"Time flies, I remember the last time I came here was more than 20 years ago......"

Standing still, Nangong Ba glanced at the dilapidated, quaint, but at the same time full of vicissitudes of Taoism in front of him, and his mouth was also embarrassed.

"Oh?" Xia Haoran was slightly stunned, pursed his lips and said, "In this way, you are still old acquaintances." ”

"yes!"

Speaking of this, Nangong Ba seemed to be caught in the memories of the past, and his face instantly swelled with excitement, excitement, anger, loss, bitterness and deep nostalgia like a movie.

"Speaking of which, I've known Aoki for a long time. I still clearly remember that it was a martial arts conference, and we were all young at that time, and our age was about the same as yours. Coincidentally, at that martial arts conference, Aoki Lao'er and I were both early stage cultivators, and we were also assigned to the same ring. As a result, the two of us did not win or lose, but in the hearts of both sides, they were full of strength, and no one was convinced. ”

"Since then, we've agreed that every 10 years, we'll have a fight. In the future, we will have our own wins and losses. More than twenty years ago, the last time we confronted, we were all already at the peak of the Earth Rank cultivation, but we couldn't touch the opportunity and hope of the Heaven Rank for a long time. ”

Speaking of this, Nangong Ba looked at the mountain peaks in the clouds and mist in the distance, and said with a bitter face: "At that time, we were all nearly fifty years old. This person, you know, once you get old, the vitality in your body is lost, and your qi and blood are decaying, and it is even more difficult to improve your cultivation at this time. What's more, we don't even have the slightest chance of breaking through. After that encounter, we talked for a long time, and finally made the same decision, vowing to retreat and cultivate until we succeeded!"

But in this moment, twenty years have passed. If it weren't for the fact that Shouyuan was about to end, last year, I wouldn't have dared to give it a go rashly and forcibly broke through. But in the end, it still failed. If it weren't for the fact that the sky has eyes, and I happened to meet Xia Xiaoyou's wonderful hand to save me, I would have already gone to meet the Buddha at this moment......"

Xia Haoran listened silently, the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely, and he said angrily: "It took you twenty years to break through from the peak of the earth level to the heaven level?"

"Twenty-three years!"

“……”

Seeing the two people suddenly appearing at the door of the Taoist temple, a little Taoist boy quickly ran out of the Taoist temple, and saluted the two of them: "Two seniors, this is the holy land of the Taoist temple, I don't know who you are looking for?"

Xia Haoran deliberately lagged behind and gave up his position to Nangong Ba.

"Haha, little guy, go and report to Aoki Lao'er, and say that my old friend Nangong Ba has come to see him. Moreover, he also brought him a distinguished guest. Nangong Ba laughed and said in a cool voice.

"Ah, it turns out that you are Nangong seniors, please come in quickly!" Xiao Daotong hurriedly saluted and said respectfully: "The host of the view has an explanation, Nangong seniors and distinguished guests are here, and you can directly enter the view without notification." ”

Under the leadership of Xiao Daotong, Xia Haoran followed behind and walked into the gate of the Taoist temple.

The bamboo forest in the Taoist temple is verdant, and there is a hole in the sky. The scenery is beautiful, the air is fresh, and he can still feel that there is a faint aura flowing between heaven and earth.

"The Holy Land of Taoism, it really lives up to its reputation!" Xia Haoran secretly praised himself, this place is indeed good. The scenery is beautiful, the terrain is high enough, and the air is good enough, if you can live in such a place, even if it is not for cultivation, it is a great pleasure!

Soon, they were following a cobbled path to a quaint wooden house. After the boy had served the refreshments, he bowed down and went to deliver the message.

"It's a nice place. Living in such a place, even if you have never cultivated, you will live a long and healthy life. Xia Haoran took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"Oh, Xia Xiaoyou, is there anything in this?"

When Nangong Ba heard this, he immediately asked for advice. Although this old guy called 'Xia Xiaoyou' in his mouth, this was still the result of Xia Haoran's forced request. In fact, he respected and admired Xia Haoran more than anyone else in his heart.

Because, Xia Haoran's cultivation, medical skills, methods and personality charm deeply shocked him.

Nangong Ba is now a heaven-level cultivator, and according to the cultivation system of ancient martial artists, when he has cultivated to his realm, he can already be regarded as the group of people standing at the pinnacle of this world. However, he knew in his heart that in front of Xia Haoran, he was still like a child, and there were still too many things to learn and explore.

"The small is hidden in the wilderness, the middle is hidden in the city, and the big is hidden in the court. You should also know from some ancient books or costume TV series that often those sects or families with a long heritage, their residences are all famous mountains and rivers, and there is something particular about them. ”

After a slight pause, Xia Haoran continued: "Cultivation is cultivating the mind. While we pursue strength and longevity, we also pursue that kind of leisurely and chic lifestyle. Therefore, when practicing, the cultivation of the state of mind is also very important. Don't you think that the environment here is beautiful and the terrain is open, and people's first feeling is that they are in a very comfortable and comfortable mood? In addition, the most important point is that we cultivators all draw that faint trace of 'nourishment' from the natural world. Some people call it Yuanqi, some people call it Reiki, and some people call it Xuanqi, etc., but they are talking about the same thing. And the metropolis outside, due to man-made pollution and wanton destruction, is no longer suitable for us to cultivate. Finally, don't you think that in today's materialistic environment, people's hearts are impetuous, and few people can calm down and meditate and cultivate. And here?"

"Yes, thank you Xia Xiaoyou for your doubts!"

Nangong Ba stood up and bowed respectfully to Xia Haoran.

Xia Haoran did not shirk this etiquette. There is no end to learning, and those who reach it are teachers. Although he is young, he is not within the reach of Nangong Ba in terms of cultivation or cognition of cultivation.

After all, Xia Haoran's head was filled with all the experience and experience of a generation of cultivating 'demon talents' Tian Yuanzi, and his vision and heart at this time were incomparable to ordinary people.

At this time, it is located in the deepest part of the Taoist temple, and it is also a quaint wooden house.

In the cabin, on the bed lay an old man with a scrawny gray beard. And at this moment, this old guy is dying, and next to his bed, there are still a few white-bearded old men with sad faces.

"Uncle Shi, don't worry, Nangong's predecessor has already transmitted the sound back, and that master will be able to reach it today. ”

"Yes, Uncle Shi, you will definitely get better. ”

"Uncle Shi, you must persevere!"

……

"Alas......"

The old man on the bed sighed, took a deep breath, and then said intermittently: "Fate sometimes has to happen, and fate has no time to force it." It seems that this time it is the old way that I am obsessed with...... Maybe it's fate! Don't talk about it...... I'm getting older and older, and I've lived for so many years, and I'm content. It's just that when I got to the gate of the heavenly steps, I couldn't enter, which was a pity. ”

"Uncle Shi!" The few people next to him were full of grief and whispered.

"Since thousands of years ago, the avenue has fallen in the middle, the aura of heaven and earth has been poor, the talents of various factions have been zeroed, and the Taoism has been lost. It is not surprising that I have come to this point. Aoki Michicho sighed, the sound of vicissitudes echoed in the cabin, and the more sad it looked!

What kind of mood is this?

Now that the Great Dao is in the middle of the fall, the Taoism has been lost, the red dust is billowing and the people's hearts are impetuous, and there are very few people who really cultivate, let alone a person like him who has attained the Tao with a high level of cultivation. This is also the reason why at the martial arts conference decades ago, Michicho Aoki and Nangong Ba became confidants!

No matter how high the martial arts are, you can knock it down with one shot!

The martial arts civilization declined, and the scientific and technological civilization flourished. After decades of cultivation, a small bullet can easily solve it, and many people can't accept this kind of gap for a while. What's more, in today's materialistic environment, people are already impetuous, and it is difficult to calm down and concentrate on cultivation, which has further aggravated the decline of martial arts civilization.

At this moment, Xiao Daotong hurriedly ran towards the wooden house in the depths of the Taoist temple, and shouted eagerly: "Master, master......"

Soon, one of the old men in the wooden house yelled angrily, "Little rabbit, when will you grow up? Look at yourself, what is it that is so rough?"

This old man is Xiao Daotong's master and one of the disciples of the sect master of the Qingcheng faction.

It's not that he has an opinion on this little apprentice, on the contrary, he is extremely happy and loving for this little apprentice who was finally admitted to the sect, because this little guy is not only smart and clever, but also has unparalleled talent and qualifications on the path of cultivation!

"Master!"

The little Taoist boy standing at the door tilted his head and saw the people in the wooden house, and he was immediately dumbfounded. He never imagined that in this unsightly cabin, there would be so many big people gathered at this moment!

Almost all the big names and faces of the entire Qingcheng faction, as well as the seniors with advanced cultivation, are all gathered here at this moment.

"Master...... That, Nangong senior has already arrived. At the moment he was with the distinguished guest, sitting in the living room drinking tea. Xiao Daotong looked at the big eyes in the room, shrunk his neck, and hurriedly said weakly.

"Ah, Nangong senior has arrived, let's go and greet him. The old man hurriedly said.

"Go ahead. Be polite to Nangong Lao'er, he is now a Heavenly Rank Great Cultivator. Also, especially that distinguished guest, you know?"

The old man on the bed said slowly. Although it seemed that the old man was about to die, his words were full of anger, and there was a hint of unquestionable majesty and command.

"Yes, Uncle Shi. Let's keep it in mind!" everyone replied in unison, then raised their palms, and bowed to the old man lying on the bed, and then went all the way out of the wooden house, and went straight to the living room.