I studied abroad in modern times

The atmosphere in the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace was a bit weird.

Zheng Fa was on the left with Senior Sister Zhang.

Sect Master Yuan and Uncle Pang were on the right.

There was a copper coffin in the middle of the four people, and Lin Bufan was standing next to the copper coffin, looking very uneasy.

A ball of green-gold flame was burning at the bottom of the copper coffin.

This flame was Senior Sister Yuan's life spirit fire. She was sitting cross-legged on the ground at this time, trying to melt the remains of the old man in the copper coffin.

"Although this copper coffin is a Yuanying magic weapon, the old man in the copper coffin is dead and the treasure has no owner." Senior Sister Zhang said: "Senior Sister Yuan's life spirit fire is also extraordinary. According to our original thought, it should be enough to melt this copper coffin."

Zheng Fa nodded.

If the ownerless magic weapon does not have spiritual intelligence, it is like a lamb to be slaughtered, which is much weaker.

But in the eyes of the four people, the copper coffin in the flame gradually emerged with dense silver runes.

As the talisman appeared, the copper coffin shook slightly, and hundreds of black dry hands stretched out from the coffin and grabbed the spiritual fire.

Along with these hands, there was a chilling breath that chilled the bones.

The temperature in the hall dropped sharply, and the blue-gold spiritual fire flames at the bottom of the coffin stopped swaying, looking like they were frozen.

Senior Sister Yuan opened her eyes and shook her head at Zheng Fa and the others, indicating that she was powerless.

"This... is the secret of the Great Freedom Demon Sect you mentioned?" Uncle Pang asked, "What does this mean?"

After all, he was not as close to Zheng Fa as Senior Sister Zhang, and did not know many of Zheng Fa's explorations.

"Uncle, you also know about the talisman." Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Lin Bufan: "In addition to being able to make talismans, his blood also contains some special talismans. According to the theory of three-child talismans, one of the sub-talismans is actually the same as the talisman shown on this copper coffin."

Zheng Fa glanced at the copper coffin and then at Lin Bufan.

He had just confirmed that the runes on the copper coffin could be divided into two types according to topology, which were exactly the two types of sub-runes that appeared in Lin Bufan's blood.

"What does that mean?" Uncle Pang still didn't understand. He looked at Lin Bufan and said, "Does it mean that even if you put him on the fire, he won't die?"

"..."

Cold sweat broke out on Lin Bufan's face.

He glanced at the coffin beside him, and seemed to think that this thing was prepared for him...

Don't say it, Uncle Pang is very good at drawing inferences from one example, and has a spirit of experimentation.

Zheng Fa shook his head, and suddenly stretched out his hand, and a beam of five-color divine light swept towards the copper coffin.

The copper coffin trembled twice, as if it wanted to resist, but it was touched twice by the five-color divine light, so it was reluctant to resist and shyly accepted the caress of the five-color divine light.

But Zheng Fa seemed to be a little too demanding today. It seemed that the divine light could not satisfy him once, and he brushed the copper coffin three times viciously.

If it weren't for the fact that the five-color divine light consumed a lot of energy, he would probably not stop if his spiritual power and soul were empty.

"Junior brother?"

"This copper coffin seems to have an owner."

After three times, Zheng Fa carefully experienced the feeling just now and suddenly concluded.

"Has an owner?" Uncle Pang was stunned: "The old man in the copper coffin is not dead?"

"It should be that his body and soul are destroyed." Senior Sister Zhang affirmed.

"When I used the five-color divine light, I felt that someone was competing with me for the control of this magic weapon. This feeling seems to come from..." Zheng Fa looked up, as if he could see the sky outside through the roof of the Five Dragons Palace. He said with a slightly confused look: "The sky."

"The sky..."

Everyone looked up, with different expressions.

"Junior brother, what do you mean..." Senior Sister Zhang understood Zheng Fa's guess: "Is this person the Great Free Demon Ancestor?"

"Yes." Zheng Fa said softly: "I now think that these two sub-symbols refer to the Great Free Demon Ancestor."

This guess has actually been there for a long time.

When he found these two identical sub-symbols in Lin Bufan's body, he had two directions in his mind.

One is that these two sub-symbols point to Lin Bufan.

One is that these two sub-symbols point to the Great Free Demon Ancestor.

Now that these two sub-symbols have appeared on the bronze coffin, the first option has been ruled out.

This is also why Zheng Fa never dared to study these two sub-symbols in modern times: if he really found a Great Free Demon Ancestor, it would be a sight to behold.

Zheng Fa's behavior just now was just a verification.

...

Senior Sister Zhang and Zheng Fa's faces looked a little ugly.

Others were a little confused.

"What are you two talking about here?" Senior Sister Yuan asked with a confused look on her face.

"It's not a riddle, it's just that this idea is really shocking. When the theory of three sub-symbols was first proposed, we had a conjecture that one type of sub-symbol corresponds to everything in the world... For example, one sub-symbol corresponds to a water droplet, and one sub-symbol corresponds to a stone..."

After all, there are no molecules or atoms in the Xuanwei Realm, so Zheng Fa can only explain to them in words they can understand.

Others listened and nodded slowly.

"But now...if these two runes correspond to the Great Free Demon Ancestor." Zheng Fa said in a heavy tone: "Then the question is, what about other similar sub-runes? Do they all correspond to different Demon Ancestors, or in other words, powerful beings?"

"In other words, are the runes we comprehend created by those powerful beings?"

"Then...what is the difference between us and the people of the Great Free Demon Cult?"

"Where are those powerful beings?"

"Also, if the Great Free Demon Ancestor has created his own sub-runes...what level of strength should he have?"

Zheng Fa's question was so simple, but it made everyone present fall into a dead silence.

"You mean..." Even Master Yuan's face was a little stiff: "This talisman, and even the rules of our world, are actually...man-made?"

"I'm not sure, but I don't rule out this possibility." Zheng Fa said cautiously.

"...It is indeed very similar." Uncle Pang suddenly said: "After we achieved Nascent Soul, we actually all felt that there was something in the sky that was guiding us, attracting us, and even - shaping us."

As soon as he said this, Head Yuan and Senior Sister Zhang both nodded.

Zheng Fa also heard Senior Sister Zhang say this feeling.

"We have always thought that this feeling is enlightenment..." Uncle Pang said slowly: "But what if the thing that attracts us is a human being?"

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the palace became even colder.

"Uncle Master, are you saying...that someone in the sky is watching us?"

Senior Sister Yuan stammered.

Zheng Fa felt a chill behind his back.

"No, there is another possibility. This talisman was created by someone, but whether the person is there or not is another explanation." Senior Sister Zhang suddenly said: "Junior Brother Zheng, I have thought about your experience in the Heavenly Monument Realm later. Especially the so-called immortal god who lost his position."

Zheng Fa was stunned.

He had not thought about the Heavenly Monument Realm and the Xuanwei Realm together before, but now he figured it out after being reminded by Senior Sister Jingzhang——

The two are not necessarily unrelated.

"Whether it's an immortal or a god." Senior Sister Zhang said her conjecture: "If they are the ones who created this second type of talisman, then they...may not be around anymore, at least they can't affect our world."

Zheng Fa nodded slowly.

Several people looked at each other, with a little comfort on their faces, although Senior Sister Zhang's words were just a guess.

But a dead power is better than a power staring at itself.

When walking out of the hall, Zheng Fa couldn't help but look up at the sky again.

The sky is blue and the sun is bright and gentle.

Zheng Fa turned his head and saw Senior Sister Zhang and the others looking at the sky. He knew that they were actually asking the same question in their hearts:

"Who writes about the heaven and earth above the dome?"

…

modern.

"You mean, the second type of talisman does not refer to the material itself, but to...a certain immortal god?"

In the nursing home, after listening to Zheng Fa's words, Old Man Bai's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it.

"It's possible." Zheng Fa nodded and said, "We have never been able to find the rules for the other two types of sub-talismans. It may be because they do not refer to a certain substance, but to a certain existence."

"Wait a minute, I'll figure it out." Old Man Bai frowned and said, "Aura can control matter, right?"

"yes."

"Now you are telling me that there is a type of sub-talisman that is not natural, but because someone, no, some existence created some rules."

"right."

"Then..." Old Man Bai shrank his neck: "Who are we? Bacteria in a petri dish?"

Zheng Fa shook his head and said, "I thought so at first, but then... I had another idea."

There are actually two things that keep Zheng Fa from despair:

The first is the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor.

If the rumors are true, then the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor should be from the Xuanwei Realm. He can now create his own Zifu, which illustrates one thing:

Monks do not practice according to other people's rules, but as their cultivation level improves, they can create their own rules.

The two are completely different.

There is no way a guinea pig in a laboratory can transform into a human experimenter.

At least now it seems that the path of cultivating immortality does not exclude you from becoming a rule maker.

The second is the current situation in the world of heavenly monuments.

Just like Senior Sister Zhang said, if the so-called immortals and gods are the rule makers, then does the dust in the sky and the loss of the immortals and gods that he heard in the Fengshen Temple mean that something happened to them at this time?

At least it can't affect the Heavenly Monument Realm.

The Xuanwei Realm now seems to have a higher "level" than the Tianbei Realm, and it seems to be more difficult to be affected. It doesn't even have the title of God.

If it were modern times, it would be even more special. Without Zheng Fa, modern times would not even have aura.

"What's the idea?"

"I'm thinking, if you think of the world as a computer like Tang Lingwu, then these talismans seem to be more like programs written by humans?" Zheng Fa summarized the current situation: "Those programs are still there today. , but it’s hard to say whether the person who wrote the software is there or not.”

"We even need to explore how to use these programs and whether they are useful."

When Zheng Fa said this, he felt a little weird - this thing is really a trademark.

The other people nodded after hearing this.

That said, they felt better.

"So." Old Man Bai said blankly, "I am an immortal cultivator, and I suddenly became a programmer?"

"More than that." Tang Lingwu's expression was a bit ugly: "He is still the kind of programmer who can't find comments when faced with the mountain of code left by his predecessors."

"..."