Chapter 345: All living things are gone
Invisible waves spread out, conveying the last bit of faith. Gu Qingyuan stood in mid-air. He didn't even make a move. Just the afterglow of the Tao was enough to destroy Yi Ze.

His calm eyes looked at Dragon City, this city standing on the earth, the last embers of the human race has been in chaos. It has lost its strongest guardian. From top to bottom, from inside to outside, people have lost their composure. They have been living in a high-pressure environment. If there is no one to suppress them, they will be like a spring that has been pressed for a long time. The more it is compressed, the more violent it will explode. In this world, the outburst of emotions will also trigger another thing - weirdness.

Countless noisy voices suddenly turned into cries. With the outburst of emotions and the decline of rationality, people's intellect began to go crazy without the restraint of human hearts. The original human bodies quickly deformed and evolved into strange bodies, roaring and attacking indiscriminately. They had lost consciousness and were replaced by crazy beliefs.

And this is what Li Jiufeng and Yize have been trying to avoid. The belief in being a human being that they repeatedly emphasize is not only because they really believe so, but also to imprint this belief into the minds of others, to maintain a trace of immortal humanity and to constitute the most basic structure of human beings, so as not to degenerate into monsters like they are now.

There are those who are crazy, and naturally there are those who are determined. Some people crazily chant Taoist classics and the articles of saints, and use their magic power and magic just to retain a trace of humanity for others and preserve a part of their lives. They don't care about the peerless evil demons beside them, and they only care about themselves, and force others to maintain the last bit of humanity.

When the great way is abandoned, there is benevolence and righteousness; when wisdom emerges, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are not harmonious, there is filial piety; when the country is in chaos, there are loyal ministers; the qi is divided into yin and yang, and the two sides of things, the darkest time can also give birth to the brightest brilliance. Although some monks and some people are selfish and do not seek to benefit themselves when harming others, it cannot be denied that there are pure and kind people in the world. It is these people who have preserved the last ray of glory of human reason.

Gu Qingyuan looked at all this and raised his hand gently. A magical power was released and hit the sky. Then calamity clouds rolled in, blocking out the sun. All living creatures in the world had lost their luck and the calamity had arrived!

The first to die were the taller ones, no matter if it was the fallen immortal or the creatures in the fairy world. They were foolishly enjoying the blessings. Under the great catastrophe, the first wave of suffering did not count the three disasters of wind, fire and thunder. It was the fate that brought a trace of power of the catastrophe, which brought down the calamity on their bodies. If they had some cultivation and accumulated some good fortune, they could have survived. Unfortunately, those weird immortals did not have any long-lasting blessings, and the disaster was their own fault!

It is different now. This calamity is a death calamity, and the energy of thousands of living beings is entangled, and the calamities are connected. Therefore, the great calamity that has not occurred is accumulating like a snowball. The calamities are endless, and there is a faint sense of infinity.

The death calamity fell, and all the immortals and gods were wiped out. There was no black ash left, and it was wiped out by a ray of divine light. This made Gu Chen, who was beheading the immortals, stunned. He looked towards the direction of Dragon City from afar, his face changed drastically, and he hurried back.

The immortals and gods died, then there were weird creatures, then the monks, and finally, the ordinary people, who were divided into different classes. Those who enjoyed good things went first, and those who were striving for bravery left early, leaving only a group of people with chaotic minds, who were suppressed at the bottom and were treated like cattle and horses, but they accounted for 99% of the ordinary people.

They are mortals and ants in the eyes of immortals and gods, vulgar people and fools in the eyes of cultivators. Even the great monk ignored their personal wishes and put survival first. They were oppressed, exploited and deprived of their freedom. Now that the three mountains are gone, there is nothing to stop them.

"Are you human?"

Gu Qingyuan opened his mouth, and his inquiring words vibrated in his ears, and even the strange nature that was fighting for life with mortals and the strange creatures that were undergoing transformation trembled all over.

"Given by parents and raised by parents, you are naturally a human being! You are born as a human being in this world!"

A voice sounded, it turned out to be Bai Nianzhi. She was a little hesitant about Gu Qingyuan. She had long known about his kindness and the identity of his savior and Gu Chen's father. She didn't expect that the next time they met, it would be a life-and-death situation.

Bai Nianzhi, who was still an adult and had not yet mastered much cultivation, said in a loud voice: "We are of the same bloodline and have human hearts, so how can we not be considered human? We are naturally human!"

The sound traveled far away, attracting sporadic responses.

"Since you are a human, let's start with you."

Gu Qingyuan glanced at her without any mercy, and Bai Nianzhi immediately turned into white light, and her soul dispersed on the spot. This was the scene that Gu Chen saw when he arrived, but he was frozen to death, unable to speak or move, and was hanging aside.

"Is there anyone else?" This question made the whole Longcheng quiet. No one was calling, no horses were neighing, it was like an empty city.

"With me, the human race Yuan Langte is here to receive death."

A scholar in a gray robe shook the hat and ribbon at his ears, adjusted his clothes for the last time, and strode forward.

He was so happy that he got what he wanted. Before he could take a few steps, his body turned into white light. Before Gu Qingyuan could ask again, another person stepped out.

"Brother Yuan stole the limelight. I have to live in a small city all my life and be forced to hide by that weird thing for the rest of my life. But I don't want to do that. I'd rather die happily."

The man lamented, blaming himself: "Brother Yuan and I have been fighting for half of my life, and we are evenly matched. I didn't expect that he would be one step ahead of me in the end. I lost. If there is an afterlife, we will see who is better again."

Gu Qingyuan gave him enough courtesy and let him finish. He waved his finger and it turned into a white ditch: "If there are any people who are aware of their human rights, please step forward and get on the road."

The people in the city looked at the magnificent white light and knew that the people in the sky were not something they, who had no cultivation, could contend with. The road ahead was blocked and death was near. However, seeing the generous actions of the two pioneers, they took on some courage.

Their hearts were trembling, but there was still some warmth left. Without their families, those who were alone cried bitterly, rolled a few times, and staggered forward.

Those who gathered around him said a few warm words to their relatives and children, and the family walked together. There was more hesitation, entangled with vitality and weirdness. Gu Chen, who was standing aside, first saw Bai Nianzhi pass away, and then saw such a scene, but he couldn't open his mouth and couldn't speak.

He wanted to say that with the divine whip, they would be able to clear the world for humanity. He wanted to say that everything was uncertain and nothing was set in stone. He wanted to ask his father why he did this, but he could only stand there and watch one person after another die, tears falling on the spot.

There are fewer and fewer people present, some are determined to die as human beings, while others transform themselves into strange creatures to face disaster. The more rampant the evil becomes, the more human nature prevails.

The last man looked at the empty Dragon City and laughed bitterly. He took out something from his arms. It was wrapped straight and had several layers inside and outside. He opened them one by one. Inside was a candied haws. He bought it for his daughter who was less than eight years old, and his beloved daughter forced a few more of them back for him. He ate one and saved one to feed his daughter when he got home.

However, the hawthorn has turned dry and black, and the precious treasure has been lost. Now that I think about it, three years have passed.

With trembling hands, he pinched the dry black hawthorn and stuffed it into his mouth. The hawthorn fruit, which had been stored for three years, was very bitter, but it was the sweetness he wanted to feel the most.

“Delicious!”

He let out a loud cry, tears streaming down his face, and his body turned into white light, and he went to his death.

In the catastrophe, no living creature survived, the world was empty, and only Gu Qingyuan and his son were left.

(End of this chapter)