"Demon Ye", this is the first impression left by the woman in red to Gu Xu.

The dark red light emitted by the entire magma river seemed to follow the rhythm of her breathing, flickering and darkening on her pale and delicate cheeks.

She seemed to be completely immersed in the world of cultivation, and she didn't notice Gu Xu's arrival at all.

However, Gu Xu still sensed the terrifying aura coming from her.

Standing near her, like standing next to a sleeping beast, makes people nervous all the time, for fear that it will suddenly wake up and open its bloody jaws at itself.

In addition, she seems to be defenseless, but there is an invisible prohibition within a few meters of her—if someone approaches her and becomes hostile to her, it can instantly become a weapon to kill the enemy.

"This woman's strength should not be weaker than Chu Fengge." Gu Xu silently judged in his heart.

At the same time, he hid his aura and walked towards the other side of the lava river.

He had already guessed the identity of this woman-

Yan Guogong's daughter-in-law, Zhao Yan, a young genius from the Zhao family in Youzhou, was once known for her perverse temperament and unruliness.

When Gu Xu won the championship on the night of the Lantern Festival and was enjoying the applause of everyone, Zhao Yan herself was far away in the world, but she sent a maid to the ring and declared that she would challenge Gu Xu in public.

This kind of behavior can be described as extremely arrogant, and it is a blatant violation of the rule that "idle people are not allowed to take the stage".

But no one stopped it at the time.

Today, Gu Xu just wants to climb the "Broken Soul Cliff" quietly, and he doesn't want to have any intersection with this lawless woman.

After all, her style of doing things cannot be viewed by ordinary people's standards.

Maybe after discovering Gu Xu, she will burst into battle spirit, find a reason to "fight for territory" or "compete for the top", and fight Gu Xu on the spot.

In order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, Gu Xu chose to stay away from her.

However, Luo Si Shou also once said that this magma river is a shared resource of all the monks of the Great Qi Dynasty, and is not the private property of the Zhao family in Youzhou.

Therefore, this sudden accident would not affect Gu Xu's original cultivation plan.

He walked all the way along the magma river, found a position that would not be disturbed, took out dozens of talisman seals from the "Idle Cloud Dwelling", and placed a ban around him.

Then he took out a white porcelain medicine bottle, poured out a "Duerdan" from it, and swallowed it into his stomach.

Then, while silently reciting the revised scripture of the Red Flame True Recipe in his mind, he stepped into the river of magma and walked towards the deepest and most turbulent place, letting the hot and bright magma gradually submerge his body.

Countless brilliant sparks burst out from the surface of the river, making a rumbling roar.

The terrifying high temperature in the earth river was enough to make ordinary people evaporate in an instant.

However, since Gu Xu cultivated the fire attribute exercises, he had long been accustomed to the feeling of fire burning in the meridians, and he had mastered some fire-related Dao True Meanings through the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven". So when he sank into the lava river, he was not only unharmed, but even felt a little comfortable.

The scorching air flow poured into his body, blended into his meridians, and flowed with his true yuan under the drive of the exercises, forming a complete cycle, refining his true yuan to be more condensed and more refined.

He slowly closed his eyes.

The familiar netherworld resurfaced in his conscious world.

The steep "Broken Soul Cliff" was right in front of his eyes, like a sharp sword that pierced into the sky. Just looking up at its peak, trying to see its full picture, makes people shudder involuntarily.

"The flight of the yellow crane is not yet passable, and the ape wants to spend his sorrow and climb." Gu Xu couldn't help but think of this poem.

And around it, there are clouds and mist.

According to the book, these clouds can hallucinate people while climbing mountain cliffs. But if you can come out of it, the Dao heart will be tempered and become stronger.

Gu Xu stretched out his hand and touched the stone wall in front of him.

In his body, there seemed to be a flame burning, like a never-ending engine, giving him endless energy that surged throughout his body.

This is the heat he absorbs in the magma river.

Through his exercises, in this form, it became a helping point for him to climb the mountain.

Although Gu Xu's physique in the real world is similar to that of ordinary people, in the world of consciousness, he feels that his physical fitness is by no means inferior to those professional extreme sportsmen.

Then, his fingers grabbed the crevices in the rocks, and with a strong climb of his legs, he climbed up to the top of the cliff with a light attitude.

One zhang.

Two feet.

Sanzhang.

……

Ten zhang.

Twenty zhang.

……

Pitch-black sky, gray-brown rock walls.

In this vast netherworld, the boy on the cliff looks like an ant crawling on a tombstone.

Soon, Gu Xu's body gradually disappeared into the hazy clouds.

His mind quickly became trance-like.

He began to think wildly, thinking of the night sky and the shining stars, and then those stars turned into immortals dressed in fine clothes, and feasted in the palace above the nine heavens, and then a raging flame burst out of their bodies, and they fell into a burning iron cage from which they could never come out......

He was shocked, only to feel that these scenes were too real, and the clarity was palpitating.

However, just then, he heard a familiar voice in front of him—the same voice as his own:

"What are you doing here?"

Hearing this voice, Gu Xu raised his head and looked forward.

He felt that something was wrong, as the steep "Broken Soul Cliff" was gone. In its place, there is a turquoise terrace, which looks majestic and magnificent.

Saw:

Thousands of stacks of colorful clouds, faint thousands of red mist views. Geng Geng's eaves fly monster heads, and Huihui tiles stack mandarin duck pieces.

The door drills a few red gold nails, and the threshold is set up with a horizontal white jade section. The near light of the window glows with smoke, and the curtain shines through the red electricity. （2）

Seeing such a picture, Gu Xu knew that he was still in an illusion, and he couldn't break free from it for the time being.

And the white-haired boy who looked exactly like him and once appeared on the "Nai He Bridge" was standing in front of the door of this hall at this moment, looking at him with a smile.

No nails, no scars, no blood.

He was dressed in a black cloud dragon pattern brocade robe, his face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like a star, and he was gentle and dignified.

Seeing that Gu Xu didn't respond for a while, the white-haired young man continued, "Why don't you come with me to this Yama Hall for a casual walk?" ”

His tone was relaxed and casual, as if this main hall guarded by the ghosts and ghosts was not the Mori Luo Treasure Palace, but his own home.

It turns out that this is the legendary Yama Temple?

Gu Xu was surprised.

"Before you have cultivated to the realm of a saint, you will have the opportunity to visit the 'Yama Temple'," he silently complained in his heart, "I don't know how many people in the world can enjoy this kind of treatment." ”

There was a pair of boys in green shirts standing by the door of the main hall.

When the two boys saw the figure of the white-haired boy, they immediately "pounced" and knelt on the ground, respectfully saluting.

But they didn't seem to see Gu Xu who was following behind.

It's as if Gu Xu is just a transparent person.

The two crossed the threshold and stepped into the hall.

The house was empty, there was no majestic and terrifying Lord Yama in Gu Xu's imagination, and there was no ghost judge who judged the reincarnation of life and death in the world.

"I drove them away." As if sensing Gu Xu's thoughts, the white-haired young man smiled slightly and gave an explanation.

On the side of the hall are several large chests, in which are densely packed with books, some thin and some thick, all sealed with seals.

"These are the 'Book of Life and Death,'" the white-haired boy introduced, "and the fate of everyone in the Great Wilderness from birth to death is recorded in the book." However, when the monk reaches the sixth realm, he will be able to transcend the Book of Life and Death and come out of his fate. ”

Gu Xu pondered for a moment and asked, "Can I take a look?" ”

The white-haired boy smiled faintly: "You can only look at the cover now." ”

Gu Xu nodded, and casually took out the nearest book from the cabinet beside him.

The booklet is thin, with a picture on the cover of a clump of hibiscus flowers blooming alone on the top of a cliff, nearly withered, with petals scattered in the wind.

There are a few lines of handwriting next to the painting:

"There is a woman in the alley, Yan is like Shunhua. The heart is higher than the sky, and life is thinner than paper.

"Jin Tian and Yinchai are lonely and self-rewarding, and the implementation of the morning and evening is embarrassing."

Gu Xu frowned slightly, thinking that the guy who wrote this "Book of Life and Death" was really some riddler. And there is a seal attached to the book, so even if you guess the riddle, you can't verify whether your guess is correct.

He put the book back in its place and took out the other one next to him.

I saw that this booklet was still very thin, and on the cover was a picture of a woman who committed suicide by hanging a beam with white silk, and a few lines of words were inscribed next to it:

"The daughter of the Wanwan Palace, Shaoyan crowns the capital.

"The king is ruthless and righteous, and Bai Aya buries the soul of incense."

Gu Xu shook his head slightly, and took out the third book of "Book of Life and Death" casually.

This booklet is thinner.

The cover depicts a pile of snow with a white hibiscus buried in the snow. There are also a few words that read:

"Poetry covers the present and the ancient, and the hibiscus is ashamed.

"Pity the embroidered girl, scattered in the snow."

Gu Xu's gaze suddenly became solemn.

He raised his head, looked at the white-haired young man beside him, and asked, "Is this booklet from Lu Shiyao in Qingzhou?" ”

"Why do you think so?" The white-haired boy smiled with interest.

"She is very poetic, has excellent appearance, and is from a Zhumen embroidery household," Gu Xu replied, "There are few such women in historical records." And 'falling in the snow' should refer to the tragic ending of her falling off a cliff and dying and becoming a 'snow girl'.

"The most important thing is that the first word in the first line of this sentence is 'poem', and the first word in the second line is 'Yao', which happens to be her name. I'm sure this can't be a coincidence. ”

"That's smart!" The white-haired boy smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

But seeing Gu Xu sigh, he muttered: "Could it be that Luo Sishou's 'Dao' is correct, everything in this world is predestined?" ”

As if to verify his conjecture, Gu Xu put Lu Shiyao's "Book of Life and Death" back in its place, and then picked up another one.

This one is a bit thicker.

The cover depicts a mangled corpse in a black gauze hat, soaked in water and consumed by a multitude of goblins. The words say:

"Help yourself, help the people, help the world, and have the heart to speak powerlessly.

"Born as a good official, thousands of people respect, and die as rotten bones and thousands of ghosts."

Gu Xu's face became extremely gloomy.

"Please tell me, it's not true." He stared at the white-haired young man's indigo eyes, and said earnestly word by word.

"Look back." The white-haired boy's tone was still very relaxed, as if he hadn't noticed Gu Xu's mood change at all.

Gu Xu took a deep breath and took out the fifth book of "Book of Life and Death".

This "Book of Life and Death" is very thick.

On the cover is a neatly folded pale pink skirt, next to which are a pair of small embroidered shoes and a large red sword. The next sentence is:

The little cheek smiled lightly, holding the copper knife in his hand.

"The cold wind blows to wake up from a dream, and the tears wet the robe."

Seeing these lines, Gu Xu immediately put the booklet back in its place, turned around and walked towards the outside of the Yama Palace, without stopping for a moment.

The white-haired boy stopped him from behind: "Hey, why are you in such a hurry?" Don't want to see your own Book of Life and Death? ”

He still had a casual smile on his face, like a bystander watching the excitement.

"I don't look at it." Gu Xu replied.

"Why?"

"Because I don't like it."

"Why don't you like it?" The white-haired boy looked like an inquisitive and chattering child at the moment.

"I used to read storybooks, and I usually didn't like to read tragedies," Gu Xu replied, "especially this kind of tragedy involving the people around me."

"If you don't like it, you abandon the book, that's what every reader does."

But from Lu Shiyao's "Life and Death", you already know that the content of these sentences will become reality. Even if you don't look at it, you can't hide from it. The white-haired young man's eyes were deep, so that Gu Xu couldn't guess his thoughts.

Gu Xu chuckled: "I can't solve the story itself, but I can solve the person who made up the story." You have said that I am not strong enough because I am not strong enough.

"But if I become strong enough, strong enough to put a knife on the neck of the author of The Book of Life and Death, will he be able to change an ending that satisfies me?"

The white-haired young man looked at Gu Xu and stretched out his hands to applaud him, with a satisfied smile on his face, as if Gu Xu had scored a perfect score in the exam.

"That's a good point! Fate is a shackle that binds people, so it should be crushed! ”

Speaking of this, the white-haired young man paused for a moment, and then changed his words: ?" Actually, Gu Xu, there are two important things that I didn't tell you just now. ”

"What's the matter?"

"First, there is no Book of Life and Death in the Yama Palace.

"Second, many things in the Great Wilderness today are not completely executed in accordance with the Book of Life and Death. And you are the variable that stirs up fate. ”

…………

Exegesis:

(1) "The flight of the yellow crane is not yet passable, and the ape wants to spend his sorrow and climb." - Don Li Bai "Shu Dao Difficult"

(2) From "Journey to the West".

(3) The judgments are all original, except for the first one, they are all Tibetan poems, everyone should have guessed who wrote it~

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