I frowned. The first thought that popped up in my head was Nangong.
No wonder he suddenly appeared and insisted on coming with me. It was most likely related to the connection between the shell and the shaman energy.
Moreover, I recalled that in the cave where we had found the well ghost in Shenzhen, Wen Tianxiang had wanted to create the dragon vein a thousand years ago. He had used the Shang Dynasty's sacrificial ritual … I didn't think much about it when I was in Shenzhen. However, now that I thought about it, Prime Minister Wen didn't hesitate to summon the soul of the Shang Dynasty's sacrificial ritual to create the dragon vein. He had even hastily built such a big cave. From this, it was easy to guess that Prime Minister Wen had no other choice.
In other words, the Shang Dynasty's sacrificial ritual was the only way to create the dragon vein.
I lowered my head to look at the shell in my hand. I suddenly understood. The method to create the dragon vein was the conversion between shaman energy and Daoist energy. If the Shang Dynasty's sacrificial ritual was the only method, it was possible that the battle between shaman energy and Daoist energy had started in the Shang Dynasty!
It was also possible that one of them had appeared in the world for the first time in the Shang Dynasty!
Moreover, it wasn't hard to guess the details. After all, the sacrificial ritual in the cave in Shenzhen had turned the Tai Sui into the true dragon vein. In other words, it had turned the shaman energy into Daoist energy!
From this, I could boldly guess that Daoist energy had appeared in the Shang Dynasty, and it had been transformed from shaman energy!
This conclusion didn't shock me too much. In fact, when I had witnessed the ceremony to turn the Tai Sui into the true dragon vein, I had thought about the relationship between the two. However, I was in a dangerous situation at that time, so I didn't have time to think about it. Now that I saw the shell respond to the shaman energy, my thoughts came back to me.
The Tai Sui was born from the Sui Star. It had existed in this world for an unknown period of time. Every time the Sui Star appeared in the sky, it meant that the Tai Sui had died. After thousands of years, I didn't know how many corpses of the Tai Sui had accumulated.
If the Shang Dynasty had the method to turn the Tai Sui's corpse into the true dragon vein, who knew if all the true dragon veins in this world had the same method?
The more I thought about it, the more shocked I became. If that was the truth, then there seemed to be a reason for the battle of witchcraft. Witchcraft energy came from the corpse of the Tai Sui. Just like how I had only cultivated beside the corpse of the Tai Sui in the cave in Shenzhen twice, I had leveled up from one-star to four-star. With the help of the corpse of the Tai Sui, it would be too easy for people who cultivated witchcraft energy to level up!
Similarly, those who cultivated Dao Energy were unable to absorb Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi at the beginning of their cultivation, so the only way to increase their Dao Energy was through the True Dragon Vein!
At the end of the day, the battle of the Shaman Dao was merely a fight for cultivation resources.
Over the past tens of millions of years, there might have been a lot of Corpses of Tai Sui, but no matter how many there were, there was still a limit to how many there were. So many years had passed, and while a new Corpse of Tai Sui would be born every few years, it would never be able to compare to the speed at which they were consumed. As cultivation resources became more scarce, the battle between Shamans would definitely become more intense. It was no wonder that the people from the Metaphysics Association would say things like "everyone has the right to kill the Shamans".
During the Middle Ages, the battle of beliefs in the West could cause rivers of blood to flow, and it lasted for more than two hundred years without stopping.
The battle for resources was even crueler than the battle for beliefs. If you had more resources, I would have less resources. It was a battle of life and death. One could imagine how cruel it was.
"Based on what I've seen in the Metaphysics world over the years, the people who cultivated Sorcerer Qi, the Shamans, were probably killed by the people who cultivated Dao Energy a long time ago. Otherwise, there would have been news about the Shamans in the Metaphysics world.
"Speaking of which, it's quite sad. There was originally no Dao Energy in the world, and Dao Energy was only transformed from Sorcerer Qi. In the end, Dao Energy won and almost destroyed Sorcerer Qi.
"This situation doesn't sound normal at all. What exactly happened in the history of annihilation? Until now, perhaps only Nangong knows.
"However, there is one thing I don't understand. Although the regeneration rate of cultivation resources is very low, every few years, there will be four stars in the sky. The newly born Tai Sui's corpses are the only source of cultivation resources. The Shamans are almost extinct, so most of the Tai Sui's corpses must have been obtained by the people who cultivated Dao Energy.
"However, one thousand years ago, Prime Minister Wen, a famous person, had to go through a lot of trouble to transform a Tai Sui's corpse into a True Dragon's Vein. Now, after the people who cultivated Dao Energy obtained the Tai Sui's corpse, do they still have the ability to transform it into a True Dragon's Vein?"
I couldn't help but remember the Heavenly Dao corpse of the Corpse Yin Sect and the power of the Nine Spirits in the Grand Palace that Ah Zan had mentioned. "Are those Tai Sui's corpses the newly born Tai Sui's corpses in the recent hundreds or even thousands of years?"
The power of the Tai Sui's corpses was undoubtedly Sorcerer Qi. If the corpses hadn't been transformed into True Dragon's Vein, sects like the Corpse Yin Sect and the Grand Palace of Thailand that relied on Tai Sui's corpses to cultivate should be the Shamans. "
However, the people of the Metaphysics world all knew about the Corpse Yin Sect and the Grand Palace. Why didn't they kill them all?
Thinking about it, cultivation resources were never enough. The people of the Metaphysics world also knew that the Tai Sui's corpses could be transformed into True Dragon's Veins. They wouldn't ignore the newly born Tai Sui's corpses. However, if the newly born Tai Sui's corpses had been transformed into True Dragon's Veins, who or what force was controlling this process?
My mind was filled with these thoughts, and I couldn't sort them out even after a long time.
I didn't want to think about it anymore. I shone the light from the flashlight on the shell in my hand and carefully examined it. This shell looked ordinary, but I could tell that it had some thoughts from its inner surface. There were some shallow and messy patterns on the outer surface. It didn't look different from the most ordinary shells I had seen in the past.
Right when I was about to put the shell away, I suddenly remembered the Blazing Stones I had obtained from the Metaphysics Society.
At that time, I had obtained ten pieces of Blazing Stones. When put together, they formed the word 'Life' in the Fire God Temple's stone tablet.
At that time, I didn't understand its meaning. It wasn't until the day of the solar eclipse when Nangong and Ye Pianpian saved me that I felt the word 'Life' on the Blazing Stones emit a dazzling light.
After that, I carefully examined the ten pieces of Blazing Stones. However, from then on, the word 'Life' on the Blazing Stones dimmed a lot. There was only a very shallow mark left, as if it didn't exist at all.
At that time, I had a guess that the word 'Life' contained some kind of power. However, after I was sent to the Fire God Temple from the capital, the power on it had been used up. That was why I didn't pay much attention to the Blazing Stones.
The reason why I remembered the word 'Life' was because of the light patterns on the shell. They looked very similar to the 'Life' character on the Blazing Stones!
I quickly took out the remaining Blazing Stones and compared them to the light from the flashlight. I found that they were exactly the same!
This discovery caused me to sink into another mystery.
Grandpa Li was a core member of the Metaphysics Association. One could imagine his position in the battle of witchcraft. However, not only did he not make a move at the back mountain of the Metaphysics Association, the Blazing Stones that saved my life were most likely sent to me by him … Why was that?
Also, Ye Pianpian and Ye Maolan looked exactly the same. It was impossible that they weren't related. However, one of them was in the Metaphysics Association while the other was with Nangong!
Was Grandpa Li a friend or a foe?
What was his attitude towards the witches?
Just as I was lost in my thoughts, I suddenly heard a cough. I quickly turned around and saw that Zhang Kanwen had woken up from his meditation.
Temporarily suppressing my chaotic thoughts, I whispered to Zhang Kanwen, "How are you feeling?
Do you feel better? "
Zhang Kanwen's complexion was much rosier. He nodded, "I used too much Dao energy. I've recovered."
As soon as he said that, he stood up and looked around in the endless darkness. He smiled, "We've finally entered … the real Yinshang Royal Mausoleum!"
I frowned. The real Yinshang Royal Mausoleum?
Zhang Kanwen nodded and smiled, "That's right. The Yinshang Royal Mausoleum in Yinxu has a circumference of two hundred miles. It's just a small part of the periphery. The Shang Dynasty was the dynasty that unified China. How could the Royal Mausoleum only cover such a small area?"
I suddenly understood. No wonder there was a stone wall in front of us when we reached the end of the tunnel. It turned out that there was a world inside.
Thinking back to the method that Zhang Kanwen had used to bring me in, I was afraid that not many people in the Metaphysics world could see through the mystery and enter this place, let alone the scientific researchers.
Just as I was about to ask Zhang Kanwen about the next step of his plan, Zhang Kanwen's expression suddenly changed. He frowned and said, "Someone's coming in. Let's hide!"