Autumn goes to spring, heaven and earth are reincarnated, four o'clock runs, and three years have passed in a blink of an eye. In the dojo of the Ten Thousand Variation Sect, there was an extra tree on the rockery in the front yard of the ancient house. It looked like a small and delicate tree, more than a man tall and the thickness of a cup, with young branches spreading at the top, and emerald green leaves swaying gently in the breeze.

This is the Chuncun Treasure Tree, don't look at it as so weak and small, but when the large array that takes root is activated, it can turn into a towering giant tree, and the lush canopy and thousands of emerald green weeping branches can protect and envelop the entire dojo. The rockery where it is rooted was first a large array of ten thousand mountains, and later it was chiseled and built, and the earth qi of the entire ancient house was integrated into a great array, and the location of this tree is now in the center of the large array.

The fundamental dojo of the Ten Thousand Variation Sect is this ancient mansion, and the periphery has been expanded, and naturally there are other invisible magic circles, but the Ten Thousand Variation Great Array laid in the ancient mansion is the magic circle that guards the core of the dojo. Under that small tree, there are also stones lying in the shape of a rectangle, the surface is as smooth as a mirror, and even the shadow of the tree can be faintly reflected.

This piece of stone is a huge monument three zhang high, which stood behind the main hall of Xuanmiaoguan hundreds of years ago, but outsiders can't see it. At the moment, it was only three feet long and more than a foot wide, as if it could be used to sit under a tree and rest.

The origin of this giant monument is not simple, it is an artifact, which contains a lock demon array, called Xuanyimen, which was built by the predecessors of the Xuanmiaoguan faction. But in ordinary circumstances and in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just an ordinary stone.

This piece of stone was found by Mei Lande, Cheng Tianle, Xiao Shao and other three people, and when the Xuanmiao Temple was rebuilt decades ago, it was actually taken from local materials and built into the foundation under the high platform outside the hall. Of course, they did not damage the foundation of the Xuanmiaoguan Hall, but used their best power to transfer the space to take it out, and filled in another stone of the same shape and size, without any traces.

The method of placing this object in the Ten Thousand Variation Sect is different from the previous Xuan Miao Temple, and it did not re-erect this tablet, but placed it flat under the treasure tree, and it also became a part of the Great Array of Ten Thousand Mountains.

Back then, the Chu demon king Pinghuang once came to the Wanbian Sect to make trouble, and was trapped by the demons in the Wanshan Great Array and could not get out, after a hard battle, Chu Pinghuang sacrificed the Xuanzhu to attack the enemy and break through, but the Xuanzhue was taken away by Cheng Tianle. After losing the Xuanzhu Pearl, the Chu Demon King Pinghuang later began to practice again, and now he is still participating in the construction of the sect's dojo in the Ten Thousand Variations Sect.

If there is another person like the original Chu Demon King, the demons of the Ten Thousand Variations Sect don't need to be so troublesome, and the Ten Thousand Transformations Great Array can be trapped in it, and the Spring Village Treasure Tree will turn into a towering giant tree, and the blue light under the branches is enough to knock it down, and then take it with a Xuanyi Gate lock.

Xuanyimen is the artifact of Xuanmiaoguan, and Xuanmiaoguan is also known as the demon gate, its ** has been countless demons since ancient times, Xuanyimen is a torture platform for dealing with those powerful demons in the world, but now it has become a thing that guards the dojo of the Wanchang Sect. The demon cultivation method obtained by Cheng Tianle is also derived from the mystical view, but now it has reopened the world and become a family of its own, guiding all kinds of demon cultivators to settle down and practice in the red dust.

Nowadays, there are other demon cultivation inheritance sects in the world, such as the Great Youzong Sect. Three years ago, Yan Wuhuan, the head of the Dayou sect, left a letter and left, and it was said that he was going to retreat**, but he had a premonition of the difficulty of the catastrophe, so he arranged the affairs of the sect in advance, and many insiders speculated that Yan Wuhuan was in the middle of life and death.

Three years later, Yan Wuhuan really did not appear, and Sawada succeeded to the position of head. Three years ago, it might have seemed sudden, but now it seems to make sense.

Sawada's succession and ascension ceremony, there were colleagues from various Kunlun factions present to watch the ceremony, Cheng Tianle also went, and Zeren, the head of the main sect as a witness, was of course also present.

Soon after Sawada officially succeeded Dayouzong as the head of the university, it was the golden autumn season again, and it had been more than a month since the school opened on campuses around the country. On the shore of the unnamed lake of Beijing University, there is a man and a woman walking by arm-in-arm, the man is honest and steady, and the woman is beautiful and generous, but it is the husband and wife of Yu Wufu and Shen Cuilan.

Yu Wufu said as he walked: "Cuilan, there are so many places of interest that you haven't visited yet, why do you want to come to the school?" ”

Cuilan took her husband's arm and said, "I have always lived in the countryside, and I have only studied until high school, and I envy those who are learned. Since I have the opportunity to travel to Yanjing, I want to go to these universities, not because I have to see anything, but because I want to get a little bit of knowledge, and also let you bring a sense of learning home. ”

Yu laughed uselessly. There were many young people walking by around them, carrying bags, books, cushions and various snacks, and they were students returning to the dormitory or going to the study room. Not far away, a girl was startled and said, "Look, isn't that Teacher Kong Qi?" Wow, that's handsome! ”

Another girl said: "It's really Mr. Kong Qi, the more you look at it, the more handsome you are!" Look at the way he looks so straight, it's so cool! There were several of his electives in our dormitory, and they didn't pass all of them last semester. ”

"Why not?"

"You stupid, who's going to class? I simply handed in the blank paper, and then retook it this semester, just sitting in the classroom and looking at the handsome guys. ”

"I've also heard of this Teacher Kong Qi, what does he teach?"

"It is said that when he was abroad, he was a lecturer at Harvard, but Harvard limited his lectures to Chinese politics, and now, he can teach about civilizations around the world. …… This was the first class when he said it himself, and he said it last year. ”

"People are so handsome, how is the class?"

"I don't know, it felt quite fresh during the class, but I didn't remember it much. …… Mr. Kong Qi's scarf is so beautiful, every time I see him, I wear a different scarf! ”

Kong Qi came from a distance and passed by the useless couple. Shen Cuilan couldn't help frowning slightly when she heard the words of the female students, and she said after Kong Qi walked over: "Lao Chu, that junior student just now is a teacher in the school, the weather is not so cold, isn't he panicking when he wears a scarf?" ”

Yu said with a useless smile: "This person, I'm afraid there is only a scarf left, of course you have to tie it more beautifully and have more patterns." He knew very well who Kong Qi was, and he also knew that what he said could be heard clearly by the other party.

Of course, Kong Qi, who had already walked over, heard it, and he also recognized that he was useless, and unconsciously quickened his pace and hurried forward, tripped over a stone on the ground, and almost stumbled and fell. Kong Qi didn't know why Yu was useless here, but he didn't dare to look back, subconsciously reached out and straightened his collar, and tied a scarf, trying to make his appearance look very chic.

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Late that night, thousands of miles away in Gusu, a bright moon rose to mid-heaven. The Shantang River ended the hustle and bustle of the day, and the tranquil water surface rippled with a piece of moonlight. From the direction of Shantang Bridge, a boat came silently, this boat had no oars, and slowly pushed the waves against the current, as if entering a picture unfolding in the moonlight.

There was a man and a woman standing at the bow of the boat, and if the people returning at night walked through the Shantang Street on the shore, they could not see them and the boat. They disappeared in the moonlight, it was Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao.

There is a piano case in front of the two of them, but it is not a guqin, but an unfolded picture. There is no painting on the roll, like the surface of the water reflecting the moonlight. The cool night breeze blew and stirred the hair, Xiao Shao said: "This picture scroll has fulfilled you and me, it is an artifact created by the two golden immortals of Qingfeng and Mingyue, you and I are blessed with this, we should thank the two golden immortals." ”

The boat quietly anchored in the heart of the wave, and the two knelt down in the breeze under the bright moon. At this time, someone on the shore came to sing, singing a song "Song of Wucheng" in this quiet moonlit night, the song echoed between the mountain pond and the tiger hill, Xiao Shao and Cheng Tianle listened so clearly in their ears, but did not alarm the nearby residents who had fallen asleep.

Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao got up and arched their hands: "May I ask which master is here?" ”

The visitor replied: "My name is Shi Ye, and I have lived in Shizhu Village, at the foot of Zhaoting Mountain, forty miles northeast of Wucheng City. ”

With the voice, Ishino's figure appeared in the bow of the boat, and he stood opposite the two with a smile on his face across the case. The two hurriedly saluted, and Cheng Tianle said: "I'm really sorry, I've never heard the Lord of the Shi League sing, and I didn't recognize your voice for a while!" ”

Xiao Shao also said: "It's a coincidence that the Lord of the Shi Alliance is here, Tianle and I are planning to ask you for advice." We haven't gone to Meihua Mountain to meet you, but you've come here. ”

Ishino: "I'm from Wucheng, and I'm here to find you. What you want to ask should be related to this picture, right? ”

In the past three years, Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao have not stayed in Suzhou all the time, they have traveled all over the world, and they have also traveled to Kunlun Wonderland. Cheng Tianle has successfully recondensed the Xuanzhu Pearl, not only restoring the original cultivation realm, but also cultivating the mana far better than before.

Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao have also been refining the picture scroll, since the essence of the essence, the heart of the flame, and the Shen Yinlu into the chaotic world in the scroll, they have already realized that this chaotic world should be able to reopen the heavens, the earth, mountains and rivers. However, for more than three years, the picture scroll has remained the same as before, and there have been no special changes.

Cheng Tianle replied: "I really want to ask about the refining method of this picture scroll." ”

Ishino: "The two of you have been refining the painting scroll so far, and you should have some understanding. ””

Cheng Tianle nodded and said, "Yes, I have already realized that it is the way of nature." But I'm still curious, I wonder if Mr. Feng said anything else when the Lord of the Stone Alliance told him about the method of refining? ”

Ishino smiled: "The ancestor did say it, but what he said is what you understand today." He said that in the chaotic world, the heavens, the earth, mountains and rivers can be reopened, and that will be your Gusu world. ”

Ishino's words were filled with the wisdom of the sound and the story, and he introduced the beginning and end of the matter. Feng Junzi went to Plum Blossom Mountain that day, but did not enter the Plum Blossom Holy Realm, so he made a "phone call" to Shi Ye outside the door, and there was a paragraph in which no one else had heard, and that was it. But he told Ishino at the time - don't tell Cheng Tianle first.

Xiao Shao is the charm of the landscape in the world of the picture scroll, she walked out of the picture scroll, and the Gusu in the picture scroll disappeared. Taking the Essence Qi, Heart Essence Flame, and Shen Yinlu into the chaotic world in the picture scroll is indeed the method of refining weapons, and the thousand-year-old sacrifice will be completed in their hands. But in today's picture scroll, the heavens, the earth, mountains and rivers have not been re-opened, for no other reason, but it is not enough for Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao to cultivate, at least until the verification is supernatural.

Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao already understood this, what they wanted to ask was actually to verify what kind of world would appear in the chaos after the divine transformation, and what were the two golden immortals trying to verify when they left this picture? Although I already have an understanding in my heart, I still want to ask for advice.

Knowing the past, Cheng Tianle sighed: "Three years ago, Spring Village fell in the sea of suffering, but the treasure tree was sent to the Ten Thousand Variations Sect, which shows the difficulty of the sea of suffering. I wonder if I am lucky enough to be able to reopen the heavens, earth, mountains and rivers in the picture scroll in this life? ”

Ishino asked rhetorically, "If you can't, do you have something missing in your heart?" ”

Cheng Tianle shook his head and said: "No flaws and no regrets, today I am saying that I am traveling across the mountain pond, as if I have appreciated the state of mind of the two golden immortals thousands of years ago, and Xiao Shao and I are walking in this picture." This is our world, and we already have Gusu. ”

Ishino nodded and said, "That's what my master said at the beginning, and I've already told you everything." In my opinion, it should be a matter of course for Mr. Cheng to spend the sea of suffering in the future, and the same is true for Miss Xiaoshao, who has successfully completed her kung fu. Although you have not yet reached the shore of the bitter sea, it is as if you have looked back on the other shore. ”

There is still sound of wisdom in his words. When Zeren, the head of the Zhengyi Sect, was about to go through a bitter sea tribulation, Ishino and Bai Shaoliu both thought that it was natural for Zeren to seek to prove that he was supernatural. And now for the cultivation of Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao, Shi Ye also thinks so.

Cheng Tianle created a method of cultivation that had never been confirmed before, and established the Ten Thousand Variations Sect to guide the demons in the world, but for him, this path of cultivation was extremely difficult. His current magical power is far superior to that of ordinary demon kings, but the rebirth has not yet been completed.

Cheng Tianle's cultivation experience can be said to be difficult and tortuous, and he has read all the people, red and dust, and all living beings. And Xiao Shao is not only a double monk of Cheng Tianle, but also has a mutual sense of divine thought, and witnesses and understanding. When they attain the perfection of their kung fu, they will naturally attain the tribulation of suffering, and this tribulation is just another way of confirming their existing understanding.

It's like looking back on the other side of the bitter sea, this is a very special state of mind, thinking that Zeren Zhenren has reached it back then, so Shi Ye and Bai Shaoliu both know what the result is, and now Cheng Tianle and Xiao Shao are the same.

Seeing that the two of them were thoughtful, Shi Ye asked Cheng Tianle again: "Did the Gusu world in the picture scroll also be your delusional realm?" ”

Since ancient times, Shi Ye would mention this, but it seemed natural to open his mouth at this moment, Cheng Tianle nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Shi Ye asked Xiao Shao again: "Is Gusu outside this picture scroll also your delusional realm?" ”

Xiao Shao also nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Ishino sighed and said, "Since ancient times, there have been many more people who have sat in the realm of delusion than those who have fallen into the sea of suffering. This is not just for monks, there are always people who aspire to develop omnipotent supernatural powers, so that they can have a world where they can do whatever they want. You have already explored the delusion, what do you think? ”

Xiao Shao replied: "It is true that many people in the world will fantasize that if they are incompetent, they can do whatever they want, but they don't know what they want. ”

Cheng Tianle also replied: "I started my cultivation in a pyramid scheme, and the people who are trapped there prefer to believe that there is a simple solution, as long as you find it, you can solve all the problems in life, all the confusion in life. As a result, some people take advantage of this, and the same is true for those who engage in pyramid schemes, spiritual cultivation, and cults. ”

Shi Ye nodded and said, "Actually, there are many cultivators in the world who yearn for the Dao Law, isn't it the same? They yearn for the legendary path of cultivation, hoping that one day they can also become legendary characters, cultivate the immortal Dao method, and obtain supreme supernatural powers, so that the problems and confusions in the world can be easily solved.

However, some people don't always understand that their so-called cultivation or ** can't really solve these problems; Facing and solving these problems is the true way of cultivation. The great power I have seen is none other than my teacher, and my teacher can borrow the world's magical powers, but unfortunately even if he has the ability to move mountains and reclaim the sea, it cannot solve his evidence back then. ”

Ishino mentioned the Wind Gentleman, but what he felt was not the Wind Gentleman, nor was he talking about the usefulness of supernatural powers, but the attitude and cognition of many people in the world towards the legendary cultivation. There are always a lot of troubles in life, and when people hear that there is a way to practice, they all yearn and are curious.

Some people often think in the same way as those who are caught up in pyramid schemes, hoping for a solution to life's problems. For example, some people will think that if they can get a set of laws like Cheng Tianle, and then go out of the realm of supernatural powers, they will have a completely different life and get the success they yearn for.

But this is not the case. It's not that you can solve the problems in life if you cultivate any tricks, or if you realize any Zen skills, you can resolve the troubles of the world, there has never been such a practice! Only by leaving footprints step by step and solving the problems encountered in life can we talk about spiritual verification.

It's like a picture scroll that Cheng Tianle has and cultivates, and the question he faces is—how to unfold it? He unfolded the painting step by step, but in the end, he chose to let the world in the picture scroll return to chaos, and let Xiao Shao get out of the picture scroll and come to the real world. Now that the picture scroll is still being refined, it will be up to him and Xiao Shao to choose what kind of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers to reopen.

This kind of choice seems to be arbitrary, but it is related to the practice of seeing and knowing, what kind of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers in the heart can be created in the world of the picture scroll, and the wonderful use of the amazing array is still in the picture scroll. - Ishino's voice and wisdom said this, and he stared at the picture scroll on the piano case for a long time, and then drifted away.

In fact, Cheng Tianle won't think much about it, what he and Xiao Shao will open up in the chaotic world in the picture scroll in the future should still be a Gusu, which is both the Gusu in the world and their Gusu, with the people they have experienced as the gateway.

The boat was floating on the Shantang River, Cheng Tianle gently stretched out his hand to take Xiao Shao into his arms, and they quietly looked at the picture scroll on the piano case, and the picture scroll seemed to reflect the figures of the two people. The people on both sides of the Shantang River are still populated, and the seven stone beaver statues sit quietly on the side of the road. The breeze blows everything, and the bright moon is in the heart of the sky.

- Heaven, earth, people, ghosts, gods, spirits, shock, the end of the book -

**(To be continued.) )