diskusbooks Chapter 324 Time Travel
Chapter 324 Time Travel
The spirit of the Taishan Dayu Ding was once again obtained by Cheng Yusu.
People were filled with emotion. Even if the Li family and others were unwilling, the die was cast and there was nothing they could do.
Under the protection of the crowd, Cheng Yusu returned to the headquarters first. Almost all the senior executives left, leaving only Chen Jinhua, Zeng Chenglin and others to be responsible for the further operation and development of Taishan.
After leaving Mount Tai, Xia Qingzhu followed Elder Deng back first, while Li Lan chose to stay.
Although the spirit of the Great Yu Cauldron has left, this place is still very important to Li Lan. He wants to explore Denglin and search for traces of Kuafu's underworld.
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With the revival of spiritual energy, Mount Tai has undergone many changes, and many of the ancient inscriptions seen along the way reveal extraordinary charm.
Where is Deng Lin?
He murmured to himself, walking casually, his divine sense already released.
"There are so many Taoist temples on Mount Tai?"
With the blessing of his divine eye and divine sense, Mount Tai before him suddenly changed, and he discovered many ancient grottoes and blessed lands.
These blessed lands were all concealed by restrictions and formations, but as time passed, their remaining power dwindled, rendering them virtually useless to Li Lan. He entered and exited with ease, observing many ancient techniques.
"Chisongzi also practiced here..."
He even discovered the Taoist temple of an old friend, Chisongzi, whom he had met in the Ziwei Star Region, who had also left traces on Mount Tai.
However, very little of the magic remains here. If Li Lan hadn't personally met Chisongzi, perhaps his path to immortality would have been completely severed.
Li Lan sighed and re-engraved the teachings of Chisongzi for future generations.
He searched and examined along the way, and in the blink of an eye, he had passed through hundreds of caves, including the relics of famous immortals such as Lü Dongbin, the Pure Yang Patriarch.
"Ok?"
One day, Li Lan was walking in a deep canyon when he suddenly felt the aura of reincarnation and was slightly agitated. He immediately stepped into the valley and found that there was still yellow smoke of reincarnation in the place.
After careful searching, he quickly found the entrance to the secret realm. Stepping inside, he found himself in a dilapidated ancient hall with three large characters written above it: Taishan Hall.
Li Lan was startled. The King of Mount Tai was one of the Ten Kings of the Underworld in the cycle of reincarnation. There was actually a Mount Tai Palace here.
Moreover, the aura of reincarnation cannot be faked; did reincarnation truly occur here before?
Or perhaps the one who explored reincarnation back then also came to Earth?
No wonder there are so many legends about the God of Mount Tai since ancient times; they must all originate from this.
Li Lan was puzzled, but everything here was already ruined and could no longer be traced back.
He emerged from the secret realm and sighed. The Imperial Star was truly ancient, and so much remained.
The techniques he has found on Mount Tai in just the past few days are enough to support a massive holy land-level force in the mortal realm!
Upon reaching the summit of Mount Tai, as the sun was setting, Li Lan looked down upon the surrounding mountains, with layers of clouds appearing before him and birds flying back and forth. Suddenly, Li Lan felt a sense of wonder and looked up sharply. He saw what appeared to be a magnificent peach orchard in the clouds, dazzling with its brilliance!
"Deng Lin?!"
Li Lan was surprised. Ancient books record that after Kuafu died, he discarded his staff, which transformed into Denglin, also known as Peach Forest.
Elder Deng said that Deng Lin is located on Mount Tai!
Li Lan searched everywhere but could not find it. Who would have thought that it could only be seen when yin and yang were in harmony and when the clouds and mist were rising and falling?
Without hesitation, Li Lan took a step towards the peach grove in the clouds.
Suddenly, a sense of cause and effect arose within him, transforming into a path beneath his feet, guiding him forward.
"Does the path of cause and effect lead to the bygone years?"
Li Lan was surprised, but this was not unfamiliar.
In the underworld, in order to travel back to the past, he married a woman from one of the ten forbidden clans.
Because it is extremely easy to get lost when traveling from the "present world" to the "past time and space," it is necessary for the descendants of the deceased to complete the karmic connection.
"The Deng family's ancestral marriage agreement was actually for this reason?"
Li Lan suddenly realized.
No wonder Elder Deng was so insistent on the marriage agreement. If Li Lan and Xia Qingzhu were not in love, there would be no causal guidance. Even if Li Lan saw Deng Lin today, he would not be able to get close to him.
The light shimmered, and in an instant, he found himself in the forest of light!
The peach blossoms were in full bloom, their petals falling in profusion. But Li Lan knew that this was a peach grove from ancient times, and it certainly did not belong to the present world.
He was already in a bygone era.
Suddenly, voices came from ahead. Li Lan quickly approached and soon arrived. Under a huge peach tree with incredibly thick trunks and branches that looked like writhing dragons, there was an incense table, and two people were arguing.
An old man with white hair and a youthful face shook his head and said, "Why be so fixated on this? The ancestral gods are all destroyed, the immortals are all dead, and even the demon god Kuafu has turned into the underworld. What savior will there be in future generations? Isn't this just a pipe dream?"
Beside him, an old man in coarse clothes laughed and said, "The demon god Kuafu once glimpsed a corner of the future, that a son of the Li family would rise to power. Why don't you believe it?"
"There's no need to argue. Verification is quite simple. All we need to do is leave a marriage contract for our descendants, so that they can marry the son of the Li family. If our descendants follow the instructions and the son of the Li family is indeed able to save the world as the demon god Kuafu said, then he will surely be able to reach this place and meet us by following the guidance of cause and effect!"
The old man with white hair and a youthful face thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright!"
The old man in coarse clothes immediately burned incense, wrote a marriage contract on a piece of yellow paper, lit it, and said, "This talisman can directly lead to the dreams of my descendants, and every descendant will know about the marriage contract."
"If there truly is a savior, he should come to see us when this marriage agreement is finalized—"
Li Lan, who had already arrived, was taken aback upon seeing this!
Is that really how it is?
To these two old men, I am someone who has come from the future to see them!
Countless years have passed since then, but for these two old men, it was but a fleeting moment.
He recalled a widely circulated hypothesis on the internet during Earth's technological era:
If you want to know whether a time machine has been invented in the future, you only need to write a will, leaving your era, time, geographical coordinates, name, etc., and tell your descendants that when the time machine is invented, they can travel back to see themselves.
If there truly is a future generation, based on what you left behind, they should be able to arrive and find you quite easily.
Moreover, according to the time you agreed upon, it should appear shortly after you write your will.
If no descendants come looking for you, it means there is no time machine in the future.
In the technological age, this hypothesis is almost impossible, because it is impossible for humans on Earth to invent a time machine on their own.
However, in the era of spiritual practice, this assumption became a reality. The two old men successfully guided the person they were meant to meet to this place through a marriage contract passed down through generations.
"Two seniors, Li Lan from the later generations has come to pay a visit."
Li Lan spoke softly.
In an instant, the two old men facing the incense table were startled and hurriedly turned around. When they saw Li Lan, they were extremely surprised!
"Will there truly be a savior in future generations?!"
The elderly man with white hair and a youthful face was astonished on the spot.
The old man in coarse clothes, however, instantly danced with joy and laughed heartily, saying, "They've arrived! They've finally arrived! The Demon God Kuafu was right. After all the tribulations, heroes will rise to the forefront. After all the difficulties, the dawn will break through!"
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And this moment.
Fudaozhe Group.
"Father, you've already given Li Lan to Xia Qingzhu. Are you really going to be so biased and give the Fudao Group to her mother as well?"
In a meeting room, Deng Kexin looked at Deng Huaigu with resentment in her eyes and said, "I am also your daughter, and Yusu is also your granddaughter!"
Upon hearing this, Deng Huaigu slammed his fist on the table and stood up, his aged face filled with anger. He exclaimed, "What do you mean by favoritism?!"
"The marriage agreement with the Li family was originally intended for Yu Su to inherit. It was you who doted on your daughter, and it was Yu Su who looked down on Li Lan. Now that she regrets it, it's your own fault—"
"As for the Fudaozhe Group, I and the other elders have already agreed that whoever wins the Taishan Tournament and secures the first seat for the group will be the successor of the Fudaozhe Group. This is the consensus!"
"What do you take the Restorationists Group for? To be given to whomever you want?"
Deng Kexin gritted her teeth and said, "But no matter what, Yu Su is more suitable! She has been the group's genius for so many years, and now she also possesses the spirit of the Great Yu Cauldron. She is the successor of Great Yu!"
"Moreover, everyone in the group now believes that Yu Su is the more suitable candidate!"
Elder Deng's eyes turned cold as he asked, "Is there anyone in the entire group who wants to hand over the group to Yu Su?"
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the other side.
"Old Deng is so old-fashioned. Even if Kexin is his own daughter, he might not be able to persuade him..."
Gu Ruoxu spoke with some concern, "Moreover, Xia Qingzhu overpowered everyone else to secure the top spot for the group. It was the expected and logical outcome. If we do this, I'm afraid it will cause controversy..."
Yang Lianlu smiled slightly and said, "It is true that Xia Qingzhu defeated Li Daojie, but whether she can secure the first place for the group... still needs to be discussed."
"Don't forget, the seats have been submitted, but the Global Alliance still needs to review them."
Upon hearing this, Gu Ruoxu suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "What do you mean?"
Could something have gone wrong with the Global Alliance?
"The Global Alliance doesn't care who's in charge of the Restorationists Group, but to get the number one spot, you have to pay a price..."
Yang Lianlu spoke calmly.
Gu Ruoxu asked, "What price?"
"Belief in God."
Yang Lianlu said.
"Believe in gods?" Gu Ruoxu was dumbfounded.
What gods are there in this world? Even the immortals are just powerful cultivators...
"Correct."
Yang Lianlu said, "In recent years, the West has long since completed its faith in the gods. However, China has always been an ignorant land without any faith in the gods. Now that the gods want to descend upon China, they naturally need the faith of the Chinese people. Do you think the first place is so easy to obtain? Only those who can provide believers for the gods can gain their recognition."
He was very certain, and smiled, saying, "Do you think Deng Huaigu would believe in gods?"
Gu Ruoxu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Impossible."
"In Deng Huaigu's view, China has its own gods. Pangu who created the world, Nuwa who created humans from yellow clay, Suiren who invented fire by drilling wood, Shennong who tasted all kinds of herbs... These totems are the gods he should believe in. If they are Western gods, he would probably reject them."
Yang Lianlu smiled: "That's right."
"If he's unwilling, he won't get recognition from the global alliance headquarters, and he won't get the first spot!"
"If we don't secure first place, the previous agreement is naturally null and void. Yu Su should be the true leader, and she will become the representative of the gods in China—"
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