Chapter 231: When the Flying Birds Float in the Moonlight and Blue Sky · 1
Author’s words: A few background tips for those who have not read Ancient Sword.
① Worldview: Same as Cangjian World. [Combined Ancient Sword + Immortal Sword + Great Desolation + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Traditional Chinese Mythology]
Introduction: Pangu exhaled his last breath before his death, which was divided into two kinds of air, clear and turbid. The clear air gave birth to several gods, and later generations called the first three gods born the Three Emperors - Emperor Fuxi of Heaven, Emperor Nuwa of Earth, and Emperor Shennong of Man.
Then this clear air combined with the elemental power wandering in Shenzhou to become eight elemental gods and the sun and the moon, while the turbid air wandered everywhere, and finally no one knew where it returned.
After the pillar of Buzhou Mountain collapsed, Shennong used the sacred tree Jumu as the foundation to build Liuyue City in order to assist Nuwa in repairing the sky. The people of Lieshan tribe who followed Shennong were good at spiritual power and volunteered to enter the city to help.
However, after Nuwa repaired the sky, the turbidity in the human world became widespread. The ancient residents could only adapt to the clean air environment and could not be exposed to the turbid air. Once infected by the turbid air, their whole body would rot and eventually die. The people of Liuyue City escaped the disaster because they were high in the sky and the turbid air was thin.
Shennong then ordered the people of Liuyue City not to leave for the time being and to find a suitable place to live by themselves, but they never came back (mostly they were killed).
In order to prevent the secrets of the five-colored stone and the rectangular wood from being leaked, Fuxi sealed off Liuyue City with a barrier, isolating it from the outside world. From then on, the people of Liuyue City could not step out of the city, and outsiders were not allowed to enter. As time
went by, the turbid air on the earth became more and more dense, and Liuyue City, which was high in the sky, was not immune. Sick tribesmen began to appear in the city, but they were trapped in the barrier and could not leave, nor could they survive in the lower world. (The above is from Ancient Sword)
② Demon Realm: In contrast to the God Realm, the place where demons live is full of turbid air (demon air), while the God Realm is a place where pure air gathers.
The old ancient mirror can connect to the Demon Realm. In addition, there is only one passage that can connect the God Realm and the Demon Realm, called the Well of Gods and Demons. The entrances to the God Realm and the Demon Realm are guarded by the God General Fei Peng and the Demon Lord (from Fairy Sword).
③偃甲or偃術: It is very similar to mechanical arts, but it is not exactly the same as mechanical arts. The 偃術 relies on spiritual magic to make wood and stone move. The realistic 偃甲 is even the same as a real person.
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Note: It comes from the background setting of Gujian Qi Tan II.
Above the northern border, it is cold and silent.
The dazzling light in the night sky brings some warmth to this city that is always cold.
There is a whistling wind in Xiao Hao's ears. He falls rapidly, as if being pulled by a strong suction force, and is rolled into the crack that was blown open.
The black air wrapped around him wanted to invade his mind frantically. He noticed that the Qiu Shui Chang Tian ring on Shi Zhixuan's hand quickly turned red and became a dazzling color. He immediately threw him into the gang territory.
The speed of his fall did not decrease. On the contrary, because of his resistance, the black gas became even more irritable and angry, wanting to throw him into the Fuxi barrier and smash him to pieces.
Xiao Hao twisted his body forcefully in the air, and subconsciously used his great lightness skill. The sound of the mechanism opened from behind, immediately stopping his fall. The flying eagle brought his body up a bit.
Xiao Hao felt a little relieved. There was a thousand-foot-high human world under his feet. If he really fell from here without any defense, he would definitely fall into a pile of mud.
This time it was... Tang Sect?
He didn't have time to think too much. Li Peng had been lurking in the Demon Realm for a long time. He finally caught the opportunity when the Fuxi barrier of Liuyue City was shaken. How could he let Xiao Hao easily destroy his plan? The demonic energy attacked the flying oriole behind him crazily, trying to pull this troublesome soul into the city.
Xiao Hao struggled to maintain his balance. The inner demon Li Peng had no entity and could not capture the target. He knew that the first thing to do was to save his life before landing. He immediately turned sideways in the air and pulled out the Thousand Machine Box from his waist.
The crisp and sharp sound of the mechanism snapping sounded from his palm. The Thousand Machine Box rotated and opened the crossbow. Xiao Hao just turned half a circle, with his back facing the crack in the barrier of Liuyue City, and shot out a mechanism with a "bang".
The powerful recoil made him rush in through the crack in the barrier like a cannonball, and the device that was shot out exploded and shattered in the air, leaving behind the shimmering blade light of hidden weapons all over the sky.
When it is inconvenient to aim, the group attack skill of Tiannv Sanhua, which does not require direct aiming at the target, is simply too useful.
Li Peng howled in the air, pulled one of his legs, and forced him to rush into the Fuxi barrier.
Xiao Hao fell into the barrier and quickly threw a hook at the rectangular wooden branch, trying to find a suitable landing point.
Perhaps seeing his destination, several attacks flew towards his chain. Xiao Hao leaped up, with the wings of the device behind him, and turned over and landed steadily on the branch. He knelt on one knee and looked down at the people who were staring at him covetously below.
The black gas rushed into the wooden block where he stood, the crack in the sky closed, and the Fuxi barrier once again separated the city from the underworld.
He saw a man in black priest clothes walking towards him, blocking the gentle and beautiful woman behind him. He looked cold and steady, but he seemed to be covered with the heaviest frost and dew. Every step seemed to come from the endless night, as if he was carrying many things that others could hardly see.
He raised his head calmly and indifferently, and said to Xiao Hao on the wooden block: "The envoy has descended from a foreign land, why don't you come down to see him."
Xiao Hao tightened his hands holding the Thousand Machine Box and did not move.
This piece [Level: ??? 】The scene was too familiar. He hadn't felt the feeling of being surrounded by big bosses for a long time.
It seemed that every time he came to this world where gods and demons were everywhere, he was a fragile person.
He looked down and hid his emotions behind the half-cold mask on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The higher-ups are very happy. Why don't we talk to each other?"
Shen Yejian frowned slightly. He didn't like this kind of conversation posture of looking up at others.
The belated system notification sound just filled up Xiao Hao's message notification column:
[Complete the mission: Big Battle! The hero is the hero of the world.
Defeat Fei Bin: 1/1
Conquer Baiyaomen: 1/1
Defeat Ren Woxing: 1/1
Mission reward: Escape from the current secret realm. 】
【Achieved special hidden leader favorability: Dongfang invincible 1/1, and the clearance assessment increased by one level. 】
【Congratulations on achieving the hidden achievement · Fairy Phantom: Poisonous five flavors, bewitching all living beings. 】
【Congratulations on achieving the special achievement · Life and Death: May you live in peace and tranquility, one life in exchange for longevity. 】
【Reputation statistics: Sun and Moon Sect - Respect, Five Immortal Sect - Respect, Hengshan Sect - Respect, Baiyaomen - Respect, Hengshan Sect - Respect, Songshan Sect - Respect, Taishan Sect - Respect, Huashan Sect - Respect. Overall assessment: A. 】
[Friends list statistics: Inseparable in life and death 1/1, Infallible friend 6/2, Loyal and faithful 35/10. Overall rating: S.]
[Progress achievement statistics: Dark night splendor 1/1, Flute the galaxy 1/1, Serpents and scorpions as companions 1/1, Simple and kind 1/1, Holy hands weaving the sky 1/1, Both good and evil 1/1, True and false 1/1, Life and death pig 1/1, Fairy trail phantom 1/1. Overall rating: S]
[Mission statistics: Hidden Yuan Secret · Dreams come true, progress: 15324/10000. Overall rating: S.]
[Secret realm clearance rating: SS.]
[Congratulations on achieving Hidden Yuan Secret · Dreams come true. 】
Xiao Hao glanced at his current state distractedly, level 90 Taiyuan small orange weapon, Broken Army imprint, health... Xiao Hao sighed deeply.
Since the moment he stepped into the Demon Realm, the state that originally belonged to the Five Poisons was frozen. There was an additional time stop sign under the Life and Death Pig and the Phoenix Pig, and he didn't know if it was still useful.
This Tang Sect body is a bit strange. Xiao Hao always feels that something is wrong when using it. He has a feeling that is both familiar and unfamiliar.
However, before reaching a friendly consensus with the large group of red names below, he decided not to go down.
The Jumu is a good barrier. The people of Liuyue City will not easily take action because of the Jumu under his feet.
During the 2,700th year of Shangyuan Taichu, the pillar of heaven collapsed and the earth was hit by endless heavy rain. Shennong built Liuyue City from the northwest sky crack with the sacred tree Jumu as the foundation, and guided the gods to refine five-colored stones here to help Nuwa repair the sky. The
people of Lieshan followed Shennong and could not bear to see their lives destroyed, so they asked to enter Liuyue City to help. Shennong was touched by their sincerity and sealed a drop of divine blood into Jumu, so that the life force contained in it could be dissipated through the branches and leaves of Jumu, so that the people of Lieshan could survive without food or drink.
Later, Fuxi took the divine sword Zhaoming and killed the giant turtle of the East China Sea to support the sky, and the flood receded. However, the human world has been filled with turbidity since then, and the people have died of illness one after another. The people of Liuyue City were able to survive because they were high in the sky and the turbidity was thin.
Shennong ordered the people of Lieshan tribe to temporarily live in the city until he could find a suitable place to live. In order to prevent the secrets of the five-colored stones and rectangular wood from being leaked, Fuxi set up barriers inside and outside Liuyue City. Liuyue City was isolated from the outside world from then on, and the people of Lieshan tribe could not step out of the city.
After thousands of years, the divine blood and five-colored stones that supported the suspension of Liuyue City were about to be exhausted, but under the cover of Fuxi's barrier, the people of Liuyue City had nowhere to go. [Note]
Xie Yi, a disciple of Liuyue City's high priest Shen Ye, was extremely talented and was a genius in the art of Yanshu. He used the five-colored stones to successfully shake Fuxi's barrier, which led to the situation when Xiao Hao landed.
Xiao Hao's palms were sweating. This inner demon Li Peng really made a big mess for him.
Shen Ye stared at him and said slowly, "You don't seem to be a demon."
Xiao Hao cleared his throat and said seriously, "I accidentally came to the Demon Realm through an ancient mirror, and was led here by my inner demon. I didn't mean to disturb you. If you don't welcome me, I will leave."
Shen Ye looked at him silently. Just as he was about to say something, a chuckle came from behind.
Cangming took two steps forward, with a gentle look between his eyebrows, "You are joking. Fuxi's barrier has sealed Liuyue City for thousands of years. You can enter this city but you can't leave. Since you are not an enemy, you might as well come down and be my guest."
Xiao Hao hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Cangming turned into a green name, he jumped down. "Since I can come in, I should be able to get out as well."
Cangming nodded with a smile, "It's not yet mature to break up the Fuxi barrier. We'll send you out of the city when we master the trick in the future." She paused and said with concern, "But I see that your soul is surrounded by pure energy. How did you survive in the turbid demonic realm until now?"
Xiao Hao was slightly stunned, and almost immediately looked down at his chest.
Soul...
Damn, he knew what this familiar yet strange feeling was.
He was the same as when he first became a sword spirit, without a physical body! !
Xiao Hao's face darkened. Seeing that he looked unhappy, Cang Ming thought that he had asked something he shouldn't have asked, so he said considerately and elegantly: "If it's inconvenient to tell me, don't force me."
Xiao Hao immediately shook his head and said: "My body was broken in the Demon Realm. As for why I am not afraid of the turbid air, I don't know."
Cang Ming smiled gently and said: "It doesn't matter. It's inconvenient for the soul to travel here. There are many people with outstanding Yan Shu in Liuyue City. They can make a pair of Yan armor prostheses for you."
Shen Ye frowned immediately when he heard this, and wanted to stop Cang Ming: "Cang Ming..."
Cang Ming stood in front of him with his palm Before he came, he still looked at Xiao Hao: "It is extremely cold here all year round, with few plants and only endless snowfields. I hope you won't blame me for not making you feel at home. We also need to greet the people who came with you. Would you like to stay in the city and rest first?"
Xiao Hao felt embarrassed at once, and respectfully saluted Cang Ming and said: "I am very honored to receive the care of the city lord. I come here uninvited, and I will try my best not to cause trouble to you. I have some knowledge of mechanisms, so please don't worry about the prosthetics."
Cang Ming smiled slightly and nodded slightly, glancing at Shen Ye lightly.
Shen Ye closed his eyes helplessly and called out, "Xie Yi."
A modest and gentle young man appeared and showed a friendly smile to Xiao Hao, "I am Xie Yi, the priest of Liuyue City. I can guide you."
Xiao Hao then introduced himself, "Xiao Hao."
Cangming dismissed everyone, leaving only Shen Ye to go with her to Jumu and Li Peng to negotiate, while Xiao Hao was led by Xie Yi to the depths of Liuyue City. The
huge Yanjia furnace was burning in the city, bringing rare warmth to this cold and lonely city. Xiao Hao couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"The Fuxi barrier is very strong. I tried to use the Yan technique to blast the five-colored stones and successfully split the barrier. However, there are only a few five-colored stones left in Liuyue City, and the five-colored stones also need to be supplied to Liuyue City to keep it suspended in the air. Moreover, the power is difficult to control, so this method is not yet complete and cannot be used lightly. I will guide you to the lower world after I find a proper method."
Xie Yi explained to Xiao Hao politely. Although his attitude was humble and polite, Xiao Hao still caught a trace of not very obvious worries from him.
The Fuxi barrier was split, and the inner demon sneaked in from the demon realm. This person probably couldn't let go easily.
Xiao Hao paused, pondered for a moment, and took out a large bag of things from his backpack.
Xie Yi stopped walking after hearing this and turned around in surprise. He saw Xiao Hao handing something over with an expressionless face. Pebble-sized boulders fell to the ground one after another and piled up into a small hill.
Since Nuwa repaired the sky, the five-colored stones have almost disappeared in the Three Realms. Liuyue City has been isolated from the world and has not been replenished for thousands of years.
Xie Yi looked at the five-colored stones on the ground in astonishment, opened his mouth slightly, and for a moment he could not find his voice.
This strand of soul...what is the origin? !