Evil cherry blossom is a very peculiar medicinal material, if used alone, it cannot be used to refine medicine, and it cannot cure diseases. It is the stamen of a kind of evil cherry blossom that grows on the Ningcui Cliff, the evil cherry blossom blooms once every three years, and there is a pink mist like a sea of smoke that envelops the entire Ningcui Cliff. If you break into the Ningcui Cliff and accidentally inhale this kind of pink mist, people will be fascinated and enter the illusion world, in which countless wonderful things come one after another, making people indulge in it and cannot extricate themselves. If a practitioner does not have the realm of delusion, he will not dare to go to that place.

Of course, there is no need to worry that ordinary people will break into it, and it is also a kind of cultivation dojo, and ordinary people can't go up at all, which is equivalent to half a cave heaven blessed land. Because it's not completely hidden, it's not completely open. There is only one person on the Ningcui Cliff who is practicing, and he is also a well-known predecessor in the cultivation world, named Jiuli Sanren. I have also heard of the warm fire jade that Ah You got at the chance conference, which is the warm fire jade given by the Jiuli San people, and it is also one of the specialties of Ningcui Cliff, and only the place where the warm fire jade is buried can grow evil cherry blossoms.

The Jiuli San people are so quiet, they don't often come out and walk around, and most of the time they practice alone on the Ningcui Cliff. But it is said that this person has an easy-going temperament and does not have any superiority. Three years ago, Danxia gave birth to Ning Cui Cliff to seek evil cherry blossoms, and sent a batch of secret elixirs made by the Xuanyuan Sect to the Jiuli San people, and the Jiuli San people did not stop him from collecting them. This time, I went to the evil cherry blossom again, and took three vermilion fruits, which are the only three in our hands at present. I thought that the Jiulisan people would not embarrass her, so I was relieved to let her go alone. Just told me to go and come back quickly.

Recently, Ziying has not been there, and I haven't been to Zhiweilou for a few days, so I have time to have a meal that day, and by the way, see how the situation is in Zhiweilou when Ziying is not there. I went a little early, just five o'clock in the afternoon, this time is generally just the hotel has just picked up guests, but there are already a lot of guests in the lobby of Zhiwei Building. It seems that business is really good.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a man sitting alone at a small table by the window, ordering two dishes of meat and vegetables, and pouring himself a pot of wine. I hurriedly walked over and said hello: "Hello Mr. Tang, you are also here for a drink, why did you come alone?"

Old man Tang: "I'm here to drink, not to find someone." Drinking quietly alone, no one grabbed the cup from me, and the old woman at home would not nag in her ear. You came just in time to have two drinks with my old man, and today I will invite you, a student, to have a drink. ”

"I'm sorry to ask you to invite me to drink, don't forget that I'm the owner of this restaurant. Mr. Tang, let's stop sitting here. Please go upstairs to the gentleman's house, I will accompany you for a drink, just if you have a question, I want to ask. ”

Old man Tang said with a smile: "There are many benefits in the world of peaches and plums! In this piece of Wucheng, you can meet students wherever you go." There are treats everywhere, and it's hard for my old man to settle the bill. ...... You sit down and have something to say, just say here, I'm not a gentleman, and I'm not a gentleman. ”

"So many people. It's not convenient to talk, is it?"

Old man Tang pointed around with his chopsticks: "What's inconvenient? Look at these people are eating their own food, drinking their own wine, and talking their own words, who cares about you and me? Yes, there is. ”

I had no choice but to sit down and greet the waiter, served two more dishes, served two pots of wine, toasted Old Man Tang first, and then drank with him. After three glasses of wine, the old man asked me, "Why don't you say you have something you want to ask?"

"Well, I've been thinking about a question lately. You say that there is no such thing as assuming that a cultivator's cultivation has already transcended the realm of ascending to immortality. And they are still on earth and they start from scratch from another starting point?

Old Man Tang: "Well, you asked this question well, in fact, I thought about it many years ago. ”

"Have you thought about it? How did you come up with this question, didn't you give up your cultivation?"

Old man Tang shook his head: "Give up, then what are I doing after teaching so many students for so many years? I just changed my way, unlike those people flying around in the sky." ...... Ishino: Let's play a game of arguments, according to the classical way, I taught you the land. ”

"Okay, then I'll set a big premise first-that is, people can really become immortals. ”

Old Man Tang: "Then I also set a small premise - theoretically, there is such a fairy world, and everyone who ascends to immortal realm goes to such a place." Now the question is, what is the essential difference between the life of immortals in the immortal realm and the life of mortals in the human world?"

"It's interesting to think about how this game is played. Two points of thought: First, what is the difference between immortals and mortals? The second point is that the interpersonal relationship and social structure of the fairy world are different from those in the mortal world. ”

Old man Tang: "These two points finally boil down to one proposition, what is the difference between the state of existence of immortals and mortals? Let's talk about the first point first, what is the difference between immortals and mortals? From the most vulgar understanding, immortals have the magical powers of immortals, so in front of mortals, he is an immortal, if he goes to the immortal realm?"

"According to this line of thought, the derivation of supernatural powers is nothing but the perceptual extension of the five senses and the amplification of behavioral abilities, if everyone is the same, then it is not called supernatural powers. A cat can talk, that's a god cat, and a person can talk, that's an ordinary person. There is no difference between immortals and immortals, if compared from the perspective of ability, between mortals and mortals. ”

Old Man Tang: "Let's just talk about it from the perspective of mana and supernatural powers, it is better to stay in the immortal world, so the first idea is meaningless." Now the second point of thought, do you know the immortal relationship and social structure of the fairy world?"

"I didn't know that it was impossible to know. ”

Old Man Tang: "You really can't know. But since ancient times, mortals have made all kinds of speculations, and countless writers have written many mythological works to describe the existence of the fairy world. Is there any difference between the fairy world and the mortal world in those myths and literature?"

"Look at those myths and fairy tales. It's no different! The same treasure hunting, the same cultivation and upgrading, the same fighting, the same tricks of power are just a copy of the human society dressed in the skin of immortals. ”

Old Donal: "That's right. From the first point of view, it is better for immortals to stay in the world when they go to the fairy world. From the second point of view, the fairy world as understood by the world is no different from the human world. Combining these two points, there should not be a fairy world in this world that ordinary people understand. ”

"You came to the conclusion so easily, the fairy world doesn't exist?"

Old Donald: "I have only come to one conclusion: the kind of fairy world described in mythological novels does not exist, and it does not say that the abstract fairy world does not exist. Now, metaphysically, if the fairy realm exists, what kind of world is it?"

"If the immortal realm exists, it can only be the realm described by religion, and it cannot be the reality described in literature. ”

Old Man Tang: "You are worthy of being a person who has achieved cultivation to say such a thing." I think I thought about it for a long time. I ran to ask Shou Zheng Zhenren, Shou Zheng Zhenren said that I had not reached the point of talking about immortals, asking me not to think too much, but I couldn't help but think about it. If I want to peek, the so-called immortals in the fairy world. It is a state of being. They may live forever, they may be eternal, they may be unharmed by each other, they may live in a rare tranquility in this world. ...... And it doesn't make sense for you and me to discuss it. ”

"That's good, too. Away from all unnecessary troubles and distractions. ”

Old Donald: "So it's not the spatial structure we understand it. ”

"And is hell like that?"

Old Man Tang: "You can teach you! You can actually think of Western religions." The so-called heaven and hell are a type of thing. ”

"You said it so clearly, why don't you cultivate the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens?"

Old Man Tang: "I won't talk about other reasons, just talk about what I have thought in the past few decades." How can I become an immortal through cultivation, and why does my cultivation have a catastrophe?"

"Don't ask me what you always think?"

Old Donal: "Actually, I don't think it matters. Whether it is the cultivation of nature or the cultivation of life, whether it is the cultivation of the body or the cultivation of the mind, in the end, it is to achieve that state of existence, and the means to become an immortal and become a Buddha are just to take that step. And this place on earth is very strangely ingenious, and the ingenuity is how you look at it. It could be your heaven or it could be your hell. Although I don't have any supernatural powers, I think I can find the existence of the immortal land here, so why bother to go far?"

"Mr. Tang, we seem to be off topic. ”

Old man Tang: "Yes, yes, yes, yes

"There is a cultivator whose cultivation realm has surpassed and ascended, but he remains in the human world and starts cultivating anew, how can you explain this phenomenon?"

Old man Tang took a sip of wine: "Back to the first question we just had." If a person, whether he is an immortal or a mortal, he is an immortal in the immortal world, and he is a human in the human world. Ever heard the story of a wolf child? A man who was raised by wolves in a wolf's den is biologically human, but behaviorally he is a wolf. He has all the conditions to become a human being by nature, but he still has to start from learning to be a wolf until the day when he realizes that he is a human being, if the wolves in the world can also consciously understand the cultivation. ...... There is no such thing as a hypothetical existence in the earth, and there is only one possibility of being born on earth. ...... Of course, this metaphor is not appropriate, wolves and human beings are different, the wonderful thing about human society is that people will consciously reflect and think, so among the six paths of Buddhism, it is the most wonderful one - the world of sava. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Tang, I think I understand something, this wolf should be depressed enough! ”

Old Donal: "It's not necessarily depressed, if he doesn't think of himself as a human at all, maybe he is still very proud, thinking that he is smarter and more agile than other wolves, and he has five fingers under his front hooves to tickle, isn't that good?...... Don't talk about these ridiculous things, accompany my old man to drink two more glasses. As he spoke, Old Man Tang was already a little drunk, and his face turned red.

This old man Tang is really not an ordinary person, no wonder He Feng Zhenren once told Director Gu that if he didn't understand something, he would ask Tang Qing for advice. Through Old Man Tang's words, I vaguely guessed the origin of the Wind Gentleman and why his blood was able to refine three Nine-Turn Purple Gold Pills. This is probably a great secret of the Wind Gentleman, and he himself has said that if Master Tianyue doesn't tell him. He will be kept in the dark for the rest of his life, and it seems that Master Tianyue has also seen through his origins. This is a question he has always been reluctant to say, and even if I vaguely guess something, he will choose not to ask.

Old man Tang and I were drinking and chatting, and when we accidentally looked up and saw Ziying coming back outside the door. Ziying didn't come back alone, she was still supporting an old man. The old man's face was as pale as warm jade. However, it was shrouded in a layer of pale blue, and the head, which was neither long nor short, was neither black nor white, but rather a strange brownish-gray color. I saw Ziying, of course, stand up and go to say hello, but Old Donald reacted faster than me, as if the wine suddenly woke up, and rushed to the door before me.

He grabbed the old man's arm and asked, "Why is it you?"

The old man looked stunned for a moment, and then asked with some excitement: "Xiao Tang, are you here too?"

Old Man Tang: "You seem to be injured." ...... This is not the place to talk, and there is a gentleman's house upstairs. Let's go there. ”

Old man Tang was talking to me about the fairy world just now, and everyone does not avoid everyone, but now when he sees this old man, he takes the initiative to go to the Gentleman's Residence. These two people should be acquaintances, calling Old Man Tang "Little Tang", I am afraid they met a long time ago, when Old Man Tang was still the real Little Tang. I asked Ziying next to me, "Ziying." Who's this?"

Ziying: "Let's talk about it at the Gentleman's Residence." ”

There happened to be four seats in the gentleman's house, and the door was closed, and the four of us sat down separately and introduced each other. Only then did I know that this old man was the Jiulisan people on the Ningcui Cliff. Han Ziying went to Ningcui Cliff to pick evil cherry blossoms, originally asking the Jiuli San people how to bring the Jiuli San people back to Wucheng. And he's also injured? It's a long story

The condensation cliff is as high as a thousand zhang peak, and the peak is shrouded in the fog of evil cherry blossoms. The most direct way for a cultivator to go up is to fly to the top of the cliff. If you use the general method. For example, a large piece of the invisible magic in the world climbed the rock, casting spells on one side, and fighting the illusion in the fog on the other, which was very dangerous, and even I didn't dare to try it easily. You can't fly to the sky and dare to climb the rocks, unless you are proficient in the medicinal properties of the world, and you have refined the antidote to restrain the evil cherry blossom mist in advance. And Dan Xiasheng and Han Ziying are both this kind of people.

Han Ziying climbed the Ningcui Cliff on this day, and halfway through the cliff, an unconscious old man appeared on a tree on the cliff, looking a little familiar, as if she had seen it at the Zhengyi Sanshan Meeting. It was important to save people, so she took the old man down the Ning Cui Cliff to save her, and when she woke up, she was shocked. It turned out that this old man was a Jiulisan person. was knocked down by a master who came to provoke Ning Cui Cliff. Fortunately, he also had a body of cultivation, barely froze in mid-air, and his body landed on a tree, and then he was injured and passed out.

Jiuli Sanren is also a well-known senior in the cultivation world, and he can fly into and out of the realm of Ningcui Cliff, at least above my current cultivation. Moreover, this person doesn't come out and go around very often, and there are almost no enemies in the cultivation world, who would go to the door and injure him? With such great magical powers, who would do such a thing? In the cultivation world, if he has this kind of ability, he can almost count it on his fingers.

However, listening to the description of the mysterious master who climbed the Ningcui Cliff by the Jiuli Sanren, let alone that he had never seen it, he had never even heard of it! This person was wearing a bright red earth cloak, his face was pale, he couldn't tell how old he was, his facial features were cold and arrogant, and his nose was like a hook, his black head was almost as long as the ground, and the nails of ten fingers were a foot long, which could be unfolded like a sharp blade, and could be curled and retracted. A supernatural power, unpredictable, according to Jiulisan people, compared to the upright real person, it is not much worse.

The man claimed that Kunshanzi fell from the sky and flew down to the Ningcui Cliff, seeing the evil cherry blossoms as if there was no fog. Jiulisan people thought that there was a visit from a master outside the world, and they came out to greet them very politely. Unexpectedly, after saying a few words, Kunshanzi said that he had taken a fancy to the cultivation field of Ningcui Cliff, and he wanted to practice here, and asked the Jiuli people to leave. How could this Jiuli San person agree, and the two of them started fighting, Jiuli has not suffered a defeat for decades, but fighting with this person is only a cup of tea, and he was knocked off the cliff. The strange man didn't chase and kill, and occupied Ning Cui Cliff.

When the Jiuli people heard that Han Ziying was going to pick evil cherry blossoms on the Ningcui Cliff, they hurriedly persuaded her, and the Kunshanzi on the mountain definitely couldn't afford to provoke her, and I am afraid that only the world's top masters, such as those who keep the truth, have a way. Jiuli didn't know the origin of that strange man, and of course he couldn't accept this humiliation willingly, so he returned to Wucheng with Han Ziying. He thought of Zhengyimen to ask Shouzheng Zhenren for help, on the one hand, to ask who this Kunshanzi was, and on the other hand, he also wanted to ask for helpers to recapture the dojo. As soon as they arrived in Wucheng, they ran into me and Tang Qing.

Old Man Tang has left the cultivation world and doesn't ask about cultivation, but forty years ago, he and Jiulisan were good friends, calling each other "Lao Jiu" and "Little Tang". Today, when I saw an old friend I hadn't seen for decades, I came with an injury, and of course I was also very concerned about the situation. Jiulisan people know me, because after all, I have been in the limelight at the Zhengyi Sanshan Meeting, and when I saw me, I exchanged a few words, and then I was going to Zhengyimen to find a real person.

I persuaded: "Senior Brother Jiuli, you are not in a hurry to take revenge, you are now seriously injured and need to recuperate quickly." As far as I know, Shouzheng Zhenren is currently not in Zhengyi Sanshan, and I can help you find him. ...... In this case, how about you recuperate your injuries first, and I will go and ask a nearby cultivator to meet with you, and then discuss this matter in detail?"

I also felt shocked when I heard the relays of the Jiuli Sanren! If that Kunshanzi had such a great supernatural power, it would be meaningless to go to ordinary people to theorize, and maybe there would be senseless damage. Among the people I know, I am afraid that only the living Buddha of Guangjiao Temple, Shouzheng Zhenren, Qiye, Fengjunzi, etc. can play a role. It's hard for others to find a gentleman who is upright and gentle, I can find it. And Shouzheng Zhenren is indeed not in Zhengyi Sanshan, I went home a few days ago to see my parents, and Grandpa Jin has returned to the village. I can't lead Jiuli to Grandpa Jin and Gentleman Feng, but I can invite the honest and honest people and the loveless son to discuss.

Finally made it clear, and the Jiuli people suppressed their temper, accepted my suggestion, and thanked me repeatedly. Han Ziying instructed him to go to the Flying Exhaust Rock on the Flying End Peak to recuperate and heal, which was a good place for cultivators to breathe. I think that Qiye was injured at the beginning, and he was also recuperating there, and now Qiye is back in Hainan to retreat, and there is no one at the end of the rock.

The first person to look for is a true person. He is not only recognized as the number one master in today's cultivation world, but as the head of the Zhengyi Sect, he also has the status of the leader of the world's alliance, and if there is any dispute in the cultivation world, he should be approached. I went back to Shizhu Village overnight, didn't go home, and went directly to Grandpa Jin.

The door of the courtyard was not locked, and he came out obediently, roared twice, and threw his tail at me, looking very cheerful, at this time, the door opened, and Grandpa Jin stood at the door and said, "Ono came to me so late, you come in." ”

I sat down at the door, and Grandpa Jin poured me a cup of tea, and I blurted out, "Keep the real person......

Grandpa Jin: "Why do you kid call me upright here? It should be Grandpa Jin, right, is it that something happened in the cultivation world?"

"Yes, the Jiuli San people of Ningcui Cliff were injured by a mysterious master, and now they are in Wucheng and want to find you. I persuaded him to go to the Flying End Rock to recuperate, and then rushed to you overnight. ”

Grandpa Jin said movingly: "With Jiuli's cultivation, there are really not many people in the world who can hurt him. ...... Do you know where that man came from? Could it be that it's Qiye again?"

"It's not that Qiye is a person who calls himself Kunshanzi......" I relayed the Jiuli Sanren again.

Grandpa Kim's reaction was beyond my expectations, his expression was not shocked or angry, but fell into deep thought, and he sat there with a worried face for a long time. I didn't want to interrupt his musings when he didn't speak, and it took a long time before he looked up and said, "How many people still know about this?"

"There is no one else, only me, Teacher Tang, that is, your original apprentice Heqing, Han Ziying, and Jiuli Sanren know that I am planning to find the Wind Gentleman. ”

Grandpa Kim: "Okay, you go and remind them first, don't make a noise beforehand." I'll go to Ningcui Cliff first to find out where this person comes from. ”

"Don't say anything, why?"

Grandpa Jin: "I'm not worried about any masters emerging in the world, if you lead the disciples of the Zhengyi Sect to form a formation, you don't have to be afraid of this Kunshanzi." ...... But I am vaguely worried about some things, and I am afraid that only the heads of the major factions know the inside story, and you naturally don't know. So I must first find out where this person came from. ”