There are indeed many things and people in this world that Zhang Tie cannot understand, such as the Black Iron Castle, the old man in the bamboo forest who seems to know everything in Lingtian Courtyard, and the man who can walk out of magma at five to six hundred degrees without losing his hair. The old man who lost his hair...
Zhang Tie's character has always been open-minded. Since he can't understand, he doesn't understand. Anyway, at this moment, Zhang Tie felt like he was hugging a very thick thigh. This was the thigh that Zhang Tie dreamed of hugging.
"Master, we have known each other for so long, and I still don't know your name?" The two of them were walking in the dark cave underground. Zhang Tie curiously asked the strange old man, since they have become masters, what if even the master's name is... I don’t even know the name, I only know the nickname of Demon Refiner, which is too inappropriate.
"My surname is Zhao, and my given name only has the character Yuan!" the strange old man said as he walked, and then sighed, "Even I can't remember how many years I haven't used this name. Others call me Lian." Demon, Lianmo has been called the name for a long time, but no one knows his real name..."
From the old man's sigh, Zhang Tie felt a sense of loneliness and desolation. Looking at the old man's slightly thin figure and messy hair, he thought about the old man's past wandering alone on Qianlong Island. That day, Zhang Tie didn't know why, but his nose suddenly became sore.
Although the two were walking in the dark and Zhang Tie didn't make any sound, Zhao Yuan seemed to know what Zhang Tie was feeling in his heart. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Tie with a slightly relieved look, " I have spent my whole life as a teacher and enjoyed endless glory. The so-called power and wealth that everyone pursues are like dirt and weeds to me. When others see me, they are either afraid or fawning. You are the first to see me and actually feel pitiful for me. hehe… "
Zhang Tie smiled sheepishly and suddenly thought of something, "Master, are you really from the Zhao family in Bailong Town?".
Because Zhang Tie suddenly remembered that his master was once carried out of the house and thrown into the street by the servants of the Zhao family, so he asked this question. With the strength and ability shown by the old man now, this matter There's something strange about it.
"My teacher's surname is Zhao, but he is not from the Zhao family in Bailong Town..." Zhang Tie noticed that when he mentioned the Zhao family. The old man's shoulders slumped slightly, and there was a deep melancholy in his tone, "Weishi is sometimes a little confused, and he regards other people's homes as his own home. Weishi's home used to be called Zhao Mansion. In Eastern Continent, but now my teacher has no home..."
Zhang Tie fell silent. From the old man's tone. He felt that there were many sad things in it. Zhang Tie wanted to ask, but after looking at the wrinkles on the old man's face that made him feel miserable when he mentioned Zhao Mansion and his own home, Zhang Tie swallowed the question.
The old man's words also made Zhang Tie realize that the scenes when the old man was with him were not deliberately pretended by the old man to test him. It was what he did naturally when he was in a daze at that time, and because of this, he and the old man could form the fate of master and disciple.
When the old man was confused, he did feel like a madman, but once he recovered, he felt like a lunatic. It seems that he can remember everything that happened to him at once, and he is extremely powerful and moody.
"Master, you... why do you want to accept me as your apprentice? Have you had this idea before?"
"Ha... ha... I just do whatever I want to do. How could I have waited until now to accept you as my apprentice? What are you doing? Even if you destroy a country and a city, you don't need to spend so much effort!" The old man laughed. As he spoke, a trembling aura suddenly appeared on his body, "I just saw that you are quite smart and clever, and your heart is quite pure and kind. When I was in a daze a while ago, I owed you a favor, so I thought I might as well accept you as my apprentice. With that in mind, I accepted you... "
"So Master, you are not waiting there to save me?" Zhang Tie's eyes widened.
"Waiting to save you?"
"I thought, Master, that you knew the divination skills of the Eastern Continent. You knew that your apprentice was in trouble, so you were waiting there to save your apprentice!" Zhang Tie said with a cheeky smile.
"If I know the art of divination and want to save you, I can just figure out who wants to do harm to you, kill him directly, and uproot his organization and family. Why bother waiting for others? I'm here to kill you!" The old man looked at Zhang Tie with contempt. "When one day your strength reaches my level, you will know that no matter what you do in this world, it is direct, simple and most effective. Everything only concerns life and death. There is nothing else. What are those crooked things used for? !”
"Everything is about life and death?" Zhang Tie was a little shocked by this answer.
"Life and death are major matters in the world. We have to ask and observe. The mind is the reason for people's happiness, that is, why you live. Sometimes as long as the mind is happy, life and death can be thrown away. When people live and do things, they should not ask about their own life or death. What? Are you going to ask about those stereotypes or etiquette in the world?" the old man said matter-of-factly.
"Master, what you said is so good!" Zhang Tie clapped his hands and laughed, feeling very happy.
"To reach this level, you can't do it without strength!" The old man glanced at Zhang Tie, "Otherwise you have fallen in love with an emperor's wife and want to snatch her away to give you warmth and give birth to a baby, but then You must also have the strength to be an enemy of a country and trample the emperor under your feet. Otherwise, if a reckless man goes to the emperor's palace and calls out, he will be immediately arrested and beheaded. His life will be lost. Baby If you don’t give birth, you’re stupid!”
"Master, do you want to say that my strength is poor and I need to work harder in the future?".
"Among the warrior ranks, although you are only at the seventh level now, you are already outstanding. But in the eyes of real masters, the warrior rank is like an ant. Although you are a relatively strong ant now, you are stronger. , the teeth are sharper, but it is still an ant. In the eyes of a real master, if someone wants to kill you, it is like trampling an ant to death. Just like this time, if someone sends a stronger soldier ant, it will almost kill you. Kill this strong ant like you! If you don’t work hard for a very precarious person like you, who should work hard." After the old man finished speaking, he glared at Zhang Tie.
"Master, what is a real master? Are they those who are knights after level fifteen?"
"Do you also know the ranks of knights?"
Zhang Tie scratched his head in embarrassment. "I didn't know that before. I just thought that a ninth-level warrior was already very good and could be considered a master. But when I came to Qianlong Island, I realized that there is still a long way to go after the ninth level. There are even new ones after the fifteenth level. world!"
"Indeed, the so-called masters are all relative. In the eyes of ordinary people, a ninth-level warrior can be considered a master, but in the eyes of a ninth-level warrior, both a combat master and a combat master can be considered a master. In everyone's eyes, Masters are different, and you are right to regard knights as masters, but in my eyes, only those who have mastered the power of Samadhi can be qualified to be called masters!" the old man said proudly.
"Samadhi power?" This mysterious word suddenly made Zhang Tie's curiosity boil again. "What kind of power is that? Is it powerful?".
"The power of Samadhi is a kind of power that resonates with the origin of human beings and the origin of the universe. When reaching the knight level, some people can master this power. But not all knights can master this power. The power of Samadhi is the most mysterious and most mysterious power. The supreme realm, by the way, when it comes to this, you must remember that before you truly step into the rank of knight, the news that you are my apprentice must not be spread out!" The old man said to Zhang Tie solemnly.
"Master. Why?"
"Because I can't be by your side to protect you at all times, and once the news that you are my apprentice is leaked, it will not take a few days, even if Huaiyuantang wants to protect you. You will definitely die, there is no possibility of being spared..." The old man was completely naked. A pair of scorching eyes stared at Zhang Tie without blinking, "If our master's enemies knew that we had accepted a disciple, the people sent to kill you would not be the same soldier ants you met today." , at least a fifteenth-level knight who is proficient in assassination!"
A level 15 knight who is proficient in assassination? Zhang Tie's head felt like a thunderbolt. Today he met a strong warrior of level 10. He was so exhausted that he almost resorted to the last resort to save his life. If he had been replaced by a guy of level 15, Come on, Zhang Tie knows that he probably doesn’t even know how he died.
"Master, who are your enemies?" Zhang Tie swallowed his saliva and asked. The word "they" in "enemies" that the old man just said really made Zhang Tiedan extremely painful. He thought about it with his knees. You know, can anyone who is qualified to be called an enemy by this old man be an ordinary person
"There are too many small characters like ordinary Fly Camp Dog Gou, so I can't remember them all..." The old man waved his hand nonchalantly, "There are two or three powerful characters. These two or three people can't do anything to me, and sometimes I have to worry about it. I'm looking for trouble with them. You don't need to know who they are yet. Knowing that will bring too much pressure to you and affect your practice and state of mind. You just need to know that once they know about my relationship with you, they will definitely I won’t let you live!”
Zhang Tie thought for a while, "Master, the matter of being plotted against me today is of great importance. After I return to the ground, I will definitely explain the matter to Qianlongtang and Changfeng Merchant Group in detail. Qianlongtang He Changfeng Merchant Group will definitely send people down to investigate. I can’t explain that guy’s suicide and the power of the explosion when you killed those minions. What if others ask?”
"It doesn't matter, except for the fact that I accepted you as my apprentice, if others ask you, just tell the truth. I just happened to walk out of the magma, and then I saw those guys who didn't like me, so I killed them. Got it!"
"But in this case, wouldn't it involve you?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm leaving Qianlong Island soon to do some errands. Your level is too low now and you can't practice many of my inheritances. I'll come back to you when you reach level nine!" the old man said. , took out a diamond-shaped dark red crystal-like stone from his arms and handed it to Zhang Tie, "This is a soul crystal. There is a trace of my vitality in it. As long as you take it with you, no matter how far away, I can Sensing your position!"
Zhang Tie carefully put the soul crystal on his body.
"Did you use night vision potion when you went underground now?"
"Yes, you can't see clearly underground without using night vision potion!" Zhang Tie explained honestly.
"I have been guarding underground for a few days, and I just happened to get this thing. It seems that everything is God's will. I have always been simple as a teacher, and I never bring any belongings. If I get this thing this time, I will give it to you as a meeting gift!" As the old man spoke, he took out a silk sac the size of a money bag from his body and threw it to Zhang Tie.
As soon as Zhang Tie took the thing, he felt cold in his hands. The material of the silk sac seemed to be a little special. There was something bulging inside. He didn't know what it was. "Master, what is inside this?"
"What's inside is the pod of a flaming red lotus that I picked in the earth's veins these past few days..."
The flaming red lotus sounded awesome, Zhang Tie muttered to himself... (... )