After Ying Zheng left, a man walked out from the back of the circular cave.
I saw this man bowing his hands to the old man in white and saying, "Master."
This person is none other than Jing Liang.
Jing Liang walked to the old man holding a round box. The box looked heavy.
"Put the Third Eye in a lead box." The old man said.
This round box is actually made of lead, no wonder it looks very heavy.
Jing Liang nodded, walked to the side of the Third Eye, first took out a piece of paper made of unknown material, wrapped the Third Eye, and put it into a lead box.
After placing the lead box, Jing Liang returned to the old man, bowed and said: "Master, we have spent so much time, is it a bit redundant? Just tell him directly that he is the successor of Tianhe, wouldn't it be simple? .”
The old man smiled and shook his head and said: "Let him take the initiative to take the responsibility, and let him passively accept it, the results will be different. Since he is destined to be extraordinary, we should try our best to guide him to take the initiative to complete it. His mission. The reason why I asked him to go back and think about it for a while is to give him sufficient mental preparation."
"So that's it." Jing Liang nodded and said.
"After tomorrow, I will go to Xianyang first to take a look at Jiuding. You and Li Si can go back with him," the old man said.
"As ordered." Jing Liang said with his hands raised.
After that, the master and the apprentice left the cave carrying the lead box.
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Ying Zheng was not far from the cave entrance and took out the red pill of the old man in white.
At first, I couldn't help but subconsciously doubt whether there was any poison in the red pill, but then I thought about it. If the senior in white wanted to kill himself, I'm afraid he wouldn't use such a troublesome method.
Then he thought that the five-colored divine light was really weird, so he swallowed the antidote given by the old man in white, and then quickly rushed to the place where the horse was tied.
Both horses were still there, and Ying Zheng felt a little relieved. After checking what he was carrying, he led the two horses and walked towards the back of the hillside.
He had to go to the cave again tomorrow morning, so he couldn't go too far. Ying Zheng found a slope sheltered from the wind and tied up his horse.
Leaning against a tree, Ying Zheng took two sips of wine, then took a few deep breaths to relax himself, and then recalled the whole process bit by bit and thought about what had just happened.
Who is this senior? Could it be some old god from the mountains? What is his purpose? Is the Third Eye real? What is its connection with Jiuding?
Ying Zheng thought about each question one by one, speculating on every possibility.
Before I knew it, it got dark. Ying Zheng was not in the mood to hunt, so he just built a fire to keep warm and took out dry food to satisfy his hunger.
The night was getting darker, and Ying Zheng was alone in the mountains. He couldn't sleep, and he didn't dare to sleep. He thought about it, weighing the pros and cons.
When the sky became slightly brighter, Ying Zheng opened his eyes and determined a few key points.
First of all, it is certain that the old man had no ill intentions. Even if the strange light of the Third Eye was fabricated, he could have used Jing Liang to blackmail Ying Zheng, or directly tied up Ying Zheng in exchange for what he wanted. Including Jiuding.
However, the old man in white didn't do that.
Secondly, the old man in white kept saying that it was a chance encounter sent by God, but it was probably not the case. Because the old man revealed Ying Zheng's identity immediately and the Third Eye was easy to carry, he could follow Ying Zheng and find a timely opportunity to appear. Therefore, this encounter was probably planned by the old man in advance.
Furthermore, the old man's purpose is obvious, he is here for the Jiuding. Regardless of the relationship between the Third Eye and the Jiuding, the old man must also know many secrets about the Jiuding. Moreover, everyone knows the story of Nuwa patching up the sky. If Jiuding can really play a key role in the process of Tianmu's salvation, then whoever takes Jiuding as his own and does not let Jiuding participate in the salvation will be a sinner in the world.
After summing up these points, Ying Zheng sorted out his complicated emotions and made a plan in his mind.
After not sleeping all night, he was overly nervous. When he suddenly relaxed, he felt sleepy. In a daze, Ying Zheng fell asleep.
When I opened my eyes and woke up, it was already bright and the bonfire had been extinguished. Ying Zheng washed his face with the water he drank, chewed a few mouthfuls of dry food, and then walked towards the entrance of the cave.
Entering the entrance of the cave, the colorful light was no longer there, and the old man was already standing in the same position as yesterday. Without the reflection of the five-color light, the environment here no longer looks so fantasy, but the old man is still full of fairy spirit.
"You're here." The old man in white said.
"Junior has met senior." Ying Zheng bowed.
The old man raised his hand, signaling to Ying Zheng not to be formal, and asked, "How are you thinking about it?"
"Back to senior, Ying Zheng already has a plan in mind, but..." Ying Zheng paused and said, "It's just that junior still has many questions. I hope senior can give me some advice."
"Haha, don't worry, you will have more and more questions in the future." The old man smiled and asked, "But you can tell me, what do you want to ask most now?"
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "The junior wants to know, if the junior follows the wishes of the senior, gathers the Tianmu and Jiuding in one place, and benefits the world, what will be the outcome of the junior and Qin?"
The old man still said leisurely: "It is human nature for you to worry like this. Don't worry, you will be respected by all generations like Emperor Dayu."
"Dayu?" Ying Zheng's eyes widened.
"Haha, what I want you to do is almost the same as what Dayu did back then. He can be famous throughout the ages, so why can't you do the same." The old man said with a smile.
"Huh?" Ying Zheng spent the whole night sorting out his thoughts and lost his thread again.
"Look, I said you will have more and more problems in the future, but you still don't believe it." The old man said angrily, "I just started talking and you are so surprised. What will you do in the future?"
Ying Zheng pinched the tiger's mouth of his left hand with his right hand, forcing himself to calm down. In fact, Ying Zheng was mentally prepared before coming, but he still couldn't bear the shock the old man gave him.
"Then what will be the result if the junior fails to comply with the wishes of the senior?" Ying Zheng asked in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly.
"The general trend is the same, and the result is still the same. Someone will unify China and benefit all living beings, but that person is not you." The old man still said slowly.
"!!" Ying Zheng thought of what Li Si said to him: Jiuding is moved, and the country is changed.
The meaning of the old man in white is very straightforward. Whoever takes this order will be the second Dayu, unify China and benefit all living beings. If you don't pick up, just wait for the person who is picked up to be killed.
"Now, tell me your decision." The old man spoke much faster.
"Being favored by seniors is an honor that juniors can only dream of." Ying Zheng gained some confidence and said, "If we can use the power of Jiuding and Tianmu to benefit all living beings and avoid disasters, then Ying Zheng will have no regrets even if he dies. regret."
After speaking, Ying Zheng bowed deeply to the old man in white.
"Hahaha, so the agreement between you and me has been fulfilled." The old man smiled happily.
"I dare to ask the seniors, what should the juniors do?" Ying Zheng stood up and said.
"Don't be anxious yet." The old man said, "I have a lot to explain to you. It's all the same. Sit down and talk slowly."
"Senior, please." Ying Zheng stretched out his hand as a courtesy gesture.
The old man in white found some stone steps and sat down face to face with Ying Zheng.
"Just now, I took Dayu as an example. Let's start with Dayu, so that you can have a better understanding of Jiuding." The old man said.
Ying Zheng nodded and entered the state of listening to the story again.
"There are many folk legends about Dayu's story. He unified China and established the first dynasty - Xia; he refused to enter the house three times because of water control; he built Jiuding to determine the land of Kyushu, etc. These stories seem to be independent. In fact, there is a huge connection.”
"What's the connection?" Ying Zheng asked.
The old man said: "The era when Dayu was born was the era when the third great flood broke out, so the story of Dayu's flood control came later. And these connections are all related to flood control."
"Great flood? The third time?" Ying Zheng asked curiously, with an expression like a child who had just become sensible.
The old man nodded and said: "This world has experienced a total of three major floods. The sky collapsed and the earth broke apart, and the mountains roared and the tsunami surged. Each major flood was the dividing line between the ancient, ancient, and ancient times. What do you think about the world you live in now? After all, our understanding of the world is too little. If you have the opportunity in the future, let’s learn more about it.”
Ying Zheng nodded and stopped asking rash questions.
Instead, the old man patiently explained.
"Before the first great flood, the land was a whole, and the sea was on the other side of the land. Later, the land broke off and was divided into several pieces. The seawater roared into the broken places of the land, submerging and washing away countless fields, people and animals. Some civilizations sank to the bottom of the sea. Several pieces of land that were originally broken squeezed and collided with each other. Some of the land was broken into two parts, and some merged into one due to mutual squeeze."
"The second great flood was the era before Fuxi and Nuwa. The civilization at that time was very prosperous, but it was interrupted by the flood, so a new civilization was reopened. After that, the world's understanding of many things was very different Scarcity, thinking that rain is the cause of floods, hence the story of Nuwa patching up the sky. But in fact, the real reason is that constant earthquakes and frequent volcanoes cause surface and underground rivers to frequently change their courses, mountain springs blow out, etc. Caused."
"The third great flood was the era of flood control by Dayu. Although the intensity and frequency of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions were not as good as those of Nuwa's era, they still caused many people to endure too much suffering. Therefore, Dayu only We used Nuwa's method to control the water, and the key to this method is the Tianmu and Jiuding."
Ying Zheng was deeply attracted by the narration of the old man in white, and the pictures and scenes described by the old man kept appearing in his mind.
"Each celestial eye contains the original power of the five elements, so it emits colorful light. Putting each celestial eye into its corresponding Jiuding can maintain its activated state to the maximum extent, thereby controlling the Nine Netherworlds. The unstable energy in the earth can then act on special places, so that earthquakes will no longer occur frequently and volcanoes will no longer erupt frequently."
Ying Zheng's face seemed to be twisted into a big question mark, and he asked unconsciously: "Senior, what is the Five Elements Force? What is the Nine Nethers?"
The old man shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Each Celestial Eye corresponds to a type of Five Elements. What you saw yesterday, shaped like grains, is the Five Grain Celestial Eye that contains the power of grains. Others include the Five Sound Celestial Eye and the Five Poison Celestial Eyes. Tianmu, Five Flavors Tianmu, etc. The Jiuding is also classified in the same way, each corresponding to its own Tianmu. Being able to gather nine kinds of five elements in one place represents the supreme ability and dignity in the world. So later, it was called the Nine-Five Elements. Zunlai represents supreme majesty and power.”
Ying Zheng seemed to be muttering to himself: "It turns out that this is how the Nine-Five Masters came to be."
"As for Jiuyou." The old man smiled, "Have you ever heard of the eighteen levels of hell?"
Ying Zheng subconsciously hugged his shoulders and said, "According to folklore, evil people will go to the eighteenth level of hell after death."
"Hell may not be that dangerous, it is just a way of persuading people to do good." The old man said, "And these eighteen levels are also divided into the upper nine levels and the lower nine levels. With the earth's surface as the boundary, the upper nine levels are the nine heavens. The distance from the earth's surface to the moon is divided into nine levels according to different energy levels. On the contrary, the same is true below the earth's surface, divided into nine realms."
Ying Zheng kept what the old man said firmly in his heart and did not dare to miss anything.
"This Jiuyou space is the energy control field that controls the normal operation of the planet we are in. If the energy of Jiuyou changes, disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, and tsunamis will come to the world." The old man He said solemnly, "The cooperation between the Heavenly Eye and the Jiuding can better control the power of the Nine Netherworlds, thus greatly reducing the disasters faced by the world, so that the country can live in peace and prosperity, and the weather can be smooth. Do you think the Heavenly Eye and the Jiuding can benefit all living beings?" thing."
Ying Zheng nodded vigorously, with a determined light in his eyes.
"The function of the Jiuding is to control the energy released by the Celestial Eye so that it can last for more than a thousand years." The old man continued, "Everyone who is qualified to use the Celestial Eye has made the Jiuding. I said you will be like Dayu, It’s not just talk. Shennong, Huangdi, Yao, Shun and Yutang all came through this way. And you are the one chosen by heaven. Like them, you have responsibilities that cannot be replaced by others. "
Ying Zheng was stunned on the spot and was speechless for a long time.
