Chapter 846

"Beyond the East Sea is a large ravine, the State of Shaohao. Shaohao raised Emperor Zhuanxu here, abandoning his zither."

This was a passage from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of the Great Wilderness East," which meant that beyond the East Sea, there was a ravine so deep that its bottom was unknown, and it was the place where Shaohao established his country. Shaohao raised Emperor Zhuanxu to grow up here, and the zither that Emperor Zhuanxu played with in his childhood was still left in the ravine.

The origin of the Classic of Mountains and Seas was no longer reliable; it seemed to come from multiple eras and was compiled by people from multiple eras. In the present world, parts of the Classic of Mountains and Seas were also circulating. After Su Xuan cracked the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon and obtained that turtle shell, he had studied the text inside and kept these contents in his heart.

According to the research of some Confucian sages, the "sea" in the Classic of Mountains and Seas did not refer to the actual sea, but to the orientation. The so-called "beyond the East Sea" was actually based on the East Sea as a positioning point, referring to the direction.

The correct statement was that the State of Shaohao was located on the land to the southeast of the East Sea.

But at this moment, seeing this ravine and connecting it to certain records on the turtle shell, Su Xuan gradually had new speculations.

Perhaps those Confucian people understood it wrong.

The East Sea here did not refer to the orientation, but to the actual sea.

On the land, although there was also the existence of the State of Shaohao, there was also a State of Shaohao on the East Sea. The State of Shaohao on the land was even very likely to be an existence from the ancient era, deliberately left behind to cover up certain traces. The true State of Shaohao had always been hidden in the depths of this sea, hidden in a sea area that could not be entered by normal methods.

Of course, whether this was the State of Shaohao, no one knew. After all, Su Xuan only made some associations based on the ravine before him, but if it were really the State of Shaohao, that would be interesting.

Shaohao was the son of the Huang Di Xuanyuan, his name was Xuanxiao, he was Qingyang, and he was one of the Five Emperors. He had taught his younger brother's son, Zhuanxu, in the State of Shaohao. Zhuanxu was the emperor after Shaohao, titled "Gaoyang," and was also one of the Five Emperors. It is worth mentioning that during the Zhuanxu period, he did a great thing, titled "Severing the Connection Between Heaven and Earth." It was also after the Severing of the Connection Between Heaven and Earth that the passage between gods and humans was cut off, and from then on, gods and humans were separated.

In this world, in the ancient era, there were the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden and the Dragon God, which could be said to be a gathering of immortals and gods. But in the present age, there were rarely traces of their existence. If the Severing of the Connection Between Heaven and Earth was as literal as it meant, cutting off the passage between gods and humans and cutting off the gate to heaven, perhaps it could explain why those mythological figures disappeared in this world.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

After Su Xuan's thoughts flickered, he said to everyone.

Immediately, everyone stepped into the ravine ahead. The ravine was very deep, constantly moving downward. Su Xuan could not help but think of the forbidden area of Shushan, Yuyuan. Yuyuan was also very deep. If one really wanted to get to the bottom of it, Yuyuan could actually be considered a large ravine.

However, this ravine was ultimately not as deep as Yuyuan, and unlike Yuyuan, light could fall into this ravine.

After everyone arrived inside, they discovered many houses built of stone. The number of houses was not small, and it could be determined that unknown how many years ago, someone had lived here, and they had lived here for a long time.

Yanfei carefully studied these stone houses and the objects left behind in them, pondered for a long time, and said: "Looking at the style of these things, they should be things from the period of the Five Emperors."

The period of the Five Emperors was the era of the Huang Di Xuanyuan, Shaohao, and Emperor Gaoyang, which was about two thousand years ago.

Su Xuan heard Yanfei's analysis and looked at Yanfei with interest. "You know quite a lot!"

Yanfei said softly: "Because I knew I was going to sea, I made some preparations in advance!"

Su Xuan nodded.

Everyone explored this ravine again, hoping to find more valuable things. And it must be said, they really found some valuable things.

The Mohist disciples discovered some murals in this ravine, and beside the murals, there were some extremely ancient texts.

Su Xuan took Yanfei and others to that side again.

The murals did not know how many years they had existed, but they were still lifelike, without any signs of fading. After seeing the contents of the murals clearly, everyone was stunned again.

Just because the style of the murals here made everyone feel very familiar, and it was very similar to the murals seen in the Loulan underground palace that day.

In the Loulan Palace, when going to the underground palace where the Soldier Demon God was sealed, everyone first passed through a long corridor. On the walls of the corridor, many murals were depicted, which was the process of that battle in the ancient era.

That day, Yanfei, Jing Ke, and Da Siming, Shao Siming, Xiao Yi, and others had all gone to Loulan together, so they had seen that mural.

Seeing this mural again now, they only felt it was similar. Of course, what was similar was only the painting style, and the specific content was still somewhat different.

The Loulan mural told the story of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden descending to the mortal world and meeting Did Chi You, how Did Chi You changed from a king who guarded all living things into a demon who slaughtered all living things, and finally how he was defeated by the Huang Di Xuanyuan.

And the murals here were more like depicting ancient events from another angle.

The first mural was a burly figure holding a magic sword, with many corpses crawling under him, and behind him, eighty-one huge human giants stood.

Just by looking through the mural, one could feel a rich smell of blood.

Without a doubt, this was the scene of Did Chi You slaughtering all living things in the past.

The second mural was in the ruins, where many people survived, and a man took many survivors, boarded a large ship, and went to sea, finally arriving at an island.

The murals behind also had humans multiplying and living on the island. The initial man killed a one-legged monster like a dragon, made its skin and bones into a leather drum and drumsticks, carried them back to the Central Plains, used them to boost morale, and fought a decisive battle with Did Chi You.

And after he left, his wife and his children were left on the island. This island seemed to be a sanctuary, preserving a glimmer of life for the human race in the Central Plains.

Later, the world was pacified, and the initial man returned here to pick up his wife and children.

But this island was remembered by his child.

Later, he often came here, and after he grew up, he brought another child here and taught him carefully.

The content of the murals was very obscure and difficult to understand for those who did not know the situation.

But Su Xuan understood the meaning after seeing the murals clearly.

The initial man was the Huang Di Xuanyuan, and the monster he killed was the Kui Ox.

The wife and child he left on the island should be Leizu and Xuanxiao. Xuanxiao had grown up here, led the tribe to multiply, and later, brought Zhuanxu here as well to teach him.

This place was not only the State of Shaohao, but also…… Mount Liupo!