Fang Xiu traveled from Shao State in the southernmost part of Dahuan, passed through the royal capital of Dahuan and Bai State, and then crossed several small countries and tribes such as Zheng State and Xu State. He crossed the source of the Dahe River and Li River from the border of Zheng State and entered the territory of Pan State.
His footprints were spread across most of the human race's territory, he traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and witnessed the conflicts and frictions between countries along the way. When he left the royal capital and headed north, he seldom saw the strong atmosphere of humanitarian education that existed in the south and the royal capital of Dahuan.
A large number of common people in Zheng State, Xu State and the northwest of Bai State were still not much different from the savages. They wrapped themselves in animal skins and lived in huts in caves. They could not speak human language, had no names and did not even know moral ethics.
Tianyang Pass is very close to Lingshu Mountain where Jia Yi is. Fang Xiu originally wanted to go to Lingshu Mountain from here to visit Jia Yi, and then take a look at Qingyang.
Although second-level practitioners have emerged in large numbers throughout the Mountain and Sea Realm, no one has yet reached the third level. Qingyang entered the Mountain and Sea Realm thirty years in advance, and is now over seventy years old. If he can reach the third level before he is a hundred years old, he may have a glimpse of the path to immortality.
If not, I'm afraid most of them, the first batch of practitioners, will have to lay the foundation for those who come after them.
As soon as Fang Xiu stepped into Tianyang Pass, he released his aura without any concealment. A light that was invisible to the naked eye suddenly shot up into the sky, like a gathering of clouds.
It is called Guan, but it is actually an important military city. Because the war had just ended, there are still a large number of displaced civilians and the nobles of Pangu who have lost their fiefdoms in the city. Half-naked refugees and patrolling soldiers can be seen in the streets.
Immediately, Qingyang, Jia Yi and a garrison officer named Houzhou who were inside the pass raised their heads at the same time and looked in the direction where Fang Xiu was.
Feeling the spiritual light bursting out in the city, Qingyang and Jia Yi showed expected expressions and joy on their faces, while the garrison officer of Pan State showed a shocked expression at this moment.
Fang Xiu was respectfully welcomed into a spacious mansion by several Qi Refiners wearing robes embroidered with colorful cloud patterns, and he saw Qingyang and Jia Yi waiting for him at the door.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
When the three of them met, they didn't say anything. They just looked at each other in silence. Instead, they burst into laughter at the same time and couldn't stop laughing for a long time.
For some unknown reason, many disciples and servants, as well as maids, were at a loss, but no one dared to look up at them or show any strange expressions.
In their eyes, these people are no different from gods and Buddhas, all of whom are high above and unpredictable.
The courtyard was paved with stones and the layout looked a bit crude, but the porch was covered with a fiery red carpet, the main room was burning with sacred wood incense from Lingshu Mountain, and an exquisite copper stove was emitting a warm flame, dispelling the chill of late autumn in the north.
"Fengdu! You are so late!" Qingyang seemed to be a little older. After all, thirty years had passed. For ordinary people, this was the last stage of their life, but for the cultivators with the blood of gods and demons, they were only halfway there.
"Fengdu! When I heard the news that Feng Sheng appeared in the academy and all the sages and philosophers of Xundu went to Xundu, I knew you would be here too!" Jia Yi still looked cheerful.
Fang Xiu took off his hat and walked into the house to sit down.
The man, dressed in a dark green gown, looked a little dusty at the moment. A young maid who looked no more than thirteen or forty years old took the bamboo hat and knelt beside him. Another person carefully took off Fang Xiu's outer robe and delicately put on a cloak made of tanned exotic animal fur for Fang Xiu.
As if knowing Fang Xiu's preferences, he served Fang Xiu two pots of spirit wine and a table of delicious food. Fang Xiu sniffed the aroma of the wine and nodded with satisfaction.
"I originally wanted to visit you, the fake Qi-refining master, at Lingshu Mountain, and then go to Qingyang's Taishou Mountain to have a look, but I never thought that I would run into you here!"
Fang Xiu looked outside the city, his eyes fixed on the thick and lingering bloody aura: "I never expected that you two would interfere in the war between the Barbarians and the Pan Kingdom! This should not be something you two would be interested in."
"Or do you two have some plans for Panguo and Dahuan?"
Jia Yi said without any hesitation or concealment: "I originally thought that the Dahuan kingship was changing, the young ruler was in power, and the internal and external situation was turbulent."
"The Pan Kingdom is the most powerful. At the same time, several generations of Panbo have been planning hard and have the ambition to be king and hegemon. They even have the support of Xuanyuan Kingdom. The two of us want to get involved. Regardless of success or failure, whether Dahuan continues or changes dynasties, we will remain invincible!"
"Who would have thought that the barbarians in the north would take action, causing the entire Pan Kingdom and the countries in the northern border to be drawn into it, and instead missed this opportunity!"
"It seems that Dahuan's fate has not yet ended, and it is not yet time for Yi Ding to make a new revolution!"
Qingyang Sanren nodded and said to Jia Yi: "I have said long ago that Dahuan is in good fortune and will have at least another hundred years of national fortune. Even if there are some internal and external troubles, it is still not the situation of Yi Ding."
At this point, Qingyang Sanren changed his tone and said, "Actually, these are secondary. What's more important is that Pan Country has allocated some of the quotas for the Lords of Mountains, Rivers and Lakes in its territory to us. Although the two of us don't have the intention to ascend to the throne of God, we can't miss this opportunity. At least, we will never allow the Earth Gods within a thousand miles of our dojo to fall into the hands of others!"
"Compared to the so-called change of dynasties and the so-called change of thrones, this is more important. Whether it is for backup or for further exploring the secrets of the underworld, it is an indispensable link."
Qingyang and Jia Yi nodded at the same time. Although at present only the masters of mountains, rivers and lakes are open to the underworld, gods such as land gods, city gods, river gods and mountain gods are not really involved in the underworld and the priests who control reincarnation.
The only one is Emperor Longqiu, who is hidden deep in the underworld and has only shown up once in nearly a hundred years. However, it can be seen that after a large number of mountains, rivers and lakes have their own owners, it will naturally be the time for the reincarnation system to be perfected and those divine positions to be revealed.
This kind of priesthood is the one that truly holds the authority over the underworld and controls the reincarnation of the underworld. They are not comparable to ordinary gods such as the land god and the city god.
"So we and Pan Nation are currently in a mutually beneficial situation. If we are not in Shanhai, the Taoist tradition of the mountain gate must be passed on."
Qingyang stroked his beard, shook his head, and smiled: "We are just doing a small fight, just a casual layout. Now I know that your layout is really like a god's hand."
"The Xundu Academy that was established in the past, and the various sages and saints who are now educating the human race, all came from your name, and the world calls you Fengsheng."
"I'm afraid that this time, the Shinto layout will give you the upper hand!"
Hearing this, Qingyang and Jia Yi's disciples in the room, as well as the maid Ji beside them, all looked at Fang Xiu in shock.
It was hard to believe that this was the Feng Sheng who founded the Xundu Academy and preached throughout the world. He was a figure who was truly promoted and deified in folk legends, and he was a young man who looked quite young.
Fang Xiu put down the filled bronze wine cup and said, "It's fate!"
This is true. Fang Xiu didn’t think so much about it at the beginning.
"Looking at Dahuan, it should still have a hundred years of national fortune. So the overall situation of the underworld deification this time should only be limited to the game between various parties. Even if there is some turmoil, it will not reach the point of changing dynasties."
Jia Yi nodded: "Besides you and me, who else has entered?"
Qingyang came in first and said, "Pan State has me, Jia Yi, and the Xuanyuan clan here, no one else can interfere."
"In Dahuan, you took the initiative in one round and disrupted the plans of many people. At least I know that we had originally held back in Dahuan, but now all our plans have been invalidated because Emperor Longqiu, Master Xundu, and other wise men entered the field at the same time and reached a consensus. The situation in Dahuan has also become clear!"
"As for Shaoguo!" Qingyang looked at Jia Yi and Fang Xiu without saying anything, and the meaning was naturally clear.
"In Song State, the Marquis of Song State is old and incompetent. Old man Lü Zhou helped him make elixirs to prolong his life. Ten years ago, he appointed Lin Shu as the high priest to preside over the sacrifices and prayers in the country. I guess Song State is already a piece of meat in the mouth of Shao State. It is the most important plan of Shao State at present. They not only want to annex Song State, but also want to take over everything in Song State without bloodshed, and through this imperial decree to confer the title of the earth god."
"The situation in Gao State is not very clear. Lu Wu is the Sima of Gao State and is very trusted by Gao Hou. However, the nobles and royal family of Gao State are very powerful, and there are also several powerful figures. There are also several real-life figures hiding in other small countries such as Bai, Zheng, and Xu. However, they cannot be said to be involved in the layout of the gods, they just want to get a piece of the pie!"
"In fact, there were many people in the West who wanted to reach out to us, but we joined forces to beat them back. At that time, you had not yet entered Fengdu."
Jia Yi looked somewhat smug: "A few of the guys from the west were killed, and the remaining dozen or so fled from Dongzhou in a panic, not even daring to look back."
At this time, Jia Yi suddenly said: "Oh, right! Recently, the barbarians in the north are ready to make a move. I heard a familiar name?"
"Changde!" Jia Yi said an unexpected name.
At this moment, Qingyang and Fang Xiu both looked over at the same time, with interested expressions on their faces.
"Changde?" Fang Xiu suddenly remembered the person he had casually sent in.
"I remember? I think it was you who sent him in from Fengdu?" Qingyang looked at Fang Xiu.
Jia Yi continued, "It is said that he found a mysterious mountain in the far north that may contain many ancient secrets and relics. He was only one step away from ascending to the throne of God, and he also made the three most powerful tribes of the barbarians obey his orders."
"This guy took a different approach and did not enter Middle-earth. Instead, he set his sights on the northern barbarians that no one paid attention to. This is really unexpected!"
"This is much more dangerous than Middle-earth. What's even more difficult is that he actually managed to do it!"
"I underestimated him!"
"Fengdu! Could this be related to you?" Jia Yi looked at Fang Xiu and asked half-jokingly and half-askingly.
Fang Xiu shook his head: "Can I force Chang De to do this? It was his own choice, I just pushed him from behind."
Fang Xiu narrowed his eyes. These people in this world might not be as powerful as the natives in many aspects, but they always push the entire Shanhai Realm forward in key areas. Some unexpected actions bring unimaginable changes to the Shanhai Realm. (To be continued)