After the old man left, Li Xiuping looked at the woman in green, frowned and asked, "What did he mean by what he said before?"
The woman in green looked at Li Xiuping and hesitated to speak. After a while, she finally said: "Sir, when he gave these things to me, he hoped that I could help him choose a successor. I lent these things to you before, but I hope I can help you get out of the Penglai Immortal Boat, but I didn’t expect..."
Li Xiuping frowned and said, "Is it because of the hosta?"
The woman in green nodded.
Li Xiuping then asked: "So Sister Qing didn't take back the four immortal treasures before?"
The woman in green still nodded.
Li Xiuping frowned and said, "Then why did Sister Qing worry about me entering Confucianism?"
The woman in green looked at Li Xiuping. This time she did not answer immediately, but fell into thinking, as if she was considering what to say.
Li Xiuping didn't ask further questions, but just waited. Miss Xiaohong also looked curious.
The woman in green finally said: "If you become a disciple of Confucianism, you will have to keep a distance from the demon clan from now on. In this way, some of our demon clan's plans for you will come to nothing. In the end, you are a human being after all. But before there was no school, there was no need to be restricted by anything, but once you become a disciple of Confucianism, you will be restricted by the rules and regulations of Confucianism."
Li Xiuping nodded clearly and said, "But the old man said before that this kind of inheritance is just a form."
The woman in green clothes shook her head and said: "It's not that simple. Some things cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. You will understand when your realm is high."
After speaking, she looked at Li Xiuping and said, "But I still hope you can become my disciple."
Li Xiuping was stunned, and now he was really confused.
"Why?"
Li Xiuping asked doubtfully.
The woman in green looked outside and said quietly: "Firstly, sir, I need someone to inherit the mantle. Since I chose you, it is God's will. Secondly, you are a human being after all, and you should not be involved in the demon clan's plan." , the senior Jiuxian also said this before."
She retracted her gaze, looked at Li Xiuping, and continued: "The most important point is that you need those immortal treasures now and a strong backer. Guanchao Academy is just the most suitable choice."
Li Xiuping said nothing and was lost in thought.
The woman in green clothes continued: "Don't worry, even if you join the academy, the academy will not ask you to deviate from your original sect. In this regard, Confucianism is different from other sects."
Li Xiuping nodded and said, "I'll think about it."
The woman in green nodded.
At this time, a Confucian disciple came in. After bowing to the three of them, he said to Li Xiuping: "Master Li, Uncle Qi wants to see you."
Li Xiuping was stunned and looked at the woman in green.
The woman in green nodded, and Li Xiuping followed the disciple out of the hall. Under the leadership of the disciple, he walked around some buildings and came to an attic.
The attic has a total of nine floors. If you stand in front of the attic and look up, you can't see the top at all. The entire attic is built along the lake, making it the tallest building in the entire Guanchao Academy.
Standing here, you can still hear the faint sound of waves. Li Xiuping felt that if he climbed to the loft, he should be able to see the sea.
After the disciple brought Li Xiuping here, he said, "Master Li, please go in on your own. We cannot enter without permission."
Although Li Xiuping was surprised, he nodded and walked up the stairs.
The loft door is open, so just walk in.
Because of the disciple's words, Li Xiuping couldn't help but feel a little nervous after entering the attic, worried that there might be some danger in it.
After entering the attic, you can see that there are various bookcases all around, and the bookcases are filled with various books.
Facing the direction of Li Xiuping, at the end is a staircase extending upward.
Li Xiuping glanced around and didn't know which floor the former Shuiyunjian clerk and the current Master Qi of Guanchao Academy were on, so he could only look for them one by one.
After walking the first floor, he didn't find Qi Wenxing, or in other words, he didn't see anyone, so Li Xiuping could only walk up the stairs to the second floor.
After walking up the stairs, Li Xiuping couldn't help but frown, because he felt that his whole body suddenly felt a lot heavier, and every time he lifted his feet, it seemed extremely difficult.
With doubts, Li Xiuping walked up the stairs step by step. After reaching the second floor, he actually felt a little out of breath.
After a short rest, Li Xiuping continued to search on the second floor. Just like the first floor, he found no one. Then Li Xiuping could only walk up the stairs leading to the third floor.
As Li Xiuping expected, the stairs on the third floor were the same as the second floor, and the climb was more difficult than the second floor.
Li Xiuping still climbed to the third floor. This time there was even sweat on his forehead, and his feet were so heavy that they almost didn't feel like his own.
After climbing to the third floor, Li Xiuping did not search directly. Instead, he sat down directly on the stairs and breathed heavily.
Qi Wenxing was nowhere to be found on the third floor, so when Li Xiuping reached the stairs, he felt a little discouraged.
There is no doubt that this level will only become more difficult to climb, and may not even be possible.
After standing there for a while, Li Xiuping took a long breath, then raised his right foot and stepped on the first step.
As his right foot landed on the step, his body suddenly felt like a huge mountain pressing on his shoulders, becoming extremely heavy in an instant.
Li Xiuping could only release the sword intent in his body to resist this feeling of heavy pressure, and then with great difficulty he lifted his left foot and placed it on the second step.
With the experience of the first two floors, Li Xiuping knew very well that as he continued to climb higher, the pressure on his body would increase.
Li Xiuping looked up at the steps in front of him and swallowed hard.
The two steps alone consumed almost half of his sword power. If he continued to climb, he would be crushed to the point where he would be unable to climb up.
So at this time, Li Xiuping couldn't help but hesitate a little, wondering whether he should continue climbing.
Now that he has the willow tree in his body, he is not worried about the loss of sword power, so it shouldn't be a problem to forcefully support him and climb to the fourth floor. The key is whether the existence of the willow tree in his body will be exposed in this way.
According to the woman in Tsing Yi, once the willow tree is discovered, it will bring huge hidden dangers to Li Xiuping.
Li Xiuping quickly dismissed this worry.
Just now, the old man who used to be the shopkeeper of Shuiyunjian and is now the master of Guanchao Academy saw the situation in his body at a glance, so the willow tree here is actually no longer a secret.
If the academy really wanted that willow tree, it would be useless even if he hid it.
Having some ideas, Li Xiuping moved on and continued climbing.
The strange thing is that after taking the third step, the willow tree in his body directly released a stream of energy. With the blessing of these energies, Li Xiuping only felt that the mountain-like pressure disappeared instantly, replaced by an unprecedented feeling. The lightness.
Although the feeling of heavy pressure suddenly disappeared, Li Xiuping did not dare to be careless and still took every step cautiously, fearing that the feeling of heavy pressure would suddenly appear, and if he was caught off guard, he would inevitably suffer a lot of trauma.
After climbing to the fourth floor, Li Xiuping didn't feel the heavy pressure, and he didn't want to be as strenuous as the previous three floors. Naturally, he didn't need to rest. He just looked around on the fourth floor, but still didn't see anything. See the figure of Qi Wenxing.
Qi Wenxing was not found on this floor. Li Xiuping frowned deeply as he looked at the seemingly endless stairs that continued upward.
This is already the fourth level. Is it possible that Qi Wenxing is on the last level?
What is certain now is that as you continue to climb higher, the pressure acting on your body will become stronger. The reason why you can climb the previous level easily is entirely because of the willow tree, but you really have to climb to the last level. Even Li Xiuping himself didn't know whether the willow tree could support it.
Li Xiuping looked at the stairs and thought that he had already climbed four floors. He couldn't go back now, so he might as well go up another floor and see the situation before making a decision.
So Li Xiuping continued to climb up.
What Li Xiuping didn't expect was that this time the willow tree actually lost its function. So just as Li Xiuping took the first step, his face suddenly changed, and his whole body was instantly crushed and he almost fell to the ground.
If what was pressing on him before was a big mountain, then what was pressing on him now was like the entire sky.
Li Xiuping did not retract his right foot from the steps, but endured the heavy pressure, so that his whole body trembled slightly.
"Empty your mind and body."
A somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded, and Li Xiuping couldn't help but look up and saw a man wearing a Confucian shirt standing there at the end of the stairs, looking at him with a smile.
This person is Qi Wenxing.
Li Xiuping followed Qi Wenxing's instructions, slowly closed his eyes and relaxed his mind and body.
Li Xiuping soon discovered that it actually had an effect. As his body and mind relaxed, the less things he held in his mind, the less stress he endured.
After feeling that he could almost withstand the pressure, Li Xiuping took the second step, and then the pressure increased again, and his body, which had just recovered, began to tremble again.
Li Xiuping could only endure this pressure and continue to empty his heart.
At this time, Li Xiuping had a very strange feeling. It seemed that the pressure on his body was the stuff he carried in his heart. As long as there were fewer things in his heart, the pressure would be smaller.
One thing after another, from light to heavy, Li Xiuping kept putting it down, and his body climbed higher step by step. Soon the end was in front of him, but Li Xiuping couldn't take these few steps.
Everyone has many things in their heart, and Li Xiuping is no exception. These things can be big or small. Small things can be easily let go, but some things cannot be let go.
Li Xiuping stood on the steps, his body trembling.
At this moment, he seemed to feel that he had never understood himself so deeply, and he had never known that his heart was so heavy.
Qi Wenxing looked at the young man who could no longer climb up the stairs, sighed, and said: "Why do you do this at such a young age?"
Li Xiuping clenched his hands into fists, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his feet seemed to have reached their limit and were trembling uncontrollably.
Qi Wenxing asked again: "Is it really that difficult to let go?"
Li Xiuping raised his head with difficulty, looked at the few steps in front of him, looked at the familiar man, and shook his head bitterly.
Qi Wenxing said: "If you are unwilling to let go, how can you climb high and see far away? If you can't climb high and see far away, what's the point of pretending to do these things?"
Li Xiuping was stunned and fell into thought.
After a long time, Li Xiuping exhaled and put down matters related to Huayang Sect.
As Li Xiuping let go of these things, the pressure on his body instantly decreased a lot, and then he climbed up another step.
As he took this step, the pressure increased again, pressing his entire body directly towards the stairs.
Li Xiuping finally adapted to this kind of pressure, so he stopped where he was again, but he couldn't take the next step, or even lift his steps.
Li Xiuping closed his eyes and put down the things related to Chen Wanrong.
As these things were put down, Li Xiuping took another step up, and this time he was forced to kneel directly on the stairs. This time, Li Xiuping needed to let go of things related to Mr. Ou Ye.
This is difficult for Li Xiuping.
This stalemate lasted for who knows how long. Just when Li Xiuping was about to lose his hold, a familiar old man suddenly appeared in front of him. The old man seemed to be forging iron, and seemed to be watching him endorse, and then seemed to say to him: “If you feel tired, just give up.”
"Master!"
Li Xiuping was already in a daze at the moment, tears seemed to flash in his eyes, and he softly uttered two words.
Then Li Xiuping felt that his whole body became extremely relaxed instantly, but this time he did not take this step because there were still three steps in front of him.
He has already let go of things related to Mr. Ouye, but he can only take one step forward. But after taking this step, there are still two steps left, which means that he still needs to let go of two things.
Qi Wenxing stood there, frowning at this moment.
He originally thought that the heaviest thing in this young man's heart was the death of Mr. Ouye.
But now it seems that it is obviously not the case. In the heart of this child, the most important and heaviest thing is not Mr. Ouye.
If it’s not Mr. Ouye, what is that?
Qi Wenxing asked: "Why don't you leave?"
Li Xiuping looked up at him and said with a wry smile: "Because even if I take this step, I still won't reach the end."
Qi Wenxing asked: "Is there anything you can't let go of?"
Li Xiuping nodded, shook his head and said, "Yes or no."
Qi Wenxing was even more confused as to what kind of answer this was.
Li Xiuping said: "Some things are impossible to let go of, because even I don't know what they are."
Qi Wenxing's brows furrowed even deeper, and after a while he sighed: "I knew this would definitely not work."
Li Xiuping was stunned.
Qi Wenxing continued: "Come up, if you take one more step, it will be more beneficial to you."
Li Xiuping took another step, and then the last two steps disappeared out of thin air.
