The Imperial Capital of the Tang Dynasty is the largest and most populous city on Blue Sea Star, with a population of 50 million, and an area three times that of the capital of China. It houses the most famous and abundant products on the entire planet, and can be said to be a veritable shopping paradise.
The trade between the Tang Dynasty and China is still in the negotiation stage. Even in the imperial capital, there is no official exchange agency for Chinese currency. But with Vivian here, it is not difficult to find a stronghold in the imperial capital. After exchanging currency at the stronghold, Vivian took Lin Qiaoni shopping, while Xu Qian walked around alone. It was okay to participate in such things as shopping, but it would be very painful for him to accompany him throughout the city.
Imperial Library?
Xu Qian took a public sightseeing bus and came to a magnificent and unique building. He had always been fond of libraries, so he got off the bus here.
The Tang Empire's public services were very good. Not only were public transportation free, but for places like libraries, no documents were required.
Entering the hall, a little bee robot flew to Xu Qian's side, welcomed him and asked if there was anything he could do to help him.
Xu Qian glanced at the little bee, then looked at the butterflies, sparrows and other artificial intelligence on the heads of other readers, and once again lamented the advancement of Datang's technology.
"Are there any books about cultivating immortal combat skills?" Xu Qian didn't know what book to look for. Since what he wanted most was combat skills, he asked casually.
"Sorry, sir, this library does not have such books." Little Bee's electronic voice programmed to answer.
Sure enough, not really.
It is normal not to have them. It would be incomprehensible if such books could be borrowed at will.
The Tang Dynasty was a highly centralized empire. On the one hand, it hoped to cultivate more strong men to consolidate the interests of the empire. On the other hand, it was impossible to let go of the cultivation of immortal cultivators without management. If anyone could obtain cultivation at will, resources, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos.
"So are there any books that describe the real fairyland in ancient times?" There were no books with more practical significance such as combat skills, so Xu Qian could only change the keywords. He was talking about the real fairyland, not legends or fabrications. If there was one, it was a side explanation. At least in the mainstream perception of the Tang Empire, the fairyland was real.
Compared with China, the civilization of cultivating immortals was much more completely preserved in the Tang Dynasty. Records that cannot be found in China may be found in the Tang Dynasty, if that period of history really exists.
Little Bee replied: "Yes, there is only one book in our library that can meet your requirements."
Xu Qian immediately became interested, "What book is it? Where is it?"
Little Bee sold it off and said, "Please come with me."
Xu Qian followed Little Bee to the second floor and entered an antique-decorated reading room.
"Please take a seat and I will get the book for you immediately."
Xu Qian followed the arrangement and sat at a window seat. Soon, Little Bee brought him a book.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas!" As soon as Xu Qian read the three big characters in the book, a feeling of being fooled came to his heart.
You little bee, you are quite honest looking stupid, but I didn’t expect that I would tease you, Grandpa Xu!
He had the urge to knock the little bee out of the air.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, based on the research of several generations of Chinese scholars, finally concluded that this book was written in the Age of Immortals and Gods. It is also the first book in my country so far to be recognized that its content is a description of the geography, animals, plants and people of the Age of Immortals and Gods." A book with a more comprehensive record."
What the hell! He also spoke in a serious and eloquent manner. Xu Qian decided to let this little bee go first. If he found out that this guy really dared to lie to him, he would definitely be smashed to pieces.
Xu Qian had already read "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". In China, this was a book that was available everywhere and was classified as an ancient and strange book. Sima Qian's evaluation of the book was "I dare not say anything." Although scholars speak highly of this book, and it is even called "the most wonderful book in the world", in the final analysis, the various things mentioned in it Strange creatures are unconvincing.
Because if you want to believe that everything in this book is true and is a description of the real world at that time, then you must first solve a problem, that is, where have all those incredible creatures gone? After all, those creatures never appeared again in the later world. Not to mention modern society, even Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty "dare not speak out." Could it be that the Han Dynasty more than two thousand years ago could no longer see the things described in books? This cannot but call into question its authenticity.
Wait... Xu Qian remembered that what he wanted was a book describing the real world of immortality, so Little Bee recommended this one. Doesn't it mean that in the mainstream view of the Tang Dynasty, the world described in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is Fairyland!
Thinking of this, Xu Qian immediately opened the book in front of him. After flipping for a while, he closed the book. There was no need to read it, because this was the "Book of Mountains and Seas" he had seen in China, and there was no different. He can almost memorize the Chinese version of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and there is no need to read it any further.
The book in front of him was reprinted and released by the Tang Dynasty, and it was not an ancient book. Just like Huaxia, you can buy it in almost every larger bookstore. It can be seen that most people in the Tang Dynasty should firmly believe that the fairy world really exists.
Xu Qian read the introduction at the front of the book, which stated that the book was written in the age of immortals, but it was impossible to determine whose hand it was written by, but it was probably not a mortal. Because ordinary people would never be able to visit so many mountains and rivers in their lifetime, let alone know what abilities those strange animals and plants have. According to Chinese experts, the book may have been written by many authors in different periods, somewhat similar to the Bible in the Western world on earth. However, the Tang version denies this theory, because based on the consistency of the writing and the in-depth understanding of the civilization of cultivating immortals, it is more reasonable that the book was written by an immortal.
Xu Qian suddenly remembered that at the headquarters of the Special Branch, he had seen an animal that was very similar to the sniper described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the Special Branch used it as a guard.
Could it be that the world described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas is indeed true? But that’s not right. Even if it’s really the fairy world, can the Special Branch go to the fairy world and get a sniper back? Moreover, many records of mountains and rivers in the Classic of Mountains and Seas overlap with some real mountains and rivers of China. From a geographical point of view, what should be described is the land of China, but this does not make sense. The geographical description can be confirmed by reality, but there are so many mountains and rivers in China. What’s the explanation for the incredible creatures?
True and false, false and true, it is also because of this that this book is so difficult to figure out. If it could not find any correspondence in reality, it would have been regarded as a random ancient book.
"If the Tang Dynasty's view is correct and the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a description of the immortal world, then what is the relationship between China, or the Tang Dynasty, and the immortal world?"
Xu Qian's hand unconsciously opened the page of the book again, and a few words during the period shocked his body.
Swagger Mountain!
In a dream, there was a voice that asked me to retrieve all my memories and go to Zhaoyao Mountain to find him. At that time, he remembered the Mount Zhaoyao mentioned in the Book of Mountains and Seas, but he did not seriously consider the issue of the Book of Mountains and Seas at that time. Now that he makes the connection, it is really possible that it is the Mount Zhaoyao mentioned in the book.
But even that one was nowhere to be found. I remember that Xu Qian had read relevant articles, and there were a lot of scholars who supported it. The Mount Zhaoyao in the Classic of Mountains and Seas was a mountain in the northern part of Zhuanggui Province in China, but it was just an ordinary mountain, and it was also a scenic spot. He wanted to use the Classic of Mountains and Seas as a map to go there. Looking for a dream fairy in a scenic spot? No matter what, if it really doesn't work, I can only go there and try my luck when needed.
The various associations about the Classic of Mountains and Seas can only stop here for the time being. Just like experts doing research, there is not enough material to go further. If there is a chance, we can explore the special affairs department again. Maybe they know something. After all, they keep a living sniper. However, Han Qianqian's attitude last time seemed to be that she didn't want to say more on this matter. If it weren't for the fact that these problems might be related to his origin, he wouldn't be so concerned.
"By the way, I don't know if the Tang Dynasty has those books in Chinese legends." Xu Qian's reading speed is very fast. Even if he doesn't deliberately overload his mental energy to read books, he can just read normally. Reaching dozens of times that of ordinary people. He has read many and miscellaneous books in the past few months. He knows that there are famous books that appeared in Chinese history but have not been handed down. Since the history of the Tang Dynasty was basically the same as that of China more than a thousand years ago, then It is possible that those books exist.
