The ninth floor, the topmost floor of the Tower of Heavenly Flame.

Unlike the Aoki Sect, the Divine Sword Sect and the Spirit Beast Sect, the three local sects of the Zhao State that have a history of thousands of years, the Yanlu Sect has taken root in the Zhao State for less than three hundred years, and the first head, that is, the current head Zou Shuchen, and his wife Zhang Qian opened a sect in Junwei Mansion, which led to the Yanlu Sect.

Because of the obvious support of the power behind it, the Yanlu Sect grew extremely fast, and soon became the first sect in the Zhao Kingdom. However, the style of the Yanlu Sect is low-key, and all kinds of matters and activities abide by the laws of other sects.

And almost all the disciples under the sect are very aggressive, either casting weapons or alchemy, belonging to the peaceful faction, plus other sects have been communicating with the Yanlu Sect for a long time on the spirit weapon pill, and most of the transactions have taken advantage. So everyone doesn't mind letting the Yanlu Sect be the boss of this Zhao State, anyway, in their eyes, the Yanlu Sect is just an egg-laying hen with an owner behind it.

And the Tower of Heavenly Flame was set up in the center of the square by Mrs. Zou when the Yanlu Sect was opened, and its role was not only to test the talent of the disciples, but also to test the talents of the Yanlu Sect.

Seeing that the ninth floor of the Tianyan Tower was lit up, there were exclamations one after another from around, and Qi Changtian couldn't stand it anymore and left the square in advance.

"This guy is really not ordinary, in time, he will grow to the height of Hongyu. ”

Mrs. Zou raised her neck lightly, looked at the towering Tianyan Tower, and exclaimed. Although she is gentle and easy-going, she rarely comments on her juniors.

In the past few hundred years, there have only been three people who have received her heartfelt praise, Zhang Hongyu, the first disciple of the Yanlu Sect, Madame Zou's cousin, Zhou Yuya, a disciple of Zhou Yuya, and Wan Ning, who has now climbed to the ninth floor of the Heavenly Flame Tower. And from beginning to end, there were only two people who could reach the ninth floor of the Heavenly Flame Tower, and that was Zhang Hongyu and Wan Ning.

"Brother Zhang?

Ye Micha on the side said with some surprise that she and Zhang Hongyu are both descendants of the Zhang family, but her identity is not as good as Zhang Hongyu, the son of the head of the family, so the two rarely meet. But Ye Micha also knows that she, the eldest cousin who is not very close, is now difficult to match the status of the other party.

"When did Aunt Qian lie to you, when did the Zhang family's Tianyan Tower predict that something went wrong? Look at it carefully, his achievements are limitless, just to fulfill this little couple, my old aunt will have a lot of headaches in the future. ”

Mrs. Zou rubbed her eyebrows and sighed, but the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Welcome to the ninth floor of the Tower of Heavenly Fire, after so many years, there are only a handful of little ones who have arrived here, you are very good. ”

The old man's voice sounded again, but at this time, his voice was no longer as mechanical and rigid as before, but full of life, and the smile between the words deepened.

"The seniors are overrated. ”

Obviously, Wan Ning also heard the change in the old man's voice, in the previous battle, the opponent even if he was a mere phantom, he also had a terrifying legendary realm, and after using the treasure to help him fully recover, how could he not respect him.

"More on that later, the level of the ninth floor is just a small question, and there is no prescribed correct answer. ”

The old man smiled and said.

"I also ask my seniors to come up with questions. ”

Wan Ning didn't dare to slack off, he sat on the shabby futon on the floor and said seriously.

"The stem is simple. What is heaven and what is Tao?"

Wan Ning never expected that the other party would ask such a question, which made him not react at once.

What is heaven and what is the way?

It seems to be only six simple words, but this is the supreme question. Wan Ning didn't understand how could he ask about this kind of ultimate "Dao" even if the realm on the other side was high, but he still hadn't broken through the shackles of the Nether Realm, and he hadn't even started to contact the ordinary laws.

Heaven and earth, life and death, reincarnation and annihilation, this kind of thinking involving the "Dao" is a spiritual cultivation at the level of the Spiritual Realm Powerful Nine Heavens Dao Monarch, and intensive cultivation requires enlightenment, but why would this white-bearded old man ask such a question that has nothing to do with the current cultivation.

"The kid is not talented, and now he is talking about the sky and the Tao, just sitting in the well and watching the sky, arrogant and arrogant. ”

After hesitating for a long time, Wan Ning arched his hand to the open space in front of him.

"It's okay, just casually, if you and I can discuss such a problem deeply, we won't be in the trapped human world. ”

The old man said kindly, which made Wanning have a lot of good feelings for him.

"Then since the seniors agreed, the younger generations will also say a few words, and the heaven and the Tao that I think are collectively called the way of heaven are to maintain the supreme meaning of the whole world, and everyone is under its gaze, slowly walking towards the fate that has been predestined, until it ushers in extinction. ”

After thinking for a while, Wan Ning said slowly, this was also his firm belief as a guardian of the Heavenly Dao in his previous life.

"If this heaven is fake, this Tao that measures all things in the world is a conspiracy. ”

Hearing Wan Ning's answer, the old man was silent for a long time and continued.

"Impossible, the Heavenly Dao cannot be faked, and once it falls into chaos, the world will also perish. As the supreme mystery, the Heavenly Dao is in charge of the Ten Thousand Laws, and it is impossible for it to collapse. ”

Wan Ning shook his head and said in denial.

"That's... Let me put it another way, what if the way of heaven is used by wicked people with bad intentions. ”

The old man's tone gradually tightened, and he asked step by step.

"If the justice of the Heavenly Dao is dumped, and there are even people who want to take its place, then someone must come out and stop it. ”

Wan Ning said without thinking, not only did he say this at this time, but he also practiced it in his previous life.

"And after that. ”

The old man asked suddenly.

"After that?"

"Yes, the guy who wants to interfere with the way of heaven has been punished, and the hero who maintains normal order should go. ”

"I think... It is still necessary to remain vigilant, after all, there are no longer a few people who want to endanger the Heavenly Dao or even replace it. ”

Of course, Wan Ning couldn't think that the other party had the memories of before the Heavenly Dao was shattered, so he always felt that the other party had a different meaning in asking such a question. But now his cultivation is too low, and the world he can see is too small to get more information.

"But heroes don't stay young forever. ”

The old man sighed and said.

"But there will always be young heroes, won't they. ”

Wan Ning smiled, his expression relaxed. In his previous life, his grandfather had participated in the immortal and demon wars in the ancient era, and there were countless masters of the demon clan with blades, and his father also fell on the way to kill the demon god Lin Liusheng, and he also fell.

There are always young heroes who carry the banner and help the building to fall and turn the tide. It's just that Wan Ning and Lin Liusheng are also old enemies, and letting the opponent die under his own hands can be regarded as understanding the long-cherished wish of the two worlds.

"I can feel that what you say is from the bottom of your heart, I like you as a person, and I have an appetite for me. You know, someone talked to me a long time ago, but I wasn't happy with his answer. ”

The old man coughed violently a few times, then laughed.

"Can that count me as clearing? ”

Wan Ning is most concerned about this at this time.

"Of course, of course, if you don't mind, drink tea with the old man. ”

The old man said with a smile, at this time, a silver gate appeared on the empty stone slab opposite Wanning, and the gate slowly opened, revealing a familiar white light, on the top of the nine-story Tianyan Tower, there was another mystery.

"It's an honor to be able to talk to my seniors. ”

Wan Ning smiled indifferently and walked into the white light without hesitation. He was in a good mood, and he had no idea what had changed outside the Tower of Heavenly Flame.

"Zhang Qian, what's going on, why was the Great Flame Furnace Array suddenly activated, this is... The tenth floor of the Tower of Heavenly Flame...!"

The canopy of the Yanlu Sect has been covered by a layer of translucent red light, accompanied by a roaring alarm, which aroused a panic among the disciples of this sect, but panic is panic, most of them still risk sudden danger, stay in the square, staring at the abnormal Tianyan Tower, without him, just because of the abnormal change in the Tianyan Tower.

As the spiritual power was continuously absorbed, the whole body of the Heavenly Flame Tower was crystal bright, shining like a treasure, and the top of the Tower of Heavenly Flame actually began to condense the tenth layer, causing everyone around to shout.

The Sect Master of the Flame Furnace Sect, who was cultivating behind closed doors, sensed the movement, exited the customs in advance, and teleported to the square in almost the blink of an eye, he looked at Mrs. Zou with an incredible face, and asked out loud. However, when he followed Mrs. Zou's line of sight to look at the Tower of Heavenly Flame, the whole person also fell into shock.

"It seems that the person that the ancestor is waiting for has really arrived, but will it really be him. ”

Mrs. Zou lowered her head and muttered. She suddenly remembered what the ancestor had said to her when she returned to the secret realm of the Zhang family when the Tower of Heavenly Flame was completed two hundred years ago.