Behind him, Sabre, Yunfeng, Qin Yuxuan, and Han Mengli were all stunned. They didn't expect that Niu Tianya was only twenty-one years old when he ascended. Although they are only in their twenties, they are different from Niu Tianya, they were born in the heavenly firmament, and in the rules of the Heavenly Dao, everyone has the cultivation of the early stage of the Guiyuan One Heavy Heaven as soon as they are born, and in the past twenty years, even if they are just ordinary cultivators with ordinary talents, they can reach the peak of the void through the cultivation of the family elixir, and it is even possible to break through the Taiqing stage.

"Cut, flying at the age of hundreds at every turn, and daring to call yourself a genius, a natural fool. Xiao Hei pouted.

"Huh?" The four elders were angry today, and Xiao Hei choked him hard when he saw the opportunity, which made his stomach ache.

"Blackie, it's okay. Niu Tianya smiled and waved his hand, followed the four elders around a blue brick house, a quiet courtyard appeared in front of him, and at the same time, a powerful aura came.

Dingding, dingding......

As soon as I arrived at the door, a string of melodious piano sounds came out, like the tinkling of flowing water, striking everyone's heartstrings. Suddenly, the sound of the piano trembled, and then stopped abruptly, and then the breath also converged, and a voice came out from afar: "There are friends from afar, and they are happy, I don't know who is the master?"

"Second brother, it's me who brings a few juniors to see you. The four elders said with a big grin and pushed open the courtyard door.

The small courtyard is not big, but it is very quiet, there is no flowing water, no special clothing, only emerald green, full of emerald green, giving people a fresh and natural feeling.

On the verdant front are three ordinary huts, with the windows ajar and the doors hidden, faintly visible two copper tripods emitting long green smoke and a guqin in the center. The queen of the guqin is a man dressed in white, enjoying a peaceful time.

"Come in. The voice was flat, as if he was not interested in anything, and then the sound of the piano wafted out again, filling the small courtyard.

"Don't make a noise when you go in, the second elder doesn't like others to disturb him playing the piano. The four elders turned around and said cautiously before gently pushing open the door and walking in.

As Niu Tianya expected, the hut was also very simple, a mahogany table with a xylophone, two copper three-legged tripods, a few ** on the ground, and in addition, there was only a pair of words behind the man in white.

Guard!

The short two words brought Niu Tianya an incomparable shock. Guarding, Niu Tianya's lifelong dream and pursuit, is also the whole of his heavenly way. It is for this dream that he has persevered all the way and persevered until now. Between the footsteps, more than 20 spring and autumn have gone all the way, dead people, past guests, many past events have been forgotten, only this sound of persistence and dreams accompanied by Niu Tianya through the wind and clouds, through the spring and autumn until today.

Just when Niu Tianya was stunned, Xiao Hei behind him tugged at his sleeve: "Sit." ”

Sitting on the side**, Niu Tianya looked at the man in white, that is, the second elder.

Compared with the four elders with rough faces, the second elder was like a scholar, wearing a white robe, his face was like a crown of jade, and his ten fingers were slender and flexible like green onions, dancing on the strings like a swan, bringing a series of dingdong sounds, which were combined into a beautiful note and passed into everyone's ears.

Sitting on the **, Niu Tianya's heart also calmed down, savoring the emotions in the second elder's piano sound.

The sound of the piano is very light, like the morning sun, with cheerful notes sprinkled in every corner. Everyone listened fascinated, but Niu Tianya keenly felt a wisp of resentment and powerlessness behind the cheerfulness, as if a man could not stand up in the face of suffering. It's just that the resentment is deeply suppressed under the surface, and only one or two are revealed in the sound of the piano.

In the middle of the night, with a long bass, this piano song finally came to an end, and everyone listened to it with a long aftertaste, and even Xiao Hei, who had always been active, quieted down and listened to this song.

After playing the song, the second elder slowly raised his head, his clear eyes swept over everyone, and said with a faint smile on his face: "How about a few people listen to my music?"

"Make-do. Xiao Hei muttered, he didn't understand what he was playing at all, he only saw that the second elder was busy.

"Sounds good. Saber and Azure spit out two words in unison, and in their bodies, there was not a single artistic cell.

"Not bad. Long Yin nodded incomprehensibly, but he didn't know what was good.

"Good. Murong Ziying also gave his own evaluation, he barely understood something, but not too much, it was good to be able to play the tune.

"Poof. Han Mengli was finally amused by the almost scoundrel performance of Xiao Hei and others, these people were fascinated by what they heard, and now they have fallen into the well, which can be called a model of turning their faces and not recognizing people, unloading the mill and killing donkeys.

"What does the little girl have to say?" The second elder was not angry, he always maintained a warm smile on his face, and his gaze fell on Han Mengli and said.

"When I was a child, I listened to the qin music, and I also knew a little bit, the second elder's qin music is quite difficult, but the fingering is smooth, every syllable is very accurate, the little woman admires. In the blink of an eye, Han Mengli seemed to be a different person, his face was solemn and dignified, and he looked at the second elder and said.

"Thank you, girl, for the compliment. As he spoke, the second elder's gaze fell on Qin Yuxuan's face again, obviously hoping that she would also make an evaluation.

"The little woman doesn't know how to play the piano, and the second elder is not strange. Qin Yuxuan was generous and bowed slightly to the second elder.

"Those who understand the piano are hurt by the piano, those who don't understand are drunk with the piano, and the girl doesn't understand, it's okay. The second elder said and turned to Yunfeng again.

"What does Childe think?"

Yun Feng immediately turned positive when he heard this, and the folding fan in his hand was gently folded and he raised his head and said: "The second elder's qin song has a far-reaching artistic conception, close your eyes, you can see the verdant green, the willow bank sand embankment, the young eagle fluttering its wings, the swallow pecking the new mud, and the cheerful back unfolds a picture of life for us, presumably this is also the dream of the second elder, the mountain level is harmonious, and the rivers and mountains are picturesque!"

Yun Feng's voice fell, and the second elder's eyes changed, and then he showed a knowing smile: "Childe is very talented, it's just that it backfired, and the real mountain level may never appear in the wilderness." ”

As he spoke, the second elder's gaze finally fell on Niu Tianya, and the meaning of the inquiry was obvious.

"Is the Second Elder a little worried?" Niu Tianya didn't mention the qin song, but instead asked.

"How can you see that?" the second elder raised his eyebrows slightly.

"There is a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, and this battle may be difficult. Niu Tianya sighed, and then changed his words, "Niu Tianya doesn't understand the music of the piano, but he heard a touch of sorrow from the music of the second elder, which must come from this, if it is a wrong judgment, the second elder is not strange." ”

"Oh, okay, okay, what a mess, why can't I hear that tune, ding-dong-dong, it's uncomfortable to death. The fourth elder waved his hand before he raised his head again and said, "Second brother, this is Niu Tianya, the heir of the ancient martial arts skills, these are his friends, but the origin is not small." ”

"Oh? The second elder said as he swept through the crowd.

"Can't you see?"

"Hehe, the old man's eyes are quite useful, the Azure Bull Python, the Blood Pupil Demon Ape, and the Half-Seal Family, the inheritor of the ancient artifact, the Heavenly Dao Comprehension, the body of pure yang, the controller of the feng shui fan, yes, each of them is not small, which opens the old man's eyes. The second elder smiled and swept through the crowd.

"But the most powerful thing is the heir of our ancient martial arts skills, at the age of twenty-one, he soared, and entered the Taiqing in sixteen years, mastering the absolute control of ancient martial arts skills, second brother, we can pick up treasures. The four elders were overjoyed and laughed.

"What? absolute control, how much ascension, how long has it been here? Fourth, you say it again. The Second Elder was so shocked that he couldn't even believe his ears, and his gaze at Niu Tianya changed again and again.

"Twenty-one years old, sixteen years of ascension, absolute control of mastering ancient martial arts techniques, second brother, you can't do it, it's absolute control. "The four elders are quite a bit gloating, looking at the Guwu clan today, except for the Great Elder and the Second Elder, no one has the absolute control, and similarly, the Great Elder and the Second Elder are only one-sided, that is already their limit.

"Twenty-one years old, twenty-one years old, ......," the second elder muttered, and then raised his head, "Where did you ascend from?"

"The sky is vast and the continent is great. Niu Tianya also raised his head to meet the gaze of the second elder, only to see that the other party's eyes were as clear as water.

"Tiancang, nnd, why is it so familiar, it seems that I have heard it somewhere, and I can't remember it. On the side, the four elders muttered.

"Tiancang, Tiancang, sure enough, Tiancang, Tiancang, the fourth, our years of work have not been in vain, and we have finally waited. In an instant, the second elder stood up excitedly, waved his hand and shouted outward, "Tong'er, make tea." ”

"Second brother, do you know the sky?" The fourth elder was also very excited, how many years have I not seen the second elder who has been calm as water and controls the forces of one side so excited, at this moment, there must be something big.

Behind him, a boy walked in quickly, set up firewood on the side, set up a large clay pot, lit a fire, added water, and boiled tea.

"Heavens, heavens. The second elder's eyes were a little sparkling, and his voice trembled slightly, as if he had evoked some sad past.

"What's wrong with Tiancang, second brother, you should say it quickly, I'm in a hurry, NND. The four elders on the side blew their beards and glared, and the fragrance of tea that permeated the room couldn't suppress his anger at all, so he almost jumped on the table and asked.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, listen to me slowly. The second elder smiled, but calmed down, took a sip of the hot tea handed over by Tong'er, and his gaze fell on Niu Tianya before saying, "Niu Tianya, Tiancang is in the same vein, are you okay?"

In an instant, Niu Tianya had mixed feelings, and his eyes were also a little moist, in addition to the ancient martial arts mark that had been guarded for thousands of years, the Tiancang vein only had himself, and after he flew into the wilderness, the Tiancang vein was officially cut off from the incense. Perhaps, the ** he left in Qinshan will be passed on, but he is not sure.

"It's just me. ”

"Are you alone?" the second elder didn't seem to expect it, and quickly calmed down after being slightly startled, "No wonder, for thousands of years, there has been no cultivator who has flown up from the sky, and it turns out that the sky is in the same vein......"

The four elders next to him were slightly stunned, and then looked at Niu Tianya with wide eyes, and the murderous aura in his eyes collapsed: "No one has soared for thousands of years, where did you learn your ancient martial arts skills." ”

When the four elders asked, the others also reacted. Indeed, the ancient martial arts of Tiancang are completely wiped out, where did Niu Tianya's ancient martial arts skills come from, is it a secret book of martial arts or a master's dream? Otherwise, it is impossible to even have a master, if it is said that Niu Tianya's master taught him the exercises, he died in the vendetta of the rivers and lakes, and the ancient martial arts skills swept through the wilderness, how could there be an opponent in the heavens and the continent?

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Niu Tianya, waiting for his answer.

"The Mark of the Ancient Martial Arts. Niu Tianya looked at the second elder and slowly spit out four words.

"Who is the Ancient Martial Mark?" The Fourth Elder had never heard of this name, and turned to the Second Elder in a daze. The second elder also shook his head: "It may be the powerhouse of the Tiancang generation." ”

"A generation of strong people. On the side, Xiao Hei scolded, he is the most familiar with the ancient martial arts imprint, and he can't be more familiar, if there is no him, Niu Tianya would not be able to become the successor of the ancient martial arts combat skills.

"Huh?" The second elder was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that this heir of the Blood Pupil Demon Ape family was even more fierce than his father, and no one dared to scold.

"What are you talking about, stinky boy? Believe it or not, I punched you. The four elders had already understood Xiao Hei's character, and said with a glare.

"What are you staring at? If you see that old rascal, old bastard, old whore, old pervert, maybe you'll rush up and unload him on the spot. Xiao Hei said and remembered the sound of the ancient martial arts imprint, and his eyes were slightly moist, after all, that old guy had accompanied him for many years, filling the pale life before Niu Tianya appeared, oh, no, it was an 'ape' birth.

"I don't know what the ancient martial mark was originally called, he was not originally a strong man in the sky, but fell from the wilderness ten thousand years ago, sealed the ascension channel of the wilderness and the sky to block the enemy, and sealed the last trace of divine consciousness in the barren mountains for ten thousand years before I happened to encounter it and passed it on. Niu Tianya slowly spoke, unraveling the doubts of the Second Elder and the Fourth Elder.

"Savage powerhouse?self-styled for ten thousand years?Falling Tiancang?Inheriting ancient martial arts?" For a moment, the second elder and the fourth elder were stunned in place, and their faces gradually changed from shock to surprise, but Niu Tianya noticed that there was a trace of silence and grief behind the surprise.

"Niu Tianya, you are ......"

"Fourth brother. The fourth elder was about to say something, but was interrupted by the second elder, and then, the second elder took a sip of the fragrant tea on the table, and said lightly, "Drink tea." ”

Niu Tianya was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the second elder to suddenly calm down at this time, did he not believe himself or was there another reason? Niu Tianya was secretly vigilant, picked up the teacup on the table and smelled it. This kind of tea is very special, it is different from what he has seen before, with a faint fragrance in the bitterness, as if life, first bitter and then sweet.

Take a sip, and suddenly, the bitter taste spreads in the mouth, thick and thick, like the people living at the bottom of the society in the stormy last days, with the ups and downs of the tide of history, suffering in the rolling red dust.

Although the bitter taste is strong, it comes and goes in a hurry, and after it is dissipated, the fragrance in the tea also ripples, like the spring flowers, the spring in March, everywhere is full of vitality, everywhere is fresh life.

"Niu Tianya, can you show us the weapon?" Putting down the teacup, the second elder said casually.

"Good. Niu Tianya nodded without hesitation, he knew that this was the other party verifying himself, and he did not hesitate, his right hand grabbed it in the air, and the dark and deep Tianheng knife appeared in his hand out of thin air.

"Heavenly Horizontal Sword!" In an instant, the calm Second Elder and the Fourth Elder, who had been restless, exclaimed.

"Celestial Sword. When Niu Tianya took out the battle knife, the second elder and the fourth elder all screamed in surprise, and their eyes were full of excitement.

Perhaps Niu Tianya felt that the Tianheng Sword was just a weapon, but in the eyes of the Second Elder and the Fourth Elder, it represented the inheritance of the ancient martial arts, the glory of the ancient martial arts in the past, and the glory and dream of this wild ancient family. Once, the masters of the past dynasties held the Tianheng Sword, invincible in the wilderness, creating one myth after another of ancient martial arts, and also pushing the ancient martial arts to the pinnacle of the wilderness.

It's just that when the previous generation of family masters, that is, after the fall of the ancient martial arts mark in Niu Tianya's mouth, Tianheng Dao was nowhere to be found, and he didn't want to reappear on Niu Tianya's body today, and the two people who had been waiting for the return of the family master finally saw a ray of light, although it was not bright, but it was dazzling, and tears finally flowed out irrepressibly.

"Hey, why are you crying? At such an old age, that wind and tears haven't been cured yet?" On the side, Xiao Hei looked left and right, and made sure that the two old guys were not crying because their wives ran away with someone, and then said cautiously.

"Fart, boy, what do you know?" The four elders' eyes were slightly red, and they glared at Xiao Hei and their eyes fell on the Tianheng Knife again, "How many years, my second brother and I have been guarding hard, waiting, looking forward to, we are already in despair, thinking that we will never be able to wait for the return of the head of the family in this life, but I can't imagine that God is so good to us, and he actually sent Niu Tianya back, I ......" said, the four elders' eyes turned red, and they couldn't say any more.

"Yes, I didn't expect God to treat us well, our old bones still have the day to see the head of the family, the head of the house, please accept the old man's worship. The second elder said and bowed down to Niu Tianya with the fourth elder.

Seeing this, Niu Tianya hurriedly stood up, stretched out his hand to help the two old men, and said, "I can't help it." "Although Niu Tianya knew eight hundred years ago that he would be the head of the family in the line of ancient martial arts after returning to the wilderness, it was still a little awkward to face the two elders when it came to the end.

"The head of the house. To Niu Tianya's surprise, the second elder shook his hand away, raised his head and looked at him and said, "Gu Wu is the first line, the head of the family is the biggest, you have to accept this worship no matter what." The second elder said and bowed down to Niu Tianya with the fourth elder.

Niu Tianya was slightly stunned, and then accepted the salute calmly. Indeed, every family has such rules, and in such a family, the head of the family is equivalent to the emperor, with supreme authority and unshakable. In fact, the head of the family does need such authority, after all, it is a family that is in control, a huge family and tens of millions of lives, and without absolute right to speak, it is impossible to achieve such a command, and this family is not far from splitting.

After seeing the ceremony, he sat down again, and Niu Tianya was pushed to the table by the second elder, after all, he had been guarding for so many years just to wait for the return of the head of the family and revitalize the Guwu family. The first thing to do is to make the name of Niu Tianya and determine the status and dignity of Niu Tianya among the high-level, so that it is convenient to carry out the next step.

"Family Master, what do you think we should do next?" After it was done, he put on a fragrant tea, and the second elder looked at Niu Tianya and said.

Niu Tianya groaned slightly before he spoke: "I just returned here, and I don't know a lot of things, Second Elder, what is the current situation?"

"What's the situation, hey......" The second elder sighed, but his gaze fell on Saber and the others.

As soon as the saber saw it, Deng Shi understood what the second elder meant, and pulled Murong Ziying next to him and the people behind him to stand up together: "It's tiring to sit here, why don't the second elder find a cultivator to take us out for a walk." ”

"No need. Without waiting for the second elder to speak, Niu Tianya waved his hand, turned his head to the second elder and said, "They are all brothers who have lived and died in my life, although they meet in Pingshui, they support each other along the way, do not abandon, do not give up, I hope that the second elder will tell you honestly, they will definitely not leak the slightest rumor." ”

"In that case, the Lord of the Honorable Family. The second elder's face was flat, and then he spoke again, "The friction between the Great Elder and the Great Elder is no longer a day or two, as early as five hundred years ago, the Great Elder privately colluded with the hall masters of the Golden Battle Hall, Musheng Hall, Water Mirror Hall and Huoyun Hall to propose a re-election of the head of the family to change the current situation of the sluggish ancient martial arts. Now that I think about it, although the Great Elder also voted against it at that time, it was just his temptation of the Elder Hall. ”

"After two hundred years, the four halls delayed the search for the head of the house at the same time, and at the same time, the great elder no longer cared about the matter of finding the head of the house, but walked very close to the master of the dead hall. Finally, after an accident, the fourth elder heard that the Great Elder and his cronies were plotting to appoint the head of the Golden Battle Hall as the new head of the family and control the Guwu lineage. Upon hearing the news, I went to several other elders overnight and asked for a family assembly. ”

"Family conference?" Niu Tianya was slightly stunned.

"That's right, even if all the ancient martial cultivators participate, the assembly can re-elect the head of the family and overturn all the unreasonable rules and regulations in the family, but the family assembly needs to be passed by more than half of the elders, and the consent of the six hall masters, or the approval of all the elder halls. ”

"It still failed. Xiao Hei had already heard the dead ghost Huang Dalei say, and interjected.

The second elder smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Yes, in the end, it still failed, I didn't expect that the Great Elder had already communicated with the Third Elder and the Fifth Elder, and only we were kept in the dark." ”

", those traitors. The four elders next to him cursed.

"Second Elder, how many halls are there in the Gu Wu lineage?" Niu Tianya asked on the side.

"The six halls are the Golden War Hall and the Fire Cloud Hall that are in charge of the external war, the Water Mirror Hall that is responsible for the external industrial defense, the Musheng Hall that is responsible for logistics matters, the Earth Palace Hall that is responsible for the defense of the main vein, and the Thunderstorm Hall which is responsible for the internal deterrence of the family. Then there is the elders' hall above the six halls. The second elder's answer was simple and clear.

Niu Tianya frowned, setting it up like this, it is really the best breeding soil, no wonder the Great Elder can pull most of the people away so easily.

"Is there any problem?" the second elder asked cautiously when he saw the dissatisfaction on Niu Tianya's face.

"It's nothing, what's the situation now?" Even if you want to change the status quo, you must also find out the current situation, after all, the Great Elder is still watching from the sidelines, the family is not stable, and he will not give himself a chance to reform.