12dz Chapter 114: Confrontation with the Empire
Chapter 114: Confrontation with the Empire
Seeing this giant ape in the water, the imperial people on the two ships felt a chill all over their bodies.
The giant ape in the water is really too huge.
In this water, only the upper body of the giant ape is exposed.
The upper body alone is more than 40 feet tall; it is hard to imagine how big its entire body is.
The smell it exudes also makes people feel depressed.
"Third level, top grade!"
Zhou Taishi gasped.
"Everyone, please get off the boat and walk ahead."
The giant ape in the water said.
The sound is as loud as muffled thunder.
The ship docked.
There were three hundred people accompanying Zhou Taishi on his huge ship.
Most of the people stayed on board.
Ten elite soldiers escorted Fang Zhaodong and followed Zhou Taishi.
The King of Zhennan continued to be carried by the giant ape.
When they got off the boat and stepped into the core area of the foggy restricted area, they became even more frightened.
Previously when they were at Misty Lake, they thought it was shocking enough.
Now I realize that it was nothing.
The core area of this foggy restricted area is the real horror.
After walking a few steps, they saw a white python that was twenty meters long.
The white python exudes a third-order, lower-grade aura.
Next, there was a ten-foot-tall, lower-grade, third-order giant ape.
A thirteen-meter-long, third-order, low-grade giant ape.
A three-stage, low-grade brown bear that is eighteen feet tall.
A third-grade, mid-quality white ferret that is nearly two meters long.
The more I look at them, the scarier they become.
This is truly a kingdom of demons.
Moreover, the comprehensive strength of this country is comparable to that of the capital of Daxia.
finally.
They came to a giant ginkgo tree.
This giant ginkgo tree is 88 meters tall.
Its aura was like the void, and even Zhou Taishi could not tell how strong it was.
The giant ginkgo tree is different from other trees in every way.
Its branches, trunk and leaves seem to be engraved with traces of the avenue everywhere.
Standing in front of it, Zhou Taishi, who was at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, felt his own insignificance from the bottom of his heart.
"Zhou Zichang has met the Lord of Mist."
Zhou Taishi suppressed the turmoil in his heart and tried his best to remain calm.
At the same time, a hint of curiosity flashed deep in his eyes.
As the Imperial Historian, one of his most core responsibilities is to record important people and events in the world.
Among the many existences in the world today, the Lord of Mist is undoubtedly the most important one.
This is also why Zhou Taishi came to the Misty Forbidden Zone.
He wanted to gain a deeper understanding of this forbidden master so that he could record it in history.
If he fails to do this, then he is unqualified as the historian.
"Since Daxia has sent Fang Zhaodong here, the Misty Forbidden Zone will not attack other cities."
Su Mu said calmly: "As for Nanling County, it will be the territory of the Misty Forbidden Zone from now on. The Great Xia Empire had better not step into it easily."
"Monster, you monster."
A burst of crazy curses rang out, "Zhou Zichang, you have also seen how terrifying this evildoer is. Aren't you afraid that the Great Xia Empire will be overthrown by this evildoer in the future?"
The person who cursed was Fang Zhaodong.
When he was taken into the foggy restricted area, he knew that he had almost no chance of survival.
Because of this, he has gone completely crazy.
Su Mu was not angry, but looked at Zhou Taishi with interest and said, "What he said makes sense. Don't you have this worry?"
Zhou Taishi remained calm and said, "My Yanggu Zhou family was founded by our ancestor Zhou Tanxi 3,700 years ago. At that time, the world was still in the last cycle, and the Yuhua Immortal Dynasty and its disciples jointly ruled the world.
At that time, the ancestor Zhou Tanxi was the Grand Historian of the Yuhua Immortal Dynasty. "
Fang Zhaodong understood what he said as soon as he heard it. His breathing became rapid and his eyes turned red, revealing raging anger.
"The overthrow of the Great Xia Empire is not something that our Zhou family cannot accept."
Zhou Taishi said: "Because even if the Great Xia Dynasty is destroyed, there will be another dynasty to continue to control the world. What my Zhou family has to do is to continue to record history."
"Damn it, you aristocratic forces are really a bunch of parasites who have no loyalty to the country and no respect for the emperor or father."
Fang Zhaodong started swearing.
There are many forces similar to the Zhou family in the world today.
There are clans and sects.
The inheritance history of these forces is even longer than that of Daxia, and many of them have gone through several dynasties.
Whenever there is a change of dynasty, these forces will take advantage of the situation, change their allegiance, and suddenly become heroes of the new dynasty. It is really hateful.
Su Mu couldn't help but laugh.
He is not very interested in the struggles among the human race's internal forces.
Be it a clan, a sect or an empire, there is actually no difference in his eyes.
After all, he is a force independent of these forces.
"Then it seems that your main purpose is not to fight for the interests of Daxia."
Su Mu said.
"I don't need to fight for Daxia's interests."
Zhou Taishi said: "You are a lawful being. The high officials of Daxia are worried that you will wreak havoc in Qingzhou. This will never happen, so why should I waste my time talking about it.
In comparison, what I want to know more is, how strong are you?"
"How strong am I?"
Su Mu smiled lightly, "Looking back at the world beyond, I forget that the world is just a ephemera.
In this universe, I am just a mayfly, how powerful can I be?"
These words did not make Zhou Taishi look down on Su Mu.
Instead, it made him feel even more daunted.
The giant ginkgo tree is so strong, yet still so humble.
This state of mind may be more terrifying than his actual strength.
"Then I would like to ask again, where is the path for all living beings in the world?"
Zhou Taishi said.
"Whether it's a monster or a human, everything is just a form."
Su Mu said: "If people are not burdened by their physical bodies, the Daluo Heaven will be before their eyes.
Your Zhou family has been passed down for 3,700 years, can't you see through this?"
This is his real experience.
Whether he is a human or a tree, in the eyes of the Tao, there is actually no difference.
All beings are suffering.
All living beings in the world are just a group of pitiful creatures struggling to survive in the ocean of suffering.
Zhou Taishi was extremely shocked.
At this moment, he really felt like he had been enlightened.
For a historian like him, the most taboo thing is to look at everything with prejudice.
That would result in the history he recorded also being personally biased.
Only by not being bound by form and breaking free from the constraints of form, as the giant ginkgo tree said, can he truly find his own way.
"One or two words can tell the whole story, why would you need thousands of books?"
Zhou Taishi bowed deeply to the giant ginkgo tree.
In his opinion, Su Mu's words were worth tens of millions of articles.
"If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening."
Zhou Taishi said sincerely: "If you want to kill me, you can do it now. I have no regrets."
Su Mu did not respond, but said: "Go tell the Daxia Empire to be careful of the forbidden waters of the East China Sea."
In his eyes, the real enemy has never been Daxia, but the forbidden waters of the East China Sea.
Under that trench, it connects to the spiritual world.
And if Daxia can also contribute to resisting the spiritual world in the future, it will be valuable to him.
As for Zhou Taishi, after he gets out, he will inform Daxia of what he saw and heard in the foggy restricted area.
Su Mu no longer cared about this.
He cared before because he didn’t have enough strength.
But now, he directly and forcefully forced Da Xia to send Fang Zhaodong over.
Even after he captured the Prince of Zhennan, Daxia still did not dare to retaliate.
Then how could he still be afraid of Da Xia?
Therefore, letting Daxia know some of his background would no longer pose a threat to him.
This can also further deter Da Xia, making Da Xia more wary of him when making decisions in the future.