"You were not needed here, Miss Luo. In fact, you were wrong because you were deceived."

Jiang Wen closed his eyes and sat still, letting the old dragon shuttle back and forth between the waves. An ancient sword that was brighter than frost and snow was placed across his knees. His lips were slightly opened, and the sound was transmitted into his ears.

Luo Shuang'er lay lying on the back of the boat like a mess, with an indifferent tone as if she didn't believe every word Jiang Wen said, but she still asked seriously.

"Well, who lied to me?"

The girl's gaze was too persistent, but fortunately Jiang Wen faced it with his eyes closed, so he didn't have to experience any inner pressure, so he slowly raised three fingers, as if three mountains had dropped from the sky.

"It's not just someone who deceived you, but 'things'. If you really want to attribute the cause, it can be told as three stories."

Jiang Wen had waited so long for this moment of clarifying the truth that he still could not accept that the truth could be so incomplete, as if it were a clay doll that had been deliberately kneaded together by outside forces. It was so clumsy and ugly.

People laugh.

But who can know this in advance? Perhaps only when they truly know everything, the world can only lament the unsatisfactory nature of things in this world.

Jiang Wen silently thought that maybe what Ying Wumou said was right. A thousand people in the world have a thousand thoughts, and each has their own way. The scam they worked so hard to create has deceived others as well as themselves.

, the truth revealed in the endless mist is also unpredictable, making Jiang Wen feel more and more confused. No matter how he enters concentration, he can't find the loyalty in his heart. After thinking about it, Jiang Wen decided to say everything.

Come out and let one more person know about these secret things.

It may be stupid to do this, but the person who does it is always more stupid than the person who does it. The old dragon rushed towards a certain direction, and the cold sea breeze changed the tone of his voice.

"Hey, let me tell you...the first story is 'human affairs'."

(1) Immortals and sea travelers should be without plans

In human affairs, even if they have been fighting for thousands of years, they can still find a trace of intersection. Ying Laodao had previously revealed his origin, but Jiang Wen abandoned it half way through and refused to believe a single word.

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The information he disclosed was not much, but it was enough for Jiang Wen to guess the identity that he had deliberately concealed - no wonder the master and apprentice got entangled in such a mess as Shang Kexi.

No matter how uneducated Jiang Wen is, he is still a person who has been hanging out in Yuanhuazi Taoist Temple for six or seven years. Now he is quite familiar with these Taoist rumors. The other party talked about these in detail, but he only stopped at being obscure and profound.

He deliberately did not finish the fairy story. But just like the brothers Yuan Huazi belong to the Bai Yuchan lineage, there is obviously an extraordinarily secret tradition behind Ying Laodao, and Jiang Wen happened to have heard of it before.

That rumor.

In addition to Ying Laodao's unexplained story, Yin Changsheng received the magic from Ma Mingsheng, and Ma Mingsheng gained the Tao from An Qisheng. These three people were all famous living immortals during the Qin and Han Dynasties. They were as majestic as the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and they all searched for them tirelessly.

There are traces of them, and they want to get the mysterious magic of immortality in their hands.

What do you mean by Ge Hong’s successor? Bao Liang’s secret technique? Yin Changsheng Taoism?

What a joke, Ying Laodao's identity is far more than that simple. This group of people can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and they have already taken root in the land of Yan, Zhao, Qilu, and have a well-known name - "Fang Xiandao".

"Miss Luo, do you believe that there are gods in this world, and that they are hidden outside this world of clouds and waves?"

"Do not believe."

Luo Shuang'er replied with a frosty appearance.

"Yeah, but they believe it."

Jiang Wen opened his mouth, followed by the roaring wind, rain and waves of the tsunami.

The old dragon led everyone flying past. One second he was holding his head high on the top of the waves, and the next second he crashed heavily into the depression. His fangs grazed the huge waves and whizzed past, leaving only tiny debris and filth all over the ground.

Every step of the waves is almost like stepping onto the pinnacle of human beings going out to sea alone.

Similar to what we see in front of us, the land of Yanqi where Fang Xiandao was born is adjacent to the sea. The changes in the sea and sky, the confusion and indistinctness of the islands, and the dangers and magic of navigation have all triggered people's rich associations. The mirage has also aroused people's yearning for the life of gods.

So there has been a strong fairy atmosphere there since ancient times.

The thick black thunderclouds above their heads were chasing after them, and several sea thunders flashed towards them, as if they were mocking their overestimation of their abilities, but the livid faces of the people were expressionless, because everything was just like this cruel world.

Forcing them to fight for their lives, the Dan people have been through life and death like this for generations, and the only ones who can survive are the insignificant Miao descendants. Jiang Wen's heart has never been so stable, and he even remembered a joking and cold joke in his mind

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Don't use your innate talents to compete with other people's survival tools.

Jiang Wen held his sword still and cast his gaze into the depths of the ocean shrouded in smoke. No one in the world has ever been free to ride the wind, but this is the root of all pursuits.

In the concept of "Fangxian Dao", the greatest characteristic of gods is that they look like ordinary people, are immortal, are free and at ease, and have vast supernatural powers.

The key to everything lies in how to break through the limit of life and death and achieve personal immortality. Therefore, the "immortality" method that has been passed down from generation to generation and improved and studied emerged. From the middle and late Warring States to the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the immortal family and the emperors encouraged each other.

It set off the famous incident of entering the sea to seek elixir of life in Chinese history.

"Miss Luo, do you know when Senior Ying and the others came to Lingnan? And why do they hide here incognito?"

The heavy rain suddenly hit us, completely wiping out the sound that Jiang Wen tried to make. The Dan people's dangerous behavior narrowly escaped death, but in the end there was a mistake. It happened to be blocked by an undercurrent hidden behind the tide. The long and narrow old dragon was helpless.

It was even more difficult to turn around and use the faucet to break through the waves. He was instantly hit by the heavy flow of water and rolled uncontrollably to one side, almost leaving the water.

But the Dan people still didn't give up. The light in their eyes was as fierce as evil wolves. They stretched out their arms and put their feet on the ground. They exerted force in the opposite direction like they were holding up the cauldron, using their body weight to adjust their center of gravity. Finally, they

The old dragon almost rolled over and fell back into the water. He stepped on the undercurrent of the waves unruly and viciously, revealing only the blood-red tattoo on his back.

"The source of everything, the source, is a river prince who doesn't even have a name."

The appearance of Heshang Gong can be traced back to before the Xia Dynasty. The last time he appeared was on the edge of the Yellow River in the Western Han Dynasty. No one knew his name. Because he floated from the river, he was called Heshang Gong. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty, he made a grass nunnery on the river.

Along the way, I often read Laozi's Tao Te Ching, and his stories can also be found in "The Legend of Immortals" written by Ge Hong.

The most prosperous period of Fang Xiandao was from the late Warring States Period to the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and then almost followed the rise and fall of the Huang-Lao School. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Fang Xiandao also declined instantly as the power of exclusive Confucianism took shape, and even turned to the land.

The southernmost development of.

Jiang Wen slowly told Luo Shuang'er that he had figured out a mystery in history.

In the most critical years of the turning point, the First Emperor had unified the world and patrolled eastward to the shores of the East China Sea, specifically to meet An Qisheng, the leader of the "Fangxian Dao" at that time. The emperor and the immortal met for three days and three nights, and they talked very happily.

From that time on, the emperor was left with an indelible impression on the immortal mountains in the sea and the art of immortality. He immediately organized a voyage fleet consisting of hundreds of people including Xu Fu and Lu Sheng to sail to the sea to visit the immortals.

But later, the First Emperor didn't know where An Qisheng wandered.

Regarding this suspense, the genealogy of the surname An once introduced cryptically: "Anqi is a native of Langya, Qi. His ancestral home is Anqiu, he moved to Langyabu Township, and became an apprentice to the Duke of Heshang. He is called a thousand-year-old man. Mr. Anqiu is also

He heard that there were sacred mountains and celestial herbs on the sea, so he searched for them from all over the world. He went north to Salmon Island, south to Zhongzhou in the sea, and reached Zhuya... However, in Pangu's time, there were five celestial mountains on the sea, each with its own miraculous medicine. If eaten separately, it could prolong life, and if they were combined, they would live forever.

He is not old, so many people became immortals at that time. When he was fighting for Nuwa to mend the sky, he chopped off the Ao foot to stand on the four poles, moved the Yuan Qiao to Langya, and sunk Daiyu to the bottom of the sea. If the elixir is not complete, it is difficult to become an immortal without practicing cultivation."

This record originally sounded like an ancient fairy tale, but the place name it refers to has become clear.

Salmon Island is the Changshan Islands in the Bohai Sea (Li Qing, an official of Salmon Island during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, tortured and killed 700 prisoners in two years in order to test An Qisheng's ancient recipe for immortality), and Haizhongzhou is the Zhoushan Islands in the East China Sea (in the Song Dynasty's "Siming Illustrated Book")

, there are records of Anqi vomiting blood and splashing peach blossoms), Zhuya is Hainan Island (according to "Lingbiao Luyi", there are relics of Anqi cooking Baishi in Zhuya County), and Yuanjiao Mountain, which was moved to Langya by Nuwa, is

It is Tiantai Mountain in Rizhao (this is where He Shang Gong attained enlightenment and where An Qisheng practiced ascetic practices). These were recorded by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in "Encountering the Gods at the Ji Zhong Sangu Guan". It seems that there are traces of An Qisheng everywhere.

But no one knows where he went in the end.

During the break in the story, the wind and rain hit us, and Luo Shuang'er suddenly asked: "Then where did An Qisheng go in the end?"

Jiang Wen said coldly: "Tai Shigong said: Kuai Tong is a good Qi man, An Qisheng, and he tried to serve Xiang Yu, but Yu couldn't use it. Yu wanted to seal these two people, but they refused to accept it and died. Hehe, Li Shaojun

When he told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "... I went to sea and saw An Qisheng, who ate giant jujubes, as big as melons," I don't know if he was laughing at this infatuated old man."

Some people say that although An Qisheng failed to save the Qin Dynasty, he recognized the First Emperor as a friend. Later, the overlord of Western Chu and the high-ranking official Houlu invited An Qisheng to help him, but An Qisheng ignored him physically and left. But looking at it now,

It turned out that he was chasing some vague rumors and quietly brought Taoism to the land of Lingnan, thus starting this fateful meeting that lasted for thousands of years.

Where will the elixir of longevity be?

The legendary elixirs are Penglai longevity chrysanthemum, Yingzhou sunflower, Fanghu Wangyoucao, Yuanqiao peach blossom stone and Daiyu longevity jujube. But after An Qisheng tasted them all, he probably didn't find the elixir he wanted. It seems that

Just as it is said in rumors that "if there are no immortal medicines, it is difficult to become an immortal without practicing cultivation." The last "medicine guide" that may need to be cultivated to ascend is the one recorded in Ge Hong's "The Legend of Immortals" that "one inch and nine sections can lead to immortality after taking it."

Lingnan nine-section calamus.

By that time, An Qisheng, who had come to Lingnan, found Zhao Tuo and changed into more identities. "He" could be An Qisheng from Qi, Zheng Anqi from Lingnan, or even Zheng Yin from Baiyun Mountain. All of this

Everything is just an illusory skin that can be discarded at any time. Jiang Wen even suspected that he was once Ma Mingsheng, Yin Changsheng, and had studied under Ge Xuan and many other new schools.

At that time, this last Fang Xiandao may be a person, it may be a thought, or it may be an illusory obsession. He wanders between heaven and earth and refuses to leave, just to find some possibility of immortality.

——Until "he" met Ge Hong and Governor Bao Liang, Ge Hong abandoned the previous theory and said with great enlightenment that immortals can be learned from, and divided immortals into three levels, namely, heavenly immortals, earthly immortals, and corpse-decomposing immortals.

This eventually gave rise to various methods of becoming immortals, such as the secluded forest of the female valley, the hidden scene, the deformation of the form and the support of the image, the snake shedding and the cicada flying...

"Miss Luo, her father-in-law on the river - An Qisheng - Ma Mingsheng - Yin Changsheng - Bao Liang - Ge Hong formed the Jindan sect of immortals in the southern immortal Taoism, and all subsequent generations are descendants of this line. They are in front of you.

, is the most obsessive sea traveler on this sea. They have been able to persist for two thousand years for a vision, causing troubles that are so stupid that they themselves are embarrassed to explain it. But as long as this myth is not falsified, they will live forever.

The magical medicine will float behind this sea and sky forever!"

Jiang Wen's voice was not loud, but his anxious tone infected everyone on the dragon boat. Some kind of imperceptible change seemed to be taking place, and the entire Boiling Sea fell into a frightening silence.

At this moment, the black clouds began to descend without knowing when, and finally turned into a surging thick fog. The people were enveloped in it even if they were boating, and the fish and bird tattoos on their bodies became even hotter and hotter.

The smooth skin was swollen, and it looked as if it had been scalded by boiling water. At this time, the old dragon's frame began to shake, and it seemed that it could no longer maintain its hard and clumsy appearance, and was about to turn into fragile sawdust fragments and blend into the pitch black.

In the unforgiving waters.

"No, the dragon ghost has started to change again! After the third transformation, the clouds, chariots, and feathers will fly, and both body and spirit will fly. I'm afraid it will turn into the unshakable God of the South China Sea!"

Jiang Wen suddenly opened his eyes and stood up. He pointed to a direction that was shrouded in heavy fog and could not tell whether it was true or not. There was the scene he least wanted to see, and his tone became stiff.

"I ask you one last time, are you afraid of death?"
To be continued...