"I just want to know, who are you?" Ye Qing's eyes scanned the surroundings of the entire lake like a torch, the Sword Sect's divine sense was released, and not a single grass or thing within a thousand meters could escape his eyes and ears.

"I don't exist, you can't find me. "The ethereal voice sounded in the heavens and the earth, as if it was thousands of miles away, and it seemed to be close at hand, as if it was real, and it seemed like an illusion, true and false, false and real, difficult to distinguish.

"Pretend to be a ghost!" Ye Qing snorted coldly, and his arms suddenly spread.

'Hum' A powerful momentum burst out from Ye Qing's body in an instant, and within a radius of a thousand meters, the grass, trees, land, rivers, birds and beasts suddenly separated into essences, and these essences formed white tadpole-like points of light, flying in and out of the mountains and jungles, flying around.

"You can't find me. The ethereal voice sounded again, Ye Qing frowned, those essences of all things controlled by his own Yuan Force were a kind of magic to manipulate the divine sense, which was the same as using the divine sense to control the sword qi to form a sword array, but the former was obviously much simpler.

"Yes, although your strength is a little insignificant to me, but your control of the Divine Consciousness is impressive to me, and few sword cultivators can attach importance to the cultivation of the Divine Sense at this stage, not bad. "There was a hint of admiration in the ethereal voice, but of course, there was only a 'hint'.

"I'm still playing tricks, show up. Ye Qing shouted, and those essences of all things turned into endless sword qi in an instant, shooting in all directions.

"Hehehe. Under the sword qi in the sky, mysterious laughter sounded, and suddenly Ye Qing's eyes lit up with a burst of intense golden light, the golden light was brilliant, and the sky was reflected into a piece of gold.

The golden light dissipated, and an island appeared in the sky out of thin air. The island is lush and full of purple bamboo, the fairy mist is filled, and the cranes fly by, and the cranes sing nine gao, and the sound is heard in the sky.

"Come, come, come. Suddenly, in the middle of that immortal island, a golden light shot out, paving a avenue, extending all the way to the soles of Ye Qing's feet.

And Ye Qing found that he couldn't control his body at all. His feet seemed to be restrained by an inexplicable force, and he stepped onto the golden avenue, and walked towards the fairy island step by step.

Completely unable to control his body, the feeling of not being able to control his body at all, and being like a bystander watching others go towards the fairy island.

Ye Qing was horrified in his heart. This kind of power probably doesn't belong to the monks anymore.

"Who the hell are you?" Ye Qingqiang suppressed the horror in his heart. He asked with his eyes on the fairy island. I am afraid that having such power is not just to show it in front of yourself.

"I'm nobody, but I'm all me. The voice was very slow, but it revealed a mysterious aura, and Ye Qing's heart became more and more confused.

"Ridiculous, since you're nobody. Then how could someone else be you?" Ye Qing sneered.

"Not only people, but all living beings in the world, all living beings in heaven and earth, are me. Every grass and tree, every sand and every stone, it is all me, and even you are me. The ethereal voice said.

"I am myself, I am nothing. Ye Qing struggled hard, he was like getting rid of this control, although he didn't feel the power that controlled his body at all.

"Whether you admit it or not, you are me, but I am not you. No matter how hard you struggle, it's useless, you are me, you are me, and this can never change. The illusory voice said, Ye Qing's body had already walked onto the Immortal Island.

"I don't care where you are, I just want to know, what is the purpose of you bringing me here?" Ye Qing finished asking, his body had already reached the Immortal Island, and his feet slowly stepped on the soft Immortal Grass.

"You want to know who I am?" asked the vague voice suddenly.

"No, I don't want to know now. Ye Qing said.

"Hehe, you'd love to know, but you're not qualified to know. The vague voice suddenly became cold, "I only need one thought, and you will completely disappear from this world, without even leaving a trace." ”

"Hmph. Ye Qing snorted coldly.

"Don't you believe me," said a vague voice.

"Faith, you can kill me, but you can't erase the traces of my existence. Ye Qing said.

"That's right. The voice seemed a little helpless, and then in the center of the fairy island, a little white light flashed, and then it was fleeting.

Then, Ye Qing found that his body seemed to be under his control again, but in his mind, there seemed to be a slight change, this change was very subtle, so mysterious that Ye Qing thought that this was a normal change.

"Who is Yun Yilan?" asked in a vague voice.

"Yun Yilan?" Ye Qing frowned slightly, "Who is that?"

"A man who died, a man who once existed. The ethereal voice prompted.

"What does the dead person have to do with me? Whether he ever existed or not, and what does it have to do with me?" Ye Qing replied.

"Who is Qin Xian?"

"I don't know. ”

"What about Liu Qingchen?"

"I don't know. ”

"And who else do you know?"

"yes, who else do I know? Why is my memory blank? nothing?"

"Huh. With these two strange laughs, Ye Qing, who was confused, felt another change in his mind, and Ye Qing felt as if there was something more in his mind.

But what was the extra thing? Ye Qing couldn't find it, because none of the things in his mind now were extra.

"Who is Yun Yilan?" At this time, the illusory voice began to repeat the question.

"Yun Yilan is my master. Ye Qing said in a deep voice.

"Who is Qin Xian?"

"It's my sister. ”

"What about Liu Qingchen?"

"It's my friend, what do you want to do when you ask this?" Ye Qing suddenly asked impatiently.

"Look. The illusory voice came out, and the space in front of Ye Qing's eyes suddenly rippled, and then Ye Qing's body was instantly covered by that ripple.

Then, as if going back in time, the scene of the first questioning was seen by Ye Qing all, the confused look and indifferent tone, Ye Qing was very familiar, it was completely himself.

That's your answer just now. I'm just sending you back to that time and letting you see for yourself. The ethereal voice said.

"Impossible, that's definitely not me, how could I not know my master and senior sister?" Ye Qing said suddenly.

"Is it you, don't you know it yourself?" said in a vague voice, Ye Qing was silent, whether it was temperament, tone, or even soul, it made Ye Qing feel a sense of flesh and blood.

"Disappearing in the truest sense of the word. Not to disappear in a single degree, but to completely obliterate everything that exists in you, as you can think, in just now. I've erased all the people and things in your memory, and it's not that yours have been erased. It's not just about erasing their bodies. It is to erase all traces of their existence in heaven and earth, which is a complete erasure. The ethereal voice said.

Ye Qing's heart was turbulent, he never thought that someone would have such strength.

"So, if you erase me, will you also wipe out all traces of my existence?" Ye Qing asked.

"Not bad. The ethereal voice replied.

"It's not so much that it's gone, it's that it never existed. Ye Qing said suddenly.

"A single thought changes time and space. Turning everything around the world is the most powerful force. The ethereal voice was full of seduction.

"Okay, then we can tell you what you brought me here for. I don't believe you're just trying to show me your power. Ye Qing said.

"Don't you want great power?" asked the ethereal voice.

"I want to, but I'll get it myself step by step. Ye Qing said.

"Step by step?" The illusory voice wondered, "The early stage of the Sword Sect?then the middle stage of the Sword Sect?and then the late stage of the Sword Sect?Great Perfection?" The ethereal voice was full of sarcasm, "A person's life is not infinite, can you go to the end step by step?"

"All strong people go up step by step. Ye Qing said.

"But they'll never get to the top. The ethereal voice said.

But they got what they wanted with their faith and hands, and although it was not perfect, they had no regrets. Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and said, when he said this, an indescribable sense of confidence was born in his body.

"Hahahaha. Suddenly, the illusory voice seemed to hear the funniest thing in the world, "These are the thoughts of you mortals. ”

Ye Qing was silent.

"You just have to listen to me, and I can give you everything you want right away, strength, immortality, whatever you want, I will give it to you. The ethereal voice finally revealed his true nature.

"Without freedom, what do you need strength and immortality?" Ye Qing asked rhetorically.

"You can use this to improve, and if you can go to the next level, you will gain more power and unrestricted freedom. The ethereal voice said.

"I've never heard of a rabbit being caught by a tiger and being able to become stronger than a tiger and eventually surpass a tiger. Ye Qing sneered.

"You have to know that everything in the world is subtle, and it is not impossible for rabbits to eat tigers. The ethereal voice said again.

"Then I want to know, what do you want me to listen to you, what do you do for you?" Ye Qing said.

"There is a game of chess, a game of chess that is broken but not finished, the chess pieces are useless, the chessboard has been damaged, but the chess pieces and the chessboard are extremely important, and the chess players are worried that the destruction of the chessboard and the chess pieces will affect them, so they need someone to clean up the chess game. The ethereal voice said in a deep voice.

"This person is me?" Ye Qing asked.

"You can think of it this way. The ethereal voice said.

"The big guys play chess, and the little guys come to clean up the chess game for the big guys?" Ye Qing said again.

"Not necessarily" the ethereal voice was somewhat irrefutable.

"What's not necessarily? Hehe, cleaning up the chess game can also be understood as carrying the black cauldron?" Ye Qing continued.

"Yes. To Ye Qing's surprise, the illusory voice did not refute, "Although the three words of the black cauldron are a bit incorrect, the meaning is almost the same, you bear all the sins and all the responsibilities, but you can obtain supreme status and strength." ”

"The status is high, and it is difficult to escape the fate of carrying the black pot for others. No matter how strong the strength is, I can't ask for your control, so I want this status and strength. What's the use?" Ye Qing said.

"That's a good thing that a lot of people can't ask for. The ethereal voice said again.

"Then you go to the 'many', you don't need to come to me. Ye Qing flicked his sleeves and said.

"There's no one better suited than you. The ethereal voice said solemnly.

A smile suddenly appeared on Ye Qing's face, "This is the funniest joke I've ever heard, are you mocking me? No one is more suitable for carrying the black pot than me?" Ye Qing said with a smile.

"No one fits better than you. The ethereal voice said.

"Then what if I don't do it?" Ye Qing teased.

"If no one comes to clean up the game, then the big guys will forcibly gather this game and continue to play the game, you know, no matter how you play, there will always be a remnant of the pieces left, but their fate. How it will be, it depends on the big guys. The ethereal voice said again, "So." If you don't want to, then you can only be a pawn controlled by others, and the chess piece is dead or alive. It's something that no one cares about, they care. There are only wins and losses. ”

"No one can make me his pawn. Ye Qing said.

The ethereal voice spoke no more. Instead, from the very center of the fairy island, a fairy light flew out, and the fairy light landed and turned into a ninety-nine stone steps, "As long as you can step past the first step, you won't be a chess piece." ”

Ye Qing looked at the steps in front of him calmly. Ninety-nine steps, although it does not seem like much, give people the feeling of reaching to the sky.

"If you can't even get past the first weight, then you're not qualified to say that. In other words, you don't even have the qualifications to be a chess piece. The ethereal voice said.

Ye Qing took a few steps forward and came to the front of the ninety-nine heavy stone steps, and a powerful force burst out from Ye Qing's body, enveloping Ye Qing's body, covering Ye Qing's body like the golden armor of the god of war.

With a soft click, Ye Qing's left foot had already stepped on the first stone step, at first it was like a breeze blowing, without change, but then, a coercion that penetrated the sky and the earth instantly shrouded it.

"Hmph!" Ye Qing snorted, feeling as if his left foot had been completely crushed, he suddenly exerted his strength and shouted, "Drink!"

'Bang' Ye Qing's right foot was not stepped on it, but was directly pressed down by the great might.

'Poof' Ye Qing leaned forward, and a mouthful of blood sprayed on the stone platform, and the traces of blood spraying turned into an old face, with a smile on his face and disdain in his eyes.

"You can't do it after all. After the illusory voice was finished, Ye Qing's voice and body stopped abruptly, and under the endless pressure of the first stone platform, Ye Qing's body gradually began to shatter, and then shattered.

Inch by inch, little by little, from head to toe, Ye Qing's body turned into wisps of dust and dissipated in the wind.

"It's a chess piece in the end," this was the last sigh Ye Qing heard before disappearing.

In the distance, in the sparkling lake, only a few koi fish were left jumping tenaciously, they wanted to turn into dragons, they wanted to jump over the dragon gate.

"Pawns, can never make a choice for their fate. The ethereal voice continued to sigh.

The wind is still blowing so slightly, the sun is still so warm, and the fragrance of flowers is still there.

The small courtyard is still the same small courtyard, the bamboo forest is still the same bamboo forest, and the stone table is still the same stone table, but next to the stone table, there is one more person.

"I will never be someone else's pawn!" Ye Qing's cold voice revealed infinite resoluteness, startling Fang Tianxin who was sitting there.

"Ye Qing, what's wrong with you, why don't you be someone else's pawn?" Fang Tianxin looked at Ye Qing, who was full of confusion but had a determined and unyielding face, and said a little strangely.

Ye Qing looked at Fang Tianxin, Taiyi Jian was lying quietly in his arms, and his clothes were a little messy, he looked like he had just woken up.

"Uh" Ye Qing looked at his state and Fang Tianxin's surprised eyes speechlessly, and then asked, "I just fell asleep?"

Fang Tianxin's handsome face suddenly showed a smile, "Yes, I've been here for a long time, and I didn't bother you when I saw that you were sleeping soundly." ”

Ye Qing suddenly realized, it turned out that everything just now was a dream of his own, but this dream was really real enough, and the majesty of the ninety-nine stone steps still made him feel like he was there.

"What did you just say that you don't want to be a chess piece?" Fang Tianxin asked.

was not stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's nothing, it's just a dream." ”

"Hehe, it's rare that you can still dream, there is no time for cultivating immortals, I haven't dreamed for decades. Fang Tianxin shook his head and took a sip of tea, monks don't need to sleep, and cultivation is more important than sleeping, so once the monk reaches the innate level or above, he will cultivate day and night, and the word sleep will gradually fade out of his memory, and when the time comes, it will be difficult for you to sleep.

Ye Qing stood up silently, tidied up his clothes, and then sat opposite Fang Tianxin, although he thought that everything just now was just a dream, but the word 'chess piece' was like an imprint in his heart, becoming a shadow that could never be waved.

"Brother Fang has something to do with me?" Ye Qing looked at Fang Tianxin and said.

"Hehe, it's okay, the getaway party is going on very intensely now, and I'm not used to participating, so I came to see you, thinking that you were called by the master and would come back after a long time, so I wanted to come here and wait for you, but I didn't expect you to come back so soon and still sleep here. Fang Tian had a thick smile in his eyes.

"I wanted to bask in the sun, but I didn't expect to fall asleep. Ye Qing said, and then, Ye Qing pondered for a while, and then said, "I'm afraid I'm going to leave the Hidden Sword Sect soon." ”

"Hmm, why?" Fang Tianxin was puzzled.

"I'm going to Hanya. Ye Qing said.

"The Demon Clan's Sealed Broken Land?" Fang Tianxin was stunned for a moment.

"Yes. Ye Qing nodded. (To be continued......)