Zhang Xiaozu looked at his withered right hand for a while, then raised his left hand to his eyes and looked at it for a while, and then murmured: "It turns out that it is not all illusory. The aging of flesh and blood is real, and the emotions expressed and felt are all from my heart. Yes, this is no different from living a real life, I feel at ease."
The voice was hoarse and old, but he didn't feel any discomfort in his ears because he had been listening to this old voice in the fantasy world for many years and was already used to it.
Taoist Tianwu looked at Zhang Xiaozu with an expression of astonishment, his heart was extremely shocked.
He originally thought that Zhang Xiaozu would go crazy after seeing his aging body and would not be able to accept this cruel change. He never expected that Zhang Xiaozu would just be stunned for a while and then accept it calmly. Not only was there no painful reaction during the whole process, but there was even a satisfied and reassuring smile on his face.
This was completely beyond Taoist Tianwu's expectations and made him feel shocked and puzzled, but it also made him secretly relieved, because if Zhang Xiaozu really went crazy, he didn't know how to comfort Zhang Xiaozu.
"Boy, you finally - woke up." Tianwu Taoist said, with bitterness and sadness in his voice.
When Zhang Xiaozu heard Tianwu Taoist's voice, his body trembled slightly, he suddenly woke up from his own world, and then he noticed the surrounding environment. However, his eyes fell on Taoist Tianwu, and he was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing, because the long life in the fantasy world had caused some confusion in his memory.
It took him some time to sort things out. He remembered that he was knocked unconscious by a slap from an ancient corpse in the tomb chamber, and then fell into an illusion for some reason. Now he finally woke up after breaking through the illusion.
"Master, it's great that you are safe and sound." Zhang Xiaozhu saw Taoist Tianwu standing not far away from him. He immediately felt happy from the bottom of his heart. Then he sat up with his arms on the ground and felt the surroundings. The strong and biting blood-evil aura made me frown worriedly and ask, "Master, where is this?"
Taoist Tianwu was moved by Zhang Xiaozu's heartfelt concern, his eyes were slightly moist, and he couldn't help but feel guilty and blamed himself: "It's fine for me as a teacher, but you, my child - it was my teacher who caused you to be like this. , I am ashamed to be a teacher."
"Master, you are serious. There is no such thing as a relationship between a master and a disciple. When the master is in trouble, it is only natural for the disciple to step forward. Master must not say these words that hurt the disciple again." Zhang Xiaozhu said in fear. , and then quickly comforted Taoist Tianwu, "Furthermore, the disciple does not feel that he has suffered. The illusion has lasted for more than seventy years, and everything is so real, making the disciple feel that he has truly lived a lifetime, which makes up for it. The sorrow and regret in my heart, I think it is a blessing from God, not a disaster."
"It's good if you think so." Taoist Tianwu nodded. The matter has come to this, and there is no other way but to look away. It is better to accept it calmly, regard it as a blessing, and spend the remaining few days happily than to spend the rest of your life feeling sorry for yourself and depressed.
"Master, where is this? Why is the blood evil spirit around so strong?" Zhang Xiaozu asked, changing the subject, and then his eyes suddenly fell on Taoist Qinglian not far away. He saw that the beautiful senior sister had turned into a He couldn't help but feel heartbroken and sad about the dying old woman.
He turned around anxiously and looked around, but his sight was blocked by the blood evil aura and he didn't see anyone else.
Taoist Tianwu knew what Zhang Xiaopou was worried about, and said: "Don't worry, everyone else is fine, only you two idiots are stuck in the illusion and don't want to wake up, your senior sister is even worse than you. Look at the satisfied look on her face Shencai must be like you, satisfying the regrets in his heart in the illusory world. Hey——"
Taoist Tianwu shook his head and sighed helplessly, and then said: "This is my arrangement.
In the God and Demon Extermination Formation, everyone else was driven far away by me. You exposed the existence of Ghost Eyes in the ancient tomb, and was coveted by Wen Buwu. He has been standing by your side, only waiting for you to die in the illusion before taking action to snatch Ghost Eyes. Huh, how can I let him have his wish? Fortunately, Old Man Zhang has a close relationship with you and protected you, otherwise you would have died at the hands of Wen Buwu while you were in the tomb. "
These things were all told to him by Butcher Zhang.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiaozhu was frightened. Thinking of Wen Buwu's advanced cultivation, he couldn't help but feel a shiver down his spine. At the same time, he was deeply grateful for Zhang Butcher's protection, and then said: "The situation was critical at that time, and the disciple had to borrow a ghost." With the power of the pupil, it is really helpless to expose the ghost pupil. Master, do you have a way to take away the ghost pupil? If you have a way, take it away now. It will not be of much use if it is left here with my disciple."
"The ghost pupil has been integrated with your soul for a long time. If you take it by force, you will die immediately." Tianwu Taoist said.
"That won't work." Zhang Xiaozu immediately shook his head and said, "I still want to say goodbye to Da Wa and the others, but I can't die now."
"Don't be afraid. As long as Master is here, Wen Buwu won't dare to do something to you." Taoist Tianwu smiled, and after speaking, he grabbed a handful in the air, and two spiritual fruits that exuded a glow of light appeared in his hand and handed them to him. When he came to Zhang Xiaozu, he said, "You are too weak. Eat these two spiritual fruits to replenish your spiritual power."
Zhang Xiaozhu's eyes were immediately attracted to the spirit fruit. It was the first time for him to see a glowing fruit, and he felt it was very magical. Of course, the alluring fragrance exuded by the spirit fruit also aroused all the greedy insects in his stomach, so that his shriveled stomach suddenly made a loud drumming sound.
"Master, this spiritual fruit is too - too valuable. It's a waste if my disciple eats it. Just give me some elixir to replenish spiritual power." Zhang Xiaozhu said while suppressing his greed.
Tianwu Taoist forced the spirit fruit into Zhang Xiaopou's hand and said angrily: "Eat it as long as you are told. Why is there so much nonsense!"
"Hey, my disciple, it's better to be respectful than to obey." Zhang Xiaozu said with a smile, took a sip of the saliva that flowed to the corner of his mouth, and stuffed a dark green spiritual fruit the size of a date into his mouth. After chewing it, it was crisp and fragrant, and then I couldn't wait to put another spiritual fruit into my mouth.
While chewing, the glow filled his mouth, and the majestic spiritual energy emitted, which was absorbed by his body before it could disperse.
I saw that his shriveled and skinny body had filled up at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, and the aura of flesh and blood increased several times in an instant, but that was all. His old appearance and body had not changed, but he looked much more energetic.
Suddenly another wave of aura came, and Taoist Tianwu looked at Qinglian and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He originally thought that Zhang Xiaozu and Qinglian would die of old age in the illusion, but he never thought that they would wake up one after another, but it was too late.
Taoist Qinglian's reaction after waking up was almost the same as that of Zhang Xiaozu, but he woke up faster than Zhang Xiaozu. When he saw Taoist Tianwu and Zhang Xiaozu, he was stunned for a short time, then bowed to Taoist Tianwu, and said with joy in the pain: "Master, I'm afraid Qinglian won't be able to act coquettishly to you in the future."
"Is it worth it?" Tianwu Taoist looked at her and asked. He knew that with Qinglian's cultivation and state of mind, she should not be confused by the illusion for such a long time. Most likely, she would not want to wake up, so he asked this question.
"All the wishes in my heart have come true, and everything is of flesh and blood. It feels real and real. It is as if I have lived a lifetime. I am satisfied." Taoist Qinglian said with a smile.
Zhang Xiaozu nodded in agreement, feeling that Taoist Qinglian had expressed his inner feelings.
"You two are quite satisfied, but I am very sad. If I hadn't looked at your old arms and legs, I would have given you a good beating." Tianwu Taoist said angrily.
"——" Zhang Xiaozu and Taoist Qinglian listened.
They were quite speechless after that. Before this, they never imagined that one day they would be scolded by Tianwu Taoist for their old arms and legs, and they would be speechless. It felt so weird.
Taoist Tianwu gave Qinglian a spiritual fruit to restore her lost true energy.
When Taoist Qinglian saw Xiaguang Ruicai's spiritual fruit, he immediately shouted with excitement and asked Taoist Tianwu where he got it.
Taoist Tianwu said it all over again. When Taoist Tianwu said that Yamato had not been attracted by the treasure, but had been sitting next to her and chanting sutras, Taoist Qinglian couldn't help but smile happily, but his expression was very serious. It will dim soon.
Her wish was indeed fulfilled in the fantasy, but in reality there was no possibility for her and the great monk because she was already a dying old woman.
But she soon felt relieved, thinking that the great monk could finally get rid of her constant entanglement and could finally chant sutras and recite the Buddha's name properly. Maybe he would become a famous eminent monk in a few years.
In this way, her wish was fulfilled, and the great monk's merits were fulfilled. It was truly the most perfect ending.
"Junior brother, what did you do in the illusion?" Taoist Qinglian asked Zhang Xiaozu curiously.
"Get married, have children, raise children, dig the land and farm, and live a stable life." Zhang Xiaozu answered truthfully.
"Really? The same is true for me. I work at sunrise and rest at sundown. I look after my husband and raise my children, and my life is ordinary and happy." Qinglian Taoist couldn't help but sigh as he recalled his life in the fantasy world.
Taoist Tianwu snorted angrily and said, "How about I give you two some time to share your experiences in raising children?"
"——" The two of them ended their sentences immediately.
Taoist Tianwu withdrew the gods and demons extermination array, and the people waiting in the distance were stunned when they saw Zhang Xiaopou and Taoist Qinglian. They were shocked for a while before they came to their senses. Seeing how old they were, I couldn't help but feel sad for them.
"Old Taoist, why are you doing this?" Butcher Zhang shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that Taoist Tianwu had broken the illusion formation and forcibly pulled the two of them out of the illusion.
Taoist Tianwu understood the meaning of Zhang Tufu's words, shook his head and said dullly: "I can't withstand this illusory formation, the two of them walked out on their own."
"I've made you worry." Zhang Xiaopou bowed his hands to everyone and said in salute.
"I'm even more worried now." Wu Man'er responded.
She felt that Zhang Xiaozhu and Taoist Qinglian were escaping from reality, so they fell into the illusion, but they came out of the illusion because they were afraid of death. Unfortunately, they did not expect that the changes in the illusion were irreversible. She thought that the two of them were determined My intestines are so full of regret.
Everyone didn't know how to comfort the two of them for a while, so they could only change the topic.
"I checked around the valley. There are seals on the left and right, which cannot be broken. There is only a cave on the hillside in front that leads to nowhere. If you want to get out from here, you can only go through this cave." Zhang Butcher said, and after speaking he looked at Wen Buwu, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Indeed." Wen Buwu nodded.
"Then let's walk along the cave and have a look. If the way forward is blocked, let's turn back." Tianwu Taoist said.
Wan Qiuqing and others had no objections, so the group set off and walked forward.
The great monk did not move next to Taoist Qinglian. He seemed to want to say something to Taoist Qinglian but was unable to say anything. He was at a loss for a moment.
"Hey -" Taoist Qinglian sighed quietly, broke the silence, and said: "Everything in the world is impermanent, and fortune has its way with people. From now on, I will not disturb you anymore when you chant sutras and recite Buddha's name. I wish you will realize the great road as soon as possible, and gain success." Proof of golden body.”
