Infinite simulation from lock dragon well

【Day 5: You are cultivating in the valley when you suddenly sense humans fighting demons nearby, which draws your attention.

You soar into the sky on clouds and mist, looking down below. Soon, you find the location of the battle.

You see several demons ferociously attacking a human team. You remain calm, observing the team. You notice they are heading somewhere, carrying food on their shoulders and urging their horses onward, seemingly heading into the mountains.

The demons chasing the team are, for the moment, unable to inflict any substantial damage.

Curious, you patiently observe the situation.】

【Day 6: You discover that the human team has managed to survive the demons' attacks thanks to an elderly man.

The old man wields a large blade, which is wrapped in layers of blood-colored gas, suggesting he has killed many. It is this blade that deters the demons...】

A large blade deterring several demons?

The demons' cultivation must be too low.

However, such a blade could indeed deter ordinary demons.

Ji Zheng pondered.

In many folklores, knives can ward off evil spirits and demons, with the 'butcher's knife' being the most widely known.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a butcher who made a living by slaughtering pigs. His butchering skills were so exquisite that he was famous in the surrounding villages. Villagers would often ask him to slaughter their livestock. Day after day, he accumulated countless lives.

One day, the butcher's wife fell ill. He sought medical help, but the doctors could not find the cause of her illness. Later, a fortune teller pointed out that the wife's illness was caused by evil spirits, a consequence of the butcher taking too many lives. However, the evil spirits dared not approach because the butcher always carried his blood-soaked butcher's knife, so they harmed his wife instead.

Upon hearing this, the butcher was shocked and asked the fortune teller what to do. The fortune teller told him to return home and hang the butcher's knife in his house. The butcher did so, and the next day, his wife's condition indeed improved.

Thus, the saying that a butcher's knife can ward off evil spirits and demons became widespread.

According to Ji Zheng, not only butcher's knives can ward off evil, but also other knives used to kill, such as those used by fishermen or executioners in ancient times.

Of course, these knives can only suppress ghosts and demons with low cultivation.

If they encounter demons like the old turtle or the crab demon, they are useless.

"Although humans have many mystical objects, most are used to deal with demons with low cultivation. It's difficult to deal with strange beasts, let alone celestial gods."

Ji Zheng thought.

When he was a Jiaolong, these mystical objects were quite useful to him.

But now that he has become a myth, these mystical objects are useless.

"However, humans have lost many mystical objects. Perhaps there are some that can deal with strange beasts."

【Day 8: The human team stayed in place for a long time, offering sacrifices to you before continuing on their way.】

【Day 9: The human team reached their destination, which was on a high mountain. After observing in the clouds for a long time, you finally understood.

It turned out that humans were unable to protect everyone. Some, fearing being killed by demons, moved to steep places, hoping to avoid them.

But living in these places, these humans needed to regularly traverse treacherous paths to human cities to transport food and daily necessities back to their settlements.

Upon learning this, you took no action. You knew that the human-dominated situation had changed. The world could not belong entirely to humans, and this situation was bound to occur as human settlements were compressed.】

【Day 10: You cultivated near this high mountain. At the same time, you paid attention to the humans living nearby. When they encountered danger, you would take action to save them.】

……

【Day 12: You cultivated in the high mountain…】

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【Day 14: The Kunlun Mountain passage revived, but you ignored it, not caring at all. You continued to cultivate in the high mountain, occasionally protecting the nearby humans.】

【Day 15: Your reputation spread widely among humans, soon attracting the attention of the human side. Many humans appeared near your activity, searching for you.】

……

【Day 17: Humans found you. Of course, this was because you deliberately revealed your form; otherwise, humans would not have been able to find you at all.

After finding you, the humans did not visit you immediately. Instead, after offering a simple sacrifice to you, they chose to leave, which made you feel puzzled.】

【Day 18: A large number of humans came towards the high mountain where you were. At the foot of the mountain, the humans performed a large-scale sacrifice to you. You silently turned your dragon head, watching the foot of the mountain.

Under your gaze, an elderly man stood in front of the incense burner, respectfully offering incense to you. Then, he picked up two crescent-shaped objects. The surfaces of these objects were protruding, but the insides were flat, resembling a crescent moon when put together.

The old man held these two objects in his hands, kneeling before the incense burner. As the old man knelt, you felt a touch in your heart, vaguely sensing that the old man had a question to ask you, and the two objects in his hands were the means to communicate with you…】

What is this thing that can actually communicate with him?

Ji Zheng lay in the palace, his dragon head involuntarily raised. He was very curious.

Looking at the shape…

It seemed somewhat familiar.

Ji Zheng thought for a long time before finally realizing a possibility.

This thing…

Was it 'Jiaobei'?

Legend has it that in ancient times, Jiaobei was a tool that allowed people to communicate with gods. Jiaobei was originally made of clam shells, but later it was changed to wood or bamboo.

The shape of the Jiaobei is like a crescent moon, but it is divided into two pieces. The surface is protruding, and the inside is flat, which is the same as in the simulation.

The function of Jiaobei is to allow people to communicate and ask questions to the gods when they need them to answer questions.

When people need answers from the gods, they can kneel before the gods and hold the divination blocks in their hands. Then, they tell the gods their questions in their hearts and throw the blocks upwards. When they land, different shapes represent different meanings.

If the two divination blocks have one side protruding and one side flat, it is called a 'sacred cup,' meaning that the god agrees and it is feasible.

If both divination blocks have the protruding side up, it is called a 'laughing cup,' meaning that the matter is not clearly described, or that the person casting the blocks has already made a decision and there is no need to ask, or that the god has not yet made a decision and can be consulted again.

If both divination blocks have the flat side up, it is called a 'crying cup,' meaning that the god disagrees and it is not feasible.

According to Ji Zheng's knowledge, this 'divination block' gradually disappeared a long time ago. Nowadays, it should still exist in the southern coastal areas.

"I didn't expect to encounter such a 'divination block' in the simulation. This human, one moment it's the Guan Jiang Shou, the next it's the Yingge Dance. Are they moving their southern base here?"

Ji Zheng felt slightly surprised.

Most of the strange objects of humans that he encountered were generally brought from the south.

He shook his dragon head and didn't think much about it, continuing to look at the simulation.

...

[Under your gaze, the old man knelt before the incense burner. At the same time, you vaguely felt a sense of inquiry. The old man was asking if they could enter the mountain to visit you. You naturally agreed.]

[After you agreed, the old man threw the divination blocks in his hand, and the result was one side protruding and one side flat, which meant agreement.]

[The old man showed joy when he saw this, but he seemed uneasy and threw the divination blocks several more times, and the results were all the same.]

[The old man was immediately relieved and led the team into the mountain. However, seemingly out of respect for you, only a few people were in this human team, and most of them were waiting at the foot of the mountain.]

[On the nineteenth day, the team brought by this human elder approached the top of the mountain, but you did not want this human team to see you so easily. You summoned wind and rain to test them.]

[You know that letting them see you casually will make humans feel that dragons are just like that, which would damage your prestige.]

[This human team faced the wind and rain without giving in, but continued to move forward against the wind and rain.]

[Seeing that the humans were not troubled, you drove lightning, and the entire top of the high mountain was constantly struck by lightning, as if climbing to the top of the mountain would result in being struck by lightning.]

[This human team hesitated for a moment, then continued to move upwards.]

[On the twentieth day, this human team climbed the high mountain. After the humans climbed the high mountain, the wind, rain, and lightning on the high mountain suddenly disappeared.]

[These several humans saw you coiled at the top of the mountain. After seeing you, these people were shocked and knelt down to you, honoring you as a god, and then recited a lot of words.]

[As you heard it, it was these humans thanking you for protecting the nearby humans. Apart from this sentence, everything else was flattery.]

[You opened your mouth and let out a cry. Your cry transmitted into the ears of these humans, making it easy for them to understand your meaning. You stated that this matter was just a casual act. If humans have nothing to do, they can leave.]

[Several humans looked at each other, and finally stated that they were willing to honor you, asking if you could protect them.]

[You were silent for a moment, did not agree, but instead told these humans that if they had nothing else to do, they could leave. ]

[These humans did not dare to say more and went down the mountain one after another. You watched these humans go down the mountain. You know that humans will never know the value of what they get easily.]

...

[On the twenty-first day, the matter of you living on the high mountain seemed to have spread out, and from time to time, humans would worship you at the foot of the mountain. You just watched in your eyes and did not take any action. At the same time, on this day, the Jianmu Divine Tree recovered. You just looked up and didn't pay attention.]

...

[On the twenty-fourth day, the old man holding the divination blocks came again and performed a ritual to you, saying that the end of the year was approaching and hoping that you could protect them a little more so that the nearby people could have a good year.]

[The old man threw the divination blocks again. You hesitated for a moment, but still chose to agree. The divination blocks landed, naturally a sacred cup, implying your agreement.]

[After learning that you agreed, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and bowed three times before leaving the foot of the mountain.]

[On the twenty-fifth day, you coiled on the top of the mountain. You suddenly felt a strange feeling. You turned your head to look, and in the high mountain where you were, 'Xi' actually appeared. You know this is because the human end of the year has arrived.]

[The existence of Xi is extremely numerous. If they attack humans together, it will inevitably cause no small trouble. You know you should patrol the surroundings.]

[You didn't hesitate and immediately flew into the sky and patrolled nearby. During the patrol, you saw many Xi, and you killed them all with your dragon might.]

[Then you saw many monsters nearby, but you were not sure if these monsters intended to attack humans, so you did not attack.]

[On the twenty-sixth day, you returned to the top of the high mountain, coiled up, and continued your cultivation...]

...

[On the twenty-eighth day, you coiled in the high mountain, looking at the myriad lights of the human city in the distance. From time to time, there were crackling sounds of firecrackers. You know that the human end of the year has arrived.]

[You couldn't help but feel a little emotional, but before you could feel emotional for long, you discovered that a large number of monsters were gathering to attack the nearby human city. You were immediately furious. You had already left dragon might nearby, and the monsters still dared to attack so recklessly. This had already angered you.]

[You let out a bull roar, summoned wind and rain, and drove lightning. Under your control, lightning bolts struck towards those monsters.]

[The monsters attacking the human city were all existences with low cultivation. When struck by your lightning, they directly turned into ashes.]

[Even the remaining monsters were swept away by your wind and rain.]

[You effortlessly quelled this large-scale monster attack.]

[Your actions allowed humans to pass a stable end of the year.]

[On the twenty-ninth day, the human elder holding the divination blocks came again, worshipping you. The human elder came to thank you, stating that he represented all humans in the Central Plains, thanking you.]

[After thanking you for a long time, the human elder picked up the divination blocks again. You, coiled at the top of the high mountain, couldn't help but be curious about what this elder wanted to ask.]

[Under your attention, this elder spoke the question in his heart...]