Chapter 282 The Era of Aristocratic Families
“Congratulations! You have defeated the evil god ‘Emperor Taishan of Dongyue’!
"Treasure box [Platinum] +1, Lucky bag [Gold] +1, Lucky bag [Silver] +1, Lucky bag [Bronze] +1, number of option rewards +1, existing basic attributes +1, existing additional attributes +1.
"Universal special skill card +1, self-resurrection times +1, longevity +100, Dongyue Taishan Mansion Lord's divine brand +1, optional rewards +1, martial arts and Taoist proficiency spree +1.
"You can choose any 1+1 item from the following rewards.
"①Sun once: Transform into the sun, release light and heat that illuminate the entire world, and use the power of pure Yang to drive away darkness and evil spirits. Lasts for fifteen minutes.
"②Kill once: Designate any creature and it will be killed with one hit.
"③ Open the door once: Determine a location, and you can open the door and return anytime and anywhere. You can change the location at any time, regardless of any seals, restrictions, etc., and regardless of any spatial distance."
A series of reward sounds sounded in his mind, which can be called another "rewards filling the screen".
However, this is not Zhou Heng’s first experience.
I feel much calmer inside.
After thinking for a while, I directly eliminated the second option and chose the first and third options.
the reason is simple--
It seems very powerful to designate any creature to be killed with one hit. In theory, it can kill even the first-level gods and even the legendary immortals.
But there is a fatal restriction, which requires "one hit" and "hit".
This is simply impossible to do when facing enemies that are far stronger than yourself.
Somewhat tasteless.
In this way, this multiple-choice question will naturally be much easier.
The first option can be used as a last resort when facing an enemy head-on.
After all, the power of light and heat that turns into the sun and illuminates the entire world will never be weakened.
Zhou Heng had encountered the third option before, but at the time he thought it had some overlap with the death talisman, so he didn't choose it.
But being trapped in the cave world this time made him realize that there was a big difference between this thing and the death talisman.
If the door had been open at that time, it would have been easy to get out.
By the time Zhou Heng finished choosing the reward, the power of Ziwei Star Palace was almost completely gone.
Taking advantage of his last bit of strength, he moved Cheng Jiangjian, Zhu Zhenzhen and others who were still in the Fangdongtian world, and then refined the Fangdongtian into a blue orb, took it in his hand, and disappeared not see.
The rising purple air in the sky gradually dissipated, and the bright stars of the Milky Way dimmed. The Imperial City of Zhongzhou, which had just experienced a shocking incident, finally returned to its former peace.
Many people were in a daze, feeling that their previous experiences were like a dream.
…
Zhou Heng relied on the last remaining strength of Ziwei Star Palace and chose to return to Ziwei Palace after handling the external affairs.
After all, he is now the mysterious Lord of Ziwei Star.
If he took off his mask in front of everyone and revealed Zhou Heng's appearance, he would directly reveal his hidden identity to the world.
Although this may not have a big impact on him now, due to his own personal habits, he still feels that he can hide it for as long as possible.
It never hurts.
Returning to Ziwei Palace this time, Zhou Heng clearly felt that it was different from before. The starlight channel was wider and smoother, and even Bao Gao's recitation was much clearer.
Especially after setting foot on the Ziqi Cloud Platform, this feeling became more obvious. The world where Ziwei Palace is located seems to have expanded a lot, and many things have undergone earth-shaking changes.
No, it shouldn’t be called Ziqi Yuntai now.
Because, the soaring purple clouds and mist that originally connected the Starlight Channel actually solidified into a real pavilion, suspended in the void, with one end connected to the Starlight Channel and the other end connected to the Starlight Bridge.
And there is no longer just void under the Starlight Bridge. The mighty Milky Way starlight flows under the bridge, which seems to contain countless galaxies and endless mysteries.
Like a sea of stars.
This is the evolution of the long river of starlight flowing around the mountains.
The long rivers of starlight have turned into the sea, and the mountains previously surrounded by the stars and rivers have naturally expanded and become endless mountain ranges. Carrying these mountain ranges is a vast continent suspended above the sea of stars.
Ziwei Palace is no longer on the mountain, but hangs high in the sky. It is located in the steaming purple clouds and mist, and is guarded by stars in all directions, making it appear more mysterious and noble.
These changes are simply too great.
If he were not familiar with the aura of Ziwei Palace and the Zhoutian Star Map, Zhou Heng would have doubted whether he had gone to the wrong door.
At the same time, he also discovered that he seemed to have the ability to control the vitality of heaven and earth and even some laws in this world.
The specific level is not yet certain, but it should not be worse than the normal Secret Sixth Grade.
Zhou Heng knew that this was not his own power, but the authority given to him by Ziwei Star Master's star position.
It can only be used in this world where Ziwei Palace exists.
However, this makes it much easier for him to move around.
After all, Secret Sixth Grade can fly, so it is more convenient to fly to Ziwei Palace, which has become a hanging city.
But when Zhou Heng was about to fly on the clouds, he found that he didn't know how to soar into the clouds.
——The ability of secret sixth-grade warriors to step into the air and fly into the sky is not an ability that comes naturally after a breakthrough in the realm, but is achieved through various special secret techniques or martial arts, such as Soaring Cloud Technique, Cloud Turning Technique, Rainbow Light Technique, The methods of driving away objects are collectively called "flying techniques".
If one does not practice the Flying Technique, even if one has secret sixth-level cultivation, he will not be able to fly into the sky.
"Fortunately, I have practiced sword control before, and I also have a flying sword weapon."
Zhou Heng opened his mouth and spit out a purple sword pill, used his sword control skills to unfold the sword light, wrapped it around his body, and flew into the air swayingly.
The authentic Flying Sword uses the light of the sword to support itself from the ground and soar into the air. In the highest depths, it can be combined with the sword and transformed into the light of the sword to enter and exit the Qingming.
The method of turning a sword into a door panel and then stepping on it to fly is actually the object-repelling method.
It’s just that this “object” happens to be a sword.
Zhou Heng was still very unskilled in flying with a sword, and he staggered in the air for a while before he stabilized slightly.
Purple sword light wrapped around the body, and electric light flashed.
As soon as he thought about it, he soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he crossed the stars, passed through the purple air, and arrived in front of the even more majestic Ziwei Palace.
Originally, there was a square opened on the top of the mountain in front of Ziwei Palace.
But now that Ziwei Palace is surrounded by purple energy and guarded by stars, the stone square has naturally disappeared, but it has condensed into a spacious purple-gold square with stars dotting it, which is very gorgeous.
Especially when Zhou Heng came over, the purple-gold square immediately shone brightly, and the stars dotted on it shone one by one, with dazzling brilliance and incomparable splendor.
It was like welcoming Zhou Heng back.
Tai Zun and Tian Li, who were standing in front of Ziwei Palace, also noticed Zhou Heng's arrival, and they hurried forward.
"Welcome, Lord Star Lord."
Both Tai Zun and Tian Li bowed and said hello, their attitudes much more respectful than before.
In fact, the two senior celestial beings had a more respectful attitude towards Zhou Heng before, but this time Zhou Heng clearly felt that their attitudes had changed.
"Is it because I previously summoned the projection of Ziwei Star Palace and possessed the powerful level of Ziwei Star Power in a short period of time, or is it because I brought huge changes to Ziwei Palace?" Zhou Heng secretly guessed in his heart.
However, on the surface, he still looked as normal and said with a smile: "After meeting the two seniors, the world where Ziwei Palace is located seems to have become broader and more magical."
"This is the Star Lord Fuze Zhou Tianxun Realm Division." Tai Zun said with some emotion: "You showed your divine power earlier and turned this place upside down. Tianli and I were both amazed and speechless."
"The Star Lord's magical power is really vast." Tian Xiang always cherished words like gold, but this time he was also very shocked. The changes in the world where Ziwei Palace was located had exceeded his and Tai Zun's expectations.
"Purple Wei Palace is more powerful, which is a good thing for us." Zhou Heng smiled slightly, and then said: "Two seniors, I actually have some questions that I would like to consult."
"Star Master, please speak." Tai Zun and Tian Li both nodded and said without rejecting or prevaricating.
"What's going on in the Tianyang War?" Zhou Heng said in a deep voice.
This has been his confusion all along, why many forces keep secret about this battle, and it is extremely difficult for lower-level third-level warriors to investigate the relevant information.
"..." Tai Zun and Tianli were silent for a while, and they looked at each other. Finally, Tai Zun asked: "What does Star Master want to know?"
"Everything you know." Zhou Heng said simply.
"Okay." Tai Zun nodded gently and said: "Actually, with the speed of Star Master's progress, you will understand it soon, so it doesn't matter if you explain it now."
Afterwards, the great celestial being began to tell all kinds of information about the Battle of Tianyang, and Zhou Heng was finally able to unravel part of the mystery of this important event.
According to Tai Zun’s description——
The cause of the Tianyang War was actually a plan between the central dynasty and the sects to jointly deal with the noble families.
This is completely different from some of Zhou Heng's previous speculations.
After all, in today's world, whether it is Da Qi or Southern Jin and Northern Zhou, the strength of aristocratic families is not strong. Most of them are weaker than sects and even need to be dependent on the dynasty.
The aristocratic families before the Tianyang War were so powerful that they required the Central Dynasty and the sect to unite to deal with them?
It's really incredible.
Moreover, the Five Emperors' Inner Palace once said that after the Middle Ages, the Central Dynasty should have dominated the whole world, with numerous aristocratic families, and the overall strength of the human race to be greater than in the past.
Is there a gap in information?
Following Tai Zun's narration, Zhou Hengcai learned that the two thousand years between the end of the medieval saint era and the Tianyang War were actually an era when aristocratic families dominated everything.
In the medieval era of saints, in addition to the Nine Saints, top martial arts sects such as Chunyang Palace, Taixu Temple, Kayaba Temple, and Wuliang Temple all had first-level gods in the world, and there were approximately fifteen or six of them.
But at the end of the Middle Ages, the Three Saints went crazy, lost their minds, and destroyed everything. The other Six Saints stopped them, and a war broke out.
This battle not only led to the destruction of hundreds of schools and the closure of the school, but also affected many sects. As a result, the first-level gods of Liantai Temple, Kayaba Temple, and Shangqing Dao School fell and closed their gates one after another.
The fourth headmaster of Chunyang Palace, who had already attained the position of Tao Lord at that time, also suffered a severe Tao injury and almost became an immortal.
Only with the help of the third generation leader did he survive.
But after that, he became disheartened. After ordering the mountain gate to be closed, he passed the position of master to his disciple, who was Zhou Heng's nominal master and the fifth generation master of Chunyang Palace.
After this series of changes, the number of gods in the world has dropped sharply.
Only one Dream Saint is left, as well as four or five first-grade gods in Chunyang Palace, Taixu Temple, Tianyue Temple, etc.
In addition to Dream Saint, all the gods of the sects have closed their mountain gates and not stepped into the world.
So, Dream Saint became the only remaining god in the world.
After giving lectures, Dream Saint passed away. His disciples did not follow his wishes to spread the magic skills of the Nine Saints of the Middle Ages to all living beings, but kept them as their own family traditions.
At that time, the inheritance of hundreds of families was cut off, the academy was destroyed, the martial arts sects closed their doors, and wars broke out in all countries of the world.
These people who mastered the core inheritance of the Nine Saints took the opportunity to gather forces and reproduce their descendants. Over time, they gradually formed one huge family after another.
Moreover, in less than a thousand years, twelve first-grade gods emerged in the family, which corresponded to twelve top families.
The twelve noble families subdued all the countries in the world, unified the country, and supported a puppet Central Dynasty as their common agent.
In fact, what the Five Emperors said was not wrong. The Central Dynasty was indeed dominant in that era, because behind the Central Dynasty stood twelve first-class gods!
This can be said to be the most powerful force since ancient times, without a doubt.
Even if the Chunyang Palace, Taixu Temple, Wuliang Temple and other major sects opened their mountain gates and entered the world again, they were far from being comparable to them. The world truly entered the era of noble families.
In that era, the great families really controlled everything.
The situation of the sects was completely different from now. At that time, except for the top martial arts sects that could remain independent, most of the sects became the courtyards of the great families to train or train their own children.
There were also some medium or weaker sects that could only rely on the existence of the great families, otherwise they would soon be swallowed up by other sects that relied on the great families.
In that era, no matter where the children of the twelve aristocratic families went, they were absolute nobles. Even when facing the disciples of Chunyang Palace and Taixu Temple, they could still maintain their nobility.
Not only the big aristocratic families, but even some middle-class and ordinary aristocratic families dared to be arrogant and show off in front of the disciples of the top martial arts sects.
There was even a joke in the world that even if you worshipped in the martial arts sects like Chunyang Palace and Taixu Temple to learn the true teachings, it was not as good as being an ordinary apprentice in the twelve aristocratic families.
The atmosphere at that time can be seen.
As for the seemingly glorious Central Dynasty, it was actually even more miserable. At that time, every head of the Zhao family, the master of the Central Dynasty, was an emperor, but his life span was extremely short.
This is the rule set by the twelve aristocratic families.
The emperor must die after a hundred years in office, and it is not acting, not fake, but he must really die.
No matter what cultivation level or realm.
Even if it is the top of the fourth rank, he will die after a hundred years in office.
Because the twelve families have to rotate their interests, the deadline is the emperor's change.
Every hundred years, it changes.
This is the real emperor's rotation, and it will be my turn after a hundred years.
In this way, the Central Dynasty was established for four hundred years, and four generations of emperors were passed down. Each generation of emperors died a violent death, and each reign could only be used for a hundred years.
Until eight hundred years before the outbreak of the Tianyang War.
The Central Dynasty and the world ushered in a new era, and a reign that lasted for eight hundred years appeared.
Taiyang!