The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 145 When the Stars Return (Subscribe)

The setting sun is like blood, gradually receding, and the red clouds spread out in the western sky in summer, and the night changes to cover this ancient city.

The stars are always there, whether it is a clear day or a dark night, but when they are covered, the tiny people standing on the ground cannot see very clearly.

And when Ji Ping'an was pulled up to the clouds, standing on a high place, with no shelter above his head, the gradually brightening stars in the sky became very clear and friendly.

Then his face changed a bit, but considering that there were two peak powerhouses standing beside him, he tried his best to control the range of his expression, frowning and said:

"Just now... I noticed some fluctuations in the star sea."

Xin Yaoguang and Qi Hongmian, two faces with the same beauty but different styles, also showed suspicion and uncertainty.

As experts in the Divine Hidden Realm, they were already aware of the heaven and earth, and they had caught the momentary change just now. It was not too surprising that Ji Pingan could detect it.

I just thought it was the special, professional field of the three-system star officials.

"A change did occur." Xin Yaoguang hesitated: "But I'm not sure about the source."

The little red bird on Qi Hongmian's shoulder raised its head, conveying uneasy emotions, which made her pay attention:
"Although there were occasional fluctuations in previous years, is it earlier this year?"

Xin Yaoguang didn't answer, pinched the center of her brows wearily, and let out a soft breath:
"This is not the field that my Taoist sect is good at, well, that's it."

She has maintained the Dao Realm for several days and is quite tired.

Waving his sleeves, he sent Ji Pingan to the stands below, and then his figure was blurred and dim, and he returned to the Taoist gate.

Qi Hongmian snorted, also turned into a streamer, and fled towards the residence of the Emperor Beast Sect.

On the observation deck, Ji Ping'an's eyes blurred, his feet landed on the floor, and he faced complicated sights, as well as Li Guofeng, Luo Huaizhu and others who rushed over. He hid his worries and smiled:

"I'm a little tired, I want to go back and rest first."

The four eunuchs were overjoyed and readily agreed.

Li Guofeng returned with a group of disciples by means of escape.

As for the boiling crowd below, the inevitable extremely lively celebrations in the entire God City tonight, and how the aftertaste of this grand award will spread, Ji Pingan no longer cares.

God is doomed to have no sleep tonight.

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Inside Qinglian Xiaozhu.

The lights were bright, Ji Pingan sat alone in a wooden barrel, soaked his body in hot water, and closed his eyes.

After advancing to Breaking Three in one breath, the body of a mortal begins to transform. Although he usually breathes out starlight and constantly eliminates impurities, he can only enter the Breaking Nine Realm.

A lot of filth is discharged through the pores... Ji Ping'an attaches great importance to solid foundation.

The bath tub was filled with precious liquid medicine. At this moment, as the liquid medicine was gradually absorbed, the spiritual element in Qi Hai gradually stabilized.

It is several times deeper than the Qi-nourishing environment.

With his broken three cultivation base, the extraordinarily deep accumulation of the Taiyin path, and his mastery of the two schools of star officials and Taoism.

At this moment, the combat power he can display has undergone earth-shaking changes. For example, when he meets the owner of Juxian Villa again, there is no need to trap the enemy with a belt and sacrifice a flying sword.

You can also kill five by breaking three.

Considering the difficulty of advancing in this world, if he walks the rivers and lakes, he is considered a master.

It's just that he has set foot on the top of the mountain twice, and Ji Pingan is not happy about regaining some strength. On the contrary, he cares more about another thing.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and an illusory astrolabe appeared in his eyes, and more spiritual elements gathered in front of him, condensing into a round of illusory astrolabe.

After breaking through three, his last life's unique skill, Dayan Tianji Jue gradually revealed its power.

But just now, after a terrifying amount of deduction and calculation, Ji Pingan repeated divination of the starry sky, and finally came up with a result that shocked him:

"The stars return to their places, ahead of time!"

Ji Ping'an's face was serious.

According to his original calculation, this round of Zhou Tian's star return should be a certain day in late summer.

However, the previous disturbance in the starry sky clearly told him that this round of changes seemed to be dozens of days earlier.

To be precise, it is very likely that it will happen tonight.

"Why? Is it because my original calculations were not accurate enough? This is indeed possible. After all, it involves a huge sea of ​​stars. In history, any error in astrological records for thousands of years will lead to a deviation in the final result."

"But it's too coincidental."

Ji Pingan was very confused, he couldn't figure it out.

However, no matter what the reason is, the time point was advanced, fortunately, everything just happened in time.

Thinking of this, he stepped out of the bathtub, cast spells to remove the water stains, put on his robe and opened the door.

I saw a beautiful figure sitting under the peach tree in the courtyard.

Xu Xiurong sat quietly sideways on his wicker chair, and turned around abruptly when he heard the sound, with a smile on his face.

She stood up and walked over lightly, maybe because she was too happy, or because she got familiar with being alone, she lost the majesty of "prison marquis", like a young girl.

He just walked up to Ji Pingan in a hurry, looked at his clean and peaceful face with beautiful eyes, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Hearing the news earlier, she rushed to Hunhe, but missed Li Guofeng, and came back again. When she learned that Ji Ping'an was resting, she ordered that no one else be disturbed.

But I ran into the yard, stared at the lantern in a daze, my heart was turning a thousand times, I had a lot to ask, and finally turned it into one sentence:
"Congratulations."

Ji Pingan smiled: "Luck."

Xu Xiurong was a little helpless, thinking that with such a big victory, shouldn't normal people be so excited to death?As a result, you seem to have no big reaction.

It seems that my prisoner is so naive...

Inexplicably annoyed.

But... who let himself, the nominal "big disciple" and subordinate officials, stand up for the entire Qin Tianjian?
It can only be him, which can be understood as the privilege of top students.

Xu Xiurong puffed up his cheeks unobtrusively:

"Now the entire Qin Tianjian is full of joy. Those star officials and the supervisors are all praising you. In just a few months, your reputation has surpassed that of Luo Huaizhu. If I didn't stop you, you rushed over People can tear this yard down."

Ji Pingan was speechless: "So exaggerated?"

Xu Xiurong hummed, and suddenly said:

"It's not an exaggeration at all. It can even be said that as long as you go out now and hook your fingers, those female supervisors and female star officials will probably compete to be your Taoist companion."

There was something unclear in the tone of voice.

Does that include you? ... Ji Pingan was helpless, thinking why everyone suddenly liked telling such jokes so much.

Qi Hongmian is like this, and so are you, but looking back on the past 1000 years of life, no matter how many identities, faces, and even temperaments he has changed... He seems to have always been quite feminine.

It's just that, perhaps because of what happened to Wei Huayang back then, he left some complexes, so that when he faced the woman in his life who was like a moth to a flame, he always worried about letting her down... Instead, he left a lot of regrets.

Wei Huayang is a pity, Xu Yuanyun is a pity, and the glass in the ancient well 700 years ago... Isn't it a pity?

It's just that the man has passed away, and all the women in his life have returned to the stars, but he is still alive.

In fact, what he himself is very reluctant to admit is that the fundamental reason why he has rejected too many outstanding people in a long time is that he does not want to invest too much emotion.

As long as you are ruthless, when the old person dies and you are reincarnated, you will not be burdened by love and feel too sad.

Longevity may be a dream for many people, but for him, he has long been tired of it.

While the mind was fluctuating, the couple in the small courtyard looked at each other silently, and the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.

Finally, it was Ji Pingan who spoke first, and said seriously:
"Leave the celebration aside. When I came back, I heard from Huang He that there was a disturbance in the stars tonight?"

Seeing him talk about "business", Xu Xiurong was silently relieved, and said "En":

"I've also heard about it, but the disturbance of the stars happens every year."

In other words, it's not a big deal.

Ji Pingan said:
"According to the rules left by the national teacher back then, if you win the grand prize on behalf of Qin Tianjian, you can ask for a stargazing, right?"

Xu Xiurong was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Indeed. Do you want to take the opportunity to gaze at the stars?"

As he said that, the female supervisor Hou's eyes suddenly lit up, and said:

"It is indeed a good opportunity. One of the large-scale stargazing is to detect the celestial phenomena and leave records. In addition, after the large-scale formation is opened, it is indeed of great benefit to the host who bathes in the starlight. Therefore, it will be used as a reward. You just advanced today Breaking three, it is the best time to absorb starlight, and during the disturbance of the stars, the starlight is extraordinarily grand...It is very beneficial to your cultivation...and you can also explore the sky by the way, why didn't I expect it?"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became.

Ji Pingan opened his mouth, and said to himself, well, he doesn't need to make up a reason anymore, this woman has just figured it out by herself.

However, as Xu Xiurong said, large-scale stargazing is of great benefit to the host's cultivation base. Ji Pingan broke three in one go. It stands to reason that it will take a long time to settle down and stabilize.

But if you take advantage of the opportunity of "watching the sky", you can save this time.

Xu Xiurong frowned and said: "However, the time is too short, large-scale observation of the sky requires a series of cumbersome techniques, you haven't learned it..."

Ji Pingan said: "The national teacher taught me."

Xu Xiurong was silent for a while, took a deep breath, controlled his jealousy, turned his head and pulled him out:

"Prepare to watch the sky, but we still have to prepare. We don't have much time left, so let's go see Li Guofeng and the others."

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The essence of Qin Tianjian is the star-gazing yamen, but most of the time, it just draws the star map with the help of the magic weapon placed on the top of the "star-gazing tower".

There are not many large-scale ceremonies to open the magic circle, but the relevant resources are always reserved in the prison, the purpose is to prevent emergencies, so that they can be opened in time.

When they heard Ji Ping'an's request, Li Guofeng and others readily agreed. Of course, there were reasons for this, such as the reward for him, and the fact that he was really suitable for consolidating his cultivation and other factors.

But there is another reason, that is, Li Guofeng, who is the chief supervisor, also faintly sensed that there is something wrong with the starry sky tonight.

It's just limited to the realm of cultivation, his senses are very vague, and the divination has no results.

So, when the whole Qin Tianjian was rejoicing and immersed in the festive atmosphere, when the students gathered in the dining hall to congratulate each other, a news suddenly reached their ears:

As the leader of this award and the biggest hero, Ji Ping'an will set foot on the Star Observatory tonight to start a large-scale sky-watching ceremony.

At the same time, one order after another was conveyed to the four yamen in the hurried footsteps of Dian Zhong and Dian Drum.

Namely: A subdivided government office formed by the four mortal officials of the Astronomy Department, the Louke Department, the Huihui Department, and the Calendar Department, which has little to do with practice.

An official was summoned, returned to his place, and opened the warehouse.

Move the special crystals to the four corners of Qin Tianjian, and place them in different buildings.

And the Si Li of each branch will personally hold the formation and be responsible for opening the different positions of the entire formation.

"The entire Qin Tianjian is a huge stargazing instrument. When it starts to operate, the world's largest 'telescope' will also come to the world."

This sentence was said by the Master National Teacher in the past.

It is recorded in the "Zhi" in Qintianjian.

At this moment, when the order is issued, if you look down from the sky, a famous Dian Zhong Diangu runs along the criss-crossing streets and buildings.

convey instructions.

And in the center of the core of the entire Qin Tianjian, a majestic pavilion rises from the ground, and the outer layer, like a winding mountain road, is wrapped with a circle of spiral stairs.

This is the Star Observation Tower, the tallest building in the entire God City. When you step on top of it, you can have a panoramic view of all the buildings including the imperial city.

This is not in line with "Zhou etiquette", but because it was built by the national teacher, although the gods and emperors of the past dynasties were more or less concerned about this, no one dared to speak out.

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Stargazing downstairs.

Ji Pingan put on a unique white robe, raised his head, and looked at the extremely tall building. Looking at it, the magic lantern on the corner of the eaves gradually tended to a small peak. Under the watchful eyes of the five prison lords, he took steps, Step up the wooden stairs.

Climb up the stairs.

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At the same time, in a palace in the eastern part of the Qin Tianjian, the lights were brightly lit. A famous star official and a yamen servant pushed a wrench for the magic weapon, and one person shouted:
"Jiae, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Tail, Kei... The seven constellations of the Eastern Azure Dragon have been deployed!"

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Ji Pingan took a step forward and walked along the wooden steps step by step.

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A Dian Zhong held a command flag and rushed to a large hall. After confirming it, he said loudly:
"Dou, Niu, Nv, Xu, Danger, Room, Bi...The deployment of the Northern Xuanwu Qisu is complete!"

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in the dark.

Ji Pingan gradually moved away from the ground, walking in the dark night, the wind around him gradually increased.

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In the main hall on the west side, a white-haired secretary turned a wrench and recited:
"Kui, Lou, Wei, Subaru, Bi, Xi, Shen... The deployment of the Western White Tiger Qisu is complete!"

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Whoosh...the wind is howling.

Ji Pingan heard the crisp sound of the bells hanging from the eaves.

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Inside the brightly lit building, a group of officials announced in unison:
"Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi, Zhen... The deployment of the Southern Vermilion Bird and Seven Suspensions is complete!"

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"despair!"

Ji Pingan stepped on the last step and came to the top of the Star Observation Tower.

Here is a gossip-shaped platform, under the feet are densely packed patterns that make people dizzy at a glance.

There are magic crystals fixed around it, emitting a soft light, illuminating a huge, strange instrument as big as a house.

It has a bronze base, which is composed of circles of rings, and it is running slowly. On both sides of it, there are dozens of large instruments of different shapes, all of which are engraved with patterns.

They together form a group. If a star official who has not studied for a long time comes here, he will definitely be very confused.

But Ji Ping'an only had familiarity in his eyes.

"I am back."

Standing in the wind, he listened to the pleasant clicking sound of those precision instruments in operation, as if he saw a group of old friends reunited after a long absence.

When he said these words, on the entire observatory, the magical instruments seemed to suddenly "live", waking up from the lifeless and unchanging operation.

Every ring, every gear, every chain, and every component seemed to have consciousness, and they cheered silently.

The entire Qin Tianjian is a huge formation, which also gave birth to extremely vague spirits.

The observatory is the hub, and when it senses a familiar aura, the entire Qin Tianjian dances excitedly for him.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

At the same time, four low-pitched roars appeared rhythmically, which was the activation of the formations at the four corners.

Every time there was a sound, a bright beam of light shot up from the dark buildings, piercing the sky like an endless sword.

It can be seen from any corner of the entire God City.

Inside the courtyard.

Putting on a coat, Gou Hanyi pushed the door and walked into the courtyard, looking up at the four beams of light penetrating the sky, his gray-blue eyes were full of nostalgia.

In Liangyi Hall, Luo Huaizhu, Mu Yaoyao and others gathered in the courtyard, looking up at the Star Observation Tower with some yearning.

At the entrance of the three dining halls, a group of star officials and supervisors swarmed out, looking at this magnificent scene excitedly, with deep shock in their eyes.

"Is this stargazing?" Shi Jilun murmured.

Xue Hongjian who was next to him said: "It hasn't started yet, when the formation of Stargazer is opened, it will be truly spectacular."

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Stargazing roof.

Ji Pingan stood on the entire continent, at the top of the tallest building, in the center of the Eight Diagrams. The Yin-Yang Tai Chi under his feet slowly rotated, and the coordinates of the stars engraved on the floor lit up one by one, and then connected to each other to form a galaxy.

He opened his arms, and his white robe danced in the wind, as if standing in the Milky Way Daewoo.

Ji Pingan raised his head, looking at the extraordinarily bright starry sky tonight on the endless sky.

A round of bright moon hangs directly above, surrounded by a halo of indistinct light, and countless stars are dotted on the black satin-like night.

In the whole world, only he really knows what the universe looks like, but he has been searching for so many years, but he has not been able to find his familiar hometown in this specious starry sky.

"start up!"

Ji Pingan said.

Then, the star map under his feet suddenly burst out with brilliant starlight, enveloping him, and this beam of light was far brighter and grander than the previous ones.

And when the five beams of light converged above his head, a round "mirror" composed of starlight and spiritual elements slowly emerged in the sky.

It looked suddenly, as if a hole had been scalded in the night.

This is the astronomical telescope that Ji Ping'an has exhausted his energy and efforts to build. At this moment, when he looks through this mirror, he looks at Daewoo in the starry sky.

The countless ancient stars moved slowly according to his calculations perfectly, and returned to their original appearance.

The stars return.

At this moment, Ji Ping'an's heart was beating uncontrollably, which was also an extremely rare moment in his long life of 1000 years.

He tried his best to open his eyes wide, not wanting to miss any detail.

Then, the expression on his face suddenly froze, and the pupils shrank into needles.

In his field of vision, the light of a full moon hanging high in the starry sky dimmed visibly to the naked eye, as if... was going out.

And when the dazzling brilliance faded away, human eyes were finally able to see clearly the round and smooth surface of the moon without any flaws, and the surrounding circle of fine, slowly rotating "halo" like precision gears. ".

That's not the moon.

Then, the entire starry sky flickered, some stars trembled, and then...

Countless falling stars were reflected in Ji Ping'an's pupils.

(End of this chapter)