Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 226 Questions
Do names have power?
Of course!
For example, the name of Xing Tian. Just thinking of the word "Xing Tian" will bring to mind the heroic spirit of "Xing Tian dances with his halberd and halberd, his fierce will remains"!

It is a will and spirit that is unyielding and resists to the end even when the head is chopped off. That spirit transcends time and space, resonates with future generations, and inspires generations of people to rise up in adversity and fight in despair.

Moreover, in this world where the Old Ones are as numerous as dogs, a name is not just a symbol, but also a carrier of power. A name contains real power that can affect reality and even change destiny.

Every generation of priests in the Jade Emperor Temple uses the same name, "Xuan Ming Zi", which is based on the inheritance of this power.

"Xuan" and "Ming" are the builders, guardians and inheritors of the Jade Emperor Temple.

They are the first generation of sages of the Jade Emperor Temple, who established the Jade Emperor Temple with supreme wisdom and power. The name "Xuan Ming Zi" is their collective name and a symbol of their power.

Every successor is named "Xuan Mingzi", both to commemorate the first generation of sages and to inherit their will and strength.

As long as Xuanmingzi is here, the Jade Emperor Temple will be here. Even if thousands of years pass, the essence and mission of the Jade Emperor Temple will not change.

This is why the priest of the Jade Emperor Temple calls himself Xuanmingzi.

"As for us in private, we usually use blue, dark, orange, green, yellow, blue, purple and brown to distinguish each other." Xuan Mingzi explained with a hint of indifference in his tone.

Shi Fei was so absorbed in listening that he couldn't help but ask, "What about your appearance? Is it the same as well?"

He met three "Xuan Mingzi", and each of them looked the same.

Xuanmingzi smiled and answered frankly: "What the warrior saw was not our true appearance, but the appearance of 'Xuanmingzi'. This appearance best meets people's expectations of people in the Jade Emperor Temple, so we show ourselves in this image."

"So that's it!" Shi Fei finally understood the secret of "Xuanmingzi" in the Jade Emperor Temple.

He looked up at the mysterious Jade Emperor statue in the center of the hall, and a deeper question came to his mind. He pondered for a moment and asked directly, "Why is the Jade Emperor Azathoth?"

"Or, why did Azathoth become the Jade Emperor?"

His voice echoed in the hall, as if it had touched upon some hidden taboo. Ah Ruo and Yu Changsheng subconsciously held their breath, their eyes moving back and forth between Shi Fei and Xuan Mingzi.

The Jade Emperor in the Jade Emperor Temple seems to have another identity?
Xuan Mingzi's expression slightly condensed when he heard this. He looked at Shi Fei with deep eyes and asked, "Is this important?"

"Very important!" Shi Fei nodded without hesitation.

Why can the people of Shenzhou twist other Old Ones? The indescribable Old Ones were twisted into various ancient gods.

This doesn’t make sense!

Xuan Mingzi shook his head, his tone calm and indifferent: "It's not important." He turned his head to look at A Ruo, Yu Changsheng and Goudan, and continued:

"We are now experiencing a major change that has not happened in a thousand years. Demons and ghosts are acting recklessly on the Chinese mainland, and the evil queen of the Qing court is stirring up trouble. Warrior, you should be concerned about the things in front of you, not these illusory puzzles."

"Okay! Then I'll change the question!" Shi Fei nodded, was silent for a moment, and asked again: "Is the Nine Cauldrons here?"

Shi Fei's questions were always so straightforward.

He hates the Riddler!

Yu Changsheng's face suddenly changed when he heard the word "Nine Cauldrons". He obviously knew what "Nine Cauldrons" meant. It was a legendary artifact that carried the destiny and fate of the Nine Provinces.

Ah Ruo was a young man from the Miao village who believed in the Scorpion God and was not familiar with the legend of the Nine Cauldrons. Goudan was a child and obviously knew nothing about these profound things. Xuan Mingzi's face remained calm, he just sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "The warrior is really curious."

"I have doubts in my mind, why don't you help me solve them?" Shi Fei asked again, with earnestness in his eyes.

Xuan Mingzi looked at Shi Fei, then at the people around him, and said with some embarrassment: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but I can't say it."

"Why can't I tell you?" Shi Fei felt that he was touching the deepest secret of this world.

Xuan Mingzi hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke slowly: "If the warrior really wants to know, I can only say two words."

"Which two words?" Shi Fei asked, his heart beating faster.

"Yugong." Xuan Mingzi said in a low voice, with an indescribable profound meaning in his tone.

"Yugong?" Shi Fei was stunned and repeated subconsciously: "Yugong in Yugong who moved the mountains?"

"That's right." Xuan Mingzi nodded, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

"Yugong and Azathoth..." Shi Fei wanted to ask something else, but Xuan Mingzi raised his hand to interrupt him: "Brave man, don't ask anymore. Even if you ask, I can't tell you."

Xuan Mingzi's tone was full of unquestionable determination. Seeing this, Shi Fei had to swallow back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He looked at Xuan Mingzi's serious expression and knew that this Taoist priest probably had some unspeakable difficulties.

In this world, secrets are a kind of power. Knowing too much about some truths can bring unbearable consequences.

Shi Fei was naturally familiar with the story of Yugong moving the mountains.

The reason why Yugong is called Yugong is because when he was 90 years old, he saw two huge mountains in front of his home and wanted to dig through the two mountains with the strength of himself and his descendants.

In the eyes of Zhisou, this is a very stupid behavior.

Azathoth is known as the blind and foolish god, and his name also contains the word "foolish".

Is there any connection between Yugong and Azathoth?

Shi Fei thought deeply about this, and his doubts grew even more. He nodded: "I understand. If that's the case, I won't ask any more questions."

He turned to look at Ah Ruo, his tone relaxed but with a hint of seriousness: "I met a group of people in a place in the east, and we are going to do something. Do you want to come with us?"

Ah Ruo nodded without hesitation, with a determined light in her eyes: "Wherever Brother Shi goes, I will go!"

Shi Fei then looked at Yu Changsheng and asked, "What about Taoist Yu? What are your plans?"

Yu Changsheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, with a bit of helplessness and self-blame in his tone: "I came here from afar to alleviate the drought in Shandong. In the end, I didn't help the drought, but was chased to Qin Island. Right now, there are undercurrents in Qin Island. The foreigners rely on foreign religions and hoarding food, and seem to want to harm my fellow soldiers. I can't sit idly by!"

Shi Fei frowned, with a hint of worry in his tone: "But you are alone and weak! They are all subordinates of Cthulhu and Hastur, I'm afraid you won't be able to gain any advantage."

Yu Changsheng had a resolute look on his face, his eyes like torches, and he said in a deep voice: "Where justice lies, I will go even if there are tens of thousands of people against me!"

(End of this chapter)