Chapter 602: Island of the Dead
There is no time in the fog.
I don't know if it's been a few days or weeks, Ji Aojian's whole body suddenly shook, and he suddenly felt that he was not on the earth.
The magnetic field tides that were originally induced from time to time are completely absent at this moment, and the longitude and latitude seasons that have been experienced for a long time have disappeared in the sky at this moment.
His mind could only feel that he was in a small world, disconnected from the original world.
Ji Lingxing also noticed the abnormality, and asked in surprise, "Third sister, are we about to arrive at the fairy island you said?"
"yes. ”
Ji Shengdian waved his sleeves, as if he no longer needed the clouds. The thick fog in front of him rolled back like waves of the sea, rolling back in both directions, revealing a clear and wide blue water surface in the middle.
Looking along the clear water, a looming island in the distance was already visible in the sight of the three of them.
The blonde girl waved her sleeves again, the wind on the deck suddenly rose, the sails on the mast were immediately full, and the ship sailed towards the island as fast as it could.
The closer they got, the more the mysterious fairy island became clearer, but the expressions that the ninth sister and the tenth brother had been expecting gradually turned into surprise.
Ji Lingxing couldn't help but say, "Third sister, are you sure that we are going to Immortal Island?"
"That's right, of course, it's a fairy island. ”
"But how can there be a fairy island shrouded in black qi and a bleak scene?" Ji Aojian was also full of suspicion, "If you want to say that it is a demon island, it is almost the same." ”
The island in front of them was also covered in heavy clouds and mist, but it was not a white mist full of ethereal fairy aura, but a strange mist as black as ink and solidified as lead, no matter who saw it. The heart will be full of depression and heaviness.
"You two. Ji Shengdian shook his head and sighed, "Although the PM2.5 on this island is a little higher. But it can't be denied that people are fairy islands, and this is an ancient holy land with at least thousands of years of civilization. ”
Ji Aojian asked. "Then what is the name of this ancient holy land?"
Ji Shengdian didn't sell Guan Zi anymore, and replied directly, "Avalon." ”
"Ah, so this is Avalon?" Ji Aojian exclaimed unconsciously.
Back then, the ninth sister was arrested by the British once because she was related to Avalon. And before the third sister came to Europe, she also told herself that she would deal with Avalon.
I came from the Americas this time, and I didn't hear the third sister mention this place again. I thought it was an unreliable legend, and it was often borrowed to act under a name.
I didn't expect that before returning to China, I really came to this legend, but the true face of the legend is too unbelievable.
"Third sister, why does Avalon look like this?"
Ji Shengdian sighed and smiled, "Then what do you think Avalon should look like?"
"When I heard the Englishmen, Avalon seemed to be a martial arts mecca. Ji Aojian recalled, "It's like Shaolin and Wudang in the Central Plains." ”
"Shaolin Wudang. Is it just a holy place for martial arts?"
"Well, it is also a holy place for the cultivation of Buddhism and Taoism. ”
"What I said is that since Avalon is a holy place for martial arts in Europe, of course, it is also a holy place for cultivation. Ji Shengdian smiled and nodded. "As a mythical fairyland, people who are destined to become enlightened and ascend here. ”
"But the mythical fairyland, why does it look like a ...... now," Ji Aojian said thoughtfully. "Death Queen's Island?"
"Avalon is the blessed land of the Celtic civilization. There were signs of apparition at least in the fourth millennium B.C. ”
Ji Shengdian asked slowly, "Do you know what the characteristics of Celtic civilization are?"
"This. It's not very clear. ”
"The Celtic civilization developed the Druidic doctrine, which emphasized the harmony between nature and man. Ji Shengdian looked at him, "So, you should know why Avalon is the country of elves in the legend, right?"
"Aren't elves just species that worship nature? Ji Aojian said suddenly, "Could it be that if you cultivate to the extreme here in Avalon, you will become elven?"
"Yes, otherwise Xiao Ling wouldn't have been arrested for this reason. ”
"I see, if you return to your innocence here in Avalon, you will become a nature-loving, romantic and elegant elf, and then soar into the real elven world?"
Ji Shengdian bowed, "I think it should be so." ”
"And how did Avalon get to where it is?"
"After the rise of Christianity and the gradual occupation of the faith throughout Europe, will Avalon, as the holy land of Celtic civilization, become a place of merit for Christians to fight heresy?"
"That's right. Ji Aojian sighed, "Hey, this is simply a vendetta in the rivers and lakes." ”
Ji Lingxing asked, "Third sister, seeing that Avalon has fallen to this point, have the elves been conquered by Christianity?"
"How so?" Ji Shengdian laughed, "In any legend in Europe, when did you hear that the elves became Christians? ”
"I don't think the people who came to fight Avalon had a simple purpose. "Just like the Crusaders conquering the Middle East, they are not so much fighting for faith as for their own plunder." ”
"yes. Ji Shengdian nodded, "The invasion of Avalon is actually related to Ascension. ”
"What's the relationship?"
"Christianity emphasizes piety, and if you want to go to heaven after death, you can only do it by the grace of the Lord. Ji Shengdian smiled, "However, not every believer is sure that he will be able to obtain this qualification after his death. Some strong people who are excellent in strength but lack of self-consciousness and devotion will want to enter the Garden of Eden on their own before their death. ”
Ji Lingxing suddenly understood, "Those crusaders came to Avalon to grab Lu Feisheng. ”
"But Avalon is the holy land of Celtic civilization. Ji Aojian still had questions, "Aren't Christians flying on this island going to the elven realm?"
"Little Sword, Avalon and Crusaders all belong to the great line of Western civilization, and although the places they want to go are different, their destinations are not far from each other. ”
"For example, Avalon is a departure station, and there are ships to the elven world, but they also pass through the Garden of Eden along the way. Some powerful Christians would get in and board the boat to get to the Garden of Eden. ”
"Is this okay?" Ji Aojian was stunned, "I always feel that this method is too simple, is it really that easy to ascend?"
"Well, it's certainly not an easy thing to change careers to reach the Garden of Eden. The blonde girl continued, "So the crusaders who want to take a boat must bring a Cult Artifact as a key to open the door to Eden. ”
Ji Lingxing asked curiously, "What holy weapons are there?"
"For example, the spear of Longinus, who stabbed Jesus to death, the chalice filled with the blood of Jesus, and the shroud in which Jesus was buried......"
"Wait a minute, third sister. Ji Lingxing felt very confused, "Why can these things be called holy weapons?"
"These items have all come into contact with the flesh and blood of the main god, and are naturally holy weapons of this religion. ”
Ji Aojian nodded and said, "These mentioned by the third sister are indeed holy relics enshrined in various cathedrals. ”
"Okay. Ji Lingxing was still a little puzzled, "Even if they are all holy relics, these holy artifacts sound too much, as if they are everywhere." ”
"Of course, the holy vessel is one less than one. Ji Shengdian smiled, "The authenticity of the so-called holy relics handed down in those cathedrals, you can think for yourself." ”
"Hmm. The little girl asked, "Will Avalon allow the fierce Christians to force their boats with holy weapons?"
"When the situation is inferior, we can only make compromises, which is a political truth that is not easy in ancient and modern times. ”
Ji Shengdian said leisurely, "Avalon admires nature, and could have reached a little balance with these stowaways. However, after the Age of Discovery, with the rise of the Renaissance, the Religious Revolution, and the Enlightenment, the Lord's calling seemed to be less and less, and Christians were stealing more and more ways to ascend other civilizations, especially in order to flee before an industrial revolution. ”
Ji Aojian was speechless for a while, "Third sister, what you are talking about is like the end of the world before 2012. ”
"Alas. Ji Lingxing was paying attention, "Avalon has become like this, could it be that it has been destroyed?"
"In the last century, stowaways have swarmed to even the original official passengers off the boat. Ji Shengdian said lightly, "The last Great Druid, in a fit of rage, simply reversed the pattern of the spiritual veins, cut off the path of ascension, and turned an island of immortals into an island of death. ”
"Isle of the Necrons?"
"Yes, those crusaders who landed on the island failed to ascend and became the death knights of the island. Moreover, the colleagues who came over in the following decades have all become the same fate as them. ”
Ji Shengdian stretched out his hand and pointed ahead, "The lifeless Avalon you see now has at least dozens of powerful undead warriors wandering around it. (To be continued.) )