Behind the temple of the saints, there is a stretch of high mountains, with seven stacks of waterfalls to the east and evergreen bamboo forests to the west.

Taoism has a different kind of emotion for bamboo, just as the scholar believes that bamboo is a symbol of a gentleman, upright, and modest, Taoism believes that bamboo is empty and round, and "bamboo" exists as a materialized symbol and symbol carrier of "Tao".

In the Taoist priest's view, bamboo is a form that naturally fits into the life structure and movement mechanism of "Tao" and "Qi".

Between heaven and earth, is it still a sword? Void but unyielding, moving and getting more and more.

And this bamboo forest that grows on the top of Shenyin Mountain has become a place for Taoist retreat and enlightenment.

The cold wind swept through the mountain peaks and forests, and at the end of the bluestone paved path was the first-order waterhole of the Seven Stacks Waterfall.

Next to the waterhole is a simple and elegant bamboo house, and on a large bluestone outside the house, a young girl sits.

She was wearing a moon-white gorgeous long skirt, the hem of which was spread over the big bluestone, hanging down naturally and swaying to the ground.

The green silk dances with the wind, the appearance is beautiful and refined, if the spring plum blooms snow, such as the autumn Hui frost, the eyes are crystalline, like the moon shooting the cold river, one hand to avoid the dust, not stained with the worldly dust.

The girl looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, but she exuded a cold and luxurious that did not belong to her age.

Behind the girl, there was an old man with gray hair, and it was not difficult to see from the sword on the old man's back that he was the Qingling Taoist who was playing tea with Zhang Daochang in the attic of the hanging wall.

"I haven't seen it for half a year, and the silver threads between the long temples of Qingling Dao have increased a lot." The girl's eyes were slightly closed, and she sat cross-legged, her voice cold and clear.

"Between the world and the earth, if the white horse passes through the gap, it is sudden, not eternal." Qingling Dao Chief smiled.

The girl's eyes moved slightly, like an ice mirror bursting: "People live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees are autumn." Mayflies die in the twilight of life, and they don't know how long people can live throughout their lives, for mayflies, people are eternal. And people live to be 100 years old, and they don't know how long a cultivator can live for the rest of his life, and for mortals, a cultivator is eternal. The cultivator works hard for the ninefold ascension, and he does not know how long the ascendant can live throughout his life, and for the cultivator, the ascension is eternal. So what is eternal for the Ascendant? ”

Qingling Daoist thought for a long time, but did not understand the answer: "Please ask the master for advice." ”

The girl sighed, "I don't know the answer, so I decided to go on." ”

Qingling Daoist was slightly moved: "Spring and autumn rotation, in the world, mayflies only have a one-day lifespan, and they are also enlightened." ”

The girl's eyes were sincere, her tone was serious, and she said: "When the mayfly becomes a human, you will know that people are not eternal. When people become cultivators, they know that cultivators are not eternal. When the cultivator ascends, he will know whether the ascendant is eternal. ”

The Qingling Dao Leader shook his head and let out a long sigh: "But for cultivators, the Ninefold Ascension is so unattainable. The Dao Sect has been inherited for thousands of years, and even the Dao Sect that founded the Dao Sect has not reached the Ninth Ascendant. ”

The girl said calmly: "The obsession of the Qingling Daoist is too deep, from the beginning of heaven and earth to the present, no one can understand everything, the life span of a cultivator for hundreds of years is actually not much different from the heaven and earth that cannot see the head and tail, the time of life passes quickly in the blink of an eye, sighing that the world does not care about the cultivator, how can we ever care about the mayfly that dies in the morning and twilight?" ”

Qingling Daoist smiled bitterly and said with emotion: "The so-called obsession is just a little unwilling, and he has realized and cultivated the Tao all his life, but he will never be able to understand what the 'Dao' is. ”

"This is true of all sects and sects, although the systems are different, but no one has reached the ninefold peak. The reason for this is the word obsession, when a person forgets his original intention, how can he talk about enlightenment? What about monasticism? The girl smiled faintly, and her words contained a bit of sarcasm.

"Now that Yangning has been unified, when the demon clan comes out and Lingyuan comes into the world, I don't know what the master thinks?" Qingling Dao Chief paused and said tentatively.

The girl's cold and indifferent tone changed subtly at this time: "Ideas are all for the purpose, what is the purpose?" For Yangning Guozuo? Or is it for the sake of the world? ”

"Yangning unified the Central Plains, emphasizing military force and ignoring literature, and was strict in punishment and strict law for the protection of Jiangshan Sheji. Although the national fortune is prosperous, it is also a strong foreign force. The demon clan used the method of symbiosis to infiltrate the imperial court and disintegrate Yangning, only in an instant. Qingling Dao Master's tone gradually intensified, and he couldn't help but be a little worried about the current situation.

Without waiting for the girl to speak, Qingling Dao Chief continued: "In recent years, there have been continuous border wars, and the northern barbarian iron cavalry has repeatedly violated the border, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil, and the people have suffered a lot. A few days ago, Sanxi returned to the country, attacked the military town, and harassed the state capital. Internal and external troubles are all the appearance of the country. ”

"People are not eternal, and the country established by people is not eternal, five hundred years ago, after Xiaoyaozi led the countries to subdue the demons, he led the Daomen to return to Shenyin Mountain, not asking about the world, the rise and fall of the country, are all people's choices." The girl's eyes looked at the waterfall beside her, shook her head and sighed. is beautiful and refined, and it is difficult to hide the disappointment on her noble face.

"What about the demon clan? How to choose a door? Qing Ling Dao Leader asked.

"The time has not yet come."

Not far away, Ye Feng followed Zhang Daochang towards the two of them, and when he came to the end of the path, Zhang Daochang suddenly stood still and bowed: "Master Xiaomengzi." ”

Ye Feng was saluting like Zhang Daochang, and suddenly heard Zhang Daochang's address to the girl, and was suddenly startled.

The girl in front of her turned out to be the contemporary Taoist Master Xiao Mengzi?

He looks like he is only eighteen or nine years old, but he is actually a Taoist sect?!

Since Xiaoyaozi set the rules, it is up to the Dao to decide who is the new Taoist sect. According to legend, Xiao Mengzi can accurately control the Taoism, and his cultivation is profound, and no one in Taoism is unsurpassed. Ten years of retreat and enlightenment, he became a Taoist sect when he left the customs.

Ye Feng looked at Xiao Mengzi's back, and felt that he had entered a dream for a while, and in the dream, he returned to the depths of the mountains and forests, and saw a girl in plain clothes on the bank of the river, riding a boat alone and going upstream.

In a trance, Ye Feng saw a unique aura above the girl's head, which was a wisp of white gas and a wisp of black qi intertwined with each other, spiraling up.

Black and white are intertwined, which is called yin and yang.

After Zhang Daochang saluted, he walked forward with Ye Feng.

It's just that before Zhang Daochang could speak, Xiao Mengzi took the lead in speaking: "I already know everything about the world, and the things of Lingyuan lie in people. ”

Xiao Mengzi slowly stood up, turned his head to look at Ye Feng, his eyes were deep, and his words were cold and clear: "According to legend, when Lingyuan came into the world, there must be a master out of the world, but I didn't expect it to be a young man." ”

Daoist Zhang came to Xiaomengzi's side and sat opposite Daoist Qingling. Ye Feng also stepped forward and sat cross-legged on the big bluestone, facing Master Xiaomengzi.

"In today's speech, there is no right or wrong, if there is anything you want to ask, you can ask." Xiao Mengzi smiled slightly and said to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng nodded, crossed his knees, and asked: "The junior got the Lingyuan by chance and entered the martial arts cultivation system, I wanted to cultivate with peace of mind and have no quarrel with the world, but unexpectedly became a pawn in the struggle between various forces. Dare to ask the master, how should the younger generation deal with themselves? ”

Xiao Mengzi's expression was calm, and he said softly: "Cultivation is like this, if you take the first step, you can't go back." No matter whether there is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in front of you, or an abyss, you must go down step by step. ”