Chapter 897: The Secret of the Canglong Seven Mansions

This has caused countless figures of overlord status throughout history to flock to it.

Those who have achieved hegemony wish to obtain it to ensure their hegemony lasts for a thousand autumns, while those who have not yet achieved hegemony but possess ambition hope to obtain it to turn the tables and achieve hegemony.

This time, hearing Su Xuan claim to have completely cracked the secret of this object.

It is impossible for Xun Zi not to be excited; he never imagined that in his lifetime, he would actually be able to see the truth of this secret, so sometimes, living a little longer is actually a good thing.

"I would like to hear the details!"

Xun Zi, with a humble attitude, looked at Su Xuan with the appearance of someone leaning in to listen.

Su Xuan asked Xun Zi a question, "Does Xun Zi know from which era the legend of the Canglong Seven Mansions was first passed down?"

Xun Zi raised his eyebrows and gave an answer, "I have seen records of this legend in numerous classics. According to my speculation, it dates back no earlier than a thousand years, and about eight hundred to nine hundred years ago was precisely the era when the Zhou Dynasty was established. Therefore, the Canglong Seven Mansions very likely originated from the Zhou Dynasty."

Su Xuan gave an affirmation, "Xun Zi guessed correctly; the Canglong Seven Mansions is indeed related to the Zhou Dynasty. To be precise, its creator was that Jiang Taigong who was revered as the Grand Master!"

"It was actually him?"

Xun Zi was first somewhat surprised, then suddenly enlightened, "If the Canglong Seven Mansions were created by him, then it is barely understandable!"

"Legend has it that Jiang Taigong attained the Dao at Mount Qishan, and afterwards assisted King Wen of Zhou and Zhou Wuwang in achieving hegemony. Although he was a late bloomer, he possessed talents that could cover the heavens and encompass the earth."

"It is not surprising that he could create the Canglong Seven Mansions!"

After waiting for Xun Zi to finish speaking, Su Xuan continued, "Eight hundred years ago, Jiang Taigong obtained the Heavenly Book left in the human world by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden of the ancient era. He contemplated the Heavenly Book at Mount Qishan and subsequently attained the Dao. From the Heavenly Book, he realized supreme military strategy. With the help of these strategies, he assisted Zhou Wuwang in overthrowing King Zhou of Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty. Afterwards, he continued to contemplate the Heavenly Book and finally discovered the secret of the Heavenly Book, and even took the opportunity to grasp a trace of heavenly secrets!"

"Through this trace of heavenly secrets, he foresaw that the Zhou Dynasty would perish. At that time, the Zhou Dynasty had just been established, and Jiang Shang was naturally unwilling to see the dynasty he had painstakingly built perish just like that. Therefore, he left behind numerous treasures, waiting for the day when the Zhou Dynasty perished, so that his descendants could use these treasures to achieve restoration. Afterwards, he hid some of the secrets he had glimpsed in seven bronze boxes and passed down the clues to the treasures along with these bronze boxes."

"Originally, these were actually two different things, but as time passed, perhaps some omissions occurred during the process of secret transmission. Over time, through hearsay, the two gradually became confused as one!"

"So that's how it is!" Xun Zi stroked his beard and couldn't help but sigh.

"No wonder the Canglong Seven Mansions is clearly hidden overseas, yet throughout history, many people have claimed to have cracked the secret of the Canglong Seven Mansions and achieved hegemony!"

The most prominent example is Duke Zhuang of Zheng from years past.

The State of Zheng changing from weak to strong and becoming an overlord is a miracle.

Many people were curious about where the power that helped the State of Zheng turn from weak to strong came from. Now, Xun Zi knows; perhaps Duke Zhuang of Zheng, by a stroke of luck, obtained a treasure left behind by Jiang Taigong in the past, which allowed him to get his start and gave the State of Zheng the capital to rise.

Because the clues to the treasure were passed down together with the Canglong Seven Mansions, many people mistakenly thought that Duke Zhuang of Zheng had fathomed the secret of the Canglong Seven Mansions.

"Listening to your words, Master Xuantian, has indeed resolved many of this old man's puzzles."

"Since the true secret of the Canglong Seven Mansions is not the treasure, then I wonder what it is?"

Xun Zi continued to ask Su Xuan.

Su Xuan did not hide it either, "The true secret of the Canglong Seven Mansions is actually a lost land sealed in the dust of time!"

"A lost land sealed in the dust of time?" Xun Zi did not understand the meaning.

Su Xuan said, "Just as the literal meaning suggests, what is hidden in the seven boxes is a sea chart of a mysterious location. With the help of this sea chart and certain auxiliary items, one can reach a magical sea area."

After a pause, Su Xuan added, "I will only say one point, and Xun Zi will surely know!"

"The Three Immortal Mountains!"

Upon hearing this, Xun Zi's body suddenly shook.

The State of Qi is close to the sea, and legends about immortal mountains on the sea have existed for a long time. Many years ago, that King Zhao of Yan, who once nearly destroyed the State of Qi, had sent people out to sea to search for the immortal mountains, but they returned empty-handed.

"I never imagined that the State of Qin would state its purpose from the very beginning!"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

When the Mirage was just completed, the public explanation was that the Emperor of Qin admired the immortal Dao, and thus let the Imperial Preceptor take the Mirage out to sea to search for immortals. Some people believed this, while others thought it was a lie, and its true purpose was merely to cover up the matter of the Canglong Seven Mansions.

Xun Zi did not expect that the true secret of the Canglong Seven Mansions was actually the overseas immortal mountains.

Su Xuan was noncommittal and smiled.

Xun Zi asked again, "Having been gone for two years, did you, Master Xuantian, reach the legendary immortal mountains and see the immortals?"

Su Xuan shook his head, "In this world, there are no longer any true immortals. At the same time, the so-called immortal mountains are also beyond your imagination. Except for the last immortal mountain which still has some vitality, the rest of the immortal mountains have long since turned into a scorched void, a scene of deathly silence!"

Xun Zi was stunned and said softly, "I never imagined it would be like this!"

He simulated it slightly in his mind and could roughly imagine how disappointed Su Xuan and the others must have been after successfully reaching the immortal mountains.

After going through all kinds of hardships and spending so much time to successfully reach the legendary immortal mountains, only to find them dead and silent, devoid of life, it is truly somewhat distressing.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Su Xuan again.

But he only saw that Su Xuan's expression was extremely calm.