Chapter 193 Chaotic Dance of Gods and Demons

The area where Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing landed belonged to the Great Liang Dynasty, and the county magistrate had clearly stated the location when he offered sacrifices to the gods.

To Rong Yi's surprise, "More than four thousand years? This is the first time I've seen such a long-lived ancient country."

In ancient times, it was considered remarkable for a dynasty to last for four hundred years; this one went on for over four thousand years, adding a zero.

Wei Yanqing: "Considering the state of this world, there must be a reason why it has been able to last this long."

First of all, the gods here are not fictional beings, but real beings that everyone can see.

Not to mention things like demons.

Rong Yi continued reading. Here, the selection of an emperor was not as contentious as in many other worlds. Whether one could become emperor was not determined by how capable one was, but by the dragon aura emanating from one's body.

"Wow, dragon energy."

This encompasses a great deal, but in short, it can be summed up in one word: destiny has ordained them.

People from the Immortal Sect can see the dragon's aura, which is said to be determined by the gods who will become the Human Emperor.

Each prince possesses a trace of dragon energy, depending on whose dragon-like form is more pronounced. These characteristics gradually solidify over time and with age. The book states that a black dragon can never become emperor, or even hold a high position. The immortal sects bluntly declare that this is a born tyrant, and only a golden dragon can ascend to the throne of the human emperor.

Before the establishment of the Great Liang Dynasty, the immortal sects did not interfere in the affairs of the human royal family. It was not until the succession of dynasties affected the immortal sects, the demon race, and even the gods in the heavens that they began to reveal who possessed the aura of the golden dragon in order to prevent major chaos in the court. This is why the Great Liang Dynasty has been stable for more than four thousand years.

Rong Yi turned the page. "Looking at it this way, it seems pretty good. There are already demon races. If the human race gets into chaos, it will truly be a human tragedy."

In such a great dynasty, apart from the turmoil brought by the demon race, there were basically no major wars among the human race. At most, there were some small-scale wars, which would end quickly.

"Anything else?" Wei Yanqing found it quite interesting; the monotonous journey was less tedious than reading these musings.

"And... about the Immortal Sects, I thought there were many sects, but it turns out there are only five." Rong Yi began to tell him about the information concerning the Immortal Sects.

There are five great immortal sects in the Great Liang Dynasty, each located in one of the five continents. The strongest is the Ten Directions Sect. Wei Chang had previously asked them if they were disciples of this sect.

The Ten Directions Gate is located in Zhongzhou, and the capital city is also in Zhongzhou, so their journey this time is very long.

Ziyang Gate stands on Nanhua Island, Tianhong Gate stands on Jibei Island, Qiangong Gate stands on Tiandong Island, and Canghai Gate stands on Linxi Island.

Apart from these five major immortal sects, there are no other immortal sects, not even minor sects.

Each immortal sect guards its own continent and usually does not disturb each other unless an unparalleled demon appears and requires them to join forces.

"Those who cultivate to the point of immortality can ascend to the upper realm." Upon reading this, Rong Yi handed the page with this passage to Wei Yanqing. "So it turns out that people from the immortal sects can also ascend to become gods. I read later that a few great demons turned to good and also became immortals, but there were only a few."

Wei Yanqing casually tapped the horse's rump with his long pole, "It seems that it's very difficult for a demon to become an immortal."

"It's not just difficult... it's just that there are very few records about immortals in it."

While enjoying the scenery and reading, they soon arrived at the vicinity of a village.

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People who need to undertake long journeys usually hire escort agencies or lay disciples of immortal sects to ensure they reach their destination alive.

It is extremely rare for Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing to travel in only one carriage.

It was estimated that the surrounding demons sensed the presence of the Ziyang Sect disciples on their way to Gaoyang Town. However, Rong Yi was somewhat disappointed that they did not encounter any demons when they arrived at a village.

Compared to the Li Family Village they saw upon arriving in this world, the village they passed through was a typical large village.

There was a slope on one side of the village, and the two men's carriage passed by it. From the slope, they could roughly see the village and estimated that there were more than two hundred households living there.

Rong Yi was still sitting on the carriage frame. Below, he could faintly hear the barking of dogs and the crowing of chickens, mixed with the snorting of pigs, and children chasing and playing together, a scene of peaceful and happy rural life.

The carriage was not moving fast, and the journey was long, so it was already evening when they arrived, and smoke was billowing from the chimneys of every household.

"Er Gouzi! Time to eat!"

One day, a mother called her child home for dinner. This started the trend, and gradually other households began to do the same. The children scattered and went home.

“We won’t go down there. Let’s make a fire over there.” Wei Yanqing pointed ahead. “If we ask for lodging, we might frighten the villagers.”

The county magistrate once said that it would be best for them to reach the town in one go, as it would be difficult to find a place to stay in the village. Nowadays, many villages cannot afford to buy the demon-identifying stone discs and can only rely on the villagers to patrol and protect their safety. Only some large villages that have produced outstanding figures can afford to buy stone discs to ensure the safety of the village to some extent.

Therefore, almost every village is wary of outsiders, and no one can guarantee whether the outsider is human or a demon.

Rong Yi also thought of this, "Then I'll go start a fire now."

The hillside wasn't a secluded place; the two men's carriage passed by openly. Even if the men working outside didn't see it, the women and children busy at home certainly did.

When the men returned, someone mentioned this matter.

Dapan Village is closest to Jingshui Town, so many villagers live there. When minor demons come to bother them, they can usually defeat them by uniting and having a large number of people.

"Driving a horse-drawn carriage?" the village chief of Dapan Village said, his rough, wrinkled black hands gripping a pipe. His palms were blackened from years of labor. He put the pipe in his mouth, puffed out a few puffs of smoke.

"Have Da Shi and Zhu Zi call some strong men, let's go take a look over there."

A stranger suddenly appeared, and they had to figure out whether the person had left or was just passing through.

Aunt Wang was the one who told the village chief about this. "She was sitting in the car looking at our village, and the village chief hurriedly went to take a look."

The village chief tapped his cigarette holder against a stone at his feet, knocking out the nearly burned tobacco. "I'll be right there."

On the other side, Rong Yi made a circle with stones, threw firewood in the middle and lit it. Wei Yanqing set up a tent next to it. Regardless of whether the villagers below the slope could see them, they didn't want to lie on the ground in their clothes and sleep. The space inside the carriage was limited, and it was not convenient for two people to lie down, so they could only use a tent.

Rong Yi sat by the fire and continued reading his book. Not long after, he heard a lot of footsteps.

The two stopped what they were doing and looked at the slope.

A few breaths later, a group of men dressed in coarse linen clothes came up and were slightly surprised to see them.

Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing glanced at them, those who were reading continued reading, and those who were setting up tents continued setting up tents.

Upon seeing two strangers on the edge of the village, the village chief told everyone else to stay put while he approached the two alone.

"I am the village chief of Dapan Village next door. May I ask where you two are from and why you have stopped here?"

Rong Yi put down his book. "We're from Gaoyang Town. We're on our way to the capital. We're passing through here and it's getting dark, so we'll just stay here for the night."

The village chief of Gaoyang Town recently learned about the blessings bestowed upon them by the gods and began to wonder if the two were disciples of a celestial sect, otherwise why would they dare to travel such a long distance to the capital alone?

(End of this chapter)