Chapter One: The Three Calamities Arrive, the Sage Emerges!

  "Heaven and earth are hard to predict, human hearts are deceitful and changeable."

  "One body is easy to nourish, six paths can be sought. Only these three calamities are difficult to cross! Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"

  Lin Huang was reading Bu Yuansheng's "Nine Questions for the Deity", an 8,000-year-old original edition that is now rarely seen.

  Lin Huang read very carefully, one word at a time, and from time to time he would stop and ponder the meaning of the words.

  He has read this book three thousand seven hundred and eighty-one times, and each time he reads it, he gains something new.

  One hundred thousand years ago, the Hundred Saints returned to their ruins, the gods fell, and the vast and long winds laid the foundation for the glory of humanity. The era has changed.

  "The times have changed, and the world is changing rapidly. The concepts of 8,000 years ago are no longer suitable. To become a god, one must take a different path." Lin Huang closed his book and walked out of the quiet room.

  "Master, there are three new messages." The Celestial Pivot flickered, and the instrument spirit materialized into a cat, jumping into Lin Huang's arms.

  "Think."

  "On December 7th, the Zhongying Middle School alumni reunion will be held at the Nanmen Hotel, you are invited to attend."

  "The Arbitration Tribunal has made an arbitration award regarding your overdue water and electricity fees, as well as the theft of electricity. You are fined 5,000 crystals, which must be paid within three days."

  "Finally, the number of people online in the Wilderness Realm has reached your requirement, with a current total of 1 million and 3 thousand."

  Upon hearing the last message, Lin Huang's action of drinking water suddenly froze, and he rubbed his brow, "Is it time?"

  Kongjingjie, a dream net world created by the Dream God Realm of Linhuang's pirate version. It allows people to experience dream life within it, as the saying goes, "a dream that lasts for thousands of autumns, what year is tonight?"

  Of course, Lin Huang's creation of the Wild God Domain did not have official authorization.

  However, compared to the Phantom God Realm or other officially licensed Dream Net worlds, Lin Huang's Desolate God Realm only requires a small amount of crystal coins to obtain the highest permission license, which is still very attractive to many people.

  In this era, although the gods are still high above, after the revolution of the hundred saints, the mundane life has become vastly different. The people's wisdom has been opened up, and a brilliant civilization has emerged. All sorts of divine knowledge have been disseminated, and all sorts of sacred artifacts are being manufactured like flowing water.

  In the past, various sacred and absolute sciences were popularized and became textbooks for compulsory education. Especially after the fall of the Dream God's body was made into a dream god realm that encompassed all worlds, it led to an era of knowledge explosion in secular society.

  Almost every day, a new technique is created, and every day, a new divine artifact is manufactured, enriching the secular society.

  Of course, in contrast to this, for a hundred thousand years, three thousand worlds, ten thousand clans, no one has become a god.

  It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

  "Disconnect the Wild God Realm access point, start all energy, and activate all defensive divine arrays. Tian Xu starts special instruction mode. Then, let's begin."

  Lin Huang hesitated for almost three seconds before making a decision.

  The mythological era lasted for millions of years, especially after the Hundred Saints Revolution ten thousand years ago, the path to becoming a god had been thoroughly explored, and the one-body three-disaster six-path method was even recognized by the gods.

  What is referred to as "one body" is the physical body. The practice is about the body, it's a method of cultivating the ordinary body into a divine body.

  Three calamities, heavenly calamity, earthly calamity, human calamity. What is being cultivated is the soul. Only after passing through the three calamities can one cultivate an indestructible soul that will last for ten thousand calamities.

  As for the Six Paths, they are Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Yin, and Yang. They cultivate material things, the rules of the entire world.

  The divine body does not fall, the soul is indestructible, and the rules are in one's grasp; only then can one be a god.

  The One Body Three Calamities and Six Paths encompass all cultivation methods, each with its own strengths, but if one wants to become a deity, they must cultivate the entire One Body Three Calamities and Six Paths.

  But one body is good for supplementing, six paths can be sought after, only three calamities are difficult to cross. Most people cultivate from the first body and six paths, but Lin Huang chose the three calamities.

  Kuon no Kizuna, Land of Return

  As the final checkpoint of the Desolate God Realm, no one has ever set foot here before, but Lin Huang appeared here.

  The entire Desolate God Realm is a dream net world created by Lin Huang using the Great Dream Sutra as its foundation, combined with the 15 brain nuclei of the Nightmare Tribe. In the Desolate God Realm, Lin Huang is the god and the ruler.

  "I say, let there be light!" Lin Huang wore a long green robe, his long hair hanging down to his shoulders, simply tied up, with an ancient and simple aura, standing barefoot, and with a wave of his hand, a beam of light appeared.

  Flickering like a great sun, faintly shining like a fine hair, illuminating the entire desolate divine realm in an instant.

  At the same time, all beings in the entire Desolate God Realm were suddenly shocked and received the news.

  "Has the land of Gui Xiu opened?!"

  "So soon! Is this Desolate God Realm going to close as well?"

  "Mind your own business! Go! To the land of Gui Yu, where the hundred saints and gods of war are. Haha, Wild God, I'll pay 100 crystal coins, I want to be a Martial Saint!"

  This is the charm of the Wild God Realm, with just a little bit of expense, you can become anything you want to be in your dreams, even a god.

  Of course, limited to Lin Huang's ability, even if he became a god in the Desolate God Realm, it would only be a fleeting dream. If you can become a god in the Dream God Realm, then you can also become a god in reality.

  "One hundred thousand and three thousand. Hehe, with one hundred thousand and three thousand people to share the burden with me, I'd like to see if I can get through the three calamities!" Lin Huang suddenly burst out laughing, his hand waving, looking up at the sky with disdain.

  Rumble!

  The heavens changed color, thunderbolts rolled in, and in an instant, the entire Desolate God Realm was filled with thunderous booms, the heavens turned upside down, and the heavens seemed to have become a giant millstone, with thunderbolts adding colors, grinding all living things to extinction.

  "Wow! This effect! Aragami, you can do it!"

  "This is heavenly retribution! Is this heavenly retribution?! Awesome! The money was worth it!"

  The people of the Wild God Realm shouted and screamed, calling out in a frenzy.

  Boom!

  Lightning-fast, like a flash of light, splitting into ten thousand paths, arriving in an instant.

  "Ah!"

  No!

  A short and mournful cry echoed out, almost in the blink of an eye, the entire Desolate God Realm was emptied, leaving only Lin Huang standing alone with one hand holding up the sky.

  "Not enough! Not enough! Come again!" Lin Huang laughed loudly, his hair flying about, and with a wave of his hand, the people of the Wild God Realm who had just died were revived once more.

  Rumble!

  The heavenly calamity grew more intense, with thunder and lightning surging forth, tearing the heavens asunder. The crowd that had just been revived didn't have time to understand what was happening before they were once again reduced to dust under the thunderbolts.

  Thunder rumbles on, heaven's will is unpredictable. Once and again, twice and thrice.

  "Nine, the extreme number. The Nine Heavens' calamity has nine paths, now is the time for it to end!"

  Another thunderbolt fell, Lin Huang took a deep breath, and suddenly exhaled. In an instant, he was like the wind, like a waterfall, like a mountain, and finally transformed into three fierce figures, rushing up against the sky with only his hands.

  The lightning flashed and gradually went out.

  Lin Huang felt a sense of relief in his heart, knowing that he had passed the first hurdle of the heavenly tribulation.

  "No wonder people fear the heavenly tribulation like a tiger. The heavenly tribulation is indeed terrifying." Lin Huang sighed, looking at his own palm, where the originally deep lines were gradually becoming smooth, and finally slowly disappearing, leaving his palm as smooth as a mirror.

  Lin Huang knew this meant he had passed his heavenly tribulation and from now on, his life was in his own hands.

  "Only 50,000 people are left?" Before they could rejoice at having survived the catastrophe, Lin Huang snapped his fingers and the people of the Wild God Realm were revived once more, but their numbers had been halved.

  "I want to complain! I want to complain! Damn it, Ah-Ryong! It hurts so much! How terrifying!"

  "It's a heavenly calamity! It's a real heavenly calamity! Damn it! We've been deceived, he used us as cannon fodder!"

  The nine calamities of Tian Jue, the survivors in the wilderness are not stupid, they know that they have been deceived, and it is the most terrible scam in history. The Wilderness God has cheated not only them, but also the heaven and the earth.

  He wants to deceive heaven and earth by confusing right and wrong, and get through the three calamities.

  Everyone scolded, Lin Huang was not at all concerned, this plan he had been planning for ten years. From ancient times to the present, those who can cross the three calamities are all stunning and extraordinary, and only after cultivating the six paths to the extreme will they try to cross the three calamities. But Lin Huang did the opposite, first crossing the three calamities, then reshaping his divine body, and grasping the six paths.

  This is a crazy idea that others dare not even think about, but Lin Huang not only thought about it, he also did it.

  "Times have changed. Old thinking is really too stupid and a waste of time." Lin Huang sighed, he was not a second-generation god, he had no innate talent, he had no innate divine body, he was just an ordinary person among the masses, an ordinary person who could never become a god.

  But times have changed. With the help of the Wild God Realm, Lin Huang felt that he might be able to create a miracle. The Heavenly Tribulation was powerful, but it wasn't impossible to deceive.

  The Desolate God Realm was created by Lin Huang, so for the heavens and earth, the entire Desolate God Realm is an existence that must be exterminated. Therefore, all 103,000 people in the Desolate God Realm must be exterminated. So Lin Huang had 103,000 cannon fodders, and unlike other arrays that resisted heavenly tribulations, because for the heavens and earth, Lin Huang was the Desolate God Realm, and the Desolate God Realm was Lin Huang. From start to finish, Lin Huang's heavenly tribulation did not intensify. It wouldn't be like an array where the participation of others would cause the heavenly tribulation to become stronger.

  The heavenly calamity has just passed, and the earthly calamity is rising again.

  The Ku deity boundary starts to blow wind, this wind originates from the earth, comes from the nine underworlds, enters from the soles of the feet and exits from the hundred convergences. This is the earthly calamity, this is the earthly doom.

  This is wind, and also fire. This is fire, and also water.

  Hoo-hoo! The wind blows, the fire burns, the water dissolves.

  In an instant, the people of the Wild God Realm turned into dust. Lin Huang waved his hand and the dead revived, but their numbers halved again. Those who died had their souls completely annihilated by the Earthly Calamity.

  The wind blows for a season, fire burns the plains, water overflows the world.

  The creatures of the Wild God Realm were cut down, burned and dissolved in the wind, fire and water, like wild grass. In just nine breaths, the entire Wild God Realm was left with only seven people standing alone.

  Lin's body became thin and weak, even with a hundred thousand people helping him to share the burden, but after going through the two calamities of heaven and earth, he was already at the end of his strength. As for the remaining six people, they were even more dispirited and on the verge of collapse, their souls shaking and about to disappear.

  Their eyes met, Lin Huang's gaze was calm and serene, while the other six were gritting their teeth in anger, fear and terror.

  "The two calamities of heaven and earth have passed. The human calamity, I am looking forward to it."

  "Lin Huang, what is your dream!"

  "Ascension."

  "Wow, Lin Huang, you're so awesome."

  Five-year-old Lin Huang, five-year-old Chen Ruo.

  "Lin Huang, what is your dream!"

  "Ascension."

  "Come on, Lin Huang!"

  Ten-year-old Lin Huang, ten-year-old Chen Ruo.

  "Lin Huang, what is your dream!"

  "Ascension."

  "Lin Huang, don't say such things next time, others will laugh at you."

  Fifteen-year-old Lin Huang, fifteen-year-old Chen Ruo.

  "Lin Huang, what is your dream!"

  "Ascension."

  "Hehe, I knew it. Forget it, let's just break up."

  Twenty-year-old Lin Huang, twenty-year-old Chen Ruo.

  Now, Lin Huang is 25 years old. He has given up on his dreams and works a 9-to-5 job. Every day at 7:30 in the morning, he gets out of bed, squeezes onto the crowded bus, travels across half the city, punches in at 9 o'clock, and starts work. At noon sharp, he eats lunch, then continues working until 6 o'clock, when he punches out and heads home, squeezing onto the crowded bus again as it winds its way through the city's neon lights. He cooks dinner, takes a bath, goes to sleep, and repeats this cycle day after day.

  "Lin Huang. Let's get married next year. I've calculated it, and with our current savings plus the year-end bonus at the end of the year, we should have enough for the down payment." Twenty-five-year-old Chen Ruo leaned against Lin Huang's shoulder, smiling sweetly as she had in his memories.

  Lin Huang stopped his actions, turned off the fire, turned around, and reached out to stroke Chen Ruo's face.

  "What's wrong?" Chen Ruo was stunned.

  "Actually, I really did love you.I also thought about being ordinary with you, getting married, having children, growing old and dying together. But this isn't what I truly imagined. I have my own dreams, my own direction to go in, how can I stop here? So, sorry, I just used to love you."

  Lin Huang's eyes dimmed, and he let out a sigh as he watched Chen Ruo's face fade away before his eyes. "Is this what it means to be human? Indeed, the sky may not be high, but human hearts are even higher."

  。。。。。。

  Have you ever hated someone with all your heart?

  Love to the extreme, so hate to the extreme.

  Lin An was furious with Chen Ruo and hated her so much that she wanted to kill her.

  So Lin Huang sneaked into Chen Ruo's home and kidnapped her.

  "Lin Huang, you're crazy. I told you, we don't suit each other, don't be reckless." Chen Ruo was somewhat terrified, she never thought that one day Lin Huang would treat her like this.

  "I've gone mad, indeed. From the day you left me, I went mad. The more I loved you, the more I hate you now. Do you know how much I loved you? I'd die for you! So do you know how much I hate you now?" Lin Huang was somewhat hysterical, dancing with a sharp knife, and splashing prepared fuel all over the room.

  "Lin Huang, don't get agitated. Calm down a bit. Let's have a good talk, okay?"

  "No need! I hate you, so let's die together!" Lin Hu laughed loudly and lit the fire. As he watched the dancing flames, Lin Hu suddenly fell silent.

  "Does loving someone to the extreme mean hating them to the extreme as well?"

  "But I've never hated her," Lin Hu said with a sudden sigh. "I just feel a little regretful, a little melancholy, because after all, I once loved her."

  "You've lost. Although human hearts are cunning and changeable, I have a single-minded devotion to becoming a god, my heart is firm and unshakeable. The worldly splendor of the red dust will pass in an instant, love, hate, affection, and resentment - all without attachment or entanglement. You think you can use the mundane world to disturb my original heart? That's just a foolish fantasy."

  Lin Hu raised his head and looked at the sky. At 25 years old, he had been running around in the mortal world, but his heart had never wavered. Love, hatred, and resentment were just fleeting clouds to him.

  The human heart is deceitful, Lin Huang opened his eyes and saw that it was his parents who had passed away together in his memory.

  Hunched figure, premature gray hair, a sudden pang of melancholy in his heart.

  "Love and hate, resentment and separation, seeking but not obtaining. Alas, being in the mortal world, how can one transcend? Forget it, forget it."

  A sigh, Lin Huang gradually became disoriented.

  Thirty years passed in the blink of an eye, youth was gone, and spring and autumn had slipped away. Lin's father and mother were already old and frail, while Lin Lang himself had reached middle age, with a wife and children.

  "Dad and mom's funeral is tomorrow, why are you still not sleeping." Smiling, Lin Huang took the coat handed over by Chen Ruo, waving his hand and raising the book in his hand.

  "I just read a story about someone who killed his wife to become a god. Do you think it's ridiculous or not?"

  "Don't read too many miscellaneous books. Be careful not to become obsessed."

  "Hehe. I thought I was going crazy." Lin Huang smiled, his eyes gradually becoming determined, putting down the book in his hand, "Go to sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow."

  Blinking again is thirty years, Chen Ruo died of illness, leaving only Lin Huang alone.

  "Dad, why don't you move in with us? You're getting older and living alone makes me and Jiahui worried."

  "It's nothing, I'm fine, better than ever."

  Lin Huang is already very old, but his spirit is extremely good. "In this life, the first 25 years, I was arrogant and unruly, living for myself. The next 30 years, I was busy and diligent, living for my parents. The last 30 years, I have been cautious and prudent, living for my wife and children. Some people kill their fathers, mothers, wives, and children to prove their heart. But I, for 30 years, was busy and diligent to repay the kindness of my parents who raised me. For 30 years, I was cautious and prudent to respond to the love of my wife for half a lifetime. After 60 years of hard work, I finally became an immortal dragon."

  "The mortal world is bitter, with love, hatred, and resentment, parting ways. Luckily I've escaped the mortal world, luckily I've escaped the mortal world! Haha!"

  He looked up at the sky and laughed loudly. Lin Huang stepped out of the Red Dust Gate, waved his hand, and the entire Desolate God Realm was left with only him and one last person.

  "A good man's calamity, a good man's heart." Lin Huang let out a long sigh of turbid air, love and hate, resentment and parting, the red dust entwining many things. Even if Lin Huang thought his own heart was firm, he too was trapped for sixty years, finally using his whole life to guard against it, still entwined in the red dust for twenty-five years.

  Even now standing in the desolate god realm, Lin Huang was still uncertain whether he had passed this tribulation or not.

  "Love, hatred, resentment, and separation. The last calamity will surely fall on the unattainable." Lin Huang vaguely grasped the final point of human calamity, but the human heart is unpredictable, and even Lin Huang himself did not know where his own unattainable desire would be fulfilled.

  "You're done for."

  Suddenly, the last person left spoke up, his tone venomous.

  "You are indeed a genius, to think of using such a method to get through the three calamities. However, unfortunately, you shouldn't have dragged me into this as well. I am the legitimate heir of the Hong family, and our ancestral temple has my life lantern. If I exceed three months without being sensed, it will be extinguished. You should know the consequences of offending the Hong family."

  Lin was taken aback for a moment, looked at the man, nodded, and ignored him.

  "You can still let me go, it's not too late. Although you've made a big mistake, with the power of my Hong family, I can still spare your life. You're a genius, and who knows, maybe you'll even have the chance to become a guest scholar in my Hong family."

  "Can the Hong family help me through this crisis?" Lin Huang's casual remark left the man speechless.

  Rumble!

  The realm of the wild gods suddenly shook violently, the heavens and earth collapsed, as if a heavenly change had occurred.

  "Haha, you're done for. I'll make sure you die a terrible death, I swear." The man was taken aback, then burst out laughing. He had read about this situation in books - it was a sign that the Dream Net world was on the verge of collapse due to external interference.

  Lin Huang's face changed, he had already received a message from Tian Shu, someone was forcing their way through the defensive divine array, it was clear that things had been exposed.

  "Alas, all my efforts have been in vain! All my efforts have been in vain!" Lin Huang sighed. Man proposes, God disposes. This time he was negligent and the difficulties were more than he had anticipated. He had wasted too much time, otherwise he wouldn't have been found out.

  "Never mind, never mind. Disaster and fortune are intertwined. A single slip may cause a loss of the whole situation, but perhaps it's still my good fortune at work." Lin felt that this might not be a bad thing after all, and he glanced at the still noisy Hong family youngster with a certain look in his eyes.

  "It's extremely fortunate that you managed to survive, but you're too noisy, I don't like it. So, go die." With a calm sentence, Lin Huang stretched out his hand and pinched the young master of the Hong family to death.