In the west of Nanfangbuzhou, a majestic city stands at the foot of Qishan Mountain.
There is a dry river surrounding the city. All the surrounding houses and buildings are made of huge stones and earth blocks. The gate is made of huge wood and bronze. It looks quite thick and very solid. .
This majestic city is the territory of the Zhou people and is called Xiqi City.
There is a square in the city with a tall and magnificent temple in the center. The murals inside depict the lives and history of the ancestors.
This is an ancestral hall dedicated to the ancestors of the Zhou clan.
In the eyes of the Zhou people, today's stable and peaceful life is inseparable from the blessings of their ancestors.
Therefore, the incense in the ancestral hall is flourishing, and on every day of sacrifice, there is a sea of people, shoulder to shoulder.
In the square in front of the ancestral hall, an ordinary middle-aged man wearing a coarse green robe walked quietly among the crowd, watching everything in the city with cold eyes.
The one he observed the most was a young man named Ji Chang.
From early childhood until now.
This is the only reason for him to stay in Xiqi.
Because this Ji Chang has shown unique talents and characteristics since he was a child.
He has a very strong curiosity and thirst for knowledge about the world. He often asked surprising questions at a very young age and was able to quickly understand the world in his own way.
Moreover, he is very good at observation and analysis, and can accurately capture the essence and laws behind things.
As the son of the patriarch of the Zhou clan, Ji Chang helped his father Ji Li analyze the situation of the Zhou clan as early as the age of ten, and suggested that the clan should use all its strength to expand Xiqi City, train troops and horses diligently, strengthen city defenses, prepare military affairs and food, and always be wary of surrounding areas. The Rongdi tribe invaded.
It was because of this son that Ji Li got the position of clan leader. Although he was surprised by his suggestions, he followed them all.
Sure enough, less than two months after the expansion of Xiqi City was completed, the Quanrong tribe from the west invaded Xiqi on a large scale.
Fortunately, Xiqi City had enough food and supplies, and relied on the city wall defense to win a great victory.
After that, Ji Li took advantage of the victory and pursued it under Ji Chang's suggestion, and directly hit the king's tent of the Quanrong tribe, inflicting heavy losses on the Quanrong tribe.
After this battle, Quanrong's vitality was severely damaged, and the Zhou clan became famous, attracting many surrounding small tribes to join in, and the territory controlled by the Zhou clan was once again expanded.
After that, Ji Li tasted the sweetness. After years of hard work, he launched a series of wars against the Rong, Di and other tribes around Zhou State, and achieved brilliant victories.
At that time, the Zhou clan was just a small vassal on the border of Dashan, but after continuous expansion, it had become a huge entity in the west of Dashang.
"Xiqi's rapid rise has attracted the attention of the Great Shang Dynasty, and the decree to recruit Ji Li to the court song and reward will soon be sent to Xiqi.
In order to curb the power of the Zhou clan, the Shang king probably named him "Bohou" in name. As the leader of the Western princes, he actually imprisoned him in Chaoge. "
An old man with white beard and hair and a rosy face, holding a cane, slowly walked to the man in green robe and said with a smile:
"Those Jie Jiao disciples who were officials in Dashang couldn't even guess that it was not Ji Li who really changed the Zhou clan, but his son Ji Chang!
But this is a good thing for us.
Presumably, Brother Xuandu will soon see Ji Chang take over Xiqi and eventually replace the decaying Dashang. "
The old man looked kind-hearted and amiable, but his tone was very loud, as if the fate of the great businessman was in the palm of his hand and could be controlled by him.
Master Xuandu turned his head to look at the old man, and then turned his head again. He did not comment on his words, but his eyes flickered slightly, and he did not know what he was thinking of.
Finally, he shook his head and said, "I'll go back to Daluo Mountain, Junior Brother Anji can do what he wants," and then disappeared without a trace.
"Congratulations, senior brother!"
The Antarctic Immortal bowed solemnly.
His movements were loud and his voice was loud, but no one around him seemed to see him.
Only a young man squatting on the ground, using a branch to write on the sand, frowned slightly and looked around with awareness.
The Antarctic Immortal immediately noticed something strange about him, nodded with satisfaction, and said to himself: As expected of the son of destiny who came by the phoenix, he can actually detect the fluctuation of my magic power with a mortal body.
Ji Chang looked around in private for a while. After finding nothing, he lowered his head and looked at the ground again.
At this time, he had drawn a lot of patterns and symbols on the ground with tree branches. It looked quite messy and complicated, but you could vaguely see a Bagua pattern in the middle...
…
Daluo Mountain is located in the northwest of Nanfangbuzhou, not very far from Qishan Mountain.
Xuandu rode on an auspicious cloud and soon returned to Daluo Mountain.
When they arrived in front of the Bajing Palace, they saw two children coming out to welcome him from a distance, bowing respectfully and showing joy on their faces.
"Senior brother, you are indeed back. Just now, the master asked us to come out to greet you."
"The master is refining elixirs in the alchemy room right now. I want you to go directly there when you come back."
Xuandu nodded slightly and walked quickly towards the alchemy room following the aroma of the elixir that filled the air.
Soon, he came to an elegant palace in the Eight Views Palace, bowed and said, "This disciple has something important to ask to see the teacher!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an old and gentle voice came out.
"Didn't I tell you to come in directly?"
"Yes, disciple, come in now."
Xuandu said as he pushed open the door of the alchemy room.
A faint fragrance came to my face, and the hall was filled with alchemy energy. It was surrounded by purple-red wooden shelves, filled with gourds, pure bottles and other containers. There seemed to be something emitting a faint light inside.
These containers contain all kinds of elixirs.
Some elixirs can increase mana, and one pill can be worth tens of thousands of years of hard work; some elixirs can cure diseases and eliminate disasters, and one can eliminate all pain, and it is not a problem to reattach a broken limb; Some elixirs can prolong life, and eating one can even make you fly into the sky and become immortal...
In the center of the main hall, there stands a Bagua alchemy furnace with a height of three feet, six feet and five inches. Not far from the alchemy furnace, there is an old Taoist with white beard and hair sitting cross-legged on a futon, wearing a Taiqing fishtail crown and Yin Yang Bagua. She was wearing a robe, holding a banana fan and gently fanning the fire. There was no joy or sadness on her face, showing indifference and casualness from the inside out.
"Disciple pays homage to Master!"
Xuandu bowed respectfully to the old man.
Saint Taiqing nodded slightly, looked at him and asked, "What did you see during this trip?"
Xuandu unreservedly told what he saw during his travels in the ancient times, especially the comparison between Linhuan Pass and Xiqi.
Saint Taiqing glanced at his disciple in surprise, "Did Yu Yuan create Linhuan Pass?"
"Exactly."
Xuandu said sternly: "In my disciple's opinion, the Linhuan Pass should be the one where the Jiejiao knew that dynasty change was inevitable, so they sent disciples to support Linhuan Pass in advance so that they could replace it with the Great Shang in the future."
Saint Taiqing nodded slightly, looked at Xuandu and said: "From your tone, you are very optimistic that Linhuan Pass can succeed."
"good!"
Xuandu did not hide it, and said seriously: "Rather than being optimistic about it, it is better to say that the disciples are more looking forward to seeing Linhuan Pass replace Dashang.
In this way, the Linhuan Pass model can be promoted to the entire Nanfangbu Continent, and even the entire prehistoric era, making the human race stronger..."
Before he could finish speaking, Saint Taiqing asked calmly: "As the human race continues to grow endlessly, how will other living beings deal with themselves?"
"Um?"
Xuandu was stunned for a moment, looked at Saint Taiqing and said, "This disciple doesn't understand what the teacher means, so please ask the teacher to clarify."
Saint Taiqing said: "When the human race was uncivilized, I was bullied by all the races in the wild and was reduced to food for a time. I couldn't bear it. I taught the human race in Shouyang Mountain, and later helped the human race to achieve the position of eternal protagonist.
However, after the human race developed and grew, it blindly squeezed the living space of other creatures. Unless other creatures became slaves of the human race, they could only migrate to areas that the human race could not reach.
This situation is not what I want to see. "
Xuandu was even more confused, and whispered with some confusion: "Isn't the teacher established the human religion just to educate the human race? Now the Jiejiao has also embarked on the road of civilizing the human race in Linhuan Pass, why is the teacher not happy? ?”
"you are wrong."
Saint Taiqing shook his head, looked at Xuandu and said word by word: "I established the Human Sect in order to educate all living beings in the three realms! My 'human' is not that 'human'!
The human race should not develop too fast, otherwise it will intercept the opportunities of other living beings and prevent them from developing together.
This is the way of interception teaching, not the way taught by my people! "
"this……"
Xuandu's eyes widened and he looked at Saint Taiqing in disbelief. For a moment, he couldn't think of how to refute his mentor.
(End of chapter)
