Chapter 671: Ancient Map
East of Auspicious Light City, Liu Residence.
This was Zhang Yu's second visit here. This time, however, as Liu Guang had said before, he had invited not only Zhang Yu, but also Zhu Anshi and Xin Yao.
Setting aside Zhang Yu and Xin Yao's identities as cultivators and speaking only of their specialized studies, the four of them could be called the foremost talents of this generation in Taiyang Academy's ancient antiquities discipline.
There were certainly seniors who had delved deeper into this field, but people of that time had devoted more of their energy to deciphering writing and seeking out ancient documents. This was so the Protectorate Office could better communicate with the native tribes, resist the various alien gods, and uncover lurking dangers—not purely for the purpose of scholarly research.
Qiu Xueling and his student Zhan Zhitong were examples of this. They might have possessed talent in certain areas, but they lacked an overall understanding of this ancient knowledge.
Zhu Anshi was straightforward by nature. Liu Guang had invited him this time under the pretext of jointly studying the epochal history of this landmass. Thus, after reminiscing with everyone, he could not wait to take out an exquisitely crafted long case. After carefully setting it on the table, he removed an ancient map scroll and slowly spread it out before them.
As he moved, he said, "This is an ancient scroll I acquired two years ago. It may very well be the oldest document discovered on this landmass to date—perhaps something passed down from the previous epoch, or even the epoch before that."
As he spoke, the ancient scroll gradually unfurled.
Zhang Yu and the other two rose from their seats and approached. The table here was enormous, more than three zhang long, yet