On the dark black cliffs where no grass grows, the entangled ice and snow are like silk covering the entire valley, and also like the white rust on the steep mountain peaks.
Among all the mountain peaks, a tall building made of seamless boulders rises from the ground. It is a majestic tower. It is higher than all the towering peaks. It is a giant sword facing the sky and a giant holding the sky.
On the outer wall of the ancient building, the never-fading historical paintings extend upward with abstract beauty. Starting from the fifth floor, the ancient building is flush with the peak. The stone tower behind it is hidden in the thick sea of clouds. On the other side of the sea of clouds , the ninth and tenth floors poke out of the clouds like a spire.
There are only four ancient buildings like this in the entire world.
Luo Cangsu, who was covered in divine robes, stood on the ninth floor. When he looked out through the stone window, his Taoist heart, which had been silent for many years, was still inevitably rippled.
A sea of clouds rolled far below his feet.
In the past, he never looked. He always looked up at the sky higher up. He knew that even though he was almost standing at the top of Middle Earth, he was still far, far away from that sky.
But today, his eyes fell under the sea of clouds.
This huge valley known as the Split God is now desolate, but the bones of a being who once roared the earth and reached that unimaginable level are now buried here.
Luo Cangsu stared at him in trance for a while, then took off his divine robe.
It was an inhuman body. There were golden lines flowing on his body. Those golden lines were like pieces of talismans pieced together. Each talisman was connected by a translucent spiritual mist. Looking through the spiritual mist, Come on, there are not even five internal organs or six lungs inside, only an empty and suspended golden heart, like a little sun.
This is the true body of a demigod.
Ever since he took up residence on the ninth floor of Luoshu, he was no longer a human being.
Luo Cangsu took off his bracelet.
It was a bracelet made of blue sea water, and it was also a meeting gift given to him by the Dragon Mother.
He crushed the bracelet into pieces, threw it into the sea of clouds, and then walked towards the tenth floor expressionlessly.
This thousand-year history will usher in its final moments.
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Birds fly over thousands of mountains.
In the cold winter, Ning Changchun and Lu Marry stepped into the air on their swords, and the mountain peaks and stone paths slowly shrank in sight.
In their plan, they needed to cross the Thirteen Passes and Six Paths outside the Sea Kingdom, then bypass the Three Thousand Peaks and go all the way up the Guangsha River to the Ancient Spirit Sect.
In the hearts of Ning Changjiu and Lu Jiaojiao, Haiguo has been classified as a place of right and wrong. This is their intuition after experiencing many life and death disasters.
Regarding what they had experienced, Ning Jiujiu roughly figured out a simple context during his long journey.
When they came by boat from Nanzhou, they saw many activities of live sacrifice of young girls. The corpses of the girls on the Haiyuelou boat should have been chosen by the Nanzhou River God.
And the bodies of so many girls are well preserved in the ice. From a magical point of view, they are either used to make puppets that can be driven, or a pure enough body is selected to be used as the incarnation of certain beings. container.
Ning Changjiu prefers the latter.
The sudden appearance of the Tribulation Dragon and the Algae Dragon caused a shipwreck... Although the reason behind the conflict was the loss of important cargo, the Algae Dragon's eyes were fierce after boarding the ship, and it was clear that he was only here to kill people.
Ning Jiujiu guessed that Zaolong had colluded with the Dianhuan Sect, and his task was also very simple - kill as many people as possible to make the matter as big as possible.
As for the ship, there should be many people who knew about the disaster and even cooperated with others.
If a catastrophe really happens, then Dianhuan Sect should directly hold Haiguo accountable, leaving no room for negotiation, and then allow great practitioners to settle in Haiguo in the name of holding the murderer accountable.
But they didn't expect that his and Lu Jiaojian's intervention prevented this disaster from happening.
As a result, the catastrophe of the building ship did not happen, and the Bianhuan Sect lacked sufficient reasons to intervene directly. Instead, they settled for the next best thing and chose to block important trade routes.
Haiguo's greatest reliance is the Dragon Mother. Since the Bianhuan Sect dares to offend the Dragon Mother, you and the others are probably targeting her.
Afterwards, the Haiguo Banquet was held as scheduled, and the Dragon Mother met with all the winners...
"Who was the winner at that time?" Ning Jiujiu suddenly realized that he had missed something.
Lu Married said: "I have noticed that the purple-shirted fairy of Qin Dao is Mu Qiao, the senior sister of Nong Yu Sect, the leader of Fa is a member of Dianhuan Sect, named Jia Qiu, and the leader of Dao has some ghostly aura about him. Maybe he's from the Ancient Spirit Sect, the leader of the art doesn't know, I only know that his surname is Chu. Hmm... why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
Ning Jiujiu unfolded his sword domain to cover the wind in front of him, and his words were clear: "The Caijuan Immortal Palace is the Dragon Mother's palace alone. Her summoning us to answer questions may be just a pretense."
Lu Marry Bingxue is smart, and she quickly understood: "You mean, she actually took this opportunity to say something to someone alone?"
Ning Jiujiu nodded gently: "Well, if that's the case, then among the six people, who does she want to talk to?"
Lu Marry thought for a while and guessed: "Mr. Chu?"
"Mr. Chu's origin is the most mysterious. It's probably him, but I can't say for sure..." Ning Jiujiu said.
Lu Marian thought of something and asked, "By the way, what did you ask Mother Long at that time?"
Ning Jiujiu replied: "I asked the Dragon Mother how many years she lived."
"Huh?" Lu Marian'e raised her eyebrows lightly.
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong."
"What did I misunderstand?" Lu Jiaojiao asked.
Ning Jiujiu explained: "Originally, I doubted the identity of the Dragon Mother... I thought she was a surviving Dragon Girl from that era two or three thousand years ago."
"Dragon girl?" Lu Jianjian was puzzled.
Ning Jiujiu said: "At that time, Zhulong was killed and his bones were buried in the center of the earth. The dragon clan collapsed across the sea. In order to break through the limit of lifespan in the realm, some dragon clan invented a self-generation technique. They created a life when they were about to grow old and die. A dragon egg, stuff all the important contents of yourself into this embryo. When you die, the embryo will be born, and what will be born in the embryo will still be you."
Your own children are still your own...
Lu Marry said in surprise: "It's really weird... Where did you know this?"
Ning Changjiu said: "When I was a child, I read in Senior Sister's Pavilion. I found it interesting and took some notes. Recently, when I came to Middle-earth, I recalled a lot of past memories."
It may be hidden somewhere near the Middle Earth, so the memory of being close to home is more real.
Qiu Yue, who had been silent until now, weakly interjected: "Dad, who is the senior sister? Is she also my mother's apprentice?"
Ning Jiujiu narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "Why is Qiu Yue so concerned about this?"
The extremely simple conversation had a creepy tone in Lu Marion's ears.
Previously in the side room of the Dragon Mother's Banquet, Ning Jiujiu tested her with a finger, but Qiu Yue was indifferent. Then they chatted about unsightly content, and Qiu Yue intervened to ask questions. Ning Jiujiu couldn't hold it back and knocked her out with a knife. , now she who was originally silent because of fear of heights spoke again after Ning Jiujiu mentioned Senior Sister...
Qiu Yue said: "After all, they are father's relatives, so we must know each other."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Then I will take you to meet him. I have another master. Maybe she will like you very much."
Qiu Yue said happily: "Okay, but dad already has a master like mom, so... isn't that good?"
Ning Jiujiu patted her head and said, "Don't sow discord between me and Marry."
Qiu Yue scratched her head.
Ning Changjiu smiled, but his mind was heavy.
Qiu Yue is an incomprehensible paradox for them.
If there is really something wrong with Qiu Yue, then even with their cultivation base, they cannot detect it at all. What level should Qiu Yue's true state be? If she wanted to do something, they couldn't stop her. Instead of putting her in the dark, it would be safer to stay with her. At least she didn't show any hostility towards them.
If there was nothing wrong with Qiu Yue and she was really just an ordinary little girl, they would never let her freeze and starve to death in the snow and wind.
Ning Jiujiu and Lu Jianjian did not even consider the latter, because based on their experience, they knew that it would be difficult for them to meet ordinary people...
"In short, no matter what happens in Haiguo in the future, whether the Dragon Mother is dead or alive has nothing to do with us." Ning Jiujiu said.
Lu Marian nodded. They did not believe in the chance of gaining wealth and wealth, and there was no need to risk their lives in the sea country.
All Ning Jiujiu could think about at the moment was to meet Xiaoling, and then look for someone who might want to break through, find ways to enter the other person's inner demon tribulation, meet that girl who might be Shi, and get some information about evil from her. clue.
In the remaining snow, the Taoist couple wielded swords and broke the wind. When they were about to leave the territory of Haiguo completely, Ning Changjiu looked back at Haiguo.
This giant country on the sea is buried in the vast sea fog.
Among the eighty-one countries in China, except for the five central alliance powers, few countries can compete with the Sea Kingdom in terms of wealth and reputation.
The moment he left the sea border, Ning Changjiu entered the seventh floor from the sixth floor of Ziting.
Three days later, Haiguo was already very far away from them.
Ning Jiujiu originally didn't want to think about all the things that happened in Haiguo, but for some reason, many thoughts lingered like inner demons.
Eight of the thirteen must-pass mountain passes have been passed. The scenery has changed, but the white snow remains.
Ning Jiujiu and Lu Jiaoyou wielded swords as usual, with a steady speed.
"Can you avoid disputes if you stay away from the center of the dispute?" Ning Jiujiu's words were a bit inexplicable.
The wind blew from the northeast, and Lu Marian's dark black hair danced against her cheeks. She looked sideways at the boy beside her and asked, "Are you still thinking about Haiguo? Is it possible that you think the Dragon Mother is beautiful? Are you reluctant to let her die?"
"Why is Marry talking more and more weird lately?" Ning Changjiu said with a smile: "I just suddenly thought of something."
"What's the matter?" Lu Married asked.
"The center of the dispute may not be in Haiguo." Ning Jiujiu said.
"Huh?" Lu Jiaojian was puzzled: "Where else could it be if it wasn't Haiguo?"
"I don't know either." Ning Changjiu shook his head and said, "As long as it's not Luo Shulou. If it's Luo Shulou, even if we are given three days and three nights, we won't be able to leave the territory under Luoshulou's jurisdiction."
After all, Luo Shulou is the absolute ruler of the entire southwest corner of Middle-earth.
Lu Jianjiao said: "The four sacred towers are in charge of history and are above the world. They shouldn't care about the disputes in the world, right?"
What if the strife is in heaven
Ning Jiujiu originally wanted to ask this, but he was just worried after all, so he didn't speak.
At this moment, on a certain peak near Luoshu Tower, Mr. Chu looked at a moving point on the Haihe River, his expression becoming more and more serious.
There are also many circles drawn on the Haihe plate.
The moving point is approaching the circle.
Mr. Chu still doesn't know their origins and doesn't care. As long as their fate may touch Luoshu Tower, they will be killed.
He couldn't help but recall the last words of the Dragon Mother in the Caijuan Immortal Palace.
"The woman's name is Lu Marian. The question she asked was how to find 'evil'."
"The young man's name is Ning Changjiu. His question is, if Luo Shulou wants to resurrect God, then who do they want to resurrect?"
The stars are not dimmed.
I originally thought that if they deviated too much from Luo Shulou, I would let them go, but I never thought...
Since he dares to ask questions about God, no matter which force he represents, he will definitely die.
Mr. Chu was sitting cross-legged, and several more snow eagles stopped by the stone building. Mr. Chu looked into their eyes one by one.
The information that came was probably that the Thornslayer had successfully hunted or driven the opponent out of the dangerous range.
Only one was a little weird.
A pair of Ziting killers who were chasing a white-haired boy died.
But soon, he felt relieved. Because there are traces deliberately left by Jiange at the scene.
"So he is the fourteenth disciple..." Mr. Chu was a little surprised, but Jiange's deliberate leaving of traces also meant that they would not interfere with what was going on in Luo Shulou.
After reading the information, Mr. Chu continued to stare at Haihepan.
The figures of the pair of Taoists finally moved into a certain red circle.
Mr. Chu took out a sunspot from the wooden basket beside him and filled it in the red circle.
Another Immortal-Suppressing Sword pierced through the air.
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Jiange.
The seriously injured sword spirit lay weakly and faintly.
He was originally a spirit, and the exhaustion of spiritual power was more fatal to him than to ordinary ascetics.
After several dreams and awakenings, Sword Spirit's condition finally stabilized.
There was a faint sound of conversation in my ears.
"I heard that the seventh junior brother was defeated."
"Xiao Liu was defeated? Is there anyone who can defeat him at the Haiguo banquet?"
"Haha, didn't you ask Junior Brother Seven to attend the banquet? I thought you knew everything."
"I asked Junior Brother Seven to go just to let him see Mother Dragon's current state. I never thought that he would not be able to see her."
"I also find it strange, and the person who defeated him is said to be a woman. So far, the woman has only been found to have come from Nanzhou Ferry. The specific origin is not clear yet. She also has a Taoist companion named Ning Jiujiu, who is good at chess. , and even killed a certain great elder of the Dian Huan Sect, it is estimated that the Dian Huan Sect is on the way to raise an army to hold the culprit accountable."
"Well, I will ask the sixth junior brother to check their origins then."
"Ning Jiujiu..."
Listening to the vague words, Sword Spirit's thinking became clearer and clearer.
When he woke up, he found himself lying on a floating sword. The sword was warm, and the gentle sword intent was injected into his body like blood, repairing the scars and defects on his body bit by bit.
He slowly sat up from the sword and looked around.
This is a stone pavilion. The swords in the stone pavilion have ancient meanings. Even the smallest sword floating in the air has the power to look out over the mountains.
When Sword Spirit was in it, he felt an unspeakable warmth, as if he should have been here since he was born.
"Are you awake?" It was a woman who spoke.
Sword Spirit recalled the last scene and said, "Second Senior Sister?"
In the snow, he was rescued by this woman, followed her all the way, and then passed out.
"Is this the Sword Pavilion?" Sword Spirit covered his aching chest and looked around.
The second senior sister said: "This is one of the seventy-two heavens of Jiange. Your physique is most suitable for retreat here."
"Thank you." Sword Spirit's hands were buried in his messy short hair. He recalled their previous words: "Ning Ning in your mouth..."
The second senior sister asked: "Do you know him?"
Sword Spirit was silent for a moment. He still didn't understand their situation and Jiange's attitude, so he shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know them, but they sound familiar."
As he spoke, he looked at his clothes and frowned unconsciously.
"This..." Sword Spirit bit his lips.
"These are the clothes of Jiange." Second Senior Sister said, "From now on, you will be a disciple of Jiange."
The second senior sister saw that his face was a little ugly and asked in confusion: "Is it possible that you don't want to become a disciple of Jiange?"
Sword Spirit said: "Senior sister has given me a great favor to save my life, so there is no reason to refuse... It's just..."
The second senior sister understood, she smiled and said: "Don't worry, there is nothing to be shy about being asexual. There is a kind of mermaid in the Sea of Destiny. They are also born asexual, and they only choose their gender after they fall in love as adults."
The sword spirit's expression did not soften.
He has not yet chosen his gender.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he couldn't change it once he made the choice, so he was always hesitant.
The third senior brother said: "It is better to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise the impact on Kenshin will not be good."
The second senior sister nodded in agreement.
Together they looked at the sword spirit lying on the big sword.
Sword Spirit closed his eyes, and many things went through his mind.
He lightly jumped down from the sword.
"Has the decision been made?" Second Senior Sister asked.
The boyish Sword Spirit's cheek lines are somewhere between soft and hard.
He was silent for a while and finally nodded.
"He who carries a three-foot sword and achieves immortal deeds should be a man." Sword Spirit said firmly.
The second senior sister smiled faintly when she heard this: "Are you sure? You can't go back on your decision once you've made it."
Sword Spirit took a deep breath and nodded vigorously.
He only needs to firm up his thoughts and inject them into his spirit, and his body will slowly change.
After he made his decision, he felt that some of his past ideas were ridiculous.
Of course I choose a man, why bother
Just when he was about to activate his spiritual concentration, the second senior sister suddenly interrupted him and said: "This is the sword technique you will practice in the future. You can take a look first before making a decision."
The sword spirit frowned slightly. He originally wanted to say that his swordsmanship was a peerless killing sword. As long as he fought in the same realm, almost no one could avoid his sword.
But he still took the booklet from the second senior sister's hand.
Sword Spirit opened the secret book.
His eyes stayed on the first page for a long time.
The eyelids twitched and the corners of the mouth twitched.
On the first page of this secret book, eight words were written:
"If you want to practice this skill, you must first leave the palace."
Why does the Sword Pavilion, the largest sect in China and the world, have such a secret book
Sword Spirit felt that his understanding of the world had collapsed.
He was also a swordsman, but he never thought that his sword skills would improve in any way... Could it be that he had cut off his desire
Can you really become stronger by cutting off desires
The sword spirit was doubtful. After all, Ning Jiujiu was his favorite, but his swordsmanship was recognized by him.
Sword Spirit did not continue to turn over.
There was a war between heaven and man in his heart.
"What's wrong?" Second Senior Sister asked calmly.
Sword Spirit asked: "Do I have to repair this book?"
The second senior sister nodded: "This is what Master means."
Sword Spirit asked again: "Does that woman need...?"
The second senior sister understood what he meant and said, "Of course women don't need it."
Sword Spirit pursed his lips, put the secret book in his arms, and sighed after a long time: "Well, senior sister, I know... I... will make a choice."
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After leaving this cave, the third senior brother asked with a smile: "Why is this sentence in Master's secret book?"
The second senior sister said: "I just wrote it, the ink didn't take long to dry."
The third senior brother smiled and said: "Senior sister, wouldn't it be bad for you to interfere in his choice like this?"
The second senior sister said: "There are fourteen disciples in Jiange, but there are only three female disciples. I don't want junior brothers anymore."
The third senior brother was stunned after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "Is it just because of this?"
The second senior sister shook her head gently and said: "I don't want her to make a choice that goes against her own heart. This will not be good for her sword heart. You should be very clear that any cracks that occur in the early stages of cultivation may be possible in the future. Become a huge crack."
The third senior brother smiled, thinking that I am really a junior brother... No, junior sister, thank you.
"Anyway, you'll be the one to teach her from now on. It's all up to you."
"Um."
"I'll go check on the Seventh Junior Brother when he comes back. If the closed disciple has been found, it's time for Lao Ba to come back from the Tianbang..."
Second Senior Sister listened, nodded and said: "Well, you should pay more attention and don't let his sword become flawless. I also want to meet that woman and see what she is like."
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Ning Xiaoling has always found it hard to calm down during her practice these days.
The scream of the Quetzalcoatl before it died often appeared in her mind.
It reveals a shocking secret to itself, and then dies.
But what does an existence of Mingjun Tianzang's level have to do with him? I am just a little girl who has not stopped growing.
Will divine punishment really come
Ning Xiaoling lay softly on her arms, looking at the crooked handwriting on the notes, thinking about the sword skills, and thinking about who was helping her...
Recently, she would always record some difficult issues she was thinking about in a notebook.
Then wait until everyone is gone in the wooden hall and put the booklet in the most conspicuous place on the table.
Every time she came back and opened the booklet again, she would be pleasantly surprised to find that the answers to her questions had been given in the booklet.
The handwriting of the answer was as ugly and kind as ever.
She was very curious about who this master with no head or tail of the dragon was.
One time, she put the booklet on the table and went out, then hid behind a big rock and stared at Mu Tang.
She never saw anyone go in.
But when she went back, she found that the answer had already been written in the booklet.
The whole room was empty except for the white cat Diting, lying on the table and sleeping.
Ning Xiaoling woke up and listened, saying: "Did you see anyone come in? Did you see anyone writing in my notebook..."
The fish king meowed.
Ning Xiaoling said absently: "Oh, you don't know, you lazy cat, you only know how to eat dried fish and sleep!"
At this point, Ning Xiaoling suddenly covered her lips and whispered to herself: "No... It can't be senior brother... Senior brother's soul has always been with me..."
She looked around and called her senior brother twice.
No one answered.
A feeling of loss arises in my heart.
The Fish King looked at her like she was an idiot.
It sighed meowly, rolled up its body, jumped from the table into the hole in the table, and continued to sleep.
But before it could close its eyes, its body jumped out of the hole in the table.
"Du Ting, what's wrong with you?" Ning Xiaoling looked a little scared when she saw its abnormal behavior.
The Fish King raised his head and looked out the window, his hair blowing up.
After a while, the ground began to shake.