Chapter 51: Time is Like a Knife
Xiao Fan's means on the street shocked people, and the means he showed in the Dancing Xuan were even more amazing!
"Emperor, now that you are stronger than ever, we believe that you can easily suppress Dugu Sword!" The female cultivators in the Tilting Dance Pavilion were surprised and delighted, they were still worried about Xiao Fan, but now they don't need it.
"Go to the Eternal Empire as soon as possible, it is more suitable for cultivation and a relatively safe place in the future. Xiao Fan advised, and then got up to leave. He didn't see Allure Moon, and he knew that most of them were in the ultimate heaven and earth of the extreme realm.
Everyone in the Tilting Dance Xuan watched Xiao Fan leave, until his figure disappeared completely, and the female cultivators couldn't help but hug and cheer. They didn't expect that Xiao Fan would let them go to the Ancient Empire, how many people in this world could get such an invitation?
"The Great Emperor is so good...... the female cultivators chattered non-stop, and all of them had smiles on their faces.
At this moment, Xiao Fan came to the Northern Wilderness Temple, and he hadn't set foot here for hundreds of years. Everything in the heavens and the earth is changing, only the sun, moon and stars in the sky are unchanged, and the beautiful mountains and rivers on the earth.
Walking on this land, looking at the undulating mountains in the distance and the ups and downs of the clouds, Xiao Fan's eyes couldn't help but look at the small village under the mountain range - Buluo Village.
The village has been like this since ancient times, and it will not flourish because of the reproduction of generations, nor will it wither because of it, and it has always maintained a balance.
More than four hundred years have passed, and there are too many unfamiliar faces here, which makes Xiao Fan sigh, time is really a ruthless blade, even cultivators have to die of old age under this blade, not to mention these mortals.
"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" When Xiao Fan walked to the entrance of the village, an old man with white hair happened to see him, his face was full of wrinkles, his body was already very rickety, his spirit was withered, and he had reached the last years of his life.
"Old man, I have been to your village once, and now I just want to come and have a look, don't be afraid. Xiao Fan said with a smile, his eyes fell on the old locust tree in the village, it was still the same as four hundred years ago, without the slightest change.
"Young man, have you ever been to our village?" The old man was a little surprised, and looked at him carefully, but he couldn't remember when he had seen the young man in front of him, and couldn't help asking: "Young man, how many years ago have you been in our village, why hasn't the old man seen you?"
Xiao Fan smiled faintly and said, "Old man, looking at the wheel of time in your body, you should be three hundred and eighty years old this year." ”
"How do you know the Dao of Lu? Over the years, there have been a lot of cultivators who have come to us, but the people who can see our age at a glance have not seen it, you ...... "The old man was very surprised, he was born in Buluo Village for hundreds of years, and this place is close to the Northern Wilderness Temple, so he still has some understanding of the cultivator's ability. But the shock of the young man in front of him was too great, and he could accurately tell his age.
"Calculate the time, it should be more than four hundred years......" Xiao Fan looked at the village, in a trance. Four hundred years, even for a person like him who can live for one or two thousand years, feels that it is a bit long.
"Four hundred years...... the old man opened his mouth, looked at Xiao Fan's excessively young face, and had to sigh, "You cultivators, hundreds of years have passed, and you are still so young, you look no different from a twenty-year-old young man, while mortals like us have reached the twilight of their lives. This is still in the village, if it is in the outside world, several generations have already passed away. ”
"Mortals have the happiness of mortals, and cultivators also have the sufferings of cultivators, and sometimes a long life is not necessarily a good thing. Xiao Fan said softly, as if talking to himself, and then he stepped into the village.
"Young man stay!" When the old man saw Xiao Fan walking into the village, he immediately exclaimed, "Outsiders must not enter the village, otherwise they will be cursed, you quickly quit!"
"It doesn't matter, I was a guest in your village more than 400 years ago, and I was not afraid of curses. Xiao Fan smiled and walked towards the old locust tree in the middle of the village. His arrival alarmed many villagers, and one after another figures came out of the house, looking at him as an outsider.
"Are you ......" Several old men walked out of the ancestral hall in the village, all of them with white hair and wrinkled faces. When several of them saw Xiao Fan's face, they were stunned, and the wrinkles on their old faces were wrinkled together because of excitement.
"Big brother, is it you, is it really you?" an old man staggered over, tears flashing in his eyes.
Most of the villagers were stunned, the old man was one of the oldest elders in the village, and he actually called the young man under the old locust tree the big brother......
"Are you?" Xiao Fan was also a little surprised when he heard such a title, and at the same time felt a little awkward.
"Big brother, do you remember when we ate dragon horse meat more than four hundred years ago, and do you remember what happened when you were angry for my father......" The old man burst into tears and came to Xiao Fan's face, and said with trembling lips.
"Xiaodouzi, you are Xiaodouzi!" At this moment, Xiao Fan knew who the old man in front of him was, it turned out to be the child who was a few years old back then. Looking at his old face, my heart was gloomy.
"It's me, I'm Xiaodouzi!" The old man nodded, took Xiao Fan's hand, and said: "More than four hundred years have passed, and I have changed from the child to the old man who is dying, but the eldest brother is still so young. Time, I have cut off our generation, but I can't leave a trace on you......"
"Little brother, do you remember me, the old man who took you into the village at the beginning didn't expect it to be more than 400 years in a flash......" Another old man walked up, his eyes were a little trance, as if he was reminiscing about those lost years.
"Yes, yes. Xiao Fan nodded, then looked at them and said, "Do you want to live forever? I can let you live for a few more thousand years." ”
"No, is it really good to live a long life? Lonely watching his children and grandchildren grow old and be buried in the loess at the end. For mortals like us, this is the most painful thing. Instead of living like this, it is better to follow the trajectory of life, end naturally, and go through a complete life, and there are no regrets. ”
Several of the old men shook their heads, they didn't want to live long. Because everyone who does not fall into the village is like this, and the longest life is only a few hundred years old. If they live for a thousand years, they will see their children and grandchildren grow old, which is unbearable.
Xiao Fan sighed and didn't say much.
Everyone has their own choice, and for people who don't fall into the village, immortality is really not a good thing, this fact. Unless all their descendants live forever, living a long life is not a happy thing, but a great pain.
Xiao Fan stayed in Buluo Village and did not leave until the second day. Before leaving, Xiaodouzi said that he wanted Xiao Fan to come here again in a few years and give them the last ride.
Such a request made Xiao Fan's heart a little heavy. These are all old people, more than 400 years have passed, he will see them die with his own eyes, what kind of feeling is this?
"Immortal Road, it's better to say that it's a lonely road...... Xiao Fan walked on the stone steps leading to the Northern Wilderness Temple, and sighed in his heart. For him, if he can't live forever with the people around him in this life, even if he breaks the shackles of heaven and earth, it is useless to have an endless lifespan.
Xiao Fan doesn't want to live a lonely life, he hopes that he can see his relatives, lovers, and friends every day in the world, instead of facing the changes of the years and the vicissitudes of life alone......
Xiao Fan's arrival did not attract people's attention, because people did not know his whereabouts, and most of them were waiting in the ultimate world of the extreme realm.
Today is the last deadline of Dugu Jian's so-called two days, and everyone is nervous, and they keep looking through the ancient magic circle, looking for Xiao Fan's figure. And at this moment, Xiao Fan was still on the stone steps leading to the mountain gate of the Northern Wilderness Temple.
Xiao Fan walked up the stairs without hurry, revisiting the old place, his heart was very calm, it didn't seem like he had come to fight Dugu Jian, who had become a king, at all. When he really stepped into the sect territory of the Northern Wilderness Temple, someone finally discovered him, and the entire temple immediately shook violently.
The Lord of the Temple, as well as many powerful people in the world, and even the strong people with the foundation, all appeared, and came together to personally welcome Xiao Fan's arrival.
Now, Xiao Fan's identity is very different from that of more than 400 years ago, no matter what level of realm and strength he has reached, just talking about the merits of 300 years ago is enough to make his name spread through the ages, and not many people in the world dare to slack off.
"I don't know if the Emperor is here, I will miss the welcome, and I hope that the Emperor will not be strange!" The master of the temple was a heroic middle-aged man, who came to greet him with a group of strong men, and his attitude and tone were full of awe.
"Holy Lord, you don't have to be restrained, just treat me as an ordinary cultivator. Xiao Fan's voice was very calm, and he walked towards the Northern Wilderness Temple, without exuding a trace of strong aura and majesty.
"Yes, we will obey the Emperor's orders. ”
Although the Holy Lord of the Northern Wilderness and the others said such things, they did not dare to slack off. Can they treat Xiao Fan as an ordinary cultivator? This is the existence of the Great Emperor of the Ages, who killed the five ancient kings in blood and made great merits for the human race, and is worthy of the admiration and respect of hundreds of millions of people!
Xiao Fan walked into the main hall of the sect of the Northern Wilderness Temple, found a place to sit down at random, and all the powerhouses of the temple who followed him stood next to him, and no one dared to take a seat.
Xiao Fan's position is too casual, how can the rest of the people take a seat, once they are seated, isn't there a suspicion of being on an equal footing with the emperor, no one dares to be so presumptuous.
"Sit down, all of you, I am your guest, and you, as hosts, are formal. ”
"Emperor, please take a seat, you are like this, how dare we sit ......" The Lord of the Temple bowed his head slightly, and smiled bitterly in his heart.
"Okay. Xiao Fan glanced at them, knowing that Lu Dao couldn't change anything, with his current status, it was impossible to want these people to be unrestrained.