Fu Shifeng

Chapter 200 Liyu Ascends
Hearing Master Wen's question, Jiang Yan immediately wrapped himself in quilt and shrank into a corner, whispering: "You said you don't need to seal Taotie, so I can just do my old job, right?"

"Ingenious creations are nothing more than dead things made of gold, iron, wood, and stone. To be able to move, they must have something to rely on." Master Wen looked at the copper pipes of different thicknesses on the wall: "Some of the mechanisms here are driven by water flow, but the truly profound Yanou It requires the support of earth veins and qi machines, just like a person needs to eat enough to work.

"It's nothing unusual for you to use the energy of the cave world to create a mechanism. It's always been like this in the past. However, Xianyuan Cave Heaven is not an ordinary place. This is one of the spiritual caves of the Jiuzhou earth veins. It is rich in energy. It has appeared in the past ten years. The unusual loss of earth energy is obviously caused by human encroachment.”

Jiang Yan lowered his head and said nothing, looking exactly like a child who had done something wrong and was discovered by an adult. People couldn't help but suspect that his old body had an immature mind.

"What on earth are you doing?" Master Wen asked.

"Can you please stop asking?" Jiang Yan said, "I promise you, it's definitely not a bad thing."

"If it's not the case, why can't you say it clearly?" Master Wen clapped his hands on the ground and sat down next to Jiang Yan, making him unable to avoid him. He was like the eldest brother taking care of his younger brother, with a sincere tone:
"I watched you take over the command. From the first day I met you, I knew that you were obsessed with ingenuity and hoped that your creations could deal with Taotie. In the past, you lacked something and did not dare to ask for it from others. , it was me who came to help.

"Later An Quti sneaked into Guyang Pingzhi. I was worried that the caves everywhere were unstable, so I took this opportunity to encourage you to set up your eyes and ears. As a result, Fu Shifeng and the others were able to use wooden kites to communicate, which was much more convenient than in the past. Could it be that if you do this, Isn’t that enough for you to trust me?”

There is no clear leader in Fu Shifeng. Master Wen worked hard in a mediocre and conservative atmosphere and became the leader of everyone, but this does not mean that he can give orders to others in Fu Shifeng.

Jiang Yan's lineage has a long heritage, and its predecessors were the craftsmen recruited by Zulong during his unification of Kyushu.With the collapse of the ancestral dragon and the chaos in the world at the end of the Qin Dynasty, some of the craftsmen who participated in the creation of the Twelve Golden Men took refuge in the Immortal Cave. Several families gradually evolved and inherited the art of ingenious puppet-killing.

Those who inherited Jiang Yan's name and took charge of the Taiyi Order in the past were almost all selected from the children of these families.However, as generations change, some families gradually decline, and the skills of dexterity are in danger of being lost.

It can be said that this generation of Jiang Yan made great contributions to the continuation of the art of ingenuity, and Master Wen was indispensable for this.

It's just that this Jiang Yan was clumsy in speech since he was a child, and his parents didn't like him. He devoted himself to clever tricks, and over time he became alienated from people.

But Master Wen knew very well that Jiang Yan just couldn't communicate directly with people. If he could use Yan's wooden kite, he could talk endlessly.Inside this person, after all, he is just a child who longs for others to recognize him.

"I can say it, but you are not allowed to make fun of me." Jiang Yan seemed to have made a difficult decision.

"Never smile."

Jiang Yan threw off the quilt and took out a bunch of copper keys from his arms. The racks were very complicated with high and low twists and turns.

Jiang Yan came to the row of copper pillars, removed the round covers on the surface one by one, and inserted the keys one after another.Then the copper pipe vibrated slightly, and water seemed to be flowing rapidly inside, causing the entire Liyu Mansion to move.

Then Jiang Yan gathered the debris on the ground into the corner, revealing a small stone platform in the middle, and placed a fist-sized crystal on several tables in the groove.

This crystal is colorless, transparent and extremely precious. Once placed, it quickly emits dazzling light and gradually reveals the clear scenery.

"This is... Liyu Mansion?"

Master Wen stood up and looked at a waist-high building that looked like a fort emerging in the light and shadow, but the outer walls of this fort were in a circle.Compared to the pavilions and pavilions we just saw outside, perhaps the outer walls are buried underground.

"Yes." Jiang Yan nodded and said, "Actually, ever since you suggested transforming Taotie into a human being, I guessed that the Liyu Mansion might no longer be of use."

At this time, Mr. Hong Ya, who had been silent for a long time, said: "Liyu Mansion was originally a retreat place where the ancestral dragon shed his mortal body and cultivated his immortal body. Why is it filled with machine creations?"

"Actually, it's more than that." Jiang Yan explained: "Because it is extremely difficult to control the dragon energy of the Nine Provinces, and the body and spirit are like a heavy burden, Zulong hopes to use various means to relieve the fatigue of the body and spirit, or to make the dragon energy easier to control. "

When he said this, Jiang Yan couldn't help but glance at Master Wen. In fact, he never understood why this former Confucian saint from the East China Sea could control the dragon's energy so easily.

Even with the help of Taiyi Ling, when the dragon energy returns, the body's meridians will bear a huge weight, and the soul's consciousness will be like seeing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.In the past, there was a generation of Jiang Yan who was so self-righteous that he tried to attract dragon energy into his body and was shocked to death on the spot.

Even the ancestral dragon who unified the nine states and created unparalleled achievements found it difficult to do so, but Master Wen was so relaxed and freehand, which is really incomprehensible.

"So, isn't Liyu Mansion going to be a palace that moves around?" Master Wen asked in surprise.

"Yes, this is the original idea of ​​Liyu Mansion." Jiang Yan said: "Unfortunately, Liyu Mansion was not completed until the collapse of the Ancestral Dragon."

"Then what do you think?" Master Wen asked curiously.

"I hope that I can fulfill the long-cherished wish of my predecessors, no matter whether there is a disaster of gluttony or not." Jiang Yan raised his head and looked up: "More than that, I also hope that the Liyu Mansion can soar into the sky, travel among the stars and have a glimpse of the scenery outside the sky."

As soon as he said this, Master Wen stood there with a face full of astonishment. Seeing him like this, Jiang Yan muttered in a low voice: "You forced me to say it..."

"Good ambition."

Hearing that the master had not yet answered, Mr. Hong Ya immediately nodded in approval.Jiang Yan was very excited when he heard this: "I got inspiration from the Taoist scriptures about 'crossing the Milky Way and traveling in space' in the Taoist scriptures! Immortal masters can fly back and forth, why can't ordinary people do the same thing by using ingenuity to create things?"

Mr. Hong Ya was serious and thoughtful.Master Wen asked in surprise: "Do you think this can really be done?"

"I'm not familiar with this. On the contrary, there may be people who have experienced the scenery beyond the fairy mountains in the East China Sea." Mr. Hong Ya said.

Master Wen and Jiang Yan asked in unison: "Who?"

"The Fang Hu lineage." Mr. Hong Ya said: "Some of their predecessors once built the Immortal Cha, intending to fly into the sky collectively."

"Did it succeed?" Jiang Yan asked quickly.

"They go and come back and keep silent."

Jiang Yan made a soft sound, as if he was thinking about something.Master Wen stared at the light and shadow below, scratched his head and asked: "So it's for this...how many years do you think it will take to complete it?"

"It's... hard to say." Jiang Yan was excited when he was gone.

Master Wen continued to ask: "You are the only one who manages such a large Liyu Mansion? It is so important to ascend to stardom, how can you arrange it by yourself?"

"I, I have an imperial palace." After Jiang Yan said this, he had lost his original interest and became more and more guilty. "As expected." Master Wen slapped his forehead: "Take us to see the Imperial Palace...that is, Taiyi Ling."

Jiang Yan nodded helplessly, quickly tidied up the surroundings, and then took Master Wen and the two of them deeper into the ground.

Passing through several heavy doors, we finally arrived at a secret cave, which was dug into a spherical shape by manpower. The inner wall was inlaid with gold, and the surface was carved with ancient seals and inscriptions, and filled with vermilion lacquer.If you look carefully, you will see that the "cinnabar" is not cinnabar, but a red jade as fine as dust and sand.

In the center of the secret cave, a silver-white ball hung in the air, its surface as smooth as a mirror, silent and motionless.

"That's it, everything is as usual." Jiang Yan walked up to a platform extending from the inner wall, looked at the suspended silver ball, and sighed unconsciously.

Most of Jiang Yan's lineages are craftsmen. Even though they have a long inheritance, they may not have advanced cultivation. Therefore, to ensure safety, the Taiyi Order that connects the dragon energy of Kyushu is not entrusted to Jiang Yan of all generations, but is integrated with this silver ball. One body.

"Every time I think that this 'Imperial Palace' is actually the corpse of the ancestral dragon, I feel like I'm in a trance." Master Wen said.

"In the past, in order to control the dragon energy of the Nine Provinces, the ancestral dragon took the magic pill and achieved the immortal body." Mr. Hong Ya said: "However, the dragon energy is difficult to control. After the death of the ancestral dragon, the immortal body returned to the womb and transformed into this thing. It is said that it is The corpse is not appropriate."

Master Wen said with a smile: "I sometimes wonder, old man Zulong won't be alive one day, right?"

Mr. Hong Ya was not in the mood to answer, but Jiang Yan was surprised: "No way? Just in case..."

"Don't worry!" Master Wen chuckled: "If he dares to fake a corpse, I'll be the first to beat him back!"

"Like Yongning Temple?" Jiang Yan asked: "I heard that Cheng Sanwu defeated Liu Xuantong in the end."

"I also put in a lot of effort!" Master Wen patted his chest, and then looked at the silver ball again: "Actually, I plan to gather all the Taiyi Order into the Imperial Palace, and then place them in the Taiyi Dragon Pond. All of them were destroyed and scattered to heaven and earth.”

"Does it have to be like this?" Jiang Yan asked anxiously: "The imperial palace can not only accommodate Tai Yiling, but it is also the hub of the entire Liyu Mansion. Once taken away, all the wooden kites will be turned into wooden dolls, and they will be turned into wooden dolls. Shi Feng doesn’t do any good at all!”

Hearing that the Master did not respond, Jiang Yan looked at Mr. Hongya and begged: "Mr. Hongya, are you also planning to give up Taiyi Order?"

"I have already agreed. If he can take away all the Taiyi Orders from other people, then I will take the initiative to give him the last one." Mr. Hong Ya's face was as usual, and he didn't seem to hesitate at all.

Jiang Yan didn't expect this, and the two opposite parties had obviously already agreed.Mr. Hongya has a special status in Fu Shifeng. Due to the inheritance of the Grain God's immortality method, Mr. Hongya of all generations has remained true to his original aspirations, thus maintaining supervision over other members.

Fu Shifeng's past history was not without internal strife, and Mr. Hong Ya's ability was recognized as reliable.

"I won't hide it from you, you are not the first one." Master Wen turned around to face Jiang Yan, using his skills silently, two shining ancient characters appeared above his head, vaguely in the shape of birds and insects. If he is proficient in epigraphy and stone knowledge, , you can see that this is the writing of Chu State in the past.

At this time, there was also a wave of fluctuations on the surface of the imperial palace, and the ancient characters "birds and insects" also appeared, which was clearly a sign that the Taiyi Order was activated.

This is enough to prove that Master Wen did hold two Taiyi Orders. Jiang Yan was shocked: "You... Whose is the other Taiyi Order?"

"It belongs to Grand Duke Yin." Master Wen replied, "He is already old. When he agreed to Taotie's transformation into human beings, he also wanted to retreat, so as not to leave troubles to future generations. In addition, he was worried that his children were incompetent and would lead to disaster, so he Tai Yi Ling was entrusted to me."

"Leave it to you like this?" Jiang Yan couldn't believe it.

"Yin Taigong understands that the responsibility is heavy and not everyone can bear it." After hearing the master's words, he retracted the two Taiyi commands and said with a smile: "People think highly of me and think I can solve the problem."

"He was so straightforward that he gave up the entrustment of his predecessors so easily!" Jiang Yan could not convince himself.

"Actually, what you are worried about is that you feel that the Imperial Palace is particularly crucial, and Taiyi Order is inseparable from the Imperial Palace." Master Wen said as he thought: "But in my opinion, if we want to maintain the operation of Liyu Mansion, even if In the future, when you travel to Xinghan, the Imperial Palace is not irreplaceable."

"Do you have a solution?"

"Xingxui, what do you think?" Master Wen put forward his own suggestion.

Jiang Yan opened his mouth slightly, then lowered his head and thought for a long time, still mumbling words and calculating.

"It may be possible for the star marrow to connect with the energy of the heavens." Jiang Yan then said: "But if the portion is too small, I'm afraid it won't be enough. At least it has to be... as big as my fist."

"Your appetite is too big!" Master Wen was shocked. He pinched his little finger and said, "Usually, a star marrow is only the size of a finger. Even if Fu Shifeng has accumulated a lot over the years, he may not be able to get it to the size of a fist. Star Essence!”

Jiang Yan became tough at this moment: "I don't care. Unless you get me enough Star Essence, you can't take away the Imperial Palace and Taiyi Order! As for whether you steal, rob or lie, I don't care!"

"Aren't you afraid that I will attack suddenly?" Master Wen looked at the other party: "With your small body, I can stab you to death with just one finger."

"If you want to rob, just do it directly. You won't discuss it with me at all." Jiang Yan now understood Master Wen's thoughts. After all, this Confucian saint would not use such gangster methods.

Master Wen was in trouble now: "With so much star marrow, I'm afraid you have to break into the palace to get it."

"Anyway, if you really want to enter the palace, not many people can stop you."

"There are still a few of them." Master Wen seemed to be complaining, but it didn't look like he was completely helpless: "You are the only one who is in such trouble. Isn't it as difficult as climbing to the sky to take back other people's Taiyi Order?"

Jiang Yan also said sarcastically: "Don't worry, Master Tan Hua is upright and upright, and Wu Xiezi has long been tired of worldly things. These two should obediently give up Tai Yiling. On the other hand, what kind of rhetoric are you going to prepare for Senior Shen Ji?"

Master Wen squatted down on the spot and said with a sad face: "I really have no choice. If she knows about taking Taiyi Ling away, she will hang me up and beat me."

Jiang Yan was about to make a joke when suddenly there was movement in his arms. He took out a bronze mirror and his color changed slightly as soon as he took a look at it.

"What happened?" Mr. Hong Ya asked.

"The six thousand soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court to conquer the Bohai Kingdom..." Jiang Yan could not hide his shock and slowly raised his head: "...the whole army was wiped out."

(End of this chapter)