The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 845 Man-Machine
"'The light in the dark night' is the change of yin and yang. If you know the change, the universe is in your hands, and creation is in your body... This is a big statement, but the body is a virtual reality, and the spirit is a simulated soul.

“It is quite difficult to create a true body and true spirit that Xuantian can recognize.

“So even though Zhu Chao, the King of Liang, was the authentic descendant of the Yaochi lineage, he still sought the help of the star god’s ‘Senluo Wanxiang’ to create the ‘Qingling Xuannv’.

"On the contrary, it was the Qingling Xuannv who borrowed from the Yuye Guangming when she was seeking to transform the Jiuyou Divine Body... Of course, because Xuannv has her own true spirit, and her incomplete Jiutian Xianti is the inner and outer part of the Jiuyou Divine Body, the technical difficulty she faces is much lower than that of Zhu Chao.

"But even so, 'Xuan Nu' also went deep into the 'Yin World' to collect the 'Nine Nether Qi', and also referred to many other technologies, such as scientific products in some caves or strange domains...

"For example, this 'Yaochi Chess' contains another inheritance - the skills of Yanshi!

"Yanshi, it is said that he was a skilled craftsman during the reign of King Mu of Zhou. Not only did he make puppets that looked like real people, but each of them also possessed unique skills... The 'housekeeping puppets' numbered 1 to 4 of 'Jinse' in 'The Goddess of the Sky River' were probably based on this inheritance.

"That's why I was able to hide it from Master Yuchan and Mr. Lingyun.

“And number five, which is the final ‘Nine Nether God Body’, is another set of techniques based on ‘Night Light’.

"In addition, the method used by this 'Yao Chi Chess' to manipulate its creation 'game' should also be the method of 'Yanshi'..."

"I just don't know why Yanshi's heritage was integrated into 'Yaochi Chess'.

"Well, in myths and legends, King Mu of Zhou had an ambiguous relationship with the Queen Mother of the West, and the Queen Mother of the West and the 'Yaochi' were also closely related...

“Maybe King Mu of Zhou brought it to Yaochi?

"But Taichu Daojun and Kunlun Nine Veins only appeared after the Jiashen Heaven Change..."

While receiving the knowledge transmitted by the "chess board", analyzing and thinking, Zhao Chen solved many of his previous questions, but also had many new confusions.

"In addition to 'Light in the Dark Night' and Yanshi's skills, this chessboard also contains the inheritance of legendary figures such as 'King Yu' and 'Nine Netherworlds'.

"It has enriched my 'collection'. With the addition of the 'Yaochi Chess', I should be able to fully master the 'Collector' rank.

"Of course, at this point, the title of 'Collector', or 'Star Cabin Master', has only a minimal impact on my improvement. Even if I don't fully master it, it won't hinder my achievement of 'Soul'."

As his thoughts turned, Zhao Chen put the "chessboard" into his "collection space", then looked at Yao Ji, who still had an indifferent expression on her face, and asked:
"I heard that in addition to the chessboard, the 'Yao Chi Chess' should have 361 chess pieces, each of which corresponds to a created mythical beast, fairy bird, or magical fruit.

"Where are they now?"

Seeing the question, Yao Ji's cold expression did not change, but she still sighed imperceptibly: "I only know that most of the body of the 'Enlightened Beast' is sealed in another secret place, and its true spirit is extracted by an unknown powerful being. Only its many polluted divine thoughts are left here.

"As for the others, they were either destroyed or sealed, or their connection with the chessboard was completely severed... I can sense that there are only eleven chess pieces that can still move."

Are there only eleven left? Well, there should be a part that has entered the mist of history along with "Kunlun", so the "chessboard" cannot sense it. Zhao Chen nodded and continued to ask: "After I take away the 'Yaochi chess', what will happen to this secret realm? What about you?"

Yao Ji looked at him with strange eyes and said, "What you took away was only the concrete form of the treasure 'Yao Chi Chess'. It is actually still in this secret realm.

“However, your current realm is too low to fully exert its power. You can only rely on the image that is embodied to enter this secret realm at any time.

"Of course, in this secret realm, you can command me to 'create' scenes and characters and play the 'game' you want."

In other words, I just got a portable, self-editable virtual reality interface?
After complaining in his heart, Zhao Chen asked, "So, you can only stay in the cave?"

"I possess a 'true spirit' and can enter Xuantian... but after entering Xuantian, I currently do not have any power. I am just an ordinary person and cannot help in anything." After saying this, Yao Ji looked at Zhao Chen deeply again.

How come I can see a hint of "contempt" in your eyes? How can a "human machine" like you have such emotions?
Zhao Chen was a little unhappy about being looked at, but he still understood what the "human-machine" girl meant: "You mean, if my realm is raised and I can exert the power of this treasure, your power in Xuantian will also be enhanced?"

Yao Ji nodded and said nothing.

It seems that I am not the "predestined person" that "she" is optimistic about... That's right, who are the people that the Yaochi fairies in the legend receive? Either King Mu of Zhou, King Xiang of Chu, or Emperor Wu of Han, all emperors, and I am embarrassing "her"?

After criticizing Yao Ji in his heart, Zhao Chen was ready to go back and reunite with Zhong Ying. But before he opened his mouth to make a request, he suddenly thought of something else: "By the way, what exactly is in the 'Purple Palace'? Is there a 'treasure keeper' created there as well?"

Hearing this question, Yao Ji's expression finally changed. She shook her head and said solemnly: "That was the former concubine of the 'king', a witch from the west, and a substitute for the two girls 'Xuan' and 'Su'.

"After she merged with the remains of the evil god, she was swallowed by the king as the 'Enlightened Beast'... This is also the main reason why the 'Enlightened Beast' was polluted and degenerated into a demon.

"Fortunately, what is sealed in the 'Purple Palace' in this secret realm is only a trace of the witch's divine consciousness, and her soul is suppressed by the Great Xia Emperor himself.

"Also, in the game of 'Yaochi Chess', she is not the treasure keeper, but the 'treasure' itself."

This explanation was basically the same as Zhao Chen's guess, but he frowned and asked in confusion:
"Why seal the witch's mind here?"

This is totally unnecessary, right?
"This is the instruction of His Majesty the Great Xia Emperor. I don't know the details... but those masters probably have their own deep meanings in what they do." Yao Ji shook her head slightly.

You are very respectful when you mention the emperor... Zhao Chen curled his lips secretly, but on the surface he ordered: "Okay, now take me back to the pond in the back garden of the palace. My companions are there."

Yao Ji did not reply, but just stretched out her hand and pointed, and the space around Zhao Chen began to distort and deform, "sucking" his body in.

It was only at this moment that the "human-machine" girl Yao Ji muttered to herself with lifeless eyes:
"Companion... that belongs to Taoist Master Taisu..."

(End of this chapter)