Stepping into the Great Tang Empire
The sword transformed into an old man with a long beard. He had a sage-like appearance and looked very kind. He smiled at Seth and said,""Don't be surprised. I'm Sword Immortal Xuanyuan, an immortal transformed from a thousand-year-old ancient sword in the Divine Prefecture. "Little friend, you've gotten yourself into big trouble. As you're in deep trouble, Huiyan specially begged me to help you…" Before he could finish speaking, the old immortal's expression suddenly changed slightly and he said,"I'll help you.""Good heavens…before the first problem is solved, the second, even bigger problem has arrived.”As he spoke, he slowly walked out of the cave and said,"Come, little friend, please come outside with me.”
Seth followed Sword Immortal Xuanyuan out of the cave and came to the mountain gate. He saw that Myers, Vida, and Nicole were all there. Myers said,"Hmph, Seth! This Demon King trusts and respects you so much. What do you take this Demon King's feelings for you for? In our previous life, we agreed to conquer the Demon Realm, the Human Realm, and the Heaven Realm together. I've already conquered more than half of the Demon Realm, and now I'm about to dominate the Human Realm.”
"Is this the king of the demonic world in the west, Satan?" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan asked. What a valiant young man! His spirit was indeed sharp and aggressive…but martial strength could never truly conquer anything. This young man had already understood this point, so he wanted to find his own answer.”
"Hmph, old man, who are you?" Myers said sternly. What right do you have to criticize this king? Seth, don't be affected by these guys! I've already reorganized the Franks 'army. Vida alone can't suppress the 300,000-strong islamic army. I need your help. The Tang Empire is right in front of us now. As long as we wave our army now, the entire world will fall into our hands, and our previous life's wish will come true.”
Seth said seriously,"Myers! I'm very touched by your friendship, but I hope to walk my own path and not someone else's! Many things might have happened in my previous life, but I have no recollection of them. To me, it's meaningless!”
"Seth! "You…" Myers was so angry that his face turned red.
" Angry, angry," the Xuanyuan Sword Child said with a smile." The Great Demon King of the West is angry!"”
"Alright, alright!" Myers gritted his teeth and said. This Demon King has always believed that strength is everything. If you want to reject this Demon King, then use your strength to convince me!”After saying that, he swung his sword at Seth. Seth dodged and said,""Myers, there's no need for us to kill each other like this!”
"Shut up!" Myers said angrily. I, Satan, despise you for betraying your companions!”
"Myers, please don't interfere with me anymore. I have my own things to do!" Seth said.”
"Hmph, if you want to convince me, then use your strength to prove to me that you're right!”When he was ruthless, his sword became fiercer and fiercer, forcing Seth to have no way to retreat. Seth was finally forced to fight back. His long sword swept out, and the sword aura immediately forced Myers back. Then, Seth displayed the skills that Huiyan had taught him. His sword was really sharp and his sword aura was threatening. Myers was completely in a passive position. The more he fought, the more chaotic he became. After more than ten moves, Myers had already revealed a flaw. Seth attacked him with his sword and immediately disintegrated Myers 'sword technique. Seth also injured him with his sword aura. When Myers was injured, the demonic nature in his body was immediately aroused. A powerful demonic power immediately burst out and attacked Seth's entire body, knocking him unconscious on the ground. As Myers could not withstand this powerful demonic power, he also fainted on the ground after the attack. Nicole and Vida could not help but cry out at the same time."Seth!"
Sword Immortal Xuanyuan walked to Seth's side and said,""Sigh…Looks like it's time for me to go up and fulfill my promise to Akira!”"Hey, old man, what do you want to do to Seth?" Nicole asked.”Sword Immortal Xuanyuan used Immortal World Dharmic powers and immediately turned day into night. Furthermore, the place they were in turned from a mountain to a desert.
Everyone was surprised. Veda said,""This…This is a desert! If we weren't on the mountain, how did we end up in the desert?”
Karma and Anca appeared. Karma said,""Where is this place…When did we come to this place?”" God knows," Anca said." It should be the desert that has just turned dark. Meow!"”
Seth finally woke up at this time. He got up and looked at his surroundings. He was also surprised. Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said,""Look carefully. Everything before was just an illusion. Now, you have finally returned to the real world!”
"What?" While everyone was bewildered, Myers, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turned into another person. It was King Hun. Everyone was shocked again. Anka came to his senses and said,""We've all been deceived! It turns out that from the beginning to the end, we've been fooled by him in his illusion. This is embarrassing, meow.”
" I see," Karma said." Were these five years just illusions created by King Hun to deceive us?"”
"I…I was going to bring Seth back to Damascene, and then…everything after that was just an illusion?"”
"This, this long period of time is not real?" Seth asked.”
"Sword Immortal Xuanyuan!" King Hun said. You and I have never offended each other. Why are you interfering in my affairs?”
"Of course I have to!" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said. You little demon, you go around confusing others, how can I ignore you? You used to be a promising scholar with great ambition to pursue Dao. When you went to India, you were unfortunately lost in the desert and finally died here. Unexpectedly, you turned around and did not want to see the success of any other western pursuers. Your soul lingered in the desert for a long time, confusing the passing travelers.”
" Hmph, Sword Immortal Xuanyuan, these people looked down on my illusion last time, so I wanted to use a little fantasy to let them see how stupid they were after being bewitched…If I continued to develop, these people would all die on the final journey of the Eastern Expedition. Unexpectedly, they were obstructed by you and the soul of the dead old bald donkey halfway…"
"King Hun, the human heart is just like an illusion. You spend all your time working on illusions, and in the end, you bewitched your own heart? Come, child, you have a porcelain pot on you. Open the mouth of the pot. I want to borrow its power.”Seth quickly opened the Devil Refining Gourd. Sword Immortal Xuanyuan chanted,""In the name of Sword Immortal Xuanyuan, the Demon Purification Gourd, please subdue this demon for me!”The Devil Refining Gourd immediately unleashed its power and captured King Hun.
Sword Immortal Xuanyuan held the Lianyao Gourd and said," My old friend, Lianyao Gourd. I haven't seen you for hundreds of years. To think that I would meet you in such a foreign land. We are truly fated."”He then returned the Lianyao Flask to Seth.
"This…I still can't believe it. Five years…These five years were all illusions…" Seth said.
"No, little friend…" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said,"Do you know that you have the ability to travel through time? King Hun stole your ability…You can't control it yet, but King Hun can draw it out, so what you experienced is almost real!”
"Really?" Seth was surprised.
" Yes," Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said." King Hun used your ability to bring everyone to the future. Although there were a few illusions, most of them were real!”
"So…all these things will happen in the future?”
"If you return to her country with this Arabian girl, you will marry her and become the ruler. You will lead the army to the east with Satan! However, there is one exception. Even if you go to the Eastern Expedition, your Master Huiyan will never appear again to stop you…"
"Why? The person who brought me all the way here to find you was Master Huiyan!”
"No, he has passed away! When you cremated him, he had already disappeared from this world forever! You can see him because King Hun stole his own illusory ability, hoping to deceive you more thoroughly…Unexpectedly, it gave the opportunity for Huiyan's soul to appear and ruin his overall situation!”
" Really?" Seth said sadly." Master Huiyan really left forever…Even after he passed away, he still cared about me so much…"
"Little friend, there is an important person I want you to meet, so I'll take you back to my mountain first!" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said.”Sword Immortal Xuanyuan once again cast a spell to lead everyone back to Heaven Mountain. He said,"Everyone, your emotions must still be very chaotic. This old one will return to the cave first. After you calm down a little, come and find this old one.”With that, the old immortal left.
Seth looked around in a daze. After a long time, he said,""Is this the real Sky Mountain? Or is it another illusion?"
"What is it?" asked the Xuanyuan Sword Child. Of course, it was the real Sky Mountain! Have you been in the illusion for too long and lost your mind?”
"You're right, there is a little bit!" Seth said.”He turned around and saw Vida looking at him silently, so he went forward. Vida called out in a low voice,"Husband…So everything that happened these past few years was not real…What should I do?”Seth could not answer her question.
"Seth, I realized that you and Lord Satan are similar in many aspects!" Nicole said.”
"What do you mean?"
" They are both clear about love and hate, and they have their own ideals. Once they have decided on a goal, they will persist to the end regardless of everything…"
"Is that so? I didn't notice it before!"
"Seth, I really don't understand the importance of pursuing my dreams.”
Seth was also unable to answer her question. He continued,""So all these years were just illusions. That King Hun is too powerful, meow!”"Even the two of us couldn't sense it, how embarrassing…" Anca said."But that old immortal was even more powerful. Not only did he see that King Hun was causing trouble, but he also captured him!”"It's really amazing…I wonder what he looked like when he was young?" Karma said.”"That old immortal seems to be from the Tang Empire," said Anca."Tang? Perhaps Tang was more interesting than the islamic countries!”
Seth could not calm down when he heard their chattering. He had to go to the cave of Sword Immortal Xuanyuan again. When he entered the cave, he saw Master Huiyan's ghost again. Seth immediately stepped forward and said," Master Huiyan, after you passed away, your soul still continued to protect me. Thank you very much!"”
"Haha, Seth!" Master Huiyan said. Today can be considered your rebirth. Why have you become so sentimental?”
"Master Huiyan, do you still have a chance to come back to life?”
"Amitabha, you should also understand that I have long turned to ashes. It was only my soul that brought you here!”
"I'm sorry…You told me to bring your ashes back to the Tang Empire, but I was indulging in the glory of islam!”
"Amitabha. That was just a mission I gave you in the hope that you would continue to move forward and not forget your dream of pursuing the Dao. Since you can resolutely give up your own glory, then there's nothing to care about. However, I have cultivated before, and there is a relic in my ashes. It is a precious item…I will let you continue to keep it. It will be of help to you in the future!”
Seth noted it down and said," Master Huiyan…Actually, I really hope to travel to the Tang Empire with you. You can show me the spirit of the kingly way!"”
"What's the problem? I stayed here to wait for you because I wanted to go to the Great Tang with you.”
"Really?"
"That's right, but I will use a different appearance because I have another important identity for this trip!”As soon as he finished speaking, Master Huiyan transformed into another human form. It was a young warrior wearing a brocade robe and armor. He said,"This is one of my important previous lives. His name is Li Jing!”
Seth was extremely surprised. At the same time, Sword Immortal Xuanyuan appeared and said,""Little friend, this is the person I want you to see!”
"What's going on, Xuanyuan Sword Immortal?”
"Li Jing is also known as Huiyan. They are the images of the same soul in different worlds…This time, you were trapped by King Hun, so he came to ask me to help you.”
" Seth," Li Jing said," I was really worried that you would go down the wrong path. Fortunately, you didn't lose your heart."”
" Hehe, little friend…" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan smiled." Actually, Li Jing himself has something urgent to attend to. In the end, he decided to stay behind to save you and brought you here…"
"I'm sorry, it's all because of me." Seth said.
" Don't say that…" Li Jing said." I was a founding hero of the Great Tang in the past. I knew that the Great Tang was about to be in turmoil and was extremely worried. I wanted to rush back immediately. However, thanks to you, I was able to stay and discover something even more serious, which is Satan's plan!”
"Satan, no…Myers should be in Frank now, right?”
"No, he's already gone to the Great Tang. If you and Vida return to the Islamic Kingdom and gain power, Satan will rush back to Francia to seize power, kill your superior, and invite you to join the Eastern Expedition.”
"I see. Then what's the purpose of Myers rushing to the East?”
"Satan's goal is exactly the same as yours. His goal is the kingly way!”
"King Dao?" Seth was extremely surprised. Li Jing said,""Your goal is to learn the Way of the King and bring it back to your hometown. Satan's goal is to destroy the Way of the King so as not to hinder him.”
"This Demon King of the West is ambitious, but he's also smart," Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said. As long as the spirit of the kingly way is eliminated, it will be much easier for him to conquer the world and make it chaotic…The kingly way is also order and kindness. If any world lacks such a spirit, it will fall into the Dark Age, just like your hometown in the West.”
" I understand." Seth immediately said," When we reach the Tang Empire, I will try my best to stop his conspiracy." However, do you want to go with us, old immortal?”
"No, I shouldn't interfere in the affairs of the human world…but if you're in trouble, you can come back and look for me at any time!" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan said. Don't let the demon king succeed because of your friendship. Remember to think of the people of the world!”Seth nodded deeply and Sword Immortal Xuanyuan returned to his original form.
"Seth, I, Huiyan, lived a vigorous life in that lifetime. I have no regrets and I am very proud of myself!" Li Jing said. I hope that you can create your own spectacular and proud memories on this trip in the future!”After saying that, he turned invisible and entered the Lianyao Flask.
Seth immediately left the cave and saw Nicole waiting at the entrance. He said,"Nicole, I'm leaving this place. Do you want to come along?”"What's wrong? Are you unwilling?" Seth asked. Or do you think it's better to follow Satan?”Nicole's face turned ugly. Seth said,"I'm just afraid that Satan will take offense at you. It's fine if you don't want to.”"Seth, are you really not angry with me anymore?" Nicole suddenly cried out.”
"Angry? Why should I be angry?"
"I was afraid that you would follow me back to Lord Satan's side to help him in that illusion, so Seth would be angry with me and say…"
Seth laughed." It was just an illusion. Since I was deceived, how could I blame others?"”
"Seth, is what you said true? Can I…really continue to follow you?”
"Let's go, let's go. We've been traveling together for so long. Without you, our precious companion, it's still quite lonely.”
"Seth, you're the best!" Nicole immediately smiled through her tears. I like you the most!" He immediately turned invisible and returned to the Lianyao Flask.
Seth walked towards the mountain gate and saw Vida waiting for him. He walked forward. Vida looked at him and did not know what to say. Seth said,""Vida…you really don't want to go to the East with me?”
"Didn't I already say that?" Isn't this asking too much…"
"Vida, thank you so much for being so gentle and considerate to me over the past five years. During the time I spent with you, I was really, really, really happy! I will never forget you singing to me under the moonlight. Your voice blended with the silver moonlight, so beautiful that I was enchanted…Vida, that was the most beautiful picture in my heart, a treasure that I will never forget. Weida, please believe me. I promise you that I will definitely come back. After I learn what I want to learn from the Tang Empire, I will return to the Islamic Kingdom and stay with you forever…"
When Vida heard Seth's words, she could not help but be moved. She looked at Seth and said,""Seth, you…won't you go back to your hometown Frank or stay in the Tang Empire?”
Seth said," Don't worry. After I hand over what I've learned to my Officer Frank, I'll definitely come back to be with you!" Then, we can go to the roof of the Bagdad mansion to admire the moonlight, lie on your lap all night, and immerse ourselves in your beautiful singing..."
"Really?"
"It's true, of course it's true. I swear in the name of Alla that I will definitely keep this promise!”
"Thank you, Seth…I know I'm really selfish, but…I…really…really hope that you won't leave! Seth, I am willing to wait for you! "I will always wait in Baghdad, always, always, until the day you return…" After speaking, Vida turned around and ran down the mountain.
Seth watched as Veda disappeared from his sight and said,""Vida, thank you…It was you who let me walk out of Lilian's shadow and let me know what happiness is.”
At this moment, Karma and Anca flew over. Karma said,""Seth, Vida is very strong. Don't worry too much about her…"
" When I was with her," Anca said," I also felt that she was a very gentle person. Meow!"”
" The Muslim world has always discriminated against women," Karma said." However, Veda has never been willing to bend to the environment. I truly admire this girl."”
"Seth, let's go!" Anca said. Let us help you complete this journey as soon as possible.”They returned to the Lianyao Flask and followed Seth.
After Seth reached the foot of the mountain, he looked up at the grayish-blue sky and said,""Sigh, was it really just a dream?" "Seth, what are you thinking about?" Nicole suddenly appeared and asked.”"It's nothing…Let's go. Let's set off for China!" Seth quickly said.”Thus, they embarked on their journey again. After crossing the Heavenly Mountain and walking for more than two months, they finally entered the Yellow River basin. Li Jing said to Seth,""Seth, we have arrived near Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty.”
"We're finally here. It's been a long journey.”
When they set foot in Chang 'an, they saw a huge city. The capital of the Tang Dynasty was crowded with people and the traffic was endless. It was really prosperous. Seth had never seen such a prosperous place.
"Wow!" Nicole said. Isn't this city a little too big?"
" This is Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Empire," Li Jing said.”
" Yes," Karma said." I've been to many countries, but this is the biggest city I've ever seen."”
" Meow," Anca said." If Egypt hadn't been destroyed, this place would definitely be incomparable."”
"It's really spectacular!" Seth said. In the past, when he heard the Arabian merchant describe it, he was skeptical. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he could feel its magnificence.”
"Seth, Seth, I remember now. The style of the Demon Purification Gourd is the same as here. No wonder I find it familiar."”
"Yes, although we don't know the origin of this pot, we can be sure that it came from China." Seth said.”
" Sword Immortal Xuanyuan seems to be quite clear about the origins of the Devil Refining Gourd," Li Jing said." You can ask him if you have the chance in the future."”
Seth nodded." Go ask him when you pass by the Western Regions on your way back to Europe." Next, I have to find a place to stay.”
"Seth, you came here to read the books here, right?" Karma asked. Books are very expensive."
" Don't worry about that," Li Jing said." Huiyan had a good friend in Chang 'an when he was alive. You can borrow books from him or stay there."”
"Is this convenient?" Seth asked.
"He's quite a hospitable person," Li Jing said. Just say that it was introduced by Huiyan. No problem.”
"That's for the best. If you have someone you can rely on, don't be polite!" Nicole said.”
"Nicole, be quiet." Seth said.”Nicole immediately made a face and ignored Seth.
"His name is Bai Lianyi," Li Jing said."He has an official position in the imperial court and lives in the south of Xi City."”
"Xi City?"
"All the markets in the city are gathered in the East and West markets.”
"Wow, I really want to see what Xi City looks like." Nicole said. Seth, quick, let's go!"
"Really, what's the rush?" Seth asked. I was the one walking, and I wanted to take a good rest, but I couldn't.”
"Bai Lianyi's house is open, you can go whenever you want."”
"Aren't you going to close the door at night?" Karma asked. How is that possible?"
"There are very few cases of crime here, so it can be described as a world of great harmony in the Four Books and Five Classics," Li Jing said.‘Unlocked Doors at Night was only one of them.”
Seth said," Huiyan had mentioned about the Great Harmony Chapter of the Fate of Rites before, but I don't believe that there is a country in the world that has achieved that realm."”
" Yeah," Anka said." This is really strange. I want to see it, meow."”
Therefore, the elves returned to the Lianyao Flask while Seth quickly entered the city. After arriving at the market, Seth toured the city. When he was tired or hungry, he would sit down in the hotel to eat and rest. In the market, he heard a lot about the Tang Dynasty. It turned out that the Tang Dynasty had just experienced some political changes. The current emperor, Tang Xuanzong, favored Concubine Yang very much, so he entrusted all the state affairs to Concubine Yang's family. Among them, Yang Guozhong was the most powerful, and Li Linfu was also a sycophantic official who held power in the current dynasty. In addition, Seth also saw many scholars reciting poems, which showed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
It was almost dusk when they arrived at the Bai family's mansion. Li Jing said,"This is Old White's home."
"Old White?" Seth asked.
" It's Bai Lianyi," Li Jing said." Old Bai is what I call him. He's a scholar of the imperial court and is quite knowledgeable. You can find anything you want to learn here."”
"Don't all officials have guards at their homes?"
"Just go in. I told you that the security here is very good.”
Therefore, Seth went straight into the mansion. He did not expect that many servants along the way did not stop Seth and allowed him to enter and exit freely. Seth came to the hall and saw an old butler, so he went forward to ask. However, the old butler was stunned when he saw that Seth was a foreigner. Seth said,""What's wrong? Could it be another mute?”
"Eh?" the old butler asked. So you can speak in our country's language? You gave me a fright. I thought I didn't know how to communicate with you. If you're looking for our lord, he's in the study. There's no need to inform him. Just walk in.”
"I only know a little, thank you!" Seth said.”He thought, The people here are really interesting.”He went straight into the inner hall and came to the study room. The door was open and there was an old man sitting inside reading. When Seth walked in, the old man looked up and saw that Seth was dressed like a foreigner."How strange. My house allows guests to enter and exit freely, but why did Barbarian come in?”
"What is a barbarian?" Seth asked.”
When the old man saw that Seth could speak Chinese, he was also surprised.""Hmm…You understand Chinese?"
"Not very familiar. How did Barbarian explain it?" Seth asked.”
"Hahaha…We all call uncultured foreigners barbarians," laughed the old man.”
"So it's a curse…" Seth said.
" I'm really sorry," the old man said." I've been rude. Recently, I've been so worried about the Emperor's love for that barbarian An Lushan that I'm going crazy."”
Seth asked," Your emperor will favor uncultured foreigners. Is An Lushan a beauty?”
"Hahaha!" The old man laughed again. No, no, of course not. The beauty he doted on was Yang Guifei, and the clown he doted on was An Lushan.”
"I see. Aren't all emperors like this?" Seth said.”
The old man sighed,"Alas, the average emperor is also like this."”"Oh right, who are you? Why did you come to my house?"
"Are you Old White?" Seth introduced himself. My name is Seth, and I come from the Frank Kingdom. He had specially come to China to learn the art of war and the Way of the King from Lao Bai.”
"What Old White?" the old man asked unhappily. My name is Bai Lianyi! Who are you to call him Old Bai?"
"I'm sorry, my friends call you that." Seth quickly said.”
"Heh, I called you Barbarian just now, but you're really acting like one," said the old man. The people of the Celestial Empire have a lot of etiquette to pay attention to. Only those of the same generation as me can call me Old White.”
"Yes, Bai Lianyi." Seth could only say.”
"You're my elder, so you can call me by my name like this."”
Seth was very distressed. He said,""The Chinese language is really difficult to learn. Then how should I address you?”
"Just call me Mister White."
"I understand, Mister White."
"You said you're from Frank? I've never heard of Frank.”
"It's in the west…a country even further away than Arabia. Reverend Huiyan recommended me.”
Hearing this, Bai Lianyi was moved and said,"Huiyan? There was no news of this old fellow for a few years. How has he been?"
"The situation is not bad, right?" Seth asked. However, his physical body is already dead."
"Wha…what?" Bai Lianyi was shocked. What did you say? Say it again."
"He lived quite well after his death," Seth said.”
"Wait a minute, let me sort this out.”He paced back and forth a few times before saying,""Are you saying that I won't be able to see him in my lifetime?”
"That's right."
"How did Huiyan die?"
"He sacrificed himself on the battlefield of Talas to stop the war between Arabia and the Tang army.”
"Sacrifice for the country! This was the true nature of a man. He was not suitable to be a monk at all. He was not suitable to be a general to slaughter treacherous officials! This is what makes people happy."
"You seem to have a lot of treacherous officials now. For example, I've seen a person called Huang Lei.”
"Yellow lightning? He was just a proud lunatic, and the treacherous officials were simply not good enough. Right now, the evilest person was Concubine Yang's cousin Yang Guozhong, followed by Li Linfu, An Lushan, Shi Siming, and many others. Yellow lightning isn't included."
"I see…But Huiyan was also killed by Huang Lei.”
"What is it? This old fellow…perhaps I have underestimated him. I'll investigate this. Thank you for the notice.”
"It's my first time in your country, so I need you to take care of me.”
"You're welcome. You're Huiyan's friend, so you're also my friend. Treat this as your own home. You should have everything you want here. It doesn't matter how long you stay here. You can also copy it and take it away."
"Aren't these books treasures? You didn't even close the door. What if someone came and took it away?”
"Haha! If someone who knows these books comes to steal them, then I'll accept it!”
"I really can't believe it. Then, I'll disturb you here.”
Therefore, Seth stayed in Bai Lianyi's house and studied his books day and night. The books here were all-inclusive, which really opened Seth's eyes. The more he read, the more fascinated he became. He did not even want to leave the study room. Nicole was always clamoring for Seth to bring her out to play, but Seth only focused on reading. Nicole was helpless when she wanted to play by herself.
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