In the middle of the night, if there is no sound of flute, it comes into my ears again.

Xu Xiaofei also lived in Tang's house. This time when he went to the Spirit Snake Palace, the Xiaoyao faction seemed to have already seen through the Tang family's scheme, and in order to avoid fighting for merit, they only sent an elder and three disciples to come, and Elder Gu also deliberately defended the disciples during the battle, so Xu Xiaofei was not injured at all. As for his friend Tang Huaiying, he was not so lucky, he was seriously injured and needed to recuperate for a while.

He originally planned to leave for Huashan at this point, just in time for the final excitement of the conference. Tang Huaiying, who couldn't go, insisted that he stay for two more days, and he would lead the way around Tang's house, Xu Xiaofei saw that he was pitiful, so he agreed.

At this moment, he was lying on the bed, listening to the soft and gentle sound of the flute.

I seem to have heard it before. Not on the night of a few days ago, but in a far, longer past.

Before the song was finished, he was dressed, put on his shoes and socks, rushed out of the room, and flew out.

Following the sound of the flute, he landed lightly on the wall of the most remote courtyard of the Tang family like a big bird, and the sound of the flute came from the wall. Although he didn't want to peek into the wall like a thief, the familiar sound of the flute had to give him an urge to figure it out.

The moon is shining.

The scent of flowers floats in the wind.

The figure in the courtyard bowed his head and gave a, with a thin figure, with a sense of indifference.

The sound of the flute stopped.

A voice as beautiful as the sound of a flute, but with a little coldness, said, "Since you're here, why don't you come in?"

Xu Xiaofei was startled, and the next moment, a strong surge of gold-colored talismans floating on the courtyard wall pushed him into the courtyard.

The person who played the flute had lowered his hand and stood upright, but instead of looking at him, he was facing the lonely night.

Xu Xiaofei waved his hand: "Under Xu Xiaofei, a disciple of the Carefree Sect, he was invited by Tang Huaiying to stay in the Tang family for a few days. took the liberty of disturbing the seniors, and hoped for forgiveness. ”

There was silence for a long time before the man spoke: "You're not him?"

"Who is 'he'?" Xu Xiaofei was puzzled, "Isn't the senior waiting for someone?"

Without waiting for an answer, he saw the white shadow crisscrossing, and the other party used a jade flute as a weapon to attack him, and the move was sharp, Xu Xiaofei hurriedly raised his sword to parry.

finally dismantled ten moves, and the shadow in the sky suddenly disappeared, and the other party had already withdrawn his hand.

"You're not him. Sixty years ago, he was stronger than you, and today, he will never have the same skill as you. ”

Xu Xiaofei was even more curious: "Who did the predecessor say?"

The other party didn't answer, and said to himself: "You said that you are a disciple of Xiaoyao." But the swordsmanship you just used is definitely not owned by the Carefree Sect, who taught you this swordsmanship?"

"I learned this sword technique from an old sword book. I don't know who wrote the sword book, do you know?"

"Yes," the man sighed softly, "your voice is like his." ”

His voice gradually became more and more lonely: "I have been waiting for many years, only waiting for you...... Can't we wait for him after all?"

Xu Xiaofei really didn't know how to take his words.

He could only ask in confusion: "Let me take the liberty of asking, who is the senior?"

The other party did not avoid answering this time: "You just said that you are Huaiying's friend? I am his second uncle." ”

Second uncle? Xu Xiaofei was stunned.

This seems to be the senior Tang Huaiying said.

became famous as a young man, and won second place at the Dao Conference that year, only losing to Shen Jinglan, but suddenly retired and disappeared-

Xu Xiaofei still remembers his name: Tang Xuanzhu.

Judging from the few tricks just compared, it seems that he has not put aside his cultivation since he retired.

"Tang Huaiying mentioned his predecessors to me," Xu Xiaofei said, "He said that his predecessors were a generation of heroes, and even his master admired his predecessors very much. ”

"His master Tang Zixin?" Tang Xuanzhu shook his head, "It's just a mediocre talent who is not worth mentioning, only in the new tea that is fried, can you feel a little bit of aura." ”

He suddenly said, "Little friend, can you see how many hibiscus flowers have bloomed?" and explained, "My eyes have narrowed, and even my consciousness is a chaotic white mist. I fought against you before, but I just listened to the sound and identified the position. ”

There was indeed the smell of flowers in the air. A wooden hibiscus stands in the flower bed of the courtyard, and the large petals of pink and white hibiscus flowers are dotted among the branches and leaves.

Xu Xiaofei was taken aback again. The moonlight was shining on Tang Xuanzhu's face, reflected in those crystal pupils.

This was originally a rather handsome and good-looking face, and it was also a pair of quite moving eyes. Xu Xiaofei couldn't help but feel regretful.

"Six are open, and three are about to open. Xu Xiaofei said.

"Good. Tang Xuanzhu nodded, "Little friend, you remind me of an old man." Come back tomorrow night, I'll teach you some cultivation tips until the first thank you of Furong. ”

Xu Xiaofei thought about it and agreed.

He also jokingly complained to Senior Sister Qi Yan, why did someone always press his head to give him cheats and teach him exercises? But when the opportunity came, he would never miss it.

Xu Xiaofei flew into the courtyard like a few days ago. He came to ask Tang Xuanzhu for advice every night, and he was a little poor during the day, and then even Tang Huaiying, who came to him to hang out, asked mysteriously: "Xiao Xu, what are you doing secretly at night? If you want to drink flower wine and have fun, you can also call me, although I am injured, I am still very good!" Xu Xiaofei rolled his eyes at him.

Tang Xuanzhu was already waiting in the courtyard. He stopped under the hibiscus tree and looked up slightly, as if to count how many flowers had bloomed.

"Are you here?" he said, "has the hibiscus begun to thank you?"

"One of them started to thank you. Xu Xiaofei took a closer look and replied.

Tang Xuanzhu was silent for a long time.

"Looks like he's not coming. ”

He turned again, sat down at a stone table in the corner of the courtyard, and called, "Come here." I won't teach you today, I have prepared a thin wine and will drink a few glasses with me. ”

Although he was blind, he knew the terrain of the courtyard by heart.

With a flick of his sleeves, a jug of wine and two porcelain wine glasses were placed on the table.

Xu Xiaofei also walked over and sat in front of him. In the past few days, this strange-tempered senior has indeed taught him a lot, and he still has to drink wine.

Tang Xuanzhu picked up the wine jug and poured the clear blue wine into the two glasses. His hand was precise and steady, and not a drop was spilled.

The two of them drank a few glasses, although Xu Xiaofei wanted to take the initiative to say something, but no matter what he said, the other party only listened quietly and did not answer, and finally poured the wine and said "drink again".

After three or five cups, Tang Xuanzhu finally opened his mouth.

"You seem to have a lot of doubts in your heart, and you don't seem to know what's going on. Anyway, if you have nothing to do today, I'll solve your doubts. Don't you know who I'm waiting for?"

"I don't know. Xu Xiaofei honestly admitted.

"I'm waiting for the Heavenly Absolute Sect Master, Shen Jinglan. ”

Xu Xiaofei was not surprised at all when he heard him talk about it.

In fact, he had never seen this person, but in his heart, the person he had seen twice in the stream and cave in the incident of the White Tiger Village instantly appeared...... With a sick face, he has an immeasurably powerful power.

Is that him?

"Have you already made an appointment with him to meet here?" asked Xu Xiaofei.

"I didn't make an appointment. Tang Xuanzhu shook his head, "It's just that many years ago, someone calculated a hexagram for me, calculating whether I could see him again." The soothsayer said that he had seen a vision, the moon was hanging high, and the hibiscus was in full bloom in the courtyard, and here I was, and he was standing in front of me. ”

He sighed lightly: "It seems that he miscalculated after all, it wasn't him, but you." However, although this hexagram is wrong, there must be some points that can be matched. ”

Xu Xiaofei said: "You don't mean to say that I ......" He heard the sound outside the strings.

"It's quite deeply implicated with him!" Tang Xuanzhu asserted.

Quite deeply implicated?

Xu Xiaofei thought about it, and rushed at the inexplicable connection he felt from that person, he could empathize with the other party's illness, standing beside that person, it seemed that even the rhythm of heartbeat and breathing would gradually converge...... He did believe in that a little.

He asked, "What are you waiting for him to do......?" If there's anything else I have to say, I can find a way to relay it for you. ”

"No need," Tang Xuanzhu said indifferently, "I'm afraid you're thinking about something wrong." Back then, although he and I were close friends, we had long since turned against each other. If he comes again, there will be no old story to tell, only to draw the sword and face each other. ”

Suddenly, he asked, "Do you know how my eyes are blind?"

"Yes...... He's hurt?"

"Not bad. Tang Xuanzhu bowed, "It was originally cured, but I didn't." Even if a cultivator loses his eyes, his divine consciousness can still see things, so I destroyed his divine consciousness as well. I did all this because I knew I was going to see him again, but I didn't have the shame to see him. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"It's a long story," Tang Xuanzhu poured himself another glass of wine, drank it all in one gulp, and said slowly, "Since I promised to solve your doubts, I'll tell you." However, it all started hundreds of years ago. ”

Xu Xiaofei looked at him incredulously. Shen Jinglan and Tang Xuanzhu were both active figures more than sixty years ago, why did they go hundreds of years ago?

Let's hear what he has to say.

Tang Xuanzhu continued: "Since you have entered the Immortal Gate, you must know that the further you go, the more difficult it will be to cultivate. The last order before ascending to immortal is called Da Zhou Tian, and countless great powers are stuck here, begging for opportunities. Back then, a Great Zhou Tian senior accidentally got a remnant of the elixir, and couldn't help but think - can it be refined into an elixir and become an immortal immediately after taking it?" He seemed to guess what Xu Xiaofei was thinking, and nodded, "Yes, this is a partial evil way." But that predecessor has been in the realm of the Great Zhou Tian for a long time, and all mundane things have not moved him, and only the word ascending to immortal is the only obsession. With this elixir remnant, he also said that he had mobilized three other familiar powers. Some of these four people are proficient in Danshu, and some have a variety of rare spiritual objects, and they deduced it together, and they really finished this elixir prescription and named it Tianji Dan. ”

"To refine the Heavenly Extreme Pill, it takes a lot of steps, a large number of immortal materials, and even the rare Seven Treasure Lingzhi and the Tianmu Lotus Emperor. They raised separately, and also borrowed people from the sects they came from, asked for materials, and prepared them properly, and the one of the four who was the best at alchemy personally opened the furnace, which took three months, and finally refined a golden pill. This golden pill is not a finished product, just a pseudo-pill. According to the deduction, Jindan still needs to use the human * mortal fetus as a furnace and continue to smelt, so as to gradually remove the false and retain the true. Naturally, the four seniors couldn't use themselves as a Dan furnace, so they chose one of the best qualifications from the emerging rookies in the Immortal Cultivation Realm at that time, and quietly planted the Golden Pill on him, that was Shen Hanting," Tang Xuanzhu said slowly, "That is, Shen Jinglan's ancestor." ”

Xu Xiaofei snorted. Hearing this, he vaguely glimpsed the appearance of the story told by Tang Xuanzhu.

Shen Hanting's wife died in childbirth, and the two children left behind were unusual. One of these two children has ordinary qualifications, but the other showed amazing talent at an early age, and he had already picked up all the world's masters at a young age, but unfortunately he was riddled with illness and died young. In the future, the Shen family, every few decades, such an amazing, but destined character will emerge, yes, this is the world's well-known 'true martial arts' physique, Shen Jinglan ...... So it was with him. ”

Xu Xiaofei muttered: "It turns out that this physique is artificially created. ”

Tang Xuanzhu said: "In this world, there are indeed cultivation physiques that surpass ordinary people, for example, the Yin and Evil Bodies that fit the Netherworld Ghost Dao, the Yang Yan Body that fits the Fire Dao and the Golden Dao, and so on. However, the disadvantage of the Yin Evil Body is that it cannot see the light of day for a long time, and the disadvantage of the Yang Flame Body is only that it is restrained by techniques such as frost. None of these natural physiques have such a huge flaw as the True Martial Body. Once a true martial artist begins to practice, it is like running down from the top of a mountain, and without the need to speed up the horse, his skills will increase day by day, and the speed of skyrocketing will become faster and faster...... until the spiritual power is out of control and the physical body collapses. This defect is naturally due to manpower, and it is quick to achieve quick success. Jin Dan can immediately make people achieve the body of a pseudo-immortal, and ascending to immortal is to remove the false and retain the truth, which is much easier than a mortal building the soil out of thin air. However, being born as a mortal, how can he withstand the immortal body, even if it is only a pseudo-immortal body?"

Xu Xiaofei snorted coldly: "These Great Zhou Tian seniors are also the flow of demons. ”

Tang Xuanzhu said lightly: "In their eyes, mortals are ants. After the Shen family planted the golden pill, they waited patiently for five generations, and when they felt that the time was ripe, they arrested one of them and opened the furnace again for alchemy. This time, the living person was used as a medicine to induce alchemy, and it is said that it ...... really refined the elixir they wanted. ”

"Alcheming?"

"It is said that on that day, lightning and thunder roared, the Dan house collapsed, and a golden light shot out from the rubble, and six golden dragon phantoms hovered above, and there was really a fairy atmosphere. The one in charge of alchemy was nowhere to be seen, and no one saw him again. Tang Xuanzhu said, "Maybe it was killed by the explosion and turned into flying ashes, or maybe it was killed by someone who rushed from nearby and destroyed the corpse." The other two came a little slower, and when they arrived, the one who arrived first had already picked up the formed Tianji Pill and swallowed it. ”

The two of them didn't have time to stop it, and watched this scene. The immortal qi came out, the purple clouds condensed, the golden flowers fell, and the transformation from mortal to immortal was really taking place in this person's body, but——"

At the last moment, the man seemed to have not passed the heart calamity, his mind was lost, and he screamed miserably, and in front of the remaining two, his body was swollen, and the black qi was overflowing, turning into a filthy demonic thing, and he fled in a hurry under the pursuit of the two. In the end, it seems that he was suppressed by a mountain god somewhere. ”

Suppressed by the mountain god? Xu Xiaofei was stunned, could it be ......

Tang Xuanzhu continued: "The remaining two people will naturally not be reconciled. In order to skillfully borrow the name and make it easier to act, they even gathered the disciples who were good at alchemy from their respective sects to build a small sect called the Medicine King Sect, deducing the pill recipe for them and collecting immortal materials. They regrouped and tried many more times. It's a pity that although refining a few pills can reincarnate people and repair their physical bodies, it is useless for the immortal ascension they crave. Another hundred and ten years passed, one person ran out of life and died, and the last person finally decided to give up. He had already discovered that the Shen family had long been suspicious of the bizarre physique of the True Martial Arts, and under the painstaking research of many generations, they had even achieved results...... The book "Shenxiao True Technique" that the rivers and lakes looted decades ago was calculated by the Shen family, and the prescription for the true martial physique could improve the defects of this physique. The Shen family is also investigating the truth, and once it is found out, they will definitely fight him to the death. ”

"As you can guess, the last person left is my master. In his old age, he was caught up in demons, and he used to babble in his secluded cave against the empty mountain wall, and that's how I heard these things. At that time, he was already dead to the refining of the Tianji Pill, and he was worried about the Shen family's revenge, which was even mixed with a little worry about the Tang family and the immortal cultivation world. The resources of the Immortal Cultivation Realm are limited, such as Kunlun Hanyu, which can only form a cluster in a thousand years, and like the Golden Leaf Bodhi, which only bears five fruits in 800 years, if the Shen family is big, how can others have a foothold? He made up his mind to eradicate the Shen family. Although the Shen family has produced many geniuses, most of them are short-lived and thin, but they are not the opponent of his predecessors who have accumulated over the years, and they were wiped out overnight. However, the Shen family is not defenseless, as early as two generations ago, they separated a branch vein, and placed a heavy seal in the bloodline, that is Shen Jinglan's grandfather. It was also a coincidence that Shen Jinglan was sent to the Broken Star Sect by his uncle's family due to the death of his parents when he was a child. The seal in his bloodline was already weak, and as soon as he learned the Dao, his talent shocked the sect. At that time, no one thought of the Shen family, which had long since perished, until he was a teenager, his skills leaped forward, and the symptoms of the true martial arts body vaguely appeared in his body, which clarified his life experience. ”

"At that time, I had a very close relationship with him. He has a free and easy temperament, and he is very righteous. If you talk about shortcomings, maybe there are too many people holding him in the Shattered Star Sect, and there is a little bit of young master's temper, only a little. Whoever is good to him, he will make trouble, but he is very measured and not annoying. Tang Xuanzhu's voice had a hint of nostalgia in his voice, and he seemed to smile slightly.

Xu Xiaofei rarely saw him laughing.

"The first time I saw him, he was also attracted to my flute sound like you, and came uninvited. I still remember him coming to the moon and standing on the wall smiling at me. In that conference, I lost to him and only finished second, and I was originally resentful of him, but he was really very good, so I couldn't get angry at all, but became close to him. It's a pity ......"

"When my master accepted me, he made a request to me: Whoever meets someone from the Shen family, kill him! After he destroyed the Shen family, he seemed to have calculated that the Shen family was not endless, but because of the arrangement of the Shen family, he couldn't figure out where the fish slipped through the net. I knelt in front of him and swore a poisonous oath that if I found any trace of the Shen family, I would definitely kill him. ”

"Now that I have discovered Shen Jinglan's background, I have no choice but to deal with him. Master had already passed away at that time, and before he died, he left me the token to be in charge of the Medicine King Sect, so that I could mobilize this power. ”

"Is it you who forced him into Youzhou?" Xu Xiaofei said.

"I failed too. I used "Shenxiao True Art" as bait to design and introduce him to the Medicine King Sect, and sacrificed the Zhen Sect magic circle, but I couldn't kill him. I have a head token, which can manipulate the Medicine King Sect, but I didn't expect that there would be people who dared to disobey me...... Just for Shen Jinglan! Not only did he replace the fake "Shenxiao True Technique" with the real one, but he also secretly destroyed the Zhen faction magic array. And Shen Jinglan's skills are really terrifying, much more terrifying than what he showed at the Dao Conference. He also has a forbidden technique that can greatly improve his cultivation in a short period of time, and although he is under siege, he finally slaughtered us one by one. ”

"You're alive. ”

"Yes. He was red-eyed, bloody, and mad...... I almost died by his sword, but at the last moment, he spared me. I'll never forget the look in his eyes ......"

Tang Xuanzhu paused for a while, as if recalling the situation at that time.

After a long time, his voice finally sounded again: "Maybe he didn't know the truth at that time, didn't know that I was behind the scenes, and thought that I was just here to help." However, I am not a big defeat, although he is still alive, the forbidden technique used in this battle has exhausted his physical foundation, even if he immediately disperses his efforts to recultivate the "Shenxiao True Technique", he will not be able to save it. Although he is not dead yet, I am afraid that his condition is very bad. ”

Neither of them noticed that in the darkness outside the courtyard, there were people standing silently, listening to their every word.

The wind blew the corners of his clothes, and his body trembled slightly as if it were cold.

In order to tell this secret, Tang Xuanzhu used an enchantment to isolate the inside and outside, but this kind of means couldn't stop his perception.

After hearing all this, Xu Xiaofei was silent, and after a while, he finally smiled: "If I were him, I would definitely regret making you a friend." ”

He looked at Tang Xuanzhu's godless eyes again—he originally felt quite pity, and said: "Maybe he has found out the truth, but seeing that you have destroyed your divine consciousness and live in seclusion, you seem to be deeply remorseful, and you are a little embarrassed to kill you." He nodded, "It's a good idea, and I'll be a little embarrassed." ”

"Sharp teeth," Tang Xuanzhu sneered, and at this time, he seemed to have finally shed his pure and elegant skin, "I said, you are very similar to Shen Jinglan, but you are far inferior to him. ”

"Which point?"

"Your cultivation is too poor. Back then, he was too strong in the limelight, and some people in his generation couldn't get used to him, but they couldn't do anything about him, and the elders couldn't do anything to the juniors because of their own identity. Tang Xuanzhu said, "If I were you, I would obediently shut up when I became a turtle in the urn." ”

Xu Xiaofei was shocked and got up suddenly, but his feet were weak.

"This wine...... What did you give me a drink?"

Tang Xuanzhu said: "It's not poison, it's just that you can't move." ”

"What do you want?" Xu Xiaofei said, "Even if you kill me, you won't be able to force Shen Jinglan!"

"Who said I still wanted to kill him?" Tang Xuanzhu said lightly, "After I forced him into Youzhou, I don't know why, the more I thought about it, the more I regretted it." He's a very good friend and treats me well...... That's why I destroyed my consciousness. To this day, I just want to make amends for him. When I saw you on the first day, I was surprised, but I immediately understood that this was a gift from heaven. ”

"What did you say?" Xu Xiaofei suddenly gasped, "Are you ...... Alchemy......"

"You're clever. Tang Xuanzhu smiled, as if he had a little approval, "Yes, although the elixir that the predecessors of the Great Zhou Tian longed for has not been refined, the Earth Pole Pill that strengthens the body and can cure all kinds of diseases can really be refined with the blood of the people of the Shen family." With you, I will be able to refine the Earth Pole Pill, save Shen Jinglan's life, and make up for my mistakes back then. ”

Xu Xiaofei did not respond.

He was secretly using his internal skills and wanted to break free from the ban, but his body was so weak that he couldn't even mobilize a little spiritual power.

"It turns out that the hidden truth of the matter is like this, that is, he harmed the sect leader like this......"

The man standing outside the courtyard slowly raised his head, his face pale, his eyes cold, and tears glittering in the coldness. "The sect leader disdains to deal with him, but I can't let him go. Since this person wants to refine medicine for the sect leader, let's leave his life for the time being. ”

"Wait until Dancheng - I will settle this account!"

His mind calmed down and he thought about it again.

"The sect leader must have sent someone to check, he knows it in his heart, but he has been hiding it from me. ”

"He may also know the Dan recipe of the Earth Pole Dan, especially the flavor of the 'Seven Treasure Heavenly Lotus Heart', which turned out to be the heart of a person with the blood of the Shen family. But he didn't mean to do it, and I was afraid, and he didn't want to listen to my advice...... He doesn't recognize Xu Xiaofei, is this also the reason?"

While he was thinking, he also quietly withdrew control of the two people in front of him.

The demented look in the eyes of the two faded, and they looked at each other, and one of them said softly, "It's the front?"

The other replied, "Yes, that's what the High Priest said. ”

It turned out to be someone from the Spirit Snake Palace. They were controlled by Lin Yan, and they didn't know it.

Lin Yan has long since disappeared.

The realm of these two people is too low, including Xu Xiaofei in the courtyard, which is not enough to detect his breath. And Tang Xuanzhu, if his cultivation is careless, he may also be discovered, but Tang Xuanzhu's divine sense is already chaotic, and his perception is not even as good as Xu Xiaofei.

The envoy of the Spirit Snake Palace knocked on the courtyard door, and the courtyard door was opened, and they were taken in.

Lin Yan watched all this.

Although Bai Fei has always been jealous, he still laid a secret stake in the Spirit Snake Palace. This time, it was also the secret pile that sent the news that there seemed to be something abnormal in the Spirit Snake Palace, so he quietly followed here.

The Spirit Snake Palace is stuck in Miao Jiang and rarely goes out, but this time he rarely stepped into the Tang family's land, which couldn't help but make him suspicious and personally visited.

Unexpectedly, I learned such a huge secret.

"You're finally here, and you're coming so slowly. ”

In the courtyard, Tang Xuanzhu had already stood up.

"You lead the way, go. ”

The spider-silk-like slender transparent silk thread wrapped around his wrist, and he relied on the traction of this silk thread to follow the envoy of the Spirit Snake Palace away.

Xu Xiaofei didn't follow, he had been stuffed into a certain magic weapon by Tang Xuanzhu. 166 Reading Network