Chapter 343: Apprenticeship and Eight Desolations
Xuanyuan said: "This matter has to start from the beginning, starting from my apprenticeship more than 200 years ago. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info (see the latest chapterβ² Μ θ«δΈ_β~woηζΈι£) more than 200 years ago, outside the six tribes, there was a predecessor called the old man of the Eight Desolations, although this person did not belong to the six tribes, but he was not an enemy of the six tribes, that is, he lived in seclusion on a mountain cliff, and the place was called the cliff of life and death. The cliff of life and death is located halfway up a mountain peak, and the wind is often howling and fierce birds and beasts are often haunted, which can be described as extremely dangerous and steep. When I was young, I was quite obsessed with magic and magic, and I thought that I must learn supreme magic magic and show my skills among the six clans.
As a result, when I was searching for a famous teacher among the six clans, I suddenly heard the name of this old man of the Eight Desolations, and I heard that this senior's magic skills and spells had reached the point where it was difficult to describe in words. I also heard that at that time, many people went to him to apprentice and practice magic skills, but either before they reached the cliff of life and death, they fell into the deep stream and fell into the corpse and it was difficult to find their bodies, or they were killed by fierce birds and beasts on the way, or they reached the cliff of life and death but never saw the old man of the Eight Desolations. After waiting for a few days, I had no choice but to return.
When I heard the news, I was very excited and curious, after all, such an opportunity was extremely rare, and I finally encountered it, how could I easily miss it, so I packed my bags and set off. At that time, although I was not very powerful in magic skills, I still knew a little bit, and it was not a problem to protect myself. I ran all the way to find it, and it took me eight days to finally find the cliff of life and death. At that time, when I saw the location of the cliff of life and death, I couldn't help but beat a drum in my heart. On the opposite side of the cliff of life and death is the bottomless misty abyss, both sides are bare cliffs, touch with your hands is slippery and do not leave your hands steep and no foot, if you really want to pass, only a few inches of rock horns that abruptly emerge from the cliff can barely try, above the abyss, birds and birds circling back and forth, is there a fierce bird and beast rushing by, preying on those birds and birds.
I had been beside the abyss for three hours, and I had been hesitating whether I really wanted to find the Old Man of the Eight Desolations through this path of death. After three hours, I finally figured it out, I said to myself, as a big man, if you can't learn a spell and magic skills to show your skills in Shenzhou, if you don't make a name for yourself and just live a mediocre life, wouldn't it be too much? For a lifetime, it is better to give it a try, and it will not be in vain. Besides, I don't necessarily can't succeed.
After thinking about it like this, I wrapped the wrapped blade tightly around my body, and then cautiously walked towards the cliff of life and death. That journey was arguably the most dangerous road I have ever walked in my life, and on several occasions, I was almost swept down by fierce birds and beasts above the abyss, and I was thrown into the abyss. Fortunately, I was brave and brave, and I kept my face sideways as I ran from the rocky corners that jutted out of the cliffs, and as soon as the birds and beasts pounced on me, I turned my face to look at the cliffs, and waited for them to shoot me down into the abyss. Because I thought to myself, even if those fierce birds and beasts rushed at you, and you attacked and drove away, most of them would fall into the abyss because of unsteady feet or stepping on the rock corner. If you fall into the bottomless abyss, even if you have ten lives, you will definitely have to report to the underworld. But the strange thing is that when those fierce birds and beasts fell behind me, for some reason, they turned around and flew away, all the time. At that time, I felt stunned, but I didn't know why, but I thought to myself, as long as someone reaches the cliff of life and death, what does it matter if you want to get through it or not.
In this way, I ran and climbed the cliff for two hours, and on two occasions I almost fell into the abyss, once by a short blade that I carried with me and saved my life, and on another occasion by a wild tree more than a foot high. When I walked through the cliff and came to the cliff of life and death, I found that it was the same as those rumors, and the old man of the Eight Desolations was not in the cliff of life and death. At that time, I thought that since I had already crossed the road of life and death and arrived at the cliff of life and death, if I turned around and went back without seeing the old man of the Eight Desolations, wouldn't it be equivalent to falling short? What's more, when you go back and walk through the cliffs, most of them are unpredictable. In this case, it is better to wait for your life here, even if you die, you will be a heroic dry cloud of death.
So I waited on the cliff of life and death for ten whole days, and on the third day I had eaten and drunk all the water and food I had brought. For the remaining seven days, I can say that I was holding on to my stubborn thoughts. But on the tenth day, I couldn't hold it anymore, and I fainted in a daze. When I woke up, I found myself in a grotto room, and next to me sat an old man with red law and white eyebrows, dressed in a gray robe and looking at me with a kind face.
I was so amazed that I couldn't help but get excited. I didn't want to be so excited, and I fainted in a daze. When I woke up the second time, there was a gray-robed young man in the cave room, bringing me food. I was conscious at that time, so I scanned the grotto room where I was, and saw that there was no one but the gray-robed young man in the grotto and me. I only said that this gray-robed young man was actually the gray-robed old man's appearance of transforming into a disguise with a spell, so I opened my mouth to ask him if he was an old man of the Eight Desolations.
When the gray-robed young man saw that I had awakened, he did not answer my words, and went out of the grotto. After a while, an old man in a gray robe, red hair and white beard walked in, followed by the young man in the gray robe who had just brought me food. At that time, I realized that these two people were not transformed by one person with spells, but most of them were masters and apprentices.
The old man in the gray robe, the red hair and white beard came to me and saw me looking at her with his eyes open in amazement, so he smiled at me and said, "Young man, what are you doing here?" I didn't even want my life! Do you know how long you've been in a coma? β
I shook my head, feeling inexplicable, wondering why he saved me. But since he asked me, of course I had to tell me what I was trying to do. However, since I am not sure if he is the old man of the Eight Desolations, I have to ask. I shook my head and said, "The senior is an old man of the Eight Desolations? Is this the cliff of life and death? β
The gray-robed, red-haired and white-bearded old man nodded and said, "It's true that this is the Cliff of Life and Death, but I am not an old man of the Eight Desolations, I am a person who forgets immortals." β
As soon as he said that, I was confused. The old man of the Eight Desolations obviously lives in the cliff of life and death, and this old man is full of immortality, but he says that he is not the old man of the Eight Desolations. At this time, the gray-robed young man standing next to him suddenly smiled, but did not make a sound.
I said in my heart: "Could it be that the gray-robed young man behind this forgetful immortal scattered person is the old man of the Eight Desolations?" But looking at his appearance, he is at most a hundred years old, and he doesn't show a trace of old age at all, not to mention that his voice is also cool and abnormal. But after thinking about it, he said: "Yes, it is rumored that the magic skills of the old man of the Eight Desolations have all entered the realm of transformation, if he deliberately uses spells to transform his appearance, it will naturally not be difficult to change his appearance." Or maybe there is a third person here is unknown, you must know that the name of the old man of the Eight Desolations has been passed down for a long time, and it is normal for him to receive one or two disciples. β
Thinking of this, I said to Forget Immortals: "Seniors forget Immortals, except for the three of us under the cliff of life and death here, but there are other people?" β
Hearing this, the Forgotten Immortal Sanren shook his head and said, "There are only three of us here, and there is no fourth person besides this!" β
I sighed in my heart, it seemed that the gray-robed young man was probably the old man of the Eight Desolations, and immediately stood up and asked, "This senior is the old man of the Eight Desolations?" β
Who knew that I was saying this, and when I saw the gray-robed young man, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "You really exalt me, how can I be the old man of the Eight Desolations." Isn't the old man of the Eight Desolations sitting next to you right now? You're so stupid, you can. β
At that time, I was shocked in my heart, and said secretly: "Could it be that this Forgotten Immortal Scattered Man is the old man of the Eight Desolations?" "I didn't realize that I was stupid, and the old man of the Eight Desolations was most likely the name given to this old man by the people of the six clans, but his real name was that of the Forgotten Immortals.
Just as the gray-robed young man had just finished speaking, he saw that the Forgotten Immortal Sanren glanced at him sideways, and there was no lack of stern anger in his eyes.
Without waiting for him to turn his face, I hurriedly got up and knelt down in front of him and kowtowed three times and said, "Forget the immortal senior, the kid has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he didn't even recognize your old man's true body, it's really damned." I came here to the cliff of life and death, in fact, to worship you as a teacher, to learn magic spells, and to ask my predecessors to accept me as an apprentice! β
When the Forgotten Immortals saw him kneeling, his face changed slightly: "If you come here as a guest, you can treat everyone as you like; If it's for apprenticeship, it's really going to the wrong place. To tell you the truth, as early as fifty years ago, Lao Yu no longer accepted apprentices and recruited disciples, so this time you came for nothing. β
As soon as I heard his words, my heart was already half cold, but when I thought of the hardships and ups and downs of this road, I was full of unwillingness. Then he said: "If my predecessors don't accept me as a disciple, why did they save my life?" Anyway, starving to death and thirst is death in this place, and returning along the same path is also death, and death at both ends, why did the predecessors stop it? Since I stopped it, it means that my predecessors didn't want me to die. Since I have saved my life, I will be recreated, that is, I must worship my predecessors as teachers! β
Seeing my resolute face, the Forgotten Immortals were not deceitful, although the words were a bit far-fetched, but the sincerity was full. When Shen Shen groaned for a moment, he said, "You are terrible to death? β
I shook my head and said, "Since I dare to pass through the cliff on the side of the cliff of life and death, I have already forgotten life and death, how can I be afraid of death?" I'm afraid of death, and I won't come! β
Seeing that I said with a solemn face, the Forgotten Immortal Sanren suddenly smiled slightly, and also shook his head and said: "You are wrong, the road through the cliff of life and death is not that you are not afraid of death, because there is still some hope." If there is hope, it is not afraid of death, but it is just a bet on whether a person's courage is strong enough and big. β
After hearing this, I was shocked and puzzled, and asked him with a blank face: "What do you mean by being afraid of death?" What can I do to be considered not afraid of death? β
The gray-robed young man standing behind the Forgotten Immortal Man saw me asking stupidly, and he smiled softly, and there seemed to be some pity in that laughter, because there was a gesture from the Forgotten Immortal Scatterer last time, so he didn't say anything this time.
Forget the immortals: "The fear of death that the old man said is the real death, such as jumping into the bottomless abyss in front of the cliff of life and death. Since you know that this place is called the Cliff of Life and Death, do you know what the real meaning of this Cliff of Life and Death is? β
As soon as I heard him say that the real death was to jump into the bottomless abyss opposite the cliff of life and death, my heart was suddenly shocked, and I said secretly: "The ancestor of the Forgotten Immortal is right, those who are really not afraid of death do dare to jump into the bottomless abyss." Because if you jump off such a high cliff, even if you have ten lives, you will definitely fall to death. He shook his head and said: "The kid is ignorant, he can't guess the deep meaning of this cliff of life and death, and I hope that the seniors will show it!" β
Forget the immortal scattered people raised their eyes and stared, and said with a slight pause: "For the cliff of life and death, you must not be afraid of life and death, if not, even if you come here, everything will be in vain." β
I was excited, listening to his words, I worshipped him as a teacher and seemed to have a glimmer of life, so I hurriedly said: "Forget the immortal senior, may I ask what if I am not afraid of death?" β
Forget the immortals: "If you are not afraid of life and death, at least you can understand the deep meaning of the cliff of life and death, and you can stay here." It's just that the word "not afraid of death" is easier said than done, but it is difficult to do, how many people can dare to do it? β
I listened to him say this, as if to say that I was probably very good at squabbling, but I didn't dare to show my courage by risking my life. At the moment, he asked: "Since I said that I am not afraid of death, I am really not afraid of death over there." If you don't believe it, you can definitely give it a try now? β
Forget the immortal Sanren smiled and said, "Do you really want to try?" I have to tell you, you only have one life, and don't you feel sorry to die in vain? β
I said: "In life, if you can't live vigorously once, it is mediocre for thousands of years, like the turtle and duck for a lifetime, it is better to die early and be reborn." The seniors just had to say how I could prove that I wasn't afraid of death, and nothing else needed to be said. If you can't worship your predecessors as teachers today, even if you go back to live, you will be bored. β
The Forgotten Immortal Sanren nodded, as if he praised me slightly, and immediately spoke: "If you can jump into the bottomless abyss in front of the cliff of life and death, it will prove that you are not afraid of death." Presumably you have seen the two lines of poetry at the mouth of the cliff of life and death when you come again, right? β
I said: "What the predecessors said were those two sentences, 'Life and death before the cliff of life and death, and no foolishness in the abyss'? β
Forget the immortals nodded, but did not express the deep meaning of these two poems, but just raised his hand and said: "Since this is the case, you can go!" As he spoke, he turned sideways and stepped out of the way of the cliff of life and death.
To be honest, I was really worried at the time, because I felt that it was a bit of a nest to die in vain, and the good spring was cut off like this, and the unwillingness in my heart was like a tide. But since I promised the Forgotten Immortal Senior to prove that I am not afraid of death, I can't go back on it halfway, in that case, even if the Forgotten Immortal Senior and the gray-robed young man don't think I'm cowardly and afraid, I myself will not be able to stand myself. Dragon Flame Firmament
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