When Li Daoxuan woke up again, he saw a string of beating fires.

Zhang Qianyang sat in front of the fire, roasting pheasants, and at the same time looked at a short sword with the help of the firelight, which was the high-grade magic weapon that Li Daoxuan had just obtained, the ancient swordfish intestine.

Li Daoxuan looked around, this place was no longer in Lijia Village, but on the top of an unknown barren mountain, the moonlight on his head was clear, and the rich yin qi was gone.

"Awake?"

Zhang Qianyang took off the wine gourd on his waist, threw it to Li Daoxuan, and said: "Your yang qi is lacking, this wine is made by me with a hundred years of vermilion fruit, drink a sip to strengthen your body." ”

Li Daoxuan sat up, only feeling that his body was cold, even if he leaned against the fire, it would not work.

He hurriedly took a sip of wine, and the hot wine flowed down his throat into his stomach, turning into a warm current, like a burning red clay stove, instantly dispelling the chill in his body.

Li Daoxuan wanted to take another sip, but as soon as he saw a flower, the wine gourd had been taken away by Zhang Qianyang.

"Hehe, it's not that I'm stingy, your kid isn't good enough, and it's not good to drink too much."

After that, he threw the fish intestine sword in his hand to Li Daoxuan, and said: "This sword is good, I didn't expect your kid's mana to be low, Fuyuan is really good, if it weren't for this sword, you wouldn't be able to hold me up." ”

Li Daoxuan asked, "Dao Chief, that ...... What about the ghost bride? ”

Zhang Qianyang glanced at him, and then took out a small cloth bag from his arms, on which the pattern of innate gossip was drawn in cinnabar.

The most surprising thing is that the cloth pocket is still shaking slightly, and from time to time it protrudes a corner, as if something inside is constantly struggling.

"She was injured by me and locked inside, what, boy, you want to kill her with your own hands?"

Li Daoxuan shook his head and said, "Forget it, she is actually a poor person, if the Taoist has a way to do it, please help her." ”

Zhang Qianyang glanced at him in surprise and said, "She almost killed you, you don't hate her at all?" ”

"Hate."

Li Daoxuan said lightly: "But I can kill the powerful ghost in the shroud, thanks to the help of the seniors in the ancestral hall, now in the entire Lijia Village, the only one left, I'm afraid she is the only one, if I can, I want to repay their kindness." ”

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Zhang Qianyang's eyes, he became more and more appreciative of this kid, he has brains, courage, and can still stick to morality, not be fascinated by hatred, such a heart, if he doesn't cultivate, it's a pity.

In addition, the reason why Li Daoxuan almost died was also related to his greed for a cup and missing the time, and under the guilt, Zhang Qianyang took the initiative to speak: "Boy, do you want to cultivate?" ”

Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was waiting for this sentence!

"Yes!"

He cut through the railroad and did not hide his desire for cultivation in the slightest.

Zhang Qianyang touched his sparse beard and suddenly asked, "Then why do you want to cultivate?" ”

Li Daoxuan's heart jumped, knowing that the other party was testing himself, if his answer could not satisfy him, then the good impression he had worked hard to leave before would be in vain.

Without answering in a hurry, Li Daoxuan closed his eyes and thought for a while.

Zhang Qianyang was not in a hurry, he ate roast chicken by himself, drank the liquor in the gourd, and waited quietly.

After a long time, Li Daoxuan opened his eyes, his eyes were clear, and said, "For immortality." ”

He thought of a lot of beautiful things, such as to eliminate demons and protect the peace of the world, but in the end he decided to follow his heart.

Cultivation is for immortality, slaying demons and eliminating demons is only for magic, and cultivating one's life is the foundation of the Tao.

He doesn't want to go through countless reincarnations, sinking in the sea of suffering again and again, life after life, he wants to jump out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements, from a chess piece, to a chess player.

In Journey to the West, Patriarch Bodhi said a lot of spells in a row, but Wukong didn't want to learn them, so he just asked, can you live forever?

That monkey also lives in Li Daoxuan's heart.

Hearing Li Daoxuan's answer, Zhang Qianyang's eyes showed a strange light, he smiled disdainfully, and mocked: "Immortal? What a big breath! ”

"Even if it is the old heavenly master of Longhu Mountain, and the real person surnamed Ye in Maoshan, they have monstrous mana, and their Taoism is unfathomable, and they dare not say that they can live forever, boy, if you want to live forever, I am afraid you have to become an immortal and an ancestor."

Li Daoxuan was unmoved, and said firmly: "Then you will become an immortal and an ancestor!" ”

Zhang Qianyang looked at him a little stunned, from this young man's body, he seemed to see the shadow of his youth.

The same talent, the same high spirit, and the same dare to say and do.

It's a pity that time has passed, and now he has lost the spirit of the year after that incident.

Zhang Qianyang's eyes were complicated, and after a long time, he snorted and said, "Huangkou Xiaoer, it's really unashamed!" ”

Li Daoxuan's eyes showed a hint of loss, it seemed that he had answered wrong, and the apprenticeship should be out of play.

Who knew that Zhang Qianyang's tone changed, and he said lightly: "But Dao Ye, I really like your hard temper, hehe, I want to see if you can still say such big words after experiencing the difficulties of cultivation." ”

Li Daoxuan raised his eyes suddenly, his eyes full of surprise.

He was about to kneel down and worship his teacher.

Heaven and earth are the king's own teacher, the ancients attached great importance to the teacher, and it was not even under the bloodline, especially in the line of cultivation, the master and apprentice are the biggest cause and effect, and the word master is as heavy as a mountain.

But Zhang Qianyang stopped Li Daoxuan.

"Don't be busy kneeling first, Dao Ye, I have a rule for accepting apprentices, my apprentices must meet the four standards of wisdom, bravery, faith, and righteousness, you have morality in your heart, and you dare to kill the bat demon if you have a meager Taoism, and you also know how to use external forces, wisdom, courage and righteousness are no problem, but this faith ......"

He continued: "The cultivators of my generation, the kindness owed must be repaid, and the promises made to others must be fulfilled, you promised the villagers of Xiaosha Village before to help them eradicate the snake demon, if you can't do it, how can you be my disciple?" ”

Li Daoxuan was stunned for a moment and explained: "Dao Chief, I'm not lying to them, but I'm now in the middle of the Dao Fa, wait for me-"

Zhang Qianyang shook his head and said, "Let me ask you, what month is it now?" ”

"May."

"The peasants work mostly in May, although the taxes of the imperial court are not heavy now, after Emperor Zhenguan ascended the throne, he adopted the policy of lightly paying little taxes and resting with the people, but the people who have just experienced the war, where is there still much grain?"

Li Daoxuan was silent, he remembered the gruel and wild vegetables he ate at the old village Zheng's house, which was already a hearty meal for the people at the bottom.

"They are now hiding in Longshou Mountain, not daring to farm, living on meager surplus food, how can they survive the next winter?"

Looking at the silent Li Daoxuan, Zhang Qianyang said meaningfully: "Sometimes it's not just demons who can kill people. ”

Li Daoxuan bowed deeply to him and said with emotion: "Thank you for your advice!" ”

"It's just that my mana is low, can I ask the Taoist chief to help a little, don't ask too much, it's the kind of ancient jade that can replace death, and give another three or five pieces?"

Li Daoxuan suddenly put on a smiling face and began to put on a close.

Zhang Qianyang's face darkened, and he said angrily: "Get out, the life-saving ancient jade was given by the old man, and it is worth a lot, it's gone, it's gone!" ”

But in the end, he also pointed out Li Daoxuan.

"Although the snake demon is high, but to subdue demons, you can't just rely on brute force, you have to use your brains more and think about the truth that all things are born and restrain each other."

After saying this, he patted Li Daoxuan's shoulder, coughed and said: "The Bat Demon Demon Pill in your arms, as well as the three ingots of gold, I took them for you first, the Demon Pill has a strong smell, and the snake demon relied on this to track you down in the first place." ”

"As for the three ingots of gold, cough cough, it's too heavy, I'm afraid you will carry it too heavy, okay, Dao Ye, I still have something, I will leave first, if you destroy the snake demon, you will take its corpse to the True Yang Taoist Temple in Xinyang County to find me."

After saying that, he seemed to be afraid of Li Daoxuan's opposition, so he stepped on it and rode the wind, but he disappeared into the moonlight in a few breaths.

Li Daoxuan: "......"

(I don't know if there are any masters who can guess how Li Daoxuan is going to get rid of the snake demon?) ）