The gap between the Great Cultivators of the Five Realms and the Monks of the Four Realms is by no means a simple difference in rank on the surface.

The contrast between the mind and the mind is like the contrast between a drop of water and the entire ocean.

Because the divine thoughts of the Five Realms Knowing the Divine Realm have already touched the edge of the divine soul and peeked into the heaven and earth on the other side.

Like the qualitative change between the first three realms and the fourth realm, these five realms are actually another qualitative change.

It's just that the transformation of internal qi to true qi in different four realms, and those who can cross this dragon gate to reach this realm are far more difficult than entering the three realms and the four realms.

Otherwise, it would take four years for such a peerless genius to break through the realm.

The mystery and hardship of this are really difficult to describe in one word.

Just like the old man in front of Gu Shuleng, he came from an unknown sect, but he was extremely talented when he was young, but for some reason, after entering the Five Realms, he not only chose to enter the 'Sword Cultivation', but also took a particularly remote path.

Sword Soul Dao.

Generally speaking, there is no distinction between the lower realm and the upper realm in the three realms, only the strong and weak areas.

However, in the Five Realms, there are also people who like to divide the cultivation of 'Divine Thoughts' into three small realms, knowing the gods, guarding the body, and consolidating the gods.

After the completion of the three small realms, you can firmly guard the gods and become a party of "knowing the sea", and the body, mind and soul are unbreakable, and no heart and demons can invade.

However, the 'Sword Soul Dao' is very different, it has no such concepts at all, and even subverts the previous way of cultivating swords.

This method of 'raising a sword with a god' is both domineering and weird, not to stubbornly defend the gods, but to split the souls of the gods.

The split 'soul' is the essence of the 'sword', and through continuous cultivation until perfection, then the soul of the human spirit is the sword soul, and the human divine thought is the "sword thought". Truly "I don't need to have a sword in my hand, I have my own sword soul and sword spirit in my heart." ”

The reason why the Sword Soul Dao is strong is not how strong and unstoppable it is, but that their methods are both difficult to resist and impossible to prevent. Usually the opponent is almost undetectable and has been hit, which is especially terrifying.

This kind of path opened up by Jiang Yuelou, the head of the sword, is not only widely sought after to devote themselves to cultivating this way, but also adds more luck to the sword path of heaven and earth, so the way of the sword begins to be unique.

As a result, many cultivators in the world like to call the Fifth Realm Knowing God Realm the "Sword Soul Realm".

Because only by cultivating the divine mind and getting a first glimpse of the edge of the divine soul can we begin to have the ability to explore this way.

The "Great Sword Cultivator" surnamed Zhao of Linyuan Pavilion in front of him is actually a Soul Sword Cultivator who has studied the Sword Soul Dao for decades in private.

Although Gu Shuleng has also stepped into the fifth realm, and his mind has been transformed into 'divine thoughts', it is only the first small step to get a glimpse of God. Not to mention that the 'knowledge of the sea' has not been completed, it is difficult to even release the divine thoughts, how to resist the serious attack of this sword soul Xiaocheng great sword cultivator.

That kind of irresistible 'trick' made a judgment at the moment, and he only felt that he was already in a heaven and earth in an instant.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that the sky was gray and the earth was silent. There is only an endless stretch of black and gray, which contrasts sharply with the noisy breakfast shop of the previous moment.

In addition to the oppressive colors and breaths, there are only swords, countless swords.

The swords seemed to follow some kind of trajectory and flew through the sky like a swarm of locusts. The soul-shattering sword intent filled this heaven and earth, and Xiao Kill was everywhere.

Gu Shuleng recognized what was going on with just one glance, and then closed his eyes tightly, and his divine thoughts began to stick to his heart.

He didn't even dare to take a second look, it was very rare to be able to stand up to an invisible 'sword' through his body and stand firm.

It is really because he knows the foundation of the Sword Soul Dao too well, this kind of sword intent is too hurtful and soul-grabbing.

A figure suddenly appeared next to Gu Shuleng, and it was the old man in a green shirt surnamed Zhao.

I saw that the old man didn't make any other movements after he appeared, but just looked at Gu Shuleng, who closed his eyes tightly and stabilized his mind, and sighed: "Mr. Gu is really a scholar of heaven and man, and he knows everything, even if it is the 'soul domain' of the Sword Soul Dao, he is proficient, I am afraid that the statement that he has no cultivation is mostly a mediocre person who has no eyes and no beads." ”

This kind of statement unabashedly broke Gu Shu's cold thoughts, and even meant that this Mr. Gu was far from being the kind of person who didn't know anything about cultivation, but knew a lot.

When the Sword Soul Dao is all the rage today, although there are countless cultivators, if compared with ordinary sword cultivation, it is still a drop in the bucket, like the touch of golden carp in the carp crossing the river.

Not to mention those who have achieved small cultivation, as well as the "soul domain" after this kind of sword soul has become small.

Gu Shu pondered coldly for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile: "There are quite a lot of mysteries in the Sword Soul Dao, and I only know a little bit about it, most of them are just hearsay, and the 'Soul Domain' is just one of them." It's just that such a divine thought is counterproductive, but it also makes me know that Mr. Zhao actually doesn't have the intention to kill, so why did he have today's trip. ”

This kind of weird 'soul domain' is the most powerful evidence that the Sword Soul Dao can spy on a trace of the mystery of the divine soul, and it is also one of the means to forcibly imprison people's hearts and minds, which only exists in the divine soul.

If this old man in a green shirt wanted to kill someone, he didn't need to use such an extremely draining method at all.

Then there is only one purpose beyond that, which is to get some of the answers that come to mind within this absolute realm.

Sure enough, the old man in the green shirt smiled, turned to look at the vast sword qi heaven and earth, and said faintly: "I won't ask you why you can still keep your mind in this 'soul domain' and not be controlled by me, you must know that ordinary monks of the Five Realms who know the gods and the Great Perfection can't do it." I only want to know one thing. ”

As he spoke, the old man turned his head again, looked at Gu Shuleng, who was still closing his eyes, and smiled: "You don't seem to know that in addition to knowing the existence of my 'Great Sword Cultivator', you don't seem to be surprised at all that I am a Sword Soul Dao Sword Cultivator, can you solve a question or two for the old man." ”

In the end, he added: "Since you know the 'Soul Domain' at this time, you know even more that your strength is not as good as mine's stepping here, even if you can keep the Divine Soul, you can't escape my sword soul." ”

The sword in the sky was shadowless and invisible, as if it were really just a shadow.

It's just that when this 'soul sword' passes through, you can experience that pervasive sense of terrifying peeping.

This is the Sword Soul Question.

Especially for Gu Shuleng, who is in a state of divine soul, there is nothing to hide.

To be honest, he was able to know the existence of this old gentleman, all because he knew the original characters.

He knew the old gentleman's mysterious provenance, as well as all the deeds and endings.

But he can't confess any of this, and even if he does, people may believe it.

Last night, when he borrowed this old gentleman to solve the situation, of course, he thought that it would definitely arouse the vigilance and suspicion of this great sword cultivator, and he even expected that this old gentleman would probably sneak into Dongcheng District and kill him.

Because some secrets are unspeakably top secret.

But he had estimated that the time was close to the end of the plan, and that there was not much time left to stay in the city, so he made that move.

But I didn't expect the old gentleman to come so quickly, much earlier than expected.

It's like betting on luck, thinking that the shuttle (river crab) who is full of confidence is slapped in the face by reality.

So, Gu Shuleng didn't answer the previous question, but seemed to be provoking the old man's patience.

He asked: "Why did Mr. Zhao choose to join the WTO again?"

The old man surnamed Zhao was slightly stunned, and asked rhetorically: "Could it be that for conspirators, curiosity is far more important than their own lives?"

"I was still wondering why the old gentleman didn't have a serious murderous intention, but now I probably understand. ”

Gu Shu smiled slightly, but he was a little helpless, sighed and continued: "The reason why the old gentleman was able to get here today must be that after Ji Miaomiao went back last night, the Qing Party reached some kind of agreement with the Beizheng Imperial Court in order to hide the old gentleman, in exchange for the 'trust' between the two."

"If I'm not mistaken, the next Qingdang will most likely take Yulin Street at any cost, and at least some of the core points of the Supervision Department in the area of Yulin Street. ”

Gu Shuleng's speculation is not groundless, if the Qing Party wants to gain a foothold under the fear and balance of the major forces, it must establish an unbreakable deeper cooperation with the Beizheng Imperial Court.

It is no longer possible to only consider the relationship of interests as in the past, and it seems that it is about to be separated.

The old man surnamed Zhao was surprised: "The vision is good, but you are so sure that my existence will arouse the suspicion of the Beizheng Imperial Court, and will force the Qingdang to gamble everything in order to show goodwill?"

"That's why, I ask the old gentleman why he was born. A great sword cultivator is not a rarity for Ye Xiu, let alone a sect. But if it's a sword soul Dao..."As he spoke, Gu Shuleng suddenly paused.

"You want to say that cultivating the Sword Soul Dao into the Sword Soul Dao Xiaocheng Realm with the Five Realms is incredible, right? The old man in the green shirt still added with a smile.

Gu Shu was silent.

A shadowless and invisible soul sword suddenly passed through Gu Shuleng's body again, like a tail jumping out of the water, and then turning back into the swimming fish in the water again.

Fierce and swift.

Gu Shuleng only felt that his soul was shattered, and Rao was the wonder of 'alchemy', and it was difficult to stop the erosion of the soul sword.

The old man surnamed Zhao in a green shirt suddenly pointed to something, and asked an inexplicable word: "It turns out that you already know my true identity." ”

After experiencing a 'Sword Soul Question', Gu Shuleng's 'body' had already begun to sway slightly, as if it was about to dissipate at any time.

It's just that he, who has always been as calm as a rock, still looks calm, nodded and said: "Although the Sword Soul Dao is endlessly mysterious, it has a very critical shortcoming, and its growth is inseparable from killing. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Shuleng raised his head, and his closed eyes seemed to be able to see those endless 'soul swords' between this heaven and earth.

His meaning was already very clear, there were so many 'soul swords' here, almost every one of them was a god soul who had died and cultivated to a great sword cultivation that was not low.

And in this world, the only strong person who can gather so many sword cultivation souls that are not low in cultivation is the big devil who dominates the world and has a thirst for killing, the sword demon.

The five or six realm great sword cultivators who died under him were simply as many as a cow's hair.

In terms of the number of soul swords alone, even Jiang Yuelou, the world's sword leader who created the Sword Soul Dao, was far from comparable.

The old man beside him naturally wouldn't be the 'Sword Demon', Gu Shuleng knew this very well.

This is not because of the rumor that the Sword Demon has already been intercepted and killed by the combined efforts of several major sect Seven Realm cultivators, and it is not because the old man's cultivation is only five realms, far from the level of the Sword Demon's prestige.

It's that he is familiar with the plot and knows a lot of inside stories.

The old man in the green shirt didn't seem to care about Gu Shuleng's identity, as if he had expected it, but rather patiently admired the leisure of the moths in the spider web.

In this way, the two seemed to be at a stalemate again, and they were speechless for a long time.

Suddenly, the old man surnamed Zhao said something inexplicably and muttered: "I see, no wonder you are that person." ”

After the old man finished speaking, the atmosphere seemed to begin to freeze, like the endless oppression around the center of the pond.

Gu Shuleng's heart sank suddenly, thinking that this old man with an obscure identity still chose to kill his mouth, when a burst of noise suddenly came from all around, and his nose also smelled the fragrant smell, as well as the stuffiness of the store.

It turned out that his 'divine soul' had returned to his body, and he was still sitting in his original seat, but he was not in a very good state, and he was quite tired of his body being in deficit.

However, he didn't care about these in the slightest, and asked puzzledly: "Old man, why is this?" ”

This scene seems to be a bit child's play, and then the offensive and defensive confrontation between the gods, and then the final "heart-to-heart".

It seems to be just a playful fight.

The old man in the green shirt ignored it, just picked up the bowl and took a sip of sour soup, looking a little satisfied.

Then he had time to glance at Gu Shuleng, and replied, "If I nag you again, the soup will be cold." ”

Gu Shu was stunned for a moment, only to realize that the old man had not used the monk's physique to eliminate the crispness and spicy taste of the sour soup from beginning to end.

Because the monk's body in the first three realms is not afraid of spicy and detrimental food, of course, the spicy taste will be greatly reduced.

But this great sword cultivator surnamed Zhao chose to deliberately suppress the flesh in order to taste the deliciousness.

Dajian Xiu, surnamed Zhao, who put down the empty bowl, didn't care about this Mr. Gu's gaffe, and talked about the past quietly.

In the original book, the appearance of the old man is in the middle of the main character of the original book.

It's just that there aren't many background stories about him, except for which sword demon is the registered disciple of the West Wind, there are only a few simple settings.

The old man himself was an orphan, and his journey into cultivation was particularly bumpy. Although he is very talented, he doesn't know how to manage his network, and he often works behind closed doors, and bumps and bumps are only small successes.

During a treasure hunt with someone, after being betrayed by his best friend, he began to look at things in a different way when he was disheartened.

In the time that followed, like most ordinary monks, although there would be no winds and waves, and strange legendary experiences, it could only be regarded as an ordinary time, without the slightest brilliance.

Later, because I was tired of the meaningless struggle for fame and fortune in the world, I was tired of seeing those battles and fights that were ostensibly for benevolence, righteousness and morality, but were actually for profit.

After going through all kinds of situations in the world and inheriting the mantle of the sword demon by chance, he chose to live in seclusion and concentrate on studying kendo without asking about the world.

And these are the settings in the original book, and there are no more detailed descriptions about others.

But from the old man's own mouth, Gu Shuleng thought for a while before he understood the general idea.

The reason why the old man chose to take root in the Green Party was just because of some small incense, and in return, he only promised to help the Green Party at a critical juncture, but he would never mix it with some conspiracies and tricks.

This is also why the Qingdang has the existence of this great sword cultivator, but it is still only a small force that is barely a fourth-rate force.

After all, there are definitely a lot of smart people in the Green Party, and it's not that they don't want to use this big sword cultivation like Ji Miaomiao, but they really can't.

Speaking of this, the old man sighed and felt relieved.

Gu Shuleng didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly asked, "Old man, is this going to make a move?"

The old man with the cultivation of the Great Sword of the Five Realms did not hide it and nodded.

Gu Shu's cold questioning shot was naturally not aimed at him.

In the final analysis, the embattled situation of the Youth Party is still caused by him.

But as a force, in order to still have a foothold, it will inevitably choose the overall situation and make some trade-offs, and there is no time to take care of him as the culprit.

Because this vigorous and resolute move is to win the greatest benefit before everyone learns the news of the old man.

This great sword cultivator will be a final move.

The old man's trip is just a big or small stop before leaving.

After this trip, the little incense between him and the Qingdang is destined to be exhausted, so how can he care about how to develop afterwards.

Besides, the old man had already received an unexpected joy, and said with a smile: "You can know my details but don't plan to use it, and it can be seen from this that you have no malicious intentions." ”

Gu Shuleng was a little stunned, and asked in disbelief: "Why is the old gentleman so accurate, I will appear here today." ”

The old man in the green shirt turned very strange: "Why can't I eat the long-rumored 'sour soup dumplings' before leaving?"

Gu Shuleng finally understood what was going on, and secretly scolded in his heart for not looking at the yellow calendar when he went out.

I feel a little helpless in my heart, after all, I am the kind of person who likes to look at problems from the perspective of a strategist.

As everyone knows, in the eyes of others, they don't take this kind of thing seriously at all, and many of the previous speculations are just wishful thinking.

Even Fang Cai's matter was only improvised after the old gentleman saw him.

At the end of the day, it's not my generation.

The old man surnamed Zhao stood up, shook the green shirt that had been wrinkled due to his long sitting posture, seemed to remember something, and asked: "It is said that Mr. Gu spent a lot of manpower and material resources to develop this 'sour soup dumpling', and also prepared many unheard of ingredients. With so much effort, why don't you run this business under your own name, but let outsiders run it?"

Gu Shuleng also stood up and wanted to send it off, but after hearing this, he was stunned, and he didn't turn the corner Why would this great sword cultivator ask such a question.

He thought about it for a while and explained the reason: "The catering operation is too troublesome." ”

The old man surnamed Zhao looked strange, but after a little thought, he nodded, and seemed to agree.

"Then why don't you move the shop to the vicinity of Gu Caotang, wouldn't it be much more convenient. ”

Gu Shu smiled coldly and said, "Life needs a sense of ritual, otherwise it will be some meaning of some things, and it will become dull and boring." ”

The old man in the green shirt didn't know much about this kind of fresh words, and he didn't turn the corner for a while. After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly smiled and said that Mr. Gu is also a wonderful person.

The two may have had a tacit understanding of sympathy after the confrontation between the gods, and for a while there was a kind of sorrow about saying goodbye to their friends.

After a conversation at the door, the old man in green shirt was about to go.

Gu Shu pondered for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Where will the old gentleman go after this thing is completed?"

The morning sun in early autumn had already risen in the east, which seemed a little dazzling, but the old man didn't seem to be afraid, squinting slightly and waiting for Gu Shuleng to answer.

Gu Shu straightened his cuffs, folded his hands on his lower abdomen, and said, "If I have news that the Sword Demon Seniors are still alive, what will you do?"

Under the reflection of the morning sun, the two seemed to have stayed for a long time, and people often came in and out of the shop, but no one noticed the existence of the two, and they all ignored it.

It wasn't until a faint person came running in the distance that the place returned to its original state, but the old man in the green shirt was never seen again.

After Yan Xin saw Gu Shuleng, his first sentence was very angry and shouted: "You are still running around at this time, you don't want to die?"

For a while, some strange eyes attracted one after another, and after seeing that the two were extremely handsome young men, they were a little staggered.

Some people also found that perhaps because the weather was dry, or perhaps because of the practice of exercises, this son-in-law who came in a hurry actually had 'fireworks' on his body.

Yes, it's the kind of "smoke" that looks like it's about to catch fire, as if it has just been fished out of a fire.

Although Gu Shuleng wanted to say "the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry" this time, but in the end he held back.

Because he also guessed what was going on, he felt a little guilty.

The city couldn't use too much Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, and it couldn't even fly at a low altitude, so it suppressed the Great Cultivators of the Five Realms very much.

If you want to run across a few blocks in a short time, you can only resist the power of the great array with your physical body, or you can run honestly.

Because there is no strong 'physique' of the Six Realms, Yanxin is naturally the latter, so despite the resistance of the body's true qi, due to the rapid rush that does not want to die for a short time, there is this scene.

As for why this is so, it is probably easy to guess.

So Gu Shuleng said slightly apologetically: "I didn't expect that the old-timer would arrive here this morning." ”

The original tiredness on Yan Xin's face changed suddenly, and he was shocked: "He has already been here?"

"Been here, and gone. ”

Yan Xin was stunned, a little inexplicable, it seemed to be inconsistent with the news he received, and it was even more unexpected.

The reason why he came here in a hurry was naturally because he received the large-scale changes in the Green Party for the first time, and even the faint movement of the 'Great Sword Cultivator'.

Naturally, he also heard about the good deeds done by this surnamed Gu last night, so he thought of some possibilities.

Gu Shuleng explained at this time: "That old gentleman is actually not an easy person, but a... Very reasonable old-timer. ”

Yanxin was speechless, gently shook off the 'smoke' on his body, and muttered: "You mean that I spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?"

Gu Shu smiled coldly, nodded and said, "That's right, we all underestimated other people's strength." ”

Many people are like this, without talking to people, and they use their own eyes to figure out and define others.

At this time, I don't know what came to mind, he said faintly: "It's just an overnight thing, your news is really much better than most people, could it be the same as last time, from someone?"

Yan Xin's face suddenly changed, and then he thought of something.

Both of them were silent, but their expressions were different, and they didn't know what they were thinking.