Mountains and seas can be flat

Fang Zheng's consciousness wandered in the darkness.The water essence surrounded by flowers is in the deepest place underground, pulling down the abyss.The last "feeling" he had was that the power carried by the flower was gradually dissolving into the abyss.Is this really "death"?Very sleepy, fluttering, nothing in my mind, the surroundings are dark, as if I am about to fall asleep, no matter how I know it is impossible to wake up, I can't stop sinking...

But Fang Zheng "woke up" again, and he was in the white mist, his feet seemed to be empty, and there seemed to be a huge mountain as high as the sky beside him, and some fibrous roots emerged from the mountain wall, as if hanging Wall plants cling.But Fang Zheng kept looking up to the place covered by clouds and mist, but he didn't see a tree, only the roots, which is really strange.

Fang Zheng took two steps, and suddenly found a middle-aged man who seemed to be smart and capable, with a high-spirited manner sitting at the foot of the mountain.He was wearing a long cloth robe, and his waist-length hair was randomly tied in a strand behind the back with a copper ring.He was digging the ground with a wooden plow, and he was digging soil into the ground. There was a small shallow pit on the ground. Fang Zheng suddenly saw a round seed lying quietly in the pit.

Fang Zheng wondered, wasn't he swallowed by Xi Yuan?Where is this again?Afterlife?But it is neither like fairyland nor hell, just a barren mountain.

"Who are you? What are you doing? Where is this place?" Fang Zheng asked bluntly.

The middle-aged man didn't answer him directly: "There are seeds again. That's good, which shows that we still haven't become them. You're good." He repeated it twice.Look at Fang Zheng.I don't know why, although he is a stranger who has nothing to do with him, and what he said is inexplicable, but he just gives people a sense of calmness and reliability that can be trusted.He looked only in his thirties, but he looked at Fang Zheng like an unusually kind elder.

Just at this moment, a thin layer of the earthy brown surface of the mountain wall suddenly "teared" off, and the whole piece fell off. The middle-aged man used the sharp side of the plow to cut the "brown soil layer" into several pieces. "Oh, it's peeling off again."

Judging from the movement and material, Fang Zheng suddenly realized that it was not earth and stone, but a kind of leather.Not "mountain".But what monster animal's cortex?It's also too big.Fang Zheng has always felt that the body of the black dragon, which is nearly [-] meters wide when fully unfolded, can circle the Shenmu to the bottom, is already the limit of living things.But the mountain in front of me is hidden in the clouds and I don’t know its height, but it is also a biological remains?It doesn't know what it is from the outside, and it has no head or tail.He thought about it, now he doesn't even know whether he is dead or alive, whether he is dreaming or waking up, whether he is a soul or a spirit, so why make a fuss about it.

"Am I dead?" Fang Zheng asked again.

"Death? All things are born and changed. The body turns into dust and is absorbed by flowers, birds, fish and insects. It just changes its form. How can it really die?" the middle-aged man said lightly.

Fang Zheng complained in his heart, how could he meet a philosopher even after he died, "I'm different, I don't even have a body." I don't know if it's true or not.

"But you have this seed." The middle-aged man pointed to the pit. "Not only is this not death, but it is living forever. We all live like this. You let us live longer, thank you."

"Us?" Fang Zheng guessed the man's identity, and put himself into a category immodestly. "Could it be that you are a certain sage emperor from the past?" Although Fang Zheng basically knew the age of those emperors who left office, the virtual image that appeared in the dream may also be their young appearance, and no one can say for sure.He thought with a wry smile, it seems that he must have come to the afterlife to meet the former emperor. "You let us live longer", Fang Zheng thought to himself, does it mean that his sacrifice to save the people from water and fire is similar to what the sages did, and the spirit continues to be passed down, and does it mean to continue to live in people's hearts?

"I'm Ku Jun." He pointed to the mountain-like biological cortex next to him, "This is the claw foot, its lower half."

Fang Zheng suddenly realized that this was the third emperor who suppressed Ruoshui Xiyuan in Kunlun Mountains back then. He used his clawed feet to counteract Ruomu's power and disappeared in Kunlun Mountains.But no one has ever seen Ruomu, let alone Ao Zu.The Kunlun Xiyuan, which was thousands of feet deep, was indeed suppressed.No one knows how Ku Junshi did it.Fang Zheng had guessed that Ruomu grew underground.It appears to be true.He is also the prototype boss who is worshiped as "Emperor Jun" by people in later generations.Since it came from the Ku family, it must have something to do with Hua Xu's legacy.Fang Zheng didn't expect that the No.1 he met after his death was actually this emperor.

"So it's you." Although she looks young, she still needs at least some respect.Regarding the "roots" on the surface of the claw's feet, Fang Zheng suddenly said in surprise, "Ruomu...couldn't it grow inside the claw's feet?" No wonder there was no tree branch exposed on it. "But I remember that Ruomu is in Kunlun Mountains, and I sank from Qinglongling. They should be far apart. How could I come here?"

"The bottom is all connected." Di Jun said, "It's the sea."

"Sea? Means, the bottom of Xiyuan is connected?"

"You are very smart, and you are still very young. You are too young to die." Di Jun carefully gathered a thin layer of soil to cover the seed, "Like me." He didn't have the slightest self-effacing, "That's why you can came here."

Fang Zheng was surprised, "What do you mean? I haven't died yet? You...haven't died either? But I was swallowed by Xiyuan, what happened?" Di Jun was almost 200 years ago.And if he has not died, why is there no news of him in the world.Fang Zheng basically ruled out the possibility of dreaming, after all, he would never think of things like this in his mind.The world after death makes the most sense, but Di Jun said he shouldn't die.

Di Jun pointed to the boundless darkness looming behind the white mist. "The three abysses at the bottom of the abyss are actually connected to each other. In the deep, deep underground, there is a sea of ​​nothingness. The three sacred trees at the three poles of the earth have built their eternal cage. The fourth one is to escape from it." It came out. You brought it back again. Before it could swallow you up, it was bound again. This is the base of the foot. You are the second person to go this deep besides me. Your will The force must be very tenacious, so that it can pass through the boundless void sea and reach the end of the world before being swallowed up."

Fang Zheng is still puzzled, but he is not in a hurry now, and has a vague feeling that time has completely expired here. "The end of the world? So it's a safe place? You never died? Why didn't you go back?"

Di Jun pointed to the side and asked Fang Zheng to "sit down", "The earth and water are residing, turning into wood, turning into dragon, turning into dragon. Wood and dragon are vibrant openings, while rot is lifeless closing. They are a ring. And I have become a wandering existence between life and death, and I will not go back." He had a deep meaning.

Fang Zheng had infinite doubts in his mind, "What is the existence between life and death?"

Di Jun said, "There is no time, there is no space. You can go down so deep, you must have mastered the last move of 'Jedi'. But you haven't mastered 'Tongtian' yet, this is 'Tongtian'. The sky can last forever, I am the sky. The sky and the earth are connected. I can see everything. The vicissitudes of life are connected to thousands of years. Endless wars, migrations and natural weathering, events become history, and history becomes legends... For me, it is both long and fleeting. Go back? Where will the way of heaven go back?"

Fang Zheng seemed to understand, "Then I can't go back? But I really want to go back, and I have a reason to go back."

Zifeng...if he had another chance to make amends...he would go back at all costs.

Di Jun raised his eyebrows: "Stay here and learn 'Tongtian'. Wouldn't it be good to become the 'Day of Heaven'?"

Fang Zheng asked back: "Do you feel good?"

In fact, Fang Zheng vaguely understands that the "Tian Dao" mentioned by Di Jun here is not the sky in the physical sense, nor is it the Taoist "heaven and earth are not benevolent, and everything is a dog" without good and evil tendencies.Since Emperor Jun cares about "seeds", what he transforms into is the "blue sky" and "heaven above" that carry the people's peaceful wishes in later generations, and the "heaven with simple moral values" that the "son of heaven" also worships. ".In countless chaotic and dark times, the people can even launch peasant uprisings to overthrow the emperor. They firmly believe that there is another power above that, which is the way of heaven.It is always honest and upright, omniscient, and will give absolute justice to all affairs.Otherwise, you will be scolded as "wrong to be worthwhile and stupid to be heaven".This is absolute love and absolute impartiality.Of course Fang Zheng knew he couldn't do it.

Di Jun nodded approachably: "Everyone thinks differently. I think this is very good. It's normal if you don't think so."

Fang Zheng hurriedly asked: "Then can I go back? But isn't the water essence swallowed by Xi Yuan? I can't feel its power..."

Di Jun shook his head, "Water essence is the general basis for the generation and change of all things, but this group of things is also the source of human enlightenment and moral consciousness..." The seeds that Di Jun had just planted began to sprout sprouts and sprouted. The stalks blossom and bear fruit, becoming a new batch of tiny seeds.This is a growth rate that is absolutely impossible on normal ground.He took off a seed and handed it to Fang Zheng, "Use it well."

"What do you mean, how to do it?" Fang Zheng took the seed.

"Beyond the white mist is the endless abyss. If you want to go back, you have to cross the imaginary sea of ​​one hundred thousand feet, and then cross the land boundary of eight thousand feet. If you can bring seeds, they will be used by you. It will Help you to absorb the dust of water essence from the Void Sea. This requires you to practice and fight for it. Whether it is used for you or swallows you depends on your nature. As for how long it will take and how much this matter is Difficulties, and only you can handle them yourself.”

Fang Zheng nodded, took the seeds, stopped staying, and walked into the darkness outside the white mist.It's really walking like flying, without sloppy at all.

Just at this moment, suddenly, the claw foot next to it, which was as high as the sky, vibrated, and there was a loud "hum" in the air like a bell, which deafened Fang Zheng's ears.Fang Zheng turned his head and looked at the claw's feet in surprise, and a few more flakes of skin fell off. Di Jun clicked his tongue and said, "That's another word."

"What do you mean?" Fang Zheng asked.

"It takes 100 years for the giant Ao to support the sky. It takes 1000 years to say a complete sentence, and 1 years to express a clear meaning." Di Jun drew a symbol on the open space next to him, and there were already two notches before that. "This is the first two words it has said in 200 years. Today you are lucky to hear the third."

"What does it say?"

Di Jun smiled: "—The previous two words were 'beginning', and today's word is 'feeling'. 'Beginning with love'. There should be other words before this, I don't have such a thing as curiosity , so I didn’t listen to it. It doesn’t matter if I know it or not.”

"'Beginning with Love'?" Fang Zheng naturally hadn't heard of it either.Given his background in that special age, he naturally did not know that in the 20s, a batch of great bamboo slips were excavated from the tombs of the Warring States Period. Among the famous chapters that were different from the handed down classics and retained an even more ancient, mysterious and original flavor, there were such Two sentences - "Sex comes from pretension, Tao begins with emotion."

Fang Zheng walked into the depths of the darkness. Behind him, Di Jun said leisurely: "Ji Yuan was born into the sky and reborn as the emperor, and the world discards it like a shoe... On this thousand-year crossing, the color of Kyushu will change after losing me... The mountains and rivers are ancient and majestic, and the sky is full of fires and ignorance... All spirits and wilderness lead to the infinite, and the wind and wings of the gods soar each other..." The voice gradually disappeared.

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Qinglongling has become the absolute heart of the new mountain and sea country.The permanent population here is about [-].It is the most prosperous center on the mainland.The government is transparent, the trade is prosperous, and the military strength is strong.The most important thing is that the people here live a healthy and prosperous life.

Of course, in addition to Qinglongling, the development of several larger rebuilt city areas within the four territories is also good. Yaocheng, Xiuling, Raowo, and Yanglun all have their own permanent residents, advantageous industries, and core competitiveness.

The population within the four borders increased from less than 16 in each country to 10 in just 70 years.According to the population growth rate, it will increase to 100 million in a few years.Roads have increased three hundred times (because many places used to have no roads at all), and food production has increased thirty times.The number of troops remained roughly the same.The productive population of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery has increased substantially.Wood, stone, pottery, copper, jade and other related manufacturing industries are also developing steadily.

In the past 16 years, no war has occurred.No power can fight against the "Dragon God" in Qinglongling. The "Dragon God" has traveled thousands of miles day and night over the years, throwing all the monsters left over from history into the weak water.The land in the four borders is more peaceful.

The current unified kingdom of the four realms is called "Hua", and the founder is Emperor Fang Zheng.It's just that he's been dead for 16 years.For the time being, there is no second emperor on the throne, and the Dragon God does not decide on ordinary affairs. The operating mode of the "Hua" Dynasty is very peculiar, and the loose structure that relies entirely on "autonomy" is not conducive to the concentration of authority.But for the special situation where there is the deterrence of the Dragon God, there is no need for "centralization of power" at all.Even "right" is not worth mentioning in front of the absolute "force" that overwhelms everything.This is a non-reproducible situation.Throughout the ages, there has never been a "co-unification" development in which the dragon is the backing and the people self-govern.But it is even more inaccurate to analyze it with racism, because the dragon god and the union of the dragon do not represent the interests of the "Dragon Clan".In fact, there aren't many of them at all.

——In Jianmuli, eight little dragons hatched.When they were small like snakes, they grew small wings and flew to the eight poles by virtue of their instincts. They only returned to Qinglongling several times a year in response to Zifeng's call.They are clearly differentiated and have their own characteristics, which are not listed for the time being.

The passage of time is obvious to ordinary people, for example, Peng Meng passed away in the fifth year.After his death, he was buried in the outskirts of the mausoleum of the Xia family Qijun outside Yanglun.The Flying Badger Army was eliminated by history, and was reorganized as a local garrison for governance and protection, which belonged to the Frontier Army of the Hua Dynasty.

The frontier army of the Hua Dynasty obeyed the orders of Commander Suolan. She has a total of [-] troops under her command and controls the largest military force of the Hua Dynasty.Never ambitious, dedicated to duty.Although the years have made her no longer young like a girl, she has become more sophisticated and calm.Soldiers and people respected her very much.The former Jiuli warriors and dog seal warriors have all been reused, and they have turned wars into treasures for a long time, becoming important figures in the Hua Dynasty's military force.

Siji, the former king of Yuyi, Zhongkang, the former king of Xiazhu, the princess of Badian, the lord of the ancestor Jiang Da, and the head of Xingji were all under house arrest in Qinglongling.With the barely decent treatment of the king of subjugation, it is no longer possible to make waves.Siji's body replacement had serious side effects, and he passed away in the tenth year. Prince Weiyu took him back to Raowo for burial.Wei Yu is no longer a prince now. He used to be ignorant of the world, but he has grown up gradually, and has become an official in a small place by his own ability. He lives happily every day.

Xia Zhongkang is aging very quickly, and now he has silver hair all over his head.When Solan came to visit him again, the two stood together like father and daughter.Xia Zhongkang began to carve bamboo slips and statues of witch spirits during his claustrophobic days, and burned them after they were finished.Carved many works of art.For many years, I didn't say a few words, and then my expressive ability deteriorated.

Princess Badian was imprisoned with her snake witch cousin.In the third year, she became pregnant and refused to accept Qinglongling treatment, so she died twice.

In the eighth year, the ancestor Jiang and the star sacrificer asked themselves to be exiled to the Kunlun Snow Mountain. Zifeng ordered them to be taken to a place where no one was above the snow line, and he was responsible for their life and death.

And the "quasi-heir" Taifeng has also grown from a baby who can't even speak to a handsome boy who can read and write.His appearance surprised the oldest officials in Xiazhu Yuyi in the past—somewhat like the arrow god Yijun.However, they have only seen Yijun when he was 50 or [-] years old, and this teenager is really uncertain.Only whispered in secret.

Taifeng was brought up by the Holy Maiden and the Elder Xunluo, and was taught martial arts and archery by the Dragon God himself. From the age of three or four, he learned to read and write from the chief shaman and the officials.He has been able to communicate freely with wild beasts since he was a child, and his energy seems to never run out.He has a very strange diet, and only eats the herbs and stones planted all over the place of the saint.As early as when he was five years old, the Dragon God told him, and everyone else, that he was the heir, the future monarch, and he had to study hard.The strange thing is that Taifeng never seems to have "psychological pressure" or the rebellious mentality of "playing" after being suppressed.Sometimes he doesn't look like a child to the extent of his open mind, but his natural and pure personality fits well with his youth.He also seems to be born with rough nerves, without so much sensitivity, entanglement or self-doubt, he doesn't think about "why me", and he is happy to go all out to reserve the ability of quasi-dijun; but at the same time he is very shrewd, very When he was young, he could tell whether a person was lying or not, and he would also consider what people wanted. People said that it must be the power given by the Dragon God.

"Master!" Under the giant dragon stele, the young man with a Fusang bow and arrow on his back said to the huge black dragon on the column that slowly opened his eyes: "I found the eyes of 'Mirage' according to the method you said! I really can't let it Shipping something?"

Bingyi, Sanzhushu, Xiezhi, Lingyu, and even the old mirage that often visits, they are almost unchanged. This may be the intuitive difference between spirit beasts and humans.They are still in Qinglongling, witnessing the growth of babies, the aging of young people, and the death of elders...

The black dragon's giant yellow light bulb eyes blinked. Zifeng had already overcome the psychological barrier of being called "Master" by Taifeng. Moreover, Zifeng's Yi Jun in his memory was in his later years. coincide.However, Zifeng also somewhat understands why Qijun’s perverted obsession has been maintained for so many years—fifteen or sixteen-year-old Mood for Love, if such a "little brother" came back from crossing Guixu to find medicine for him, and took care of the abandoned abandoned day and night. Jun—it’s not surprising that I remember it for a lifetime.

"If you are really capable, you can try it." Zifeng said, "Old rules——"

Taifeng made a grimace: "I cherish my life very much."

In the past two years, what Zifeng said the most was: "Boy, don't waste time. Hurry up and grow up another two years and take over the state affairs. I can sleep now."

At first, Taifeng didn't understand why Zifeng was so obsessed with sleeping.In fact, a large part of the stable situation of "co-governance" today depends on the power of the Dragon God.From Taifeng's political perspective, it can already be seen that if Zifeng leaves, the Hua Dynasty will not be so easy to rule.But he also felt that Zifeng seemed to be completing a "task" without emotion all these years.In future generations, it will be like an employee who gets off work when the time comes.After all, dragons don't like to stay in busy places.Bing Fenglong and the eight little dragons all like to be in the extreme environment, and they are far away from each other.Zifeng has been forced to watch the human race all these years without any problems, which really makes him very impatient.

Taifeng was worried more than once, "Master, you can't go. You are the national shield of Huachao. There will be problems." He believed that Zifeng knew it well.

But Zifeng just sneered: "Do you dare to let it go wrong? He told me to train a suitable one. After I finish, of course I can leave." There was still resentment in the words.

Of course, Taifeng would also play this emotional card, "Hua Chao is his painstaking effort. If there is no you, I will lose in two years. Even if you kill me, I can't save it. That is also a disappointment."

Zifeng was so angry that he snorted and sprayed Taifeng aside: "I haven't learned from him in a day, why is it so cunning--everyone is very cunning. Fuck off, I don't care."

Taifeng stuck out his tongue, so Yuanyuan had no choice but to roll away, and he returned to where his adoptive parents were.The saintess has taken those precious herbs for these years, and her appearance is very well maintained, and there are not many traces of age at all.Although Xun Luo is older, he seems to live healthier, with white beard and white hair fluttering like an old fairy.While devouring the herbal meal made by his adoptive mother, Taifeng said, "I really can't persuade him to stay. Master will definitely leave."

"Weakness." The saint recalled the scene when she was rescued by Fang Zheng for the first time, "At that time, Patriarch Fang told me about Lian Zifeng, saying that he was a blade, and it would hurt to hold it in his arms, but he still couldn't let it go. Did you tell him?"

Taifeng had a headache: "I have to pick a time when Master is happy, lest he go crazy again. On the day when the Milky Way was at its peak in summer, he was in such a good mood, he went crazy again after reading a few words while looking at the stars... what kind of dual feelings?" If it lasts for a long time, how can it be day and night? I wonder if this means encouraging people? What else is there, such as mountains and rivers, and thunder and lightning... Patriarch Fang is really a ruthless person, I will never post that kind of I swear."

The saint sighed, "Patriarch Fang is a great person. But no matter how great he is, he can't be perfect. All of us can sit here today, and Hua Dynasty's good situation is based on that kind of sacrifice... He Not only did he sacrifice himself. Lian Zifeng also sacrificed a lot, no one has the right to stop him from leaving. Unless..."

"Unless Patriarch Fang comes back to life." Tai Feng sighed, knowing that it was impossible.

The saint suddenly widened her eyes, and looked at the old man Xunluo who rarely had such an excited expression, "Just now? Feeling?" The saint who believed in "feeling" the most in the world suddenly changed color. She has always believed in every word of Xunluo. She actually showed a dazed expression, "...is it true?"