Mountains.

The wooden knife made an arc in the air.

With a twist of her wrist, her white slender fingers grasped the hilt of the knife, and she leaped to her feet, her white skirt rolling in the clouds, almost merging into one.

Zhong Minghong and Zhong Yan stood on the mountain peak not far away, looking at Tang Butian's posture of dancing with a knife.

"My sister has grown up again." Zhong Yan said with emotion.

"Since you came back, has she been practicing swords in retreat?" Zhong Minghong asked.

"That's right, except for going to Zhang Xianren to learn, I've been staying in my own mountain to cultivate."

"Zhang Xianren?" Zhong Minghong was a little surprised.

Zhong Yan told Zhong Minghong about the day they returned to the mountain. After listening, Zhong Minghong nodded, "With her temperament, it's not surprising that Zhang Xianren is willing to guide her." ”

The sword qi broke through the clouds, Zhong Yan looked up, and the girl stood tall in the sky, her long ink-colored hair flying, and her eyes were calm and waveless.

"Uncle......" Zhong Yan was about to say and stopped.

"You're asking why I insisted on changing the rules three years ago, right?" Zhong Minghong saw Zhong Yan's thoughts at a glance.

Zhong Minghong turned to look at Zhong Yan, "Have you ever wondered why everyone else agreed in the end?" ”

Zhong Yan shook his head.

Zhong Minghong didn't sell Guanzi, he directly said the answer: "Because it was Zhuang Zekun who made this request." ”

"Mr. Zhuang?"

"The catastrophe thirty years ago, we owe Xie Dong a favor, Zhuang Zekun and Mu Yi were all cultivated by him, and it can even be said that the current special science system in Huaxia, the charter of the institute, and our cooperation with the government, Zhuang Zekun and others are just executors, and he is the one who drew the blueprint."

"He's so good?" Zhong Yan was a little unconvinced.

"It's not that it's powerful, but the Huaxia government needs to bring this piece into its control, they started to study it a long time ago, and they incorporated Taoist Buddhism, as well as some folk warlocks, studying spiritual power, studying demons, and us," Zhong Minghong's tone was very calm, "Most people on the mountain can't tolerate being controlled, the things on the mountain belong to the mountain, the things in the world belong to the world, and they don't invade each other, thirty years ago, this was the consensus." Even now, many people don't say it, but they still think so in their hearts. ”

He raised his head, and the girl's moves changed from sharp to soft, and then gradually ethereal, and he said, "Times have changed. ”

Zhong Yan couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, what happened thirty years ago?" ”

"Demons are born in the void, and we cultivators shoulder the responsibility of killing them to prevent them from causing harm to the world," Zhong Minghong paused, "In the past thirty years, an unprecedentedly powerful demon has been born in the void, it is different from the demons of the past, it is born by tens of thousands of demons who took the initiative to sacrifice themselves, it can freely shuttle between the world and the void, and is not harmed by any force. ”

Zhong Yan lost his voice, "Not being hurt by any force?" ”

"Yes, neither human weapons nor our spells can cause harm to him, the only thing to be thankful for is that when it walks in the human world, its strength is limited by the Heavenly Dao, but its physical body is stronger than ordinary people."

"What about catching him and locking him up?"

"We have tried many times, but no matter what means are used to imprison him, even if we take turns to guard him, he will always disappear suddenly, and after a while, he will reappear in the human world, and the place where he appears is random, but the housekeeper's person can calculate where he will appear," Zhong Minghong sighed, "Although it cannot cause damage in the human world, it can build a road to the void in the human world, so that the demons outside can pour in." ”

"And how did you kill it?"

"That sword, it can kill gods."

Hearing this, Zhong Yan looked in Tang Butian's direction again.

The girl's clothes fluttered lightly, and the wooden knives turned into sixteen knives that spun around her outstretched hand and flew outward.

"But on the entire mountain, no one can use it, but the research institute has developed a method, which is very cruel," Zhong Minghong's speech slowed down, "At that time, it disappeared from the place where it was imprisoned again, Guan Kang, Guan Qingtong's brother, calculated that it would appear on the mountain, and after that time, he could no longer do divination." ”

"And then?"

"Mu Yi recommended himself to be a sword bearer."

The girl fell to the ground.

The grass and trees around him trembled.

Zhong Minghong's voice became softer, but his tone became heavy, "The people they brought, everyone has average strength, but they are trained with a unified method. And we, who are strong as individuals, have different and even conflicting spiritual powers. ”

Zhong Yan immediately understood what Zhong Minghong meant.

"So no one is against Mr. Zhuang?"

Zhong Minghong looked at Zhong Yan's eyes, "At that time, Xie Dong's subordinates lost most of them, and they lost their momentum, but fortunately, I took the initiative to express an attitude of cooperation at that time, so Zhuang Zekun began to resist the burden, he founded Tek in Tangjiang City, but Tek was congenitally deficient from the beginning, if not, the Mirror Lake Society may not be able to seize the opportunity to grow, I even suspect that the 'courtyard' and 'Myojin' of the Mirror Lake Society have something to do with it." ”

"So ten years ago, Jinghu would be sacrificed on Mt. Kujin because of ......"

"It's possible, there may be some other doors," Zhong Minghong nodded, "After the catastrophe is over, I know that the mountain needs to change, we need to cooperate with the human world, whether it is the demons or us, in the eyes of the government, we are all uncontrollable forces, take the initiative to cooperate, maybe we can still retain some freedom and initiative, and then be as high as in the past, when they can completely replace us......" His face became solemn, "I have average talent, and I can't go far on the path of cultivation, I took charge of cooperation with the outside world and took the position of manager. ”

Zhong Minghong sighed again, "Times have changed. ”

"Uncle, if you tell your sister directly, she won't refuse." Zhong Yan was still a little puzzled.

Zhong Minghong looked at Zhong Yan, "They want to separate Tang Butian's relationship with the mountain, and leave her and the sword with them completely." ”

"Why?"

"They don't understand the mountain, and they don't understand the cultivators," Zhong Minghong's expression became solemn, but his eyes softened, he looked at Zhong Yan, "Tang Butian is the best of the younger generation, Hongchen refining her heart will only make her more determined about the path she wants to take, and you, the special branch, the research institute, and those institutions under the water, you need to learn to deal with them, we can cooperate, we are willing to fight for humanity and justice, but we are cultivators, we have our way to go, protect the mountain, this is your responsibility and mine." ”

Zhong Yan saw Tang Butian put away his knife and walked towards them.

His hand clenched into a fist, and he said, "I see, uncle." ”