A year has passed in the blink of an eye.

And the four of Wen Xuchen, who were in the Sumeru mustard seed array, still repeated the same thing every day, mining stones, collecting spiritual grass, and the days were boring and fulfilling, and several people seemed to have forgotten the existence of Zimo, and it seemed that the memory of this person began to blur, and at the same time, the four of them felt that the heaven and earth vitality in this place seemed to be beginning to disappear, making several people a little confused, I don't know why.

Zimo, who had been sitting there cross-legged for a year, finally opened his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he stood up, the sixth Dao base had been completely built, and the vitality that poured into his body was considered to have helped him a lot, but it did not make the six-fold Dao base completely built, and finally Zimo took out 10 million lower grade Yuan Qi stones, which was completely stabilized, it seems that this place is really a treasure land, if it goes through three or four more times like this Yuan Qi into the body, his own nine-fold Dao base is just around the corner.

Shaking his head, Zimo secretly sighed that he was too greedy, this was just a thought, after all, this kind of thing can be encountered but not sought.

At this time, what gave Zimo a headache was that after he came out of this cave, he found that he appeared in another strange place, in front of him was an endless desert, and it was extremely hot, and he was sure that he was not in the Sumeru mustard seed array now, because the things around him were normal, a few weeds on the ground that were about to dry up were the same as they usually saw, and even saw a few small animals like lizards running in the desert, and when he saw Zimo coming, he was so frightened that he hurriedly went into the cave.

After flying for an hour, Zimo didn't see any monks, only a few small trees, stubbornly growing, and a few small predators sneakily waiting for their prey.

Suddenly, a large animal carcass appeared on the ground, and several scavengers were wandering around, looking like they had been hungry for a long time, ready to have a full meal.

At this time, Zimo felt that the temperature in this place had reached a point where ordinary monks could not bear it, since there were such a big spirit beast here, it must not be smooth sailing, Zimo was also secretly vigilant.

After flying for another distance, Zi Morao was physically strong and felt that the heat was unbearable, so he hurriedly summoned the Xuanbing Silkworm out and wrapped his body.

When fine beads of sweat had begun to appear around Zimo's body, he suddenly saw three huge pillars erected between heaven and earth, and the blazing heat emanated from these three pillars.

"What the hell is this? Why is it so hot? ”

Zimo unconsciously walked to the middle of the three pillars, the pillars were carved with many quaint patterns, and the material of these three pillars was something Zimo had never seen, neither gold, not stone, not jade, he was looking carefully, and before he could react, suddenly, the three pillars became red, and then, the three pillars emitted three red lights, connected together, forming an independent space, which seemed to enclose Zimo.

Just waiting to observe the three pillars, Zimo heard three chirps, and then flew out of the three pillars of the three-headed firebird, the three-headed firebird looks like the legendary phoenix, the two wings spread hugely, the three-headed firebird came out, the temperature of the entire space has reached an unbelievable level, the hair all over the body through the silk of the Xuanbing silkworm has a burning smell, the three-headed firebird spit out a tongue of fire several zhang long from its mouth, the whole space is like an alchemy furnace in an instant, and Zimo has become the elixir in the furnace.

took out the killing sword and sent out three sword qi, and swung towards the three tongues of fire, with a "bang", the three tongues of fire turned into sparks in the sky, but Zimo's face was not happy, but even more ugly, because these sparks fell in this space, which made the temperature of the entire space rise a lot, and then the three firebirds spewed out three tongues of fire.

Secretly said, "Not good!" If you don't want to go out, you have to be scorched today, Zimo took out three charms without thinking, it was the Ice Charm, the Cold Spirit Charm, and the Han Miao Charm, and blew a breath of vitality on the three charms, and the charm instantly became larger, covering Zimo in it.

"What should I do?"

Zimo was very irritable in his heart, he looked up at the top, he wanted to go out from above as a breakthrough, but just as he flew up, he found that countless red lights suddenly appeared above, intricately intertwined, like a net gradually falling towards the top of Zimo's head.

Time was pressed and he didn't have time to think about it, Zimo flew towards the gap between the two pillars, the reason why he didn't choose to break through here in the first place was because Zimo felt a strong resistance from the middle of the two pillars, and sure enough, as soon as his body reached the middle of the pillar, he seemed to have encountered an invisible barrier, and he was bounced back in an instant.

His complexion changed greatly, Zimo threw out the killing sword, and without thinking, he directly cast the strongest sword of the nine sword techniques, and the killing sword turned into nine sword shadows, and instantly split on one of the pillars, but his strongest blow did not work, the pillar did not move at all, and the power of the shock made him snort and take a few steps back.

At this time, Zimo felt that there was something wrong under his feet, and when he looked down, he didn't know when, the ground had become soft, and the temperature continued to rise, as if something was about to come out below, and he flew to a stop in mid-air, and the ground gradually collapsed, and a large red pit appeared, in which a dark red liquid appeared, gurgling and bubbling.

"It's magma!"

"Are you above a crater?"

Now Zimo is restricted everywhere, and there is no focus point, it is really called the heavens and the earth, and his whole body has been dodging those tongues of fire in mid-air, like a bird trapped in an iron cage, wanting to fly out.

"The avenue is fifty, the Tianyan is forty-nine, the heavenly way is lacking, but there is a glimmer of life."

Thinking of the first sentence of the opening chapter of "Detailed Explanation of the Formation", Zimo's heart moved, this book has given him great help since he got it, so there will be no problem with the above sentence.

"Since this is a formation, there must be a chance left, but where is the vitality?"

At this time, Zimo's heart was surprisingly calm, he had been in a panic just now, and he didn't think about it carefully, anything here is a dead thing, and it can't be broken by brute force, the only thing that can be used as a breakthrough must be a living thing that exists here, so what is a living thing here?

He looked up at the three-headed firebird in the sky, and it was always spewing tongues of fire downward, and if there was a living creature here, it must be the three-headed firebird!

Thinking of this, Zimo's face showed joy, and he held the killing sword in his hand and flew towards the three-headed firebird.

The killing sword slashed towards one of the firebirds, and with a "boom", the firebird turned into a flood of fire under Zimo's attack, and Zimo was quietly waiting for this array to break, but when it was more than ten breaths, this array still did not change in the slightest, and the red light above had a tendency to accelerate its fall!

"That's not right! Something must have made a mistake about yourself! ”

The reappearance of the dissipated firebird also confirmed Zimo's thoughts, he was indeed mistaken, this formation was not broken like this, and then Zimo attacked the three firebirds one after another, but soon after, the firebirds he eliminated were all regrouped.

"Since it is not possible to destroy one of them, then I will destroy these three firebirds at the same time!"

Tearing off the three charms on his body, he threw them directly towards the three-headed firebird, and the spell wrapped the firebird's whole body, and suddenly the entire formation was for a while, and the three-headed firebird also disappeared.

"It's done!"

It seems that I have found the right way, these three firebirds are here to live, and I am really immortal!

But before the smile on his face disappeared, he was shocked to find that although the three firebirds were gone, the three pillars that were still standing there actually began to move, as if they were about to sandwich Zimo in the middle!

"It's... What the hell is going on! ”

Zimo, who has always been calm and calm, felt discouraged for a while, feeling that he was so weak and helpless at the moment, he tried various methods, but he still couldn't break this formation, could he not fall here today?

"No! You must not die in this place! ”

The experience of these years has made his heart like a rock, and the frustration of a moment was left behind by him, Zimo's eyes gradually regained their calmness, the remaining glimmer of vitality in this formation does not seem to be the formation itself, so where is the vitality?

This place is a world of its own, it looks flawless, sealing any route that a person wants to escape, even if it is a formation, there is also a formation eye, which can be broken by people, the cultivation realm has never had a perfect formation since ancient times, as long as it is a formation, there must be a flaw.

This formation has existed for an unknown number of years, and it has not been launched until its own arrival, which has touched the formation here.

Thinking of this, the corners of Zimo's mouth showed a trace of bitterness, "It turns out that the eyes of this array are nothing else, but myself!" ”

From the moment he stepped into this formation, he became the eye of this formation, and it was also the only vitality of this formation, but how could he break his own formation? , do you have to kill yourself? This is an impossible thing, because since you want to break the formation, you want to live, and as the eye of the formation, if you die, then this formation should be broken, but you are all dead, what is the point of breaking this formation? Is there really such a perfect formation in the world?

Perhaps, it is not yourself who wants to cut off yourself in this array, but the false self!

The self is the original self, and the self acts according to its own standards, ignoring the morality of the world and ignoring the world's vision.

And my Zimo's self has actually been running away, running away from my sister's death, running away from my sister, and escaping from my heart, it turns out that I have never really lived!

Zimo's eyes showed essence, and he muttered to himself, "From now on, I should follow my own heart, ignore morality, ignore the rules of the world, in this life, I only live for my own will, and no one can stop me!" ”

Speaking of which, Zimo seems to have had a real sublimation, that is, he has found the sublimation of his self, the first layer of the Shura Jue killing, and at the same time it also began to operate.

He raised his hand, his hand was like a knife, and slashed towards his body, Zimo instantly felt as if something in his body had been cut off by him, making him feel a light body from the depths of his soul, he showed a happy smile on his face, and said softly, "Cut off the false self, I am no longer me, but I am still me, this formation, should be broken!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the red light that had almost fallen above his head disappeared, and the ground returned to its original appearance, and the three stone pillars returned to their original positions in the "boom" sound, and the sky was still the same sky, but there was no more heat here, which made people feel cool.

And in mid-air, a stone tablet appeared, Zimo stepped forward and found that there was a passage written on it, "I am Bai Yunji, a master of swordsmanship and formation, leaving this fire array is to test a person's inner self, and I hope that the monks of my generation can find the self, so that they can live freely." ”

Opening his arms, Zimo closed his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, it turned out that this is the real self, this is a living self, this feels so good!

"All things in the world, there must be yang and yin, there must be heat and cold, all things are mutually restrictive and interdependent, after fire, is it ice?"

Zimo muttered to himself, tightened, and confirmed his conjecture, the three optimus pillars slowly disappeared, and it suddenly snowed heavily between the heavens and the earth, he stretched out his hand, and the goose-feather-like snow fell in his palm, looking around, the scene of this scene was so familiar, this is the place where he once lived.

"Brother, what are you looking at here? It's time for us to go out and beg! ”

There was a voice behind him that he would never forget in his life, it was the voice of his sister Zi Chan, Zi Mo's whole body trembled, he slowly turned his head, and found that Zi Chan's little face was dirty, and he was grabbing his clothes, shaking like a coquette.

And he has also become the same as when he was a child, Zimo wiped his eyes, smiled and said, "Let's go, my brother will take you to beg for food!" ”

"Yes!"

It seems that as long as his brother is by his side, Zician will not be afraid, because his brother will protect himself since he was a child, and no one can bully him.

"Sister, what do you want to eat today, my brother will go and ask for you!"

Zimo took Zi Chan's hand and held it tightly, unwilling to let go, he was afraid that as soon as he let go, his sister would disappear.

"I want to eat meat buns!"

Zicicada raised her head and said with a smile, two shallow dimples on her cheeks.

"Okay, let's eat meat buns today!"

Zimo habitually squatted on the ground, waiting for Zicicada to climb on his back.

They always liked this when they were young, he carried Zicicada on his back, Zicicada either slept on his back or kneaded his hair into a bird's nest, every time Zimo said, sister, don't rub it, then I won't find my daughter-in-law, always provoke Zicicada happy laughter.

"Brother, don't carry me today, you fought with someone yesterday, and your arm is still injured, when you get better, you will carry me again!"

Zi Chan rubbed Zimo's arm very understandingly, and then held his arm in his arms.

"Hello!"

Rubbing her head, the two of them walked towards the market.

"Boss, how do you sell buns?"

The two of them couldn't walk when they stood in front of a steamed bun shop, and Zicicada looked at the hot steamed buns and swallowed all the time.

"Go, go, where did Hanako get the money, go elsewhere to ask for it, it's just delaying my business!"

The owner of the bun shop waved his hand and was about to drive the two of them away.

"Steamed buns, meat buns, freshly baked steamed buns, eat one hundred times more comfortable a day, eat two for weight loss, eat three..."

The owner of the steamed bun shop shouted here, forgot the words he memorized last night, scratched his head, and looked at his wife behind him, "you, what's wrong with eating three?" ”

"Eat three and get the top prize!"

The proprietress looked like she hated iron but not steel, and said angrily.

"Yes, eat three to get the top prize!"

"Steamed buns, meat buns, freshly baked steamed buns, eat one hundred times more comfortable a day, eat two for light weight, eat three to get the top prize!"

The more the boss shouted, the more smooth he became, with a smile on his face, he didn't expect his little cub to be so literate and able to write such good words, and the steamed bun business must be good today.

"Brother, what is the champion?"

Zicicada asked in a whisper.

"The champion, the champion is the person who eats the most steamed buns! Eating three is the champion, so what is it for me to eat ten buns? ”

Scratching his head, he was actually stumped by himself.

"It's a rice bucket!"

Zi Chan said loudly, then pointed at Zimo and laughed.

The boss was a little unhappy when he saw that the two little ones had not left, his family was not rich, and he had to raise two children, the buns were the money for his children's education, thinking of his two sons, the boss sighed, took out two buns from the cage and wrapped them in paper, and handed them to Zimo, "Let's go, I still have to do business, and I haven't sold them today!" ”

Zimo took the bun, looked at it for a long time, and handed it to Zi Chan, who was already hungry and growling, "Boss, I can't eat your buns for nothing, so let's do it, I'll help you sell buns, if you sell thirty, you give me one, sell sixty, you give me two, how about it?" I can also help you sweep the floor, I'm very diligent. ”

Looking at Zimo with a serious face, the boss looked back at his wife, he knew that his daughter-in-law got up early every day and was greedy for darkness, and her waist was tired, and she often rubbed her waist secretly after wrapping a few buns, he was also distressed, nodded and said, "Cheng, but you have to wash your face and hands, otherwise the guests won't dare to eat my buns!" ”

"Gotcha!"

Zimo happily ran to the back of the bun shop, washed his hands and face, and looked much better, and the proprietress was also smiling.

In this way, Zimo and Zician helped the owner of the steamed bun shop sell steamed buns, on the first day they sold thirty-three, the second day sold fifty-one, and on the third day they sold seventy-two, as they became more and more proficient, the steamed buns also sold more and more, the owner of the steamed bun shop saw that he was diligent, and he would give one more steamed bun every time, and the proprietress would give the two of them a bowl of porridge to drink, so that they felt at home for the first time.

This is the happiest time in Zimo's memory, there are buns to eat, a place to live, and he and his sister don't have to starve.

But the good times didn't last long, after half a year, the boss's youngest son was seriously ill, in order to treat his son, the bun shop was sold, the new boss directly drove the two of them out, and the brother and sister began to wander around begging for food again, until they found the broken temple and lived in it, and then he heard that the owner of the bun shop spent all his savings and did not save his son's life, and the brother and sister who heard the news were sad for a long time.

"Brother, why do you say that good people don't have good rewards? The owner of the steamed bun shop is so good, he sold the shop, and he didn't save his son, and the old man who taught us to read and write was also called Hanako, who always gave us more than half of the things he begged for, but he was beaten to death, and the little six sons who begged with us when they were children also starved to death. ”

Zi Chan lay on Zi Mo and cried, Zi Mo hugged his sister, lying on the cold broken temple ground, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, because he didn't know why.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed, and the brother and sister were hungry and full, and often stood on the street and watched those people feed the uneaten food to the dogs rather than give it to them.

And Zimo gradually found one thing that made him panic, that is, he began to remember things when he was a child, even sometimes walking on the road and calling Zi Chan's name, he had to think about what his sister was called for a long time, as if a hand was erasing everything about him.

Zimo's face showed bitterness, leaving the fire array to cut his own self, and this formation turned out to be to let him cut off the memory of the past, that somewhat bitter memory.

Looking at the sister beside him, Zimo squatted on the ground and said with a smile, "Zi Chan, if you forget your brother, but you can have endless steamed buns, no longer have to be cold and hungry, and there are endless new clothes to wear, are you willing?" ”

Zi Chan's eyes showed panic, and his voice said with a crying voice, "Of course I don't want to, even if I give me something good, it can't compare to you, brother, brother, do you want to sell me?" ”

Rubbing Zi Chan's face, Zimo said softly, "Yes, I don't want to!" ”

Then he stood up and yelled at the sky, "Do you hear, I don't want to be Mo, I don't want to cut off my memories, this is the most precious thing in my life!" ”

Zimo's voice fell, and the whole world seemed to collapse, but his face showed a crazy look, "This is something that belongs to me, I swear that none of you want to take it away!" No one! Let the heavens and the earth be extinguished, and the starry sky shattered, this oath will never change! ”

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Zician saw that his brother seemed to be a different person, a little familiar, more unfamiliar, as if he was a person from two worlds.

"Don't be afraid, my brother won't forget you, I chose to keep this memory, and I'll leave the rest to me!"

After speaking, a vitality appeared in his hand, wrapping the cicada and flying into the distance, although he knew that all this was fake, but he still couldn't bear to hurt his sister in the illusion.

"Let's go, I'll take care of the rest! Soon, we'll see you there! ”

Zimo watched Zi Cicada leave, he pulled out the killing sword, his body instantly grew taller, and changed back to his original appearance, he looked up at the crumbling sky, looked up to the sky and laughed.

In a lifetime, a sword is drawn, sometimes not to kill, but to protect the most precious thing in life.

Zi Cicada wrapped in vitality, showed a complicated look, that is not a look that belongs to a child, it seems that there is a person through Zi Cicada's eyes, looking at the young man who raised his sword and rushed to the sky, there is a deep sadness in his heart, once upon a time, he was like him.

Zimo seemed to be incarnated into a sharp sword, and rushed to the place where the snowflakes fell in the sky without hesitation, where the eye of the array was, and he would rather not want this creation than cut off his memory.

The moment the killing sword pierced into the eye of the formation, the sky shattered like a mirror.

A voice came slowly, "Xuan Bing is away from the fire array has been broken, give Xuan Bing away from the fire sword, you can do it yourself!" ”

Zimo saw a red and white sword appear in front of him, stretched out his hand to grasp it, looked at it carefully for a while, and then put it into his body.

At first, it seemed that he was still a little unconvinced by the Killing Sword, but when the Killing Sword unleashed its formidable power, the Xuanbing Fire Sword obediently fell below it.

For the killing sword Zimo this time it is rare not to ignore it, this time it is not the same as before, I think it is because it has not cut off the memory, so it is not a perfect breaking formation.

Although he was deprived of the reward of vitality, Zimo did not regret it at all, he looked at the place where Zicicada disappeared, and there was a trace of reluctance in his eyes, although this was not real.

With a sigh, Zimo turned to leave.