Qin Shi HuangDuring this period, a magical thing happened in Dawan City. Several people died in the streets, and a bird flew with a grass and covered the faces of the dead people, and these people came back to life. This matter was reported toQin Shi HuangLater, he sent someone to ask for adviceGuiguzi, I learned that this grass is called immortal grass, which is produced in the overseas ancestral continent and is said to be able to bring thousands of people back to life. The veracity of this story is set aside, but one thing is certainQin Shi HuangI am very yearning for the legend of the overseas fairy mountain and fairy island.
WhyQin Shi HuangDo you have to go overseas to find elixirs and the method of immortality?The reason is simple, there are many immortals overseas, which is beyond imagination. Zuzhou Immortal Grass is just one of them, Zuzhou is one of the ten legendary overseas continents, and the other nine continents are Yingzhou, Xuanzhou, Cheung Chau, Liuzhou, Yuanzhou, Shengzhou, Yanzhou, Fenglin Continent and Jugu Continent. There are not only undead weeds on these continents, but also all kindsElixirTreasuresand immortal springs, etc., the number is innumerable. Taking Shengzhou as an example, there are thousands of immortals living in it, and it is conceivable that the number of people in other continents is even greater. Therefore, the overseas fairy mountain fairy island becameQin Shi HuangUnstoppable**.
However, the number of immortals in the overseas Xianshan Xiandao is so large, whyQin Shi HuangBut you can't find oneThrough the study of relevant information, it can be found that the overseas in ancient legends is in reality and theGeographyThere are essential differences. The ancient Chinese worldview believed that the place we were in was a continent divided into Kyushu, and Kyushu was surrounded by endless giant seas, so Kyushu was also called Hainai. However, the ancestral continent, which is a specialty of immortal grass, is 70,000 miles away from the Kyushu land, but in fact, the maximum distance around the earth is only 80,000 miles. The distance between other continents is even farther, such as Xuanzhou is 360,000 li from the shore, Shengzhou is 230,000 li, and Yingzhou is 700,000 li away. Even the distance between the three mountains is 70,000 li, and the immortals feel that this is an adjacent place, and these places cannot be reached even if they circle the earth a few times. Therefore, the overseas fairy mountains and fairy islands recorded in ancient books are actuallyNot thereWe live in a world where there is another space. Of course, you can also say that these places do not exist at all, they are all made up by the ancients. In TaoismMythologyIn the system, the overseas immortal mountain and immortal island are important places, and many Taoist priests believe that it is the destination of staying away from the world and cultivating to become immortals. It is a spiritual belief, and the question of whether there is heaven, Western Elysium, varies from belief to belief.
According to ancient records, the number of overseas immortals is beyond people's imagination. Taking the Three Mountains as an example, Penglai, Yingzhou, and Abbot are inhabited by hundreds of millions of immortal saints, and they come and go with each other every day, and there are countless of them. Among the ten continents, there are tens of thousands of immortal families living in the living continent, and the number of people in the other continents is even more innumerable. The gods haveElixirTreasures, fairy springs, and so on, these things can be seen everywhere in their lives. The many overseas immortals letQin Shi HuangFascinated by it, but also incredibly distressed.
In order to describe the overseas gods more vividlyPomp, let's take Yanzhou as an example. Yanzhou is one of the legendary overseas continents with a large number of immortals. Those immortals have cultivated for countless years, mastering mysterious immortal arts and strange onesTreasures。They live on a beautiful fairy island, which is full of spiritual grass and fairy trees, and fairy birds and beasts roam in it. The water in the fairy spring is clear and transparent, and you can prolong your life by taking a sip. The immortals often fly between the sea of clouds, cross the rainbow, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the fairy forest and the sea freely. There are not only many in YanzhouElixirTreasures, and the legendaryAlchemyThe furnace can refine countless wonderful elixirs, which can rejuvenate the body and prolong life. These magical scenes and the lives of the immortals makeQin Shi HuangCan't resist going overseas**.
However, these overseas immortals and immortal mountains are associated withQin Shi HuangThere is an unbridgeable distance between the worlds. The worldview of the ancients believed that overseas was a distant place, no matter how hard you triedQin Shi HuangI can't witness the magic of overseas with my own eyesSceneryand the magnificent scenery of Xianshan Xiandao. The beauty of overseas only exists in people's imagination, and it has becomeQin Shi HuangA dream from the bottom of my heart.
RetrospectiveQin Shi HuangWhy sailSeeking immortals's motives can be seen in his yearning and obsession with overseas fairy mountains and fairy islands. Legend has it that there are many overseas immortals, living on beautiful and magical fairy islands. They have immortal artsElixirwithTreasuresand enjoyedLongevityand happiness. However, there was a long distance between overseas and the real world, and ancient people could not cross the ocean to reach overseas. Therefore,Qin Shi HuangAlthough I had dreams, I was unable to witness the beauty of overseas and meet the gods. This contradiction between longing and helplessness makesQin Shi HuangI had to pin my hopes on the legendary overseas fairy mountain fairy island.
For us modern people, there is no way to verify whether the overseas fairy mountain fairy island really exists. But either wayMythologyThe fiction or the imagination of the ancients, overseas represents the distance and the unknown, symbolizing people's good life andLongevityyearning. No matter how complex and stressful the real world is, we can find hope and dreams in the legends of the overseas fairy islands. As suchQin Shi HuangLike the longing for overseas, we can also pin our yearning and dreams on that distant place, and pursue the existence of beauty and happiness in the journey of the soul. Whether these legends are true or not, they are the result of people's constant pursuit of happiness andLongevityof power.