Chapter 178: Ten Thousand Years of Darkness [Ask for monthly tickets! ]

Ping'an Alley, Liang Family.

It was late at night, and the noise of the Colorful Clothes Festival had finally died down. Li Caiyun was getting older and no longer cared about these things. She went out for some fun in the evening and went to bed early. Liang Peng and Liang Xiaoyun sneaked out of the house when she was asleep.

When the three little ones came back, they did so quietly without disturbing her.

Now, on the small table in Liang Yue’s room, there is a box of Feihua from Dingshenglou. The three of them sat down in a circle, feeling nervous and excited.

"Who will open it?" Liang Peng smiled lightly.

"Let me do it." Liang Xiaoyun stood up, slowly opened the box with a click.

The box was opened, and inside was a bunch of bright red flowers, with some scorched edges, probably because they were roasted before. They were fresh and pretty, and were probably worth a few dozen coins, which was in line with the price of Dingshenglou.

She took out the bouquet of flowers and knocked on the bottom of the box. After two knocks, it was empty.

Liang Peng took action from the side and directly cut open the wooden board with a stream of true energy, revealing a narrow layer. There was indeed a cloth bag hidden in the layer. After opening the bag, a deep blue vine was revealed, with a few leaves vaguely on it.

"Seven-colored vine?" The three of them recognized this spiritual plant at the same time and were a little disappointed.

Thanks to Jiang Yan's earlier performance, they had a certain understanding of the power of the Seven-Colored Vine. Although this thing also had special powers, it was definitely inferior to the other ten complete immortal species.

But think about it, if someone obtained a complete and powerful immortal seed, how could he possibly trade it?
Liang Peng specially borrowed a book from the academy, which detailed the origins and functions of the ten immortal species. He flipped through the pages and said, "The function of the blue immortal vine is... to hide."

“If you integrate this vine into your body, when you activate it, your aura will be restrained, invisible and traceless. Even if your cultivation level is several realms higher, it may not be discovered.” He said.

"That's good." Liang Yue nodded after hearing this, "The ability to become invisible can play a huge role at critical moments."

Liang Xiaoyun said: "Brother, you often go in and out of dangerous places, this fairy vine is just right for you."

"But my cultivation is stronger than yours..." Liang Yue hesitated a little.

Because he already had two Nine Secret Books hidden in his possession and had many hidden cards, there was no need for him to compete with his younger brothers and sisters for the immortal seeds.

Liang Peng nodded and said, "Brother, we two really can't use it. If it were other immortal species, we might have to weigh the pros and cons. As far as the magical power of this immortal vine is concerned, it is indeed the most suitable for you."

After all, one of them is practicing silently with his master, and the other is practicing quietly in the academy, neither of them will be involved in a too dangerous and complicated environment.

Liang Yue is the only one who works in the Department of Punishing Evils. Whether it is dealing with the traitors in the court or the Nine Yang spies, he has to deal with many crises. This method of invisibility may indeed be used.

Liang Yue hesitated for a moment, then stopped being pretentious and just smiled and said, "If I have something good in the future, I will share it with you. If you need anything, just come and tell me later."

"Okay." Liang Xiaoyun smiled softly.

Liang Peng took out two more books and said, "Brother, these are some historical books you asked me to look up for you. The existing records about the Chu Saint Period and the Dark Ten Thousand Years are all here."

Liang Yue was immediately delighted.

He had previously asked his younger brother to help him find some history books in the academy, and was looking for some information related to this.

After a few more brief conversations, the younger brother and sister returned to their respective rooms, leaving the fairy vine for Liang Yue to refine.

However, Liang Yue did not rush to refine the immortal vine, but first opened the book and glanced through it. What he was most curious about about that period of history was the origin of the Nine Secrets Heavenly Book.

However, he could not find any records about that period in ordinary bookstores, so he thought of the academy, thinking that there might be records there.

really.

……

The history of the Nine Secret Book can be traced back to the late period of the ancient Chu Saint.

Liang Yue looked at the records in the book and realized that in ancient times, the human race's cultivation civilization had already developed to an extremely advanced level. At that time, the number of Qi Refiners was far greater than it is now, and the spiritual energy and resources of the human world could also afford it.

At the end of the Chu Sheng period, the world was prosperous, and the nine largest immortal gates governed the four seas and nine states. The role of the dynasty was extremely diluted. It was only because of some subtle family relationships that it still existed as a symbol.

The political system at that time was similar to the "immortal monarchy" in which the immortals co-governed and the dynasty co-existed.

The separation of humans and demons was also completed by Chu Sheng during that period, and thus the disputes between humans and demons since ancient times seemed to have been resolved.

Yes, it just seems like that.

Because all the prosperity and peace of that period were built on one foundation, the existence of the Saint Chu.

As the most famous of the ancient gods, he brought many changes to the world, many of which were far ahead of their time. When he remained in the world, these things were well implemented.

But he will eventually embark on the path of ascension.

Before ascending to heaven, Chu Sheng cut down the Illusionary God Peak and left his most powerful power of creation in the human world. In order to prevent this power from being abused, he sealed the power of creation in a secret place, divided the map into nine parts, and gave them to the nine most powerful immortal gates at that time.

Let them unite and take out the power of creation to resist when the human world is facing the crisis of destruction, otherwise the maps are not allowed to be merged.

This map is the Nine Secrets Heavenly Book. "It turns out that the reason why the Nine Secrets Heavenly Book ranks first on the Immortal Objects List is because it contains this great secret." Liang Yue only knew at this time, "When the Heavenly Book is united, the power of creation can be found."

But soon after he left, the direction of the human world deviated.

The nine immortal gates became the holders of power in the human world, the status of mortals became lower and lower, and the gradually increasing class of Qi-refining masters became the superior ones.

Mortals became the soil and nutrients that produced the seeds of immortal cultivation. The vast majority of people who had no talent for cultivation were oppressed and enslaved, and in the end were almost the same as cattle and horses.

There is no perfect system in this world, not even the one left by Chu Sheng. As long as those in power lose control, it will inevitably lead to class separation and top-down oppression.

The only thing that can save the world is the struggle of each generation of the oppressed.

That era of co-governance by the immortal sects was known as the Ten Thousand Years of Darkness.

Excluding the early days when the major immortal sects still maintained justice, and the later days when people resisted wars, there was at least thousands of years in between when Qi cultivators were high and mighty, while mortals were humble and lowly, and those in power held great power and seemed completely irresistible.

Until the late period of the Immortal Gate Era, the nine major immortal gates attacked and fought each other, and mortals took the opportunity to develop.

Wu Sheng preached in the southwest and passed down his martial arts skills, which were then passed down by the descendants of the Whale Sect.

In fact, martial arts practice has existed since ancient times, but in the past it was considered a crude tradition that only those who could not become Qigong practitioners could practice martial arts, and people looked down upon it. However, in that era, people discovered that martial arts, which many people could practice, could give them the power to resist.

The inheritance of martial arts was like a spark, gradually spreading like wildfire. The mortals of Jiuzhou and Jiuyang strengthened themselves through martial arts, and with their absolute numerical advantage, they finally overthrew the rule of the immortals after nearly a thousand years of resistance.

The Nine Secret Book was lost.

Later, opposition to immortal cultivation became a general wave. For a long period of time, Qi-refining practitioners were regarded as heretics, and their status changed drastically.

After the collapse of the Immortal Gate, the human world resumed its previous historical trajectory and returned to the dynasty era, and thousands of years passed.

Until three thousand years ago, when the Jiuzhou Dynasty was in chaos, the demons invaded again.

Zhuang Sheng suddenly appeared and led a group of Qi-refining disciples to repel the demons, which helped the Qi-refining disciples win back their right to survive. He established the Xuanmen Sect and led the Qi-refining disciples to practice in seclusion, no longer participating in human affairs, and dispelling people's fear of the return of the Dark Ages.

After that, the human framework was stabilized again, forming a situation in which the dynasty governed the world, while the Taoist sect stayed away from the world and was restricted at the same time.

Because of the lofty status that Zhuang Sheng had won for Xuanmen, the dark history of ten thousand years was no longer widely mentioned, so as not to arouse the hostility of ordinary people towards Qigong practitioners. However, in places like the court and academies, this period of history was still remembered firmly, constantly reminding those in power to curb the development of Qigong practitioners and not let them become too powerful.

Because Qigong practitioners are few in number and strong in strength, they are separated from the group of ordinary people, unlike warriors who can exist widely. Once the person in power represents the interests of a minority group, the dark lesson will be vivid.

After reading it, Liang Yue also had a feeling.

The reason why the human dynasty downplayed the dark history of ten thousand years may be because the spirit of resistance that emerged therein was too great and magnificent, which made the imperial power a little sensitive.

If that kind of spirit exists widely in the hearts of the people, then anyone in power who attempts to solidify classes and oppress the lower classes will be hit head-on with an iron fist!

……

At the same time, on the streets of the city.

After the prosperity faded, only scattered garbage and a few people patrolling the streets remained.

Ling Yuanbao was among them.

She frowned, looking a little unhappy.

Because just now, she had heard several rumors about Liang Yue's great power in Dingsheng Building, describing him as a contemporary genius who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He was just a small soldier following behind me not long ago, how come he suddenly became so powerful?

Ling Yuanbao was not jealous of Liang Yue. She was depressed because, as the head of the Criminal Department, she could not participate in Feihua. When Feihua was popular in the city, they had to patrol and guard everywhere at all times to avoid major cases.

If not, wouldn't she have a chance to become famous tonight?
"Oh my." Ling Yuanbao imagined the scene of himself snatching the flying flowers. Thinking of the excitement, he couldn't help but sigh again.

And just at the street corner not far away, in the darkness, a pair of eyes were staring at her quietly.

Ling Yuanbao seemed to have sensed something and suddenly turned around.

Those eyes disappeared instantly...

　Good morning.

　　Recommend a friend's book.

　　Chen Yi traveled to a fantasy world full of demons and monsters. At the beginning, he was forced to beg on the street. Fortunately, he obtained a stone tablet that could add points once a day. No matter whether it was a profession or martial arts, he could learn it at the fastest speed.

　　With this, he used his fists to create an invincible speed path!
　　

(End of this chapter)