Visitor 106

  "The true body has come to visit presumptuously, and I hope Lord Huoshan will not be surprised."

  Today, Lin Xu personally came to the entrance of the old mountain temple at Tianzhu Peak to welcome the guests. The identity of this guest is naturally not ordinary. Measuring this Taixing Mountain God Long Shi'er who, in order to pursue elegance, did not use his divine duties and instead rode a divine crane as his mount, Lin Xu couldn't help but smile and said:

  "Haha, I just divined a hexagram and it said there would be an honored guest arriving. I wondered who it could be, but now I see that the great Dragon Mountain Spirit has arrived. Sorry for not welcoming you from afar, please come in quickly."

  At the sound, Longshi's eyes turned black and his tired expression didn't show any courtesy to Lin Xu, he directly stepped forward and entered the mountain god temple.

  Recently, these days have been restless and anxious. Long Shi's ears are excited, like a monkey that has swallowed half a catty of chili peppers, jumping up and down. This situation is indeed unbearable and makes him want to go crazy.

  The Taihang Mountains, which run north and south, are located in the central part of Hebei Province. Hundreds of thousands of Donghu cavalrymen divided into two routes and marched south along the east and west sides of the Taihang Mountains. Along the way, the prosperous towns and cities became ruins, the quiet villages were reduced to rubble and ashes, and the abandoned fields were overgrown with weeds as tall as a person. Everywhere was a desolate and bleak scene.

  It is said that if one does not think ahead, he will have immediate worries. Although it seems that the Donghu people will not be interested in the poor mountains and valleys of Taihang Mountain for the time being, the gods' perspective on things has never been concerned with temporary gains or losses. For mortals, a lifetime of a hundred years is only a snap of the fingers to the gods. What Longshi Er worries about is that the Donghu people's invasion of Hebei may be short-term harm, but the gods they believe in are not related to the Huaxia god system. So, will it evolve into their own believers being slaughtered and the gods falling with them? That would be terrible.

  Long Shitou was worried and anxious all day, and for a while, he couldn't think of a way to deal with it, so he felt restless and uneasy.

  It is well-known that after the earth-shaking and heaven-crying war three hundred years ago, the gods of this world were reduced to seven or eight. Nowadays, it can be said that only a few big cats and small cats are left.

  Long Shitou pondered for a long time, trying to find someone among his neighbors who could jointly cope with unexpected events, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't think of anyone who could be a reliable ally. After many twists and turns, Long Shitou was thoroughly disappointed in his attempt to pull in nearby allies, and he cursed twice in anger, then shifted his gaze further away, finally setting his sights on the distant Huainan, which led to today's trip.

  Both sides sat down as host and guest, Lin Xu ordered the servant to serve tea to the guests, smiling and saying:

  "What a rare visit to the Three Treasures Hall! As the Dragon Mountain God, you must have many affairs to attend to, and it's not often that you're free from boredom. Come, let's have a cup of tea specially prepared for you here!"

  Upon hearing this, Long Shi's face was filled with a bitter smile as he shook his head and said:

  "The deity smiled and said, 'I have come specifically to seek your guidance.'"

  At the sound, Lin Xu looked at this Taixing Mountain God with suspicion and said:

  "Taihang and Huoshan are thousands of miles apart, what urgent matter does the deity have that it has come all this way to ask me?"

  At this time, Long Shi's ears stood up straight and he sat up straight, his expression solemn as he said:

  "The little god dared to ask the lord of the manor, 'Do you know the current trend of the world?'"

  Upon hearing this question that had a bit of the style of the Three Kingdoms strategists showing off their intelligence, Lin Xu couldn't help but laugh again, and smiled with his mouth crooked.

  "Haha, is the great god preparing to test me?"

  "How dare I! How dare I! This humble deity has come with a sincere desire to seek guidance, and has no other intentions."

  As the two had only some ceremonial exchanges before, and their private interactions were also very ordinary, Lin Xu couldn't have been too frank with Long Shi, so he just spoke in general terms:

  "Hmm, the Qin Empire is almost finished. As for what will happen next with the overall situation in the world, it's still too early to make a judgment, so we can only wait and see."

  At the sound, Long Shi's eyes stared tightly at Lin Xu, saying slowly and calmly:

  "I humbly ask the revered deity, how does it view the barbarians?"

  Lin Xu rubbed his chin, still unclear what kind of thoughts were hidden behind Long Shi's continuous questioning. After careful consideration, Lin Xu replied:

  "These barbarians only know how to plunder, burn and kill. This time they easily broke through the Great Wall because of the corruption and incompetence of the imperial court. If there were a monarch with even moderate ability who would raise his arm and shout loudly, in my opinion, these barbarians would not be able to stand firm in the Central Plains and would eventually be driven back to herd sheep north of the Pass."

  Upon hearing this, Long Shi's ears were quite displeased, shaking his head and saying:

  Xiao Shen did not dare to be so optimistic, those barbarians in Hebei were killing people like flies, and among the hundred civilians, not even one was left. If things go on like this, I'm afraid that before the wise lord raises his army to drive out the Rongdi, Hebei will become a desolate and uninhabited ghost territory.

  After careful consideration of Longshi's words, Lin Xu finally understood his true intentions. Immediately, Lin Xu burst out laughing and pointed to the large map of China hanging in the living room, saying loudly:

  "What does the deity think of Jiufeng Town in this mountain?"

  Noticing that Lin Xu was being sarcastic, Long Shi's ears perked up immediately, and he turned his head to look at the map, saying with a hint of envy:

  "Huo Mountain, where the gods are revered, is a rare haven of peace in today's chaotic world. The bustling market scene is truly enviable!"

  "Why doesn't God imitate me then?"

  At the sound, he raised his hand and slapped his forehead heavily. Long Shi couldn't help but feel that he had been too busy lately, to the point where he couldn't even see such a simple fact clearly. Immediately afterwards, he said with a face full of shame:

  "It doesn't matter, but if I care, it will be chaotic. For a moment, my mind was confused, and the respected gods would laugh at me. Just wait until this time back to the mountain, then I will immediately gather the refugees in the mountains to build a city and defend themselves, to ensure that the fundamental lifeblood is not lost..."

  Plans can't keep up with changes, just as Taihang Shenshan Longshier was chatting with Lin Xu in the old temple of Mountain God, a sudden heart palpitation came. At that moment, Lin Xu and Longshier simultaneously turned their heads westward, a strong sense of crisis struck their hearts.

  "Knock knock——"

  It was a low, muffled sound that was difficult to describe in words, making people feel uneasy and restless, as if the solid ground beneath their feet had turned into a bronze gong at this moment.

  One wave after another, with low rumblings coming from underground at intervals, and the long time span in between was even enough to make one feel like taking a nap.

  "Here we go again?"

  Lin Xuan's eyebrows furrowed as he muttered to himself, having already discerned the ominous origin of this strange sound. Upon hearing this eerie noise that often appeared in his midnight reveries and lingered around his ears, Lin Xuan immediately realized that a new round of dimensional fusion had begun. However, for now, apart from quietly waiting for the outcome, he was also helpless about the events that were unfolding. Similar to this kind of earth-shattering catastrophe, whether it was heavenly gods or earthly spirits, everyone was equally powerless.

  If one were to forcibly resist this change, at the very least, a powerhouse of the "change the heavens and earth" caliber would be needed to succeed; otherwise, please invite top-notch Innate Saints or Acquired Saints, perhaps there might be some chance of accomplishing such a heaven-defying feat.

  However, Lin Xu and Long Shi'er, who are 180,000 miles away from the standard line in terms of strength, still stand on one side to watch and make soy sauce, which is safer.

  Lin Xukun weighed the pros and cons, then turned to Long Shi'er and said:

  "May I ask the noble deity, is it your intention to accompany me on a journey to investigate the situation?"

  The instinct of the gods told Longshi'er that this move was really too risky, but he was also a master who was not willing to follow the trend, gritting his teeth and saying:

  "......Well then, you and I will travel together, and we can also take care of each other."

  Having said that, the two earth gods each drove their own escape lights and accompanied each other to flee westward at high speed while the shockwave was still continuing to spread.

  This time the fusion impact point is in a distant and unfamiliar border area of the Western Frontier, far away from the territory of the Great Qin Empire. This distance is so great that even if the two mountain gods' footsteps are as fast as supersonic jets, when they arrive at the scene after traveling thousands of miles, there will only be time to watch the final act of this grand play.

  Appearing in mid-air, Lin Xu made a stopping gesture with his hand towards Long Shi's ear and said:

  "Less anxiety and more calmness, fewer actions but more observations."

  If only considering the title of the position, even without taking into account the background factors of Lin Xu's self-proclaimed title as the Lord of Huo Mountain on the altar, his original title as the Lord of Huo Mountain would still be one level higher than Long Shi Er, the lowest-ranking deity of Taihang Mountain. As the saying goes, "a high-ranking official can crush a low-ranking one with just one word." The division of ranks among deities also has its own set of rules, and the absolute advantage of a high-ranking deity over a low-ranking one is unshakeable. Therefore, Long Shi Er could only adopt an attitude of silent acquiescence in the face of Lin Xu's gestures, acknowledging that his opponent's status was higher than his own.

  The foreign domain that collided with this domain this time is unprecedentedly large in volume, almost half of the original domain's volume. By the time Lin Xu and Long Shitou arrived, the collision between domains had basically ended.

  As these two converging plates drew closer, the fundamental four elements began to merge violently, and even watching from the sidelines was no longer safe.

  About the details of the fusion process, Lin Xu knew much more than Long Shi'er. Based on his previous understanding of the collision and fusion of the film, he noticed that a threat was about to appear. So, Lin Xu quickly stretched out his hand and pulled Long Shi'er with him, flying backward for hundreds of miles before avoiding this wave of scorching hot magma droplets that flew everywhere like cannonballs, as well as the large clusters of dark green toxic flames that emerged from the cracks in the ground. These highly dangerous substances were not even dared to be touched by gods.

  There is no doubt that pure physical harm is not enough for the gods, and the power of the four elements overflowing during the fusion process is not comparable to ordinary natural disasters.

  Among these flying magma balls and the rolling black smoke of toxic flames, the four major elemental powers are mixed together, with a killing power that is not inferior to the heavenly thunderfire. To put it bluntly, compared to this kind of power that is close to the world's origin level, even the divine golden body is not much stronger than the fragile human flesh.

  At this moment, Long Shi'er's line of sight passed over the red flames, and his eyes widened in surprise, exclaiming:

  "Is that... the radiance of a pagan deity?"

  At the sound, Lin Xu also withdrew his attention from observing the laws of fusion between the realms and increased his understanding of the heavenly principles, following Longshi's line of sight to look forward.

  The first thing that comes into view is a gigantic cross standing tall in the sky, appearing above the newly formed land in the western part of the boundary after the collision. The entire cross shines with an mysterious and unfathomable silver-white light, as eye-catching as a navigation lighthouse on a dark night. Even for ordinary people with mortal eyes, they can still see this magnificent scene clearly from thousands of miles away.