Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 1024 Yingluo Shouxin
"We bow and pay our respects to the God of War, as the two constellations of Wing and Chariot return to the Heavenly Court."

"The snake hides behind the Star Bridge and returns to the Vermilion Bird; the monkey hides in the Milky Way and conceals itself in the Crimson Light."

"The dust of worldly affairs has been illuminated by the moonlight, and the sound of the jade water clock is heard again in the Dharma realm."

"I wish to share my remaining blessings with the three realms, and let them fall like sweet rain to save all living beings."

As Bai Suzhen's clear incantation echoed in the night sky, with each verse, the glow of the star Antares in the southern sky diminished and faded.

As the last line, "scattered like sweet rain to save the people," fades away.

But then the Winged Fire Serpent Lord's constellation avatar took the lead, transforming into a streak of crimson light, like a rainbow traversing the sky. With the serpent spear it held in its hand pointing forward, a dazzling passage of starlight was torn open in the void!

Immediately afterwards, the Fire Monkey King also withdrew its raging flames and Dharma form. As its insightful fire eyes slowly closed, its massive figure gradually disappeared behind the thick clouds, and its aura vanished completely.

Originally, the ritual would have ended there, the stars would have returned to their positions, and all matters would be at peace.

But at that very moment, something unexpected happened!

The "Great Fire" star was like an ember about to be extinguished, its red light about to disappear completely behind the veil of stars...

Mars, which had been absent for a long time, suddenly broke free from some invisible constraint without warning and appeared majestically from the depths of the southern sky!
Its appearance was extremely strange. It did not rise slowly like an ordinary star, but seemed to have been lurking behind the sky for a long time before suddenly "jumping" out!

Although both are red, its radiance is completely different from the warm orange-red of the Shang Star. It is a dark red with a sense of rust and decay, and its light is sharp and ominous.

Hanging in the sky, it doesn't resemble a star, but rather a rusty iron nail driven into the firmament; or a giant, bloodshot eye suddenly opening, coldly looking down upon the world.

Bai Suzhen's eyes instantly turned serious, and her aura suddenly became chilling!

The peach wood sword in his hand, which he used to perform the spell, couldn't withstand the sudden pressure of the star power and the ominous aura. With a "crack," it shattered into countless wood chips on the spot!
Without hesitation, she took out the Chilong Sword, which shone with a cold light and was wrapped in dragon energy, and held it tightly in her hand, the tip of the sword pointing diagonally at the ground, already fully alert.

At the same time, the five fingers of the other hand moved rapidly, starlight flowed at the fingertips, and the whole body was filled with Taoist charm. It was clear that he was desperately trying to deduce the cause and effect and intention behind this celestial change with extremely profound numerology!

has a problem!
Big question!
Alarm bells rang in Bai Suzhen's heart.

Since Mars unusually "jumped out" of its predetermined galactic trajectory three years ago, its light has been dim and its whereabouts elusive. Even many masters of the mystical arts have found it difficult to predict its exact destination and intentions.

Today, at this delicate moment when the planet Shang is in its rightful place, it has brazenly appeared with such an aggressive and ominous demeanor...

Xu Xuan also saw this celestial phenomenon, and instantly his spirits lifted, all his weariness vanished!

"Could it be that there are hidden easter eggs and other rewards after clearing this Liang Kingdom instance?"

He was secretly delighted and reacted quickly, hurriedly raising the camera lens in his hand, adjusting the angle, and beginning various camera maneuvers: wide shots, low-angle shots, close-ups, striving to capture the full panorama of this unparalleled spectacle.

"Recording this epic scene will definitely make Le Zilong, who lives under the Yangtze River, very happy!" he thought to himself with delight.

As for whether the Dragon King can see celestial phenomena in the Yangtze River?
Haha, can the experience of watching from a distance from a first-person perspective be the same as the ultra-high-definition close-up shot I took at great risk?

Need more money!
At this moment, on the Yangtze River, the Dragon King indeed stood with his hands behind his back atop the waves, gazing up at the ominous rust-red hue on the northern horizon.

He was indeed itching to see a clearer and more stunning close-up view.

"I suppose that kid Xu Xuan... understands my thoughts well and will film it well, right?"

The Dragon King stroked his whiskers, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Both sides have long developed a unique, tacit understanding regarding "watching the excitement" and "recording the excitement."

At this moment, it's not just them.

Countless eyes across the entire land of Kyushu were watching this sudden upheaval with expressions of astonishment, solemnity, calculation, or simply spectatorship:

Emperor Jin, who was hastily awakened from his sleep by the eunuch, stood outside the palace wearing his dragon robe, his face gloomy.

Empress Jia Nanfeng, who was preparing to apply medicine before going to bed, also dismissed the palace maids, walked to the window, and frowned.

The powerful minister Jia Chong, who was still drinking and having fun in his mansion, put down his wine cup and came to the courtyard, his eyes darting around uncertainly.

The Imperial Preceptor, who was preparing to start the alchemy process in the alchemy room, stopped what he was doing, made calculations with his fingers, and his expression changed.

The various princes of the Sima family, scattered in different places, reacted in different ways, some were happy, some were overjoyed, and some were ecstatic.

The leaders and chief disciples of numerous cultivation sects, regardless of whether they were righteous or evil, were alarmed and all appeared to observe the stars.

The special status of Yinghuo in the history of Kyushu is self-evident.

The main disasters, wars, and upheavals—every unusual movement of it affects the nerves of the world's overall situation.

At first, the rust-red starlight seemed to be chasing the distant trajectory of the Shang star, carrying an air of restlessness.

But its speed quickly slowed down, and under the gaze of countless eyes, this Mars, a symbol of misfortune and turmoil, somehow managed to "stay still" against the backdrop of the vast starry sky, defying all logic.

It neither moved forward nor backward, but hovered eerily in the sky. The fading light of the planet Shang, like the remaining majesty of a deposed king, carried a touch of tenderness and sorrow, attempting with its last strength to soothe the restless night sky stirred by the appearance of Mars.

However, the rust-red light of Mars is cold, hard, and full of unquestionable resolve, like an unalterable final judgment from the ancient starry sky, standing fiercely beside Antares, standing in opposition.

One warm, one cold; one alive, one dead.

Two completely different kinds of starlight, with different meanings, silently intertwined, resisted, and eroded each other in the extremely high and distant sky, turning that celestial realm into a silent arena with the universe as its backdrop.

Thus, the ominous pattern of "Mars guarding the heart" that existed only in ancient astrological prophecies and historical records took shape in an instant with unparalleled clarity and shock!
On the ground, all the onlookers who witnessed this scene, regardless of their cultivation level or social status, felt a silent tremor in their hearts.

It was not a sound, yet it shook the soul more than thunder from the heavens.

It wasn't a physical object, yet it pressed down on my chest with a weight heavier than towering mountains, making it almost impossible to breathe.

And Bai Suzhen on the Ebo Terrace...

how to say?

There was some surprise, but... it didn't seem as much as I had expected.

Perhaps it's because over the past three years, he has witnessed and even participated in too many major events alongside this troublemaker.

Seeing the legendary "Mars guarding the heart" formation appear in his hands, he was not greatly surprised. He even had a faint sense of destiny that "things are indeed developing in this direction."

Simply put, Bai Suzhen has become somewhat "desensitized".

So, after confirming that the star's destiny had been sent away and that the even greater anomaly before her could not be intervened in for the time being, she suppressed her aura and put away the Chilong sword.

She turned to Xu Xuan, who was still enthusiastically photographing the stars, and spoke with a hint of helplessness and a habitual admonition:

"Now that this matter is settled, the celestial phenomena are beyond our control. Hanwen, from now on... be more restrained in your actions, and don't attract so much attention again."

After saying that, she prepared to ride the cloud and leave.

I originally wanted to look for acacia trees in Shangqiu, but now that things have turned out like this, the north will probably be incredibly lively from now on.

Even though she was aloof, she still didn't want to meet too many people, especially when she was with Xu Xuan.

It's too dangerous for others.

"Wait, take this."

Xu Xuan stopped Bai Suzhen, who was about to leave, and handed her the recording bead that had captured the events of the night, including the final moment when Mars was in the constellation of Antares.

“Take it back to the Dragon Lord.” A calculating smile appeared on his lips. “And pass on a message: ‘It’s just one bead, who do you think you are? Tell him to prepare some better ones.’”

"I will arrange for someone to retrieve them from the Yangtze River regularly."

Xu Xuan was making his own plans.

Bai Suzhen is too upright; she doesn't even accept "payment" for her work. How can that be?
Next time, let Li Yingqi make a trip to the Yangtze River. I suppose with the Dragon King's status and his love of watching the excitement, he wouldn't want to let a little girl go home empty-handed, would he?
You should at least give them some "service fee" or a novelty gadget.

Moreover, given Xu Xuan's ability to create stories wherever he goes, there will definitely be plenty of "exciting material" along the way.

The young disciples of Baoan Hall could take turns acting as "deliverymen" and make several trips across the Yangtze River.

Consider this a routine perk task for the disciples!

It can both strengthen the connection with the Dragon King and bring some benefits to the subordinates, killing two birds with one stone.

Just as Xu Xuan was making his wishful thinking and Bai Suzhen reluctantly accepted the memory pearl and prepared to leave.

The land of Kyushu is in chaos once again!
If you were to ask who was most shocked and panicked at this moment, it would undoubtedly be the Jin Emperor deep within the palace!

The emperor, well-versed in classical texts, instantly recalled the shocking accounts in historical records:
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Chapter on Astronomy, records: "In the fourth month of the third year of the Zhongping era, Mars retrograded and guarded the Antares star. On the day of Wuwu in the tenth month, the moon eclipsed the Antares star. The divination said: 'It will be a great funeral.' Three years later, Emperor Ling died."

The Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Qin Shi Huang, records a chilling scene: "In the thirty-sixth year, Mars was in conjunction with the heart of the planet. A falling star fell on Dongjun, and upon landing, it turned into stone. Some common people carved on the stone, saying, 'The First Emperor will die and the land will be divided.'"

Mars is in the heart!

In historical records, this is considered a top ominous sign of an emperor's death and widespread chaos!
The world was in chaos, but the death of the emperor was truly terrifying.

and so……

After a brief silence, a hoarse roar, filled with shock, anger, fear, and even a distorted tone, echoed from deep within the palace:

"Summon the Grand Astrologer!!! Immediately summon the Grand Astrologer to the palace for an audience!!!!"

(End of this chapter)