Chapter 716 The Sky Is Round and the Place Is Round

The ancestral place of Xuantian Temple is a secret realm in the heart of the moon created by a group of monks who believe in the seven star gods.

It is said that Tuokong Patriarch, who first established the Hanging Temple, came to the moon and planned to find a place to set up his dojo. He took a blue and white jade seal and threw it out. The seal was surrounded by five-color clouds. It radiated auspicious light and flew out.

The location where this treasure seal fell was the entrance to the previous dilapidated temple. In fact, this lunar center world almost penetrates the lunar crust, digging a large hole into the moon's interior, reaching directly into the lunar mantle.

Further forward, there is an area composed of molten material. Once here, you cannot go any further. Moreover, due to the influence of the core of the moon, the space is extremely distorted. From time to time, there are underground shock waves that distort the space, and even the masters of magic do not dare to hit it easily. into it.

Xuantian Temple avoids the deepest lunar core zone of the moon, and constructs various Taoist secrets deep in the large cave. After stabilizing the stratigraphic structure, it opens up several small worlds.

These small thousand worlds surround each other and are connected in series. They also play a role in stabilizing the star core inside the moon. This star core is the star core inside the moon. It has been brewing for countless years. It is also the spiritual vein of the earth on the moon. origin of.

Many stars in the world have star cores. Any star core can serve as the embryo of a magic weapon. If it can be completely refined, there are many benefits.

It's just a normal star. It's so vast, huge, and boundless. To refine the inner core of a star, it takes about a thousand years to slowly disintegrate the entire star bit by bit. In this process , there must be no distraction or flaw, otherwise if it is not done well, the star core will be broken and all the previous efforts will be wasted.

This process takes a lot of time and huge mana. If you want to take out the star core intact, even a true immortal might not be able to do it easily.

However, the star core in the center of the moon is much smaller than the star cores of other stars, and the moon is not like those other huge stars, and the star cores it nurtures are hundreds or even tens of thousands of times smaller.

If it is a big sun star like the sun, its internal star core is even tens of millions of times larger than the moon's star core.

However, the star core of the star is still a star core, and the power it contains is extremely terrifying. It is the remaining part of an unformed star. It was only due to the impact and strong collision with the Zhonghuan world that it became the current moon.

"Xuantian Temple has set up so many large formations on the periphery of the moon, and also set up dozens of small worlds in the secret realm of the heart of the moon to open up the void world. In addition to defending against foreign enemies, it also has another intention, which is to slowly try to refine the moon. The star core of the heart.”

In the Kingdom of the Seven Seas, the Great Sage Splitting Clouds explained without hesitation: "Any star core is a rare object and a rare treasure. It is said to be a magic weapon, but the quality is much higher. Even the star core of the moon , is much smaller than other star cores, so it cannot be underestimated... Any star core contains extremely terrifying power of space and time, and even the power to open up the world."

"Wait a minute!"

He Ping suddenly thought of something, and he asked: "So, there is also a star core deep in the abyss world. The essence of the Yuanhuang Sacrifice Fire is a star core."

When the Great Sage Split Cloud heard this, he smiled bitterly.

"What you are talking about...can no longer be described as a simple star core."

She sighed: "In the past, Buddhism divided the world into sentient beings and heartless beings. Buddhism can liberate sentient beings, but it has no impact on heartless beings... And the standard of distinction between sentient beings and heartless beings is , which is the most critical point, is whether there is consciousness and emotional attachment. All sentient beings have consciousness and have emotional attachment, while ruthless sentient beings have no consciousness and no emotional attachment. The so-called emotional attachment desires to survive, seeks benefits and avoids harm, there is this The instinct of life.”

"I've heard of this too."

He Ping nodded. He also knew a lot about Buddhism and naturally knew the difference between sentient and emotionless beings.

"Sentient beings do not have the conditions for reincarnation, nor can they transform into sentient beings. They do not participate in the six paths of reincarnation, and have no connection with all things, real or unreal. Therefore, there is no continuity of cause and effect. The Mahaparinirvana Sutra says : Grain, rice, grass and trees have no life and no self. This is also true for the number of non-sentient beings.”

"However, there are also some special heartless creatures who, over a long period of time, are affected by the source of heaven's way and will produce a trace of spiritual consciousness and have some strange features... This principle is not difficult to understand, just like refining a living puppet. Those puppets will give birth to true spirits, and after refining the magic weapon, the soul will also be born inside the magic weapon. This happens because it is nourished by magic power."

"It's just how difficult it is for grass and trees to produce soul consciousness. Ordinary grass and trees do not have souls. Compared with grass trees and mountains and rocks, it is even more difficult for them to produce soul consciousness. Unless someone is willing to use the secret method of Shinto to instill huge will power and trust into Among them, it may be possible to create a trace of spiritual thoughts in the mountains, rivers, vegetation, and rivers."

Speaking of this, He Ping suddenly realized that he had vaguely heard some legends. For example, in a certain place, there was a huge stone in the mountain that looked like a human shape. The ignorant villagers and women nearby ran to the mountain to worship.

Over time, this stone will naturally develop supernatural powers and become the local mountain god. Those who have been going to the mountain to worship for many years will use incense to worship it. Occasionally, they will also sense the "mountain god" in their dreams. If you are told to seek good luck and avoid bad luck, it will be very effective.

"God is nature, Qi is life, and nature exists alone without action." The word "God" is also called "Xingling" in Taoism. The rocks have humanoid characteristics and are regarded as "gods" by the villagers. Over time, , it is surrounded by the power of belief, aspiration, and incense, giving birth to consciousness and spirit, the divinity is there, and the physical nature is reduced.

As a result, they slowly transformed from heartless beings into sentient beings. The concept of Shinto in later generations is somewhat related to it. The great sages and virtues of the ancient witch sect and Taoist sect realized the concept of Shinto from it, and thus spread freely in the world and became the Five The "Shinto" in the way of immortality.

"According to the theory of the Five Insects, the first thing in the world to be affected by the law of heaven is the deep layer of the Abyss Realm," the Great Sage Splitting Cloud continued: "Perhaps the star core in the deepest part of the Abyss Realm had an idea very early, or maybe It’s because of thousands of years of sacrifice in the Chongyang Palace and the ancient religion that believed in Yuanhuang Fire Sacrifice in ancient times. The star core deep in the earth does have its own spiritual intelligence.”

The Great Sage Split Cloud said calmly: "As for who gave birth to its initial consciousness, it's a chicken-and-egg problem."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It seems that we are about to enter the small world."

He Ping cast his gaze to the outside world. The Kingdom of the Seven Seas had long been shrunk to the extreme. At the same time, it released a powerful force of time and space, wrapping up the inner void and shuttling through the dark passage, hiding like a speck of dust.

At this moment, boom!

The Kingdom of the Seven Seas, which shook and turned into dust, also shuttled out of the void, and indeed saw a floating continent.

This is a piece of land in the time and space of the secret realm. It is extremely vast and floats in the void connected by dark small worlds. This continent actually shows the characteristics of a round sky and a square earth.

"What a generous gesture."

He Ping stared at this continent. This huge land floated in a deep, dark void. The entire shape was a standard round sky, covered by a transparent film.

"Yes, this Xuantian Temple is indeed a big deal."

The Great Sage Split Cloud also nodded.

"This continent did not evolve on its own from the Small Thousand Worlds. Instead, it was a majestic continent pieced together by the great supernatural powers of Xuan Tian Guan. They used their supreme magical power to pick stars from outside the territory and move countless star fragments."

Furthermore, any small world itself is not suitable for habitation. Such a large landmass has mountains and rivers. In addition to common plains, there are also deserts, rainforests, oceans and other ecological ecosystems. It should not only be inhabited by monks. "

"I think there are probably millions or tens of millions of mortals. It would be much more difficult to completely transform this continent into a continent suitable for mortals and cultivators to live together than to refine a secret realm at the level of the Small Thousand Worlds... …”

He Ping fell silent. He could see that Xuantian Temple was not creating a secret realm, but a complete world. Experts at their level can tell at a glance that if this continent, which is round in the sky, is to be maintained for a long time, it requires the efforts of experts at the Sanxian level.

The Qianyuan Jiuqu Dazang Sumeru Realm run by Mr. almost.

The continent transformed by Xuantian Temple is completely different, with many details taken into consideration.

He Ping continued to scan with his Dharma Eyes and noticed that the internal ecological control of this continent was very complete.

He swept it away with the magic power of his soul, and the huge but imperceptible thought fluctuations, like mercury, quietly penetrated countless hidden formations, penetrating them, and even the texture of the mountains and rivers in this continent was clearly visible.

This is a very vast continent, with geographical features such as deserts, snow-capped mountains, rainforests, plateaus, etc. You can also see countless small cities as small as grains of rice on the land, and you can vaguely glimpse the vast crowds of people in the cities. .

Looking further to the north, you can still see a battlefield. The black spots are densely packed with ants. They are an army of cavalry and they are fighting another army. The two sides are fighting to the death.

The Great Sage of Split Cloud has a wider field of vision, and her vision is more subtle. Her fairy-level magic power is invisible and has no trace. She discovered several countries composed of mortals. In the city guarded by tall walls, there are flowing water, houses and stone bridges everywhere. High-rise buildings are connected one after another, people come and go, traffic is busy, commercial buildings, shops, restaurants, academies, etc. are also magnificent, showing a humanistic atmosphere.

She also noticed that there were several spiritual mountains that towered into the clouds. On the mountain tops above the clouds, there were several dojos and mysterious palaces. Some monks controlled the light of their swords and turned into light and flew among the towering mountains.

Xianyun slowly withdrew her gaze, and she noticed again that the thin film on the continent seemed to be a crystal wall layer, firmly locking the atmosphere and water vapor. His sight continued to sweep out, and he suddenly noticed that on the crystal wall layer, there was a huge fireball simulated as a big sun and stars. If you look closely, it was made up of hundreds of golden chariots, dragging a giant bird bathing in flames. .

"Phoenix?... No, it's a three-legged golden crow?!"

He Ping was also shocked.

This kind of mythical bird legend has appeared several times in the ancient times. It was accidentally observed by the few loose immortals who could travel through the starry sky outside the territory or the strong men who had reached the peak of their souls while exploring outside the territory. The Golden Crow was able to fly between the stars and the sun. The strange life forms that inhabit the blazing stars of humankind are not monsters. There are too many unexplained aspects about the life forms, and they can only be said to belong to life in the outer world.

This kind of divine bird is burning with unquenchable flames. If it appears on the earth, it will naturally bring great disaster.

In fact, the Golden Crow is also afraid of the cold deep space of the universe and will not leave the area where the big sun and stars are at will.

"No, look carefully, it's a three-legged golden crow that has died long ago."

The Great Sage of Splitting Clouds waved his hand and drew a round light in the ice mirror. The round light was like a live video, showing more details. This also allowed He Ping to see extremely clearly and found that it was a three-legged golden crow that had been dead for a long time. .

It turned out that those golden chariots were just long chains forged from divine iron, pulling the corpse of a burning golden crow bird to parade in the air.

"I heard that there is a bird on the North Sea that has no legs and needs to fly all the time. The only time it lands is when it dies. This bird is called a 'footless bird'."

The Great Sage Split Cloud sighed.

"Although the three-legged golden crow is a strange bird in the universe, it can only be called a divine bird. Unfortunately, once it leaves the big sun and stars where it has lived for many years, it will be frozen to death by the bitter cold and cold void of the outside world... Even if Xuantian Guan captured it In the end, you can only get the corpse of a Golden Crow."

"Is this the plan to use the three-legged golden crow to simulate the sun and stars?"

He Ping frowned and said in a deep voice: "But, why use such a troublesome and roundabout method? It is just to imitate the Yinhui Night Light and the Root of Sun Essence in the Cave Heaven Secret Realm. There is no need to make it so troublesome... If it were replaced by If I say it, I will use the formation to open the void, attract the sunlight from the outside, and then shine it on this continent, why bother to make it so troublesome?!"

Those with great supernatural powers can create secret realms in the void, introduce light from the outside, or fabricate halos and sun essences. It is also said in ancient Taoist books: Yinhui governs the night, and the sun essence governs the day. It is shaped like the circle of the sun and the moon, flying in the mysterious sky... In fact, it is just a light source created by magic.

It is not difficult for a monk at the peak level of Xian Shen to use his magic to change the world, let alone a powerful immortal god. However, from his point of view, Xuan Tian Guan's actions are extremely inefficient. It’s not an exaggeration.

"really."

Liyun showed a thoughtful expression.

"Such an inefficient and unreasonable behavior can almost be described as a low-level mistake... It stands to reason that those with great supernatural powers in Xuantian Temple would not make such a mistake. It seems that it should be done deliberately..."

"It's just, what do the monks of Xuantian Temple want to do?"

He Ping said solemnly: "I think it is necessary to investigate!"