Chapter 4: The Secret of Heaven and Earth
"Brother Taibai, taking advantage of today's good situation, why don't you visit the Jade Emperor with me?"
After eating, the two passed through the Taiqing Palace, and Meng Ke proposed.
"It's free, I'm so sleepy now that I can't open my eyes, I can't wait to go back to the house to make up for sleep, how can I have the spirit to enjoy the scenery of the Jade Emperor?"
Li Taibai waved his hand and refused.
Meng could see that he looked tired, and he didn't force it anymore, and shook his head with a smile.
The two parted at the gate of the palace, and Meng Ke walked straight out of the Taiqing Palace and headed towards the mountains and forests......
A moment later, the top of Mount Tai.
He stood above the sea of clouds with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.
The sun has slowly risen in the sky, and the golden red morning glow spreads over the turquoise mountains, reflecting the infinite magnificent colors.
"What a picture......"
Behind Meng Ke, there was a light sigh.
He turned his head and found that the old man of Taiqing Palace didn't know when he arrived behind him, wearing a green shirt and Taoist robe rippling in the wind, his long beard fluttering, and the fairy wind and bones were not like ordinary people.
"Why be so surprised that real people see such beauty every day?"
Meng Ke said with a smile.
"Huh."
The old Taoist elder smiled and didn't answer, and asked rhetorically, "Where did Meng Daoyou come from?" ”
"The land of Wu Yue, Tianmu Mountain."
"Tianmu Mountain?"
The old man frowned slightly.
"That Daoyou is quite close to my Taiqing Palace."
Isn't it?
Taiqing Palace, also known as the Jade Emperor Temple, is dedicated to the Jade Emperor God, who rules over all immortals.
And the Tianmu of Tianmu Mountain is the queen mother, the ruling fairy.
Although the relationship between the two is not the relationship between husband and wife in folklore, they are also very related.
And Meng Ke's first stop out of the mountain also happened to be the Jade Emperor Temple.
"This is the will of heaven and fate."
"Lao Zhenren, you and I are both understanding people, so I won't be sloppy with you. I would like to ask you to accept Taibai and pass on his cultivation method. ”
Meng Ke clenched his fists respectfully, and his tone was earnest, "In return, I can promise you three, no, ten things. ”
When the old man heard this, his face became very strange, he pondered for a moment, and finally tentatively asked, "Little friend...... How long have you been practicing? How old is it? Who is the teacher? ”
Well? Is this to find me a match?
Meng Ke muttered secretly in his heart, but his face was not obvious, and he still answered the old Taoist's question.
It's just that the answer is half-truths and half-falsehoods, and he only says that he has practiced for more than three years, and he has studied under a wandering person.
"It shouldn't be!"
When he heard about Meng Ke's cultivation time, the old man almost pulled off his beard, looking depressed, and muttered to himself, "Three or three years?!" ”
Meng Ke looked at him.
Something is wrong, this old man is afraid that he is not jealous because his apprentice is in his twenties and has not yet stepped into the immortal path, but Meng Ke has achieved initial results in three years, right?
The old man reluctantly raised his head and stared at Meng Ke with burning eyes.
Meng Ke was a little uncomfortable by him, and subconsciously moved a step back.
"Little friend, let me see ......"
The old man grabbed Meng Ke's wide white shirt and wanted to drag him back.
Look at your sister, I don't want to do ......
The dry palm instantly penetrated Meng Ke's body, but Meng Ke's face remained unchanged, and he still said with a smile: "Old man, don't be like this, let's talk well." ”
The next moment, the body turned into a cloud and mist, and in an instant, it reunited in the sea of clouds ten meters away.
Looking at this scene, the old Dao Chief's eyes lit up slightly, "It's a very interesting spell, a bit like the tricks of those demon masters in the Western Regions." If it had been a hundred years earlier, I might have wanted to move my muscles, but unfortunately...... I'm old! ”
"The old Taoist is so immortal and has a childish face, how can he be old!"
Meng Ke complimented.
"Hehe, I'm more than two hundred years old!"
The old Taoist stroked his gray beard and said with a smile.
When Meng Ke heard this, there were suddenly 10,000 grass and mud horses galloping past in his heart.
"Okay, Meng Xiaoyou, come over and let Lao Dao touch ......"
Meng Ke looked at his thin old hand stretched out, and couldn't help but swallow.
“…… Feel the bones. ”
Harm, old man, don't gasp when you speak!
Meng Ke looked at the old Taoist priest helplessly, so he had to walk towards him step by step, and finally he grabbed him and pressed him down on the stone bench on the side.
The old Taoist priest put his palm on Meng Ke's shoulder, and a warm breath penetrated into his body along the pores, relieving his fatigue.
"Strange, strange! Lao Dao has seen many people in his life, but like Xiaoyou, like this, like this...... A person with dull talents, but it is the first time he has encountered it. It's really not easy for a respected teacher to train you like this. ”
The old Taoist priest stroked his long beard and was amazed.
System: Isn't it? Do you know how tired I am from such a waste of wood?!
"Ahem, old man, save some face."
Meng Ke smiled awkwardly.
The old Taoist priest reined in his thoughts, looked at Meng Ke seriously, and then touched his beard again: "The old Taoist is already very face-saving." According to your qualifications, the effect of three years of cultivation should be not much different from that of my little apprentice at this moment. ”
Oh~, if you can compare to a little apprentice, you can ......
Wait, little apprentice?
"Real person, who is your little apprentice?"
"I have seven apprentices, and six of them have died of old age, who do you think the little apprentice is?"
The old man rolled his eyes.
Meng Ke: "......"
If I co-authored the [diligence can make up for clumsiness] that is not given by the system, my cultivation for three years is the same as not cultivating?
Seeing that he was silent, the old Taoist priest continued: "Actually, if the Venerable Master is only to fill in the gaps in your qualifications and let you reach your current achievements, the old Taoist will not be so out of shape. After all, the world is big, and there are many capable people. But, but ......"
His expression was tangled, as if he was considering his words.
Meng Ke was not in a hurry, he just sat patiently and waited for his next step.
"Do you know that there hasn't been a Qi Refiner for eighty years now......
The old Taoist chief spoke word by word, his voice was low, and he told everything: "A hundred years ago, the immortal Buddha in the sky suddenly lost contact with the world, and the believers didn't care at first. But after a long time, some disciples who couldn't borrow the divine power of the ancestor began to panic, and as soon as all the factions communicated, they found that the entire heavenly realm seemed to have disappeared. No matter how the believers call the patriarch and how they do it, they will never get a response. ”
After a short panic, everyone calmed down. After the ancient Emperor Zhuan was connected to heaven and earth, didn't the human race also live well? Maybe this is also an opportunity, an opportunity to make everyone like a dragon. It's a pity ......"
"What a pity?"
Meng Ke originally thought that this world was just an ordinary Xianxia Datang, but he never thought that there would be such a secret.
"It's a pity...... With the dissipation of the qi of the immortals and Buddhas, the concentration of 'qi' between heaven and earth plummeted, and in just twenty years, the 'qi' of the human world no longer allowed the birth of new qi refiners. You are also a Qi Refiner, so you should know the importance of 'Qi'. It's just that the cultivation is no longer improved, and the treasures of heaven and earth are exhausted, but it can be ...... Normally, people will die in a hundred years, and without 'qi', the lifespan we have gained by exhaling and convincing will be completely reduced. Even if you don't consume 'qi' to do it, you will eventually go to the ruins. ”
The old Taoist priest spoke, his voice gradually lowered, and his tone was full of regret and regret.
"Lao Dao has lived long enough, and he is used to seeing the joys and sorrows of life. One by one, the disciples died of exhaustion, and I saw the old way in my eyes, but I could only shake my head and sigh. Over the years, Lao Dao has been discouraged, but fortunately, in a few years, I can also accompany them......"
He paused, looked at Meng Ke, and said: "But not everyone can be as free and easy as Lao Dao, some ghostly people began to move decades ago, fortunately, the Tang Dynasty at that time was in the prosperous era of all nations, the country was prosperous, and the martial arts were prosperous, but they did not succeed." ”
Meng Ke: "......"
Originally, he wanted to ask this old Taoist leader why he was able to cultivate, but after listening to his words, he directly extinguished the idea of asking.
In the face of the oppression of death, people can hold back their desire and not give you up, which can be regarded as a true way.
You're still up to show off? Isn't this the old birthday boy hanging himself - is it a long life?
"When the fortune of the dynasty finally weakens, the number of Datang's qi has begun to decay, and I am afraid it will not last for a few years. When that time comes, the demons will be fluctuating, and no one will want to lose their life for this. Evil cultivators, I'm afraid no one will be able to surrender ......"
The old man sighed softly, his eyes full of vicissitudes.
"A generation has a mission for a generation, and what will be done in a few years will be completed by the people in a few years."
Meng Ke put his hands behind his back and stood on the top of Daizong overlooking the mountains, his eyes were far away.
Lao Zhenren saw that he meant something, and his heart was clear, he patted Meng Ke's shoulder and said, "Xiaoyou, can you be convinced and let Lao Dao see the effect?" “
Meng Ke nodded, then sat cross-legged, closing his eyes and pranayama.
……
"That's ...... so"
After a cup of tea, the solemn expression of the old man was shattered into slag.
"How?"
Meng Ke opened his eyes and asked curiously.
The old Taoist took a deep breath and looked at Meng Ke but did not speak.
"Old man, you are talking!"
Meng Ke was a little anxious.
When has this been, and it is still selling.
The old Taoist was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Little friend, it's not that I mock you, it's that your qualifications are too poor. ”
He thought it was Meng Ke's 'master' with great powers, but he never thought that this guy's talent was too poor and his sense of qi was too poor, and every time he breathed in the 'qi', this world was still a drop in the bucket for the world where the concentration of 'qi' was extremely thin.
"Little friend, let's give you an example. If you want to take the 'qi' within one meter of your body next week, it will take a day to do it, do you know how many meters of 'qi' you can swallow at one time? ”
"Ten meters, or more?"
Meng Ke was surprised.
"Before the great changes in heaven and earth, it would be difficult for Lao Dao to devour the 'qi' within a radius of one meter in his life, because there would be a steady stream of ...... around him."
Looking at the old Taoist who explained to him seriously, Meng Keqiang resisted the urge to complain.
True scientific refining of qi, moon worship and low allocation......
“…… But now, the old man can drain all the 'qi' within a radius of 100 miles at a time. That's it, because of being in a blessed land of famous mountains, the 'qi' is richer than ordinary dust. ”
I was wrong, this is the moon worship high-end version.