Ruins of the past

Since ancient times, believers of Huangtian Dao have been working hard to pray to Huangtian God and pray for communication with the distant Huangtian world.

Some people became crazy because of it.

There are also people who claim that they have truly completed communication and received revelation from God.

Some people even claim to have heard God’s voice and received God’s gifts…

At this moment, Zhang Xinhui felt a hazy call coming from the void.

There was a yellow cloud rising in front of his eyes.

The endless starry sky appears in the clouds and mist.

The stars emitted a strange light.

Bursts of joyful singing came from the starry sky.

Amidst the hymns of the stars, the huge yellow planet quietly emerged.

That is where the Huangtian World is.

Zhang Xinhui's eyes were attracted by the never-ending black and yellow storm on the planet.

Although the storm was full of extremely twisted and changing long air currents that were constantly spreading pathological conditions and violating human beauty.

But there is always an indescribable and heart-tugging magic.

The more Zhang Xinhui looked at it, the more fascinated he became.

As if following the changes in the airflow of the black and yellow storm, his consciousness also escaped from the human world and went to the Huangtian world nine days away.

‘Emperor God, is this the revelation you gave me? ’

In the endless storm, Zhang Xinhui seemed to see himself as a young man in the past, and saw scenes from the past.

Zhang Xinhui was born into poverty. When he was eight years old, in order to support his family, he went to the streets every morning to sell dried tofu.

Because he often attended classes outside the academy and occasionally helped students with their homework, he was later spotted by the academy's teachers and accepted as a disciple for free.

Zhang Xinhui, who had no money to practice martial arts, was very grateful for the appreciation of the academy teacher and firmly grasped this opportunity.

The next step is to study hard in the cold window, read a lot of books, and study every day without sleep or food.

Because of his intelligence, studiousness and extraordinary talent, Zhang Xinhui quickly became famous in the local area. He almost ranked first in the academy's monthly exams every month.

Because he came from a lower class background, Zhang Xinhui was used to seeing the sufferings of the people since he was a child, and he once had the ambition to govern the country and bring peace to the country.

He dreams of one day being named on the gold medal list and sweeping away the desolate countryside and poor people's livelihood that he has seen since he was a child.

But after becoming a child at the age of 12, and until the age of 40, every exam Zhang Xinhui took ended in failure.

Continuous failures were a huge blow to Zhang Xinhui's original ambition.

In order to make a living, Zhang Xinhui, after two consecutive failures, became a teacher for local wealthy people to support his family.

His long teaching career allowed him to witness the arrogant and luxurious life of those wealthy families at close range, which was in sharp contrast to the lower-class life in which he lived.

Finally, when he was 40 years old, there was a severe drought in Yongzhou. Ten houses were empty, and people were eating each other.

He joined the Huangtian Sect and developed a large number of followers with his profound knowledge and eloquence.

Zhang Xinhui seemed to recall the quarrel with the academy teacher after that.

"Zhang Xinhui, how can you join the Emperor's Heavenly Dao? And still follow them to spread their teachings? Do you know that if you do this, you will become a cult monster and you will never be able to pass the imperial examination in your life."

"Teacher, I have been taking the exam for almost 30 years. How many 30 years are there in life?"

"Then you can't collude with the cult. Your book has been read into the dog's belly?"

"It's not that I haven't studied hard. I also want to be successful one day and be able to govern the country and bring peace to the people."

"But will those noble gentry, those famous warriors give us a chance? Do they read as many books as me?"

"They only need to spend a little money to take away all our places in the exam."

"They spend the lowest money to collect grain from the people, and then join forces to raise the price of grain. They can take advantage of natural and man-made disasters to take over all the people's fields."

"Go and ask the people outside the city what the refugees want? They just want to have a full meal. They just want a piece of land to feed themselves."

"But they have worked hard all their lives, they have cultivated fields all their lives, and in the end they can't even feed their own children. Is this reasonable?"

"Why is this happening? Because these gentry are powerful and powerful, and these warriors are playing tricks on them. They only need to use a little means to make the poor people work like cows and horses for the rest of their lives."

"Teacher, is it useful to study for the imperial examination?"

"The imperial court can't control them, but Huangtian Dao can."

"The fate of the Han Dynasty has declined, and there is no place for me to use it, but the Emperor of Heaven has..."

"Only the Emperor and God can allow me to display this talent...

In the haze, the speaking figure turned his head and seemed to be looking at Zhang Xinhui at this moment.

The past and present seem to be intersecting in the collision of their gazes.

Zhang Xinhui felt that at this moment, he seemed to have some kind of intersection with his past self.

But when he wanted to take another serious look, yellow clouds rolled in, a hazy murmur came again, and the picture changed again.

The airflow twists and surges.

Zhang Xinhui seemed to be completely immersed in this change, and he was even more fascinated by those inverted, distorted, but perfectly integrated pictures.

What appeared in front of him at this moment was a white-haired man wearing a blue uniform, just like Zhang Xinhui in his old age in the future.

This picture of Xinhui looks very old, and his eyes are full of despair for life.

He looked at Zhang Xinhui at this moment and shouted: "Stop...Chu Qiguang!"

"Otherwise the whole world... will be bought by him..."

"The atmosphere, the ocean, the sunshine, the land... everything... everything will belong to him..."

"Whether it's a human... or a demon... I'll owe it to him from the moment I'm born..."

"Work... it takes a lifetime of work to repay him... there will be no peace even after death..."

"Everyone just wants a home of their own... wants to breathe freely... why should we work hard all our lives... working like cows and horses just to take a few more breaths... Such a future is unfair!"

"It's all because Chu Qiguang is playing tricks on us... As long as he spends a little money, he can make us do nothing for him for the rest of his life just by lying there... We can't play with him anymore..."

"Stop him! We must stop him! Only the God of Heaven can stop him!"

The yellow clouds and mist surged and swirled again. Although the scene in front of him had disappeared, it left a deep impression on Zhang Xinhui.

Even if it was just a vague phantom, he could feel the despair in the other person's tone.

‘Is this my future self? Or is it a prophecy from the God of Heaven? ’

'But whatever it is...this is an oracle without a doubt. ’

Although he could not fully understand what it said, it still shocked Zhang Xinhui physically and mentally at this moment, because he had never encountered such an oracle in the past.

At the same time, streams of yellow clouds came out of his mouth, turning into strands of air and surrounding his body.

A breath that transcends all mortal things came from the yellow cloud.

A kind of enlightenment came to Zhang Xinhui's heart.

‘This extraordinary thing is a gift from the Imperial World. ’

As Huang Yun gradually covered Zhang Xinhui's body, his expression became more and more crazy, and his tone was full of fanaticism.

He shook his hands and looked in the direction outside the Gang Qi layer.

"Beyond the four directions above and below, the emperor of the past and present."

“The Supreme Being who has existed in the past, exists now, and will exist in the future.”

"Your servant swears to you here that I will definitely complete the mission you gave me."

…

Yong'an 18 years, early December.

Shuzhou, a demon village in the Lan River Valley.

The Demon Village at this time is completely different from what it was a few months ago.

With the use of cement, farmers, and laborers, large houses have been built covering more than half of the entire valley.

The air and blood vessels connect to every corner of the valley, emitting streams of white heat from time to time.

The heating is concentrated in the room along the air and blood vessels, so that even in winter, the rooms in the village do not seem too cold.

The cement road has been paved to the outside of the valley, constantly picking up foreign caravans, transporting large amounts of food, medicinal materials and even various minerals into the blood pool.

New farmers and laborers are constantly being produced in the large blood pool, further increasing the efficiency of the entire demon village.

A large number of workers also passed through the gate of the Buddha Realm, crossed the Buddha Realm under the command of Zhou Yujiao, and came to various places in Shuzhou to perform different tasks.

At the same time, there are workers constantly patrolling the streets of Yao Village, inside and outside the workshops, and near the fields.

These flesh and blood puppets, which have been improved by the workshop and have six energy and blood cores as power sources, can reach the level of third-level warriors just by exerting force.

Some of them were blessed by Chu Qiguang's 'blood-devouring technique'.

Just like a farmer can activate the Qi and blood mutual devouring mode with the blessing of the 'blood devouring technique', raising his output to the level of a second level warrior.

After entering the Qi-blood mutual depletion mode, the laborer has a strength close to that of a fourth-level warrior.

These hundreds of workers, who are not afraid of life and death and obey orders and prohibitions, are the best guards, enough to suppress the combat power below the Dao level.

In the center of the monster village, the school built with cement and stone bricks is five stories high, and the sound of monsters reading aloud can be heard from inside.

Following the Demon Suppression Division operation assigned by Chu Qiguang, a large number of monsters in Shuzhou were continuously swept away, and the only gap left was in the direction of Bafu.

So a large number of monsters were 'driven' all the way, and came here under the guidance of some monsters.

According to the report from Bafu's Hundred Household Office, they have been killed in the battle, but they have become new villagers in Yao Village and are receiving education from Yao Village.

In the sky, two Chongming birds descended from the sky, and another batch of demon talents from the northern Yaoyin Village were sent over. They may join the construction of the blood pool here, or enter the school to educate monsters, or they may go to various places in Shuzhou to conduct intelligence work.

With the continuous transportation of the two Chongming Birds, two batches of nearly a thousand monsters have arrived in Yaoyin Village, injecting a prosperous and vibrant atmosphere into the valley.

…

Shuzhou is located not far outside the city of Tianqu Mansion.

Many people were looking at the road under their feet in admiration.

Ning Kun was leading a caravan to deliver goods to the Bashu Chamber of Commerce. When he passed by, he saw the smooth, clean, wide and solid road under his feet, and his face showed surprise.

‘What material is this gray made of? So strong? ’

Ning Kun felt that if the caravan could continue on this path, it would not be a problem to increase its efficiency by two or three times.

I just heard the passers-by around me say: "Have you heard? This road was built in a month, using cement sold by the Bashu Chamber of Commerce."

"I heard before that the government sealed this place and started construction every night."

"What do you know? This is the road built by the Demon Suppressing Envoy Master Chu using his Taoist skills and summoned by the Protector God General."

"This is cultivated by heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals!"

Listening to the common people's discussions, Ning Kun thought to himself: 'Is it the Chu Zhen Envoy's method? ’

Knowing that it was this person's handiwork, Ning Kun felt at ease.

After all, this Taoist martial god from the Demon-Suppressing Division turned his hand into clouds and rain in Shuzhou, turning all the prefectures and counties upside down, and building roads was nothing.

Nowadays, except for the indigenous people and the Tianshi Sect, most of the gentry and wealthy families in prefectures and counties have completed the land tax reform.

In the past few months, the Bashu Chamber of Commerce has not only extended its shops to various prefectures, but also connected the business network of all Shu states.

Large tracts of farmland have also begun to be cultivated under their organization. I heard that many ordinary people have joined the Chamber of Commerce and become tenants of the Chamber of Commerce.

The cement road under Ning Kun's feet was also built by Chu Qiguang using workers.

Similar cement roads are being built across Shuzhou, and perhaps in a few years they will be able to connect all prefectures and counties across the state.

With the construction of cement roads, cement from the Chamber of Commerce has also become popular.

Even the situation that was originally turbulent because of Bai Shihe's death seems to have gradually stabilized because of Chu Qiguang's presence and the calm in the Demon Kingdom and Jie Sect.

But under the prosperity of Shuzhou, countless well-informed people feel that this is like the calm before the storm.

An unprecedented storm seems to be coming.

Not long after Ning Kun hit the road, he saw a row of strange houses in the distance, and there were long lines in front of the houses.

"What is this doing?"

Another caravan guy on the side said: "This is toll collection."

However, what reassured Ning Kun was that although tolls were collected, the checkpoints originally set up privately by various prefectural and county yamen, gentry, and local tycoons were gone, and the cost of this trip was much less than before.

…

On Xuanji Mountain.

Originally, Qianhu Song Baoshi and Deputy Qianhu Han Jueyong of Shuzhou Zhenmo Division had been sent by Chu Qiguang to station here.

Although it was nominally to guard against the demon kingdom, both of them knew that this was just an excuse for Chu Qiguang to kick them out of the power center of Shuzhou Demon Suppression Division.

Song Baoshi looked at the endless snow-capped mountains in front of him and sighed in his heart: "I'm afraid the current Shuzhou Demon Suppression Division is all Chu Qiguang's people, right?"

Han Jueyong said from the side: "The Demon Kingdom and the Jie Sect are so peaceful and contented, so they must have some agenda. I'm afraid a storm is coming next."

Thinking of this, neither of them started to worry about the future of Shuzhou and the Hunter School.

…

The Chaoyao Mountains in the south of Lingzhou are criss-crossed, undulating and overlapping, extending for hundreds of miles southward, dividing Lingzhou and Luozhou in the south into two.

At this moment, on one side of Luozhou, the hinterland of the Central Plains, Chu Qiguang had reached the depths of the mountains.

‘This is what Yu Li was talking about. ’

Chu Qiguang recalled the information Yu Li told him in his mind.

"The first and only ascended person in the world is the leader of the Wuwei Sect during the Guangshou period of the Chen Dynasty more than 2,500 years ago."

"After that, the Gang Qi layer became more and more perfect, and no one could ascend anymore."

Chu Qiguang's mind instantly recalled what he had read in ancient books such as "The Decryption of the Wuwei Sect". He asked, "Is the leader of the Wuwei Sect the Nine Heavens Old Immortal whom the Wuwei Sect later worshiped?"

Yu Li shrugged: "I'm not sure if they are the same person."

Chu Qiguang recalled the information he had obtained in Jiling and many ancient books and Qingyang County annals.

He asked: "During the Guangshou period of the Chen Dynasty two thousand and hundreds of years ago, were the Wuwei Sect and the Tianjian Sect competing for a scripture in Jiling? Is the leader's ascension related to this matter?"

Yu Li groaned: "Do you still know about this?"

Of course Chu Qiguang remembered that he first got clues to the secrets of the Zifu from the Jiling ruins, and later learned many of its secrets after tracing them all the way.

In his original speculation, the ruins in Jiling were built long before the Chen Dynasty, and were later dug up by villagers during the Guangshou period of the Chen Dynasty and the scriptures inside were handed over.

This then triggered a fight between the Tianjian Sect and the Wuwei Sect.

Later in this dynasty, this ruins was controlled by the Vajra Temple and became the place where the Sutra of King Sumeru was hidden.

Just listen to Yu Li say: "Hey, it was indeed Wuwei Sect and Tianjian Sect who were robbing us at the beginning, but they were not the only ones robbing us?"

"The Wuwei Sect, Tianjian Sect, Tianyao Sect, and the imperial court at that time were all trying to snatch this scripture."

Chu Qiguang asked in confusion: "Tianyao Sect?" He realized that he had never heard of the name of this sect.

Yu Li explained: "The Tianyao Sect is a major sect of demons that emerged in the Wei Dynasty. I heard that the demons of the founding sect took advantage of the duel between the heads of the Fanjing Sect and the Tianjian Sect to steal a copy of the Sutra King. , which was established from this.”

"But the Demon Clan has been extinct for a long time now, and there are no records of the history of the Demon Clan. It's normal that you don't know."

Hearing this piece of history, Chu Qiguang's heart moved again. He remembered that with the help of Lin Lan, he had found historical materials related to the "Star Scripture" in the big library. At that time, he also combined with the big data from the Eagle Demon Zhu Legend has been restored.

He thought to himself: 'I remember what I summed up last time was... Four thousand years ago, during the Wei Dynasty, the head of the Fanjing Sect came west with the Star Sutra, hoping to find the whereabouts of the other three sutra kings.

'Later, this person and the leader of the Tianjian Sect fought several battles, trying to decide who owned the "Star Scripture" and "Moon Map" that they had mastered. ’

'In the end, there were several battles in which the winner was indistinguishable, and the two of them read two scriptures together while cherishing each other. ’

‘It’s a pity that the leader of the Fanjing Sect made too much noise, and the Tianjian Sect has always been famous for assassinations. ’

‘These two top masters were tabooed by the emperor of the Wei Dynasty at that time, so he sent a large army to surround and kill them. ’

'Originally I didn't know what the outcome would be. From what Yu Li said, it seemed that a monster attacked them in the end, took away a Sutra King, and created a Heavenly Demon Sect. ’

‘The next step is the Chen Dynasty period that Yu Li mentioned, when the Tianjian Sect, Tianyao Sect, and Wuwei Sect robbed scriptures. ’

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Chu Qiguang's eyes: 'We are connected. ’

Yu Li on the other side continued: "The name of this scripture that I snatched during the Guangshou period is the Book of Heaven."

"In addition to the "Book of Heaven", there are three other equally famous scriptures in the world, namely the "Book of the Earth", the "Star Sutra" and the "Moon Picture".

"At that time, these three books were in the hands of the Chen Dynasty royal family, Tianjian Sect and Tianyao Sect respectively."

"After the "Book of Heaven" came out, the four great sutra kings gathered together and experienced a fierce fight."

"But in fact, the royal family of the Chen Dynasty at that time had long been secretly controlled by the Wuwei Sect."

"The leader of the Wuwei Sect of that generation was brilliant and brilliant. I am afraid that in terms of wisdom and talent, he is no less than the Buddha and the Holy Emperor."

"The news that he deliberately released the "Book of Heaven" attracted various forces to scramble for it."

"In the end, he took chestnuts from the fire and won the four great sutra kings."

"After the four meridians merged into one, he realized the vacuum, and his soul left his body and soared through the air."

"Before he ascended, he redistributed the four sutra kings to different locations in the world, saying that they were reserved for fate."

"Since then, generations of followers of the Wuwei Sect have targeted this leader, thinking of ascending through the sky and attaining the path of immortality."

"What I want to tell you this time is the tomb of an immortal who became a Taoist from the Wuwei Sect."

Chu Qiguang listened quietly to Yu Li's story and asked, "Since the Wuwei Sect is pursuing soaring through the sky, why are there tombs? Can't they just fly to the sky and die there?"

Yu Li smiled: "Ever since that person broke through the sky and ascended, the entire world has been shrouded in a layer of Gang Qi, and no one in the Wuwei Sect can ascend."

"Those who still try to get their souls out of their bodies and ascend will only gradually become ghosts as their bodies decay."

"The tomb I told you about contains such an old ghost."

Chu Qiguang's focus was not here, but he said in surprise: "The Gang Qi layer existed after the Chen Dynasty? Isn't it the Gang Qi layer established by Daxia?"

Yu Li said: "Daxia can't be called creating the Gang Qi layer. They can only say that they are connecting the Gang Qi layer with the destiny of the human race."

Chu Qiguang asked: "Where is that tomb?"

Yu Li told the location, and finally reminded: "We dug a robbery hole there. If you go in, crack the mechanism as I told you, you can find the coffin..."

…

At this moment, deep in the southern part of Chaoyao Mountain.

Loud noises continued to be heard, and dozens of golden light-shining Dharma Protector Generals were seen digging into the rocks, turning the entire mountainous area into a construction site.

At the same time, soldiers and horses from the Demon Suppression Division came all the way to support them in the distance and were in the process of sealing the mountain.

A large number of warriors and craftsmen are exploring the location and status of the underground tombs.

Some scholars who have studied the Chen Dynasty, Wuwei Jiao, and tombs were all summoned to study this tomb for Chu Qiguang.

Even some tomb robbers who were originally imprisoned by the Demon Suppression Division were sent over to be at Chu Qiguang's disposal.

Chu Qiguang had no interest in the 'tomb robbing' plan mentioned by Yu Li.

As a general of the Demon Suppression Department and a minister of the imperial court, he naturally carried out archaeological activities, and it was impossible to rob tombs.

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