"died?"
Wang Cheng couldn't believe it. This Zhaode who was even more powerful than Qinglong died like this?
The woman in black did not speak. She walked to the coffin again and kowtowed three times and nine times to the coffin.
At this time, Wang Cheng very wisely ran forward and took down the bronze cauldron before her.
The woman in black didn't say anything after she stood up, and her eyes finally moved to the inside of the coffin.
Through the damaged parts, the general situation inside the coffin came into view.
The woman in black looked inside the coffin, showing neither fear nor shock, but actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Cheng felt strange and stretched his head to take a look inside, his expression suddenly froze.
"Why is there nothing?!"
Wang Cheng was surprised and used his clairvoyant eyes to glance inside the coffin.
There was almost nothing in the inner coffin that was supposed to hold the body, and it was empty.
Wang Cheng looked at the woman in black, who said: "It seems that he has really gone that far!"
"You mean, Zhao Gong really broke through to the realm of Martial Saint?" Wang Cheng blurted out.
"That must be the case!"
The woman in black nodded and sighed: "The number one saint in a thousand years is no longer just the honorific title given to him by the world. He has really achieved it and is worthy of his name."
Wang Cheng was horrified at first, and then said happily: "It turns out that there really is a Martial Saint in this world."
"There really is a Martial Saint! There really is!"
He was so excited that he had never been able to control himself, and he was almost dancing.
Seeing that Wang Cheng looked like he was going crazy, the woman in black asked strangely: "You seem to be surprised?"
"You don't understand!" Wang Cheng shook his head.
No one can understand his mood at the moment. Since the legendary martial saint exists, the martial god must also exist, and a stronger immortal must also exist!
Why does he practice martial arts?
Isn’t it just to become an immortal?
To find the way home!
The woman in black didn't know what Wang Cheng was thinking, so she said calmly: "Do you think that the Martial Saint and the Martial God are just made up by people?"
Seeing that Wang Cheng didn't speak, she knew she was right and couldn't help but wonder: "Has your master never discussed this world with you?"
Wang Cheng shook his head. He only knew that he was currently in a thousand-year dynasty - the Great Zhou. Surrounding the Great Zhou were the Lu, Zheng, and Mongol countries. Outside of these countries, he didn't know.
However, he also knew that there must be other areas for human survival outside of this land.
"The territory where the Great Zhou, Mongol, Lu, and Zheng states are located is called Xiyubu Continent. In the northernmost part of Xiyubu Continent is an ice field that is rarely visited by people. It is called the Arctic Ice Field. It is separated to the east by Xiyubu Continent. The West Sea, across the West Sea, you can reach the Middle-earth Divine Continent, which is the center of this world!"
The woman in black looked into the void and said sadly: "Compared to the endless prosperity of the Middle-earth Divine Continent, our place is really lagging behind."
This was the first time Wang Cheng understood this. It turned out that what he heard and saw was only the tip of the iceberg.
The more he listened, the more he felt that he had come to this world for nothing in the past two years and was no different than a frog in a well.
According to the woman in black, the world they live in has four continents, four seas, and two plains.
The four continents are the Western Continent, the Middle Earth Continent, the South China Sea Continents, and the Eastern Han Continent. The four seas are the East China Sea, the West Sea, the South China Sea, and the North Sea. The two continents are the Arctic Ice Sheet and the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Xiyubu Continent is the most desolate and backward continent among the four continents, while Zhongtu Shenzhou is the continent with the most prosperous practice and the most prosperous continent.
The four continents are separated by four seas and do not border each other. There is an ice field in the extreme south and the extreme north. Although it is inaccessible, it is not without people living.
The woman in black saw that Wang Zheng was very powerful and must come from a famous family. Who would have thought that he didn't even know this most basic thing.
"So, Zhao Gong is the first person to break through to the Martial Saint level in the Western Region in thousands of years?" Wang Cheng said.
The woman in black said: "Thousands of years ago, it is impossible to verify whether a powerful martial saint was born here, but after a thousand years, there will indeed be only Zhao Gong!"
"Are there many powerful martial saints in other continents?" Wang Cheng asked curiously.
"More? What do you think of a strong martial artist? Weeds on the roadside?"
The woman in black almost laughed and continued: "Even in the Middle-earth Divine Continent with the largest population and the most prosperous martial arts, only those holy places have such powerful people."
Wang Cheng thought about it. With such a large population in the entire Xiyubu continent, only one person appeared in a thousand years. How could it be so easy to break through the realm of martial saint?
He then asked the question he was most concerned about: "Does the girl know how to get to the Middle-earth Divine Continent?"
Since the chance of breaking through the Martial Saint here is too slim, why not go directly to the Middle-earth Divine Continent?
The woman in black shook her head and said: "From ancient times to the present, I don't know how many powerful people want to go to the Middle-earth Divine Continent. In the end, no one came back alive, so no one knows how to get there."
"Then how do you know that there are other human territories outside Xiyubu Continent?" Wang Cheng felt puzzled.
"We can't go there, but we can't stop others from coming here!" said the woman in black.
"Come here?" Wang Cheng was still confused.
"Otherwise, how could you think that warriors could be born in a barbaric land like Xiyubuzhou?"
The woman in black glanced at Wang Cheng indifferently, and then said: "Actually, the top forces in the world today are more or less related to the Middle-earth Divine Continent."
Wang Cheng suddenly thought of something and blurted out: "Louwailou?"
"good!"
The woman in black nodded and said: "The Tianji Mirror in the building outside the building is known as the most spiritual thing in the world. Very few people in the world know its true origin. In fact, it comes from a certain holy place in the Middle Earth Divine Continent."
She added: "Like the Yin Ming ancestor of the Three Corpses Sect, he is actually from a certain sect in the Middle-earth Divine Continent."
Wang Cheng was shocked when he heard this. He knew very well about the Three Corpses Cult, but he didn't know that the Yin Ming Ancestor had such a great origin.
The next words of the woman in black shocked Wang Cheng again.
"In today's world, if we talk about which force is most closely involved with the Middle-earth Divine Continent, it is none other than the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Seeing the look of surprise on Wang Cheng's face, she continued: "Everyone knows that the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty was King Wu, a genius who emerged from nowhere."
"Could it be that King Wu is also from the Middle-earth Divine Continent?" Wang Cheng quickly asked.
The woman in black said: "King Wu is not from the Middle-earth Divine Continent. He is from another continent - Hanzhou in the Eastern Region. He is the prince of an ancient kingdom. He did not come here alone. He came with him. His ministers, their arrival not only brought martial arts heritage to Xiyubu Continent, but also brought civilization. Without him, Xiyubu Continent would still be a barren land today."
Wang Cheng also heard about this. The appearance of King Wu brought the fire of civilization to this land.
Therefore, no matter how great the contribution Duke Zhao made to the Great Zhou Dynasty, he could not surpass King Wu. Without King Wu, everyone here would probably still be living in the tribal age.
"How do you know so much? Who are you?" Wang Cheng stared at the woman in black. It was the first time he was so curious about a person's identity.
"I?"
The woman in black looked into the void and sighed: "Just a person who doesn't want to be influenced by fate!"
Wang Cheng didn't go to get to the bottom of it. The other party obviously didn't want to talk, so it was in vain for him to ask.
His attention was once again focused on Zhao Gong's coffin. Suddenly, he seemed to understand the meaning of the other party's words and said, "Are you here because you want to get the inheritance left by Zhao Gong?"
"Aren't you?" The woman in black looked at him.
Wang Cheng wanted to say no, but now that the coffin of Duke Zhao was right in front of him, and the most precious things of Duke Zhao were buried in this coffin, how could he not be jealous?
The woman in black said: "I will only take one thing from the coffin, and the rest belongs to you."
Wang Cheng did not agree immediately. Since the other party said so, it must be very precious.
As if she had read through his mind, the woman in black said, "Don't worry! That thing will be of no use to you."
Wang Cheng still didn't agree.
The woman in black was a little angry and said: "How can you, a grown man, mother-in-law? Don't forget, if it wasn't for my help before, you wouldn't be able to get here at all."
Wang Cheng is not disgusted with the woman in black because what she said is true and she has popularized so many things about this world to him. But he also made a request, that is, he must take a look at that thing.
After discussing it, the two finally opened Duke Zhao's coffin completely.
Like the coffins of other emperors, this coffin is also divided into seven layers, one layer inside another.
Ordinary people can use ordinary coffins for funerals, but the coffin can better highlight the status of the tomb owner.
The coffin system of the Zhou Dynasty has clear regulations: "The emperor's coffin has seven layers, the princes have five layers, the officials have three layers, and the scholars have two layers."
Although Duke Zhao was a duke and could only use the five-fold coffin of the princes, his contribution to the Great Zhou Dynasty was too great. He played a very important role in the Zhou Dynasty's state being able to continue to this day.
Today, a thousand years later, the "Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty" formulated by Duke Zhao and the "Strategy for State Administration" left behind are still being used, and he is worthy of being called the "No. 1 Saint in a Thousand Years".
Therefore, the specifications of his mausoleum and coffin are the same as those of King Zhou, which also symbolizes the respect of all people in the world for him.
There were not many things buried in the seven-layer coffin, including the crown and dragon robe given by the emperor, a four-foot-long sword, seven sets of jade slips, and a dragon-shaped jade pendant that he carried with him.
Without thinking, Wang Cheng immediately grabbed the seven sets of jade slips.
However, a jade hand also grabbed the seven sets of jade slips.
Just when the two hands were about to meet, a golden light suddenly flashed through the jade hand, and it wrapped around Wang Cheng's hand with a swish. Wang Cheng's hand immediately stopped in mid-air.
Wang Cheng gave a low shout, and his physical strength suddenly poured into his arm, releasing the restraint on his hand.
However, after such a delay, before he could reach out, the seven sets of jade slips had already fallen into the hands of the woman in black.
The woman in black held seven volumes of jade slips in both hands, her already bright eyes flashing.
It is not difficult to see that she was very happy after getting these seven volumes of jade slips.
Wang Cheng, however, was depressed and anxious, and said: "You promised me before that you would let me take a look after you get the things."
The woman in black hesitated for a moment, and finally handed a roll of jade slips to his hand.
Wang Cheng took the jade slip and opened it. The next second, there was a look of astonishment on his face.
