Huangxiu

Chapter 24 Flying Flowers
When he arrived outside the Tongtian Pavilion, he suddenly stopped and walked towards Xu Weibian who was lying in a chair: "Mr. Xu, I want to learn about the Dafeng Dynasty. I wonder which books I should read?"

The two words "Qingying" on the Qingying Sword are Fengwen, the language of the Great Feng Dynasty.

The Dafeng Dynasty is 30,000 years old.

Although he had read through the catalogs of all the books in his collection, he still had no idea where to start to understand the history of the Dafeng Dynasty.

"Dafeng..." Xu Weibian opened his eyes and looked at him for a few seconds: "The prince is interested in the Dafeng Dynasty?"

"I don't know much about it." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "I'm just curious."

"The Great Phoenix Dynasty is too far away from us. Some of the legends are so mysterious that we cannot take them seriously."

“What are the legends?”

"...Too many to list." Xu Wei thought for a moment: "On the third shelf from the northwest of the second floor, most of them are books from the Great Feng Dynasty, but they are all Fengwen."

"Let's wait and see. Thank you, Mr. Xu." Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and entered the Tongtian Pavilion.

Xu Wei watched him enter the Tongtian Tower and shook his head.

It is rare to find someone in the royal family who likes reading.

Most of the royal children desperately pursue martial arts and seek military merit. Only the Qing Palace attaches so much importance to studying.

What a pity...

He shook his head again and closed his eyes again, enjoying the warmth of the sun.

Chu Zhiyuan entered the second floor and came to the third bookshelf from the northwest. In front of him were rows of old books, all well preserved and exuding a unique scent of aged books.

Each book had a new cover and the title was written in Dajing characters.

This made Chu Zhiyuan shake his head.

No wonder I couldn't find it.

He pulled out a book, except for the cover which was written in Dajing characters "Seven Sea Records", the inside was written in Fengwen.

Fengwen is ancient and profound, with simple characters but rich meanings. Often one character has multiple meanings, and it is difficult to read it smoothly if one lacks cultural cultivation.

He gritted his teeth and continued reading.

At the end of the day, he only read six books. With his reading speed, he could read sixty books like Dajing.

As he read more, Fengwen became more familiar with it and his speed became faster and faster, and he had a basic understanding of the customs and culture of the Dafeng Dynasty.

The Dafeng Dynasty is completely different from the world today.

The most fundamental difference is practice.

Martial arts are flourishing in the world today. Everyone can practice it. The threshold for practice is low and the practice culture is very strong.

However, the practice of cultivation in the Dafeng Dynasty is a niche one, and only a small number of people with outstanding talents and great blessings can practice it.

The same thing of breaking a mountain with one punch, nowadays, people know it was done by a great master and don’t think anything of it, but in the Dafeng Dynasty, because it was rare, people thought it was magical, so these practitioners were called immortals or gods.

The books of the Dafeng Dynasty recorded many deeds of immortals and gods, and some of them were even exaggerated due to rumors. There were stories of people flying a thousand feet above the ground and killing people with flying swords at a distance of a hundred miles.

He wondered if Dafeng Dynasty was a world of immortal cultivation?
After a careful search, I found no mention of ascending to heaven or becoming an immortal and living a long life. It only described the display of martial arts.

I can vaguely judge that this is not a world of cultivating immortals. It may have more abundant spiritual energy than the current world, so the upper limit of martial arts is a little higher.

By the evening, he finally found some clues. The strange pattern was actually a phoenix pattern.

It is said that an ancient man once saw the mythical bird Phoenix.

The Phoenix is ​​glowing red all over and cannot be looked at directly. However, this ancient man was revered by later generations as the True Man of Phoenix. He was a person of great spiritual practice. He actually saw the patterns on the Phoenix's body and used a secret method to imprint them on a strange stone.

After making the copy, he exploded and died.

The rubbing of the phoenix pattern is preserved on a strange stone, and the phoenix pattern can be imprinted on weapons or jade pendants through the strange stone.

Later, this strange stone suddenly burned and turned into ashes, and the phoenix pattern could no longer be spread.

In the Phoenix Sect founded by the disciples of True Man Phoenix, there are eight magical weapons branded with phoenix patterns.

As for what these eight magical weapons are, there is no record.

Chu Zhiyuan estimated that the Qingying Sword he obtained was one of them.

Phoenix Sect.

It's a pity that no inheritance was left. If there was the inheritance of True Man Fenghuang, there might be hope of rubbing the phoenix pattern, but now it is almost impossible.

No one in the entire Dafeng Dynasty can do it. It is impossible for me alone to surpass all the outstanding people in the Dafeng Dynasty.

He pulled out a jade pendant from his sleeve, a piece of jade inlaid with gold and covered with cracks.

It is first glued together and then fixed with a mixture of gold and silver, giving the broken jade a stable structure so that the phoenix pattern can be viewed at any time.

He personally processes it and uses his super sense to ensure the integrity of the patterns and the seamless fit.

Phoenix patterns are different from each other.

The two phoenix patterns on the Qingying Sword are like a martial arts technique, which can change the true energy and thus possess the magic of a clear mind and a light sword.

But the phoenix pattern in the broken jade is different.

After looking at the phoenix pattern several times, my spirits actually became stronger.

The change was slight, but it could not be hidden from his super senses.

The stronger the spirit, the faster the Qi will flow, which not only increases the efficiency of practice, but also increases the power of martial arts.

So he added another item to his daily practice: looking at the phoenix pattern in the broken jade before going to bed.

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Bright sunshine enveloped Yujing City.

The alley to the north of Fenghuang Avenue is called Yangma Lane.

At this time, Yangma Lane was very lively. On one side were the city patrol guards, the infantry office, and the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The city guards and the infantry office blocked the road on both sides, forbidding anyone to approach. Officials from the Imperial Household Department and clerks from the Ministry of Rites were directing their subordinates to arrange the ceremony.

On the other side, more than 20 young men and women surrounded four middle-aged men and women, staring at the alley across the street anxiously.

The alley is winding and can only accommodate four people abreast, but it leads to the bustling Phoenix Avenue.

A beautiful girl said in a crisp voice: "Master, the time is almost up, why haven't you come yet? Aren't you late?"

"will not."

The woman next to her was charming, with a slender figure wrapped in a lake green silk shirt. At first glance, she looked to be in her twenties, but upon closer inspection, she seemed to be in her thirties, already middle-aged.

The charming face was tense and there was majesty between her brows.

The beautiful girl asked, "Master, is it the official from the Ministry of Rites who is here to preside over the ceremony?"

"Yeah." The middle-aged woman nodded slightly.

Another young man snorted, "He is just a Yuanwailang, a fifth-rank official."

A young man next to him shook his head: "That's a bit too much. It is said that in recent years, the suppression of our martial arts sect by court officials has become more and more severe. It seems to be true."

"I wonder what rank of official will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony for the branch courtyards of the four major sects?"

"It was so long ago, who would remember it? Moreover, now is different from the past and cannot be compared."

"We can't be compared with the four great sects now, but we can in the future. Isn't it too disrespectful to preside over the ceremony with a fifth-rank official?"

"Noisy!"

The middle-aged woman snorted.

Everyone stopped talking.

She turned around and glanced at everyone, saying calmly: "Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the Lord. If you don't have this awareness, you should just go back to Feihua Peak obediently!"

"Yes……"

Everyone obeyed obediently.

She continued, "The official from the Ministry of Rites who came this time is of the fifth rank, but he is the prince of the imperial palace, a descendant of the royal family. If you neglect him, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Yes, Elder Lu." Everyone responded.

Lu Wan shook her head and sighed.

No one can avoid being carried away by success, not to mention the young disciples, even the elders in the sect are no exception.

After becoming a grandmaster, one can enter the imperial court to serve and be on par with the four great sects. When faced with such a heaven-defying opportunity, who can remain calm?

The court designated a place to establish a branch of the Feihua Sword sect, which was already a great favor, but they were still not satisfied. They felt that it was too neglectful to merely send a deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony.

Especially since the officials from the Imperial Household Department and the clerks from the Ministry of Rites are still there, they are so unscrupulous, they really don't know the seriousness of the matter and are extremely stupid!

Martial arts sects act based on their martial arts skills, without so many twists and turns, but the imperial court is different.

Fortunately, they will enter the Zhenwu Division in the future, which is not as treacherous and cunning as the imperial court bureaucracy, otherwise they would not know how they died.

"coming!"

Suddenly someone shouted in a low voice.

They immediately looked over there.

I saw several masters in blue robes surrounding a thin, tall, handsome young man who was walking slowly towards me.

He was wearing a red official robe with a white pheasant patch, and his eyes were bright and his spirits were high.

"Sir Yuanwailang."

"Your Majesty."

……

The city patrol guards and officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs saluted from a distance.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists, smiled and nodded, then came closer and said to Lu Wan, who was in the lead, "Elder Lu, am I not late?"

"Master Chu, you have worked hard." Lu Wan smiled slightly: "The time has not come yet."

"Congratulations to Elder Lu, and also to the Feihua Sword Sect..."

Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Wan exchanged greetings in a harmonious atmosphere.

The Feihua Sword Sect disciples around stared at the palace guards and marveled inwardly.

As expected, he is worthy of being the prince of the royal family. The guards around him all have bulging temples and sharp eyes. They are all masters of the innate realm.

There was a eunuch accompanying him. He had a gentle temperament, clear eyes with distinct black and white, and his skin had a faint glow like white jade. He was obviously a master.

Lu Wan also breathed a sigh of relief.

I didn't expect Chu Zhiyuan to be so friendly and without the arrogance and airs of a prince. Then I thought of his experience and understood.

This fourth prince is different from the other princes. This may be because the court invited him here. If he were any other prince, he would be extremely arrogant and things would probably get ugly.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head secretly while talking to Lu Wan.

Among the four middle-aged men, only Lu Wan is a master, and the remaining three middle-aged men are one at the sixth level, one at the seventh level, and one at the eighth level.

Twenty-three young men and women were not perfect after birth.

This was beyond his imagination.

It's much worse than I imagined.

Is the Feihua Sword Sect showing weakness, or is its true foundation so shallow?

(End of this chapter)