Zhou He took the two of them to travel all over the imperial city, and the sea benefited a lot. Another day passed, and the hunting convention finally arrived as scheduled.

On this day, thousands of people were empty, and people from all corners of the city ran out, densely gathering into a surging crowd of people, one after another, mighty, heading in the direction of the north. The flying beasts in the sky are like locusts, and you chase after me, roaring high, resounding through the clouds.

Zhou He didn't rush this time, and waited until the sun was three poles before he slowly came over to pick up the sea. Cangbai's legs and feet are inconvenient, and the hunting conference can't end in a day or two, so I simply don't go, stay in my residence and wait for news.

Zhou He connected to the sea and flew north. This is the first time that the Panshi country has held a national-scale trial conference, and the event is rare in a century, and people are rushing to the venue to be the first to participate. When he flew over the city, he saw that the whole city was empty, and there were not many people left, and most of the people who stayed behind were guards, and asked, "Isn't the place where the conference is held in the city?"

Zhou Hedao: "It's in the city." ”

Having said that, the small pear vortex kept passing through the city of Nuoda and headed towards the north gate. As the distance got closer and closer, Canghai became more and more confused, but he heard the sound of people in the direction of the north gate, and it was clearly outside the imperial city. Sure enough, not long after, the north gate appeared in front, and a large gap in the protective shield had been released, and the small pear vortex flew out directly from the gap. Canghai finally couldn't help but say, "Isn't this outside the city?"

Zhou Hedao: "I never said that the scope of the Imperial City was limited to the protective shield. ”

Canghai was stunned for a moment, and said: "The imperial city inside is not all? By the way, that day you said that Beicheng was not in the protective shield, did you say ......?"

Zhou He pointed forward and said, "Look over there." ”

Canghai stood up and looked at it, but saw that about two or three kilometers away from the north gate, there was a white expanse of water, and the shore was crowded with people, from left to right, densely packed, waving flags and shouting, and there was no end of the crowd. Canghai sighed and said, "Is that the location of the conference?"

Zhou Hedao: "This side is the starting point, and the main venue is on Shura Island on the other side. ”

Only then did Canghai notice the shadow of a glimmer of land on the other side of the water, and said, "Shura Island? I thought it was in Beicheng." ”

Zhou Hedao: "Shura Island is a new name, and it was not available before. The northern city is on the island of Nasura. ”

The small pear vortex fluttered a few times, and it had reached the edge of the water, circled slightly, and landed on a high tower. There were already a few people standing on the top floor of the tower, including Piaoxue and Zhan Fei. The two sides greeted each other, and Canghai asked blankly, "Do you also participate in the hunting conference?"

Piao Xue said: "Master Cang said that the conference not only has an age limit, but also a public office restriction, and people like us who have public positions cannot participate." ”

Canghai said: "I thought that the captain of the Piao guard would also participate, but it scared me." ”

Zhou Hedao: "We are guards, and we are here to maintain order." ”

Canghai thought about it, and was also smirked at by himself. Leaning over to look out, but seeing the surface of the water in front of me is clear, the bottom of the water is dark, obviously the water level is quite deep, not far from the opposite bank, but the length is not a little bit, it looks like a big river. The strange thing is that although the shape is like a big river, the water surface is like a mirror, not very flowing, and it is impossible to distinguish which end is upstream and which end is downstream, from this point of view, it looks like a long lake. In the middle of the water, Shura Island shows a line on the horizon, looking at each other across the water, as if it has a sense of barrenness.

Canghai said: "Hey, the water quality is so good, why don't there seem to be any trees growing on the other side?"

Zhou He was slightly stunned and said, "Can you see the other side clearly?"

Canghai said: "I am born with better ears and eyes than ordinary people, I can see far and hear slightly, but that's all." ”

Zhou He said: "I see. If the scenery on the other side is like this, it won't be called Shura Island. ”

Canghai said: "The same water, why are there two completely different scenes on both sides?"

Zhou He pointed to the long body of water and said, "Do you know how this lake was formed?"

Canghai shook his head.

Zhou He's arm gestured from the left to the right of the lake, and said: "It was in the great war of that year, the ancestors split the imperial city into two sides with a knife, and this lake was formed after the knife marks of the year were poured into the sky. ”

Canghai sighed, his face showed horror, and said, "Cut the imperial city in half with one sword?"

Zhou Hedao: "Exactly." Now the imperial city in the protective shield behind us is actually less than half of what it used to be, and even the southeast, northwest, and central districts are also redivided. And the other half of the former is now the opposite of Shura Island. ”

Canghai sighed: "What a great power this is. It's just a good imperial city, why should it be divided into two?"

Zhou Hedao: "When the strong enemy attacked, the two sides fought to the ground, the sun and the moon were discolored, and it was inevitable that the common people would be affected. At that time, Mr. Tianji's protective shield was not perfect, and he could only barely protect half of the imperial city, and this half had to be maintained by the infusion of spiritual energy by the three thousand disciples of Tianji Gate. In order not to destroy the whole city, the ancestors had to reluctantly divide the imperial city in half, isolating the battle in the north and protecting it with a protective shield in the south. After a bloody battle, the enemy was finally repelled and the people of the imperial city in the south were saved. But millions of compatriots in the north were all slaughtered. ”

Everyone on the tower listened to him talk about this tragic history, although everyone had never experienced it, but thinking about the tragic scene of the year, their eyebrows couldn't help but lower.

Zhou Hedao: "That war was related to the life and death of our country, and countless martyrs died with hatred. Even the 3,000 disciples under Mr. Tianji, in order to maintain the protective state of the protective shield until the end of the battle, never slept and poured all their life's cultivation into it, and finally died due to the exhaustion of cultivation, Shou Yuan burned out. ”

Canghai was in awe, and said: "It turns out that the Tianji Dao Changmen are all loyal martyrs, and they do not hesitate to exhaust their lives in exchange for this hundred years of peace. "Knelt down and knocked a few times.

Several people were very pleased to see him perform this great gift. Zhou Hedao: "The world admires the heroes and martyrs of Tianji Gate, and they all say that Mr. Tianji is incomparably benevolent and righteous, but Mr. Tianji is very unhappy, he said that it was the lives of three thousand disciples who died, but the credit was counted on his head, which was unreasonable, so the name of each disciple was integrated into the protective cover, one to show the future generations, and the other was to let the imperial city be guarded by them forever. ”

Canghai said: "No wonder I always feel that there are often some words on the texture on the protective shield, it turns out that those are the names of the predecessors of Tianji Gate." ”

Zhou Hedao: "Yes, Mr. Tianji remembered his three thousand disciples by inscribed their names on the protective shield, and Emperor Yun warned future generations by preserving the relics of the battlefield. The Shura Island opposite is a true portrayal of the great war of that year, and Emperor Yun insisted on keeping it because he wanted future generations to more clearly understand the tragedy of the year and the efforts of his ancestors, and not to forget history. ”

Canghai said: "The other half of the imperial city...... Is this the origin of Shura Island?"

As he spoke, the crowd below suddenly let out a burst of cheers, and the three flying beasts in the sky roared and soared overhead, until they flew around everyone's heads, and then landed on a wide high platform by the lake.

The first person is white-faced and short-haired, and his literary quality is polite, but there is a seriousness on his body that is not commensurate with it. The two on the left and right each held a thing in their hands, apparently his deputy.

Zhou Hedao: "On the stage, this is Guo Hongming, the general of the country, the manager of the forensics department, and the person in charge of this conference. ”

Canghai nodded and said, "Understood." ”

Guo Hongming stood on the stage with his hands in his hands, and the noise of hundreds of thousands of people in the audience disappeared in the air in an instant.

Guo Hongming raised his dantian angrily, and his voice spread far away: "This conference, set by our emperor a year ago, aims to discover and cultivate young talents from our rock country. Many of you come from all over the country, and it is very gratifying for me to witness this kind of spectacle today. I believe that everyone already knows the purpose and reward of the conference, so I will not repeat it here, I will only talk about the rules of the conference. ”

The person on the left handed over a transparent and shining jade plaque, Guo Hongming held it high, and said: "First, when you land on the opposite side of Shura Island after crossing this lake, there is a formation gate at the entrance to the island, and each contestant will automatically get a jade plaque like this as a participation voucher after passing through the formation gate. At the same time, the voucher also represents your life, once the voucher is broken, it will be regarded as death and eliminated. Remember, there is only one life, and every time the voucher is broken, the array gate will be recorded and automatically recognized, so don't be delusional about cheating. The consequences of cheating are so serious that you don't want to take it. ”

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he took the thing from the hand of the person on the right, but it was a blood-red spar, and said, "Second, your task after you go to the island is to collect the baht stone, which is the one in my hand." As for how it came to be and what it was for, I won't say anything, you can refer to it for yourself. All I can say is that it is an important part of how you will end up in the end. So the more you collect, the better. ”

He spoke succinctly, which showed that he was usually a capable person, and then put down the stone and said: "Third, you are the future pillars of my Rock Country, and the purpose of the conference is not to fight for life and death, so you must not kill people. Fourth, the conference is limited to seven days, and the end point is Feihuang Mountain. I hope you remember these four articles. ”

After a pause, but seeing that many contestants in the audience were already eager to try, he immediately said: "It's not too early, then I announce, the hunting conference, start now!"

As the words fell, a light rose to the sky on the shore of Shura Island in the distance, the array gate was activated, and the ruins of the Shura battlefield were officially opened.

Guo Hongming pointed with his right hand and shouted, "Go!"

The contestants jumped out of the crowd one after another, jumped onto the lake, and rushed towards Shura Island with the soles of their feet like climbing into the water. For a time, tens of thousands of contestants stepped on the surface of the lake, the wind was everywhere, ripples were repeated, and even some were sunk to the bottom of the lake before they went to the island to get the jade medal certificate.

Canghai bowed his hand slightly to Zhou He and the others, and said, "Seniors, I'm in." ”

Without waiting for everyone to respond, a little tiptoe, from the top of the high tower, like autumn leaves, fluttering into the crowd on the surface of the lake, in the blink of an eye with the flow of people, rolling forward.