Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 260 Origin
Gu Jingnian looked back and suddenly felt as if he had searched high and low without finding it, only to have it come to him effortlessly.

Standing in mid-air, behind him was Zi Cang.

“You must be in your true form now,” Gu Jingnian said. “You should not have a ‘past’ in this place.”

After all, there were raging flames below them.

Zi Cang said, "Aren't you afraid of arousing the suspicion of the Realm Lord by wandering around the realm looking for me?"

How did you know I was looking for you?

"I sensed someone trying to enter my realm, but I blocked them. After that, I felt a slight tremor between the realms."

"Shaking?"

"Crossing the boundary frequently is like an ant digging a hole in a dike."

Will the dam collapse?

"That would require tens of thousands of ants."

Even so, Zi Cang did not leave with Gu Jingnian immediately, perhaps because he was afraid that traveling too frequently would really attract the attention of the Realm Lord.

Gu Jingnian noticed his thoughts and took the opportunity to ask a question.

"I think the Realm Lord can 'flip through' the past. You sent us to steal his things, how could he not know?"

Zi Cang said calmly, "The Realm Lord will not look back on my past."

"Why?"

Zi Cang gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "Because when the Realm Lord reads through anyone's past, he has to endure the pain they experienced, and my past... was very painful."

"Did not see it."

“We are the same kind of people, which is why I didn’t kill you but instead used you.”

Gu Jingnian asked, "In your past, there was a man dressed in brocade robes. Who was he?"

“That was my former master. I was a slave in his house until I was fourteen,” Zi Cang asked. “After I gained power, I put him in a torture chamber and subjected him to endless torment. Do you want to know what he did to me?”

Gu Jingnian did not answer.

He was fairly certain that what Zi Cang said was true; they were both people who had suffered a lot in their childhood.

"So, you want to rule Zhongzhou? Does that make you happy?"

“Not necessarily,” Zi Cang said. “I might not be happy if I really ruled Zhongzhou and then discard it like trash. But the process excites me. I might be discovered by the people of the realm and die at their hands, or I might be resisted by the supernatural beings and ordinary people of Zhongzhou... I enjoy defeating them.”

Gu Jingnian asked, "If you were immortal and unified the world, what would you do? Conquer the Yihai?"

Zi Cang couldn't help but smile and said, "You understand me."

After gaining a general understanding of Zi Cang, Gu Jingnian got to the point and asked, "If I leave this realm, will I never be able to come back to find Yingyao again?"

"Yes."

"Is there another way?"

“Yes,” Zi Cang said. “They will work for me.”

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

The fact that the two of them can meet today is because they had this tacit understanding beforehand.

Zi Cang asked, "Do you know why it's easier to use supernatural abilities within the realm?"

"Because this place is close to the Yi Sea?"

“Not entirely.” Zi Cang shook his head and said, “This matter has to start with what the boundary is. In the beginning, the boundary was actually the foothold of the Yihai people when they attacked Zhongzhou.”

Gu Jingnian was somewhat surprised, so he waited for what would happen next.

"People only remember that six hundred years ago, the Shi people attacked Zhongzhou but returned empty-handed. They have forgotten that more than a thousand years ago, the Yihai people entered Zhongzhou in force. As soon as they crossed Fujie Mountain, they felt unwell due to the unfamiliar environment and could not use their supernatural abilities. So, they created the first boundary on Fujie Mountain. When the morning sun shone on Fujie Mountain and turned it golden, they moved the mirage of the Yihai people to Zhongzhou, creating a virtual world in Zhongzhou. Although they still could not fully use their supernatural abilities while in the boundary, they could use them up by 30%. The Yihai people then made the boundary their base."

At this point, Zi Cang asked, "Do you know what sustains the realm?"

"Does this boundary still need to be maintained? By what means?"

"On the other side of Mount Fuji, there is a huge ice crystal that transmits the scenery of the Yi Sea to the Central Plains. As long as the ice crystal exists, the boundary exists. The number of boundaries is equal to the number of facets of the ice crystal."

"But what if this ice crystal breaks?"

“That realm is no longer there,” Zi Cang said. “Therefore, someone needs to guard this ice crystal. Do you know who is guarding it?”

"An old man who used to be a member of the Jie people."

"Indeed." Zi Cang said sarcastically, "After the Yi Hai aliens' massive invasion was defeated, all the aliens in this realm today are either those who invaded Zhongzhou back then or their descendants. But the Fu Jie Mountain didn't learn of this until over six hundred years ago, so the old realm master went there personally to guard the Ice Crystal. Do you understand now? The realm master's so-called protection of Yi Hai and Zhongzhou from each other is a lie. All they did was so that they could remain the masters of this realm for a long time." "I see."

Even so, Gu Jingnian didn't completely believe what Zi Cang said.

Of course, given his abilities, this matter has little to do with him.

Zi Cang loved to ask questions, so he asked again, "Do you know why the Yihai people were defeated?"

"I don't know."

Although Gu Jingnian's stance was on the side of Zhongzhou, it sounded like the strength of the Yihai people far exceeded that of the people of Zhongzhou.

“I don’t know either,” Zi Cang said. “Everyone says it’s because of the wisdom and resilience of the people of Zhongzhou, but there must be some secrets that have never been made public and are known to only a very few people.”

"who knows?"

"The Emperor of Dacheng led the Central Plains to defeat the Yihai people."

Gu Jingnian said, "The Emperor of Dacheng lived more than a thousand years ago, and even the Cheng Kingdom has been destroyed."

“Yes, times have changed. The capital of Cheng Kingdom is now the capital of Rui Kingdom,” Zi Cang said. “Presumably, the secret is still buried in Rui capital.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingnian roughly guessed what Zi Cang wanted him to do.

Instead of speaking, he asked, "Senior, with your extraordinary strength, have you never personally investigated this matter?"

“We cannot leave the realm,” Zi Cang said. “I’m not afraid to tell you that unless we have the realm lord’s exorcism order, we cannot leave the realm. Even if we do, our strength will be greatly reduced.”

Gu Jingnian had just been thinking about this issue. Zi Cang said that the Realm could allow people with supernatural abilities to exert 30% more strength, but this number might not be true.

The battlefield left by the great battle between Pu's father and Longxushui in Lianxi Mountain made him realize that the Yihai Yiren and Jieren were indeed very strong, but that was still within the territory of Fujie Mountain. If the Jieren were to penetrate deep into Zhongzhou for a long time, how much strength could they retain?

In other words, given Zi Cang's strength, he should have been even more confident in ruling Zhongzhou.

"Did the senior not contact anyone from Zhongzhou using the phrase 'once'?"

“Yes.” Zi Cang did not deny it, saying, “But I only lived in Shanyang City in the northwest of Yan State in Zhongzhou. After that, I traveled through Yong State to Fujie Mountain. I do not know anyone from Rui State.”

Gu Jingnian pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't Liu Yuchuan a Swiss citizen?"

"Is he?"

"I had a gut feeling that he was him."

Zi Cang didn't pay too much attention to the question and asked, "Can you find out the secret of Emperor Rui for me?"

Gu Jingnian hesitated and said, "This matter... is more difficult than I expected."

"I will treat you well after this is done."

"I understand the senior's character, but it's still difficult."

Zi Cang said, "I have some trusted confidants in the states of Yong and Yan who can be of use to you and help you increase your strength. You can take this."

As he spoke, he tossed over a small, crescent-shaped dagger.

Gu Jingnian took it and discovered that it was carved from bone.

“This is a token I made from the bones of my enemy. Show it to my trusted men, and they will recognize you and help you increase your strength. You can also use my people to do your own thing,” Zi Cang said. “Come see me again after you have discovered Emperor Rui’s secret.”

"Okay, thank you, senior."

"We're just using each other, no need to thank me."

Zi Cang said no more, and casually sent out a door, allowing Gu Jingnian to leave.

"Senior hasn't yet explained how to find your trusted confidant?"

“Easy to find, they are the most notorious people in Yan State.”

After saying that, Zi Cang sent his shadow out of another door and quickly disappeared inside.

Gu Jingnian carefully put away the bone dagger and prepared to leave.

Just as he was about to step across the threshold, he remembered what Zi Cang had said about the realm being a shadow of Yi Hai, and looked back.

He saw countless three-headed people being driven towards the sea of ​​fire on the horizon, crying and wailing all the way. Behind them were god-like figures holding long halberds and with wings on their backs.

The three-headed men were driven into the flames, their screams deafening.

Gu Jingnian stopped looking, turned around coldly, and left.

He gleaned something from this video—the barbarian seas were not a paradise.

(End of this chapter)