Wu Wei was silent for a moment.

His face, rounded by the orange-yellow firelight, had mixed emotions.

The shadows of the night drifted by, making him even more depressed.

Yuan Lai was very surprised, and then saw Wu Wei sigh, and said with a small expression: "Yes, he was also born in a loose cultivation, at least before he re-established the sect, yes." It's just that he has disappeared for more than a year. ”

Yuan Lai was silent.

I only heard Wu Wei sigh: "Some people say that he was seriously injured by the Sword Immortal, broke up his cultivation, and hid in the northwest, and some say that he was seriously injured and returned to the Star Sea, and there are other sayings, in short, there are many kinds." I didn't believe it at first, you may not know, he used to be my idol, I heard that he was younger than me, right?

It's not just me, it's my friends, a lot of them adore him. When I was in Linjiang, I heard that the first place was actually won by a casual cultivator, which is a very rare thing, and I was also very proud of it as a casual cultivator.

Although some of the words at that time were not good, but I could think of them with my toes, there must have been a lot of slander in them, anyway, I don't know if it's true or not, but he represents that the first thing in the loose cultivation is true, and that's enough. ”

Yuan Lai continued to be silent.

Wu Wei opened the conversation box and continued: "After that, I originally thought that he would definitely join a certain big sect, but then he didn't, and I felt both regretful and fortunate at the time. ”

"Then I heard the news in the northwest, anyway, it's far away from me, I know it's a long time later, I heard that there is a small world appearing, a group of people are scrambling, anyway, a large group of big people have gone, and in the end I don't know how, he got it, I still can't figure it out, how did he do it, although he may be a little younger than me, but these things, not convinced. ”

"After that, it's going to be war. The two sides fought, and the people suffered, but we who were small fish and shrimp who were loose cultivators were nothing, and those who didn't open their eyes also died a lot, but those like me who understand their own abilities, be careful, don't participate, the weaker the strength, people don't look down on us, and I'm afraid that we are the other party's spies undercover or something, so I'm not bad. ”

Wu Wei smiled bitterly and said: "I won't tell you, even life has improved, there are some rich people, they are afraid of encountering soldiers and bandits, they will start to hire people like us, that is, protection, this group of people's lives are expensive, and they are generous, of course, we can't beat serious officers and soldiers, that is, at most protect them from being robbed by bandits." I have heard that some people make it difficult to make money in the country, and the world is not stable, and it is indeed easy to make money. ”

Wu Wei shook his head and smiled bitterly as he spoke.

Yuan Lai sighed with him, he really didn't know much about these things in the past.

Wu Wei may have realized that he was a little off-topic, so he put down the conversation and continued: "Later, I heard about his injury, in fact, I really don't have hope, how can a person who is attacked and killed by the three realms be the same as no one?" He has also disappeared for more than a year, and the armies on both sides have reached the Lancang River, and it is estimated that he will not come out again, think about it, people will die at every turn on the front line, and even the four realms have fallen, even if he appears again, his life is dangerous, and it is not a shame to disappear like this, that is the sword immortal of the four realms, it is normal to lose. ”

Yuan looked at this dusty, most ordinary casual cultivator, defended himself, and couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart.

But although he said this, Wu Wei still showed regret: "That's it...... It's a pity, if he's still here, at least I think he can have a place in the rankings. ”

As he spoke, he sighed again.

Wu Wei, who was immersed in emotions, did not pay attention to the various emotional changes on the face of the young man sitting opposite him.

Yuan Lai threw another piece of firewood into the fire, and changed the subject: "By the way, you are rushing forward like this, do you mean that the two sides are already about to fight?"

This question is more important, Yuan Lai just sensed the direction of the camp in order not to expose it, otherwise if he dared to refine the four realms in the camp, then Yuan Lai would not be able to be detected.

There are too many strong people in front of them, and they are about to fight, everyone must be vigilant at all times, and the wind and grass will attract their attention.

Wu Wei nodded and said, "These days, the four realms on both sides are rushing here, and even Master Daolin from Wozhou Mountain came a few days ago. ”

Yuan Lai's heart moved, and he didn't ask much about which side Lin joined, because he already knew it when he first saw Sanzang appear in the Northwest Army.

It's nice that you don't have to be an enemy of Dowling.

"Then the Great Cultivators of the Four Realms on both sides are almost all here, and the prince's side is mainly a group of masters from the Southern Sect, and the imperial court is of course headed by the Northern Sect. ”

"When the people are together, it's almost the same, anyway, we all think like this, that's why we rush forward. ”

Wu Wei thought for a moment and said seriously: "I think it's only in the past two days, I must do it, I don't know how many big boats in the Lancang River have sailed over." ”

Yuan Lai nodded, and the two chatted a few more words before they stopped, Wu Wei wanted to keep his spirits, so he fell asleep immediately, but Yuan Lai couldn't sleep.

Wait for the moon to rise.

Yuan Lai got up and walked out of the forest slowly, he didn't take Ah Han with him, but walked silently by himself for a while, and then came to the bank of the Lancang River.

Standing in the grass, he looked at the river.

The bright moon is projected in the water, and the waves are light, but not gentle.

Tonight the moon is bright, and he can see his reflection in the water, and the expression on his face in the reflection.

This great river flows out of the Thousand Mountains, passes through this battlefield, and then forward, winds and turns through the imperial capital of the capital, through the banks of Wuyi Lane, and then continues to the east, will pass through several cities, and finally into the East China Sea.

Yuan Lai's heart also seemed to surge forward in the dark night with the flow of water, all the way to the capital.

He had a complicated mind in his heart, both expectation and faint fear, but he narrowed his gaze a little, and at present, he still had to try to win the battle of crossing the river in front of him.

In any case, if you want to deal with the first life, you need to unite everyone's strength, at the very least, if you don't have enough strength, Yuan Lai feels that with his current strength, it will be difficult to even break through the Eighty-Seven Ancestors Diagram Great Array that guards the capital.

When Wu Sheng drew the array, he was all around, and he knew very well about the strength of this great array, and he also understood very well that once the great array was running, if there were not enough strongmen to help fight and resist, then the power of this great array would even be enough to bombard the Four Realms Grandmaster.

So, anyway......

"We have to win this battle first. ”

Yuan Lai's thinking was clear, so he didn't think about more things, and too much thinking would only make him annoyed, and it would not be beneficial.

......

At this time, in front of the river, there were also two people standing on the riverside.

Du Kang, who had lost a lot of weight in the past year, withdrew his gaze from the bright lights on the other side.

His eyes were a little red, this was a reflection of not sleeping for many days, as the elder of the Southern Sect's external affairs, since the start of the war, he no longer had time to spare, and recently he had not slept for many days.

"The defense is well repaired. ”

Du Kang commented, with some sarcasm in his tone.

Standing next to him was an old man who was almost old, although he was called an old man, but in addition to his gray hair and beard, his face was ruddy and healthy, and his figure was not inferior to that of middle age.

He was dressed in a white robe, and he had a light tea fragrance on his body.

"The good repair of the defense shows that they have fear and lack of faith. Lu Yu smiled faintly.

Du Kang also smiled and said, "Senior brother's words are extremely kind. ”

After a pause, he said: "The battle of these two armies, as soon as the momentum is achieved, the battle is invincible, and the momentum falls, and the army is defeated like a mountain, but the imperial court soldiers and horses will defend so well on the other side, and it may not be sure to win, defend this thing, you can resist foreign enemies, but also block your own steps, even if we fail in this battle, they may not dare to chase and kill, and recapture, I am afraid that they are still procrastinating." ”

Lu Yu nodded, and he suddenly said, "There should be people on the other side." ”

"It should be. ”

"What about this side?"

"It's also complete. ”

Lu Yu sighed and said, "So, the war is imminent?"

"Yes. ”

Lu Yu was silent for a long time before he looked at the lights on the other side and said, "Guess, how many people are looking at us on the other side?"

Du Kang suddenly smiled and said, "There must be a lot." ”

This section of the Lancang River is not narrow, but this distance is nothing to the great cultivators, but at this time, both the people on the east bank and the people on the west bank can only watch the fire on the other side with their eyes like ordinary people.

Because on the surface of the river, there was an invisible barrier, which was a force set up by the great cultivators on both sides to block the prying eyes of the other party's divine senses.

Both sides were afraid of prying eyes, so they tried their best to set up obstacles, so that the power of this blocking divine consciousness was incredibly powerful.

"The strength of the Northern Sect, we know more or less, the rest of the small sects on the other side are not to worry, even the sect master of the Taiyi Sect was already sick some time ago. Lu Yu analyzed again.

Du Kang smiled coldly and said: "The group of people in the Taiyi Sect have been rampant outside for a long time, and they are more particular about style than anyone else, but the real strength has lagged far behind over the years, although there is indeed some powerful background, but the entire sect from top to bottom has no eloquent talents, and they are all people who are content with the status quo and pampered.

The Eastern Emperor Realm is obviously rich but does not know how to take advantage of it, it is really sad, the Taiyi Sect Master is as timid as a mouse, when did he encounter something and not hide it? Since the beginning of the war, the Taiyi Sect's record is not even as beautiful as some second-rate sects, and who knows whether it is true or false when the sect master is sick. ”

Du Kang's words carried obvious disdain, if in the previous peace period, the Taiyi Sect was still feared by relying on its heritage, this war is equivalent to lifting the veil of the major sects, and also piercing the external prosperity of the Taiyi Sect.

From top to bottom, its sect has a mediocre record, and it has been seen by the people of the world, and of course Du Kang can't help but despise this.

"Even, since Tang Jingyan retired, he couldn't even find a decent person to handle foreign affairs for so long! ”

Lu Yu couldn't help but smile when he looked at him.

As a senior brother, he understands the source of Du Kang's emotions, in the past, in order to win over the Taiyi Sect, as the person in charge of the affairs outside the sect, Du Kang has dealt with the Taiyi Sect many times, and he can't help but tolerate it.

If it is a really powerful sect force, it is okay to tolerate it for the sake of interests, but now that he finds that Taiyi Sect is so timid and mediocre in the face of war, he thinks that he has befriended such a sect so many times, forbears and even bows his head, and Du Kang can't help but not be angry.

Lu Yu just smiled comfortingly: "When this battle ends, it will be the moment when they lose the evaluation of the great sect. ”

Du Kang sighed when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, this turtle is timid and has the advantage of being timid, at least it can preserve its strength, with the foundation passed down by those ancestors, no matter how turbulent the world is, they can still live and nourish." ”

Only then did Lu Yu really understand.

It turned out that the reason for Du Kang's real dissatisfaction was this.

Lu Yu smiled, he didn't see this very lightly, and just said: "This is also a good way to live in troubled times." ”

Du Kang sighed, and even smiled: "Don't think about him, it's a good thing for us that they don't help anyway." ”

"Then on the other side, in addition to the Northern Sect, there is only Qiguang Temple. ”

"There are not many Qiguang Courtyard Four Realms, but Qianza's cultivation is by no means comparable to the ordinary Four Realms, he has been promoted to the Four Realms for a long time, and he is a rare person with extraordinary talents, I am even more worried about him than the Northern Sect in this battle. After all, the strength of the Northern Sect lies in the whole, although the masters are not top-notch, but the number is the largest, but just after internal friction, the people's hearts are back, and the strength is greatly damaged. Lu Yu raised his concerns.

Du Kang couldn't help but be silent, he looked at the other side with his hands, and said with emotion: "Qianza is indeed a big trouble, this person is ruthless, he has practiced well, and the things left by Qiguang Yuan are indeed not inferior to the north and south sects, and what is even worse is that he is the only one who can read through the Buddhist scriptures in Zen Buddhism for hundreds of years, and the strength of the ancient Zen method is difficult to guess. ”

Seeing him mention ancient things, Lu Yu couldn't help but nod.

The heritage of Zen Buddhism is indeed something that makes the two major sects of the north and south fearful.

In the history books of the cultivation world, five hundred years ago, in fact, Zen Buddhism occupied the mainstream of the cultivation world, and the Taoism was weak, but Zen Buddhism also had fatal drawbacks, until more than 400 years ago, the first sect of Zen Buddhism produced an epoch-making rebel, and actually integrated Zen and Taoism, each learning from its strengths, and created a new practice system, which is the prototype of today's practitioners' practice system.

It was accused of being a great rebel, and in the face of countless attacks, it was angry and split Zen Buddhism.

He even simply hid the Zen word and turned to praise, setting off a recent change in practice.

And the epoch-making brother's brother became the new leader of Zen Buddhism, and the two formed a great feud.

The former went all the way to the south and went to Nanzhou to teach the method of cultivation, so there were cultivators gathered in the originally barren Nanzhou.

The latter lived in the Central Plains orthodoxy and dominated the orthodox cultivation world, but later a dramatic scene occurred, this senior brother actually began to implement the integration of Zen and Taoism, so the Zen Buddhism, which had already shown a declining trend, split again, and led a group to the north, corresponding to Nanzhou.

After these two splits, the ancient Zen Buddhism has declined, and then the cultivation world officially entered the Taoist era, and the surviving Zen Buddhism was once again divided into two branches due to the concept, one advocated entering the WTO, that is, the Qiguang Temple. The other advocated escaping from the world and scattered, and only one of the Wozhou Mountains remained in the Central Plains.

After that, there were separate Southern Sects and Northern Sects.

Nanzong is the inheritance of the founder.

Beizong is the legacy of that senior brother.

The reason why the two sects are named "south" and "north" does not refer to the location, but to the integration of Zen and Taoism, and the separation of the north and south.

The name of the southbound is Huineng.

Those who go north are: Shenxiu.

Because of this, the feud between the two lasted for hundreds of years.

So much so that today, the two sects are also enemies of each other.

"Senza is indeed not to be underestimated, but I don't know if he wants to help in the battle or if he also has the intention of preserving his strength. Lu Yu thought and said.

Du Kang shook his head, and said with a serious expression: "Qianza's temperament is strange, and the personalities of the people who come out of Qiguang Courtyard are very extreme, I have a hunch that if Qianza makes a move, I am afraid that he will see life and death." ”

"Will you see life and death?" Lu Yu smiled faintly, and said in a cold tone, "Then it depends on whether he has that ability." ”

ps:It's still necessary to complete the background setting.,This is from the story of the five ancestors of Zen Buddhism.,It's been changed beyond recognition......