I want to embrace the moon for nine days

"The universe is the world above and below, and the past and present are the universe. The vast void is filled with billions of stars. The universe is so big that it is difficult to exhaust. What basis do you have to conclude that I am not from this universe?"

Su Hanshan didn't look surprised at all, he just smiled and asked back.

Shu Dao Nan patted his cheek, as if to sober himself up.

He smelled strongly of alcohol, not the stench of spoiled alcohol mixed with other body odors after being drunk, but simply the smell of alcohol, as if he was not a human being, but a smell of alcohol himself.

So even though he has the seventh level of cultivation, he is always a little drunk.

Now he was fully refreshed.

“Although the universe is vast, the Tao is one.”

"To put it bluntly, the universe has also expanded for a long time before it grew to its current size. On the eve of the Big Bang, all things were closely connected and inseparable. Everything that can exist in the universe now already had its beginnings at that time."

It is difficult to talk about the road to Shu. Although he is still burly and rough in appearance, he no longer looks like a drunkard, but more like a scholar, no, more like a poet.

"The violent fluctuations that erupted at the moment of the Big Bang, along with the growth of the universe, permeate every corner of the starry sky. Whether it is the physical stars or the ethereal space, as long as the world has not perished, the afterglow of creation will still be with us, entwined in our fingertips, and beating with our hearts."

"By capturing this afterglow and performing calculations, we can trace it back to the beginning, and from that beginning, we can trace the entire picture and simulate all the energy types that exist in the universe."

"And the form of power represented by the Demon-Subduing Martial Arts is not among these types."

Su Hanshan remained calm: "Your cultivation is not as good as mine, but even for me, it is far from possible to calculate the initial state of the world, let alone stand at the beginning again, see the whole picture of the world, and complete all subsequent calculations and identifications..."

Although he said so, Su Hanshan had already accepted the other party's conclusion about the martial arts of subduing demons in his heart.

At that time, Su Hanshan's cultivation and vision were not enough. Although he knew that the demon-subduing martial arts was very useful, after being filled with joy, he only regarded it as a relatively unique internal skill.

However, Huayang Patriarch, Deer Cart Ancient Buddha, and Voodoo Taoist Master, the three true masters, representing the highest achievements of Xuanmen, Buddhism, and side sects, could actually happen to show their peak appearance in the same era, work together, and jointly deduce the martial arts of subduing demons. It is indeed a rare miracle.

Naturally, their vision and knowledge are not limited to a single realm. They travel beyond the realm, overlooking the chaos and experiencing the unknown. The breadth of their knowledge is beyond words.

Even so, after the three of them laid the foundation, they still couldn't force it. It took a long time of brewing in the gap between the abyss and the human world, and in the demon-subduing world, for this kind of martial arts to truly take shape.

If we must say it, the martial art of conquering demons is indeed a false concept. It is an immortal power created artificially and is extremely rare. It is not the kind of power that can be achieved by naturally growing in the universe.

However, unlike the general concept of false ways, the threshold for demon-subduing martial arts is extremely low, and it does not require the sixth or seventh level of cultivation as a foundation. Even an ordinary person who has just started to learn martial arts can embark on this path.

When Su Hanshan was spreading the art of demon-conquering martial arts to the rest of the world, he used himself as the greatest medium, giving birth to many new sparks, allowing new practitioners to connect with the art of demon-conquering and grow together.

"I only know the general theory, I don't even know the specific calculation method. Of course, it's not me who can accomplish all this, but our Chaos Optical Brain."

Shu Dao Nan answered while also asking, "You came across the universe, so you can't rely on your own abilities, right?"

"You have not been in this world for long, but you have already charged to the front line of fighting against demons. Not only have you spread the martial arts of conquering demons, but you also have a power that the Chaos Light Brain recognizes and is unwilling to be its enemy. Therefore, I am willing to sincerely seek cooperation with you and tell you everything!"

Su Hanshan hesitated for a long time and then let go of his hand.

Shu Daonan could feel that when the other party let go, a lot of blood had been taken from his body, but he did not resist.

After all, just looking at what happened recently, the other party was charging in the front, almost carrying the whole burden, while he was sneaking around in the back, spreading rumors. Of course, more trust is needed to show the sincerity of cooperation.

"It seems that you are too convinced by your optical brain."

Su Hanshan was also a little surprised. "Just because of his recognition, your attitude has changed so much? Then, let me first explain my origins. I am indeed from an alien universe, and you are an alien?"

Shu Daonan shook his head: "If I were an alien, when the power of the devil spread across this planet, I would have run back to my hometown and stayed away from it."

"We didn't hide because we love this land and because we have been locked in from the source. This is our hometown."

He said, "I am the man from the future."

Su Hanshan raised his eyebrows but did not rush to respond.

Very good, think about it, over the years, we have seen people from different worlds, ancient people, aliens, zombies, gods, and monsters, and now finally even people from the future have joined in.

"Don't you believe it? In fact, in my opinion, the visitors from across the universe are no less surprising than people from the future."

Shu Dao Nan continued, "Seven hundred years from now in this world is generally called the 21st century, and one century is one hundred years."

"In the early 21st century, some supernatural events occurred on Earth. In the middle 21st century, inexplicable disasters occurred. Mist turned into monsters with entities, floating around randomly. Giant mouths full of sharp teeth appeared on riverbeds. Prosperous cities suddenly turned into backward villages and towns, as if they had never experienced the hard work of urban construction, and those sad and exciting achievements were gone."

"The excavated tombs of celebrities suddenly disappeared, and the deeds and evidence of these celebrities in history either did not exist or were filled in by some related people."

"History seems to have been changed, but the strange thing is that humans still remember the history before it was tampered with."

"There is a force that erodes history and brings irresistible disasters, and there is another force that protects us."

The Road to Shu is Difficult seems to have fallen into memories itself.

"In order to fight against disasters, humans have tried countless methods, but they can only passively protect and retreat. The source of the disaster may be located upstream in history. We can't touch it at all, let alone eradicate it."

"By the 22nd century, the world's total human population was less than one-thirtieth of its peak. Many people no longer studied history, nor did they care about what changes had taken place in history or in the history of human knowledge. They just lived one day at a time."

"But some people still didn't give up. Some people among humans developed optical computers to store all the real history, record the entire process of disasters, and try to figure out the laws of disasters."

"It was at that time that the power protecting us merged with the optical brain and became our last hope."

"The Chaos Optical Brain was thus created. After this power became tangible, although it still could not communicate with us, it finally allowed us to explore the truth. At that time, we knew about the existence of the demons."

"It is a kind of termite that roams between different worlds. It takes destruction as its mission. Destroying life is the best, and destroying things is the second best. It uses more efficient destruction as a manifestation of its own value."

"A group of demons came to our world a long time ago, but they encountered a period when the universe had not yet stabilized and formed, so they all perished. However, their power still remained in this world. As the world environment stabilized, it automatically attracted, precipitated and aggregated, and once again formed the embryo of a demon king."

"This embryo drifted in the universe without encountering anything that could wake it up, until it passed by the solar system and sensed the existence of the Earth."

When "The Road to Shu is Difficult" came to this point, he fell silent and smiled at himself.

"When the Demon King sensed the Earth, it was in the 21st century. Human technology had not yet been able to build a living area outside the Earth, but it was already well developed. Therefore, it became the reason for the Demon King's attention and destruction."

"The demon king of that time, once he descended on Earth, could have wiped out all life on the surface with the disasters automatically caused by his body size. But this is the embryo of the demon king, an existence beyond the demons of the past, beyond the norm."

"Its instinct is not just to destroy for a moment, but to bury the entire long river of history in its belly and turn it into nothingness. So it activated its strongest talent, carrying the original attributes, and went upstream of the long river of history."

Su Hanshan frowned when he heard this.

If he could contact the seventh generation ancestor, he really wanted to ask him how to guard against this kind of supernatural power.

After a long sigh, he continued to tell the story.

"Although the Chaos Light Brain has no active communication consciousness, it seems to be a force that hates the demons from the root. It was originally drifting outside the universe, and it entered the earth because it sensed the existence of the Demon King's Embryo, and naturally fought against the Demon King's Embryo."

"In this way, the Chaos Optical Brain objectively becomes our protector."

"But the Chaos Optical Computer arrived late, and its passive protection had too many limitations. We tried for a long time, and it was not until the 23rd century that we discovered the deepest use of the Chaos Optical Computer and came up with a plan for a counterattack."

Su Hanshan was basically certain that this chaotic optical brain was an existence similar to the Boundless Celebration Cloud, and it had a deep connection with the power of the heavens in the Abyss Realm and the human world.

Wujie Qingyun has extremely powerful power in terms of space, so this Chaos Light Brain focuses on time?
No, it shouldn't be just that.

"According to your explanation, the power of the original demon king is far greater than yours. If you go there directly like this, I'm afraid you will only die. Combined with the rumors you spread..."

Su Hanshan said, "Could it be that this Chaos Light Brain has some kind of power to make rumors come true?"

Shu Dao Nan nodded, then shook his head.

"After our testing, the greatest use of the Chaos Optical Brain can be called the reversal of cause and effect."

"Normal cause and effect means that you plant causes in the past and reap results in the future, while reverse cause and effect, as the name suggests, means that you plant causes in the future and reap results in the past."

"We spread rumors in the 23rd century that people in the 22nd century actually had very powerful technology, but over the past hundred years, many of the achievements have been lost, and our most advanced technology today is all the leftovers obtained through archaeological excavations."

"In this way, a cause is formed. When we travel to the 22nd century, we may be able to see the powerful technological achievements that our rumors fabricated."

"However, this is not a simple rumor that has come to fruition. When we sow the seeds, we must have a corresponding, real technical foundation, and we cannot interfere with the process from cause to effect."

"The cause and effect of reversal will produce a mixed reaction with the power of the long river of time. Whether there will be good fruits or poisonous fruits depends on the evolution of time and whether the actions of those historical figures can resonate with time."

Su Hanshan understood and nodded: "Because there are traces of the power of the Demon King in history, you can't just use rumors to make the power of the Demon King disappear for a period of time. You can only restrict the power of the Demon King as much as possible and materialize it into five demon gods to facilitate sealing?"

Shu Dao Nan confirmed this statement: "Yes. The node we last traveled through was in the 19th century. We have experienced several times and have gained experience and spread many rumors."

"The existence of the Five Spirit Demon God is within our plan, but the other things don't match our rumors."

He pointed at Su Hanshan's sleeves, "For example, in the rumors we spread, the current imperial master should be a truly compassionate great master, not this big monster."

"For example, each of the Five Mountains should have a top master alive, and Sword Saint Dugu should have passed down the true teachings of the Shushan Sword School, but none of these things have appeared."

Shu Dao Nan said with some regret, "According to the summary, all the strong men are creatures that existed in real history. Whether they can become strong depends on whether they can seize the opportunity. And this opportunity evolved by the long river of time is basically random. If it falls on the bad guys, we can't do anything about it."

Su Hanshan still had doubts: "You have traveled through time so many times, and the past has been changed many times. Wouldn't the future also undergo earth-shaking changes?"

"No!"

Shu Dao Nan said, "The original Demon King wanted to bury the long river of history, so his influence on history was to make a fuss on the same line. When the head of the line shook, the tail of the line would shake with it." "If we want to fight the Demon King, it is not enough to rely on a single line, so we are actually increasing the number of tails of the line."

“The long river of history has only one course. Although there are countless possibilities, only one possibility will be realized and continued. The other possibilities do not have enough power to support them and will only become illusions.”

"Our upstream jump relies on the power of the Chaos Light Brain to entangle with the power of the Demon King, but it can cleverly respond to the boundless power in the universe and form a new river channel. At each historical node of the jump, a new tributary will appear."

"After jumping through several historical nodes, the long river will have more branches and more power."

"In this way, we can suppress the influence of the Demon King step by step, accumulate more powerful abilities step by step, and finally fight for that glimmer of hope."

Su Hanshan pondered, "But the number of times the Chaos Light Brain can provide you with time travel should be limited?"

Shu Dao Nan really knows everything and said, "Not only is the number of times limited, but because of the tug-of-war between the Chaos Light Brain and the Primal Demon King, the length of each jump cannot be very accurate."

"We also cannot bring along new comrades from within the historical node."

This was also the reason why he told Su Hanshan so much.

Su Hanshan has a special background. Judging from his actions and the fact that he was recognized by the Chaos Light Brain, he is definitely against the demons.

Perhaps, this is a new comrade with whom I can travel through time together.

"Oh, there is one most important condition."

Shu Dao Nan said, "If we want to go against the tide, we must ensure that at the current historical node, the power belonging to the original demon king is completely at a disadvantage and cannot turn over."

"The original seal of the Five Spirits Demon God in this world was not very reliable and definitely could not meet this standard. Moreover, there are people who want to assimilate the demon god, which is an even greater threat."

"If he succeeds, the intelligent demon god might be able to directly sense the power of the original demon king and get continuous support, dragging us to death at this point, and wait for the demon king to completely devour the upstream and give us the final blow."

A golden light flew over from afar and came closer just in time to hear these words.

"What kind of intelligent demon god?!"

With a flash of golden light, Fahai revealed his true form.

When Su Hanshan and Shu Daonan communicated with each other through their thoughts, there was no telepathic communication, and others could not hear their seventh-level communication.

But when Fahai came, Su Hanshan did not hide anything. Shu Daonan was caught off guard and was directly caught by Fahai's words.

What Shu Dao Nan did not expect was that when Fahai asked this question, Su Hanshan's mind flashed with an arc of light, and he actually told him the whole cause and effect.

Fahai was shocked and was stunned for two breaths before turning his gaze to The Difficult Road to Shu. His face tensed, "So that's how it is. There is actually such a strange thing."

Shu Dao Nan smacked his lips and said, "You accept it now?"

In order to be consistent with history and allow the evolution of time to be smoother, they are very particular when spreading rumors.

For example, if you travel back in time to the 23rd century, you can say that there were advanced technological instruments at that time.

If you travel back in time to an earlier period than the 20th century, you will say that there were cyborg martial artists at that time, who drank oil and ate bullets every day, whose punches and kicks could have the power of missiles, there were Antarctic steam monsters, and people with brain wave super powers.

Continuing to travel back to ancient times, it is said that there were swordsmen and monsters, cultivators of Taoism and Buddhism, and masters who could move mountains and fill the sea.

For example, the rumor that the goddess Nuwa suppressed the Five Spirit Demons is not made up.

In real history, "Nuwa" corresponds to an entire human tribe in ancient times and is also one of the sources of Chinese civilization.

It is said that the Fuxi clan, based on the accumulated wisdom of successive generations, divided a year into 360 days, but this was not accurate enough, so the Nuwa clan was more advanced and corrected it by adding five more days, so that the remaining energy of heaven and earth could be placed in their respective positions.

It is appropriate that the Five Spirit Demon, as the embodiment of the turbid energy of the five elements of heaven and earth, is suppressed by the power represented by Nuwa.

Therefore, a strong man like Fahai, although powerful, is essentially a normal ancient creature. He achieved his success by seizing opportunities and practicing hard. His mentality should be similar to that of a normal ancient person.

How could it be so easy to accept the novel ideas such as the existence of a demon king upstream in time, the travel of "people from the future" through time, the appearance of a new river course in the long river of history, and so on?
"Since Brother Su trusts you, you must be trustworthy."

Fahai said calmly, "Besides, the predecessors of Buddhism have long been enlightened. If all things are created by one mind, time is just a mental barrier. If the monks can remove this mental barrier, they can naturally return to youth, and a baby can turn into an old man in an instant."

"If you can completely break through the mental barriers, it is not impossible to travel upstream in time or talk to people in the future."

Su Hanshan also smiled and said, "That's right. The Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. The Tao is infinite, and the three pillars stand in a tripod."

"If one were to see it through the eyes of a person who has truly attained enlightenment, perhaps the present, past and future are like three petals on a flower, existing simultaneously and in parallel, somewhat intertwined with each other, but also able to be handled separately."

Fahai nodded, put his hands together, looked solemn, and recited a few verses of scriptures.

The road to Shu was difficult because of his strong receptive ability. He couldn't help but concentrate and listen carefully. He only felt that he was reciting something like "If the heart is as clear as ice, the sky will not fall and be startled..."

I couldn't hear the details clearly, but it was probably just a few sentences.

Fahai noticed that he was eavesdropping, so he coughed lightly and flicked his whisk.

Theory is theory, practice is practice. No matter Su Hanshan or Fahai, they are still very far away from the realm they advocate.

Although it is acceptable, it is impossible to say that there would be no waves in my heart if such a thing really happened.

"I can't even see through time and space, so this time and space is everything to me. I will never tolerate being harmed by the devil."

Fahai said solemnly, "The master-disciple relationship between Monk Tian Jue and Qiu Xiaochi should be closer than that of Cihang. Now that we know about this person, let's go to Shaolin immediately!"

"Not urgent."

Su Hanshan raised his hand to stop him, saying, "I'll tell you the whole story. First, I want you to be more vigilant and know how powerful the enemy is. Even though the Five Spirit Demon God has been dealt with, you must not let your guard down in the future."

"Secondly, I originally suspected that the unknown power in the demon god had a mysterious origin, so I didn't dare to move the seal rashly."

"You should have modified the seals of the South and North Mountains by now. I also modified the West and East Mountains. It will be difficult for Shu Dao to help you."

"With the three of us working together, we should be able to ignore Zhongyue and take out the Dongyue Demon God, and keep him in my secret realm."

Shu Dao Nan was puzzled: "Why do we have to choose this time? Otherwise, we can go directly to Shaolin to save time. If you are sure, we can just take all four and then go to Shaolin, which is also the safest. You only take one, which makes it difficult to get anything done."

Shui Longyin sighed in his heart: "You are getting drunk again. You can't even understand this."

"That Shaolin man has done a lot of research on the Five Mountains Demon Gods. Even if the seal of the North Mountain is intact, the demonic energy can still seep out. Now he is in the middle of the Five Mountains. Maybe something will provoke the Five Mountains Demon Gods to make desperate moves at the same time."

"If you take one away, the five elements will be incomplete, and the difficulty of cracking will be greatly reduced. But taking one away is enough to make that person extremely vigilant. If you want to take a second one, the opponent may launch an offensive despite the incomplete one. If you haven't reached Zhongyue by then, how are you going to stop him?"

Fahai obviously understood it very well. After hearing what Su Hanshan said, he nodded and said, "If you are sure, taking this one first is indeed the best way to strike a balance."

………………

Zhongyue Songshan, in Shaolin Temple.

Monk Tianjue sat in the main hall with his palms spread upwards.

A streak of light flew from the distant sky and landed in his hand. It turned out to be a Qiu Xiaochi trapped in a bubble.

"Cihang was very respectful to me back then, but later he became very cautious towards me. It is true that there is no such thing as a permanent mind in this world. He even deliberately harmed the two disciples that we cultivated together, and turned them into such idiots."

Monk Tianjue shook his palm, the bubble burst, and Qiu Xiaochi's figure bounced forward, knelt down, and became the size of an ordinary person.

The sounds of water and shattering still coexisted in his mind and he had a silly grin on his face.

Monk Tianjue sighed softly, stood up and gently stroked Qiu Xiaochi's head. He turned his fingers in a circle and opened Qiu Xiaochi's skull.

As soon as the shattered brain was exposed to the air, it was blown into nothing by the breath of water from Monk Tianjue.

Qiu Xiaochi's mind was empty and the silly smile on his face was gone. He calmed down and only had a hint of a smile on his face.

It feels so good to have an empty mind, I don’t have to think about anything.

The influence of Qianli's Brain-Smashing Divine Sound was wiped out, and his spiritual light had not yet been restored, but it had already become more agile.

"Let me see what happened to you in Dongyue that forced Cihang to use the Tathagata Palm..."

Monk Tianjue was looking at the traces of spiritual light perception, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he raised his head to look east.

He doesn't care no matter how the Five Mountains Seal is reinforced.

Heaven, earth and the void are originally one. Even though the Five Demon Gods are sealed, the power that seals them also comes from this heaven and earth, and is no different from the flowers and plants in nature.

Ever since Monk Tianjue comprehended this level, he has never taken the Five Mountains Seal to heart. The real trouble is how to make the Five Mountains Demon Gods obedient.

But now, he clearly realized that the Dongyue Demon God had completely disappeared.

"Amitabha, could the visitor from the lower reaches of time be so ferocious?"

Monk Tianjue threw away the skull and slowly put his hands together.

"Original Thing, the information you revealed when you bewitched me doesn't seem to match the true strength of these people."

(End of this chapter)