The ninth peak of Sumeru, the chessboard on the top of the mountain is nineteen roads vertically and horizontally, and the number of rounds is hidden in the calamity, and the old monk and the prince sit in this sea of clouds, mountains and fog.

The prince asked, "Does the monk know the limit of strength?"

The old monk replied: "Cultivating the best exercises to the top level is the limit. ”

The prince asked again, "How many floors are there?"

The old monk replied again: "Nine layers, nine is the extreme, nine heavens and nine earths, and the respect of nine five, that is, even this Foshan Sumeru is also nine peaks." ”

The prince asked again: "Why not the tenth floor?"

The old monk replied again: "For example, climbing the peak, one law and one heavy mountain,

Mountains are tall and short, high and tall, and low like mounds.

However, there will always be a peak in the mountain, and the ninth floor is the peak.

If you've reached the top, how can you climb again?"

There was a moment of silence.

Xia Ji suddenly pointed to the sky and said in a deep voice: "How to get on this day?"

The old monk naturally didn't understand it as "how to go to the sky", after all, there are many miraculous methods and exquisite equipment in this world, which can fly in the sky, but the young prince in front of him asked "how to cross the non-existent step", so the old monk shook his head.

"No. There is a sky above His Highness's head, but there is no way forward on the ninth floor. ”

Xia Ji watched the sea of clouds roll and was silent for a long time.

The old monk continued: "Although the limit of the individual has stopped here, it can protend to be a foreign object and have stronger strength. For example, ritual instruments. Whether it is the general of the two armies fighting each other, or the sword and sword shadow of the night rain in the rivers and lakes, the magic weapon is always a hole card that cannot be ignored, and it is also an extremely rare hole card. ”

"What about the ancients?"

"The old man is ashamed, the ancients are still in the spirit womb, and I don't know the ancients. ”

...

...

Three hours later.

The words came to an end.

The old monk told him what he knew about power, the secret methods of the two great Xuan Arrays of Leiyin Temple, his understanding of the demon clan, and the information about himself.

The secret method of activating the Xuan Array is very mysterious, that is, a specific visualization map in the mind, once the visualization in the mind is correct, then the Xuan Array in this area will resonate, and then it will be activated.

The Great Demon Suppression Array, and the visualization of the Arhat Great Array, are both a huge swastika, but there is a labyrinthine complex pattern on the armwheel of this swastika, in short, it is definitely wrong to be blind.

It's like a key, or a string of passwords, that can be used when matched.

...

As for the demon clan, those who can transform into human form are demons, but the demon clans practice the exercises of their respective races, and these exercises are also divided into strength, qi, and god.

Unlike humans, different demons have different talents.

In addition, people gather qi in the dantian, while demons gather qi in the demon pill;

A person's dantian can't be taken out, but the demon's demon pill can spit out and hurt people;

The human dantian gathers qi to run Zhou Tian, but the demon spits out the demon pill

Most of people's true qi is upright and peaceful, and they may have attributes due to different exercises, but demons are born with attributes that are more or less inherent, and they cannot be changed.

That's just the general picture.

Moreover, there are at least two big demon clans in the mountains outside the eighth peak cloud, one is the fox demon and the other is the tiger demon.

...

For the old monk who turned into a demon in Suoluo, Xia Ji also had a general understanding:

The old monk is very fond of Zen and good Buddha;

He is good at the art of heaven and earth;

I have never practiced the exercises;

There may be a ritual instrument;

He has a certain spiritual power, can stir up wind and fog, can drive birds, can communicate with trees, and wherever there are trees within a radius of hundreds of miles, they are his eyes and ears.

And because of Xia's extremely strong spiritual power of Buddhism, this old monk has a very high opinion of him, and it is precisely because of this that the old monk is so cooperative to tell so much information, if it is another person, it will definitely not be like this.

Even before Xia Ji left, the old monk said, "When His Royal Highness is not there, Lao Wei will try his best to protect His Highness's Leiyin Temple."

...

After Xia Ji returned to the fifth peak, he explained some things, told the monk Zizai about the "swastika" that opened the Arhat array, and copied some documents, and when he saw the sky, it was almost midnight, he put down his pen and walked to the window.

Outside the window, thousands of miles in the sky, the stars are like a big river blocking the way.

The night is heavy, and the mountains are stacked on top of each other, like mountains blocking the way.

The heavens and the earth are vast, laughing at the insignificance of people.

He let out a soft breath, like a white snake swimming from the dark fingertips of the depths of winter.

What about the ninth floor?

What about standing on the top of a mountain?

The sky is still high, and if you can't turn into this heavenly dome, how can you overpower the world by yourself?

can't suppress the world, after all, it needs to be suppressed.

His own strength, perhaps in a single battle, is already invincible, or at least one of the top group of people, but the strongest force in this world is not the power of individuals, but thousands of troops, is the Xuan Array, is a magic weapon, is some unheard of mythical race, for a while, he remembered Lu Bu in the book in his previous life, and thought of Xiang Yu, how similar is this world now?

After all, no matter how high this mountain is, it is still difficult to find?

A great obsession suddenly surged.

Life is a big hate!

Hate the number of unfair!

Hate good and evil without retribution!

Hate the sky too high!

He closed his eyes for a long time, took a deep breath of cold air, and entered his internal organs.

...

...

After a moment, he put these thoughts aside and began to think about returning to the city.

Today is the fourth day since he left the imperial capital, and what he told Gonggong Mei was that "he will leave for three days".

He hasn't returned today, and the roar of heaven and earth brought by him when he fought with the eight-zhang golden-bodied Arhat late the night before yesterday was enough to make those "invisible enemies" in the city hallucinate, that is, they were captured, after all, it stands to reason that they should indeed be captured, and the two major Xuan Arrays of Leiyin Temple are indeed powerful.

But it doesn't matter if they're exposed or not.

Because, it's time for Grandpa Mei to hook up with those people.

This old dog is in the twilight, and he still thinks he doesn't know?

He can rebel against the Governor, he can rebel against himself, why can't he rebel against those people again?

He didn't get bait when he fished, and Grandpa Mei was a bait with legs, a head, good words, and a guy who could run to find fish by himself.

Shake off these complicated thoughts...

Xia Ji suddenly felt a little hungry, and the appearance of the Nine Emperor Maidens floated in his mind, the desolate, small, pale, with soft and yellowish long hair, only one meter five tall, nervous and scared, submissive, gentle and compassionate, crying for others, and always carrying a dagger to prepare for suicide.

In the two years that he was under house arrest, Xia Xiaosu was able to bring him delicious food, and every time Xia Xiaosu brought it, it must have been made by her, and she became accustomed to the craft, and when she was rumbling in the middle of the night, she really wanted her sister to fry two dishes.

He swallowed unconsciously, and smiled.

...

"Hahaha!Lord Wen, you lost, that Xia Ji didn't come back, this person pretended to be smart, arrogant, and thought that he was invincible in the world, but as a result, wasn't he trapped by the group of monks in Leiyin Temple?

If I were him, I would be in the imperial capital in peace, it is better to be quiet than not moving, even if he bears some infamy, he will not lose the true character of a man's forbearance, but he is out of the imperial capital, and he was caught by that group of monks.

If this son hadn't had some adventures, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago, and even if he had adventures, he would have squandered them so quickly, and his skills were poor, and there was nothing he could do, so it can be seen that this son's heart is really inferior, and he has a strong forbearance in one move, just like an upstart, he is really inferior, inferior, and now it's no wonder that he was caught by those monks, hahaha. ”

"Than-sama, it's only the fourth day..."

"This son's henchman Mei has tried every means to find me several times, and today he came again, looking very anxious, if it wasn't for his master's accident, he would be in such a hurry?"

"Than my lord, even so, you and I both know that this son is not so unbearable, but these days, I heard many refugees in the city talking about the good of the Ninth Princess, and also talking about the good of the Seventh Highness... Let the people not be fooled..."

"Oh, what do the refugees know? Can their knowledge be compared with you and me? Master Wen, the truth is always in the hands of a small number of people, and those refugees are just making a fuss.

I'm thinking about how I can do something with Grandpa Mei..."

The scholar listened with a smile, but at this time, his face suddenly turned solemn, and he reminded: "Than my lord, remember, don't expose your identity, now there are many officials left in the imperial capital, you and I are not high-level people, you can only do it in the dark, once it is revealed, if the Seventh Highness goes crazy, you and I will have to be in different places." ”

"Lord Zhao is too careful, this son can't come back, now it's the right thing to control the situation as soon as possible and welcome the emperor's return.

In a few days, the general Nangong sent by the emperor to stabilize the imperial capital should be here, we have to prepare a big banquet to receive this general, otherwise if he gives you and me small shoes, it will be a big problem. ”

The scholar said with a smile: "The delicacies of the mountains and seas have naturally been prepared for a long time, and there are ice king shrimp from the North Sea." ”

Lord Bi was stunned for a moment, and said happily: "Lord Zhao can still find ice king shrimp this year? That's the gold on the table, a pound of ice king shrimp is worth more than a pound of gold... With such a delicacy, it can be seen that you and I are dedicated. ”

The scholar reminded again: "Lord Bi, no matter what, before the arrival of the vanguard army, you must not be exposed, and be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." ”

"Got it!Scholar, you're just too cautious!

While there is a lot of talk and laughter in the mansion here, Mei Gongcheng shuttles back and forth in the shadowed alleys.

If you can't reach an agreement with these "dark sentinels" before the Son of Heaven returns, and form a consensus such as "I am actually enduring humiliation and hiding by the side of the Seventh Highness", then I will die.

So, he's in a hurry.

Very urgent.

Therefore, he jumped over the wall in a hurry and gave a fake news out of nowhere, that is, the Seventh Highness is not dead, and he is still returning.

I believe that those minions will definitely tell their masters this false news overnight, as long as they don't sleep all night and keep an eye on them, then they will know who is their master and who is the secret post left by the Son of Heaven in the city.

When the time comes, I will apologize and clear my name, after all, this is a win-win situation.

Suddenly, his expression moved, and he saw a dark shadow sweeping into the distance, so he quietly followed.