Chuzhou City was still as prosperous and lively as it had been hundreds of years ago. However, even those who lived here for generations rarely remembered that it used to be a capital city. That country was called the Great Chu, and it had a very strange last emperor.
On the contrary, people would often think of the Grand Secretary Zhang and the Old Master Zhang, who was even more famous in unofficial history. The specific reason was that the Zhang Family was still the most influential family in Chuzhou City, even in the whole world.
It was said that the Zhang Family was a gentleman. If the Old Master Zhang was not a gentleman, it could only be counted from his father, the Grand Secretary Zhang. It had been more than ten generations, but the Zhang Family was still so prosperous, which was an anomaly. Many people said that the Zhang Family was blessed by gods, and some people in the Zhang Family even said that they had seen the spirits of their ancestors.
In this case, the Zhang Family's ancestral hall was well maintained. However, the incense burner from hundreds of years ago had disappeared, so the smoke was gone. Many wells in the manor were also sealed.
The red carp had moved from the well to the golden basin and then to the pond, and now lived in a big lake.
The big lake was covered with mist, and the other side could not be seen in the rain.
It was not hard to imagine how big the Zhang Family was now.
When the fire carp grew up, it was still powerful even though it was only a spirit, so it didn't need to be seen by mortals.
Every morning after eating the morning dew, it would swim to the shore and keep swinging its tail, as if it was performing for someone.
An old man stood on the shore, looking at it with a perplexed look in his eyes. He seemed to be in a daze.
The morning light shone on him, but it directly passed through him without leaving a shadow.
The maids and servants of the Zhang Family were busy carrying basins and tools by the lake, but no one looked at him.
The breeze blew, and the lotus leaves trembled slightly. Jing Jiu landed on it.
The fire carp looked at him and exclaimed, "Immortal, how did you come in? Did you also lose, and your body was taken away, so you had to hide in here with your spiritual soul? That old man is really too powerful. You should just stay here. "
The Old Master Zhang suddenly became sober, and scolded, "Who are you calling a bad old man?"
Jing Jiu said to the fire carp, "The man you mentioned is dead."
"Dead?" The Fire Carp was taken aback, and then said, "That's good."
Looking at the Old Master Zhang who was still cursing, he said with a complicated expression in his eyes, "This guy died many years ago, but he didn't know it. He stands here every day like a fool."
Old Master Zhang said angrily, "Stupid fish, who are you talking about? You're the one who died! "
He looked at Jing Jiu, who was standing on the lotus leaf, and said gloomily, "I seem to have seen you somewhere before, but I can't remember where."
Jing Jiu landed in front of him and patted his shoulder.
The incorporeal hand met his shoulder, but it brought about a gentle breeze.
He picked up the breeze with his fingers, thought for a moment, and then went to the palace.
Compared to a few hundred years ago, the palace had not changed much.
However, without an Emperor, there were naturally no more court meetings or state affairs. It had long since become a palace that no one cared about.
Jing Jiu returned to his palace. Looking at the floor that still had some scratches, he pondered for a moment.
He turned around and lit a lamp, though the lamp had run out of oil a long time ago.
Next, he went to the Royal Palace of the State of Zhao. He saw the figure of the Emperor again under the chestnut tree.
The Emperor did have a shadow.
After a few hundred years, the ghostly energy of the Emperor of the State of Zhao was much fainter, and he was on the verge of becoming an immortal.
"I don't know how I woke up, and I don't know if I'm still alive."
The Emperor of the State of Zhao looked as pale as when he was alive, asking, "Where is my wife? Will she come back after her death? "
"I don't know," replied Jing Jiu.
After a moment of silence, the Emperor of the State of Zhao asked, "What about … Master Eunuch He?"
Jing Jiu said, "He is dead, and he can't come back."
Having said that, he left the Green Sky Mirror.
After the Green Sky Mirror left Chaotian, the flow of time had evidently changed.
When he opened his eyes and returned to the real world, the small island had already welcomed a new morning.
"How is it?" asked Zhao Layue while staring into his eyes.
"The soul can exist alone."
Jing Jiu went on, "But the Green Sky Mirror is a relatively closed system, and the total amount of existence inside it remains the same."
Zhao Layue said, "Though this universe is expanding, it's still a relatively closed system."
What she meant was that the soul could exist in the Green Sky Mirror, and it should be able to exist here as well.
"You've forgotten about the Sea of Dark Matter," said Jing Jiu.
This remark made the coconut grove quiet down.
The ocean waves lapped against the beach softly, not daring to make too much noise.
A robot walked over in the morning sunlight.
"You have to stay alive. Of course, it's not for the sake of saving the humans." Shen Yunmai recovered from the emotion he had experienced the day before and resumed his usual casual tone. "But it would be a waste if all of us died."
Jing Jiu agreed with Shen Yunmai's opinion, saying, "But this body can't hold on."
The robot bent over, and the door of the control room opened, exposing Shen Yunmai's face. He stared into Jing Jiu's eyes and said, "Do you know what you're saying? You're not that kind of person. Can't you be a bit braver? "
After a moment of silence, Jing Jiu said, "Babies are very curious, but they're also afraid of the dark."
It was then that Tong Yan and Que Niang walked out from the manor cave, bringing a Go board to the seashore.
The Go board was densely covered with the black and white Go pieces, forming a picture with a hidden principle.
"There's a kind of Soul-Binding Formation in the Alien Land. Que Niang and I have studied it and found some inspiration."
Tong Yan said while pointing to the Go pieces, "We can set up a similar formation. By absorbing the energy from the remaining center of the formation, your soul won't have to worry about dissipating in the next ten years."
Jing Jiu knew that this formation would be useful. "I'd rather go to the Green Sky Mirror," he said while shaking his head.
Tong Yan said, "You know it's different."
Jing Jiu said calmly, "I don't want to give up."
"Beautiful!" Shen Yunmai praised loudly.
Now that the child had taken the first step as a human on the beach, he had no choice but to move forward instead of retreating.
"Do you have a lamp?" asked Jing Jiu while looking at Liu Shisui.
Liu Shisui fumbled with the lamp for a while and took out an ancient bronze lamp.
The immortals of the previous generations who had been paying attention to the commotion became restless.
The Godly Abuser exclaimed with a terrible expression, "How come the Staunch Lamp of our sect is in your hands?"
Liu Shisui didn't know how to explain it, so he looked at Zhao Layue again.
Zhao Layue said, "It was given to me by the King of Boats of Penglai. If you have any objections, you can ask him when he ascends."
Jing Jiu raised his right hand slowly and snapped his fingers with the remaining three fingers.
Pah!!!
A small flame appeared on the bronze lamp.
The sound was not loud, but it woke up Ada, who was sleeping while curling up into a ball.
Ada suddenly felt a warmth on his body. He turned around and found a child was crouching by his side, stroking him.
This was the first time he had seen Jing Jiu's spiritual soul. He was startled and meowed a few times.
The stroking of the spiritual soul was not a real contact. He couldn't feel the smoothness of the cat's fur. The child stood up disappointedly.
He folded his hands behind his back, which were not as blurry and transparent as they were the day before. It was unclear whether it was because he had rested in his body for a while or because he had rested in the Green Sky Mirror.
"What are you going to do?" Zhao Layue sensed his intention to leave, feeling a bit nervous.
"I want to learn how to stroke a cat. I'll be back in a few days."
Having said that, Jing Jiu disappeared from the original spot.
Nobody, including Zhao Layue, Liu Shisui and the immortals on the island, noticed how Jing Jiu had disappeared, nor did they know where he had gone.
Shen Yunmai suddenly yelled, "Keep your eyes on that lamp."
It was then that the people realized what Jing Jiu intended to do.
Zhuo Rusui appeared out of nowhere. He waved his hand to set up the Inherited Heaven Sword Formation, protecting the bronze lamp in the middle.
In the next moment, Tong Yan and Que Niang set up two more formations outside the lamp.
Everyone's gazes fell on the bronze lamp. To be more precise, their gazes fell on that wisp of flame.
It should be Jing Jiu's soul-fire. It was the mark he left behind to help him find his way back.
For some reason, the flame was still swaying incessantly even though it was protected by the formation.
Where did the wind come from?
The crowd felt very nervous. What would it mean if the flame was extinguished?
…
…
A patch of rocks appeared in front of them.
It was the shale.
The scene was zoomed in.
The grayish-green color turned into something smaller.
They saw the crystals.
They saw the molecules.
They saw the smaller ones.
Finally, they saw the particles.
The traces of the particles were like the flowing light, but they were untraceable.
There was the will of the formation ahead.
It turned out that the will of the formation could be seen.
Everything in front of them was being cut into smaller pieces.
It was not a scene that could be seen by the naked eye.
He was no longer an ordinary life form at this moment.
This was a completely different method of perception.
If he were an ordinary human being, he would be bewildered or even crazy when he saw the world being divided into atoms or even smaller particles in front of him.
Fortunately, this method of perception was similar to the Divine Sense, so he could adapt to it.
He had no sense of direction.
When he was walking toward Shen Aoyama on the beach, he found that he could not feel the gravitational force.
There was no direction in the world without gravity. It was like deep space.
It seemed that his consciousness itself could help him find the direction.
Those particles that had been cut into pieces passed through his vision and body — if he still had a body — and he, who was going against the current, also passed through the matter made up of those particles and kept moving forward.
In other words, the material world could not stop him from traveling at will.
…
…
He traveled at will on this planet.
Out of caution, he did not go deep into the hottest region of the planet's core, but only walked in the crust.
In those layers of rock, he found a lot of underground spaces, as well as many ruins from the early days of humanity.
Whether it was those ruins or the database that Shen Aoyama had organized, none of them could make him pause for even a moment.
The Gods told him that it was important to know when to be born, which meant that he needed to know when to start.
He admitted that there was some truth to this, but he was more used to looking forward and moving forward.
In just a few seconds, he had circled around this planet three times.
There was a strange energy fluctuation at the bottom of the sea in front of him.
With a slight thought, he appeared in that place.
Stone slabs were scattered on the ground, soaked in seawater.
Countless black tablets were either tilted or fallen.
He knew that this was the core of the Solar System Sword Array.
He retracted his consciousness.
Child appeared on top of those black tablets.
The seawater began to move, forming countless turbulent currents.
Blue arcs of electricity flowed from one tablet to another, becoming brighter and brighter.
Child opened his arms.
Countless arcs of electricity left the black tablets and entered his body.
After an unknown amount of time, the blue arcs of electricity disappeared.
The black tablets had completely died, becoming tombstones.
As he sensed the meaning of the blue arcs of electricity, he faintly understood something.
A soul doesn't have a body, only consciousness.
To communicate with this world, to touch a cat, he had to get used to using his senses.
In Aoyama's words, he wanted to.
He closed his eyes and began to sense this world, heading towards different parts of the planet.
It wasn't just his inner sense that was spreading, but rather his own body that was growing.
As time passed, his senses spread throughout the entire planet.
In other words, the entire planet was in his embrace.
…
…
The coconut grove, the sea breeze, the morning sun.
It was a beautiful scene, but because of the tense atmosphere, it was a bit strange.
Everyone was staring at the lamp.
Zhao Layue, Tong Yan and Zhuo Rusui were staring at the heavenly beings of the past.
A light breeze blew past, caressing everyone's faces.
Everyone sensed that something was amiss and turned to look.
Some were looking at the sky, some were looking at the ocean.
No one knew where the wind was coming from, so they all felt different.
Some felt warm, some felt cold, some felt lazy.
Some felt that he had gone further away.
…
…
On the first day, he learned to walk.
On the second day, he learned to communicate with the world around him. The communication here wasn't as simple as talking, but rather the exchange of information, and the method was different from any other information exchange in the universe.
At this point, he had already arrived in front of the sun.
As he looked down at the gigantic ball of fire, he remembered a few things.
He had been to another sun and walked on its surface.
Even if the temperature on the surface of a star wasn't too high, heavenly beings would still find it difficult to survive on it.
He was special in the past, and even more so now.
He drifted towards the sun, getting closer and closer, even passing through an extremely high temperature jet stream.
There were no problems until they entered a certain area. Only then did some changes occur.
An extremely thin ionosphere appeared around him.
Did the world sense his presence?
No.
He began to extend his senses again.
Not too long after, his range of perception had expanded to an unimaginable degree, enveloping the entire sun.
Then came the retraction.
He arrived on the other side of the sun.
Is this another form of transmigration?
Then he saw the black obelisk.
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