The Imperial Capital of the Tang Dynasty is the largest and most populous city on Blue Sea Star, with a population of 50 million, and an area three times that of the capital city of China. It houses the most famous and abundant products on the entire planet, and can be said to be a veritable shopping paradise.
The trade between the Tang Dynasty and China is still in the negotiation stage. Even in the imperial capital, there is no official exchange agency for Chinese currency. But with Vivian here, it is not difficult to find the stronghold in the imperial capital. After exchanging currency at the stronghold, Vivian brought
Lin Qiaoni went shopping, and Xu Qian was wandering around alone. It was okay to participate in shopping and shopping, but it would be very painful for him to accompany him throughout the city.
Imperial Library?
Xu Qian took a public sightseeing bus and came to a magnificent and unique building. He had always been fond of libraries, so he got off the bus here.
The public services of the Tang Empire were very good. Not only were public transportation free, but for places like libraries, no documents were required.
Entering the hall, a little bee robot flew to Xu Qian's side, welcomed him, and asked if there was anything he could do to help him.
Xu Qian glanced at the little bee, then looked at the butterflies, sparrows and other artificial intelligence on the heads of other readers, and once again lamented the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty.
"Are there any books about cultivating immortal combat skills?" Xu Qian didn't know what book to look for. Since what he wanted most was combat skills, he asked casually.
"Sorry, sir, this library does not have such books." Little Bee's electronic voice programmed the answer.
Sure enough, there isn't.
It is normal not to have one. It would be incomprehensible if such books could be borrowed at will.
The Tang Dynasty was a highly centralized empire. On the one hand, it hoped to cultivate more strong men to consolidate the interests of the empire. On the other hand, it was impossible to let go of the cultivation of immortal cultivators without any management. If anyone could obtain cultivation at will,
resources, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos.
"So are there any books describing the real fairyland in ancient times?" There are no books with more practical significance such as combat skills. Xu Qian could only change the keywords. He was talking about the real fairyland, not legends or fabrications. If
Yes, it also shows from one aspect that at least in the mainstream perception of the Tang Empire, the fairyland is real.
Compared with China, the civilization of cultivating immortals was preserved much more completely in the Tang Dynasty. Records that cannot be found in China may be found in the Tang Dynasty, if that period of history really exists.
Little Bee replied: "Yes, for your request, there is only one book in our library that can meet your request."
Xu Qian immediately became interested, "What book is it? Where is it?"
Little Bee gave it a try and said, "Please come with me."
Xu Qian followed Little Bee to the second floor and entered a reading room decorated in an antique style.
"Please sit down and I will get the book for you immediately."
Xu Qian followed the arrangement and sat at a seat by the window. Soon, Little Bee brought him a book.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas!" As soon as Xu Qian read the three big characters in the book, a feeling of being fooled came to his heart.
You little bee, you are quite honest looking stupid, but I didn’t expect that I would tease you, Grandpa Xu!
He had the urge to knock the little bee out of the air.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, based on the research of several generations of Chinese scholars, finally concluded that this book was written in the Age of Immortals and Gods. It is also the first book in my country so far that has been recognized that its content is a description of the geography, animals, plants and people of the Age of Immortals and Gods." A book with a more comprehensive record."
What the hell! He was talking so seriously. Xu Qian decided to let this little bee go first. If he found out that this guy really dared to lie to him, he would definitely be crushed to pieces.
Xu Qian had already read "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". In China, this was a book that was available everywhere and was classified as a book about ancient wonders. Sima Qian's evaluation of the book was, "I dare not say anything about it."
Although scholars speak highly of this book, and it is even called "the most wonderful book in the world", in the final analysis, the various strange creatures mentioned in it are unconvincing.
Because if you want to believe that everything in this book is true and is a description of the real world at that time, then you must first solve a problem, that is, where did those incredible creatures go? After all, in the later world
, those creatures have never appeared again. Not to mention modern society, even Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty "dare not speak out." Could it be that the Han Dynasty more than two thousand years ago could no longer see what was described in books?
Is this a thing? This cannot but make people question its authenticity.
Wait... Xu Qian remembered that what he wanted was a book describing the real world of immortality, so Little Bee recommended this one. Doesn't it mean that in the mainstream view of the Tang Dynasty, the world described in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is
Fairyland!
Thinking of this, Xu Qian immediately opened the book in front of him. After flipping through it for a while, he closed the book. There was no need to read it, because this was the "Book of Mountains and Seas" he had seen in China, and there was no
It's different. He can almost memorize the Chinese version of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and there's no need to read it any further.
The book in front of him was reprinted and released by the Tang Dynasty, and it was not an ancient book. Just like in China, it can be purchased in almost every larger bookstore. It can be seen that most people in the Tang Dynasty should firmly believe that the fairy world really exists.
Xu Qian read the introduction at the front of the book, which stated that the book was written in the age of immortals. However, it was impossible to determine whose hand it was written by, but it must not have been a mortal. Because ordinary people would never be able to travel through such a place in their lifetime.
There are so many mountains and rivers, it is impossible to know what abilities those strange animals and plants have. According to the Chinese
According to some experts, the book may have been written by many authors in different periods, somewhat similar to the Bible in the Western world. However, the Tang version denies this theory because of the consistency of the writing.
And with an in-depth understanding of the civilization of cultivating immortals, it is more reasonable that this book was written by an immortal.
Xu Qian suddenly remembered that at the headquarters of the Special Branch, he had seen an animal that looked very similar to the sniper described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the Special Branch had used it to look after the animal.
Could it be that the world described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is indeed true? But it is not right. Even if it is really a fairyland, the Special Branch can go to the fairyland to get a dog back? Moreover, many records of mountains and rivers in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are not the same as those of China.
Some of the real mountains and rivers in the mountains overlap. From a geographical point of view, what should be described is the land of China, but this does not make sense. The geographical description can be confirmed by reality, but what is the explanation for the incredible creatures on those mountains?
True and false, false and true, it is also because of this that this book is so difficult to understand. If it could not find any correspondence in reality, it would have been regarded as a random ancient book.
"If the views of the Tang Dynasty are correct and the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a description of the immortal world, then what is the relationship between China, or the Tang Dynasty, and the immortal world?"
Xu Qian's hand unconsciously opened the page of the book again, and a few words during the period shocked his body.
Swagger Mountain!
In a dream, there was a voice that asked him to retrieve all his memories and go to Zhaoyao Mountain to look for him. At that time, he remembered Zhaoyao Mountain mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but he did not seriously consider the issue of the Classic of Mountains and Seas at that time.
Now that we have made this connection, it is really possible that it is the Swaggering Mountain mentioned in the book.
But even for that one, he couldn't find it anywhere. I remember Xu Qian had read relevant articles, and a large number of scholars supported it. The Mount Zhaoyao in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a mountain in the northern part of Zhuanggui Province in China, but it is just an ordinary mountain.
, or a scenic spot. He wants to use the Classic of Mountains and Seas as a map to go to the scenic spot to find an immortal king in his dream? Well, if it really doesn’t work, he can only go there to try his luck when needed.
The various associations about the Classic of Mountains and Seas can only stop here for the time being. Just like experts doing research, there is not enough material to go further. If there is a chance, we can explore the special affairs department again. Maybe they know something.
After all, they have a living sniper. However, Han Qianqian's attitude last time was that he didn't want to say more on this matter. If it weren't for the fact that these issues may be related to his origin, he wouldn't be so concerned about it.
"By the way, I don't know if the Tang Dynasty has those books in Chinese legends." Xu Qian's reading speed is very fast. Even if he doesn't deliberately overload his mental energy to read, he can just read normally.
Dozens of times that of ordinary people. In the past few months, he has read many and miscellaneous books. He knows that there are basically famous books that appeared in Chinese history but have not been handed down. Since the history of the Tang Dynasty was related to the history of the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago,
China is basically the same, so it is possible that those books existed.