As soon as he walked out of the Zhenghuang Hall, Jiang Li took a few steps to catch up with Ai Ling and held her back.
Ai Ling turned around, only to see Jiang Li staring at her closely with tears in his eyes.
Ai Ling opened her mouth, vaguely aware of what Jiang Li wanted to say.
After everyone had gone away, Jiang Li lowered his voice and asked, "Is it him?"
Before Ai Ling could speak, Jiang Li held her arm tighter, almost pleading: "You must know that he disappeared inexplicably at first, and then he appeared inexplicably, I... I just want to know the truth!”
The two "hims" do not refer to the same person, but they are the same person. They contain Jiang Li's many sorrows.
Ai Ling sighed secretly and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "It's him."
Jiang Li staggered and almost lost her balance, Ai Ling quickly supported her.
Jiang Li cried with joy and said: "He... he is still alive... really still alive... great! Great!"
Ai Ling said: "Just pretend you don't know about this. This is what he wants to see."
Jiang Li nodded repeatedly, just thinking that that person was still alive, she was very happy. It didn't matter whether they recognized each other or not, but what made her a little difficult to accept was how did that person survive so many years? What happened again?
Like today, he should obviously recognize himself and recognize many people in the temple, but he pretends not to recognize them. How did he do it?
"Also...who else knows?"
Ai Ling thought for a while and said: "Third Senior Uncle and... the Head Senior Brother."
Jiang Li nodded, understanding everything. They didn't say anything more and went their separate ways. It was as if this conversation had never happened.
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When Qingyangzi returned to Donglai Peak, Gu Chen was still sitting in his original position, still looking at the chessboard.
Seeing him coming back, Gu Chen twisted his hand and gently lowered it.
Qingyangzi noticed that the chess piece Gu Chen took was not a white piece, but a black piece, and what followed was his previous move.
The last one was wrong.
Miraculously, with this piece falling, Heizi lost a large area of land, and seemed to have suffered a big loss. However, the black and white situation became unpredictable again. At a glance, it seemed that there was still something to be done.
Gu Chen looked at him with a smile and said, "That's right, right?"
The position where this piece landed was indeed the place where he wanted to land it next. Qingyangzi nodded and said: "That's right."
Gu Chen stood up and said, "Then I lose."
Qingyangzi smiled and said: "The chess game is not over yet."
Gu Chen shook his head, his attitude was very clear, and said: "As long as you are one step slower, you will be slower every step of the way. It will end sooner or later, and winning or losing is destined."
The sun moved westward, red as a fireball, and connected with a mountain peak not far away. From a distance, it looked like a lighthouse. Gu Chen stretched himself.
"Magnificent sunset."
The two of them quietly enjoyed the dusk scene. When the sun set, Qingyangzi said calmly: "I want to adopt you as my adopted son."
Gu Chen was a little surprised and looked at Qingyangzi.
Qingyangzi smiled and said: "Of course, you have the right to decide."
Gu Chen smiled and said: "It seems that the master-disciple relationship cannot be decided."
Qingyangzi was a little annoyed and said, "It sounds like you had expected it."
Gu Chen shook his head and said, "I just don't think it will be that easy."
Qingyangzi was silent, nodded and said, "It's not easy."
Gu Chen asked: "You know my identity now, right?"
Gu Chen had actually known for a long time that no matter whether his apprenticeship went smoothly or not, his identity could not be concealed. Qingyangzi's lack of inquiry did not mean that others would not investigate.
Qingyangzi didn't mean to hide it from him and nodded.
Gu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it legal to accept me as your adopted son?"
Qingyangzi said proudly: "Rules are made by people."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Gu Chen suddenly prostrated.
"Meet my adoptive father."
Qingyangzi smiled brightly, and with a help from the sky, an invisible force suddenly lifted Gu Chen up.
Qingyangzi said: "I owe you the meeting gift first, and I will give it to you later."
Gu Chen didn't particularly care about the meeting ceremony, but at this moment he suddenly looked at the chessboard, suddenly realized, glanced at Qingyangzi, and said with a smile: "Father, you have already played this game, right?"
Qingyangzi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Yi Zhe, plan the strategy, the temple will go first, my chess skills are very good."
After briefly telling Gu Chen what happened in the Zhenghuang Palace, Qingyangzi said: "I have won a chance for you to understand the stone, but it is only once. For you, this opportunity is rare. But it won’t necessarily be beneficial.”
Gu Chen raised his eyebrows. It was rare but not necessarily beneficial. He didn't understand what he meant by this.
Qingyangzi said: "You can reach the One Yuan Realm at this age. It shows that you have thoroughly studied Kunlun Taoism. If you go through the path of cultivation again, some of the obstacles in the past should no longer be a problem for you now, and you may even have problems. New understanding, this is your advantage, but this advantage has a prerequisite, that is, you still practice Kunlun Taoism."
Gu Chen nodded, what he said was indeed reasonable, but now there was a problem, which Qingyangzi didn't know yet.
After arriving at Qingyang Gate, Qingyangzi gave him pills and asked him to heal the injuries on his meridians. This time, the meridians were only torn due to being pulled. Compared to the severed meridians, this kind of injury was not worth mentioning. , especially since Gu Chen's current level of cultivation is too low, a single pulse nourishing pill can repair his meridians.
Gu Chen also tried to practice some time ago, but found that whenever he practiced the exercises according to the past, his meridians would feel a dull pain. This gave him a hunch that if he continued to practice the previous exercises, there would be some damage to the meridians. Damage, which makes it impossible to practice.
In his spare time, Gu Chen often thinks about solutions to problems.
"So the opportunity to gain enlightenment is not necessary for you, but it is worth mentioning that the opportunity to gain enlightenment is based on personal opportunity and understanding. If you get it, you will condense it into the most suitable method for you. Your qualifications are extraordinary. Under normal circumstances, if you understand the stone, you should have a good harvest, but if you have the knowledge of Taoism and Dharma that you have practiced in the past, it may hinder you subconsciously, and it will also have an impact on the practice itself. After all, the two are not the same. source, it is possible to repel each other. If that is the case, it is better to directly practice your previous skills."
Gu Chen smiled bitterly. If the previous skills could be practiced directly, he would not have a headache now.
Qingyangzi then said: "But I think you should seize this opportunity to understand the stone. After all, the stone implies the way of heaven, and the chance is determined by fate. If you have better harvest, you may be able to find a unique path. As for Whether there will be another chance for Wu Shi to make corrections in the future, we will see step by step."
Gu Chen nodded. He didn't think much about whether to realize the stone, but he was very interested in the two sky stones. What he found difficult to understand was, what kind of sky stone had the ability to guide the road? And why do such heavenly stones exist? Apart from these pair of sky stones, are there others?
Just as I thought of it, I asked this question.
Qingyangzi thought for a while and said with some uncertainty: "It's hard for me to answer your question. It's just that according to ancient legends, the land of China...that is, the world we are in, has been favored by heaven since ancient times. If an immortal comes out, it belongs to the land of God's blessing. However, he was later abandoned by Heaven, and his path to becoming an immortal was cut off. Perhaps the Heavenly Stone was given by Heaven when it was favoring him."
The Qingyang Sect probably paid a huge price to obtain these pair of heavenly stones, but that was a long time ago. What Gu Chen couldn't figure out was if these pair of heavenly stones were really so mysterious and powerful. , how can Qingyang Sect not be the largest sect?
Then he thought of Chunjun Sword.
Coincidentally, all the Kunlun Sect's various martial arts and supernatural powers are said to come from the Chunjun Sword, so he has been guarding the sword for three months.
Thinking of the Pure Jun Immortal Sword, the sword body that was ten feet high and with flowing brilliance suddenly appeared in my mind. The blade was like a cliff standing thousands of feet tall and majestic. It was obvious at a glance that it was an extraordinary thing.
But how could a sword like that be lost so easily without any movement being detected?
