Five days later.

Fang Ze returned to Cangxia Mountain.

He went all the way up the mountain, returned to Weiyuan Palace, and went directly to the master's residence.

Wu Daozi is not here.

He asked the boy who was serving the master in the door, and he was told that he had recently gone out and had not yet returned.

Just when he felt a little unfortunate, he felt something in his heart, and when he looked back, he saw Wu Daozi with a jade belt around his waist and a sword on his shoulder, and he didn't know when he would come behind him.

"Master." Fang Ze hurriedly said hello.

Wu Daozi smiled and said, "Recently, I have been a little lax, I went to the door of a fellow Taoist house to relax my mind and relax my muscles, and I just came back." ”

Fang Ze smiled and nodded.

"Come in." Wu Daozi entered the residence.

Fang Ze followed in and came to the study together.

The boy hurriedly served tea.

Wu Daozi sat firmly, took a sip of the teacup, put it down and asked, "Are you okay lately?" ”

Fang Ze nodded and said, "It's okay, there are some adventures and some good things." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand and took out two bottles of pills from his treasure bag.

"What is this?" Wu Daozi asked.

"I did something, I got paid." Fang Zedao.

He put the pill on the tea table and said, "This medicine is called Tianwang Shouxin Pill, which can prolong life for twenty years." ”

"Master, take a look, do you need it?"

"Also, the three Supreme Elders in the door, Elder Xu, Elder Ning, and Elder Ji don't have many longevity, I don't know if they can use this elixir?"

Fang Zedao.

When he was in the Longkang realm, he had already verified that the Heavenly King Shouxin Pill did exist and was a mature medicine.

The alchemist is Dong He, the first pharmacist in the Longkang realm, and now he is an extremely noble person among the imperial doctors of Longkang, and his status is almost equivalent to that of a first-class official.

Dong He will open a furnace of Heavenly King Shouxin Pill every five years, and there are only one to three pills of the Pill at a time, which is precious and abnormal in the Longkang world.

The pill was confirmed to be fine, but Fang Ze was not ready to eat it himself.

It's not that I don't think it's good to prolong life, but whether it is in the Longkang Realm or Tianzhou, there is a common sense that the longevity pill will decrease in medicinal power.

If you have eaten a pill that prolongs your life for 20 years, if you have great luck in the future, you can get a pill that prolongs your life, and after eating, the sum of the two is not 80 years of longevity, it may be 65 years, or it may only be 40 or 50 years.

Therefore, if it is not the end of life, or the top life-prolonging pill in hand, the person who gets the longevity elixir may not be able to eat it, and it will be more cost-effective to trade it.

Fang Ze is so young now, there is no shortage of longevity, and he has a bright future in the future, there is a great chance that he can find a better life-prolonging pill, there is no need to take it at this time.

Wu Daozi was a little surprised.

"It turned out to be a longevity elixir...... This amazes me. ”

He picked up a bottle, opened it and gently fanned it with his hand.

All the medicinal qi emitted by the pill condensed into a strand and was inhaled by him.

After a moment, he nodded slightly.

"It's indeed a longevity elixir."

He looked at Fang Ze and said with a smile: "You have a heart, but I don't need it for the time being." ”

"Elder Ji once took a life-prolonging pill, he can't use you, Elder Ning has a special reason, this kind of pill is almost ineffective for him, and he can't use it."

"Elder Xu may use it, I'll ask it for you."

"Of course, you can rest assured, there are rules for disciples' contributions within the sect, and if you give the pill to the sect, you can exchange the sect's contribution for the sect, and it will never be lower than the market value."

"Elder Xu can use it, in addition to the sect's contributions, he may give you some personal benefits."

Fang Ze nodded.

There is one aspect of his willingness to take it out, that is, there is no need to worry about not having anything in return.

The sect that has been inherited for thousands of years definitely does not rely on the rules of death, and such a long-standing sect understands one thing.

That is, don't test your humanity.

In the long run, human nature cannot withstand the test, so if you want to inherit it for thousands of years, don't do things that go against human nature, but should take advantage of the situation.

This is the case with the Wanli Sect.

The disciples of the sect get good things outside, and after handing them over to the sect, they can change the sect to contribute, and there are other benefits.

The benefits are very high, at least not below the general market price outside.

In this way, the disciples do not have to worry about losses, and the sect can operate these harvests, so that the profits are greater, and then in exchange for more contributions from the disciples of the sect.

And so on and so forth.

Good sects are all virtuous circles.

Wu Daozi left a bottle of Heavenly King Shouxin Pill, and after a while, Elder Xu finished cultivating and asked.

The other bottle was handed back to Fang Ze.

If Elder Xu needed it, he would notify Fang Ze at that time, along with the sect's contribution and Elder Xu's personal reward.

Fang Ze put away the other bottle of elixir.

He thought for a moment and asked a question that had always been in his mind.

"Master, I just mentioned the matter of Shouyuan today, and I have always been puzzled."

"Why is my Heavenly Continent, Heavenly and Human Realm and Dharma Phase Realm, and Shouyuan so short?"

"I always feel that with the longevity of the Heavenly and Human Realm, there are three or five hundred years, and the Fa Xiang is a thousand or hundreds of years old, which is barely normal." Fang Zedao.

He had always been curious about it.

Logically speaking, isn't it true that the stronger life is, the longer it should live?

Huge creatures, whether it's elephants, whales, or the sand carp seen in the Cave before, have far outlived all others.

Let's not talk about the Fa Phase Realm, he doesn't know much about that level.

But as far as the Heaven and Man Realm is concerned, even if it is just a Heaven and Man Realm three or four heavens, it is not very difficult to really make a move, freeze for dozens of miles, and divert the big rivers.

With such power, how can it be that the longevity is only more than 100 years?

Wu Daozi bowed slightly.

"I see that your martial arts have entered the realm, and you are almost at the ninth transformation realm of the physical body, and in time, you will not be far from entering the realm of heaven and man."

"I didn't mention this question before, mainly because this matter has not yet been decided, and among the martial artists of the Heavenly and Human Realm, it is also quite an academic issue." "But sooner or later, you will have to step into the realm of heaven and man, let me tell you."

"Do you know the 'Three Secrets of Tianzhou'?" He asked.

Fang Ze nodded and replied: "The three secrets of Tianzhou refer to the 'Secret of the Sudden Decline of Life Expectancy after the Ancient Dynasty', the 'Secret of the Ancient Dynasty' and the 'Secret of the Reduction of the Heavenly Continent'. ”

He has read a lot of books, and in the books left by many Heavenly and Human Realm martial artists, these three secrets have been mentioned.

Wu Daozi smiled and said, "The question of longevity you asked is 'the secret of the sudden decline of longevity after ancient times.'" ’”

"Your question has been raised by many people, especially those who are knowledgeable and know the legends of the ancients."

"Antiquity, that is, the end of mythology, the era of the existence of legendary Buddhas, Taoist ancestors and mythological characters."

"Legend has it that in that era, even ordinary people who did not practice martial arts, had a longevity of three or five hundred years, and some special and outstanding ordinary people, even if they did not practice, could live for eight hundred years."

"Such people are called ancient ancestors."

"Peng Zu?" In Fang Ze's heart, he couldn't help but think of a legendary character.

Wu Daozi continued: "If the ancient ancestors practiced martial arts, tempered themselves, and reached a realm equivalent to today's heavenly and human realms, then the longevity yuan would be at least a thousand years, and the heavenly and human realms would be nine heavens, and they could reach more than three thousand years. ”

"Success in the law, longevity for more than 10,000 years."

Fang Ze was shocked in his heart.

Shouyuan Wanzai - This coupled with the strength of moving mountains and reclamation in the realm of the Law Phase, how is it different from the gods?

"But." Wu Daozi uttered the word.

Fang Ze was concentrated.

吴道子 says:

"However, you have also read a lot of books, and you should know that the things of ancient times only leave legends, and there is no evidence."

"Almost all written records start from the Middle Ages."

"The legends about antiquity all come from the records of the scale claws in the Middle and Classical texts."

"Before ancient times, it was really hard to say whether this was the case or not."

"However, one thing is certain, whether it is the realm of heaven and man, or the realm of law, since ancient times, the life span has become shorter and shorter." "In the early Middle Ages, there were also classics that recorded that there were people who lived for nearly two thousand years."

"But by the end of the Middle Ages, the longevity of the Dharma Phase Realm was no more than five hundred, seven hundred years old."

"Up to now, you also know that the Heavenly and Human Realm Shouyuan is more than one hundred and forty years old, and the Faxiang Realm Shouyuan is only more than two hundred years old."

Fang Ze was shocked.

This life is getting shorter and shorter, what's going on?

"Master, why is that?"

He asked.

"I want to know too......" Wu Daozi sighed.

Fang Ze nodded.

Isn't that what you're talking about?

If it is since the opening of the heavens and the earth, the heavenly and human realms can only live for one hundred and thirty or forty years, and the law realm for more than two hundred years, then forget it.

But since we know that the longevity of the heavenly realm can reach three thousand years, and the longevity of the law phase realm is ten thousand years, compared with today, which master in the world is willing to be willing?

Martial arts are difficult, and it is not easy to survive to the realm of heaven and man, or even the realm of law, and live to be one or two hundred years old, who is willing?

He immediately understood why so many masters of the Heavenly Realm in the world paid attention to the three secrets of the Heavenly Continent.

Life is time, time is life - when the master who stands at the peak of martial arts today, once he unlocks the secret of Shouyuan, his life will be extended by at least ten times, who really doesn't care?

As far as the algorithm is superior, I am afraid that I will also pursue it diligently, and even be more interested in it and more enthusiastic.

"The masters of this world care so much, even if they don't answer, there are always a few reliable conjectures, right?" Fang Ze asked.

He's also very interested now.

I don't know, even if I don't know, since he knows that he can live for so long, he is also tempted.

"No, I guess there are a few." Wu Daozi replied.

"The masters of the Heavenly and Human Realm, in addition to dealing with daily affairs and martial arts cultivation, most of them will study some academics."

"The best of them, even if their martial arts realm is not too high, they will be respected."

"At present, in the academic circle of the realm of heaven and man, there are three more mainstream views on the 'secret of the sharp decline of longevity after ancient times'." He said.

Fang Ze nodded, listening more seriously.

The master of the Heavenly and Human Realm has an academic circle, and he has known it for a long time.

Of course, what is studied in this academic circle is definitely not the fennel bean that there are several ways to write it.

The masters of the Heavenly and Human Realm are not so idle.

The academic circles of martial arts masters are also related to martial arts, as well as the rules of heaven, the mysteries of martial arts, or the mysteries of the world.

To put it bluntly, what is studied is either related to strength or methods to improve strength.

Or something extremely important.

The matter of Shouyuan is not a trivial matter for anyone, and there must be academic research.

Such a circle, not to mention the realm of heaven and man, people with high legal ministers may participate.

Among them, the mainstream view may be the martial arts understanding of which master, plus the research results.

The more he listens to it now, the more interesting it becomes, and he can't wait to study it for himself.

"Master, what are the three kinds?" He asked.

Wu Daozi said: "The most mainstream is the theory of the cycle of vitality, and the task of this doctrine, Tianzhou Huanyu, has a cycle of ups and downs. ”

"The era before antiquity was an era full of vitality, and at that time, whether it was learning martial arts or prolonging longevity, it was ten times easier than now, a hundred times."

"Now is the era of vitality and lack of vitality, if you want the world to recover, you have to wait until the next abundant cycle."

Fang Ze pursed his lips.

It made sense, but he didn't want to believe it.

If this is so, a cycle of ups and downs is tens of thousands of years, who can afford to wait?

100,000 years is too long.

"What about the other two doctrines?" Fang Ze asked.

"There are also two doctrines, the collapse of the Heavenly Continent and the Great Power Seal." Wu Daozi said.

He continued: "The theory of the collapse of Tianzhou follows the theory that at the end of the era of gods and demons, the powerful melee fought and beat Tianzhou to the point of collapse, believing that Heavenly Court, Nine Shadows, etc. have all disappeared, and Tianzhou as a whole has been destroyed, resulting in the leakage of vitality and the disorder of laws, so that now the longevity has plummeted. ”

"As for the Great Power Seal, it is also a matter of the end of the rebirth of gods and demons, and it is believed that there is a great power that has sealed the laws of Heaven and Earth Dao related to Tianzhou and Shouyuan for some reason, causing Shouyuan to plummet."

"Each of these three schools of thought has its own reason, and each has some evidence."

"It's a pity that so far, I still haven't figured out why, and I can't change it."

Wu Daozi sighed.

Fang Ze also shook his head slightly.

What a shame.

He was a little scratched when he heard it, and he hoped that someone would be able to solve the mystery of Shouyuan tomorrow, so that the world could immediately renew his life and return to ancient times, at least Shouyuan in the Middle Ages.

"Master, since the reduction of Shouyuan is not a day or two, then there is no law master, come up with some important evidence, and propose some solutions?"

Fang Ze asked.

Wu Daozi shook his head.

"It's too hard."

"If you want to find tangible evidence and solve the problem, there are only two ways to find a recognized view in the academic circles of heaven and man."

"Or, unlock the other secret of the three secrets of Tianzhou, that is, the 'secret of the ancient dynasties'."

"Or, you can find the 'Heavenly Court', 'Netherworld' and other places that I don't know which void I fell into after the Tianzhou was shattered, and you can also get evidence."

"But it's all too hard."

Fang Ze also sighed in his heart.

Indeed it is.

There was silence in the room for a while.

When Fang Ze had almost digested the new news, he remembered something.

"Master, what is a 'legend'?"

"I mean the legend in the mouth of the realm of heaven and man."

"When I was in Guangling before, I met Lan Bining, the leader of the Flying Snake Sect, and she told me the word 'legend'."

"I asked her, but she didn't explain."

"Between the masters of the Heavenly and Human Realm, what does 'legend' mean?"

He asked.

"Lan Bining, she's ......" Wu Daozi listened, as if he remembered something, and his face showed a look of reminiscence.

That expression seems to make people feel like they have a story.

After a moment, he recovered his thoughts and said, "'Legend' is not a real martial arts term, it is just a legend that has been circulated in our generation and in previous generations. ”

"There is something special about the meaning contained in it, ......"