On the ninth peak of Sumeru, there are nineteen chessboards on the top of the mountain. There are precious tribulations hidden within the chessboard. The old monk and the prince are sitting across from each other in this sea of clouds, mountains and mist.
The prince asked: "Does the monk know the limits of strength?"
The old monk replied: "Practice the best skills to the top, which is the limit."
The prince asked again: "How many floors is the top floor?"
The old monk answered again: "Nine levels, nine is the ultimate number, nine heavens and nine earths, nine and five nobles, even this Buddha Mountain Sumeru has nine peaks."
The prince asked again: "Why not the tenth floor?"
The old monk replied again: "It's like climbing a mountain, one method and one mountain.
There are high and low mountains. If they are high, they are towering over the ground. If they are low, they are shaped like mounds of earth.
However, there is always a mountain top, and the ninth floor is the peak.
If you have climbed to the top, how can you climb again? "
There was a moment of silence.
Xia Ji suddenly pointed to the sky and said in a deep voice: "How to get to the sky?"
Naturally, the old monk would not understand "how to get to the sky". After all, there are many magical methods and exquisite instruments in the world that can completely fly to the sky. But what the young prince in front of him asked was "how to cross that unstoppable sky". A step of existence", so the old monk shook his head.
"You can't go up. Your Highness has the sky above your head, but there is no way forward on the ninth floor."
Xia Ji watched the sea of clouds rolling in silence for a long time.
The old monk continued: "Although an individual's limit stops here, he can use his hands to use external objects and possess stronger power. For example, magic weapons. Whether it is a duel between two armies, or the swords and swords in the night rain in the rivers and lakes, magic weapons, etc. The weapon is always a trump card that cannot be ignored, and it is also an extremely rare trump card."
"What about ancient times?"
"I am ashamed. The ancients are still in the spiritual womb and I don't know the ancients."
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Three hours later.
The words came to an end.
The old monk told him everything he knew about power, the secrets of the two profound formations in Leiyin Temple, his understanding of the demon clan, and information about himself.
The secret method of activating the Xuan Zhen is very mysterious. It is a specific visualization picture in the mind. Once the visualization in the mind matches, the Xuan Zhen in this area will resonate and be activated.
The visualization of the Demon-Suppressing Formation and the Arhat Formation are both a giant swastika, but the arms of this swastika have complex patterns like a maze. In short, it is definitely wrong to be blind. .
This is like a key or a string of passwords. Once matched, it can be used.
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As for the demon clan, anyone who can transform into a human form is a demon, but the demon clan practices the skills of their respective races, which are also divided into Jin, Qi, and Shen.
Unlike humans, different demons have different talents.
In addition, humans gather energy in their Dantian, while demons gather energy in their Dantian;
People's Dantian cannot be taken out, but the demon's demon elixir can be spit out and hurt people;
The gathering of Qi in the human Dantian moves the heaven and earth, but the demon spits out the demon elixir.
People's Qi is mostly neutral and peaceful, and may have attributes due to different skills, but demons are born with more or less attributes and cannot change them.
This is just the general picture.
Furthermore, there are at least two groups of big demons in the mountains above the eighth peak, one is a fox demon, and the other is a tiger demon.
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Xia Ji also had a rough understanding of the old monk transformed into a Sara tree demon:
The old monk was extremely fond of Zen and Buddha;
Good at the art of looking at the heaven and earth's energy;
Never practiced the exercises;
There may be magical artifacts;
Possessing a certain amount of spiritual power, he can stir up wind and fog, drive birds; he can communicate with trees. Wherever there are trees for hundreds of miles, they are his eyes and ears.
And because of Xia Ji's strong Buddhist spiritual power, the old monk had a high favorability towards him. It was precisely because of this that the old monk was so cooperative in telling him so much information. If it were another person, he would definitely not be like this. .
Even before Xia Ji left, the old monk said, "When His Highness is away, I will try my best to protect His Highness's Leiyin Temple."
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After Xia Ji returned to the fifth peak, he explained some things, told Monk Zizai the "Swastika" that opened the Arhat Formation, and copied some documents. When he saw the sky, it was already midnight and almost early morning, so he put down his pen , walked to the window.
Outside the window, the sky is thousands of miles long, and the stars are like a river blocking the road.
The night is dark, and the mountains are stacked on top of each other, like mountains blocking the road.
The vastness of the world is mocking the insignificance of human beings.
He took a gentle breath, and the breath swam like a white snake from the dark fingertips of late winter.
What about the ninth floor
So what if you stand on the top of the mountain
The sky is still high and far away, but if it cannot be transformed into the sky, how can one person dominate the world
If you can't suppress the world, you will eventually need to be suppressed.
My own strength may be invincible in a single fight, or at least one of the top group of people, but the strongest strength in the world is not the strength of an individual, but the strength of thousands of troops and horses. The formation was a magical weapon, belonging to some unheard-of mythological races. For a moment, he thought of Lu Bu in the books he had read in his previous life, and then thought of Xiang Yu. How similar is the world today
After all, no matter how high the mountain is climbed, the gate to heaven is still hard to find
A great obsession suddenly emerged.
The great hatred in life!
I hate the unfair fate!
Hate good and do not repay evil!
I hate that the sky is too high!
He closed his eyes for a long time and took a deep breath of cold air, which penetrated into his internal organs.
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After a while, he put aside these thoughts and began to think about returning to the city.
Today is the fourth day since he left the imperial capital, and what he told Eunuch Mei was that "he will be gone for three days."
He has not returned today, and the roar of heaven and earth caused by his fight with the eight-foot-long golden Arhat late at night was enough to make the "invisible enemies" in the city hallucinate that he was captured. After all, it stands to reason that he He really deserves to be captured, the two profound formations of Leiyin Temple are really powerful.
But whether they are exposed or not, it doesn't matter.
Because it was time for Eunuch Mei to hook up with those people.
This old dog is erratic, and he still pretends that he doesn't know
He could betray the chief manager and himself, why couldn't he betray those people again
He was fishing without bait, and Eunuch Mei was just a bait with legs, a head, good words, and the ability to run to find fish on his own.
At the critical moment, this fishing bait might become a vicious and vicious knife.
Whichever fish is eaten, the fish will be disemboweled immediately without even having to take action.
This father-in-law might even give himself a surprise.
Xia Ji was sitting leisurely in front of the window. He suddenly felt a little hungry. The appearance of the Ninth Emperor's Girl appeared in his mind, that desolate, small, pale one with long, thin yellowish hair, only one and a half meters tall. A princess who can be nervous and fearful, who can be submissive, who can be gentle and compassionate, who can cry for others, and who is always ready to commit suicide with a dagger.
During the two years when he was under house arrest, Xia Xiaosu was the only one who could bring him delicious food, and every time Xia Xiaosu brought him something delicious, it must be made by her own hands. She gradually got used to the craftsmanship, and by the end of the night, she was When Gugu chirped, he really wanted his sister to cook two dishes.
He swallowed unconsciously and smiled.
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"Hahaha! Mr. Wen, you lost, and Xia Ji didn't come back. This man is so smart and arrogant that he thinks he is invincible. But in the end, wasn't he trapped by the group of monks from Leiyin Temple
If I were him, I would just stay in the imperial capital peacefully and stay quiet. Even if I was burdened with some infamy, I would still be patient and tolerant. However, he left the imperial capital and was caught by the group of monks.
If this kid hadn't had some adventures, he would have died a long time ago. Even if he had some adventures, he would have squandered them all so quickly. He was so exhausted that he had nothing to do. It can be seen that this kid's character is really low-level. He gained power with one move of forbearance. Like a nouveau riche, he is really inferior and has an inferior mind. No wonder he was caught by those monks now, hahaha. "
"Master Bi, today is only the fourth day..."
"My confidant, Eunuch Mei, has tried every means to find me several times. Today he came again, looking very anxious. If something hadn't happened to his master, would he be so anxious?"
"Lord Bi, even so, you and I both know that this child is not so unbearable. Just these days, I heard many refugees in the city talking about the good things about the Ninth Princess, and also about the Seventh Highness. It’s good… people should not be foolish…”
"Oh, what do refugees know? Can their knowledge compare with you and me? Mr. Wen, the truth will always only be in the hands of a small number of people, and those refugees are just making noise.
Now I am thinking about how to use Eunuch Mei to do something... "
The Grand Scholar was listening with a smile, but suddenly his face turned solemn and he reminded: "Master Bi, please remember not to expose your identity. There are many officials left in the imperial capital, and you and I are not the ones who stand out. You can do it only by hiding it in the dark. Once it is revealed, if His Highness the Seventh Prince goes crazy, you and I will both be dead and disfigured."
"Master Zhao is too careful. This son will never come back. Now it is business to control the situation as soon as possible and welcome the emperor back.
In a few days, General Nangong, who was sent by the emperor to stabilize the imperial capital, should arrive. We have to prepare a big banquet to receive this general. Otherwise, if he puts small shoes on you and me, it will be a big problem. "
The bachelor smiled and said: "Of course, the delicacies of the mountains and seas have been prepared a long time ago, and there are also ice king shrimps shipped from the North Sea."
Master Bi was stunned and said happily: "Master Zhao, can you still find ice king shrimp this year? That is gold on the table. One pound of ice king shrimp is worth even more than one pound of gold... With such delicious food, it shows that you and I are dedicated ”
The bachelor reminded again: "Lord Bi, no matter what, you must not be exposed before the vanguard army arrives, and be careful about sailing the ten thousand year ship."
"I know! Grand Bachelor, you are just too cautious! Then Xia Ji, is he worthy?"
While the mansion was chatting and laughing, Mr. Mei was walking back and forth in the shadowed alleys.
It seems that His Highness the Seventh Prince will never come back. The top priority is to quickly contact the "secret sentries" left by the emperor in the city. Only after they have contacted can we discuss the deal. If we cannot reach an agreement with these "secret sentries" before the emperor returns, , and formed a consensus such as "I actually endured the humiliation and hid beside His Majesty the Seventh Prince", then I would be dead.
So, he was in a hurry.
very urgent.
Therefore, he jumped over the wall and gave a piece of false news out of thin air, that is, His Highness Seventh Prince was not dead and was returning.
I believe that those minions will definitely tell their masters this false news all night long. As long as they stay up all night and keep watching, they will know who their master is and who is the secret sentry left by the emperor in the city.
When the time comes, I will apologize and clear myself. After all, this is a win-win situation.
Suddenly, his expression changed and he saw a black shadow flying into the distance, so he followed it quietly.