Chapter 28 Past, Present, and Future

Wei Yuan subconsciously pressed Nvjiao's phone number, only to realize that he couldn't make calls from the *Shan Hai* World (another dimension mentioned in the *Shan Hai Jing*), the infrastructure hadn't been built yet. He could only raise his hand and rub his forehead. King Yu was always like this; when you were in danger, King Yu was the most reliable, standing in front of the danger countless times.

When you were in a peaceful phase, King Yu was the most dangerous.

Qi's voice interrupted Yu's hearty laughter.

He said helplessly, "This is Qi. I'll tell Nvjiao what you just said, Yuan, don't worry."

"I know you're listening, you probably can't wait to find Nvjiao."

"Don't worry, he's done for."

"This volume is the *Classic of the Western Mountains*."

"Yuan, the *Shan Hai* World is getting closer to the human world faster and faster. We don't know when you got this volume of the book, but I've calculated the heavenly secrets and guessed that it won't be too late. So, if you haven't found your body yet, go to the Mountain Lord of Chongwu Mountain immediately and find your body."

"Then do as I say."

"Speaking of which, this arrangement and backup plan were actually my suggestion."

Qi's voice was as youthful as before, he said softly:

"I can only deduce that there will be a crisis in the future, but I have no way to solve this crisis."

"So, I can only trust the people of later generations, and you..."

"If the *Shan Hai* World returns to the human world, such a huge fluctuation will bring a crisis, but you are different from us. You swallowed the Undying Flower. In the era of great chaos, when the luck flows, it will definitely allow your true spirit to re-enter the human world, and then you will have to be involved in this great era."

"We are in this era, and you are in the distant future. I can't help you anymore."

"However, we finally thought of a possibility."

"Your body has eaten too many spiritual materials of heaven and earth, but you don't have a physique like Yu. Yu can digest anything he eats. Even the Yellow Emperor didn't have such a good appetite as him. In a sense, he is a peerless genius in this regard, but you obviously can't cultivate, yet you are gluttonous."

"Only a very small portion of those medicinal powers was absorbed by you as the rest piled up in your body."

"I thought, find a place where the heavenly stars converge and connect with the earth veins of the mountains, and bury your body in it. This can resist the erosion of time. When the world is reborn and you revive, you may be able to surpass the limits of ordinary people through this body."

"I once deduced a cultivation method for you using the *Xiantian Bagua* (Pre-Heaven Eight Trigrams)."

"It can be considered a very risky cultivation method, and it is still in its preliminary form, so you have to improve it yourself."

"If you can use the power of water and fire to gather the *Kanli* energy and finally use the rotation of yin and yang to cleanse your body, it should be enough to stimulate the medicinal properties in your body. At that time, I don't know how far your physical body can be strengthened. Alas, I used to think you were gluttonous, but now that I think about it, I wish you could eat even more than Yu."

"Such a method… I can't confirm which point you can achieve, but if you can use the highest level of standards, for example, a wisp of *qi* from Zhurong and Gonggong, plus the power of the sun and moon yin and yang from Zhujiuyin's pupils, it should be enough to fully stimulate the medicinal properties in your body."

"At that time, with the *Shan Hai* Jade Book, it is not impossible to temporarily control the mountain system."

Control the mountain system?

Wei Yuan was stunned.

Qi's voice sighed with a wry smile:

"I know, Yu has also said many times that this is completely unrealistic."

"Whether it's Zhurong, Gonggong, or Zhujiuyin, they are all too dangerous existences. For anyone, it will be a life-threatening matter, but once successful, relying on the jade book you carved and King Yu's later modification of the jade book, you will be able to use this treasure to mobilize a part of the mountain system's power."

"In a sense, it is to use the body of a human to exercise the authority of the Mountain Lord of all the mountains and valleys."

"I can think of this as a method if there is a possibility of participating in the troubled times."

"And if you are unwilling or unable to do so, ordinary water and fire *qi*, plus a yin and yang treasure land, is enough for you to control the power of a mountain and temporarily take on the responsibility of a mountain god, at least there will be no problem in saving your life."

Wei Yuan finally knew what Qi and Yu had left behind.

At least, in the *Classic of the Western Mountains*, there was a real possibility for him to contend against the return of the *Shan Hai* World.

Even if this possibility was extremely weak, it still existed.

Controlling the power of the mountains in the *Classic of the Western Mountains*, from Qi's words, was accomplished through the jade book. It wasn't the true Mountain Lord, but this way he could control the mountains and then interfere with the process of the *Shan Hai* World's return until it was completely stabilized.

And even if such a task was so arduous that he had no way to complete it, Yu and Qi still tried their best to leave him a possible path of survival.

Qi's voice was gentle:

"As long as you need us, we will do everything we can."

"Even if we cross tens of millions of years of time, our friendship will not fade in the slightest, Yuan."

"Ah, right, Yuan."

"There is one more thing."

Qi's voice paused and said:

"How long has it been since you died? If it has been more than four thousand years, then there should be no problem. I wrote the method of refining the medicinal properties in your physical body later. Also, if it has been more than four thousand years, if there is no true love in your reincarnation…"

Yu's voice came from the side: "Didn't you say that you calculated it, that Yuan kid is destined to be a jinx, every time he enters the human world during troubled times, the Red Star of Romance is scared away by his jinx aura. If the Red Star of Romance were a person, it would probably be scared to death by his five thousand years of jinx aura. One hundred percent five thousand years alone, right?"

"Pfft…, cough cough, Yu, shut up!"

"Hahaha, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

Wei Yuan's forehead twitched: "…………"

I have a reason to believe that you two are telling a crosstalk (a type of Chinese comedic performance) here.

"What are you laughing at?"

The *qi* flowing in the words of the jade book changed, and then Yu fell into silence. There seemed to be a faint struggle from King Yu, such as 'I am now the leader of the human race, you can't treat me like this', and finally the sound of being dragged away.

Then a pleasant female voice came:

"…Is that Yuan? Or do you have a new name now?"

"It's been so long…"

Obviously, it was Nvjiao.

The past Nvjiao was silent for a long time, and finally smiled complexly, and said softly:

"So fast… it feels like no time has passed. You have already lived a whole life, and we are still alive. I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again… If there is a chance to meet again, I don't know how to face you, but at least I will make up for the regrets of this life…"

"If I see you again, I will treat you like a younger brother and treat you well."

"I will never tease you like before."

Oh?

A strange light appeared in Wei Yuan's eyes.

He silently took out his phone.

Opened the interface and turned on the recording.

Click, recording started!

Immediately, he realized that only he could hear the sound, and his face showed regret.

He put away his phone.

Took out a talisman and activated it.

Recording started!

Finally, after Nvjiao's voice ended, Wei Yuan solemnly copied the talisman into ten copies and hid them separately.

Qi's voice returned, he coughed and said, "Back to the main topic, if you also see the Kunlun Celestial Maiden again, if you are interested in her, I will also record how to persuade the Queen Mother of the West… The core of it is…"

Wei Yuan was stunned, and subconsciously straightened his body, leaning forward slightly.

Then, the voice stopped abruptly.

Wei Yuan fell into silence: "…………"

Holding the *Shan Hai* Jade Book, his palm unconsciously exerted force, making a creaking sound.

Qi.

What about the rest?!

Where did it go?

*Pa*, it's gone just like that?!

Wei Yuan's mouth twitched, and then he calmed down. He knew that whether it was the method to resolve the accumulated medicinal properties of his past life's body, or the way to persuade the Queen Mother of the West that Qi mentioned, they were all in the other half of the *Classic of the Western Mountains*. And the remaining *Shan Hai* Jade Books were in the extreme west, the place where Qiongqi was.

Wei Yuan exhaled and handed this half of the *Classic of the Western Mountains* to Zhujiuyin.

Zhujiuyin looked at him deeply, waved his sleeves to put away these jade books, and said flatly, "The other half of the jade book is still with Qiongqi. I have great use for these things, but after I'm done with them, I can give them all to you."

"After all, it is Yu's legacy."

Wei Yuan nodded, was silent for a moment, and said:

"Now the fierce beasts and fierce gods of the Western Mountain World are all rushing to the extreme west."

"I plan to reap the benefits later and return to the human world first. However, as the Mountain Lord of Chongwu Mountain said, the weak fierce beasts may fear me, but the powerful fierce beasts will only hate me more. Now the cracks in the Western Mountain World are guarded by fierce beasts, so I cannot return to the human world."

"Zhujiuyin, the Nine Netherworld connects more than one *Shan Hai* World, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you for help."

Zhujiuyin said flatly, "This is not a problem, just a small effort."

"However, connecting to the other *Shan Hai* Worlds through the Nine Netherworld may not ensure that you are in a safe position."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Then find me one without fierce beasts."

Zhujiuyin pondered for a moment and said, "Are you sure?"

"Of course."

"Alright…"

Wei Yuan got up, clasped his fists towards the Mountain Lord of Chongwu Mountain, and bid farewell. Then he looked at Zhujiuyin and secretly transmitted his voice, "Zhujiuyin, are you talking about three meals?"

"Three meals?"

Zhujiuyin's voice was flat:

"No."

"What is it then?"

"Past life, present life, future life."

Huh??!

Wei Yuan's face froze.

This was too absurd, to the point that his first reaction was to lament that he was indeed a god, with such a big tone. His second reaction was to refute immediately, but he suddenly realized something:

"Past life, present life, future life?"

"???"

"Zhujiuyin, have you freeloaded meals from me before?!"

Zhujiuyin did not answer, but waved his sleeves, and a crack connecting the Nine Netherworld appeared under Wei Yuan's feet.

Then he fell straight down.

The Mountain Lord of Chongwu Mountain said worriedly, "Lord of the Nine Netherworld, where did you send Yuan?"

Zhujiuyin said flatly, "Since there are not many fierce beasts, it is naturally to the overseas countries. Although there are dangerous places, most of the fierce gods are asleep."

"Those fierce gods and evil spirits will not wake up unless people who have karmic relationships and hatred with them appear."

"There should be no danger."

The Mountain Lord of Chongwu Mountain breathed a sigh of relief.

……………………

Wei Yuan's eyes blurred, and then he experienced the feeling of arriving in the human world from the Western Mountain World again.

By the time he reacted, he had already flown out of the Nine Netherworld and was falling towards a mountain.

He keenly felt that this was no longer the Western Mountain World. There were no more fierce beasts and the vastness of Mount Buzhou, Mount Zhong, and Mount Kunlun were all present. Instead, there was a sense of peace and human life similar to the human world.

Wei Yuan adjusted his body in the air, and then landed steadily, breathing a sigh of relief. He looked around and found that the environment was extremely peaceful, with birds singing and flowers fragrant. In the distance, he could even vaguely see the buildings on the top of the mountain. It was much better than the Western Mountain World, which made him relieved. Next, he only needed to find a *Shan Hai* crack somewhere here to return to the human world.

Then he smiled and raised his head.

He saw a mighty strong man carrying a broad axe and a giant shield, sleeping against the mountain stone. His muscles were bulging, showing terrifying power.

Only one point.

This strong man had no head…

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