Chapter 123: The Explosive Code of Burning

On the other side, the Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, transformed the Eight Trigrams of Fuxi into the sixty-four hexagrams, expanded into three hundred and eighty-four lines. By calculating the mechanisms of yin and yang and the intricacies of the celestial cycles, he created the "I Ching."

At the very moment Boyi Kao was transformed into a meat patty, Ji Chang played a melody on his jade zither. As soon as he began, something went wrong; after casting a divination, he was overcome with tears. He composed a poem and then fell into a heavy silence.

By this time, the 1.8 billion righteous and indignant viewers had grasped the situation. Having understood it, they found themselves pondering: if they were in his shoes, would they really eat that meat patty?

In the end, Ji Chang ate it.

The purpose of the "Immortal" performance was merely to reflect the love, hatred, and entanglements among the immortals, demons, gods, and spirits in Chinese civilization. Secondly, it served to stir the emotions of all the viewers in Fama, preparing them for the battles to come that evening. Judging by the current situation, the effect was remarkable; the masses were in a state of fervent agitation.

In the projection, although Jifa was furious, he was persuaded to stand down. Ji Chang, having eaten the meat patty, managed to escape, only to be pursued by fierce soldiers. Nearby, Yunzhongzi informed Leizhenzi of the situation, revealing that Ji Chang was, in fact, his father. Leizhenzi entered the cave, consumed two red immortal apricots, and sprouted wings of wind and thunder.

Returning to the cave, Yunzhongzi performed a ritual to cast a spell—wind on the left, thunder on the right—and the wind-thunder wings began to shimmer. He was then presented with a golden staff. After practicing for a while, Leizhenzi set off to save his father. Upon meeting, Ji Chang was terrified; this man, with a face like blue indigo, hair like cinnabar, and a mouth full of fangs, claimed to be his son?

When the pursuers arrived, Leizhenzi spread his wind-thunder wings, flew ahead of them, and slammed his golden staff into the ground. This not only knocked Ji Chang to the earth, but many of the pursuers were frightened out of their wits. Although Leizhenzi had not learned formal Daoist magic, he had spent seven years mastering the Profound Arts, and his physical body had already achieved the state of an immortal. He did not resort to slaughter; instead, he struck off the peak of a mountain, causing the pursuers to flee back to Chaoge.

The subsequent plot grew somewhat mundane. Once back in his own territory, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, caught his breath and met Jiang Ziya. After the campaign against Chonghou Hu, the ninety-seven-year-old Ji Chang entrusted his son to the care of his ministers, asking King Wu to honor him as his "Sub-Father."

The construction of the Deer Terrace was completed, and Su Daji invited the fox spirits to gather there. Unexpectedly, their true forms were seen through by Bigan, leading Daji to devise another poisonous scheme. Loyal ministers died two by two every day, culminating in Huang Feihu’s rebellion against Chaoge—a scene of utter betrayal and a tyrant’s depravity.

Nezha appeared, the great war began, and the immortals and demons were mobilized. Jiang Ziya, feeling helpless, returned to the immortal cave to seek aid. Ten years after descending the mountain, he looked back with an indescribable melancholy. By the order of the Primordial Lord of Heaven, Jiang Ziya received the list. In Xiqi, the Investiture of the Gods platform was built to confer godhood.

His junior apprentice brother, Shen Gongbao, appeared, and a grudge was formed between him and Jiang Ziya. Shen Gongbao vowed to turn Xiqi into a river of blood with bones piled high as mountains. A great war officially commenced, with immortals from all walks of life appearing to display peerless divine powers—it was incredibly intense. Finally, the 365 gods of the Investiture List appeared, with magical artifacts and immortal bodies on full display, accompanied by the explosive theme song, "Immortal"!

The viewers in Fama were filled with sighs and exclamations. "Finally finished it, I have no words to describe how I feel."

"Indeed. At first, I admired the Goddess Nüwa, but why did she have to kill all three demons?"

"How should I put it? I can't quite say. Just follow your own feelings. Think whatever you like."

"I suppose this is the helplessness of the immortals; they have the same seven emotions and six desires as us mortals. After all, these were written by humans."

"That’s true, but those battles were so blood-boiling; I want to stir up trouble myself!"

As the crowd sang along to the grand climax of "Immortal," the gods returned to their positions, burning together. After the embers faded, a new plot emerged: "Journey to the West!"

The performance of these two world-renowned epic Chinese novels was an unprecedented success. Among them, the appearance of Sun Wukong finally won thunderous applause. Following these two masterpieces came performances of hundreds of TV shows and novels, including "The Seven Fairies," "Celestial Match," "Zhong Kui the Celestial Master," "The Lotus Lantern," "Bright Spring, Pigsy," "Legend of the White Snake," "Search for the Gods," "Chinese Paladin," "Luo Shen," "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio," "Eight Immortals Cross the Sea," "Legend of the Jade Emperor," and "Hua Guzi."

With classic dance and music performances from twenty-four dynasties, over nine hundred peerless beauties, and more than one hundred thousand female immortals, it was an earth-shattering show. People lost count of how many times they had witnessed the splendor of the immortal realm. The entire nine-hour epic film "Immortal" saw over two billion views, with 365 moments of "burning" and 365 instances of silver dragons soaring. Over 300 million people were so overwhelmed by the intensity that they fainted, only to wake up and be ignited again.

In the end, the great gods who appeared earlier made their final bows, establishing a performance schedule. When the multi-functional holographic glasses were removed, many felt an unspeakable shock and melancholy, left only to look up at the sky, a longing rising in their hearts.

The crisp air was thick with the scent of sweat, but the audience ignored it, sitting in quiet daze.

*Swoosh!*

Suddenly, a silver dragon appeared with a piercing sonic boom and swirling air currents. Le Xiaotian was making his final patrol! Millions of performers across Fama had rotated countless times, but this final performance carried a completely different mood. The string section, percussion, brass, woodwinds, and color instruments were all ready. This time, the silver dragon’s spiral was even more powerful than before—previously it was to match the plot, but now it was to break the void!

With extreme combustion and extreme speed—eighteen times the speed of sound—the low-altitude flight was terrifyingly spectacular. Wherever it passed, glass shattered and sand flew. The crowd roared and cheered, unable to contain their excitement. From that moment on, whether it was the former Station Master Tang and his hosts, the Empress’s Black Palace faction, or even Zhang Hao and Ying Dengbo’s side, everyone felt a sense of shock; they felt as if their previous lives had been lived in vain.

Through the fusion of music, dance, architecture, and photography, "Immortal" won the hearts of the people of Fama. They even had a feeling that before long, Le Xiaotian would truly be able to go to the world of the immortals and establish a real foothold in the Hongkun Heavenly Realm.

The wild flight was thrilling and tense. The buildings, flowers, trees, mountains, and oceans flashing by were dizzying. After the nine-hour extreme experience, Chen Fang truly felt reborn, now howling with a hint of madness. After it ended, Le Xiaotian and Chen Fang, drenched in sweat, stepped out of the fighter jet and returned to the steps of the Eighty-Eight Pearl String in the North.

After instructing the thousands of soldiers who looked at them with worship to rest for three hours before the official bloody battle, the two returned to the honeymoon suite to once again elevate their souls.

Originally, there were many more plot points to write, but since few are reading now, the pace will be accelerated to transition directly into the All-Star Extreme Challenge tournament arc. As for the concept of the song "Immortal," it has already been laid out; those who like the track may use their own unbridled imagination.