In the dark night, the lights suddenly brightened in Ping'an Village, a small seaside fishing village, followed by the screams of women, the cries of children, and the angry scolding of men, all kinds of voices sounded in a swarm, but soon these voices turned into painful pleas.

A man with a majestic figure stood in front of the statue of the goddess of the sea, not knowing what he was thinking. Driven by a group of black-clothed men, the men, women and children of Ping'an Village were driven to the statue like a herd of lambs to the slaughter and formed a circle.

A man in black pulled a little old man in his fifties and sixties, bent over his waist, out of the crowd and threw him to the ground. Immortal Master! Please spare us! What did we do? We must change! I beg you! You are the dragon of the Nine Heavens, we are just little earthworms in the mud, you adults don't remember that the villain spared us! ”

The little old man buttoned his head like garlic, but the man didn't look at him. The man in black on the side bowed down and said, "Lord, this person is the head of this village, Li Youfu." ”

The man nodded, turned his head to reveal a zombie-like face, and startled Li Youfu. If Ling Ning could definitely recognize it, this man was the envoy of the Sword Ling Sect who killed his father—Chen Ping!

Chen Ping looked at Li Youfu, and suddenly stretched out his palm and pressed it on the top of his head, Li Youfu only felt a pain on the top of his head, and then the pain began to spread all over his body, his body trembled uncontrollably as if he was electrocuted, and foaming at the mouth. This is the usual method of interrogation of monks - soul searching!

For ordinary monks, soul searching can be described as a very painful punishment, as if the soul has been pulled out of the body, accompanied by the pain of thousands of steel needles piercing the skin inch by inch. Many of those who have been punished in this way will go insane and become invalids.

The monks were still unbearable, let alone mortals like Li Youfu. By the time the soul search was over, Li Youfu had turned into a hideous-looking corpse.

The corners of Chen Ping's mouth showed a little smile, obviously getting the result he wanted. Then he looked around and said, "Who is Wang Sanhu?" Stand up. ”

Seeing that everyone didn't react, he nodded and said, "Very good, if no one stands up if I count to three, I'll kill that little girl first!" ”

"Don't kill my child! Yes! A village woman wanted to snatch her child back, but was slashed by the man in black, and the man on the side rushed up with a mad roar, but was easily pressed under the man in black. He didn't kill this man, just because he was afraid of killing Wang Sanhu by mistake.

“1…… 2……”

At this time, the eyes of the villagers all looked at a stout man, and the man finally couldn't stand this pleading gaze, Huo Ran got up and said loudly: "I am Wang Sanhu!" What's the matter you're rushing to me! Don't kill innocents! ”

Chen Ping nodded, waved his hand, and the man in black escorted Wang Sanhu in front of him.

The corpse of the village chief Li Youfu was in front of him, and Wang Sanhu knew what he was going to face, although he was afraid, he still asked loudly: "Why! Why are you killing us? What the hell have we offended you, tell me, let me be blind...... Yes! ”

Before he could finish his words, he was forcibly searched by Chen Ping, as an ordinary mortal, the immortals did not need to consult with them for any action, let alone tell them the reason. It's like a person who doesn't need to ask for the ants' consent before they step on them.

Wang Sanhu died, staring wide-eyed and not blinking.

Chen Ping let out a long breath, he looked up at the moon and was slightly silent, and then walked in one direction. After a while, he came to a cemetery, and finally stopped in front of a tombstone, which was engraved: "The tomb of husband Li Xian, wife Chen An'an, brother Wang Sanhu stood on a certain year, month, and day." ”

Chen Ping seemed to say to himself at the tombstone: "My dear sister, I have been looking for you for so many years, and I finally found you." I know you blame me...... You should blame me too...... But...... But you know what kind of environment we grew up in, and I have to do this if I want to climb up......"

He was slightly silent, and his eyes seemed to show a look of remembrance. After a moment, he sighed: "I have sacrificed my friends and you to this day, but I don't regret it!" These are the costs to be paid on the path of cultivation...... An An, I have no way back. My 'Taishang Forgetfulness Technique' has reached a bottleneck, because I always have you in my heart, and I can't be ruthless, so I want to erase everything from you, and let this village be buried with you. By the way, and my niece who I've never met...... She's your stain, I'll clean it up for you, and that man, and I won't let him go......"

At night, the village of Ping'an was ablaze with flames, the fire was accompanied by painful wails, and the villagers cried and prayed for the sea god Niangniang to save them, but this time the sea goddess Niangniang did not appear again. Maybe the villagers didn't know why the sea goddess Niangniang, whom they had always worshipped, didn't save them this time.

The fire burned for three days and three nights, and even a light rain could not extinguish it, as if the flames were about to erase all traces of the village's existence.

……

Inside the "Black Tower", the tallest building of the Nine Shadows Evil Sect, the sect master looked out of the window expressionlessly. The entire abyss had been filled with bright red liquid, which was constantly bubbling like a pot of boiling hot porridge. The abyss's shore was like a swarm of ants, marching towards the abyss from all directions, and the whole abyss became the deadly sweet sugar water, attracting them to leap down desperately, and when they came into contact with the bright red hot liquid, they came to their senses again, but they could only struggle, crying, cursing and drowning in the rolling torrent.

At this moment, the abyss has turned into purgatory on earth!

"Dangdang!"

"Come in."

"Sect Master, the people have brought it!" Breaking Wind pushed the door open and pushed a man into the room. This man's long dark red hair is very eye-catching, although he is a little thin, it does not damage his handsome face, he is none other than Su Jiu, who has been missing for a long time!

Ring and loop chains were tightly bound around his body, and as he struggled, the chains glowed crimson, like a soldering iron, causing pain and frowning. One end of the chain was clutched in the hands of Broken Wind, as if the owner was leading a dog.

"Break the immortal! You, as the sect master of the Nine Shadows of the Mortal Realm, have done such a rebellious thing! Do you want all the monks to be enemies of the Nine Shadows? As soon as Su Jiu met, he shouted angrily unceremoniously.

"Bold! Dare to be rude to the sect master! Breaking the Wind kicked him in the knee, and Su Jiu snorted and refused to kneel.

"The stinky boy is quite tough, it's really a toast and don't eat and drink......" Breaking the Wind was about to teach him a lesson, when he suddenly heard the Broken Changsheng say: "Shocking Wind, go out." ”

Broken Wind looked at his back, said "yes", threw the end of the chain on the ground and bowed out.

"What the hell do you want to do? The entire Nine Shadows Empire is about to be killed by you! Su Jiu took a step, his whole body was now locked by this chain, and he couldn't use his strength at all, otherwise he would definitely pounce on it and tear this person apart!

Duan Changsheng turned around, stared at him and said, "Xiao Ah Jiu, do you really not know me?" ”

Su Jiu frowned, although he knew that the sect master of the Nine Shadows of the Mortal Dust was an immortal, but this was the first time he had seen him, how could he say that he knew him? However, the three words "Xiao Ah Jiu" made him feel familiar, but he really couldn't remember when he had heard it.

Su Jiu said: "What do you mean?" I haven't seen you before. If you want to ask me about the secrets of the Nine Shadows, I'd rather die than say it, you don't have to fake the trap of soul searching! ”

Broken Changsheng sneered, "Soul searching? I know that your own disciples like you have been banned, and even if you search for souls, you won't be able to find the core information, but you will be killed...... How? You just want to die? I didn't abuse you. ”

What he said was the truth, when Su Jiu infiltrated the Nine Shadows Empire alone to investigate, he met Wen Xin'er on the way, and the two walked together, but they were unexpectedly ambushed by the Nine Shadows Evil Sect. It was Broken Storm and Broken Shaotian who set up the ambush, and he tried his best to let Wen Xin'er escape, but he didn't know that Wen Xin'er had mistakenly practiced the "Heaven Devouring Demon Skill" and caused his mental disorder, and the rescue he had been waiting for was also heard from because of this.

After falling into the hands of Duan Changsheng, he thought that he would be tortured to extract a confession, but he didn't expect that after being caught, not only was he not tortured, but he was kept in captivity with delicious food and drink, which was much more than he expected.

Su Jiu said coldly: "You didn't abuse me, but I won't admit your affection, you don't have to think about winning me over, I won't give in!" ”

At this moment, there is a poisonous needle less than half an inch hidden in his mouth, once this poisonous needle enters the human body, it will release a strong toxin, and the poisoned person will definitely die within an hour! This was originally his means of committing suicide, but now it can also be used to attack the enemy. It's just that now the true element in his whole body is blocked, and if he wants to kill with one blow, he can only wait for the moment when the other party is distracted and launch it with his mouth, there is only one chance!

Duan Changsheng said: "Xiao Ah Jiu, you don't recognize me, I don't blame you...... Because you were sealed with memories by that old fellow. But you should always remember your sister! ”

"Sister?" Su Jiu looked puzzled, "What are you talking about?" I'm an orphan, where did I come from? ”

"Hahaha!" Broken Changsheng looked up to the sky and smiled, "Orphans? That's the old guy's usual method! His face changed suddenly, and he said, "I'll tell you!" You have a sister, you are not an orphan! Your sister's name is Su Sanniang! ”

Duan Changsheng was only two steps away from Su Jiu at this time, and he should have shot out the deadly poisonous needle, but the three words "Su Sanniang" exploded like a bomb in his mind! He seemed to remember something, some images were desperately circling in his mind, but he just couldn't catch it, and he couldn't see it clearly!

Duan Changsheng saw the confusion and struggle in his eyes, nodded and said, "Very good, it seems that you haven't completely forgotten her." ”

"Su ...... Su Sanniang is my sister? Su Jiu muttered to himself, "No...... No! You lie! I am an orphan, a child picked up by the master from the mountains! How is it possible to have a sister? Don't confuse me anymore! It's an illusion, it's a demon! ”

Duan Changsheng sneered: "Is it the illusion that you know in your own heart, you said that you were picked up by that old guy in the mountain, which mountain is it?" When? Can you remember what you did as a child? ”

"I've long forgotten what happened when I was a child!" Although Su Jiu said this, he began to try to recall his childhood memories, but he couldn't remember anything, it seemed that he had been practicing with his master in the mountains since he could remember, but this memory was when he was eleven or twelve years old.

Duan Changsheng walked to the window with his hand, turned his back to him and said: "In the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, you were only five years old, the moon was so round that night, I held you in the courtyard to admire the moon." At this time, Sanniang came back, and she happily said that she was favored by Jiuyou, and she could go to Jiuyou to practice, not only could she go herself, but she could also bring us with her...... I was overjoyed, thinking that I could finally get rid of the hard life of 'mining' every day...... Who knew that when I arrived in Jiuyou, Sanniang often disappeared, although I was worried about her, but I thought that her talent must have been cultivated by the sect, so she was so busy, and I was happy for her in my heart. Sanniang was very happy at first and often came to see us, but gradually she became less happy. I asked her why, and she wouldn't say. Until ......"

He was slightly silent, as if remembering something sad, "...... Until one day, some people came, and they told me that Sanniang was dead, and there was not even a body left. At that time, I thought that she had died at the hands of a hostile force, so I didn't have any suspicions, I just wanted to work hard to avenge her. But I didn't expect it...... I didn't expect that old thing to hurt your sister and come to harm you, and forcibly took you into the door......"

When Duan Changsheng said this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Xiao Ah Jiu, you were still a child at that time, I won't blame you, but I hope that one day you can come to your senses......"

Su Jiu already had a splitting headache when he heard this, the more he wanted to recall these things, the more he felt that something in his mind was trying his best to stop it, he didn't want to tell whether these things were true or false, he only knew that the man in front of him had slaughtered hundreds of millions of beings in the Nine Shadows Empire!

"You big devil, I won't believe anything you say! Go to hell! Su Jiu used the last strength of his body to rush towards Broken Immortal!

"If you insist on being my enemy, I can only ...... I'm sorry Sanniang......" Duan Changsheng seemed to have been on guard, he said this leisurely, and then suddenly turned to the side, and then kicked Su Jiu's ass! The force of this kick was heavy and only heard a "click", Su Jiu's entire body broke out of the window, and he was about to fall into the hot bright red liquid, suddenly his waist tightened, and the momentum of falling suddenly stopped! It turned out that it was Broken Changsheng who stepped on the tail of the chain on his body.

"Break the immortal! You let go of me! Don't be pretentious, I won't believe you! You bastard! Have the ability to one-on-one heads-up! ”

Facing Su Jiu's roar, Duan Changsheng chuckled and said, "Little Ah Jiu, you are still too young, if you want to be my enemy, you can cultivate for a few more years!" ”

With that, he used a force under his feet, and with a "snap", the entire chain instantly collapsed into countless pieces!

Su Jiu's body loosened and then fell suddenly, and just as he was about to fall into the bright red liquid, he found that the true yuan in his body had begun to recover! It was with the help of this little true element that his five fingers were fiercely inserted into the wall, and he actually hung on the wall!

He felt that the true yuan in his body was gushing out continuously, and he knew that the prohibition on his body had been lifted, although he could not recover his strength immediately, as long as he could recover one or two percent, he would be able to escape from here. He didn't dare to rest for too long, so he hurriedly used Zhenyuan's hands and feet and jumped with a flip, and finally climbed out of the abyss, blended into the crowds of people, and fled in a blink of an eye.

When the frightening wind rushed in, he saw that the window had a big hole but Su Jiu's figure was missing, and immediately said, "I'll chase it!" ”

Duan Changsheng looked at the direction in which Su Jiu disappeared, shook his head and said, "No need, there are still three days before the Demon God will come, and at that time act according to the plan." ”

Breaking the Storm seemed to know the relationship between the two, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes, but he still said respectfully: "Obey." ”

Su Jiu didn't dare to stop and rush frantically for a moment when he escaped, his mind kept recalling the words of Broken Changsheng, and his reason told himself that these were just his rhetoric, all fake! But he couldn't help but think about it, he couldn't help but recall, and the more he recalled, the more his head hurt. He didn't dare to let himself stop, but it wasn't because he was afraid of being caught, he was even more afraid that as soon as he stopped, he would start to question his master and his sect! In his heart, the master raised him, and he has long been like his father, and he does not allow anyone to smear him, let alone question himself.

The desperate running exhausted him, and finally the true yuan in his body was exhausted, and he fell to the ground with a "poof". His mind was in a state of chaos, and he didn't want to think about it anymore, he just wanted to fall asleep like this.

In his sleep, he seemed to be really back to his childhood.

"Little Ah Jiu, get up quickly!"

"Xiao Ah Jiu, follow me to the mountains to collect medicine today!"

"Little Ah Jiu, you are awesome! This is a rare elixir, I must be able to change some spirit stones today, so that I can buy new clothes for Xiao Ah Jiu! ”

……

In the familiar "Xiao Ah Jiu", the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile. It was as if in a dream he was no longer a wild child, nor was he an orphan...... But smiling and laughing, tears slipped quietly.

……

The night seemed unusually long, and Dowling continued: "...... Under the teachings of Qingyin, Yinian made rapid progress, retreated at the age of five, and achieved extraordinary achievements in his teens. Even some of the eminent monks of the time did not have as good an opinion of the Dharma as he did, but it was because he was so intelligent that he was more likely to go astray. ”

Speaking of this, Dowling sighed lightly, as if he was quite sorry, and he continued: "After what happened three years ago, I have reflected with Qingyin on when this child began to go astray. Maybe it was the first time he had gone down the mountain since he came out, and he had seen too many temptations in that descent. This temptation silently penetrated into his heart, and as he grew older, coupled with someone's deliberate temptation, he finally broke out and was out of control. ”

At this time, Ziling interjected: "Why did someone deliberately lure him?" Didn't Master Qingyin notice at the time? ”

Dao Lin said: "Qingyin was busy practicing meditation at that time, and he didn't believe that anyone dared to do evil in the Garan Temple, so he didn't take precautions. The old man travels outside all the year round and is not in the temple, so he was taken advantage of by someone with a heart. ”

Ziling said: "Then who is so bold and dares to seduce Master Yinian?" ”

At the mention of this, this master with extraordinary concentration shook his head again and said frequently: "Injustice, injustice, really injustice!" It's a scandal, but it's ...... But it won't be long before it spreads across the continent, and it's nothing to tell you now...... Have you ever heard of the 'Heavenly Cult'? ”

The two shook their heads, apparently unheard.

Dowling said: "The Heavenly Desire Sect is a mysterious organization, and it has rarely revealed its whereabouts on the rivers and lakes for hundreds of years. This organization has its roots in the Tantric sect of Buddhism, which is very different from our Zen Buddhism. Their supreme leader is revered as the 'Mother of the Heavenly Buddha', and the Heavenly Sect advocates the dual cultivation of men and women......"

When it comes to the words "male and female double cultivation", Zi and Ling know what it means.

Ziling couldn't help but interject: "Is it this person from the Heavenly Desire Sect who seduced Master Yinian?" ”

Dao Lin shook his head and said, "The Heavenly Desire Sect lured Qingyin, and Yi Nian is just a child who is being used. ”

Ziling said: "What the hell is going on?" Confuse me! ”

Ling Ning said: "You always interject, how the master understands what he said, you better be quiet and listen carefully." ”

Ziling said angrily: "I want to interject, slightly!" She said this, but honestly listened to Dowling continue to speak, and stopped talking.

Dowling smiled slightly: "It's okay, the little girl doesn't matter if she likes to interject." He continued: "About twenty years ago, I heard that there was a plague at the foot of the mountain, so Qingyin went down the mountain to treat the villagers and apply medicine...... The matter went very smoothly, and it was done in less than half a month, when he suddenly saw a gangster violently assaulting a woman in the mountains on his way back. He naturally stepped forward to dissuade him, but who knew that the person's cultivation was not weak, Qingyin was eager to save people, and finally killed the villain by mistake. ”

Ziling said: "In order to prevent thieves from doing evil, Master Qingyin is right even if he kills people and breaks the ring!" ”

Dao Lin said: "Yes, Qingyin naturally understands, but after all, it was the first time he broke the vows, and he always felt a little blame in his heart." It was a coincidence that it was raining heavily, and he saw that the woman was motionless and unconscious, so he could only carry the woman to a nearby cave. In the hole...... Qingyin said that he couldn't control it...... When she woke up the next day, the woman was gone, leaving only a crimson silk scarf...... Qingyin knew that he had made a big mistake, and his century-old Taoism was ruined, and when he returned to the temple, he was so ashamed and angry that he couldn't afford to fall ill until a few months later. And this incident has become a lingering nightmare for him, he only dares to hide it in his heart and never tell it to outsiders......"

Ziling was puzzled: "What did Master Qingyin do?" Did he bully the woman like the thief? What does a red silk scarf mean? ”

Although Ling Ning had never been in contact with men and women, he also knew a little, and hurriedly said, "Don't interrupt, let the master talk about it!" ”

Ziling glared at him, and said, "If you don't understand, you have to ask!" What's wrong with that? Why can't I ask? ”

"You ......" Ling Ning didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only look at Dao Lin and see what he said.

Dowling smiled and said, "This matter can't be answered by the old man, when you grow up and have your own husband, you will naturally understand." ”

"Really?" Ziling pursed her lips and wanted to ask, but when she saw Ling Ning glaring at her with an expression that she was going to eat her, she could only swallow the rest of the words back into her stomach.

"Two years later, on a rainy night, someone brought a baby boy to Qingyin and handed him a string of Buddhist beads. Qingyin recognized that this string of Buddhist beads was lost by him when he went down the mountain two years ago, and he naturally understood that the baby boy in front of him was ......"