Seeing the blank expression on Ying Zheng's face, the old man smiled and said, "After listening to what I have said, if you have any questions, just ask them."
Ying Zheng took a deep breath and said with a slightly trembling voice: "Senior, are you saying that emperors such as Shennong, Huangdi, Yao, Shun, and Yutang all built Jiuding and used the Tianmu?"
The old man nodded, with a kind of reverence in his eyes: "Yes, they are all Heavenly Successors, that is, the successors of Heavenly Successors. They have the same destiny given by Heaven, which is to unify the tribes of China. Mend the Heavenly Eyes in the Nine Netherworlds, search for ancient relics to build civilization.”
"Heavenly Successor..." Ying Zheng murmured: "Senior said, I am also a Tianheir, like them?"
The old man in white said: "Exactly."
"Tian Cheng..." Ying Zheng suddenly raised his head, "Could it be?"
Ying Zheng was no stranger to this word. Just a few days ago, he used the words "Only Wish Tian Cheng" to exchange codes with Jing Liang. At that time, he didn't understand what these words meant. Only now A sudden realization.
The old man saw Ying Zheng's doubts and said leisurely: "Yes, Li Si is my disciple. It was I who ordered him to travel through the seven kingdoms to look for the person of heaven, and he finally found you. It was also his arrangement that made Let’s meet here in Qishan.”
I see.
This is Li Si's true purpose of approaching Ying Zheng. It was what Li Si first told Ying Zheng about Jiuding that aroused Ying Zheng's interest, and then took advantage of the assassination to propose a hijacking plan, allowing Ying Zheng and Jing Liang to travel alone and meet the old man in white.
Knowing the cause and process of the whole thing, Ying Zheng felt at ease. Although he felt that Li Si's concealment smacked of conspiracy, he understood this approach very well.
And Jing Liang was also introduced by Li Si, and he must have an unusual relationship with the old man in white in front of him, so the whole thing would be clear.
It's just that Jing Liang saved him in Zhao Kingdom more than ten years ago. Could it be that the meeting today was destined from that time?
Since you are destined to be extraordinary, there is no need to remain confused.
Ying Zheng composed his thoughts and asked again: "What did the elders just say about the destiny given by heaven, and the other one is to search for ancient monuments to build civilization, what do you mean?"
"Haha, I knew you would have this question." The old man replied with a smile, "We have to start with some legends from the ancient times."
Ying Zheng nodded vigorously. He had unconsciously fallen in love with listening to stories.
"Legend has it that there were no humans on this planet originally, but it was controlled by the dragon clan. After intelligent humans discovered this beautiful planet, they moved here. Then the war broke out. Human beings almost killed those mortal dragons, and other Weaker snakes, turtles, crocodiles, insects and other eggs were even more difficult to escape. Finally, it attracted anger."
"The dragons used their huge force to break up the land, which resulted in the first great flood. The powerful impact also displaced the planet and entered the Ice Age."
Hearing the dragon clan, Ying Zheng swallowed his saliva.
"Human beings couldn't bear to see this beautiful planet abandoned, so they began to make peace with the Dragon Clan. The conditions proposed by the Dragon Clan were that the ruling races on both sides were not allowed to intervene, and the planet was rebuilt in the most ordinary state. The Dragon Clan itself led its own species into Once you reach the land of Jiuyou, you will never appear in Jiuxiao again, and the human race cannot even step into Jiuyou."
"Intelligent humans agreed to this request, and then used the power of heaven to reset the planet, but this also caused the fragments of the continent to collide with each other."
"After that, intelligent humans built another satellite to monitor the continent. On the one hand, they observed what the most ordinary side of human beings would do, and on the other hand, they also monitored the movements of the dragon clan."
"Later, the Dragon Clan went to the Nine Netherlands to protect and restore the power of nature, while humans selected a group of babies, sealed their consciousness, and greatly restricted the functions of their brains. They were then guarded by dedicated personnel and kept free. On several relatively intact landmasses. Later, these babies gradually grew up and lived a tribal life of eating hair and drinking blood, and the parents who came to visit them out of concern were treated as gods by those children."
Having said this, the old man shook his head and sighed: "This is indeed a very sad thing for these parents."
"However, although they were greatly restricted, these children were unusually united. With the help of their parents, they quickly mastered many skills and created many things. Among them was a very tall triangular pyramid. They want to put these towers together. As long as there are enough, they can go back to the sky and meet their ancestors."
"Later, because the parents of these children interfered too much, the Dragon Clan's dissatisfaction finally became apparent. As a result, the mountains and rivers were turbulent, volcanoes erupted frequently, and triggered the second great flood."
Ying Zheng didn't say a word, he was completely attracted and listened to the old man's description with concentration.
"In order to appease the dragons, the supervising Homo sapiens divided humans into groups. Each group was given a brand new language, which made it difficult for them to communicate with each other. This resulted in humans on the surface being no longer so united. , and gradually started killing each other."
"Unexpectedly, the continuation of disasters led to an extreme shortage of resources, coupled with language barriers, resulting in constant wars between tribes. So Homo sapiens gave instructions to choose a leader among humans to lead the tribes to reunite and build their homes. At the same time, Homo sapiens He also hides behind the scenes and no longer appears as a god."
"This is a legend from the ancient and ancient times. There are no records to check and no traces to be found."
Ying Zheng listened with great interest, but he still wanted to know more, and asked: "What happened next?"
"Later?" The old man smiled, "Later, due to the great flood, the ancient civilization was interrupted and most of it was buried under the sea. The center of the world also moved from the west to the land of China under our feet. "
The old man continued to narrate: "Fuxi, as the first inheritor of the land of China, has assumed many responsibilities. Homo sapiens taught Fuxi a new writing to pass on to the world. While Fuxi taught others, he also had a close relationship with ancient times. I compared and translated the text, and also translated part of the language through pronunciation, and finally created the "Book of Changes"."
"The Book of Changes?" Ying Zheng asked, "Isn't that a book of divination? There are "Lianshan", "Gui Zang" and "Book of Changes".
The old man smiled and shook his head and said: "No. Yi means transformation, which actually means translating ancient texts into Chinese scriptures."
Ying Zheng's jaw dropped to the ground. The "Book of Changes" turned out to be a dictionary.
"Don't underestimate this "Book of Changes"." The old man said, "The "Lianshan", "Guizang" and "Zhouyi" you mentioned are respectively the names of Dayu, Shang Tang, and... and King Wu of Zhou I found some ancient texts in ancient monuments and then translated them into books using the "Book of Changes". However, the contents of these ancient books are obscure and difficult to understand, and they are also profound and profound. Even these emperors may not be able to understand some parts."
"So that's it." Ying Zheng touched his chin and said, "I'm ashamed, I didn't pay much attention to divination in the past. I have never read these classics. However, it is said that "Lianshan" and "Gui Zang" are peerless. ”
"Actually, the world's understanding of divination is quite skewed." At this point, a look of disappointment flashed in the old man's eyes.
"The so-called divination is the reasonable use of high-level energy, just like controlling the third eye." The old man spoke much faster.
"Everything contains different types of energy, including time, space, and the human body. Even thoughts, emotions, etc. are maintained by the operation of energy. Most of these energies can be classified by the five elements."
"So, by understanding and controlling these energy changes, we can deduce what has happened in history and predict what will happen in the future."
Ying Zheng looked at the old man with a blank expression.
"You will understand with an example." The old man said, "A person's emotions can influence his thinking and affect his actions. If a person handles something calmly, he will be very excited, angry, and desperate. When dealing with the same thing under different emotions such as panic, the results are often different. Do you agree with this?"
Ying Zheng nodded and said nothing.
"Then if you master the changes in energy elements caused by this person's emotional changes, and know his emotions well, then you will know exactly what he is going to do next."
"And if you know how to use energy, you can control his emotions, and then you can guide or manipulate this person to achieve the results you want."
At this point, seeing that Ying Zheng seemed to understand, the old man shook his head: "That's all, being able to control and use energy is the ultimate secret of Tai Chi. It's too early to tell you this now. You will understand it later."
"Oh." Ying Zheng was still thinking about what energy is, what the five elements are, what Tai Chi is...
"You should read the books I just mentioned, including the Book of Changes." The old man stroked his beard and said, "I will give you those books."
"Seriously?" Ying Zheng finally came to his senses.
"Alas, it's no wonder that the world has misinterpreted the "Book of Changes"." Mentioning the "Book of Changes", the old man sighed, "Only those who are inherited from heaven are qualified to use the "Book of Changes", so the truth of the "Book of Changes" cannot be understood by the world. Don’t know.”
Ying Zheng asked doubtfully: "So, Shennong and Huangdi also used the "Book of Changes"?"
The old man nodded and said: "This is natural. I said that you are no different from them, but can you write such a profound classic now?"
Ying Zheng shook his head. Even if you read classics such as "Shen Nong Jing" and "Huang Di Jing", you can't understand many parts, let alone writing them.
The old man in white just mentioned divination, and his mood fluctuated a little. But now he regained his previous calmness and continued: "Those are the essence of ancient civilizations. The places where these classics are recorded are also rarely known, and it is difficult for others to tell them. Discovered. The previous emperors spent a lot of energy to find these places. Otherwise, do you think Emperor Shennong built bridges and traveled to every place in Shennongjia just to taste the herbs?"
"It turns out that Tasting Baicao was just a cover-up. The real purpose was to find those ancient ruins." Ying Zheng said.
"Hahaha, you really know it all." The old man laughed, "Now you understand what it means to search for ancient monuments to build civilization."
Ying Zheng nodded vigorously.
"What do those ancient texts look like?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"Since you have seen Jiuding, you should naturally have seen that kind of writing." The old man said.
"It turns out that the patterns and symbols on the Jiuding are actually ancient writings!" Ying Zheng lost his voice.
The old man said: "Yes, exactly."
"Excuse me, senior, what is written on it?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Actually, it's just the name of each of the Jiuding, the description of the corresponding Celestial Eye, and the introduction of the various five elements." The old man said, "The reason why Chinese characters are not used is to hide the secret of the Jiuding. In this way, Only people from Tiancheng can understand it."
Ying Zheng suddenly thought of something and took the bag he was carrying from his back.
Ying Zheng opened his bag and took out a tortoise shell and three animal bones.
"This junior found this in a cave in this mountain the day before yesterday." Ying Zheng said, "I hope senior can give me some advice."
Ying Zheng respectfully handed the tortoise shell and animal bones to the old man.
The old man first picked up the tortoise shell and looked through it, but his expression became condensed.
Ying Zheng said quickly: "Senior, what's wrong?"
The old man sighed and said: "This is an inscription, but it is not dedicated to a certain person."
After saying that, the old man picked up the cow bones again and looked at each piece carefully.
"You just said, where did you find it?" the old man asked, looking at the last cow bone.
"The way here is about six miles to the west." Ying Zheng replied.
"It seems that the legend is true." The old man was still speaking slowly.
"Senior, what kind of legend is this?" Ying Zheng wanted to know the answer eagerly.
The old man said: "This tortoise shell commemorates a weapon named 'I'."
"'Me'?" Ying Zheng was very surprised. He had never heard of this kind of weapon, and he didn't even know how to write the word.
"This is an ancient magical weapon. It is said to be the king of weapons. If the army is equipped with this weapon, it will be invincible and invincible." The old man Shen Ran said.
"Ah?" Ying Zheng's eyes widened again.
This is actually the magic weapon that I have longed for!
