The old general's duty is to guard the Immortal Ruins and not let outsiders in. Only the eldest sister and Lu Yang, as well as the immortal ghost in Lu Yang's body, can enter the Immortal Ruins.
Entering the Immortal Ruins, Lu Yang did not feel unfamiliar.
The Immortal Sect has a secret place in Yanjiangduo, which is built completely according to the immortal relics in order to increase the sense of belonging and belief in the immortal immortals.
The platform suspended in the air, the old buildings on the platform, everything is familiar. The buildings have collapsed under the baptism of time, and it is hard to imagine what they looked like before they collapsed.
The eldest sister snapped her fingers, and the collapsed buildings floated up and connected to each other, forming their original appearance, as if time was flowing backwards.
Although different from contemporary architectural styles, these buildings are definitely not "ancient".
Contemporary architecture began in the Daqian era and has evolved over three hundred thousand years, changing with the times.
The ancient period lasted for more than 300,000 years. In the late ancient period, art, language, etc. were very developed and were no worse than they are now. The only difference from now is the style.
The main body of the building is magnificent, with pavilions arranged in an orderly manner, and even the gate is inlaid with topaz, jasper and red gold, exuding a majestic atmosphere.
"Senior, do you recognize these buildings?" Yunzhi asked.
There were only three of them in the ruins, so the Immortal Fairy didn't need to hide her whereabouts and came out of the spiritual space.
She looked at the buildings carefully, then shook her head slightly: "I don't recognize these buildings. Although I don't understand architectural styles, I always feel that they don't look like buildings from our time."
Yunzhi showed a rare expression of surprise: "According to the Great Xia Dynasty's appraisal, this relic existed between 300,000 and 400,000 years ago. The Great Xia Dynasty has never made a mistake in dating."
"Moreover, the style and layout of the buildings here do not conform to the situation in the early Daqian period."
"There is a general consensus in the academic community that when the ancient unknown person refined the stars, the glorious ancient times were burned to ashes, and countless wealth disappeared along with it."
"So when the Daqian Dynasty was first established, it advocated frugality, reduced taxes and rents. Looking at the architecture of the immortal ruins, it can't be considered extravagant, but it's not frugality either."
These were not said by Yunzhi, but were written in the report submitted to Emperor Xia by a group of senior scholars organized by the imperial court to investigate this place.
"Then I don't know." The Immortal Fairy said honestly. She was not good at thinking about this kind of problem.
Lu Yang said nothing from beginning to end. He did not expect that he would encounter difficulties right from the beginning of exploring the ruins. He could not even determine the era of the ruins.
Going further ahead is the mural that Lu Yang is familiar with.
On the mural, there is an immortal with arms outstretched, who cannot be distinguished between male and female. In his arms are countless planets, and on each planet is a kneeling little man, holding up tributes to the immortal.
Looking back four months ago, Captain Chu of Yanjiang County brought Lu Yang and the other two into the secret realm. He introduced the origins of the immortal immortal in front of the mural and let Lu Yang and the other two know the secret of the ancient unknown person refining the planet.
Things have changed and people have changed, Lu Yang sighed. It has only been a short time, and Captain Chu was such a good person, but he was gone just like that, and the murderer is still at large and no one has punished him.
On the right side of the mural was a long paragraph of text that Lu Yang could not understand.
“Is this a text from ancient times?”
Yunzhi nodded and gave Lu Yang a simple translation. The general meaning was that in ancient times, the immortal immortals protected the human race. The immortal immortals fought against the ancient nameless people and died of exhaustion. However, as long as the name of the immortal immortals was read out, they could be resurrected.
It has now been confirmed that this piece of history was fabricated. Neither the immortal fairy Huang Doudou nor the immortal immortal Bu Yaolian had ever done such a thing.
The Immortal Fairy had died before the ancient Nameless One refined the stars, while the Immortal Immortal was only a few months old.
"So this is actually a relic from ancient times?" Lu Yang frowned, feeling that things would not be that simple.
Yunzhi shook her head: "If it was before, I would think so, but after what the senior said, I feel that the words on the mural may have been left intentionally by the person behind the scenes to mislead us."
Yunzhi turned around and asked the Immortal Fairy: "Senior, I just translated most of the text. In this era, people cannot fully translate ancient languages. For example, this signature, the scholars sent by the court, and I, are unable to translate it."
The Immortal Fairy looked at the signature, frowned and remained silent. Of course she could understand it, but the sentence was strange, so strange that she thought she had read it wrong.
She recited word by word: "With the blessing of the Immortal Immortal, the Xinhuo Dynasty will last forever."
The Immortal Fairy then asked, "What is the Xinhuo Dynasty?"
Lu Yang was also puzzled. He had never heard of a dynasty called "Xinhuo".
In terms of time, the ancient times ended and the Daqian Dynasty was established from the ruins. One hundred thousand years later, the Dayu Dynasty replaced the Daqian Dynasty. After another one hundred thousand years, the Daxia Dynasty replaced the Dayu Dynasty, and it continues to this day.
There is no place for the Xinhuo Dynasty at all.
The Xinhuo Dynasty could not have existed in ancient times. According to the Immortal Fairy,
Lu Yang and the Immortal Fairy looked at Yun Zhi together, hoping to get an answer.
Yunzhi frowned slightly, puzzled by this scene: "I have never heard of the Xinhuo Dynasty. Could it be that there was a Xinhuo Dynasty in ancient times?"
Lu Yang rejected this view: "It's impossible. The fairy told me that in ancient times there were only tribes, and there was no concept of 'dynasty' or 'law'."
The Immortal Fairy nodded.
Lu Yang proposed a hypothesis: "Is it possible that the concept of a dynasty emerged and a dynasty was established after the fairy fell?"
Yun Zhi shook her head: "After the death of the predecessor, the ancient nameless person quickly refined the continent and wiped out all those who knew the fairy's true name. The time difference between these two events is not too long. It is impossible to establish a dynasty in such a short time."
Yunzhi's implication is that the death of the immortal fairy marks the beginning of the end of the ancient era.
Lu Yang seemed to have thought of something, but this guess was too scary and completely overturned people's cognition.
"Since all doubts have been ruled out, there are only two possibilities left."
"The first possibility is that the mural was painted by a mastermind who fabricated a non-existent 'Xinhuo Dynasty' to confuse us."
"The first possible problem is that it is too easy to be discovered if you fabricate a dynasty that does not exist, so there is no point in fabricating it."
"The second possibility is that there was another dynasty between the ancient times and the Daqian era, called the Xinhuo Dynasty."
"The Xinhuo Dynasty was the first dynasty in history. Moreover, the Xinhuo Dynasty was inherited from ancient times, used ancient languages, and obtained ancient wealth. The Xinhuo Dynasty was destroyed and the ancient heritage was completely cut off."
"The second possible question is why no one knew about the existence of the Xinhuo Dynasty. How could there be no record of the birth and fall of a dynasty?"