Chapter 2327: Long Journey

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In the past, the Middle Ancient Dragon Emperor, Xi Hun Shi, had nine sons.

His eldest son was called Prisoner Ox. He was benevolent and kind by nature, with good conduct, and enjoyed music and rituals. He assisted in governing the Dragon Court.

His second son, Ya Zi, was fond of killing and good at fighting. He often roamed the wilds carrying a knife and rejoiced upon hearing of war.

His third son, Chao Feng, liked danger and enjoyed looking out. He had superb physical techniques and his eyes were first-rate in recognition.

His fourth son, Pu Lao, liked to roar and excelled at controlling the sounds of the world. He also understood the ways of fame and power.

His fifth son, Suanni, liked quiet and enjoyed fireworks. He compiled classics and annotated histories, achieving great accomplishments in the path of faith.

His sixth son, Baxia, liked to carry heavy loads and possessed immense strength.

His seventh son, Bi An, liked litigation, was eager for public good, and enjoyed righteousness. He once debated with Han Kui.

His eighth son, Fuxi, was elegant and enjoyed literature. He also debated scriptures with Kong Ke.

His ninth son, Chiwen, liked to swallow and his giant mouth could contain all things.

Jiang Wang was thoroughly reading "Nine Towns Idle Talk" and sequentially exploring the Nine Towns Stone Bridges, as well as collecting intelligence related to the Dragon Emperor's nine sons. This was to better understand the Long River Nine Towns, elevate his own vision, and raise the level of his sealing techniques.

The Great Chu Duke of Huai, the Great Qi Marquis of Bowang, and Taixu Pavilion member Zhong Xuan, all contributed to the related historical truths.

In summary, it was the accumulation of various historical materials in one place, after repeated verification and analysis, that depicted the outlines of the corresponding Dragon Sons.

But in the process of understanding the Dragon Emperor's nine sons, Jiang Wang increasingly felt how difficult the war was when the Human Emperor expelled the Dragon Emperor!

Each of the Dragon Emperor's nine sons was extraordinary.

Like that Suanni, who liked fireworks and swallowed faith, who was not dead and later opened the mythological era. This was not necessarily Feng Hou, who achieved two proofs and transcended.

Baxia once wanted to "lift the sky," and Pu Lao once picked the widely heard bell.

That Bi An contended over the Legalist tradition, and Fuxi also shook the Confucian foundation.

From the paths of the Dragon Emperor's nine sons, it is not difficult to discover that compared to the human race's passing on of fire, the dragon race was not a step behind in laying out the future eras.

Initially, the human-dragon war between Lie Shan Shi and Xi Hun Shi cannot be narrowly regarded as the so-called "burning the bridge after crossing the river" or "the Human Emperor breaking faith." It was precisely the human race and the dragon race contending for the right to lead the present world, a war that had to be fought when contradictions accumulated to a certain degree and fundamental interests were already irreconcilable!

In the past years, if the defeated one had been the human race, then those glorious eras would still have been established on the dragon race's side.

Mythology, Confucianism, Legalism, Buddhism... the dragon race had placed pieces in all of them. Jiang Wang could no longer just listen to the story of the so-called Baxia lifting the sky as just a story. That was very possibly Baxia's "Heavenly Dragon" path, similar to his current "Heavenly Human."

After overturning the ancient heavenly court, exterminating the hundred races, and ending the demonic tide, the present world in the Middle Ancient era welcomed the last war to establish mastery over the ten thousand realms. Both the human race and the dragon race were laying out and placing pieces, both wanting to lead the ten thousand heavens and realms, and only one side could laugh in the end.

Lie Shan Shi suppressing and killing the Dragon Emperor's nine sons perhaps suppressed and killed the dragon race's nine kinds of futures!

After understanding this point, looking at the Long River Nine Towns, there was a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Also, simply sealing and suppressing nine dao bodies, even if extremely overbearing and perfect, how could it bear such great significance?

The more one understood the Dragon Emperor's nine sons, the more one could perceive the mysteries of the Nine Towns. The more one grasped the profound wonders of the Nine Towns, the more one knew the extraordinariness of the Dragon Emperor's nine sons.

Although the Heavenly Dao gripped his throat tightly and time was urgent, Jiang Wang still set aside a full month for the Long River Nine Towns.

He was exploring and deciphering Lie Shan Human Emperor's Nine Towns sealing, and also probing the paths of the Dragon Emperor's nine sons. This month's time was all spent in the depths of his own sea of consciousness, conducting a human-dragon war—

This was not only a kind of mental description, but such a simulation truly happened in the subconscious sea.

Once his subconscious sea was boundless and limitless, infinitely free. To the eye's end, it almost connected the sky.

Now his subconscious sea truly "connected the sky."

Heavenly Dao was no longer just "knocking on the door." It had already broken in and was about to choke Jiang Wang, who was lying on the bed having grand spring and autumn dreams of becoming a free heavenly human, and drag him out.

Not only to swallow the main consciousness of this stubborn heavenly human and wipe out all emotions, but also to assimilate its dao and swallow the deep sea of the subconscious.

This vast and boundless subconscious sea was already calm and still. Ten thousand acres of raging waves were all tamed.

The abyss-deep and immeasurable seawater of the past now looked extremely clear and pure, like a piece of transparent blue glass, almost without impurities. Heavenly Dao shone so purely upon the sea, and the intent master's thoughts also manifested as "za xu" (miscellaneous thoughts)...

Occasionally emotions arose, all decomposed and swallowed.

But from a certain moment, this piece of ocean changed. Within the "pure," nine kinds of stubborn and unassimilable "impurities" were born. They were tiny at first, gradually majestic, and finally transformed into nine majestic dao bodies, each revealing its form.

Some were like lions, some like tigers, some turtles carrying steles, or dragons coiling their bodies... all contained dao in their form, enormously divine. In the boundless subconscious sea, they floated on the sea and swam.

The dao bodies of the Dragon Emperor's nine sons manifested here, breaking through some mysterious "rules," sometimes transforming back into stone bridges.

Nine ancient stone bridges spanned the sea and were parallel. The sea was boundless, and the bridges were endless. The sea seemed to connect to the sky, and the bridges seemed to cut off the connection between the sea and the sky!

In this subconscious sea, the stone bridges and dragon bodies continuously changed. They struggled against each other, conflicted with each other, but they all shared one thing: they did not accept "pure," they were not disciplined by Heavenly Dao.

So this hundreds of millions of acres of still water sometimes also raised waves.

The waves of the heart sea were the traces of being alive.

The Long River Nine Towns have stood there for hundreds of thousands of years, and Lie Shan Human Emperor was never stingy with his great glory. But for ten thousand ages, those who could have "true gains" on these nine stone bridges were few and far between.

Jiang Wang, on the one hand, had interactions with the top figures of the present world, had the qualification to know historical truths, and could probe the true paths of the Dragon Emperor's nine sons. On the other hand, he also received the help of Long River Dragon Lord Ao Shuyi, obtaining insights and experiences from Lie Shan Human Emperor's establishment of the Nine Towns.

This kind of force, where heaven and earth were unified, was truly human and dragon intersecting, standing in the present world and present time, overlooking the past and future.

Every day passed, and he had new cognition of this world, as well as a different understanding of Heavenly Dao.

At Prisoner Ox Bridge, he held up the palace of correct sounds, listened to the sounds of wind and waves, experienced the sounds of nature, and felt the rituals of the dragon race and Prisoner Ox's music chapters.

At Ya Zi Bridge, he lifted his sword and fought, evolving a body of killing methods, killing from the bridge head to the bridge tail.

At Chao Feng Bridge, he leaped ten thousand li, repeated it in an instant, and engraved every minute detail of this ancient stone bridge with his gaze.

At Pu Lao Bridge, he let out a long howl, released the Three Treasures Thunder Sound Orthodox Law, and made sounds surge like tides, washing over the stone bridge from top to bottom. He was pursuing and capturing that legendary Pu Lao correct sound.

At Suanni Bridge, he released all kinds of divine seals, just as he had initially done in the demon world, externally molding "ancient gods" and condensing "various honors."

At Baxia Bridge, the magic ape dharma image beat its chest and roared angrily, accumulating majestic great force, almost wanting to pull up the bridge and leave.

At Bi An Bridge, he also summoned the Legalist chains he had once learned, and after wind and rain... read "You Xie."

At Fuxi Bridge, he read books and histories while walking and singing. "History Knife Carves Sea," "Bodhi Sits Dao Scripture," "Quiet Void Contemplates Er Collection"... the world's splendid chapters, voice by voice entered his ears. The world's principles, word by word verified his heart.

At Chiwen Bridge, an immortal dragon also trod on mist, swallowing all the splendor of the sun and moon.

Time passed day by day just like this.

Summer entered the second month, and the sun was no longer gentle. Jiang Wang received the immortal dragon dharma image and walked down Chiwen Bridge.

At this time, he was still wearing an azure robe and carrying a sword, with a smile on his face, just as he was a month ago when he first arrived at Prisoner Ox Bridge. But he also had a slightly different temperament from the past. In his peace and tranquility, there was a kind of ancient quiet feeling.

Like a silent green stone at the bridge head.

The so-called "after wind and rain, years do not grind."

He was increasingly powerful, but also unavoidably... increasingly indifferent.

"Oh! Isn't this Real Person Jiang?"

Just as he stepped into the borders of Qi Country, a convoy welcomed him. From the foremost luxurious carriage of the convoy, the Great Qi Marquis of Bowang directly opened the four side walls of the carriage, letting his enormous body fully display outside, to let in some air and show some scenery.

His face was piled with smiles, the smile squeezed into the wrinkles: "So long not seen, Real Person Jiang is still just a real person, ah?"

Quite a few years had passed since Jiang Wang's last visit to Qi Country. At that time, he was already a real person, coming to seek "Xiaoyao." Now he returned to Qi Country, still a real person, coming to seek "self."

Meanwhile, the current Chong Xuan Sheng was strikingly an official dao real person!

He hadn't mentioned it in his letters, saving it for this moment of meeting, releasing his aura to give his close friend a small shock.

If one didn't consider the step of great power returning to self, official dao was indeed the fastest cultivation path.

The hereditary unending overlord marquis position was indeed like fierce fire and good fuel.

Letting this fellow walk the official dao was simply letting a fish learn to swim or a bird learn to fly; it was an innate ability.

Jiang Wang praised him in his heart and rejoiced for him, yet his mouth said: "Oh, isn't this Marquis of Bowang? So long not seen, you are much thinner!"

"Ah, isn't it all for worrying about you? This heart of mine, oh—" Chong Xuan Sheng's enormous body stood up, turning from stirred fat ridges into a standing meat mountain. One hand supported his fat large jade waist belt, one hand gestured towards Jiang Wang, inviting him to get on the carriage, and shamelessly said: "Clothes gradually widen, ultimately no regret, for you I have become emaciated!"

This jade waist belt was indeed big, its value in jin priceless. But on his waist, it was not at all "wide," it still seemed tight!

Jiang Wang got on the carriage in one step, grasped Chong Xuan Sheng's fat hand, weighed it slightly, and laughed: "You've only become emaciated by thirty more jin!"

"Originally sixty more jin heavier, I lost thirty for helping you collect these!" Chong Xuan Sheng turned back and waved his hand: "These are secret records related to old Yang sealing techniques, containing unique insights from many masters, and some more classic discussions from successive generations... I exhausted the Eastern Domain searching for them, loaded in these ten carriages. If you still have some conscience, you'll know my worries!"

"My feelings are all gone, how about conscience?" Jiang Wang lifted his finger and poked the sky: "If you want to blame, then blame this thievish old heaven!"

"Ah pah pah! Child's words carry no harm!" Chong Xuan Sheng slapped his finger down and complained: "You're still under His management, ah! Have a better attitude. What if he lets you off the hook."

Jiang Wang shrugged his shoulders, casually summoned a volume from the piled secret records in the rear carriage, sat sideways beside Chong Xuan Sheng, and slowly flipped through it. While looking, he casually said: "You really eat a lot, swallow a lot, not only did winter fat stick, but summer fat also stuck, and even the carriage is more luxurious than before!"

The four side walls of the carriage slowly closed, but the carriage interior was not therefore dim.

This was indeed the most luxurious carriage in Qi Country at the moment, perfect in every detail. It had a special array blocking wind and rain and isolating prying eyes, but it did not affect the falling heavenly light or obstruct the view from inside out. The carriage interior was cool and warm as appropriate, with no jolts. The seats were very soft, like a beauty's embrace.

Chong Xuan Sheng leaned back comfortably: "I am a married man, so I have to work hard, earn more family property, and let my wife live a good life— how far has your sealing progressed?"

"Still in research." Jiang Wang quickly flipped through one volume, memorized the content in his mind, closed his eyes, chewed it over slightly, and then summoned the second volume to continue flipping. He said: "Not too many people know about my matters, right?"

"When I do things, it's not to the point of wind and rain throughout the city." Chong Xuan Sheng waved his hand: "But those who should know definitely know. Without reason, I suddenly searched the world for the inheritance of old Yang sealing techniques. It's impossible to hide it from those with intentions. Just these ten carriages of secret records, many were directly pulled from the national treasury— it's fine for you to know in your heart, you don't need to waste time paying visits. Not being human and not being emotional are all future matters. The premise of human emotion... are you at least still a person?"

Jiang Wang laughed: "How does a heavenly human not count as a person?"

As he spoke, his body transformed back to its normal size. The immortal dragon, magic ape, and old monk also appeared in the carriage, each holding a book and researching there.

Similarly studying sealing techniques, the three dharma images had different postures.

The immortal dragon was composed and unhurried, the magic ape was scratching its ears and cheeks, and the old monk had a furrowed brow and a bitter face.

Though from the same body, they each showed their form, had their state, and their intentions were different, fully demonstrating their liveliness.

Chong Xuan Sheng observed these three honors and said: "If you still remember me, then you're still a person. If you even forget me, then you cannot count."

Jiang Wang looked at the book content, not lifting his eyes, but finally no longer laughed: "A heavenly human is just without emotions, not without memory."

Chong Xuan Sheng took the book that Jiang Wang had finished reading and casually flipped through two pages.

How familiar this feeling was, ah.

Again to a difficult moment.

His wisdom allowed him to handle many situations with ease, and also made him unable to deceive himself. He understood that some things were things that wisdom could not solve.

For example, Heavenly Dao, for example, the Heavenly Dao that was pressing closer and closer, oppressing his close friend.

If he were given some time, only three to five years, he was confident he could start from scratch and achieve the level of a master figure in the field of sealing techniques.

But Jiang Wang's situation was already beyond what a master-level sealing techniques expert could solve.

Wasn't the Great Chu Duke of Huai such a figure? Yet he was also no help. That person's vision was high, his methods wonderful, at the peak of his generation, yet he still found it difficult to cross the Longevity Town he himself had laid out and remotely determine the deep sea.

This was a journey he had to seek on his own, a struggle that could only happen in the depths of his consciousness— before Jiang Wang arrived in Qi, he had already asked many people many times. He already had the answer.

"After reading these books... what are your plans, ah?" Chong Xuan Sheng asked.

"Xu Country, Zhao Country, Chang Country, these three countries, I still have to go see." Regarding this destined difficult confrontation, Jiang Wang already had a route in his heart. Before being completely swallowed by Heavenly Dao, he would always be on the road. While flipping the book in his hand, he casually replied: "Possibly I will also go out to sea once."

Chong Xuan Sheng lifted his eyelids, steadied his restlessly moving hand, and as if casually said: "What will you do going out to sea?"

"Oh, I want to visit Chen Zhi Bo of Fishing Sea Tower." Jiang Wang said: "In the path of sealing and suppressing, no one in his generation can match him. Perhaps he can give me some ideas."

It wasn't that Chen Zhi Bo's attainment in sealing techniques could surpass Zuo Xiao or the people Zuo Xiao found.

But some problems that weren't problems before Zuo Xiao,

were big problems for Jiang Wang.

Even more so for Chen Zhi Bo.

So perhaps Chen Zhi Bo could better think from his position.

"Ai, Chen Zhi Bo, ah." Chong Xuan Sheng waved his hand: "What kind of person are you? Why do you need to go see him? I'll help you call him over."

"What kind of person am I?" Jiang Wang looked at him strangely: "I have requests of him, and I still want him to come when called... Am I that thick-skinned?"

"Isn't time urgent, ah! He will understand!" Chong Xuan Sheng waved his big hand: "Leave it to me, I'll arrange it. You focus on studying, no more nonsense!"