That night, strong winds blew all night on the peaks of Huanpu Mountain.
In the sky, blue-grey clouds are pushing away in waves one after another. Listening through the temple, the sound of wind is like a whimpering cave flute, reverberating mysteriously and far away. The leaves are swaying wildly, the grass waves are low, and then there is a heavy rain. It poured down again, and the heaven and earth became unbalanced in the wind and rain.
Shao Xiaoli held the wooden sign of the inner disciple of the Hehuan Sect as if it were a treasure. She stood outside the main hall, sitting under the steps covered by the eaves, looking at the dim world, where endless rain fell from there, and the sultry heat of summer Surrounding her, the occasional raindrops blew in, cooling her face.
A few hours ago, she told Ning Jiujiu about her feelings, and Ning Jiujiu accepted her as his disciple.
Shao Xiaoli had a strange feeling in her heart. When she called her boss, she always had the heroic feeling of being sworn to the top of the mountain. But after calling her master, she felt an ethics of superiority and inferiority in her heart. At this moment, she was standing in front of the rain, and there was no one around. She unconsciously became quieter.
The girl ate the pear in small bites, feeling the spiritual energy coming from the wind and rain.
She sat alone for a long time.
After midnight, the palace door opened, and Ning Changjiu walked out quietly, taking a white dress and putting it on her body.
Shao Xiaoli realized it later. She folded her clothes and asked with a smile: "Master not only likes master and apprentice, but also prefers white clothes?"
Ning Jiujiu rubbed her head, "I'm afraid you'll get cold."
The white dress was very elastic, and Shao Xiaoli's slightly petite body was curled up in it. She took out the pear and gave it to Ning Jiujiu, who ate it with her.
Ning Changjiu's expression turned slightly pale, and the three-legged golden crow flew out and landed on his shoulder, watching the rain with them.
"We used to be your tribe." Shao Xiaoli suddenly spoke. She had obtained those memories and repeated: "After you died, our tribe began to flee. After several changes, it was about to perish. It happened that Master returned to the world and brought Quanfu killed them, and then placed the withered tribe in Duanjie City, so that the tribe can continue to this day."
Ning Jiujiu nodded gently. When he came to Broken Boundary City, he felt a trace of blood ties, but he never thought about it in that direction.
"It was my fault that I failed to protect you back then." Ning Jiujiu said.
In the several lifetimes in his memory, he died very early. Every time he first showed his prominence, the projection of Quan Fu would come and kill him.
In comparison, although this life has gone through many twists and turns, it can be called happy compared to the past.
Shao Xiaoli smiled lightly and said, "Master is also trying to recall the past memories recently, right?"
"Well, constructing mythical logic requires real history." Ning Jiujiu said.
"History..." Shao Xiaoli recalled: "We were so powerful when we were ancient immortals. Now if we can return to the top, why should we fear the Lord of the Kingdom of God?"
Ning Jiujiu snorted. The ancient immortals of the early Yuan Dynasty who were at the peak of Nuwa Pangu created countless incredible myths. If humans could still climb to that height, the projection of the Lord of the Kingdom of God would not only be unable to do anything to them, they would join forces and even have May destroy the invincible Kingdom of God.
"It's a pity that I can never go back." Ning Jiujiu said.
Shao Xiaoli wondered: "Why can't we go back? We were human beings back then, and we are human beings now. What's the difference?"
Ning Jiujiu stretched out his hand, feeling the spiritual energy flowing through his fingertips, and said: "Over the years, the dark master has been constantly plundering the spiritual energy of the world. Once these spiritual energy are gone, the spiritual energy of the world will become increasingly thinner. Maybe ascetics will also It will become weaker and weaker."
Shao Xiaoli opened his fingers to the rain curtain, and the night was divided into eight fragments between his fingers.
"Really? Such vast spiritual energy can't support a cultivator in the legendary third realm?" Shao Xiaoli asked.
Ning was silent for a long time and said: "I'm not sure. Thin spiritual energy is a common view in the world, but in fact... this doesn't convince me."
He stood up and looked at the rain falling under the eaves.
After he and Lu married back to the peak, Yujian Tianzong's spiritual energy became more and more abundant. This spiritual energy was enough to support another ascetic in the five realms. Then why did Hanchi Zhenrenhui be unable to break through the realm for a while and finally embarked on the journey of The evil way.
Although the Dark Lord continues to plunder spiritual energy, spiritual energy is the largest mine, and it may not be possible to dig it out even if it is mined for thousands of years - but before that, the Dark Lord may directly infiltrate here, and no longer needs the Divine Lord and the Innate Spirit, he can do it himself He swallowed up the spiritual energy like a glutton.
Although spiritual energy is becoming increasingly scarce, this world has countless barren mountains and wild ridges, and is generally vast and sparsely populated. Why can't a real great monk or great demon be raised
The vegetation is luxuriant and all spirits are prosperous, so why are humans and monsters withering away
There must be a deeper secret hidden in it.
Ning Jiujiu couldn't think of an answer for the time being.
Both of them were thinking about this problem, and the rain gradually became lighter.
Lu Marry walked out of the hall wearing a white dress, looking elegant.
"You haven't come back for so long. Are you giving private lessons?" Lu Marian asked with a chuckle.
Shao Xiaoli reacted quickly and immediately took out a pear and said: "Master, eat the pear."
Lu Jiao took the pear and sat down next to Shao Xiaoli.
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said: "Do you want to attend the marriage ceremony?"
"I don't have such interest as a teacher." Lu Jiayou said calmly.
Shao Xiaoli let out a sigh and joked: "Logically speaking, I am the boss's first direct disciple, right here in Duanjie City, so I seem to be Marry's senior sister."
Lu Marian turned her face sideways and stared at her faintly, "Senior sister?"
"No! I was joking with Sister Marian!" Shao Xiaoli said slanderously, and said so resolutely.
Lu Marian nodded slightly, rubbed the girl's head and said "Good boy" with a smile.
Ning looked at the tall and straight fairy for a long time and said with a smile: "After marrying into the Five Realms, you have become more and more tough."
The little sword fairy who was once bullied by the big villain Xue Ci is now on the trend of becoming a new evil force.
Lu Marion snorted coldly: "Do you have any objections?"
"I dare not." Ning Jiujiu said, and then asked: "By the way, I have never asked Marry, what is the authority you get after breaking into the five realms?"
Lu Marian's eyelashes drooped lightly. She thought for a while and said: "After entering the five realms, I realized that the sword spirit itself is a fragment of authority..."
With that said, Lu Marry raised her hand.
The strong wind and drizzle that had been blowing all night suddenly stopped.
The majestic sword energy rose up like a tsunami in the misty rainy night. The raindrops, leaves, and everything they saw turned into swords when Lu Jiaomei raised her hand. At this moment, the Huanpu Mountain was like a royal court, and the sword's The empress came to the rainy night, and all the creatures in the sky bowed to her.
Lu Marry turned her hands over.
Thousands of raindrops are like flying swords, rolling up into the sky and rushing into the infinite clouds.
Lu Marian did not gain new power, but after the sword spirit was reshaped, her power was not what it used to be. She was even confident that she could mobilize all the swords and iron tools of the Yujian Tianzong in a single thought. If her spiritual power increased again, With more energy, she can even turn the mountain peaks into swords and control the four peaks together.
Shao Xiaoli came to her senses in shock. At a certain moment just now, she even had the illusion that she was in a mountain of swords and a sea of swords. She silently thought that she must not provoke her mistress in the future...
Ning Jiujiu was also a little surprised. He smiled and said, "The eighty-one fairy swords I forged back then look stronger than I imagined."
"Really?" Lu Marian stared at Ning for a long time.
Ning Jiujiu changed his mind again, "Of course, if it weren't for the hard work acquired through marriage, there would never be such power to take Mount Tai and reach the North Sea."
Lu Marry smiled, looked at the night sky, and said, "Thanks to Master's sword heart..."
"Kenshin?"
"Hmm..." Lu Marry told him about her third sword duel with Liu Junzhuo.
Ning Jiujiu couldn't help but think of the scene where he and Zhao Xiang'er recited their wedding words in a dream when facing the golden-winged roc. The timing of everything was just right and everything was within Master’s calculations.
"Liu Junzhuo relied on his realm to deceive others, but he was so heavy-handed. If we start a war with Jiange from now on, I will definitely avenge Marry." Ning Jiujiu vowed.
Lu Junzhuo said: "No matter how you say it, Liu Junzhuo is still at the peak of the Five Paths. You have only been in the Five Paths for a long time. Can you be her opponent?"
Ning Jiujiu said confidently: "No one in the world who wields a sword is my rival."
"Huh?" Lu Marion narrowed her eyes.
Shao Xiaoli added for him: "Sister Marry is a fairy in the sky."
The three of them laughed softly for a while, chatted and returned to the temple.
After Ning Changjiu and Lu Jianjiu had rested, they returned to their room to practice and dug the Well of Fetal Spirits in the Golden Crow Kingdom. Shao Xiaoli sat cross-legged and meditated in the main hall, practicing at the same speed. Her realm had been suppressed for too long in the Broken Boundary City. At this moment, she was repeatedly Break down the building and advance with great joy.
But this miraculous speed did not satisfy Shao Xiaoli.
She knew that only after breaking into the Five Paths could she have a slight influence on the future trend of the world.
This is a rare and peaceful August.
In the next half month, the three of them never left Huanpu Mountain again.
Ning Changjiu and Lu Jiaojiu worked hard to build the Golden Crow Divine Kingdom. The Well of Fetal Spirits began to take shape, and the positions of the five mythological logic pillars were also planned. The discussion on the mythological nodes continued.
"The central sacred pillar should be the legend of shooting the sun." Lu Jiejiao said: "This is something that is known to the whole world and should be used as the absolute foundation."
Ning Jiujiu had no objection to this and said: "I came to the human world from the ancient country of the sun through the sea of reincarnation. This is the first node, but for today's world, it is something 'outside of history', even if it is white. Even Zang didn’t know that Chang’e was Chang Xi, so… Shooting the sun should be the midpoint, but it’s hard to choose the major events before and after.”
Lu Marry asked: "Then what do you think is the beginning of history?"
Ning Jiujiu fell into memories.
The creation of mythological logic must be rigorous, but rigor does not mean procrastination. The lunar eclipse is only three and a half months away, and he must make a decision.
"What if I am not a god, but an ordinary person?" Ning Jiujiu said.
"What?" Lu Marian did not react.
Ning Jiujiu explained: "If you asked an ordinary person to choose the most important node in his life, what would he choose?"
Lu Marry thought for a while.
"Birth, marriage and children, death..." she said. She believed that every day of life is important, but these are generally common nodes.
Ning Jiujiu nodded and said, "That's it."
He raised his hand and gently landed it on the golden crow's divine kingdom.
In that village, he and Chang'e were born on the same day. Villagers from the whole village came, their expressions were solemn, as if they were treating something extremely solemn.
When he was fourteen years old, he and Chang'e completed their wedding. He was not sure whether they had a bridal chamber that night, but anyway, they left the village together with their swords on their backs the next day and went to the human world.
They did not have children.
So according to Lu Marion's point of view, the third scene shows Yi shooting for nine days, and then the Golden Crow surrendered.
The fourth scene shows him being killed by Quanfu, which is also something that many ancient beings know.
The memory turned into a real picture, and the shadow of Quanfu was beyond description. Lu Marry could only see Ning in the beam of light, holding a knife with blood for a long time, and his soul was blown away alone in the wind.
"The last scene..."
Ning Jiujiu raised his hand.
Lu Yueyou followed the position of his finger and saw a beam of light rising from the ground. In the beam of light, the picture was depressing and solemn.
Ning Xiaoling was lying on the ground, her hair spread out, and her pale cheeks were covered with faint bloodshot eyes. The corpse-turned-Ning Qinshui roared in the hall and crawled towards the boy and girl. The sky was high and the moon was far away, and Mrs. Bai's soul was hidden in the hall. Outside the hall, peeking through the candlestick.
The main hall was dim, candlelight flickered wildly, but the young man who should have fainted opened his eyes.
Looking at this scene, Lu Marian shivered. Before she left Jianzong in the blue and white sedan, all the fate had quietly begun to change in the imperial city thousands of miles away.
Ning Jiujiu lowered his arms, his sea of memory seemed to be emptied out, and his breathing became weak.
Lu Marion grabbed his hand, gently conveyed the spiritual energy, and said: "Have a good rest today. You haven't had a good sleep in half a month."
Ning Jiujiu shook his head and said weakly: "It's okay, I'm fine."
The five beams of light were extinguished one after another. What Ning Changjiang had just given was only the first draft. He needed time and energy to inject more details to make them complete.
After Ning Jiujiu finished speaking, he leaned gently on Lu Yuai's body and fell asleep.
Lu Marian held him and felt infinitely tired. In the past half month, they had practiced Taoism together day and night. Their spirits were constantly stimulated, and they were almost no longer able to feel the existence of joy, and they became indifferent. God.
She held Ning for a long time and looked at the embryonic form of the Fetal Spirit Well with a gentle look on her face.
It was an abyss on the edge of the Golden Crow Kingdom.
The abyss is haunted by the energy of Yin and Yang, which is entangled and constantly operating under the basic logic of the Yin-Yang Towering Ceremony. The spiritual energy of the entire Golden Crow Divine Kingdom is invested in it, forming a 'spirit' with the support of the unique laws of the Divine Kingdom.
After these 'spirits' appeared, they quickly shattered like bubbles and were thrown back into the mother well. When the mother well is completed, they can become special beings in the Kingdom of God.
At the same time, the Broken Golden Crow Divine Kingdom gradually became orderly.
Lu Marian looked at the many changes and felt as if she was weaving her own home.
In the days that followed, they had to re-create icons, temples, and gather the broken sparks into the sun.
She sat in this simple kingdom of God, smiled softly, and fell asleep unconsciously.
When he woke up, Ning Jiujiu was still a little confused.
He suppressed the fatigue in his body, hugged Lu Wenwen and left Jinwu, placed her on the bed in the sect master's hall, tucked her in, and stuffed a doll made of down into her arms.
Ning Jiujiu quietly opened the door of the palace and saw Shao Xiaoli meditating attentively, his spiritual energy circulating around the sky.
Ning didn't bother her for a long time. He watched her carefully for a while, and after confirming that she didn't make any mistakes because of her eagerness for quick success, he relaxed a little.
After Shao Xiaoli finished practicing, he turned around and looked at Ning Changjiu, and said with a smile: "Master hasn't come to see my disciple for several days, but Hunjun still knows how to go to court occasionally."
Ning Jiujiu said guiltily: "I really can't get away."
Shao Xiaoli looked at his bloodless lips and said, "Master, you have to be more restrained and don't tire yourself out."
"Well, thank you for your concern, Xiao Li."
"When will master teach me the inner martial arts?"
"When do you want to learn?"
"Hmm..." Shao Xiaoli looked at his cheek and said after hesitation, "Let's wait until Master is finished."
As she spoke, she grabbed a pear, changed seventy-six sword techniques in a few breaths, and peeled the pear cleanly. She cut it in half and gave half to Ning Changchun.
Ning Jiujiu took it, the moist pear touched his chapped lips, and the juice gently flowed into his mouth.
"Is it delicious?" Shao Xiaoli asked expectantly. This was the only trivial thing she could do.
Ning Changjiu smiled and said, "Little pears are delicious."
Shao Xiaoli's pretty face turned red, lowered his head, and started to nibble.
Lu Marian woke up not long after. She was wearing a snow-white robe, holding a velvet doll in her arms, her waist-length hair was messy, and her sleepy eyes were slightly red.
She walked up to the two of them and said vaguely: "Are you eating secretly again?"
Ning Jiujiu handed the half-eaten pear to Lu Marian and said, "Marian will eat it too."
Lu Marian looked at him for a while, then grabbed the stuffed doll and smashed it. Shao Xiaoli quickly peeled another pear.
The three of them sat together. Lu Marry leaned back on the chair, grabbed the doll back, and put it on her knees. She rubbed her temples and regained her energy little by little.
"In two days, I'm going to the Southern Wilderness." Ning Changjiu ate pears, and his hoarse voice became better.
Shao Xiaoli asked: "The Southern Wilderness is so dangerous, what are you doing there?"
Lu Marry explained: "The spiritual power of the Golden Crow Divine Kingdom is not enough. The devouring of spiritual energy in Yujian Tianzong has a great impact on Jianzong. Not long after the curse was lifted in the Southern Wilderness, countless spiritual energy has accumulated in many uninhabited places. , you can use the Kingdom of God to accept it.”
Shao Xiaoli suddenly understood, nodded, and asked: "Do you need your disciple to accompany you to the Southern Wilderness?"
Ning Jiujiu shook his head and said: "No need, you can rest well in the sect. I will come back as soon as possible."
Lu Marion nodded in agreement and did not force herself to follow her. She is very familiar with the Southern Wilderness and knows that although there are many strange beasts there, they are seriously polluted and the realm is even lower. At this time, it should not be a problem for Ning to go in and out of the Southern Wilderness for a long time.
"Go early and come back early. If something happens to delay you on the way, remember that the sword book told me that the Hehuan Sect was informed by the escaped elders. If there is a next time, I will severely punish you as a teacher." Lu Marian crossed her arms. Chest, he ordered sternly.
Shao Xiaoli looked at her and thought that the master's wife is really cruel...
"Yes, I will obey my master's orders." Ning Jiujiu replied with a smile.
…
In summer, willows are like smoke on a small street along the river in Nanzhou.
Liu Xiwan peeled the pear, handed it to Zhou Zhenyue, and said, "Sister, eat the pear."
Zhou Zhenyue also coughs frequently.
During the battle at Tianhu Peak, her Qi sea was pierced by Si Ming's sword. Even though she has recovered a lot now, she is still at the beginning of the Five Paths, unable to fall or rise.
This is like a useless person to her.
Liu Junzhuo sat leaning against the window, using his body as a small world, concentrating on luck and cultivating his sword skills.
On the contrary, her sword heart has become stronger after many twists and turns, and there is a faint tendency to improve to a higher level.
Liu Xiwan looked at the profile of the second senior sister, and was lost in thought from time to time. It was not because of the heroic spirit and beauty of the second senior sister, but because she often thought of the long-standing hatred between Jiange and Ning. Although she swore in front of the second senior sister that she wholeheartedly wanted to Jiange, but she knew in her heart that her sword heart had never been firm.
She likes the second senior sister, and similarly, she will never be attracted to Ning Changjiu. They are both good people to her. This should be two happinesses, but now they are on opposite sides, which makes her worried.
Liu Xiwan couldn't hide her worries in front of the second senior sister.
Many times, Liu Junzhuo basically acquiesced that the person he had with him was a little traitor.
But she is also powerless. This is the first disciple she has accepted. She has put a lot of effort into it. She will give her the freedom and opportunity to make a choice. However, after making the choice, if she chooses to stand opposite her, she will become her sister. The love is gone and there will be no mercy from now on.
After Liu Junzhuo finished raising the sword fetus, she looked at the willows fluttering outside the window, her sword heart calm.
"Junior sister, there is no need to take care of me here. This will delay your cultivation too much." Zhou Zhenyue suddenly spoke and said seriously.
Liu Junzhuo turned around, looked at the beautiful and pale cheeks of his senior sister, and said: "Don't delay, although this place is not as good as the Jiange Cave, it is also a quiet place. It is suitable for practicing Taoism. If there are no other matters, I will be here with my senior sisters. It’s not a bad idea to live forever.”
Liu Xiwan listened and nodded, her short hair swaying back and forth.
Zhou Zhenyue lowered her head, biting her lip, and her sword-like brows became sharper: "We are not living in seclusion in the mountains and rivers, we are just living here temporarily. The great revenge has not been avenged, the big plan has not been completed, and the master is still living in Beihai, cough... cough, this Although the scenery here is nice, we are sword cultivators, not people who appreciate the scenery... The spiritual energy here is too thin, Junzhuo, if you continue to practice like this, you will only delay yourself."
Liu Junzhuo lowered her head slightly and sat beside the bed. The rice paper and her beautiful neck were both illuminated as brightly as white snow.
In the past, when she was punished by her senior sister, she would often think that she would take revenge if she reached a higher level in the future. But at this moment, although her level was far higher than that of her senior sister, she was still humble.
Liu Junzhuo said softly: "Senior sister taught me a lesson, but..."
Liu Xiwan volunteered: "Let me take care of Senior Sister."
"Your level is not as good as Senior Sister..." Liu Junzhuo sighed.
"Uh... then we depend on each other for life." Liu Xiwan said weakly.
Liu Junzhuo was not too worried about their safety. She had been in Nanzhou for several months and had seen the sword in thousands of miles around, but she had not found any strong enemies.
"But if I want to leave, where should I go?" Liu Junzhuo asked.
Zhou Zhenyue said: "Go wherever there is abundant spiritual energy."
Liu Junzhuo naturally understands this truth.
She looked into her senior sister's eyes. The two looked at each other for a while, and both had answers.
"The center of Nanzhou is a wasteland. No one has set foot in it for hundreds of years. It is full of spiritual energy. There may be opportunities to scatter it. Junior sister can go there to dig a cave to retreat, and wait until Master returns from boating in the North Sea and comes back when the sword order comes." Zhou Zhenyue said.
Liu Junzhuo thought for a long time and made a decision in his heart: "Yes, junior sister will obey."