Fire Breaks Out in Mechanism City

Zhang Xuezhou gleaned some hidden clues from the bamboo slips.

Gongsun Hong was clearly dissatisfied with these aspects of the Mohists.

Until Gongsun Hongtong read another bamboo slip in the "Jingshuo", which mentioned "Jiu" and "Yu".

This is the Mohists definition of time and space, naming time "long" and space "universe".

The descriptions of 'Jiu' and 'Yu' are somewhat similar to 'Yu' and 'Zhou' described by Shi Wudao, but compared to Shi Wudao's short article, the Mohist bamboo slips are much more detailed in theory.

This mentions the finiteness and infiniteness of spacetime theory, many of which are topics that even real-world science has not studied.

Within spacetime, there are individual 'spacetime elements', and the spacetime motion involved involves the migration of time and space positions.

The contents, which seemed like an incomprehensible book, almost made Gongsun Hong want to spit it out. However, as an inclusive Confucian School, Gongsun Hong patiently read through the text to see if it could be incorporated into the Confucian School system.

What do you think?

After reading it through, Gongsun Hong asked Zhang Xuezhou question.

"The concepts of 'Jiu' and 'Yu' are profound and obscure, and this is a field I rarely delve into," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Rumor Mohists have created a wondrous treasure. Anyone who steps into that treasure can instantly appear a thousand miles away," Gongsun Hong whispered.

"Does this involve 'Jiu' and 'Yu'?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"If I hadn't read through this bamboo slip, I would have found this utterly absurd. But since the Mohists have such a theory, it's quite possible they could have actually created a treasure that allows them to travel through time and space," Gongsun Hong said. "Their treasure might very well be called Jiuyu!"

So you mean...?

We must find them, even if we have to dig three feet into the ground!

Gongsun Hong's face was filled with a hint of fanaticism.

He did not find the elixir of cultivation, nor did he find any powerful magical artifacts Law Treasure.

But once this treasure that allows one to travel through time and space is found, its owner will possess a terrifying and intimidating power.

It's useless for Gongsun Hong to pass through the treasure, but if the one who passes through is a powerful cultivator like Li Guang who is skilled in sniping, it will have a great deterrent effect on some beings, and they may even shut themselves away.

He was thinking of all sorts of practical solutions, and he spoke with great excitement.

"Does this Jiu Yu look like?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"It looks like a mirror?"

Gongsun Hong was somewhat uncertain, but he still pointed out a mark on the bamboo slip to Zhang Xuezhou.

"This seems to be the relationship between light and shadow?"

Zhang Xuezhou had seen the markings, but he was still uncertain.

The Yin-Yang School also belongs to the major school of light and shadow application, Jin Chang's signature move, the Following Like a Shadow Technique, is one of them.

Seeing the markings on the bamboo slips and the projected images, Zhang Xuezhou felt it was more like light passing through a hole.

Of course, he admitted that it did look like a mirror.

If this isn't a diagram of some kind of experiment, then perhaps this is the treasure that Gongsun Hong considers valuable.

"Look for it! If Mr. Gongsun has this, things will be much easier for him in the future!"

Zhang Xuezhou agreed.

His interest in this treasure was rather limited, since as long as he found a suitable place to mark it, Zhang Xuezhou's Dragon Riding Technique could also be used to traverse space.

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Xuezhou was well aware that there were certain conditions required to activate such a treasure, and these conditions were not something that ordinary people could meet.

If the Mohists had been able to rely on the "Long-lasting Universe" to dominate the world, the opposing school of thought would not have fallen so low as to leave the continent, leading to the near disappearance of the School of Mohists.

But for Gongsun Hong, who was neither good at flying nor possessed the ability to shuttle, this was indeed an enormous temptation.

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Xuezhou spoke with great tact, stating before even starting the treasure hunt that he would not participate in the distribution of the spoils. This pleased Gongsun Hong greatly, who felt that cooperating with someone like Zhang Xuezhou was truly a pleasure.

This is more than just convenient for Gongsun Hong; if used properly, it could even be considered a national treasure.

With the goal of finding 'Jiuyu' set in mind, Gongsun Hong no longer read through the bamboo slips, but selectively flipped through them, trying his best to find the location of the treasure.

"This secret chamber belongs to Qi Mo's Grand Master, Xiang Fu. If you want to find 'Jiu Yu,' you must find the secret chamber of Mohists school!"

After repeatedly flipping through the pages, Gongsun Hong also found some general clues.

"Where is their ancestor's secret chamber?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"We'll have to find a bigger control room!"

Gongsun Hong looked at the large room that Zhang Xuezhou had found and felt that the larger the School of Mohists's secret chamber, the more important the people involved must be.

If you want to find the location of the founder of Mohists school, you only need to find the largest mechanical room.

"You said that after the death of the founder of the Mohists, his school of thought split into three..."

Just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to explore the location of the largest mechanism room in the Mechanized City, he heard hurried footsteps coming from afar, which meant that Li Shaojun had also arrived.

The other person's footsteps were so hurried, almost like they were running, that Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed.

"Li Shaojun!"

"It's all over, it's all over, Dongfang Shuo, we're all doomed!"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted, and Li Shaojun, after clearly identifying the location, immediately shouted back.

"That mechanical man 'Fire' is like a dead snake with a severed tail that doesn't die easily. It set all the fuel in that mechanical room on fire, and a fierce fire broke out there, even melting metal!" Li Shaojun exclaimed.

"You mean we're trapped here waiting for the flames to go out, and then waiting for the molten metal to solidify?" Gongsun Hong asked calmly, though he seemed suspicious.

"I can't wait any longer, the fire is coming, and the black smoke it's producing is incredibly pungent, it seems to be highly poisonous, I can't stand it after just a few breaths!"

By the time Li Shaojun's voice fell again, he had already run to the door of the secret room with the luminous pearl in his hand.

The other party's hands were empty; even the fuel they had used for lighting the fire was gone.

"This is bad!"

Not only was Li Shaojun panicked, believing that such burning would leave him with no place to be buried, but Zhang Xuezhou also became more anxious.

Zhang Xuezhou had many ways to escape and was not afraid of ordinary flames, but he did not ignore the intensity of this kind of fire.

His physical body hadn't even reached the Divine Ability Realm yet.

"Where's Ao Sheng? Didn't he spray water to put out the fire?" Gongsun Hong asked anxiously.

"That fire can't be put out at all!" Li Shaojun said. "Hurry and find a way out, the fire is coming right at us!"

As Li Shaojun finished speaking, Zhang Xuezhou and Dong Zhongshu heard a crackling sound of flames bursting from afar, and some flames appeared in the passage.

This made the two of them forget about searching through the bamboo slips and they left the room together to search for other exits.

The Mohists's mechanical city is built on a mountain, with a large portion of its interior hollowed out to create various storage spaces for supplies.

Zhang Xuezhou still hasn't figured out the source of the energy that allows this mechanical city to run, fly, and swim, nor has he figured out 'Jiuyu'. But if this place is burned to a certain extent, it might touch the energy device that powers the mechanical city.

"Bang!"

The thought of the potentially exploding fireworks made Zhang Xuezhou realize that hiding anywhere in the passage was pointless; the only way to escape the disaster was to quickly leave and head to a secret location.