Chapter 57 57. The disappeared ancestor (4.3k)
In the vast sky, the great demon flaps its wings and covers the sky and the sun.
It looked down, and the scene at the gate of the giant city, especially the young man riding the black horse, was deeply reflected in its mind.
With a long cry, he swooped into the scope of the royal court, and his huge shadow gradually shrank. Except for the terrifying spiritual veins flowing on the pig iron-like feathers, he was almost the same as a mortal. This is a great beast with a powerful head, and its fighting power is extremely powerful. Practitioners usually avoid it. What's more, this big demon was raised by the Royal Court and is one of the symbols of the eagle and snake embossed in the Royal Court, with the blood of Dapeng flowing in its blood. According to legend, when it grows to a terrifying level, it will be close to its ancestors, and its entire body will be covered with golden feathers. It can reach the sky with its wings and shatter the sky with its claws.
However, the big demon didn't notice that the young man on the ground raised his head, and his eyes fell in the direction it left, with dark pupils and deep eyes.
The miniaturized divine bird flew through the rows of attics, and finally arrived at the rooftop of the tower in the center of the royal court, where it landed firmly on the man's horizontal arm.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jin Mei."
"It's nothing." The divine bird known as Jin Mei shook his head, "But why do you believe in that young man so much? That horse demon is more powerful than a human being. It can cross the desert in one day. It's not even what I'm chasing with that speed. Easy.”
"Yes, look at my memory." The man patted his head in annoyance.
"I sent you out not long after you returned to the royal court, and I didn't have time to tell you about the young man."
While smoothing the feathers of the divine bird, the man told him the information he had collected secretly.
"The young man carrying the sword, accompanied by the black horse, walks the earth and kills the sun god." Hearing the end, the divine bird murmured.
"And, he is pursuing something." The man said, "The same as us."
"Same as us? Are they actually the same as us?" The divine bird's tone was a bit sharp, "What is going to happen in this world is so secret that even my ancestors kept it secret, and only those ancient ancestors are qualified to know. Is he really looking for a young emperor as the rumors say?”
"Without spiritual veins, he was a mortal ten years ago, working as a servant in the Zhu family of Moru City in Xiaoyongzhou. So he cannot be an emperor, and he cannot have a terrible background, so I am curious about why he knows about this, Even..." The man paused and watched as the last ray of light on the horizon disappeared, leaving the desert silent and falling into boundless darkness.
"He confirmed it was going to happen and made no bones about it."
This incident is also like the coming of darkness, but it is still dusk in Kyushu.
"Your Highness, the guest has entered the palace." The attendant bowed and conveyed the message.
"I know, I'll go see him."
The man turned around and then strode away from the tower rooftop facing the glazed lights of the attic. The divine bird was firmly grasped on his shoulder, walking side by side like two bloody demons.
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The main hall of the royal court.
The pipa overpowers the transverse flute, and beauty overpowers the pipa. The sleeves and skirt are like clouds, just like the cold moon beside the desert.
The women, draped in gauze, with slender eyebrows and attractive curves in their clothes, served delicacies in groups of two or three.
The white tulle and bronzed skin create a strong visual impact. They are the trump card of the royal court's diplomacy. Anyone who sits in this position will be fascinated by the rare exotic customs, so many things are discussed between beauties and wine, and the process is much easier than people outside think.
But this time, what the beauties welcomed was not a special envoy or a dignitary from a certain country, but a young man, sitting at the only guest seat in the entire hall.
It was dusty and dusty, and there were sand and stones falling from his drinking movements in the gaps between the yellowed clothes.
The only guest was admiring the reliefs in the hall.
The dome is an arc, painted with a rising Buddha, and below are four main load-bearing columns carved with floating cloud patterns. This is not the key. The most conspicuous thing about this hall has never been the wine or beauty in Li Xian's eyes. It is the two huge stone sculptures behind the throne opposite him, which reach the height of the dome of the hall. One has a human body and a bird's face, and its wings are specially inlaid with gold. He held a multi-toothed sword above his head, as if it would be slashed down in the next moment; one had a human body and a snake face, with scales on his face. His pupils were carved with rare jade, and his arm dragged the waning moon scimitar and placed it gently on the ground.
"This is Garuda and Ananda Dragon, our ancestors." A loud voice sounded from high up.
Li Xian retracted his gaze from looking at the relief and turned to the source of the sound.
He is a tall man with deep-set eyes, a high nose, and a divine bird perched on his shoulders. Li Xi'an noticed that the man's eyes were beautiful emerald green, similar to the statue with a human body and a snake face. The edges of the sacred bird feathers on the shoulders had a golden texture, which should be the descendants of the human body and bird-faced statue on the other side.
He strode over and sat down opposite Li Xi'an.
Glancing at the almost untouched delicacies in front of Li Xi'an's table, he raised his hand to disperse all the attendants in the hall. Those beauties moved quickly and violently after receiving the order, which was not at all like the skills of ordinary women. Rather than a maid, it is more accurate to say that she is a poisonous snake in the skin of a beauty carefully cultivated by the royal court. I just don’t know what the expressions of the envoys who used to sit in the main hall and have fun would be like knowing that they were acting wantonly in the snake’s den.
"Seeing that you are not a person who loves pleasure, let's get straight to the point."
The man sat at the table opposite, his upper body straight. His muscles were tense. This was not the insignificant little things we talked about in the past, so his nerves were highly concentrated, and highly concentrated signals were transmitted to the body to drive the muscles and bones of the whole body, so that his breathing at this moment carried a weak spirit. These are highly concentrated characteristics. Even if he were to fight with his life in the next moment, this man would still be able to exert twelve points of strength.
"Your Excellency is looking for something about the future of Kyushu, right?" His teeth chattered slightly.
"Kyushu is about to fall, and I'm looking for the reason." Contrary to the man's state, Li Xi'an was very calm, and his whole body was soothing.
The emerald green pupils narrowed sharply.
"You...really know this." The Lord of the Royal Court used all his strength to spit out these words.
"Know."
"After ten years of traveling, you are the only one who mentioned this matter to me. But you are not much better than those old monsters in the sect. They are ignorant, but you know. Why?" Li Xi'an raised his eyes, and he didn't know what was going on in his eyes. Sometimes it becomes slightly golden.
"Our ancestors are still alive and still stand in the world. They returned to their homeland for the last time and revealed this matter to us. The Supremes of Kyushu are taking action to cut off the small world from Kyushu. The chosen ones are all upright. I have heard of some of the lists. The ancestors of those traditions are unshakable in the true realm."
"Where did your ancestors go?"
"I don't know." There was some bitterness in the man's words, "They said they were going to fight. Even though the world was about to fall, they still had to fight bloody battles. The ancestors carried the oath and swore never to leave. They fought until death and shed their last blood. A drop of blood.”
"So there are no ancestors in this world anymore, and those above the ancestors are even missing. It is easy to understand that the Supremes opened up a small world to preserve the fire for Kyushu. The Supremes' vision will not be wrong. If Kyushu can rise again one day, they will Will be the guide to the new world.”
The guide to Xintiandi?
Li Xi'an thought of the ancient monks he met in Kunlun. They were twisted and ferocious deep in their hearts and regarded human life as nothing. Can such a thing be chosen by the Supreme to guide the next era?
But as the man says, the Supremes can never go wrong.
For a being like Queen Mother of the West, it is unimaginable that they could not see clearly the human heart.
"Have you heard of the name of an ancestor?"
"Please tell me."
“Have you ever heard of Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker?”
"One of the few beings who stands at the top of the True Realm. His orthodoxy is one of the orthodox chosen by the Supreme. I have an impression, no, it should be said that I will never forget it. Our ancestors once went to find this master to give him good advice. .”
"Persuade him to stay?"
"Tell him to leave."
"Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker is a man of great kindness. Not only is his Taoism profound, but his character is unquestionable. He wants to make an oath with our ancestors and go to war. It was our ancestors who persuaded him, including Kunlun Na The shadow of bit.”
Queen Mother of the West... Li Xi'an was silent. The deeper he went, the more frightened he became. The small world in Jiuzhou is based on Taoism, and all the Taoisms selected are those with excellent conduct and practice. But he experienced a rise, fought with the incarnation of Master Bamboo Basket Soul Picker in the altar, and encountered the greedy and contemptuous ancient monks in Kunlun. This made him believe that the ancestors of Kyushu Taoism were all great beings who stood tall and strong.
"Your Excellency?" The man called softly, waking Li Xi'an from his deep thoughts.
"We have always hoped to help those great beings. They are too proud and care too much about the sentient beings in Kyushu to tell them about the coming dusk of the fall. Just like our ancestors, we want to block all foreign enemies for this world. There is no need for the Supremes to forcefully lift this world. They have better choices. The star sea is so vast, how can there be no residence for the Supremes? But they are unwilling, proud and stubborn."
"So the ancestors no longer exist in Kyushu now?"
"It doesn't exist." The man tried to speak several times, but the words finally stopped in his throat.
"But it doesn't matter."
"What kind of existence are you...?"
"Just asking this?"
"We only know so much, and we are willing to do our best for you. Your idea is correct, and if you want to know more, there is no more suitable place in the world than Kunlun."
"I've gone round and round and come back again." Li Xi'an sighed softly.
"What?"
"Nothing happened. Thank you for letting me know, Your Highness."
"We are the ones who should thank you. You traveled across the land for this world, but we can only stay in the royal court. Even our ancestors can't help at all."
"The creatures of Kyushu are living beings. Aren't your highness's people one of the thousands of creatures in Kyushu?" Li Xi'an said.
The young man put on his hat again, picked up his sword, and stood up.
"Farewell, Your Highness."
The man raised his hand to hold him back for a moment, but found that there was nothing to hold him back for. The other person was a traveler walking the earth, a inquirer pursuing Kyushu. It was a great honor for him to keep this person in the royal court.
"Farewell!" He said in a deep voice, with a strong voice.
He and the sacred bird on his shoulder watched Li Xi'an leave, watching the young man holding the sword fade away under the glazed light, and the light seemed to wrap a glowing sleeve on his body.
After mounting the dark horse, the young man looked back and said goodbye for the last time.
The glimpse was of golden candlelight, covering up the light, the cold moon and the noise of the world. It made the man's mind buzz like a hammer. There was a term that couldn't stop popping up in his mouth, but it was clear that he didn't know the meaning of this term, and he never thought that the young man who left could be associated with this term.
"Supreme...Honorable!"
"What did you say?" The divine bird on his shoulder was doubtful. In its impression, the Lord of the Royal Court would not say that magnificent and ancient term for no reason.
Finally, the man followed his heart and roared out word by word.
The divine bird heard it clearly.
"He is the Supreme!"
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It took Li Xi'an fifty years to get to Kunlun.
The horse demon was quite energetic, but Li Xi'an lowered his head and looked at his withered fingers.
He is already old.
But fortunately, I can hold the faint sword.
Those who have no destiny will never be able to find lotus flowers in their lives. The blue bird once listened to him, but now he has become the one who has no destiny.
"Will the devil also grow old?" The horse demon gestured with his hooves beside him.
"No, the devil will grow old, but how can he look like a mortal in fifty years?"
What kind of appearance is this? Li Xi'an lifted the faint sword in his hand, and the sword reflected an old man's face, with gray hair and skin as yellow as a rotten branch.
This body is estimated to be over seventy years old.
Without cultivating spiritual veins, a mortal who can live over seventy years can be considered a longevity.
"Do you want to continue?" The horse demon couldn't help but say when he saw that the old man was still walking deeper into Kunlun. This journey should not continue, even if Li Xi'an is still strong, it should not continue. It watched the man grow old. The young man who killed the Yang God and the Demon King in the past has become an old man who will be unable to walk.
This magical power will be taken to the grave with Li Xi'an.
Ahead, the old man stopped.
"Finally figured it out?" The horse demon was overjoyed and thought to himself, this is the right thing. You are going to die and don't care what the world is going to do. Why not rely on this magical power to enjoy it for a lifetime. Wherever you are not treated as a guest, you will have to go to Kunlun to look for it, and it will take fifty years to look for it. For a monk, fifty years flies by in a blink of an eye, but for a great master in the Yangshen realm, his lifespan is more than a thousand years.
But Li Xian really didn't seem to lie to it.
He is just a human being.
After you have figured it out, you can go back to the human world and find a little guy to teach you a move and a half. If you pass on the power of the devil, it will continue to do its hard work. Very good, what happened to Kyushu is none of their business.
"Huh? The aroma is even more fragrant than the spiritual grass you gave me!" The horse demon was excited.
It smelled a strange fragrance, and the warm fragrance of the trembling soul poured into his nose and flowed through its limbs and bones, as if its whole body was soaked in a hot spring.
What is this thing that smells so good? The horse demon stretched its neck, sniffing the aroma in the air greedily, looking for the source.
"Hey, do you think we have found the Kunlun elixir? When we get it, if you take it, even a mortal can live a hundred years longer, and I can enjoy another hundred years of blessings."
As the horse demon spoke, he poked his head, and finally his eyes fell on Li Xi'an who stopped in front.
The source of the fragrance is the white lotus flower held in the old man's hand.
The horse demon's eyes widened.
Li Xi'an smiled. The warm smile in the past could be called kind now.
He ate a lotus petal, then looked up at the long golden line in the clouds that spread until it landed in front of him.
Ladder to heaven.
The more powerful the creature needs, the more powerful the token is. He is just an ordinary person, and eating one piece is just enough. However, the rest cannot be used as a token, but it is still a rare elixir in the world. Li Xi'an placed the remaining white lotus flowers in front of the horse demon.
"You don't have to wait for me. This lotus flower is enough to improve your qualifications. It's not impossible to practice and become a great demon king. Instead of following me, it's better to go and explore this world yourself. There are always people blocking your way. The beautiful scenery is to see ”
"I'm a horse! What's wrong with being ridden?" The horse demon was furious. It gestured with its hooves and wanted to stuff all the lotus flowers on the ground into Li Xi'an's mouth.
"No, you are a monster."
Without looking at Ma Yao's expression, Li Xi'an stepped onto the ladder to heaven.
Golden ripples rippled between the sky and the earth, splashing the floating clouds and mountains.
The horse demon sat there sulking with him, hugging his front hooves and turning his horse's head to the side, not even glancing at the white lotus on the ground.
(End of chapter)