Chapter Ninety-Nine: Jieshi City, a Grand Gathering of Sacrifices to the Gods [1]
Thirty-six realms of the spiritual realm.
But the Fallen Spirit Realm is not among the thirty-six realms.
In this small tribe, only the old man is literate, he returned from studying abroad, and now he is also teaching children to read and read, but unfortunately in the tribe, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., only he carved the words on the bamboo slips, as a book.
What makes him even more helpless is that in this wild place, strength is respected, and the strong are the best, although he is slightly valued by the tribe because of some knowledge, but on the whole, the tribe still respects the strong.
Therefore, these children focus on learning to hunt and exercise themselves, and there are very few who are willing to let their children read and write.
Eight out of ten children who came to study with him could not read and write, and their learning was a mess.
When the old man said this, he looked very helpless.
"In the early years, the old man went out to travel, and I heard some legends mentioned by friends in Wangxing Field, but I don't know whether they are true or not. ”
The old man said: "Daoyou must also know that there are many legends in the world, some of which are true, and some of which are purely made up by predecessors, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but since Taoist friends are mainly playing, the truth of these legends and stories is not so important." ”
Zhuang Ming nodded and said, "The old gentleman is right. ”
The old man groaned: "Regarding the Falling Spirit Domain, it involves the immortal gods of distant times, it is said that it is an existence that can move mountains and reclaim the sea, move stars and change the sun, but it fell there, and its majesty after death, after endless years, is still immortal, resulting in that land, not a single inch of grass grows, and no living beings can survive there, fortunately, Daoist friends did not enter there...... I heard that no matter how powerful people are, when they enter there, they will die violently for it. ”
Zhuang Ming's expression was solemn, and he did feel an invisible throbbing.
But that doesn't feel like a prestige.
It is just an invisible and insubstantial, but permeated tens of millions of miles.
I don't know where this breath comes from, I don't know where it comes from, I don't know what it comes from.
But as strong as he is, there is also a throbbing feeling that is difficult to breathe.
Under such a majesty, there really would not be any living beings that could grow there, and before the Holy Monarch Calendar, the highest cultivation in the Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms was the True Xuan Nine Seals, and such an existence could not penetrate deep into the so-called Falling Spirit Domain.
Such a legend, the old man can't be sure whether it's true or not.
But Zhuang Ming feels that it may not be false.
"The ancient immortal god who fell there, I don't know what it was called, but it was called the Falling Spirit Domain, and in many places, it was called a god. ”
The old man said: "This place is called the Spiritual Domain, but I don't know the source, according to my friend, maybe it is because here, you can watch the fall of the immortals at that time, so this place is called the Spiritual Domain...... However, this kind of speculation is only his own words, and it is not even recorded in the classics. ”
Zhuang Ming nodded slightly, and said: "To the south of here, it is the Falling Spirit Domain, so what about continuing to the north?"
The old man said: "It is close to the Invite Spirit Domain, but further north, the old man does not know, but in the Spirit Domain, large and small tribes, mountains and rivers all over the country, and the old village stone city, the old man knows, and in his early years, he also drew a map by himself, ready to stay in the tribe and leave it for future generations." However, it has been more than 20 years, and I heard that the Spirit Domain has also changed a lot, and I am afraid that this map is not accurate. ”
He turned and went in, and took a large wolf skin, on which was drawn a large map of the terrain, marked with many words.
"If you don't dislike it, you can give it to your friends, and it can be regarded as a souvenir. ”
"Thank you, sir. ”
Zhuang Ming gave a salute.
The old man nodded again and said: "Tonight, please Daoyou, stay in the tribe, you saved the lives of Leader Yan, you should also let them be entertained, tomorrow there is a grand event to worship the gods in Jieshi City, Daoyou can go and see the excitement." ”
Zhuang Ming looked at the wolf skin map in his hand, Jieshi City was about 8,000 miles away.
For cultivators, the range of 8,000 miles is not far away.
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Coming out of the old man's house.
Zhuang Ming glanced back, and there was some complexity in his eyes.
This old man is the most knowledgeable person in the tribe, but in fact, his knowledge is very shallow if it is placed in the outside world.
This old man has the heart to let the people of the tribe read and write, and in the era of respecting strength, they can understand words, etiquette, and more things, but he does not have the ability or courage to change the status quo and change this wild world.
When the old man was young, he had the courage and courage to surpass the young people of his tribal peers, so he went out to explore, but obviously he couldn't make much of a name for himself outside, so he returned to his hometown.
This old man, who has the heart to change, but has no outstanding talent, is destined to live a mediocre life in this tribe, but compared to other people in the tribe, he has at least seen the excitement of the outside world, and this life is not in vain.
It's just that, for him, the excitement of the outside world is outside the tribe, the rest of the stargazing domain, and the people from other regions.
Perhaps compared to Zhuang Ming's pattern, he is still a "frog at the bottom of the well" with a very small pattern, but he has gone beyond the tribe, but for some reason, in Zhuang Ming's heart, there is a faint regret.
This old man in his twilight is powerless to change the status quo, but he is still struggling to change the status quo, after all, he can't fulfill what he wants, and in him, there is a kind of sadness that the sun is ending.
"Chief Yan. ”
Zhuang Ming greeted the man holding the bone bow in his hand and said, "The old gentleman told me that there will be a grand festival to worship the gods in Jieshi City tomorrow. ”
Chief Yan's expression suddenly became complicated, and he immediately nodded and said, "Tomorrow I will go with my benefactor." ”
The Black Scale Divine Tiger groaned and looked at Zhuang Ming's expression, still apprehensive.
Zhuang Ming said calmly: "You go with me." ”
The black-scaled god tiger didn't know whether it was sad or happy, and lowered his head.
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Night.
Among the tribes, entertain Zhuang Ming.
Spirits and barbecues, that's all, there is no good food and wine among the tribes of the wilderness.
The old man did not attend, but he ordered someone to summon the Yan chief.
For Zhuang Ming, the turmoil of the entire tribe can't be hidden from him.
"Chief Yan. ”
The old man advised: "The person who can easily subdue the Black Scale Divine Tiger will not be an ordinary person, he should be the kind of strong man in the legend, maybe even stronger than the wizards in Jieshi City." This person comes from other realms other than the spirit world, it is a very distant place, so far away that it is unimaginable, you go to Jieshi City with him, you must not offend, and do not listen to his thoughts, only take him to play, do not have other thoughts, send him away afterwards, it will be difficult to see each other again in this life, and we will not be able to cling to it...... But along the way, if he is willing to give you some benefits, you can't refuse, maybe for the tribe, it will be enough for several generations. ”
Leader Yan looked solemn and responded.
Outside, Zhuang Ming smiled slightly and took a sip of wine.
This old man is not intelligent, and his judgment of many things is not accurate, but he does distinguish from these straight young men in the tribe, at least he still distinguishes some specious things.
"It's a pity ......"