Daxia Lingxian

Chapter 426 The fierce waves of the sea
  Luo Ning took out his dry pipe, lit it, and said calmly:
  "The current continent is less than [-]% of the land in ancient times. It can be seen that the land back then was huge, no smaller than the Saha Realm."

"Today's Jiuzhou, Mobei, and Xihuang are just the highest plateaus in the world, so they have not been flooded."

Luo Ning used a dry pipe to draw a map. "This is an ancient map I drew. Based on various ancient books, it is found that in ancient times, there was a world of sects. There were many sects in the country of cultivation, which was called the true country."

"The most powerful god of war is called the true king and the master of a country. The holy kings mentioned in history books refer to them."

"The era of Zhenguo was very orderly. It was not the jungle of the jungle, but the weak could survive. Because during that period, there was a world of the underworld!"

"The Nether World governs the retribution of evil virtues and the cycle of life and death. Not even the God of War or even the True King can override it."

"Those who do many evil things and act recklessly, even if they are arrogant for a while, will get retribution sooner or later."

"So, even great monks are in awe of cause and effect, and act in a measured manner. Ordinary people without cultivation are even more in awe of ghosts and gods."

"So, although all the true countries at that time were in charge of their own affairs, they had the same belief. This belief was: Holy Ghost!"

"Belief in holy ghosts is what ancient books often call... Ming ghosts!"

What? Lu Pianpian couldn't help but be startled when she heard this, "In ancient times, did you originally believe in holy ghosts?"

Luo Ning nodded, "Yes! There are holy ghosts, just like the Saha world."

"Holy ghosts are the incarnation of the netherworld in the Yang world. They represent ancestors, underworld masters, Yin virtues, good wishes, justice, fairness, etc. They are ever-changing and represent the way of heaven."

"The ancients used sacrifices to holy ghosts to connect with the netherworld by cause and effect, and used the will of all living beings to correct the three realms and achieve great merits in the world."

"So, the true body of the Holy Ghost is actually the Emperor of Hades, the incarnation of the Emperor of Hades in the human world. At that time, there were tens of thousands of Holy Ghost temples all over the world."

"The location of Youquan Mountain is the largest and highest-status Holy Ghost Temple in the entire ancient period! It is called the Holy Ghost Temple."

"The Holy Ghost Temple not only worshiped holy ghosts, but also worshiped the ancestor of the human race in this world and the creator of the world. It was the holy place of the entire world at that time."

"It is said in ancient books that the Holy Land of Youquan Mountain is the place closest to the past and future, and also the place closest to the netherworld."

"The true kings of each true country must go to the Holy Ghost Temple in Youquan Mountain in person every three years, firstly to offer sacrifices, and secondly to gain enlightenment and practice."

Lu Pianpian breathed a sigh of relief, "The place closest to the future and the past? That must be the location of the interface door. I suspect that it may lead to the Saha Realm."

"The rules of the world there must be different. We can probably recover our cultivation there."

Luo Ning looked expectant: "If I recover my cultivation and become a holy ghost, I can still hope to restore the Netherworld to this world."

Lu Pianpian's eyes were even brighter, "If that's the case, it would be easier for us to leave."

Luo Ning continued: "What's even more surprising to you is that the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon may be in this world, and it's near Youquan Mountain!"

"The ancient Shu king's tomb in Diebian Mountain that we couldn't find in the Saha Realm should be in the Youquan Mountain area!"

"What did you say?" Lu Pianpian's tone trembled, "Maybe Diebian Mountain is in Youquan Mountain? Is the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon hidden in this world?"

She took advantage of her position as the leader of Zhensi, mobilized countless people, spent huge financial resources, and searched almost the entire Yizhou, but could not find Diebian Mountain.

Could it be that it is really hidden in this world?
  Lu Pianpian suddenly remembered that Luo Zhiyuan once told her that the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon must be hidden in the world of mortals.

But it did not say that it must be hidden in the Saha world. This world is also a mortal world.

I just stared at the Saha Realm and searched for it, but I couldn't find it even if I searched all my life.

Luo Ning looked determined, "That's probably it. When I excavated the tomb of the concubine, I got some secrets. In the history of ancient Shu, the concubine once launched a coup and imprisoned the father-in-law, Silkworm."

"Concubine Zhen's husband is the second son of King Cansi of Shu. He is not the prince, so he is not qualified to succeed to the throne."

"The imperial concubine helped her husband seize the throne and launched a palace coup. The prince, Canchao, escaped from Shu and defected to the Zhou Dynasty. The imperial concubine's husband became the prince."

"During this palace incident, King Cansi of Shu was also forced to abdicate by his daughter-in-law, Concubine Zhen."

"But this King of Shu, Silkworm, who was forced by his daughter-in-law, is exactly the rare holy master in the history of ancient Shu!"

"During the reign of Silkworm, the ancient Shu state was the strongest."

"Silkworm's cultivation was extremely strong and he was known as the strongest person in the world at that time. He was the most outstanding figure in ancient Shu and was once called the Holy King."

"How can such a person be so simple? But he was actually forced to become a Zen king by his own daughter-in-law. He was not able to protect his position even at the end of the festival. He didn't even have a royal tomb. Isn't it strange?"

"Almost all the royal tombs of ancient Shu dynasties have been excavated. But there are no tombs for silkworm sacrifice."

"Since ancient times, many people have wanted to find the royal tomb of Silkworm, but no one knows where his tomb is."

"Historians speculate that Silkworm was imprisoned by his daughter-in-law and met a miserable end. He didn't even have a royal tomb after his death."

"But I estimate that the Silkworm Sacrifice not only has a royal tomb, but it must also be very unusual!"

Lu Pianpian understood, "Did Silkworm Si lose to the concubine on purpose? Why?"

Luo Ning smiled, "Why? Because the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon is not useful to the Imperial Concubine, but it is useful to the escaped Prince's Silkworm Nest."

"If the prince succeeds to the throne normally, he will definitely not be buried with his father with a cocoon of heavenly insects. The cocoon of heavenly insects is a precious treasure for the Can clan to be reborn and attain enlightenment, but it is of no use to the concubine with a foreign name..."

Lu Pianpian sighed, "Silkworm Si's scheming is really deep. In order to be buried with the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon, he actually tricked his eldest son and took advantage of an outsider like the imperial concubine."

"You mean, after the death of Silkworm Si, the concubine actually buried him in this world? How did she do it? The Heavenly Silkworm Talisman?"

Luo Ning nodded, "It's the Celestial Silkworm Talisman. This is a treasure that can travel through the world of fireworks. Concubine Yu used the Celestial Silkworm Talisman and brought the silkworm sacrifice's coffin to this world for burial."

"Then, the ancient Shu royal family's heirloom treasure, the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon, should be buried with the silkworms and hidden in this world."

Lu Pianpian pondered and said: "Why did the concubine want to bury her father-in-law in a different world? Yizhou is so big, you can't choose a place as a royal tomb?"

"That's because..." Luo Ning looked puzzled, "It must be the will of Silkworm Si before his death. He and his daughter-in-law had an exchange of interests, handing over the power of ancient Shu to the imperial concubine in exchange for the treatment of being buried with the cocoons of heavenly insects and other worlds. .”

"He may have done this to prevent the prince, Canchao, who fled to Luoyang. He was buried in Yizhou. He was afraid that his son Canchao would find him, so he dug up his father's grave to look for the cocoon of the Celestial Insect Dao."

"His son will not be found if he is buried in another world. Haha, it is really sad to be so defensive about your son."

Lu Pianpian couldn't think of a more reasonable analysis, and felt that this was the only way to go.

For Luo Ning, the effect of the cocoon of the Heavenly Insect Dao is to resurrect the Fusang Sacred Tree and eliminate the catastrophe. But for the descendants of the Can family, it has the effect of resurrection after death and rebirth to enlightenment.

If Silkworm Priest wants to be resurrected after death and reborn to enlightenment, he must be buried with the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon, turning family heirlooms into personal property.

This of course violated the interests of Prince Canchao.

The prince, Canchao, did not want to use the cocoon of the Heavenly Insect to bury his father.

Maybe it's for family inheritance, maybe because... he wants to keep it for himself!
  Since the prince would definitely not be willing to bury his old father with the cocoon of a heavenly insect, then the king of Shu, Silkworm Priest, might as well just... rely on his daughter-in-law!

After all, the daughter-in-law, Concubine Zhen, is not of the Can family's bloodline and cannot use the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon to resurrect after death.

The Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon has no value to her with a foreign surname.

Therefore, Cansi secretly supported his second daughter-in-law and launched a coup against the fledgling prince.

Finally, Prince Canchao escaped from Shu. The power of ancient Shu fell into the hands of the imperial concubine.

However, Luo Ning's expression soon became gloomy again, "If the clues in the ancient books are correct and Silkworm Si was really buried in this world by the concubine, then has Silkworm Si been resurrected long ago?"

"When he was resurrected after death, he must have used the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon. Wouldn't the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon be gone?"

Lu Pianpian shook his head, "Definitely not! If the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon is used, it's impossible for Luo Zhiyuan not to be able to figure it out. Why would he let me look for this thing?"

"Although he can't deduce the specific location, he can definitely deduce whether the thing still exists."

"Although the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon can resurrect the descendants of the Can family after death and rebirth to enlightenment, it is not without other conditions."

"The first condition is that the corpse must be nourished for three hundred years after death. Let the corpse be nourished by enough vitality of heaven and earth."

"The second condition is that it must be an auspicious place with rich spiritual energy and perfect Tao."

"If one of these two conditions is missing, it will be impossible to use the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon to be reborn and prove the Dao."

Luo Ning raised his eyebrows and slapped Lu Pianpian's feet with a "pop" sound:

"I understand. Not long after Silkworm Si was buried, the world changed dramatically. A huge flood surged out of Youquan Mountain, which not only submerged Silkworm Si's mausoleum, but also destroyed the feng shui and aura."

"This true world has turned into a mortal, so it is difficult for Silkworm Priest to use the power of the Celestial Insect Dao cocoon to be reborn and realize the Dao." Lu Pianpian frowned, "Why are you patting my feet? You don't show any pity for me, they are all red!"

"Haha!" Luo Ning quickly touched her instep, "Sorry, sorry!"

Lu Pianpian took back her bare feet, "So, Silkworm Priest has no chance to use the Celestial Insect Dao Cocoon, and the treasure is still in his coffin. He also has no chance to be reborn and prove Dao, and the corpse may have turned into withered bones."

"Haha, man's calculation is really inferior to God's calculation. This person has spent all his efforts in life, but the result is all in vain."

She smiled and said, "The clues you know are enough to support us in finding Youquan Mountain and the Tomb of the Silkworm King. Let's set off as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, he put on his boots and stood up, "I'm going to the Yanguo Ancestral Temple to get the clay figure you made for me."

Luo Ning looked at him for a moment, and then asked in confusion: "The sacrifice is ready so soon? It's only been half a year."

"Of course it is not as good as the sacrifice, and there is still a possibility that the sacrifice will fail." Lu Pianpian shook her head, "But we have to hurry up and go to sea, and I don't have time to slowly practice the sacrifice."

Luo Ning frowned: "The clay statue has not been sacrificed to become a real weapon, so what's the use of taking it away? It won't help. Do you want to sacrifice it on the boat?"

Lu Pianpian explained: "You underestimate the foundation of our True Sacrifice Cult. There are many ways to worship statues, and of course there are also evil secret techniques that take shortcuts."

"It's just that the evil secret technique of sacrificing a god statue costs more, so it is rarely used."

"My clay figurine has been enshrined in the Yanguo Ancestral Temple for half a year, enjoying the country's top incense. It has initially acquired divinity and can be continued to be sacrificed using evil secret techniques."

"In this way, we can take away the clay statue and perform sacrifices on the boat."

Luo Ning couldn't help but asked worriedly: "What evil secret technique are you going to use?"

Lu Pianpian smiled and said: "The method of cutting off life span! Using one's own life span to sacrifice to the statue of the gods, the cost is the loss of one's own vitality and life span."

Luo Ning shook his head and said: "I don't agree! If you die, what if I can leave?"

"Don't worry." Lu Pianpian clapped her hands, "It's just a low-level statue. It can only use the magic power of seventh-grade monks. Even if it consumes life span, it can only consume thirty or forty years at most."

"Although we have transformed into mortals through cultivation, our physical bodies are stronger than mortals. I can live at least over a hundred years in this world. Even if I lose thirty or forty years of my life span, I can still live for at least thirty years."

"As long as we can recover our cultivation within thirty years, the consumption of Yangshou for several decades is simply insignificant to me."

"I did this to go back as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about it, I have my own sense of discretion."

Luo Ning sighed and did not object again.

He knew Lu Pianpian's character.

Lu Pianpian entered the solemn and incense-filled Yanguo Ancestral Temple, and came to the altar enshrining the clay statue. She saw that her clay statue was already dimly lit.

Lu Pianpian picked up the clay statue, placed it on her heart, then bit her middle finger and dripped her blood onto the clay statue.

A strange spell was chanted in his mouth.

After that, she held the clay statue and passed by the statues of the ancestors of Yan Kingdom in turn.

Every time she passed a statue of a late king, she would drip out her own blood and chant strange spells.

Every statue of the former king, after being made in the same way, will become dim and dull, and it will no longer be round, as if it has become a newly molded statue of a god.

But the clay statue in Lu Pianpian's hand, which was only half a foot in size, became as round as jade and filled with brilliance.

Like a little fairy, it seems to be coming to life.

It is obvious that the statues of the past kings have been stolen by Lu Pianpian through the evil magic of the Zhensi Cult.

"The power of the incense is enough." Lu Pianpian breathed a sigh of relief, her scarred forehead already covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat.

"However, you still need to spend a lot of effort and energy, use evil magic to practice for at least a hundred days, and burn your life span for more than thirty years before you can become a low-level evil god."

Lu Pianpian wiped her sweat, hid the clay figurine in her sleeve, and then left the Ancestral Temple Shiranly.

From beginning to end, she never offered any incense or salute to the "former kings".

"Your Highness, please walk slowly." The Miao Zhu at the entrance of the Imperial Ancestral Temple said respectfully to Lu Pianpian.

The temple congratulators all respected Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent.

Your Highness the Princess is so filial. I come to the Imperial Ancestral Temple every now and then to pay my respects to the ancestors of the past dynasties. It’s a great filial piety!

……

Three days later, Lu Pianpian used the excuse to send Luo Ning out to sea, handed over the affairs of the country to Prime Minister Shang Yi who was personally promoted, and then carefully selected [-] Yanguo warriors to go eastward together.

More than half a month later, the group traveled through the Qing Kingdom and finally arrived at the largest seaport in the Qing Kingdom: Lingzhou Port.

Lingzhou Port is crowded with ships, including fishing boats, warships, and merchant ships traveling to Yangguo, Xuguo, and Jiguo.

Nine top-level battleships are all ready. On every ship, there is a brand new Chinese dragon flag.

Five hundred sailors are also all ready to go.

Five thousand stones of grain, a large amount of fresh water, dried vegetables, dried meat... are all ready.

Nine top-notch ships can carry at least seven to eight thousand sailors. But because it was a long voyage and required a large amount of food, Luoning only required [-] sailors.

Including Lu Pianpian's [-] Yan Kingdom warriors, there are more than [-] people.

All in all, the food and fresh water on the ship were enough to feed more than [-] people for two to three years.

The news that Luo Ning set sail eastward for the sake of the world shocked the entire port.

Going to sea for tens of thousands of miles.

How many can you imagine?

Even the veteran fishermen along the coast only dare to go out to sea for a few hundred miles. Qingguo navy can go to sea for thousands of miles at most.

On March [-]th of the second year of the Republic of China, Luo Ning, Lu Pianpian, Wei Jifeng and others boarded the fleet, weighed anchor and set sail.

Nine large ships set sail to the sea with the expectations of the emperor, princes, and people!
  ……

The fleet sailed more than [-] miles on the sea, spending most of the month and less than [-] miles a day.

But when we arrived three thousand miles away, we encountered a west wind.

Luo Ning was right. The six-month-long west wind signal period that occurs every five years has finally begun.

The big ship took full advantage of the sail, and its speed increased two or three times, exceeding five hundred miles in one day and one night!
  ...

ten days later.

On the flagship, Luo Ning and Lu Pianpian, with fluttering clothes, stood on the deck, feeling the vastness of the world, and their hearts were ups and downs.

Luo Ning glanced at the crossbows equipped on the ship and reminded:

"We have already entered the deep sea."

"There are no sea monsters and sirens in the sea, but there are sharks, sea snakes, sea worms, and reefs."

"What is even more worrying is the island barbarians, beast islands, and snake islands on the islands, especially the island barbarians who like to eat people and use human sacrifices."

"There are still many taboos..."

Lu Pianpian said: "So I will continue to make clay statues on the ship to prepare for emergencies. It is not safe to rely on only eight hundred soldiers."

Just as Lu Pianpian said this, suddenly a group of black spots appeared at the end of the sea and sky, getting bigger and bigger.

"A group of big birds flew over." Lu Pianpian said.

Luo Ning's expression suddenly changed.

"It's a sea vulture! This is a giant raptor on the sea, bloodthirsty and cruel! It can eat people!"

"Archers prepare! Enemy attack!"

(End of this chapter)