546: Looking back in time, talking to the Jade Emperor
Crunch, crunch~!
The sound of shoe soles scraping against the ground echoed in this empty place.
The empty and silent atmosphere here can't help but give people a sense of horror, as if there is a pair of eyes spying on you in those dark corners.
"Lingxiao Palace."
Dragon Ancestor stroked the mottled stone carvings and said softly: "This is the most magnificent and luxurious fairy palace in heaven. All the gods and immortals discuss their affairs here."
"There are about 3,600 palaces in total. All the immortals and institutions under the Jade Emperor are located here. It can be said that thousands of immortals come to visit."
"It's a pity that time has passed and the huge fairy palace complex has almost become a devastated ruin. Only the Lingxiao Palace and its surroundings remain."
Zuo Chongming glanced at the broken jade pillar beside him, frowned and said: "The monsters carved on this pillar should be the guys who were in charge of the Demon Court back then, right?"
Although it has been eroded by the years, this jade pillar is obviously not an ordinary stone, and the carvings are generally in good condition.
After a little observation, he saw that the carved thing looked like a monster, much like the legendary Golden Crow, but even more domineering.
"Um."
Long Zu nodded: "There are ninety-nine and eighty-one heavenly pillars in the Lingxiao Palace, and the outermost pillars are engraved with great demons, such as the Seven Great Sages."
"The middle part is engraved with the powerful figures of the Demon Court, such as Zhulong, Donghuang Taiyi, Nuwa, Fuxi, Queen Mother of the West, etc."
"The part closest to the Jade Emperor is engraved with the sun, moon and stars, the territory of the sky, mountains, rivers, vegetation, etc., symbolizing the status of heaven."
Zuo Chongming raised his eyebrows: "Have you been here?"
Long Zu smiled bitterly: "I only came here once when I was very young. After so many years, my memory has long been blurred. If I hadn't returned to my old place, I wouldn't have been able to remember it."
He was too young at that time, and these words were told to him by his father at that time.
Zuo Chongming inadvertently glanced at the depression not far ahead: "There seems to be a pool... Damn it, a lot of people have died."
Long Ancestor followed up and took a closer look: "They should be fairies from heaven. Well, their status is similar to that of maids."
As far as the eye can see, this pond, which is about twenty feet wide and has long since dried up, is filled with withered and yellow corpses, some of which are still struggling to climb out.
Such a visually impactful scene made Long Zu grin and secretly sigh: "It's pitiful..."
"That's not all."
Zuo Chongming stepped across the pool and kicked open the jade pillar as heavy as a hill, revealing several deformed and twisted corpses.
In the right hand of this twisted corpse, there is still a black object, with dry white threads like dry grass scattered at the end.
"Whisk dust, could it be Taibai Jinxing?"
Long Zu squatted down and observed carefully: "There is also this half of a small hammer, which seems to be printed with thunder patterns. Is this skeleton the thunder god?"
"There's more over here."
Zuo Chongming waved his sleeves and lifted up the surrounding ruins, revealing more bones: "Kang Jinlong, Di Tu raccoon dog... Is this the Twenty-Eight Constellations?"
From the holes in these corpses, it can be determined that almost all of them were killed instantly. This discovery made Zuo Chongming feel inexplicably complicated.
how to say.
This is like a master who has practiced martial arts for many years, but was eventually shot to death.
"Why are you in a daze?"
"It's just a little sad."
"That's right. If these gods were not attacked by surprise, they would not be killed without any resistance."
"Succeeding as a king and losing as a bandit, there are so many ifs."
Zuo Chongming shook his head: "The level of scientific and technological civilization of the ancient alien races is overall stronger than that of the Source World and the extraordinary system of Heaven."
"Under this premise, the advantages of science and technology can be fully utilized, not to mention that they still have the opportunity to take the lead."
"And Heaven is not monolithic. Let's not mention the distance. Heaven and Buddhism are examples. Each has its own thoughts and evil intentions..."
"The ancient alien race has such a huge advantage in terms of time, location, and people. If it still fails... it would be a joke."
Dragon Ancestor said in a deep voice: "They have tried their best. The ancient alien race is indeed too powerful."
"maybe."
Zuo Chongming smiled noncommittally, leaned over and picked up the petrified dragon horn on the ground, put it in his hand and played with it.
At this moment, the two of them suddenly felt a chill coming over them, followed by an unspeakable dizziness in their minds.
They vaguely saw that everything around them was changing, as if they were going back in time.
The collapsed jade pillars were re-erected, the mottled carvings gradually became clear, the rugged bones were covered with blood and flesh, and the heavy ash everywhere disappeared in an instant.
I don't know how long it took, maybe a second, or many years.
Zuo Chongming's senses gradually recovered, and he found himself in a magnificent, magnificent palace, with his ears filled with laughter, toasts and glasses...
Is this... back to the past?
He watched a graceful fairy pass through him and couldn't help but squint his eyes. He glanced across the field and pointed straight to the deepest part of the palace.
"Um?"
A divine general located at the lower left raised his head in surprise as if he was sensing something.
The vertical line between his eyebrows gradually opened, revealing a deep vertical pupil.
As he turned his head, his vertical pupils silently swept across the entire scene, and then landed precisely where Zuo Chongming was standing.
"I see."
Zuo Chongming had a panoramic view of his actions and muttered in his heart: "I seem to understand how Yang Jian knows about me."
This seems to be a closed loop.
Zuo Chongming came to Heaven and got the nine-character mantra from Yang Jian.
Later, he and Long Zu came to the Lingxiao Palace, and for some reason, time went back and he came to the past when Heaven was still there.
Due to the induction relationship of the mantra, Yang Jian saw Zuo Chongming.
This made Yang Jian suspicious, and he planned to figure it out, so he waited for Zuo Chongming's arrival until the fall of Tianting.
After Zuo Chongming met with him, he obtained the nine-character mantra from him, and then came to the Lingxiao Palace...
"interesting."
The old chuckle suddenly reached Zuo Chongming's ears.
Hearing the sound, he looked over and saw an old man with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, white hair and a childlike face, looking at him with a smile, his expression seemed to have understanding.
Taishang Laojun?
Zuo Chongming's eyelids twitched: "It seems that Sanqing's strength is much stronger than I thought, and he can actually detect my existence."
The gentle voice was like a breeze blowing on his face, falling lightly into Zuo Chongming's ears: "Little friend, have we failed?"
The person who spoke was the middle-aged man in the first place. He was smiling and drinking frequently, as if he didn't notice him at all.
Jade Emperor?
Zuo Chongming faced his vague gaze and nodded slowly.
The Jade Emperor's eyes dimmed, and he said: "Since you can come here, it means that the ancient alien race has not occupied the source world, which means that we still have a chance."
"Why are you so sure that the Origin World has not fallen?"
Zuo Chongming raised his eyebrows: "The Heavenly Court was destroyed, and the ancient alien race should occupy the Source Realm as a matter of course. Maybe I am a descendant of the ancient alien race."
"No, you're not."
The Jade Emperor said firmly: "Every creature in the source world has a mark of heaven on its body, so you cannot be an ancient alien race."
The corners of Zuo Chongming's lips raised: "Perhaps the ancient alien race has found some way to not only bypass that layer of repulsive power, but also to copy the mark of heaven."
The Jade Emperor frowned and categorically rejected: "Impossible."
Zuo Chongming sighed: "You think it's impossible now because you haven't experienced it yet. After all... there are always more ways than difficulties."
The Jade Emperor was silent for a long time, seeming to be weighing something.
After a while, the old man suddenly said: "So, little friend, are you a descendant of an ancient alien race?"
"Does this make sense?"
Zuo Chongming sneered, and then said: "I came to Heaven just to find something and solve my doubts."
Taishang Laojun asked curiously: "What is it?"
Zuo Chongming narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "I still need the spirit of the fairy spirit to integrate and break the upper limit of the cultivation system."
The Jade Emperor thought thoughtfully: "You mean, let us leave you some inheritance?"
"The choice is yours."
Zuo Chongming's figure became illusory, and his voice became erratic.
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared instantly, as if he had never appeared before.
"Hello?"
"Hey... wake up!"
"Are you going to die or not?"
Long Zu's anxious voice drifted into his ears, and it felt more like a strong wind paving the road.
Zuo Chongming's confused eyes gradually became clearer, and when he looked around, he found that he was in mid-air, sitting on Dragon Ancestor's head and speeding away.
Behind them, there was darkness as thick as ink, and there was a wave of ferocious demon heads moving towards them, covering them crazily.
"What's going on?"
"I still want to know."
Long Zu cursed very quickly: "Damn, you just seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. You just rushed into the deepest part of the Lingxiao Palace."
"When I caught up with you, you were standing by a chair in a daze, holding a key-shaped thing in one hand."
"What happens next?"
Zuo Chongming played with the heavy key in his hand, with complex patterns carved on its surface, with a hint of enlightenment in his eyes.
At the last moment he left, he seemed to see the Jade Emperor knocking on the armrest of the chair, which seemed to imply something.
Combined with what Long Zu just said, could it be that the Jade Emperor, Taishang Laojun and others seemed to have made a decision and really left a legacy?
Longzu sighed: "After that, I only felt a darkness in front of my eyes. It seemed that someone had taken a scapegoat and directly covered us in."
"……Forehead."
Zuo Chongming smacked his lips and said hesitantly: "If I said that I just traveled through time and space, would you believe it?"
Long Zu couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I believe your grandma is stupid, why didn't you say you were drinking with Sanqing?"
"Okay, now is not the time to talk nonsense. Let's quickly find a way to get out of trouble. I always feel that this place is a bit ominous."
"If I hadn't been worried about your safety, I wouldn't have been hiding like this in the face of these bastards. What a fucking mess..."