Chapter 130: The Last Swan Song of the Age of Mythology
Finally, Chun Ting finished talking about all his guesses, but before Wu Zhiqi could answer for him, the curious Shen Lang took the first step to ask.
"Brother Ting, the story of this Journey to the West is well known, the four masters and apprentices of Tang Sanzang went through many tribulations and finally obtained the true scriptures, no matter how hard and difficult this process is, it is just the experience of a few of them, how can it be regarded as a catastrophe for the entire Shenzhou?"
Although Shen Lang's thinking is clear, this question is not untargeted.
Whether or not such a thing happened, the story of Journey to the West has long been known, the four masters and apprentices started from Chang'an, all the way west to the West Heaven Da Lei Yin Temple, which has overcome many difficulties, a total of 9981 difficulties.
And obviously, these eighty-one tribulations were completely aimed at the four masters and apprentices, and did not have any impact on the others, in this case, how could the westward journey be a calamity that endangered Shenzhou?
After Chun Ting heard Shen Lang's question, instead of being angry at his attitude, there was obviously some appreciation in his eyes.
"Shen Lang is good, the question you raised this time finally has some meaning."
After the appreciation, Chunting changed his words and his expression was serious.
"Although the story of Journey to the West is known to women and children, none of you have seriously thought about it, after the gods are only nearly extinct, in fact, there are still scattered stories, but they are not as common as in ancient times.
But after the end of the Journey to the West, there is no such legend, and the stories that can be passed down to us today all happened before the Journey to the West, and it was after this Westward Journey that the myths and legends of Shenzhou really disappeared. ”
Looking at our enlightened looks, Chunting summed up with us
"Therefore, later generations unanimously believe that after the beheading of the gods, the mythological period entered a state of silence, and after the four Tang monks and apprentices traveled all the way west to seek the true scriptures, the mythological period came to an end completely, that is to say, the Journey to the West, like the gods, is also a key turning point for Shenzhou."
After Chunting finished speaking, he fell silent, leaving time for us to ponder his words, and we realized that everything was like this.
After beheading the gods, King Wu Ji Fa established the Zhou Dynasty, the country lasted for 800 years, and then during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although there was no myth, but the descendants are still improving the mountains and seas left by Dayu, and at the same time, they also left the legends of Lao Tzu and Hu.
In other words, although the canonization of gods has led to the silence of the mythological age, it has not really ended, although it is not as powerful as in ancient times, but there are occasional scattered stories.
Until the Tang Dynasty, after the four masters and apprentices traveled westward, there were no new legends in this world, and learning scriptures from the west is the last swan song of myths and legends in China for thousands of years.
If you think about it from this point of view, what Chunting said is very reasonable, although the westward journey did not have any impact on mortals, but this westward journey completely ended the mythical era in aspects that we don't know.
After sorting out the logic of this complicated recovery, our eyes are fixed on Wuzhiqi, waiting for it to respond to us in person.
Chunting had just mentioned that the stories he was talking about were actually just records he had seen from ancient books, and since he had not experienced them personally, he was not completely sure how credible these stories were.
But Wuzhiqi is different from us.
It is not a person of the era we live in, but a peerless beast from ancient times, and the era in which it lives is the most wonderful period in myths and legends, and if these things really have happened, then Wuzhiqi will definitely understand something.
Seeing this, Wu Zhiqi finally stopped being silent, and pointed to the stone sculpture beside us that was carved into a basalt pattern, and his mouth was meaningful.
"Although you call me an ancient demon beast and a peerless monster, in fact, I know in my heart that I am just a demon monkey who has been practicing for a long time.
And since even I, a demon monkey, can cultivate the Tao, haven't any of you ever wondered why these legendary divine beasts with great magical powers and protecting the Quartet have long since disappeared? ”
Although Xue Nan was not as knowledgeable as Chunting, she was delicate and extremely transparent, and after hearing Wu Zhiqi's profound words, she immediately understood the meaning.
She looked at Wu Zhiqi, although it was a question, but her tone was affirmative.
"Senior, if I understand correctly, then you mean to say that this legendary four-elephant divine beast has indeed appeared in this world?"
Wu Zhiqi nodded, not denying Xue Nan's speculation.
The four elephant beasts are the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the Xuanwu, and it is said that these four divine beasts are the four spirits of the sky, ruling the four star fields in all directions.
Among these four divine beasts, the White Tiger Xuanwu is not pressed for the time being, although the green dragon is the Meng Zhang Divine Monarch who is in charge of the Eastern Constellation, but in the final analysis, it is from the Dragon Clan, although the Vermilion Bird is the Lingguang Divine Monarch who is in charge of the Southern Constellation, but at the same time it is also a kind of phoenix.
Since the green dragon and the vermilion bird have really appeared in this world, it also proves that the three clans of dragons, phoenixes and unicorns that have ruled this world in legends have also really existed, and this three clans of divine beasts is not just a legend.
And since we have never heard such a legend today, it means that these three clans have indeed come to an end and withdrawn from the stage of the ancient flood.
In this case, the Dragon Han Ancestral Tribulation that Chunting just mentioned no longer seems to be an ethereal story.
After figuring out this relationship, Shen Lang looked at Wu Zhiqi and confirmed in surprise.
"Could it be that the calamities that Chunting just mentioned have really happened on this land?"
"That's right, the first three tribulations he just mentioned did happen in this land of Shenzhou, and the so-called beheading of the gods and the road to the west, because I had already been suppressed at the foot of Turtle Mountain, I don't know the details."
Wu Zhiqi finally stopped rounding the bend, and it nodded to us in a definite answer.
"Although I was suppressed, I could also feel the changes in the aura between heaven and earth, and when the two things you mentioned in your mouth happened, the aura between heaven and earth changed and it was very weird.
This proves that something great must have happened during those two periods, and I don't know if it was what you mentioned or not. ”
"And there's really only one reason why I'm asking about these things."
After confirming to us that Guo Chunting's guess was true, Wu Zhiqi's demeanor changed, and his tone was extremely serious.
"In addition to the gods and westward journeys that I don't know yet, the masterminds behind the first few disasters are the people who caused the floods later!"