The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 200 The cause of the cave war, Yuntai Gourd Cave? (asking for monthly votes)

During the remaining time, Lu Chen and the others, accompanied by Bai Weng, wandered around the Qinren Village.

It's a good pastime after the tense atmosphere.

After walking around, Lu Chen asked, "Are all the villagers alive?"

Mr. Bai said with a complicated expression: "Some of them are just living people."

Lu Chen thought of the peach trees surrounding Taoyuan and fell silent.

And Mr. Bai also told the whole situation of Taoyuan.

The peach trees in the Peach Garden Secret Land are indeed meant to suppress evil. However, this evil suppression is not only for suppressing the evil inside the land, but also for suppressing the evil outside the land.

"The cave is not in the human world, but at the junction between the human world and the Yin-Yang world. It's just that the Xinglin Cave was cut into two parts by the master. One part is closer to the human world, and the other part is closer to the Yin-Yang world. Taoyuan is the latter part."

Mr. Bai explained the functions of the peach trees around the Peach Blossom Land one by one.

According to Mr. Bai, problems with the Xinglin Cave Heaven had actually occurred a long time ago. The cave heaven had been in too deep contact with the Yin-Yang Realm, and many evil spirits from the Yin-Yang Realm had invaded the cave heaven.

Similarly, Dong Feng, who was traveling outside, hurried back to Xinglin Cave.

However, although the scourge of evil spirit invasion was solved, the cave also had loopholes. From time to time, evil spirits from the Yin and Yang worlds would pass through the barrier between the two worlds and enter the cave, disrupting the living order of the creatures in the cave.

However, Dong Feng believed that these ghosts were also pitiful people, so he planted a peach blossom forest to prevent the invasion of those ghosts.

The souls of those who died in the cave did not enter the Yin-Yang Realm, but instead remained within the cave.

However, the existence of evil spirits is very short. Often within a few years, the spirit's soul will consume all its energy and fall into complete death.

So the current situation in Qinren Village is that most of them are living beings, and only a small part are evil spirits.

"The Yin spirits can only survive for a long time within the Yin-Yang Realm, because the Yin energy within the Yin-Yang Realm is greater than the Yang energy, which can protect the Yin spirits from surviving. However, the Yin energy within the Yin-Yang Realm is affected by negative emotions. The more the Yin spirits absorb, the more chaotic and distorted they will become."

Huiyuan looked a little bewildered and said, "I wonder if there is a Pure Land in this world?"

Huiyuan used to believe that there is a pure land in this world.

But now, his idea has wavered.

After all, even he himself had not been to that pure land!
"Ordinary ghosts without the power of incense will have a very miserable end. Either their consciousness will be distorted, or they will naturally disintegrate." said Bai Weng.

Lu Chen didn't have any good ideas about this.

This is the way of this world!
"Perhaps the six heavens of Luofeng are the most suitable places for Yin spirits to survive in the world."

Bai Weng shook his head helplessly and said, "It's just that the six days of Luofeng are not open to the outside world's Yin spirits."

Lu Xiujing at the side asked: "Grandpa Bai, why is this?"

He had never witnessed the horror of the Yin-Yang world, so he didn't know much about many things concerning ghosts.

Tao Qian was also listening carefully.

He has been dead for a year. Even if he is protected by the incense generated by "Peach Blossom Spring", if this continues, he will probably not live for much longer.

After all, he didn't have a deity to convert incense.

Bai Weng said: "The Six Heavens of Luofeng are located on Luofeng Mountain, which is a mountain in the human world. This mountain is also the entrance between the human world and the Yin-Yang Realm. The Yin energy in Luofeng Mountain is greater than the Yang energy, but because the Yang energy can enter the Six Heavens of Luofeng and purify those distorted consciousnesses, the Six Heavens of Luofeng has become the only place in the Yin-Yang Realm where normal Yin spirits can survive, and it is also the only place where ghost immortals can be born."

The Six Heavens of Luofeng, the six heavens of ancient ghosts, are believed by Taoists to be the most evil places in the world.

However, this place, which is known by the world as the gathering place of evil spirits, is actually the last guarantee to protect the evil spirits. It has to be said that this is a great irony.

"As far as I know, the six-day ghost, Lord Nanming, has been born." Lu Chen said.

"Luo Feng Liu Tian was born, and the King of Hell was on the road. I'm afraid the world will be in chaos!" Huiyuan murmured.

Bai Weng nodded without any surprise: "The appearance of a ghost immortal is either to collect a group of dead souls from the outside world, or it is a sign that the cave heaven is about to be broken. They are all here to steal the original energy of the cave heaven."

He had guessed this a long time ago, so he was not very surprised.

Lu Xiujing asked in confusion: "Doesn't Luofeng Liutian refuse to accept outside spirits?"

Mr. Bai explained, "The souls that have died for more than seven days are called ghosts. Their ghost bodies have completely changed into ghost states. The souls that have just died still have some yang energy from their physical bodies. They are not considered true ghosts. Ghosts at this time are the easiest to survive on Mount Luofeng. Only with enough ghosts can the normal operation of Mount Luofeng be guaranteed... This is what I said when I was still alive. I don't understand the details."

Even Mr. Bai doesn’t know much, let alone others.

Lu Chen asked again: "Senior, are there any books or something like that in Taoyuan?"

Bai Weng nodded and said, "Yes, but there are not many books left. Most of them were left in the other half of the cave. The books here are the ones that I have tried my best to preserve."

As he spoke, he led everyone through the Qinren Village and came to the mountain behind the village. He swept his arm, and the mountain wall disappeared, revealing a cave entrance.

"Right inside."

Mr. Bai led everyone into it, and soon they reached the depths.

There is a bookcase here, and the shelves are filled with scrolls.

It looks full, but the amount of records in the scrolls cannot compare to that in a paper book.

If we just talk about the text, I'm afraid it's not as good as what is recorded in ten books.

"Here are some of the classics I saved. I hope they will be of some use to you, Taoist Priest."

"Thank you."

Lu Chen walked forward, picked up a scroll and glanced at it.

The characters on it are all in small seal script, and most of them are records about cave heaven practitioners in the pre-Qin period, and only a small half records things after the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Others also began to look through the scroll.

They didn't know what Lu Chen wanted to find out, but that didn't stop them from checking these scrolls that had never been circulated outside.

We are all well-read intellectuals. How could we not read an out-of-print book when it appears in front of us?
Suddenly, Tao Qian laughed out loud while looking at a scroll of letters, and said to Mr. Bai who was standing beside him, "Is it true that Zhang Ling's son is a useless person in cultivation? He doesn't even have the power of the Heavenly Master Dao in his hands?"

Bai Weng nodded and said, "Although Zhang Heng was the successor of the Heavenly Master, he didn't care about worldly things or even religious affairs. So the power of the Heavenly Master Dao, which was then known as the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, was gradually taken over by Zhang Xiu. If it weren't for the third generation Heavenly Master Zhang Lu who killed Zhang Xiu and regained the religious power, I'm afraid the Heavenly Master Dao would have died out in the second generation."

"This Zhang Xiu does have some talent. If it weren't for Zhang Jiao's cholera, he would probably have left some legends. It's just that the Five Pecks of Rice Sect couldn't compare to the Taiping Dao at the time... What a pity."

Tao Qian shook his head slightly.

The records in his hand were about Zhang Xiu, who was known as the 'Shadow Leader' in the Tianshi Dao.

During the Guanghe period, Zhang Jue was in the east and Zhang Xiu was in Hanzhong. Zhang Jue was the founder of the Taiping Dao and Zhang Xiu was the founder of the Five Pecks of Rice Dao. The two Taoist lineages were the earliest Taoist sects to imitate the Buddhist religious system.

However, although the Five Pecks of Rice Sect is the earliest Taoist inheritance, its early influence was limited to the Hanzhong and Bashu regions, and even to Dongchuan. If we talk about the influence of Taoism in the Central Plains, it still belongs to Zhang Jue's Taiping Dao.

The reason why Tianshi Dao was able to flourish later on was because Sun Quan, the King of Wu, believed in Taoism, which led to the prosperity of Taoism in the later Wu region. Tianshi Dao then moved its ancestral land to Longhu Mountain, which happened to be a good time.

Otherwise, the Tianshi Dao might not necessarily have developed into the world's number one Dao sect it is today.

The Five Pecks of Rice Sect created by Zhang Ling was earlier than the Taiping Dao, but in his time, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect's main purpose was to slay demons and monsters, with preaching as a supplement.

The real time of preaching began after Zhang Heng succeeded the position of Heavenly Master, and the real leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect at that time was Zhang Xiu.

When the Taiping Dao launched a rebellion, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect controlled by Zhang Xiu also began to attack other counties from Ba County.

However, its influence was not that great and could not be compared with the Taiping Dao during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Later, after Zhang Lu killed him, he also inherited Zhang Xiu's missionary system. For example, the ghost official and chief wine system was first started by Zhang Xiu, and was developed after Zhang Lu took over it completely.

"Sir, could you please let me see this scroll?" Lu Chen walked over and asked.

"Give."

Tao Qian handed the letter to Lu Chen: "This Zhang Xiu is only good at political schemes. He is not bad at bullying Zhang Heng, a foreigner who doesn't know political schemes. However, he will be defeated very quickly in the hands of those who are really good at schemes. There is nothing good about this guy. However, there are some interesting records about Zhang Jue."

Lu Chen first glanced at the time when Zhang Xiu rebelled, then raised his head and asked, "When did Zhang Jiao die?"

This aspect of history was familiar to Tao Qian, so he said directly: "In August of the first year of Zhongping, some say he died in July, but the people of Taiping Dao concealed the truth of Zhang Jiao's death for fear of chaos in the army." Hearing this, Lu Chen looked down at the time of Zhang Xiu's rebellion recorded in the scroll: "In July of the first year of Zhongping, Zhang Xiu rebelled in Ba County and invaded the counties."

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, then asked, "You mean... Zhang Jiao is related to Zhang Xiu?"

The incident between Zhang Jiao and Cheng Gongxing just happened, so he was also very sensitive to such coincidences.

Lu Chen nodded: "I have this idea."

Mr. Bai said, "Zhang Jiao is the descendant of the Nanhua Immortal. It is unlikely that he betrayed the agreement of the cave heaven, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. Senior, have you ever seen any cultivator from Nanhua Cave Heaven?" Lu Chen asked.

Mr. Bai shook his head and said, "The only cave heaven that my master is familiar with is Changsheng Cave Heaven. Even Baiyun Shangzhen from Shaoyang Cave Heaven where the Taoist priest is, has only met my master once. When Nanhua Cave Heaven was passed on to Zhang Jiao's Dao lineage, he never showed up, let alone met my master."

Lu Chen asked again: "Then Senior, how did the Cave Heaven War happen?"

"Xinglin Cave Heaven did not participate in the original Cave Heaven War, so we don't know much about it."

Bai Weng shook his head: "But that happened after Zhang Jue died."

"Is there any written record of the great battle in the cave heaven here?" Lu Chen asked.

"some."

Mr. Bai immediately found a scroll of bamboo slips and handed it to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen flipped through it carefully and read it seriously.

"Yellow Turban Ma Xiang killed Yizhou Governor Xi Jian. Although Yellow Turban Ma Xiang was a subordinate of Zhang Jiao, he was only a branch. He was from Yaochi Cave Heaven, while Yizhou Governor Xi Jian was from Donghai Cave Heaven. Yu Ji was from Langya Cave Heaven and was killed by Sun Ce. In order to avenge Xu Gong, Langya Cave Heaven arranged three people to assassinate Xu Ce. After Sun Quan came to power, he first contacted Ge Xuan, who had the background of Changsheng Cave Heaven, for revenge, but Ge Xuan did not agree to avenge him. Sun Quan then turned around and found Jie Xiang, who had the background of Kunlun Cave Heaven..."

Lu Chen closed the book and frowned.

The information recorded above is quite diverse.

On the eve of the Cave Heaven War, various Cave Heaven forces were very active in the human world, as if their people were everywhere.

Some of the names, Lu Chen had never heard of them!

"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" asked Mr. Bai.

Lu Chen nodded, looked at the bamboo slips in his hand and said: "The reasons for these caves to start a war... are a bit too childish."

It seems like these people in the cave are trying to kill each other.

But the biggest figure among them is probably Yu Ji.

After reading the entire book, Lu Chen had only one question.

How did a proxy war turn into a life-and-death battle in the Four Directions Cave Heaven?
In the end, even the Four Directions Cave Heaven was shattered?
It's like a war broke out in the Middle East, and in the end, Daxia, Meialika, Big Bear, Gallic Rooster, and John Bull were all killed, and all five families were defeated, with no family left alive!

"It shouldn't develop to the point where the four caves are at war. Even if there is a chaotic fight in the caves, it shouldn't be that the caves are destroyed without leaving a single winner."

Huiyuan also came over to take a look, and then said: "The inheritance of the cave has been thousands of years, nearly ten thousand years. If people were to fight over the destruction of the cave, wouldn't it have collapsed long ago?"

As the founder of Donglin Temple, he naturally understood the so-called "proxy war".

The people below were fighting and killing each other.

The higher-ups just need to stand there and watch the show, and at most they can give some money or something.

The end?

When facing a force of the same level, you must never retreat unless it is absolutely necessary.

This is almost an unspoken rule that has been agreed upon.

If such a war were to occur, the people in charge of the several cave heavens would have to go crazy!

So he had the same questions as Lu Chen.

It was just a small matter, only a few people died.

It is not certain which one of them can be confirmed as the inheritor of Dongtian.

How did it turn out like this?
He had also heard of Jie Xiang. He was originally just a casual cultivator who had been searching for a method to make an elixir. Later, a fairy descended to earth and bestowed on him a copy of the "Returning to the Elixir Sutra", after which he succeeded in making an elixir.

With such an origin, it doesn't make sense to forcibly say that he was from Kunlun Dongtian!
Kunlun Cave Heaven was the number one cave heaven at that time. How many casual cultivators couldn’t find it?

Not to mention Penglai and Langya Cave Heaven.

One is the cave heaven inherited by Xu Fu, and the other is the cave heaven inherited by An Qisheng.

The inheritance of the two cave heavens is also famous for being stable.

Would he start a war to destroy the entire family and sect just for something that was trivial in Huiyuan's eyes?

It's impossible even to think about it.

The same is true for Chicheng Dongtian. Just look at Louguandao, a branch of Chicheng Dongtian, and you will know.

All they do every day is practice. Who would start a life-and-death battle for no reason?
Several people looked at Bai Weng again, and the latter smiled bitterly: "Everyone, I am just an idle wanderer. In the past, I followed the master to treat illnesses and save lives. I have never known about other things in the cave. These scrolls were just recorded by the master when he had nothing to do."

"..."

Everyone was speechless and choked.

That's so true, he is a crane.

He's temperament is extremely calm. When Dong Feng was still around, he didn't care about anything.

"No matter what, there must be a lot of problems here, and it may be related to Cheng Gongxing."

Lu Chen still felt that Zhang Jiao and Zhang Xiu had some connection.

The origins of Cheng Gongxing remain a mystery, and no one knows where he came from. However, if his identity is attributed to Zhang Jiao and Zhang Xiu, then it makes sense.

Otherwise, a great statue from the ancient fairyland would suddenly pop out from somewhere!
"It seems that I have to find an opportunity to go to Ba County."

Lu Chen said.

"Go to Ba County? Why?" Tao Qian asked, "Is it because of Cheng Gongxing? Is Cheng Gongxing really Zhang Jiao, or is he Zhang Xiu?"

His tone was somewhat heated.

Men of letters like to pursue these mysterious things.

"Whether it is true or not, we will know only when we find an opportunity to go there."

Lu Chen said: "However, if Zhang Xiu is really another identity of Zhang Jiao, then his rebellion is a bit suspicious. If he is not dead, why would he rebel again? With the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army at that time, even if it was bound to fail, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The power of the Taiping Dao is definitely greater than that of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect at that time. After Zhang Xiu rebelled, he did not cause much movement and surrendered to Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou. Later, he was killed by Zhang Lu. At that time, there were only two years before the Cave Heaven War... Zhang Xiu, who was able to steal the power of the Tianshi Dao after the death of the founder Tianshi and sideline the successor Tianshi Zhang Heng, could he really be killed so easily?"

Huiyuan asked, "Fake your death again to escape?"

Lu Chen said: "We can't draw a conclusion now, after all, it's been too long. But no matter whether it is true or not, we must go to Yuntai Mountain. Xi Jian and Ma Xiang are both practitioners who belong to the Dongtian. It's probably not accidental that they both appeared in Ba County. Although the Zhang family regards Heming Mountain as their ancestral land, after Zhang Heng, they actually practiced in Yuntai Mountain most of the time... Heming Mountain is not close to Yuntai Mountain! Even Zhang Lu spent more time practicing in Yuntai Mountain than in Heming Mountain."

Then, he looked at Bai Weng: "Senior, do you know where the Gourd Cave Heaven is?"

He now strongly suspected that the cause of the cave war was related to the legendary gourd cave!
It was the Heavenly Master who discovered the location of the Hulu Cave Heaven, and then the other cave heavens knew about it! ?
Although this idea is somewhat divergent, if you don't think in this way, you will never understand why the cave heaven practitioners would engage in a life-and-death battle.

Moreover, this may also be due to the contribution of Cheng Gongxing.

and so……

"Yuntai Mountain is the location of Huludongtian?"

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows.

"Not too possible."

At this time, Mr. Bai suddenly shook his head and said, "Yuntai Mountain is not the place where Huludongtian exists."

(End of this chapter)