For the next whole week, Hua Li Xiao was immersed in solo enlightenment, and Yu Xuan was very conscientious to take all the important things on her body, so that Hua Li Xiao did not have any worries.

The hard work paid off, a week of immersion, Hua Li Xiao's understanding of "Ice and Fire" finally entered the room, and went up a big step, at the same time, Bai Lao's promised nine-leaf sword frost grass and vulture candle glass flowers were also delivered yesterday, at this moment, Hua Li Xiao is concentrating on feeling the domineering breath in the two Brahma spirits, trying to adapt to this "qi".

"Ice and Fire" has a saying that before absorbing the sword frost grass and glass flowers, you must first adapt to the power of this extreme path, draw qi into the body, and let the meridians experience the erosion first, otherwise below the Taixuan realm, no one can block a trace of the extreme breath.

In fact, even the sword frost grass and glazed flowers that claim to have the ultimate Brahma source in the best Brahma spirit, the true extreme power contained in them is only a wisp, but as long as there is a "source", even if it is a wisp, infinite power can be derived.

And now Hua Lixiao is sensing this derived power.

The power of the Extreme Dao is untouchable if it is not too imaginary, but although this derivative power comes from the Extreme Dao, it is a big difference in terms of domineering and power.

Even so, it is still extremely difficult for the current Hua Lixiao to absorb it, but it is not a problem to sense it slightly.

Hua Lixiao suddenly felt a trace of terrifying absolute zero rampaging through his body, and the meridians were almost frozen everywhere he passed, and he couldn't help but gasp.

It's not over yet, the domineering fire on the other side is like a fierce beast, brutally raging in his body, and the extremely high temperature makes his body tingle for a while.

Induction-derived ice qi was already very reluctant, and now that the fire qi was added, Hua Lixiao felt that he was really a little unbearable.

The two "qi" are sensed together, which is a necessary choice to sense the power of the extreme path, and only when the two qi are washed in his body at the same time can the desired effect in "Ice and Fire" be achieved.

In the past, Hua Lixiao majored in Ice Fan for various reasons, but now he is determined to cultivate both ice and fire, so he must endure this pain and persevere.

As soon as the beads of sweat condensed on his forehead, they were evaporated by the high temperature emanating from his body, and under his belly, the body temperature dropped to zero degrees, like an ice cube.

If it weren't for the Reverse Twins, Hua Lixiao's body would have suffered a heavy blow at this moment.

He didn't choose to give up, because he knew that he couldn't back down anymore, it was his choice to come to this point, and no matter how intense the pain was, he had to grit his teeth and endure it.

This torment lasted for three full hours.

Within three hours, Hua Lixiao had finally absorbed or consumed the derived ice and fire in his induced gas.

The torture was over, but the severe pain caused by the injuries in his body was still there, and Hua Lixiao gasped and stuffed the painkiller into his mouth.

Internal injuries are more serious and difficult to heal than external injuries, and meridian injuries are one of the more serious internal injuries, and it takes a long time to heal yourself.

Even so, Hua Lixiao had no choice but to endure severe pain and take the risk to heal himself after being injured again and again.

And just like that, another whole day passed.

When Hua Lixiao opened his eyes again, it was already the dawn of the next day, the sky had just broken, and the bamboo building was still immersed in a mist.

Hua Lixiao sensed his own injury, although he had not yet healed, but it was no longer a major problem, and he could not continue to absorb the derived ice and fire in the next few days, so he could only continue to comprehend the scriptures.

The harvest this time is not small, and Hua Li Xiao is conscious.

Because he really felt the wisps of "gossamer qi" in his body, hidden in his origin ice and fire, with an indescribable aura.

Moreover, he also has a subtle sense that this trace of derivative ice and fire is "evolving" in a certain direction, as if it can really derive a wonderful path.

However, that strength is still too meager, that path is still too vague, and only by persevering and persevering can we see the future of "its".

Putting aside cultivation for the time being, Hua Lixiao found that he hadn't been out of this bamboo building for more than a week, and Nalan Xiaoyue didn't seem to have come back during this time, only Yu Xuan would come over every day to deliver food, and report some information to him by the way.

He got up slowly, his body seemed to be a little thinner than before, after all, he had been sitting cross-legged for more than a week, and he only ate one porridge meal a day.

It's time to go out for a walk, Hua Li Xiao said to himself.

"Ah, Master Hua, are you out of the customs?!"

It was only early in the morning, but there were still early disciples of the Hanluo Palace who were getting up early to practice tuna in the courtyard, and it was also a surprise to see Hua Lixiao.

Hua Lixiao smiled and greeted them.

"In the past few days, Senior Sister Yu has given a death order, saying that the master is in retreat, and asks us not to disturb casually, otherwise we would have gone to visit the master a long time ago. A disciple said.

Hua Li Xiao didn't say anything, he knew that Yu Xuan was also thinking about him, he didn't stay on this topic for too long, and instead asked about the situation of their cultivation in Xuanzong recently.

"Friendlies, then I'm really going to see it. Hua Lixiao said.

With the deepening of the communication between Yi Xuanzong and Hanluo Palace, it is no longer surprising that ordinary disciples are exchanging ideas, but this friendly match still arouses Hua Lixiao's great interest, and he really wants to see where the younger generation of Yi Xuanzong is.

Also, that Yin Yantian is also the object that Hua Lixiao needs to know.

The disciples of the Cold Spirit Palace who went to Yixuanzong to participate in the exchange this time, not counting Nalan Poyue and Yu Xuan, there are eleven in total, all of them are inner disciples, and there is also a personal lineage.

What kind of scene will this kind of lineup be like for Shangyi Xuanzong's Tianjiao? Hua Lixiao really has some expectations.

The location was selected on the side peak of Yixuanzong - a place called "Yunshen Dojo" on the mountainside of Jingyi Peak.

This is a magical mountain, no matter what time it is, no matter what the weather, it will always be hidden by clouds and mist, and it looks ethereal, and it makes sense that the dojo is called cloud deep.

The dojo is not big, but it is enough to accommodate 100 people, and when the news was released, the dojo, which is usually rarely visited, was surrounded and flooded, and thousands of people were forced to be stuffed.

Hua Lixiao and his party were blocked outside, and they couldn't enter the venue if they wanted to.

finally dredged a path, but Hua Lixiao's mind was attracted to other things.

"Master Hua?" Yu Xuan stood beside him, and his mouth opened lightly.

"It's okay, you guys go in first, don't delay the game, I'll be there later." Hua Lixiao said.

Yu Xuan didn't say much, and led the team of the Cold Spirit Palace into the dojo.

Most of the disciples of Yi Xuanzong were attracted by the group of people from the Cold Spirit Palace, but they really didn't notice Hua Lixiao's whereabouts at this moment.

The corners of Hua Lixiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and everything in his eyes was stained with emerald green colors, and the next moment, he took a step and lightly stepped on a fallen leaf.

The clouds on the mountain seemed to become thicker, and with the breeze blowing, the noisy world gradually fell silent in the slightly shrill hiss of the wind.

Hua Lixiao's footsteps gradually had a rhythm, and he walked in the opposite direction of the dojo, and the "world" behind him became farther and farther away from him.

After a while, he stopped, the green in his eyes fading, and only a monotonous sound remained in his ears: the rubbing of the floor.

Yes, Hua Lixiao is not far from the dojo, this is just the periphery of the dojo, the stone bricks here are gray and ancient, the ancient trees here are lush and green, the withered yellow leaves cover the ground, and an old man in sackcloth is holding a dilapidated broom, standing there lonely, cleaning the fallen leaves.

"Seniors. Hua Lixiao saluted seriously.

Through the afterglow, Hua Lixiao saw that the old man seemed to be stunned, but he didn't pay attention to himself, but continued to clean up the fallen leaves.

The wind in the sky is unpredictable, unpredictable, and the seemingly ethereal clouds seem to be moving and changing according to some special law.

Hua Lixiao felt more and more that something was wrong, obviously it was on the periphery of the dojo, but he couldn't hear the noisy sound, he obviously saw this old man, but he always felt that something was unreal, this ancient forest on the periphery of the dojo was now lush, but what he saw for the first time when he climbed the mountain just now was obviously a dead wood without any life!

Where is this? Hua Lixiao asked such a question in his heart.

"Only in this mountain, the clouds are deep and I don't know where. The old man suddenly spoke, and his faint hoarse voice sounded like thunder in Hua Lixiao's ears!

This old man can actually hear his own heart!

The old man was no more than a cloth robe, ragged, with gray hair scattered haphazardly, and his body was thin and hunched.

However, when he turned around, Hua Li Xiao was surprised by his pair of white and cloudy eyes.

Is this old man blind?

"The younger generation Hua Lixiao, once again ask the seniors to respect the name. Hua Lixiao saluted again, in his opinion, the old man had already ignored himself, as long as he showed enough sincerity, he might be able to communicate with this unfathomable senior.

"You are not a disciple of Yixuan. The old man said lightly.

"Yes, the younger generation Hua Lixiao, from the Lingshuang Realm Cold Spirit Palace, this time he came to visit and exchange with the same sect. Hua Lixiao explained truthfully.

"Ask the sword, has it ever been in your hand?" the old man asked.

Hua Li Xiao was taken aback, and then replied: "Don't hide it from the seniors, the Dao Dao Sword was previously handed over to the juniors by the Elder Bai Shao of your sect for safekeeping. ”

"Where did the spell in your hand come from?" the old man asked again.

At this moment, Zihua Lixiao was even more surprised, did the old man in front of him actually see through the curse on his hand?

"I don't know," Hua Lixiao truthfully explained, "The juniors only know that if this curse is still there, the juniors will never be able to use the sword again." ”

"That is the supreme brand of the way of the sword, comparable to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, turning into a curse to entangle you, if there is no special method, it is impossible to understand. The old man spoke, confirming what Hua Lixiao had heard in a coma before.

"The seniors are also sword cultivators, right, why would they sweep the fallen leaves outside this Yunshen Dojo?" Hua Lixiao asked, just the old man's opinion of the curse on his hand, he could almost conclude that this person's attainments in the way of the sword were unfathomable.

"I'm old, but I still have a sword heart, and I'm still practicing sword in my twilight years. The old man said, and swept up the fallen leaves by himself.

"Sword?!" Hua Li Xiao was stunned, and he didn't understand the meaning of the old man's words.

"The sword is just a carrier, as long as there is a sword in the heart, every grass and tree in the world can be a sword. The old man said lightly.

Hua Lixiao's sword path has already entered the house, and he has already heard of this realm that the old man said, but this kind of sword path is far away from his current level.

The old man in front of him was-

Thinking of this, Hua Lixiao hurriedly saluted again, "The way of the seniors is definitely not something that the juniors can figure out now, and I hope that the seniors will give you advice!"

The old man didn't speak, but was silent, relying on a broken broom, sweeping the clusters of fallen leaves together.

Fallen leaves are very "obedient" under the old man's broom, with his grip action, a skimm, a crutch, a sweep, a few simple movements, there is a wonderful rhythm implied in it.

Another gust of wind came, and the fallen leaves on the ground trembled gently, as if they were about to be rolled up.

However, the old man just waved the broken broom, broom by broom on the ground arc after broom, the frequency was still the same as just now, not fast or slow, but no matter how the wind blows, none of the fallen leaves under the old man's broom can get out of his control.

Hua Lixiao was stunned by these simple actions, and when he came back to his senses, he was shocked at the subtlety of the action of sweeping the fallen leaves.

There is no fluctuation of Sanskrit energy, everything seems so plain, so unpretentious, and so back to basics.

The wind gradually stopped, and the old man's movements stopped.

"The original intention required for kendo should be found by yourself, what do you need me to teach?" the old man smiled.

"I... Myself..."Hua Li Xiao muttered to himself.

Looking at the old man's cloudy eyes, Hua Lixiao seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly asked: "The younger generation is ignorant, so far I don't know what the 'true self' is, and I can't find the 'true self', dare to ask the seniors if they can give one or two advice?!"

"Hehehe...... There is no true self or not-self in the world, I am who I am, and you are yourself. The old man really put down the broom in his hand, turned to Hua Lixiao and said.

"Then why are you looking for it?"

"The mountains and rivers are thousands of miles, and although the five mountains of Jiuzhou are extremely vast, they can't accommodate a body that forgets the dust...... In the end, what you find is just a piece of peace in your heart. On the old man's face, the old age has long since disappeared, replaced by a smile and frenzy that is accustomed to seeing the autumn moon and spring breeze.

"Senior......" Hua Lixiao was stunned.

Before Hua Lixiao could continue to say anything, the clouds in the sky seemed to be "crazy", the wind swept the clouds, and every grass and thing on the ground, every flower and tree was a lot fainter.

The old man stood in the wind, his gray hair dancing in the wind, standing still, but no matter how Hua Lixiao called, he never turned around.

In the sky, the sun, moon and galaxy hidden in the clouds are changing rapidly, as if time has changed invisibly for thousands of years.

The manic wind completely swept the fallen leaves on the ground into the air, and the dust gradually blurred the figure of the old man.

"Wait-" Hua Lixiao was about to say something, but was blinded by a sudden bright light.

When his vision slowly cleared, the world in front of him changed.

Where there is any ancient forest, as Hua Lixiao can see, this is just a dead tree that can no longer meet spring.

Without the ancient tree, there would be no fallen leaves, and there would be no old man who swept the fallen leaves......

Hua Lixiao felt a trance, although he had already noticed it, but now that he had woken up from a big dream, he still felt that everything was a little incredible.

"Is it really just a dream?" or ......" Hua Lixiao muttered alone, and couldn't help but clench his fists secretly.

"Master Hua!" There was a call not far away, but it was Yu Xuan who ran over.

"What's wrong?" asked Hua Lixiao.

"Shigong also asked, this game has been played three times, why is Shigong still staying outside?" Yu Xuan said.

"Only in this mountain, Yunshen doesn't know where to go, Sister Yu, do you know the true meaning of this poem?" Hua Lixiao did not answer Yu Xuan, but asked coldly.

"Huh, why did Shigong suddenly ask this?"

"It's nothing, it's just because this place is changed to Yunshen Dojo, so I feel it......" Hua Lixiao laughed at himself, "Okay, let you wait for a long time, let's go in quickly." ”

"Hmm. ”

The figures of the two disappeared into the Yunshen Dojo, but they didn't know that there was a fallen leaf, falling from the sky and lying quietly on the ground paved with gray stone bricks.

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