Chapter 410: Jingshi Cave, Overview of World Situation (4k)
About half an hour later, in the Taoist temple at the highest point of Baiyang Cave, looking at the empty sky and floating white clouds in front of him, Xue Wangxu held a cup of hot tea in his hand, gently blowing the hot air emanating from the tea.
Gradually, I felt as if my mind had also become empty.
"Our Baiyangdong will have a new Zhenshan elder? She will become my new uncle?"
At the door of the Taoist temple beside him, stood a middle-aged man with a bun in a bun, with a serious and cold face. He was the theoretical successor to the next generation of Baiyang Cave master after he retired and returned to his hometown in Du Qingjiao.
, Xue Wangxu’s only existing direct disciple, Li Daoji.
Seeing Xue Wangxu's rare relaxed expression, Li Daoji, who had also watched the battle before, was puzzled. His eyebrows like knives were slightly raised unconsciously, and he couldn't help asking: "Master, who is the opponent?"
What's your origin? Are you from Zhao Jingzhong?"
"I have no idea."
"But as far as I know, the sword moves and artistic conception used by Zhao Qing are very different from the most fiery Zhao Jianlu's 'Death Sword' in the world, and they are not among the 'Great Rebellions' known to Da Qin. All in all, there should be nothing in terms of status.
Big hidden danger.”
Xue Wangxu patted his arms and thighs that were numb and bruised not long ago, and suddenly laughed like a child, and said happily: "I only know that she has joined our Baiyang Cave now, and she was there just now
In that battle, our sect's reputation was completely established."
"After keeping a low profile for so many years, is it necessary for everyone in Changling to know about it?" Li Daoji ran his fingers over the slender sword at his waist, looked at the white clouds in the distance, couldn't help but sigh, and asked calmly.
"The pursuit of spiritual practice is to be comfortable and comfortable. After being silent for a lifetime, I should finally be famous." Xue Wangxu twirled his few white beards, with emotion in his eyes, and replied gently:
"By the way, if you have time, please help me see what Zhao Qing, 'Junior Sister', and the newbie Ding Ning are doing now."
With many complex emotions emerging in his heart, just when Li Daoji was about to turn around and leave, a piece of brightly colored and beautifully carved jade in Xue Wangxu's sleeve quietly split into two flat pieces.
copies, then stuffed one into the other person's hand, and added:
"By the way, give me this half of the 'token' as well."
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After spending some time walking around Baiyang Gorge, he got a rough idea of the sect's situation. Zhao Qing was now staying in the Jingshi Cave in the gate, learning about Baiyang Cave, Changling, and even the Great Qin Dynasty.
, detailed information about the entire world.
In the Great Qin Dynasty, the first-class sects were naturally the Minshan Sword Sect and the Lingxu Sword Sect. Both of these two major sects had thousands of disciples in the inner sect and tens of thousands of servant disciples in the outer sect.
The thousands of inner disciples he has accepted are all the best talents from all over the Qin Dynasty, and even from the subordinate countries.
These two major sects are naturally superior, and all other sects cannot compare with them.
In addition to these two major sects, there were more than ten first-class sects in the Qin Dynasty. Among them, several sects such as Hengshan Sword Academy prospered because they received strong support from outstanding princes and generals, and others such as Moxu Sword
Cave, Zhengyi Academy, etc. also have profound sect heritage.
Baiyang Cave can only recruit dozens of students with cultivation qualifications every year. Among all the students who leave, there are only a few practitioners who can reach the fourth realm.
If only the students who are still studying in Baiyang Cave are included, the highest level of cultivation is no more than the middle level of the Three Realms, which is slightly lower than the dozen or so students in the sect who are only at the top level of the Three Realms to the top level of the Fourth Realm.
In addition to the teachings of these past graduates of Baiyangdong, who can be regarded as the registered disciples of Xue Wangxu and Du Qingjiao, there are only a few people such as Li Daoji who have cultivation levels above the fifth level of spiritual consciousness.
Use the flying sword with astonishing lethality.
However, the strength of a sect is definitely not determined by the number of practitioners in the three, four or even five realms, but is always determined by the practitioners at the top of that sect.
Therefore, after it was believed that two Seventh Realm Grandmasters had emerged, the name of Baiyang Cave quickly spread throughout the various forces in Changling and entered the ears of many high-level figures, causing a considerable impact.
According to the information they received, Zhao Qing, who suddenly appeared, was originally Xue Wangxu's master. When he accompanied the army on an expedition to the Zhao Kingdom for decades, he was besieged for a period of time due to unfavorable war conditions. He felt that his skills might be used for this purpose.
The tradition was lost, so he recruited a local disciple from Zhao.
Considering that the impact of this kind of thing was not very good, and that the Qin Dynasty's foreign wars during that period were not as successful as later, after luckily returning to Qin, he did not disclose the news, but left a few letters before his death.
Letters, and a token used to identify the other party.
As for Zhao Qing himself, because he sent Qin Ren as his teacher, he was naturally ostracized in Zhao territory, so he hid in the mountains to live in seclusion and practice hard for decades. He did not leave until he reached the seventh realm and found that the world had changed.
, Qin has destroyed Zhao...
From the sound of it, this story does not seem very reliable, and is very much like an eye-catching plot made up in a novel. However, after all, it has been personally endorsed by the master Xue Wangxu, but it is not something that ordinary people can question.
If there is really any problem, Jian Tiansi and Shendu Jian, who are responsible for tracking and investigating the practitioners, should be able to compile a large amount of information and find it out in a short time.
Similarly, for Zhao Qing, if he wants to forge a true enough identity, he needs to know more relevant information to make it flawless.
Coupled with her desire to explore the world's cultivation system, she felt that the cultivation method of refining the natal sword was quite unique. The Sutra and History Cave in Baiyang Cave was naturally an indispensable place for her.
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According to records in many cultivation books, when many powerful sects in ancient times chose mountain gates, they first chose spiritual veins to live in. Over time, they carved the mountains they lived in like jade, and arranged formations according to the landscape, wind and clouds.
Either hollow out the mountain, dig out a huge underground palace, or dig out a plain.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, after all, Baiyang Cave is just a small sect. Although it has three insignificant spiritual veins and has also dug a large number of grottoes in the mountains, the overall
The layout is quite ordinary, far from being comparable to such a real large sect.
Its Classics and History Cave is actually a cave with many ventilation holes on the top, which seems to be always bathed in soft skylight. The bookshelves on the four walls of the cave are filled with various classics.
In addition to a few sect secret arts passed down by word of mouth such as "Aries Glacier Sword Talisman Sutra", Baiyangdong's Sutra and History Cave contains all Baiyangdong's mental techniques and formulas, including many generations of Baiyangdong practice.
The reader’s understanding of spiritual practice on his or her own spiritual path.
Not only the martial arts that Baiyangdong's main sect majored in, but also some ancient books collected by the seniors in the sect, as well as the trophies obtained by the Baiyangdong people participating in the Qin Dynasty's foreign expeditions, came from Zhao, Han,
Scattered classics from the practice areas of the Wei and Three Dynasties.
At a glance, there are "Health Sutra", "Zhi Xuan Zhen Jue", "Vipassana Zhen Yin", "Wu Zhen Xin Jue", "Aries Thirty-Four Sword Sutra", "Nine Ink Li Zhao Jue", "True Fire Discrimination", "Red"
"Phoenix God's Illumination Sutra", "Five Yangs Righting the Body", "Quiet Viewing of the Flowing Light", "Sitting on the Heart Sutra", "Amaterasu Self-Contemplation", etc...
Even the disciples of this sect will only enter the Classical Library to study for the first time after about half a year of study.
Moreover, the Jingshi Cave is divided into internal and external areas.
The mental methods and some records of the outer cave are relatively easy to understand, and most of them have no special restrictions on cultivation, so any disciple in the sect can read and study them.
The classics in the inner cave are relatively esoteric, especially the experiences and experiences of many senior masters on some exercises, which are not necessarily 100% correct and need to be screened by yourself.
Therefore, only disciples who meet certain requirements in certain aspects and whose contribution to the sect reaches a certain level will be allowed to enter.
Of course, for Zhao Qing, who has the status of Zhenshan Elder, she can read unlimited time in the Classical History Cave, both inside and outside, and even has the authority to borrow and annotate the classics in the cave.
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For ordinary practitioners, the vast number of spiritual practice books in this kind of cave of scriptures and history, even if they are organized neatly into categories, must be confusing. Therefore, like most sects’ scripture collection places, the scriptures in Baiyang Cave
Shi Dong did not make any special arrangements, and all kinds of classics were placed out of order.
Walking like no one else around among the students of the Ivy Sword Academy who were allowed to enter the outer cave due to the merger of the two sects, Zhao Qing quietly flipped through the many classics in the Classics and History Cave, obtaining a large amount of the information she needed, especially
Pay attention to books such as "A Brief History of Changling Cultivation" and "Da Qin County Records".
The general current situation of the Sword Dynasty world is slightly different from what she imagined.
Although it is also located on the earth, the names and sizes of most landforms are the same as in previous lives. The main countries are also Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin. It looks very much like the Warring States Period.
But in fact, perhaps because it has elements of spiritual practice and does not date back to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, there are many places in it that are not consistent with the historical Warring States period.
For example, with far more developed productivity than normal feudal dynasties, the total population of the four existing dynasties of Qin, Chu, Qi and Yan should be around two to three hundred million, and each of the major dynasties had millions of troops.
For another example, as the capital of the Qin Dynasty, Changling roughly covered Yongcheng in previous history, but it was much larger in scale, with a population of more than four million, making it the largest city in the world.
The second largest city in the Qin Dynasty was named "Changluo", which corresponds to the Luoyang area. It originally belonged to the Han Dynasty and had a population of more than one million. It was on the same level as the capitals of Chu, Qi and Yan.
After the destruction of the Zhao, Han and Wei dynasties, the Qin Dynasty established forty-three counties. Although a large number of young and middle-aged people were lost in the war, the total population still reached nearly 100 million, and it is still growing rapidly.
The territory of the Qin Dynasty seemed to include half of the Shandong Peninsula, the Jianghuai region, and the eastern coast than the historical Qin, Zhao, Han, and Wei;
In the northeast, Yanmen, Changshan, Guangyang, Jiaodong and other counties are bordered by Yanqi; in the southwest, Yangshan, Jiujiang, Ba and other counties are bordered by Chu and Qi; in Longxi, Beidi, Yinshan and other counties, they are bordered by Chu and Qi.
Chu and Wushi border on each other.
But in the Chu Dynasty, it was completely different. It became the real "Western Chu", occupying Central Asia, the Western Regions, Qinghai, and Guizhou Province. Its territory showed a huge C shape, surrounding the western part of the Qin Dynasty.
The Yan Dynasty was closest to its historical position, but it also extended far outward, occupying the entire Northeast beyond half of the North China Plain.
As for the Qi Dynasty, except for an enclave in the Shandong Peninsula that was sandwiched between the Yan Dynasty and Jiaodong County of Daqin, it was basically located in the south, bordering Dachu to the west and Daqin to the north. Its territory included Cangwu, Lingnan, and Jiaozhi
, basically achieved rule over the Indo-China Peninsula.
The location of the Lushan League is the junction point between the Qin Dynasty and Chu and Qi in the southwest, and it belongs to the Wushan area.
Generally speaking, the territory of the four dynasties combined is roughly equivalent to the territory at the peak of Chinese history in the previous life. The Qin Dynasty occupies the best areas, and the Chu Dynasty has an extremely large territory. Its current national power is obviously higher than that of Qi and Yan.
After all, this is a world where extraordinary practice has been popularized. It has a history of thousands of years of practice development. It is normal for a large country to have an increased ability to expand.
The total area is much larger than that of the previous Qing Dynasty, and it is naturally not a problem to support a population of less than 400 million compared to the late Qing Dynasty.
Hundreds of years ago, before the first unified dynasty "You Dynasty" was established, the rulers in this world were all extremely powerful, and their strength was no less than the super sects of today's dynasties.
However, with the emergence of the You Dynasty and its demise due to the rebellion of many sects, and after the battle of defeating You with the participation of many eight realms, many ancient inheritances were cut off, and today's practice world has changed.
It has weakened a lot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Despite this, in the past hundreds of years, the world still has no idea how many grandmaster-level figures have produced the founders of sects, and how many kinds of kung fu have been created.
Law has created many powerful means of borrowing the vitality of heaven and earth.
The Minshan Sword Sect and Lingxu Sword Sect of the Great Qin Dynasty have studied the methods of sword control to the extreme, while many sects of the Great Chu Dynasty, the Great Yan Dynasty, and the Great Qi Dynasty are refining weapons, talismans, and Yin Qi.
The Tao makes it impossible for practitioners from other dynasties to reach it.
Even in the three great dynasties of Han, Zhao, and Wei that have perished, in addition to hundreds of people practicing Tantric Buddhism, the Han Dynasty's Nanyang Dan Sect, the Zhao Dynasty's Sword Furnace, and the Wei Dynasty's Yunshui Palace were also refining elixirs and smelting swords.
, has extremely amazing achievements in water control.
There is no doubt that the brilliant achievements created by the practitioners in this world can definitely bring huge gains to Zhao Qing.
Especially the industrialization and standard equipment of military talismans have almost entered an era of extraordinary industrialization.
In the Great Qin Dynasty, the tens of thousands of local troops stationed in an inner county were equipped with powerful talismans that were enough to fight against one or two ordinary seventh-level masters. The entire dynasty's millions of troops combined could not defeat anyone below the eighth-level.
practitioners can contend.
In addition, she also noticed that although the world of the Sword Dynasty was somewhat similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the previous world, there had never been such ideological changes as the Confession of a Hundred Schools of Thought.
Practice serves as a guide.
After quickly browsing through the many historical records in Baiyang Cave, Zhao Qing knew very well that many of the contents contained traces of incompleteness and modification, mainly those related to the Bashan Sword Field and Wang Jingmeng.
Because Emperor Yuanwu once used disgraceful means and stole the achievements of Wang Jingmeng and Bashan Sword Field through shameless betrayal and conspiracy, in order to prevent the spread of his deeds that were not conducive to him, he burned all the history books of the Qin Dynasty in recent years.
,rewrite.
Since the early years of Yuanwu, no one dared to say Wang Jingmeng's name anymore, and only dared to refer to him as "that person", as if it had become his unique pronoun.
As the most outstanding figure in the Qin Dynasty for decades, influencing the whole dynasty and being unavoidable in many aspects, Zhao Qing has been familiar with the historical records of recent years due to the various deletions and revisions in the books written by Wang Jingmeng and others.
caused many obstacles.
However, although Emperor Yuanwu and others have done many shameless things, he has followed the results of Wang Jingmeng's reforms and has now achieved that all people have houses, farmers have fields, plenty of food and clothing, and fires to cook oil, and even
Every household must eat meat within a few meals and have amazing results.
It is precisely because of this that in the minds of almost all Qin people, Yuan Wu was truly a virtuous emperor that was rare throughout the ages. Queen Zheng Xiu and Liang Xiang were naturally virtuous assistants to the emperor, and they gradually forgot about the Bashan sword field that was destroyed by the alliance.
In this case, how should a person's merits and demerits be measured?
Thinking of this, Zhao Qing casually put back a few books that introduced the Zhaojing Sect and the products that were helpful for practice. He looked at the futon that was also located in the Jingshi Cave and was walking towards a futon in the side space, preparing to practice "Beheading Three Corpses".
Ding Ning from "No Self".
As the faint brilliance on her body gradually faded, she removed the sight shield that prevented other people in the Jingshi Cave from disturbing her, and appeared directly in front of the "client".
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At the same time, an ordinary carriage seemed to be driving aimlessly through the streets of Changling.
In the simple carriage, there sat a thin man wearing a dark red brocade robe, with a particularly messy short beard and a young face.
His hair is a little gray, and the nails on his hands are slightly yellow.
He looked a little decadent and lonely, but everyone in Changling knew that this was just an illusion.
Everyone in Changling thought that he was extremely ruthless, cunning and cruel.
Because he is the head of the Shendu Prison, the head of Prison Prison Chen.
During the long and boring inspection, Supervisor Chen lowered his head slightly and seemed to have fallen asleep. However, at a certain moment, he slowly raised his head and opened the car curtain.
The unmarked carriage was approaching the shadow of a high wall.
When he opened the curtain, many strands of heaven and earth energy silently and softly came out of his body.
Without even a trace of wind, layers of crystal-like brilliance quickly gathered around his body, as if forming countless mirrors, refracting the surrounding light.
He was obviously wearing a rich crimson robe, but even if there were people passing by, they could only see that the car curtains seemed to be blown open by the wind, but they could not see him walking out of the car.
