It was midsummer, but the Tongtian Divine Vein was completely isolated from the outside world, and could not feel any changes in the celestial phenomena. 『Elegant*Wen*Words*Emotion*First*Posted』
The Shenyinmen Mountain Gate is located in the Beichuan Continent, but its core part, the Tongtian Divine Vein, is like the Demonic Realm, forming a world of its own. This place is smaller than the Wuhuang Demon Realm. It is composed of a sacred mountain that reaches the sky with no end or end. Even the disciples in the sect don't know where the mountain reaches or where it goes down. Maybe it really reaches the sky.
The highest point in the Tongtian Divine Vein that anyone has reached so far is the shadow wall. There is an immortal saint sitting in the shadow wall.
Qing Xuzi and Xie Yao rushed all the way from Beichuan to Tongtian Divine Vein. It took half a day just to go up the mountain. When the two of them arrived at the screen wall, they heard the Immortal Saint sitting inside sighing: "Hey, none of them are really useful."
Xie Yao thought he was talking about him, and his face turned pale immediately, while Qing Xuzi looked as if nothing had happened.
The Immortal Saint continued: "Ling Feizi is dead, so it was in vain that I prepared a Yin-Yang Tai Chi array for him."
There was some regret in his words, and Xie Yao couldn't tell whether the saint was regretting the death of his direct disciple or regretting the waste of a Yin-Yang Tai Chi array. In Xie Yao's view, the Immortal Saint is almost the most talkative among all the people in Shenyin Sect. When Xie Yao gets along with him, his emotions are the same as those of ordinary people, but people who seem to be affectionate are often the most ruthless. .
Xie Yao has been a disciple for ten years, and is somewhat fearful when dealing with his personal master. This immortal saint didn't care how many of his disciples died, he only cared about whether they had done everything right before they died. He doesn't even care how many people died out of hatred in this troubled world, because he only sees the entire Taoist order.
"You are also stupid people." The Immortal Saint scolded in an extremely calm tone, "Dong Xuanzi..."
Xie Yao immediately became energetic and said quickly: "Here!"
"I won't talk about the matters in the southwest sea. Go to the East China Sea and bring the sidemen under my command. Don't hold back anyone who encounters the evil way."
Xie Yao was relieved when he heard the Immortal Saint said that he would not pursue the matter in the Southwest Sea. He was relieved when he heard this in the East China Sea. The one who originally went to the East China Sea was Qing Xuzi. The casual cultivators there were quite strong on different levels. Some of them were even as good as the direct descendants of the Holy Land. If they could drag these people into the Shenyin Sect camp, they would be considered a powerful force.
But the latter part of "Don't hold back on those who encounter the evil way" clearly refers to something. Qing Xuzi also said that he went to the East China Sea to intercept and kill Zhu Wuxia, but now I think it was him who did the job.
Xie Yao nodded bravely: "Yes."
The Immortal Saint said: "Why are you still standing there? Set off quickly."
Xie Yao quickly flew down the mountain, leaving Qing Xuzi alone standing there with a cold expression.
A quiet voice came from the screen wall: "Why didn't you kill Huang Quan?"
Qing Xuzi also seemed confident when facing accountability. Unlike Xie Yao, who panicked when asked, he said calmly: "The devil's saint is watching."
There was silence in the screen wall for a while, and the Immortal Saint seemed to be meditating on something. After a while, he said: "Is Sheng Tianxiang here too? I can't blame you there. It was my miscalculation..."
Apparently the Immortal Saint had calculated the secret of heaven when he sent Qing Xuzi out, but I don’t know why he failed to calculate the whereabouts of the Demonic Saint.
"Huang Quan is related to this catastrophe of heaven and earth, so that person should naturally be prepared." Qingxuzi said, "It will be easier if she leaves the Wuwu Demon Realm, right?"
The Immortal Saint shook his head: "What can we do? Ling Feizi died in her hands. Now this Huang Quan is really unruly. en8."
Qing Xuzi somehow remembered what the Immortal Saint said twelve years ago. At that time, he said that all the ten sons of Shenyin would perish in this war. Now that Ling Feizi was already dead, it must be his turn soon. .
"Master, have you ever calculated when I will die?" Qing Xuzi said suddenly.
The Immortal Saint laughed and asked, "Do you care? If I do, I will tell you."
Qing Xuzi shook his head: "No need to say it."
"No matter life or death," the Immortal Saint's tone was solemn, with thousands of years of vicissitudes, "You must have realized this sentence when you entered the Tao, why do you ask me about it now?"
Qing Xuzi shook his head and said, "I have some questions that I would like to ask your teacher."
"Say." The Immortal Saint replied briefly.
"Twelve years ago I asked Yu Shenxiaozi..."
"I want to call you Lord Saint." The Immortal Saint in the shadow wall interrupted.
Qingxuzi said it again: "Ten years ago, I asked the sage of human nature. He said that before Tai Su, one should not be an image. When Pang Hong becomes the Dao Qian, the heaven and earth will give birth to the Dao fruit. What these words say is Creation of the world. Cultivation is quite similar to the creation of the world, but it is about seeking a breakthrough in the realm within. If entering the Tao is compared to planting the seeds of the Tao, and Completion is compared to the birth of the Tao stem, then what happens next? How to cultivate the fruit of the Tao? "
The Immortal Saint's tone was slightly solemn: "Oh, did he talk to you about this? When we achieve the Dao Fruit, we will be at the same level as me and him. You don't need to know it yet. Let's break through the Small Consummation first."
"My disciple has achieved Small Consummation for many years. I just want to ask what the state will be after this."
"Go down." The Immortal Saint waved his sleeves, and his figure disappeared on the screen wall.
The white-haired young man stood there for a long time, with the sharp wind on the mountain ruffling the corners of his clothes. He looked at the empty screen wall, and finally turned around and left.
There seemed to be someone sighing in the wind.
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At this time, in Ci'an City of Nanfeng Continent, in the Imperial Prefect's Mansion, Yu Yue was nervously guarding in front of Yun Qing's house, holding a long sword.
The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion was originally ridiculously large. Later, the Lutian Holy Altar was moved here and Huabiao was built. This place, which is both a humanitarian military center and the Imperial Preceptor's private residence, has been continuously expanded and now occupies almost half of Ci'an City. .
Yesterday, more than a hundred disciples of the Demon Sect of Destruction moved into the garden at the corner of the Imperial Master's Mansion. Except for Yun Qing, they basically all lived together. These days, the Humane Society also supplies wound medicine and other things, but it can be seen that the attitude is not particularly friendly. The leader of the Demon Sect of Destruction had entrusted Yu Yue and Sheng Jin before setting off. They put the safety of Demon Lord Huangquan first and would not leave at all.
"Don't hang around all the time." Sheng Jin looked at Yu Yue helplessly.
Yuyue stopped and started walking again after a while: "I'm nervous."
Sheng Jin expressed his understanding: "Me too, especially after learning that Venerable Huang Quan had a problem with Humanity, I became even more nervous."
Yesterday, they thought that the Saint of Humanity was willing to lend a helping hand because Demon Lord Huangquan had a good relationship with Humanity before. Unexpectedly, when they asked at night, they found out that this "good friendship" was actually to destroy the altar of Lutian. Now they both couldn't sit still and stayed in front of the room all night, nervous.
Qingchen walked out from the next door. He changed into a clean Lutiantan sacrificial robe and waved it in front of Yuyue: "Lutiantan is already willing to accept me as a guest, you see!"
Yu Yue glanced at him: "You have said this at least two hundred times since yesterday. Why didn't I see that you were a chatterbox at the beginning?"
Qingchen smiled coquettishly. Yuyue's tone was not so harsh yesterday. He asked Shengjin: "What are you doing?"
Sheng Jin wiped his sword and said, "Watch the door."
Qingchen was about to say something when he suddenly saw Sheng Jin tighten his hands and unsheath his long sword.
"Wait!" Qingchen was startled, but after a closer look, he realized that Sheng Jin was not targeting him.
A young woman wearing pure white sacrificial robes descended from the sky. She had a terrifyingly pure desire, her eyes were bright, and her expression contained deep compassion and kindness. She had a long sword tied around her waist and her hands were folded in her sleeves. Just standing there gave several people a sense of oppression.
Yu Yue and Sheng Jin could tell that this was a direct descendant just by looking at the coercion.
The man's eyes were bright and penetrating: "Don't panic, I'm here to deliver a message. My master invites you, Demon Lord Huangquan, to come to the altar to speak."
Yu Yue and Sheng Jin looked at each other, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes.
"Thank you, fellow Taoist Leshu, for telling me."
Yun Qing opened the door and came out, giving them a comforting smile. She turned to Le Shu and said with a smile, "Long years no see."
More than ten years ago, Leshu stubbornly wanted to catch this man with her own hands. She asked the Imperial Preceptor many times, but the Imperial Preceptor never agreed. But now, when Le Shu saw Yun Qing standing in front of her, all she felt was peace in her heart. She somewhat understood what the Imperial Master meant. Don't care about life and death, don't care about personal relationships, just seek the avenue of heaven and earth. This is what a practitioner should be like.
Le Shu also smiled, naturally: "Yes, I haven't seen you for many years."
The two people's eyes never met, but they felt the same peace and emptiness in their hearts. They were both people who could afford to take things up and let them go. Apart from the supreme principles of heaven and earth, nothing else can cause ripples under such a firm Taoist heart.
More than ten years ago, Yun Qing felt that Le Shu looked very similar to herself. Seeing him again after more than ten years was like looking into a mirror.
She followed Le Shu to the altar in the center of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion. Both of them were silent, but there was an indescribable harmony in the atmosphere.
"We're here." Le Shu stopped under the altar and looked at Yun Qing.
Yun Qing nodded towards her, then walked steadily towards the altar, and then saw Grand Master Dajing making tea at the top.
There was a small case in front of him. The tea had just been boiled. The color on the celadon cup was like a clear sky after a rain. The fragrance of the tea dispersed faintly, covering up the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood in this war-torn heartland.
Yun Qing stepped forward to salute and said respectfully: "I wonder what the saint wants me to advise you about?"
The Imperial Master poured tea and motioned to her: "Sit down."
Yun Qing stepped forward to sit across from him, not looking at him, but just staring at the blue and white porcelain cup.
"Do you know the rule about not killing direct descendants?"
Yun Qing nodded, knowing in her heart that the Imperial Master was going to talk to her about Ling Feizi's previous affairs. No saint from any family wants a madman who kills indiscriminately to appear on the battlefield. Yesterday, Yun Qing was able to kill Ling Feizi, so tomorrow he may also kill the direct disciple of Humanity. Yun Qing felt that the imperial master might be on guard against Wei Dujian.
"Then you must be prepared to be held accountable by the Tongtian Divine Vein." Unexpectedly, the Imperial Master reminded her of this instead of teaching her a lesson.
Yun Qing was stunned for a moment: "What kind of accountability?"
The Imperial Master picked up the cup and took a sip, but the voice appeared directly in Yun Qing's mind: "A life for a life."
Yun Qing raised his eyebrows, and the Imperial Master continued: "But I don't think Sheng Tianxiang will kill you. He will probably cheat when the time comes. Just act according to the situation."
Shengtianxiang is the name of the saint of the devil. After hearing the advice of the Imperial Master, Yun Qing nodded and said nothing.
"One more thing..." The Imperial Master paused.
Yun Qing asked cooperatively: "Oh, I don't know if I have anything else to tell you. I would like to ask the saint for some advice."
"Hu Hanmei..." The Imperial Master paused a lot this time, "Your mission this time is to kill her?"
The saints are very good at calculating heavenly secrets. Yun Qing was not surprised at all that he could calculate the mission of the demon army, so he did not hide anything and said directly: "Yes, our mission this time is to go to Jiu Ming City Kill Hu Hanmei."
"Can you give me her... heart?" the Imperial Master asked, but Yun Qing could not detect any special emotion from these words.
Yun Qing frowned strangely: "My saint has already made up his mind. Otherwise, why don't you order something else?"
The Imperial Master was silent for a long time, sipping the tea without saying a word.
Yun Qing felt that he might have said the wrong thing, so he quickly said: "Thank you, Lord Saint, for taking me in. If you have anything else, please feel free to tell me."
"Do you have anything to ask?" The Imperial Master did not make a request. Instead, he patiently asked Yun Qing if he had any doubts.
Yun Qingxin said there were too many questions to ask. The first question was why you were so amiable all of a sudden. I could only think about this in my mind, but Yun Qing still asked casually: "How strong is Hu Hanmei?"
Unexpectedly, the Imperial Master replied seriously: "I am much better than you."
Yun Qing: "..."
"You can't kill her."
Yun Qing felt that the Imperial Master's words were too contradictory. He had previously asked Yun Qing to ask for Hu Hanmei's heart. He seemed sure that they could kill Hu Hanmei, but why did he say "you can't kill her" in the blink of an eye
Wait... "You" can't kill her.
A bright light flashed in Yun Qing's heart, and she suddenly understood what the Imperial Master was saying to her. She looked solemn and said, "Thank you, Lord Saint, for your guidance."
"No need." The Imperial Master looked calm, "Do you have anything else to ask?"
Yun Qing now also knew that the imperial master was not perfunctory, so he thought about it and decided to seize this opportunity to ask the saint for advice: "What is the state after entering the Tao?"
The Imperial Master seemed not to have expected that she would ask this, but he still answered: "Before you entered the Tao, you couldn't clearly see the Tao. You must have understood this now that you have entered the Tao."
Yun Qing nodded.
"Entering Tao is like planting a seed in your heart. You can use this seed to understand everything. The more principles and rules you understand, the more this seed will grow. When it reaches a certain critical point, you can't We call it a seed again. At this time, the seed has sprouted, grown, and the trunk has been formed. The moment the Tao trunk is formed, we call it Small Perfection. When the Tao trunk matures, it can breed a new Tao and form the Tao fruit. "
"And the stage of giving birth to the Tao Fruit is the Harmony of the Tao."