The rising sun rises in the east, and the golden crow soars into the sky.
On the horizon, wisps of bright red light rise, dispersing the darkness and illuminating the earth again. The world that has been quiet for a night begins a new noise again. However, in this era, those who rise earlier than the sun , that’s countless.
People want to live, and life is not easy. You can only move forward if you don't die.
This world is called the Eight Wilderness Realm. It is said that when the world was opened, an Eight Wilderness Fire Dragon was born. It was born to be violent and extremely ferocious. As soon as it was born, it would destroy the entire world, break the shackles, rush into a wider world, and use the Eight Wilderness Fire Dragon wantonly. The dragon's flame burned the world, but at the last moment, it was easily killed by an axe. The huge dragon body fell and evolved into the mountains and rivers in the Eight Wastelands. Even many secret realms, Lingshan Cave and Heaven.
Transformed into dragon veins, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is derived, which spreads across the eight wilderness, allowing the creatures in the entire eight wilderness world to multiply. Many creatures have the blood of the eight wilderness fire dragons in their bodies, and even the essence and blood of the eight wilderness fire dragons are in the world. Under the influence of creation, a series of extraordinary fires with extraordinary abilities were bred, possessing incredible power.
It can be said that the fall of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragons warmed the whole world, and the world felt it, so it was named Bahuang Realm to commemorate the deep imprint left by the Eight Desolate Fire Dragons on the entire world. And because of the Bahuang Fire Dragon's violent behavior, even if its body merged into the heaven and earth, the violent energy it exuded could not be dissipated, and it spawned a large number of demons, monsters, beasts and birds.
A large number of sects have risen, occupying various cave heavens and blessed places, recruiting disciples, and controlling all living beings.
Among them, the battle between good and evil has never stopped, and it is the most common sight that people are in dire straits.
In this era, survival is not easy.
Monsters are born in various places. There are monsters in the mountains and monsters in the water. Some people steal the gods, claim to be gods, gather the power of incense and wish, and use different methods. Some are gentle, some are intimidating, and a large number of people worship them, but most of them only draw incense. The power of vows does not benefit the people. It is a sinful sacrifice to evil gods and does not follow the orthodoxy. After all, it is because most of them require ordinary people to provide incense and offerings, which also allows ordinary people to reproduce.
Of course, most of it is just reproduction. To truly live a good life is just a luxury.
In the secular world, there are many large and small countries, almost all of them are vassals of the sect, providing offerings to the sect, and even gifted disciples. As for protection, there are very few. If there are demons in the territory, it is not a large-scale massacre. , not many sect disciples would even come.
Isn’t it delicious to practice? Isn’t spiritual rice and elixir delicious?
The lives of ordinary people are more important than their own cultivation.
Many demon cultivators use the essence and blood of all living beings to practice, massacring villages and even cities just to refine a demon treasure or a demon skill. The lives of all living beings are nothing to them, they are just food that can be slaughtered.
At best, it is not necessary to kill them all. They still need to reproduce and need more people.
Therefore, the people who are within the control of the so-called righteous way are pretty good, and at least they can hope to survive. If they are within the range of the devil's way, then you really don't know when the butcher's knife will fall on your head. , that feeling will definitely not be good.
This side of the Jinsha River is ruled by a dynasty called the Jinling Kingdom. The Jinling Kingdom is also affiliated with the Xuantian Sword Sect. This sect is also among the top in the entire Bahuang Realm. It uses swords. The way of cultivation is extremely powerful, and it is the method of killing. On the battlefield, among the same level, he is almost the most proud of his peers, and few can compete with him. To reach the extreme, defeating all methods with one sword is no joke.
Of course, these masters of the Xuantian Sword Sect usually do not appear in the secular world. They mainly follow the orders of the Golden Ling Kingdom.
As for the lives of the people, there is not much difference between good and bad. The people at the bottom are ultimately concerned with whether they can fill their stomachs and survive. Only the rich will focus on enjoyment. Jinsha River benefits from the presence of golden sand in the river, and there is a lot of traffic around it. In addition, people keep catching gold sand from the river and becoming rich overnight. Life here is pretty good. At least, there is a glimmer of hope.
The only embarrassment is that the river in Jinsha River is rushing and the undercurrent is changeable. Entering the river is risking your life.
In order to seek peace of mind and safety, they spare no effort to please the aquatic monsters in the river. There are dozens of water monsters worshiped as river gods in the 800-mile river. You worship yours and I worship mine. River temples are built in various places, and the river god statues enshrined in the river temples are different.
This is also considered a unique cultural custom nearby.
At this moment, there is a river temple next to the Jinsha River and Shenyuan Ferry.
The river temple is made of bluestone and occupies a large area. Inside, stands a statue of a god. The statue looks like a statue of a water monkey. However, this water monkey has an even bigger and more ferocious body. , at first glance, it is daunting, and instinctively creates a sense of awe.
In the temple, there is a temple priest and a goddess. There is a huge incense burner in the center. The ashes in the incense burner are already piled up. It has just dawned. A lot of burning incense has been inserted on it, and wisps of incense are floating in it. of light smoke. These are left by people who went to the river to take boats and fish for gold. Regardless of whether it works or not, they seek peace of mind, which is comfort to their hearts. This has always been the rule.
Breaking the rules is often not a good thing.
Therefore, almost everything near Jinsha River is like this.
"Jinsha River has golden keel."
"Worship the river god to avoid dizziness."
“…..”
Outside the River Temple, there are children playing and singing folk songs. It sounds like they are related to the River God. The River God has great influence in this area. It is definitely not just talk. The River God has already It goes deep into the daily life of the people and reflects from all aspects.
At this moment, on the Jinsha River, one can clearly see boats of various sizes walking along, as well as merchant ships going back and forth. The Jinsha River, which stretches for 800 miles, is not deserted.
Nowadays, there is a merchant ship going upstream along the river. The sail is fully loaded. The wind drives the ship forward. When going upstream, the speed is not slow. On the deck, many boat passengers have already gotten up, and some are on the boat. On the deck, looking at the rising sun in the east, some picked up fishing rods and were fishing in a decent manner. As for whether they could catch fish, it was a matter of opinion. Once caught, it was just for fun and to pass the time.
On the deck, two different figures came out.
One was a middle-aged old Taoist priest in slovenly clothes. He was holding a long flag in his hand. He was followed by a young girl. The girl was pink and jade-carved and looked very delicate.
"Master, this Jinsha River is really lively. It has been like this before when entering the Jinsha River. There are many ships coming and going. Is it really impossible to salvage all the gold sand in the river? Every one of them is as if they are risking their lives."
The girl wore a pair of braids and looked very cute. She blinked her eyes and asked curiously. She could hear songs coming from the shore.
"It is said that there is a large gold mine under the Jinsha River. However, because this gold mine is at the bottom of the river and connected to the water veins, there is no way to dig it. Even the monks dare not go in. Once it is involved in the water veins, It would be difficult to get out. Besides, not many people would go mining regardless of their dignity. Because the water veins flow, a batch of gold sand will be brought out every day. According to estimates, the gold content in this gold mine has exceeded 10,000 years. , nor will it dry up.”
The old Taoist priest said with a smile.
His name is Taoist Xue. He travels all over the world and makes a living by telling fortunes. He is quite famous and is respected by many powerful people. How many people paid a lot of money to ask him to make a fortune, but no one could let him stay in one place for too long.
Next to him is the apprentice he accepted, named Skylark. Only twelve or thirteen years old, it is the age of innocence and brilliance.
This time I came to Jinsha River to go to Longyuan Lake for a banquet.
"These people are suffering so much. They have to dive into the bottom of the river to fish for gold. What if they can't get up?"
Skylark looked at the gold-fishing boats with some uneasiness. He could see that these gold-fishing boats usually had five people working together, two to operate the boat, one to control the boat, and two to go into the river bottom to fish for sand and gold. When going down, there was no water-repellent charm in the hands of the monks. They used sheepskin bags and pig lung bags as ventilation equipment. If the air was not enough, they had to inhale. Once the air was used up and they could not come up, they would die. At the bottom of the river.
This situation is not uncommon.
Those who want to make money are really fighting for their lives.
Every grain of gold sand is colored with blood.
Not just gold, but also blood.
"Skylark, you have to remember that everyone has their own way of living, whether they are suffering or not, but relatively speaking, they also have happiness in suffering. You cannot feel the joy of catching gold sand. Life and death Life is originally one."
Taoist Xue said with a smile.
There is an explicit order in the Jinling Kingdom that the gold sand fished out of the Jinsha River belongs to whoever fishes it. It is not allowed to be stolen by others. The official will also purchase it at a fair price. This is to maintain a kind of fairness. It is said that this It is an order from the Xuantian Sword Sect. For those who want to earn money, this is the greatest justice. At least, this life is sold for oneself.
For this alone, Xuantian Sword Sect’s name of righteousness is not in vain.
"Master, there are so many river gods in the Jinsha River. Do you think you can worship them all? There are dozens of river gods in the 800-mile Jinsha River. All the river gods here are in hiding. "Skylark blinked and said with a smile.
"The so-called river god is just a water monster. For ordinary people, it is not wrong to say that he is a river god. After all, it is nothing to seek peace of mind. Even if there is incense, these little water monsters have no use. What's more, next, Whether these river gods can exist is still a question, but the time for the one in Longyuan Lake is coming soon."
Taoist Xue just laughed at the so-called river god. He didn't even have a divine seal. He was nothing but a river god. He was just a joke.
