This is Zhang Yu's second visit here, but this time, Liu Guang, as he said last time, not only invited him, but also invited Zhu Anshi and Xin Yao.
If Zhang Yu and Xin Yao are excluded from their status as Taoist monks and are only considered in terms of their expertise, then these four of them can be said to be the leaders of the Taiyang Academy's ancient natural history specialist generation.
There are certainly predecessors who have further studied this field, but at that time people focused more on deciphering texts and searching for ancient documents, so that the Protectorate could better communicate with various indigenous tribes, and to be able to fight against various tribes.
Lu Yishen seeks out potential dangers, not purely for the purpose of studying knowledge.
The same is true for Qiu Xueling and his student Zhan Zhitong. They may be talented in a certain aspect, but they do not have an overall understanding of these ancient knowledge.
Zhu Anshi has an upright temperament. Liu Guang invited him here this time on the pretext of exploring the history of this land in the land era together. Therefore, after he said goodbye to everyone, he couldn't wait to take out a long box made of fine craftsmanship.
, after carefully placing it on the table, he took out a volume of ancient pictures and slowly spread them out in front of everyone.
He said while moving: "This is an ancient scroll I got two years ago. It is probably the oldest document found on this land so far. It may have been handed down from the last era or even the previous era.
thing."
As he spoke, the ancient scroll was slowly unfolded.
Zhang Yu and the others all left their seats and walked over. The desk was very large, more than three feet tall, but it could only accommodate this picture.
Zhang Yu looked at it, and he could tell at a glance that this scroll should have been rubbed from a mural somewhere, so many places looked a little mottled, but it was generally well preserved, and most of them depicted a
There are giants fighting and fighting there.
There are many scenes in the picture. Some giants are killing each other, and some are giants fighting against all kinds of creatures. Their opponents are all very powerful, and the one that appears most often is a kind of creature that looks more powerful.
For huge creatures.
This thing was dark and bloated, with its legs standing upright on the ground, but its upper body spread out like smoke, forming countless arms inside.
This made him think of Chaos monsters. Although many of the current Chaos monsters were transformed from monks, there is not just one source of such things. Such things existed long before Tianxia arrived.
.
The presentation of the picture scroll does not appear to be narrative. From the content point of view, many scenes may come from different eras, or even different interpretations of the same thing. Moreover, each scene does not have specific and strict boundaries, but is blended in.
One place looked particularly chaotic and difficult to distinguish.
Xin Yao couldn't help but put her fingers on her glasses and said, "Ancient gods?"
Zhu Anshi said: "Yes. After An Shen fell, I went out of my way to collect clues about these ancient gods. In particular, I went to the place where An Shen was suppressed. Unfortunately, there is nothing there anymore."
Xin Yao said: "I asked Senior Brother Xiang that there is no written record of Anshen's suppression in Xuanfu. It is very likely that it involved the methods of higher-ranking monks. No wonder you can't find it."
Zhu Anshi sighed: "Yes, and most of the people who knew about this back then died in the battle at Honghe Pass, but there is no road ahead. Do you two still remember the overhaul of Ruiguang City two years ago?"
Liu Guang said: "Of course I remember." Then he reacted and suddenly said: "You got this thing at that time, no wonder!"
Xin Yao nodded lightly and said, "That makes sense."
Since the past layout and buildings of Ruiguang City were built a hundred years ago and have long been out of date, a renovation and expansion was carried out from the inside out in two years. Many ancient buildings were knocked down or demolished and rebuilt. At that time
A large number of antiquities were sorted and discovered.
Zhu Anshi said: "Many of the buildings in our Ruiguang City were originally renovated from ancient temples to facilitate the suppression of the Anshen below. Now I have no such doubts. I also found this scroll at that time."
Liu Guangqi said: "This thing is so conspicuous, why haven't I heard about it?"
Zhu Anshi was slightly surprised and said: "My uncle worked in the Department of Engineering and was responsible for presiding over the demolition matters at that time. After he discovered this mural in the stone wall, I went over to rub it and asked Xuan
The people in the mansion have seen that there is no supernatural power, so I plan to explore it myself first."
Liu Guang couldn't help but look at Xin Yao and said, "Master Xin, you don't know that Xuan Palace is involved?"
Xin Yao said calmly: "I have been guarding the Honghe Pass for the past two years. I don't know what is going on here. Master Zhu should have asked others to identify it."
Zhu Anshi said seriously: "Liu Shijiao is good at ancient geography, Xin Shijiao is good at identifying various exquisite artifacts, and at the same time, he has to concentrate on practicing. And I have the best experience in ancient pictures, murals and sculptures, so this matter is due to
It’s best for me to do it.”
Liu Guang joked: "Then why did Teacher Zhu take it out again today?"
Zhu Anshi said sincerely: "One person is very smart. I have been researching for two years, and I feel that I can't see too many new things based on my ability. The few of you here today may be able to see more from other directions.
"
At this time, Zhang Yu had already looked down the scenes above, but the picture was not complete. In the middle of the picture, there was a blank space, which was extremely eye-catching. You could see many giants leaning against each other.
Empty place.
Judging from the position it occupies on the picture and the performance of the picture itself, what is depicted there should be the most important part of the whole picture.
Zhu Anshi noticed his gaze and said: "Teacher Zhang, this place was blank at that time. It is a pity. I have studied it for a long time. From the blank traces, what do you think it looks like?"
Liu Guang clapped his palms with a folding fan and said thoughtfully: "This..."
Zhu Anshi was just about to speak, but suddenly he was stunned. He saw Zhang Yu reaching up and touching the air. Many colors reappeared in the originally blank places, and gradually spread like water, and soon all the vacancies were filled.
It's filled.
Now you can see that what is revealed is a towering giant tree. Its branches, leaves and roots are deeply embedded in every inch of the picture that represents the sky and the earth.
"This..." He couldn't help but open his eyes wide, "This is..."
Zhang Yudao: "The picture itself is painted with spiritual colors. As long as it is blessed with a certain level of appropriate supernatural power, it can reproduce its original appearance."
Zhu Anshi opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Xin Yao pushed up her glasses and said, "Well, although practicing Taoism is distracting, it is still very useful sometimes."
Zhu Anshi couldn't help but blush a little.
Xin Yao glanced at Zhang Yu at this time. Although she had just said so, she knew that the caress just now was definitely not simple. Just as Zhang Yu himself said, the strength needs to be at a certain level and suitable. She dared to say that it would be different.
No one else in Xuanfu can do this. Doing it forcefully will only destroy this picture.
Liu Guang's attention was attracted by the big tree at this time. He pointed and said: "Everyone, do you think these giants look like they grew out of this tree?"
Xin Yao stared at the extending branches. The willow light was very keen. As expected of someone who often looked at pictures, she could always extract the most unique features. Indeed, looking at where the branches extended, the giants in the painting were just like the giants on the branches.
The leaves and fruits that grow.
Zhu Anshi murmured: "In this case, the meaning is very different..."
He was lost in thought. He originally thought that all the scenes were separate, but now he saw that they were probably unified. This meant that his original research would have to be overturned.
Xin Yao stretched out her hand and said, "Everyone, look here."
Liu Guang turned his eyes away, but his expression was shocked, because he saw a man with a feather-clad star crown standing in front of the giant. From his appearance, he was clearly a Tianxia Taoist cultivator!
He was surprised and said: "This, this is not right. This picture is at least from the last era. At that time, we Tianxia had not yet arrived on this land. How could there be monks in the picture? Could it be that someone added it later?
Did you go up?"
Xin Yao said in a determined tone: "This painting didn't exist just now, it just appeared suddenly."
Zhu Anshi also looked incredulous and said: "Yes, I have been studying this painting for two years, but I have never seen this picture."
Zhang Yu looked at the painting and said slowly: "Some of the things shown in this picture are not the past, but some kind of future. If I am not mistaken, this should be a painting with magical power."
Prophecy Picture.”
At the same moment, in a private house in Ruiguang City, two monks were sitting together.
A person above the main seat was dressed in ancient Tianxia clothes, with sharp eyes, and said: "Zhang Yu this time..."
Just as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by the Taoist with a long beard and deep eyes opposite him who raised his hand to stop him. The latter said in a deep voice: "Don't read that name carelessly. This man has great achievements. Now we are in Ruiguang City, far away from him."
Being so close, if you call his name like this, he might feel something."
The ancient-clothed monk opposite felt a shiver in his heart. He nodded, and after a while, he said: "Among the Xuan cultivators now, this person is the most likely to become Xuanzun. He returned to the East Courtyard this time, and it is possible that he is looking for a broken man."
opportunity.”
He looked at the long-bearded Taoist opposite and said: "I have a destiny, so I must try to stop him, or even if it doesn't work, I will delay his chance to become enlightened.
There are no upper-level monks here in the East Courtyard, and there are no powerful monks. It is the right time to take action. If he returns to Kuisu and reaches a place that is beyond our reach, we will no longer be able to stop him. So this may be
Our last chance."
The long-bearded Taoist became serious and said: "Fellow Taoists also know that this person is very powerful. What are you going to do?"
The monk in ancient costume said: "We can't deal with him, so we can find someone who can deal with him. I have a chess piece in my hand now."
"Are you talking about that Pang Li?" Taoist Changxu shook his head and said, "He hasn't even mastered the Nascent Soul Photography. How can he have the ability to fight against that person?"
The monk in ancient costume said: "He won't be able to do it now, but after communicating with the Great Chaos, he may not be able to do it."
"Do you want him to become a chaos monster..."
Taoist Changxu was not optimistic, "What's the use? That Ji Shouzhen was also eliminated by this person."
The monk in ancient costume said: "That's because Ji Shouzhen doesn't know how to control his own power. But with our guidance and the methods handed down from above, we can create more powerful chaos monsters. The key is, under our guidance
Under the circumstances, Pang Li had enough hatred for that man."
The long-bearded Taoist thought for a moment and then said: "Then let's try it."
The monk in ancient costume said: "There is still a problem that needs to be solved."
"what is the problem?"
The monk in ancient costume solemnly said: "To deal with him, we must first deal with the people around him, especially the one named Xu Chengtong. Not only has his great achievements, but he is also extremely loyal to that person. If this person fights to the death to protect him, then we will