“Good! In a few days, I will write a book and offer it to the heavens and earth!” Li Chang laughed, as if he had made a decision. He looked at Jiang Wen and Chiyunzi, and ordered people to set up a banquet.
The banquet was set up, and the three took their seats. Dancers entered, performing cheerful dances.
They talked and laughed, and Jiang Wen also learned a lot about cultivators from Chiyunzi.
The history of cultivators can be traced back to before the ancient times. They rose and fell together with the human race. The ancestors obtained ancient imperial stone tablets and learned that the ancient emperors traveled the world to drive away ominous omens.
They also obtained mysterious methods from them, and thus there were life-cultivating scholars.
In ancient times, cultivators were people of the tribe and lived together with the human race, jointly driving away the monsters and beasts in the wilderness. At that time, humanity was prosperous, and there were naturally more cultivators.
The cultivators were naturally unwilling, and no one helped the Emperor cultivate the new method. The Emperor was furious, burned the methods of hundreds of schools, and wanted to force the cultivators to assist. In the end, the cultivators resisted, and the Taicang Dynasty was defeated. They were expelled from humanity by the Taicang Emperor and could only live in seclusion in the wilderness.
Since they are not human, they naturally have no humanity. What cultivators cultivate is the art of life fire, how can they have no humanity? They can only eat people to maintain their nature.
Speaking of this, Chiyunzi's expression became a little complicated: “Some cultivators scattered into the wilderness, becoming neither human nor ghost. Some cultivators also discovered that if they burned the fire of life in their life sea and built palaces and high platforms in the life sea, they could communicate with another world in Sumeru, which is the Sumeru realm mentioned by the ancient emperors.”
“The founder also accidentally discovered the Sumeru realm and took us Taishen Palace cultivators to hide in it, which avoided this disaster. And in this Sumeru, we also discovered some unfamiliar cultivators. These people claim that their ancestors have been in Sumeru and do not know about the mortal world. As for this matter, I will not go into details.”
“I see, there is actually a Sumeru realm.” Li Chang sighed, knowing a little more about this world.
Jiang Wen drank a glass of clear wine, comparing what Chiyunzi said with what he knew. Although there were many differences, they were generally the same.
“This is the envoy of Taicang, and also a descendant of the Nanqi royal family.” Li Chang introduced Jiang Wen to Chiyunzi. Chiyunzi was shocked when he heard this, and when he looked at Jiang Wen again, he found that this person was shrouded in clouds and mist, and he could not see through him.
“I really can't understand this old man.” Chiyunzi shook his head and sighed. “It seems that he is not in the way of life, but beyond all living beings. My algorithm is humble, so I dare not measure it randomly.”
“But I think this person has extraordinary abilities, is he also a cultivator?” Chiyunzi asked.
Li Chang looked at Jiang Wen in a daze, and the wine glass in his hand trembled. Then his expression became relieved, and he drank the wine in the glass.
Jiang Wen smiled lightly and nodded to Chiyunzi: “Rather than saying I am a cultivator, it is better to say that I am a seeker of the Tao.”
“A seeker of the Tao?” Chiyunzi's eyes lit up. He was extremely curious about Jiang Wen's statement. “What is seeking the Tao?”
“Tao is the road. Seeking the Tao is seeking one's own path. What cultivators cultivate is the method of life fire, but in fact they are also cultivating the Tao. If there is no Tao to follow, they will naturally be reduced to beasts. If there is a Tao to follow, they can develop humanity and understand the destiny of heaven. This is seeking the Tao. You call yourselves life fire practitioners, but aren't you also Taoists?” After Jiang Wen finished speaking, Chiyunzi's eyes shone. He looked at Jiang Wen with an excited expression, as if he was about to pounce on him at any moment.
“Good! Wonderful!” Chiyunzi praised loudly, not caring at all about the image of an expert he had just created, but knelt down in front of Jiang Wen and looked at him respectfully. “What Your Excellency said is exactly the same as what my founder thought. It's just that my founder failed to understand the truth in it. Today, it can be said that I have seen the sun through the clouds here with Your Excellency. Please, Your Excellency, do not hesitate to enlighten me and discuss the path of cultivation with me.”
“Of course.” Jiang Wen nodded in agreement. He had a good impression of the Taishen Palace, after all, the Taishen Palace had helped him many times. Now that he has met the founders of the Taishen Palace, shouldn't he leave something of his own behind?
Li Chang would not refuse the proposal of the two, so he asked people to find a spacious courtyard on the mountain peak and asked people to take good care of them.
Jiang Wen and Chiyunzi sat in the pavilion and discussed the Tao, and only ended happily after seven days.
Chiyunzi left happily, sighing that he had no regrets in death. Just as Your Excellency said, if you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening. Now that he has heard the words of the Great Tao, even if he does not become a major event in the Immortal Sect, he will die without regrets.
“Senior is a peerless expert who is hard to find in the world, and has made us see clearly what cultivation is. I have nothing else, only this book of Taishen Palace's Taishen Secret Method. I hope Senior will not dislike it and accept it.” When Chiyunzi left, he left a volume of life fire cultivation methods, which is the cultivation method from lighting the lamp to building the life sea high platform.
Jiang Wen was overjoyed when he saw this. He was still worried about how to give Xiuqi and Xue the follow-up path of cultivation. Now that he has the secret cultivation method left by Chiyunzi, he will not have to worry about it in the future.
This life sea high platform is naturally the Tao Palace realm, but it is understandable that it is not said like this now. If Xiuqi and Xue can cultivate to the Tao Palace realm, they will naturally be able to live safely in this wilderness. As for the future, it can only depend on their own good fortune.
Jiang Wen dispersed the dust on his body and looked up at the vast sea of clouds. During the few days of discussing the Tao with Chiyunzi, he used up most of the knowledge he had stored. He didn't mention some of the theories that only exist in the modern world.
As for Jiang Wen's mission, Li Chang naturally agreed. The Nanqi people are not in a good situation now, and it is okay to have the protection of Taicang. As long as he does not interfere in the Nanqi government affairs, he has no reason to object.
During the few days of contact, Jiang Wen also understood what kind of person Li Chang was.
He can be regarded as a leader who is wholeheartedly for the Nanqi people. Although he imprisoned the Nanqi monarch, he did not want the other party's life. It was only because he hated the four major royal families for not living up to expectations and doing all kinds of absurd things regardless of the future and destiny of the Nanqi people. That's why he entered the royal capital and sat on this high position.
As for other people's evaluations, Li Chang scoffed at them. As far as he is concerned, other people's words are just a breeze blowing past his ears.
Every time Jiang Wen looked for Li Chang, he was busy at the desk. It seemed that he had never left there. During this period, Jiang Wen also saw several of his children, all of whom were talented and martial.
After obtaining the Nanqi alliance agreement, Jiang Wen prepared to return to Tianyuan City. The Ming royal family has been abolished, and he does not need to support it. He selected a successor from the clan, and left the Nanqi royal capital amidst the reluctance of many old people.
