The next day Yun Zhong went up the mountain, and when he came to the fifty cave, he stopped and looked into the fiftieth cave in the increasingly untenable wind and snow.
Anyone who is a good swordsman has probably seen this old man who looks like the old man in the blacksmith shop in the same city use a sword with his own eyes. Most of those who are not strong-willed have the mentality that it will be difficult to cross this mountain in their lives. The sword on their waist is with Compared with the sword in the old man's hand, it is terrible and difficult to estimate. How deep the gap between the two is. How can they have the idea of continuing to practice swords? Most people feel that there is no hope of practicing swords to the old man's level in this life. No matter how strong Yun Zhong's mind is, After losing several games, I still felt that it was much more difficult than when I fought with the one-armed swordsman. I was afraid that I would also fall into the trap, so I stopped going to ask for advice for a long time.
At this time, the New Year has just passed. Whether I was drinking with Ye Zhai and several friends or paying New Year greetings with the Four Monarchs earlier, my heart was a little calm. I was confident that I could compete with the old man without feeling that my mood was damaged, so I stopped today and carried the The iron ruler, whose sword shape became more and more distinct, slowly walked outside the fifty cave and bowed to the old man who was sitting at the edge of the cave.
"When I was young, I felt that it was troublesome and boring to have to bow and declare one's family before the competition. If you really want to know who is better in swordsmanship, you should simply treat the competition as a life and death fight. You can't wait to cut off the soul of the person in front of you with a sword. In this case, of course, there is no need to bow and salute. If you just want to confirm some moves, Qingtang Oishui has done two moves. It is not cumbersome enough to etiquette, and there is no need to bow and salute, so why bother yourself, why not just nod in two and then go Drawing swords and facing each other is the only way to be honest."
The old man sitting at the door of the cave saw Yun Zhong from a distance. The latter raised the iron ruler and walked casually. He did not look like a swordsman in any way. However, the old man's eyes were kind. He waited until Yun Zhong came forward and then continued: "I have been practicing swordsmanship for too many years, and I have neglected human relations and no family fortune, so I am less good at words and unwilling to adhere to etiquette. As long as this sword of mine rises from the ground in an instant, it can destroy all the people in this Pisces Jade Realm. Thousands of clouds fluttered and trembled wildly, and the tiger ape thought that there was a disaster coming from the sky, so he ran away in a hurry. I felt 100% happy and satisfied. As for the rest, it was nothing to do with me, a swordsman. There are endless grievances and grievances in the world. It was the same thousands of years ago, and it will still be the same if I change my skin thousands of years later, and it has nothing to do with me.”
Yun Zhong was silent and tentatively walked into the cave. He immediately felt a biting chill and his muscles were cramping. Seeing that the old man did not move, he sat down on his own and looked at the boiling tea on the table.
Yun Zhong has always been quite curious. He looks exactly like the old man in the blacksmith shop in the city, but his sword skills are as high as the top of a mountain. What is the origin of this old man? Although he has thought about it a few times in private, he always feels that there is something strange about it. It's hard to explain, and now it's rare to sit down and talk with the old man. After hearing these words, my heart moved slightly, and I tried to answer, "If the Pisces Jade Realm collapses and is removed from the world, will there still be no change in the heart of the senior?"
The old man glanced at Yunzhong calmly and nodded seriously.
Contrary to what Yun Zhong thought, the old man was surprisingly calm. He just held hot tea and spoke slowly. He said that when the Pisces Jade Realm was first established, the rather unreliable shop owner of the blacksmith shop in the same city knew about the Pisces Jade Realm. There are very few unreasonable places in the world. The so-called unreasonable is because the ancient genius who founded this world never used the Pisces Jade Realm to improve his own cultivation, nor did he use the Pisces Jade Realm to fight against his enemies. , when he opened this place, he did not benefit himself at all. Instead, he only wanted to enable subsequent people to pursue their own desires, realize Taoism and practice in it. Even after countless years, they never came to the Pisces Jade Realm, but allowed the masters of the Pisces Jade Realm to count. Time and again, no trace left. After spending a lot of effort, natural resources, and treasures, as well as the years that practitioners value most, they have never used it after opening the Pisces Jade Realm, and have never sought any benefits.
"In ancient times, there have never been four words about eternal life. There are always people in the world who advocate that beautiful buildings and jade buildings can be as strong as the earthly dragon to turn around, and that the city gates thousands of miles away can survive in the world for a long time. These are just empty words. Although the life span of a person who practices Buddhism is longer than that of ordinary people, have you ever heard of anyone If you dare to say that you will live as long as heaven, even if the Pisces Jade Realm is indeed opened by an expert, even the first generation master who opened the Pisces Jade Realm will probably die after it has existed for so long, let alone the Pisces Jade Realm. Sooner or later, even the Pisces Jade Realm will be lost The situation is all destroyed, it’s common sense in the world, why bother.”
"After thinking about this matter at first, my worries became more and more complicated. The man in the blacksmith shop was able to live with it without feeling any sorrow or hardship. However, I am now relieved. The Pisces Jade Realm can be passed down from generation to generation. Whether it will be destroyed or not is a matter of course. It can be called a small matter. No matter whether the person to whom it is passed on is good or evil, it is a good thing if it can be passed on to others."
Without leaving any time for Yun Zhong to think, the old man grabbed the ordinary sword standing on the side of the cold pool and held it across his chest. He did not salute or introduce himself to his family, but just nodded to Yun Zhong. Zhong also held the iron ruler in front of him and looked at the old man. His sword energy soared to the sky, and his sword moves were smooth and roared into the cold pool.
There was a one-armed swordsman standing on the cliff. He was a little troubled. It turned out that in the past few days, the swordsman had been wandering in the mountains and had caught many hares and even the first several dozen kilograms of wild deer. He had stuffed them all. The swordsman was full for a few days, but unfortunately he seemed to have really disturbed the beasts in the mountains, and he had not harvested anything for several days. Even when he recalled the nets and traps he had made in the past, his craftsmanship became more and more exquisite, but he couldn't help it. There was a lot of snow on the mountain, and it was difficult to find any decent bait. There was no one willing to take the bait and die of gluttony, so the swordsman, who had been starving for several days, leaned against the tree trunk, and the falling snow often fell on his face.
It’s difficult to have no oil or water in the belly in winter.
The swordsman felt that he couldn't find any warm place all over his body, especially his hands, which were slightly stiff from the cold, and felt extremely itchy. He had no choice but to see no one around, so he stretched his hands into his waist, and then he took a long breath and calculated. Then he knocked down an innocent bird on a branch not far away. Although there was not much meat, he could at least chew the bones and was half full for the time being. So when he heard the cry of the innocent bird, he felt a little gloating about his misfortune.
Soon there was a figure coming through the layers of snow on the mountain. At first, it looked like a very abrupt white dot. When the swordsman looked at it again, he realized that it was a young man carrying a food box. He walked straight up to him and was surprised. He looked at the swordsman who was sitting under the tree. Before he could take his hands out of his waist, he smiled absurdly and said, "I'm almost frozen to death, and you still have such an elegant mood, it's amazing."
The visitor was Yun Zhong, who was dressed in white. The food box he was carrying contained wine and meat, so the swordsman, who had been hungry for many days, didn't care about Yun Zhong's teasing words. Without any politeness, he pulled the food box close to his hands and feet. He also moved the lid of the food box, took a mouthful of wine and a mouthful of meat, and devoured it.
The one-armed swordsman had to rely on his only remaining left arm to even drink and eat meat, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Others were using both hands, but the one-armed swordsman Xiao Xi, although he was hungry and thirsty, could only hand out everything to himself. mouth, so he was very dazed, obviously devouring it, but he still spent almost a stick of incense before patting his belly, lying down comfortably next to the tree trunk, not forgetting to pick up the wine bottle and pour some wine into his mouth, his face immediately changed. Ruddy, faded away from the original pale color. But even for such a one-armed swordsman who was not very good at eating and probably had to dress awkwardly, Yun Zhong almost suffered a loss due to his superb swordsmanship.
"It's so easy to walk out of the mountain, just to come here to endure hunger and cold? Why don't you go to a warmer place and wait? It would be great to go out for a walk in the spring. Why do you have to suffer this?" Yun Zhong didn't feel cold and sat on the snow. In the pile, Xiao Xi glanced sideways, eating and drinking, but there was no movement for a long time. He was a little confused about this man's behavior. He was casual, nonsensical, and casual, but he didn't find it annoying at all.
Xiao Xi didn't say anything and drank the drink. He was not happy. He looked at the flask in hand with disappointment and sighed secretly.
"Why don't you bring more? If you bring more, you will have reasons to convince me later."
Yunzhong frowned.
"I know it's cold, but why am I still freezing?"
"You told me at the beginning that some things are best forgotten. It was probably the clearest sentence that you, Yun Zhong, have ever said since I came here. It was not meant to be flattering, but it really made me remember it until now, and I realized It's true, some things are best if you can't remember them. If you really remember them all like now, you won't be happy at all."
The chirping of birds on the treetops suddenly stopped. Xiao Xi picked up his sword and looked at the two birds with their heads in different places. He was very disdainful to say anything.
Maybe he had been sitting in the mountains for so long that he had forgotten what kind of person he was back then. Instead, Xiao Xi felt happy and carefree. Now he walked past the old man several times and picked up his life from the bottom of the cold pool, two by two. Unity, but I feel a little bit sighing, what is meant by the fact that the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change.
The tip of the sword was only two inches away from Yun Zhong's throat. Yun Zhong stood up, took two steps back, and pulled out the iron ruler from behind, his expression gloomy.
The old man at the foot of the mountain said that the Pisces Jade Realm is very magical. Yun Zhong is just a spirit wandering here, not really here. Except for the Four Monarchs and the masters of the Pisces Jade Realm in the past, only Xiao Xi can successfully walk out of this Pisces Jade Realm. The background of the realm is no smaller than that of others, but it is just that I have never set foot in deep cultivation at the beginning, and now my body and soul have been divided into two. It is almost an idiot's dream to find the original realm, but it is not difficult to find the past.
The one-armed swordsman sitting in the first cave is no longer what he used to be. Given time, he will be able to reach the top of the mountain.
Many years ago, there was a swordsman in the world who was full of evil deeds. Countless innocent people died at the hands of the swordsman. However, this swordsman never did it for money or for spiritual practice. It never made sense to kill people with his hands. , just like ordinary people eating and drinking, completely natural.
There has never been a shortage of such people in the world, but for such a wicked man, the old man at the foot of the mountain said that if there is a practitioner who is the best in both swordsmanship and swordsmanship in the future, this person will not be Yunzhong, but will be Xiao Xi.
