sbdcsierra Chapter 122 The Great Calamity
Chapter 122 The Great Calamity
Chapter 122: Great Disaster
"That was back in the late Middle Ages. At that time, the celestial phenomena were in great chaos, and a great calamity was imminent. My ancestor, the sage of divination, Yuan Tiangang, felt deeply for the impending calamity and the suffering of all living beings. He resolved to use his divination skills to seek the Dao from Heaven and bring about an eternal peace for all people. He devoted his entire life to cultivating his skills and deduced the major events that would occur from the Middle Ages calamity to the next great calamity. This is the origin of the Tui Bei Tu (Back-Pushing Diagram). Originally, it wasn't called this; it was called 'The Record of Seeking the Dao in the Great Calamity.'" Yuan Yuanshan recalled the events of that time and spoke slowly.
Lin Fei couldn't help but ask in surprise, "The Great Tribulation Seeking the Dao Record? Then why was it renamed 'Tui Bei Tu' in the end?"
"Heavenly secrets must not be fully revealed, otherwise they will surely bring disaster upon oneself!" Yuan Yuanshan sighed and said, "Back then, when our ancestor was divination at the most crucial moment, his senior brother Li Chunfeng was worried that if our ancestor revealed too many heavenly secrets, it would not only bring disaster upon himself, but also harm his descendants. So he gave our ancestor a push from behind, stopping him from continuing the divination. When our ancestor woke up from his spiritual journey, he also felt that revealing too many heavenly secrets would probably bring unrest to his descendants, so he burned half of the Great Tribulation Seeking the Dao Record. The other half is this Tui Bei Tu."
"The great calamity is still unknown in the search for the Dao, and the secrets of Heaven are revealed through your pushing and my pushing." Yuan Yuanshan sighed and said, "It's a pity that even so, the fate of revealing heavenly secrets and being punished by Heaven is one that my descendants of the Yuan family could not escape in the end!"
At this point, Yuan Yuanshan changed the subject and asked Lin Fei, "Young Taoist priest, do you know how old I am this year?"
Lin Fei replied, "I have also seen the Dragon and Tiger Ranking. Senior should be forty-three years old this year."
"Indeed, forty-three. But have you ever seen a Dharma Aspect Realm expert in their forties age grow up to look like me?" Yuan Yuanshan gave a self-deprecating bitter smile. "Since the ancestors of my Yuan family, from the Saints down, no one in any family has ever lived past fifty. Perhaps this is Heaven's punishment for my Yuan family for revealing heavenly secrets!"
It's hard to imagine that a Dharma Aspect Realm expert only has a lifespan of fifty years. With the cultivation level of a Dharma Aspect Realm expert, living for hundreds or even thousands of years is not a difficult thing.
"I didn't have many years left to live anyway." As he said this, Yuan Yuanshan's eyes, which had been filled with death, suddenly shone with a glimmer of light: "But I never expected that in the last few years of my life, I would see my Yuan family descendants have hope of breaking through that damned curse. I would see the day when change and vitality arrive!"
His gaze fell upon Lin Fei, and he said, "To be honest, young Taoist priest, I once obtained a trace of your aura from Dao Tong. I used it to deduce your destiny."
As he said this, Lin Fei became nervous. The Yuan family patriarch's mastery of divination was far beyond what Yuan Daotong could match.
“But even if I used all my cultivation, I could not predict the young Taoist’s past and future. I can only vaguely sense that the young Taoist may be a hope for my Yuan family to break free from the curse.” Yuan Yuanshan stared intently at Lin Fei and said, “Now a new calamity is approaching. In the midst of this calamity, my Yuan family will be able to break free from the curse that has plagued us since the time of the sages. The opportunity lies with the young Taoist. That is why I took the liberty of asking Dao Tong to invite the young Taoist here.”
Yuan Yuanshan's words reassured Lin Fei considerably. It seemed that even with the cultivation level of the Yuan family patriarch, he was unable to detect anything about him; the system must have automatically blocked it out.
This system is truly amazing; even Yuan Yuanshan, who is known as "the one who sees through the dust with his heavenly eye" and can see through the secrets of heaven, cannot break through the system's defenses.
Immediately, Lin Fei became curious: "What kind of great calamity are you referring to, senior?"
“I don’t know.” Yuan Yuanshan shook his head, stroking the tattered scroll of the Tui Bei Tu in front of him: “Originally, our ancestors recorded it in the Tui Bei Tu, but it was destroyed by them in the end. Now that a great calamity is approaching, the secrets of heaven are obscure and unclear, and it is the most difficult time to predict the celestial phenomena. I’m afraid that even if several sages were resurrected, they would not be able to predict it now.”
“However, judging from the records passed down through generations of my Yuan family, this calamity will far surpass the chaos caused by demons in the Middle Ages. It may even be comparable to the cataclysmic fall of the gods at the end of the ancient era.” Yuan Yuanshan said slowly, “This calamity will change the entire situation of the Divine Land. It is not surprising that even Dharma Aspect Realm experts, or even Celestial Realm experts who have condensed an indestructible golden body, will perish in this calamity.”
Lin Fei never dreamed that the situation of this great calamity would be so severe.
The world today appears peaceful, with the Northern Han and Southern Tang dynasties facing each other across the river. Even the heretical sects have been driven out of the land of China.
Unexpectedly, beneath the seemingly calm surface, a calamity was brewing that could cause even a Celestial Being to perish.
Since the Yuan family knew about this great calamity, the Cao family of Northern Han and the Yin-Yang Sect, one of the eight evil sects, must also be able to figure out some clues.
Beneath the seemingly calm surface, it is likely that all the major powers have secretly made preparations.
"However, this calamity may cause the fall of renowned experts, but it could also be an immense opportunity. If one can seize this opportunity, perhaps one can create an unprecedented and earth-shattering achievement!" Yuan Yuanshan stared intently at Lin Fei: "I observe that young Daoist's destiny is extraordinary, and he may be able to stand out from this calamity. My Yuan family has some influence in the Southern Tang Kingdom. If young Daoist needs anything in the future, my Yuan family will certainly do our utmost to assist him without hesitation!"
Yuan Yuanshan's words were very modest. In fact, the Yuan family had far more influence in the Southern Tang than just a few words.
The Yuan family was one of the three great families of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the heads of the Yuan family in successive generations were all appointed as the Protector of the Nation by the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Within the entire Southern Tang Kingdom, apart from the major sects and powerful families, only the Li Tang imperial family and the Rensheng Du family could rival the Yuan family among the aristocratic families.
If Lin Fei could get help from the Yuan family, it would undoubtedly be a very powerful ally.
Of course, Lin Fei also knew that the Yuan family, with its immense power, would not help him unconditionally, so he asked, "Is there anything that you need me to do, senior?"
The Yuan family would naturally not help Lin Fei unconditionally. Seeing that Lin Fei was so cooperative, Yuan Yuanshan smiled happily: "There is nothing wrong now, but if one day in the future my Yuan family needs the help of the young Taoist priest, I hope the young Taoist priest can help my Yuan family get through the difficulties."
Who can predict the future?
Yuan Yuanshan's statement was tantamount to asking Lin Fei for a promise, and the price of this promise was that the Yuan family would become Lin Fei's ally in the future, unconditionally standing on Lin Fei's side.