Fengyunlu

The water surface was sparkling, but no one was visible. Suddenly, the voice of Fairy Ji Yao broke the silence: "Master Lei has arrived at Yinxu, everyone, quickly activate the Taiyin formation!"

As soon as the words fell, a low humming sound came from the Yaochi fairyland. Xuan Yinzi waved his hand gently, and the Taiyin Atlas immediately shone with light, as if a mysterious breath blew from ancient times. Gray mist poured out continuously, and the Yaochi instantly turned into a huge steamer, surrounded by mist, making this fairyland even more mysterious.

As soon as Xuan Yinzi cast the spell, the people who set up the Taiyin formation also began to get busy. Xian Yuanjun took the lead, and her junior sisters followed closely behind, constantly forming seals with their hands. The anti-five elements power changed under their control, and after being blessed by the yin and yang power, it slowly gathered on the Taiyin map. Then, a mysterious force pulled these forces, slowly spreading across the entire Yaochi and penetrating into it.

Fairy Ji Yao nodded gently and said to Feng Chen, "Go ahead. If you have any questions, just ask the Grandmaster directly."

Feng Chen walked forward, looked up at Gu Yuan, clasped his hands together, and bowed respectfully: "Please give me some advice, senior."

Not only Feng Chen, but also Fairy Ji Yao, Fairy Bai Lu and others were looking at Gu Yuan eagerly and expectantly. Although others didn't know what was going on, they also turned their eyes to Gu Yuan, hoping that he could give an answer.

Master Gu Yuan stopped keeping the secret: "Well, that's fine. When Lei Gong was here, there were some things that were inconvenient for him to know. But you are different. You are an innate spirit and cannot be judged by common sense. Ji Yao can also listen, but everyone else must close their five senses and six consciousnesses. What they heard today cannot be passed on to others."

Master Gu Yuan looked around. Although the three saints of Yaotai and Jiutian Yuanjun, who set up the formation, were full of doubts, they still followed his instructions, cast spells, chanted incantations, and mobilized their true essence. In short, before Master Gu Yuan spoke again, or before Fairy Ji Yao had other arrangements, everyone could not see or hear. Even the cultivators of the Saint Rank had sealed their souls at this moment, and no divine thoughts leaked out of their sea of ​​consciousness. Only the Taiyin formation needed to be operated. Except for Fairy Bailu, everyone else maintained contact with the formation and guarded their positions.

Master Gu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Perhaps some people will think that I am being mysterious or acting on my own, but as one of the Five Emperors of Xuanmen, sometimes I really can't help myself."

Master Gu Yuan said, and turned his gaze to Fairy Ji Yao. Fairy Ji Yao seemed to understand something when he looked at her like this, but she didn't say anything, just looked at Feng Chen with emotion.

Feng Chen sneered in his heart, thinking that Master Gu Yuan's inability to control himself had nothing to do with him. At the beginning, my father refused to become the emperor and left gracefully. Master Gu Yuan thought highly of himself, so why couldn't he firmly refuse? In the final analysis, he still coveted the emperor's dignity and was unwilling to give up the benefits of being in the mystery.

His thoughts were all seen by Master Gu Yuan. Seeing a hint of disdain in the corner of her eyes, Master Gu Yuan knew what Feng Chen was thinking at the moment: "Hehe, little guy, are you scolding me in your heart?"

Feng Chen was embarrassed when she pointed it out, but he still quickly replied: "No, I'm just curious, how do you understand the so-called helpless situation, senior?"

"You know a lot, but as a young person, you have little experience. Even with the guidance of your parents, you cannot fully understand everything in this world just by hearing. Just like you decided to leave before, but after hearing the news about the Saint Girl of the Bai Family, why did you change your mind?" Master Gu Yuan asked back softly.

Feng Chen didn't know how to answer, so he could only stay in place.

Seeing his reaction, Master Gu Yuan continued, "The so-called inability to control oneself is just an excuse for me. Different people, in different situations, will naturally show different things."

Feng Chen was confused. Indeed, as Master Gu Yuan said, the myriad things in this world cannot be understood by just hearing about them. One must experience them personally to truly understand them. But he was puzzled. Since Master Gu Yuan knew so much, why did he say that in the front hall? Those three conditions should not be a problem for Master Gu Yuan. Why did he seem so stubborn? The contradiction between the past and the present made him feel like he was covered with a layer of fog and could not see the truth clearly.

The doubts in his heart were like a tangled mess, but Master Gu Yuan seemed to see through him. He just smiled, without revealing his thoughts or solving his confusion directly. He just brushed it off lightly. Master Gu Yuan's smile seemed to contain unfathomable wisdom. He seemed to have seen through Feng Chen's confusion a long time ago, but chose a more subtle way to guide him instead of telling him the answer directly.

"Alright, alright, you Feng and Bai families are better at preaching than I am, let's talk about serious matters now." Gu Yuan said, waving his hand, a beam of ink-colored light flew out from his fingertips, and flashed behind Yaochi. Gu Yuan's words revealed a sense of indifference, as if he didn't care about anything in the world, only serious matters were what he cared about now.

Feng Chen was confused, and quickly put his thoughts aside and asked anxiously, "What do you mean by this, senior?" There was a hint of urgency in his voice, as if he really wanted to understand Master Gu Yuan's intention.

"Your Uncle Lei is not an ordinary person. This matter concerns the secret of our Yaochi. I am worried." Gu Yuan's words were simple and clear. The light she just used was to seal Lei Gong's mind, so that he would not hear anything he should not hear in Yaochi. Master Gu Yuan's words revealed a kind of caution. She seemed to be particularly careful about the secrets of Yaochi.

Feng Chen nodded, and Master Gu Yuan continued, "Did Mr. Bai tell you anything during the three years you were in the South China Sea?"

"What kind of remarks are you referring to?" Feng Chen asked doubtfully. In the past three years, his grandfather, the Great Emperor Cang Yun, had indeed told him a lot. Even Luo Hongchen had mentioned some of them. They were all secrets that few people in the Xuanmen knew. Although he didn't understand why he was told, Feng Chen felt that since he was told, there must be a reason for it. So after listening, he kept it in mind and didn't mention it easily. Feng Chen's words revealed a kind of respect. He always remained humble to the teachings of his elders.

"Have you heard of the great calamity of the heavens?"

In the Yaochi fairyland, Master Gu Yuan narrowed his eyes, stared at Feng Chen, and asked softly. There was mystery in Master Gu Yuan's tone, as if he was hinting at something.

Feng Chen understood that what Master Gu Yuan was going to say next was probably related to the great calamity of the heavens, but what did the ancient legend have to do with the Yao Chi lineage, and what did it have to do with the Xuanmen? Besides, he came to Yao Chi this time to try his luck according to Luo Hongchen's instructions. Didn't Master Gu Yuan say that Yao Chi's fortune was related to Bai Yu? He had left Yao Chi Wonderland in a rage before, and now when he heard Gu Yuan ask this, Feng Chen couldn't help but think of the legends his father told him when he was a child.

Legend has it that a long time ago, the world was in chaos, and it was hard to tell people from gods. There were gods and demons everywhere, and demons were rampant. At that time, the human race was so weak that if any alien race moved their fingers, the human race had to quickly hide away. Displacement was commonplace, and casualties were even more common.

Later, the world became turbulent, and for unknown reasons, the alien races began to fight each other, causing chaos and confusion. The human race could only try to find places to hide, but the world was so big, and there were wars everywhere. There was no safe place for the human race to take refuge. After finally finding a slightly safer place, they were always faced with natural and man-made disasters.

Just when the human race was about to collapse and didn't know what to do, a catastrophe struck from the sky and on the earth. Countless meteorites fell like mountains, and on the ground, wind, fire, sea and mines took turns to occur. After an unknown amount of time, the human race was almost on the brink of extinction. The sky and the earth collapsed, the sea water flooded back, and the mountains and rivers flowed backwards.

At the critical moment, the God of Heaven appeared and sent down divine thunder. The divine thunder carried supreme power. Anyone who touched it would die. Countless alien races were wiped out in this disaster. In the wrath of Heaven, all gods and demons disappeared. Only a few bloodlines escaped the disaster and hid themselves and never showed up again. This was the great disaster of the heavens. Feng Chen was filled with awe. He always respected that distant legend.

Thinking of this, Feng Chen quickly replied: "When I was a child, my father told me that before the Xuanmen, the alien races flourished and the human race almost did not exist. Later, the alien races fought each other, which triggered the punishment from heaven, and only then did the human race have hope of survival."

"Yes, that's probably what happened, but do you know why those alien races are fighting?" Master Gu Yuan nodded and asked Feng Chen again. Master Gu Yuan's words were full of expectation, as if he was waiting for Feng Chen's answer.

Feng Chen looked confused and told the truth: "My father never mentioned this to me, and I guess he doesn't know either. But I guess it must be some kind of heaven-defying treasure that attracted everyone to fight for it. Otherwise, those ancient alien races are so powerful, how could they be easily fooled."

Master Gu Yuan's eyes flashed with approval, and he continued, "Your guess does make some sense, but the truth is not that simple. In fact, it's quite absurd."

"Ridiculous?" Feng Chen was stunned for a moment. He thought to himself, in the ancient times, immortals, gods, ghosts and demons were everywhere, and each of them was an extraordinary existence. In the current Xuanmen, even if someone can transcend the mundane world, compared with those alien races, they are just a small witch compared to a big witch.

"What else?" Feng Chen continued to think, "Since that catastrophe, the world has changed, time has flowed, and most of those ancient bloodlines have hidden themselves. If not, how could humans rise? Even if humans did rise later, once those ancient descendants started to make trouble, humans would not be able to stop natural disasters and man-made disasters."

Master Gu Yuan looked at Feng Chen's face full of disbelief, and even Ji Yao beside him was the same, and couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, I said it's ridiculous, I didn't believe it when I heard it at first. But the records of the Emperor Temple in the Five Emperors City, as well as the inheritance of the Five Emperors of Xuanmen, all the signs are consistent with this ridiculous thing."

"Senior, could you tell me about this secret in detail?" Feng Chen listened with great interest. He knew that since Master Gu Yuan mentioned this, it must be related to the opportunity in Yao Chi and was also closely related to Bai Yu's affairs, so he asked curiously.

Master Gu Yuan did not hide it. Feng Chen would know it sooner or later anyway. Moreover, this matter was indeed related to Yao Chi. The bloodline of the Saint of the Bai family was passed down from ancient times, so it was naturally related to this matter: "Of course you can talk about it, but when talking about this, you have to start from the origin of Xuanmen."

Master Gu Yuan sorted out his thoughts and continued, "Above Xuanmen, the Zhoutian aliens were causing chaos, and the ancient relics were causing trouble. Below Xuanmen, the earth, fire, water, and wind were unpredictable. There were also those unforeseen disasters and ghosts. At that time, humans did not exist yet."

“It seemed that Heaven was unwilling, or perhaps it was the destiny of mankind to prosper, so a man with great willpower and wisdom swore to use his entire life to help mankind rise. Later, he realized the mysteries of heaven and earth, and finally found some ways. Relying on some simple spells, mankind avoided the disaster and survived.” Master Gu Yuan narrated the origin of Xuanmen. Although Fengchen and Ji Yao knew it, they felt that there must be deeper secrets in it, so they didn’t interrupt.

Master Gu Yuan said to himself, "Later, some of the ancient descendants had been sleeping for too long and seemed to be unable to bear the loneliness. They also felt that the world had been stable, the punishment from heaven had passed, and the disaster had dissipated, so the descendants woke up one after another. As soon as they left the cave, they saw that everything in the world was harmonious, and even the weak humans were gradually growing stronger. Those guys left over from the ancient times began to wantonly kill living beings, and humans could not escape the disaster either."

“At this time, a human leader couldn’t bear to watch it anymore, so he used the secret method left by his ancestors to communicate with the heaven and earth, and sought mercy from God. Then he bestowed a method of survival, which is the legendary Tongtian Lu. None of the thirteen Tongtian Lu were left at that time, as they were all learned by that human leader.” At this point, Master Gu Yuan’s eyes were full of yearning, and he lowered his head to gaze at the fairy flowers under his feet.

After a long while, Master Gu Yuan continued, "Speaking of this, everyone in Xuanmen knows that the human leader is the Great Emperor Cangqiong who founded the Xuanmen sect. We humans rely on the countless Taoist methods in Xuanmen to evolve our Taoism, assist our gods, resist the ancient descendants, and predict good and bad fortune. From then on, mankind prospered, the ancient descendants no longer caused trouble, and we were able to deal with disasters in the world."

"In such a prosperous age, the Emperor of the Sky was very satisfied. Suddenly one day, he was looking at the sky and seemed to feel some call. At that time, the Emperor of the Sky was supreme as an immortal god, and no one in the heavens could defeat him. It was no coincidence that he could have a hint of this. The Emperor of the Sky left a last word and passed away under the witness of heaven and earth." Master Gu Yuan told this secret. Although everyone in the Xuanmen knew it, every time it was mentioned, everyone was infinitely yearning for it.

Fengchen was no exception. The way of immortals and gods was the realm that Xuanmen dreamed of. To be like the Great Emperor Cangqiong, who transcended the entire world, was something that he dared not even think about, let alone hear about. Now, when Master Gu Yuan mentioned it again, he could not help but ask, "Since the senior said so, then the Great Emperor Cangqiong should have left behind a complete method, right? Even if there was no Tongtian Lu as a foundation, the later Xuanmen should not have declined so much."

“In fact, the Great Emperor Cangqiong did leave behind some methods, but they are not complete. After his transcendence, although the people in the Xuanmen inherited his Taoism, they could not reach his level after all. In addition, with the passage of time, many methods were lost, and the Xuanmen gradually declined.” Master Gu Yuan sighed, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness and sadness.

"However," he changed the subject, "although the method is incomplete, the foundation of Xuanmen is still there. As long as someone can comprehend the essence of it, Xuanmen will one day be revived." Master Gu Yuan's eyes were firm, as if he saw hope for the future.