Chapter 268: Sword Spirit's Choice
On the dark black cliffs, which are barren of grass, the entangled ice and snow are like silk covering the entire valley, and they are also like white rust from the steep peaks.
Among all the peaks, the huge stone and the tall building rose from the ground, it was a majestic tower, it was higher than all the majestic peaks, it was a giant sword in the sky, and it was also a giant in the sky.
On the outer wall of the ancient building, the unfading historical painting extends upwards with an abstract beauty, since the fifth floor, this ancient building is flush with the big peak, and the stone tower behind it is hidden in the thick sea of clouds, and at the other end of the sea of clouds, the ninth and tenth floors of the tower peek out of the clouds.
There are only four ancient buildings like this in the world.
Luo Cangsu, who was covered in a divine robe, stood on the ninth floor, and when he looked out through the stone window, his Dao heart, which had been cold for many years, was still inevitably rippled.
The sea of clouds rolled far away beneath his feet.
He had never looked at it before, he always looked up at the higher sky, and he knew that even though he was almost at the top of Middle-earth, he was still far, far away from that sky.
But today, his eyes fell under the sea of clouds.
The Great Valley, known as the Rift God, is now desolate, but someone who once roared the earth and reached that unimaginable level is now buried here.
Luo Cangsu stared at him for a moment, then took off his robes.
It was a body that did not look like a human being, his body was flowing with golden lines, those golden symbols seemed to be patched together, and each piece of talisman was connected by a translucent spiritual mist, looking through the spiritual mist, there were not even five internal organs and six lungs inside, only an empty and suspended golden heart like a small sun.
This is a true demigod body.
Since sitting on the ninth floor of Vena, he is no longer human.
Luo Cangsu untied his bracelet.
It was a bracelet condensed by the blue sea, and it was also a gift from the Dragon Mother back then.
He crushed the bracelet and threw it into the sea of clouds, then walked towards the tenth floor with a blank face.
This thousand-year-old history will usher in its final moment.
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Thousands of mountain birds fly away.
In the cold winter, Ning Changjiu and Lu married and stepped on the sword and soared into the air, and the mountain peaks and stone paths slowly shrank in sight.
In their plan, they needed to cross the thirteen passes and six roads outside the Sea Kingdom, and then bypass the three thousand peaks and go all the way up the Guangsha River to the Ancient Spirit Sect.
In the hearts of Ning Changjiu and Lu to marry, Haiguo has been listed as a place of right and wrong, which is their intuition after experiencing many life and death tribulations.
For what they experienced, Ning Chang roughly sorted out a simple thread on the way to the journey.
When they came by boat from Nanzhou, they saw many activities of sacrificing girls, and the bodies of those girls on the ship of Haiyuelou should have been selected by the river god of Nanzhou.
And so many maidens' bodies are well preserved in the ice, and from the perspective of magic, they are either used as puppets to be driven, or they choose a body that is pure enough to be used as a vessel for the birth of certain beings.
Ning Chang prefers the latter.
The sudden appearance of the dragon and the algae dragon set off a shipwreck...... Although the name of the Turbulent Sect was the loss of important goods later, the algae dragon had a fierce gaze after it got on the ship, and it was clear that it was only here to kill.
Ning Chang guessed that there should be collusion between Zaolong and the Bulwarn Sect, and his task was also very simple - the more people he killed, the better, and make things as big as possible.
On the ship, there should be many people who are aware of this catastrophe, and even have done something to cooperate with each other.
If the catastrophe really happens, then the Tumble Sect should directly hold the Hai Kingdom accountable, leaving no room for negotiation, and then in the name of holding the murderer accountable, let the Great Cultivators settle in the Sea Kingdom.
But they didn't expect that his intervention with Lu Marriage prevented this catastrophe from happening.
As a result, the catastrophe did not happen, and the Turbulent Sect lacked sufficient reasons, so it was not good to intervene directly, but retreated to the next best thing and chose to seal off the important trade route.
The biggest reliance of the Sea Kingdom is the Dragon Mother, since the Turbulent Sect dares to offend the Dragon Mother, your target is likely to be her.
After that, the sea banquet was held as scheduled, and the dragon mother met with all the winners......
"Who won the championship at that time?" Ning Changjiu suddenly realized that he wanted to miss something.
Lu married and said: "I have noticed that the purple-shirted fairy of the Qin Dao is Mu Qiao, the senior sister of the Jade Sect, and the leader of the law is a person from the Tuohuan Sect, named Jia Qiu, and the leader of the Dao has a little ghostly aura on his body, maybe he is still a person from the Ancient Spirit Sect, and the leader of the art does not know, only knows that his surname is Chu." Well...... What are you doing with this?"
Ning Chang unfolded the sword domain, covering the oncoming wind, and his voice was clear: "The Caijuan Immortal Palace is the palace of the Dragon Mother alone, and it may be just a cover for her to summon us to answer questions. ”
Lu married Bingxue smartly, and she quickly understood: "You mean, she actually took this opportunity to say something to someone alone?"
Ning Changjiu nodded lightly: "Well, if that's the case, then among the six people, who exactly does she want to talk to?"
Lu married after thinking about it and guessed, "Mr. Chu?"
"Mr. Chu's origin is the most mysterious, it is very likely to be him, but I can't say ......," Ning Changchang said.
Lu Married remembered something and asked, "By the way, what did you ask the Dragon Mother at that time?"
Ning Chang replied, "I asked the Dragon Mother how many years she lived. ”
"Huh?" Lu raised his eyebrows.
Ning Changchang smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong. ”
"What did I misunderstand?" Lu said.
Ning Changjiu explained: "Originally, I doubted the identity of the Dragon Mother...... I thought she was a dragon girl who survived that era two or three thousand years ago. ”
"Dragon Girl?" Lu was puzzled.
Ning Chang said: "At that time, the candle dragon was killed, buried in the center of the earth, the dragon clan scattered all over the world, some dragon clans in order to break through the realm of life limits, invented a kind of self-generation technique, they were about to die of old age to create a dragon egg, stuff all their important content into this embryo, when they died, the embryo was born, and what was born in the embryo was still themselves. ”
Their children are still their own......
Lu Marrying was surprised: "It's really weird...... Where did you learn about this?"
Ning Chang said: "When I was a child, I read a book in the Jing Pavilion of the senior sister, and I thought it was interesting to write it down, and recently I came to Middle-earth, and I recalled a lot of past memories. ”
If you don't think about it, you may also be hidden somewhere near Middle-earth, so the memories of the countryside are more real.
Qiu Yue, who had not spoken, interjected weakly: "Daddy, who is the senior sister? Is she also my mother's apprentice?"
Ning Changjiu narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "Why is Qiu Yue so concerned about this?"
The extremely simple dialogue had a creepy meaning in Lu Marriage's ears.
Previously, in the wing room of the Dragon Mother Banquet, Ning Changjiu tested her with a finger, Qiu Yue was indifferent, and then they chatted about the unimpressive content, Qiu Yue interjected and asked, Ning Changjiu couldn't hold back, and knocked her unconscious with a slap of the knife, and now she was silent because of her fear of heights, and she spoke again after Ning Changjiu mentioned the senior sister......
Qiu Yue said: "After all, it's my father's relatives, so I always have to know him." ”
Ning Chang said: "Then I will take you to get to know you, I have another master, maybe she will like you very much." ”
Qiu Yue said happily: "Okay, it's just that my father already has a master, so ...... Isn't it good?"
Ning Changjiu patted her head and said, "Don't stir up the relationship between me and my marriage." ”
Qiu Yue scratched her head.
Ning Chang was smiling, but his mind was heavy.
Qiu Yue is a difficult paradox for them.
If Qiu Yue really had a problem, then with their cultivation, they couldn't perceive the slightest, what level of Qiu Yue's true realm should be? If she wanted to do something, they couldn't stop her, rather than putting her in the dark, it was better to stay by her side to be safe, at least she didn't show hostility towards them.
If Qiu Yue had no problem, she was really just an ordinary little girl, and with their character, it would never be possible for her to be frozen and starved to death in the wind and snow.
Ning Changjiu and Lu didn't even consider the latter, because with their experience, they knew that it was difficult for them to meet ordinary people......
"In short, no matter what happens in the sea country in the future, whether the Dragon Mother is dead or alive has nothing to do with us. Ning Changchang said.
Lu Marrying nodded, they didn't believe in that kind of opportunity to seek wealth and danger, and they didn't need to risk their lives in the sea country.
All Ning Changchang is thinking about at this moment is to go to see Xiao Ling, and then find someone who may be able to break through the realm, find ways to enter the other party's inner demon tribulation, meet the girl who may be a poet, and get some clues about evil from her.
In the remnant snow, the pair of Daoist couples broke through the wind, and when they were about to completely leave the territory of the Sea Country, Ning Chang glanced back at the Sea Country.
This seaside giant is buried in the vast sea fog.
Of the eighty-one countries of Middle-earth, few of them could compete with the sea kingdoms in abundance and reputation, except for the five great powers that were in the most central alliance.
The moment he left the border line of the Sea Kingdom, Ning Changchang stepped from the sixth floor of the Purple Court to the seventh floor.
Three days later, the Sea Kingdom was far away from them.
Ning Changjiu didn't want to think about all the things that happened in Haiguo, but for some reason, many thoughts were like demons in his heart, and he couldn't get rid of them.
Eight of the thirteen mountain passes that must be passed have passed, and the scenery has changed, but the snow is still white.
Ning Changjiu married Lu as usual, and the speed was stable.
"Can you avoid disputes by staying away from the center of disputes?" Ning Chang's words were a little inexplicable.
The wind blew from the northeast, and Lu married the black green silk dancing against her cheeks, she looked sideways at the young man beside her, and asked, "Are you still thinking about the affairs of Haiguo?" Could it be that you think that the dragon mother is beautiful, and you are reluctant to let her die?"
"Why has it been getting weirder and weirder lately?" Ning Chang said with a smile, "I just thought of one thing suddenly. ”
"What's the matter?" asked Lu Married.
"It is possible that the center of the dispute is not in the maritime States. Ning Chang said.
"Huh?" Lu was puzzled: "If it's not Haiguo, where else can it be?"
"I don't know. Ning Chang shook his head and said, "As long as it's not Luoshulou, if it's Luoshulou, give us another three days and three nights, and we won't be able to get out of the territory under the jurisdiction of Luoshulou." ”
After all, in the southwest corner of the entire Middle Earth, Luo Shulou can be called an absolute ruler.
Lu married and said: "The four divine towers are in charge of history and are high in the world, so they shouldn't take into account the disputes in the world, right?"
What if the strife is heavenly?
Ning Changjiu originally wanted to ask, but after all, he was only worried, so he didn't speak.
At this moment, on a certain big peak near Luoshulou, Mr. Chu looked at a certain point moving on the Haihe River plate, and his expression became more and more serious.
There are also many circles drawn on the Haihe River plate.
This moving point is about to approach this circle.
Mr. Chu still doesn't know where they came from, and he doesn't care, as long as their fate trajectory is likely to touch Luoshulou, they will be killed.
He couldn't help but recall the last words of the Dragon Mother in the Caijuan Immortal Palace.
"The woman's name is Lu Marriage, and the question she asks is how to find 'evil'. ”
"That young man's name is Ning Changjiu, and his question is, if Luo Shulou wants to resurrect God, then who do they want to resurrect?"
The stars are not dimmed.
Originally, I thought that if they deviated too much from Luo Shulou, they would let them go, but I never thought about it......
If you dare to ask questions about God, you will surely die, no matter which force He represents.
Mr. Chu was sitting cross-legged, and several snow eagles stopped beside the stone building, and Mr. Chu looked at their eyes one by one.
Most of the information that came was that the Thorn Slayer had successfully hunted or expelled the opponent from the danger range.
Only one is a little weird.
A pair of Ziting killers who chased and killed a white-haired boy died.
But soon, he was reassured. Because there are traces deliberately left by the Sword Pavilion at the scene.
"It turns out that he is the fourteenth disciple......" Mr. Chu was a little surprised, but the fact that the Sword Pavilion deliberately left traces also meant that they would not interfere in what was going on in Luo Shulou.
After reading the information, Mr. Chu continued to stare at Haihepan.
The figures of the Taoist couple finally moved into a red circle.
Mr. Chu took out a sunspot from the wooden basket next to him and filled it in the red circle.
Another sword of the Immortal Suppression broke through the air.
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Sword Pavilion.
The badly wounded sword spirit lay weakly, drowsy.
He was originally a spirit, and the depletion of spiritual power was even more fatal to him than ordinary cultivators.
After a few dreams and awakenings, the sword spirit's condition finally stabilized.
There was a faint sound of conversation in my ears.
"I heard that the seventh junior brother was defeated. ”
"Xiaoliu is defeated, and there are still people who can defeat him at the sea banquet?"
"Heh, didn't you let the seventh junior brother go to the banquet, I thought you knew everything. ”
"I asked the Seventh Senior Brother to go just to let him see the current state of the Dragon Mother, but I never thought that he would not be able to see it. ”
"I also think it's weird, and he defeated him, it is said to be a woman, the woman has only found out that it was from the Nanzhou ferry, the specific origin is not clear, she also has a Taoist couple, named Ning Changjiu, who plays chess well, and also killed a great elder of the Turbulent Sect, it is estimated that the Turbulent Sect is on the way to ask the teacher for guilt. ”
"Well, I'll let the sixth junior brother check their origins when the time comes. ”
"Rather ...... for a long time"
The sword spirit listened to the vague words, and his mind became clearer and clearer.
When he woke up, he found himself lying on a floating greatsword, the body of the greatsword was hot, and the soft sword intent was injected into his body like blood, little by little to make up for the scars and mutilations of his body.
He slowly sat up from his greatsword and looked around.
This is a stone pavilion, the sword intent in the stone pavilion is ancient, even if it is floating in the air, the smallest sword, also has a view of the mountains and small power.
The Sword Spirit was in the midst of it, and felt an indescribable kindness, as if he should have been here since he was born.
"Awake?" said the woman.
The sword spirit recalled the last scene and said loudly, "Second Senior Sister?"
In the snow, he was rescued by the woman, followed her all the way, and then passed out.
"This is the Sword Pavilion?" the sword spirit covered his chest that was still painful and looked around.
The second senior sister said, "This is one of the seventy-two heavens of the Sword Pavilion, and your physique is the most suitable for retreat here. ”
"Thank you. Sword Spirit's hand sank into his short messy hair, and he recalled their words earlier: "Ning Chang ...... in your mouth"
The second senior sister asked, "Do you know?"
The sword spirit was silent for a moment, and for the time being, he didn't understand their situation and the attitude of the Sword Pavilion, so he shook his head lightly and said, "I don't know, but it sounds a little familiar." ”
As he spoke, he looked at his clothes, his brow furrowed unconsciously.
"This ......," the sword spirit gritted his lip.
"This is the garment of the Sword Pavilion. The second senior sister said, "From now on, you will be a disciple of the Sword Pavilion." ”
The second senior sister saw that his face was a little ugly, and she was puzzled: "Could it be that you don't want to become a disciple of the Sword Pavilion?"
Jian Ling said: "Senior sister has a great grace to save my life, so naturally there is no reason to refuse...... Just ......"
The second senior sister understood, she smiled and said: "Don't worry, there is nothing shy about the asexual body, there is a mermaid in the sea of no luck, they are also congenitally sexless, and they only choose their gender after they fall in love as adults." ”
The sword spirit's expression did not soften.
He has not yet chosen his gender.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he can't change it after he chooses it, so he is always hesitating.
The third senior brother said: "It's better to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise the impact on Kenshin will not be good." ”
The second senior sister nodded in agreement.
Together, they looked at the sword spirit lying on the great sword.
Sword Spirit closed his eyes, and a lot of things were churning in his mind.
He jumped lightly from his broadsword.
"Have you decided?" asked the second senior sister.
The cheek line of the sword spirit in the form of a boy is between soft and hard.
He was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.
"Those who carry a three-foot sword and make immortal achievements should be men. Sword Spirit said firmly.
The second senior sister smiled faintly when she heard this: "Are you sure? ”
Sword Spirit took a deep breath and nodded vigorously.
All he needed to do was firm his thoughts, pour them into his spirit, and his body would slowly change.
After he made his decision, he felt that some of his past ideas were ridiculous.
Of course, it's to choose a man, what's the problem?
Just as he was about to open his mind to pay attention, the second senior sister suddenly interrupted him and said, "This is the swordsmanship you will practice in the future, you can take a look at it first before making a decision." ”
The sword spirit frowned slightly, he originally wanted to say that his swordsmanship was already a peerless mortal sword, as long as he fought in the same realm, almost no one could dodge his sword.
But he still took the booklet from the second senior sister's hand.
Sword Spirit opened the cheats.
His gaze lingered on the first page for a long time.
The eyelids twitch and the corners of the mouth twitch.
I saw that on the first page of this secret book, there were eight words written:
"If you want to practice this skill, you must first go to the palace. ”
The dignified Middle Earth, and even the Sword Pavilion, the largest sect in the world, why does it have such a secret book?
Sword Spirit felt that his perception of the world had collapsed a little.
He was also born in sword cultivation, and he never thought that there would be any increase in swordsmanship from the palace...... Could it be to cut off desire?
Is it really possible to become stronger when you cut off your desires?
The sword spirit will be suspicious, after all, Ning Changjiu, as the color embryo in his heart, can be recognized by him in terms of swordsmanship.
The sword spirit didn't go any further.
His heart is at war with heaven and man.
"What's wrong?" the second senior sister said indifferently and asked out loud.
Sword Spirit asked, "I have to fix this?"
The second senior sister bowed her head: "This is what the master meant." ”
The sword spirit asked again, "That woman needs ...... What?"
The second senior sister understood what he meant, and said, "Of course women don't need to. ”
Sword Spirit pursed his lips, he put the cheats in his arms, and after a long time, he sighed: "Well, senior sister, I know...... I...... Will make a choice. ”
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Leaving this cave, the third senior brother asked with a smile, "How can there be this sentence on Master's secret book?"
The second senior sister said: "I just wrote it, and it didn't take long for the ink to dry. ”
The third senior brother smiled: "Senior sister, wouldn't it be bad for you to interfere with his choice like this?"
The second senior sister said: "There are fourteen disciples in the Sword Pavilion, but there are only three female disciples, so I don't want a junior brother." ”
The third senior brother was stunned after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "Just because of this?"
The second senior sister shook her head lightly and said, "I don't want her to make a choice to disobey her own heart, this is not good for her sword heart, you should know very well that any crack that arises in the early stage of cultivation may become a huge crack in the future." ”
The third senior brother smiled, thinking to himself that I am really a junior brother...... No, thank you, junior sister.
"Anyway, it's up to you to teach her in the future, it's up to you to decide. ”
"Hmm. ”
"When the seventh junior brother comes back, I'll go and see him, if the closed disciple has also been found, the eighth brother should also come back from Tianbang......"
The second senior sister listened, and said: "Well, you pay more attention, don't let him be flawed, I also want to meet that woman and see what she is all about." ”
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Ning Xiaoling's cultivation these days is always difficult to calm down.
Her mind often conjured up the shrill screams of the Quetzalcoatl before it died.
It confided a shocking secret to itself, and then died.
But what does the existence of the level of the Immortal Monarch Tianzang have to do with herself?
Will Damnation Really Come?
Ning Xiaoling leaned on her arms on her stomach, looking at the crooked handwriting on the notebook, pondering the swordsmanship, and thinking about who was helping her......
Recently, she always records some difficult questions she thinks about in a notebook.
Then, when everyone is not in the wooden hall, put the booklet in the most prominent place on the table.
Every time she came back and reopened the booklet, she would be pleasantly surprised to find that her questions had been answered in the booklet.
The handwriting of the answer is as ugly and kind as ever.
She was very curious about who this dragon did not see the head and tail of the master.
At one point, she left the booklet on the table and went out, then hid behind a large rock and stared at Mutang.
She never saw anyone enter.
But when she returned, she found that the answer had already been written in the booklet.
The whole room was empty, except for the white cat Diting who fell asleep on the table.
Ning Xiaoling woke up and said, "Did you see anyone coming in......?"
The fish king meowed.
Ning Xiaoling said absentmindedly: "Alas, you don't know, you lazy cat, you know how to eat dried fish and sleep!"
Speaking of this, Ning Xiaoling suddenly covered her lips and whispered to herself: "No...... It can't be a senior brother, right...... My brother's soul has always been with me......"
She looked around and called out softly to Senior Brother twice.
No one answered.
A sense of loss arises from my heart.
The Fish King looked at her with the eyes of a fool.
It sighed, got up, jumped from the table into the hole in the table, and went back to sleep.
But before it could close its eyes, its body suddenly jumped out of the hole in the table.
"Listen, what's wrong with you?" Ning Xiaoling looked at its abnormal behavior, a little frightened.
The king of fish raised his head and looked out the window, his hair blowing up.
After a while, the earth began to shake.