The noise of summer cicadas continues to come in from outside the hospital. I breathe the sun and the wind that belong to the living world. They are separated from me by a barrier. A barrier that my current strength can't break.

I was locked up in a pure gold birdcage that could only hold me, and the birdcage hung from the corner of the side hall. The cage door was sealed with a golden lock, and a sigil was sealed on the outside. The true yuan of my whole body is banned, and my divine consciousness cannot be expanded, and the yin demons in my thoughts still exist, but fortunately they seem to be asleep. I sensed the Silver Serpent Sword, which was related to my life, and it was not with me, but it seemed to be suppressed less than a hundred miles from here.

Looking for a change, time should have passed. I was imprisoned, and the Yin Demon was not awakened, so it seems that I was not taken away by the Demon Kingdom, and my Kunlun mentors and friends did not rescue me. So, where I am now-

Thousands of thoughts crossed my mind. This beautiful and beautiful scenery, this familiar atmosphere that is far more refreshing and comfortable than the world, a word that countless people in the world yearn for in my heart

- Shushan!

Right now, that's what I'm afraid of. My hands owe Tang Weiyang a blood debt, how can the people behind him laugh and pay it.

- But why didn't they do it during this time?

"Brother Fan Dao, don't you drink realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival? Recently, it can be sold in the world, I traveled all the way from Jiangnan to Zhongzhou, from the imperial capital to Shuzhong, and met hundreds of heirs, peddlers, merchants, and people who worked and farmed, all of whom drank realgar wine -- it is said that when drinking, it will cost an extra one or two silver, and buy a golden-winged bird king snake repellent charm to burn into wine. Hundreds of millions of people are united in one heart, and they will surely move the heavens and send down heavenly calamities to kill the snake demons that are ravaging the world! The world calls this name a snake exorcism tax. ”

Outside the courtyard, there were voices laughing, and my heart relaxed a little, and the people who came were deliberately transmitting the sound to the deep courtyard. Since they are all acquaintances, this means that the Sword Sect will no longer blatantly harm me.

One by one, the courtyard doors were pushed open.

"Brother Liu Dao, how can you curse to death when you return to the void! That is a means that the imperial court has to use to calm people's hearts, and it was not said to you and me. ”

Fan Wuxie, who had a gloomy face, and Liu Ziyue, who was smiling, walked side by side.

I in the birdcage intersected with their six eyes. I feel grotesque, but also kind. I laughed. Liu Ziyue smiled and stretched out his palm to pull me behind the railing.

His palm opened, but it was a sword pill, which instantly turned into a sword light and stabbed into my throat in the cage

-- This is without warning, faster than the vicious sword of thinking, it is a spring breeze in the lightning and shadow!

The sigil on the cage flashed suddenly, bounced him with his sword to the courtyard wall, and stuck to it like a gecko.

I blinked.

Liu Ziyue put his sword into his sleeve, shook his clothes, and slid down the wall with a calm expression. He waved his hand at Fan Wuxie, "For more than a month, Brother Fan Dao has taken care of the original junior brother alone. The characters who wanted to be unfavorable to the original junior brother during this period were either blocked by Mu Zhenren's seal, or were asked by Brother Fan to go and repel. ”

Mu Lingfeng is the leader of Shushan, the big four who are known as the head of the Sword Sect, the master of the Demon Sect, and the leader of the Southern Wilderness. I spent the month of May in the cage of the Sword Sect's base camp unguarded and unaware!

I cast Fan Wuji's eyes and became grateful,

"Brother Fan is tired of practicing this month, and you are also tired of being embarrassed in the Sword Sect. ”

In the birdcage, I waved my hand deeply at him.

"My master respects Yun Zhenren, the temporarily fallen Tianluo Zhenren, and guards the position of the head of the family. We uphold the decree of his old man, and will save your life until a just punishment is issued. ”

Having said that, Fan Wuxie still accepted my gift, and it seems that he has indeed had a hard time this month.

"I've fought side by side with you, and I know you're cunning, but you're still right. But the rest of our Sword Sect couldn't believe it. Fan Wu explained.

I smile wryly,

"Tianluo Zhenren, the seven sword immortals, Senior Brother Tang and many members of your sect all died in the evil spirits, but I survived inexplicably, and the twists and turns of this were originally difficult to tell outsiders one by one. ”

Fan Wujie took the gourd and me in the cage from Na Jie, "Brother Yuan will take today's share of the talisman first." I was ordered by my master to take you to the council hall to listen to the punishment given by your teachers, and they will listen to you defend yourself. ”

"Hmm, what does this Fu Shui mean?" Seeing that Fan Wu didn't answer, I glanced at Liu Ziyue.

"Ah, I'm also hearsay: three days after the battle between the Tianluo Zhenren and the Rakshasa Lord, the Daoists of the Sword Sect searched for you in Tongquetai County, which had turned into a barren land. You go all the way to the north, and when you meet a fellow Taoist who is blocking you from going in the direction of the demon country, you will suddenly kill you.

I chuckled in my heart,

"--Fortunately, at the critical juncture, General Yuan Zhi, who was sent by Wenhou to investigate, intercepted your killer and captured you alive, without letting you hurt a few Taoist friends. But the manpower she brought was limited, and the friends of the Sword Sect were in a crowd, so she had to confront you and escort you to Shushan. ”

Fortunately, there is no crime on top of sin.

When I thought about it, this kind of thing that I didn't know about at all must have been done by the Yin Demon Control Zhì my body. They are really stupid, how can they escape to the demon country with the true yuan after my catastrophe, how should they go west to Wenhou to find refuge. - Hmph, it must have been because they were afraid that they would be expelled, so they chose the worst one.

"The division commanders are too busy dealing with the chaos after this war to care about you. Shushan Mu Zhenren prescribes a prescription to suppress your Yin Demon. This Heart-devouring talisman is mixed with Taishang Insect Repellent Talisman Water and Rotten Heart Pill, and it is taken once a day, although it slightly damages your Dao Ji, and the Yin Demon will also temporarily suppress it - anyway, Senior Brother Yuan will not stay in this birdcage all the time, right. It's better to lose a one-and-a-half-year life than to lose one's life. - Oh, the Taishang Insect Repellent Charm and the Rotten Heart Pill are worth a lot of money, I gave you credit for my brother, and if my brother survived, remember to pay me back. ”

"When I was a child, I abused my supernatural powers, and my mother often poured me medicine to eat. The demons use my supernatural powers to harm, so I naturally want to accompany my friends from the Sword Sect. I drink the water of the talisman to make the hearts of others happy, and I am also happy. ”

I laughed and wiped out the heart-devouring talisman in the gourd

-- Lao Tzu actually wants to pay for himself to eat poison! Uh, uh, this is the less bad of the bad things, and Liu Zi is not here to teach me to be willful.

Fan Wujie praised my pride, recited the mantra silently, and then opened the seal of Mu Lingfeng, the leader of Shushan, opened the golden lock, and released me.

"Senior Brother Mei Wucheng of Dragon and Tiger was plotted by the Sheep Demon, I don't know what the situation is? Senior Sister Shangguan was trapped in the Demon Kingdom because of me, did the sect rescue her?" I asked them again.

"Senior Brother Mei still has to raise it for a month, and he can return to his roots. As for Senior Sister Shangguan, if there is a mess today, the sect has not yet decided on a strategy to communicate with the demon country, and the Manying Association has also stopped business. ”

Liu Ziyue didn't know about Pianpian's situation, and Fan Wuxie, who had been taking care of me in Shushan for a month, didn't know even more.

I was silent.

Faced with fateful punishment, I solemnly dressed myself and treated myself more like a righteous monk, and went out of the hospital with the two of them to climb the mountain.

Turn out of the side courtyard, the mountain peaks or bright or strange, I don't know how many coquettish postures, suddenly there are a brilliant rainbow bridges in front of you, connecting countless floating mountains in the distance.

"Our Sword Sect's main mountain is called Shu Mountain, and there are twenty-four great spiritual veins under its jurisdiction, and the big river returns to the sea to our Qingcheng Hub, which encompasses all kinds of things. How many people who have made mistakes in the ancient red dust have resented the mountain and thought about it, I think this is a great blessing. Walking in the red dust to be busy with fame and fortune, working hard for others, where is it better than staying in our Shushan to discuss Taoism and art with teachers and friends, or spend the days peacefully, or leap into the incredible Taoist realm. If it weren't for the chaos in the world, I would also like to get rid of the ministry of the Demon Wandering Monastery as soon as possible and never enter the world again. ”

On the Hongqiao, Fan Wujie sighed and pointed out this piece of heaven and earth to us,

"This great spiritual vein is the twenty-fourth great spiritual vein of this mountain, and it is the Mangcang Mountain in Shuzhong, which enjoys a thousand-year-old name! The mountains and rivers of the Xiuzhen realm are held on this ground, and the four founding patriarchs are all famous here, not to mention the real people who are as bright as the stars; that white jade palace is the main hall where the four major sect alliances will make a covenant and command the world; and the ethereal tower in the distance is the one-foot-high tower that suppresses the old demon trolls, hmph, the demon mother of the lord of the Rakshasa country is detained in the tower......

This is the first time I have been to Shushan in my life. Kunlun is a distant and vague impression in my memory, the dragon and tiger is a low-key and secluded old name, and the temperament of this Shu Mangcang Mountain is completely different, symbolizing the avenue and order, born to seek a leap, into the world to save the world.

- Ah, the punishment that awaits me is life and death. Fan Wuxuan's deep meaning is that even if I encounter the worst possibility, let me see the way of their Shushan that once controlled the world on my deathbed. He wanted me to hear it, so it would be okay to die at night.

But with such a pursuit, there are a few Sword Sect monks today. Nine times out of ten, I have seen people who use supernatural powers to mix the world, and what is the difference between them and other sects.

"Five hundred years ago, the demon tide swept through Middle-earth, at that time, human beings were still wielding swords, empty ships and star castles were purely outside the dream, dozens of demon beasts could slaughter the city as they wanted, but our sect still led the farmers with swords and clubs to drive them out; Fan was at odds with you Kunlun before, and after this defeat, I want to change my mind. I also hope that all Taoist friends can work together in the future. Others may not be able to, always start with us. ”

Fan Wuxie said to us.

Five hundred years ago, although the human race regressed and stagnated, the sect saved the world, united as one, the mountains were moved, and the dragons were slaughtered. But after five hundred years, people's hearts are different, and Xiao Longyuan, who came from among people, knows how to play with and guide people's hearts, and after he wins, I don't know how many cult monks have defected, and I don't know how many cracks there will be between the four sects. I'm afraid it's wishful thinking for Fan Wufu.

Liu Ziyue applauded earnestly, "What Brother Fan said is really a high mountain, although the sages also want to come down from the offering platform to send you a praise." ”

I was stunned. Although I don't take Fan Wushu's words for granted, he said sincerely, and a great kindness flowed from the depths of my heart. Since the death of my parents and the rebellion of my loved ones, I have been on guard all the way. Since I'm afraid that the next step is to die, I am willing to dedicate a little of my heart to them,

"Senior Brother Fan, Senior Brother Liu, I have always relied on Su Hui to be arrogant, and I have inadvertently despised you, it is my past that is not good, and I am afraid that this life will be difficult to change. I don't have any ideas for you about the affairs of the world. The only thing I can tell you is about cultivation. You are those who are of the way, and I will say to you. Well, Senior Brother Liu has always loved to make money, but I know that there is another you hidden in you. ”

Liu Ziyue looked at me in surprise, in fact, I couldn't be sure if his surprise was due to the failure of the insect repellent talisman I ate, and the Yin Demon had another attack.

I went on,

"I'm not saying that I can instruct you on anything that exceeds the supreme mental method taught by your master, but I saw a corner of the Dao, well, even when I witnessed the battle between Tianluo Zhenren and Xiao Guozhu, I was depressed in my heart, and I still couldn't bear to say it to someone who could listen.

You are the golden pill, you continue to accumulate Yuan Gong and move forward, and finally one day, you will be able to reach the limit of the wisdom seed allowed by the Heavenly Dao. The Little Tribulation will soon fall, just like the full moon will eventually lose. You have to make a choice, whether to enjoy the end of the day in peace, as most Jindan does, or to leap into a new realm. That would probably wipe out the terrain completely, leaving no trace.

I don't think you're going to back down. Then, you have to practice the elimination of tribulations and prepare for the tribulations. Before you are fully prepared to take the leap, but you have touched the limit of the Heavenly Dao for the wisdom seed, you have to eliminate the tribulation, temporarily escape from the small heavenly tribulation, and prepare for the future tribulation leap.

Then you begin to cross. You must know that before the Little Tribulation, you belong to the flesh, and in the Little Tribulation that comes from the depths of your hearts, the body of the wisdom seed and the Yin God will be transformed into pure spiritual primordial spirits.

Then, you are promoted to Yuan Infant. Aggregation is form, and scattering is light. Freedom from the wilderness, unfettered. Since then, you no longer have the usual death, and there is no longer a cultivation path for the golden pill to accumulate Yuan Gong, so that you can fall to the ground called the calamity, so that you can go from an ordinary Yuan Infant to a higher level of return to the void, and the way to approach the supreme path is to eliminate the tribulation, and the means to guide you to eliminate the tribulation and the tribulation is the Fa.

The calamity of Jindan's leap into the Yuan Infant is called the Little Heavenly Tribulation, and the first three calamities of the Yuan Infant leaping into the void are called the Great Heavenly Tribulation. Those ordinary primordial babies are satisfied with their achievements and will not choose to cross the Great Heavenly Tribulation, and they never dare to practice to eliminate the Great Heavenly Tribulation, but just pretend to be ignorant and wait for the first Heavenly Tribulation that naturally moves from the depths of their hearts every five hundred years, relying on magic weapons and opportunities to eliminate the tribulation and dodge, and prolong their lives for another five hundred years. Those Yuan Babies who were slaughtered by the divine swords of Tianluo Zhenren and Lin Zhenren were like this. I'm afraid that most of the primordial babies in this world, those who are treated as gods by mortals and ordinary monks, are such characters.

If you want to approach the Dao, you must constantly trigger the Great Tribulation in the depths of your heart, get rid of the Great Tribulation - there are still such characters in our world, those real people, those Yuan Infant and strong people, all of them are like this, I dare not imagine how many times those supreme real people have eliminated the Tribulation - until one day, you can enter a higher realm under the complete tempering of the Great Heavenly Tribulation, just like the Jindan when you survived the small Heavenly Tribulation, and connect with the Dao.

I only saw this a little over a month ago, and I can't tell you any more at this point. I don't know why those ancestors who have returned to the void can't fly to immortality, and what they are thinking about when they stay in this world.

May this increase your cultivation and enable you to enter a better state for you. ”

I threw it up.

I also remember others. They are far away, and I can't talk to them. Suddenly, I wanted to use Fan Wujie and Liu Ziyue to talk to them, but I felt that it was always a private matter that I would never want to share with others, so I still buried the words in the depths of my heart.

Liu Ziyue said for a long time, "What the original junior brother said does seem to be a bit of a shadow, and I don't know if it's true or not." This is a beautiful sound, and I can forgive you some interest. ”

Fan Wuxie bowed deeply to me,

"The former junior brother also showed me the magnificent world, and I will always remember it. ”

Between the three of us, there seems to be a break of ice, and there is a lot of harmony.

Fan Wujie leads us from Hongqiao to an inconspicuous floating island.

The island is covered with a pristine bamboo forest. There are often more than ten black and white bears with black circles under the eyes of the bamboo forest, replacing the sword with bamboo, fighting and playing, looking like my spirit animal Fengmeng. I suddenly woke up, isn't Shushan the hometown of black and white bears!

The Sword Sect Light Demon would not have taught these spirit beasts formal swordsmanship. What they transported was a scaly claw sword move that they learned from lying on the wall, either the Qingfeng Thirteen Style, or the Wuyue Sword Technique. When the black and white bears walked light and spiritual martial arts, it was, and when they fought to the point of elation, they really simply abandoned their swords and played wrestling jiu-jitsu, winning purely by their body shape.

Fan Wujie pursed his lips and roared, and the more than ten black and white bears immediately lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. They were supposed to give way, but they were blocked.

Fan Wuxie shook his head and raised a fist. The strength of the fist blew all the more than ten black and white bears away.

A side hall appeared ahead.

"The division commanders thought that other places were noisy, so they chose this place to discuss the matter. Fan Wu explained.

We entered the temple. There are seven futons in the center of the temple, six of which are empty. Dazheng Hou Ji Xiao Ai sat on a futon, looking at a stack of papers,

"This is a blank edict given to me by the imperial court, conferring a group of civil and military official positions for serving the qi refiners of the Western Army under my command. I only stayed in Shushan for one day, and I wanted to go to Chang'an to meet Yuan Zhi, who went to hand over first. ”

She looked up at me,

"It's good that my brother is fine. You don't have to be surprised that it's easy and casual. The sect is not the lobby of the criminal department, and we are not the lawsuits and officials in the world. After the battle with the demon clan, we learned from the pain and wanted to unify our command. The sect and the imperial court sent a total of seven people to discuss the next major affairs in the world, and I am one of them, and your punishment will be discussed here by the way. If you feel wronged, tell us anything. ”

There was a sudden increase in her tone of determination,

"Since I am here, I vow to save your life and your deeds, but I can only do my best to keep you free. ”

"Senior sister, thank you. ”

I say.