Chapter 1318

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

"What are you?"

"Humans?"

"No, you're just a bunch of worms!"

"Without gods, you can't even start a fire!"

"Without gods, a single rain could drown you!"

"Without me, you'd long since be food for demons!"

Now Xi Bo no longer pretended, or rather, He had never pretended.

Were it not for the power of faith, He would never place these people in His eyes.

Nowadays, the other side dared to smash His own divine statue—simply courting death.

Xu Zhangqing was just about to go save them when a hand pressed him down.

He turned back and saw it was Zhang Daoxuan.

Xu Zhangqing asked in confusion, "Why are you stopping me?"

"I'm asking you."

Zhang Daoxuan said in a deep voice, "If you rush out now to save these few people and drive away Xi Bo, what will their reaction be?"

Xu Zhangqing frowned slightly. "Gratitude?"

"Yes, exactly gratitude."

Zhang Daoxuan nodded slightly. "They'll be grateful to you and regard you as their life-saving benefactor."

"But then what?"

"After we leave, will Xi Bo come back?"

"Will other gods come?"

"Will they be afraid?"

"What after they're afraid?"

"In the end, they'll still set up the divine statue, kowtow even more, and offer even more offerings!"

After hearing this, Xu Zhangqing's expression changed slightly. "You mean……"

Zhang Daoxuan took a deep breath. "Saving them for a moment, not saving them for a lifetime."

"There are so many humans; relying only on saving, we can't save them."

Xu Zhangqing looked ahead and said anxiously, "But that man is about to die!"

"Die…… so what."

Zhang Daoxuan waved his hand. "If you save people now, they'll only remember for a moment!"

"Only utter desperation and even death can make them remember for a lifetime!"

Xu Zhangqing opened his mouth. "You……"

Zhang Daoxuan said seriously, "If sacrificing a batch of people can change the human race's current plight, I don't mind dying a few more myself!"

Once these words were spoken, Xu Zhangqing's look at him completely changed.

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On the empty space, Xi Bo was still speaking, His tone growing ever higher.

Water light surged ever more violently on Him, and the splashes underfoot flew several zhang away, striking the faces of the nearby mortals, bone-chillingly cold.

"I mercifully gave you food, water sources, safety, yet in the end, this is how you repay Me?"

"Dare to smash My divine statue!"

Now, no one dared make a sound.

Even that man could not speak.

Xi Bo wore a cold smile, saying each word with a pause: "Without Me, you are nothing!"

Once these words were spoken, it was as if even the air froze.

A bone-chilling coldness instantly spread.

One after another, people knelt down, one after another, trembling.

In an instant, they returned to the stage of being ruled by gods, and were even more fearful.

Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing somewhat understood Zhang Daoxuan's idea.

Wait for what?

Wait for Xi Bo to tear off His own disguise with His own hands!

Saving people can only change one person's circumstances, but cannot change a group's thoughts.

To make a group no longer believe in gods from the bone, relying on being saved by others is not enough.

They must personally see what the object they kneel and worship actually is!

Xu Zhangqing took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down: "About enough?"

However, Zhang Daoxuan shook his head: "No, not enough."

If you act now to drive away Xi Bo, the result is still the same.

Wait a little longer! 」

Xu Zhangqing raised an eyebrow: 「Drive them away? 」

He no longer hesitated and immediately walked over.

「You! 」

Zhang Daoxuan saw this and looked helpless, but followed him anyway.

「Even without gods, we're living just fine! 」

The voice came from the left side.

Like a saber, it cut Xi Bo's words off mid-sentence.

The next second, everyone turned to look.

Only to see two young men walking over one after another not far away.

They wore Dao Fu, one empty-handed, the other with a green gourd tied at Yao Jian.

The moment Xi Bo saw the two, his expression froze.

He naturally knew full well the result of the flood.

The Dao Ancestor alone, or rather a single finger, had scared the transformed snake away.

And the three thousand Dao Sect disciples had saved tens of thousands of lives in the flood.

「People of the Dao Sect? 」

「They're here? 」

「They've come to save us! 」

Watching the surrounding people's reactions, Xi Bo said disdainfully: 「Just two anomalies! 」

Xu Zhangqing ignored him, his gaze sweeping over the woman lying on the ground, the child curled into a ball, and that man: 「Can you stand up? 」

The man propped himself up on the ground with his arm, gritted his teeth, and crawled up bit by bit.

In his eyes, there was not only gratitude toward the Dao Sect disciples, but also resentment toward the god.

Only then did Xu Zhangqing turn his gaze toward Xi Bo.

Xi Bo was also looking at him.

No one acted rashly.

The god might not fear these two disciples, but he was wary of the Dao Ancestor behind them.

But the attitude that should be shown still had to be shown.

Therefore, he regained that condescending posture, water ripples spreading outward, forcing the surrounding mortals to retreat several steps.

「This is my territory, and these are all my believers! 」

「I manage my believers; it has nothing to do with your Dao Sect! 」

「Before I get angry, scram quickly! 」

Zhang Daoxuan bypassed Xi Bo and walked toward the woman lying on the ground.

He first squatted down to check her pulse, and after confirming she still had a breath, he untied the green gourd at his waist, poured out a Yao Dan, and stuffed it into her mouth.

He never looked at Xi Bo from beginning to end, completely ignoring him.

「I already said it. 」

Xi Bo saw this and flew into a rage: 「These are my people, my tribe, my territory; don't meddle! 」

「Your people? 」

Xu Zhangqing revealed a mocking smile: 「When the flood came, why didn't you say they were your people?

When they were struggling in the mud holding their children, why didn't you say they were your people?

When I was rescuing people in the flood, why didn't I see you? 」

Three questions in a row directly left Xi Bo bewildered.

「Don't waste words on him. 」

Zhang Daoxuan stood up, first patted the dirt off his knees, then walked to the left side and blocked the tribe's other path.

Xi Bo looked left and right, then suddenly smiled: 「Judging by this stance, do you two want to fight?

But do you know what the outcome will be? 」

Xu Zhangqing heard this and smiled without smiling: 「Outcome? 」

Xi Bo raised his head and said rather arrogantly: 「One land and water nurtures one god.

The waters here, whether stream or river, all belong to Bi Bo Jun of the Eight Hundred Li Bi Bo Hu.

Though I am a minor god, I still have a place among the divine positions.

If you move against me, you are moving against Bi Bo Jun's face.

He will definitely not let it rest! 」

Zhang Daoxuan heard the three words "Bi Bo Jun" and his expression sank slightly.

When gathered with his senior brothers, they had once discussed the system of gods.

Gods are divided into three ranks.

Minor gods are trapped within one land and water.

Great gods govern ten thousand li of territory.

Supreme gods dwell high in the Shen Guo beyond the heavens.

And Bi Bo Jun is one of the great gods.

The Eight Hundred Li Bi Bo Hu stretches across San Di.

The marsh waters are vast and boundless, the edge unseen at a glance.

Ten thousand Shu Mu Wan Ren lived by the lakeside, living off the water, fishing, hunting, and farming, all under Bi Bo Jun's "protection"!