Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1141: Chapter 1097: Zixu Falls Into the Pit Again

”Firstly, I completely disagree that constructing certain necessary facilities is a waste of effort and resources. At most, we will build them simpler,” Chen Xi said, coughing a couple of times with some embarrassment, suddenly realizing that the New Year was just a few days away.

”Building it one zhang high and facing east for a simple sacrifice will suffice,” Liu Bei was quite open-minded about it. He also didn’t want it to be overly grand. To be precise, the house Chen Xi built for him in Fenggao still weighed on his mind since he hadn’t lived there long before moving out.

”It’s a pity that the Yuann Cauldron is in Emperor Xiaoo Wu’s Tomb, but since there are still gaps between heaven and earth, we cannot expect too much,” Liu Bei said with a carefree demeanor. ”Let’s first focus on getting the basic infrastructure right.”

”Such things should be approached step by step.” Chen Xi nodded. Apart from small-scale actions next year, all other activities should be avoided as much as possible. Quietly adjust the industrial structure of various regions, hoping it would be effective. Even at this level, they could only wait and see as to whether it would be successful.

Before Chen Xi and Liu Bei could return to Ye City, Jia Xu, who had previously dragged Zixu for tea and life talks, received an urgent intelligence report from the north of Bingzhou, which was delivered on the same day.

The fact that it used War Eagles, which required significant human and material resources to train, to deliver the message, was enough to show the urgency of the current intelligence.

”Zixiaoo, it seems we need to have a serious talk again.” Jia Xu decoded the secret message and sent the original code to Liu Bei’s side.

”No need to talk to me. I can no longer see the future. Of course, the previously seen future was certain. As for everything else, it is no longer visible,” Zixu waved his hand, saying, ”After the battle between Yuan Liu, the historical trend has collapsed, and there is no predetermined future.”

”Zixu, how high is the sky, and how wide is the earth?” Jia Xu suddenly asked a strange question.

”...” Zixu was stunned.

”If you fly in one direction, what’s the furthest place you could reach?” Jia Xu watched Zixu’s peculiar expression and immediately asked another question.

”I rarely make long-distance flights. To be precise, I have always been in the Central Plains, and so have we all,” Zixu suddenly realized something amazing. It seemed they all stayed in one place and never went out to take a look.

”Didn’t you expel some immortals? Where are they?” Jia Xu furrowed his brows.

”They are around, not far from the Central Plains,” Zixu frowned, ”But now that you mention it, I am interested in flying in one direction to take a look. Although I’ve heard stories of an Abyssal Return in the Land of the Far East, I’ve never seen it.”

”Oh, I won’t hold grudges for last time. Just fly in one direction, and let me know what you see. Fly west,” Jia Xu decisively let go of previous prejudices, having discovered a good research subject. Immortals were indeed suitable for mapping.

Jia Xu had no idea that when Zixu flew, it took five years for him to return. It wasn’t because of the slow speed, even with not exerting full effort, Zixu could fly nearly 100 meters per second. It was entirely because flying over the sea had disoriented him, making it impossible to distinguish directions.

The sea between America and Asia was enormous, disorienting Zixu to the point of nausea. After becoming disoriented, he managed to fly from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere. Initially, he relied on stars for navigation, which worked until Zixu once crossed the Equator and became disoriented.

Zixu always used Polaris to navigate, but he wasn’t flying exactly west at first. Near the Equator, he encountered a storm, was swept for a long time, and eventually ended up in Australia.

For an immortal with Great Achievement in Astrology, seeing that the stars in the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere are completely different was utterly confusing. He couldn’t even guarantee that the sun rose from the east anymore.

Then Zixu began his adventure, flying to Antarctica and beyond. Later, he found a direction and kept flying, reaching the Northern Hemisphere again. Unfortunately, lacking any tools, he had no idea where he was on Earth.

Though he made it to the Northern Hemisphere, he blindly flew into the Arctic Circle. Zixu primarily thought that this vast white land wouldn’t mislead him again.

As expected, Zixu overestimated himself. After circling the Arctic Circle numerous times, he started flying south again. Unfortunately, his true south wasn’t Asia or Europe but America, and after posing as a god for a while, he resumed flying.

This time, Zixu got wise and started following the coastline. While initially not too fortunate since it was along the coastline to the south, it was far better than before in Australia. Had he followed the coastline then, Zixu would have cried.

After several months, Zixu flew from North America to South America, circled back up, finally returning to the Icefield, then followed the ice to Asia and along the northern ice cap to Youzhou...

At this point, a ragged Zixu finally recognized the way, tears flowing uncontrollably as he vowed never to fly off the continent without necessity again.

Recalling Jia Xu, who had suggested he fly west without holding old grudges, Zixu’s eyes burned with rage. No wonder such a calculating guy would be generous. That pit he pushed him into was truly deadly!

By the way, although Zixu had flown around the Earth many times, he unfortunately remained unaware that it was round due to his lack of confidence in his sense of direction and not paying much attention to such a condition.

Therefore, later when someone sought to prove Zhang Heng’s global concept, conducting a straight-line western journey, they finally confirmed they indeed lived on a spherical Earth.

Although this dizzying conclusion didn’t spark much conflict, as all humans capable of flight afterward tested this themselves, and even ordinary people used ships for experiments, ultimately establishing this fact!

Nonsensical facts require explanations. ”You feel it’s flat because it’s big,” cannot suffice as an explanation.

Thus, during the rise of physical and spiritual cultivation, something named science was inadvertently created.

Of course, as Zixu hadn’t set off yet, he was entirely unaware of how he would later be regarded as an ancient pragmatic pioneer with the slogan, ”Why argue when you can demonstrate it with actions? If unconvinced, slap them with facts!”

At this point, Zixu was still quite naive; upon being goaded by Jia Xu, he rashly decided to attempt this dangerous feat without any preparation. It could be said these immortals felt they could handle anything on their own. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)