Chapter 241: Eternal Life
The old peach tree is not only a carrier that communicates Taoyuan Village and the real world, but also the center of Taoyuan Village, ensuring the normal operation of the entire Taoyuan Village.
At the same time, it also carries some "real" information about the world.
This information naturally refers to the previous owners of the Heaven Swallowing Jar.
The Heaven Swallowing Jar has experienced many masters, from the imperial eunuchs to the peddlers' pawns.
These people use the Heaven Swallowing Jar to realize their own wishes, or desires.
Some people use the Heaven Swallowing Jar to be famous for thousands of years, some people use the Heaven Swallowing Jar to dominate the world, and some people use the Sky Swallowing Jar to enjoy all the glory......
However, most people, the last wish, is only one - eternal life.
Unfortunately, almost all of them failed, and only four and a half succeeded.
The first is the immortal valley established by one of the five emperors of ancient times, the immortal people in the immortal valley, the immortal people in the sixty years of the immortal people, the great-grandson Peng Zu, is the longest-lived person known to mankind, but in fact the immortal people in the immortal valley.
The second is the famous Zhuangzi in history, if it is said that Zhuan Xuan took the path of immortality in the flesh, then Zhuangzi took the road of spiritual immortality.
He takes dreams as sustenance, and the living soul is immortal, and the dream does not stop. He will live forever, Zhuang Zhou dreams of butterflies, butterflies dream of Zhuang Zhou, he is both Zhuang Zhou and butterflies.
This method of using dreams to prove the Tao and sending dreams to eternal life is really ingenious.
The third one is also famous in history, he is Yingzheng, he took a different path from the previous two, he established the Palace of Eternal Life, "refined" the elixir of immortality, in order to obtain eternal life.
But his ambition was too great, his desire was too strong, and he was trapped in the Palace of Eternal Life, living forever.
The fourth is an unknown merchant in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was once the most developed period of Taoism, up to the emperor, down to the peddlers and pawns, almost all respect Taoism, and this small businessman, using the jar miraculous, stole the position of the Emperor Dongyue, and regarded himself as the Emperor of Dongyue, established the Taishan Ghost Dragon, and enjoyed the fruit of his predecessor.
Why do you say this, because all religions in human history are basically related to the owner of the jar, and there is no shortage of smart people in this world, and there are also people who want to use religion as a way to harvest wish power.
However, the previous generations of masters, bad luck, religion did not develop explosively, until the Song Dynasty, because of the relationship between the emperor, the upward and downward effects, ushered in explosive growth, but in the end by this small businessman named Zhang Suling picked the fruit, known as the son of the cloudy sky.
The last one, the owner of the Peach Blossom Spring, is a scholar named Zhu Daoheng, born in Longqing for five years, more than 20 years, repeatedly failed, by chance obtained the toad swallowing jar, using the jar, and finally passed the Jinshi.
Then he spent half his life in officialdom, even with the help of the jar, he was still repeatedly degraded, and in a fit of anger, he resigned and went home, pinning his affection on the countryside.
Later, it experienced the three dynasties of Taichang, Tianqi and Chongzhen, and the world was in chaos, the people were not able to make a living, and the lonely ghosts and ghosts were rampant all over the field.
As a scholar, even if he has a divine object like the Heaven Swallowing Jar, he can't change the world, so he thought that he would give these lonely souls and wild ghosts who wandered the world a place to live, so Taoyuan Village was born.
But there is also a reason why he disappeared later, and Taoyuan Village became an ownerless thing.
The first reason is because Zhu Daoheng is also an infatuated lover, and the Zhu family is also a relative of the emperor, but there are really a lot of descendants of the old Zhu family, and the family is in the middle of the road, and life is unsustainable, so he can't afford to study.
Until he met his enlightenment teacher, he not only kept him studying, but also married his daughter to him, so Zhu Daoheng and his wife are childhood sweethearts, and they have no guesses, and they are deeply affectionate.
After his wife's death, his soul returned to Taoyuan Village, but day after day, his wife was tired of such a life, and finally chose to return to the sea of souls and re-enter reincarnation.
On the other hand, because of the catastrophe, the Heaven Swallowing Jar is originally a thing that steals the sky, and its owner will naturally be jealous of the sky, so every Jiazi must have a catastrophe.
Of course, this catastrophe can also be resolved with the value of willingness, but the cost is huge, coupled with the previous masters, wanton squandering, and when the catastrophe comes, there is basically not much left, and finally under the catastrophe, it will turn into ashes, and the jar will change its owner.
Otherwise, how could such a treasure change its owner frequently.
Of course, there is another way, which is to hide in Taoyuan Village and never appear in the world.
The Valley of the Immortals, the Palace of Eternal Life, and the Netherworld are all existences similar to Taoyuan Village, which are not only a paradise on earth independent of the world, but also a place of refuge to escape disasters.
So Zhu Daoheng chose to give up, returned to the sea of souls, and re-entered reincarnation, which is why it is said that four and a half have gained eternal life.
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Zhu Daoheng is a scholar, although he is a little pedantic, but he is a good person, a humble gentleman, and a lover who is affectionate and righteous.
That's why Song Ci can receive so much of his legacy.
Even though he had returned to the Sea of Souls and re-entered reincarnation, he still arranged Taoyuan Village properly and left so much information.
After Song Ci knew this information, he tried his best to solve the doubts in his heart, as for the robbery, he didn't care, it was sixty years, and the time was still long.
Besides, maybe in the future, he will choose the same decision as Zhu Daoheng, directly give up the Heaven Swallowing Jar and return to the Sea of Souls.
However, there must be a reason why the "Ring Monument" restricts travelers from approaching Mount Tai because of Meng Xinyi's previous experience, which makes Song Ci feel that it may not be so simple.
Thinking of this, Song Ci retracted his gaze and looked at the two little guys next to him with worried faces.
"Mr. Song."
When Millet Grain and Little Butterfly saw Song Ci looking at them, they immediately called again.
"Don't worry, it's okay, I don't think I made you wait too long." Song Ci said with a smile.
Millet Grain and Little Butterfly nodded excitedly, and then looked at Song Ci expectantly.
Song Ci told them that the day he entered Taoyuan Village was the day they could go home to see their parents and family, but they had been looking forward to it.
Song Ci looked at the boundary monument on the other side of the old peach tree, and at this time, the inscriptions on the boundary monument appeared one by one, as if welcoming the arrival of Song Ci, the new master.
"Mr. Song, you go to see Auntie first." At this time, the little butterfly suddenly spoke.
Song Ci looked at her with some surprise.
Seeing Song Ci looking at herself, Little Butterfly said a little weakly: "Aunt Yaoyao has been waiting for you for a long time, that ...... That ......"
She showed a look of surprise, because she tricked Yun Chuyao into Taoyuan Village, so when she faced Song Ci, she always felt that she had done something wrong.
Song Ci understood her thoughts, touched her little head and said, "It's not your fault. ”
Millet grains also said sensibly on the side: "Village master...... Mr. Song, Little Butterfly is right, you go to see Aunt Yaoyao first, let's ...... Let's wait a little longer, it's okay. ”
Song Ci smiled, didn't answer their words, and walked directly to the ring monument, looking at the rows of golden handwriting that appeared in the air.
And millet grains and little butterflies just stood under the old peach tree and watched from afar, they couldn't get close to the ring monument.
1. The "people" of Taoyuan Village are not allowed to enter and leave the world at will.
2. Those who are new to Taoyuan Village can eat a tripod.
3. Walkers can come and go at will and inspect the world, but they cannot stay in the world for a long time, and the maximum time is not more than seven days.
4. Walkers are not allowed to go back and forth to their former homes at will, visit their relatives at will, and those who violate the law are grounded and repeatedly offenders are deprived of their identity.
5. Walkers are not allowed to go to Mount Tai, and violators will be deprived of their status.
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Song Ci browsed through the precepts, and these precepts, like the natural laws of the real world, maintained the operating rules of the entire Taoyuan Village.
Song Ci stretched out his finger and tapped it lightly on the fourth article, and the golden text immediately changed.
4. Travelers are free to travel back and forth to their former homes to visit their loved ones.
At the moment when the words changed, millet grains and little butterflies felt as if a shackle had been removed from their bodies, and their whole bodies felt relaxed.
But this is not the end of it, Song Ci pointed to the first one.
The moment he entered Taoyuan Village, he became the real master of Taoyuan Village, everything in Taoyuan Village was displayed in front of his eyes and controlled by him, and here, he was the all-knowing and all-powerful God.
As the only god in Taoyuan Village, shouldn't you be special?
Otherwise, what's the point of being this god?
So the first text was changed.
First, the "people" of Taoyuan Village are not allowed to enter and leave the world at will, except for the wife of the village owner.
It's about being special.
(End of chapter)