That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 748 Visitors from the Far West

Zhu Xian kept trembling, and countless echoes resounded in the entire mountainside, and he didn't know where it came from, and he didn't know why.

Xu Beiyou came back to his senses, looked at Zhu Xian in front of him, not knowing what to say.

Chen Gongyu said softly: "This used to be the retreat place of Shangguan Xianchen, the previous suzerain of Jianzong. It is said that after Shangguan Xianchen went to the south of the Yangtze River, Sun Zhongmou, the current suzerain, also practiced here. It must be the breath of two generations of masters. Only then did Zhu Xian come out of the box."

Xu Beiyou was noncommittal.

Although this idea is somewhat disrespectful to the master, Xu Beiyou still thinks so, Zhu Xian's abnormality may have nothing to do with the master, it is only because of the master Shangguan Xianchen.

What is swordsmanship, and its origin is to strengthen the body?Those are all deceitful, euphemisms forced by the imperial court. The fundamental purpose of casting swords is not for gentlemen to wear swords. These are things that have been extended in the future. The earliest function of swords is to kill people, and the essence of swordsmanship is the art of killing people.

No matter how mysterious Zhu Xian is, it is still a sword after all, and the original intention given to it by Taoist ancestors is also to control killing.

In the hands of Gongsun Zhongmou, Zhu Xian is more often hidden in a deep box, and only in the final battle on Biyou Island can he be regarded as happy.

On the other hand, Shangguan Xianchen, although he has always shown himself as a white-clothed and white-haired sword fairy, is a first-class bloodthirsty and warlike person. He likes to fight to the death to improve his swordsmanship. For 20 years, across the world, Jade Immortal has soaked in countless blood of Earth Immortal cultivators, and the number of dead souls under the sword is unknown. Regardless of the sect, regardless of the level of the realm, regardless of the number of people, if there is a disagreement, the sword will be drawn, and the sword will be stained with blood, life and death will be determined .

In his prime, Shangguan Xianchen had mastered the art of swordsmanship, he would be fine if he didn't move, and he would be like thunder if he moved.

After 20 years of painting the ground as a prison, Shangguan Xianchen has perfected his way of swordsmanship, returned to the basics, and lived and killed within a single thought.

No matter what time Shangguan Xianchen was, Zhu Xian could fight heartily.

Therefore, Xu Beiyou felt that Zhu Xian was actually feeling sorry for Shangguan Xianchen, not Gongsun Zhongmou who couldn't do things as he pleased because he had too many responsibilities.

Xu Beiyou let Zhu Xian hang in the air by himself, and walked forward a few steps to the cliff. The circle when the master drew the ground as a prison had disappeared, leaving only some subtle traces. Looking around, it was full of crimson billowing magma.

It took the two of them nearly half a month to travel all over the 36 islands in the East China Sea. Jianzhong Island is the last one. If there is no news about the two swords here, then Xu Beiyou really doesn't know where to look for it. Could it be Wei? country?Or the Wei Palace where Mr. Sun Shiwu was buried?
Xu Beiyou couldn't hide his worry, he looked down and saw the magma billowing.

Suddenly a thought jumped out of my mind.

I don't know why, he has a lot of inexplicable thoughts recently, it's like this on Zizhi Cliff, and it's like this here.

At this moment, what he was thinking was, if he cut it with a sword, could he split the billowing magma into two?If so, what's under the magma?
Is it endless magma?Or another new world?
……

On the vast East China Sea, there is an endless stream of ships traveling between Jiangdu and Wei, most of which are Fuchuan, but today there is a ship that is obviously different from the surrounding Fuchuan, and it seems a bit out of place here.

Some experienced sailors know that this is the ship of the Far West Sea Passenger. Over the years, more and more sea travelers have come from the Far West. They have brought many interesting things, such as pocket watches and clocks that dignitaries like. , mirrors, and even cannons that are completely different from the Shenwei General Cannon.

However, this ship is different from those extreme western sea ships that are purely for business. There is no cargo on it, and there are not even people who can be called sea guests. There are only two kinds of people here, one is people in white robes, However, these white robes are not Confucian shirts, nor Taoist robes, but a style that has never been seen before, somewhat similar to burqas.The other is a person wearing armor. Similarly, the armor is different from the fish scale armor in the Central Plains, but is spliced ​​together from a whole piece of iron, decorated with pure white color and gold trim, which makes people think of the people in the sky when they see it. bright sun.

The owner of this boat is also the leader of this group of people. He is a man of unknown age. From a close look, he is probably a young man in his twenties, but his eyes reveal countless vicissitudes, like He is an elderly man, and two completely different contrasts are intertwined. If there is a monk here, he can be sure that this person in front of him must be the kind of old man who can stay young even though he is old.

He is tall and slender, with brilliant blond hair neatly draped over his shoulders. His fair skin is even more delicate than a woman's. First class handsome man.

At this time, he was standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the billowing blue waves in front of him, and said in Daqi official dialect: "After wandering on the sea for a long time, we are finally arriving at our destination. The city we are going to is called Jiangdu. It is said that The situation there is very complicated. In addition to Bailian, Wenxiang and many other sects with various names, the three largest sects in the east, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, also preach here. There was a civil strife, and he was expelled from Jiangdu by the Jianzong of the same lineage. At this time, the most powerful sect in Jiangdu City is the sect called Jianzong."

Standing beside him was an armored general, pressing his sword hilt at his waist, and said in Daqi official language: "It's just a heresy, there is only one god in the world, my lord, I am going here this time on the orders of the Pope." The East is here to spread the glory and the gospel of the Lord, and besides guarding the safety of adults, we also shoulder the responsibility of eradicating heresy."

The leader shook his head and said: "We are here to preach, not to fight against heretics. This is the far east that has never been bathed in the glory of the Lord. There is a great empire here, and its territory is bigger than that owned by the church. The combined country is even vaster, and there are tens of millions of people under its rule. Do you think we can challenge this huge empire with a few hundred people? This is something that the Pope and the Holy Church dare not easily provoke Existence, here, I am afraid that as long as we act a little out of line, we will be regarded as having misconduct, and then we will be deported or even wiped out."

The armored general was speechless.

He squinted his eyes and looked towards the end of the sea, and said slowly: "Such a vast area, such a large number of people, are under the command of an emperor, even for most of the past. It is unimaginable. Just a few decades ago, Matthews and Elena visited a prince of this empire with the letterhead of the previous Pope. Not long after, that prince overthrew the former emperor. He established a new empire by himself, and the current emperor of the empire is the prince's son. This is a newborn young empire. Here, it is an unrivaled existence. You don't have to care about other people's thoughts and opinions, and naturally you don't have to worry about it. Will care about the church, so everyone, put away your ignorant arrogance, show the humility that a missionary should have, and then face this great empire."

(End of this chapter)