"Sir, I know that it is difficult to become a practitioner, so I don't want to become a practitioner."
Bai Ze continued to crawl forward, grabbed the elder's clothes and said, "But, I also know how important this is to us civilians, and I don't want my sister to suffer again in the future."
The elder waved his hand and shook the white bird away: "Since you know it, why don't you let it go? Why don't you let your sister leave with me?"
"I heard that there is a tiger's den in the forest thirty miles south of the village. Is this true, sir?"
"Tiger's den? Even if it's true, so what? Not to mention a tiger's den, even a wild beast can kill you."
The elder patted his sleeves and sneered: "This is the helplessness of mortals. If you encounter a small beast, you will die at any time, but it is different for practitioners. Such beasts are just playthings in the eyes of practitioners."
“It turns out it really does exist!!”
Bai Niao struggled to get up, knelt down in front of the table and said softly: "Sir, I will be going out tonight. I just want to ask you to go find my sister later and tell her the news that I am going out."
"What do you want to do?" The elder had experienced people for a long time and instantly guessed Bai Niao's thoughts: "That's a tiger's den. You will die at any time if you go there."
"I don't need you to worry about this. Of course I have a way to let my sister leave with you, but you must help me and tell your sister later."
"Sir, please." After Bai Niao said this, he kowtowed to the elder three times and left directly outside the village in the dark.
"Oh..., you do this..."
"Huh? This, this, this..., is this the pure heart of an innocent child?" The elder looked at the back of the white bird, with a strange magical light in his eyes.
"Born with a pure and innocent heart, once such a person enters the realm of spiritual practice, he will definitely be the pride of heaven. However, he is born with the five elements and has no chance of entering the realm of spiritual practice."
“God’s will plays tricks on people, God’s will plays tricks on people.”
The elder looked at the dying boy, sighed and threw out his sword, inserting it quietly in the back of the white bird, hoping to bring a slight chance to the white bird, although this chance was almost zero.
Lu Chen and the others followed the white bird away and watched the white bird charge straight into the tiger's den.
The young man's roar and the tiger king's roar kept coming from the tiger's den.
"No, I have to save him." Lu Chen's spiritual energy circulated in his hands and he rushed towards the tiger's den: "I can practice with the five elements, so he can definitely do it too."
Lu Chen rushed over, and the scene of the tiger's den disappeared immediately, but the roar of the white bird was still heard around him.
"Why is this happening? Why can't I save him?" Lu Chen looked at the scene that dissipated like ripples and said loudly: "Why can't I save him? He was so close."
"These are real illusions created by Bai Ze using his spiritual energy." Feng Long sighed and said softly: "None of them are real. Of course you can't save him."
"Let's continue looking down." Bai Ze twisted his hands and the surrounding scene regrouped: "Every destiny in life is locked. Since he has a pure and innocent heart, there will definitely be unexpected opportunities."
Lu Chen looked at the reunited scene and sighed: "Alas... I hope this is the case."
Bai Ze led the two of them into the tiger's den and saw tiger corpses all around.
"Hahaha, who said that mortals can only be prey? Today I also proved it for mortals: mortals can also defy nature."
"But, my sister, from now on you are the only one."
White Bird leaned against the wall with tears in his eyes. The skin on his body had been torn by the Tiger King, and blood flowed freely from the wound, infecting the sword in his hand.
"My sister, you will be a practitioner from now on. The path of cultivation is dangerous, so you must take care of yourself."
Bai Ze looked in the direction of the village and told everything loudly. In the end, all the blood on his body ran out, and he leaned against the wall and slowly closed his eyes.
"Alas..." Feng Long sighed and landed on Lu Chen's head: "A pure and kind young man died after all."
The surrounding scene dissipated, and Bai Niao had already been buried in the tiger's den. Although the elders protected him with swords, only the whole body was left for Bai Niao.
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The next day, the elder brought Empress Bai Hong to the tiger's den. Bai Niao fell down at the entrance of the tiger's den with the sword in his hand. Empress Bai Hong cried for three days before she was forcibly taken away by the elder.
The two returned to the sect, and the White and Red Empress showed amazing talent in cultivation. In a hundred years, she reached the Okita realm and became the chief of the sect.
However, she was in the final step of becoming an immortal. Because her younger brother died tragically in a cave early in his life, the most terrifying inner demons arose, and his cultivation level plummeted to the point where he could no longer progress.
From this day on, Empress Bai Hong was haunted by inner demons all day long. She began to live in a muddleheaded state and drank heavily, losing the determination to practice.
"Alas...did I really do something wrong back then?" The elder sat cross-legged on the futon and kept looking at Empress Baihong.
Because he accepted a disciple with outstanding talent, his status in the sect increased. However, since Empress Baihong failed to overcome the tribulation, his cultivation state of mind could no longer improve.
Because of his indirect tragic death, White Bird has become the elder's biggest nightmare.
"Did I really do something wrong?" The elder took a breath and said in a low voice again: "If I had prevented him from going to die, that boy would have been able to live a very happy life in the sect through his sister's identity. Well, besides, Bai Hong won’t become what he is now.”
"Master, is there still wine? Give me another jar." Empress Bai Hong was lying on the stairs, with nearly a hundred wine jars rolling around her.
"Master, give me another jar, I see my brother." Bai Hong rolled down the steps and rolled to the elder: "Ah..., my cultivation has also broken through the territory realm."
"Bai Hong, look what you have become." The elder waved his hand and smashed the wine jar in Empress Bai Hong's hand: "One inner demon can defeat you. You are worthy of your brother who died for you. Well!"
"Brother died for me? Master, what are you talking about?"
When Empress Baihong heard the elder's words, she suddenly woke up, ran to the elder's side, grabbed the corner of his clothes and said, "What's going on, master, please tell me quickly."
"Alas..." The elder realized that he had made a mistake in anger, and sighed: "After such a long time, I still said it."
"What the hell is going on! Master, please tell me quickly." Empress Baihong grabbed the elder and became so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Master...my brother...what happened?" Empress Bai Hong lay in the blood, looking at the elder with real eyes, wanting to hear news about her brother.
"Alas... after so many years, it's time to tell you."
The elder sighed: "After you left that day, your brother found me and told me personally that he would go to the tiger's den to die, but I was..., alas..."
"Why is this happening? Why didn't you tell me back then?"
After Empress Bai Hong knew the truth, she yelled at the elder like crazy: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Even if you told me earlier, I could have stopped my brother."
"Alas..." The elder let out a long breath, silently enduring Empress Bai Hong's anger, and finally told the secret.
Half an hour later, Empress Bai Hong slowly calmed down and squatted on the steps, buried her head deeply in her legs and began to cry.
"It's been so many years, you should go back and take a look." The elder patted Empress Bai Hong on the shoulder: "If you can find a true spirit of your brother, it is possible to use secret methods to save him."
"True spirit?" Empress Bai Hong raised her head with tears on her face: "As long as we find the true spirit, can I save my brother?"
"It's a secret rumor that I only heard about recently."
The elder said: "In ancient times, someone made a conjecture that if someone practices the five elements at the same time, they can cast a true body for the dead. However, this secret technique can only be used on people who are compatible with the five elements."
"The five elements are in harmony?" Bai Hong stood up and said excitedly: "Isn't my brother born with the five elements? As long as he finds his true spirit and uses this secret technique, he will be able to save him."
The elder shook his head: "This is just a rumor. Whether it exists or not is still unknown. Moreover, your brother has been dead for more than a hundred years. Even if this secret technique can be found, it is almost impossible to find your brother's true spirit."
"No, I will definitely find it." Empress Bai Hong gained hope, and her energy and spirit returned instantly: "I will go back right now, and first find my brother's true spirit, and then look for this secret technique."
"This is the magic weapon I forged before. It can store a true spirit. You can use it to find your brother."
The elder looked at Empress Bai Hong and threw a bottle: "You should clean up first. If your brother's true spirit is found, he won't want to see you smelling of alcohol."
"Yes! Master, I will take care of you now." Empress Bai Hong laughed for the first time, her spiritual energy trembled, and she instantly became beautiful.
"Could it be that the secret technique is this one in my hand?" Lu Chen looked at Empress Bai Hong who was walking away and said softly: "But a scroll made of this kind of material cannot survive from ancient times to the present."
"You can't say that, no matter what the material is." Feng Long turned his head and glanced at the elder sitting on the ground, and said softly: "As long as it is reinforced by powerful spiritual energy, the secret technique may still be passed down."
Aura emerged in Bai Ze's eyes, and the scene switched directly to a small village: "Let's continue reading, maybe we can find the reason later."
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Empress Baihong stood at the entrance of the village, returning to her hometown for the first time in a hundred years. However, the small village that was prosperous a hundred years ago was now overgrown with dead grass.
"Brother, sister is back." Empress Bai Hong mustered up her courage and headed toward the deepest part of the village: "You must wait for me. My sister will definitely try her best to save you."
Empress Bai Hong opened the door, but she didn't see the dilapidated scene she imagined. This was the only clean place in the village, without a trace of withered grass, and completely separate from the outside world.
There was a rustling sound in the hall.
"Who is sneaking around inside?" Empress Bai Hong shouted, pushed open the door and rushed in. Suddenly she saw a petite young man sitting cross-legged on a long sword with his back to the door.
The White and Red Empress could recognize this figure. The clothes he was wearing were the ones she had picked up: "Brother? Is that you?"
"Brother, sister is back. Look at her quickly!" Empress Bai Hong dropped the things in her hands and rushed over quickly, but her body passed directly through the shadow.
"Sister? What is that?" The young man turned his head and looked at the woman in front of him. He slowly floated to Bai Hong and said with empty eyes, "I haven't seen anyone for a long time. Are you a human?"
"Brother, how could you become like this?" Bai Hong burst into tears, shooting spiritual energy towards Bai Niao's body, trying to awaken his brother's memory.
