Fengyunlu

Feng Chen and Ji Yao were waiting by the side for a while. Finally, Master Gu Yuan retracted his gaze, stared at Feng Chen again, and said, "I tell you this to make you understand. I still remember what my senior sister said before she died. I tell you today, and you must remember it firmly." His words were full of respect for his senior sister and expectations for Feng Chen.

Before he finished speaking, Master Gu Yuan turned to Ji Yao again. Fairy Ji Yao naturally understood and nodded in response: "Don't worry, Master. Yao'er will remember it." Her words revealed her respect for Master Gu Yuan and the importance she attached to her senior sister's last words.

"Okay, then continue." Master Gu Yuan nodded, and continued: "When our senior sister was dying, she told us that in our Yao Chi lineage, whenever the Taiyin Holy Body is born, no matter what she does, we cannot stop her, and we cannot interfere with what happens to her. Let everything take its course, and everything is destined." His words were full of respect for his senior sister's last words, as well as helplessness about the fate of the Taiyin Holy Body.

Having said that, Master Gu Yuan paused, organized his thoughts, and continued: "But the Taiyin Holy Body must not become the Emperor. This is of vital importance. Remember, remember!!" His tone became serious, as if emphasizing an important principle, a rule that cannot be violated.

"Why is this?" Although Fairy Ji Yao did not intend to become an emperor, she was still curious about the implications. Her question was full of doubts, as if she was looking for an answer, a reason that could explain the reason behind this rule.

Master Gu Yuan was interrupted by her, so he explained to her first: "This involves the inheritance of the Great Emperor, and the Cang Xuan Order that connects to the Imperial Temple when the Human Emperor was enthroned on the Fengshan Terrace to succeed the Emperor." His words revealed his respect for the inheritance of the Great Emperor and the mystery of the Cang Xuan Order, which seemed to imply a deeper secret.

"Cang Xuan Ling?!" Feng Chen's eyes lit up, and he was particularly interested in this thing. Especially about the Cang Xuan Ling. When he was practicing the True Yang Diagram called Que Hai, he found that this diagram was actually a part of the Cang Xuan Ling, and it was passed down by the Great Emperor Cang Qiong himself. As for the other half of the Cang Xuan Ling, the mysterious Taiyin Mirror, its whereabouts were unknown. This was exactly the treasure that the Golden Crow Emperor asked him to find. Although what Master Gu Yuan said might not be directly related to the Cang Xuan Ling, since it was related, Feng Chen naturally had to pay attention to it.

"Yes, it is Cang Xuan Ling." Master Gu Yuan nodded, staring at Feng Chen with deep eyes, and continued: "Your father refused to be the emperor back then. I don't know the specific reason, but I think it may be related to Cang Xuan Ling." His words were filled with respect and nostalgia for Feng Chen's father, and at the same time expressed his expectations for Feng Chen.

Feng Chen didn't know anything at first, but since he was practicing Que Hai, his father secretly gave him some hints, which made him have a certain understanding of this matter. He immediately agreed with Master Gu Yuan's statement: "Yes, just like the predecessor said, my father's fate is not compatible with the Emperor Temple, so he rejected the position of Emperor on the spot."

Fengchen only revealed a little bit of information, because he knew that some things didn't need to be told in full, even to the people present. His parents' teachings when he was a child, as well as the suffering and blood feud he experienced over the years, made him deeply understand the importance of keeping secrets.

Master Gu Yuan did not ask any more questions. He understood that this was just an episode and had little to do with the topic they were discussing today, so he changed the subject: "Speaking of the Cang Xuan Order, we have to mention the ancestor of Xuanmen. When the Great Emperor Cang Qiong ran away, he left behind a token, which is the Cang Xuan Order. But the Cang Xuan Order that everyone knows now is no longer the one from ancient times. The Cang Xuan Order in the hands of the Human Emperor now was requested by the people of the world. It condenses the destiny of the human race. It is completely different from the token that the ancient Emperor Cang Qiong brought back from the Heavenly Dao, so its usage is also completely different."

“That token contains the power of Heaven. Although we don’t know how the Great Emperor of the Sky got it back, the key is that it can allow the Five Ancient Emperors to be free, unlike us now, who look glorious but are actually locked in a cage. Our true spirits are trapped in the Imperial Temple, and we cannot transcend after death. Our true spirits will even dissipate and become the luck of the temple, or be trapped in the tombs of the Five Emperors forever, unable to be freed. In this regard, except for your grandfather, Old Man Bai, the ending of everyone else is the same.” Master Gu Yuan sighed. Although he was unwilling to accept his fate, he could only accept it.

Feng Chen got the point. He realized that if we don't talk about the true spirit, the reason why his grandfather, Emperor Cang Yun, didn't have a true spirit might be because he knew his own ending, so he didn't take the usual path and tried to find a different ending. And his father was probably ostracized because his true spirit turned into a weapon, which didn't match the teachings of the Emperor's Temple. This had nothing to do with the technique.

Thinking of this, Feng Chen couldn't help but ask again: "If according to what the senior said, the Five Emperors' Respect is not a good thing, then is the involvement of the Emperor's Temple a conspiracy?"

“If this is a conspiracy, how could emperors like us and our ancestors in history accept it willingly? The sacrifices involved are too great, and it can be said that we have no choice. Because what the Great Emperor guards is the supreme key, and the Imperial Temple is actually a huge seal. It not only seals the entire world, but also seals the existence above the heavens.” Master Gu Yuan explained slowly. These secrets are too heavy, and Feng Chen and Ji Yao need some time to digest them.

Fengchen and Jiyao were shocked after hearing this. It turned out that the so-called imperial temple was actually a huge seal, which meant that the entire world was actually a huge formation. So, was such a grand layout the work of the Great Emperor Cangqiong or the Five Ancient Emperors?

Feng Chen and Ji Yao looked at each other, with a tacit understanding in their eyes. They knew that what Master Gu Yuan said was not groundless. However, what was the secret behind this? They both had their own thoughts.

Let's not talk about Ji Yao for now, Feng Chen muttered to himself. When he was practicing in Xiuquehai, he accidentally overheard the whispers of Jinwu Emperor and Jiuyou. It seems that there was a big chaos in their era that no one knew about. This chaos was so big that Jiuyou was sealed up, and almost all the masters and some powerful people in the demon world were involved. This struggle happened before the Great Dao Struggle. At that time, the Five Emperors were still there, and the Five Emperors had not left. Such a big chaos must have something earth-shattering. However, Jiuyou Mingdi has slipped away, and Jinwu Emperor is now helplessly asleep. These two old guys who have lived from ancient times to the present can't say anything now, and the ancient secrets cannot be made known to the world for the time being.

However, Feng Chen thought that judging from the information revealed in the words of the two people, the two sides probably started fighting because they wanted to steal something or had some big plan. But later, the Golden Crow Emperor might have discovered something or knew something, and finally decided not to get involved. In the end, he was still ambushed, his real body disappeared, and his real spirit was also sealed separately.

But what did the matter between the two of them have to do with the inheritance of the Imperial Temple or the Five Emperors? Fengchen couldn't figure it out for a while, which was also the question in Fairy Ji Yao's mind now. She knew that there was a great war in ancient times, and since then the Five Emperors have all transcended, leaving the Imperial Temple to suppress the fate of the human race. At the same time, the blood of the Great Emperor Cangqiong inherited the Taoist tradition, that is, the human emperor who was blessed by the heaven and enjoyed the fate of the human race.

It's just that the emperor of the human race doesn't join the Xuanmen, which is different from practicing. No matter how high his status is, the various sects of the Xuanmen don't have any ideas. On the contrary, no matter whether it's a dynasty change or a war, as long as he is the descendant of the Great Emperor of the Sky, no matter how thin his bloodline is, he can make the sword of the emperor stand in the sky and the Cangxuan Order suppress the human race. He is the real emperor of the human race, and the various sects of the Xuanmen will not intervene. Therefore, the Xuanmen rarely participates in the turmoil of the world and the rise and fall of dynasties. This is also the flow of the human race itself, the arrangement of destiny, not a disaster.

However, Fairy Ji Yao thought for a long time, but still didn't understand the hidden meaning of Master Gu Yuan's words, nor did she know the secret that Feng Chen heard, so she asked: "Master, are you saying this to tell us what's wrong with this seal?"

"Of course there is a problem. The seal was left behind by the ancients and has been dilapidated after countless turmoil. If it weren't for the true spirits of our ancestors dissipating to replenish it, I'm afraid it would not have been passed to us. The world would have been in chaos, and disaster would have come to the human race." Master Gu Yuan answered immediately, and the meaning of his words was very clear. The Five Emperors of Xuanmen in the past dynasties were not plotted against, but sacrificed themselves willingly. They had to do so for the rise and fall of the human race and for the sake of all people in the world. This is what Master Gu Yuan said before that they had no choice. It was for this reason that countless ancestors were willing to do so even though they knew the outcome.

After hearing this, Fengchen was shocked. He didn't expect the Five Emperors to be like this. He thought they were so glorious and worshipped by humans. It turned out that it was destined that they would work hard all their lives and would not have peace after death. Even their true spirits would dissipate. It was really that our ancestors exchanged their lives for our current peace, and someone was silently guarding them behind the scenes.

"I can only admire your words, senior, but what secrets are involved in this seal? What is the so-called disaster? Could it be that even a person as respected as one of the Five Emperors could not avoid it?" Feng Chen couldn't help but express his doubts. This was also what Ji Yao wanted to ask.

Master Gu Yuan looked at the two people with puzzled faces and wanted to explain something, but in the end he just shook his head helplessly: "What is involved? Haha, neither I nor the others know. No one knows clearly. Even the last words of our ancestors are the same. There are only some clues that show that this matter is related to the Great Emperor Cangqiong."

"Is it related to the Great Emperor Cangqiong?" Feng Chen and Ji Yao said in unison. This founder of Xuanmen can be said to be the ancestor of the continuation of the human race. There are countless legends behind him. Even before he transcended, those mysterious legends made people yearn for them infinitely.

Master Gu Yuan nodded gently, his tone revealing a hint of firmness: "Yes, there are rumors everywhere, saying that the Great Emperor of the Sky did not really leave this world, but encountered an accident. It seems that the Five Ancient Emperors were not able to completely break free from the shackles of this world. But in the final analysis, these are just gossips on the streets, and no one can tell what the truth is. Maybe someone deliberately spread these rumors to stir up some trouble, or it may be the work of those demons and ghosts, making up some excuses to stir up disputes and vent their grievances."

"Having said that, these rumors are not groundless, otherwise no one would believe them to be true. When it was heard that the Great Emperor of the Sky was about to transcend, people in heaven and on earth, including the gods and demons in the Nine Heavens, all came to watch. Some watched furtively, and some went directly to ask for advice. At that time, everyone present saw a mysterious light. No one knew where it came from, nor where it went. Once that light shone, no matter how powerful the gods and demons were, they could not see through its secret. When the light flashed across the sky, everyone looked up and found that the Great Emperor of the Sky was gone, leaving behind only a token called Cang Xuan Ling and his sword." Master Gu Yuan recalled this past event, his face full of longing and his eyes blurred, as if he had traveled through time and space and witnessed those historical moments with his own eyes.

Fengchen and Ji Yao listened quietly without interrupting. Until Master Gu Yuan spoke again: "When the Cangxuan Order appeared, it immediately caused a crazy fight. The Five Ancient Emperors also joined the battle, but in the end only the sword was left, which is now the Human Emperor Sword. As for where the Cangxuan Order went, it became a mystery. No one knows who got it. After the Great Emperor Cangqiong transcended, the luck of the human race became thin, and the ancient alien races began to plot, and natural disasters and man-made disasters occurred one after another. The Five Ancient Emperors stepped forward at the critical moment, withstood the pressure from all sides, and continued the fate of the human race. In the end, they reached an agreement with the four forces and agreed not to invade each other, which gave the human race a chance to breathe."

“However, the ancient alien races would not be so easily bound by a piece of paper. Before leaving, the Five Ancient Emperors resolutely sealed the demons in all directions, cut off the ghosts and monsters in all directions, and left behind the Imperial Temple. They said that in the future, as long as the human race is predestined, they can enter the Imperial Temple to receive inheritance. But this is only a matter of inheritance. The Taoist tradition they left behind has a deeper meaning.” Master Gu Yuan said here and turned his gaze to Ji Yao, as if hinting at something.

Fairy Ji Yao felt Master Gu Yuan's gaze, and her eyes became serious and earnest, waiting quietly for Master Gu Yuan to continue.

However, Feng Chen grasped the key point at this time. He did not wait for Master Gu Yuan to continue speaking, and directly raised his own questions: "These rumors that the senior said, if the Great Emperor Cangqiong really encountered an accident, then the five emperors who came later also suffered the same fate. Then according to this logic, the threat our human race faced at that time was not from the invasion of alien races. The real hidden danger may be lurking in the process of transcendence. Based on my own experience, I believe that unprovoked crimes are often coveted by others. Perhaps, the real enemy of our human race is lurking under the shadow of transcendence."