There were stones everywhere, large and small, and a good mountain had been smashed into a valley, and the trees could not be seen at all, not even moss or lichen.

Compared to the scene after the destruction of the cave spirit true heaven, the scene in front of him was even more terrifying.

After the destruction of the cave spirit true heaven, there was also a valley left in the same place, but the length and width of that valley was only a few hundred meters, and it was different in front of him, and the shortest distance was also 2.5 kilometers, and the range was almost equivalent to one-sixth of a Maoshan Mountain.

At this moment, the valley was empty, there was no one in it, and there was no one on the surrounding hills.

Suddenly, a sigh came from the empty valley: "You really found it." ”

An old man in a very loose, obviously ill-fitting suit spun out from behind a few rocks.

"Old man, you can hide deep enough." Jiang Ning doesn't know what to say anymore, he himself is very good at pretending to be low-key, this old man is better at pretending than him.

"I relied on you before, and I really thank you for being old." He hurriedly arched his hand.

"It's just a matter of raising your hands." The old man was very bland, but this was enough to drag.

Having fought with those big demons, Jiang Ning knew very well how powerful those guys were, you must know that he was in his own territory, and there was Aunt Ba behind him...... He was still killed several times.

He even suspected that even so, it was already the result of the old man's secret help, otherwise he might not even be able to support a single move.

"You always seem to be ...... It's a youkai too. Jiang Ning took a test.

"Isn't that normal?" The old man smiled: "Don't look at the Daomen as so terrifying, as if you want to kill demons all day long, Daomen and monsters are never opposites." ”

"There's such a thing!" Jiang Ning's eyes widened.

"The real Taoism started from Zhang Daoling, which was close to the Three Kingdoms, and there were cultivators before, such as Fangshi, Qi Practitioner, Yin and Yang Family...... Many of the immortals they ask for are demons. The old man explained.

"It's the first time I've heard of this, but it's more common to say that you want to kill demons." Jiang Ning was stunned.

"That's because the situation changed later, the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism became more and more prosperous, and the monsters were the same, and then in order to compete for resources, the two sides were not so harmonious, but the demons at that time were all scattered, far from being as united as they are now." The old man seemed to be reminiscing about something.

"Looks like you're quite old." Jiang Ning took the opportunity to ask: "I know a monster named Qi, I heard that it is a figure from the era of the gods. ”

"The guy you said and I have known each other for a long time, and we were in the same camp back then." The old man gave a creepy answer directly.

"You...... Are you also from that era? "Jiang Ning was frightened, really frightened, this kind of old monster can be encountered, it is really rare.

He wondered if he should pluck two hairs from the old man's head as a souvenir, it was definitely an old antique.

Suddenly, he remembered something: "In "Romance of the Gods", the Shangqing faction has been made into a villain, and the Tongtian Sect Master has become a villain boss, this can't have anything to do with you, right?" ”

The old man sighed, as a member of the Shangqing faction, he didn't like to hear the words "Romance of the Gods" the most...... That book is purely to discredit the Shangqing faction.

"That's just a factional battle among the Daomen, anyway, it's just a pot for each other." He avoided answering.

"You can't be the original form of the Tongtian Sect Master, right? You are definitely proficient in formations. "Jiang Ning doesn't open any pot.

"How is this possible? At the time of the Shang and Zhou Wars, Qi and I were all small characters, and there were not many opportunities to play. The old man didn't dare to hold it up, it would make a joke: "As for my proficiency in the formation, I learned it after joining the Shangqing faction!" ”

"What is your relationship with the Shangqing faction? Don't tell me I'm a disciple of the Shangqing faction? Otherwise......" Jiang Ning's mind flashed the words "Mountain Protector Divine Beast".

"Am I that bad?" The old man actually knew what Jiang Ning was thinking, but he wasn't angry: "The Shangqing faction was just a small faction at the beginning, and several people were like-minded and had similar ideas, so they simply put together what they had learned and made such a Taoist sect, and I was one of them." ”

"They don't know who you are?" Jiang Ning hurriedly asked.

"Yes, but what does it matter? Heavenly Master Dao likes to break mountains and cut down temples, the Shangqing faction doesn't have this habit, except for me, those people are all from families, they are not interested in fighting, they only seek immortality, and our monsters are born to live forever, and it is too late for them to envy! The old man was a little proud.

"What if you run into another youkai? Who do you help? Jiang Ning asked a key question.

"Of course to help your own family, do you still need to think about it? Don't look at the monsters are quite united now, when the two monsters touched together, there was a chance that they would be beaten into dog brains. The old man didn't hesitate at all, the troubles that Jiang Ning had had were not troubles at all for him.

"So ruthless?" Jiang Ning was a little surprised, this was completely different from what he imagined.

"Isn't it? However, there weren't so many monsters before, because the initial bloodline inheritance was all more bloody things, and the monsters hunted each other and improved their strength by devouring other monsters. The old man began to talk about the ancients.

Jiang Ning's eyes widened, he had never heard of this, not to mention Aunt Li and the old turtle in the building, then Jiang Ye was the oldest, Jiang Ye had never talked about this.

"Of course it's impossible for you to know, in fact, by the Eastern Han Dynasty, the situation was much better, it was no longer the most primitive cultivation system, after the Jin Dynasty, it was rare to hear of anyone devouring others to cultivate, and the number of monsters became more and more...... But this set of things has been learned by anthropology. The old man saw Jiang Ning's doubts and directly stabbed the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Jiang Ning understood.

The Eastern Han Dynasty is more than 2,000 years away from now, and Jiang Ye's age is definitely not that old.

In the same way, he knew what the old man meant by "being learned by anthropology".

"That's how the Demon Gate came about?" He hurriedly asked.

"That's not it, the early Brahmins were actually the same cultivation system that devoured each other, don't you see that the myths and stories of the Brahmins are full of wars? But the Demon Gate is also part of what we do...... It's a pity that the Demon Gate has never been systematized, and all of them are only practical, so they don't go far without the two doors of Buddhism and Taoism. The old man sighed.

Jiang Ning has nothing to say, people are witnesses of history, living history books.

Suddenly, the old man shook his head: "Don't talk about this, what are you looking for me today?" It's not going to be a benefit, is it? ”

"What's that...... I'm trying to find a way to make the Shangqing faction thrive again, do you have any good things left over from the Shangqing faction? Whether it's exercises, magic weapons, or pills or something, I never pick them. Jiang Ning's face naturally has nothing to say, invulnerable, invulnerable.

"There is a ...... in the exercises," the old man replied in the affirmative.

Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly lit up.

"But now is not the time to take it out." The old man casually gave the rabbit a stick.

"Let's discuss...... " Jiang Ning planned to try Tang Seng Dafa to see if he could make the old man unconscious.

It's a pity that the old man was not fooled, and pointed to the rabbit's nose and said: "You are not from the Shangqing faction, when those little guys grow up, I will naturally give them it." ”

"And what about the magic weapon?" The rabbit persevered.

"You don't care, I can't give it to you." The old man clutched his pockets tightly, it felt like Taishang Laojun saw Sun Wukong, and always felt that this monkey head was not at ease.

"If you don't give it, you won't give it, I don't care yet! Times have changed now, and what used to be may not be good. "Jiang Ning can't eat grapes, so he says that grapes are sour.

The old man really listened, and after being slightly stunned, he couldn't help but sigh.

Even though he was hiding underground, he could see what was happening above his head, and the sight really startled him.

When the Shangqing faction was at its most prosperous, it could not do it to this extent.

At the same time, he also realized that he might be too picky, so he didn't give this, he didn't give that, in case this rabbit was annoyed, and everything related to the Shangqing faction would be left alone from now on, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

After thinking about it, the old man said: "I won't let you run for nothing, I know you are looking for Guiyuan Dan, I have this thing in my hand, and I have a lot of other pills, I can give you a part." Also, I know you like things that are out of the way, and I can teach you this. ”

The rabbit suddenly came to the spirit, as long as there is good.

In addition, the old man mentioned the left side door, which also made him very concerned.

"The Shangqing faction seems to take this very seriously." He didn't quite understand it all along.

"Of course." The old man laughed: "The Shangqing faction is different from other Taoist sects, what it pursues is not to be born, but to enter the world, because the ancestors of the Shangqing faction are all children of the family except me." "The Romance of the Gods" is fake, but the words 'teaching and classlessness' are true. ”

"WTO accession? Those who read feng shui and fortune tellers? Jiang Ning choked the old man.

But he already understood what the old man meant.

What is teachable? That's just putting gold on your face.

Most people are not qualified enough, and in ancient times, various resources were also limited, and the so-called education without class, at most, it was something that was easy to cultivate, and the effect could be seen quickly, fooling people.

That's what Jiang Ning himself did.

He gave those "beauties" a ...... to cultivate Isn't it the same thing?

Times are different, though.

Take elixir, for example.

In ancient times, it was all about luck to get an elixir, although there is also a saying that the elixir is cultivated artificially, but the success rate is always problematic.

Now it's different, with the method of biological tissue culture, a elixir can at least become dozens, or even hundreds, this is still the technology is not mature, the failure rate is too high, if the success rate is further improved, a elixir may become tens of thousands, not to mention that it can also be transformed from the spirit seed...... This is also the reason why Cao Fatzi chose to close the stall.

It's going to get less and less valuable.

The same goes for pills.

In the past, alchemy relied entirely on luck, one or two of the ten furnaces were successful, which belonged to the normal range, four or five furnaces were successful, and they were already considered masters, and seven or eight furnaces were successful, which was called a master.

The alchemy technique he improved using the crystallization method was effective against most of the pills, and the success rate was basically 100 percent.

So sooner or later, the pills will also be overflowing.

In addition, he not only knows alchemy, but also alchemy, and even has a method of refining medicine with minerals in his hand.

Resources are not a problem at all.

Therefore, for the Shangqing faction, it is a thing to fool people, and the old man doesn't care at all. But for him, this is not necessarily the case.

Maybe he can make a way through the side door...... A path that allows all people to cultivate.