Chapter 361 Something is Incomplete
Yu Sheng realized that there were many places with outstanding people and beautiful scenery in this universe, not just the border area. Qianfeng Lingshan was also a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery...
But looking on the bright side, Master Qianji is a person who is easy to get along with, which makes Yu Sheng feel relieved - after all, he had heard Master Yuanling say that the heads and elders of other major sects were "old guys who are only focused on cultivation", and he thought they were all a group of old-fashioned and stubborn cultivators. But now it seems that although Master Qianji may indeed be "full of research/cultivation", he has nothing to do with being old-fashioned and stubborn.
Of course, when dealing with the Great Elder of the Ten Palaces of Wo Yun, the topic would be diverted from time to time, which was another insignificant little problem.
Fortunately, thanks to the unremitting efforts of Master Yuan Ling, the topic on the scene finally returned to the right track.
"It's so shocking, so shocking..."
Master Qianji looked up and looked at the more than ten-meter-tall giant god soldier standing in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.
"We only removed its front and back shells, and did not touch its core," Yuan Ling Zhenren said on the side, "What is the secret here? I need you to tell me."
Qianji Zhenren waved his hand: "No hurry, no hurry, I'll go up and take a look."
Before he finished speaking, the powerful sect leader who had completely regarded the body of the mechanical man as his own flesh and blood turned his neck gently. The next second, a few "click" sounds were heard, and his entire head along with a small part of the structure under his neck actually flew out of his body, accompanied by a slight buzzing sound, and flew into the air, flying towards the core of the mechanism of the giant god soldier that was breaking through the formation.
Then, several tiny mechanical arms extended from the bottom of his head. The delicate metal joints swung and climbed up the mechanical structure on the chest of the Giant God Soldier, carefully exploring among those dazzling gears and symbols.
When Irene saw this scene, she almost jumped up and subconsciously grabbed Yu Sheng's hair: "Oh my god! The ancestor of puppets!"
"Hair!" Yu Sheng immediately slapped the puppet's claws away. He was also shocked by Qianji Zhenren's action, but he subconsciously turned his head to look at Irene, "Why do you mention the ancestor of puppets at this time?"
Irene argued: "According to the rules of Alice Dolls, if you see someone's head falling off, you must quickly shout 'Ancestor of Dolls', so as to avoid your own head falling off..."
Yu Sheng was confused: "...what a mess."
At this moment, the voice of Qianji Zhenren came from the chest of his body left on the ground: "Yuan Ling, have you noticed the various inscriptions inside this mechanical man?"
"Of course I saw it," Yuan Ling Zhenren nodded, "but no one recognizes the year and place name written on the inscription."
"No one recognizes it... Indeed, I don't recognize it either, but what did you think of?" Qianji Zhenren said, and his head slowly fell from the air again. After a few clicks, it was reconnected to the body. "Tianyuan 127th year, Tianyuan... The calendar used by Taixu Lingshu to record years is the same as the "Holy Calendar" of "Tara" and "Borderland". And along with the Holy Calendar, we also use our own "Taixu Calendar" as a calendar... Do you still remember how many times the "Taixu Calendar" was overhauled as mentioned in the book?"
"Of course I remember," Yuan Ling Zhenren nodded, "The Taixu calendar has been in use since the day when the history books were renewed, but many errors occurred in the first hundred years due to various reasons. As a result, it underwent three major revisions, four minor revisions, and repeated adjustments before it was barely usable. It has been used as the 'official calendar' for guiding solar terms and farming on Taixu Star until now."
"There are many reasons... Do you remember what the main reason is?"
Upon hearing the question raised by the other party, Yuan Ling Zhenren's expression became a little serious.
"It doesn't match the stars, it doesn't conform to the cycle of heaven, and most importantly, the calendar is incomplete."
"Yes, the stars don't match, the laws of nature don't match, and the calendar is incomplete," Master Qianji said slowly, the core of the mechanism in his chest clicking, as if he was calculating many things quickly, "To put it bluntly, there is only one reason for the incomplete calendar and the inconsistency of the stars - the new and old worlds."
Zhenren Yuanling did not say anything, but just raised his head silently and looked at the mechanical giant on the platform.
Master Qianji's voice rang out in a low, trembling voice: "With a new world, the old stargazing method is no longer applicable. The inheritance is broken, and many things passed down by our ancestors are hard to find their origins. The ancient holy spirits are so great, but they can't protect everything in the world. There are many things that can't be protected... They become holes in ancient books, breaks in the inheritance, and 'incomplete calendars'. This is true for the calendar, and it's also true for the chronology."
Hu Li blinked her eyes. She was studious and curious and tried her best to follow the topic of the two real people. But now she found that she really couldn't understand, so she turned around and poked Yu Sheng's arm with her tail: "My benefactor, what are they talking about?"
Yu Sheng was actually confused at first, but at least he knew a lot of "secrets" about this world from Baili Qing. Now, after thinking about the conversation between the two, he made a rough guess: "You mean, the inscriptions on these giant soldiers record... 'information about the old world'?"
"There is such a guess," Master Qianji turned around. His face was made of metal and stone, but at this moment, his face had a solemn and complicated look. "Fellow Daoist, since you are a master from the border area, you should also know that there was a great catastrophe in the heavens and myriad worlds, which was called 'annihilation'. After annihilation, all the worlds died. It was the ancient holy spirits who fought hard and recreated the universe from the ashes after the catastrophe. Since then, there has been a saying of 'new and old worlds' in this universe.
"But it was ultimately a catastrophe that wiped out all the heavens and the worlds. Even if we rebuilt the universe, there would always be things that were hard to save. Those things are now the incomparable and incomplete parts of the history, technology, and heritage of various civilizations. My Taixu Lingshu is already a relatively complete class in terms of heritage, even second only to the 'Academy' on Terra, but even so, there are still many things about the old world that we don't understand.
"The era name 'Tianyuan' has never appeared in the ancient books handed down to us today. In fact, we have no idea what the calendar used to be on Taixu Star in the old world. Even the 'calendar' we use to guide farming was pieced together after the history books were restored and the world was reopened. But now the era name 'Tianyuan' is mentioned in the inscription of this mechanical giant... Based on common sense, I think this is the calendar used on Taixu Star in the old world, at least a node in the calendar.
"Based on this, the 'Taiming Valley Casting Gold Pavilion' recorded in the inscription should also be a place name that only exists in the Old World. The craftsman Song Xingzhi is probably also an ancestor of the Old World."
Yu Sheng didn't say anything for a while.
He didn't know what he should sigh about at this moment - was he sighing about the great cause of reshaping the world? Or was he sighing about the history recorded in the Taixu Lingshu and the lost "old world"? Or... was he thinking carefully about why this giant trap-forming soldier that seemed to record information about the old world appeared in the desert of Taiyou Star? While Yu Sheng was lost in thought, Yuan Ling Zhenren suddenly broke the silence: "There must be other reasons."
As he said this, his eyes fell on Master Qianji.
"Yesterday I sent you the image of the Colossus's core mechanism, and you rushed over. Did you see anything from the image at that time?"
"I won't hide it from you."
Master Qianji nodded, then raised his hand and took out a wooden box from somewhere. When he opened the box, he found several exquisite jade pieces less than half the size of a palm.
He placed the jade pieces in his palm, and rays of hazy light rose from his palm. Then, he heard a few clear sounds, and the jade pieces floated up, circling and undulating around Master Qianji. Light and shadow leaked out from the jade pieces, outlining huge shadows in the surrounding air.
It was a dazzling array of "Giant God Soldiers" of various sizes and models! "These are the large mechanical puppets that I made in the Ten Palaces of Woyun. They are arranged according to their models and uses. Among them, these are the ones that can be classified as 'Giant God Soldiers'."
Along with Master Qianji's words, the illusion projected from the jade piece kept adjusting its position and size in the air, and some images were disassembled to reveal some of the details.
Of course, this should not be technical information involving core secrets, but just some superficial demonstrations. However, from the serious expression of Master Yuan Ling, Yu Sheng judged that these materials should be enough to explain many things.
The voice of Qian Ji Zhenren continued—
"This is an 'Iron Guard' class Giant God Soldier. The core mechanism it uses is from the same family as the 'Tiger Wolf' class. You should be able to see that this core mechanism is different from other Giant God Soldier's - but it is somewhat similar to the stuff inside this Giant God Soldier dug out from a foreign land.
"For a long time, the original design of this type of mechanism core has actually remained a mystery.
"Of course, I know how to build it. I am even very clear about its principles and all technical details. Yuan Ling, you know my abilities. There is no mechanical device that I cannot understand... But understanding the principles and technology is one thing, and finding out its 'source' is another.
"Just like our Taixu calendar is 'incomplete', the mechanical art of the Ten Palaces of Woyun has also always had a small 'incomplete' part. This incomplete part has been made up by me, my master, my great master, and our three generations. But we only made up for the 'art' part. What we can't make up is the 'source' of the art, and the people who stood at the source at the beginning."
As Master Qianji spoke, he slowly turned around. He raised his head and his gaze passed over the mechanical projections in the air and fell on the ancient giant god soldier.
"Tai Ming Valley Gold Casting Pavilion, Song Xingzhi... Now, the first name has finally been added."
(End of this chapter)
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