Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 185 Mechanism

After Chu Tai silently took note of what Chun Yi told him, he started chatting with him.

During the period, the two sides also exchanged some of their own skills and magical powers to increase the number of skills they mastered.

Chu Tai learned some information about the Central Plains from Chun Yi, and Chun Yi also learned some news about the Chu area from Chu Tai.

"I didn't expect Chu to have such a landscape. It is quite different from the Central Plains. Witchcraft remains in every place. I am curious whether I can see the ancient star map."

Hearing Chunyi's sigh, Chu Tai shook his head and said, "It's better to say that it's not so much witchcraft as it is the integration of various cultivation methods in the local area. There are very few traces of ancient witchcraft in it. As for the star map you mentioned..."

Chu Tai thought about it and was not optimistic about this possibility.

"Although the Chu State has existed for quite a long time, it has been attacked several times, and its heritage may not be complete. If you want to see the ancient star map, the best way is to join some cultivation sects or aristocratic families."

Chu Tai's suggestion was decisively rejected by Chun Yi, who shook his head and said, "I don't know the situation in Chu, but forget about the noble families in the Central Plains. Since the previous dynasty established the Nine-Rank System, although all dynasties have openly denied this theory, everyone knows that this theory has been hidden in the dark. In addition, the court has become increasingly unstable in recent years, and joining the noble families may mean the fate of being cannon fodder. As for the major forces..."

Chunyi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "First-rate forces either become disciples by chance or are trained in the sect from childhood. If I go there, they won't look down on me. As for ordinary small sects, I don't think they will have what I want. Instead of these, I might as well go to some ancient battlefields to see if I have the luck to obtain some treasures left by the ancients."

"Can we still encounter ancient relics in the Central Plains now?"

Chu Tai was a little surprised. He had seen such statements in Taiyi Jinhua Sect and Yinjing Sect. Simply put, from the time when the Holy King rose to the era after the Holy King cut off the inhuman path, during that long period of time, many cultivators left behind a large number of relics throughout Shenzhou.

Similar things have also been discovered in the State of Chu, but most of the relics in Chu are related to witchcraft. In the era when the Holy King cut off the inhuman path, most of the things in the relics lost more than half of their mystery, and lost many of their mysteries over a long period of time. They can only be kept as some special treasures in the treasuries of royal families of various countries, or become the magic weapons of some military geniuses in all dynasties.

Chunyi, who didn't know the situation in Chudi, looked at Chutai in surprise and asked, "Huh? Are there no ruins in Chudi anymore?"

He then explained the difference to Chu Tai: "Although most of the ruins in the Central Plains should have been found, only seven of the twenty or so Saint Kings whose names were passed down during the Saint King Era had their tombs opened, providing support for the seven dynasties."

At this point, Chunyi lowered his voice and said, "Although there are rumors that there are actually eight tombs that were opened, and the last one was looted by Junmo, this statement is not recognized by anyone in the Central Plains. Daoist friend, you must be careful when you meet other people. In the Central Plains today, no one admits that Junmo and the Holy King are related."

"Why is that? Moreover, is the connection between Junmo and Saint King Dao so well-known in Central Plains?"

Chu Tai was very curious. After all, he had only heard that the Junmo lineage failed to continue the ancient Saint King lineage and was alienated into the devil's way. Later, it was the Nuo mask incarnation of Haha Ancestor, Molizhitian, who told him that Junmo was the successor of the ancient Saint King lineage and that his current Taoist achievements were achieved by continuing the Saint King's way.

Unexpectedly, such a statement came from Chunyi, a home-based cultivator who thought he seldom went out and had met several immortals.

"In fact, I just found out about it when I was just trying to find out about Fellow Daoist Yang. This statement seems to have appeared very early, but it has never been recognized by the Hundred Families and the royal family. Later, as Fellow Daoist Yang rose again and achieved some success in the Way of the God of Wealth, some people who admired him began to speak for him and brought up this matter, causing a big mess."

Chunyi thought for a moment and said, "I remember that several monks seemed to have quarreled with each other in local newspapers, and then fought dozens of times outside the city. One time, the battle reached the vicinity of where I live, and the residents were scared and fled in all directions."

At this point, Junyi seemed to be worried that Chu Tai had misunderstood the customs of the Central Plains, so he added another sentence.

"In fact, most people don't have to worry about the monks' fights. After all, the imperial court has not lost the people's hearts, and its subordinate forces are also strong. Apart from the monks who want to rebel against the Central Plains, most monks follow the principle that monks belong to monks and mortals belong to mortals. Just like here, the monks' ships run their own roads, and the mortals' ships also have their own way of running."

"For mortals like us, even if we want to help them, it is best for us to hide in the dark, so that the envoys from the imperial court can turn a blind eye."

As he spoke, Junyi looked at the boats parked on both sides of the river, as if indicating something, and then said goodbye to Chu Tai, preparing to leave for somewhere else.

After watching Chunyi leave, Chu Tai lived among the mountains and rivers for a few more days, sorted out the veins of the earth, left behind the inheritance, and then set off to continue heading towards Middle-earth.

Along the way, Chu Tai also witnessed many customs that were different from those of the Chu State.

What Chu Tai cares about most is that many places in the Central Plains have achieved the level of liberating human power through mechanical technology.

Outside of the many villages and towns that Chu Tai passed by, hundreds of acres of fertile land only needed two or three people to handle them, because the hardest work was done by mechanical cows. These huge creations, mainly made of wood with a little metal, did not move fast but were extremely powerful and could easily complete the task of turning the soil.

Whenever a mechanical bull stopped, two or three people standing nearby would quickly walk over and either twist the mechanism hard or knock on some parts.

Most of the time, it only takes a cup of tea for these mechanical cows to slowly move forward again with a creaking sound, dragging the large plows attached to their bodies to plow the land.

Very rarely, when the people around are unable to handle the situation, they will take out something similar to a bell, turn on a switch, and shake it gently. Before long, someone will come and take the mechanical cow away.

During this process, Chu Tai once went over to observe out of curiosity.

He discovered that in almost every small town, there were some shops similar to those opened by the subordinate branches of Xuanmo Yunmen, and most of the people inside were quasi-cultivators or former cultivators with average cultivation talent or who had lost their cultivation due to accidents.

They are scattered in various villages, selling and repairing some simple mechanical products.

Those mechanical cows that can no longer be used will be sent to them, and after several repairs, they will be sent back to their respective places.

All this seemed quite beautiful, but Chu Tai discovered that the lives of residents in the villages and towns were not very good.

The number of farmers was no less than that of the Chu State. After careful observation, he found that although these farmers did not have to farm for food, most of them had to work on the sacred fields for the government or aristocratic families.

Looking at the farmers who were hitting the ground with special magical instruments, Chu Tai sighed secretly.

'The spiritual rice in the spiritual field is different from ordinary grains. The seeds need to be carefully selected, and there are many taboos and requirements when planting.'

'Turning the soil requires a special tool to first hit the ground to ensure that the ground energy below is stable, and then use a special tool to turn the land to ensure that there is not too much impurity in it.'

'When planting seeds, they also need to be adjusted according to the subtle differences in the earth's energy, whether deep or shallow. This is something that most mechanisms are simply not capable of, and the mechanisms that can do it are too expensive. In contrast, people who practice specialized techniques become the best choice.'

'After all, only they can get up earlier than chickens, stay up later than dogs, work hard and encourage themselves, and treat themselves when injured, while the owner of the land only needs to pay a quarter or even a fifth of their income from planting.'

Chu Tai actually knew that the ratios given by various places were already quite high. After all, local governments and noble families not only provided land, but also provided magical instruments, taught basic skills, and distributed spiritual grains and rice. The exchange rate of these things with normal grains was as high as one to one hundred.

Theoretically speaking, in the absence of natural disasters or man-made calamities, a farmer's annual farming output is enough to feed a family of six.

If his farming ability improves, he will be able to work in better spiritual fields, and his harvest will increase exponentially, making him a celebrity in the town or even the county.

But Chu Tai also learned a lot of secret information from Chun Yi, and he also made some new discoveries through observation along the way.

He stood on a cliff, with the mountain and river energy on his body radiating outward slightly, reflecting the earth beneath his feet, and he felt the fusion of manpower and nature.

His intention was to further improve his Dharma, but his mood was not very good.

In Chu Tai's perception, the farming methods used by the farmers in the spiritual fields below are essentially a ritual-like means. Every time of farming is an impact of human power on nature.

Through the intersection of human power and nature, more essence from nature can be stolen, so that the spiritual grains and jade rice grown can have less turbid air and more essence. This is the core problem of not using mechanical techniques to deal with spiritual fields.

Most mechanical creations are very likely to have problems under the influence of this kind of ritual.

Although people are in better condition, they will inevitably be affected in the long run. At the very least, their energy will be depleted, and at worst, their lifespan will be affected.

Simply put, the farming methods used in various places are essentially exchanging the lives of the people for Linggu Yudao.

After understanding this, Chu Tai couldn't help but secretly sneer in his heart: "No wonder they don't recognize Junmo as the inheritance of the Holy King Way. If these two lines are really related, doesn't it mean that the current court is also following a similar path to Junmo?"

'Or is it that the vast majority of people in the Central Plains today know about it, but are just unwilling to admit it?'

Chu Tai, who understood this, felt it was a little ridiculous and a little pathetic, but he was powerless.

At this moment, Chu Tai suddenly understood why the State of Chu was still in this state.

'Perhaps each place has its own ideas, and its own ideas about civilization?'

But thinking of this, Chu Tai felt a little confused again. He couldn't understand why Taiyi Zhenjun and other immortals didn't solve these problems when they preached the world.

Apart from anything else, in the Taiyi Jinhua Sect's inheritance, there are many ingenious methods related to cultivating spiritual fields.

Relying on these wonderful methods, Chu Tai can cultivate tens of thousands of acres of the lowest level spiritual fields in a day.

However, these methods have never been introduced to the human world, and there is no sign of further simplification.

The reasons behind this are worth pondering, but they cannot withstand deep thought.

This discovery made Chu Tai's emotions even more complicated and his heart even heavier.

Thinking that out of sight, out of mind, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

A voice sounded from behind Chu Tai. Upon hearing this, Chu Tai's eyes fixed immediately. After stopping, he did not turn around immediately, but stayed there for a moment. After slightly covering himself with the mist derived from "Lord in the Clouds", he looked at the other party.

The visitor was a young man in a Taoist robe, who looked to be in his twenties. He held a peach wood sword in one hand and a compass in the other.

In Chu Tai's perception, this young man only looked young, but there was already death energy in his body. Considering his eighth-grade cultivation level, his actual age was at least over eighty years old.

After taking a closer look, he found that the young man had no secrets at all. All his actions were within Chu Tai's expectations. Even the power and properties of the twenty talismans in his arms were clearly seen by Chu Tai.

The young man looked at Chu Tai, compared the breath on the compass, and asked cautiously about the purpose.

Chu Tai had nothing to hide about this, and he directly stated that he was not a cultivator from the Central Plains, but a cultivator from the East who came to the Central Plains to see the world.

This set of words was part of what Chunyi told Chu Tai when they were communicating.

It is considered as a relatively official method of communication for outside cultivators entering the Central Plains, and it is also something that the direct descendants of the Mingxia, Feiquan and other sects are not aware of.

After hearing Chu Tai's answer, the young man did as Chun Yi said and did not make things difficult for Chu Tai. Instead, he took out a special notebook from his arms, took out a brush from his sleeve, casually drew a talisman on it, and handed the talisman to Chu Tai.

The young man said that although the imperial court did not care about the monks traveling to various places, if they wanted to enter the big cities, it would be better for them to leave information in the counties to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.

After Chu Tai took the talisman, he cast a spell to seal it, with a grateful expression on his face. He thanked the young man and then turned and left.

As for what the young man said before, Chu Tai didn't care.

Chunyi once told him that the Central Plains imperial court had always wanted to gather information on cultivators from all over the place, but no matter whether it was the sects, individual cultivators, or even the local aristocratic families, they were unwilling to implement this policy.

When it comes to registration information, you can completely follow your own ideas.

In other words, as long as they do not overly affect the lives of mortals or disrupt the existing order when traveling in the Central Plains, the imperial court will not be foolish enough to go against the monks.

Due to practical reasons recently, updates cannot be made on time. Please forgive me.

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