Chapter 401

Remains?!

Hearing Shen Shu's words, Xu Qi 'an was stunned for a moment before he thought of many details.

From the murals, the owner of this tomb was obviously that Taoist, but what came out of the bronze coffin was a yellow-robed mummy who claimed to be a subordinate.

Wearing a yellow robe … Why would a subordinate dare to wear a yellow robe? This was very suspicious.

In addition, there were many burn marks on the mummy, which was consistent with the experience of being struck by lightning.

The above details were all explained after Shen Shu revealed the mummy's identity.

This corpse was the Taoist priest's old body after failing to pass the ordeal? What about him? Did he pass the ordeal successfully and enter the first rank realm, or did he possess another body … Xu Qi 'an's thoughts shifted to the Taoist priest.

Then he thought of something wrong. The Jinlian Taoist priest once said that if one passed the ordeal of the second rank, he would become a young model, ah no, if he succeeded, he would become a land immortal.

If he failed, he would turn into ashes. But this Daoist was able to leave his body behind. Did he use some kind of method to avoid being turned into ashes? Or was the Jinlian Taoist priest's rank too low and his knowledge limited, which made him exaggerate the ordeal?

"Are you trying to get information about my lord?" The mummy's hideous face showed a disdainful expression.

The mummy's language was very similar to the Daibun official language of today, but there were subtle differences in pronunciation.

Humans had occupied the Central Plains since ancient times. Although there were gaps in history, humans had always existed, and their language did not change much.

This guy was very loyal to his predecessor … That's right, it was the predecessor and the current body after all. Xu Qi 'an thought.

Shen Shu said gently, "People of Taoism, sword cultivators, need luck to cultivate. Even if you don't tell me, I can guess the Taoist priest's background."

Renzong!

That Taoist priest was born in Renzong … No wonder there was such a strong sense of déjà vu in the murals. This could explain why the Taoist priest wanted to kill the emperor and usurp the throne … Sigh, it was a pity that Luo Yuheng was not a man, or else … Danger, Yuanjing Emperor Danger!

Xu Qi 'an thought regretfully.

The mummy was silent for a while and did not refute. "With your rank, it is indeed not difficult."

Shen Shu nodded. "Don't you want to know the whereabouts of your lord? We can exchange information. "

This time, the mummy did not hesitate. "Deal!"

The technique of negotiation was to capture what the other party wanted. As long as there was a need, there would be room for negotiation … Xu Qi 'an was immersed in his own thoughts as he listened to the conversation between the two big shots.

"Which dynasty is he from?" Monk Shen Shu asked.

"Liang Dynasty."

"Liang Dynasty."

Shen Shu frowned. His last question was directed at Xu Qi 'an.

Then, he answered his own question. Xu Qi 'an's voice came from his mouth, "Great Master, I'm just a crude martial artist, not a Confucian disciple. I have not even seen the history books of Daibun? "

"I am just a Warrior. You can't let me bear the pressure that this system should not have …" Xu Qi 'an humorously complained.

"From your looks, I seem to have been asleep for a long time." The mummy spoke in a low and hoarse voice, which made people feel that his voice was already rotten.

"During the Liang Dynasty, tens of thousands of years after the extinction of the gods and demons, the various countries divided the Central Plains. The remaining blood descendants of the gods and demons still wreaked havoc in the Nine Regions. However, they were already embers and could not achieve great things.

"In addition to the human race, the power of the demon race should not be underestimated. However, just like the human race, the demon race also has tribes and clans as its core. Although they are united, they are in a state of disunity. Only when there is a war with the human race will the demon race unite. "

After the gods and demons, it was the struggle between the human race and the demon race … How long has this history lasted? Why do I feel that the history of this world is a mess? There are too many unverifiable pasts.

Even a scholar like Chu Yuanzhen did not recognize the clothes on the murals.

This world needs a Sima Qian … Xu Qi 'an muttered in his heart.

"How did the gods and demons fall?" Xu Qi 'an forcefully took back the ownership of the "account".

The mummy shook its head.

Well, there are too many gaps in history. Without a complete cultural system, these things will probably never surface. Well, unless I go to the Extreme Abyss in the Southern Border and ask the Poison God … Xu Qi 'an continued to ask:

"What is the rank of the gods and demons?"

"Rank?" the mummy asked.

Oh, the current ninth to first rank is a concept proposed by the Confucian Sage and personally divided the ranks. The owner of this tomb was in an earlier era … Xu Qi 'an suddenly understood and changed his words:

"What strength?"

"Your question is too vague. I can't answer it. Every Godfiend's combat strength was different, and it was impossible to generalize them. The most powerful gods and demons are immortal and can destroy the world. "The mummy shook its head.

Then, can I understand it as the most powerful Gods and Devils possess strength that surpasses their ranks? Xu Qi 'an fell into deep thought and did not speak.

Shen Shu took over the "account" and asked, "In your era, how many experts had the highest rank of the gods and demons?"

"After the gods and demons went extinct, no one could reach the highest rank of the gods and demons. The only surviving Poison God was the strongest expert at that time, "the mummy answered.

Hearing this, Xu Qi 'an was stunned. It seemed that the reason for the extinction of the gods and demons was a trap. It was not the humans and demons that killed the gods and demons.

In addition, that Taoist's life had a period of time when the experts beyond their ranks were 'cut off'.

Shen Shu frowned, "What about the Tao Master?"

Hearing this, Xu Qi 'an immediately realized that something was wrong. How could there not be other existences beyond their ranks? The mummy did not know about Buddhism, which meant that in his era, Buddha had not achieved enlightenment yet.

The same was true for the Witch God.

However, since there was a Taoist who usurped the throne, it must be after the Tao Master since he was the founder of Taoism.

Wasn't the Tao Master an existence beyond their ranks? How could the Poison God be the only living being beyond their ranks?

"What Tao Master?" The mummy was confused.

This … Xu Qi 'an was speechless for a while. His mind was in a state of confusion.

He did not know about the Tao Master, he did not know about the Tao Master?!

How was it possible that a cultivator did not even know about the Tao Master?

"You don't even know the founder of the Dao Sect?" Xu Qi 'an asked in a low voice.

"Taoism?" The mummy thought for a while and said, "I have never heard of it. It should be a force that appeared after Great Liang."

Never heard of Taoism, but the Taoist in the mural really existed … In other words, there was no concept of Taoism at that time?

However, it did not make sense that even the Tao Master had never heard of it.

Xu Qi 'an immediately thought of Wei Yuan's description of the martial arts system. It was not something that could be achieved in one go, it could not be achieved from nothing. Instead, it was generations of martial artists who relied on their own wisdom and talent to explore and create. After countless years, the Warrior System was formed.

Was it possible that the Tao Master was not the founder of Taoism? There was a general system at that time, and everyone was walking on this path. Finally, the Tao Master who had achieved great success surpassed the ranks and became an immortal.

Then there was Taoism?

I remember that when I looked up the ancient books of the three sects of Taoism in the Desk Vault, it was recorded that the Tao Master's birth date was unknown and could not be verified … This was in line with the phenomenon of a historical gap.

Unfortunately, there was no Confucian at that time, and no one knew how to write books. It was difficult to verify the hypothesis of the Tao Master who had achieved great success … Xu Qi 'an thought regretfully. Then he heard the monk Shen Shu said,

"Tell me about yourself."

"After the Lord failed to pass the tribulation, the Yang Spirit shed his old body. He enlightened the remnant soul in the old body and collected the wandering souls in the world to complete the remnant soul. So I was born.

"Later, he built this big tomb and gave me the jade seal that condensed the fate of Great Liang. He told me to take good care of it, and one day, he would come back to take it. But countless years passed, and he never came back until you entered the tomb. "

The mummy looked at Xu Qi 'an with a little anger of being deceived. "Your fate was exactly the same as the Lord at that time, so I mistook you for him."

"Don't tell me that not every emperor is blessed?" Xu Qi 'an asked.

The mummy sneered. "If I knew, I wouldn't have mistaken him for someone else."

The voice of the monk Shen Shu came out of Xu Qi 'an's mouth. "The emperor carries fate, but the fate does not belong to him, but to the dynasty. Therefore, the emperor can be changed.

"You are different. You carry fate that has been refined, and belongs to you alone. That Taoist must be the same, so he mistook you for a Taoist. "

"A fortune that has been refined …" Xu Qi 'an's heart sank.

After answering Xu Qi 'an's question, Shen Shu continued, "The current orthodoxy of the human race is the Daibun Dynasty, which is probably more than ten thousand years from your time.

"As for the whereabouts of your Lord, I can tell you that after Great Liang, the existences with the status of peak gods and demons are the Gu God, the Sorcerer God, the Buddha, the Taoist Master, and the Confucian Sage.

"Among them, the Confucian Sage has fallen, and the Taoist Master has gone missing after transforming into the Three Pure Ones. As for the others, heh, there are some problems. "

This involves another point that I have never understood. How could the Confucian Sage only live to 82 years old? Also, what do you mean by there are some problems with the others?

This sentence is terrifying … Xu Qi 'an felt that his brain was a little overwhelmed. The information he absorbed was too much, too complicated, and too high-end.

Forcing himself to analyze it made his head hurt.

"Is your lord among them? Think about it yourself. If he isn't, then he has either fallen or is still accumulating power. If he is, why didn't he come back to you? Heh, I don't know either. "

The mummy stared at him and asked, "Are you not among them?"

Monk Shen Shu shook his head and said, "I will give you two choices. One, I will kill you right now. Two, you will stay in the tomb and continue to wait. This time, you will not be able to sleep anymore. You will have to endure endless loneliness. "

"I … I choose to continue to wait. This is my mission," the mummy said in a low voice.

"This is also the meaning of my existence."

What a good Ba Gong … Xu Qi 'an was a little touched. Then, he heard Monk Shen Shu say, "Within ten years, he will return your fate."

"Alright," the mummy nodded.

… What are you doing? Xu Qi 'an's expression suddenly froze.

At this moment, his ears twitched. He heard strange footsteps. The weight of the footsteps was different. The person who came seemed to be a cripple.

"Someone's coming." Monk Shen Shu frowned and said in a low voice, "I will continue to sleep, or else I will not be able to control my desire to devour.

"Don't worry about me. The more fate you absorb, the better it will be for me."

The voice slowly faded and disappeared.

The sound of light and heavy footsteps approached. A head with disheveled hair slowly poked out from the entrance of the main tomb that had already turned into ruins. The head carefully looked inside.

"What are you looking at!" Xu Qi 'an shouted.

She was instantly startled. Her head quickly shrank back and hid. After a few seconds, the head poked out again, very cautiously.

This time, Xu Qi 'an was directly in front of her.

Zhong Li was so frightened that she fell to the ground on her butt.

Xu Qi 'an knew that she did not dare to use the Aura Observation Technique. So, he purposely scared her and said darkly, "I'm hungry. Little girl, your skin is soft and tender, hehehe …"

Zhong Li shuddered. She dragged her leg and crawled backward like a frightened rabbit.

"What's wrong with your leg?" Xu Qi 'an frowned and asked in a normal tone.

Zhong Li looked up. Her eyes hidden in her hair stared at him for a moment. "You, you are not dead. You are not possessed …"

Her tone was a little excited.

"I have great luck to protect me. I won't die." Xu Qi 'an stared at her leg. "Why did you come back?"

"I came back to find you." After saying that, Zhong Li lowered her head sadly. "A stone fell on my leg on the way."

… What else can I say? This is the basic practice of a prophet!

After a few seconds of silence, Xu Qi 'an said, "Okay, then let's go back together."

Zhong Li breathed a sigh of relief. She was not scolded.

So, she limped behind Xu Qi 'an and went back with him. Her leg was a little twisted, and there was dark red blood seeping out of her pants.

In order to catch up with Xu Qi 'an, she could only try to jump, which worsened her injury.

Xu Qi 'an, who was in front, suddenly stopped and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"Yes …" She answered in a low voice.

"This is the price of being brainless." Xu Qi 'an cursed. He turned back and squatted on the ground. "Let me carry you out."

Zhong Li moved over and was about to jump on him with her arms open. Xu Qi 'an suddenly stood up and hit Zhong Li's chin with his head. She screamed and fell down.

"Awesome …" Xu Qi 'an said in his heart.

He carried the poor fifth sister in his arms and walked out while explaining guiltily, "I, I just thought that if I carried you on my back, your head might be hit by a stone again and your head would explode."

Zhong Li's tongue was broken, so she spoke vaguely. "I didn't …"

Xu Qi 'an nodded. "So I suddenly got up and wanted to carry you."

Zhong Li said, "It's my bad luck …"

Xu Qi 'an sneered. "You are really unlucky."

Zhong Li buried her face in his arms in shame.

"I killed the mummies in the tomb. I dared to stay, so I naturally have a backup plan. I know what I'm doing, but you don't. Don't you know how unlucky you are? "

Xu Qi 'an pulled the topic back and warned her, "Next time this kind of thing happens, just run away. I don't want you to die before I do. "

"I, I don't trust you," she said.

"Go away. You are not my wife. Don't worry about me." Xu Qi 'an spat.

I'm going to be the son-in-law.