After walking out of the illusion formation, Nan Xiao saw the true face of Qingya Paradise.
The mortals in Banyuepo and Wangxian Market had looked up to the immortal residence for countless years. At this time, the fog disappeared.
The hanging springs flow straight down, and the waterfalls hang high in the mountains.
There are groups of black and white cranes surrounding the place, and their crows are distant, corresponding to the falling spring.
With just one step, the surrounding scenery recedes.
Elder Zilu took Nan Xiao and flew down into the mountains.
Before he could feel the flight, the soft earth had already told Nan Xiao that this was the ground through the worn straw sandals.
Most of the houses are built of bamboo and wood, low and exquisite, scattered among them.
Men and women in gray robes were working in the fields.
Plant rice in paddy fields, and grow herbs in dry land.
In addition to gray robes, there are also cattle plowing the fields and jade butterflies pollinating.
From time to time, a divine rainbow flashes across the sky, and the accompanying sound waves make the rice flowers even more fragrant.
What surprised Nan Xiao the most was that there were deer here. From time to time, young deer of various colors shuttle through the rice fields, and occasionally nibble on some herbs, but no one is seen to drive them away.
Unlike the wild deer in the mountains, the deer here are very alert but not afraid of people. There was even a young deer, which had yet to grow antlers, with snowflake spots on its body and shiny, pale orange fur. At this time, it actually walked up to Nan Xiao and gently touched Nan Xiao's hand with its head.
"It likes you very much."
Elder Zilu stood beside Nan Xiao, squinting his eyes slightly as if smiling.
"Master, there are so many deer here! Nan Xiao likes them too!"
Carefully stroking the orange fawn's head, Nan Xiao felt very relaxed.
Under the guidance of the orange young deer, the elder Purple Deer walked into the medicine garden with a stick. After nodding to a medicine farmer in black robes, Elder Zilu gently bent down and picked off a bright green leaf from an unknown herb that was growing happily.
Then, a cyan divine rainbow rose from the ground.
It turns out this is flying!
Nan Xiao felt excited and wanted to laugh loudly, but she still held back.
When Nan Xiao came to her senses, she met Elder Zilu's eyes again.
"It's all about flying. Why does he insist that flying by himself is the real flying?"
Elder Zilu murmured to himself, as if asking, but his eyes were calm.
"I'm sorry, I don't know, but I think he may feel that being under your wings is inconsistent with his true intentions, right?" Nan Xiao's answer was cautious.
Another sigh.
Elder Zilu gently touched Nan Xiao's head and brought the leaves he had picked out to Nan Xiao's mouth.
"Eat it, this is the century-old new ginseng leaf specially found for you by Sichuan Medicine Deer according to your physical condition. It can strengthen the foundation and strengthen the body, which can relieve fatigue and relieve various overdrafts caused by previous mountain climbing. Here is mine Outside the cave, you don’t need to be nervous.”
Nan Xiao obediently put the fingernail-sized leaf into her mouth, chewed it briefly, and instantly sweet juice flowed down her throat.
Nan Xiao, who had suffered too much, was not willing to waste it, and actually swallowed all the fragments left after chewing.
The exhaustion is gone, but my chest is burning.
Nan Xiao's face turned red, as if her body was about to melt in the next moment.
"sit."
Elder Zilu sat on the ground and asked Nan Xiao to sit in front of him.
With her back to the old man, Nan Xiao held back the heat in her chest and tried her best to maintain her self-esteem.
A pair of hands pressed against Nan Xiao's back, and two cool breaths slowly passed through her spine and circulated vertically.
The scalding heat in his chest gradually dispersed under the influence of the cool breath, and then poured into his limbs.
The color on Nan Xiao's face quickly faded, and the pain also faded a lot.
About an hour passed.
Nan Xiao, who was nourished by century-old ginseng leaves, fell asleep quietly at some point.
She had been tired for too long, and this time she could finally rest.
Elder Zilu slowly retracted his hands and sighed.
Although Nan Xiao's Wheel of Life only has seven markings, the whole thing is already covered with cracks and is even more dilapidated than his old bones.
Once the wheel of life collapses, Nan Xiao will definitely die.
Using the authority of the elders and with the help of Yaolu Meihua, Elder Zilu obtained the right to use a century-old ginseng tablet. If you are an adult, you will live at least ten more years after using it. But for Nan Xiao, who has stretched his life by climbing 10,000 steps of the Shu Road, this increase in efficiency is just a drop in the bucket.
The most difficult thing is that Yin Nan Xiao's physique is worse than Lin Xiao who has been unable to break through to the Shenqiao in his whole life.
Although we can explore the sea of suffering, that's all.
Most people's wheel of life is in the depths of the sea of suffering, but Nan Xiao's wheel of life seems to be far away from the location of the sea of suffering.
If Nan Xiao had stayed in the realm of suffering all his life, he might not have died young.
But Nan Xiao was able to climb ten thousand steps with a body that was even weaker than that of an ordinary person. With that kind of mind and will, he would never be willing to stop in the realm of the sea of suffering.
But here's the problem. Once she breaks through to the realm of life spring, it will be more difficult than good.
After all - the fountain of life can only gush out from the wheel of life, and it is close to the sea of suffering.
This also means that others practice to increase their life span, but Nan Xiao does the opposite.
The sea of suffering is death, and the spring of life is life.
Others have the life gate conceived in the sea of suffering, but here in Nanxiao, once you practice to the life spring, life and death are opposite each other, and the fire is cooking oil.
By then, I'm afraid there will be a narrow escape from death.
Elder Zilu is just a cultivator from the other side with average qualifications, and his understanding of the secret realm of Lun Hai is limited to this.
Are you blaming me for being partial in the past? This leaves such a problem.
Elder Zilu, who had always pretended to be calm, fell into endless self-blame and regret.
Not only was his partiality during his lifetime leading to his beloved disciple's destruction, but also because the problems left by his deceased disciple could not be properly resolved.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have allowed her to climb so many stairs.
However, if she does not climb the Shu Road, how can I, the last elder, keep her behind?
The road to Shu is difficult to climb, and mortals will die.
What a dilemma.
well--
It's getting dark.
Elder Zilu used his spiritual power to put the sleeping Nan Xiao into the wooden bed in the house, and asked his servant to bring two new quilts.
When Nan Xiao woke up, she found that it was already dark outside.
And she was lying on the wooden bed at this time. The bed surface was soft and she was covered with a warm quilt.
The orange fawn stood in front of the window, looking into Nan Xiao's eyes, and one could even see Nan Xiao's worry.
In her peripheral vision, Nan Xiao saw Elder Zilu sitting cross-legged on a bamboo chair.
Sitting up in a hurry, Nan Xiao's pretty face turned a little rosy. Nan Xiao humbly apologized: "Master, I'm really sorry. I accidentally fell asleep."
"Nothing, I have something to tell you."
Elder Zilu waved his hand to show that he didn't care, and then told the story and the reason why Nanxiao would die in the future.
The orange fawn lowered its head, as if sad.
"It's still too late for you to give up now. I can take you back and I won't let you come here in vain." Elder Zilu advised again.
Nan Xiao's eyes were red, and she clenched her hands into fists, then loosened them, then tightened them again.
After being silent for a long time, Nan Xiao raised his head and said with a forced smile: "Master, can't I just skip the Life Spring and practice the Divine Bridge directly?"
Hearing this, Elder Zilu paused, as if his long-held concepts were being impacted. He was like a defender of the old times, shouting angrily in a low voice: "Impossible, this system of practice has been in place since ancient times. If you want to change, at least you must Only saints can create magic! Now you haven't even learned to walk, and you want to fly! It's already bad enough that I have to deal with this idiot Li Xiao, but he is obedient and works hard enough. But you are so ambitious now, You can’t be blindly confident, maybe you will be the next one to die!”
Although she was scolded a lot, Nan Xiao was not angry. She just lowered her head slightly and said nothing.
After Elder Zilu gradually calmed down, Nan Xiao explained aloud: "Master, can I accumulate enough in the sea of suffering, and then while cultivating the life spring, I can shape the divine bridge, so that there is a gap between life and death?" What about transition?”
This time Elder Sisi did not object immediately. Instead, after thinking for a moment, he frowned and said resolutely: "Impossible! If only those legendary wizards can do it, your physique is completely different from theirs and you can't do this. .”
"Master, I must try!"
Nan Xiao did not retreat in spite of the difficulty, but looked at Elder Zilu firmly.
After a moment of silence, Elder Zilu sighed softly, and then said: "My life is coming to an end, so I will be in seclusion for the next ten years. This is my portable jade pendant. From now on, you will be my registered disciple." Practice here. The school has made arrangements for you. After that, you will follow Mei Hua, the medicine deer, to the school to read at the morning bell, and listen to other elders and masters explaining the basics of practice. After the evening drum, go to Preaching Cliff to listen to the experience and experience of practice. All kinds of Dharma doors.”
Perhaps feeling that it was not appropriate for him to be the shopkeeper, Elder Zilu said in a deep voice: "This jade slip contains a complete Tao Sutra Wheel and Sea Scroll. Although it is as big as heaven and earth compared to the real Tao Sutra, it is enough for your future practice. After you are fully literate and have a certain understanding of spiritual practice, you can shed blood to obtain the right to use the jade slips. Remember, this method cannot be taught to outsiders. As for the strange and crooked ways you mentioned, I don’t care. I hope I can figure it out. Guan, I can still see you. You only had one senior sister before, named Lin Lingling, who is in the realm of Shenqiao. She is still practicing outside at this time, so I won’t introduce you to her. She has a bad temper. Don’t go to her unless it is a matter of life and death. Daily life Don’t worry, as the seventh elder of Qingya Blessed Land, I still have some servants.”
Nan Xiao nodded repeatedly.
"That's great. Life or death depends on fate. See you in ten years."
Elder Zilu leaned on crutches and slowly walked out of the house instead of using the divine rainbow.
Nan Xiao stood up, put away the full moon jade pendant made of the same material as Lin Xiao on the table, and said goodbye silently.
Nan Xiao didn't go back to the house to rest until Elder Zilu's background was no longer visible.
Ten years later, can we really see each other again?
On the branches of the moon, floating clouds hide the brightness.
Time is like running water, diluting loss and sadness.
"Little deer, little deer, your name is Meihua! From now on, we will take good care of you!"
The young deer, who was called affectionately by Nan Xiao, just stood quietly on the ground, and its thoughts could be seen in its clear eyes.
Then, just like when they first met, it stuck out its head, cupped Gong Nanxiao's soft belly, and closed its eyes comfortably under the caress of Nanxiao's little hand.
So pleasant.
This road was not in vain.
We can finally start preparing for revenge.
Nan Xiao looked out along the wooden house——
The moonlight is sparse.
The lush mountain forest during the day has been covered by darkness.
There is a lot of sound, and the dark night has its own charm.
From time to time, a cultivator rides the rainbow and lights up the sky for a short time.
Fireflies dance gracefully in the low sky, competing with the moon for brightness.
If time can stay here, it might not be a good thing.
Nan Xiao, who has strict requirements for herself, is also enjoying herself at this time.
The body temperature of the sika deer is very warm and furry, and she is finally not alone.
Just take a night off.
Nan Xiao consoled herself and did not think this was depravity.
"The immortals in the sky are rowing the boat, rocking and rocking, high and high, the night in the small town is quiet. I want to be a good baby, neither crying nor fussing, and go to bed obediently..."
Nan Xiao, who felt refreshed and happy, softly hummed the songs she had secretly learned and slept with the moon in the sky.
Be happy in the moment.
