Just when the war in Hanzhong was in full swing, Lu Yuan also ushered in an unexpected guest in Baling City.

Chenyuan Palace, Mei Chang Garden.

It was already winter, and a little snow fell from the sky, falling on the plum trees in the courtyard, forming a layer of surging hoarfrost.

The pink plum blossoms are pressed by this cold, and they bloom gorgeously, and the fragrance is surging and fragrant, and the cold wind is wafting in this garden, which makes people smell it and feel very comfortable.

There is a small pavilion in the park, at this time on the third floor of the attic, only a small roof is hidden, a circle of doors is open around it, a circle of fences is around, and a eucalyptus table is placed in the center for people to rest.

At this time, on the roof of the building, Lu Yuan was cooking tea and burning incense leisurely, and his every move was extremely focused, looking like he was happy about it.

Opposite him, an old man in a white robe, with white hair and silver beard, and a floating bearing, looked like a member of the fairy family.

Just this appearance, put it in the mundane, those ordinary people will definitely call the old fairy when they see it.

It's just that at this time, the old immortal in the eyes of mortals, although he is also sitting in his seat, but looking at Lu Yuan busy working, his expression reveals a little surprise, and his eyes are even more excited and hesitant from time to time.

"Whew."

After Lu Yuan was busy for a while, he finally cooked the first cup of fragrant tea, then picked up the teapot and poured a cup for the old man in front of him and himself, and after putting it down, he smiled and said, "Let Daoyou wait for a long time."

In the cold winter and snow season, plum blossoms are in full bloom.

This garden scenery is the time to cook tea and enjoy plum blossoms.

In the early years of loneliness, when he was still a hunter in the mountains, he liked to cook tea and enjoy the snow, and had fun in his spare time.

After that, when I first stepped into the path of cultivation, I didn't let go of this fun.

It wasn't until later that he established a foundation and became the master of one party, and he was entangled in many mundane affairs, and he gradually ran out of leisure.

In recent years, the southern and northern wars have been busy, although the Chu State has become more and more prosperous, and it has the foundation of today's hegemony.

But my hobby has been abandoned because of it.

Fortunately, in the past two years, the country has recuperated and recuperated, and the lonely has been able to live in Baling, which has been put aside for a long time, and can finally be picked up again.

Today's Taoist friends are here, and it is the right time. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Yuan pointed to a plum forest blooming in the garden, and said with a little joy: "Last night, there was a new snow in early winter, and the plum forest in the garden bloomed just in time. This is the first plum blossom in early winter, the most delicate and moving, today's plum blossom boiled tea, snow flying, you and I sit and talk about it, it is the first elegant thing in the world. ”

As his own strength slowly improved, and he gradually became the strongest first-class in the world, the sense of crisis in Lu Yuan's heart was naturally greatly alleviated.

In addition, now that the hegemony of the Chu State has been established, its own luck has gathered rapidly, and the Heavenly Dome Aura that can be leveraged at every moment has become more and more, and the speed of practicing the Taiping Dao Book is also getting faster and faster.

Adding the two, Lu Yuan can be said to have achieved fame.

In this way, the sense of urgency in his heart gradually slowed down from being as heavy as before.

I have countless longevity, and there is no external threat and persecution, and my life career is beginning to take shape, so there is naturally no need to push myself too hard.

So in his spare time, in addition to necessary cultivation and government affairs, Lu Yuan regained some of his previous small hobbies.

The tea and snow in front of you are like this.

Even in addition to his original hobby, he also took the initiative to learn the four arts of piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, in order to cultivate his sentiment and enrich himself.

Not to mention.

I don't know if it was the heart that had been tense suddenly relaxed, and what new insights were generated, under the cultivation of these hobbies, Lu Yuan's state of mind broke through a big section, and he comprehended the realm of relaxation and Taoism.

Cultivation has become more and more proficient, and the speed of cultivation is actually a few points faster than before.

It's a windfall.

"The king is free, back to the basics, the body is nature, everything is nature, and now I see the beauty of nature, of course, I am very happy."

The old man in front of him listened to Lu Yuan's words, and at this time he also echoed complimentally.

"Daoyou has a good reputation. With the cultivation of solitude, it is still far from returning to the basics and the realm of leisure. ”

Lu Yuan couldn't help but be quite happy when he heard this.

As the king of Chu, he holds the authority of a country and controls the fate of all the people, so it is natural that people come to flatter him on weekdays.

But after listening to flattery too much, I gradually got tired of it.

Nowadays, the flattery of ordinary people is difficult to make him feel turbulent.

Only a character like the old man in front of him, praised by the other party, can make Lu Yuan's heart happy.

However, in addition to being happy, he did not get carried away, he took a sip of the fragrant tea he sprayed, and after his lips and teeth were fragrant, he was a little solemn: "Feishuang Dao is far away in Guangling, and I am a friend of Jinyun Dao, although I had a relationship with each other at the Tianluo Dharma Conference in the past, but it was only a general friendship.

Now Taoist friends have come thousands of miles away, and they have come to Baling to see Yu Lonely, but they don't know what happened? ”

Lu Yuan looked at the old man in front of him with a solemn expression.

The identity of the person in front of him is not ordinary.

As mentioned before, there are six major gates in this world, or between the three states of Yong, Qing and Yang, as well as the islands of the East China Sea, namely Yangzhou Ziyun Road, Feishuang Road, Qingzhou Danding Road, Canglong Road, Yongzhou Danding Road, and East China Sea Juling Road.

These six great gates, each with a cave sky, are all the leaders of one immortal gate, and they are real immortal cultivators.

And the Jinyun Daoist in front of him is from Yangzhou Feishuang Dao, and he is a real person in the Dao.

The specific status is roughly equivalent to Anqiu of Danding Road.

When Lu Yuan participated in the Tianluo Festival, this person attended the grand event together with Anqiu.

However, at that time, Lu Yuan was only at the peak of the first-class, although he had already touched a little innate realm, but his identity and status were not much worse than real people like Jinyun.

Therefore, at that time, in addition to Anqiu, who had ulterior motives, he deliberately came to the door.

The rest of the real people and the Purple Cloud Dao Master then said hello to Lu Yuan, and after saying two or three words, they didn't have too many deep friendships.

This one-sided relationship is naturally just a general friendship, not a deep friendship.

And because of this.

For this Jinyun, who only had a one-sided relationship, suddenly came to the door, Lu Yuan attached great importance to it, and at the same time, of course he would be puzzled.

Therefore, at this time, he invited people to come, and while in the name of appreciating the snow, he tried to discuss the Tao.

"The king doesn't have to worry, there is no malice here."

Jinyun Zhenren was a successful cultivator and had a keen mind, so he naturally sensed Lu Yuan's temptation and vigilance, but he just shook his head with a smile on this, and then sighed softly: "Although there have long been rumors outside, it is said that Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, is a person who has cultivated both immortal and martial arts and has achieved great things.

In this regard, after hearing about it, Poor Dao only believed it.

After all, if there are many methods that do not rely on the cultivation of the Cave Heaven today, the people who have this method are all forces that have been passed down from ancient times to the present.

Although the king has a fate, he can go to the innate realm, and he has reached the limit.

How could it be possible to continue to cultivate the Qi of the Five Elements, step into the Immortal Gate, and be the first-class Dao Lord of the world.

But when I saw the king today, it became clear to the poor people that in the past, he really sat in the well and watched the sky, and looked down on the people of the world.

If the Tao is not mistaken, the king has already condensed the five elements and one qi, and the immortal method has been introduced, right? ”

Speaking of this, Jinyun looked at Lu Yuan with blazing eyes, and a trace of eagerness flashed in his eyes.

As a cultivator, no one knows better than him what it means to be united.

That represents the entrance to the immortal road, the beginning of the avenue.

It also represents the two-hundred-year-old Shouyuan, and has since stepped into the road of eternal life.

In the current world, this kind of person is also called the master of the Dao by the major immortal sects, which means the lord of the Dao vein, which is faintly higher than the emperors of all the overlords in the world, which shows the dignity of the identity.

Compare it to.

Although he himself is also revered as a real person, in fact, it is only superficially respected.

Failed to cultivate the Qi of the Five Elements, although Jinyun has mana, with his magic, his strength is comparable to that of a martial artist in the second realm of the Innate Realm.

But in essence, he is just an ordinary mortal.

As a mortal, his lifespan is still only a hundred years, and the essence of life has not undergone transformation, and in terms of level, he is even worse than an innate martial artist.

Because of the innate martial artists, they have also undergone a transformation of their bodies and souls, and their lifespan has greatly increased, and they can live to be one hundred and fifty years old.

In essence, innate martial artists and ordinary mortals can barely be said to be two species.

Monks like Jinyun can defeat each other, but the immortal method is indeed wonderful, and it is much stronger than martial arts.

Even if it is just a beginner mana, a monk who has not yet entered is stronger than an ordinary innate grandmaster.

But that doesn't tell the whole story.

Cultivating immortals and seeking the way is to seek eternal life.

You can't condense the qi of the five elements, you can't transform your life, no matter how strong your fighting method is, you're only falling behind.

As a monk from the Great Sect, Jinyun naturally knew this.

Therefore, at this time, seeing Lu Yuan, who was born in casual cultivation, was one step faster than a disciple of the Immortal Sect like him, cultivating one breath and stepping into the Immortal Sect, it was naturally quite unpleasant.

It is both envy and sourness.

And facing Jinyun's gaze, Lu Yuan just frowned in his heart, and then he didn't hide it, and responded calmly: "Not bad." A few years ago, I had an understanding of my practice, and I was lucky enough to condense a qi of the five elements, which was nourished in the five organs in my chest and stepped into the gate of the fairy road. ”

He really didn't have much to hide about his cultivation, and he couldn't hide it.

Since Anqiu's last arrival, and then after breaking with Danding Dao, Lu Yuan knew that his cultivation strength was basically impossible to hide.

And so it is.

The news about Lu Yuan's cultivation of the Immortal Law was first circulated in the Zhou Kingdom.

Since twelve years ago, after the sneak attack in Hanzhong with the immortal method and the repulsion of He Batsheng, in the Zhou Kingdom, the news of Lu Yuan's practice of immortal law has spread.

Later, as the news spread, it slowly spread to the high-level leaders of various countries and the high-level leaders of the major forces.

At that time, everyone knew that Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, was actually taking the path of immortal and martial double cultivation.

With the power of the immortal method, ordinary monks only need to master one or two spells, and they can be comparable to innate martial artists.

If you have mastered a little more spells, or are more proficient, you are a martial artist of the second innate realm, and you should also avoid its edge.

Therefore, after confirming Lu Yuan's cultivation of immortals, all countries and parties attached great importance to him, and they were all promoted a lot, and he was listed as one of the most threatening figures.

At the beginning, Lu Yuan's statement as a famous military god could be widely recognized by the world so quickly, and it was indispensable to the bonus of immortal and martial double cultivation.

And to the back.

After breaking with Danding Dao, it may be for revenge, or it may be to achieve some purpose.

After Anqiu returned, Danding Dao began to spread rumors in the world, claiming that Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, was not only a monk, but also a cultivator who had achieved immortal cultivation, condensed one qi, and was a powerful monk who was more powerful than the master of the Immortal Sect.

With the publicity and recognition of the Xianmen, the news about Lu Yuan's strength spread all over Kyushu in an instant.

But any force that has a little way has heard of it.

While this brought him great fame, it naturally had a lot of negative effects.

The good thing is that those who have heard the news and understand the gold content of a Dao Ancestor are more optimistic about the future of the Chu State.

Under the convergence of countless people's hearts, the luck of the Chu State naturally rises day by day.

The disadvantage is that because of Lu Yuan's strong strength, the surrounding forces and people hostile to him have become more and more.

For example, Ningguo, originally Shenqiu had formulated a recovery plan of ten years of cultivation and ten years of preparation for war, so that Ningguo's national strength could be restored to its peak, and 600,000 soldiers and horses were retrained.

But in less than ten years, this original twenty-year plan, Ning Guo was completed, not only expanding the army of 600,000, but also cultivating two more innate grandmasters.

Now, he plans to expand the army by another 200,000 and cultivate a few more innate grandmasters.

During this period, there were many changes, so there were also great changes in the situation in the world, and the pressure brought about by the continuous strengthening of the Chu State.

But if you want to say that there is no factor of fear of Lu Yuan's strength, I am afraid that few people will believe it.

Don't talk about Ning Guo.

Let's just say that Zhou Guo and Liang Guo have made a lot of moves in recent years, and it is difficult to say, it is not because there is a Taoist-level figure who participated in the struggle for hegemony in the world and has great pressure in his heart.

In short, the impact of this news can be described as good and bad.

But no matter what it is, it is not up to Lu Yuan to decide.

And he is ready to deal with the consequences of these news.

Anyway, with his own strength, putting aside the fetters of the Chu State, basically no one in the world can threaten Lu Yuan, and he is inherently invincible.

In this case, what can I do with the rumors?

Just like Jinyun in front of him, he asked out loud, and he admitted it directly.

It was Lu Yuan's calm attitude that made Jinyun slightly stunned.

However, thinking of the strength of the King of Chu in front of him, as well as the prosperity of the Chu State in recent years, his heart was quickly abrupt.

So he also skipped this section and talked about the topic: "Since the king has condensed his qi and achieved immortal success, he should also feel that the environment between heaven and earth is almost exhausted and extinct, and it is difficult to find a trace of aura." ”

'Is this a matter of mentioning the end of the law?' ’

Lu Yuan thought like this in his heart, although he already knew a lot about this matter, but seeing Jinyun coming solemnly, it was obviously not mentioning some old things to talk about, which aroused his curiosity, so he nodded: "Yes, in recent years, I have cultivated the Tao, and Lone can be said to have a deep understanding of this. Being between these heavens and the earth is like drowning in a lake, making people unable to breathe. ”

He ended with a figurative analogy.

Sure enough, this caused a great resonance in Jinyun: "The king is right, this heaven and earth are like a deep lake with us. When we were in the middle of it, it was like drowning, lacking air and making it difficult to breathe.

It's just that the king knows why the air for us to breathe, that is, the aura, is getting less and less in this deep lake? ”

Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and replied, "Lone once heard a rumor that the Kyushu World and the Upper Immortal Realm were originally connected. The aura of the Kyushu world also spreads from the fairy world.

And this circulation channel is called the Northern Netherworld.

However, now that the Northern Netherworld is closed, the fairy world no longer transmits the aura, and the aura of the Kyushu world is becoming more and more scarce, and it is gradually absorbed by the monks, resulting in the current world of the end of the law. ”

When Jinyun heard Lu Yuan's reply, he couldn't help but glance at him in surprise, and then said with a smile: "It is rumored that the king is the Taoist system of Sun Qingyi and Sun Zhenren a hundred years ago.

At the beginning, that Sun Zhenren had searched all over the Xianmen of Kyushu to find a way out of the end of the law, which involved the secrets of the Northern Netherworld.

I even went out to sea to find it in the end.

Now that the king knows so much about the Northern Netherworld, I think the rumors are true. ”

Jinyun mentioned Sun Qingyi, and then took advantage of this matter to open the conversation and said in depth: "However, although the king has learned some secrets of the Northern Netherworld from Sun Zhenren's inheritance, he is afraid that he will not know about the deeper secrets.

For example, in addition to being the door of communication with the fairy world, how did this gateway between the two worlds come about?

If you want to go to the fairy world from the Northern Netherworld, how should you do it?

In today's world of the end of the law, what impact does it have on the Northern Netherworld?

There are so many secrets, I want to come to that Sun Qingyi and Sun Zhenren, and position it to leave a record, right? ”

Jinyun looked at Lu Yuan with deep meaning, and said pointedly.

Lu Yuan's expression moved, and he couldn't help but salute and said: "I really don't know about these things, and I ask Taoist friends for advice." ”

He knew that since Jinyun mentioned this, he must have wanted to use these secrets to achieve some purpose.

Sure enough, when he asked so cooperatively, Jinyun immediately stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, the king, since Poor Dao mentioned this matter, he naturally didn't plan to cover it up, he was going to tell the king, and listen to me slowly."

First of all, the first question, how did the Northern Netherworld come to be the gateway to the two realms?

In fact, the so-called Northern Netherworld is essentially a large teleportation array.

In ancient times, there were immortals from the upper realm who broke through the realm and entered the land of Kyushu, bringing the first wisp of aura.

Later, the immortals came into the world and taught the immortal method in Kyushu and broadcast the Taoist system.

Later, with the spread of the Taoist system, more and more people in Kyushu began to practice the immortal path, and after a long time, the little aura brought by the immortals could not meet the needs of the increasing number of monks to practice.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the immortals who came into the world at that time joined forces to jointly create a teleportation formation of the two realms, and named it the Northern Netherworld.

At the beginning of the Northern Netherworld, it directly communicated with the fairy world, so that the teleportation array turned into a teleportation channel, which continued to operate and maintain, and the aura in the fairy world was also continuously transported to Kyushu through this channel.

This is the origin of the Northern Netherworld.

Relying on the establishment of the immortals and the maintenance of the aura of the immortal realm, this two-realm formation can be operated.

This is the answer to the first question. ”