Devour

Chapter 284: Evolution of the Heavens

Bei Tingjun was so advanced in cultivation that he didn't notice anything unusual. He was shocked and said, "Fake treasure? Half true and half false! Yin Mei is wary of even her best friend... Alas, I am the same."

Cheng Bai took away the luxurious silver ingots of about 2,000 kilograms on the surface and consoled himself: "It is exactly what I need. It is better to have it than to have nothing."

After cleaning up, I looked up to admire the seven pictures on the stone wall.

Next to the purple jade door, the first carving from the left clockwise shows five majestic emperors, distributed in the east, south, west, north and center, ruling over everything. They are surrounded by numerous demon gods, and auspicious clouds are circling the sky, creating a scene of peace and prosperity.

Cheng Bai pondered the meaning of the painting and asked, "It seems to be describing a wonderful era in the universe. Does Sister Bei know?"

Bei Tingjun said: "I have heard that the great emperors never meet each other and have no direct contact with each other. Because each of them is invincible in the three realms of heaven, earth and man, and there is only one of us, and no one else can allow another great emperor to coexist with us. But in the early days of the ancient times, there were five great emperors in the vast universe at the same time. Some people say that it was because the vitality of heaven and earth was particularly abundant at that time, and some people say that in that era, it was because the way of heaven allowed them to coexist. I don't know the details."

Cheng Bai took out the inheritance cube and asked, "Do you know what is carved on the stone wall?"

Li Tong glanced at it and said, "The mural refers to the Five Emperors of the Ancient Times. The Great Emperor Qingxuan in the East, the Great Emperor Chinu in the South, the Great Emperor Haoling in the West, the Great Emperor Beiyin in the North, and the Great Emperor Huangji in the Center hold the reins of the heavens. All races have worshipped them for 496 million years. The elements of earth, water, fire, and wind are stable, the laws of the five elements and six paths are complete, and they enjoy the great way of infinity."

Cheng Baiqi asked, "The Five Emperors coexisted, but they didn't fight against each other?"

Li Tong smiled and said, "The five emperors each performed their duties and cooperated with each other. There was no reason for hostility or war. But at the end of the ancient times, the balance was broken by the new emperor. Please see the second picture."

The original five emperors were no longer seen on the stone wall carving. A new emperor rose up, was crowned as a true god, and commanded all the immortals. All the heavens submitted to him. The whole picture was split into several parts, as if there was a barrier between heaven and earth.

Cheng Bai looked at it carefully and said, "There is only one emperor in the painting, but the scene is much more complicated. They are no longer parallel to each other, and there is an obvious distribution of levels."

Li Tong said: "At the end of the ancient times, Emperor Haotian led the immortals to confer gods and divide the realms. The three realms of heaven, earth and man were separated from the four holy realms, and all races were classified. Immortals were divided into heaven, earth, gods, humans and ghosts, and beasts were divided into insects, scales, hairs, feathers and scales. The ten categories of species each had their own grades. From then on, the ancient times ended, the earth and the sky were connected, and it was extremely difficult for immortals to ascend to the immortal world."

"What is the Jedi Tiantong?" Cheng Bai was surprised to find that he had this word deep in his memory, but it was elusive. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Where did the Five Ancient Emperors go?"

Bei Tingjun shook his head and said, "In my prime, I was only an earthly immortal. It was not easy for a descendant of a clan to keep a place to live. The game of the great emperors is something far away. I don't know!"

Lian Li Tong was unable to give a clear answer, and only said: "That is the great secret of the changes in the universe. The Five Emperors disappeared. According to the information I have, some say they are buried somewhere in the Four Sacred Realms, some say they were sealed by Emperor Haotian, and some say they have already ascended to the Immortal Realm. I don't know the details and reasons."

Cheng Bai groaned and said, "I'm afraid class is the eternal topic."

Li Tong explained, "In the ancient times, the gods were revered as the supreme rulers of heaven and earth, and their divine authority was supreme. In the ancient times, the Great Emperor was the representative of heaven, and heaven was supreme. In the era of Haotian's Conferred Gods, the ten categories of beings were very different, and the immortals were the ancestors of heaven and earth and supreme! Cultivating to the realm of true immortals, one will receive a high position as a god, transcend the six paths, and be pursued relentlessly by the celestial immortals. One must defy heaven to survive and not fall into the six paths."

Cheng Bai asked: "What happens after the Jedi Heaven is connected? What should the immortal do?"

Li Tong said: "This is the key. After the connection between the earth and the sky, the immortals cannot ascend unless the immortal world opens it up. The scattered immortals and earthly immortals are worshipped as pseudo-gods by the mortal world, and they have been living in a corner ever since, muddling through but seeking immortality. Therefore, the real immortals are not included in the six paths! Looking back at the six paths of reincarnation, immortals are higher than demons, demons are higher than humans, humans are higher than beasts, beasts are higher than ghosts, and ghosts are higher than the underworld. The six paths are in harmony, and the cycle continues!"

Let’s look at the third mural.

In ancient times, the life span of all races was declining, and there were fewer and fewer immortals. More and more people were seeking the method of longevity, but the effect was getting worse and worse. The three realms were in chaos, people's hearts were treacherous, and a new human emperor came into being.

When he was born, the world was as bright as a lamp. He practiced since childhood, was compassionate, and saved countless people. In this way, he gathered the faith of all living beings and wished to live forever. He was able to see through the cause and effect of the three lives, jump out of the six reincarnations, and lead countless believers out of the sea of ​​suffering.

Li Tong said: "Emperor Dingguang, also known as Dingguang Shizun. Legend has it that he created a feat that no one could match after the Jiedi Tiantong, and led the entire Paradise Buddha Kingdom to ascend to the immortal world."

Cheng Bai couldn't help but be moved: "It's more than a heroic feat, it's no less than that of Emperor Haotian."

Li Tong said: "Some people say that he failed and ascended to another realm instead of the immortal realm, but no one has confirmed it. Dingguang Buddha left behind a vast amount of scriptures and texts, which have brought countless inspirations to future generations. Even the Buddha's purple aura and the Six Paths of Uniqueness of Emperor Yunmen were more or less influenced by him. Therefore, Dingguang Buddha is respectfully called the Past Honored One, or the Past Buddha."

Cheng Bai seemed to understand: "In the past, present and future, even the Tathagata is no exception."

Then look at the fourth mural, where a young and strong human emperor appears.

He absorbed the essence of all civilizations and achieved great success in both martial arts and literature. He developed the ancient human civilization to its heyday, established his capital at Ziwei Emperor Star, and was revered as a model by the immortals and emperors of later generations.

Even the immortal world paid special attention to him, and sent down a special envoy from the Heavenly Court, Venus, to offer an olive branch and propose to build a road to immortality together. The expectation of all races and the dream of the cultivators should have been what everyone wanted, but he rejected it outright.

Li Tong said: "Emperor Ziwei was a great man who carried on the past and ushered in the future. The only regret in his life was that he declined the immortal world and failed to ascend to immortality."

After hearing this, Cheng Bai asked, "The Great Emperor has already surpassed the Immortal Realm. He should have lived as long as the heavens. Why would he still seek to ascend to immortality? How long has the Great Emperor Ziwei existed?"

Li Tong said truthfully: "About a million years ago, then the Purple Star Emperor disappeared, and there is no record of his whereabouts."

Cheng Bai was surprised and said, "That's not right. Even an Immortal Realm God King shouldn't only have a lifespan of a million years. What standard is used to calculate time? Is it the time of the Purple Star Emperor?"

You should know that different realms have different ways of measuring time. If the time on Qiongqi Star is similar to that on Earth, then the passage of time on Mount Sumeru is obviously much slower.

Li Tong said: "The timekeeping of the three realms of heaven, earth and man is indeed different. The years I mentioned are based on the mortal world, which has the most extensive influence. It is not the time of Mount Sumeru, nor the time of the Purple Star Emperor. If we talk about a unified timekeeping algorithm, the Purple Star Emperor has been in office for 16,000 reincarnation eras."

Cheng Bai pondered and said, "That is based on the time of Qiongqi Star or Earth. Why do we use the Samsara Era to unify the calculation of time?"

Li Tong explained: "In the mortal world, a reincarnation era is sixty years, in some other worlds, a reincarnation era may be thirty years, in the Purple Star Emperor, a reincarnation era is only twelve years, and in the Holy World, a reincarnation era is even only one year. The passage of time in the heavens and myriad realms is different! Only by using the reincarnation era can the exact year be calculated."

Cheng Bai asked: "There is a big problem here. Why would Emperor Ziwei reject the kindness of the Immortal Realm?"

Li Tong couldn't explain it, and couldn't find the answer in the carvings on the stone wall.

Continuing to look at the fifth mural, although the figure of the emperor is there, he is not the main subject.

The new emperor inherited the mantle of the Buddha Dingguang, reaching the utmost emptiness and keeping stillness, like a great sun coming from the east, saving countless people and gaining followers all over the world. Among his disciples, there was an exceptionally outstanding genius, whose wisdom and erudition were unprecedented in history.

Although his cultivation was not enough to become a great emperor, he had a unique understanding of the great emperor's teachings and skillfully applied them to life practice. He had the ability to turn stone into gold and turn decay into magic, leading people to revolutionary changes in various fields such as refining, medicine, architecture, mathematics, time and space, etc. Therefore, he was deeply appreciated and valued by the great emperor, and became the most outstanding role model among all the disciples.

Cheng Bai saw that the Great Xumi Mountain and Shanhui City were clearly visible on the screen, and couldn't help but say, "To portray the Great Emperor's disciples as even more brilliant, isn't that stealing the show?"