After Zhang Yu walked out of Xuanfu, he stood in front of the outer city wall full of monsters and pondered for a moment. He felt that the timing of the appearance of the chaotic monster was too coincidental. However, whether it was related to the Gods Revival Assembly or not, it was unknown with the death of Daoist Ji and the chaotic monster.
As for Daoist Ji, he could feel that he had encountered some obstacles in his cultivation. It was very likely that he already had the idea of changing his cultivation, but he was hesitant before.
However, it might also be because of this that there was a flaw in his mind, causing a flaw to appear. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily infected by the chaotic monster.
At this time, Xu Chengtong came to his side and waited there quietly.
Zhang Yu said, "Deacon Xu, continue to guard around Xuanfu for the next few days. If there is anything, come and report to me."
Xu Chengtong bowed and said, "Yes, Patrol Officer."
After Zhang Yu gave the order, he flew away and returned to the white boat.
After sitting down in the main cabin, he summoned the Great Dao Amalgamation and transferred all the Divine Vitality he had obtained over the past few days into the Seal of Righteous Self.
As the Divine Essence was filled, the seal became much brighter. At the same time, he also felt that his mind and soul became fuller.
After putting away the Grand Dao Manuscript, he sighed with emotion. It was indeed much more convenient to search for Source Energy in Dongting. In particular, his ancient natural history was to explore the ancient civilization of this place. Dongting was the place where he was born, so it was not too difficult to search for ancient objects.
If possible, he hoped to stay here for a few more days. It would be best if he could complete the "Righteous Self" Seal here and obtain the Three Yuan.
After practicing in the white boat for two days, he took out a pen and paper, and according to his memory, he drew the ruins called "Kuluinqi" that he had been to, and then ordered Qing Shu to frame it.
After Qing Shu took the framed painting back, he took it and went to the Liu Mansion in the east of the city. According to the agreement many days ago, he visited Liu Guang.
When Liu Guang heard that he had arrived, he was overjoyed. He opened the door wide to welcome him and led him to the main hall.
When Zhang Yu arrived, he handed the painting to him and said, "I'm a cultivator, and I don't have anything good on me. This painting was painted by me, so I'll give it to Brother Liu."
Liu Guang received it with a smile and said, "Brother Zhang's painting, let me appraise it." He excitedly placed the painting on the table and carefully unfolded it.
After taking a look at the painting, he was startled at first, then his movements sped up slightly. When the entire painting was revealed, he could not help but reveal a shocked and amazed expression.
What appeared in front of his eyes was not a simple painting, but a moving scene!
This painting was created by Zhang Yu using his own mental light, and he had included the entire ruins he had seen in it. Not only were there rich layers of colors, there would also be different light and shadow changes as time passed. In fact, due to the difference in weather, there would even be changes in the weather, such as cloudy, sunny, rainy, and snow.
That was not all. If the painting was slightly turned, one could even look at it from a different angle. With this painting alone, one could appreciate the entire ruins!
Liu Guang was fascinated by it for a while, and he clicked his tongue. After looking for a while, he pointed at a broken stone wall and said, "From those murals and words, isn't this the rumored 'Kuluinqi' that was destroyed long ago?"
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Brother Liu's judgement is very accurate."
Liu Guang let out a 'heh' and sighed, "I'm just an insignificant mortal. I often feel regret that I can't go to the depths of Mount An. However, Brother Zhang's painting makes me feel as if I've personally traveled through this place. It makes up for the regret in my heart."
He was very fond of this painting. After admiring it for a while, he carefully put it away and said, "Speaking of which, I also have a gift for Brother Zhang." He extended his hand and invited, "Brother Zhang, please come this way."
Zhang Yu gladly complied and followed him out of the main hall. They walked along a wide corridor, past a pond full of lotus flowers, and arrived at a fragrant island. There was a spacious room facing the pond. Inside, several arc-shaped sandalwood bookshelves were filled with all kinds of documents and books.
Zhang Yu glanced up. He could see that there were magical tools placed above, but they were only used to clean up the water.
Liu Guang walked to the side and pulled out a scroll that was half the height of a person. He took off the cowhide cover and placed it on the table. After slowly opening it, he said, "Brother Zhang, please take a look."
Zhang Yu's gaze fell and saw that this was a map of the Dongting Protectorate. From Swallow Beak Bay in the southwest to the Northern Sea in the north, from the islands in the west to Mount An in the east, all of it was included.
And the most brilliant part was still the annotations of the many aboriginal tribes and the various ancient country ruins in Mount An. It could be seen that every one of them had gone through detailed and rigorous research.
The location of 'Kuluinqi' wasn't exactly the same as the place he had been to, but the general location was correct.
He nodded and said, "Brother Liu, it really wasn't easy for you to make this map."
This painting was one of Liu Guang's proudest works. He said, "Back then, in order to organize it, I consulted a large number of ancient texts and even consulted that Qiu Xueling. Later on, after the protectorate had established contact with the mainland, I invited a number of armored soldiers into the forest to investigate. In the end, I completed this painting.
But even now, I'm still not satisfied. It's just that my family has never been to those places, so there must be many omissions. I don't dare show it to others. "
He raised his head and clasped his hands toward Zhang Yu. "I've been thinking that I should give a copy of this map to Brother Zhang. If there are any mistakes, I hope Brother Zhang can correct me."
Zhang Yu said, "I'll be making a few trips to the depths of Mount An in the near future, so I can verify Brother Liu's map while I'm at it."
Liu Guang was very happy. He clasped his hands and said, "Then I'll leave it to Brother Zhang." After some thought, he said, "Right, I've collected a lot of ancient books, but I can't quite grasp many of the characters. I'll have to ask Brother Zhang to take a look together …"
Pausing for a moment, he continued, "Speaking of which, in the academy, only Brother Zhang, Brother Zhu, and Master Xin are the best at studying ancient antiquities. Why don't I invite these two over so that we can study it together?"
Zhang Yu said, "Brother Liu, just arrange a time."
Liu Guang said happily, "Good, good, it's decided. I'll contact these two first and arrange a time."
Zhang Yu stayed in the Liu residence for most of the day. After the banquet, he bid farewell to Liu Guang. But just as he was about to return to the white boat, he suddenly sensed something. He looked toward the end of the street and saw a middle-aged Daoist in a dark blue robe walking over. Behind him was a young disciple.
The Daoist walked up and clasped his hands. "Are you Zhang Xuanzheng?"
Zhang Yu nodded. "That's me."
The Daoist said, "This humble Daoist is Tai Zhengping. Ji Yuan is my Junior Brother. I have some questions I'd like to ask Xuanzheng. There's a tea house up ahead. It looks elegant and quiet, and no one will disturb it. Would this humble Daoist have the honor of inviting Xuanzheng to drink a cup of tea?"
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
The eastern part of Auspicious Light City was still filled with the residences of most of the Protectorate's nobles and officials. The tea house not far away was also a place these officials and nobles frequented. However, it was almost night, and there were almost no guests.
When the owner of the teahouse saw that the two cultivators had arrived, he didn't dare to delay and hurriedly invited them to a pavilion on the mountain. He also ordered people to raise the Creator's Lantern high up, causing the entire mountain to be illuminated by the light.
Tai Zhengping invited Zhang Yu to sit. After drinking a few cups of tea, he said, "My Junior Brother met with a mishap this time. I've heard about the situation from Xiang Xuanzheng."
He stroked his beard and sighed. "My Junior Brother had doubts about his cultivation method, so he volunteered to come to the Eastern Court to guard it. He wanted to make up for the gap in his heart, but he didn't expect that he would die here. It's also his fate."
He raised his head and looked at Zhang Yu. "But there's one thing I don't understand. Can you tell me?"
Zhang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Tai, if you have any questions, you can ask."
Tai Zhengping said slowly, "Did you kill my Junior Brother before he turned into a chaos monster, or after he became a chaos monster?"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Yu's shadowy face under the hood. The young disciple standing at the side also looked over.
It was very difficult to kill a chaos monster, but if you attacked before the chaos monster completely transformed, you could kill it in advance.
But this brought about another problem. At that time, because the cultivator hadn't completely transformed, his identity could still be considered a person. In other words, if you killed Daoist Ji before he transformed, then the one who died would be him, and not some chaos monster.
If Zhang Yu did this, it made sense. He could also understand this method, but it was a little hard to accept.
And if that was the case, whether it was out of the friendship of fellow disciples or the face of the sect, he had to ask Zhang Yu for an explanation. From a certain point of view, he had no choice but to do this.
Zhang Yu stretched out his hand and pointed at the empty space at the side. In an instant, a ray of light flickered. At this moment, the entire mountain pavilion seemed to have melted away. What appeared next was the scene of him talking to Daoist Ji.
At that time, he had truthfully reflected every word they had said. From the scene where he treated the strange shadow as if it was nothing, it was enough to prove that he had completed his transformation in the end.
As for the specific battle process, because it involved his personal privacy, he didn't need to show it to the two of them.
After Tai Zhengping finished looking at this, he didn't speak for a long time. In the end, he sighed deeply and said, "I see." He raised his hands and bowed. "I already know about this. I've disturbed Xuanzheng today."
The figure in the light was indeed Daoist Ji. His words and actions were also in line with his actions. He was willing to believe all of this. Moreover, it was best for this matter to end here. He would be able to give an explanation when he returned.
But at this moment, the young disciple suddenly said, "Martial Uncle, I have an objection!"
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