Chapter 32: The Choice

The nameless mountain range is less than 300 zhang high, although it is a relatively high mountain peak in Yuzhou, but it is not an ordinary height in the land of Shenzhou, it is now early summer, with the rising sun, the dew of the night rises and evaporates, turning into hazy water vapor in the mountains and forests.

Liu'er withdrew his gaze from afar, straightened his clothes, and walked on the slippery path step by step.

With a height of 300 zhang, with his cultivation, he can reach the top of the mountain with just one heel, and even ordinary monks or mortal warriors can easily climb it by relying on the art of indulgence.

And he still chose to walk slowly, the heart of seeking the Tao lies in sincerity, no matter what the purpose of his apprenticeship Zhou Bai is, only this heart of the Tao is absolutely pious.

The mountain mist was thick, and it didn't take long to wet his clothes, and wisps of soaked monkey hair clung to his skin, bringing a hint of early morning coolness.

On the contrary, the deeper the cultivation, the more acute the perception of all things in the world, and the slightest change in the qi can affect the state of mind of the practice, and this keen perception is not only the help of their cultivation, but also their biggest flaw.

Once you are disturbed by external objects when you settle down, nine times out of ten you will go crazy, just like a person who has fallen into a deep sleep, and all the thoughts and worries in reality will expand infinitely in the dream.

In his perception, a piece of grit will turn into a sharp blade, a thin poisonous needle, and this keen perception will gradually change with the transformation of his state of mind, or become a habit.

The quiet air was filled with faint moisture, and the six ears pushed aside the bushes blocking him, and the sudden brightness in front of him made a smile appear on his plain face.

The sea of clouds is vast, and the wind whispers softly.

"I've seen the teacher. ”

Zhou Bai sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, with a simple table in front of him, the wood section was smooth as a mirror, the edges and corners were sharp as the edge, a worn-out sand pot was located at the foot of the table, the body of the pot seemed to be written something, but a closer look found that the dense cracks had already damaged the handwriting, and it took a lot of effort, and the six ears did not recognize the content written on it.

A wisp of light smoke slowly rose from the mouth of the pot, Zhou Bai smiled indifferently, and was about to stretch out his hand, but found that a furry palm had already lifted the sand pot on the table in advance.

When Liu'er's palm touched the sand pot, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, the sand pot didn't feel anything, there was no weight and no temperature, it was like a magic of illusion, but the steam in front of him was telling him that the sand pot in his hand did exist.

I didn't ask much, and I didn't dare to think about it.

Liu'er smiled and said, "Teacher, I'll come." ”

As he spoke, he picked up a wooden cup on the table and poured a cup for Zhou Bai, the moment the tea flowed out of the clay pot, a wisp of fragrance wafted out, and Liu'er's eyes lit up, when he smelled the aroma of spiritual tea, the realm that had been stagnant for a long time in his body actually fluctuated a little, and he swallowed his saliva quietly, and Liu'er turned his head to look away.

If it was Zhou Bai before, he might dare to show a look of longing and envy, but the person in front of him was no longer the 'person of fortune' who was similar to his cultivation, the gap between Jin Xian and Xuan Xian was too big, so big that he stood in front of Zhou Bai and actually had an urge to escape.

Noticing the small movements of the six ears, the corners of Zhou Bai's mouth hooked up a smile, and with a wave of his long sleeves, a futon appeared out of thin air in front of the table, and Zhou Bai smiled: "Sit down and taste the tea I asked for from the Jade Emperor." ”

Liu'er was overjoyed when he heard this, scratched his head, smiled, squatted in front of Zhou Bai, lifted the teapot and poured himself a cup.

Liu'er coughed lightly, raised his glass with a solemn expression, took a sip of tea, and said, "Good tea." ”

Zhou Bai looked amused and quipped, "What's good?" ”

"This" when Liu'er said 'good tea', he already regretted it, because he found that after the 'spiritual tea' that was rare in the world fell into his mouth, his aura had been dissipated, and even the heat had disappeared, and the dull and tasteless taste made him sound the dew of eating in the forest when he was a child.

What made him even more suspicious was that even the faint dew disappeared as he drank it.

The dark eyes turned, the eyes of the six ears flashed, and he slapped his thigh, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I don't know where it is." ”

Zhou Bai smiled when he heard this, this cup of tea is exactly a topic given by Zhou Bai, this trip to Heaven was summoned by the Jade Emperor, and the place of the summoning was in the Yuying Palace next to the Sun Star, the palace was empty, not to mention the peach fresh fruit, and even the tea was not entertained.

This cup of tea is nothing but a creation of the void. There is the aroma of tea, but there is no essence of tea, it is made out of nothing, and there is no source. Therefore, Liu'er said that he didn't know what was good, and he did already know Zhou Bai's illusion.

Zhou Bai nodded and said: "A hundred years ago, you wanted to worship me as a teacher, and the thing you asked for was the supreme heavenly way, after a hundred years, today I will teach you the Shangqing Immortal Law, and I have completed the cause and effect of the day." ”

When Liu'er heard this, he knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow, but he was stopped by himself.

Liu'er looked at Zhou Bai suspiciously, but saw Zhou Bai's long sleeves wave, the tea on the table turned into smoke and dissipated, and a pale cyan long sword appeared in front of the two.

Zhou Bai said with a smile: "This is a saint's magic weapon, and it is also the sword of the sect leader, since you want to learn the Qing Immortal Law, you naturally have to kneel down to worship the ancestor and abandon the Buddha to enter the Tao." ”

Zhou Bai's voice was unusually calm, like a casual remark in small talk, but the sound that fell on Liu'er's ears was like thunder, the six overlapping ears trembled suddenly, and Liu'er's kneeling action froze directly, turned his head with a shocked face, and muttered: "How do you know?!"

I've read more Hong Huangwen than you have stolen and learned, how can I not know your connection with Buddhism.

Zhou Bai smiled secretly in his heart, in his previous life, countless torrents and Journey to the West 'scholars' had already speculated on the relationship between the six ears and Buddhism, although the views of various schools of thought were different, but the origin of the six ears and Buddhism were related, both of which were recognized by everyone.

According to countless deductions and observations in this world, Zhou Bai can naturally bluff this 'abandoned son' who is destined to tragedy.

Looking at Liu'er's frightened expression and constantly rolling eyes, Zhou Bai sighed: "Life has a fate, this is a destiny, it cannot be easily changed, do you know what your destiny is." ”

Liu'er knelt like this, glanced at the Qingping sword in front of him, and hesitated: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, the teacher does not need to say it." He didn't believe that Zhou Bai could find out his destiny, but he believed that the saint could.

What's more, it's the sect leader who intercepts the sect with one enemy and four enemies, the saint of Tongtian!

In the early years, a sentence of 'the law does not pass on six ears' has already left an indelible mark on his heart - a saint, omnipotent.

Good at listening to sounds, able to perceive, know before and after, everything is clear.

The more he listened, the more he thought and understood, and the more he was in awe. Liu'er slowly closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, he already understood that Zhou Bai was forcing him to make a choice, both of which were thorny roads full of crises.

If he chooses to devote himself to the sect, how can Buddhism tolerate him, and how can Bodhi tolerate him?

If he chooses Buddhism, he is faced with the deeper and deeper involvement with Buddhism, and the cause and effect are getting bigger and bigger, until he dies and is helpless.

In the battle of the general trend, there is only one way to end the chess piece, and that is to abandon the piece. This was already in his eyes after he watched the Lich War, the God War, and countless reincarnations of life and death.

How strong was the sect of the past?

Ten thousand immortals come to the dynasty, the four seas are attached, even the humane government and the opposition are also respected by the interception of the religion, even if it is the Yin Shang national teacher Wen Zhong, but also the second generation of the interception of the sect, a group of interception of the same sect is full of Yin Shang military and political affairs, the momentum is far greater than the exposition of the teaching.

At that time, the interception of teachings was the yearning of all loose cultivators, including the six ears.

With one enemy and four, ten thousand immortals are destroyed. The battle of the gods defeated the sect and shattered the yearning of the six ears.

Looking at the Qingping Sword that was close at hand, Liu'er seemed to hear the roar thousands of years ago.

'The saints do not die, and the church does not perish!'

"The saint is immortal, the sect is immortal," the six ears murmured, shook their heads with a smile, and reached out to pull the crown of their hair.

Zhou Bai's eyes froze, and he saw that under the torn crown of the six ears, there was a pale golden hoop hidden, and the hanging hoop slowly grew larger, no matter how he dodged and resisted, it was already on the top of his head.

Liu'er smiled bitterly: "I have no choice" Stretched out his hand and knocked on the golden hoop on his head, the crisp sound echoed on the silent mountaintop, Liu'er stood up, glanced at Zhou Bai in disappointment, shook his head and said, "Zhou Bai Daoyou, you are late." ”

Zhou Bai smiled bitterly: "Is it because of me?"

When he first met Liu'er, he didn't wear a golden hoop, and now when they meet again after a hundred years, the other party has lost his true freedom.

The reason for this must be that Zhun Ti discovered the connection between him and Zhou Bai, right?

Liu'er smiled when he heard this: "Daoist friends don't have to care, even if there is no you, I will wear this thing sooner or later, after all, I am his substitute." "Looking into the distance, stratus clouds obscured his eyes, although his vision was obscured by clouds and mountains, Zhou Bai still understood that 'he' referred to Sun Wukong under the Five Elements Mountain.

"Say it again. The corners of Liu'er's mouth hooked up a smile, and he said with a smile: "This is an innate spiritual treasure, a treasure that countless people can encounter but cannot seek! It's a pity that I can only protect my head." Six ears scratched their heads and laughed.

The bitterness and helplessness in the laughter may only be understood by him.

Zhou Bai sighed and said, "It's really demented." After speaking, he couldn't help laughing, unlike Liu'er's bitterness, Zhou Bai was indeed happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Liu'er, this thing is related to me, are you willing to cut your love?" Zhou Bai coughed lightly, shook his head, and pretended to be an old monk who turned his fate everywhere.

Liu'er was stunned, turned around, and looked at Zhou Bai suspiciously, if Zhou Bai was joking, it would be fine, but he didn't see the slightest hint of joking in Zhou Bai's eyes.

A complicated look flashed in Liu'er's eyes, knocked on the golden hoop above his head, and said with a forced smile: "This is an innate spiritual treasure, and it is a rare spiritual object in the flood wilderness, Zhou Bai Daoyou has to at least give some benefits if he wants to ask for it." ”

Zhou Bai waved his sleeves, and a breeze rolled the six ears to the table on the cloud cliff, Zhou Bai pointed to the Qingping sword in front of him, and said with a smile: "How about passing on your Qing Immortal Law in exchange for this innate spiritual object?"

The smile on Liu'er's face instantly bloomed, and he fell to his knees with a bang, knocking his head nine times, each of which roared like a big drum, shaking the surrounding dirt and tumbling.

On the ninth stroke, the head of the six ears was buried in the ground, unwilling to lift it.

After a long time, Liu'er slowly straightened up, looked at Zhou Bai with red eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Please also ask the teacher to take away the spirit treasure and end the cause and effect." ”

Zhou Bai smiled and said, "This is nature." ”

Slowly walked in front of Liu'er, stretched out his hand to reach out to Liu'er's forehead, and Zhou Bai said in a deep voice: "Close your eyes and concentrate, three medicines in one." ”

Hearing this, Liu'er dispersed his instinctive defense, and scattered his essence and spirit all over his body, and a golden primordial spirit churned out from the Purple Mansion, growing in the wind, and in a moment it was already the same size as the physical body.

Xiang Zhou Bai made a mockery, and the six-eared primordial spirit jumped down and rushed into his own body, merging with his body.

An inexplicable fluctuation emanated from behind Zhou Bai, enveloping the two of them in it, Zhou Bai smiled indifferently, and disappeared into the expanding spatial crack behind him with Liu'er.

As if sensing the fluctuation of the six-eared breath, Zhou Bai frowned, and reprimanded: "Hold on to your own heart, and the soul will not be able to feel out of the body!" This is snatching spiritual objects from the hands of the saint, and the terrible six ears of the golden hoop are naturally well understood, and they hurriedly withdrew the leaked perception into their bodies, and no longer dared to raise any curiosity.

Freedom and life are far more important than the curiosity of the moment.

Keeping his heart in his heart, free from external objects, the six ears seem to have fallen into the infinite darkness, without the concept of space and time, and even their own existence is as small as gravel.

He didn't know where he was, but he could feel that it must be an extremely mysterious place, and the chaotic aura around him gave him a sense of closeness that he had always been extremely familiar with.

This feeling has long been blurred in his inheritance memory, and only the constantly transforming soul is telling him that he must stay here, and only by staying here can he find his true self.

As for what his true self is, in his inheritance, there is only one name left left, 'Chaos Demon Ape'.

Yu Yu woke up, Liu'er suddenly opened his eyes, he couldn't help but squint his eyes in the dazzling sunlight, and he was stunned for about two breaths before he came to his senses, Shicai's memory seemed to be erased, and the discomfort of emptiness made him subconsciously scratch his hair.

However, the hair in his hand couldn't help but make him stunned again.

The golden hoop is gone.

"What's the matter, don't you feel comfortable?" Zhou Bai's voice came from the side, Liu'er turned his head to look, only to find that Zhou Bai was cleaning up the thatched hut not far away, Zhou Bai looked back and smiled: "If you don't feel comfortable, go back and find the ancestor to make another pair for you." ”

Liu'er waved his hand again and again, and said with a wry smile: "No, no." ”

The breeze is still there, and the summer is hot.

After cleaning up, Zhou Bai and Liu'er left the nameless peak on the nameless mountain, and when they turned around, Liu'er looked at the wooden house with the door covered again, and seemed to see a purple clay pot, a red jade hairpin, and

"Six-eared, what are you looking at? ”

"Oh, teacher, here it is. ”

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