Xuan Chizi is 371 years old this year and is a major cultivator of the Five Qi Dynasty.
The lifespan of a monk with the Five Qi Dynasty is generally between 500 and 600 years old, but this old man has reached the end of his life at the age of 371.
This is because Xuan Chizi has been fighting at the forefront for a long time.
There was a battle that lasted for almost a hundred years, and the energy and oil were exhausted many times.
Although he survived, his body's vitality was severely overdrawn, which led to a sharp decrease in his lifespan.
As Jiang Sibai listened to Taoist Mo Shang telling the story in a sad tone, surprise gradually appeared on his face.
A century of war?
What the hell is this?
Is this world so dangerous?
Jiang Sibai asked in surprise: "Master, is there still a big enemy in the spiritual world?"
Taoist Mo Shang said: "Of course there are, demons are the enemy, and there are also some evil sects..."
"Let me explain to you the general trend of the world."
As he spoke, Taoist Mo Shang paused for a moment, then stretched out his hand and drew some ravines on the ground.
It looked like he was drawing a map.
I saw a large river meandering from west to east, followed by undulating mountains and vast plains.
Jiang Sibai looked at this scene and admired his mentor's ability to control the earth's five elements.
Directly building momentum on the ground, although it is not a powerful magical power, it shows hundreds of years of attainments.
Jiang Sibai looked at it carefully and then understood.
He asked: "Master, are you painting all the countries in the world?"
At this time, there were hundreds of kingdoms and principalities in the world, densely distributed along the river.
Taoist Mo Shang only said: "Look again."
Subsequently, several mountains and rivers appeared in the surrounding corners of this map, showing them in a more detailed image.
Jiang Sibai pointed to that corner and said, "Is this our Luo Yun?"
Taoist Mo Shang nodded.
Then he pointed to a fairy mountain on the northwest grassland of Luo Yun and said: "Here, Beiqi War Mansion, is a place specializing in military training. It has a strong killing spirit. We, Luo Yun, produce the Spiritual Dew of Horses and Grains every year. Thirty percent of the elixir resources will be sent here."
"And they are responsible for resisting the Bei Ming Corpse Sect who comes south from the Far North from time to time. The two sides are fighting endlessly. People in the Bei Qi Zhan Mansion often ask me, Luo Yun, for help. They are considered comrades."
Jiang Sibai felt a chill as he listened. He found that he was beginning to touch the dark side of this world of cultivation.
Taoist Mo Shang pointed to the southeastern area and said: "To the south of our place, there is another sect called Haomiao Water Pavilion. Due to geographical reasons, many people practice water magic. It is very difficult to suppress the water monsters in the swamps south of the Yangtze River."
"I, Luo Yun, will go over to help them with many tasks above the level of disciples in yellow."
Jiang Sibai nodded heavily as he listened.
Just as he was about to say something, Taoist Mo Shang suddenly remembered something and waved his hand...
The next moment, outside the map in front of you, what should represent another fairy island appeared on the East China Sea.
Taoist Mo Shang said: "This is Yingzhou Fairy Mountain. It is the same size as me, Luo Yun. The overall strength may be better."
"But it's not easy for fellow Taoists in Yingzhou either. There are giant monsters overseas. Every time a giant monster appears, they will pay a high price to defeat it or just drive it away."
"In this way, we can protect offshore fishermen from being harmed by these giant monsters in the outer sea, so that coastal people can thrive."
Speaking of this, Taoist Mo Shang paused for a moment, and then looked to the southwest.
"This is the territory of Tianya Pavilion, Chunyang Yiqi Sect, Purple Gold Immortal Sect and other righteous sects, because further south is the Yunmo Jedi's sphere of influence. Without the resistance of these righteous sects, the land of Tiannan would have been devastated."
"In addition, there are two major sects in the northwest, the Xuantian Sword Sect and the Kunlun Shrine, who are stationed in the northwest to resist many evil spirits coming from the northwest."
When Jiang Sibai heard this, a very clear picture appeared in front of his eyes.
It is the nine righteous sects mentioned by Taoist Mo Shang, including Luo Yun Fairyland, that have almost "circumscribed" the vassal kingdoms where humans live in the middle.
This is a protective gesture that allows humanity, a seedling civilization, to survive in the harsh environment around it, which is not easy.
Jiang Sibai looked at his own Luo Yunshan again, and then asked: "Master, other families have their own enemies, but what about us?"
And in that hundred-year battle, there must always be an enemy, right?
Taoist Mo Shang sighed softly and said: "Just east of here in the land of Dongyi, there is a Juetian Wuling Tomb."
"They don't guard against evil like we do. Instead, they use evil as their own strength. The more evil they are, the stronger they are."
After Jiang Sibai heard this, he thought it was no wonder.
He nodded and said: "It seems that because Lai State is close to Dongyi, it is particularly easy to be contaminated with these things?"
"Speaking of which, Gui Shenming said that his father relied on a shaman priest to rise to power."
Taoist Mo Shang nodded and said: "The witch festival should be related to Juetian Wuling. However, in recent years, the sphere of influence of Juetian Wuling has shrunk sharply, and those witch festivals have not been out for a long time. I don't know if this matter will happen." It will be an introduction for them to show up again.”
Jiang Sibai hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Master, if Jue Tian Wu Ling uses evil to practice cultivation, wouldn't they also fall into a nightmare of evil?"
Taoist Mo Shang said: "Those people are always so obsessed that they never wake up, but for them, the less awake they are, the worse they are. They can't even tell which is dream and which is reality."
So, the practice of Juetian Wuling is to make oneself chaotic, while the practice of Luo Yun Fairyland is to make oneself awake?
Jiang Sibai couldn't understand, he didn't understand it at all.
He asked: "But Master, is there any future for such practice?"
Taoist Mo Shang shook his head and said: "Of course it is a dead end. In the end, you will cultivate yourself into something neither human nor ghost, and become a monster in this world."
Jiang Sibai asked again: "But... what are they trying to do?"
Taoist Mo Shang paused suddenly, and said with a faint look: "Probably, I feel that it is a dead end anyway, so it is better to die in a dream."
Jiang Sibai wanted to ask again, but Taoist Mo Shang stopped talking.
"Okay, how long have you been a beginner?"
"Now we are building up our strength. When all the old bones of our generation are gone, it will be your turn to charge forward."
The old Taoist priest waved his hand cheerfully and said, "Go ahead and remember to bring me something to your Uncle Xuanzhi. In fact, he is quite lonely. You can spend more time with him to talk to him when you are free."
Jiang Sibai nodded when he heard this and stopped asking any more questions.
It can be said that he has taken in a lot of information today and needs to digest it well.
He said: "Okay Master, then I will go to Chengdao Palace tomorrow."
Taoist Mo Shang smiled and said, "There's no need to be so anxious, just think about it carefully first."
"By the way, I planted five acres of spiritual rice for my teacher this time. I just packed it up today and we are all here for dinner tonight."
Jiang Sibai was very surprised when he heard this. He said, "Don't they all grow spiritual millet?"
Taoist Mo Shang shook his head and said: "That was when I was the only one in the past. Now that I have you, I have to be more careful."
That's it.
Jiang Sibai finally understood the disharmony he had always felt before.
That is, this Luo Yun Wonderland seems quiet and peaceful, but in fact it has always been under a 'wartime system'!
What Shennong Valley provides is 'military food', which of course mainly grows millet.
Maybe there are also large quantities of spiritual plants grown in the Spiritual Medicine Valley that are used to refine healing and restorative elixirs.
The Alchemy Cauldron Valley produces elixirs, and the Fire Hammer Valley produces spiritual weapons.
Nagu, on the other hand, continuously recycles these outputs without knowing where they will be put.
Anyway, as far as Jiang Sibai knew, Guangluo Yun Fairyland would never need so many supplies.
