Chapter 359: Black Myth Horse Lou

After being reminded repeatedly by two senior veterans, your flawless clearance strategy can only helplessly declare bankruptcy: at least judging by your current information and ability, there is absolutely no chance to clear it……

However, this doesn't mean you have nothing to do; in fact, you are facing an unprecedented challenge!

What Xue Xuan said is correct; after you kicked that sole player responsible for maintaining order offline, the dream world now only has a bunch of NPCs left.

The Heavenly Realm's gods, lacking organization and discipline, are absolutely a disaster for the mortal world!

Don't think that because you could easily wipe out the Heavenly Realm single-handedly before, making it seem like an easy target, but the Heavenly Realm you faced back then was merely a "retirement self-governing organization"; they had no hostility toward each other and bore no ill will toward you, who had been invested by the Heavenly Emperor, so you could sweep them away.

But now the Heavenly Emperor has gone offline, meaning the maintainer of order is gone; over a thousand true gods, each driven by their own selfish desires, will surely scatter like birds and beasts…… At that point, facing them each acting independently, your chance to solo the gods is basically zero!

Therefore, to prevent the mortal world from suffering harm from the gods, you must find a way to suppress them.

And your method is quite simple and brutal……

As soon as you returned from the Primordial Wilderness, you immediately went around implanting the Blood God Son into mortals, in order to quickly gather divine power and restore your true god cultivation!

Thus, the familiar words of "loyalty" and "favor" echo once again in your ears……

Damn it, I'm not acting anymore!

Gritting your teeth, you no longer consider the various problems that abusing the Blood God Son might cause, and begin rapidly expanding your forces, intending to obtain in the coming chaotic era a strength sufficient to safeguard the realm and pacify the people……

And just as you thought, the leaderless Heavenly Realm is surging with undercurrents……

……

In the 135th year of Great Shun, the Heavenly Emperor Xue Xuan suddenly disappeared!

After an urgent search turned up nothing, the Heavenly Realm's gods, who had always been lax, suddenly came up with a different idea……

Thus, a topic was quickly placed before the gods: Should the Heavenly Court still exist?

On this issue, the gods split into two factions, each holding their own view.

Among them, the "Preservation Faction" believes, anyway our Heavenly Realm is vast and rich, we hardly need to interact with foreign countries…… It would be better to keep the current unified state, let us continue to be lax, worst case we just change the Heavenly Emperor!

While the "Dissolution Faction" holds that the Heavenly Court was originally built by the Heavenly Emperor relying on his prestige; now that the Heavenly Emperor is gone, the Heavenly Court has no need to continue existing—as for choosing a new Heavenly Emperor…… who to pick? Who has such qualification?

Besides the Heavenly Emperor, we recognize no one!

On this sharp issue, members of both factions spontaneously formed camps, debated each other, but ultimately nobody could convince the other, so they each went their own way.

Those willing to keep the Heavenly Court can stay and continue being lax; those wishing to leave the Heavenly Court can split off and go solo.

Thus, the originally unified Heavenly Court fell into de facto dissolution……

In the 135th year of Great Shun, the Heavenly Realm underwent a drastic change, and the Heavenly Court dissolved!

After the dissolution, the Heavenly Court had only a few dozen salted fish left, while over a thousand true gods of various minds headed straight to the Lower Realm……

The gods returned to their native land in the mortal world, which they hadn't seen in years, suppressing their excitement: Finally, we no longer have to endure those damned heavenly statutes!

Looking back, when the Heavenly Emperor summoned us to heaven, although it was voluntary, after all we are all ordinary people; if not for the heavenly statutes restraining us, who would want to grow old in heaven?

Compared to being stuck in the Heavenly Realm for retirement, everyone still prefers to hang out with three or five friends and enjoy the mortal world's hustle and bustle!

Furthermore, not everyone lacks a mortal heart; aside from the truly carefree clouds and cranes, a considerable number of people are thinking of "restoring my realm"……

In the 135th year of Great Shun, the founding ancestor of the previous dynasty, who had come to the mortal world, personally sought out his descendants; upon seeing the battered offspring struck by the Shun Dynasty, the old founding ancestor couldn't help but tear up.

He recalled the tumultuous years when he founded the new dynasty, and also thought of those who had passed away, along with their belongings; after feeling sorrow, anger followed.

In just a few days, this founding ancestor of the previous dynasty, together with his descendants, raised the banner of "Anti-Shun" and publicly declared revenge against the Shun Dynasty!

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shaken……

Ordinary people who had long thought they lived in an ordinary world were shocked: "There really are immortals in the world?!"

Informed aristocratic bureaucrat families were also shocked, but not because "immortals actually exist"; their shock lay in: "Immortals can actually descend to the mortal world?!"

And the Great Shun royal family was even more shocked, even fearful: "How did the founding ancestor of the previous dynasty come back? Where is our own founding ancestor?"

The panicked Shun Court hurriedly searched for its own founding ancestor, but Li Ziliang never showed up……

Moreover, the previous dynasty's founding ancestor raising troops for revenge was not yet what frightened the Shun Dynasty the most, because soon such things began to pile up!

That year, another founding ancestor of the dynasty before the previous one rose in arms; he likewise hated how the previous dynasty wiped out his descendants, but toward the present Great Shun he also had no good look: a rebel's rebel, still a rebel!

That year, yet another founding ancestor of two dynasties prior rose in arms; he similarly despised the dynasty before the previous one, but toward Great Shun he also felt no fondness: a rebel's rebel's rebel, still a rebel!

That year, yet another founding ancestor of three dynasties prior rose in arms……

The common folk: What are you guys playing at with this nesting dolls?!

Because there were too many founding ancestors raising troops—numbering in the hundreds or even thousands—many ancient dynasties lacking historical records sprang up, leaving everyone bewildered, unable to tell who was who, only knowing that founding ancestor uprisings were everywhere…… In an instant, "Great Zhao", "Great Chu", "Great Jin", "Great Tang", "Great Qi", "Great Zhou", "Great Qian", "Great Kun", "Great Han"…… all those long-extinct dynasties fully revived!

While the populace was dazzled, it was also the first time they learned there were so many dynasties—basically any single character could serve as a dynasty name…… This time history will score zero!

"The temple is small but the demonic wind strong, the water shallow but the turtles many"—a tiny Southern Continent actually sprouted hundreds or even thousands of "Founding Ancestor Restoration Armies"!

And the crucial point is, no matter which dynasty's founding ancestor, they all harbor no goodwill toward present-day Great Shun; while declaring war on the previous dynasty in the name of revenge, everyone also attacked and seized Shun territories, seeking to restore their own dynasties……

Great Shun: ……

【What can I say？】

At this critical juncture, even if the various founding ancestors did not personally go out to abuse vegetables, but merely supported a "Foreign Intervention Army" to strike at Great Shun's ruling order, this alone was enough to shock the court!

Founding Ancestor! Where are you?!

The Great Shun court, from top to bottom, was anxiously calling for its own founding ancestor.

But strangely, Li Ziliang, who ought to have descended to the mortal world, never showed up to help his descendants hold the line, as if he were a nonperson……

……

"This is way too chaotic!!"

Hearing the news from the believers, Lin Liu was greatly shocked: although he had already expected the gods would definitely descend to the mortal world to cause trouble, reaching such an extent truly exceeded his imagination.

This is a land full of rebel kings!

Lin Liu finally intuitively grasped the significance of the Heavenly Court's existence: the Heavenly Court need not serve mortals specifically, for its very presence is the greatest blessing to mortals! When Xue Xuan was still around, he could rely on his prestige to keep these founding ancestors in check, using the heavenly statutes to forbid them from descending to cause trouble.

But now that he has quit the game, how could these people possibly continue to remain obedient and lax?

I miss you, old Xue……

After feeling emotional for a while, Lin Liu again began to think seriously:

"The current problem is serious; with my strength it's hard to solve…… We must quickly restore the order between humans and gods, and re-implement the Xuantian Emperor's Absolute Earth Heavenly Passage."

Given the current massive chaos, if left unattended, humans will surely never know peace; several hundred to several thousand of the Grand Ancestor's forces will incessantly fight back and forth, and there will be no possibility of ever restoring order.

This would only bring unimaginable disaster to humanity! And if we want to solve this, we can only restore the Heavenly Court's Absolute Earth Heavenly Passage.

But Lin Liu alone definitely doesn't have this ability……

"Even if I return to being a true god, I still couldn't sweep away all the gods; I must find enough helpers!"

Lin Liu quickly devised three strategies: "First, I will myself support and cultivate cultivators, so that after they become gods they will help me suppress heaven and earth."

"Second, I will go find those idle true gods who did not participate in the restoration, and use their power to subdue one by one the gods who want to restore the nation."

"Third, is the monkey……"

The first plan actually has little feasibility, because there aren't enough population resources, time is also tight, and I myself could never develop steadily and smoothly.

The second plan's feasibility is also doubtful, because those idle true gods are few in number; even if I use the Blood God Son to forcibly control them, it would be hard to defeat the restoration gods as numerous as turtles in shallow water.

Actually, only the third plan has any feasibility:

"Bring the monkey into the fight!"

Lin Liu, however, remembered that at the end of his previous life, the monkey had single-handedly taken down nearly three thousand true gods led by Ding Qizhu, and the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow divine artifact sold by Patriarch Puti could totally let the monkey power up explosively on the spot! In his previous life it could defeat three thousand people; now taking on just a thousand or so would be a piece of cake! 【You decide to go find the monkey right away!】

【Fortunately you have already recovered part of your divine power, so you can quickly head to the Eastern Victory Divine Continent; thus you temporarily set aside the Blood God Son's brainwashing project and instead go alone to look for the monkey……】

【From the Southern Jambu Continent to the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, this route you know well, so you travel especially fast.】

【While on the road, you began to devise a plan: you intend to first gain its trust, then bring it directly to Lingtai Fangcun Shan; after it completes its studies and returns, it won't take many years, and the chaos in the human world can be completely quelled in time!】

【But the ideal is plump, the reality is skinny……】

【When you traveled ten thousand li across the sea and arrived at Mount Huaguo on the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, you did not see the monkey, but instead saw its corpse……】

【"Tiger Vanguard! Wow, we actually managed to encounter such a strange horse creature!"】

【"Big Head! You're not bad either; without your help I'd still have trouble subduing it…… It can speak, it can communicate, and has immense strength—this horse creature is practically like a legendary monster!"】

【"Heh heh heh! Fortunately this monkey is only strong…… Its monkey brains are not bad, though I don't know if eating it could help me become a god soon……】

【You: ……】

【JK!】

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(End of chapter)