In the outside world, when Heshuo Wenwu was panicking over Zhu Li's fainting, an old Taoist with white hair, a youthful face and flowing snow-white beard suddenly flashed in his sea of consciousness.
The old Taoist was very extraordinary, with his sleeves fluttering in the wind, a duster on his shoulders, and a rosy face, just like the immortal Fulu in the New Year pictures.
The old Taoist stepped on auspicious clouds, frowned slightly, and stared at the book floating in front of him without blinking. It was antique and looked like an old book, which was the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
"Ah" a long and distant sigh suddenly came out from the old Taoist's mouth.
As the sigh began, the old Taoist began to wave the dust in his hand, and silver threads scattered all over the sky. In Zhu Li's sea of consciousness, the doomsday scene with raging waves, roaring heaven and earth, gradually calmed down.
In just a moment, the entire sea of consciousness became sunny and calm.
After stabilizing his sea of consciousness, the old Taoist continued to whip the dust in his hand towards the Classic of Mountains and Seas in front of him. The Classic of Mountains and Seas trembled slightly, and a hazy and transparent shadow floated out weakly.
Judging from her appearance, isn't she Zhu Li? It's just that Zhu Li's figure seems a little unreal. It is obviously not a physical body, but a soul.
As soon as Zhu Li's soul floated out of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, he saw the calm and peaceful surroundings. Such a scene made him stunned at first, and then he let out a long sigh of relief.
He had no idea what was happening. His sea of consciousness suddenly seemed to be overturned. His awareness only showed its head for a moment, and his entire soul was instantly drawn into the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Then, everything went black before his eyes, and he no longer knew what happened next.
"Are you awake?" A sudden voice rang in his ears, startling Zhu Li so much that he turned his head sharply and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
There stood an old Taoist with white hair, a youthful face and a ruddy complexion. His body was crystal clear, like a work of art carved out of colored glaze, and a layer of bright and shining precious light emanated from his entire body.
In Zhu Li's mind, this kind of person suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness. Therefore, he looked at the other party with a solemn expression and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, senior, and why are you here?"
"Ah..." Looking at Zhu Li's weak and alert appearance, the old Taoist sighed again, and then said leisurely: "Little guy, I am the spirit of the Classic of Mountains and Seas."
"Classic of Mountains and Seas, spirit of instruments?" Zhu Li was confused when he heard this. What were these things
The old Taoist seemed to be able to see through Zhu Li's thoughts at a glance.
Although he was aware of the other party's doubts, he couldn't explain it clearly in a few words, so the old Taoist said helplessly: "Well, forget it, you won't understand even if I explain it to you, so I'd better tell you the origin of Shan Hai Jing."
Zhu Li did not comment on the Taoist's suggestion. After all, to him, the other party was just a mysterious man who suddenly appeared. He even felt very strange about how this Taoist appeared, and he would not mind the other party introducing some other things.
"Let me put it this way. My master is the Immortal Xuanyuan, a highly respected and venerable Golden Immortal who is ordered by the emperor to guard the Monument to the Heroes." The old Taoist opened the painting box and began to tell the story.
"In the Battle of Zhuolu, Chiyou was defeated and countless heroic souls died in the flames of war. Emperor Xuanyuan was merciful and could not bear to see these heroic souls fly to the afterlife, so he secretly asked the goddess Nuwa to knead human sand and build a monument to heroic souls, which included the heroic souls of the descendants of Yan and Huang in the Nine Provinces, hoping that they could devote themselves to cultivation and become immortals."
"Countless years have passed. Some people have wisdom and have achieved enlightenment long ago. However, some people have poor aptitude and have achieved nothing through hard practice. Among these people, most of them have a firm determination and have been practicing hard, hoping to achieve enlightenment one day. They may be able to ascend to heaven."
"But there are also some people who, unable to achieve their goal through hard cultivation, secretly plot and resort to despicable means to seek other ways out. The master calls these heroic souls rebels. Heroic souls like Murong Ba and Yang Sixu are rebels."
“Once the Heroic Souls rebel, the Heroic Soul Monument will automatically erase their marks, so as long as they escape from the Heroic Soul Monument, it will never be recorded again. But once these Heroic Souls escape, they will inevitably cause disorder.”
"Since there is no mark to attract these rebels, the Monument to Heroes cannot lock on to them, and the exact number of them that have escaped is no longer counted. We can only rely on the Classic of Mountains and Seas refined by the master, and on you as its holder, to try to catch them one by one." The old Taoist said with a look of worry on his face. Apparently, even he was troubled by the trouble caused by the rebellious hero spirits.
However, after listening to the old Taoist's explanation, Zhu Li's heart was still unsettled for a long time. He was shocked after being shocked. There really were immortals in this world, and even the emperor, one of the Five Emperors, was involved. How could he not be shocked
Taoist Liuli looked at Zhu Li's dumbfounded expression, but he didn't care and continued, "For countless years, the rebels have been secretly planning and working hard. Finally, they found an opportunity, broke through the constraints of the Monument of Heroes, and escaped."
"Because of the appearance of the gap, some honest and upright heroic souls were also affected and swept out, which led to your appearance; the magic weapon Shanhaijing refined by my master is to recruit innocent heroic souls and eliminate those rebellious people."
So this is how the Classic of Mountains and Seas came about. Zhu Li suddenly realized it and couldn't help but become puzzled again. Why did the old Taoist say that after the rebel escaped from the Monument to Heroes, he appeared
Moreover, this Classic of Mountains and Seas clearly belonged to the Taoist master. How could it have been refined by the immortal Xuanyuan and ended up in his sea of consciousness
The old Taoist seemed to know Zhu Li's doubts very well. Without waiting for Zhu Li to ask, he continued to explain: "In the vast sky and the boundless universe, the operation of all things follows certain laws. Once the order is destroyed, the laws of heaven and earth will take compensatory measures on their own."
"You were born to make up for the catastrophe caused by the rebellious heroic spirit, and the magic weapon Shan Hai Jing is a gift from my master to you as an aid."
"I, I, I am the one born in response to the will of heaven and earth?" Zhu Li, who was in a daze, widened his eyes, which were bigger than an old cow's, and looked at the old Taoist in disbelief, and asked incredulously.
"Well, what's wrong? Don't you believe it?" The old Taoist asked in a serious voice.
Thinking that he was a person born for the sake of destiny, Zhu Li really wanted to curse the sky, have you ever seen a person born for the sake of destiny who has lived a miserable life for half his life
Have you ever seen someone who finally finds a partner, but is dumped the next moment
Have you ever seen a person who could possibly die while saving someone
Have you ever seen a man who worked hard to finally get a new life, found a lovely young wife, and just when he was about to spend the wedding night, he died again
... ... .
If the people who are destined to be born have such a miserable life, then it doesn't matter if they don't have it. This is all a lie. Zhu Li was still indignant, but he was wailing in his heart: "Oh God, who dares to be more miserable than me?"
The old Taoist seemed to be able to see through Zhu Li's thoughts at a glance. He sensed the other party's inner wailing and quickly comforted him: "This time, the Shanhaijing riot caused your sea of consciousness to almost overturn. There is a reason for that."
"What's the reason?" Zhu Li's heart immediately moved when he heard it, and he asked hurriedly.
"Because of your appearance, a person who should not have died suddenly died in this parallel space; his death caused the emperor named Zhao, who was supposed to establish a dynasty, to completely disappear." The old Taoist explained with a bitter face.
The emperor who founded a dynasty and whose surname was Zhao, could it be Zhao Kuangyin
Zhao Kuangyin disappeared
Disappeared before it was even born
What is going on
By the way, isn’t Zhao Jing the grandfather of Zhao Kuangyin? Could something have happened to Zhao Jing
Thinking of this, Zhu Li immediately became suspicious.
"Something really happened to Zhao Jing. During the time you were unconscious, I seemed to have heard that he was poisoned to death." The old Taoist priest sighed.
Zhu Li frowned upon hearing this. How could Zhao Jing be in trouble when he was placed in the general's mansion? Who poisoned Zhao Jing? Why did he poison Zhao Jing? What was his purpose
A series of questions made him more and more confused. But then again, even if Zhao Jing was poisoned to death, what did it have to do with him, Zhu Li? It was really puzzling.
They are not gay friends, nor are they comrades. In theory, Zhao Jing's life or death should have nothing to do with him. How could his death trigger a riot in Shanhaijing and cause him to suffer such an inexplicable disaster
The old Taoist priest naturally understood his thoughts and reminded him earnestly, "History is a predetermined trajectory. Zhao Jing's death caused a dynasty that lasted for hundreds of years to disappear from history. Do you know how many people's life trajectories were changed by this?"
The disappearance of a dynasty would affect countless people, and it is impossible to calculate. Thinking of this, Zhu Li felt a chill.
"Then is there any way to remedy the situation?" Zhu Li asked hesitantly.
"How can we remedy this? Can you bring Zhao Jing back to life?" the old Taoist retorted.
"What can I do? Is he really that important?"
"Nonsense, his life and death involve the change of the historical trajectory. The direction of history in the space where you are will shift. Isn't this serious?" The old Taoist gave him a displeased look.
"Then, what should we do?" Zhu Li was a little panicked.
"Don't worry, the course of history has changed. The first person to suffer will naturally be you, the troublemaker of history." The old Taoist said seriously.
"What will be the impact and what should I do?" Since the matter has been settled, what's the point in being afraid
The most important thing at the moment is to find a way to solve the problem. This is what a man should think about.
"As for you, either you are annihilated or you change your fate. There is no other way." The old Taoist said in a loud voice, and there seemed to be no room for maneuver.
The Taoist's answer was that Zhu Li had no choice, because there was only one way to survive, and he had to charge forward even if it meant risking his life.
"Don't worry. There have been people in history who have successfully changed their fate."
"As the saying goes, 'The number of Dayan is fifty, of which forty-nine are used, and one is missing.' Why is one missing? This 'one' is the variable. Heaven is ruthless, but it also leaves room everywhere. What seems impossible may be an opportunity to defy heaven." The old Taoist consoled earnestly.
"What the senior said is true. Everything depends on human efforts. Just do your best and at least leave no regrets." Zhu Li is open-minded. It's no wonder that he is open-minded. Besides, this time, he has died for the fourth time. He has experienced life and death many times. What is there to be open-minded about
"Well, good, you have a good attitude." The Taoist looked at him approvingly, "However, this road is not so easy to walk. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as 'a narrow escape from death'. I can leave a way out for you. I wonder if you need it."
Nonsense, of course it is necessary. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Keeping a trump card in hand can turn defeat into victory at the critical moment. Do you still need to ask such a simple question