casket of old days

Chapter 496 Past and Future
Since ancient times, believers in Huangtian Dao have been working hard to pray to the God of Huangtian, praying for communication with the distant world of Huangtian.

Some people have become crazy because of it.

There are also people who claim that they have truly completed the communication and obtained God's revelation.

There are even some who claim to have heard the voice of God and received the gift of God...

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

Before his eyes, a yellow cloud rose up.

The endless starry sky appeared in the clouds and mist.

The stars exude a strange light.

There were bursts of joyful singing in the starry sky.

Amidst the praises of the stars, a huge yellow planet quietly emerged.

That's where the emperor's world is.

Zhang Xinhui's eyes were attracted by the endless black and yellow storm on that planet.

Even though the storm is full of extremely distorted and changing long air currents that are constantly spreading sickness and violating the human sense of beauty.

But there is always an indescribable magic that stirs the heartstrings.

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

It seemed that with the changes in the airflow of the mysterious and yellow storm, his consciousness also escaped from the human world, and went to the imperial world nine days away.

'God of heaven, is this your revelation to me? '

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

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

Because he often listened to lectures outside the academy and occasionally helped the students with their homework, he was later favored by the teachers of the academy and accepted as a disciple for free.

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

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

Because of his cleverness, studiousness and extraordinary talent, Zhang Xinhui quickly became famous in the local area, and almost always won the first place in the monthly examination of the academy.

And because he was born at the bottom, Zhang Xinhui was used to seeing the sufferings of the people since he was a child, and he also had the ambition of governing the country in his heart.

He dreamed that one day he would be named on the gold list and sweep away the desolate countryside and poor livelihood that he had seen since he was a child.

But after he passed the Tongsheng at the age of 12, and until the age of 40, Zhang Xinhui ended in failure every time he took the exam.

Successive failures are not a big blow to Zhang Xinhui's original ambition.

In order to make a living, after failing twice in a row, Zhang Xinhui became the teacher of the local wealthy family to subsidize his family.

His long teaching career allowed him to witness the extravagant life of those big families up close, which contrasted sharply with the lower class life he lived in.

Finally at the age of 40, there was a severe drought in Yongzhou, ten rooms were empty, and people ate each other.

He joined Huangtian Sect, and developed a large number of followers by virtue of his profound knowledge and eloquence.

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

"Zhang Xinhui, how can you enter the way of the emperor? And follow them to spread the teachings? Do you know that if you do this, you will be a cult monster, and you will never be able to take the imperial examination for the rest of your life."

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

"Then you can't collude with the cult, have you read all the books into the dog's stomach?"

"It's not that I haven't studied hard, and I also think that one day I will be able to govern the country and the people."

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

"They only need to spend a little money, and they can squeeze out all the places we took in the exam."

"They spent the lowest amount of money to collect grain from the people, and then joined hands to raise the price of grain, taking advantage of natural disasters and man-made disasters to occupy the people's fields."

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

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

"Why is this happening? Because these gentry are arrogant and these warriors are playing with them. They only need to spend a little bit of tricks to make the poor people work as 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 the emperor can control them."

"The fate of the Han Dynasty has declined, so there is no room for me to use my skills, but the emperor's way of heaven has..."

"Only the God of Heaven can let me display this talent...

In the haze, the talking figure turned his head and seemed to look at Zhang Xinhui at this moment.

The past and the present seem to have converged in the sight collision of the two sides.

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

But when he still wanted to look at it seriously, the yellow cloud and mist rolled away, and the hazy murmur came again, and the picture changed again.

The airflow twists and surges.

Zhang Xinhui seems to have been completely immersed in this change and became fascinated. Those upside-down and distorted but perfectly blended images made him more and more fascinated.

What appeared in front of him at this moment was a white-haired self in a blue uniform, just like Zhang Xinhui in the future when he was old.

This dark heart looks like an old man, 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 sea, the sun, the land...everything...all will be his..."

"Whether it's a human... or a demon... I will owe him from birth..."

"Work...needs a lifetime of work to repay him...no peace even after death..."

"Everyone just wants a home of their own...want to breathe freely...why do we work so hard all our lives...just to be able to breathe a few more breaths...this future is not fair!"

"It's all because Chu Qiguang is playing with us... He only needs to spend a little money, and he can make us do cows and horses for a lifetime just by lying there... We can't play with him anymore..."

"Stop him! Be sure to stop him! Only the God of Heaven can stop him!"

The yellow cloud and mist churned and swirled again. Although the picture 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 party's tone.

'This is the future me?Or is it the prophecy of God in the sky? '

' But either way... it's an unmistakable oracle. '

Although he couldn't fully understand what was said in it, 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, strands of yellow clouds came out of his mouth, turning into strands of air and surrounding him.

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

A kind of enlightenment welled up in 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 frenzied, and his tone was full of fanaticism.

With trembling hands, he looked out of the direction of the stellar qi layer.

"Beyond the upper and lower four directions, the emperor of the past and the present."

"The supreme master who existed in the past, exists in the present, and will exist in the future."

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

……

Yongan 18 years, early January.

Shuzhou, a demon village in the Lanhe Valley.

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

With the application of cement, farmers, and laborers, large areas of houses have filled most of the entire valley.

The tracheal blood vessels are connected to every corner of the valley, emitting puffs of white hot air from time to time.

The heating gathers in the room along the tracheal route, so that even in winter, the houses in the village do not appear too cold.

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

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

A large number of laborers also passed through the gate of the Buddhist world, and under Zhou Yujiao's command, they crossed the Buddhist world and came to various parts of Shuzhou to perform different tasks.

At the same time, there are laborers constantly patrolling the streets of Yaocun, inside and outside the workshop, and near the plowing fields.

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

Some of them were even blessed by Chu Qiguang's 'blood-phagocytosis'.

It's like a farmer can activate the qi and blood mutual phagocytosis mode under the blessing of 'blood phagocytosis', raising the output to the level of a second-level warrior.

After entering the mode of phagocytosis of qi and blood, the laborers have the strength close to that of the fourth-level warriors.

These hundreds of laborers who are not afraid of life and death, and prohibited by orders are the best guards, which are enough to suppress the combat power below the Dao level.

And in the center of the demon village, the school built of cement and stone bricks is five stories high, and the sound of monsters reading aloud is coming from it.

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

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

They were killed in the report of the Bafu Hundred Households Office, but they have become new villagers in the demon village and are receiving education from the demon village.

In the sky, two Chongming birds descended from the sky, and another group of demon talents from the Northern Yaoyin Village was sent here. They may join in the construction of the blood pool here, or enter the school to educate monsters, or go to various places in Shuzhou to serve as abbots for intelligence work.

With the continuous delivery of the two Chongming birds, two batches of nearly a thousand monsters have come here from Yaoyin Village, injecting a thriving and vibrant atmosphere into the valley.

……

Shuzhou, not far from the city of Tianqu Mansion.

Many people are looking at the road under their feet in amazement.

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

'What is this gray material?So strong? '

Ning Kun feels that if the caravan can keep going this way, it will not be a problem to increase the efficiency by two or three times.

I only heard the passers-by say: "Have you heard? This road was repaired in a month, and the cement sold by the Bashu Chamber of Commerce was used."

"I heard that the government has sealed off this place, and construction starts every night."

"What do you know? This is the road that will be repaired by the Dharma Protector summoned by Master Chu, the demon suppressor."

"This was repaired by the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!"

Listening to the people's discussions, Ning Kun thought to himself: "Is it the method of the Chu town envoy?" '

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

After all, this Martial God of the Zhenmagic Division turned his hands into clouds and rained his hands in Shuzhou, turning all the prefectures and counties upside down, and repairing a road is nothing.

Nowadays, apart from the aborigines and Tianshijiao, most of the gentry and wealthy families in the prefectures and counties have completed the land tax reform.

Over the past few months, the Bashu Chamber of Commerce has not only extended its shops to various prefectures, but also connected all the commercial networks of Shuzhou into one.

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

And the cement road under Ning Kun's feet was also built by Chu Qiguang using laborers.

The same cement roads are being built in various parts of Shuzhou, and maybe in a few years, they will be able to run through all the prefectures and counties in the whole prefecture.

With the construction of the cement road, the cement of the chamber of commerce has also become popular.

Even the situation that was originally turbulent because of Baishihe's death seemed to have gradually stabilized because of Chu Qiguang's presence in town, as well as the peace in the Yao Kingdom and Jiejiao.

But under the prosperity of Shuzhou, countless well-informed people felt that it was like the calm before the storm.

An unprecedented storm seems to be coming.

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

"What is this for?"

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

But what reassures Ning Kun is that although tolls are charged, the original checkpoints privately set up by government offices, gentry, and local tyrants in various prefectures and counties are gone, and the cost of going back and forth is much less than before.

……

On Xuanji Mountain.

The Qianhu Song Baoshi and the deputy Qianhu Han Jueyong of the Shuzhou Town Magic Division had been sent by Chu Qiguang to station here.

Although the name is to guard against the demon kingdom, both of them know that this is just an excuse for Chu Qiguang to kick them out of the power center of Shuzhou Town Magic Division.

Song Baoshi looked at the endless snow-capped mountains in front of him, and secretly sighed in his heart: "I'm afraid that all the town magicians in Shuzhou now belong to Chu Qiguang, right?"

Han Jueyong said from the side: "Yaoguo and Jiejiao are so peaceful, they must have some plots, and the next one may be raining."

Thinking of this, neither of them worried about the future of Shuzhou and the hunter school.

……

In the south of Lingzhou, facing the Yaoshan Mountains, the mountains are criss-crossed with overlapping ups and downs, extending southward for hundreds of miles, dividing Lingzhou and Luozhou in the south into two.

At this moment, on the side of Luozhou, the hinterland of the Central Plains, Chu Qiguang has come to the depths of the mountains.

This is what Yu Li said. '

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

"The first and only ascendant in this world was the leader of Wuwei Sect during the Guangshou period of Chen Chao more than 500 years ago."

"Afterwards, the stellar gas layer became more and more perfect, and there was no one who ascended."

Chu Qiguang instantly remembered what he had read in ancient books such as "Decryption of Wuwei Sect" and asked, "Is the leader of Wuwei Sect the nine-day old immortal who was later worshiped by Wuwei Sect?"

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

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

He asked: "During the Guangshou period of the Chen Dynasty two thousand and hundreds of years ago, did the Wuwei Sect and Tianjianzong compete for a scripture in Jiling at that time? Is the ascension of the leader related to this matter?"

Yu Li snorted, "You still know about this?"

Of course Chu Qiguang remembered that he first obtained clues to the secret scriptures of the Zifu in the Jiling ruins, and later found out many secrets in it after tracing all the way.

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

Then it triggered the competition between Tianjianzong and Wuweijiao.

Later, in this dynasty, this relic was controlled by King Kong Temple, and it became the place where the "Sumi Mountain King Sutra" was hidden.

I only heard Yu Li say: "Hey, it was true that Wuwei Sect and Tianjianzong were robbing back then, but they were not the only ones robbing?"

"Wuwei Sect, Tianjianzong, Tianyaomen and the imperial court at that time are all robbing this scripture."

Chu Qiguang asked suspiciously: "Tian Yao Sect?" He realized that he had never heard the name of this sect.

Yu Li explained: "The Tianyao Sect is a big sect of the demon clan that rose in the Wei Dynasty. I heard that the demon of the founding sect took advantage of the duel between the Fanjing Sect and the head of the Tianjian Sect, and snatched a copy of the Supreme Sutra. , thus established.”

"However, the Heavenly Demon Sect has been extinct for a long time now, and there are few records in the history of the Demon Clan. It's normal for you not to 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 "Star Book" in the big library. The legend of Zhu has been restored.

He secretly said in his heart: "I remember what I concluded last time... 4000 years ago, during the Wei Dynasty, the suzerain of the Fanjing Sect brought the "Star Sutra" to the west to find the whereabouts of the other three sutra kings.

'Later, this person fought several battles with the lord of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and wanted to determine the ownership of the "Star Book" and "Moon Map" they each possessed. '

'As a result, after several battles, there was no winner, and the two read two scriptures together under the sympathy of each other. '

It's a pity that the suzerain of Fanjingzong made too much noise, and Tianjianzong has always been famous for assassination. '

'These two great masters were tabooed by the emperor of the Wei Dynasty at that time, and sent a large army to encircle and kill them. '

'At first I didn't know what the result would be. Judging from what Yu Li said, a monster finally attacked them, stole a scripture king, and created a Heavenly Demon Gate. '

'Following that is the period of the Chen Dynasty mentioned by Yu Li, when the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Heavenly Demon Sect, and the Wuwei Sect robbed the scriptures. '

There was a flash of understanding in Chu Qiguang's eyes: "It's connected." '

Yu Li on the other side went on to say: "The scripture that was snatched during Guangshou's reign is called "Book of Heaven."

"In addition to "Book of Heaven", there are three other books of the same name in this world, namely "Book from the Earth", "Book of Stars" and "Moon Map".

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

"After the "Book of Heaven" was published, the four kings of scriptures gathered together and experienced a fierce competition."

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

"The leader of the Wuwei Sect of that generation is talented and brilliant. I am afraid that they are not inferior to Buddhas and holy emperors in terms of wisdom and talent."

"The news that he deliberately released the "Book from Heaven" attracted various forces to snatch it."

"In the end, he picked chestnuts out of the fire and won the four kings of sutras alone."

"After the integration of the four meridians, he realized the vacuum, the primordial spirit came out of his body, and flew away through the air."

"Before he ascended, he redistributed the Four Great Sutra Kings in different positions in the world, saying that it was left to fate."

"Since then, all generations of Wuwei Sect have aimed at this leader, and they all want to break through the sky and ascend to the realm of immortality."

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

Chu Qiguang quietly listened to Yu Li's narration, and asked, "Since the Wuwei Sect pursues flying through the sky, why do they have tombs? Can't they just fly out of the sky and die out of the sky?"

Yu Li smiled: "Since that one broke through the sky and ascended, the whole world has been shrouded in a layer of stellar energy, and no one from Wuwei Sect can ascend."

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

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

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

Yu Li said: "Great Xia can't be called creating the stellar qi layer, they can only say that they are connecting the stellar qi layer with the luck of the human race."

Chu Qiguang asked, "Where is that tomb?"

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

……

At this moment, towards the depths of the south of Yao Mountain.

Loud noises continued to be heard, and dozens of golden Dharma Guardians were digging rocks, turning the entire mountain into a construction site.

At the same time, in the distance, soldiers and horses from Zhenmasi came all the way to support them, and they were closing 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, Wuweijiao, and tombs were also summoned to study this tomb for Chu Qiguang.

Even some tomb robbers who were originally imprisoned by Zhenmasi were sent over to wait for Chu Qiguang to dispatch.

Chu Qiguang has no interest in Yu Li's "tomb robbery" plan.

As a general of Zhenma Division and a minister of the imperial court, he is naturally carrying out archaeological activities, and it is impossible to rob tombs.
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Thanks to 'One in the Water' for the reward
(End of this chapter)