It is already the third day since Chi Yao came back.
After getting off the ship, he first went to the company headquarters with Huang Bairen to explain the results of the trip, and then he couldn't wait to return to the tribe and study the newly obtained Gu.
During this trip to Nathan Island, if Behemoth failed in vain and the King of Nathan Island escaped with a broken arm and barely survived, then only Chi Yao made a lot of money. It can be said that Behemoth made a lot of money.
Everything Sheamus coveted ended up in his pocket and turned into spiritual necessities.
Not only did he receive the gift left by Master Ziyang from Ruan Feng, but he also took the most precious treasure on Nathan Island - the sacred tree - as his own.
Now the sacred tree that has sheltered Nason Island for countless centuries is taking root again in Chi Yao's Yuanhai Kong Qi, sorting out the flow of Yuan Qi in it for him, and together with Qijue Gu, has become the support for the Kong Qi.
The cornerstone of the world.
After this trip to Nason Island, Chi Yao's practice method has been very different from the traditional Gu magic in Miao territory.
His body has been integrated with the Yuan Hai Kong Aperture Gu. This Gu is neither outside the body nor inside the body. It exists in the underworld and is boundless. As the embodiment of the small world of his human body, it has become the basis for future practice.
Foundation.
And all the Gu objects can be put into the void orifices and nourished by the sea of Yuan Qi, so there is no need for any Gu sacs or the like anymore.
Of course, assisting in sorting out Yuan Qi is only a characteristic of the divine tree itself. The new ability it acquires after being refined into the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu is - retrospection.
The giant tree of reincarnation rooted in the long river of time can use a certain thing as an anchor point to trace its past projection in the long river of time.
After figuring out how to operate this ability, Chi Yao has been thinking about what he should use as an anchor.
To be used as an anchor item, the following conditions must be met.
First of all, there is enough historical accumulation that has experienced the erosion of the long river of time, and is significant enough to leave a shadow in it, otherwise the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu will not be able to trace back.
Secondly, the material is excellent enough to withstand repeated erosion over time, and it must not be easily worn, otherwise it will be easy to go back and it will be troublesome to return.
Chi Yao can think of many things that meet this condition.
The first one is the Gu cup that was just recovered.
Speaking of which, the Gu cup that had been lost for many years was found again, causing the entire Miao border to celebrate for a few days, and Chi Yao's already high reputation rose again.
However, in the face of many other gains, a mere Gu cup is no longer enough to cause much fluctuation in Chi Yao's mood. And his indifference is regarded by more people as a sign of calmness and reliability, and some people have even begun to call him Gu King.
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Compared to the Great Gu Master, the title Gu King has more of a hint of submission on the basis of undiminished respect.
After looking through the information, Chi Yao found that the earliest records about the Gu cup were very vague, and who made it was also unclear, as if it appeared out of thin air.
This made him have some doubts about using the Gu cup as an anchor point for testing.
If the history of this thing is longer than imagined, there will be too many variables in the process. It is better to be stable for the first experiment.
After ruling out the Gu cup, Chi Yao set his target on the Twelve Dong ruins in Moon Mountain.
Miao territory's Twelve Dongs can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, it is debatable whether the Tree Sea Reincarnation Gu can go back to that time in one go, but at least this goal is not as vague as the Gu Gu, so that people can't figure out the limit.
Just do what you say, Chi Yao has always been very active.
As a great Gu Master, he has no movement restrictions at all in the Miao territory. Even if there are two holy mountains, he can go up to them whenever he wants.
Returning to the desolate and dilapidated cave, caressing the half-weathered stone wall, Chi Yao's eyes showed a little nostalgia.
This can be said to be the place where he really laid his foundation. If it were not for the Seven Jue Gu as his destiny, he would not have enough strength to support the subsequent series of actions.
"Then, let's get started. As my blessed land, I hope I can have a good harvest this time..."
Chi Yao closed his eyes and activated the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu.
Hua Hua Hua...
The illusory sound of water rang in his ears, and Chi Yao's consciousness seemed to have left his body, following the root system of the Wood Sea Samsara Gu to a strange river.
The current of this river is surging and the waves are turbulent. There is no source or end in sight. The gray-white water is not even restrained by the river channel. It just wanders in the boundless void, twists and turns, without beginning or end. p>
There should be no light in the void, but the rotation, entanglement and collision of every drop of water in the river will burst out with brilliant colors and light.
Although no one introduced it, the moment he saw it, he felt as if his soul was blessed, and Chi Yao had already understood the name of this river.
The long river of time, the water of time.
Because of the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu as a support, Chi Yao did not fall into the water, but in front of the entire river, even the extremely tall sacred tree in Chi Yao's eyes could only be regarded as a small sapling. p>
It strives to extend its roots, trying to trace back more, but the rushing water of time is constantly pushing it forward, preventing this backward movement.
After a tug-of-war, Wood Sea Samsara Gu reached its limit and finally found a projection that could be used as an anchor point.
Chi Yao, who breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly had his eyes blurred, and his consciousness returned directly to the real world.
At this time, the empty orifice that was originally filled with Qi current was as if a thief had left the building empty, and one-third of the space was suddenly empty.
"Good guy, I didn't expect that just locating an anchor point would consume so much energy..." Chi Yao was secretly stunned.
You know, this is just to find out the position, and it has not been teleported yet. I don’t know whether the energy in my body can support such a teleportation.
The Gu used for teleportation is called Nian Cicada. It is the companion Gu of the Samsara Gu. It usually lives on the sacred tree and feeds on the sacred branches. According to estimates, every time a branch is eaten, it can
Look back one more year.
"Let me see how many years ago the anchor point was located this time..."
I don't know if I don't know, but I was shocked when I counted it. The only projection anchor point located by the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu was more than a thousand years ago!
"Is this the heyday of the Twelve Dongs?"
Chi Yao was a little speechless. After more than a thousand years, even if the sacred tree was stripped bare, there would not be enough branches to feed the cicada! At least it would have to wait for it to grow a few more times before it would be enough.
How come these twelve Dongs are so long, and have completely disappeared within a thousand years, leaving no trace at all?
Could it be that someone had the family wiped out at that time?
Now there are two choices before Chi Yao. One is to abandon the found projection and find a new anchor point again, because the Wood Sea Samsara Gu can only locate one anchor point projection at a time.
The second option is not to change the goal, but to find a way to promote the growth of the sacred tree and to gather the required number of branches as soon as possible.
Chi Yao counted carefully and found that the current sacred tree has about four hundred branches in total. If they were all broken off, three rounds would be enough.
After comparing the two methods, Chi Yao decided to give up this anchor point that was too far away first. After all, he just wanted to test the function of the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu. It didn't have to be a certain time period. Naturally, the sooner the better. Of course, even when he said he wanted to give up, he didn't give up directly. Instead, he just prepared to overturn the old record when he went back next time.
So the question now is, since the Twelve Dong ruins are not good, what should be chosen as a new anchor point?
"The teaching cave left by Master Ziyang should be able to do it, but the other party is from the Song Dynasty, and the time seems to be beyond the limit of the sacred tree..."
Chi Yao thought, "According to the analysis of the twelve Dong's retrospective results, it seems that only when the influence is relatively large, it is possible to leave a shadow that can be found in the long river of time. Therefore, it is best to choose something that will last forever.
Something..."
There are actually many such things. For example, if he goes to Longhu Mountain or a certain historical site in Shaolin Temple, there is a high probability that he can find some positioning projections that are not too far away.
However, this kind of place is usually an important place for other sects, so it's not easy for him to talk about it.
After thinking about it, Chi Yao's eyes lit up.
"It's all my fault, Twelve Dong. It almost caused my train of thought to go astray. Who said that things that can be used as anchor points must be dead things like these monuments? Is it okay to use living things as anchor points?
What’s more convenient?”
As soon as he thought of it, he immediately took out his mobile phone and booked a flight ticket to Northeast China.
Since we are looking for an anchor that can live for hundreds of years, who else is more suitable than the group of immortals on Changbai Mountain?
Each of them is at least 500 years old. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are living fossils.
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Changbai Mountain.
After saying hello to Guan Shihua, Chi Yao walked into the mountains alone.
This place is already familiar to him, and he can walk around at will with his eyes closed.
Chi Yao's arrival was naturally welcomed by all the immortals. After some simple greetings, Chi Yao got straight to the point.
"I have something very important that I need your help with,"
He looked at the five immortals in front of him with burning eyes, "Excuse me, which immortal has more traces among humans?"
Since using living beings as the anchor may be different from focusing on dead objects, the rule that the greater the influence is, the easier it is to leave a projection, should remain unchanged.
Several immortals looked at each other, and finally Hu Santai stood up.
"Although I haven't moved around much, my influence on humans seems to be higher than those of them?"
Mrs. Hu Santai maintains her original appearance at this time, a fox with white fur and light pink embellishments, and a soft and charming voice, which really doesn’t match the person she calls herself.
As soon as she said these words, the other four immortals were immediately silenced.
This guy obviously didn't do anything, but just because of the name Fox Fairy, he easily got a lot of incense and offerings. It's really hard not to make people jealous.
But there is nothing we can do about jealousy. Who said that the ancestors of the snake, rat, hedgehog, and weasel clans did not lay a good foundation for the younger generations?
"Okay, then please cooperate with me, senior. No matter what you see later, don't panic."
Chi Yao placed his palm on Hu Santai's flank fur and activated the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu.
The familiar sound of water flow sounded, and his consciousness came to the long river of time again. But this time Chi Yao did not come alone, there was a little fox lying on his shoulder.
"What is this place..."
Even with the protection of the Wood Sea Reincarnation Gu, Hu Santai, who came here for the first time, still shivered instinctively. She had a feeling in her heart that every drop of gray water rushing below could completely annihilate herself. p>
Therefore, the little paws held Chi Yao tightly and did not dare to relax.
After briefly explaining two sentences about the long river of time, Chi Yao began to activate the Wood Sea Samsara Gu to trace forward.
Compared with the last time, the retracement this time was unexpectedly smooth. They quickly found a projection of Hu Santai. After weighing the consumption, Chi Yao decided to move forward.
Soon they found the second and third ones...
It wasn't until Chi Yao felt a little tired that he finally withdrew, said goodbye to several immortals, and found a quiet place to start planning.
"The distance between these coordinates now ranges from seventy to one thousand years, and the nearest one can even be set off soon..."
Chi Yao was so curious about the unknown that he did not want to suppress his inner impulse, and immediately began to urge Nian Cicada to eat as much as possible.
As one sacred branch after another enters the entrance, ring-shaped patterns one after another begin to appear on the back of the originally glorious and pure cicada, just like the annual rings of a big tree.
This is actually the origin of the name Nianchan.
And depending on the number of growth rings on its body, the name of the cicada will also change slightly.
For example, now, the cicada that has eaten seventy-three branches of the sacred tree in one breath can be called the seventy-three-year-old cicada. Its ability is to take the host to and from where it will be designated as a good projection anchor.
If the distance is within seventy-three years, there will be no problem.
Because the distance was only seventy-three years, he could almost travel back and forth at will, so Chi Yao didn't make too many preparations. If there was a problem, he could just take a quick look and come back!
Just when he was about to activate the seventy-three-year-old cicada, Mrs. Hu Santa suddenly grabbed him and asked in a low voice: "Can I go with you?"
"Do you want to go too?"
Chi Yao was a little confused, and then shook his head, "It's a pity, but I'm afraid it won't work this time. If I want to come back again, I have to position myself close to you. If you are really curious, wait until next time to change the position of another immortal family.
When the time comes, I’ll take you with me again.”
"That's it... If I had known better, I wouldn't have been so strong-willed. I would have asked Xiao Hei to help you position yourself."
Mrs. Hu Santai smacked her lips, looking slightly disappointed, "Okay then, I'll wait here for you to come back. Don't forget to take me with you next time!"
"Definitely next time."
Chi Yao nodded towards her and then activated the Gu insect.