A hundred years had passed, and the world had changed. Although Ji Feichen had many incarnations in the world, he was still touched by Zhang Yuanchu's words.
"My true body, Xuan Ming, has been in seclusion for a hundred years. Why don't I take this opportunity to go out and take a look?" After thinking about it, Ji Feichen used the Dao Chef Painting to spit out a wisp of Dao Qi on Dragon Mountain. It condensed into the Immortal Ganoderma and Jade Grass, using the essence of the dew to form an incarnation and walk into the human world.
This incarnation didn't have the so-called cultivation or Taoist magic arts. It was just an ordinary mortal, but it carried the will of the Xuanming Taoist body and could communicate with heaven and earth. Ordinary immortals and demons didn't dare to provoke it.
Walking out of the Dragon Mountain, Ji Feichen walked through the mountains and fields. Seeing the bridges between the mountains and rivers, he couldn't help but feel curious.
Those bridges were formed from clouds and mist, extending into the void. They were vast and boundless, with no end in sight.
"Is that Qiao Yuan's Mountain River Bridge? Is it equivalent to the so-called Qiankun Teleportation Array? "
A hundred years ago, he had returned from the Cloud Realm. Yuzhi Female Celestial was inspired by the Mourning Continent and invited Qiao Yuan and the other practitioners to discuss how to build a system of mountain and river bridges in the Divine Prefecture. That system had always been the direction Qiao Yuan had been working toward, and it had been his and Qing Hong Taoist's idea. Now, with the help of Yuzhi Female Celestial and the others, they had spent a hundred years in Middle Earth.
Ji Feichen walked to the mouth of the bridge and saw the statue of Qiao Gong on the left and a monument on the right. This Bridge Duke statue and the bridge entrance were not open to mortals. Instead, they were a secret passageway for immortals to travel through mountains and rivers. When mortals came, they could only see the spirit rocks at the edge of the mountain, but not the statues and steles at the edge of the bridge.
He walked over and saw the words on the tablet: "I and my old friend, Perfected Qing Hong, created the Mountain River Bridge to facilitate the travel of immortals in the world. Anyone who wishes to travel will be offered five drops of Star Dew. "Next, it was the specific usage of the Mountain River Bridge.
Seeing his name, Ji Feichen's brows twitched, but he didn't say anything.
People don't walk in the world, but their legends are everywhere!
"There's nothing I can do about it. Who told me to be wise throughout the ages?"
Of the five drops of star dew, three had been used to open the Mountain River Bridge, one had been used as an offering to Qiao Yuan, and one had been intercepted by the Yunxiao Pavilion. Whenever an immortal comes, they can offer five drops of star dew to Duke Qiao. Then, the bridge released the Mountain River Bridge and transported people to other realms.
Ji Feichen thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion. Yangyi Shenjun automatically sent over five drops of Star Dew for him to activate the Mountain River Bridge.
The mouth of the bridge was suddenly filled with white clouds and smoke, forming a long bridge with no end in sight.
"East Mountain!" Ji Feichen shouted out a location. The other side of the Cloud Bridge immediately connected to the Mountain River Bridge at East Mountain. In the hazy and illusory Other World, the towering peaks of the East Mountain appeared.
Ji Feichen walked quickly onto the bridge. On both sides of the bridge were dense clouds and fragrant mist. There was also the sound of heaven echoing in his ears to pass the time on the road.
"This should be the decoration of Yunxiao Pavilion, right? Was it that girl, Mu Sheng? If Yunxiao Pavilion uses this method to make money, it might not make much. But at least it can spread the name of Yunxiao Pavilion. Plus, controlling the transportation system of the Divine Prefecture would be of great benefit to Yunxiao Pavilion. Tang Shaochu and the others have worked hard for a hundred years, and the results of their efforts are pretty good. "
Ji Feichen's original location wasn't far from Dragon Mountain, but after setting up the Mountain River Bridge, he was directly transported to the mouth of the East Mountain Bridge. The whole process took less than half an hour.
There was also a statue of Duke Qiao and a monument on East Mountain.
"That guy Qiao Yuan constructed the Mountain River Bridge. After he sets up the whole of Xuanzheng Chau, it will be a simplified version of the Earth Net. His Ground Fairies are also coming to fruition. I hope he can make it in time for the fight for the new continent. "
When Ji Feichen woke up that time, he vaguely sensed that there would be a fight for ownership of the new continent above the East Sea, so he deliberately came out to take charge.
Afterward, Ji Feichen walked on the old road of East Mountain, looking for the former residence of Aunt Qiu.
After a hundred years, East Mountain could still vaguely see the old scenery of the past. As for the bamboo house and the tomb, they were hidden by some power, and ordinary immortals and demons wouldn't be able to detect them.
"Junior Sister has been in the Soap Wind Continent all these years … So, the person who hid the former residence must have been Tong Guan?"
Ji Feichen was a little dissatisfied with Tong Guan's actions. After all, it wasn't as if she didn't know what had happened between the two sisters. But, knowing Li Jingxun's identity, it was inevitable that their sisterhood would be a little cold.
Over the past hundred years, Ji Feichen's demonic dragon body had been at odds with Tong Guan a few times. But Tong Guan was firmly in control of the Taishang Palace, making his plans futile.
Seeing that the former residence and the tomb had been hidden, Ji Feichen found it inconvenient to pay his respects. After bowing in that direction, he went down the mountain in search of a mortal village.
There was indeed a Fan Village at the foot of East Mountain, which was said to have been built by a couple a hundred years ago. That was also a village where the demon race and the human race had a relatively harmonious relationship.
A bronze roc stood at the entrance of Fan Village. Legend had it that dozens of years ago, demonic beasts wreaked havoc at the foot of East Mountain. At that time, the demon race's heavenly roc came to subdue the demonic beasts and formed a bond with the villagers. After that incident, the villagers cast bronze roc statues at the entrance to suppress the demonic beasts. The villagers also developed the habit of nurturing their natal birds.
When a baby was born in Fan Village, regardless of gender, they would choose a certain type of bird as their natal symbol. When they were seven years old, they would find the appropriate bird egg to hatch and become the natal bird that would accompany them for the rest of their lives. Because of that, the villagers of Fan Village were skilled in the art of bird taming. It was a well-known story.
But in Ji Feichen's eyes, the so-called bird-taming art had another explanation.
"Is this … the place that Tushan chose for his experiment?"
Wasn't the so-called natal bird the "Demon Armor Art" that he and Tushan were researching?
However, the method of the natal bird was even more crude. Only after the villagers cultivated and entered the Dao would they truly activate the Demon Armor Art and transform the natal bird into their own armor to fight against demonic beasts.
"The advantage of bird-type demon armor is that it has an extra pair of wings that allows it to fly at will."
Walking into Fan Village, he saw that the villagers were holding a banquet. They had invited guests from all over to worship the Rain Master.
"That's right, today is the Awn Seed of the 24 Solar Terms." On the streets of Fan Village, eight people were carrying altars and escorting the statue of the Rain Master to the altar for worship.
Seeing his own worship, Ji Feichen's expression was joyful as he followed the crowd.
The worship of the Rain Master had become more and more popular over the years. It had already been listed as a national sacrifice. The 24 Solar Terms had also become the 24 official festivals of Daqi. During the four solar terms of the Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox, and Winter Solstice, the Emperor would personally host the worship. During the Spring Equinox, the Summer Solstice, the Earth Solstice, the Autumn Equinox, and the Heaven Solstice. During the worship of the Sun, Moon, Heaven, and Earth, they would worship the Rain Master, Shenjun. It could be said that Daqi worshipped the most deities.
In the other 20 solar terms of the 24 Solar Terms, the Emperor would also order his court officials to mix in some minor deities to worship the Rain Master. The Five Poisons, Yuanshan Gong, the Dragon Lord of the Water Manor, and the other 20 Shenjun all chose the corresponding solar terms as their official day. When they enjoyed the worship, they would bring the Rain Master along.
The day was the Awn Seed. Naturally, the Rain Master's worship was needed.
"Sir, is this your first time in Fan Village?" Suddenly, a pleasant female voice came from the side.
Ji Feichen turned his head and saw a young girl in a light red silk dress standing beside him. She had a pleasant appearance and a refreshing aura, which made people's eyes light up.
"You are …"
"I'm from Fan Village. If this is your first time here, do you need me to lead the way? Today is the Rain Master's grand ceremony. Fan Village has a rule. Every time the Rain Master worship is held, we will host a free banquet to entertain visitors from all over. Of course, they will need to worship the Rain Master through the 'Four Objects'. "
Worshipping the Rain Master was different from other deities. When worshipping the Rain Master, there had to be a specific ceremony and tribute. Among all the deities, the Rain Master was the most picky.
The Rain Master would worship once every fifteen days during the twenty-four solar terms. The sacrifice required the 'Four Objects' and 'Four Deities'. That was to worship four deities who guarded the moon. Usually, one deity from each of the four divisions of Heaven, Earth, Water, and Fire would be chosen to worship. Today, at the Awn Seed, the Heaven Division's Heart Moon Fox Star Monarch, the Earth Division's East Mountain Granny, the Water Division's Dragon Concubine, and the Fire Division's Goddess of Valleys would be the Rain Master's sacrifices.
The so-called 'Four Objects' were special products from the four seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
For example, this time, Fan Village would worship the dried fruits from last autumn, the rice wine brewed from the spring water of the twelfth lunar month, the flower cakes made from this year's early spring, and the dried meat and smoked fish caught in the summer.
In short, the Rain Master did not need too many extravagant sacrifices. However, the cakes, wine, fruits, and meat had to be present, and they had to correspond to the four solar terms.
This rule was not just for Fan Village. It was a common practice in the entire Xuanzheng Chau. All villages and towns in Middle Earth had to prepare the 'Four Objects' when worshipping the Rain Master.
"After all, it's going to be eaten by the nine girls."
That's right. After the sacrifice was offered, it would be eaten by the nine dragon ladies under Yangyi Shenjun. As for the remaining sacrifices, they would be tainted with Dragon Qi. After being eaten by mortals, their physiques would also be enhanced. Such a change was mistaken by mortals as the 'Rain Master's Grace'. They prepared the Four Objects even more diligently.
The members of the Mystic Sect had once secretly suspected the inside story of this matter. However, the Yuan Hao couple stood out to help cover it up. They claimed that it was the doing of the Dragon Palace's patrolling envoys. Finally, it did not arouse any suspicions.
"Four objects?" Ji Feichen was amused. Why would I prepare the 'Four Objects' as an offering?
However, it was a joyous festival after all. Ji Feichen could not break the rules, so he nodded in agreement. He casually took out from his sleeve and got Yangyi Shenjun to deliver a flower garland. There were flowers of the four colors of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. "How about this?"
"Sure." The young girl accepted the garland and brought Ji Feichen to the Rain Master Festival. She also explained the history of Fan Village to him.
"Legend has it that the ancestor of our Fan Village found a baby girl at the foot of Eastern Mountain a hundred years ago. That day, an old man surnamed Fan saw the rainbow light emerging from Eastern Mountain. When he went up the mountain to investigate, he found our ancestor. It's said that my ancestor was a saintess sent down by the East Mountain Granny. "
"Fan Mei, right? I've heard of it. "As he spoke, a strange look flashed across Ji Feichen's eyes.
"That's right. When Ancestor Mei grew up, he found someone to marry into his family. He built a village here and named it Fan Village. Most of the people in our village are descendants of Ancestor Mei. " Speaking of Ancestor Mei, the girl had a smug look on her face. "Ancestor Mei was blessed by Concubine Jiuling when she was young. She's proficient in cooking, and even the emperor was alarmed by her. Dongshan Cuisine, one of the 12 cuisines of Middle-Earth, was created by her. "
Fan Mei was indeed an extraordinary woman. Her parents were unknown. She was a baby girl that Old Man Fan had picked up in Dong Mountain. At the age of seven, he could start a fire to cook and take care of the elderly. At the age of thirteen, he used his cooking skills to dominate the world. At the age of eighteen, he entered the palace to meet the emperor because of his cooking skills. But later, she refused to stay in the capital. When she returned to Eastern Mountain, she built Fan Village at the foot of the mountain and married someone into her family.
In terms of understanding of Fan Mei, Ji Feichen believed that he knew it better than anyone else. After all, his clones had watched Fan Mei grow up and die with his own eyes.
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