Chapter 17 The World Map: Including Land Phenomena
The visitor is none other than the master of Zixu Temple, Taoist Master Mingxu.
A supreme master who is said to have reached the late stage of Nascent Soul.
He is also one of the rare masters in Qixia Kingdom.
Zhang Shengde said with anger and confusion: "Taoist Priest has been waiting for us for a long time?"
"Yes, it has been 32 days since the curse began." Taoist Master Mingxu's smile gradually turned into a sigh, "Let's go, I know you have many questions, and I hope the two donors will give me a chance to explain.
please."
Zhang Shengde looked very complicated, but he still climbed up the stairs.
The three of them walked slowly, Zhang Hao was thoughtful, the situation seemed different from what he expected.
what is going on?
After a while, a figure ran down the mountain, but it was Ji Tingtong.
Ji Bubu caught up with the three of them, nodded to Zhang Shengde and Zhang Hao, and followed silently.
From time to time along the way, a boy would look at his head and wait for the four people to pass before continuing to clean the spotless stone steps.
No matter how long the road is, it has an end. Listening to the elegant chirping of birds and insects, walking through the misty clouds, a two-story Taoist temple with a blue stone base, green bamboo pillars and purple bamboo tiles appears in front of everyone.
Several gourd vines danced their fat leaves on the roof, a few bees were busy among the bright yellow flowers, and three or five green gourds swayed gently under the eaves.
There is a bluestone plaque hanging under the eaves, with three large Chinese characters written in red lacquer: Zixu Guan.
"Please." Taoist Master Mingxu extended the invitation again.
The bamboo door slowly opened, and the spacious hall was filled with low tables. Directly north of the hall, a large Chinese character "quiet" hung.
There are couplets on the left and right sides, with the words "The best is as good as water" written on the right and "Hou De Zhi Wu" written on the left.
There is a coffee table directly below, and there seems to be a scroll on it. There are boys beside it, burning incense and serving tea.
Taoist Master Mingxu came to the coffee table due north, knelt down and bowed his head again, "You three, please take a seat."
Zhang Shengde and Ji Butong looked at each other and sat down on their knees in front of Taoist Master Mingxu; Zhang Hao followed behind his father.
The boy came over and brought tea. Zhang Hao habitually said thank you.
The boy immediately gave him a bright smile.
After the boy retreated, Taoist Master Mingxu spoke: "I know that the three of you have a lot of questions. Speaking of which, it was a wrong thing done by the poor Taoist. Now that I think about it, I regret it.
It’s a long story.
About fifty years ago, in Qinghe Town, Ninghe County, there was a ‘Xiao Family’, have you ever heard of it?”
Fifty years ago, of course it had nothing to do with Zhang Hao.
But Zhang Shengde opened his mouth and said: "Fifty years ago, I was still in the middle stage of foundation building. I remember that the Xiao family was wiped out overnight. I heard it was because of some treasure."
Taoist priest Mingxu let out a long sigh: "I am the only survivor of the Xiao family. At that time, I was playful and ran out secretly, but I escaped death.
When I got home in the morning, what I saw was...
I cried on my mother's body. I was very lucky to be discovered by the traveling master and brought back to the Xuanzhen Cult to raise me. In the blink of an eye, it has been fifty years.
In the past fifty years, I have never forgotten the hatred of destroying my family for a moment; I finally found the trace a few years ago and gradually found the Guan family!
I came to inquire, but the Guan family was ready to eliminate the root cause. I was caught off guard and fell into a conspiracy. If it hadn't been for a deep foundation, I might have died long ago.
Therefore, I can only do justice to this impenitent family and retrieve the items belonging to the Xiao family."
Ji BuTong asked: "I wonder what the Xiao family's items are..."
"Kuodixiang! It is what everyone calls the Overseas Nine Immortals Mountains map. To be more specific, the Overseas Nine Immortals Mountains are just a part of the Kuodixiang."
A map of the earth? Zhang Hao was immediately interested. It sounded like...a map of the world?
Without Zhang Hao's words, Taoist Master Mingxu waved his hand gently, and the scroll on the low table slowly flew up and unfolded. A picture scroll about three feet wide and seven feet long was displayed in front of Zhang Hao.
The entire scroll is yellowish, with black and cinnabar colors on it, outlining the dense terrain; especially the writing on it, many of which are superimposed on top of each other, making it impossible to read. Only the three ancient seal characters on the far right side of the scroll are: Kuo Di Xiang.
But at the next moment, as Taoist Master Mingxu injected real energy into the scroll, the scroll slowly emerged as a three-dimensional shadow, the river began to surge, the sea began to roar, and the mountains and rivers became vivid.
A three-dimensional picture scroll appeared, and the writing was completely separated.
Zhang Hao was dumbfounded.
On the map, there are seven main continents;
The center is called "Kunlun Continent".
Due east is called "the continent of the morning earth".
The southeast is called "the continent of lush soil".
The southwest is called "the continent of overwhelming earth".
To the north of the west is called "the continent of fertile soil".
Due north is called "The Continent of Chengtu".
To the north of the northeast is called "The Continent of Hidden Earth".
The seven continents are of different sizes and distances, and are separated from each other by seas.
On the periphery of the seven continents, seemingly very far away, there are nine islands, or nine fairy mountains, namely: Qianchen Mountain, Fanghu Mountain, Lianshi Mountain, Gushe Mountain, Zhongshan, Tianhao Mountain, and Fengdu.
Mountain, Xuanwu Mountain, Huaguo Mountain.
After the shock, Zhang Hao began to examine: How many real components does this map contain? How many imaginary components does it contain? How many distortion components does it contain?
Around the time of drinking tea, Taoist Master Mingxu spoke again: "This is the image of Kuo Di, which is widely known as 'Kuo'. Everything under the sky is 'Earth', and all the geographical features are called 'Xiang'."
It is said: "Kuo Dixiang."
Zhang Hao asked cautiously: "Taoist Priest, are all these... on the earth's surface real?"
"At least the names of the seven continents, some mountains, rivers, and oceans are correct."
In other words, except for these names, the rest are not sure~~~
And just because the name is correct, doesn’t mean the location is correct!
Zhang Hao now has a general understanding of the geoglyphs in this area.
Taoist Master Xu didn't want to explain, but he asked: "Zhang Xiaoyou, what do you think is the value of such a map that is almost a graffiti?"
Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment, but then said decisively: "Priceless!"
"Priceless?" This time it was Taoist Master Mingxu's turn to be stunned, "Why?"
"Because, compared to those illusory legends and hearsay travel notes, this "Kuo Dixiang" at least provides us with some geographical information with reference value.
It is a key that helps us understand the world.
For this reason alone, the value of "Kuodixiang" is immeasurable."
"Okay!" Taoist Master Mingxu couldn't help but admire, "Then, I will give this painting of the Earth to my little friend."
"Ah..." Zhang Hao was stunned. Actually, a copy of this map is enough for me. Really; if I took the original copy, would the Zhang family also be wiped out~~~
Taoist Master Mingxu slowly rolled up the scroll, "Don't worry, I will solve the trouble before handing it over to you, just take it as a small apology.
Hey, how many lives have been wasted for this simple map."
Zhang Shengde finally couldn't help but said: "But what does this 'Kuo Dixiang' have to do with the curse?"
"When I wiped out the entire Guan family, I was completely seen by a pair of eyes. This person is Qian Shaoxian!
I was seriously injured at the time and had to make a deal I regretted.
I promised Qian Shaoxian a condition and gave me my 'teleportation talisman' to Qian Shaoxian. Qian Shaoxian swore never to leak the secret, otherwise he would be killed with a sharp sword."
Kill yourself with a sharp sword?
Zhang Hao's hair suddenly stood on end - can the oath really come true?
Also, was Qian Shaoxian's death directly caused by me? Or was it caused by Qian Shaoxian's violation of his oath?