he
Who else could go to the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple with Xie Buchen
Even though Li Jun did not mention any name, everyone present knew very well that the "he" mentioned by Li Jun could only refer to Qu Zhengfeng and no other candidate.
only…
It is true that Qu Zhengfeng has been to the Hidden Realm, and it is also true that he may have known Li Jun, but is there any connection between these two people
Otherwise, why would Mr. Li ask about this person
Jianchou frowned secretly and began to guess the relationship between the two parties.
Naturally, the others also thought of Qu Zhengfeng.
No one knows how the incident of betrayal from Yashan is perceived within the Yashan sect, and what the sect's monks think of it.
What they knew clearly was that the entire 19th Continent was almost shaken by this incident.
He became a demon in one thought, broke through the Nascent Soul stage, advanced to the Out-of-body stage, stole the giant sword from Yashan, and used it to slaughter half of the Jianzhu Sect...
The most important thing is that everyone now says that the "Nine-Bend River Map" originally obtained by the Jianzhu Sect is very likely to have fallen into Qu Zhengfeng's hands.
The River Map of the Candle-Cut Sect was obtained by Xu Lan'er from the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple. After Qu Zhengfeng and Xie Buchen visited the hidden world, they rebelled shortly after returning and took the River Map from the Candle-Cut Sect...
Is there any connection between the two
Subconsciously, after Li Jun's murmur, everyone turned to look at Jianchou, wondering whether she would respond.
Jianchou had some guesses in his heart, but he looked calm on the surface.
In the eyes of the little squirrel and other spiritual animals, Carp King is their protector and is definitely not a bad person. However, they, in a sense, are foreign intruders and destroyers and may not be liked by others.
Qu Zhengfeng has already rebelled against Yashan, and the sect even sent elders to surround and kill him, and his fellow disciples drew their swords.
To put it in a broader sense, as a disciple of Yashan, Jianchou could not ask directly about Qu Zhengfeng in front of so many people.
What's more, although she was curious, she knew that it was someone else's business and it was not appropriate to ask too much.
As a result, the entire koi pond suddenly fell into silence.
Li Jun seemed to be dazed for a while. After a while, he looked up again, looked at everyone, and smiled calmly.
"Everyone who comes here is a guest. I am being disrespectful. You all came here for the Nine-Curved River Map, but the map was taken away a long time ago. Now there are only some insights left by the master in the hidden world. If you need it, I can take you to read it."
Read it
So simple
No one expected that Li Jun not only knew exactly what they were here for, but he even said this so casually!
At this moment, everyone felt a little shocked.
It came so easily that it felt like a dream.
Isn't the secret of the River Map a very important matter? Almost everyone felt that even if they got the secret of the River Map, it would be extremely difficult and there was a high possibility that they would return empty-handed.
As a result, now, Li Jun himself doesn’t care at all!
Jianchou had discussed the Ming Seal with Xie Buchen in advance and was also aware of Kunwu's ambitions.
Now that Li Jun had spoken this, instead of her feeling relieved about the suddenly easy task, she felt a chill in her heart.
He glanced calmly at Xie Buchen who was standing quietly beside him. His face was calm, as if he was not moved at all by Li Jun's words.
The fear in his heart deepened. Jianchou's heart raced, so he stepped forward and bowed to Li Jun. "We came here to find the secret of the River Map. We don't know the situation of the hidden world, so we are presumptuous. I dare not mention the matter of reading the River Map. When I came here, a spirit beast pointed out the affairs of the hidden world. I heard that if we have the Great Ming Seal, the collapse of the hidden world can still be prevented. I wonder if Li Jun..."
"The Great Ming Seal..."
When Li Jun heard this, he naturally shifted his gaze to Xie Buchen.
He is the one who truly protects the hidden world now, and he knows everything that happens in the hidden world.
He naturally knew that Xie Buchen had brought the seal of the Ming Dynasty, and even made it easier for him.
Looking at this cultivator who had come to the Hidden Realm for the second time, Li Jun suddenly remembered when he first came here. Although he had not yet formed a pill, he was able to fly in the air and his skills were just as good. He was a guy who forcibly suppressed his own realm.
The purpose of suppressing the state of mind is to form the elixir perfectly.
But he didn't expect that his current Dan Jin was not only imperfect, but even worse than at the beginning.
So, sometimes it is hard to guess what God means.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
He suddenly started coughing.
After just a few words, his breathing seemed to have become more disordered, and the fatigue hidden in his eyes seemed unable to be concealed.
He is already on his last legs and his time is running out.
Everyone was keenly aware of this and suddenly fell silent, recalling the previous battle.
Li Jun himself didn't really care. He smiled and said, "I've lived long enough. It doesn't matter when I leave. But I'm obsessed with this hidden world, and I can't let so many people disappear with it..."
After all, he is still the guardian of the hidden world.
Li Jun slowly stood up by supporting himself on the steps. His body was a little shaky and his steps seemed to be unsteady, but his eyes were firm, and even had a kind of understanding that could see through people's hearts.
He said to Xie Buchen: "The seal of the Ming Dynasty is of no use to you, but it is a pity to throw it away. Why not give it to me? It will be a good fate after all."
"… "
He knows everything.
With just this one sentence, Xie Buchen understood how terrifying Li Jun's thoughts were.
When talking about the Great Ming Seal, Jianchou once added a question, saying that the seal in his hand was meant to take over the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple for himself.
Xie Buchen did not deny it at that time.
This is what Master Hengxu instructed before setting off.
Now that the hidden world is broken, even if we collect it, we cannot restore it, and there may even be danger to our lives. If we give this seal to Li Jun and repair the hidden world, there will still be a glimmer of hope.
How to choose is really simple.
Xie Buchen lowered his eyes, stretched out his hand, and slowly spread out his palm: "This is the Great Ming Seal that Baji Daozun left in Kunwu. It was passed down from ancient times to the present. It should be able to save the hidden world from the crisis for the time being."
The Daming Seal has the effect of fixing space. Many powerful monks, after entering the "bounded" realm, will try their best to find one for their future use.
The higher the level of cultivation, the larger the hidden world, and the more powerful the Daming Seal is needed.
Even if they are all Ming Dynasty seals, their effectiveness varies.
During the period between ancient times and modern times, there were three legendary monks.
One is the real master of this hidden world, Master Buyu; one is the master of Miss Shahong whom Jianchou had visited, Patriarch Luye; and the other is the mighty Kunwu cultivator, Baji Daozun.
At the same time, Baji Daozun was also the first one to ascend, and his cultivation was not low.
If the Great Ming Seal he made is used to save the hidden world of Master Buyu, it should be enough.
The moment Xie Buchen opened his palm, a faint golden light, as if it had life, twisted and appeared in his palm.
The outline of the ancient seal was immediately revealed.
The iron painting and silver hook have a kind of difficulty hidden in their strength, and the aura revealed makes people feel frightened.
It was like a branding iron, embedded in Xie Buchen's palm, connected to his flesh and blood.
Jianchou had seen this Ming Dynasty seal before, but this was the first time he felt the almost terrifying aura from the seal.
Without seeing Xie Buchen making any movement, a light purple light emerged from his palm, slowly wrapping around his palm from the outside to the inside.
The golden light of the seal seemed to sense some threat and suddenly shrank. Then the seal began to move in his palm.
Everyone understood, and Jianchou even remembered his previous guess.
This seal was almost one with Xie Buchen's palm. It was implanted in his palm, absorbing the spiritual power in his meridians and penetrating into his flesh and blood.
Once he had the idea of cutting off his hand, this seal would inevitably change.
The purple light in the palm of his hand became brighter and brighter, gradually occupying the space of the seal.
"call out!"
At the moment when the purple light became extremely blazing, a pale golden light suddenly became brighter, and it was actually pulled out from Xie Buchen's palm and flew into the sky!
Li Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the little thing going away, and gently stretched out his hand to touch it.
Then, a dark red line emerged from his fingertips and flew lightly towards the seal that seemed to be about to escape.
Obviously, the speed of this red line seemed to be extremely slow, but after the red line appeared, Yin Fu trembled in the air as if he had seen his natural enemy and couldn't even run.
Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, the red line slowly and leisurely caught up with the Daming Seal, and in the blink of an eye it was tied up into a red cicada pupa.
"… "
At that moment, there was an eerie silence around the entire koi pond.
After the Great Ming Seal left, Xie Buchen's face turned pale for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
He looked at the red line on Li Jun's body and was amazed at the other party's casual and light hand.
Anyone can see that this Ming Dynasty Seal is not simple, and is even a bit strange, but Li Jun handles it with ease.
He gently hooked his fingers, and the red line flew back into his palm.
With another move of the finger, the red thread was untied again.
Li Jun stretched out his finger, picked up the pale golden seal, and looked at it in his palm.
Only then did everyone finally see the true appearance of the "Great Ming Seal".
It is not just a seal, but more like a seal made of gold. It has curves, edges and thickness, but its surface is shining with golden light, making it look ever-changing.
Can such a seal save the entire hidden world
Jianchou looked at him and was a little dazed for a moment.
“It’s a good seal indeed.”
Li Jun looked at the seal for a long time, then raised his head and looked at the magnificent heavenly palace above his head and the countless cracks that appeared on all four sides of the heavenly palace. There was a hint of heaviness in his eyes.
This seal is enough to save the hidden world.
He lowered his head again, nodded slightly to Xie Buchen, then turned around and went back down the stairs.
The steps beside the koi pond were not wide to begin with, and when Koi King walked on them, his steps seemed awkward, as if he was about to fall down at any moment.
After all, the main body is a fish. Fish have tail fins but no legs, so the way they walk is naturally different from that of ordinary people.
Especially...
He is so weak.
When he was leaning against the wall, Jianchou didn't see anything, but when he stood up, his weak and thin figure covered by the red robe immediately became clear.
Is it all because of the previous battle with the giant falcon Wu'e
If there hadn't been that battle...
If the little bookworm knew what happened at that time...
If I hadn't accidentally released the giant falcon...
"Everything in the world has its own destiny. How can you escape what God wants you to experience? The evil without evil has always been there, and the hidden world is bound to have such a difficulty. It just depends on who will trigger it."
Li Jun's voice came faintly, accompanied by the sound of splashing water as he walked.
"Releasing Wu'e was your cause, and bringing me the Great Bright Seal was your result. But your entry into the hidden world was my cause, and now that I am here to pay the price for it, it is my own result."
Jianchou was suddenly stunned.
He didn't look back, but he seemed to know what she was thinking at the time.
This comes at a perfect time.
and…
Jianchou understood the first half of this "cause and effect", but she was confused when she realized that her entry into the hidden world was the "cause" planted by Li Jun.
A lot of things flashed through my mind.
Above the Heavenly Palace, Li Jun used the Heaven-Flipping Seal; in the Yashan Sutra Library, she used the Heaven-Flipping Seal for the first time according to the seal she had drawn; on the cliff behind Qingfeng Temple, she saw the golden seal that broke through the clouds and darkness...
At that moment, she couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat, and suddenly she vaguely grasped the connection between them.
Jianchou looked at Li Jun.
Mr. Li had already walked down the steps, through the water, and reached the center of the koi pond.
There happened to be the largest lotus leaf in the pond, with two lotus flowers blooming on the side.
One of them is mature and in full bloom, with its deep red petals loosely surrounding the green lotus pod, creating a gorgeous scene; the other is still in bud, the entire bud is so full that it seems like it will burst open at any moment, blooming with stunning beauty.
At this moment, everyone's attention was drawn to the two lotus flowers by Li Jun's actions.
Now that the Great Ming Seal has been obtained, what methods will Li Jun use to repair the entire hidden world
People couldn't understand the mysterious words he said, but they knew that his current actions must be related to repairing the hidden world.
At this moment, they were in the painting, and looking around, they could only see vague pavilions and towers, which seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist and rain, and were somewhat blurry.
The only clear thing is the nearby lake, the nearby koi pond, and what you can see if you raise your head—
The majestic heavenly palace!
The whole place was in silence.
No one spoke.
Only Lu Xiangleng had a hint of worry in her eyes when she looked at Li Jun's overly weak figure.
Everyone can see that Li Jun's condition is not very good, even he himself said that he does not have much time left, but only she can see: it is not as simple as just not very good.
She even worried that this guardian of the hidden world would collapse just like that...
At that moment, Jianchou looked back at her.
The moment their eyes met, she completely understood Lu Xiangleng's worries.
But no one can help Li Jun, and they are all just bystanders.
Li Jun himself never thought about asking for help from anyone. Over the years, he has almost been able to survive alone.
Being able to obtain another Ming Dynasty seal is already a pleasant surprise, how could I ask for more
He stopped in front of the blooming lotus.
In the emerald lotus pod, you can see the lotus seeds one by one.
With the Great Ming Seal in his palm, Li Jun sighed softly, stretched out his other hand, and gently tapped the lotus petals: "It's only us."
The lotus trembled, as if it understood what he said.
A smile then emerged on Li Jun's pale face. He lightly drew the seal that had already become obedient and placed it in the center of the lotus petal, on top of the lotus pod.
The pale golden seal seemed to realize that it was out of control and immediately emitted a golden light and tried to escape again.
Unexpectedly, Honglian's speed is faster than it!
Wow…
It was so fast that there seemed to be a faint sound.
The layers of fiery red petals suddenly closed together at the moment the seal shone brightly!
In the blink of an eye, the seal had no chance to escape before it hit the lotus petals and was firmly stuck back, trapped inside!
Each lotus petal then closed tightly, like a huge prison, completely trapping the seal inside.
No matter how fierce the existence is, it seems difficult to break through.
The feeling at that moment was extremely creepy.
It was like a graceful beauty who suddenly opened her bloody mouth, swallowed a live cow, and then burped with satisfaction.
A straight body, a soft waist, an elegant posture, but with an almost ferocious coldness!
What a beautiful red lotus!
No one expected that it would develop like this!
Many people secretly took a deep breath.
Even Jianchou couldn't help but shrink his pupils, and his gaze towards the red lotus suddenly changed.
But Li Jun didn't care at all.
The look he gave that red lotus was even gentler, and even contained a hint of sadness.
It's sympathy for one's own kind and empathy for others.
The koi pond was not very deep. He stood on the bottom of the pond with the water only reaching his waist, making his crimson robe float on the water and making him look like a blooming red lotus, complementing the one in front of him.
Curling the corners of his lips bitterly, his fingers gently stroked the lotus petals, and Li Jun just said softly: "Go, I will help you."
Honglian trembled slightly again, as if rubbing gently against his palm, or as if comforting him.
Then, Li Jun released his palm—
The entire red lotus, as if it had finally broken free of all its restraints, soared into the sky!
The green thin stems grew wildly at this moment, rising higher and higher...
Although it looks fragile, it supports such a brilliant red lotus and a bulging flower bud!
Holding on, constantly and continuously getting closer to the sky!
Everyone raised their heads high!
This was a scene that no one had expected, and it was also a scene that was almost shocking...
Compared to the universe, how small is a lotus
To the universe, what is a koi fish worth
But it is this tiny existence that, with an almost amazing courage, constantly elevates itself...
Even though they were very far away, Kan Chou could clearly see a light green flame burning on the thin stem!
It is burning its entire life force...
How high is the sky
Even if this is just the sky of the hidden world.
The Great Ming Seal is the existence that guards the Hidden World, but without this seal, the Heavenly Palace and the Hidden World will treat anyone who wants to approach them equally -
Anyone who comes here is regarded as offending the majesty of heaven!
"boom!"
Suddenly, dark clouds surged under the entire sky and covered the sky in an instant!
The red lotus, which was still growing rapidly, had already reached half its height. If it continued to move a little further, it would be able to touch the heavenly palace...
But now, under the pressure of dark clouds, Honglian's progress became extremely difficult.
Even scarier is…
As the dark clouds descended, they suppressed the flames on the stems, like a grindstone, gradually wearing away the pale blue flames...
It only advanced a few feet at most, and the red lotus along with its green stem suddenly became wilted.
The sky is so high and the distance is so far, how can I fly across it
The red lotus moved forward again, but it became difficult to move forward.
There was another loud "boom", and dark clouds as thick as ink came crashing down on it again!
The red lotus wrapped with the seal was nearly knocked down by the dark cloud!
Everyone's heartbeat stopped suddenly at this moment!
Is it going to fail
This kind of thought appeared in everyone's mind almost at the same time.
The entire sky was gray and gloomy, with only that red lotus with its stem as the only color between heaven and earth and in everyone's vision.
But in this almost still moment, another ray of color suddenly appeared, fluttering and swaying.
A red thread.
A thin, slender line extends high from the center of the koi pond, from the fingertips of the carp king.
It was a color as bright as blood.
At that moment, Jianchou felt that it was not a red line, but a blood line.
"Buzz..."
A faint sound shook the void the moment the red thread wrapped around the green stem.
At any moment, the originally dim light blue flame suddenly became blazing.
Then, the whole green stem seemed to have received some kind of nourishment, and its languid state changed instantly, becoming lush and green. Even the tightly closed petals seemed to have regained vitality, glowing blazingly red, as if they were about to bleed or burn...
The already gloomy sky became even more bleak.
Only the bleak and almost heroic brightness made people's eyes burn.
Jianchou turned his head stiffly, only to see Li Jun standing in the center of the lotus pond.
He raised his head and stared upwards.
From this angle, Jianchou couldn't see what expression he had, maybe he was crying, maybe he was laughing.
All she could see was his red clothes, which gradually turned white...
The red thread flying towards Honglian seemed to be pulled off from his robe.
Every time the red thread flew out, the red color on his collar became less.
Starting from the cuffs, as the red sleeves flew out, his entire body gradually turned white, then transparent, a color close to death...
The red line is still being pulled away.
With the help of Lijun, Honglian was able to rise higher and higher, and finally at that moment, it approached the highest palace in heaven!
Then, the tightly closed flower bud suddenly opened towards the sky!
"Crash..."
Like the sound of brilliant flowers blooming!
The petals opened instantly and began to grow wildly towards the surroundings, becoming instantly huge, with fangs and claws bared, as if they were going to wrap up the entire heavenly palace!
The pale gold-colored Ming seal had been trapped in the petals for a long time. At the moment the petals opened, it finally jumped out impatiently.
“Swish!”
Almost at the same time, a huge lotus also flew out at a high speed!
When it let go of the Daming Seal, it had obviously guessed Daming Seal's next move, so without any surprise, it crashed into the seal.
"boom!"
The tremendous force exploded almost instantly!
It is extremely graceful and gorgeous!
At that moment, the sky was no longer gloomy, and the boundless expanse was filled with endless diffuse golden light, endless blooming red lotuses, and endless rising karmic fires...
And, the one that fell from the sky...
A red thread.