"Three Visualization Diagrams!"
Lu Jun was slightly startled inwardly. This person had an extraordinary background.
Lu Jun carefully examined the three Visualization Diagrams.
From left to right.
The first Visualization Diagram was titled Fox Immortal Worships the Moon.
The second Visualization Diagram was titled White Bone Immortal Tosses Cup.
The third Visualization Diagram was titled Mountain Lord Attends Banquet.
They were all beast immortals and demon immortals.
Fang Huai kept kowtowing, while the three Visualization Diagrams also gave off a hazy, flickering light.
Soon, under Fang Huai's ceaseless supplication,
the divine spirits dwelling within each of the three Visualization Diagrams unexpectedly drifted down from the paintings as soul bodies.
The Fox Immortal, White Bone Immortal, and Mountain Lord actually all transformed into true spirits and walked down from the Visualization Diagrams.
Fang Huai seemed completely unaware, continuing to beg desperately and kowtow to the three Visualization Diagrams.
The next second, Lu Jun's pupils contracted.
Because within his field of vision, the true spirits of the three deities abruptly raised their heads in unison and looked toward the void at Lu Jun, who was also a soul body.
"They can see me..." Lu Jun narrowed his eyes.
Soon, Lu Jun felt a tremor in his sea of consciousness.
Lu Jun immediately turned his inward gaze toward his sea of consciousness. The River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Diagram, which had always been utterly ordinary and utterly still, was now stirring, radiating a hazy light.
Immediately afterward, Lu Jun felt his spirit briefly tremble, and his consciousness turned hazy.
Yet a flat, emotionless voice filled with divinity clearly reached his ears.
"The celestial pillar has collapsed, the arrayed stars have fallen out of order, the great furnace seethes and boils, and the myriad laws crumble. Those who once practiced pure cultivation have all fallen onto crooked paths; yin and yang in this realm hang upside down, and all living beings are drowning on a mad road..."
"You shall walk the human world in My stead and restore balance to this realm..."
Lu Jun came to himself and murmured softly, "I'm acting as the True Lord's World Walker, then?"
Lu Jun lowered his head and looked at his attire. His soul body had somehow changed into clothing identical to that worn by the River Lord in the River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art.
The remaining three divine true spirits unexpectedly bowed in unison as well.
Three different voices reached Lu Jun's ears—one gentle, one hoarse, and one gruff.
"Greetings, True Lord."
Lu Jun stared blankly and nodded lightly.
Immediately afterward, three more voices reached Lu Jun's ears.
"True Lord, this person's mind is clear, his heart holds no evil thoughts or desire to harm living beings, and no karmic force troubles him. May we dwell within his body and manifest in the world?"
Lu Jun raised a brow. "Manifest in the world?"
The three divine true spirits knew that Lu Jun was the World Walker of some great deity and did not understand these matters, so they explained further.
"True Lord, after our original bodies cultivated for many years, before we ascended to immortality, we left behind a wisp of true spirit within these Visualization Diagrams."
"When living beings observe the diagrams, they can comprehend the insights we gained during cultivation and receive guidance when they encounter problems they cannot solve."
"Those who possess certain special divine abilities can choose to call upon us, allowing us to manifest in the world and help them."
"An Attendant can provide us with the power of incense, allowing us to preserve our true spirits."
Lu Jun understood.
So this was the origin of the Visualization Diagrams, something even Old Man Yun had yet to discover.
"You may decide for yourselves."
The three divine true spirits nodded. Then the ferocious Mountain Lord circled within the painting before suddenly leaping down from it.
It walked a circle around Fang Huai, then merged into his body.
Lu Jun could clearly see a divine giant tiger dwelling within Fang Huai's soul body, with the phantom image of a giant tiger behind him.
Fang Huai was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to the three divine Visualization Diagrams.
Lu Jun's thoughts churned as he looked at the two remaining divine true spirits.
In his mind, the words previously spoken by True Lord Erlang Manifesting Holiness kept echoing.
Thus, he asked the two divine true spirits, "The True Lord told me earlier that the celestial pillar in this realm has collapsed, the arrayed stars have fallen out of order, the great furnace seethes and boils, and the myriad laws crumble. Those who once practiced pure cultivation have all fallen onto crooked paths; yin and yang in this realm hang upside down, and all living beings are drowning on a mad road. Can you two clear up my confusion?"
The White Bone Immortal and Fox Immortal exchanged a glance. The Fox Immortal spoke, "What the True Lord meant was that the Heavenly Dao had suffered a great calamity, the order of the world had been lost, and all living things had taken a wrong path."
Lu Jun raised his brows. "The order has been lost?"
The Fox Immortal sighed and said, "True Lord, to be honest, we achieved immortal status many eras ago. Back then, all things guarded the Dao and followed the laws of Heaven and Earth, accumulating their cultivation day by day until they attained immortality."
"Back then, demons, beasts, and all living things were like ordinary humans. They followed the path of refining qi, sought the opportunities for creation offered by Heaven and Earth, and ultimately achieved immortal status. There were no demon beasts transformed by demonic influence, nor beings that treated humans as their primary blood food as there are now."
"Even when there were demon beasts that fed on human blood, they bore immeasurable sin and karmic force and could never become immortals. Moreover, those entangled in karmic force would be shunned and reviled by all living things."
"Now, I do not know what happened. Demons have fallen into demonic obstacles, and feeding on humans has become the mainstream."
"And most crucially, I seem to be unable to sense the shackles of the Heavenly Dao or the existence of the Celestial Court anymore..."
Lu Jun returned to his room and suddenly opened his eyes.
After a night of soul departure, the hidden intelligence he had heard was enough to shake him to his core.
This intelligence was probably known to very few people in the entire world.
Lu Jun thought silently.
However, aside from this intelligence, Lu Jun had gained something new as well.
[Demon Essence: 9000] [Current cultivation art: River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art, third layer (50000 Demon Essences required to advance to the fourth layer)] [Cultivation art traits: Each time the art advances by one layer, cultivation speed, physical body, comprehension, and mastery of the art can all be improved. With each layer, a new Acquired Divine Ability will be comprehended and born. There are seven layers in total.] [Acquired Divine Ability derived from mastered cultivation art: Manifesting True Spirit]
Indeed, after the True Lord agreed to let Lu Jun become a World Walker,
the River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art he cultivated had directly broken through to the third layer without consuming any Demon Essence.
[Manifesting True Spirit: A true spirit can dwell within a painting or divine statue and enjoy the incense of all living beings. The moment living beings call your name, you can manifest your true spirit in the world and protect an area.]
"Manifesting True Spirit, protecting an area..."
Lu Jun's eyes flickered faintly.
The gates of the Demon Slaying Division headquarters were gently knocked upon.
Li Tuo opened the door.
When he saw the pretty young woman standing outside, his expression froze.
A radiant smile that he considered his most handsome instantly spread across his face, and he asked amiably,
"Miss, whom are you looking for?"
Shen Lingying timidly peered into the Demon Slaying Division and asked, "Is Lord Lu in?"
"Hm? You're here for Brother Lu." Li Tuo froze for a moment, then lowered his head and glanced at Shen Lingying. She looked delicate and fresh, a flush on her face, with a woven bamboo basket hanging from her hand.
No way?
Brother Lu had that murderous temperament, and women still liked him?
Could it be his face?
But Brother Lu wasn't much more handsome than me, either.
I've slain so many demons, yet I've never had anyone bring me a gift!
Li Tuo racked his brains, utterly baffled.
When Shen Lingying saw that Li Tuo did not respond, her embarrassment deepened. "If there's something going on... I'll come back tomorrow."
Li Tuo hurriedly said, "No, no, it's fine. Brother Lu is here. I'll take you to see him."
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