169. Chapter 169: The Fang Family Pavilion! The World's True Colors!
169. Chapter 169 Fang Family Library! The true face of the world!
Author: My heart is still the same
Chapter 169 Fang Family Library! The true face of the world!
More than half a month later.
Xu Chong came out of the underground training hall, first replenished Lin Kuang's phantom body, then went down the mountain and asked for a meeting outside a tomb.
This is Fang Lezhong's residence.
As the elder of the clan, Fang Lezhong has his own separate residence and does not have to live in the same underground palace with the Liufang clan members.
Soon, the tomb opened and Fang Lezhong stepped out.
"Uncle, my official qualifications are dull and it took me more than two years to succeed in cultivating the Tao."
Xu Chong looked 'guilty'.
"Don't worry."
Fang Lezhong waved his hand, "The road to cultivating the Tao is very dangerous and dangerous. It is good to prepare it for a while. As long as you can succeed in cultivating the Tao, it is better than anything else... Are you ready to start practicing magical powers this time?"
"Don't hide it from your uncle."
Xu Chong looked depressed and said slowly: "In fact, Xianzong has already tried to practice magical powers, but there has been no progress."
"Um?!"
Fang Lezhong's expression changed, "Could it be that it's simply fake?"
"It should be true."
Xu Chong shook his head and spoke: "I occasionally get a flash of inspiration, but it's a pity that it's fleeting every time and I can't grasp the specifics."
"Is this so..."
Fang Lezhong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and took a deep look at the mountainside pavilion, "Has he ever told you how long it took him to cultivate his magical powers?"
"Three years."
Xu Chong reported a number that was not an exaggeration, “but it’s impossible to tell whether it’s true or false.”
Three years?
Fang Lezhong thought for a while and said: "Three years is just three years, and it will take less than a month to simply switch to the ground level training hall... You came to me, but do you need anything?"
"During the last clan meeting, the elder of the Changfang clan said that there are records about supernatural powers in the library..."
Xu Chong showed a somewhat uneasy expression, "Xianzong wanted to see if he could get some inspiration from it."
"Do you want to enter the library?"
Fang Lezhong frowned slightly.
He wanted to say that there was no method in the library that could help Xu Chong practice his magical powers.
Xu Chong didn't know this, and still looked at Fang Lezhong expectantly.
"..."
Fang Lezhong was hesitating when the word 'two years' suddenly flashed in his mind.
After thinking about it, he decided not to dampen Fang Xianzong's enthusiasm, and said: "The library is in the hands of the chief, and the control has always been extremely strict. Theoretically, you will not be allowed in... But in your case
It’s quite special, you can give it a try.”
The secrets of the Library Pavilion are huge, related to the foundation and origin of the Fang family, as well as some ancient secrets. In addition to the clan leader, only the elders of each clan can enter, and there has never been an exception.
If it were normal, even if there was something like magical power as a bargaining chip, I'm afraid the elder would not agree.
But things are different now.
The collapse of the cave is imminent, and Fang Xianzong has undoubtedly become more important to the Fang family... At such a critical moment, it is best not to feel any chill.
Thinking of this, Fang Lezhong immediately said: "You stay here for a while, I will go to the eldest room to ask."
After saying this, he ran away without waiting for Xu Chong to respond.
Xu Chong watched Fang Lezhong disappear into a tomb, his eyes flickering.
If we could enter the Library Pavilion and take a look, the identity of 'Fang Xianzong' would almost be changed.
When the time comes, Fang Xianzong dies, and Lin Kuang dies again...
The Fang family is probably more determined to win Ji Qingzhi's Baicao Garden.
But before that, a way to protect Li Xiangxue must be found.
Xu Chong was thinking about it, and after about a stick of incense, Fang Lezhong and Fang Manxia came hand in hand.
"You can enter the library, but you need to swear by your Taoism that you will never reveal any of its contents to anyone except you."
Fang Manxia said lightly.
For some reason, Xu Chong felt that Fang Manxia's mood was a little strange.
It was as if something taboo had been touched.
However, if I just swear... I, Fang Xianzong, have never been afraid of anyone.
Xu Chong pointed to the sky with a solemn expression: "We, Xianzong, hereby swear that for the rest of our lives, if we, Xianzong, dare to reveal any of the contents of the library in any way, the Taoism will collapse and both body and soul will be destroyed!"
The collapse of the Tao Seed is just a word. Even if the oath is violated, the Tao Seed will not collapse. At most, it will be covered in dust. However, everyone who swears by the Tao Seed will bring the word collapse to show their determination...
…To put it bluntly, it’s just a scene talk.
However, the words 'for the rest of my life', 'anything', and 'destruction of body and soul' still made Fang Manxia's face light up a little, and she nodded with satisfaction.
"Besides, I have to remind you."
Fang Lezhong suddenly spoke with a serious tone: "No matter what you see in the library, you must not put it into practice, otherwise... the Taoism may not really collapse!"
Xu Chong's pupils shrank suddenly.
Practicing it yourself will cause the Tao to collapse?
What exactly is in the library?
"Let's go. The library is a Taoist artifact. Only one person can enter it at the same time. I'll open it for you."
Fang Manxia said, take the first step.
Xu Chong followed suit and soon followed Fang Manxia to a very inconspicuous corner.
There are no grave bags and no tombstones.
Fang Manxia threw the blood talisman, and it landed on a spot that was indistinguishable from the surroundings.
Silently, a tunnel opened in the ground.
"What you need is in the deepest part of the library."
Fang Manxia glanced at Xu Chong and said, "You only have three days, and you must come out after three days."
"Old Xie clan."
Xu Chong cupped his hands with gratitude and stepped down.
The corridor is very long, and unlike other tombs, the light here comes from the luminous pearls on the walls on both sides.
It took Xu Chong a cup of tea to get to the bottom.
This is a huge underground cave.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the Abyss.
A building with the plaque of "Collection of Books" and a pavilion-style building itself was tied by four extremely thick chains and hung in the air above the bottomless abyss.
"There is no bridge, do you have to jump over it..."
Xu Chong tried to take two steps on the narrow platform extending from the corridor.
And when he stood on the edge of the abyss, the library seemed to suddenly come to life, exuding a solemn atmosphere.
Before Xu Chong had time to react, a ray of light projected from the plaque on the library pavilion and enveloped him.
This light is not aggressive, and it only lasts for one breath before retracting.
"A trace of my breath was taken away..."
Xu Chong thought of this for no reason and felt awe-struck.
Fortunately, he used the illusion of Fang Xianzong, which made his aura also belong to Fang Xianzong.
Otherwise, the identity of the infiltrator might be exposed right now.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a creak, and the door to the library opened, and a golden light filled the air, blocking the outside view.
Xu Chong didn't hesitate and flew in directly.
The scene changed, and a magnificent hall appeared before our eyes.
Two rows of bookshelves stand on the left and right, and the bookshelves are full of palm-sized jade slips...
Yes, jade slips.
The pages cannot be turned, and there are no jade slips with inscriptions.
However, Xu Chong's attention was not on the bookshelf.
A red carpet spread out from under his feet and stopped in front of the nearby stone platform.
There are several golden words floating on the stone platform.
——Tianxuan Annals.
Xu Chong's pupils shrank, and with a somewhat complicated mood, he crossed the space and came to the stone platform.
There is also a jade slip lying on the stone platform, and the large golden characters are projected from it, but due to the angle, I couldn't see it just now.
"Jade slips, jade slips again, is it really what I guessed?"
Xu Chong closed his eyes and reached out to touch the jade slip.
The moment his fingers came into contact with the jade slip, an unusually large flow of information surged into his mind in an extremely arrogant manner.
If his soul had not reached the level of the Seven Transformations of Yang Shen, he would have been unconscious for two or three days and would not have been able to escape, not to mention being injured.
"The heaven and earth first opened..."
"Yin Yang Shrine..."
"Ten thousand paths contend..."
"..."
It took a full five hours for this huge amount of information to be sorted out and fully accepted by Xu Chong.
When he opened his eyes again, they were filled with shock.
"This world...what the hell???"
According to the records on the jade slips, this world once had a name - Tianxuan Realm.
When the Tianxuan Realm first opened, there was land stretching millions of miles across and endless oceans.
All creatures open their spiritual wisdom and embark on the path of cultivation with the help of spiritual energy.
Yes, it is all living things, not just humans.
At that time, flowers, birds, insects, fish, birds and animals, and even a stubborn stone, could open up their spiritual wisdom and embark on the path of cultivation through long-term spiritual nourishment.
As for humans... I should say humans, because they are born with intelligence and have stronger reproductive capabilities than most races, they quickly took over the dominant position.
It's just that in the early days, the entire Tianxuan world was just trying to cross the river by feeling the stones. There was no etiquette or any system, and the various tribes were constantly fighting each other.
It wasn't until the human race established the Yin Yang Shrine and subdued all races and forces that the Tianxuan world finally had a unified system.
The system is very rough. Basically, all races must respect the human race. Any individual who dares to offend in any words, deeds, or even thoughts will bear the price of genocide.
In this way, the situation of thousands of races in the Tianxuan Realm was broken, and the number of intelligent races began to decline rapidly.
In just one thousand years, there were only seven intelligent races left in the Tianxuan Realm.
The remaining six races, including the demon race, which were surrendered to the human race, were also completely extinct in the next thousand years under the unyielding rule of the Yin Yang Shrine.
Later, the cultivation system was completely perfected, and the Yin-Yang Shrine used this time as the starting point to formulate a calendar, calling this year the first year of Xuanli.
As for the training system...
Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul... Mahayana!
That's right, in ancient times, the cultivation system of this world was the cultivation system!
Except that there is no such thing as overcoming the tribulation, it is basically copied unchanged!
This point gave Xu Chong a feeling of confusion in time and space.
Did you travel to the world in the book yourself, or were there other travelers like you who led the evolution of this world?
Okay, let’s ignore this issue for now.
There is another more important question.
Is there a fairyland here?
No wonder Xu Chong had such doubts.
After all, according to the novel, as long as a cultivator in the Mahayana stage is willing, he can ascend to the immortal world at any time, rank in the immortal class, and live the same life as heaven and earth.
The one who rides the horse won't wait until Emperor Yongtai is defeated and that Emperor Wenchang suddenly descends from the immortal world to stand up for his family, right?
In the previous chapter, the world was invincible, and in the next chapter, enemies came from heaven?
With this doubt, Xu Chong continued to browse the information in his mind.
It wasn't until around the millennium of Xuanli that the records became slightly more detailed. They were no longer rough chronicles of major events and began to look like history books.
The first thing that caught Xu Chong's attention was the World Stone discovered during his exploration of the world during the Mahayana period.
‘The stone has words, and you can learn magical powers’.
Maybe it was too long ago, or maybe it was because of the internal disputes among the human race at that time that there were only two magical powers whose names were accurately recorded.
One is ever-changing, and the other is the devil in the heart of the Tao.
Needless to say, it is ever-changing, allowing people to transform into various things, either animate or inanimate.
The reason why it is recorded is that the person who has obtained the ever-changing transformation is the master of the Onmyogo Palace.
And the Taoist demon...
When you develop your magical power, you can construct a demon seed. A certain word, a certain look, or a certain action can become the composition of the demon seed.
Using the demon seed in front of people will make the demon seed take root in the human heart. If it is not aroused, it will have no impact on the person. Once aroused, it can infinitely amplify a certain desire in the heart of the person.
In fact, even in ancient times, this magical power was deeply hated and despised by everyone.
The reason why the Tianxuan Annals have such detailed records on the cultivation of demons in the Dao Heart is because a human race named "Negative" used the power of supernatural powers to plant demon seeds on millions of humans... and it aroused carnal desires.
That's outrageous.
Since there was no such thing as the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Rules, propriety, justice, integrity and shame at that time, the member named "Negative" was only verbally admonished afterwards and was not really punished.
But the problem arises with this verbal admonishment.
Because, 'Negative' not only feels that he has done nothing wrong, but also thinks that it is a good deed... that can increase the number of the tribe.
Doing good deeds and getting reprimanded? It would be better to do bad deeds.
It was this kind of rebellious psychology that made 'Negative' follow the same pattern and use magical powers to do it again.
But this time, it was evil thoughts that aroused.
Millions of people died as a result.
Although this loss was not large for the number of ethnic groups at that time, it could even be said to be minimal, but the impact it brought was extremely bad.
This was the first time in human history that groups killed each other.
So, 'Death with guilt, anti-evil solution'.
This sentence is specious.
"The first half of the sentence is easy to understand. It should mean that 'negative' was executed for the crime of killing the clan members. But what does 'defying the devil' mean?"
Xu Chong frowned and thought.
It is obvious that what Emperor Yongtai has mastered is the demon seed in the heart of Tao. The eight words "Tao is peaceful and there is no suffering in the world" are his demon seed.
Ji Qingzhi and others pretended to aid Yongzhou, but in fact they were secretly spreading demon seeds.
Millions of refugees were inspired by this slogan and began to take revenge on the disaster relief teams.
The anti-magic solution...
Can Ji Qingzhi's magical powers be released by reciting the eight words "Taipei, Dao, and the world without suffering" upside down?
After all, it’s a magical power, so it shouldn’t be that simple, right?
Xu Chong retained this idea and continued to analyze the information in his mind.
"In the year 1324 of the Xuanli calendar, heaven and earth came to an end."
This year, the end of the world was discovered by the human race.
No matter where you start from the edge of the land, you will reach the end within a hundred thousand miles.
Not to the end of the sea, but to the end of what humans can reach.
As long as it exceeds one hundred thousand miles, no matter what level of existence it is, whether it is above the sea or below the sea, it will be turned into powder in an instant.
After learning countless bloody lessons, the area within which the human race can move has been determined.
A land spanning millions of miles, and a sea of 100,000 miles surrounding the land.
It was from this time period that the internal conflicts of the human race began to brew.
You must know that before this, the world was endless in people's eyes, and resources had no limits.
The direct consequence of this widely accepted cognition by the human race is continued explosive population growth.
So when they discovered that the world has an end and resources are limited, the idea of competing among the same tribes emerged.
Until Xuanli 1735.
This year, the lifespan of the old palace master of the Yin Yang Shrine was exhausted, and the new palace master did not have the strength to crush everything.
Many individuals with enough strength took advantage of this opportunity to go out independently with their followers, forming separate factions.
The Fang family was a relatively powerful force that became independent from the Yin Yang Palace at that time - the Purple Spirit Sect.
The great melee within the human race has begun.
The chaos lasted for more than a thousand years.
In these more than a thousand years, the number of human beings has dropped sharply, and there is nothing compared to what they were at their peak.
At the same time, the Yin Yang Shrine was weakened to the extreme and existed in name only.
Until someone comes out of nowhere.
This person is called delusional.
‘Building the foundation after birth, ten years of Nascent Soul, and ten years of Mahayana’.
In other words, at the age of twenty, the path of cultivation will come to an end.
In the year 2755 of the Xuanli calendar, the Yin Yang Shrine, which had regained its vitality, began a five-year campaign under the leadership of Wang.
In the past five years, blood has spread all over the earth and dyed hundreds of thousands of miles of sea red.
The land stretching millions of miles across was also fragmented in this process. Except for the most fertile piece in the center, most of the rest sank into the ocean, and the few that did not sink formed islands.
Five years later, the world will be unified.
He recklessly smashed the sect system, completely abandoned the loose system of Yin Yang Shrine, and named the human race after Qing.
That's right, Wang Wang is the founder of Daqing, Jiang Wang.
But in the beginning, there was no concept of a country.
Some human forces, including the Purple Spirit Sect, slipped away relatively quickly. They imitated Jiang Wan on the outer islands of the mainland and named their own group of human beings in a decent manner.
These human races, given different names, have existed for more than twenty years.
‘In the year 2788 of the Xuanli calendar, the heaven and earth changed drastically, and the spiritual energy was exhausted. In another ten years, the human race will lose all their cultivation’.
This year, the spiritual energy that permeated every corner of the Tianxuan Realm quickly became thinner and dried up.
The human race, where every individual could practice cultivation, quickly fell into decline. In just ten years, everyone became ordinary people without extraordinary powers.
Without their extraordinary power, all the human race can rely on is the power of the group.
The concept of home was born on the most populous landmass, followed closely by the concept of country.
Jiang Wang founded the country and its name was Qing.
At that time, the rest of the human race was extremely disdainful of this and still ran the sect system.
In their opinion, the disappearance of the spiritual energy is only temporary, and the spiritual energy will reappear soon, and their realm will return accordingly.
But soon, they stopped laughing.
Because spiritual energy has indeed reappeared, but the place it reappears is on land, the capital of Daqing.
When Jiang Wan appeared on the sea in a monster-like building boat, and when tens of thousands of soldiers jumped and landed on the island, they were completely paralyzed.
But it's too late.
Of the hundreds of human races that had not been wiped out in twenty years, Jiang Wang only used one year to kill only three.
Zi Ling Sect, Dao Ji Sect, Tian Yan Sect.
The reason why they survived was not because of how strong these three sects were, but because they were cautious enough and chose to settle on an island that was relatively far away and was not found by Jiang Wang.
Then, they also founded the country...
We can't call it a country. With that small population, we can only call it a home.
The Purple Spirit Sect founded the country, the Daoji Sect founded the country, and the Tianyan Sect founded the country.
Not long after, spiritual energy was born.
However, before they could be happy, they suddenly discovered that the previous path was dead!
Not to mention recovering one's cultivation level, even if one starts training again, as long as the first step is to introduce Qi into the body, the violent spiritual Qi will immediately tear the physical body into pieces.
The Three Kingdoms had no choice but to send envoys to Daqing to seek help from Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wan didn't feel too embarrassed. He just asked them to cancel the name of their country and change their country to their home, and then taught them how to practice cultivation.
Change country to home?
Without the country, there is no spiritual energy, and cultivation is useless!
Naturally, the Three Kingdoms were not willing to do so and just regarded it as a joke.
However, Jiang Wang waved his hand and sent out three gadgets.
Three caves.
Yes, the caves of the three ancient tribes were rewarded by the founder of Daqing...
After seeing the magic of the cave sky, the Three Kingdoms suddenly lost their temper and obediently changed their country into their home, took the name of the country as their surname, and bowed their heads as ministers.
Through this incident, Fang Lin and Zheng Sanjia realized that it is useless to be stubborn and stubborn, and it is absolutely right to follow Jiang Wan's learning.
Then the decades-long dog-licking behavior began.
Until Jiang Wang's later years, when he passed away in a hurry after establishing the fifth-class household registration system, the three families still maintained "good exchanges" with Daqing.
How much does Jiang Wang take care of the three families?
Not only did he give away three caves, but he also gave three blood pools, telling the three families that as long as they soaked in these blood pools, they would be exempted from the restrictions of the household registration system.
The only thing the three families have to do is to send their clansmen to bring the blood pool to the royal family to replenish it after the blood pool is exhausted.
To be honest, Xu Chong couldn't understand why Jiang Wang was so benevolent and righteous.
Not to mention the camaraderie, you have killed so many people, why do you still care about these few?
There must be some special arrangement.
However, this arrangement failed to take effect later.
Because the three families rebelled.
Not many years after Jiang Wan's death, a young man accidentally obtained the Blood Pool of Heaven and Earth and established the Tao of Peace.
The court didn't care at all at first.
In the context of the times, there were countless similar unique beliefs among the people, and Taiping Dao was just one of them.
By the time the imperial court paid attention, Taiping Road was already too big to fall.
The three families had always suspected Jiang Wang of having some conspiracy, but now it was over. When they saw that the Blood Pool of Heaven and Earth could be obtained through other means, they simply stood behind Taiping Dao and slowly broke away from Daqing.
It was not until much later that the three families discovered that as long as they controlled the number of times the Heaven and Earth Blood Pool was used... it would replenish itself.
"No wonder Fang Manxia told me not to disclose it to anyone. This is a dark history of the capriciousness of the three major families."
Xu Chong twitched his lips, turned around and walked towards the two rows of bookshelves.
There is a lot of information left, but not much nutrition.
Mainly the development and improvement of the new cultivation system, as well as the new external object system that was born with the new cultivation system, and then the history of the struggle between Taiping Dao and Daqing.
Just go through it briefly, no need to analyze it in a hurry.
The bad news is that the entire Tianxuan Chronicle does not contain any content about the decline, feeding, and natural disasters of the cave.
The good news is that there are no words about ‘ascension’, ‘immortal world’, ‘immortal’ or the like.
Xu Chong felt a little relieved about this...well, he was also a little disappointed.
It seems that the target of Ruyi Enqiu does not meet the conditions to be promoted to the Immortal Class.
"What a pity these cultivation techniques are."
Xu Chong touched all the jade slips in the library and pushed out the door with regret.
Although the three-day period has not yet arrived, the day for Li Xiangxue to communicate with the Fang family has arrived.
We need to see what's going on with this kid first.