Chapter 50 Qianyangshanren
Chapter 50 Qianyangshanren (Please subscribe!)
"We are from Shenzhou, not natives?"
When Chen Shi heard this, he looked at the petrified ship in a daze.
Back then, my ancestors boarded a ship like this, drifting in the dark sea, and it took them seventeen years to get here?
They worked hard to reclaim wasteland, dig canals, build towns, drive out strange beasts, establish civilization, and light the first fire on this dark continent.
But why did Xiniu Xinzhou lose contact with the Ming Dynasty?
When the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty arrived here, was the true God from outer space also there?
"There is another strange thing. My Three Lights of Righteousness Art can absorb starlight, but not sunlight and moonlight. Only in a place like the Mountain King Temple can it absorb sunlight and moonlight. Could it be that the sun and moonlight in the Mountain King Temple come from the ancestral land of Shenzhou? But why are these temples lost and sunk underground?"
Chen Shi felt dizzy and couldn't figure out the reason for a moment.
Li Tianqing couldn't hide his excitement and reached out his hand, trying to touch the big ship.
Unexpectedly, at the moment when his fingertips were about to touch the ship, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook violently, and the sound of flowing water was heard, surging and turbulent. The surrounding scenery suddenly changed, and a surging river rushed towards them, with huge waves and breaking the shore!
The river channel, which had been dry just now and where fish bone fossils could be seen, suddenly turned into a vast and turbulent river surface, and the backs of the big fish in the river looked like small green islands.
Those big guns that had already turned into dry bones seemed to come back to life!
"The realm of ghosts and gods!"
Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat and he pulled Li Tianqing back quickly without saying a word.
The two men staggered, the ground beneath their feet shook violently, the water of Dejiang River rippled, and the river beach, which was originally covered with gravel, was now covered with reeds. The gravel under their feet was also rapidly growing green grass!
Chen Shi turned around, exerted force with his feet, and pulled Li Tianqing forward.
His reaction speed was extremely fast. The moment Li Tianqing activated the ghost and god realm of the stone ship, he took a step forward and charged. The green grass that was rapidly extending forward could not catch up with his pace!
Only then did Li Tianqing see how amazing Chen Shi's real explosive power was. His legs shot out like a red cannon igniting gunpowder to impact a projectile. A strong wind blew in his face, and his clothes were pressed tight against his body. He took a step forward to cover a distance of 15 feet, and when his feet landed on the ground, the pebbles burst!
Li Tianqing could only hear the whistling wind and was secretly shocked: "This speed is too fast, much faster than the Jia Ma Fu!"
This is when Chen Shi was running with him. If he wasn't with him, I'm afraid the speed would be even faster!
In an instant, Chen Shi ran a hundred feet away from the stone boat.
Li Tianqing saw them rushing past a confused roe deer, which had probably never seen anyone before, and stood there stupidly, turning its head to look at them. But the next moment, the lush green grass came to the roe deer's feet.
The roe deer quickly petrified and turned into a stone sculpture, still looking at them.
The green grass was moving at a very fast speed, but just as it was about to catch up with them, it suddenly seemed to have reached its limit. The speed at which the green spread forward slowed down, then gradually faded and disappeared.
Chen Shi put Li Tianqing down and looked back, but the reeds on the ground were nowhere to be seen.
A seagull was flying towards them, and was about to hit Li Tianqing, but suddenly it disappeared like smoke.
“Never approach something in the mountains out of curiosity if you don’t understand it.”
Chen Shi said to Li Tianqing earnestly, "Many people lost their lives because they were too curious."
Li Tianqing nodded repeatedly and suddenly smiled: "But now that we have discovered this stone ship, my grandfather and I can return to Quanzhou to report to the emperor."
Chen Shi asked, "Does the Quanzhou Li family have a way to unlock the ghost realm of the stone ship?"
Li Tianqing shook his head and said, "Maybe not, but whether they have it or not, my grandfather, my mother and I can live well because of it."
He was extremely happy. In this way, he would not have to betray Chen Shi, and he could survive in the Li family, gain a foothold, and protect the relatives he cared about.
Chen Shi was also very happy for him.
Outside Xinxiang Province, post road.
The post road here is a provincial road, wide and flat, paved with bluestone slabs in the middle with grooves for wheels, and the sides are paved with bluestone bricks. Pedestrians and vehicles alike are all in order.
There are rivers on both sides of the post road, and the river banks are paved with stones. The river water connects to the sea. When the river level rises during the tide, the soldiers in charge of guarding the sluice gates will lower the iron gates to close the river mouth to prevent sea water from flooding the river bank.
At this time, a Xinxiang rat was foraging for food in the weeds on the left side of the river bank.
This kind of mouse is unique to Xinzhou, Xiniu. It can grow to one or two hundred kilograms and is extremely greedy. In the season when corn is ripe, you will see groups of this mouse burrowing into the cornfield, and when they come out, their cheeks will be bulging.
If they are killed, more than 20 kilograms of corn kernels can be taken out of their mouths.
The Xinxiang rat is a well-known pest, but in years of famine, this exotic animal is extremely valuable and killing one can provide food for many days.
The Xinxiang mouse in the grass was not yet an adult and was digging the roots of plants when it suddenly heard a rustling sound in the grass. It then saw three little babies, less than a foot tall, crawling out of the grass.
The Xinxiang rat's eyes suddenly lit up and it pounced on the little kids.
The little dolls were exhausted, with scratches all over their bodies, and some parts were broken and cracked.
When several people saw the rat rushing towards them, they shot all kinds of miniature weapons at it without saying a word. One of them even offered up a golden elixir, but the elixir was eaten up by the Xinxiang rat as soon as it was offered up.
A rat from Xinxiang hugged a person and started to gnaw on him. With a snap, it bit the baby's head, but it almost broke its teeth. Only then did it notice that the baby was made of porcelain, not flesh and blood.
However, the porcelain doll died after its head was bitten by the beast.
The porcelain doll whose golden elixir was eaten by it also died on the spot.
Only one porcelain doll took the opportunity to escape.
The porcelain doll escaped to the post road, risking being trampled to death or run over by carriages. After much difficulty, he finally reached the center of the post road. He caught a glimpse of a carriage galloping towards him, so he jumped up and grabbed the horizontal axle of the carriage. Amid the violent turbulence, the carriage drove towards the provincial capital.
When they arrived at the provincial capital, the porcelain doll let go and fell to the ground without waiting for the carriage to stop. Hearing a crisp ding sound from the sole of its feet, its face changed drastically. It hurriedly raised its foot to take a look, and saw a crack on the sole of its left foot.
The porcelain doll limped into the shadows of the alley.
After a long time, it climbed to the window of a shop, holding a wooden sign in its hand.
There are words on the wooden sign.
"I am the second daughter of the Xuanying Mansion of the Zhao family. Inform my father, Zhao Yanlong, that there is a great reward!"
Soon someone noticed this scene, and more and more people gathered around to watch.
The porcelain doll's eyes were filled with tears. It was none other than Miss Zhao Er, who was tricked by Chen Shi into entering the kiln factory.
Over the past few days, it has been living a miserable life in the kiln factory, avoiding the kiln workers and hoping that the Zhao family will send someone to rescue it, but no one has come. There are fewer and fewer companions around it, as they are either captured by the kiln workers and cremated in the cave, or captured by wild animals and birds when they go out.
Miss Zhao Er was also a decisive person. She felt that she could not just sit there and wait for death, so she persuaded the other porcelain dolls to follow her to the provincial capital and take the initiative to look for the Zhao family.
The other porcelain dolls were persuaded by it and left the kiln together.
This trip is epic and magnificent.
They climbed over high mountains, crossed large rivers, fought fierce beasts, and avoided giants. Their companions gradually withered away and died on the way to the provincial capital.
Miss Zhao was lucky enough to survive and finally arrived in the provincial capital.
In the Xuanying Mansion of the Zhao family, Zhao Yanlong and his wife were sitting on the armchair. His wife raised her handkerchief, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and cried to the Second Miss Zhao: "You have suffered a lot, my darling! Master, you have to do something for Minrou!" The Second Miss Zhao was the name given by outsiders. Her name was Zhao Minrou.
Zhao Yanlong looked normal. Since he found his daughter, he asked the masters in the mansion to come and try to break Zhao Minrou's porcelain transformation. Unfortunately, she was too deeply transformed and could not be changed back.
Although Zhao Yanlong loved his daughter, he had no choice but to accept it.
"Min Rou, you said that Xiao Chengshi led you to the kiln factory in the mountains, and that's why you became like this?"
Zhao Yanlong's eyes flickered, and he said, "Describe the kiln factory in detail."
Zhao Minrou was holding a tiny pen, writing and drawing on the paper. After a while, Zhao Yanlong took the paper, looked at it carefully, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
"Madam, Min Rou has made great contributions."
He held Zhao Minrou in his palm and said with a smile, "The kiln factory that Minrou mentioned must be the place where the porcelain for the tomb of the True King was fired. As long as we find it, we can find clues to the tomb of the True King! Minrou, did you see a porcelain statue with eight arms and four heads in this kiln factory? Did the kiln workers melt you to repair the body of this porcelain statue?"
Zhao Minrou nodded.
Zhao Yanlong laughed loudly: "This porcelain statue with four heads and eight arms should be the origin of the realm of ghosts and gods. Judging from the repair of the porcelain statue, the origin has been damaged. This is a godsend opportunity for our Zhao family! The tomb of the real king is already in my pocket! Min Rou, don't worry, Dad will definitely help you get revenge!"
Soon after, a servant brought a document and said, "Master, all the information about everyone in Huangpo Village is here."
Zhao Yanlong glanced through it roughly and took Zhao Minrou to the backyard, where he saw a white-haired old man writing furiously in the pavilion. Under the eaves of the pavilion were hanging talismans and charms.
The talismans in the countryside are often simple in structure, but the talismans drawn by this old man are extremely complex.
The so-called talisman refers to the pictographic writing of magic spells, which are mostly in the form of patterns and rarely contain words.
The so-called 箓 refers to the names of powerful beings such as gods and demons, which are mostly in the form of mysterious words and rarely have patterns.
The so-called seal script refers to the recorded words of gods and demons, which often possess powerful and incredible power.
If one is proficient in any one of these three, he can become famous among talisman masters. Some people may not even be able to master any one of them even after studying for a lifetime.
What the white-haired old man wrote actually included talismans, scrolls and seal characters, and they were all extremely exquisite and contained tremendous power!
"Uncle, I would like you to go to the countryside and kill a pair of grandfather and grandson."
The white-haired old man raised his head, and his aura suddenly became extremely terrifying: "Who is it?"
"Huangpo Village, Chen Shi, Chen Yindu!"
"I'll be back soon. Please save some food for me in the evening."
Zhao Yanlong watched the white-haired old man leave. He knew that his second uncle was the most powerful person at the highest level in Xuanying Mansion. If he was not homesick, the position of the Lord of Xuanying Mansion would never have fallen on his father, and he would never have been able to inherit the position of the Lord of Xuanying Mansion.
"This time, Second Uncle will surely capture the enemy easily, and it will also be revenge for Min Rou! I should also get ready to search for the tomb of the True King." He felt eager.
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The white-haired old man's surname is Zhao, and his given name is Cunyi. He walked very quickly and arrived at Huangpo Village in the evening. Although he was in a hurry, he still walked calmly and looked relaxed and free. On the way, he asked the villagers about the location of Chen Shi's home, and was very polite.
Although he had white hair, he was in good health and his steps were steady. Even after walking more than 300 miles from the provincial capital to the countryside, he did not show any sign of fatigue.
When they arrived at Chen's house, they saw that the gate was not closed. Zhao Cunyi walked into the courtyard and praised: "The mountains, rivers and countryside, the leisurely and elegant garden, are really pleasant."
He was the only one in the yard and no one answered.
Zhao Cunyi didn't take it seriously and looked around. He saw that the yard of this family was not big, but it was also an acre in size and was divided into the front hall, east wing, west wing, and main hall.
The main hall has three rooms, two for living and one for meeting guests.
What was strange was that the main hall at this time was actually decorated as a mourning hall, with a memorial tablet and candles lit.
There was also a tall old man in funeral clothes, standing in front of the mourning hall with his back to him, with a heavy negative energy around him.
Zhao Cunyi smiled and said leisurely, "I started practicing at the age of eight. At the age of twelve, I took the county exam and passed the exam as a scholar, becoming a student, ranking third in the county. At the age of sixteen, I took the provincial exam and passed the exam as a juren. Although I did not win the provincial exam, I was also in the top ten. At the age of nineteen, I carefully read the twelve volumes of "Talisman General Compilation" written by the master of talismans, Qianyang Shanren. I know all the talismans recorded in the book by heart. Although I dare not claim to be the best in Xinxiang Province, I think there is no one else but me."
The tall old man had his back to him, his shoulders shaking as if he was swallowing something.
"Chen Yindu, your grandson has offended the mansion master, and the mansion master asked me to personally deal with you and your grandson."
Zhao Cunyi raised his hands, looked at his white palms, and smiled, "Turn around, I don't like killing people behind their backs. You and I are both talisman masters, and I am looking forward to having a peak duel between talisman masters with you."
At this moment, the tall old man who was swallowing something paused, raised his head, and seemed to be in a trance.
"The Unified Compilation of Talismans? The imperial court is still using it as a textbook?"
The tall old man turned around and asked in confusion, "I was still in my forties when I compiled this set of books. The things in it should have been outdated long ago."
Zhao Cunyi was shocked and showed an expression of disbelief.
"Are you from Qianyang Mountain? Are you still alive?"
His eyes widened, and he suddenly realized, "You can't possibly have such a young grandson! Old man, you are using the name of Qianyangshan to scare me!"
Without thinking, talismans slipped out from his sleeves!
The next moment, dozens of talismans floated in the air, and divine light flowed, brilliantly!
The talismans he used were all top-grade ones recorded in the “General Compilation of Talismans”. The most powerful ones among them were the Beidou Divine Dispatching Talisman, the Beidou Five Thunder Talisman, and the Southern Dipper Life and Death Talisman!
These talismans contain mysterious powers. The Divine Sent Talisman can mobilize gods, the Five Thunder Talisman can mobilize heavenly thunder, and the Life and Death Talisman can borrow the power of the underworld. They are all beyond the ability of ordinary cultivators to resist!
The combat power unleashed by a powerful talisman master can completely surpass that of a master who has achieved the Nascent Soul stage and reach the level of Primordial Spirit!
"If you haven't achieved the state of becoming a talisman with just one thought, how dare you claim to be number one?"
The tall old man had a thought in his mind, and talisman patterns suddenly appeared around Zhao Cunyi.
The talisman was not complicated. It was the simplest fire talisman, one of the most basic talismans.
However, no one drew this fire talisman, nor did they use black dog blood or cinnabar. It was drawn directly with the mind!
Zhao Cunyi was horrified. A raging fire began to burn from his body, engulfing him in an instant.
"You are from Qianyang Mountain!"
A shrill scream was heard from the raging fire, and then his entire body turned into ashes in the flames. Soon the flames dissipated, leaving only ashes floating on the ground.
"Mr. Qianyangshan is not a name, but a place of origin. I didn't leave my real name. Idiot."
Grandpa shook his head, took out a dustpan, and swept the ashes on the ground into the dustpan.
"In our line of work, leaving your real name behind will only lead to a quick death."
In the west wing, Li Jindou, who was trying hard to fight against the porcelainization, was stunned.
"He is the Hermit of Qianyang, the Hermit who compiled the 'Compendium of Talismans' for the imperial court and created the 'Heavenly Heart Righteous Qi Sutra'?"
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