Chapter 12 Chixian Ancient Road

"This ocean is the place where all the dead in the universe return to? Doesn't this mean that the netherworld in myths and legends does not exist, but exists in the microscopic world?"

After the fear and shock, everyone expressed their opinions and had heated discussions.

"Using scientific methods, we cannot find the three souls and seven spirits in the human body. Perhaps it is because the three souls and seven spirits are too tiny and exist in a special state in the microcosm. After a person dies, the three souls and seven spirits lose their carriers and naturally return to the microscopic soul sea in front of us."

"That's right! The human soul is born in the womb. The soul must be smaller than the fetal egg, otherwise how can it be contained?"

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Someone raised a question: "Are we really on the microscopic level of the Earth? Is the Earth the underworld where all the souls of the entire universe return? I think that at this microscopic level, the material state of the Earth actually no longer exists. We may... no longer be on Earth."

"In other words, we have come to a special interface that is completely different from the macroscopic universe. We may never be able to go back!"

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The three words "can't go back" are so despairing.

It means that the future is uncertain, life and death are hard to predict, and the atmosphere becomes depressing.

There are always evil spirits roaring in the sea, and strange cries like thunder can be heard from the deep sea in the distance, which makes people feel uneasy and wonder if there are demons living in the Soul Sea?

As the bronze ship moved forward, some evil spirits tried to jump onto the deck like moths to a flame, but they all died without a burial place.

The force guarding the bronze ships was so strong that they could not be breached.

This is the only thing that can give people temporary peace of mind!

Amidst the depression and worry, there are naturally optimists.

Gao Huan, with white bandages wrapped around his hands, stood at the front of the bow and said excitedly, "I said we must have fallen from the Arctic Ocean into the underworld. Do you believe it now? The Arctic Ocean is the North Sea in ancient times! You said that Kunpeng, which is thousands of miles long, can't move in the Arctic Ocean. In this boundless soul sea in front of us, it should be able to turn the world upside down, right?"

"Also, do you know why there is a saying of "seven days after death"? Because after seven days, the soul can never return! The distance from the earth to the sea of ​​souls is seven days."

A top student in his third year of graduate school, he is extremely superstitious, full of myths, legends and conjectures. In the past, everyone would have laughed in their hearts, but now, everyone's belief in science has collapsed, and they can only explain everything in front of them based on messy guesses like him.

Li Weiyi had no interest in their groundless speculations, and he would make the best of it. After cultivating his extraordinary skills, he was no longer as hesitant and confused as when he first woke up.

Life has a goal to pursue, motivation, vision, effort and direction to move forward.

Practice extraordinary.

A step further to transcendence.

He wanted to know, at the end of the extraordinary, how powerful could people be? Could they be like in myths and legends, flying into the sky, hiding in the ground, moving mountains, and driving away the stars...

Even if they really came to the underworld, the ghost world... so what? He and Cai Yutong took the two old professors who were injured in the stampede to the medical shed for examination and treatment.

At this time, the bronze ship was very close to the stone pillar on the sea, only a few kilometers away.

One of the professors, who had injured his leg, wiped his glasses and finally saw the four characters on it. He exclaimed in surprise: "This text is completely different from the inscriptions on the bronze ship. It looks very much like oracle bone script and bronze script, and has the same origin as Chinese characters."

Although neither of them is a professional, they are both fans of ancient characters. They have been studying the inscriptions on the bronze ship and trying to decipher them in the past few days.

Another old professor, whose chest was stepped on and whose face turned pale, was supported by Li Weiyi. He stared at the stone pillar for a moment and said, "It is earlier than the period of oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions. The evolution of the characters can be traced and should be deciphered."

The old professor who injured his leg said: "I think it is somewhat similar to the words on the Cangsheng Bird Trace Inscription, and may have existed in the same period."

There are a total of 28 bird-trace characters on the "Cangsheng Bird-trace Writing Stele". Legend has it that they are the original form of the pictographic characters created by "Cangjie", the ancestor of civilization.

Li Weiyi was shocked: "These four inscriptions have the same origin as Chinese characters? Doesn't this mean that in the distant past, humans from ancient China arrived here?"

"I'm afraid that's the case... Let's decipher it first and see what the four words are?"

The two old professors were extremely interested in writing and were not in a hurry to check the injuries. Instead, they each took out ancient books, pens, and notebooks from their bags and started discussing and studying seriously.

Soon, they came to a conclusion.

Write four words in the notebook - "Chixian Ancient Road".

"The Chixian Ancient Road!"

There were many people gathered around, all confused and puzzled.

How could such a strange word be engraved on a stone pillar in the sea? The bronze ship, with its sails fully spread, was as fast as a galloping horse and had already reached the bottom of the stone pillar. Looking at it from a close distance, one could more clearly feel the majestic and oppressive feeling of the pillar.

It has stood in this vast sea of ​​souls for who knows how many years, steep and rugged, difficult for monkeys and swans to cross, so tall and eternal. There shouldn't be such a smooth-cut stone peak in the sea, or it must have been brought here by some powerful being.

The four characters carved on it were carved out by the divine axe and the heavenly sword, and each stroke looked like a crack in the earth.

The old professor who injured his leg put away his pen and brown notebook and said, "Chi County is not a county within a city or a county as you understand it!"

"The earliest record of Chi County can be found in the "Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Mencius and Xunzi", where Zou Yan called the ancient name of China "Chi County Shenzhou".

"Legend has it that in ancient times, the land ruled by Emperor Yan was called Chi County, and the land ruled by Emperor Huang was called Shenzhou. Ancient China got its name from this."

Gao Huan exclaimed: "In other words, the Chixian Ancient Road means the road leading to Chixian Shenzhou? The direction back to Earth?"

Li Weiyi looked back and saw the stone pillar with the words "Chixian Ancient Road" engraved on it moving away. Further away, lead-black clouds covered the sky and the sea level, and the soul sea seemed to be disconnected there, and no light could shine in.

The bronze ship emerged from the black clouds.

Li Weiyi said: "With this stone pillar, the wanderers who have fallen into the sea of ​​souls will be able to find their way home in the future. The ancient road of Chi County must be the road that the bronze ship traveled for seven days. There must be many secrets hidden in the dark clouds that we cannot know now."

The scene in his mind was when Jiuying was snatched away from the dark clouds by a giant golden claw. Every time he thought of it, he was shocked.

"It's a pity that the bronze ship is beyond our control. If it turns around, perhaps we can return to Earth." Director Yang said meaningfully, his eyes falling on Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi sent the two professors to the medical tent, and Zhao Meng arrived shortly afterwards.

"Come with me."

Zhao Meng held the rifle in his hand and pulled Li Weiyi to a secluded grave. He looked solemn all the way.

Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Meng said in a very serious tone: "After the dark clouds dispersed, everyone's fantasy of returning to Earth was shattered. This means that the biggest constraint of the law has completely disappeared, and some people who are ready to make trouble have no scruples anymore. I expect that riots will soon break out on the ship. The only thing is that you must remember every word I say next."

"First, you are too badly injured. I am afraid I can't protect you in the chaos. Tonight, while everyone is asleep, go collect some food, then find a grave deep in the cemetery and bury the food and yourself in it. Make sure you hide it well. By the way, don't go to the ninth floor, it is very dangerous."

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"Second, I buried the Daozu Taiji Fish and the Yellow Dragon Sword in the same grave where you fell onto the bronze ship. There is a string of bone wind chimes hanging on the tombstone in front of the grave. If you look carefully, you can easily identify them."

"Third, I don't know how long this turmoil will take to break out, nor do I know how many people are secretly plotting. So, even though I have united a group of brothers and made some arrangements, there is really no chance of winning."

Zhao Meng grabbed Li Weiyi's right shoulder, his eyes eager and complicated: "Three days! We have three days as the limit. Within three days, no matter what sound or movement you hear, you must not come out, even if they threaten my life."

"Three days later, I will go to the cemetery to find you and call your name. That will mean that I have the situation under control."

"If you don't hear me calling you after three days, it means I'm already dead! At this point, you should know that the situation is extremely bad... But no matter how difficult the situation is, you must understand that you must not hand over the Daozu Yin-Yang Fish. If you hand it over, you'll be dead!"

"Also, don't trust anyone. Without the constraints of law and morality, people have no bottom line when it comes to survival, interests, and desires. Morality, shame, and dignity may all be worthless. Even the strongest man can't be sure he can withstand torture."

Li Weiyi could sense his brother's concern and worry, and said, "Is this why you agreed with me three days in advance? Because you were worried that you would fall into the hands of the other party and would not be able to hold out under torture?"

"Without experiencing torture, who can guarantee that he can endure it? If it really comes to that, I have this three-day appointment, which at least gives me a buffer in my heart." Zhao Meng smiled bitterly.

Li Weiyi hesitated, considering whether to tell him now that his injuries had healed and he had cultivated the extraordinary skills that his master had mentioned.

Senior brother can naturally be trusted.

But the people around the senior brother may not be trustworthy, otherwise he would not say something like “Don’t trust anyone”.

Finally, Li Weiyi decided to keep it secret for the time being, so that he could become a surprise weapon for his senior brother.

"Brother Meng, Brother Meng, the backup generator has been repaired, haha!"

Chen Hong was dancing with joy and running over in ecstasy, his body covered with stains of engine oil.

He was a technician in charge of equipment operation on the research vessel, and was recruited by Zhao Meng himself. In other words, he was Zhao Meng's absolute confidant. Li Weiyi was no stranger to him, having met him several times.

The two stopped discussing secretly.

Li Weiyi showed a happy expression: "Now that we have electricity, doesn't that mean that the freezer can be used again?"

"Of course. We have temporarily resolved the biggest crisis. The food on the ship is enough for us to eat for at least a few more months." Chen Hong smiled happily and was very optimistic.

In the past few days, Zhao Meng has been leading people to repair the freezer and generators. Because only in this way can we fundamentally prevent conflicts from breaking out due to food shortages.

"Come on, take me to see it."

The haze in Zhao Meng's heart dissipated a lot, and he was in a good mood. He and Chen Hong rushed to the overturned and broken research vessel.

Li Weiyi looked at their departing backs with a smile on his face: "There is never a lack of builders of civilization in this world. Even in the most difficult situations, there are always people patching up the situation."

Civilization and morality were born to restrain human nature and to allow humans to go further, rather than killing each other, enslaving the weak, and cannibalizing each other as in the primitive times.

Face difficulties.

Kind and brave people often choose to use civilized ways to save the common home of all people to fight against the destruction of primitive human nature. For example, Cai Yutong who cultivated land and Zhao Meng who repaired the generator.

Selfish and ambitious people are driven by primitive human nature and most of them choose to trample on civilization instead of thinking about building civilization.

Ordinary people can only be followers.

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Li Weiyi walked into the eerie and terrifying Tomb Sea and Stele Forest alone and decided to retrieve the Yellow Dragon Sword and Taoist Tai Chi Fish first.

(End of this chapter)