The years when I explored the fairyland

Uh-huh!

Hao Songqing took out a folded animal skin from his arms, shook it, unfolded it, and spread it on the desk in front of Chu Zhou.

The animal skin is very thin, and the overall color is off-white. It seems to be very old, with a kind of mottled appearance due to the accumulation of time.

Above is an outline outlined with black lines. As a map, it is quite crude, but at least the general location can be seen.

Of course, the land of a county is not qualified to be marked. Only the four major sects, the eight mansions, and some extremely important cities are marked clearly.

Besides the Universiade Dynasty, the markings of the Golden Horde and the Dayan Dynasty were even more rudimentary. It looked like a large area, but many places were not even divided into regions. There were only black dots marked out one by one. Named the sect and the city.

Chu Zhou was observing carefully, and Hao Songqing spoke at the right time: "Before I met Zhou Wu after my family was ruined, I had studied hard for ten years, day and night, seeking the best principles in the world in the vast sea of ​​books.

But later I discovered that what I learned in the book was too superficial, and there were many mistakes and omissions.

So, I followed the example of the sages, carried my luggage and wore straw sandals, and traveled around the world to see the magnificence of the mountains and rivers and the customs of the humanities.

This map is the work I made during my study tour. It is naturally not as accurate as the one produced by the imperial court, but it can still be used once in a while. "

These words made Chu Zhou couldn't help but look up and asked: "Mr. Hao, you actually have experience of traveling around the world?"

Hao Songqing did not answer immediately. Instead, he was a little lost in thought and a little sad. He answered after a moment: "When I was young and frivolous, I always felt that the world was huge and I could go and get it; I also felt that the world was unfair and I could change it. Of.

It's a pity, it's a pity..."

At this point, he could no longer speak. He waved his hand as if to shake away the gloom in his heart and said, "Master, should I explain to you the situation of the Three Kingdoms?"

Chu Zhou didn't want to poke anyone's scars, so he said, "You tell me?"

Hao Songqing calmed down and then spoke: "In ancient times, the ancient immortals came to the world. In fact, there was no distinction between countries. Each ancient immortal protected the people of the land and taught them to slash and burn and multiply.

Even the ancient immortals are different. The distinction between humans and monsters is extremely clear. If the ancient immortals of the human race and the ancient immortals of the demon race come together, there will probably be a fight.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the ancient immortals are so powerful that they can easily turn over rain and clouds, and move mountains and seas. The mountains, rivers and land are in their hands, just like playthings, which naturally attracts the yearning of mortals.

At that time, there were also mortals who were cultivating immortals and obtained one or two magical powers. They could fly to the sky, escape from the earth, and enter and leave the underworld.

Unfortunately, I don’t know what happened next. One day, all the ancient immortals left the mortal world and disappeared, cutting off the passage between the mortal world and the secret realm.

At this point, there are no more immortals in the mortal world, and it has become what is now known as the Jedi Heavenly Power.

The ancients followed the example of the ancient immortals and embarked on the path of martial arts step by step, first the internal martial arts, then the Qi and blood polishing the muscles, skin and bones, and then the current body tempering martial arts. "

"It was also in this process that as mortals took control of force, they naturally conquered each other. There were ups and downs over countless years, and finally the situation of the Three Kingdoms was formed."

At this point, Hao Songqing took a step forward, pointed to a place on the map, and said: "Among the three kingdoms, our Universiade occupies the smallest area. It has mountains, waterways, and wild and dense forests everywhere. Although The road is difficult to navigate, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.”

His fingers shifted slightly and pointed to the north, and he added: "Here, northwest of the Universiade, where the Golden Horde is located, the vast grasslands divide the world and the vast snow-capped mountains are located.

The Golden Horde occupies the largest land area, which is almost the same as the other two countries combined. However, the land is vast and sparsely populated. Most of the herdsmen make a living by grazing cattle, sheep and horses, and live in pursuit of water and grass.

I have been to this place the least. I once traveled hundreds of miles westward without seeing anyone. I almost lost my way, but was finally rescued by someone.

I lived with that group of herdsmen for nearly a year, and I learned a little more about the Golden Horde.

Different from the many sects of our country in Dayan, the Golden Horde respects the Khan of the Golden Family and has extraordinary strength. All the sects worship him and are proud to send their disciples to serve under the Khan. "

Chu Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "According to what you said, are there constant frictions between the Golden Horde and the Yan Dynasty?"

"Of course there is, but constant friction does not count. It is probably because the grasslands have been hit by white disasters and the herdsmen can no longer survive, so the Khan will go south to grab some food from the herdsmen.

However, it is not easy for them to achieve their goal, because all the Sanfu lands bordering the Golden Horde belong to the Sanqingmen. "

After a pause, he continued: "Actually, not all of the three palaces belonged to the Sanqing Sect before, but later on, only the Sanqing Sect was extremely powerful and could guard the borders, so the Sanqing Sect took all of them.

Moreover, there were three sects before Sanqing Sect, Taiqing Sect, Shangqing Sect, and Yuqing Sect. Although they all belong to Taoism, in fact there are many differences between them.

It was only later that the Golden Horde became so powerful that they had to unite and form the Sanqing Sect. "

"What about the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Chu Zhou moved his finger and pointed to the west of the Universiade, a land about one-third larger than the Universiade Dynasty.

Hao Songqing's eyes were somewhat complicated, and he said softly: "Before the founding of the Universiade, this land belonged to the Great Sui Dynasty, and the Great Sui Dynasty was actually separated from the Yan Dynasty.

The Yang family were originally important officials of the Yan Dynasty, taking over several lands. Later, taking advantage of the chaos in the Yan Dynasty, and with the support of several martial arts sects, they took on the yellow robes and established their own country, and finally named the country Sui Dynasty.

It's just that the Sui Dynasty did not remain stable for many years. It was only the death of the second generation, and finally the Ji family took over the world, which is the current Dayun Dynasty. "

"Because of this connection, the Dayan Dynasty and Dayun disliked each other and sent troops many times to regain their lost territory.

It's a pity that Dayan is full of internal conflicts and its national power is declining, so it always fails without success. "

After a pause, Hao Songqing continued: "Yes, when the Universiade was the founding of the country, Taizu founded the martial arts temple, gathered the martial arts families from all over the world, and finally placed them in Youyan Mansion.

That's where the two dynasties meet. "

Chu Zhou looked around the map and asked again: "Then what do you think of this alliance between the two countries, and the border between Chen and Bing is about to move?"

"If I say it, it's unexpected and reasonable!"

"Why do you say that?"

"They are afraid!

After the martial arts innovation, the sect's strength will always increase by leaps and bounds. If they cannot get enough benefits internally, they will seek external benefits.

Looking at it now, both the Golden Horde and the Great Yan Dynasty are actually stronger than the Universiade, but it is hard to say how long this kind of strength can be maintained! "

Hao Songqing analyzed: "If the secret martial arts of Xuanzhen Guan are completely spread, there may be no room for them to survive in the entire world.

Therefore, they must strike first! "

Chu Zhou nodded slightly, agreed with his statement, and asked: "Then what do you think our Xuanzhen Temple should do?"

"Then it's up to you, the viewer, to make the decision."

"But now I want to hear Mr. Hao's opinion?"

"Let me see, what does the mortal world and the world of mortals have to do with my immortal sect?"

Hao Songqing raised his head slightly, and his eyes were a little more transparent and indifferent: "Although this matter originated from my Xuanzhen view, the immortal sect asked, it is impossible to say that one retreat can last for ten years or a hundred years.

The outside world is also changing, and the world is changing. How can we control it? "

"In my opinion, if you can't manage it, you don't need to pay attention to it. I cultivate my own way and don't need to pay attention to the ups and downs of the outside world."

"What you said makes some sense!"

Chu Zhou smiled. In fact, Hao Songqing's idea was what Chu Zhou planned to do.

The Immortal Sect is not a martial arts sect wallowing in the mortal world. If you want to go out and enjoy the great freedom and freedom, you have to put down the worldly world and trivial matters in the world.

Of course, that's what he said, but Chu Zhou wasn't ready to let it go completely.

If the killings were excessive and aroused the wrath of heaven and the people; or if some people had obtained the magic of immortality and embarked on the path of immortality, and then used it to show off their power and killed without purpose, then it would be no wonder that Chu Zhou intervened.

In short, the world can be chaotic, but there must be a degree of restraint.

Thinking like this, another question popped up. Chu Zhou asked again: "Mr. Hao, do you think this world has never been unified?"

"Great unification? Does it mean that the entire world is under the rule of one dynasty?"

"yes!"

"No, I haven't seen it in ancient books anyway!"

Chu Zhou was a little confused: "Why not?"

Hao Songqing was even more confused: "I don't understand what you said. Why is it necessary?"

"Well……"

Chu Zhou was stunned for a moment, and suddenly seemed to understand.

This world is originally in bulk. Going back to ancient times, counting from the ancient immortals, it has always existed in the form of tribes.

There is no such heroic and strategic monarch as Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, and there is no dynasty to unify the world. Even if someone conquers the world, there is no such crazy concept of wanting to unify the world.

When the topic changed, Chu Zhou looked at the map of the world again and asked another question: "Mr. Hao, do you think the world is too small?"

"Small?"

Hao Songqing's face showed confusion. He also looked at the simple map he drew and said: "The three countries combined are thousands of miles away, why do we call them small?

Moreover, the reason why I feel that there is no unified world is because the area is too large and the distance is too far.

The distance is too far, and the roads are not smooth. If the imperial court issues a policy, it will take too much time to go back and forth.

As a result, the court's control will inevitably decline, and it will be impossible to maintain long-term rule. "

Chu Zhou shook his head and said: "Then let me ask another question, in this world, besides Dayan, Dayun and Golden Horde, what else is there in the four poles?"

Yes, this world is big enough according to the concepts and steps of ordinary people, but from the perspective of the Immortal Sect, it is too small.

Chu Zhou really wanted to know what was going on outside this world?

After hearing what he said, Hao Songqing understood. He frowned slightly and said: "To the north of the Golden Horde, after crossing the Snowy Mountains and even to the far north, the vast area is covered with ice and snow, and there is no human habitation. .

To the west of the Great Yan Dynasty, that is, to the extreme west, it is said that the sky is filled with yellow sand, vast and boundless, and even a deserted place. No strangers are allowed to enter.

To the east of the Universiade Dynasty, that is, in the far east, there are mountains, some tens of thousands of feet high, that no bird can cross.

As for the extreme south, the sea is endless. Although there are sea ships that can transport goods between Dayan and Dayun, no one has ever been to the end of the sea. "

"Ice fields, deserts, mountains, and seas, so is this world surrounded like this?"

Chu Zhou frowned slightly and asked, "What about going outside?"

After a pause in his tone, he continued: "To ordinary people, these places are indeed like natural chasms, but to powerful martial artists, especially great masters of martial arts, they are no more than mediocre places.

Didn't they think about investigating? "

"What about this?"

Hao Songqing also frowned, and his scarred face showed a thoughtful look. After a long time, his eyes lit up and he said, "I have read an ancient book, which is said to be the travel notes of a land immortal, but I can't judge whether it is true or not."

"You say yours, and I will judge the truth myself?"

"I remember that the book said that after he became a land immortal, his martial arts path was over and he had no direction to move forward.

As time passed, he got older day by day, and he was unwilling to give up, so he took risks and went to explore the far east beyond the mountains.

But after crossing the thousands of feet high mountains, all he saw was foggy. Heavy, covering the whole area.

He once stepped into it, and felt that all his five senses and six consciousnesses were obscured, so that he could not tell east from west, north from south.

He used nectar as water and captured animals for food. After an unknown period of time, he finally escaped from the dangerous situation. However, he found a living person and realized that a year had passed.

But it was not over yet.

He went to the far east again, sailed on the sea, and used a compass to locate and go further south.

Finally, after two months of sailing and various situations, he saw the line between water and sky, which was covered by a sky-covering fog, and he could not see his hand in front of his face.

This time, he did not dare to take the risk, but drove the sailors in, He also tied a rope around his waist.

Unfortunately, the sailor also lost his way after entering. If it weren't for the rope pulling him back, he would have died. ”

“As for the Arctic Icefield and the Western Desert, he has never been there.

But he had a guess that this world is shrouded in fog, so he gave those four polar places a name, the End of the World! ”

“Before, I regarded this as a fantasy, thinking it was just a fabrication by some idiot.

It was only when the master asked that I suddenly remembered it. ”

Hao Songqing's face showed confusion again after saying this, and he said: "But, if there is really such a thing, At the end, some records left by the ancients are a little unreliable.

According to the ancient records, this world is hundreds of millions of miles long and wide, but now it seems much smaller!

This doesn't make sense? "

As he spoke, Hao Songqing himself was tangled, but Chu Zhou had some ideas. He didn't say much, but said: "We are cultivating immortals. As long as we are strong enough, we can go in and out of Qingming. We can gradually understand what this world looks like?

Don't worry, don't worry!"

"That's right, then I'll wait a little longer"

Hao Songqing also nodded. Xuanzhen Temple didn't hide anything from him. He could choose the immortal cultivation method, magic and supernatural powers.

Although he was busy and had a lot of things to do, he practiced hard. At this time, he had entered the tenth level of Qi Induction and was about to touch the boundary of foundation building.

"So, let's do this! Mr. Hao, leave this map here for me first, let me take a look at it?"

"Okay!"

Hao Songqing left, turned around and left, his figure still steady.

Chu Zhou looked at his back and couldn't help but admire that this person seemed to have reached the point where he was not surprised by praise or criticism, and he really had a good character.

His cultivation speed was faster than Fan Zhong and Wei Jinkui. It was estimated that it was this tempered character that played a big role.

However, Chu Zhou didn't pay much attention to it, but turned back to the desk, looked at the map again, and reached out to knock on the animal skin.

Da!

Da Da!

Da Da Da!

The crisp sound drifted farther in the study, and after an unknown period of time, Chu Zhou murmured.

"Shrouded in fog, lost, the end of the sky, the end, haha, those warriors who broke into Xuanzhen Temple also got lost in the mountain protection formation."

"In this way, the end of the sky may really be the end of a certain form."

"And the secret realm, the blessed land, the fairyland law, the ancient fairy, it's getting more and more interesting!"

"I just don't know if the unknown danger brought by opening this secret realm is also related to this?"

"The secrets here are really deep?!!"

"Secret realm, secret realm, should I go find it now, or wait a while?"

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