Chapter Twenty-Three: Mountains and Seas
After a long time, Zhang Liang gradually calmed down from his excitement. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info he stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and slowly got up, respectfully with deep longing, and looked at the red sky in Shi Qingzhen's hand with burning eyes.
The flickering light of the Chixiao Sword's breath slowly faded and finally disappeared. Zhang's conscience also became empty. The mountain chief handed the ancient sword back to Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang gently rubbed the sword and silently withdrew it back into his body.
"Looking at your expression, it seems that the sword soul has resonated with you." The mountain chief said gently, "It's Brother Ling, right?" ”
Zhang Liangzhi bit his lip and nodded.
Shi Qingshan let out a long sigh of relief, and his wrinkled old face said with a bit of flying energy: "That's much easier!" Brother Ling's soul has become a sword soul, as long as you practice diligently, Brother Ling's soul will not do any harm, but will have great benefits, just wait for the opportunity to return to the soul and body. ”
Zhang Liang's expression shook when he heard this, and his brows gradually relaxed. With such a guarantee from the mountain chief, Zhang Liang's conscience was extremely steady.
"But..." Shi Qing's old Dao's expression suddenly became a little more embarrassed, "How to return to the soul and body, I don't know how to return to the soul body." ”
"What?" Zhang Liangxin was anxious to hear this, and hurriedly asked, "But just now, with the help of the mountain chief, I heard Xiao Yong's voice!" ”
"Alas!" Shi Qingshan waved his hand with a wry smile and said, "I just briefly made the sword soul resonate with the master, how can I have the ability to restore the soul." ”
Shi Qingdi said with a straight face: "You grew up in the folk mountains, and you may know some things very ignorantly. I can give you an analogy. ”
Zhang Liang nodded silently, looked at the old man in a daze, and waited for the following.
"It's like a nine-story tower. You and I both know that it was built from stone and wood mud, and with a little effort it can be dismantled back into stone and wood mud. But after the dismantling, you and I can't find a way, how can we get it back? ”
Zhang Liang's mind was exquisite, and the mountain chief nodded slightly, and he knew what the old man meant.
"Every living thing has a soul. For those who have the ability and the Dharma, although it is vicious to extract the soul from the body, it is not a difficult task. But not everyone can do it to restore souls and people, and reshape life. After all, it's much easier to destroy than to build. ”
Zhang Liang bowed his head. That's what he already had in mind. Zhang Liang was still a little unwilling, he scratched his head, and tried to ask with expectation: "But the world is so big, there are always capable people with this magical power." ”
"Yes." The mountain chief returned to the road with certainty.
"Who is it? Where is it! Zhang Liang's eyes were blazing again.
The mountain chief didn't answer, but sighed secretly. Suddenly turned around and looked at the rows of stone sculptures, and said quietly: "I just said that they are not ghosts, but the same as you." Do you know what that means? ”
Zhang Liang was a little helpless in his heart, he didn't have the heart to come back to discuss stone carvings now. But Shi Qingshan changed the topic abruptly, and he had nothing to do. Zhang Liang could only hold back the anxiety in his heart and replied in a muffled voice: "The disciple doesn't know. ”
The mountain chief didn't seem to feel Zhang Liang's depression, and continued to say: "They are the same as you, with me, and with human beings. They are all intelligent beings in this world! ”
Zhang Liang was a little dazed.
Shi Qingzhen's words echoed in the wide hall, striking on every stone sculpture that stood silently.
"Forever ago, when this land was just a piece of land, there were many living beings in this world. According to their habits and lifestyles, they leisurely wander in different mountains, lakes and even vast oceans. These mountains, rivers and lakes are divided into five parts because of their different locations and veins. The five mountain systems in the belly of the land are called the Zhongshan Sutra together. ”
Zhang Liang's expression suddenly moved when he heard this, and he looked up at the mountain chief. Old Man Shi Qing stared at him with a radiant expression, as if he was very satisfied with his rapid reaction.
"The Zhongshan Sutra, along with the other four meridians of the southeast, west, and northwest, are inhabited by hundreds of intelligent beings of all kinds. Human beings are just one of them. There is only a racial difference between the various creatures, but there is no species of species. You are a human, I am a spirit, he is a demon, and there is no obstacle to his happiness, laughter and conversation. ”
Zhang Liang's eyes flashed. It reminded him of the smug Lu Zun who was comfortable with his words.
"I don't know how long this ancient state lasted, and I don't know what happened. It seemed that in an instant, the entire land was torn into several parts, and almost all the intelligent creatures in the mountains and seas, including humans, disappeared without a trace. ”
These words made Zhang Liang a little puzzled, if the human race disappeared, how to explain it now. He knew that the mountain chief had something to say, so he was not in a hurry to ask.
"Until 160,000 years ago, humans appeared in this world again. But for some reason, the reappearance of human beings is almost indistinguishable from that of wild beasts. As humanity continues to progress again, some people finally discovered the remains of the seamount that once belonged to the world, and it turned out that the creatures of the former world were trapped in a small alien space. The creatures who were freed from the shackles and returned to their original heaven and earth were suddenly regarded as demons and monsters and were slaughtered. ”
Zhang Liang was silent, and his words reminded him of the stories of gods and monsters that Uncle Li had told him since he was a child. Maybe this kind of story around the world is not just people's imagination! Zhang Liang was a little embarrassed.
"But finally there are people." The mountain chief seemed to have a little more impassioned tone in his tone, "Finally, someone slowly interpreted the deeds of the ancient period from some ruins, and also gained magical skills. They went their separate ways in search of the world as it was. A common goal brought them together in the end. As for the organization they set up later in order to get more people to join them, and also to let other intelligent beings in this world gain the respect they should have. ”
"Seamounts." Zhang Liang lowered his head and muttered, his eyes shining.
"These one hundred and twenty stone carvings." Shi Qingshan scolded proudly, pointing to the figures with different expressions in front of him and said, "It is the intelligent creatures that the ancestors have been chasing to welcome back to this world. They have thoughts, they have feelings, they have everything we can have, except for racial differences. ”
As if he finished saying this sentence with a slight excitement, the mountain chief exhaled softly a breath of turbidity, and his expression began to become a little lonely: "However, we human beings have already become the masters of this world in the changes of more than 100,000 years. Some of their own bad roots make it impossible for most people to accept the fact that the alien race is on the same level as themselves. In the eyes of some people, witches and spirits are no different from devils and beasts. ”
"The purpose of the seamount was originally to make humans understand the world better and restore the peace of the ancients, but now it has become a desperate attempt to help the alien race avoid the extinction of the human race. Look at this statue, when it was built in this Yuqiong Palace, each clan was joyful and attached to the breath of their own clan. They thought that with the seamounts, they finally had a home. However, despite the best efforts of the seamount, it was not able to prevent the decline or even extinction of some races. Because of the traction of the breath, the extinction of the clan is like a fall. ”
Zhang Liang followed Shi Qingdao's words, his eyes swept over the broken statue hidden in it, and his heart was slightly awe-inspiring. Yes, in the history of mankind, there are thousands of extinct creatures.
The mountain chief suddenly turned his head and grabbed Zhang Liang's arm, and led him to walk quickly to the stone carving and said solemnly: "I know you want to find someone who can save your brother." This is the 'enlightened' of the demon clan, and the supernatural powers are extraordinary. Life and death, flesh and bones, return to the soul. ”
Zhang Liang's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he raised his head and stared at the enlightened appearance tightly. The enlightened body is more than a foot long, and the strong body is like a tiger, and the nine tails are spread out like a fan. The stout knotted neck has a large and fierce head, and the face is tufted in the majestic mane, and it looks like a human being. Zhang Liang looked at the stone sculpture without blinking, as if he wanted to imprint its appearance directly in his heart.
"I also know that you came to the Fourth Mountain only to save your brother." The mountain chief's eyes were burning and his words were fiery, "But I want you to understand that if you enter the fourth mountain, you will first be the son of the sea." Haishanzi will not only be for personal feelings, but also for the common people. ”
Zhang Liang turned his head to look back at the old man, his lips and nose furrowed several times. He knew what the mountain chief meant.
"You still want to be a son of the sea."
Zhang Liang silently closed his eyes when he heard this. Suddenly, he felt that the Chixiao Sword in his body was trembling slightly in the dantian, and a strange thought came to his mind, and Zhang Liang was a little stunned when he felt it.
Shi Qing Zhenren didn't urge him, just stood with his hands on the side, quietly waiting for his answer.
Zhang Liang slowly opened his eyes, turned around and looked around at the rows of stone carvings. The stone sculptures are so vivid that they have maintained this posture for thousands of years, as if they are frozen in eternity for the fate of the race they are carrying.
Zhang Liang turned around and looked at the mountain chief again. His expression was a little emotional, but he also slowly turned into a resolute, and immediately bowed to Shi Qing to the end.
"The disciple is willing."
As soon as the words fell, one hundred and twenty statues rang out in unison, and the hall was filled with a roar.
A faint blue light quickly emerged from the stone carving, gathered together and condensed into a talisman. The talisman drawn by the blue light hook quietly fell, and disappeared when it was printed on Zhang Liang's heavenly spirit cover.
The sound of the statues of the hundred tribes stopped, and everything in the hall returned to calm. Zhang Liang was still bent over and refused to get up for a long time.
"The living are immortal." Shi Qingzhenren raised his eyebrows and said warmly.
"Mountains and seas." Zhang Liang's breath was low, but he was loud.
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ps. Actually, I've been waiting for the arrival of this chapter update for a long time, after all, what is Seamount before this, who Seamount is talking about, and what Seamount will have, I don't know very clearly.
Therefore, when updating the first twenty chapters, there has always been a little apprehension, for fear that readers will be a little confused. Fortunately, everyone didn't raise this kind of doubt, and secretly rejoiced.
After this chapter, there will be another chapter, and our Zhang Liang will return to the city. After all, the inner realm of the seamount, which has written many chapters, may give everyone the illusion that this is not an urban novel, but a fantasy novel. Hey, hey, hey, after returning to life, this book will be even more exciting