Ling Ning's body suddenly emitted a light blue light, and then his body involuntarily began to rise.

"What happened? Why is my body ......"

Xifei looked at him and smiled, "It seems that your friends have succeeded. ”

"Succeeded? What does that mean? ”

"Meaning, you can get out."

"Huh?"

Before Ling Ning could react, his body rose rapidly as if he was being sucked by a whirlpool, and then the pitch-black door suddenly opened, and his consciousness returned to the source space. At this time, the source space was pitch black, and two beams of light fell from above, one shone on him, and the other on a familiar back, he knew that back, it was the palace master who betrayed him!

The palace master turned around, his eyes tightened, and he shot out undisguised hatred.

Ling Ning said, "I don't know why you hate me so much, but that can't be a reason for you to take my body. ”

The palace master said: "I don't know why I hate you so much, maybe I've been asleep for too long and forgotten too much...... But I will never go back to that place again! Absolute! ”

Ling Ning said: "Then let's break it here!" ”

With a flip of his palm, the long sword shattered star suddenly appeared in his palm, and the tip of the sword pointed at the palace master. The palace master's body also began to emit pitch-black flames, emitting a black that was even darker than the darkness around him.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then moved at the same time!

They rushed in each other's direction, the pitch-black flames turned into spears and stabbed at Ling Ning, and the long sword in Ling Ning's hand also turned into a white meteor and rushed towards each other!

"Bang!"

The loud crash was deafening, and the light of black and white flickered incessantly. They are like two magnets sucking together, and like two fiercely burning torches, they are constantly consuming themselves until one of them dies and turns to ashes!

Ling Ning didn't know where his strength came from, he only felt that a steady stream of power was emerging from somewhere, along his arm and onto his sword. This power seemed to be endless, he could feel the heat from the pitch-black flames, and he could also feel the intense killing intent carried on it, as well as a pure evil!

In a trance, he seemed to see his dead father. He was asking himself why he didn't avenge him? Seeing Zhou Wu, who was beheaded by him with a sword, he pounced on him viciously; saw the dead Ying Po, who was staring at him with resentment, eager to eat him alive...... He saw a multitude of unjust souls, some dead at his hands, but most of them strange beings whose names could not be named, and these unjust souls reached out to him, as if trying to drag him to hell.

"Are you afraid?" The sound of the evening sounded in my ears.

Ling Ning shook his head, not knowing why his heart was extremely calm, like a lake without wind.

"To be honest, I'm tired of these tricks......" With his words, the long sword moved forward a few inches, and the cheeks of Qian Mei'er and Xia Shiqing appeared in his mind.

"I'm still a lot of things to do, so I won't lose to you! Drink! ”

"Poof!"

The flickering light stopped abruptly, and the long sword pierced through the chest of the palace.

"You...... You still won......" Pitch-black blood flowed from the corners of Gong Zhong's mouth, she stared at Ling Ning, and suddenly let out a mocking smile, "Hahahaha, do you think she really wants to help you?" ”

"She? You mean Sunset? ”

He turned his head, and Xifei was standing beside him, without a trace of expression on his face, just looking at the palace master lightly.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"She, that woman, she betrayed you too! It's the broken star that I used! Do you think she really wants to help you? Hahaha! That's nothing but wishful thinking on your part! She's just trying to take advantage of you! You, just like me! It's the same! To people like you and me forever...... Never want to get someone else's heart! Even if you get it, you lose it! ”

"Enough! It's time for you to go back to where you need to be! Ling Ning suddenly pulled out his long sword, and the body in the palace turned into a cloud of black smoke and slowly rose, and finally disappeared.

"Is she telling the truth?" Ling Ning still couldn't help but ask.

Xi Fei smiled, not as lively as before, but looked a lot more mature.

"What she said is true, I betrayed you and stabbed you in the chest with this sword." Xifei's voice was still calm, without any emotional fluctuations, as if she was saying something ordinary.

"Why?"

"For the sake of my father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, my people......" Xifei looked into his eyes, and there was infinite tenderness in her eyes, "She said that you can't get other people's hearts, she was wrong!" My heart has always been with you, and it has never changed. After you died, I killed myself with this sword. Even though...... Even if you hate me, I will always be there for you, maybe you think you are lonely, but not ......"

Xi Fei's eyes were full of tears, and at this moment, Ling Ning's heart softened again. He found it difficult for him to hate someone, even if it was the palace master, he never really hated her in his heart. Maybe everyone has their own last resort for everything they do, he just wants to understand everyone.

"I ...... I've never blamed you, so please stop crying. He wanted to reach out to help Xifei wipe away his tears, but he threw himself into the air, his hand couldn't touch her anyway, she was like a transparent person, a ball of air.

"I believe that even in my previous life, I never blamed you, thank you for being by my side. I don't know why, but it feels like it's ...... here," he pointed to his heart, "...... It's warm and fulfilling. ”

Ling Ning smiled gently, his figure gradually became transparent, he was about to return to the real world. Xifei looked at his departing figure and said softly: "This may be the last time I will see you, Your Honor, I will always love you." ”

Her shadow slowly vanished, and darkness returned to the source space.

Some eternal partings always come unexpectedly, and by the time you realize it, it's too late.

……

Ling Ning opened his eyes, and he was back in the real world. The red sky began to dissipate, revealing a pitch-black night sky. He sat up and found that Qian Mei'er and Xia Shiqing were lying beside him. Both women were covered with wounds, and their faces were pale and unconscious. He was startled, and hurriedly reached out and pressed on the shoulders of the two women, and at the same time turned on the Divine Decision, continuously inputting the true yuan in his body into the two women's bodies.

Their external injuries were not fatal, but there was a large amount of "pitch-black" true essence left in their bodies, which was corroding their internal organs, and their own true essence could not be removed at all. He hurriedly used his divine determination to inhale these "dark matter" into his body and return it to the sea of qi. These true elements are harmless to him, but beneficial to him.

After a while, the two women made a "bang" sound, as if they were showing signs of waking up, and their faces gradually became bloody. Ling Ning was overjoyed when he saw this, and sped up the operation of Zhenyuan.

Suddenly, he heard two "poofs", and someone fell behind him, and then walked towards him, and the footsteps were two people. Ling Ning didn't dare to be distracted, he just hoped that it was a friend who came. But when they walked in front of him, they found that it was Broken Immortal and Broken Heaven!

Duan Changsheng smiled slightly when he saw him and stopped in front of him. The broken Shaotian behind him cracked his mouth, and he still carried Su Jiu's big knife on his shoulder.

Ling Ning said: "It's you!" You're not dead yet? ”

Broken Changsheng snorted twice and did not answer, but drew a short blade from his arms. This short blade is made of bronze, and the handle of the knife is also carved with a certain strange beast. He thought that the other party would suddenly attack, and he had secretly prepared for defense, but he didn't expect that he would stop looking at him, calmly walked to the corpse of the demon god, inserted the short blade into the corpse, and then made countless handprints, while chanting words in his mouth.

Duan Shaotian looked around vigilantly, and he had no intention of making a move.

After a while, the body of the demon god changed, and it made a "crunch" sound, and its volume began to shrink, as if it had been folded and flattened by an invisible hand. Ling Ning subconsciously opened the pupil technique, only to see that the spiritual power of the demon god's whole body was continuously poured into the short blade, just when he didn't know why, the demon god suddenly let out a low roar, like the air coming out of his throat after the abdominal cavity was flattened.

When Broken Changsheng pulled out the short blade, the short blade had already turned dark brown. The body of the demon god was like a sucked mud, only one-third of its original size.

Ling Ning couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you doing?" ”

Broken Changsheng put away the short blade with satisfaction and said, "Do you think I'll tell you?" ”

Ling Ning said: "You're not afraid that I will make a move?" ”

Broken Changsheng said: "I know that you killed the Demon God, I really want to thank you." But you're not going to make a move, these two women are at a critical time right now, are they? ”

Ling Ning snorted coldly and didn't speak.

Duan Changsheng said: "If we make a move now, can you take it?" Your power is truly terrifying, but you don't seem to be able to deal with us right now. ”

Ling Ning said, "So, you want to try?" ”

Duan Changsheng smiled and said, "I'm preparing a revenge, you know...... I know you have a lot of secrets, and with people like you, the world gets a lot more interesting, hahaha. ”

After speaking, he gently skimmed past him, and said at the same time: "Shaotian, let's go." ”

Duan Shaotian patted the big knife on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Tell Su Jiu, I'll wait for him to get it, hahaha!" ”

After saying that, the two left one after the other.

About half an hour later, Qian Meier and Xia Shiqing woke up slowly. Seeing that Ling Ning had returned to normal, the former threw himself into his arms with a "bang", his worry overflowing. Xia Shiqing just smiled happily, but the joy and excitement in her eyes were no less than that of Qian Mei'er.

A low voice suddenly came out of the sky: "The Xuanyuan Secret Realm will open in half an hour, and the monks who are qualified to enter will come to the northeast corner of the abyss to gather!" ”

Ling Ning was slightly stunned and said, "I didn't expect the Xuanyuan Secret Realm to open at this time, but what does a qualified monk mean?" ”

Xia Shiqing said: "Xuanyuan jade is needed to enter the Xuanyuan Secret Realm, and a piece of Xuanyuan jade can allow five monks to enter. Most of the Xuanyuan Jade is in the hands of the five major sects, followed by a powerful clan like the Xuanyuan clan. ”

Ling Ning's mind immediately remembered that his father Ling Yuan had exchanged a golden token for his own life, and that token should be the legendary Xuanyuan Jade. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a tingling in my heart.

Qian Meier said: "Grandma said that she would leave a place for me, but I don't want to go now." Xiao Ning, you can go for me. ”

Ling Ning said: "This ...... How does this work? ”

Qian Mei'er said: "What's the matter, anyway, I still have injuries on my body, I'm afraid I can't go, so why waste a place." ”

Ling Ning hesitated in his heart, it would be false to say that he was not interested in this Ancient First Divine Sword, but he knew that this quota was what many people wanted to break their heads, and if he accepted it, it meant that he owed the sect or the fox clan a favor. If it was Qian Meier's own thing, he would naturally accept it without any scruples, but if it was other favors, he would have to think about it.

Just as he was thinking, a white light fell in front of them, and the three of them fixed their eyes on it, it was a burly old man. The old man was extremely majestic, nearly two meters tall, his hair was white and hung down to his waist, and his eyes were almost narrowed into a line, but there was a faint hint of fine light, which made people dare not look directly.

Qian Mei'er was the first to speak: "Who are you?" ”

The old man smiled slightly and said, "The old man is an immortal." ”

Xia Shiqing suddenly said: "I heard that the Zhiyi Immortal is the head of the three immortals of mortal dust, and it is really an honor to see it today." ”

Qian and Ling knew that the old man in front of them had a great identity, and they couldn't help but be in awe.

The Zhiyi Immortal looked at Ling Ning and said, "I have to thank this little brother for quelling the disaster this time." We all saw it, and it was really admirable for the little brother to work hard. Naturally, there are two little friends who are also very dedicated. ”

Before Ling Ning could speak, Qian Mei'er said, "Aren't the three immortals the guardians of the Mortal Dust Continent?" Why did such a big thing happen to Jiuyou, but the immortals didn't stop it? Instead, let me wait to rush to the front? ”

The Zhiyi Immortal smiled bitterly: "It's not that we didn't make a move, but this disaster is far beyond our capabilities. Every time before the opening of the Xuanyuan Secret Realm, more than half of our strength has to be used to maintain the operation of the secret realm, plus the white phosphorus immortals have encountered some accidents, and less than one percent of the ten percent of the strength can be used...... In short, this time it is really thanks to you, otherwise it would not have ended so easily. ”

The three of them didn't know how much they were in business, and they didn't want to ask more anyway that the disaster had subsided.

Qian Mei'er said: "Dare to ask why the immortals have come?" ”

Zhiyi Immortal said: "The three of them have contributed to quelling the disaster, so the old man allowed the three to enter the secret realm. ”

Although this was not expected by the three of them, it was reasonable, so the three of them were not too surprised. Qian Mei'er said: "Thank you for the kindness of the immortals, but I am afraid that I have injuries on my body and will not be able to deal with the battle in the secret realm, so I have to give up." ”

Xia Shiqing also said: "I am the same, thank you for the kindness of the immortals." ”

Seeing that neither of them wanted to enter, Ling Ning also seemed to feel a little distracted, and was about to excuse himself, but Qian Mei'er understood what he meant, took his hand and said, "Xiao Ning, you must go in!" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you must win the Xuanyuan Sword! ”

Xia Shiqing also said: "Yes, the Xuanyuan Sword must not fall into the hands of people with improper intentions, then it will be ruined." ”

Seeing this, Ling Ning had no choice but to nod and said, "I understand, I'm willing to go in and give it a try." ”

The Zhiyi Immortal nodded, he thought about it, took out three bamboo knots from his arms and distributed them to them, and said: "This is the old man's token, for you, if he encounters any difficulties on the mortal continent in the future, he can come to me with this object." ”

Ling Ning saw that this bamboo was the thickness of a thumb, and the surface had been jadeized, like a piece of beautiful jade, and the three ancient seals of "Purple Bamboo Forest" were engraved on it. The three of them put away the bamboo, Xia Shiqing seemed to think of something, and took out a golden square hole coin from the ring, which was engraved with the words "Treasure of the Golden Toad". She handed the coin to Ling Ning and said, "This is what I got by chance, it is a token of the Golden Toad Immortal, I think you may be able to use it in the secret realm, you can take it." ”

This is a token of the immortals, you can ask the immortals for help, such an important thing Ling Ning hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to accept it or not.

Qian Mei'er said: "If you don't accept Sister Shiqing, you will be unhappy!" ”

Ling Ning smiled happily and accepted it.

The Zhiyi Immortal touched his beard and looked at them, and said, "Wait a while, I'll take you into the secret realm first, and you can rest for a while now." ”

Ling Ning nodded, he looked around, a large number of floating corpses under the abyss floated on the hot liquid like magma, and began to emit a foul smell. He couldn't help but think to himself, how many people in the entire Nine Shadows Empire could survive? What is the purpose of so many deaths?

Suddenly, a tornado appeared in the air, hovering in and around the abyss, and then a large number of spirits seemed to be inspired by some kind of inspiration, and they all appeared and flew towards the tornado, and in the blink of an eye, they converged into a torrent, and the flow of them into the tornado disappeared.

Ling Ning pointed at the tornado and said, "What is this?" It's absorbing these ...... The souls of these dead? ”

Qian and Xia came to him and looked in the direction he pointed, but found nothing.

Qian Mei'er wondered, "What are you talking about?" Nothing. ”

Ling Ning was surprised: "Can't you see it? Shiqing, you ......"

Xia Shiqing shook her head, obviously not seeing anything.

Ling Ning turned his head to the Zhiyi Immortal and said, "Immortal, you ......"

The Zhiyi Immortal just smiled and didn't speak.

Qian and Xia still had injuries on their bodies, and they didn't know what the hell he was doing for a while, so they went to meditate and pranayama again.

Ling Ning stared blankly at the tornado in the sky, which kept sucking away the unjust souls around him, and it seemed that even the air was much fresher. Suddenly, a figure leaped out of the tornado, spread its wings like a big bird, and fell from the sky and landed steadily in front of him.

Ling Ning took a few steps back, and after seeing the other party's face clearly, he said in surprise: "It's you!" Tubo, you're not dead yet? ”

Tubo was still dressed in a white robe with a white mask on his face, he first waved his hand to greet the Zhiyi Immortal behind him, and then looked at him carefully before saying, "That guy seems to be ...... Gone? ”

Ling Ning was still guarding against him in his heart, and said, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you. ”

Tubo smiled and didn't speak, just turned around and quietly looked at the tornado in the sky.

Ling Ning saw that he didn't seem to have malicious intent, and besides, the Zhiyi Immortal knew him, so he gradually let down his guard and said, "These ...... Where will these spirits be sent? ”

Tu Bo said: "Of course it's the underworld, ah, that's what you call the underworld." ”

Ling Ning said: "And then? ”

Tubo said: "Then reincarnation." ”

He turned around, looked at him, and said, "Actually, I don't need to explain it to you, but I still have to say it......"

Ling Ning looked at the two girls behind him, Qian and Xia, and saw that they seemed to be deaf.

"They can't see me, and they won't hear our conversations. ”

Ling Ning nodded and continued to listen to what he had to say.

Tubo said: "That woman, do you remember? The desperate woman, the villagers, and their relatives died. ”

Ling Ning frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to say?" ”

"I didn't kill the people in that village."

"What?"

"I said that the village where she was was not slaughtered by me. The village was already like that when I found her. The murderer was a group of monks, and they also insulted her, in a sense, I saved her. ”

"So...... She's alive? ”

"yes, alive."

"Should I thank you, then?"

Tubo smiled lightly and said, "I've been observing creatures like humans for a long time, you know? They are really vulnerable at times, unable to leave the group, unable to face difficulties alone...... But sometimes it's surprisingly strong. ”

Ling listened quietly, not knowing what to say.

Tubo continued: "Look at those wronged souls, you have a lot of sympathy for them in your heart, don't you? But sometimes death is also a relief, and living is more painful. The people of this land will not die, and it will not be long before ...... In five or ten years, new inhabitants will emerge in this land. I've done an errand like this today countless times before......"

"Countless times...... Why are you saying this to me? ”

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"Well, I just felt some kind of ...... in you Divinity. You're not like all living beings, you can reach higher heights, but you're too kind, and that's not good. I don't know if you've ever heard a saying......"

"What?"

"Heaven and earth are unkind and use all things as dogs, and saints are unkind and use the people as dogs."

Ling Ning sighed and said nothing more.

Tubo said: "I'm leaving, I hope the next time I see you is not in the underworld, hehe." ”

Tubo's figure disappeared, and the Zhiyi Immortal stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "It's almost time, let's go." ”

Ling Ning said, "Immortal, that guy Tubo...... Do you do these often? I mean, has it happened many times on the Mortal Continent? Widespread unnatural deaths of people. ”

The Zhiyi Immortal nodded and said, "Every time the Xuanyuan Secret Realm is opened, a large number of souls need to be injected, don't ask me why this is the case, this is part of the rules." Tubo ...... It did bother him many times. ”

Ling Ning said thoughtfully: "Then if the Xuanyuan Secret Realm is no longer opened, will this kind of thing not happen?" ”

Zhiyi Immortal said: "Maybe it is, or maybe not, the old man can't say." ”

Ling Ning seemed to say to himself: "It turns out that the duty of the immortals is not to protect these ordinary people......

With a wave of his sleeves, a golden circle of light appeared out of thin air, and a faint white light emitted from the aperture and he didn't know where it led. Ling Ning took a deep breath, then strode in, a cloud of white light surrounding him.

……

Zhaoti Temple, Qiyun Pagoda.

The Golden Toad Immortal opened his eyes and woke up from his meditation. He strode up to everyone and said loudly: "The hour has come, please enter the secret realm for all those who are destined!" ”

He made countless handprints, and a golden circle of light appeared in front of everyone. Everyone was excited, scrambling to get in.

The Golden Toad Immortal stopped in front of everyone and said, "The old man still has a few words to remind you!" First, entering this secret realm, blessings and misfortunes, life and death, each have a destiny, and everyone should be mentally prepared; Second, most of those who have no chance to enter this secret realm will not be able to come out again, and if they have no fate, they must not force it; Thirdly, there is only one Buddha treasure, if you have other plans, please go farther. Okay, three sentences have been said, if you want to go in, please feel free! ”

As he spoke, he stepped aside and let the crowd in.

Everyone hesitated for a while, and Toutuo, who had made trouble before, pushed everyone away and said loudly: "You don't dare, you dare!" Let the Sprinkle family go in first to have a look! Hahaha! ”

Toutuo jumped into the aperture and disappeared without a trace, and everyone woke up like a dream, and rushed to jump in.

Yi Nian also jumped into the circle of light in the crowd, and after a burst of white light, he found himself in a desert.

The sun was scorching, his skin was almost on fire, and the desert seemed endless, with no other life but sand. He took out a straw hat from the storage space and put it on his head, and called his mother several times in his heart, but found that there was no response, and even the true yuan in his body could not be mobilized. At this moment, he seemed to have become an ordinary monk.

Not far away, there is a stone tablet that is half submerged in the sand, which is engraved with an ancient seal "sand" word, he dug up the lower part with his bare hands, only to see that it is a "sea" word.

"Sea of Sand".

He pondered the meaning of the two words, and looking at the endless desert, he suddenly remembered Master Xuanzang, a high monk in the Tang Dynasty.

Legend has it that Master Xuanzang once made up his mind to go to the West to seek the true scriptures and seek Buddhism. Master Xuanzang spent 17 years, traveled 50,000 miles, experienced "38 countries in 100", and brought back a total of 520 clips and 657 pieces of Theravada Buddhist scriptures and laws, and was a veritable monk.

The monk's journey to the west once reached the "Eight Hundred Miles of Sand Sea". No one knows what this high monk has experienced in the 800 miles of sand. Some people say that he fainted several times due to lack of water and fatigue, and there were countless hallucinations in front of his eyes, countless treasures of beautiful women, coveted true scripture glory, and countless demons and monsters...... No one knows how he overcame this sea of sand, perhaps it was the Heart Sutra that he recited in a low voice that freed him from the sea of suffering, or perhaps it was his piety and perseverance that moved the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas.

A thought stayed in place, and his heart fluctuated for a while and he couldn't calm down. He was a devout Buddhist, so he knew these stories well. He seemed to see a monk struggling forward with a tin staff, sweat soaking through the tattered monk's robes. The soles of his feet were scalded by the hot sand, and the blood that flowed from the blisters left marks on the sand and drifted away in the wind...... But he didn't stop, but walked forward firmly, step by step, step by step......

Two lines of hot tears flowed out unconsciously, and a thought looked down at his hands, which were stained with blood. The picture in front of him changed, and countless unjust souls killed by him rushed to him and demanded his life......

"Has it always been ...... Am I doing it all wrong? He fell to his knees on the sand and muttered to himself.

"One thought."

"Who?" He suddenly raised his head, and in front of him stood an old monk.

"Division...... Master! ”

He finally recognized that the old monk in front of him was the host of the Garan Temple, the master of Master Qingyin, and his own ancestor - Daolin Zen Master!