Ruins of the past

"It is rumored that the four major scriptures are derived from the same scripture."

"Some people call this book the Source Sutra."

"During the Great Xia Dynasty, many knowledgeable people were investigating and studying the origin of the Origin Sutra."

"Some people believe that the Source Sutra comes from outside the sky."

"Some Buddhists believe that the Source Sutra was written by Buddha."

"Some people think that the Source Sutra comes from the demon clan."

"Some people also speculate that the Source Sutra comes from the so-called 'god'."

"But the origin of the Source Sutra is too old. It has been more than six thousand years since the Buddha divided the four sutras."

"What is the origin of this mysterious scripture? Does it even exist? Even the Great Xia Dynasty failed to research the results."

When Chu Qiguang read this paragraph, he remembered the scene he saw in the Jiling ruins.

That was the first time he came to the Vajra Temple where the Sumeru King Sutra was collected.

It was that time that with his arrival, purple light emerged, and finally the purple light turned into a sentence: "The four books are combined, and the Purple Mansion appears." ’

It was also after this sentence that Shi contacted him and gradually asked him to find the four major scriptures.

‘When the four books are combined, the Purple Mansion appears. Is the so-called ‘source scripture’ the ‘Secret Book of the Purple Mansion’? ’

Chu Qiguang has always wanted to investigate "Secrets of the Purple Mansion", a mysterious book related to his own time travel.

But no matter whether he was in the big library on Chaoyao Mountain or in the Tianyi Pavilion in the capital, he could never find the information on "Secrets of the Purple Mansion".

The only thing he was sure of now was that "Secrets of the Purple Mansion" was closely related to the Four Classics. He could only start from the Four Classics if he wanted to investigate.

Chu Qiguang continued to read the classics in front of him, and a large number of ancient texts were translated and reorganized in his mind into a form that was easier to understand.

"Among the original four major sutras, three were left by Buddha to the Vajra Temple, the Maha Sect, and the Fanjing Sect respectively."

"Another copy is missing."

"With the passage of time, the four major scriptures have appeared and disappeared in history, and have been transferred to different forces."

"There are always geniuses who can comprehend various martial arts and Taoist techniques."

"Most of the current methods of entering the Tao are found to be related to them."

"So some people say that these four scriptures are the source of martial arts and Taoism in the world."

…

Yong'an 18 years, late June.

Chu Qiguang looked at Qiao Zhi in front of him. Over the past few days, he had told him everything he knew about Daxia, Gang Qi Layer, Baiyang Sect, and Qingyang Water Tribulation.

At this moment, he asked in his heart: "Master Qiao, have you ever experienced the doomsday prophecies of the Baiyang Sect before?"

Qiao Zhi thought about his experiences in his previous life and murmured: "The Gang Qi layer...why don't I know about this?"

"At that time, I must have never broken the Gang Qi layer."

Qiao Zhi thought in his mind: 'It should have been at that time that the human race was broken and re-established. Is it developing well? ’

Chu Qiguang asked again: "Didn't you say before that monsters swept the world, and after the human race finally solved this monster disaster, they encountered another war and many people died? During this process, the Gang Qi layer was never broken? "

Following Chu Qiguang's inquiry, Qiao Zhi recalled in his mind: 'Before I went back to the past, I remembered that the human and demon tribes were fighting something, and many people had died...'

In the past, when Qiao Zhi thought of this memory, he would just pass it by and only have a vague impression in his mind.

Subconsciously, he didn't think about it carefully, he just thought about those things.

But this time he was reminded by Chu Qiguang... and thought about it carefully.

Qiao Zhi was a little surprised to find that his memory was extremely vague and he could not recall specific details at all.

'What on earth are we fighting? ’

'How on earth...how did I go back to the past? ’

‘Why...why can’t I remember? ’

Things that I subconsciously took for granted before, now I find myself unable to recall any details.

A feeling of fear arose in Qiao Zhi's heart.

At this moment, Chu Qiguang touched Qiao Zhi's head and asked, "What's wrong? Master Qiao?"

Feeling Chu Qiguang's presence, Qiao Zhi suddenly calmed down a lot: "I...I can't remember what happened in the end, I can't remember how I came back..."

There was a trace of confusion in his eyes, and in his thinking, a sentence suddenly emerged from the depths of his brain.

The memory deep in my mind is like some kind of warning or some kind of code.

Just listen to Qiao Zhi murmuring: "Don't communicate, don't look directly, don't call his name..."

Although in the end Chu Qiguang and Qiao Zhi still didn't know exactly what this sentence meant.

However, Chu Qiguang judged in his heart that as long as the human race's destiny could be kept prosperous, there should be no danger of the Gang Qi layer rupturing for at least a few decades.

…

Yong'an 18 years, the end of June.

In Chu Qiguang's small courtyard.

Juno is wearing a white robe, with bright blond hair hanging on her shoulders, and her slender legs are folded together, outlining her exquisite curves under the white robe.

She looked helplessly at Zhou Yujiao in front of her: "Jiaojiao, aren't you going to practice again today?"

Since the last time Zhou Yujiao entered meditation in front of Juno and used methods to monitor the Buddhist world.

With superhuman perception, Juno noticed something extraordinary about Zhou Yujiao.

Juno's intuition told her that Zhou Yujiao and Buddha were destined.

So during this period of time, Juno has been trying to teach Zhou Yujiao some cultivation methods.

But what makes her feel a little regretful is...

"I don't want to practice!"

"My ambition is to defeat those geniuses who have been practicing hard for many years without practicing!"

"If I practice cultivation, won't I never be able to fulfill this ambition?"

Zhou Yujiao looked at Juno seriously, and the shadow of Lei Yushu seemed to come to mind again.

Juno looked at Zhou Yujiao helplessly. She didn't know how the other party's stubbornness in not wanting to practice martial arts or Taoism came about.

But in Juno's opinion, this was just a child's naughty talk.

How can someone who doesn't practice defeat a genius who has been practicing for many years?

But no matter how patiently she persuaded her these days, Zhou Yujiao had no intention of changing her mind, and seemed to have made up her mind not to practice.

At this moment, Chu Qiguang walked in wearing a unicorn suit and holding a Heaven-Destroying Sword.

The unicorn suit on my body is beautifully made, but it doesn't have any special abilities. It was a gift from the emperor.

During these days, he was also awarded the position of Demon Suppressing Envoy by the imperial court, and his main responsibilities included the Demon Suppressing Division systems in Lingzhou and Shuzhou.

Theoretically, he is at the same level as Bai Shihe and Zhong Shan'e.

But this kind of division is just empty talk. How it can be done depends on the demon-suppressing envoy's own control over the place.

Fortunately, Chu Qiguang currently has a good relationship with Zhongshan'e and Baishihe. Shuzhou and Lingzhou have also been managed by him, so letting him manage the Demon Suppression Department in these two places is really suitable for him.

Chu Qiguang heard Juno's voice persuading Zhou Yujiao far away.

After he entered the yard, he said to Juno: "Just leave her alone. Jiaojiao really doesn't like to practice, and the key is she has no talent. Otherwise, I would have to ask her to practice even if I broke her leg."

"It's good for her to study now and learn other knowledge."

Zhou Yujiao subconsciously touched her legs, suddenly feeling that even though she was not talented, it was quite good...

Chu Qiguang was thinking about Zhou Yujiao's luck and her several auxiliary roles in research on qi and blood machines.

In his previous life, he didn't believe in luck.

But luck really exists in this world, and Jiaojiao's luck is indeed good.

Chu Qiguang continued: "I have been reading classics in Tianyi Pavilion these days, and I have finally gained something."

In the past month, Chu Qiguang spent every day in Tianyi Pavilion and read a large number of classics. He gained a lot.

The number of profound gifts alone has exceeded 50, and the numbers of other dark gifts and cursed gifts are also close to 20 each.

This wave can be described as a great harvest, but Chu Qiguang did not use these gifts easily.

The profound gift can improve the level of knowledge. He plans to keep it in the future to instantly increase the mastery level of certain martial arts when needed.

In this way, you can instantly change your combat system during battle. You will have more choices when facing any type of immortal, and you will not be afraid of being easily restrained.

In particular, he has always wanted to try to gather more profound gifts and see if there is any chance to directly access the righteous method of entering and exiting the Tao.

The gift of darkness can be integrated with knowledge. Chu Qiguang has been studying in Tianyi Pavilion during this period, but he has not learned any new martial arts for the time being, so there is nothing to integrate.

As for the cursed gift, he planned to take Jiaojiao to worship a few more gods after leaving the capital to explore the rules of the cursed gift.

In addition to the gifts of the Ring of Foolishness, the biggest gain is naturally the various historical secrets.

This is also what Juno cares about. She came here today for clues from the "Star Book".

Chu Qiguang said: "The "Star Scripture" may no longer be in the hands of Tianjian Sect."

"As far as I know, the imperial court of the Great Xia Dynasty collected all four major scriptures."

"But after the fall of Daxia, these four major scriptures disappeared again."

After hearing the first sentence, Juno felt a little excited, but after hearing the last sentence, she sighed in her heart, secretly realizing that it was not that simple.

Chu Qiguang continued: "According to my speculation, the whereabouts of the four major scriptures are most likely in the hands of these forces."

"One is one of the murderers of Daxia's demise, the East China Sea Dragon Clan."

"One is the monsters that assisted the Dragon Clan and wreaked havoc in the Central Plains."

"As far as I know, the Tianjian Sect may have snatched the "Book of the Earth" from the Dragon Clan."

This story of the Tianjian Sect's robbery of the "Book of the Earth" was discovered by Chu Qiguang in a book called "The Journey of the Swordsman" in Tianyi Pavilion.

He continued to list various classics and historical materials to confirm his guess.

Finally, Chu Qiguang looked at the thoughtful Juno and suggested: "The Tianjian Sect is secretive, but the East China Sea Dragon Clan is too dangerous."

"On the contrary, some of those monsters that wreaked havoc on the Central Plains with the Dragon Clan of the East China Sea were deeply trusted and even had the blood of dragons."

"One of them even fled to the Snowy Mountains in the southwest, where they established a demon kingdom and thrived. It is still there today."

"Do you want to go to the snowy mountains to investigate? I can help you."

Although the emperor, the cabinet, and the Ministry of War are already discussing the matter of sending troops to Shuzhou, this is still confidential information so far.

Ordinary civil and military ministers don't know, let alone Juno.

She was listening to Chu Qiguang's analysis at the moment, but the more she listened, the more reasonable she felt, and the idea of ​​exploring the Demon Kingdom arose in her heart.

Chu Qiguang looked at the change in the other party's expression and said, "I was also curious about whether the Demon Kingdom preserved any of the Four Classics, so I specifically applied to the emperor for a job in Shuzhou."

"I'll go with you then."

When Juno heard these words, her heart moved slightly.

She has traveled in the Central Plains for many years and knows that Shuzhou is a barren land compared to Jingzhou.

Normal officials stay in Jingzhou and are not willing to go to such frontiers.

Many people would even regard going to Shuzhou as a form of demotion.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qiguang was willing to go to this step to find the "Star Scripture".

Juno also said: "Mr. Chu, you don't have to do this. I can go to Shuzhou alone."

Chu Qiguang smiled: "I am also very curious about the whereabouts of the "Star Book", and you are a foreigner with such an eye-catching appearance. How can it be convenient for me to use the power of the Suppressing Demon Division to investigate."

"We'd better go together."

Zhou Yujiao held Juno's right hand and shook it, saying, "Sister Juno! Come with us!"

Juno touched Zhou Yujiao's head, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Juno agreed, Chu Qiguang smiled with satisfaction: 'In this way... Nan Zheng has one more entry-level combat power. ’

…

Year 18 of Yongan, early July.

Chu Qiguang, Chen Gang, Qiao Zhi, Zhou Yujiao, and Juno left Shenjing City.

Behind them were some people transferred by Chu Qiguang from the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce and the Demon Suppression Division.

Under the command of Chu Qiguang, they have successively selected more than 5,000 people from the refugees outside the city in the past month and sent them to Lingzhou in batches to farm.

This kind of work-for-relief can be regarded as helping to reduce the number of refugees in the capital.

However, the prerequisite for using work-for-relief programs is that money must be spent, and when spending money, one must consider income and expenditure issues.

Even with the wealth of the Qingyang Chamber of Commerce, it is impossible to carry out disaster relief indefinitely without considering the flow of funds.

So these days, the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce has also selected young and strong people among the refugees.

At this moment, Chu Qiguang was passing by the city gate and watched from a distance as the shopkeeper sent by the Chamber of Commerce and the agents from the Demon Suppression Department were screening the refugees, and the selected refugees were sent to the porridge shed.

Seeing some refugees who did not meet the requirements crying and praying there, and seeing the selected refugees cheering, Chu Qiguang shook his head helplessly.

Before his strength and power expand to a certain level, he cannot give everyone a job that can support himself and his family.

As the group of them left Shenjing City, they felt their bodies slowly leaving the scope of the city protection formation.

Chu Qiguang felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Although he is doing well in Shenjing City, he has gained a lot in the past month.

But as long as he was enveloped by the city defense formation, he would always feel depressed.

It was the feeling of threat that Emperor Yong'an had taken control of his life.

Chu Qiguang turned back and looked at the tall walls of Shenjing City, thinking in his heart: 'Unless I have enough strength to compete with Emperor Yong'an next time, I'd better not go back to Shenjing City. ’

Next, Chu Qiguang decided to divide his troops into two groups.

Let Zhou Yujiao, Juno, Chen Gang and Qiao Zhi return to Lingzhou first.

He was going to Chaoyao Mountain and studied "The Record of Ten Thousand Ghosts" on the way.

After Chu Qiguang set out on the road alone, he suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight, whipping up a strong wind.

With his cultivation as a Martial God, once he goes all out, his speed is too fast.

In the blink of an eye, we were far away from the main road, and the surrounding area became more and more deserted, with no one around.

Chu Qiguang then took out the box in his arms, opened it, and looked at the severed arm in the box.