According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", there are nine dragons: antlers, hump heads, ox ears, rabbit eyes, snake necks, mirages, fish scales, deer paws, and eagle claws. This is the most well-known dragon statue of modern Chinese people.

However, the legend of the dragon has a long history, dating back 8,000 years. The dragon, ascending to the sky in spring and summer, diving into the abyss in autumn and winter, calling for wind and rain, omnipotent. It is precisely because of this that it has always been elusive and difficult to find.

But are legends really just legends?

In the Zhou Dynasty, when King Wen was under his rule, he was out of phase from the sky. The stars come out of the east, in the north, and end in the west. In the same year, the dragon came, the world was dark, and the capital was full of beasts, and the months were finally dispersed.

Such a spectacle naturally attracted the attention of King Wen. King Wen of Zhou believed that the appearance of the dragon was an auspicious omen, meaning the peace and health of the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At the same time, the trail of the dragon should also be regular. As a result, Ji Chang initiated the three changes, concluded the gossip and stars, and deduced the time and place when the dragon haunted.

There are three changes in the three, except for the existing "Book of Changes", the remaining two copies have been lost, but there are people who say that King Wen once found the hometown of the dragon, and brought back the dragon bone that has died, and has since been regarded as the supreme divine object to pass down.

With the passage of time, the Xuan bone has long disappeared, but its effect has been clearly recorded in the "Book of Changes" rebuilt by Bian Que.

Today, Qin Shuo is probably the only person in this world who knows his secret.

In 240 BC, the same anomaly appeared. According to some wild histories, in May of that year, there was a comet and the dragon reappeared, which was a sign of the unification of the world. Although the wild history is not convincing, if it is related to the famous king of China at that time, everything becomes very legendary.

The first emperor Yingzheng, who inherited the throne at the age of 13, was gifted and ambitious. From the moment he began to ascend the throne, he was destined to make a strong mark in the history of China. In 221 B.C., Qin's iron cavalry was invincible, crisscrossing six kingdoms, and then dominating the world. Ying Zheng became the first emperor in Chinese history, and longed for his hegemony to last for thousands of years.

It has always been difficult to unify the theory that the first emperor pursued immortality, but the origin was because of the mutation in 240 BC. Long before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Three Changes had been lost, and the First Emperor had no way of knowing the secret of the Divine Dragon. However, due to the appearance of one person, the secret method of eternal life gradually surfaced.

This person is none other than Xu Fu. Xu Fu, the world only knows that he was born on the Shandong Peninsula and is a famous alchemist; However, few people know that he was the imperial physician of the First Emperor.

What is even more unknown is that Xu Fu and his brother Xu Shou were taught by Qin Shuo, and the three of them lived in seclusion, and the two brothers also had to read through the ancient medical books and practice the great road medical skills. After a long time, the matter of the Book of Changes naturally became known to them.

After seeing people's hearts for a long time, Qin Shuo had already foreseen that the two of them were unscrupulous people, and after humbly seeking to learn and unable to solve his doubts, the two of them had bad intentions.

As far as the two brothers were concerned, they were bound to get the strange book that Qin Shuo had treasured.

One night, the two brothers sneaked into Qin Shuo's room with needles. After hearing the movement, Qin Shuo woke up, and the three of them argued. Several people don't know martial arts, Xu Fu and Xu Shou are the most proficient in the acupuncture, and in a hurry, he conveniently used the Xuan Bone Needle method that Qin Shuo received to assassinate Qin Shuo. At that time, Qin Shuo was already old, so he naturally couldn't withstand the two-sided attack of the two, and after a while, Qin Shuo's many air pockets were filled with silver needles.

Qin Shuo knew that there was no possibility of survival, so he tried his last strength to stop Xu Fu and the others, and hurriedly took out the "Book of Changes" from his stomach and threw it on the oil lamp.

Seeing that the "Book of Changes" was about to be burned, Xu Fu and the others had already gone crazy, and finally killed the killer, brutally ending Qin Shuo's life. When I looked back at the cloth full of scriptures, it was mostly burned.

Only one corner remains, and it is recorded that there is a secret technique about the immortality of the Xuan Bone. Rao is so, it is enough for them to compete for glory and wealth.

The two brothers went out of the deep mountains, went straight to Xianyang, and put the remnants of the scripture cloth in front of the desk of the first emperor Yingzheng. But he never thought that the first emperor was thoughtful and suspicious by nature. Fang Shi has always bewitched the public, and there are many nonsense, which is difficult to convince him. In the name of sacrificing the Yellow River, Ying Zheng threw Xu Shou into the river, so as to observe Xu Fu's complexion, and then determine whether it is true or false.

After all, Xu Fu is also an old and calm person, and he did not change color because of the death of his brother, he fought the basis of reason, fought Li Si and others, and finally won the trust of the first emperor Yingzheng.

According to the Book of Changes, Penglai Immortal Island in the East China Sea is the land of the dragon. The so-called seeking immortals and asking for medicine is actually looking for the existence of Xuan bones.

According to Xu Fu's words, only when you have Xuan Gu can you live forever. So the first emperor promised Xu Fu to take 600 boys and girls to the East China Sea, but he never thought that when he died on the dragon, Xu Fu would have already established himself as king on the islands of the East China Sea.

Xu Fu did go to Penglai as ordered, and he also found the Xuan Bone, but he didn't know that the Book of Changes also recorded that only people with pure yang blood can live forever. Seeing that there was no hope for becoming an immortal, Xu Fu did not dare to return to the Central Plains, so he survived in the area of today's Wa Kingdom.

Thousands of years have passed, the first emperor has long been history, but Xu Fu has mysteriously disappeared and become a mystery for the ages. However, his descendants, the Yamato nation, are very famous.

Let's talk about the "dead" Qin Shuo. The Xuan Bone Needle Method is the Great Dao Needle Method, even if you don't use the Xuan Bone Needle, its power should not be underestimated. It can not only determine life and death, but also change the life of the world. Qin Shuo died physically because of the two rebels using the Xuan Bone Needle Method to seal the air pockets, but by chance, he preserved the aura.

In this way, he is a ghost, and he is not a ghost.

If it is attached to modern scientific theories, Reiki is naturally energy, and in the same way, physical experience is material. To explain Qin Shuo's phenomenon in this way, it is the possibility of the single existence of energy and matter. (At the top, it involves some advanced physical and philosophical propositions, which are not suitable for the theme of the novel, so just click to stop)

What is immortality? Is the physical body incorruptible, or is the aura eternal? Only one side is taken, neither is counted, only the combination of the two can be regarded as true immortality!

Perhaps, there is no art of immortality, and everything before is just Qin Shuo's one-sided words. But in the middle of it, Li Xiaotian has subverted what he has learned all his life. Qin Shuo alone is enough to explain a lot of things.

There are some things that you can't believe or don't believe. Just like the moon in the sky, whether you look at it or not, it's all there.

............

A moment of confusion, a moment of embarrassment, and a moment of confusion. Li Xiaotian secretly sighed, how should he go in this future life?

After a long time, Li Xiaotian calmed down, and said calmly, "Venerable Master, as you said, Xu Fu once secretly returned to Huaxia?"

After a moment of silence, Qin Shuo said, "This...... I'm not sure, it's possible that he came back, or maybe it's his brother Xu Shou. Xu Shou may not be dead. ”

"Venerable Master, look at it, is there such a possibility? Li Xiaotian suddenly had a bold guess, and said, "The breath of the bones of this hinged ancient town is neither from Xu Fu nor Xu Shou, but from someone else." ”

In this way, the I Ching leaked into the hands of more people. It's impossible!

Qin Shuo immediately affirmed, "Absolutely not, I'm sure that there are only two of them who know about the Book of Changes except me, and it must be one of them who made a ghost." ”

Li Xiaotian didn't believe it. Surely what, sure, you are dead and you know so clearly?

Even if Qin Shuo's aura can travel around in a state of aura, he also needs the aura of heaven and earth to survive. In other words, it's not that he can do whatever he wants to go and understand whatever he wants. The ghost, who also needs to be supplemented, is also subject to the laws of heaven and earth, and to some extent he is no different from ordinary people. Therefore, in the vast world, there are naturally places that Qin Shuo has not been to, and there are naturally things that he does not know.

Just like the longevity village in front of him, Qin Shuo didn't know who came to this remote place to plant a Xuan bone. So much so that its villagers have been worshipping for generations.

Tracing back to the source, according to the words "Qin people" in Lao Zhang's eulogy, Qin Shuo was even more affirmed, and he concluded that "it should be Xu Shou!"

"Why?" Li Xiaotian was puzzled.

"Because ......" After hesitating for a few seconds, Qin Shuo said again, "Because of intuition." ”

"Huh. Li Xiaotian sneered and said, "I said, Honorable Master, people of your age still talk about intuition, it's a little ridiculous." ”

However, Qin Shuo in his mind calmed down and didn't pay attention to Li Xiaotian anymore, as if he was thinking about something.

Besides, the longevity of this longevity village is due to the fact that Qin Shuo means that it is completely due to the Xuan Gu. The Book of Changes explains that Xuan Gu nourishes people with aura, and mortal bodies can live a long life if they get it.

Li Xiaotian was still a little skeptical. After all, the "Book of Changes" he learned was all dictated by Qin Shuo, and this old guy may be suspected of exaggerating the Xuan Gu.