The clouds are low and it is dusk, and the snow is dancing in the wind.
It was dusk and the sky was dark.
The biting wind was blowing aimlessly, and the snowflakes mixed with sand, gravel, and broken leaves were spinning and swaying aimlessly in the yellow sky. The sky was vast and the ground was boundless as far as the eye could see.
Lu Yu was walking on a wasteland. At first glance, it was flat in all directions, just a hill, without a single dwarf tree. It was a vast area, like a dream from which he could not wake up.
This wasteland is called Dengjin Plain. Passing through Dengjin Plain is the destination of Lu Yu's trip - Chiyu City. Lu Yu has been walking on Dengjin Plain for two days and two nights. During this period, the only thing he felt was a little angry.
Those are the two mice we met at noon yesterday.
But more people call this desolate place the Land of Nightmares, or the Kingdom of Huaxu.
Here, there once existed a magical country called Huaxu Kingdom. It was peaceful and happy, and lived without death. However, as the spring and autumn passed, it eventually disappeared in the years. Only a ruin is left, a ruin that seems to exist in a dream.
Some people pass by here and are safe all the way; some people pass here and fall into a dream, and eventually sink and die unknowingly; there are also people who grow up in the dream, like reincarnation and complete a great transformation...
The snow gradually became heavier, and night came silently. Lu Yu's eyes slowly dimmed, and he couldn't help but close his eyes until it was completely dark...
Whoosh!
Lu Yu suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.
Everything in front of him was so strange. There was no one in the room. Lu Yu stood up unsteadily, walked to the window, and looked outside.
A gentle middle-aged woman wearing a dark blue palace dress heard the voice, turned her head and saw Lu Yu, smiling slightly.
"you're awake?"
"Hello!" Lu Yu bowed slightly and looked at this place with some confusion and confusion. "Where is this place?"
"This is Chiyu City." The gentle woman said. "I found you in Dengjin Plains three days ago. You were already unconscious at that time. I couldn't wait to die without saving you, so I rescued you."
"Leng Jinyuan?" Lu Yu muttered to himself, suddenly waking up.
"Am I also in a dream?" Lu Yu secretly thought, while quietly pinching himself hard.
"Hiss!" Lu Yu gasped in pain.
The gentle woman couldn't help but smile when she saw Lu Yu's look, "Do you think this is a dream? Over the past thousands of years, I don't know how many people have passed through the Dengchen Plain, but how many people have actually entered the dream ruins?
How could it be such a coincidence that I bumped into you?"
"Really?" Lu Yu muttered, but he still had doubts in his heart. He was in an inexplicable coma and woke up here. It was hard not to make people suspicious.
"If you still don't believe it, just go out for a walk. There is a difference between reality and dreams, and you will naturally find the answer you want."
"Then go out and take a look!" Lu Yu took a deep breath and walked out. The gentle woman looked at Lu Yu's retreating back and smiled softly.
Lu Yu stopped and walked, strolling in the streets, looking at the towering and solemn palaces, pavilions, and mansions in each room; in the distance, there were also spiritual mountains shrouded in clouds and mist, blooming with rays of light, and the sky was also brilliant.
Sacred temples, islands with waterfalls and flowing springs are suspended...
Lu Yu looked at all this with some confusion. This was a world he had never seen before, or even imagined!
"I only know the name of Chiyu City, but I have never seen it before. So where can I find this flaw?" Lu Yu looked helplessly at the unfamiliar things around him.
"Dream? Dream! I wonder how big this dream is?" Lu Yu sighed secretly in his heart. "Since we can't tell the truth from the false, then everything will go according to the original plan. What is false will not be true after all!"
As the days passed, Lu Yu gained some understanding of Chiyu City. Some of the things and things that Lu Yu knew about that existed in the "outside world" could basically be found in "this world".
For example, the birth of the ‘Black Dragon Son’ in the Wulong Mountains, or the monk in troubled times, Ying Fuxi...
Shouzang Pavilion.
Lu Yu stood in front of the pavilion and looked at the tall, dark pavilion. This Shouzang Pavilion is a library pavilion. It was built and maintained by the Lord of Chiyu City and has existed for tens of thousands of years. There are various kinds of things inside.
There are countless classics, histories, and biographies.
The entire Shouzang Pavilion was built by hollowing out a huge mountain. There were countless formations and restrictions inside, making the Shouzang Pavilion impregnable.
With the help of that gentle and mysterious woman, Lu Yu had the opportunity to enter here. Otherwise, with Lu Yu's strength and identity, it would have been absolutely impossible to see these classics.
Lu Yu has been here for a month in a row. In this month, Lu Yu has greedily absorbed the vast knowledge inside like a beggar, and has grown a lot compared to before!
Stepping in, Lu Yu went straight to the third floor. In the third floor, relevant records about the 'Huaxu Kingdom' were stored.
The Huaxu Kingdom was established in ancient times and had a long history. In the ancient times, it separated and collapsed and disappeared. To this day, there is only one ruin left, called the Dengchen Plain.
In the Dengchen Plain, there is a magical area that exists between reality and nothingness. It overlaps with reality and can be said to be the same as the real world. If you die here, you will really die; but it is
Nothingness, invisible, intangible, even if you have been in it for thousands of years, when you return to reality, it is just a dream for three hours and three moments.
Some powerful people have guessed that the "Place of Virtual Reality" evolved from the Niwan Palace of "Huaxu", the founder of Huaxu Kingdom at that time. As for whether it is true or not, no one knows.
During Deng Jin's journey, the possibility of entering this 'real and virtual place' was actually very slim, and there were even fewer people who could walk out alive. And some people speculated that those who entered the 'real and virtual place'
The portal is actually controlled by living beings. This is a "selection" and a "test"!
"Hua Guo, who has been in the dream for more than 10,800 years, has become a 'god', using his supreme combat power to break the shackles of the 'land of virtuality and reality' and return to reality; Xianyang, 'Mount Tai collapsed in front of him but his color remains unchanged.
The elk is rising on the left but its eyes are not blinking, and it takes only half a moment to break through the illusion with its "mind skills"..."
"I was stuck in a dream, and I broke out after being trapped for 10,800 years. I didn't get lost in it for so long, and became the supreme 'god'. This Hua Guo's state of mind is so firm that it's hard to imagine. I'm afraid...
It can be said that it is difficult for anyone to achieve it in the ages! Moreover, the dream lasted for 10,800 years, and the reality lasted only three hours and three quarters, but he has ascended to the position of a god. It can be said that he has reached the sky in one step, which is enviable." Lu Yu sighed and shook his head.
Moreover, there are people who actually discovered the mystery in half a quarter of an hour and walked out. It is also unbelievable! However, although it seems that one person broke the 'Dharma' with strength and the other broke the 'Dharma' with the heart, the two paths are different.
But the root of it all lies in the state of mind. If the heart is like a rock, it will not be lost. If the mind is like a clear mirror, it can break through the fog. Only when the state of mind is high enough, can you get out of the dream..."
After reading these records, Lu Yu breathed out softly. Although he didn't know whether they were true or false, he finally had some understanding.
"Yu Juluo!" After thinking hard, Lu Yu suddenly raised his head and looked to the southwest. "It is said that Yu Juluo is a person with double pupils. Double pupils have the ability to illuminate the universe and detect reality, and maybe some flaws can be found in it.
! And the Yujuluo Yu clan should be in the 'Praying Immortal Realm'. Yantai Zhu, one of the Nine Cauldrons... there is news about the Jiuding, so go to the Praying Immortal Realm!"
The next day, Lu Yu said goodbye to the gentle woman and walked southwest, following the route towards the 'Praying Immortal Realm'.
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Rongzezhou, praying for immortality.
Walking under the stars and the moon all the way. When Lu Yu came to the world of praying for immortals, it was already March of the second year. There were green poplars and grass on Changting Road, and fireworks and willows were flying.
Changgui Mountain covers an area of nearly a hundred miles and is the foundation of the Yu clan. Under it, a river named ‘Zimuyi’ winds like a dragon and snake, surrounding the entire Changgui Mountain.
Lu Yu was shocked when he looked at the fairyland-like mountains and rivers lingering in the mist.
Arriving at the Zimuyi River, boats occasionally passed by on the misty water. Lu Yu called and begged, wanting to see Yu Juluo, but in the end he was rejected. Lu Yu had no choice but to leave. Such a big force like this
The inheritors of ethnic groups basically only hear their names but never see them. This is also a way of protection.
Of course, this was also what he expected. After all, there has never been any record of breaking the dream with external force, and it was probably not allowed or had no effect, so he had already been prepared. So he
The main target of the trip is one of the Jiuding located in Yantai Zhu.
There is a Jiuding buried under Taitai Zhu. This matter is not a secret, but no one has ever obtained or seen it, and no one even knows its specific location. Despite this, countless monks still flock here all year round.
Yantai Zhu is a small island in the water, located in the Zimuyi River, only a thousand miles away from Changgui Mountain. Only when Lu Yu arrived did he finally understand how powerful the temptation of the Nine Cauldrons was!
Lu Yu took a boat, crossed the river, and came to Taitai Zhushang. But Lu Yu's arrival did not attract anyone's attention. There are too many people like Lu Yu here.
Taitai Zhu is covered with vegetation, and a few rivers no more than a few feet to more than ten feet wide run through it. Because so many people come here, some people actually built taverns and inns here.
Lu Yu walked on it, walking aimlessly. When he boarded the Yantai Zhu, Lu Yu felt an inexplicable connection, and he was attracted to each other. At that time, he understood that under this Zhu
, there is indeed a Jiuding buried there!
But what is difficult to do now is that even if he finds it, with his strength, he will not be able to save Jiuding, but will lose his life!