"During the calculation, please step aside, Lord Demon King." After the Great Elder took out the star plate, he ordered Fox Jiu to leave.
The more ancient and mysterious the technique is, the more cautious you must be.
Hu Jiu nodded. He respected the Great Elder's habit, turned around and left the tree house, standing at the door waiting for the result of the divination.
During the silent waiting time, Fox Jiu's eyes involuntarily began to look at the place where the great elder lived - there was a huge tree here, and the thickest branches were concave inwards, forming a natural tree house for the great elder to live in.
It is said that this tree house was a blessing from the sacred tree when the great elder was a demon king. As long as one stays in this tree house, one can strengthen his empathy with the sacred tree.
The sacred tree is the head of all things and controls the source of life.
Although the demons can rely on cultivation to become human beings in the later stages, they are fundamentally different from humans. The demon nature is hard to kill, and the instincts of animals are innate, so they are good at fighting and have extraordinary strength. But at the same time, they are more difficult to control their minds than humans. When the evil spirits were rampant, many demons died.
—All the demons that were polluted by the evil spirits were reduced to demon beasts. The kind of beasts that lost their intelligence and would even attack their own kind, relying only on fighting to achieve advancement.
As the demon king, Fox Jiu had mixed feelings when he saw the demon beasts.
The trip to the Cloud Secret Realm made him realize once again that after the fall of the sacred tree, the demon race will further decline. By then, even if the law enforcers of the Yan family do not have the energy to deal with the increasing number of demon beasts, one day, the demon beasts will devour each other, and only one monster will be left alive in the world.
How sad.
Hujiu's demonic eyes darkened. He couldn't bear to see the demon race bear such a fate.
"Creaky!" With a long sound, the wooden door in front of Hu Jiu was pushed open from the inside. Behind the crack in the door, the increasingly aged face of the Great Elder was revealed.
There was a clear look of fatigue on her face.
It seemed that fortune-telling took up a lot of her energy.
Hu Jiu suddenly felt a little guilty, but for the future of the demon clan, it was necessary to let the great elder make the prediction.
"I figured it out." Without waiting for Hu Jiu to ask, the elder spoke first.
She looked towards the distant sky, her eyes were deep and long, and seemed to be filled with an inexplicable aura. "The sacred tree is likely to revive. I saw in my prediction that it has grown new branches, and there is a cultivator on the Ascension Platform who will transcend the tribulation and ascend to heaven."
"That's great. This way, our demon race will be saved." Hu Jiu's face showed joy.
"Yeah, that would be great."
The elder's words were gloomy, and she said with emotion, "I don't know if I can see this scene with my own eyes in my lifetime."
"It will definitely happen." Hu Jiu couldn't help but comfort him.
"My Lord Demon King, you don't have to comfort me." She smiled, and the wrinkles on her face seemed to deepen a little. Then she ordered him to leave. "I am a little tired today, and I don't want to say anything more. If my Lord Demon King has nothing else to say, I will go to rest."
"Okay, Great Elder, you should get some rest soon." Hu Jiu nodded, then turned around and prepared to stride towards the Demon King's Palace.
At this moment, Hu Jiu caught a glimpse of something strange on the elder's finger, as thin as a silk thread.
Just when Hu Jiu was about to see more clearly, the Great Elder closed the door and took a rest.
Perhaps he was mistaken and his eyes were blurry. As his body aged, the wrinkles on his fingers were also very deep, and he looked a little different from other monks.
Hu Jiuxin thought about it, and then remembered the good news he heard from the Great Elder, so he stopped investigating this episode.
Now that he had received the good news from the Great Elder that the sacred tree might be reviving, the next time he returned to Yunhua Realm, he would take the initiative to approach Chu Qi and ask him if he was willing to come to Yunyin Realm... However, getting the cultivators from Yunhua Realm to come to Yunyin Realm seemed to be a rather difficult matter, unless the Yan family, as law enforcers, could agree.
When Hu Jiu thought of the Yan family, who were as cold as the laws of heaven, his forehead ached. To this day, there was still a law set by the heir of the Yan family in his body. I hope that Yan Jiuge will become more humane after staying with Chu Qi for a long time.
The fox is drunk and slanderous.
*
Hu Jiu, who left contentedly, didn't know that after he left, the Great Elder, who was originally going to rest, started another fortune-telling.
The horoscope used for divination this time was not for prediction, but a destiny plate made up of pieces of red wood.
This kind of fate is usually used when it is related to a curse.
"I want him dead. Forever dead before I die."
The hoarse voice echoed in the silent tree house, causing all the spiritual power in the tree house to surge because of this sentence, and continuously gathered towards the fate plate.
Invisible threads shuttled through the various wooden blocks, red lights flickered, and obscure spells lingered outside the fate board, but it was impossible to find the right wooden block to integrate into it.
"I don't know its name and I can't see its face. I can't curse it to death." It resents.
"Who is it? Could it be Yan Jiuge? After all, the Yan family is in charge of the commandments, so it makes sense that they can't be cursed to death."
"But I already knew Yan Jiuge would stop me, why am I still so uneasy now?"
"Maybe I have to let Yan Jiuge die sooner so that I can live in peace in this world."
The hoarse and eerie whispers gradually became more and more crazy, and there seemed to be something wrong with the spirit and appearance of the Great Elder of the Demon Clan. In the dim candlelight, a huge black shadow emerged from her body, completely covering her body that was about to face the end.
Or in other words, this body has long lost its vitality, with only a little bit of skin left.
"Ling Congwu."
Hearing the name, the skin under the dark shadow suddenly trembled, and a line of blood and tears fell from his deep eye sockets.
"Tsk, can a person with one foot in the coffin still feel pain?"
"After inheriting the body of the sacred tree, your daughter is a proud child of the generation, a great power in the Tribulation Crossing Stage of the Hidden Cloud Realm. Your body is just a small price to pay for changing your fate. What's more, you should have died long ago. I saved you."
“…” The body could not speak, only tears of blood rolled down from its eye sockets.
On the body, the black shadow watched coldly and sneered at this. Although people are favored by the way of heaven, they cannot let go of emotions and morality, and in the end they are trapped and die.
"Just watch, a good show begins and also has to have an ending."
***
Half a month later, Yunhua Realm, Tianxuan Sect.
Chu Qi and others flew back from Qiucheng on swords. The head of Tianxuan Sect personally welcomed them back at the mountain gate and checked the mental state of each disciple one by one to prevent them from developing inner demons without knowing it.
The most terrifying thing about the illusion is not that it traps people forever, but that it plants the seeds of inner demons in their hearts, which interfere with their lives. In the future, when they are at the critical moment of cultivation, the inner demons will disrupt them and the avenue will be destroyed.
"No one has demonic obstacles in their hearts." The head of the sect breathed a sigh of relief, and his solemn look eased a little. "Fortunately, the disciples of the Bodhi Sect have also come down the mountain this time. They are very familiar with the demons in the heart and can help you get rid of the interference of demonic obstacles."
"No need to be so polite, everyone go back and rest. Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge stay." The master waved his hand and asked the other disciples to disperse, leaving only two behind.
"I will follow the orders of the Sect Master."
After everyone left, the head of the sect casually set up a soundproof barrier around them.
"How is your cultivation of the Double Heart Method going? Will the Double Heart Method have any negative impact on you when you go to Qiucheng to fight?"
Because he was the one who had led Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge to the path of the Double Heart Method, the head of the sect was particularly concerned about this matter. He did not want to delay the outstanding younger generations in the sect.
"Everything is fine. I have Ah Qi's healing magic. Ah Qi can use my sword energy, which is a very beneficial effect. There is no negative state."
Yan Jiuge answered the leader on behalf of the two of them.
"That's good, that's good." The head of the sect nodded, and said with emotion, "This way, we won't be unworthy of the inheritance of the ancestor. When you practice, if you don't understand something, you still have to go to the sword tomb to ask the ancestor. Remember this and don't do it on your own."
"Disciple understands." Yan Jiuge and Chu Qi said in unison.
After the headmaster gave these instructions, he left. Yan Jiuge and Chu Qi stood in front of the mountain gate, looking at each other.
"Then I'll go back home first, Aqi you..."
"I will go back to Zhongling Peak to make medicine and practice, and wait for you to come back." During this trip to Qiucheng, Chu Qi knew very well that his strength was not strong enough, and he must make good use of his free time to practice.
"Okay." After hearing Chu Qi's reply, Yan Jiuge's hesitation disappeared like the wind and he was in a good mood.
Saying goodbye again would seem a bit fussy, but before leaving, Yan Jiuge still didn't leave so decisively. He couldn't help but turned around and looked at Chu Qi again.
I am still thinking about it in my heart, and I am reluctant to let it go.
Chu Qi kept watching Yan Jiuge go away, standing quietly at the entrance of the mountain.
When Yan Jiuge looked back, he raised his hand and waved, responding to Yan Jiuge's gaze.
Only then did Yan Jiuge fly away on his sword. Not long after, his figure disappeared at the end of the clouds, and Chu Qi only withdrew his gaze when it was no longer visible to the naked eye.
Chu Qi closed his eyes and suppressed the thoughts in his heart.
Love is not something that can be shared day and night. He and Yan Jiuge both have important matters to attend to at this time, and their separation is only temporary. However, this time, Chu Qi understood the whole story and would not let Yan Jiuge fall into despair alone.
"Junior Brother Chu, do you plan to ride the White Luan back to Zhongling Peak, or take a flying spiritual weapon back to Zhongling Peak?"
At this time, the sword-cultivating disciple of Tianxuan Sect who was on duty at the mountain gate looked at Chu Qi who was alone and asked.
"Hmm?" Chu Qi raised his eyes and came back to his senses. He was now alone. As a medical practitioner, he was not allowed to fly on a sword alone in the eyes of other sword practitioners.
Chu Qi paused as he tried to draw out the Gui Yin Sword. He replied, "I can just take the flying spiritual weapon. Thank you, Senior Jian Xiu, for reminding me."
"You're welcome."
The sword cultivator's question not only reminded Chu Qi that he, as a medical practitioner, had learned the sword cultivation method, but also reminded him of the master's previous words -
There is no need to go to the sword tomb to ask the ancestor about the Double Heart Method, but there is a problem with the Dual Heart Method.
Before returning to Zhongling Peak to refine medicine, Chu Qi made a detour and went to Wenjian Peak first.
Apart from the secrets between himself and Yan Jiuge, the ancestor of Tianxuan Sect who created many legends was also somewhat detached from the world. Perhaps his fate was the same as his own, and there were also some special things about it.
When he came to the sword tomb at Wenjian Peak again, because Chu Qi inherited the two people's mental method, the restrictions around the sword tomb tacitly allowed him to pass.
Chu Qi walked smoothly all the way to the center of the sword tomb. He raised his hand and transferred his spiritual power to the huge spiritual sword.
"bass!"
A sword energy flowed from the sword edge, and then an illusory figure appeared in front of Chu Qi.
The inheritance is so old that the remaining divine consciousness of the ancestor is hard to see his face. But the voice is very clear, "Why are you the only one here today? Where is your significant other?"
Chu Qi: “…”
The words he wanted to ask were choked by the words of the Grandmaster. He calmed down and replied, "Ayan had something to do, so he didn't come. Secondly, I don't want this to be known to many people."
"Oh?" The Grand Master was surprised by Chu Qi's words, "You have practiced the Double Heart Method, you should be more and more honest with each other, but you are hiding things from each other."
"This is not a question of distrust." In order to avoid too many misunderstandings, Chu Qi directly stated his purpose. "In the process of practicing the double-person mind method, I comprehended the sword intention, and my spirit gave birth to the sword cultivation mind method. So-"
"What?!"
"Are you also the one trapped by the Scroll of the Past Worlds?"
The Grandmaster had just finished his words of surprise when he dropped a piece of news that shocked Chu Qi.
The Scroll of Tracing the Worlds, the Grandmaster actually knew about this thing
"How do you know about the Trace of the World? And, when you were practicing the Dual Heart Method, did you also have the opportunity to obtain the Trace of the World?" Chu Qi was extremely curious.
"If not, why would I, a good swordsman, choose to learn medicine?" The Grand Master sighed, "Let me think about it, how can I tell you? This matter concerns the way of heaven, and I cannot speak directly. But what I can tell you is that the Scroll of Tracing the World is not a treasure that simply helps you. If you cannot break the predetermined fate, it will trap your soul and make you reincarnate again and again, just to keep you immortal."
"..." Chu Qi had a deep understanding of this matter, "I already roughly know this."
"And the Dual Heart Method is essentially going against the will of Heaven."
"But it is quite difficult to go against the will of heaven and be expected by heaven. So after me, no one can reproduce the Dual Heart Method because they do not have the cause and effect of the Tracing World Scroll. Do you understand?"
Chu Qi seemed to be thinking about something. "The younger generation may understand a little bit. The Scroll of Tracing the World is what the Heaven expects? And to break the fate, one must go against Heaven?"
"You are a teachable kid." The Grandmaster nodded. "And the key to breaking the fate actually lies in another person."
"Hmm?" Chu Qi looked puzzled, "Why is this?"
(End of this chapter)