Yan Qing murmured: "Really?"
In fact, in my understanding, nightmare is more like a virus, a parasite. When it wakes up and attacks, it will turn the parasitic person into a monster that only knows how to kill. This is an unsolvable curse from the ancient demon god, and the only way is to kill.
But you can hear the word "evil" from Xie Shiyi's mouth.
Yan Qing couldn't help but think of what the devil said to him before he died.
—Nightmare is a shadow that can never be escaped from for the rest of your life.
So is it really as simple as parasitism
Xie Shiyi didn't seem to want to talk about this, so he changed the subject and said, "Are you sure you don't want to rest? There is a long staircase in front of the Wangqing Sect. You can't take a cloud boat or fly a sword, you can only walk."
Yan Qing: “…” Yan Qing wilted again. After a long while of disdaining his own Qi training, he began to disdain the Wangqing Sect: “Why do you Wangqing Sect have so many problems?”
Xie Shiyi was not annoyed and said calmly: "You still have three days left."
"oh."
Yan Qing quickly lay down, his sleepy eyelids were fighting, and the thought of having to go through the Forget Love Sect's damn road gave him a headache. Across the jade table, Yan Qing leaned on his arm and could only see Xie Shiyi's drooping sleeves through the smoke. The snow-white soul silk was turning dark and flowing, and the hand that had been holding the sword for years was as cold as ice jade.
Yan Qing didn't say anything, but closed his eyes, hiding all his expressions and emotions in the darkness.
The three families in Zijin Island and more than one hundred and eighty temples, these things Xie Shiyi only briefly mentioned to him, but considering Xie Shiyi's current position, anything that he could mention alone must be a huge and unshakable monster.
The Qin family of Zijinzhou also has connections with Shifang City.
Although Shifang City was destroyed in a fire, there were many cities in the Demon Realm and evildoers were rampant, so new main cities were always built.
—Qin family, what on earth are you going to do
It took the cloud boat exactly one whole day to reach the sky above Nanzezhou. When Yan Qing woke up, the clouds outside the window looked like they were burned by fire, as red as blood. Leaning on the table, looking out the window, he could see the vast and boundless Nanzezhou. The mountains and islands above were scattered all over the place, all covered in a layer of light mist.
The mist was formed by extremely rich spiritual energy. Just one glance at it, the water and mountains and the cries of cranes made people feel as if their souls were cleansed.
"arrive?"
Yan Qing poked his head out, quite curious about this.
Xie Shiyi: “Yeah.”
After sitting here with Yan Qing for a whole day, he stood up and walked out. Outside, the disciples of the Immortal Alliance stood in a row respectfully.
Tianshu was at the end of the crowd, and said joyfully, "Duwei, the cloud boat has arrived. I have already informed the sect of your return."
Xie Shiyi frowned awkwardly: "Why tell me?"
Tianshu felt guilty: "Well, it's rare for you to come back to the sect. The sect master and the elders are all very happy. I told them in advance. They all said they would come to the peak to pick you up."
Yan Qing couldn't help but burst out in laughter - why did these people from the Wang Qing Sect act like their own son who had been traveling abroad for many years came home
He also opened the door to welcome people from all walks of life.
It's really impressive.
Xie Shiyi's expression was cold, and he asked, "Are you coming to pick me up?"
Tianshu: "Uh... yes."
Xie Shiyi was silent for a moment, then said softly, his voice as cold as ice and snow: "If you really want to pick me up, you might as well take those nine thousand nine hundred long steps."
Tianshu raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face: "Ah? I'm afraid it's not possible. That's the rule set by our ancestors. Even the sect leader can't go."
Xie Shiyi curled the corner of his lips sarcastically, and walked out without stopping.
Since Yan Qing is his little follower, of course he has to follow.
Once you enter the Wangqing Sect, you will be surrounded by a group of top masters. There are countless Mahayana masters and countless Dongxu masters. For safety reasons, Yan Qing hid his ambition in his sleeves so that he could sleep.
When Yan Qing saw the long stairs Xie Shiyi mentioned, his eyes widened in disbelief. These were not ordinary mountain stairs, but cloud stairs. Floating above a cliff, the jade-colored stairs were covered with long mist, and there were nine thousand nine hundred steps, leading straight to the sky.
Yan Qing looked down at the sky and complained, "Is this really a place for people to walk? I, a Qi training stage person, will die if I fall down."
Xie Shiyi said calmly: "No one who can get this far has your level of cultivation."
Yan Qing gnashed his teeth and said, "Wow, then am I not a special guest of your Wangqing Sect?"
Xie Shiyi did not comment.
Wang Qing Sect's ten main peaks and more than three hundred outer peaks all saw shock and ecstasy in each other's eyes after receiving the news from Tian Shu today.
After Xie Ying became the leader of the Immortal Alliance, he had been gone for who knows how many years.
I didn't expect that Yuqing Peak, which is now quiet and deserted every year, has finally welcomed the return of its owner.
The leader of Wangqing Sect, Immortal Le Zhan, pushed open the door of the main hall and ran into the leader of Caiyu Peak, Xi Chaoyun.
In the world of cultivation, there are methods to keep one's youth forever, but Xi Chaoyun chose to show her feminine side to others.
She was wearing a thorny hairpin and had no makeup on. She looked at Le Zhan and said with joy, "Du Wei is back."
Le Zhan nodded, sighing and saying, "Yeah, I thought I could only see you in Xiaoyu Palace from now on."
Xi Chaoyun and Le Zhan walked out together. Birds and white cranes flapped their wings along the way. They were both wearing the standard blue and white robes of the Wangqing Sect. The man was handsome and elegant, and the woman was gentle and graceful. As they walked among the pine flowers and green bamboos, there seemed to be starlight floating between their steps.
This is the ability of a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage to perceive the heaven and earth.
Xi Chaoyun's eyes were full of interest, and he said softly, "Two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. It's so fast. I still remember how Du Wei looked when he first came to the sect?"
Le Zhan said teasingly: "How could I not remember it? The day I joined the sect, my blood almost stained all the 9,900 steps outside the Wangqing Sect."
Xi Chaoyun was disappointed: "I still remember that day, covered in blood, pale, holding the sword of no regrets, walking up the ladder without saying a word. I shouted at him, asking him to stop and go up the mountain another day, but he didn't listen."
Le Zhan didn't care: "Du Wei has blocked his five senses, how could he hear what you said?"
Xi Chaoyun: "Shut down your five senses?"
Le Zhan said, "Well, didn't you see how distraught he was? He had completely closed his five senses. He had been in a fierce battle, and his meridians were severely injured. His bones were broken in several places, and his clothes and hair were covered in blood. When I saw Du Wei's injuries, I thought he couldn't lift the sword or walk. But the child just held the sword, kept silent, and walked up the 9,900 steps with bloody footprints."
Xi Chaoyun pursed his lips and still felt a little bit sorry when thinking about that scene. He sighed and complained, "You said that Du Wei was the child you chose in the human world, and it was okay for her to come to Wangqing Sect at any time. Why did you have to be so stubborn that day?"
Le Zhan stretched out his hand, and a green leaf fell into his palm. He hesitated for a long time and said softly: "... I think that Du Wei is really unable to find a place to go."
Xi Chaoyun: “Hmm?”
Le Zhan said, "In fact, I saved Du Wei in the human world, and he told me that he could come to Wang Qing Sect to find me whenever he needed me. But for decades afterwards, the child did not come back. At that time, Du Wei's cultivation had been abolished, his spiritual roots had been shattered, and he was abandoned by his family and pointed at by everyone in the Barrier City. But in such a helpless and hopeless situation, the child did not intend to ask me for help."
Xi Chaoyun was speechless: "This is indeed like Du Wei's personality."
Le Zhan sneered: "Yes. So I am also curious, why did Du Wei come to Wangqing Sect that night, climb the ladder, and be so embarrassed."
"The blood flowed all the way down the nine thousand nine hundred steps. He came up last, his spiritual power was dissipating, his physical strength was exhausted, and he felt like he was going to kneel down in the next second. I went to help him up, but he was as stiff as a piece of wood. I brought him to Yuqing Peak and asked him if he wanted to join my sect, but he just nodded without saying anything."
The more Xi Chaoyun listened, the deeper his frown deepened: "What happened to Du Wei?"
Le Zhan pursed his lips and said, "I don't know."
While traveling in the human world, I saw the young man walking alone along the peach blossom road, and was moved by his character.
It’s rare to see Du Wei in such a miserable state.
Even in the bustling and judgmental corridor of life with spring water and peach blossoms, the boy remained calm and composed, without a trace of embarrassment or anger.
Afterwards, he joined the Wangqing Sect and became an unattainable legend in the world of cultivation.
Forever the chosen one of heaven, forever high in the clouds.
His black hair is always spotless, and his clothes are always whiter than snow.
It seemed as if that day, the young man covered in blood and dust, walking alone up the 9,900 steps, was just a dream.
“By the way, there is one more thing.” Wherever Le Zhan passed, green bamboos blossomed, clouds and mist dissipated, leaving behind an empty fairyland.
His thoughts extended, and he said, "There are many plum blossoms planted on Yuqing Peak. That night I asked Du Wei to have a good rest, but he lowered his head and didn't say anything. He didn't move after I left. He stood alone on the edge of the cliff, facing the plum blossoms on the other side of the river, and stood still for a long time."
"There is a lot of snow on Yuqing Peak. I see your hair and eyes are almost dyed white by the snow, but you still haven't left. I wonder what you are thinking."
Xi Chaoyun tried to ask: "This is so abnormal, do you think it is because Du Wei's close relatives passed away that day?"
Le Zhan shook his head: "No, Du Wei was alone in the barrier city."
Xi Chaoyun became more and more confused.
Le Zhan said: "Although Du Wei is aloof and taciturn, and doesn't say anything, I can sense that he is actually very confused. He doesn't know where to go, so he came to Wangqing Sect step by step."
Xi Chaoyun was surprised again and said in confusion: "Confused? How interesting. You and I watched Du Wei grow up, but we never thought that this word would appear on him."
No matter he was the brilliant chief disciple in the past, or the current master of Xiaoyu Palace who advocated life and death, in his eyes, Xie Ying had always been calm, self-possessed, dignified and composed.
This is how a favored child of heaven should be.
That night, the long blood-stained steps and the endless falling plum blossoms, no one knew why.
The two of them came from the inner peak to the outer peak. They frightened many Wangqing Sect disciples on the way.
The phoenix and the cranes are circling with long cries.
The breeze supported the mountain, and the clouds and mist illuminated the sky. The disciples knelt respectfully all the way.
Le Zhan and Xi Chaoyun casually summoned a cloud of mist, their clothes fluttered, and they stepped onto the cloud.
"Let's go pick up Du Wei."
From the moment Yan Qing stepped onto the first step, he began to curse the Wangqing Sect in his heart.
You, the number one sect in the world, don’t even have the money to put up a fence
How to get guests to visit like this!
But then I thought of what Xie Shiyi said: The only one who can get to this point is someone with this level of cultivation.
Yan Qing was silent, and chuckled twice: It seems that the Wangqing Sect does not take visits very seriously.
Tianshu carefully reminded from behind: "Young Master Yan, please walk slowly and remember to watch the road."
Yan Qing waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I'm not blind." After saying this, he was suddenly stunned and turned his head to look at Xie Shiyi.
Xie Shiyi's eyes were still covered with white silk, and his sleeves were fluttering, rolling up with white flowers of mist. After his eyes were injured by the soul thread, his consciousness could only explore the general path, and he might not be able to see the details of the steps clearly.
Yan Qing paid for the trouble he had caused, and was very kind-hearted: "Xianzun, do you want me to take you up?"
Tianshu: “?”
Du Wei must have walked this ladder tens of thousands of times, if not a thousand times. Who is leading whom
Xie Shiyi was frugal with words: "No need."
Yan Qing was curious: "Are you sure you can see the stairs?"
Xie Shiyi walked straight up the ladder without hesitation. His snow-colored robe brushed against the ladder, leaving behind the clear moonlight of the Spiritual Transformation Stage.
seemed to be so familiar with this road that Yan Qing really suspected that was pretending to be blind.
Yan Qing quickened his pace and walked to the front, thinking to himself, I can't fall behind a blind man. But because he kept looking back to see if Xie Shiyi was pretending to be blind, he was not careful and almost missed a step.
Yan Qing missed the target and nearly lost his temper. Fortunately, Xie Shiyi caught his wrist and the two of them stopped at a height of thousands of feet.
In fact, Yan Qing would not be in any danger if she really fell down, but after thinking about it, she still did not break free.
Xie Shiyi said in a cold tone: "I think you should take this piece of cloth."
Yan Qing didn't know how to be sarcastic, and was curious: "Xie Shiyi, are you blind? Why is there no problem walking up the stairs?" Yan Qing continued to complain: "Can you blame me? The cloud ladder design of the Wangqing Sect, who wouldn't have problems the first time they walk up it."
It's simply anti-human.
Xie Shiyi didn't say anything.
Yan Qing became interested: "Xie Shiyi, were you scared when you walked on the ladder for the first time?"
Xie Shiyi frowned.
Yan Qing said, "When you were seven years old, you blinded yourself by falling while practicing flying swords on the roof. Is it really okay for you to walk this road for the first time?"
Yan Qing thought of something and asked directly: "Also, when you joined the Wangqing Sect, was it particularly glorious?"
It should be quite beautiful.
Glazed heart, unrepentant sword. Unrivaled in beauty, number one in the world.
They parted ways at the Land of the Fallen Gods. Xie Shiyi went to the Forget Love Sect, and Xi went to the Demon Realm.
In fact, Yan Qing didn’t want to recall the memory of when they just separated.
Because that demon god had just entangled me, and I had just got the soul thread. I stumbled into the demon realm for the first time, and faced the dark night and countless greedy and vicious eyes. The demon realm was full of villains and bloody fights.
I walked through the sea of blood and corpses alone, and through the long night. But when the red thread was wrapped around my fingers, I realized that the most terrifying enemy in the end was actually myself.
Yan Qing threw the strange and crazy images in his mind behind him, looked at the clear blue sky in front of him again, blinked, and said, "It should be very beautiful."
Xie Shiyi said calmly: "You can try."
Yan Qing pointed at the cloud ladder and said, "Although the hospitality of the Wangqing Sect is not very good, the sense of ceremony is very strong! It's like a ladder to heaven, with the end of the road at the top and all living beings at the bottom. I guess, then you will walk up from the first step, step by step, to become the chief disciple of the world's number one sect, with unlimited glory."
After Xie Shiyi heard this, he murmured in a low voice, and said coldly, "Really?"
Yan Qing: “Isn’t it?”