Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 294 - 261: Ten Thousand Immortals Descend to the Mortal World!

Chapter 294: Chapter 261: Ten Thousand Immortals Descend to the Mortal World!

The Heavenly Venerate stood on the high platform, staring intently at the gap in the sea of clouds.

Wu Xiaode sat to one side, holding a thick tome of immortality, flipping through it with a sweat-soaked head.

The tome was densely filled with heavenly decrees:

"Any True God who vainly incurs the curses of the mortals, causing sickness upon humans, shall be executed. Destroying one person results in the extinction of form."

"Any True God who frivolously accepts more than a trifle of mortals’ wealth outside of the eight festivals shall be put to death."

"..."

"Any True God who receives the decrees of the judicial officer or commands and does not comply shall be impaled. Those who violate intentionally shall be executed."

"..."

All that met the eye were extremely severe laws.

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but say, "The requirements to be an immortal are so high."

"Yes, if the merit is insufficient and the virtue incomplete, you cannot become a True God but will be an Evil God," the Heavenly Venerate said.

"Evil God... what is their fate?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Turn to the back, it’s written there," the Heavenly Venerate said slowly.

Wu Xiaode flipped towards the back and soon found the relevant content:

"Any Evil God who vainly feasts on the blood of the living shall be executed.

Any Evil God who vainly enters a human’s home shall be executed.

Any Evil God who vainly occupies a human’s household shall be split in form.

Any Evil God who vainly causes trouble in a human’s home shall be split in form.

Any Evil God who steals a single tile or beam from mortals’ temples shall be executed. All of the above shall be split in form.

Any Evil God who vainly occupies a human’s seat or accepts offerings shall be executed.

Any Evil God who frivolously accepts a trifle of wealth from mortals shall be split in form.

Any Evil God who vainly occupies a human’s seat or accepts offerings shall be executed.

Any Evil God who frivolously accepts favorable judgments from mortals shall be split in form.

Any Evil God who frivolously accepts mortals’ prayers and sacrifices shall be split in form.

..."

To be ’split in form’ means ’extinction of form.’

—— Total annihilation of divine and corporeal form.

Evil Gods can do nothing; even a simple contact with humans requires utmost caution, let alone ascending to heaven?

The first to be annihilated by the heavenly decrees are Evil Gods!

Wu Xiaode wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said in a low voice:

"Could there not be a single qualified one?"

The Heavenly Venerate frowned and said, "Hundreds of years ago, many immortals descended to the Lower Realm out of compassion for the suffering mortals, experiencing the human world and returning after re-cultivation. But in the recent century, the development of the mortal world has been too rapid, with endless enthralling and soul-stealing temptations, and no immortals dare descend anymore."

"Why?" asked Wu Xiaode.

"For fear that once they descend, their hearts will be swayed by material things, and they’ll be deluded to the point of no longer desiring to remain an immortal," the Heavenly Venerate said.

"——If that’s the case, then why do you still hold such an event for ascension?" Wu Xiaode said, spreading his hands.

He looked towards the cloud portal.

Periodically, the portal would emit a colorful auspicious light, and immediately following, humans would ascend.

Yet every human that ascended was promptly met with thunderous strikes that obliterated both their divine and corporeal forms.

——This was the process of being ’split in form.’

"You’re mistaken, Little Wu, it’s not us who hold such an event for ascension, it’s humans who are doing this," the Heavenly Venerate said softly.

Wu Xiaode stood frozen, then slowly stood up and looked towards the colorful cloud portal.

Every little while, someone would ascend.

But their fate was invariably the total annihilation of divine and corporeal form.

"Can there truly not be a single good person?" he couldn’t help but ask.

"Of course, there are good people, but it’s useless to just be a good person in this life; one must have been a good person for three lifetimes to gradually extinguish the evil deeds of past lives. Only then one can be considered for their deeds of good and evil. If the merit is sufficient, one attains immortality," the Heavenly Venerate said, revealing a look of reminiscence before continuing:

"I recall there was a pilgrim who was originally a Buddhist disciple pitying the suffering beings of the Lower Realm. He deliberately committed a disrespectful sin in order to descend, and he had to live ten whole lifetimes as a virtuous person before qualifying to embark on a pilgrimage for the sake of all beings—even so, he endured eighty-one trials."

"It’s too difficult," said Wu Xiaode.

The Heavenly Venerate sneered and said, "If eternal life is not difficult, what is?"

As they spoke, they saw the cloud portal gradually closing.

A day and a night had passed at this point.

——Too many had died; no more attempted immortality.

"You have a Divine Weapon to send off, do that, and then I will talk to you about other matters," the Heavenly Venerate said.

Wu Xiaode was taken aback for a moment, then slowly looked down.

He saw the Chi Xiao Divine Sword fly up from his waist, humming, "Fortune has come, Little Wu, I’ve returned to the epoch of this immortal. It’s just the right time for some tempering."

"I don’t mind. So, the task you’re entrusted with, shall we continue after you return?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The Chi Xiao Divine Sword quivered with laughter:

"Silly Little Wu, the Prisoner Avatar has already been sealed by you, and the Demon Gods of other worlds are probably scared to death by you!"

Wu Xiaode said, "On the third night, the Demon Gods of Parallel World 5432 plan to occupy World 1666."

The Chi Xiao Divine Sword said, "The Satan and Black Dragon of Parallel World 1666 have each leveled up to a Five-layered Skill and are staunchly on your side—"

"Add Nina and the Law Divine Beast to that, as well as your own power."

"There will be no more issues with World 1666 for the time being!"

Wu Xiaode thought about it and realized the truth in those words.

Alright then.

Finally, he didn’t need to worry about the matters of the world.

"Take these 5 points of Merit for yourself. Stay in touch when you have time," he said to the Chi Xiao Divine Sword with a salute.

"Sure thing. I’ve left a mark on your wish wall; just shout if you need anything," the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit said.

"Hmm, take care," Wu Xiaode responded.

"You too."

As their voices fell.

The long sword turned into a streak of light and flew off the high platform, instantly piercing through the sky, its destination unknown.

A few lines of ice crystal small characters appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"The commission has been completed."

"You have paid 5 points of Merit."

"Current Merit: 0."

"Furthermore:"

"This is a very distant past Epoch, you can use the Wishing Wall in the current Epoch."

Well then—

The Merit is gone, but it can be earned again!

Wu Xiaode steadied his mind and bowed to the female Heavenly Venerate, saying, "My business has already been handled, what is it that you wish to tell me?"

"Look outside," said the female Heavenly Venerate.

Wu Xiaode looked out towards the sea of clouds.

He saw a ray of seven-colored light emerge from the Void, circling in mid-air for a round before plummeting down into the sea of clouds.

An authoritative voice echoed from the Void:

"Zhu Rong has descended to the Lower Realm to be reincarnated through birth!"

Then, two streaks of five-colored light alternately circled in mid-air, suddenly diving into the sea of clouds, their whereabouts unknown.

The majestic voice once again rang out in all directions:

"The Lower Realm will fall into chaos, Gonggong and Jiemeng have also descended to the world to be born!"

The words had not yet faded.

When suddenly, myriad streaks of five-colored Divine Light appeared in the sky, all plummeting toward the sea of clouds below.

The voice recited calmly and slowly:

"Heavenly Palace Jiuyao, the Twelve Primordial Stars, the Galaxy Group Stars, all beings sacred in Heaven are entering the mortal world, to be reincarnated through birth!"

This scene was almost unheard of in the world, and Wu Xiaode’s mouth hung open in amazement for a long time without being able to speak.

The female Heavenly Venerate straightened her expression and asked:

"Little Wu, you are a person who has come back from the future. What is your wish?"

"I originally just wanted to coast through life, but since you’ve asked... then I wish for world peace, no wars or destruction," replied Wu Xiaode.

"Very well, I too will now descend to be reincarnated. Little Wu, you must go to the mundane world to find me and protect me. If you do so, then all hope is not lost," said the female Heavenly Venerate.

With a spread of her form, she was about to fly off the high platform.

Wu Xiaode hastily stopped her, calling out loudly:

"Wait a moment!"

"What else is there?" asked the female Heavenly Venerate.

"The inability of humans to become immortals is a human affair, why must all you Divine beings go and be reborn!" Wu Xiaode exclaimed in bewilderment.

—Could it be that they truly coveted the joys and comfort of the human world?

Wu Xiaode muttered inwardly.

The female Heavenly Venerate paused, then smiled and said, "There’s no harm in telling you."

"Actually, for the past five hundred years, no humans have become immortals."

"In the coming years, humanity will soon develop technology for eternal life, and even the energy issue will be resolved."

"Do you know what that means?"

"Humans won’t need to become immortals anymore?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Correct. Heaven and Yellow Springs will become superfluous, because humans will stop coming—this is the Doomsday of the entire world system—The world system is at the brink of collapse."

The female Heavenly Venerate continued seriously:

"According to the numbers of heaven and earth, there are 129,600 years in one Epoch, divided into twelve meetings, each lasting 1,800 years. Now that the twelfth meeting has ended, in order to continue the Epoch, unless all the Group of Gods and Ten Thousand Ghosts reincarnate and face the great tribulation of the Epoch."

"Can we overcome the great tribulation?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Not necessarily. If we fail, everything in the Epoch will be destroyed; but if we succeed—"

The female Heavenly Venerate smiled, her form lightly rising, drifting toward the sky like a flying immortal.

"What will happen if we succeed?"

Wu Xiaode asked loudly.

The voice of the female Heavenly Venerate came from afar:

"—Chaos will reignite, and the Investiture of the Gods will be established anew!"

Wu Xiaode was shaken to his core.

In an instant, the Book of the Dead suddenly flipped open.

On the Wishing Wall, lines of ice crystal small characters emerged:

"??? has released a commission:

"Protect me."

"Commission description: With my status, even in the human world, I am but a mortal flesh, and should disaster befall, my body will die and my soul will perish. Little Wu, you must ensure my safety, so that, there is at least a small spark of hope for the world."

"Commission reward: 1 point of Merit per day."

One point of Merit a day!

Wu Xiaode looked in disbelief at the last sentence of the commission.

What a joke!

This is Merit we’re talking about!

If this female Heavenly Venerate is to be reborn, to grow to the age of Shen Mengyao, which is around her eighteenth birthday—

Eighteen years.

About six thousand five hundred and seventy days.

Six thousand five hundred and seventy points of Merit!

You should know, every single point of Merit is an extremely rare and valuable thing.

What virtues and abilities does this female Heavenly Venerate have to offer such generous rewards?

Wu Xiaode silently accepted the commission and looked up to see the female Heavenly Venerate turned into a dazzling rainbow light in the sky, descending into the sea of clouds below.

In the Void.

That authoritative voice suddenly rose sharply, calling out loudly:

"—Farewell to the Heavenly Venerate, Her Majesty The Queen Mother of the West as she reincarnates!"

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