bayedsolid Chapter 196: North Sea Kunpeng Divine Lord
Chapter 196: North Sea Kunpeng Divine Lord
The Dragon King of the North Sea explained proudly, "It is recorded in Zhuangzi's Happy Journey that there is a fish in the North Sea, named Kun. Kun is so big that no one knows how many thousand miles it is. It changes into a bird, named Peng. Peng's back is so big that no one knows how many thousand miles it is. When it flies in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. This bird will migrate to the South Sea by sea. The South Sea is the Tianchi Lake. It represents the greatness and mystery of the celestial universe, and also symbolizes power and authority."
Hua Yuchen became even more interested after hearing this, and asked anxiously: "Kunpeng is so powerful, where does it come from?"
The Dragon King of the North Sea stroked his beard, laughed and said, "This Kunpeng is amazing! He lives in the Youdu Mountain at the bottom of our North Sea and practices. This is the place where the mortal Zhuangzi mentioned the fish in the North Sea in his Happy Journey. He exists in the Hunyuan Wuji of the sun and the moon. His Dharma body of heaven and earth was originally formed by a wisp of true essence of the ancestor Hun Kun. The appearance of his original body is upright and boundless. He goes up to the sky as a peng, spreads his wings and flies, covering the sky and the sun. In an instant, he travels millions of miles. When he enters the water, he opens a channel with the tail of Kun, which rolls across the sky and the earth. In a blink of an eye, he shuttles through the realm of yin and yang. He has practiced for tens of millions of years. He was able to transcend the three realms and is no longer in the five elements. It was only because 10 million years ago, in the ancient battle between gods, demons, monsters, immortals and all spirits, the gods fell and the demons disappeared. He forced himself to support his broken body and escaped to our void to practice. He became the dark star of our North Sea."
Hua Yuchen asked in surprise: "Kunpeng is so powerful? It has such a connection with Patriarch Hunkun. Why did it choose your North Sea as its place of cultivation?"
Hua Yuchen thought, this Kunpeng will be a strong opponent. The Dragon King of the North Sea smiled and said, "This Kunpeng God is pure and has no desires. He wants to find a quiet place away from the secular world to practice. It happens that our North Sea is at the northernmost part of the world, outside the Ten Miles and Eight Wastelands. The Ten Miles and Eight Wastelands are originally uninhabited and rarely visited. It is very desolate. Except for the ten great beasts and some rare and precious animals in the energy forest, almost no living creatures can survive here. The energy forest is also protected by the seal of the God of War. Outsiders cannot enter, and the beasts and demons inside cannot go to the outside world to cause chaos in the three realms. Naturally, no one can cross such a barrier to disturb his quiet practice."
The Dragon King of the North Sea stroked his beard and continued, "Fortunately, there is the protection of the North Sea by the Divine Lord Kunpeng, otherwise there would have been a catastrophe in the world long ago!"
Hua Yuchen was shocked and asked curiously, "What do you mean?"
The North Sea Dragon King said with a look of worship: "During the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor of the human world clashed with Chi You, and the defeated Chi You tribe fled into the North Sea. During the war, the Eye of the North Sea was accidentally broken, and the monsters that existed in ancient times fled from the Eye of the North Sea one after another. It was the Kunpeng God who repaired the Eye of the North Sea with his own strength to keep the world peaceful. Therefore, the fearless Monkey King Sun Wukong, when fighting with someone, the opponent once fled to the North Sea, and Sun Wukong actually took the initiative to stop chasing. The Buddha once pacified the world, but when talking about the North Sea, there was actually fear in his eyes. It can be seen that the deterrent power of this Kunpeng God is not ordinary."
When Hua Yuchen heard what the North Sea Dragon King said, he broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that even the Buddha was a little afraid of him, so this guy must be quite difficult to deal with.
At this time, Prime Minister Turtle brought a group of generals, carrying more than a dozen exquisite plates filled with various rare seafood. Hua Yuchen's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, "Are these seafoods the varieties that mortals like to eat?"
After hearing what he said, the Dragon King of the North Sea asked curiously, "Yes, they are all edible by mortals. But is the princess from the human world?"
Hua Yuchen smiled shyly and said, "Yes, she came from the human world, but now she is an immortal. It's just that her eating habits are still based on the human world!"
The Dragon King of the North Sea laughed and said, "Your Highness really has good intentions for the Crown Princess!"
Hua Yuchen smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, have someone send these seafood to the military camp in the Energy Forest. I will personally cook a seafood feast for her."
The North Sea Dragon King asked in astonishment: "Your Highness can also cook mortal food! Do you want us to arrange someone to help Your Highness?"
Hua Yuchen said with a happy smile: "No, I want to make it for her myself. How can the one I make be the same as the one made by others!"
The Dragon King of the North Sea sighed: "What kind of charming woman is this prince's wife, who can make a world overlord like Your Highness willing to prepare delicious food for her?"
Hua Yuchen thought of Luo Ying's happy smile and said with an obsessed smile: "She... is the woman who has occupied my whole heart!"
After that, he hurried to the military camp with the generals of Beihai. Hua Yuchen brought more than a dozen plates of seafood to the military camp with the generals of Beihai. Everyone ran out to watch the excitement. Hua Yuchen came to the gate of the general camp and asked General You at the gate: "Is the princess awake?"
General You was about to speak when Luo Ying came out. Seeing such a big scene, he asked in surprise, "What are these?"
Hua Yuchen smiled sweetly, hugged her in his arms, kissed her forehead and said, "A surprise for you!"
Luo Ying looked at him puzzledly and asked, "Surprise?"
Hua Yuchen smiled mysteriously, pushed her out and said, "You chat with General Xiao and the others first, I'll call you when it's done!"
Seeing his mysterious look, Luo Ying nodded obediently and walked to General Xiao's camp. General Xiao and Shao Hanyue saw Luo Ying coming in, and Shao Hanyue asked curiously, "Sister, what is the Third Prince doing? Where did he bring these foreign generals back from so early in the morning? What are the fish, shrimps, and crabs in their hands for?"
Luo Ying said awkwardly: "I don't know what he is up to. He just sent me over to chat with you and said he would call me later!"
Xiao Qingxiu asked in confusion: "Then what do you want to talk to us about?"
Luo Ying's eyes lit up and he said, "I was busy with the war before and never stopped. It's a rare opportunity to have some free time today. Qingxiu, tell me the story of your Lesser Heat solar term!"
Xiao Qingxiu said happily: "Okay! If Ying Shuai hadn't asked, I would have almost forgotten that I am the Flower God of Minor Heat!
The Lesser Heat solar term is between July 7 and 6 every year. It is the fifth solar term in summer. "Shu" means hot, and "Lesser Heat" means slightly hot weather, but not the hottest.
Lesser Heat marks the beginning of the hot season in most parts of my country. There is a saying among the people that the Greater and Lesser Heat are like steaming up from above and boiling down from below, and the hottest solar term of the year is the Greater Heat.
The Lesser Heat solar term is the first of the three dog days. In many areas, there is a saying that the first dog day is dumplings, the second dog day is noodles, and the third dog day is pancakes with eggs. The Lesser Heat solar term is divided into three phases.
From the beginning of the day, all that was blowing was hot wind. Crickets left the fields and went to cool corners to escape the heat, while eagles gradually flew to the cooler sky.
Wheat in the north and rice in the south began to be harvested. With the harvest of new grains, people would hold a series of grand sacrificial ceremonies to worship the heavens, the earth, and even the God of Land.
In addition to the collective worship activities, there is also eating new food. The so-called eating new food means tasting new rice after the Lesser Heat. Farmers grind the newly harvested rice into rice, make rice and offer it to the grain gods and ancestors, and then everyone eats and tastes new wine, etc.