Looking at the Soul Crystal in front of him, Chen Xi could not help but put himself in the old man's shoes.
If it had been him …
He should not be living in this way.
It was obvious that the old man could no longer be reborn, so he could only put his Yuanying in the Soul Crystal, and then rely on the Soul Crystal to barely maintain the state of his Divine Soul.
Just like the remnant soul of the Azure Dragon in the Sundial Brilliance Temple.
But...
What was the point of this?
Without a body, the Soul Crystal was just a cage in disguise.
If one could live for ten or twenty more years, they might feel that they had profited, but if they really stayed in it for hundreds or even thousands of years...
It was a little scary just thinking about it.
One had to know that although the Divine Soul could perceive the outside world in the Soul Crystal, the feeling was completely different from that of ordinary people.
It was probably somewhat similar to a sixth sense.
For the old man, it was like being in a world of chaos that had not yet been opened. He could not directly see the outside world, but he could clearly perceive any subtle movements in the outside world.
Struggling at death's door in the gap between two worlds, the loneliness brought about by drifting away from reality was actually a kind of torture and punishment that ordinary people could not bear at all.
Therefore, Chen Xi could not help but sigh from the bottom of his heart — —
This old man was also a ruthless person.
Chen Xi silently looked at the portrait on the wall.
After a long while, he took the lead to break the silence.
"Well, I don't have as much time as you, so don't waste time here..."
"Looking at your age, you should know a lot of things..."
"Let's talk, I'm very interested in the matters of ancient cultivators, why don't we start talking about it?"
Chen Xi opened the conversation.
But the old man did not immediately answer after hearing it, but instead laughed.
Although his expression could not be seen, the laughter gave Chen Xi a strange feeling.
That feeling...
It was somewhat like the young man and wise old man who often appeared in jokes.
The young man asked the old man to answer his questions, but the old man smiled and did not say anything, but instead put on a posture of having seen through the world of mortals and understood the true meaning of life.
In this regard, Chen Xi's reaction was completely different from that of the young man in the joke.
"Keeping me in suspense, right?"
"Alright, take your time. I'm going to kill that guy."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xi stood up and pretended to leave.
His unconventional behavior immediately threw the old man into disarray. He had no choice but to shout anxiously.
"Sir, please wait!"
"It's not that this old man is deliberately keeping you in suspense, but it's a long story …"
"Mister, please take a seat and listen to this old man from the beginning …"
Hearing this, Chen Xi couldn't help but snort coldly. He used his hand to tidy up his clothes, and then slowly sat back down.
Could it be that Jiang Zhengqing dared to challenge the Patriarch in public? Most likely, this old man was backing him up.
It seemed like the Jiang Clan really had no successors. Otherwise, how could a mere Above Heaven Tier receive such importance?
Chen Xi sat in the chair with a cold face.
The old man originally wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about Chen Xi's background, but he didn't expect Chen Xi's style to be so simple and crude, threatening Jiang Zhengqing's life at every turn …
The hope of the Jiang clan's revival was all placed on Jiang Zhengqing. Since Chen Xi had already displayed such an attitude, the old man naturally didn't dare to change the topic. He could only open his mouth and tell the story.
"Actually, this matter starts from ancient times …"
…
The so-called ancient times actually referred to the time before the Xia Dynasty, which was the time before the birth of human civilization.
Western scholars did not recognize the existence of the Xia Dynasty. On one hand, it was because Westerners had a different understanding of Hua Xia culture. On the other hand, it was because archaeologists had not found any written records of the Xia Dynasty.
If it weren't for the discovery of the Yin Ruins in Yuzhou, Western scholars would even doubt the authenticity of the Shang Dynasty.
Both the Xia Dynasty and the ancient Indian civilization appeared more than 4,000 years ago, while the ancient Egyptian civilization and the Sumerian civilization appeared more than 7,000 years ago.
However …
It had only been 2,000 years since the day Jesus was born, but human civilization had already stepped into the information age from the Iron Age, the Steam Age, and the Electric Age.
It wouldn't be long before human beings could truly enter the space age and soar freely in the universe.
How many years had it been?
And what about Earth?
Earth was already 4.6 billion years old.
4600000000。
A series of zeros, wasn't that enough to explain the problem?
Therefore, there was no doubt that as early as the ancient times, there were humans on Earth, but they were forced to leave.
This was the fundamental reason why humans could still find records of mythical civilizations from ancient books to this day.
Earth was a cultivation planet, not a dead planet like Mars.
It was the source of life and the beginning of everything.
In front of it, immortal cultivators were too insignificant.
Tides rose and fell.
When the spirit energy of Earth declined, it was like the water of the Pacific Ocean drying up for immortal cultivators.
Doomsday came.
Fortunately, there was always a way out.
Coincidentally, the Taiqing Divine Ancestor appeared out of nowhere and saved everyone from the fire and water with his own strength.
Although Chen Xi already knew this information from Bai Hong, he didn't interrupt the old man. Instead, he silently listened to the old man again.
However, as he listened, Chen Xi suddenly realized …
There was a big difference between the old man and Bai Hong's narration.
At first, Chen Xi suspected that either of them was lying, but on second thought, he immediately dismissed this speculation.
After all, it had been ten thousand years since the ancient times.
Three people's words could become a tiger, let alone these legends passed down by word of mouth.
Therefore, Chen Xi didn't think that either of them was lying to him.
One lived on Earth, and the other lived in the great world.
The two of them were in different positions, so what they saw and heard was naturally different.
Bai Hong focused on the great world, but when it came to the old man, he naturally focused on Earth after the ancient immortal cultivators left.
So …
The Taiqing Divine Ancestor didn't leave with everyone back then, but left some people behind.
They either had old grudges with the Taiqing Divine Ancestor or committed some unforgivable sin. In short, they were abandoned by the Taiqing Divine Ancestor, so they were forced to stay on Earth.
However, the Taiqing Divine Ancestor was deeply righteous. How could he not understand that the sins of the elders had nothing to do with the juniors?
Therefore, the Divine Ancestor made a promise —
As long as the descendants of the sinners could cultivate to the diviner level, they could return to Tiandu through the Divine Gate!
This was the origin of the concept of ascension.
In fact, in the beginning, the cultivation environment on Earth wasn't as bad as it was today. Therefore, there were dozens of diviner level cultivators back then, which led to the legend of the Investiture of the Gods.
Wasn't it a good thing for everyone to form a group and ascend?
Unfortunately …
No one would've thought that the cultivation environment on Earth would deteriorate so quickly.
Starting from the Warring States Period, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to decrease rapidly, so much so that the Divine Gate rarely appeared in a hundred years.
The living environment of immortal cultivators became worse and worse. In the end, they had to hide among the famous mountains and rivers, relying on the weak spiritual energy in the blessed lands to barely maintain their legacies. Thus, the five great legacies were born.
The immortal cultivators were declining day by day, and there was also the matter of the first emperor burning books and burying scholars …
Everything about the ancient immortal cultivators could only regretfully come to an end.
"Not bad …"
"A very good story …"
After listening to the old man's detailed narration, Chen Xi couldn't help but praise it again and again. It really gave birth to a feeling of 'looking through history, magnificent and magnificent'.
It could be said to be soul-stirring!
However, although the story was good, Chen Xi didn't forget the purpose of this trip …
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