Under the green hills, on the edge of the green pool, a young man in a Moran robe sat quietly on the ground, with a slightly dark face, angular outlines, and lightly closed eyes under the sword eyebrows, under the backdrop of the cool breeze swinging long black hair, pouring out a freehand tranquility. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Suddenly, his brow furrowed slightly, making people unconsciously feel nervous. And a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl next to her shouted nervously: "Brother Lan, what's wrong, isn't it okay?" ”

The young man opened his eyes, shook his head slightly, and then smiled, and said, "Hehe, I'm sorry for you, Sister Cui'er, don't worry, I think there will always be a way." ”

This young man is Xie Lan, since Na Lisha left, Xie Lan began to explore how his body has changed, twenty-seven acupoints, the operation of spiritual power is not hindered, but when he wants to go further, he finds that he can't control the impact of spiritual energy on the last nine major acupoints, that is, the heavy acupoints on the head and neck. There seemed to be an invisible barrier there, as if it was another world, and no matter how hard Xie Lan tried, he couldn't enter.

"I don't want to, hehe, Sister Cui'er, I'm sorry to trouble you, what did you do to eat today? Come slowly, I'll see for myself, oops, it's really good, I like to eat your grandfather's smoked chicken the most, it's so delicious. Come, let's eat together. ”

"Hmm." Tian Cui'er replied in a low voice, put the plates neatly, and ate silently with the rice bowl.

"Hehe, Sister Cui'er, why don't you eat vegetables, come, eat more, you are growing your body now, besides, cultivation is also very hard, right?"

"Sometimes it's tiring, but it's not bitter." Tian Cui'er hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Brother Lan, I found that some places have changed in you, but I can't say anything specifically, anyway, it seems that when you first met me and my grandfather, you learned to cook with my grandfather, helped us chop wood, and did chores." ”

"Really? Which one do you think I'm better? ”

"Of course it's you at this time, but I'm sure of that. In the past, when I came to deliver food, it was rare to see you, and even when I did, you were busy cultivating, as if you were under a lot of pressure. Brother Lan, I'm talking nonsense, if something is wrong, don't blame me. ”

"How so, silly girl, you're right." Xie Lan smiled, "Come, eat first, give you a chicken leg, hehe, I'll tell you someone, it's my sworn third brother, the most greedy......"

Seeing Tian Cui'er bouncing away, Xie Lan smiled bitterly, even a girl can see some clues, it is really a bystander, the authorities are confused, when I was nine years old, my father and mother left me, because of the third brother's words and obsessed with practice, I happened to be able to worship under the Qingxuan Gate. With the heart of a newborn calf, he wants to hold the sky accountable to the sky with the small amount of one person, and with the gradual ascension of the cultivation realm, he understands more and more the insignificance of the way of heaven. The inner unwillingness to force himself on the edge of the cliff led to it, so he began to blindly work hard to cultivate, and kept trying, but in the process of cultivation, he had long forgotten why he persisted. Cultivating the Tao is meant to confirm my true heart, but I have long lost myself. Although I don't know why I went crazy and broke through the eighteen acupoints one after another, reaching the late stage of foundation building, what I know is that this time, I encountered a heart barrier, and if I want to break through the remaining nine acupoints, I must break through this shackle, although I don't know how to do it, but I must first find "myself".

I can't absorb more aura now, but at least I need to be familiar with the power of this late-stage foundation building. After all, after waking up from a dream, the spiritual power in the body is several times as much as before, the realm jumps two levels in a row, and the practice of the sword is completely different from the previous feeling, and he is already familiar with the sword technique, and at this time it is more natural to cast it like flowing water, Xie Lan was whimsical, his heart suddenly moved, and he simply cast the sword trick upside down, except for a few styles that could not be used because of the stagnation of spiritual power, he actually let him dance for a while, but his body was slightly unwell, Xie Lan was overjoyed, and directly used the Qingxuan sword trick, "Chi Lei Fu." With a low shout, nine thunderballs came in an instant, the tip of the sword pointed, nine roars in succession, and when the smoke and dust dissipated, a large hole several meters deep appeared in front of him, Xie Lan felt that there was still strength left, so he pinched again and again, and summoned seventeen or eighteen red thunderballs in one breath, until the spiritual power was slightly sluggish, and when the control of those thunderballs was slightly difficult, he gave up, and the long-lost childlike innocence was troubled, the seventeen or eighteen thunderballs were at his mercy at will, and he changed seven or eight formations for tea kung fu, and finally Xie Lan tried his best, Fused them into a large thunderball, more than a meter in diameter, and then controlled it to stagger towards the previous hole, boom, an earth-shattering loud sound came out, Xie Lan was directly overturned by the aftermath of the explosion, his ears buzzed, the stars flashed in the sky, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Ma Qiang said, what kind of sound, could it be that Elder Taishang is experimenting with some spell, just ignore it, I think it is time to try to tie the Dan after a while. Then he began to practice penance.

After several days, Xie Lan gradually became familiar with his physical condition, and then thought about it for a long time, and finally came to the bamboo house in the back mountain. "Disciple Xie Lan, meet Elder Taishang."

"Get up, child."

When he raised his head, he found that Elder Taishang was already in front of him, with white hair fluttering on his head, ruddy complexion, and kind face, he didn't feel anything dusty at all, but looked like an amiable and respectable grandfather next door. Xie Lan followed the gaze of the Supreme Elder and looked towards the sky, where there were only a few white clouds and a few birds.

"Come with me?"

"Yes."

"No need to be polite." Elder Taishang slowly paced forward, Xie Lan was stunned, feeling that Elder Taishang was a little strange today, then shook his head and followed closely behind.

"What do you think is the way of heaven?"

"There are clouds in the Tao Te Ching, heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are regarded as dogs, so ruthlessness is the way of heaven."

"What about the way we cultivate?"

"The way of heaven is ruthless, and we cultivators are originally going against the sky, so the way we cultivate is sentient."

"What about the Demon Dao?"

"This? Please ask Elder Taishang for advice. ”

"The avenue is invisible, this little grass is the way to grow, the north goose flying south is the way, the green mountains are the way, the flowing water is the way, or existence is the way, everyone's understanding is different, and the way out is different."

"I don't understand."

"You don't need to understand, you just need to remember, just go on, the longer you walk, then the more things you will understand, maybe one day, you will tell me what the Tao is, in fact, what the Tao is, I don't understand."

Xie Lan was stunned, and Elder Taishang followed up and asked, "What are you going to do next?" ”

"The disciple wants to go out and have a look."

"That's what I mean, it's good to take a look more, how long have you been in my Qingxuanmen?"

"Elder Huishang, it's been ten years."

"Alas, your master is busy with retreat, handing you over to me, and I really have very little guidance for you, I know how hard you work to cultivate alone, and now I have a certain responsibility for causing your current situation."

"Elder Taishang is serious."

"Well, now I will make the decision and allow you to enter the Canglang Cave once before you go down the mountain. It's a kind of compensation for you. ”

Xie Lan was stunned for a moment, and then said gratefully: "Thank you, Elder Taishang." ”

"Go back, when you want to go to Canglang Cave, you can go directly, I know everything."

"Yes." Xie Lan bowed deeply and raised his head, where was the figure of Elder Taishang, only the light breeze in the mountains was slightly cold.

After quietly breathing all night, calming down the excitement in his heart, and full of respect for the predecessors of Qingxuanmen, Xie Lan came to Canglang Cave. After straightening his clothes, Xie Lan bowed deeply, and then slowly walked into the holy land of Qingxuanmen.

Different from the feeling outside, when he entered the cave, Xie Lan was surprised, and when he looked back, where was there a trace of the hole, it was clearly another world, gray and boundless.

Xie Lan took two steps, and suddenly a formation that he was too familiar with to be familiar with appeared in front of him - the Nine Turns Thunder Dragon Formation. Involuntarily stepped into the formation, a hideous thunder dragon roared, Xie Lan felt a numb and ready to take action, but suddenly found that his body was uncontrollable, and the fixed pestle was in place. The thunder dragon circled and ran through Xie Lan's body, once, twice, once, twice......

Pain, indescribable pain, unreasonable pain, every minute and every second is invading Xie Lan's body, unlike last time, this time Xie Lan is very sober, soberly feeling every minute of pain, the ruthless thunder dragon tore Xie Lan's body over and over again, making people feel that there is no end, and a kind of despair gradually envelops his heart. At this time, a voice sounded in my heart, does it hurt? Does it hurt? If it hurts too much, give it up, and it won't hurt anymore when you die.

"Doesn't it hurt when you die? Then you might as well die. ”

"Yes, when you die, you let go of everything, and when you die, you don't have to think about anything."

"Let go of everything? Don't think about anything? Let go of everything, hehe, you can't let go of death, you can't let go of painful death, I'm not reconciled, and I'm not willing to die. ”

Seeing his body disappear under the Nine Turns Thunder Dragon Array, Xie Lan's world gradually darkened.

Outside the Canglang Cave, Elder Taishang looked at Xie Lan who was lying on the ground in surprise, and next to him, a dark sword was stuck diagonally on the ground. "Is it? Is the world really going to be in chaos? ”

"Broken Sword Heavenly Punishment? That's right, it's the Heavenly Punishment of the Broken Sword! Legend has it that the most outstanding refining master of Qingxuanmen has no trace, and during an adventure, he happened to have a meteorite from outside the sky, and he was expected to create an artifact. So he spent his whole life collecting all kinds of rare materials, and even did not hesitate to dissolve his fairy sword to punish evil, and it took ten years to finally get a sword. On the day of the sword, the catastrophe clouds covered a radius of 100 miles, and it actually led to a catastrophe, and rained down nine days of pure thunder to destroy the world. Fortunately, the divine sword was psychic, and most of the divinity was transferred to the front of the sword, and several lightning strikes were met with one point, broken into two, and reduced to the rank of the best spirit sword, which was hidden from the catastrophe.

Why did this sword choose Xie Lan, could it be that the formation at the entrance of Canglang Cave was disillusioned, it pointed directly to the deepest thoughts in people's hearts, and on the way to the road, for Xie Lan, this child, should be the Breaking Nine Turning Thunder Dragon more than ten days ago. Do you have the experience of fighting lightning with your own body, or are you equally depressed and unwilling in your heart? In this world, it is really about to be calamitized. With a wave of Elder Taishang's sleeves, Xie Lan and the sword disappeared.