xymnovel Chapter 7298 Professional Approach
Chapter 7298 Professional Approach
Chapter 7298 Professional Approach
Knowing the general idea of something allows you to piece together other things from the existing information. Moreover, the information we have now is more than just a general idea. What Si Niang said wasn't very clear, but the underlying meaning was quite obvious.
With Chen Xi's brain, even if he can't guess it perfectly, he can analyze it to a high degree. It's better not to understand things too thoroughly; knowing the general outline won't affect the result and can even make it better.
"Alright, let's put that aside for now. What I want to know now is if there's anything else troublesome in Yunmeng. Let's leave aside the corpse-offering ceremony for now, and focus on those deities." Chen Xi asked Si Niang with a hint of caution. According to Chen Xi's deduction, Si Niang's past life should have been in Yunmeng. However, judging from Si Niang's bouncy and carefree attitude, she probably doesn't care if she gets dug up and blown up along with everyone else!
“I have a feeling you’re thinking about something terrible.” Si Niang was very perceptive and noticed that Chen Xi seemed to be thinking about something outrageous, so she quickly spoke up.
"Zou just messed around a bit and found something of this caliber. I'm worried about what if there are similar things down there?" Chen Xi smiled and said in response to Si Niang's suspicion. To be honest, although that absurd idea had crossed his mind, he was only worried and hadn't really thought about digging up Si Niang's remains.
“There are still quite a few, and even some remnants from the mythical era,” Si Niang said after thinking for a moment. “I’ve buried quite a few strange things in places like Yunmeng and the Yellow River before. I remember you should know something about them.”
Hebo is an ancient god, and Chen Xi knows a little about him. Just like Chang'e in later myths, she may be a lackey in the moon palace. But if we follow the ancient records, Chang'e is the original Hengwo, earlier than the so-called Wangshu, Su'e, etc. Moreover, in the original Chang'e flying to the moon myth, there was no stealing of the elixir of immortality, nor any connection with the Queen Mother of the West.
The original record is very simple and crude: "In the past, Hengwo stole the moon from Wusi." What's even more outrageous is that this thing is recorded in the Guicang, which is earlier than the records of Nuwa and Fuxi. It belongs to the same category of ancient gods as the Queen Mother of the West.
As for Hebo, also known as the Yellow River God, he is relatively unknown in later myths, but he is probably one of the earliest ancient gods. According to real mythological records, even the gods and humans in mythological stories needed to worship him.
Therefore, if we follow this line of reasoning, beings like Hebo and Hengwo might actually be much stronger than most of the famous deities of later generations.
Based on this logic, the strongest deity in the Chu region should not surpass Taiyi. Although Taiyi is considered top-tier in mythology, he is still far behind the earliest primordial deities who directly represent natural phenomena such as the sun, moon, and rivers.
For example, Hebo was a deity created by human civilization in the Yellow River basin during the Neolithic Age. He was an extremely powerful being who initially possessed various attributes and even served as a terrifying deity who controlled wind, rain, thunder, lightning, and the void. Another example is Hengwo, who was initially a refinement of the pursuit of immortality by gods and humans.
These are all deities whose forms were established in very early times.
The existence of the logic that the older the god, the more powerful he is, means that if we really want to determine strength, the later gods are definitely not as powerful as these gods, even though logically speaking, these gods are those who sent themselves into the void and handed over their authority to the next generation.
However, according to the basic settings of gods, even if these gods continue to be improved, their ultimate limit is still so-so. The gods of Chu are beings that have emerged from this concept. They are strong, but not too strong. Moreover, they have been defeated and destroyed, and are now just remnants, making them even easier to deal with.
"Could you mark the locations of the more difficult ones on the map? I'll have someone keep an eye on them and make sure no construction starts there." Chen Xi thought for a moment and decided that he should have Si Niang mark the situation in Yunmeng. After all, the situation in Yunmeng was indeed quite complicated. Zou had dug up a mere shadow of a Zhulong, which was giving Chen Xi a real headache.
It's not that he's afraid. Chen Xi already has enough information to come up with a trump card. The problem is that he can't really use it here. Who knows if it will cause a chain reaction? He has to solve the problems he can handle himself.
"Actually, relatively speaking, it's not too difficult to deal with. Beings of the level of Zhulong are unlikely to provoke you." Si Niang said cautiously. Only someone with a screw loose would provoke you. Even if the ancient gods were reduced to fragments, it's only within this timeline and this possibility. Even if they were really killed, would they die in the future?
Okay, let's take a step back and assume he died in the future. He must still be alive in the past, during his own time. Even if we go to a more extreme point and the past is erased, the person who did this must still know about his existence. That means he's not dead yet, just suppressed.
Since he didn't die, what does that mean? It means that the other party at least knows who not to mess with, okay? Not everyone is like Zhulong, who insists on going against you, Chen Zichuan. Most normal gods would like to join your team.
Therefore, those who can truly threaten an existence like Chen Xi will not deliberately provoke him. Regardless of whether Chen Xi has attained enlightenment or manifested the form of an innate god, as long as he is Chen Zichuan, there is no need to provoke him, right?
Only someone who doesn't know what kind of person Chen Zichuan is would deliberately try to block Chen Xi's path.
"I see." Chen Xi said thoughtfully. This meant that he had a deep grudge against Zhulong. Oh, thinking about it carefully, it made sense.
"In short, just go ahead and do whatever you want. Those powerful people in Chu, as long as they are truly powerful, won't stop you. Just don't go too far." Si Niang's eyes were somewhat vacant, and her words sounded a bit unsteady. Chen Xi frowned upon hearing this.
"What level is considered excessive?" Chen Xi was quite interested in this line, and he really wanted to know what level was appropriate.
"For example, you'd better not think about digging up the remains of the Taiyi God, let alone making the Golden Crow Ring from them and then hanging it in the sky as a component of the Blazing Sky Ring." Si Niang told Chen Xi with a somewhat distraught expression. To be honest, after receiving this news, Si Niang also thought Chen Xi was outrageous. What did he mean by digging up the remains of the Taiyi God and then making the Golden Crow Ring?
Chen Xi was silent for a while after hearing this, and he understood to some extent why Si Niang had so many unsolvable operations. This thing might not be a god behind it, but an entire pantheon. If you think about it carefully, Si Niang should also be classified into the Chu pantheon.
"No, am I that outrageous?" Chen Xi asked with a hint of surprise.
“That Taiyi God in this possibility, its remains are the original form of the Golden Crow, not the Dao form,” Si Niang said with a hint of helplessness.
If it were a Dao-shaped object, Chen Xi might have paid more attention to it after digging it out. But what he dug out was a Golden Crow. What could Chen Xi do with it? Of course, Chen Xi would use it as material. But the existence of the Blazing Sky Ring and the charging tower that was dropped from the Xiongnu allowed Chen Xi to assemble and piece together the Golden Crow Ring, a thing that could burn the entire earth. What would Chen Xi do with that?
Of course, I may not need it, but I can't be without it. The Golden Crow Ring Manufacturing Plan is now underway.
Then Taiyi was in big trouble, and of course Chenxi would also be in big trouble later. The problem is that the deed is done, so what's the point of being in trouble? It's better to quickly plug the loophole that might be blocked and prevent Chenxi from messing around. Taiyi is just dead, not completely dead. Putting aside everything else, he is still the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court in the past, and he will come out of Guixu in the future. He's just dead now!
So it's best to just let go of this embarrassing and unfortunate experience of being used as a weapon.
"Is there anything else I should be aware of?" Chen Xi asked after a moment of silence. To be honest, Chen Xi really wanted to dig up the remains of the Taiyi God and see if he could make the Golden Crow Ring, since this thing was a truly powerful weapon.
“They have all moved away. As for those who can’t be moved, Lord Chen, you can deal with them yourself.” Si Niang replied after a moment of silence, because in that short time, she had received many messages telling her that she was no longer serving them and was leaving.
"Can you still walk?" Chen Xi asked with a hint of unease. Wasn't he dead?
"It has been transformed into Tao." Si Niang said speechlessly. The so-called departure means that it has been transformed into Tao, which means that it has become a part of this world and no longer leaves any remains for people to admire.
"Alright." Chen Xi nodded, mentally noting down the two notes for Zhulong, and then began to think about what to do next. Even without those big troubles, the remaining issues were not so easy to resolve. The Binshi Demon God was still a problem for humanity at present, even if they didn't use it as a super weapon.
"Actually, I still suggest you burn some incense." Si Niang looked at Chen Xi, who was hesitant, and gave her advice again. For Si Niang, if she couldn't solve the problem, she would call for help or use summoning spells, which could solve all the problems.
"Alright, I roughly understand." Chen Xi waved his hand. His thinking was different from Si Niang's. He didn't like the idea of "asking about ghosts and gods instead of the common people." Even though he himself was a ghost or god from a certain perspective, Chen Xi still disliked this kind of behavior.
"Here, this is incense." Si Niang took out a handful of incense sticks from her bosom and handed them to Chen Xi, who looked at Si Niang speechlessly.
“This incense can solve many problems,” Si Niang said with a smile. Chen Xi took the incense sticks handed to him, looked at the label, and remained silent for a while. Well, this was incense sticks that Chen Xi had the Shaofu (a government office) produce.
"Lord Chen, believe me, this stuff is incredibly effective. I've solved many problems with it. Some of your methods are truly remarkable," Si Niang said with a smile.
Chen Xi put the incense aside and began to ponder. Was it really alright for a god to be tricked like this? He had used this incense to amuse the various powerful families and Liu Tong, but he never expected that a god would be attracted to such a thing. What could he say?
Isn't the shape of the incense stick important when burning incense? This can generally be used to judge good or bad fortune, and to predict the rise and fall of a family. In addition, this era emphasized family inheritance, so wealthy families would still burn incense in their ancestral halls. Of course, the incense sticks were not the main type burned during this period.
Chen Xi was the one who popularized incense sticks. In addition, the shape of the burning incense sticks could clearly indicate good or bad fortune, and they were also convenient. Over time, incense sticks successfully defeated the previous incense in sacrificial rites. Also, in order to find a way out for certain materials and make some money, Chen Xi had the Imperial Household Department produce a lot of incense sticks.
However, because the technology was too rudimentary, others began to get involved in the product, since it was a matter of people's livelihood and had many uses, so making more or less money was still making money.
It wasn't until Chen Xi had the Shaofu (a powerful organization) develop the incredible incense sticks that it dealt a devastating blow to other incense makers. The Shaofu's version of the incredible incense sticks is the one right in front of us.
When this bundle of incense is burned directly, it can naturally burn into the shape of a lotus flower or a treasure cauldron, which is the highest level of incense burning, bringing great fortune, longevity, and smooth sailing in all endeavors.
Theoretically speaking, the probability of incense sticks burning naturally and forming a lotus or cauldron shape is one in ten thousand, probably only once every tens of thousands of burns. But this special tribute item from the Imperial Household Department can basically guarantee that you will burn a lotus or cauldron shape every time.
This is something that brings good luck; everyone likes it, and ordinary people also like it when they visit ancestral graves to pay their respects.
But now that Si Niang said she would use this to worship the gods, Chen Xi fell silent. It turns out that most gods don't pay attention to everything, but just react automatically when they sense the pure incense offering!
"Aren't you sure you won't get beaten up for doing this?" Chen Xi asked Si Niang with a hint of silence in his eyes.
“First of all, the gods I worship should not exist in this era, so even if I send a lotus image over, they cannot actually come over. I can only borrow their remaining power. Since I have to borrow it anyway, why can’t I borrow it?” Si Niang said righteously, and Chen Xi fell silent upon hearing this.
"Also, they aren't in this era, but their divine positions are. So their authority operates automatically. I lit a precious incense burner, so it's only right that they protect me, since others didn't burn any, right?" Si Niang patted her chest, speaking with a touch of innocent clarity.
Chen Xi looked at Si Niang's smug chest-patting gesture and shook his head repeatedly. Her intelligence hadn't increased; she was still no different from someone with intellectual disabilities. Her previous intelligence was probably borrowed from other gods, but now that it had been returned, her intelligence had successfully fallen back to the level of a child.
"Besides, there's still you, Lord Chen. After all, you made this incense. Even if we don't care about the monk, we should at least give you face, right?" Si Niang said confidently. Chen Xi fell silent upon hearing this. He knew this wasn't so simple; Si Niang was trying to scam him!
"Alright, I'm too lazy to pursue this further." Chen Xi shook his head, also feeling there was no need to get entangled with Si Niang. The matter of incense was somewhat related to him, but Si Niang was able to obtain so much power because she had a strong backing, nothing more to say.
Seeing that Chen Xi was acting like he had been blessed with good fortune and hadn't given the matter much thought, Si Niang couldn't help but smile. What does it mean to have a strong backer? Of course, it means using someone else's connections to tell those powerful figures that she was working for Marquis Chen and asking them to give her face. She didn't want core power, just something to protect her life.
Generally speaking, no god would refuse except for Zhulong. After all, in Chen Xi's timeline, these gods have either already passed away or have already attained enlightenment. There is no point in leaving their authority there. At most, they can only slightly manipulate things across the world. Since that's the case, why not lend it to a child who is willing to take it?
Whether Si Niang really has Chen Xi as her backer is not important. The fact that she can find him to borrow power means that she has the connections.
Putting aside everything else, without this connection, one probably wouldn't even know which direction the hall faces or what is worshipped inside, let alone borrow power.
To reiterate, the fact that you know this name means that your information channels have the ability to break through the original limitations. The fact that you can come to this place, formally explain what you need, and formally complete the process to hand over your documents means that you are qualified.
No matter which aspect you pass, as long as you submit your documents here, I certainly won't hold you back, unless someone at the same level specifically told me not to let you pass. Otherwise, why offend someone? Who knows what kind of powerful backer they have, right?
"Alright, you can borrow more in the future." Chen Xi said calmly. Si Niang said she was just making a fool of herself, but based on Chen Xi's experience, he might not even need to use her. The fact that Si Niang could think of such a thing and actually get it already showed that there was an information gap, so there was no need to investigate further.
“Okay.” Si Niang’s face showed obvious happiness. She had been looking for a great god to borrow the ability to travel between the present and the future. The god’s position had been determined, but she was worried that her own reputation was not enough. After all, this distant sister was not someone she could afford to offend, so she still had to rely on her connections. Chen Hou’s connections were quite powerful.
It may not be useful, but the tiger skin can reduce the backlash.
"Are we just going to leave it like this?" Liu Tong asked with a hint of curiosity when Chen Xi's gaze fell on him.
"Wait until the Dragon Boat Festival, then we'll have the whole ceremony." Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "The Han dynasty inherited the Qin system. What's this about worshipping Qu Yuan on the Dragon Boat Festival? The Chu state has been destroyed. Of course, it's a good day for the unification of the world. Let's see who can outdo whom."
"Use the nation's destiny to suppress the God of Chu?" Liu Tong instantly realized what Chen Xi was thinking.
“Yes, all the Chu gods are defeated.” Chen Xi nodded and said, “So we should put some pressure on them during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since the Binshi Demon God is essentially a different kind of Chu god, it should be effective to turn them into lewd worshippers. Destroying mountains and temples is the right thing to do, so we can deal with it all at once.”
Unable to get up, sighing