163: Chapter 163 Heavenly Court Warning Bell

Lingxiao Palace， Nine chimes.

That was the most urgent summons from Heaven.. The last time the bell rang nine times， On the eve of the Investiture of the Gods. The Heavenly Emperor sat high on a cloud platform.， solemn. The gods stood solemnly in the hall.， No one dared to speak out. The bell is still ringing.， One sound after another， It made people's hearts tremble.. Not an ordinary bell sound， It is a warning bell. Alarm bells ring， Earth and Earth Shock. The sound of the bell carried the tremor of the laws of heaven.， Every cultivator in the Three Realms， Regardless of cultivation level， No matter where you are， Everyone heard it..

Lu Mingyuan heard it from the crack.. He raised his head.， Looking at the sky. The sky was overcast.， Demonic energy permeated. But the bell's sound pierced through the demonic energy.， Penetrating the crack， It broke through all obstacles. He could tell.， That was the alarm bell of Heaven.. Nine shots， This means a great calamity. This is not an ordinary calamity.， It is the end of the Dharma era.. The Dark Emperor has arrived..

“ Here.” He said in a low voice. Bai Ze was beside him， I heard it too..“ Here. Faster than expected.”

Lu Mingyuan closed his eyes， Feel the message in the bell's chime.. The sound of the bells carried images of the heavenly realm.， The gods were terrified.， There is boundless darkness outside the South Heavenly Gate.. There's something in the darkness.， It has the aura of the Dark Emperor.. Not a projection， It is the real body. Not a test， It's the final assault.. The End of the Dharma Era， Officially launched.

He opened his eyes， Looking at the crack. The crack is still there， The demonic energy is still there.， Those demon soldiers and generals are still here.. But he knew， This is just an outpost.. The real battlefield， In Heaven， At Lingshan， In the human world. The Dark Emperor did not want just one city or one territory.， It is the Three Realms. It is the despair of all living beings.， It is the collapse of all traditions.， It is the annihilation of all hope.. What he wants is the end of the Dharma.， All laws will perish.， All beings suffer.， It is the collapse of the Heavenly Dao..

“ I want to go to Heaven..” Lu Mingyuan said.

Bai Ze looked at him.“ Your cultivation level is at the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm.. Heavenly Gods， Hundreds of those above the Golden Immortal level. Emperor Ke An， It is a being at the level of a Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal.. you go， What can be done?？”

“ Energy Station.” Lu Mingyuan said.“ Energy Station在 Should stand的地方. Able to walk the path one should walk. Can do what needs to be done.”

Bai Ze remained silent for a long time.， Then I laughed..“ good.我跟 you go.”

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Nantianmen， Blood has flowed like a river..

Giant Spirit stood in front of the door， The axe was already dull.， The armor has shattered.， He had seventeen wounds on his body.， The deepest cut went from the left shoulder to the right rib.， You can see the bones. But he didn't back down.， Not a single step back. Behind him was the Heavenly Court.，是 Lingxiao Palace， The gods， It is the Heavenly Emperor， It is the Three Realms最后的 order. He cannot back down..

The Demon Tide Surges， Boundless. Those demon soldiers had no intelligence.， Only the instinct to kill. They rushed up， Chopped in half by the giant spirit god's axe， But then the others rushed up.. One fell down， Ten rushed up. Ten fell down， A hundred rushed up. The giant spirit killed for three days and three nights.， Killed 30,000 demon soldiers. But he can't hold on much longer.. He's almost bled dry， I'm almost out of strength， I can barely hold the axe anymore..

“ Djinn， Step down！” Someone shouted from behind.

He shook his head.“ No refund. Djinn， No refund.”

Another wave of demon soldiers charged up.. He raised the axe.， Chop down. The axe cleaved three demon soldiers in two.， But the fourth demon soldier's claw pierced his abdomen.. He looked down at the claw.， Watching your blood flow out， Laughed.“ Djinn， No...” Before he could finish speaking， Five more claws pierced through his body.. He stood there， Eyes open， The axe in his hand was still raised.. But he died.. Standing corpse， He was still holding an axe..

The demon soldiers rushed past him.，冲进 Nantianmen.可 Djinn挡在那里， Blocked the road. The demon soldiers crashed into him.，撞 No动. He is dead.， But his will remains.， His protection still exists.， His station is still there..那些魔兵绕 No过他， You can only step over him.可踩 No过去， He's too heavy.. No是身体重， It's Daozhong.是他守了三千年的 Nantianmen的道重.

“ Djinn！” Nezha rushed up from behind，看见 Djinn的尸体， Eyes red. He raised his flintlock spear.， Charge into the Demon Tide. The spear strikes like a dragon， Shot dead. There are just too many demon soldiers.，杀 No完. Nezha killed three thousand， Another 30,000. Thirty thousand were killed， Another 300,000. He killed until his hands were sore.， Kill until the gun slows down， Wounds started appearing on my body when I was attacked..

“ Nezha， return！” Yang Jian arrived， Three-pointed double-edged sword sweeping horizontally，斩杀了围住 Nezha的十几个魔兵.他拉着 Nezha往后 retreat.“ No able硬拼， Too many demon soldiers.”

“可 Djinn他...” Nezha的声音在发抖.

“ I know.” Yang Jian看着 Djinn的尸体， There were tears in his eyes..“可我们 No able死在 here. Dead， Who will guard it for him?？”

Nezha咬着牙， Follow Yang Jian and retreat..他们 retreat到 Nantianmen内， Retreat to the front of the gods. All of Heaven's fighting force stood there.， Hundreds of Golden Immortals， Dozens of Taiyi， More than a dozen Ronaldo.可他们看着 Nantianmen外那无边的黑暗， They were all trembling. No是 Afraid死，是 Afraid守 No住. It was out of fear that the Heavenly Court would fall.， It is the Three Realms崩塌， It is the end of the Dharma..

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玉帝坐在 Lingxiao Palace， Looking at the gods in the hall. Those Gods， Some were trembling.， Some are silent.， Some were crying.. He knew they were afraid.， He was also afraid.可他 It is the Heavenly Emperor， No able Afraid. I'd probably have to stand.， I'll probably have to hold on.， Even if I'm afraid, I have to hold on..

“ All ministers.” His voice was calm.， As calm as if talking about a trivial matter.“ The End of the Dharma Era已至. The Dark Emperor Invades， Nantianmen失守， Djinn战死. I know you are afraid， I am also afraid. horrible， No able retreat. retreat， The Three Realms ceased to exist.. retreat， The orthodox tradition was destroyed.. retreat， All living beings suffer..朕 No refund. you， retreat No refund？”

The hall remained silent for a long time.. Then someone spoke..“ No refund.” It is Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.. He held the pagoda in his hands.， The sound is very stable..“ minister， No refund.”

“ No refund.” It is Venus. His white beard was trembling.， But the voice didn't shake..“老 minister， No refund.”

“ No refund.” The Four Heavenly Kings. They stood in the hall， Armor in good condition， Weapons in hand.“ We wait， No refund.”

“ No refund.” It is the Twenty-Eight Mansions. They stood in a row， There was light in their eyes.“ We wait， No refund.”

“ No refund.” It is the Nine Luminaries Star Official.“ We wait， No refund.”

“ No refund.” It is the Twelve Earthly Branches.“ We wait， No refund.”

“ No refund.” It is the Five Directions Revealing Truth.“ We wait， No refund.”

“ No refund.” It is the Fourth Duty Officer.“ We wait， No refund.”

The sound is getting louder and louder， getting bigger and bigger， More and more determined.那些声音在 Lingxiao Palace里回荡， The pillars of the palace trembled.. The Jade Emperor listened to those voices， Laughed. The smile was very light， But there's something in that lightness.， There's that sense of relief in finally knowing that someone is still willing to stand by you..

“ good. No refund. I and my ministers， Together we guard the Heavenly Court.”

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Nantianmen外， The projection of the Dark Emperor appeared..

No It is the real body， Just a projection. But the projection blocked out half the sky.， Blocked all the light. There's something in the projection.， There is resentment from countless eons.， The despair of countless lives， There was the collapse of countless traditions.. The projection was laughing.， The laughter was very soft.， But there's something in that lightness.， There was a terrifying feeling of the sky and earth collapsing..

“ Heavenly Court？ order？ Heavenly Way？” The projection spoke.， The sound came from all directions.， It seeped in through every crevice， It seeps into every pore..“ All are illusions. They are all obsessions. They're all jokes. The Three Realms should be destroyed.， Heavenly Way Should崩了，众生 Should Dead. This is the right path.. This is where I belong.. This is the truth..”

There was something in that voice.， It has that kind of power that makes people despair.. The gods heard that voice， Some started to tremble.， Some started to cry.， Some began to kneel down.. No是想跪， The voice was too deep.，沉得 stand No住. That force was too great.，大得撑 No住. It was that despair that ran too deep.，深得看 No见底.

“ Stand up！” Yang Jian roared. He stood before the gods.， The three-pointed double-edged sword pointed at the projection..“ No要听他的话！ No要信他的道！ He is Dark， It is lacking， It is a collection of resentment.他的话 No是真理， It is poison！他的道 No是正道， It's a dead end.！”

The projection was looking at Yang Jian.， Laughed.“ Three-eyed，你 No Afraid？”

“ Afraid.” Yang Jian said.“ horrible， You have to stand.”

“ stand？你 Energy Station多久？” The projection reached out its hand.， A finger pointed at Yang Jian. There was something on that finger.， It has the power to annihilate everything.. Yang Jian raised his three-pointed double-edged sword to block.，可挡 No住. That power was too great.， So big that he flew out，撞在 Nantianmen的柱子上， Spitting blood.

“ Yang Jian！” Nezha冲上去， The fire-tipped spear pierced that finger.. But the gun hadn't even touched his fingers yet.， It broke.. Crushed into powder， Shattered into nothingness. Nezha也被震飞出去， Fall on the ground，爬 No起 Come.

“ Who else?？” The projection laughed.， Looking at the gods.“ Who else?想 stand？ Who else?想守？ Who else?想对抗？”

The gods were silent. No是 No想 stand，是 stand No住. No是 No想守，是守 No了. No是 No想对抗，是对抗 No了. That power was too great.， So big it's despairing. That was the power of a Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal.，哪 Afraid Just a projection，也 No是大罗、 Taiyi、 What Golden Immortals can fight against.

“ I'll come..”

The sound came from behind.， Very light， Very calm. The Gods Turn Back，看见 one人从 Lingxiao Palace的方向走 Come. The man was wearing a blue robe.， Carrying a green bamboo cane， A jade pendant hung at his waist， Holding an ancient book. His cultivation level was at the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm.，在诸神里 No算最高.可他的眼神 Very calm， Calm as a stagnant pool. There's something in that stagnant water.， There is that kind of understanding of life and death.、 Having seen through success and failure、 A calm acceptance of gains and losses.

“ Who are you？” The projection question.

“ Lu Mingyuan.” That person said.“ A walking person.”

“ walk？ Which way to go?？”

“ Go where you're supposed to go.”

“ The places to go？哪里是 The places to go？”

“ In front of you.”

The projection paused for a moment.， Then I laughed..“你知 No Know， who I am？”

“ Know. Dark Emperor. The End of the Dharma Era的源头. A collection of countless eons of resentment. Heavenly Way缺失的投影.”

“ Know， You came again？”

“ Come， No是因为 No Afraid.是因为 Should Come.”

那投影看着 Lu Mingyuan， I watched it for a long time. Then he nodded..“ interesting. The End of the Dharma Era里， There are still people like this.. pity，你挡 No住我. Mid-Da Luo， In front of me， No过蝼蚁.”

“ I know.” Lu Mingyuan said.“可我还是要 stand.”

“ Why？”

“因为 stand， Meaning in itself. No是因为 stand得住，才 stand.是因为 Should stand，才 stand. No是因为 able赢， Talent Battle. Because of the war， Talent Battle. No是因为有用， Just did. Because it is necessary to do， Just did.”

The projection fell silent.. He remained silent for a long time..然后他 Laughed.“ good. Let me see.，你 Energy Station多久.”

The projection reached out its hand.，点向 Lu Mingyuan. There was something on that finger.， It has the power to annihilate everything.. Lu Mingyuan没躲， No blocking，没 retreat.他只是 stand在那里， stand着. The myriad worlds unfolded in his heart.， The Path of the Profound Pivot extends beneath his feet.， The will to mend the sky was in his hands..

That power arrived..

Lu Mingyuan飞出去， Hit the pillar， Spitting blood.可他 stand起 Here. Wipe the blood from the corner of your mouth，走 return， stand在原 Come的地方.

“还 Energy Station？” The projection question.

“ able.”

Another finger pointed out. Lu Mingyuan又飞出去， He vomited blood again.，又 Stand up，又走 return.

“还 Energy Station？”

“ able.”

Third finger. Fourth finger. Fifth finger. Lu Mingyuan飞出去十几次， Vomiting blood more than ten times， Stand up十几次，走 return十几次. The gods watched， Some cried.， Some knelt down， Some gripped their weapons tightly.. They wanted to help.，可帮 No了. That power was too strong.，强得他们靠近 No了.他们只 able看着，看着 Lu Mingyuan一次又一次被打飞，一次又一次 Stand up.

“ Why？” The projection question.“你明 Know stand No住， Why还要 stand？”

“因为 stand No住， You have to stand.” Lu Mingyuan said.“ stand， No是为了 stand住. stand，是为了告诉后 Come的人， here有人 stand过. Someone used to guard this place.. here有人没 retreat过.”

The projection fell silent.. He remained silent for a long time.很久. Then he withdrew his hand..“ today， That's all.. tomorrow，我再 Come.看看你还 Energy Station多久.”

The projection disappeared.，魔潮 retreat了. Nantianmen外， Empty， Only corpses remained on the ground.， Blood all over the ground， Broken weapons scattered all over the ground. Lu Mingyuan stand在那里， Covered in blood， Have your own， There are also demon soldiers.. He stood there， stand着. The gods watched他， No one spoke..

Yang Jian走过 Come， Support him.“ Is it worth it?？”

Lu Mingyuan Laughed.“没有什么值 No值得.只有 Should No Should. Should， Just do. Did，就 No问值 No值得.”

He raised his head.， Looking at the sky. The sky was still overcast.， The demonic energy is still there.， The crack is still there， Dark Emperor还在.可他 No Afraid. No是因为有力量， Because there is a road. The road is under your feet， Should走的路. stand在 here， Should stand的地方. Do these things， Should做的事.

“ tomorrow，他 Will also Come.” Lu Mingyuan said.“ tomorrow，我 Will also stand. the day after tomorrow， Will also.大 the day after tomorrow， Will also. stand到 stand No动的那天， stand到 stand No起 Come的那天， stand到死的那天.可就算 Dead，我的尸骨也会 stand在那里. stand在那里，告诉后 Come的人—— here，有人 stand过.”

The gods were silent.然后 Yang Jian Laughed.“ good.我陪你 stand.”

“ I'll be with you too..” Nezha走过 Come， stand在 Lu Mingyuan身边.

“ I'll be with you too..”李靖走过 Come.

“ I'll be with you too..”太白金星走过 Come.

one， two， Three.越 Come越多的神走过 Come， stand在 Lu Mingyuan身边， stand在 Nantianmen前， stand在 Should stand的地方. They stood in a row， stand成一道墙， stand成一道防线.他们 stand在那里， stand着. No是为了 stand住，是为了 stand过. No是为了赢，是为了没 retreat. No是为了活， To die a worthy death.

Lu Mingyuan看着他们， Laughed.“ good.我们一起 stand.”

He turned around，看着 Nantianmen外.门外 Empty， But he knew， tomorrow那里会有黑暗，会有 Dark Emperor的投影， There will be an endless tide of demons..可他 No Afraid.因为他 No是 one人 stand.他的身边有 Yang Jian，有 Nezha， Li Jing， Venus，有那些愿意 stand的神.他的身后有 Heavenly Court， There are three realms， There are sentient beings， There are those who need protection.. His heart holds the entire universe.， There is the Mysterious Pivot Dao， He had the ambition to mend the sky..

He stood there， stand着. Like a tree， Rooted there.风吹 No动，雨打 No动，雷劈 No动. No是因为他强，是因为他 Should. No是因为他 No Afraid， It's because he's willing. No是因为 Energy Station住，是因为 stand本身就是路.

Nantianmen前， The wind rises. There was a bloody smell in the wind.， It has demonic energy， There is despair. But there's something in that wind too.，有那种 stand着的人身上散发出 Come的光. The light was very weak.， as weak as a firefly.可 that light No灭，风再大也 No灭，黑暗再深也 No灭，绝望再重也 No灭.

that light， Call Guardian. that light，叫 No refund. that light，叫 stand着.