There was the sound of footsteps.

Zhan Lu was dressed in a dark yellow sword as usual, and the long sword did not enter the sea of qi, but was obliquely behind him. He walked slowly on the mountain road that had just come up from Changning.

Changning saluted and said, "Master, early." ”

Zhan Lu nodded slightly: "When you first get involved in cultivation, it is inevitable that you will be obsessed with the sword technique of the heart, and you will only know how to practice the sword. Looking at the effort, it is easy to be confined to the present, which is not beneficial to the long-term. You figured it out so quickly, yes. ”

"Thanks to Senior Brother Tao Ran for mentioning it. If it weren't for the sunset he showed on that day, the disciple would probably have to keep his head bored and penance, and he didn't know when he could break it. ”

"This is a heart barrier, you can only understand it yourself, Tao Ran is the most hearted, and he warns you with sword intent to help you. It's something that no one else can understand. Many other sects have people who break through this level at the beginning, but the experience has not arrived, and it is in vain to say it. Enlightenment, enlightenment is still one's own way. What others tell you is something outside of your body. ”

"How to choose between the inheritance of the Dao scriptures hidden in the Sword Pavilion?" Changning asked cautiously.

"That's a good question. It's like when you're walking in the mountains, and when you first enter the mountains, you always have to follow the path that others have taken. Take it a step further, you can find your own direction, and you can move forward with the compass to guide you. Until you know the mountains and forests well, you can naturally put aside these guidelines and find the direction and path by yourself. ”

"So the same is true of cultivation, the inheritance left by the predecessors is only a compass to guide the way after all, but it can't become your own path?"

Zhan Lu showed appreciation: "Not bad. The sword ancestor's sword intent was so mysterious, but he only left a few swords that were simplified to the extreme for inheritance. With this as the cornerstone, all the sword intent in the world is just a supplement to this sword intent. And even if it is the sword intent of the Sword Ancestor, it is also a compass on the path of our cultivation in future generations, and it will never replace our own path. ”

"Doesn't that mean that even the Sword Ancestor's sword intent hasn't yet exhausted the true meaning of the Sword Dao?" Changning heard some unbelievable clues from Zhan Lu's words, and couldn't help but blurt out a question.

"What do you think the avenue is?" Zhan Lu's eyes lit up and asked Changning rhetorically.

"The sun rises and the moon sets, spring goes to autumn. When the clouds rise, the water falls. Everything we see is the surface of the avenue. Changning pondered his words and said slowly, "And the sword is a way, and there are thousands of sword moves, maybe it's just to find this ultimate sword." ”

"Did you realize it yourself or did you read it in a book?" said Zhan Lu.

"What I read in the book ......," Changning said honestly.

"It seems that it is good to be able to remember. This time, Ye Lan went to Dacang Mountain to snatch the absurdity, which was a sword that the Sword Ancestor couldn't ask for when he took eight steps and nine steps, and it was really a creation and a trick. Later, with great determination and perseverance, Jian Zu broke and then stood up. The sword at the top of the Sword Pavilion was the last sword he realized when he broke into the nine steps, so he invited the swordsmen of the world to try to find more changes above the nine steps. It's a pity that all the swords in the world were buried, and the Sword Ancestor couldn't find the ultimate sword. Whether it is a thousand changes, or a sword on the avenue, no one knows what the scenery of that place is before seeing the true face of the avenue. ”

"Is that a thousand changes, or is the Tao born from a sword?" Changning saw that Zhan Lu was in a good mood, and he couldn't help but feel relaxed, and guessed.

"Poor mouth, don't say ambiguous things. Saying this, Zhan Lu still smiled, "The most taboo thing in cultivation is to try to be exhaustive. What you realize at the moment is what it is, whether it is the Tao is full of changes or the Tao is born from a sword, it sounds good, if it is not from the heart, sooner or later you have to make a choice, and once the Dao heart is shaken, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

The disciple wrote it down. Changning said respectfully.

"I don't need to write it down, after all, it's just what I've learned. Maybe you'll take a completely different path in the future. Under the avenue, anything is possible. Do not let my word disturb yours. ”

"Yes. ”

"But don't be too ambitious. The mountain is majestic, but it also comes out step by step. ”

"Yes. ”

"The Sword Ancestor can still break through the eight steps, and you don't have to be cautious every step. When he realized it, he stepped out. You see that this big river flows from the Tianshan Mountains to the sea, and the momentum is so majestic, in the final analysis, it is just four words that should be indomitable. If you are afraid of making a mistake, it is better to go home and farm. ”

"Yes. ”

Zhan Lu rolled his eyes: "I knew that the table was here, you were inside and I was outside." ”

"Huh?"

"Ahh The morning light of the sword mound is a good scenery, and it cannot be seen outside the sword mound. Take a good look. ”

The rushing Xuanhuang River water is hidden at the junction of heaven and earth, and as far as the eye can see, a fog in the distance gradually fades, and the peaks and peaks of the sword mound are stacked and green. Changning narrowed his eyes slightly, and stubbornly stared at the red sun that was gradually rising with his strengthened Dao power, until his eyes finally couldn't bear the dazzling light.

I closed my eyes, and the image of the red sun was still in my mind.

The afterimage slowly disappeared, Changning reopened his eyes, and Zhan Lu, who was standing beside him, had already left.