The surroundings were silent and silent, as if only the sound of his own violent heartbeat echoed in his ears, and the unknown fear of death was like endless cold sea water, drowning the wild dogs.
He shivered involuntarily...
The figure stared at by countless eyes is very pitiful and lonely, but he insists unexpectedly, the black heart that is held by trembling hands is still very tight, very tight.
This appearance suddenly became somewhat familiar, as if many years ago, that stubborn and persevering young man had an inexplicable persistence.
The red light in the eyes faded away quietly, and the arms swung silently in the darkness. Suddenly, countless people in black rushed out like a tide, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
The panting of the wild dog gradually calmed down, feeling a little strange in his heart, but still afraid, he slowly opened his eyes, and saw that this place started at some point, and there were only two people left including him.
The smell of blood permeated the air, and it didn't know when it disappeared.
That person, with his back to the wild dog, stood on the abyss of death in front of him, staring down silently, as if in the deepest darkness in the world, there were memories of his past.
There is a wind, blowing gently, the small body of the person is very fragile against the huge abyss of death. A thought suddenly flashed in the wild dog's mind, to push him down like this while there is no one around...
Once this thought came into being, it immediately lingered in his mind like a fire, and his whole body was so hot that he couldn't help but want to try it. It's just that he was thinking so wildly in his heart, but his body seemed to resist his will, motionless.
Until, the man turned around and looked at him.
The wild dog only felt that a basin of cold water was poured from the head, from the head to the soles of the feet.
"Did you just want to push me down here?" He said indifferently, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
"clang!"
Black Heart Order slipped from the wild dog's grasp and fell to the ground. The wild dog hurriedly picked it up, and his face turned pale, but then straightened his body, as if to embolden himself, and said loudly: "If you want to kill, kill, I, I am not afraid of you!"
The man who was called "Ghost Li" looked at him indifferently, and said: "I won't kill you. If you die, the Blood Refining Hall will really be the last one. I'm afraid that the black-hearted old man will die in the underground too. .” He walked forward, passed the wild dogs, and continued, “In the future, you will follow me!”
The wild dog was stunned, and then said loudly: "You led people to destroy almost all of our blood refining hall, and you want me to follow you?"
Gui Li ignored him, just walked forward, but his voice still came clearly: "Your morality is too low, and if you don't have me now, the Ghost King Sect will kill you first, it is your fellow disciples who surrendered, if Elders and elders, seeing you stick to the Blood Refining Hall, doesn’t it seem that they are too shameless, and they also want to kill you.”
The wild dog was dumb, with sweat on his forehead, but seeing the figure of the man gradually disappearing into the darkness, walking further and further away, he finally stomped his feet, ran after him, and said loudly: "Hmph! I'm not afraid of death, but In order to revive the Blood Refining Hall, I wronged myself..."
In the darkness, footsteps came and went, they walked one after the other in this ancient cave of ten thousand bats. Suddenly, as if suddenly thinking of something, the person behind him said, "Hey, Zhang Xiaofan, why are you doing this to me..."
His voice suddenly disappeared. In the depths of the darkness, suddenly there was a roar of a monster, and a strong bloody aura immediately surrounded it. Dingo shuddered.
After a while, the aura slowly receded, and the person in front, after a long silence in the darkness, said lightly, "I have forgotten this name for many years."
The wild dog heaved a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but said again: "Then what shall I call you from now on?"
There was no answer, and the man walked on. The wild dog mumbled a few words, not sure if he was cursing something, but followed.
In front of them, there is still endless darkness.
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Qingyun Mountain.
This magical and mysterious fairy mountain in the eyes of the world is still like a fairyland on earth ten years later.
The damage caused by the fight between good and evil has already been repaired, but I don't know that the wound left in the deep heart has also healed
In a great battle ten years ago, the first Taoist Shang Zhengliang of Chaoyang Peak and the first Taoist Tianyun of Luoxia Peak passed away, and the first Taoist Cangsong of Longshou Peak rebelled. Except for the master Daoxuan, half of the six chiefs went away, which can be called vitality Big injury.
Now both Chaoyang Peak and Luoxia Peak have been taken over by the elders of the sect, but Longshoufeng's lineage, because of Taoist Cangsong, the second largest line after Nagato, can't be lifted in Qingyunmen. To begin with, after the public referral within the lineage, it was unexpected that Qi Hao of the younger generation took over the first place.
And it seems to be a trend, in the major factions of Qingyunmen, the younger generation has more and more opportunities to qualify, such as Zeng Shushu of Fenghuifeng, Song Daren of Dazhufeng, Wen Min and Lu Xueqi of Xiaozhufeng, have already replaced them Teachers are doing more and more things.
Even within Nagato, over the years, Daoxuan Master has gradually stopped asking about mundane matters, and handed over daily trivial matters to his proud disciple Xiao Yicai.
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On the back mountain of Tongtian Peak, the ancestral hall of the ancestors.
The soft sunlight shines on the majestic palace, which looks solemn and mysterious. The ancestral hall is still dark, and the dim light of those ever-burning lamps and incense candles still pay homage to the souls of countless ancestors of Qingyunmen.
Lin Jingyu sat cross-legged alone with his eyes closed on the open space in front of the ancestor's ancestral hall. The Dragon Slaying Sword exuding emerald green light floated gently above his head, covering him with a green halo, flashing a mysterious strange light in the sunlight.
His face no longer had the original innocence, but there were more perseverance and vicissitudes.
Behind him, in the shadow of the ancestor's ancestral hall, two eyes stared at him quietly. After a while, a figure slowly came out.
It was the mysterious old man with wrinkled face, he walked out of the shadows slowly, sat down on the steps of the ancestor's ancestral hall, his gaze stayed on Lin Jingyu, after a long time, he said lightly: "It's fine."
The emerald green light of the Dragon Slaying Sword disappeared in response, Lin Jingyu took a deep breath, opened his eyes and stood up, turned his head to look at the old man, smiled, and said, "Senior!"
The old man looked at his young face, with a smile on his lips, and said: "Your aptitude is really good, and you work so hard, your entry is far better than I expected."
A look of gratitude flashed across Lin Jingyu's face, he bent down deeply, and said in a low voice: "Senior's great kindness, this disciple will never forget it."
The old man waved his hand lightly, then sighed: "In the blink of an eye, it's been another ten years. I have nothing to teach you, and you have been with me in this ancestral hall for ten years. Go back today!"
Lin Jingyu shook his body, showing a look of astonishment, but the old man ignored him, and only said: "Do you know everything that happened in Longshou Peak's lineage?"
Lin Jingyu came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Yes. A few days ago, Senior Brother Qi Hao visited me here and told me something."
The old man nodded and said: "Today I heard that the new generation of outstanding disciples from Qingyun Sect gathered on Tongtian Peak. There may be something wrong. There was a message from Nagato just now. You should go too!"
The corner of Lin Jingyu's mouth twitched, looking at the old man with a hint of reluctance. The old man smiled, and there seemed to be a touch of sadness on his face, but he disappeared immediately, and waved his hand: "Good boy, don't make such a gesture, go!"
Lin Jingyu took a deep breath, bowed to the ground, and said: "Senior, the kindness you have given me in the past ten years is as majestic as a mountain, and my disciple will never forget it. In the future, I will use what I have learned with all my body to fight against evil spirits, repay the teacher, and live up to my life. ambition!"
The old man smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go!"
Lin Jingyu bowed again, looked at the surrounding scenery, finally turned around abruptly, straightened his body, strode forward, and left the ancestral hall of the ancestor.
The sun shone on his back, and it seemed a little dazzling.
The old man stared at his figure in a daze, and at some point, another figure appeared behind him.
"He's gone." The figure said calmly.
The corner of the old man's mouth twitched, he stood up slowly, and turned his head to look at this person, the supreme leader of Qingyun Sect.
"Thank you very much." He said suddenly.
Reverend Daoxuan also seemed to be slightly taken aback, frowned and said: "What?"
The old man passed through him, walked towards the hall of the ancestor's ancestral hall, and said in his mouth: "Thank you for agreeing to let this young man stay with me for ten years."
Reverend Daoxuan was silent for a moment, and slowly walked into the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall. In the middle of the main hall, in front of the spirit altar enshrining the spiritual tablets of countless ancestors of Qingyun, the lights and candles flickered on and off, and the faces of the people who illuminated them were also dark and uncertain.
The old man walked up to the altar, picked up a brand new incense candle from the incense table in front of the altar, lit it on another incense candle, and replaced the one that was about to burn out.
Reverend Daoxuan silently watched his slow and skillful movements, and suddenly said: "Back then I was willing to take great risks to save you without telling the teachers, but you didn't even have a word of thanks. Why is it that you are a young man today? thank me?"
The old man didn't speak, and took a step back, standing in the shadows, still holding the broken candle that had just been replaced in his hand. He raised his head and gazed upwards, the spiritual tablets of Qing Yunmen's ancestors stood majestically in front of him, sacred and majestic, with a mountain-like momentum, as if he, a small person like him, could be easily overwhelmed.
He was silent, didn't speak, just stared like this.
Reverend Daoxuan was behind him, so he couldn't see the eyes of the old man at this moment, but he could see the hot candle oil dripping from the residual candle, drop by drop, falling on the withered palm, and then slowly solidify .
That palm also seemed to be trembling slightly.
Deep in the shadows, far away, there seems to be a faint sigh...
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When Lin Jingyu arrived at Tongtian Peak Yuqing Hall, there were already more than a dozen people standing here. Among these people, some are familiar to him, and some are so unfamiliar that he has only met a few times, and only knows that they are from the same school.
But without exception, everyone present knew in their hearts that the young people standing here at this moment were all leaders of Qingyunmen's younger generation.
Among the crowd, there are two people who stand out the most, one is naturally the cold and beautiful Lu Xueqi, and the other is Qi Hao who is now wearing the first dress and has an extraordinary bearing. Speaking of which, none of the chief seats of the other branches came, and Qi Hao was also the only chief seat of the six branches present.
Qi Hao took a quick look and saw Lin Jingyu walking in, startled for a moment, then walked up with a big smile, hugged Lin Jingyu, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "Junior brother Lin, you are not guarding the spirit at the ancestor's ancestral hall, why are you here?"
For the past ten years, Lin Jingyu has been living in the ancestor's ancestral hall under the pretext of guarding the spirit, and the old man with a mysterious background is related to a secret of the Qingyun sect's past, so everyone does not know about it, so naturally he will not at this moment What to say, just smiled and said: "When the ten-year period expires, I will also come out. It just so happens that someone told me to come here. I didn't expect you to be here, Senior Brother Qi."
Qi Hao smiled slightly, and said: "The master master of the sect has notified the outstanding disciples among the young disciples of various lines to come here, saying that he has something important to discuss, and I happen to be free, so I just came to have a look."
While their brothers and sisters were talking, a tall man walked by, he was Song Daren, the first disciple of the Great Bamboo Peak. I haven't seen him for ten years, but his appearance hasn't changed much.
Back then Song Daren and Qi Hao were considered familiar, so he walked over to greet Lin Jingyu for a while, and after a while, his eyes fell on Lin Jingyu, and he said with a smile: "Junior Brother Lin has not seen him for a few years, he is even more handsome and upright, he must be diligent and diligent Is it a lot?"
Lin Jingyu lowered his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Song, you are too generous."
When Song Daren was about to say something more, there was another voice behind him, saying, "Ah! Brother Qi, do you still recognize my younger brother?"
Qi Hao looked at the person who spoke, and said with a smile: "Junior Brother Zeng, no one dares to forget you even if I forget you!"
The person who came was Zeng Shushu, the most outstanding disciple of Fenghui Peak's younger generation, and walking beside him were two beauties from Xiaozhu Peak, Wen Min and Lu Xueqi.
Most people looked at the cold Lu Xueqi, only Song Daren looked at Wen Min, hehe smiled, Wenmin smiled and gave him a look.
Qi Hao and others also met Wen Min and Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu said: "Senior brother Qi, when you succeeded to the first seat, my younger brother made a mistake and was imprisoned by my father, so it's no wonder why I couldn't come to congratulate you! "
Qi Hao laughed loudly, and said: "Whatever Junior Brother Zeng said, as long as he thinks about it, it's fine."
Zeng Shushu nodded with a smile, then glanced around and said, "Senior brother Qi, this time the master master called us here, what's the big deal?"
Qi Hao waved his hand and said: "I don't know the details, but I heard that something happened in a certain place in the west, and the master master wants to send out the younger generation of outstanding disciples to experience it."
"Ah!" Everyone around made voices, and many of them were quite curious and excited. Zeng Shushu was also smiling all over his face, but suddenly his expression froze, as if he had thought of something, Qihao noticed it, and asked slightly surprised: "Junior Brother Zeng, what's wrong?"
Zeng Shushu smiled bitterly, and said, "Young generation, outstanding disciples, go down the mountain to practice?" He shook his head lightly and sighed, "Why do these words sound so familiar to me?"
He and Qi Hao looked at each other, and suddenly understood each other's intentions, the four people back then, now...
They turned their heads in unison and looked at the beautiful woman. Lu Xueqi stood there quietly, as if she didn't hear anything, and seemed to bury everything deep in her heart, her bright eyes turned, and she glanced at Lin Jingyu, as if she wanted to see some shadow, but finally , or removed.
At this moment, suddenly the sound of bells and cauldrons sounded above the main hall, and everyone immediately stood in silence. A moment later, the master Daoxuan came out accompanied by Xiao Yicai, glanced at everyone, greeted everyone with a smile, and sat down on the main seat.
Everyone saluted together, Qihao stood at the front, Reverend Daoxuan smiled and waved his hands, and said: "That's all, that's all, you guys sit down!"
But among the disciples, except for Qi Hao who had a different status now and sat down under Daoxuan Daoxuan, the others were still standing.
Reverend Daoxuan glanced at Xiao Yicai beside him, and said, "Yicai, tell me!"
Xiao Yicai nodded and said, "Yes, Master."
After speaking, he came out, glanced at the surrounding people, and said in a clear voice: "My fellow sects, I invite you to come here today because there is a matter that needs to be completed by the most outstanding disciples of our Qing Yun sect."
When he said this, there was a commotion among the crowd, Xiao Yi smiled, and continued: "Recently, there have been rumors all over the world that in the Western Great Swamp, a strange light suddenly shot up into the sky for several days, and there may be amazing treasures It’s about to be born. Originally, only the virtuous live in spiritual things, and we have no interest in them. But after the news spread, we heard that the evildoers of the Demon Sect are marching westward, intending to get their hands on them.”
"What?"
"Damn it!" All the young disciples of Qingyun Sect were furious and shouted out one after another.
Xiao Yicai waited for everyone to lower their voices, and said with a smile: "If this news is false, it's fine, but if there is a rare treasure that falls into the hands of the Demon Sect, wouldn't it be a pawn for a tiger. Qingyunmen has always been the leader of the righteous way in the world Therefore, the real master of the sect has decided to select outstanding disciples from the young generation of the sect, and go to the Great Western Swamp together to uphold justice and slay demons."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and suddenly said with some mysterious taste: "Junior brothers, there is another important point. I heard that Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley also sent disciples to the Western Great Swamp today. Since ten After the great battle a year ago, everyone knew in their hearts that these two factions were openly friendly with us, but secretly peeped at the leader of the righteous way for a long time. I hope everyone will not lose face of our sect!"
There was another commotion from the crowd, and someone shouted out immediately: "Don't worry, Master Master, we will never lose face of Qing Yunmen!"
"Exactly, this time, we must let the Demon Cult, as well as people from Tianyin Temple and Fenxiang Valley see how powerful we are!"
Reverend Daoxuan nodded with a smile, stood up, and said: "Going to the west this time may be dangerous, and the people in the Demon Cult are even more treacherous and cunning. You should always be careful."
Everyone said in unison: "Yes."
Reverend Daoxuan said to Xiao Yicai: "Then make arrangements and leave early!"
After finishing speaking, he cast a glance at Lin Jingyu who was standing in the crowd intentionally or unintentionally, then turned around and walked towards the inner hall, everyone respectfully saw him off, and when his figure disappeared, Xiao Yicai turned around to divide the staff.
On the other side, Lin Jingyu said to Qi Hao: "Why, Senior Brother Qi, are you not going this time?"
Qi Hao laughed and said, "Junior Brother Lin, I can't leave now."
Lin Jingyu came to his senses, his face flushed, and he said: "Ah! Brother, you are already the number one in this vein, but I didn't expect it."
Qi Hao patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This is your first time to walk the world, it is a great opportunity, I hope you will show your power and become famous in one fell swoop!"
Lin Jingyu smiled and said, "Brother, you are joking."
Qi Hao smiled, but then his face became gloomy. Seeing no one around, he said to Lin Jingyu in a low voice: "Junior Brother Lin, to tell you the truth, ever since Master... Taoist Cangsong betrayed Qingyun ten years ago, he ended up doing something wrong." Our Longshou Peak lineage has been unable to hold our heads up, especially the disciples of Chaoyang Peak and Luoxia Peak's second lineage. They are like enemies when they see us. Brother, I, the leader, have worked very hard, so I am looking forward to your arrival Going out for the first time can help our Longshou Peak win a sigh of relief!"
Lin Jingyu was speechless, nodded slightly after a while, and said in a low voice: "Senior Brother Qi, I know, you can rest assured, I will definitely not let you down."
Qi Hao smiled slightly, his face relaxed a little, and he stretched out his hand to pat Lin Jingyu's shoulder.
Just at this time Song Daren came over, glanced at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Why, is Junior Brother Lin leaving Longshou Peak this time?"
Qi Hao smiled and said: "Exactly, who is the one who doesn't know where to go to the Big Bamboo Peak?"
Song Daren chuckled, and said, "Of course I, a worthless senior brother, should go."
Qi Hao smiled and said: "Senior Brother Song has profound morality, with you around, our Qingyun Sect will be even more powerful."
Song Daren's eloquence is naturally not as smooth and thoughtful as Qi Hao's, so he laughed and chatted for a while, and was about to walk away, but suddenly turned around, Qi Hao said: "By the way, Senior Brother Qi, my teacher has been missing my Junior Sister Ling'er recently, you go back Afterwards, tell her to go back to Dazhu Peak and stay there for a few days!"
Qi Hao smiled and said, "Senior Brother Song, you don't know yet! This morning, before I left Longshou Peak and came here, Ling'er had already gone back to Dazhu Peak, saying that she missed her mother. It seems that her mother-in-law and her really have a heart-to-heart bond." Mother and daughter!"
Song Daren was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud, his voice was hearty, echoing in the Yuqing Hall.