The first of February.
After Zhu Xu left, the Qin and Jin armies gathered by the Feishui River, and Xie An, Wang Xizhi and others were leading the civilian officials to leave the city in a hurry. Xiang Shu sat on the side of the car, Xie Daoyun drove in a hurry and left Shouyang City in a hurry. When they reached the fork in the road, everyone got off the bus one after another, and went to Shouyang City three times to worship the left-behind righteous people who set fire and perished.
"We have to go." Xiang Shu looked into the distance and said to Xie An and others.
Chen Xing and Xiang Shu stood aside, and Wang Xizhi handed over the war horse to them and said, "Take care, and see you in Jiankang, Japan."
Everything in the dream turned out to be so real, even Xie Daoyun had tears in his eyes, and said seriously, "Little Master Xiao Shan, I'll leave it to you."
Chen Xing nodded vigorously, got on the horse with Xiang Shu, rode together, said goodbye to everyone briefly, and left.
"It's just a dream," Xiang said, "don't worry too much about the people in the dream, it's all your own."
Chen Xing always felt that something was different, as if even Xie An and others were real people, he said, "What will happen next?"
Xiang Shu shook his head in confusion. Chen Xing sat in front of Xiang Shu, he was wrapped around his waist, he controlled his horse, and rushed towards the front line of Feishui. Chen Xing turned his head and saw that the end of the mountain was blurred, like the boundary of a dream.
"If I hadn't thought about it that day," Xiang Shu said, "I wouldn't have left you."
The wind picked up, riding alone on the plain, Chen Xing turned his head slightly and asked, "You didn't want to go, right?"
Xiang Shu didn't answer, he kissed Chen Xing's side face, Chen Xing understood, when Xiang Shu said goodbye to him that day, he must have had very complicated thoughts - Xiang Shu couldn't bear him, they could not be separated in Shouyang, but together to face.
If Chen Xing hugged him at that moment and didn't let him go, if Chen Xing didn't say the same thing, if Xiang Shu finally chose to face Chiyou and die together with Chen Xing, then there would be no Dinghaizhu shattering and time going back. to the future three years ago.
"Try your heart lamp," said Xiang.
Chen Xing urges the heart lamp to illuminate the dark road ahead. It is still a long night when all things return to silence and the road ahead is not discernible. The light of the heart lamp is very weak, like a lamp that will be extinguished at any time in the storm.
On the battlefield of Feishui in the distance, the Magic Palace rose from the ground—the huge heart was glowing with purple light, the veins of heaven and earth began to meet, and there were killings and blood everywhere, like a silent scene in a dream.
"Murong Chong!" Chen Xing found another ride that was also upstream.
"Look ahead!" Xiang Shu said, "There are too many enemies! Leave him alone!"
Murong Chong held a long spear, pursed his thin lips, his face was full of blood, and he was dressed in martial arts, trying his best to kill the enemy troops blocking the road, Di people, Han people, Xiongnu people, Xianbei people... just like Shura who came to the battlefield.
Xiang Shu's hand was as immobile as a mountain, and a gap was punched out on the other side of the battlefield. The black qi lingered and controlled the thousands of troops charging towards them. Chen Xing tried his best, and a heart lamp bloomed in his hand. Xiang Shu controlled the rein with one hand and swung the sword with one hand. Central altar.
"Everything goes to silence," Xiang Shu asked worriedly, slashing the enemy army that rushed forward with his sword, "Will it still drain your mind?"
"No." Chen Xing discovered that in the dream, the heart lamp seemed to move with one's heart. Although it was not as radiant as the resurrection, it did not harm the heart.
"Look!" Chen Xing looked up, and suddenly on the altar, he saw a person—
- Fu Jian!
Fu Jian was standing in front of the huge heart, his eyes flashing blood red.
"You finally... come," Chi You said slowly, "Xin Deng, Ding Haizhu."
Chen Xing: "What do you do next?"
"Don't talk nonsense with him." Xiang Shu shouted, "Give me all the power of the heart lamp! Like you thought!"
Chen Xing was shocked, remembering that when they had no countermeasures a long time ago, his idea was to get to the last battlefield, burn out his heart, and fight with all his strength.
"Go!" Xiang Shu shouted.
The galloping horse slammed into the enemy army blocking the road, Xiang Shu raised his foot and kicked the stirrup, his left hand hugged Chen Xing, and his right hand would not move like a mountain, and said loudly: "Follow me!"
Chen Xing sacrificed the heart lamp, and the luminosity in front of the two of them increased in an instant, and it exploded under the altar. Xiang Shu incarnated as a protector of martial arts. !
Fu Jian is being transformed by the lingering black energy released by the devil's heart, just as Xiang said, but deep in his heart, there is no heart lamp seed planted by Chen Xing. Seeing that Xiang Shu borrowed the light of the heart lamp, the nine runes on the sword body suddenly lit up, and the sword pierced through Fu Jian's chest!
"The loneliness is now heaven and earth—" Chiyou roared wildly, "You are extremely ignorant, and you want to use the sword in your hand to shake the world—"
Xiang Shu's sword pierced Fu Jian, but Fu Jian opened his mouth and laughed arrogantly, while his hands clenched the blade. Chen Xing came behind Xiang Shu and shouted, "Broken!"
Then Chen Xing released the heart lamp with all his strength and pressed it on Xiang Shu's back, and instantly the heart lamp was injected into the unmoving heavy sword through Xiang Shu's body. Behind Fu Jian, Chi You, who broke out in a frenzy and began to compete with Xiang Shu, was as immobile as a mountain. The demonic energy charged through Fu Jian, and the heart lamp began to purify Fu Jian's body through Xiang Shu.
Xiang Shu and Fu Jian, these two kings of the land of China, as if shouldering their own destiny, doing their best in the center of the altar, behind them are Chen Xing, who is in charge of the heart lamp, and Chi You, who condenses demonic energy!
However, Chi You's power was too strong. At this time, the Demon God was connected to the Heaven and Earth Vessel, gathering the grievances of the millions of deceased people in Feishui, and the heart lamp appeared extremely weak in the hurricane of demonic energy.
"Xiang Shu!" Chen Xing shouted anxiously.
Seeing that the demonic energy had eroded the immovable mountain, he rolled back towards Xiang Shu's body, dyeing his snow-white martial robes into a thick black like ink. The gilded armor was actually covered with demonic energy, showing a long Full of barbed hooks. Xiang Shu was frantically extracting the power of Chen Xing's heart lamp. Although Chen Xing did not vomit blood, he felt that the light of the heart lamp was getting weaker and weaker at the cost of burning his soul.
I'm going to die... At that moment, Chen Xing suddenly had a strong thought.
Then, Chen Xing gave up the idea of survival, stepped forward, and hugged Xiang Shu's waist from behind.
The next moment, the barbs blooming on Xiang Shu's armor suddenly pierced Chen Xing's body, and blood splashed.
"Xing'er..." Xiang Shu choked.
Chen Xing has transformed into a light body and whispered: "Xiang Shu..."
Blood spreads out in front of the two of them.
Burning lights for thousands of miles, shining like day!
At the moment before Chen Xing's death, the heart lamp exploded overwhelmingly. Chen Xing transformed into a light body. Only three souls and seven souls remained. The last light in his soul was completely released with his death, turning into a massive amount of powerful energy. , just like in the vast ocean where all things return to silence, a wave of heaven and earth aura has been re-inspired!
However, this aura is at the cost of the disappearance of life.
Xiang Shu shouted frantically, holding swords in both hands, resisting Fu Jian, pushing him to the devil's heart, fighting for a moment's chance, a sword on Fu Jian's chest, piercing both him and the devil's heart at the same time!
Chi You roared, but at that moment, Chen Xing's waist fell off, and a phoenix ming sounded softly in the wind of strong light, Chen Xing's body began to burn again, and the flames flew towards his body. Receive any.
"Delusional!" The devil's heart spurted out the blood of the devil in an instant, polluting the phoenix, and the phoenix immediately turned around, trying to escape the blood-filled wind circle. However, the demonic energy and demonic blood exploded, hitting Chen Xing, Xiang Shu and Xinsheng Chongming with a bang.
The world returns to darkness.
However, in just a short moment, the sky and the earth lit up again.
Chen Xing found himself lying in Xiang Shu's arms, the two of them slept on the couch in an old wooden house, and opened their eyes at the same time.
"Where is this?" Chen Xing looked around.
Xiang Shu immediately got up and pushed open the door.
"We failed," Xiang said, "Chiyou has been resurrected."
Chen Xing and Xiang Shu, both wearing single clothes, left the wooden house and stood on the high ground looking down.
The wasteland is full of monsters, and the breath of death is raging and permeating the land of China. The sky is dark, the veins of the sky are hidden, the stars are no longer shining, there is no sun, and there is no moon. The vegetation withered, and a black gas emanated from the stream.
"It should be a few months after the First Battle of Feishui." Xiang Shu roughly clarified what happened by speculating. If he and Chen Xing did not make a difference that day, but went to face Chiyou together, the final direction of the matter would be obtained. Such a result.
"Chongming!" Chen Xing turned his head and found Phoenix.
On one side of the hut, there was a half-rotten red bird. It was a phoenix eroded by the blood of the demon god. It was reborn under the spiritual power released by the heart lamp, and then reshaped the body for Chen Xing with the power of nirvana, and was then attacked. Contaminated by the blood of demon gods, and even when all dharmas return to silence, they lack the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and cannot even transform into a human form.
The phoenix flapped its wings, took off with difficulty, and left the mountain.
"Where it wants to take us," Xiang said, "follow us."
The two found a horse at the back of the village, and Xiang Shu still took Chen Xing. In this long dream, they followed the guidance of Phoenix, left the mountain, and went all the way to the northwest.
Shenzhou became a polluted land, centered on the battlefield along the Feishui River, and began to slowly spread in all directions. Chi You didn't know where he went, but Chen Xing had no time to look for it. Anyway, this was just what Kun saw, a dream about the future.
Along the way, they crossed the stream, chasing the direction Phoenix left, and the surrounding scene changed again, the wind and snow were vast and they entered the plateau area.
"Back to Chilechuan?" Chen Xing asked.
"No," said Xiang, "this is not beyond the Wall."
The mountains stretch, holding up a plateau, and the upper reaches of the Jiuqu Yellow River, the river winds like a dragon.
"Zuoergai," Xiang Shu said, discerning the terrain, "the hometown where the Qiang people once lived."
Chen Xing vaguely remembered the legends he had read on the extremely ancient scrolls.
On that plateau, a solitary shrine appeared. The shrine was built against a mountain and faced the vast Central Plains in the east. The phoenix flew to the temple and flew in through the skylight.
"Ruoergai." Chen Xing said, "If I remember correctly... this should be... "
The two came to the temple, and the door was engraved with nine strange runes, exactly the same as the runes on the mountain.
"Wan Yao Temple." Chen Xing murmured.
Xiang Shu: "Have you been here?"
"I read about it in the book." Chen Xing said, "Open the door and see, Chongming brought us here, there must be something to say."
Xiang Shu raised his hand and pressed it on the door. Chen Xing assisted him in injecting the heart lamp, the light came on, and the door slowly opened, revealing the splendid palace inside.
The sky is round and the temple has a vaulted dome. There are thousands of stone niches on the walls in all directions, and the niches are carved with lifelike monster sculptures! In the center of the temple, on the left and the right, there are two statues of gods. On the right is a fixed light burning lamp with a heart lamp in hand, and in the center is an altar. On the altar, a green shimmer appears.
Xiang Shu frowned and said, "What is this place?"
"The Three Realms, the Six Paths, the Immortals, and the Gods," Chen Xing looked up, "there are also Buddhas and all demons."
"This is the place where the seeds of the demons are stored." The man's voice said, "It is also the place where I was sealed."
Chen Xing: "!!!"
Xiang Shu immediately stood in front of Chen Xing, and saw that the green light turned into a man with a beautiful face, shirtless, wearing a military skirt woven with peacock feathers around his waist. Phoenix lay on his side on the man's lap.
"Who are you?" Chen Xing frowned.
"One of Chiyou's three souls, that is, the guardian of the Demon Seed," the man said solemnly, "The gatekeeper of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, you can call me Kong Xuan."
Chen Xing recalled the classics he had read, and muttered: "Fixing the light, burning the lamp and immobile Ming Wang, sealed the demon seed in the Ruoergai Wan Yao Temple, the demon seed is born every thousand years, takes away the grievances of the world for thousands of years, and reincarnates as a demon. .Then the human exorcist will exorcise the demons without moving like a mountain, slay the demons, and leave them for the reincarnation of another thousand years."
"That's right." Kong Xuan replied, "Heavenly Demons are Chiyou's three souls and seven souls, one of which is one soul."
Chen Xing stared at Kong Xuan and had a hunch that they might be approaching a certain truth.
Xiang Shu was as still as a mountain, and handed it to Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan just glanced at it, nodded and said, "Yes, that's it." Then the light lit up in his fingers and lightly pressed it on Chongming, who was incarnated as a chick.
"This is a dream," Xiang Shu walked aside, sat down in front of King Fudo Ming, and said, "When we woke up, we had lost Fu Rushan, and now Chiyou has turned it into a magic spear..."
"I know this is a dream." Kong Xuan replied, "I've been waiting here for a long time, for three hundred years. Ever since the death of all things, Chiyou has always been looking for me."
Chen Xing: "!!!"
Xiang Shu's expression also changed, and he murmured, "Aren't you the one in the dream?"
"All laws return to silence," Kong Xuan said, "it also makes the seal in the Ten Thousand Demons Hall lose all effectiveness. If Chi You wants to be fully revived and regain the ability to destroy the world, he will definitely find my whereabouts. I have nowhere to hide. , had to hide in a dream."
Chen Xing opened his mouth slightly.
Xiang Shu frowned, "Why?"
Kong Xuan added: "These words must be said from the beginning. Chiyou attacked the Xuanyuan clan and was defeated. The Xuanyuan clan divided the ancestors of the demons into seven, and sealed them all over Shenzhou..."
Chen Xing had heard it more than once, and came to Xiang Shu, staring closely at Kong Xuan sitting on the altar.
Kong Xuanman said casually: "Chiyou, the three souls of heaven, earth, and human are separated from each other. The soul of heaven wanders the world, looking for opportunities for resurrection, while the soul of earth sneaks into the earth to find a carrier. I'll take charge."
Chen Xing was shocked. No wonder every time in history when the demons came to the world, they didn't have the name of Chiyou, and they didn't even remember who they were, but they had such a strong hatred for the world!
Xiang Shu frowned and said, "Why won't his three souls be purified and taken away by the Heaven and Earth Meridian?"
"... The blood of the demon god made his influence rooted in this land," Kong Xuan said casually, "through the living beings on the land of Shenzhou, they maintained each other, and gained the ability to fight against the heaven and earth. Killing has also become a huge force that has passed away and new arrivals and keeps moving forward."
"But he must not be allowed to find the third soul," Kong Xuan put the weak phoenix in Duke Ming's hands, turned to look at the two of them, and added, "Otherwise, if the three souls and seven souls gather together, Chiyou will be completely destroyed. Resurrection, no one can subdue him again."
Chen Xing gasped violently, Xiang Shu pondered for a moment, and then said, "I need to recast immovable like a mountain, otherwise this fellow is too difficult to deal with."
Kong Xuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "The immovable is like a mountain, it is the immovable king and the fixed light burning lamp, made of the bronze of the first mountain left by the Xuanyuan clan. Take the six kinds of light in the world, sunlight, moonlight, and starlight. , lightning, flames and bone phosphorus, but to truly eradicate Chiyou, the seventh light in the world is still needed."
When Chen Xing heard this, he immediately understood that along the way, Xiang Shu always seemed to have something to hide from himself.
"Heart lamp." Chen Xing trembled.
"Yes," Kong Xuan said, "that is, your soul."
Chen Xing looked at Xiang Shu, Xiang Shu finally admitted it, and replied, "But I won't let Chen Xing die, never."
Kong Xuan thought for a while, and said, "Even if you are willing now, there is no chance. The immovable mountain has been refined, and even if there is a mantra rune summoned by Zhuyin for you in your hand, it is no longer there. weapon."
Xiang Shu said solemnly: "There must be a way! Otherwise, Suixing will not add this variable for us!"
Everything seemed to have entered a dead end again, but at this moment, Chen Xing had a strange idea and said, "Wait, Xiang Shu, I suddenly have a question."
"The sword is the 'tool'," Chen Xing said, "the seven kinds of light in the world are the 'dao' attached to the sword."
Kong Xuan said: "Yes, when the demon is about to be born, the heart lamp will also appear, accompanied by the immovable descendants, and use these seven rays of light to eliminate the demons. But this time, the most difficult thing is, You have met Chi You's real body."
Chen Xing held Xiang Shu's hand and said, "Forget about the future, just talk about the past, which is now three years ago, and this is the last year."
Kong Xuan said, "Well," Chen Xing wondered: "Then if things develop according to the original line, Xiang Shu does not go back in time, and everything is not overturned and restarted, then what would we do today in our dreams? ?"
Kong Xuan left the altar and raised his hand towards the gate of the temple. The huge stone gate slowly retreated, revealing the deep valley outside the temple. The brilliance in the Wan Yao Temple circulated, and the sculptures in the stone niches flew up, surrounding the deep valley.
"You will come here and cast the power of the heart lamp into the sword." Kong Xuan muttered.
In the deep valley, blue flames began to swept around, and a sword casting platform appeared. Stone steps rose in the abyss, connecting the temple and the sword casting platform. festival.
Kong Xuan said: "This is the place where the fixed light burns the lamp and the sword is cast with the Fudoming King."
Xiang Shu and Chen Xing held hands and stood in front of the steps. The two were relatively silent for a while. Xiang Shu explained that he did not move like a mountain, and looked at this magical weapon that has been passed down for thousands of generations. What he thought in his mind was probably the past and the future.
Chen Xing said, "Do you remember what the present Chongming said?"
"Apart from 'need help'?" Xiang Shu turned around and took Chen Xing, wanting to leave.
Chen Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "He said that the pulse of heaven and earth and destiny will correct itself, and it will make everything return to its destined trajectory before you know it."
Xiang Shu's eyebrows were full of hostility, and he didn't want to think about it, but Chen Xing turned around and hugged him, and the two stood in front of the high cliff.
Chen Xing raised his head slightly, looked at Xiang Shu, and said, "Let me see what kind of road we will take."
Chen Xing took Xiang Shu's hand and held it like a mountain, slanting like a piano.
Xiang Shu suddenly widened his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Xing turned back and smiled at Xiang Shu, turned and walked towards the end of the steps, the altar surrounded by indigo blue fire.