Uncertain Past
The plot twists have changed many things and created numerous problems, such as whether the "Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts" ritual should continue, where exactly are we now, and how do we get back?
Beyond the world, in the pitch-black Shadow Dreamlands, Lu Li's true form writhed. All the life forms living on his body stopped what they were doing and began to pray. During this time, the number of inhabitants of the Shadow Dreamlands increased, most of them being ordinary creatures that had been transformed into shadows and become the lower end of the Shadow Dreamlands's creatures.
Lu Li's experiment to create pure shadow creatures has reached a bottleneck. With the help of his human Avatar's senses, Lu Li's main body has also evolved slightly, becoming more sensitive to time, but it is still far from enough. Although there is no problem with the connection with his human Avatar, it is still difficult to find out where he is now.
However, in this dark Shadow Marsh, there stood a palace. In front of the palace were the symbols of the Three Suns Seven Stars, and in the very center of the palace was a plaque with three large characters written on it, "Black Heaven Hall."
Lu Li, the Martial Arts Avatar, sat in the hall, with only a handful of people standing below. After absorbing a large amount of legendary elements from the Martial Arts World, Lu Li's Martial Arts clone had finally transformed into the Martial Arts Avatar. Although it was still Lu Li, it had a different personality due to the legendary elements.
Even now, the Martial Arts World continues to pass down legends, among which the most common are the origin of martial arts from within the inner world, high martial prowess, the Black Heaven Hall, the ominous Black Heaven, and the ability to foresee events. Thus, the Avatar of martial arts has generated related abilities.
First, because it is the source of martial arts in the inner world, any new martial arts created by someone in the Martial Arts World afterward, as long as they are related to the inner world, will be transmitted to Lu Li.
Second, his martial arts prowess greatly amplified both Lu Li's internal energy and physical strength, and this amplification continued to increase as he absorbed more factors.
Third, the Black Heaven Hall. Even if a successor inherits the position of Palace Master, they will not be called the Black Heaven Hall. The only true Black Heaven Hall is Lu Li. Therefore, Lu Li is the Black Heaven Hall. Thus, Lu Li can summon the projection of the Black Heaven Hall, which is the current palace. Moreover, as long as the strength of the Black Heaven Hall personnel reaches a certain level, they will be guided here by the Black Heaven Hall.
Fourth, the Black Heaven is ominous because many of the items Lu Li has sent out have led to tragic consequences. Combined with the rumors of a divine being descending, he is regarded as an evil god who brings misfortune. Therefore, Lu Li can create items that bring bad luck and curse others.
Fifth, he is incredibly prescient. Because he foresaw the trajectory of the world and left behind various contingency plans, he was considered to have prophetic abilities, allowing Lu Li to glimpse fate to some extent.
In addition to these five abilities, Lu Li also acquired some scattered and unsystematic abilities. His teaching ability improved significantly because he taught Lu Li Zhao Yifan, a mythical martial artist. Furthermore, the gradually spreading legend of the Black Heaven's Immortality also gave Lu Li's Avatar a good recovery ability.
"Master, I have made arrangements for the new disciple you have been accepted into the sect," Zhao Yifan said respectfully in the hall. Several years after he had achieved great success in martial arts and succeeded as the Black Heaven Hall, he had taken the initiative to "ascend."
Of course, this was a last resort. At that time, the Black Heaven Fourth Volume was in his hands. Ye Fanxiao, the new protagonist of destiny on Golden Sand Island, had no chance at all. Even if there was a Dragon Demon calamity, it would probably be suppressed by Zhao Yifan. This was not allowed by the operation of the world. Zhao Yifan estimated that if he did not leave, he would be punished by the heavens.
"Yes, I understand. Tomorrow we will head to another place, the new Black Heaven Hall." Lu Li nodded and said.
The Black Heaven Hall's gaze shifted, and based on his connection with his human Avatar, he activated his ability to glimpse destiny. Combining this with the Son of Heaven Qi-Gazing Art, he finally glimpsed a corner of the true nature of destiny there, and the information was quickly transmitted.
"The rest can only rely on humans to Avatar themselves," the Black Heaven Hall muttered to himself, then spat out a mouthful of putrid matter. This was the price for glimpsing fate, but he would recover in a short time. His journey was about to begin again. Adre of the Spirit Weapon World had already established a portal as required, so the Black Heaven Hall would once again embark on its journey.
Lu Li, far away in the mountain village, suddenly focused his gaze as various pieces of information flooded into his mind. A trace of understanding and a trace of confusion rose in Lu Li's mind. Although the Black Heaven Hall still looked human, it was actually acceptable to call Him the Evil God of Martial Arts due to the factors of legend.
Therefore, even though the Black Heaven Hall tried his best to convey the information related to this place in a way that humans could understand, Lu Li still felt a little confused, because some of the things were beyond the comprehension of the human brain and soul.
"The gap has become this big? It seems I need to work harder too." Lu Li shook his head. Although he didn't quite understand some of the information, Lu Li still managed to give a somewhat incorrect explanation.
"This is a place of time travel. We are indeed villagers from ten years ago, but the events here from ten years ago, for some reason—whether it's some treasure or some monster—have not been resolved. Due to rituals and other reasons, we are undergoing a real illusion that determines the past."
"Everything that happens here will determine the past. Of course, because of Lu Zhengling's premature death, the past has already become somewhat chaotic. Once this past is confirmed, the illusion will naturally cease to exist."
"And this past doesn't necessarily need to be very rigorous, as long as the following conditions are met, the most important condition is that there must be twenty-seven dead people." Lu Li's gaze sharpened, and by the way, this illusion only has 30 people in total, including the deceased Lu Zhengling.
"The murderer must be Zhao An. At least others need to believe that Zhao An is the murderer. Only two people can escape this identity and survive." Lu Li's eyes darted around. He had the biggest advantage now because his memories were not overwritten due to the sharing of memories with his main body.
It's unclear how long it will take for the others to regain their original memories. Of course, there are still some questions, such as Chen Qiao and Brother Long. Their current identities are somewhat mysterious, as they are not even in the mountain village. There are many suspicious points about these two.
"Then let's continue the ritual of the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts, no matter what. We must obtain the Blessing of the Dead, otherwise we won't be able to stay in the main world for long."
Lu Li turned around and looked at the house behind him. Among the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts, there is one called the Soul Summoning Method, which can summon the ghost of the dead. Originally, Wang Wencheng had prepared the relics of the deceased as a medium, but now what better medium than a corpse?
This is also why Lu Li deliberately left Lu Zhengling's corpse for one night—to kill Lu Zhengling first and complete the required number of attempts.