The cold spring inland river, the cold air of the forest, is visible to the naked eye. In inland river cultivation, the seventh layer of qi refining is the basic condition.

However, a teenager with a sixth-level Qi refining layer was directly immersed in the cold spring river. He drifted carelessly. The cold air had no effect on him.

Of course, this young man is Si Dao.

It's been two months since the defeat of Ye Mu. During this time, Si Dao became more and more proficient in deconstructing the cold. The cold becomes a supply that provides spiritual power.

Without the assistance of spirit stones, Si Dao can float in the inland river for a long time. Ordinary disciples use spiritual power to resist the cold water of cold springs and stabilize their cultivation. Si Dao obtained the nourishment of spiritual power by dissolving the cold. This is also very rare among the foundation monks.

The days were pleasant. The teacher uncle who is a teacher still explains "Taishang Forgetfulness" seriously. Occasionally, in his spare time, Cheng Yang would ask Si Dao for advice on his practice. At the end of each day's practice, Si Dao and He Miluo had a heart-to-heart relationship. Under the immortal contract, the relationship between the two progressed rapidly. They never had an argument and were in love with each other.

The matter of "art and sword" was forgotten. The sect did not rush either. Jiang Yichen didn't bother.

At the end of another day's practice, the priest went ashore and looked around, and it was another place he didn't know. He still has a date, so he takes out a thousand paper cranes and prepares to leave.

He Muluo has never liked to wait for people. Si Dao will arrive at the "Xun" hexagram in advance every time, waiting for the arrival of the beautiful woman.

Si Dao was just about to leave, but was stopped by an old man.

The old man sat and fished by the cold spring. He's fishing for cold fish. The cold fish is a spiritual creature that lives in the cold water. It is not uncommon for fishermen to want to catch cold fish.

The Hehuan Sect does not prohibit cold spring fishing. As long as you have the ability. Cold fish do not eat mortal things, but only like fairy fruits with abundant spiritual power. If an ordinary disciple gets an immortal fruit and eats it less, where will he be willing to use it as bait. What's more, ordinary disciples don't have enough capital to equip high-quality fishing rods and lines, let alone the ability to catch cold fish.

The cold fish feeds on spirits, and is a natural spirit creature with extraordinary intelligence, and will not eat bait easily at all. The cold fish will eat all the bait, and the fishermen may not know it.

However, this old fisherman is very good. The bamboo basket beside him was already filled with cold fish, and there were as many as ten of them. If the old man is willing to sell these cold fish, he will get a good income.

The old man called Si Dao. Si Dao took a closer look and found that the other party was an old chess player before.

Last time, he didn't know who the old man was. Now, he already knew. The kind-hearted old man in front of him is the contemporary head of Hehuan - Ye Yizhi.

"Master!" Si Dao bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite. I came to you on this trip, because the old man had something to ask you. Ye Yizhi's posture was very low.

He spoke to Si Dao in the tone of an adult. In the tone, there was even a hint of request!

He is the head of the Hehuan Sect and has the right to kill and kill all Hehuan disciples. However, he did not mean to impose anything.

"Because of 'magic and sword'?"

"Yes, you have made my two outstanding female disciples of Hehuan unstoppable. It stands to reason that you should be responsible for this. Ye Yizhi joked.

"It stands to reason that it should be so!" said Si Dao's face was bitter.

"Are you worried that after this, your cultivation will stagnate?"

Si Dao did not deny it, nor did he admit it, but remained silent.

"I can see you're very different. Yichen said, you have had many opportunities to devour your soul, but you have given up, right? He also told me that you will be like this in the future, right?"

"Yes, this is a disciple's choice. If you can persevere, the disciple will persevere. ”

"Good. Ye Yizhi stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Although you look calm. But in fact, your attachment to love surpasses that of the Tao. Right?"

"Probably yes!" said the priest.

"You also know that if you have a loving obsession in your heart, you can't be the same as heaven and earth, and you can't break through to the Great Dao!"

"Yes, the disciple has heard Uncle Daoist say it many times, and I have also heard Mu Luo say it. ”

"Do you still have luck? Do you think that even if you have affection in your heart, you can still see through the avenue?"

"No, I didn't. Throughout the ages, if there is a glimmer of possibility, I believe that no one is willing to give up love. Si Dao shook his head.

"Yes, at the beginning, I couldn't make a choice between love and Tao. In fact, the Tao is not ruthless, not loveless, not favoritism, but love. Those who have attained the Enlightenment give love equally to all things in the world. Everything in the world is love, there is no lightness, there is no heavy. ”

"Forgive the disciple for being stupid and unable to understand. Si Dao shook his head.

He couldn't agree with Ye Yizhi's point of view at all.

"Ha~ha~" Ye Yizhi didn't blame, but laughed, "It's not a kind of happiness to be incomprehensible." ”

Ye Yizhi did not forcibly put his thinking on Si Dao. Although he has attained the Great Dao and obtained the "so-called truth", he will not deny the current Dao, just as he will not deny his past self. Even, he didn't know whether the "truth" was right or wrong.

"Straight to the point. Below, what the old man said is just my personal request. I don't want to ask you to do anything for the benefit of the whole of Hehuan. At all times, Hehuan disciples should be free. ”

Si Dao looked at Ye Yizhi with respect.

"Si Dao, it seems like a good thing to let you break through your cultivation in a short period of time, but it will damage your foundation and be extremely detrimental to your future cultivation growth. This decision is unfair to you. However, if you are truly attached to your feelings, no matter how strong your Dao heart is, your future cultivation will definitely stagnate. Moreover, in the old man's opinion, you seem to be peaceful, but you are very affectionate, and once you fall in love, it will be difficult to break the love.

In this way, this decision does not cost you much. Because, it will be difficult for you to break through the cultivation in the first place. In the rest of your life, your pinnacle is nothing more than building a foundation.

When the old man said this, he was not belittling, but stating.

It is also for this reason that the sect hopes that you can represent Hehuan and participate in the 'Technique and Sword'. Okay, shameless, I'm an old man who has finished speaking, what do you think?"

"Master, you just believe in me like that? I've only been practicing for a few years, so it's nothing at all. ”

Si Dao didn't understand why the upper echelons of Hehuan valued him so much.

"I trust my eyes and I trust my judgment. I have enough faith in you. Apart from you, among the young disciples, I can't think of another person who is so sure. And I also believe that if you are enlightened, you will be determined to forget your feelings. Then, the loss of the foundation now will not be an obstacle on the road. ”

Ye Yizhi's words actually raised Si Dao to a very high position.

After speaking, Ye Yizhi did not stay any longer, and disappeared in front of him out of thin air, leaving only the basket of cold fish. The dozen or so cold fish were given as gifts for the meeting, which was also a precondition for the request.