Shen An looked down at An Puyu, slightly irritable in his heart.

Ethereal Root? Shen An frowned and pondered: The Void Spirit Root is born without desire and desire, and is not affected by the fame and fortune of the outside world, and it is simply a spiritual root that is specially stored for the attainment of Taoism.

This is also the spiritual root that Buddhist cultivators most covet.

Speaking of Buddha cultivation, I don't know if the old bald donkey is still outside.

Shen An knew that the two of them were in a dream within a dream at this moment. He was worried about exposing the Dream Eater, and planned to wait for a moment at this moment, and it was best to wait until the Victory Battle Dazun left from the dream outside first, and then he went out.

Shen An was not afraid that he would not be able to find An Puyu's body, after all, Dream Eater was now honestly in the Fish Scale Water Sword, and there was no other place for Dream Eater to place his body except for the miasma forest outside the village. If there is no accident, the bodies of Mu Xiaohang and the remaining villagers should also be placed there.

Shen An glanced at An Puyu, who was quietly in front of him, staring at him stupidly, and he didn't seem to have any uneasiness about the fact that he was in an unknown and inexplicable darkness.

Such indifference is not at all like the temperament that a five-year-old child should have.

It's not so much a lack of desire as a nerve bar.

Shen An was really worried that if An Puyu was allowed to stay in the dream for a long time, it would affect his state when he returned to the physical body.

After all, this kid looks stupid enough.

"Ahem." Shen An cleared his throat, thinking about how to explain the current situation to An Puyu, and smiled: "Yu'er, do you know where you are at the moment?" ”

An Puyu shook her head.

"You're in an ethereal realm right now, or simply a dream." Shen An explained simply: "We are going to stay here for a while longer, you may endure it?" ”

An Puyu's eyes flashed, and she said excitedly: "I remembered, I saw you in a dream!" ”

Without waiting for Shen An to understand what he meant, An Puyu suddenly said, "Are we in Yu'er's dream now, or are we in the dream of the big brother?" ”

Shen An smiled dumbly, and he looked around at the empty surroundings - because there was darkness around him, he couldn't even tell whether they were floating in the air or falling down - in such a situation, this child still had such a question.

Shen An lowered his head and said softly, "We are in a dream between the two of us. ”

"Can dreams be compatible with each other?" An Puyu's eyes widened in curiosity.

Shen An nodded and smiled: "If you forget me after waking up, then we are in my dream." But if you wake up and I forget and you remember, then we are in your dream. ”

An Puyu's body suddenly shook, and she rushed forward and hugged Shen An tightly. A small face was tightly buried in Shen An's arms, and the voice that was muffled by clothes carried a hint of sadness and fear: "I don't want to forget you!" Don't forget me! I...... I'm so scared...... Big brother, let's wake up quickly, okay, don't you forget about me, okay? ”

Shen An couldn't help laughing, even if it was a void spirit root, the child in front of him was still just a child.

――Is the Buddha's favorite ethereal spiritual root? Thinking of this, Shen An's heart sank.

He crouched down and looked directly at An Puyu, whose elk-like eyes were filled with hidden tears. Shen An said in a stern tone: "Big brother promised you that he would wake you up soon." But you also have to promise the big brother one thing, okay? ”

An Puyu nodded desperately.

"You have to promise your big brother that no matter what happens, you will not become a Buddha!"

As if the previous order was too fierce to stop, An Puyu continued to nod vigorously like a chicken pecking rice.

It's as simple as that to deceive a child. Shen An was a little proud, but An Puyu's next sentence made Shen An proud.

"What is a Buddha?"

"Buddhism is ...... Be a monk. ”

"Why should I become a monk?" An Puyu's immature Tongyin asked, and he asked with his eyes wide in curiosity.

Shen An opened his mouth and stammered, yes, good and dignified, why would this child want to be a monk?

Shen An smiled self-deprecatingly, he was simply a soldier. The four major clans are not unusable to accept the Void Spirit Root, not to mention the Iron Pen Ma Family, if there is Su Wuwu as a guarantee, even if the Su family only accepts the Water Spirit Root, maybe they will open the net to let An Puyu get started.

Thinking that it was a pity to waste such a scarce void spirit root, it was better to be close to the water, Shen An smiled and said, "Do you want to join the Su family as a monk?" ”

An Puyu tilted her head and asked, "Why should I become a monk?" ”

"Of course, it is to cultivate the mind and cultivate nature, and learn the way of heaven, until you can come back to life and live forever."

"Does immortality mean never die? Is it hard? An Puyu asked in a milky voice.

"Naturally, it is difficult, and it takes very hard cultivation and training to peek into the corner of the Heavenly Dao."

"Then forget it." An Puyu said seriously: "I promised my mother to carry forward the Ruyi Tavern. If cultivating immortals is very hard, there will be no time to take care of the tavern. ”

What a stinky boy who doesn't know what to do. Shen An couldn't help but laugh and said, "Do you know how many people want to enter the Su family just to peek at the legendary art of resurrection and immortality?" ”

"Then let them go." An Puyu said seriously: "I'm not dead yet, I'll enter the Su family when I'm about to die." ”

Do you really think the Su family is your home? Shen An didn't know what to say, how could he think that such a child would become a Buddhist cultivator? Such a child, he is fit to follow his own path. Any existing path will instead shackle the child's future.

Just as he was thinking, Shen An suddenly heard someone outside calling him—it was Zhao Hu's voice—and the crisp and touching girl's voice kept calling the names of Shen An and An Puyu.

Shen An concentrated his mind and summoned all his divine senses to feel beyond the dream—the Great Venerable of the Victory Battle had already left—and it was time to leave here.

An Puyu stared at Shen An deadly, not blinking his eyes, because he didn't dare to blink.

An Puyu felt that she seemed to have met her big brother in front of her countless times in such a dream, but every time she met in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Every time, every time, every time-

Seeing Shen An, An Puyu felt that a certain emptiness in her heart seemed to be filled by a strong emotion and mellow nostalgia.

He didn't want to lose this person again.

However, the sound of summoning became stronger and stronger, and a white light suddenly appeared in front of him, as if he was summoning himself to pounce on the exit of fate.

An Puyu was pulled by Shen An towards the white light, but she was powerless to resist.

Blinded by the white light, An Puyu could only squint his eyes and drag Shen An, and in the blur, he saw the young man in front of him turn around and smile at him, as if reminding, as if pleading-

"Remember, never forget what you said here."

-- As real as that lonely dream.

An Puyu swore over and over again in her heart - I will never forget you, absolutely not!

- So, big brother, don't forget me, okay?

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Waking up from the illusory realm, Shen An found himself sleeping on the big bed of An Ruyi's house. Lying beside him was An Puyu, who was rubbing her eyes in a daze. In front of him was Zhao Hu with a worried face.

Without waiting for Zhao Hu to speak, Shen An asked first, "What about Old Man Zhao?" ”

"The master said that grandpa has re-entered reincarnation and has been reincarnated." Zhao Hu's answer was full of gratitude: "And the person who was released by you, Elder Su said that he also let go of his wish and was reincarnated. ”

Shen An continued to ask, "What about the other villagers?" ”

Zhao Hu's smile froze for a moment, and then he said, "Their bodies are all in the miasma forest. Those who were burned to death by you in the Ethereal Realm...... Their bodies were already cold...... As for the others, they ...... None of them remember what happened in the Illusory Spirit Realm......" Zhao Hu looked confused: "Does this mean...... No one will hurt me anymore? ”

"It's not." Shen An's tone was calm, like a pool of stagnant water.

If Zhao Hu's background is exposed, then her nightmare may have just begun.

Shen An took out a Qingqi Pill from his arms and said, "This pill can suppress demonic energy, you swallow it first, and then leave the matter to me to deal with." ”

Shen An pondered: Zhu Feizhen has never seen Zhao Hu, so he can hide it for the time being. As for Wei Feihua and Mu Xiaohang, he might be able to instruct Dream Eater to devour their memories. But Su Wuwu in the later stage of Jindan is not so easy to fool. How to deal with Zhao Hu's matter, in the end, may depend on Su Wuwu's meaning.

"My uncle...... It's the man in white and blue in the Illusory Fantasy Realm, where is he? ”

"Elder Su used to appease the villagers, and now he is next door, talking to Aunt An." Zhao Hu said.

Shen An looked up at the opposite door, remembering the complicated relationship between Su Wuwu and An Ruyi in their previous lives, he asked absentmindedly, "I don't know what they are talking about." ”

"Elder Su is saying, 'I've been looking for you for a long time, why are you avoiding me?'. Aunt An said, 'What are you looking for me to do?' The wine-making recipe had already been given to the Zhang family next door, looking for them to ask for wine. Elder Su said again, "People here are not familiar with the place, can the business be good?" ’”

Shen An looked at Zhao Hu in surprise, Zhao Hu scratched his ears proudly and said, "My hearing is good, and the walls are as thin as paper to me." ”

After a pause, Zhao Hu continued to speak: "Aunt An said again, 'I have no relatives with Elder Su and no reason, how can I withstand your care?' Elder Su said, "Why can't you stand it, you are like a daughter to me—'"

Shen An suddenly covered Zhao Hu's ears, and he chuckled at Zhao Hu, who was full of confusion: "Don't listen to indecent acts." ”

An Puyu thought that the two were playing some game, so she stood on the head of the bed and covered Shen An's ears.

Zhao Hu thought it was funny and wanted to cover An Puyu's ears, but his arms were too short to hook them. So An Puyu's chest was tightly pressed against Shen An's head and he bent down and pressed down, Zhao Hu stretched out his hand slightly, and finally touched An Puyu's ears and covered them tightly.

Su Wuwu came out of the inner room at this moment, he looked at the playfulness of the three of them, chuckled, and then said to Shen An: "An'er, come here, uncle has something to discuss with you." ”

Shen An knew that Su Wuwu wanted to discuss Zhao Hu's matter with him, and he knew that Zhao Hu's hearing was excellent, so he pulled Su Wuwu outside the house to talk.

The two walked for a while, and seeing that there was no one around, Su Wuwu asked, "How much do you know about the matter of the water division realm this time?" ”

Shen An asked rhetorically: "Uncle, how much do you know?" ”

"Ma Shoujing's murder of Zhou Dushan, although I have suspicions, I have no evidence. If you hadn't found out Zhou Dushan's soul, I really couldn't do anything to Ma Shoujing. Su Wuwu paused and said, "The situation of the four families is very complicated at the moment......

"How complicated can it be? It's just that the Su family doesn't want to offend the Ma family. Shen An said: "The border seal has weakened, and now the four families are more or less relying on the Ma family's snort, and the four families are no longer even 'one loss, one glory'." ”

Su Wuwu smiled: "You think things are too vicious, the border is really broken, can it be of any benefit to the Ma family?" But leave a line between each other. ”

Shen An just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Su Wuwu: "I know you want to give Zhao Hu justice, but you also know that her identity as a demon clan is too sensitive, if you want her to live, you can't let her attract anyone's attention." ”

"Uncle means ......"

"I mean, take this child with you first, but she can't reveal that she is a member of the demon clan." Su Wuwu said sternly: "I know that you are jealous and hateful, and it may not be a good thing for Ma Shoujing to be dissipated at this moment." If all his dirty things come out, it is indispensable to let Zhao Hu confront him, and when the time comes, her identity will be revealed, and even if I come forward, I will not be able to protect her. Now I can only blame Dream Eater for the disappearance of the villagers and disciples, as you said, and I will find a way to get her back to the Demon Clan. ”

Seeing that Su Wuwu was so concerned about Zhao Hu, Shen An was a little embarrassed, and he hesitated slightly: "Is this good?" Hide Zhao Hu's storage and hide the weakening of the seal? ”

Su Wuwu sighed and said, "How dare I hide such a big thing, it's just ...... The weakening of the seal has long been known to the four of them. ”

Ignoring Shen An's surprise, Su Wuwu continued: "The problem now is not that the four families can't repair the power of the border seal at all. If you want to strengthen the seal, you need at least eight monks who are already in the Mahayana period, sacrifice themselves, and turn into gods to strengthen the human pillar. Let's not talk about whether anyone is willing, at the moment, the highest cultivation in the mortal realm is afraid that only your mother's master, Taixuan Dayan's Tianyuan Zhenren, but even he has only just cultivated to the stage of the void. ”

"How could the seal require such a great sacrifice?" Shen An was shocked.

"As a last resort, a large number of low-ranking monks can only be sacrificed as human pillars. But who would be willing to make a sacrifice? Su Wuwu said gloomily: "So now the four families would rather wait until the war between gods and demons resumes, and only when the world is in chaos can they raise their arms and shout." At this moment, the four families can only choose to maintain the illusion of peace and security - to stop the invasion of demon cultivators in the border land, and directly kill them to block the news. ”

I see, God help me. Shen An was secretly excited - to dominate the world, he would have to rely on the power of the Demon Domain, and it was a good thing for him that the seal was weakened and could not be repaired.

"I understand your intentions, uncle. But I want to take Zhao Hu with me, I promised her before that she would take care of her. Shen An said: "I can move out of the Su family, so that I can make an elixir to hide the demonic energy." ”

After this catastrophe, Shen An was even more sure, with his own personality, he was afraid that he would be imprisoned in the "little black house" in two days to seal his true qi. Shen An decided that he could only develop in the direction of alchemists and refiners now, and the method of making precious pills obtained in the "commodity shop" was too troublesome to explain to others, so he could only choose to move out of the Su family quickly.

Moreover, there are several monks in the Su family who are highly qualified, and Zhao Hu should stay as far away from them as possible, otherwise even if he has the Pure Heart Pill, he may be exposed.

Su Wuwu nodded: "It just so happens that I plan to arrange An Ruyi to live in the Su family's old house, and you can also move over to take care of them."

The old house of the Su family, that is where Su Yao and Su Wuwu lived when they were children. However, Shen An didn't have time to be surprised by Su Wuwu's generosity, he jumped to his feet and said, "Wait, uncle, why do you want me to take care of your woman?" ”

Su Wuwu smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, I watched Ruyi's child grow up, and she is like a daughter to me." ”

If Su Wuwu is really as old as he is, he is an uncle in his forties, this is still somewhat convincing, but he has a face in his twenties, and calling An Ruyi, who is really in his twenties, "daughter" is really cheeky.

Thinking that An Ruyi would continue to decay and age, and his face would pass away, Shen An felt very embarrassed.

Shen An thought of An Puyu, and couldn't help but think of Shengzhan Dazun, and then frowned: "Uncle, how did you know Shengzhan Dazun?" ”

"I once did something wrong...... It's me who won the battle and was liberated. Su Wuwu's face was not good.

As if remembering something, Su Wuwu suddenly said: "An'er, you swear to your uncle that you will never do anything that endangers the cultivation realm." ”

Shen An knew that his ruthlessness in the Illusory Spirit Realm had aroused Su Wuwu's vigilance, and he didn't care about Su Wuwu's worries about him, because the two of them obviously had completely different understandings of the word "dangerous hài".

Shen An smiled and swore: "I, Shen An, will never do anything that harms the mortal realm in the slightest. ”

- Because this seat will purify the world.

On the way back, the two were silent.

Looking at Su Wuwu's back, Shen An had mixed feelings, how good it would be if he was rescued by his uncle from the Shen family in his previous life-

――How good it would be if Su Wuwu was his father.

After all, Shen An couldn't hold back the guilt and curiosity in his heart, and he suddenly asked, "Uncle, what if...... If one day, I really become a demon as the prophecy of the real person, uncle, will you regret that you swore to protect me? ”

Su Wuwu turned his back to him, thought for a moment, Shen An couldn't see his expression, and after a long time, Su Wuwu said with a self-deprecating tone: "I must regret it, because I am a human being, and if people do something wrong, they will regret it, and I have spent almost my life in regret." ”

Shen Anxin was cold, and then asked: "Since you will regret it, why don't you kill me to prevent future troubles?" “

"Because I'm not just a person." Su Wuwu turned his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm still your uncle." ”

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In an ancient temple in the Demon Domain, an old monk with a dragon bell sits under a huge Buddha statue. He furrowed his eyebrows, as if in a deep sleep.

The small mat of the ancient temple was tightly sealed and impermeable, but this creepy feeling immersed in the darkness did not affect the pious and respectful expressions of the disciples around the old monk in the slightest. They sat in rows beside the old monk, quietly waiting for the old man to wake up and impart them endless knowledge and wisdom.

The old monk opened his eyes suddenly, and his eyes were so bright that in the hearts of those disciples, it seemed to illuminate the entire closed and dark hut - as if he could see through all the darkness of the world and see the injustice of the incident as long as he followed those eyes.

"Master, have you found Mi Lang?" Seeing that the old man was silent for a long time, one of the disciples who sat down spoke.

"Nope." The old man twisted a string of Buddhist beads in the palm of his hand with one hand, and replied in a low voice, as if talking to himself: "But I found something else." ”

The old man paused, and then ordered with the disciple who sat down, "Inform all Buddhist disciples that the search for the Child of Destiny must be accelerated. ”

The disciples of the first seat suddenly turned pale and looked at each other. Because they know what it means to find the Child of Destiny.

The old man muttered to himself, as if it were a warning, and as if it were a prophecy—

- "The Millennial War is about to begin"