Chapter 363 I am related to the Holy Artifact
The two states of Youyun were completely occupied, but they did not continue to move south, so the nine states of Qingyun maintained a rare period of stability.
From the outbreak of the zombie tide in autumn until the day of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year, a full six months passed, and the human race finally had a moment of respite.
But no one knows how long this shaky stability can last.
Meanwhile, the new year is coming.
Because after the war, countless aristocratic families fought each other to snatch the inheritance of those thousand-year-old families, resulting in many enemies. The interactions between them decreased a lot, and the joyful and lively atmosphere was reduced.
Even the Immortal Sect cancelled the practice of the aristocratic families going up the mountain to worship.
In comparison, Fengzhou is a peaceful place.
Starting from the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year gradually becomes more heated, reaching its peak on New Year's Day.
According to the guidance of the government, all counties in Fengzhou organized large-scale annual meetings. From afar, people could be seen bustling about in an endless stream.
Every young master of Lingjian Mountain goes there.
Especially the lantern festivals in various places, I visited them all.
While Ji You continued to cultivate his body, he accompanied Yan Shuyi on a stroll around Fengzhou.
On the night of New Year's Eve, a sumptuous dinner was prepared in Ji Village, and everyone gathered together to drink and chat happily.
As the true ruler of Fengzhou, Xiao Jianzhu still remained calm and sat quietly and dignifiedly, but she would drink no matter who toasted her.
Ji You was also surprised to find that Yan Shuyi's alcohol tolerance was not very good. He passed out after one round and had to be carried away from the banquet by Ji You.
From the front yard to the back yard, a cold wind blew in the face. Yan Shu, who was held in the arms, opened his eyes slightly and stared at Ji You for a while, looking a little dazed.
"Husband."
She didn't know what she was thinking of, and suddenly she cried out softly.
Ji You looked down at the drunken fairy in his arms and couldn't help but whisper, "You only know how to call me husband when you're drunk?"
The little master was stunned for a moment, then snuggled into his arms and was taken into the room obediently.
After a while, as the bed shook slightly, a soft whimpering sound came from the room.
The smooth bed sheet gradually wrinkled, the snow-white jade feet swayed lightly in the air, and then there was a flash of water.
However, the next morning, Yan Shuyi, who had sobered up, was completely unwilling to admit it and just opened his mouth and said that he was a disciple of Xiaoxiaotian Academy.
Afterwards, Cao Jinsong, Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu came to say goodbye.
Except for the Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion, which was completely closed like the Dan Sect, the other five major immortal sects announced that they would begin to re-select their descendants.
Moreover, they lowered the original threshold a lot in order to expand the number of disciples.
Although Cao Jinsong has been promoted to the position of elder, he still serves as a teacher in the outer courtyard. After the new year, he was recalled to Tianshu Academy to prepare for enrollment.
Ban Yangshu and Wen Zhengxin left with him, planning to return to Tianshu Academy to gain enlightenment and break through the barriers.
Ji You sent them away and began to practice.
As for the Man and Yao tribes, in order to migrate their people before the arrival of spring, they have been busy with large-scale construction projects in the Youyun and Youyun states, and there has been no sign of them regrouping their soldiers.
Not only that, the demon tribe also began to sell Snow Demon Stone to the outside world.
After the Dan Sect closed the mountain and Yunzhou was occupied, the human race's practice became somewhat difficult due to the lack of the support of elixirs and spirit stones. The demon clan's actions almost hit the heart of the human cultivators.
However, the demon race's manipulation of the human race has also aroused the anger of many people.
"The demon race has invaded our human land and still dreams of trading with us. This is simply a foolish dream!"
"Yes, it's just wishful thinking!"
Loud condemnations were heard everywhere, which aroused the people's excitement.
However, soon, the demon tribe and the barbarian tribe threw out the historical materials of their own tribes. To be precise, the historical materials recorded by the two tribes thousands of years ago.
This historical document only explains one thing, that is, a thousand years ago, the demon and barbarian tribes also lived together with the human race in Jiuzhou.
"Agriculture in Youzhou and Yunzhou is not well developed, especially in Yunzhou, which has always relied on spiritual mines. It is difficult for them to reclaim wasteland for cultivation. The only reason they want to trade is to feed the tribesmen who will migrate here."
“This historical material is also very interesting.”
"War is cruel, after all. Casualties are inevitable during sieges and conquests. However, the name of justice, far more than mere bloodlust, can inspire soldiers to fight with unwavering resolve and even risk their lives."
In the inner courtyard of the Tianshu Academy, the three heads were discussing the demon and barbarian tribes' disclosure of historical materials and their desire to trade.
This is what a large-scale battle is like. A name is needed to unite every soldier.
Therefore, what the demons and barbarians have been calling for is to return to the Nine Provinces.
According to their historical records, Jiuzhou was originally their homeland, and it was the human race that invaded their land and drove them to a barren land.
If we say the demon tribe, it can actually be related, but if we say the barbarians, it makes people laugh.
When the war between the survivors broke out, they fled out of fear, so the word "return" is really a high-sounding term.
Lang Hetong rolled up his sleeves and said, "This situation is a bit like the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the chaotic war among the various countries."
"No, it's Shikoku."
"Shikoku?"
Qin Rong raised his eyes and said, "Don't forget Fengzhou."
Hearing this, Lang Hetong and Ji Jingyao were both slightly startled, thinking how could Fengzhou be considered a country? It had not been occupied by foreign races.
But as they thought about it, their eyes began to flicker, and then they fell into deep thought.
Yes, it is Shikoku.
There are the Five States of the human race which is mainly composed of cultivators, the Yun State which is represented by the demon race, and the You State which is represented by the barbarians.
The other side is Fengzhou, represented by common people.
In fact, if this discussion took place before the Wuliu Company sold grain, they would definitely not separate Fengzhou out. However, after the grain sale, it told the world that Fengzhou was also different.
The taxation system is the foundation of human cultivators, and Fengzhou, under the leadership of Ji You, almost cut off this foundation.
Therefore, Fengzhou, represented by Ji You, is the strangest and most complicated among them.
In principle, it is the territory of the human race, but the differences in ideology and the conflict of class contradictions determine that he is as subversive to Jiuzhou as the two tribes of barbarians and monsters.
Ji You's temperament told them that although the land lease had failed, he would not give up so easily.
In just five years, he has become so powerful that many people are helpless. Who knows what will happen in the future.
Buzz——
On the eve of spring's return, in the backyard of Jizhai.
As all the spirit stones filling the courtyard were sucked dry, the light dimmed and shattered, and a powerful and hot breath continued to surge.
Ji You sat in the pile of spirit stones, and the aura of his body began to become more majestic, like a surging tsunami, endless, and the spirit fire on his body swayed and rose to the sky.
Soon, with the surge of those spiritual fires, his aura began to rise to an unparalleled level.
The sixth level, breakthrough.
Taking a deep breath, Ji You couldn't help but clench his fists.
Breaking through a small level will not bring too much magical power to the physical body, but the increase in Qi strength is still quite obvious.
He slowly loosened his clenched fist and looked at the spirit stones around him that had been drained dry.
This was the inventory left over from the trade with the demon tribe. Hundreds of them were consumed in one breakthrough, which made him feel painful.
He was talking to himself in the yard for a while, but he didn't notice that Yan Shuyi was looking at him under the eaves behind him, with fear in his beautiful phoenix eyes.
Then, she resolutely decided to return to the mountains.
She was a little overwhelmed now and wanted to call Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu for help several times. Now the dog thief was obviously stronger, and she would die if she stayed any longer.
When Ji You heard Yan Shuyi speak coldly, saying that he was grateful for the hospitality and that he was about to set off back to the mountain, his eyes narrowed slightly.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that body training was not only a waste of money, but also a waste of his wife.
In front of Jizhaimen, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu waved to him reluctantly, were pinched on the cheek twice, and then got on the carriage.
"Didn't the judge say a while ago that he would stay for a while longer?"
Yan Shuyi's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Little Tianshuyuan disciple, the hospitality is very considerate, but we can't be so inconsiderate and keep disturbing you."
After hearing this, Zhuo Wanqiu thought that Master Jian was really stubborn, while Ding Yao couldn't help but imagine a fiery shape in her mind because of the phrase "excellent hospitality".
After the young master's physical training reached a higher level, his hospitality skills must have become even better, as this was obviously why his own master of appraisal left.
You can only hide for a while, not forever. What should you do next time?
Thinking of this, Ding Yao's eyes flashed with fear, and there was a hint of anticipation in the fear.
At this moment, as the carriage slowly started moving, Yan Shu couldn't help but look outside, and a hint of reluctance flashed in his proud eyes.
Actually, it wasn't just because she was afraid that she decided to leave, otherwise she wouldn't have stayed up every night...
The bigger reason was that she felt that if she stayed any longer, she would not want to return to Lingjian Mountain to be the chief judge.
But now the human race is facing constant internal and external troubles, and undercurrents are surging. She cannot give up at this time.
"Master."
"?"
After sending Yan Shuyi away, Old Qiu called Ji You and said, "All the things from Master Chen's old residence have been delivered and are currently in the backyard."
Ji You nodded after hearing this: "I'll go and take a look."
Kuang Cheng was also outside the door seeing off the young master and his party. Seeing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Chen? Why is Brother Ji looking for his old things?"
"We all underestimated that little old man."
"?"
As he spoke, Ji You walked towards the backyard, and Kuang Cheng couldn't help but follow him.
Like Master Chen’s residence in Jizhai, his former residence in Yuyang County was also very simple, and not many things were left behind.
However, although there was nothing else, Master Chen had a large collection of books, which filled an entire carriage.
Ji You took a look and turned to look at Kuang Cheng: "I heard that you have loved reading since you were a child?"
"This... do I have to see everything?"
"Yes, and read it word for word."
Kuang Cheng looked at the pile of books and felt a headache: "Brother Ji, what are you looking for?"
Ji You thought for a moment and smacked his lips. "I don't know what to look for either. Anyway, let's look through it first. I'll look through it a lot, you'll look through it a lot. If you find words like Night Watchman or Cui Lang, remember to call me."
"This is a big project, just the two of us?"
"You're right. Call Wei Rui as well. There's strength in numbers."
After Ji You finished speaking, he called the servants in the mansion and worked together to move the books into the house, and Kuang Cheng also called Wei Rui over.
Miss Rui'er was just feeling sad about her sister-in-law's departure, but when she saw the room full of books, she couldn't help but be slightly startled: "What are they going to do?"
"Brother Ji asked us to read the book and find some key words."
"?"
Wei Rui didn't quite understand, but still sat down obediently.
Three people sat on three small stools and began to flip through the books page by page in order.
In Ji You's opinion, the matter of the Night Watch is extremely secretive to the entire Qingyun, so it will definitely not be in the open. It is more likely that it is hidden in these books.
After all, he had read about the origin of the Night Watch in a storybook published by Tianshuyuan.
Therefore, it is necessary to read it word by word.
It’s just that Master Chen has a large collection of books, some of which are quite thick, so this is really not an easy task.
So for several days, except for eating, the three of them stayed in the study, studying hard.
"Poetry, literature, anecdotes, and history—everything is there. This is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Brother Ji."
"We have to fish that out too."
Ji You held a historical book in his hand and said, "If we can really find it, we might be able to uncover many secrets. We might even be able to find many unknown things about the thousand-year-old aristocratic family's misdeeds."
After hearing this, Kuang Cheng raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face, then poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wei Rui beside him.
Ji You always says that he lacks emotional intelligence, but in fact he is quite considerate and can be considered a warm man.
However, when he handed the teacup over, he found that Wei Rui did not take it. Instead, her cheeks flushed and she stared blankly at the book in her hand.
"What's wrong?" Kuang Cheng asked with concern.
Wei Rui came back to her senses instantly and hid the book behind her body: "Uh, no...it's okay."
Kuang Cheng was a little skeptical, and so was Ji You.
So under the urging of the two, Wei Rui took out the book rather embarrassedly, and saw four big characters written on the cover - "Wushan Yanshi"
Seeing this scene, Ji You narrowed his eyes instantly, flipped through the book, and held his knees: "When I went to borrow books from Master Chen before, I never saw such a wonderful collection of books!"
Kuang Cheng nodded: "He said he never sees anything like this."
"This old pervert, I want to see what he's looking at all day long."
“???”
Kuang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then saw Ji You start to study hard.
After he finished reading, he handed it to Kuang Cheng: "It's a classic work, and it's very beneficial. You should study it carefully."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Rui's pretty face was burning like fire again. She hurriedly picked up another book and pretended to read it carefully.
Of course, there are also some books that are quite different from what they claim to be. For example, the cover may say something like "wet" or "desire", but the content is very strange when you open it.
In this kind of book, Ji You also saw the comments written by Master Chen in ink - dog shit, you cheated me out of my money!
The old man is quite genuine.
But Ji You was a little puzzled. This old guy's body was made of mud. What was the point of looking at this thing?
After that, several days passed and the number of books in the study gradually decreased, but no one found anything. However, Liu Bei had read quite a lot.
This made Ji You feel that it was fortunate that Yan Shuyi left early, otherwise he would definitely be in big trouble.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door.
"Young Master." Old Qiu called softly from outside the door, holding a letter.
Ji You raised his head when he heard the voice: "What's wrong?"
"The young mistress has sent a letter. She must have returned to the mountain."
Hearing this, Ji You put down the book in his hand, walked outside and took the letter.
It was indeed a letter from the Tsundere Ghost to report his safety after returning to the mountain, but there was still a simple drawing of a stick figure with a sword piercing his heart in the letter, except that the sword was thicker and longer than before, probably indicating a deep hatred.
At this moment, Kuang Cheng in the room raised his hand: "Brother Ji, come and take a look at this!"
"What?"
"It's a storybook written by Master Chen himself. It looks a bit like what you're looking for."
"?"
Ji You put the letter into his sleeve, turned around and went into the house to take the book.
The cold watchman patrols the night for a long time, facing the towering snow-capped mountains alone.
The solitary lamp shakes the iron armor, and the frosty blade splits the north wind.
Whether it is Qingyun Tianxia's storybooks or poetry collections, they all like to use short poems to summarize the content, and the meaning revealed in these two short lines made Ji You's eyes fixed, so he reached out and opened it.
This book is written from the perspective of Mr. Chen, and the entire content is about a friend of mine.
As expected, the friend he wrote about in his book was similar to what he heard from the master of the opera troupe.
"What does it mean that if the heavens are damaged, it will be difficult for people to survive? Destroy the sacred weapon and restore the universe?"
Kuang Cheng also came over and looked at it for a long time, and questioned a sentence on the middle page of the book.
After hearing this, Ji You fixed his eyes and couldn't help but frown slightly.
Mr. Chen is a good teacher, but he is obviously not very good at writing books, especially the information provided by his descriptions from an outsider's perspective is very obscure.
However, from the literal meaning of this sentence, Ji You had some guesses, thinking that the Night's Watch might have wanted to destroy the sacred artifacts of the seven immortal sects, which brought him to death.
"Look at this."
"?"
The two people who were thinking suddenly came to their senses and turned to look at Wei Rui.
What was moved from Master Chen's house were not only books, but also some of his miscellaneous belongings.
At this time, Wei Rui took out a stone from among the miscellaneous items. There was golden light and halo in it.
"It's the origin of the holy weapon."
Ji You took a look and said something.
Last winter, Yan Shuyi borrowed the origin to refine Yuan Chen, and the aura emitted was the same.
He stared at the light for a long time, then reached out to catch it. However, before it touched the stone, the golden light instantly penetrated into his body.
The sudden scene startled both of them, and they couldn't help but look up at Ji You.
Ji You was also surprised and immediately began to look inward, only to find that the source of origin had already merged into his spiritual sea.
"Brother Ji, this...what's going on?"
"It seems that there is indeed a connection between me and the Hallows, but why?"
When he first entered the Heavenly Academy, the Heavenly Book took the initiative to find him and led him to the Void Mountain. The whole process was extremely close to him. Now that the power of the origin has entered his body, it further proves this point.
Ji You pondered for a long time, and his eyes gradually became deep.
(asking for monthly ticket)
(End of this chapter)
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