216: Who do you say I am competing with for the human world?

Returning to his own world and breathing the fresh air, Chu Mo’s tense nerves finally relaxed considerably.

Only now that he was free did he have time to ponder that world, once home to immortals and Buddhas, but now dominated by demons.

He had to admit.

This time, he truly experienced the feeling of being an ant in Soul Transformation.

“From the moment I entered Hang City, my thoughts were already affected; my greed for the Great Strength Heavenly Dragon constantly influenced my mind.”

Under normal circumstances,

if he encountered such a city, which was obviously strange and eerie in every aspect, his first thought would never be to enter it and investigate the situation himself.

If he knew there was a problem and still went in,

wasn’t that idiotic?

But, clearly, he had been an idiot this time!

“Jinshan Temple! Jinshan Temple…”

“This place is not simple! It’s no longer just a simple demon cave…”

“If all the monks in Jinshan Temple weren’t living people, would the common folk of Hang City still be living people?”

He asked himself.

Hang City itself was abnormal.

The people inside, representing the common folk, all had compassionate faces and no ill intentions whatsoever—how was that possible?

Humans all have love, hate, greed, delusion, anger, and evil desires.

But those ‘human-like’ beings had none of these.

Considering the situation without his thoughts, five senses, or Divine Thought being affected:

Many strange aspects of Hang City gradually emerged.

The markets in Hang City were all vegetarian; there wasn’t a single butcher, and there were no entertainment venues like brothels or casinos.

The most important thing was this:

All the common folk in Hang City believed in Buddha, every household had a Buddha statue, and offerings were placed before the statues.

Moreover, the placement of these Buddha statues and the offerings were all exactly the same.

So, the question arose:

In the schools, why was there a Buddha statue instead of a statue of a Confucian sage? And why did the teachers hold Buddhist scriptures instead of Confucian classics like the Analects?

All these strange anomalies pointed to one thing:

The city becoming like this was inextricably linked to Jinshan Temple.

A bolder guess would be that the entire Hang City, like Jinshan Temple, no longer contained a single living person.

This was a dead city with no living people.

The human world was the underworld.

The underworld was also the human world.

It was nothing more than that!

“Since Hang City is a dead city, what about Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, whom we met outside Hang City?! If they have no problems, why didn’t they warn us? If they do have problems, then the danger level is much higher…”

Chu Mo’s thoughts spun, but the more he thought about it, the deeper the waters of Hang City seemed.

【Chu Mo: @Bailu, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing are problematic. If you’re not dead, quickly withdraw to someone else’s world! Don’t stay there!】

The message was sent into the Chat Group, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Bailu gave no response at all, completely losing contact.

However, fortunately, her avatar was still there and hadn’t been erased by the Chat Group, proving that she was still alive.

But, Bailu’s situation probably wasn’t too good.

Although Bailu didn’t reply, others did.

【Lin Yan: @Bailu, Chu Ge is calling you!】

【Gao Yao: Isn’t Bailu the sister of Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing? But listening to Chu Ge, I feel like they are very dangerous.】

【Lin Yan: How could it not be dangerous? He’s telling her to evacuate to someone else’s world. But I want to know, what exactly happened to Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing? They are Bailu’s sisters and of the same kind; they shouldn’t attack Bailu, right?!】

【Li Tian Ce: Wasn’t Chu Ge with Bailu? Why is he now telling Bailu to quickly evacuate this world? Could it be that Chu Ge went back and is no longer in that world?!】

Everyone felt a bit strange about Bailu’s prolonged silence, and coupled with Chu Mo’s serious words, they vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Apart from Bailu, everyone in the Chat Group was shrewd; with a little thought, they could perceive the seriousness of the situation.

Chu Mo didn’t mince words and immediately recounted his experiences in Hang City and Jinshan Temple in the Chat Group.

【Lin Yan: Holy crap! Holy crap!! Holy crap!!! Even Chu Ge almost didn’t make it back. This Jinshan Temple is just…! I’d call it the current most difficult dungeon!】

【Gao Yao: If what Chu Ge said is true, then Jinshan Temple has now become a gathering place for demons, and even Hang City might be a city occupied by demons. The good news is that this city hasn’t expanded outwards yet; otherwise, the entire world might turn into a Demon Realm.】

【Li Tian Ce: No, buddy! I still wanted to conquer this world and become the emperor of this human realm, revitalizing the land! But it turns out my competitor might be a demonized version of the Great Strength Heavenly Dragon Fahai. I’m completely screwed!】

Although reality was cruel.

But, life had to go on.

After all, since Fahai hadn’t expanded, it meant he had no intention of expanding.

As long as he acted fast, he could unify the human realm.

As for Hang City…

It was a small matter.

Just cross it off the map and designate it as a forbidden zone.

Chu Mo didn’t understand Li Tian Ce’s thoughts, but he still kindly reminded him.

【Chu Mo: @Li Tian Ce, the situation at Jinshan Temple is completely out of control. Be careful when you go to the imperial city to fight the Centipede Demon in the imperial city PK. Don’t mess up!】

After this message appeared,

the Chat Group fell into an eerie silence.

Immediately after, Li Tian Ce’s message popped up.

【Li Tian Ce: Damn it! I’m so unlucky. I originally wanted to get a slice of this high-spec world, but now it’s come to this. Can I even play this anymore? I’m deep in debt right now!】

Li Tian Ce’s words were indeed true.

He had borrowed several million points from Ning Haocheng back and forth. If he couldn’t take down the human realm of this world, it would be a complete loss for Li Tian Ce.

【Lin Yan: My condolences!】

【Lin Yan: *patting head.jpg*】

【Lin Yan: Points can be earned again if lost, but if your life is gone, it’s truly gone!】

【Li Tian Ce: No! I’m not someone who gives up easily. I’m going to find Yan Chixia. I want to form a team to fight the Centipede Demon dungeon. Those interested, private message me!】

After sending this message, Li Tian Ce hurriedly went offline.

【Lin Yan: He left just like that?!】

【Gao Yao: What else? Stay here and be advised by you: ‘Investment needs caution?’ ‘Conquest has risks?’!】

Both their messages were useless.

Chu Mo @ed Bailu several more times in the Chat Group, but after still getting no response, he went offline.

Staying in the Chat Group was also useless.

Next, there would probably be another mission to save a group member, and this time, there was no way to exploit a bug.

Because Bailu currently had no consciousness of her own and couldn’t use the Crossing Talisman.

“To save someone, I naturally have to find Senior Brother!”

“I don’t know if Senior Brother has any treasures that can deal with Fahai. If not, Bailu might be in trouble this time…”

It wasn’t that Chu Mo didn’t want to save the group member; he simply had the will but lacked the power.

Not to mention Hang City, just Jinshan Temple alone had caused him to stumble countless times.

If he hadn’t had so many tricks up his sleeve, he truly wouldn’t have made it back!

Without much delay, Chu Mo chose to use Blazing Sun to fly on his sword, increasing his speed back to Xuanxiao Sect.

The biting strong wind struck his body, but Chu Mo’s eyes were exceptionally bright.

However, he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

His head felt cool, and the feeling of his long hair floating was gone.

He touched the top of his head—his hair was gone.

But, these were all minor matters.

“I expected it. A single Seven Treasures Beard-Beautifying Pill will restore my luscious hair…”