Time flies like an arrow, and time flies like a shuttle.
Five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Fengming Mountain, Qingfeng Pavilion.
Every year at the beginning of spring, the scenery of Fengming Mountain is always so fascinating.
The crystal clear stream in front of Qingfeng Pavilion is like a beautiful streamer on a fairy. It leisurely flows down from the top of the mountain. She shuttles through the mountain stream in twists and turns, as if looking for something. The crisp and melodious tinkling sound makes people laugh. People are intoxicated and forget to leave.
By the creek.
Two young figures were playing and fighting.
One red and one white, innocent and innocent that makes people enviable and jealous, such a carefree age.
"Xiaoyun, don't run! When I catch you, I want you to look good!"
Although Hongwen who was chasing after him was older than Nangong Yun, she still couldn't catch up with him. Her face was swollen red with anger, and her mouth was almost pouting to the sky.
Suddenly she said "hehe" with a mischievous smile, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, and immediately hid behind the big rock where Nangong Yun usually sat in silence.
Then just hear it.
"Ah, my feet, ah... hurt me to death..."
Nangong Yun was running ahead minding his own business.
Suddenly, he heard Hong Juan's painful cry behind him, so he immediately stopped and followed the sound back.
When he found the big rock, Hong Guan suddenly jumped out from behind like a swift cat upon seeing a mouse, and pressed him to the ground as a daily lesson.
"Haha, tell me, are you going to run away again?"
Hong Juan sat on Nangong Yun's back panting, twisting his ears happily and asked.
"No more running, no more running!"
Nangong Yun covered his ears and replied pitifully.
"Hmph, why are you slipping like a monkey? My cultivation level is obviously high, but I still can't catch up with you."
"I don't know either. Let me go, or I will tell the master!"
Master Nangong Yun threatened Hong Juandao.
Because this trick worked for him time and time again, Hong Juan would obediently submit to it every time.
Sure enough, when she heard that Nangong Yun was going to complain to her master, Hong Juan jumped up from Nangong Yun's back like a frightened cat, quickly helped him up, and then laughed.
"Xiaoyun, I'm sorry!"
"Uh..." Nangong Yun pursed his lips, elongated his face, and slowly moved towards the Star Hall.
"Good junior brother, don't tell the master." Hong Juan followed timidly.
"Uh..." Nangong Yun quickened his pace.
"Ah, I said not to tell the master..."
Hong Juan finally couldn't bear it anymore.
So, the two figures started chasing again, one red and one white, one in front and one behind.
It’s just that this time I am running towards the Star Palace...
In the Hall of Stars.
Master Huang He is teaching the basic knowledge of spiritual practice to his disciples.
"Our Yuanhun Continent is divided into four parts. The land we are in is the land of Tiannan. It has been more than five hundred years since the founding of the Nanyue Empire, but the existence of our Fengming Mountain is even earlier. , as for when it will arrive, because it is too long ago, I have no way of knowing."
At this time, there was a third-generation disciple, a little boy about ten years old. He bowed respectfully to Master Huang He and asked.
"Master, where are the other places in our continent?"
Master Huang He nodded to signal him to get up, and then replied.
"In other places on the mainland, the most famous one is Donghuang. It is said that Duguxue, the strongest practitioner in the world on the mainland, is the queen of Donghuang Palace."
"The strongest person in the mainland? Is she more powerful than you, Master?"
The disciple asked again curiously.
Master Huang He replied with a smile: "That's natural. The strong men in our Yuanhun Continent who can step into the star realm are all leaders of one party. And you have just entered the gate of the world of cultivation now. In the future, There’s still a long way to go.”
"Master, what is the realm above the star realm?"
At this time, I saw a little boy with fair features and fair skin standing at the door of the hall. He was still scratching his little head with one little hand.
Isn't this Nangong Yun who came to complain? It's just that when he arrived outside the palace and heard his master talking about Yuanhun Continent, he couldn't help but have many doubts in his little head.
When he was five years old, during the disciple aptitude test, he was found to be unable to awaken his life soul, and naturally he was unable to form a spiritual image.
Since then, not only has he not given up, but he has become more curious about everything about the world of cultivation. Whether it is the awakening of the soul of life, the realm of cultivation, or the legends and stories related to it, he especially loves to listen and ask questions.
So much so that he originally came to complain, but here he asked the master about cultivation, completely forgetting his original purpose.
Master Huang He spotted Nangong Yun at the door and waved for him to come over.
Hong Juan followed closely behind and also followed into the main hall.
At this time, only thirty to forty disciples in the hall bowed to Nangong Yun and Hong Juan and said in unison.
"Greetings to my two uncles!"
The two leading disciples, who were in their early thirties and slightly older, smiled and nodded at them.
"Junior sister, junior brother, come here quickly. Today, the head master is giving his first lecture out of seclusion. You are here just in time."
These two disciples are Ding Yuan and Liangping, disciples of Master Lingzhi and Master Yuyang respectively. They usually take great care of the juniors of their masters and are also amiable.
Nangong Yun and Hong Juan came to the front of the palace and sat on the two cushions placed specially for them, closest to the real person Huang He.
This was specially arranged by Master Huang He.
Because they are both very young, they have been required to come here to attend classes with everyone since they were four years old. However, they would often fall asleep after only half of what they heard and stagger around. The master Huang He who was giving the lecture would wake him up at the right time. both.
However, since he failed the soul awakening test at the age of five, Master Huang He noticed that Nangong Yun no longer often felt sleepy when listening to lectures, and was also very curious about what he said. He was also very pleased.
Because although Nangong Yun cannot awaken his life soul, his talent is pretty good. Every time he talks about something, Nangong Yun can always quickly understand and remember it. Even if it has been a long time, he can still talk about it one by one. .
But Hong Juan was different. She awakened her life soul when she was five years old, and could easily form a colorful phoenix statue, so she didn't take the lectures so seriously.
But there is something special about her amazing talent.
There are only a few children from the royal family who can form a statue of the Heavenly Phoenix Spirit, and it is even unheard of for someone like her to be able to form a colorful statue of the Heavenly Phoenix Spirit just after she awakened her life soul at the age of five.
It is even unique in the entire written history of the royal family of the South Vietnam Empire.
Master Huang He looked at Nangong Yun and asked with a smile.
"Xiao Yun, I'm out of seclusion for my master today. I originally planned to ask Yu An to call you two over, but I didn't want you to come on your own initiative. Do you miss your master, or is Hong Juan being naughty again?"
"Master, of course I miss you. I am very well-behaved. How can I be naughty?"
Hongjuan answered first with a guilty conscience. She didn't want her master to teach her a lesson after hearing Xiaoyun's complaint.
However, what she didn't expect was that although Nangong Yun had just come to complain, at this time he was only interested in knowing what the master had just said.
As for the incident of being bullied by Hong Juan just now, he had completely forgotten about it. It must be that after so many years, he has become accustomed to being bullied by Hong Juan.
"Master, how powerful is the female queen of the Eastern Wasteland you mentioned? Is she higher than the Star Realm?"
Nangong Yun asked about what he was curious about, his round eyes full of desire for knowledge.
"Of course it won't happen. No one in the entire Yuanhun Continent can be higher than the Star Realm."
Master Huang He then spoke carefully.
"People who practice Taoism on our continent all start from the awakening of the life soul, cultivate the ninth level of the soul, enter the ninth level of the stars, and finally achieve the righteousness at the peak. However, the master discovered from some ancient books handed down from the sect that the peak of the star realm may be It is not the end of practice. According to records, on our Yuanhun Continent, there is a city in the sky. There are strong practitioners in it who have transcended the stars and obtained martial arts. However, the master does not know how strong the martial arts realm is. However, It is said that there is a Tower of Babel somewhere on our continent. The tower is a hundred stories high. Anyone who has reached the peak of the stars can accept the test. But how the test will be done and what will happen after passing the test, the master has no way of knowing. If the master If you can cultivate to the peak of the stars in your lifetime, you may be able to try to explore these legends.”
Later in the story, Taoist Huang He's gaze gradually extended into the distance, his expression slightly confused.
That is a kind of doubt about the Tao.
Perhaps it is this kind of doubt that creates the desire and yearning for unknown realms among all practitioners in the world.
