the final result."

"Well, in the end, this ancestor died, and my great ancestor was ordered to take over the Chunyang Palace, which was in danger." Zhou Heng nodded gently, with a sad look on his face.

"Actually, if we weren't afraid of the possible return of those ancient immortal gods, the thirty-six gods would have wiped out all the sects from the ancient mythological era." Jiang Er said: "However, this can be regarded as an opportunity.

"My master once said that your great master was an astonishing talent, a peerless figure who shocked the past and the present. Not only did he secretly prove the sacredness of the Tao without hiding it from everyone during that dark era, but he also He single-handedly cultivated the 'Qi Sheng' who broke the pattern of chance."

"Is the Weapon Saint trained by the Grand Master?" Zhou Heng was stunned and a little unbelievable when he heard this. He had never heard of this information before.

If the person who said this had not been a disciple of Lu Sheng, he would have doubted whether he was praising Chunyang Palace.

Although Zhou Heng has always been very grateful to Chunyang Palace, and he also respects and admires the Grand Master who was ordered to save Chunyang Palace in times of crisis, but subconsciously he still felt that the Nine Saints of the Middle Ages should be more powerful.

Especially after listening to Jiang Er's explanation of the situation in the Dark Age.

Breaking the pattern that the thirty-six gods had maintained for nearly a hundred thousand years, opening up the people's wisdom, allowing all dharma to coexist, and allowing a hundred schools of thought to contend, it opened up an unprecedented era of spiritual practice.

Such feats cannot be achieved by ordinary people. The Nine Saints of the Middle Ages are worthy of their name.

The Artifact Saint is said to be the first saint among the Nine Saints in the Middle Ages to attain the first level of Taoism. The peerless divine weapons he refined are the key to defeating the Thirty-Six Gods. The unique instrument refining method he created is even more important in the prosperous times of the Middle Ages. Foundation.

It is no exaggeration to call him the first saint in the Middle Ages.

Such a sage was actually trained by his own great master?

Even Zhou Heng himself felt a little incredible.

After all, Chunyang Palace has never mentioned this point, and there is no relevant record either in Yan Shouyi or in some sect books.

"No need to doubt it." Jiang Er said with a smile: "Actually, you can think about it. In the environment of the Dark Age, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to prove the divine way without being known. Not to mention divine, even if they are just heavenly beings, in When one attains enlightenment, there will also be a resonance of the great path, which is known to the whole world.

"In the hundred thousand years of the Dark Age, only one person managed to deceive the world, deceive the thirty-six gods, deceive all the heavenly beings, Taoists, and saints in the world, and quietly prove the sacredness of the Tao."

"Is it because of the experience imparted by Grandmaster Tai that the Weapon Saint can attain the divine enlightenment?" Zhou Heng said.

"That's right." Jiang Er nodded with a look of reverence, "It should be more than just this. According to Master's memories, Qi Sheng had great respect for Xie Xianzun. At the same time, he also deeply regretted that he could not truly worship Xie Xianzun as his teacher."

Immortal Lord?

Zhou Heng was slightly startled. This was the first time he heard someone say this title.

"Xie Xianzun is the honorific title we give to our seniors. During that time in the early Middle Ages, my master and all the saints respectfully called Senior Xie Xianzun." Jiang Er saw Zhou Heng's doubts and explained: "It's just that later the immortal Your Majesty intends to retire, just as a signal not to mention the title of Immortal Lord again..."

Having said this, he paused and then said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the feud between Taixu Temple and Chunyang Palace also started because of this. It is said that the master of Taixu Temple at that time was very dissatisfied with Senior Xie being revered as an immortal."

"There is such a period of time." Zhou Heng said in surprise, "This has never been mentioned in Chunyang Palace, but this may be because we hope that the disciples will not be burdened by the fame."

Chunyang Palace already has enough halo, but adding the title of cultivating the number one saint in the Middle Ages might not be a good thing.

"I'm afraid Xie Xianzun had the same idea at the beginning." Jiang Er nodded in agreement, then smiled and said, "The topic is a little far-fetched. Let's go back to the Dark Era."

"Yes." Zhou Heng also nodded and continued to ask: "You said before that the thirty-six heavens held by the thirty-six gods were formed after the ancient heaven fell. Aren't the two integrated?"

"Nature is one, and the 'heavens' in 'Heaven falls, all heavens collapse' are the real thirty-sixth heaven in ancient times." Jiang Er explained:

"It's just that the thirty-six heavens held by the thirty-six gods that dominate the world are only partial remains of the ancient heaven, and they are far from comparable to the real thirty-six heavens.

"If they really hold all the thirty-sixth heaven, my master, the saints, and Xie Xianzun will not have the slightest chance to resist, and they will be suppressed forever."

"It turns out it's just a partial wreckage." Zhou Heng breathed a sigh of relief. If it was the real Thirty-Six Heavens, then he really couldn't imagine how the Nine Saints in the Middle Ages could overthrow the Thirty-Six Gods.

"It is said that Senior Weapon Saint also got another small piece of heavenly debris with the help of Xie Xianzun, and was able to refine several peerless magic weapons, and had the opportunity to defeat each of the thirty-six gods." Jiang Er recalled.

"Sure enough, in such a high-level battle, can we only fight with something of the same level?" Zhou Heng frowned.

"That's right." Jiang Er nodded and said: "You should be able to realize that when you have cultivated to this point, the gap becomes bigger as you go up the path of cultivation. When you reach a high level, even if it is just a little bit behind, it is still a gap. It’s been a long time.”

"I understand." Zhou Heng understood deeply.

Just like him now, when fighting, he will either kill the opponent directly or be killed by the opponent instantly. There will hardly be too many back-and-forth battles.

"That's right." Zhou Heng thought of something else, "Senior, you said before that the Dark Age was also called the Age of Doom, but the nearly 100,000-year period did not seem to have the soil for such remarks to spread. Is it other than that? Besides the collapse of heaven, what other reasons are there?”

It is actually normal to have such a name in the early days of the Dark Age. After all, the scene of heaven falling and the heavens collapsing is too easy to think of the end of the world.

But in the next hundred thousand years, the Thirty-Six Gods overran the world. Although ordinary people were blocked from the extraordinary path, the overall social situation should still be relatively stable.

It should not lead to doomsday theories.

"You are right, the theory of the Doomsday Era should have gradually faded away after the society stabilized." Jiang Er nodded and said: "But in fact, this is not the case.

"Because, after the fall of heaven and the collapse of the thirty-sixth layer of heaven, the path of cultivation above the sacred has been inexplicably cut off, and there is no possibility of further progress."

"Furthermore, any monk who has cultivated to the realm of heaven and man will have a feeling that the great road is decaying, the laws are aging, and the heavens, worlds, and infinite universe are like a terminally ill old man who is about to die.

"So everyone believes that the end of the world is coming and everything will eventually be destroyed."