Lin Ruyu was extremely excited in an instant. He rushed up in a few steps, holding the scroll, and nodded without even looking at it carefully, "Yes, yes, that's my brother."
Bao Wu squinted at him, "The person in the painting is completely different from the brother you described. Besides, isn't your brother dead?"
Lin Ruyu froze slightly, and then lowered his hands in frustration, "This painting is indeed my brother. There is a birthmark in the white of his left eye. It is very small, only half the size of a grain of rice. This painting also shows that there is no No one can have such a special and precisely located birthmark."
This painting is not a text, but a figure directly pinched out with spiritual power and projected onto a blank scroll, so it can be regarded as a complete reproduction of the person's appearance.
Even though Zhao Ning had known Lin Rufeng for a while, he had never noticed that there was such a mark. The birthmark in the white of the eye was very small and not dark in color. There was only a little grayish color deposited next to the pupil. If it weren't for Pay special attention to his eyes, you won't notice it easily.
Lin Ruyu said again, "Although he does not look like my honest brother in temperament, I haven't seen him in three years." After a pause, he told the truth, "Back then, I went to the medicine garden to look for me. What I saw was indeed my brother's body. It was badly bitten, so I buried him. But after a while, when I went to the grave, I saw that my brother's grave seemed to have been pushed open from the inside. . Although it was hastily covered up, the traces were still there. I had no choice but to open the coffin, and sure enough, my brother was missing."
In this place where cultivators and ordinary people live together with eyes closed, even resurrection from the dead does not seem so scary. Coupled with Lin Ruyu's expectations for his brother, he wishes that his brother really got some kind of immortal. Favor or some magical spell saved his life, but he was buried directly without realizing it.
"I have been waiting in front of the grave, but after waiting for a day and a night, I haven't seen my brother come back. Is he afraid that the owner of the medicine garden will come back again, so he doesn't go home?"
Lin Ruyu looked at Bao Wu. In his mind, since he could directly take out the portrait of his brother a few years later, he must have been in contact with him.
Bao Wu glanced at Zhao Ning and saw that Zhao Ning had no intention of stopping him.
Then he said directly, "We did meet your brother a few months ago, and he is already a strong man in the Foundation Establishment Realm. It is completely different from what you said."
"Build... build a foundation?" Lin Ruyu repeated tremblingly when he heard this. The word "foundation building" was too far away for him, but
Then it became unbelievable, "But he has never planted spiritual roots. How could he practice and practice so...so fast?"
Bao Wu put away the scroll, and Zhao Ning turned to look at Lin Ruyu, "After seeing so many differences, do you still think this is your brother? Maybe there is someone who looks exactly like your brother in this world."
Zhao Ning was deliberately guiding him.
But Lin Ruyu was still determined, "My brother and I are brothers, and only we know the relationship between brothers."
Bao Wu looked at Zhao Ning. He believed Lin Ruyu's words, but he was even more confused. So why, three years can make a person's temperament change drastically, and even directly promote him from no spiritual root to the foundation building state.
He even didn't know that based on Lin Rufeng's original self-report, Lin Rufeng might have already reached the foundation-building realm when he climbed out of the grave.
Everything was incredible but in line with Zhao Ning's expectations. She didn't stay any longer and just said to Lin Ruyu, "If there is a chance, we will convey our thoughts to you and your mother, but..."
Zhao Ning paused, and the rest of his words were covered in a cold expression, "...Whether he comes or not is beyond our control."
Speaking of which, if you still remember Lin Ruyu and this old mother who was seriously ill and still misses her son, Lin Rufeng will definitely come. No matter if they remind her or not, Lin Rufeng has indeed not appeared in the past three years.
Lin Ruyu realized this and did not look too disappointed. Perhaps in the past three years, he had indeed thought about all the possibilities, including his brother not wanting him and his mother.
Lin Ruyu solemnly handed over her hand, "Thank you, fairy."
Zhao Ning didn't say anything more, just said, "Let's go."
Just as she started to take steps, Lin Ruyu suddenly stopped, "Fairy, wait a minute, I... I... the fairy first saved me, then my mother, and also sent a message for us. My mother and I are very grateful..."
As he spoke, he turned around and hurried into the room, and then quickly walked out with a wooden box in his hand.
Zhao Ning felt slightly, and her expression fluctuated slightly. What was in this wooden box turned out to be...
Lin Ruyu opened the lid of the box, and there was a crystal-clear blue object quietly placed inside. It looked like stone but not stone, like iron but not iron. The light moved around like stars twinkling. This was - meteorite iron. .
"I got this thing from my brother's tomb. Although I don't know what it is, I can feel the mysterious power contained in it. It should be a treasure."
He offered it with both hands, "Fairy, if you don't mind it, please accept it."
A few hours later.
"Goddess, what's going on with Lin Rufeng?"
Zhao Ning and Bao Wu stood at the top of Lingyun Mountain. Bao Wu was still confused about the news he got from Lin Ruyu.
He thought about it again and again but couldn't understand it, "When I look at this Lin Rufeng from a distance, he doesn't look like a cold-hearted person. Instead, he seems to be very affectionate and righteous. However, he has not returned home for the past three years. Even his old mother I don’t care, this is really too abnormal. It’s like… it’s like a completely different person.”
Zhao Ning did not answer his words, holding the meteorite that unexpectedly appeared in his hand. Perhaps even Ye Feng did not expect that the meteorite would appear in such a way.
Having the previous experience of Lei Yunshi disguised as meteorite, Zhao Ning almost tested the meteorite inside and out, and there was no trace of disguise.
She looked from the top of the mountain. The back of Lingyun Mountain was the southernmost boundary of the Yangshen Realm. From here, she could see the sky hanging down like a curtain, and she could faintly see the chaos outside. When the two got along, a gorgeous and mysterious light would spread out. of aurora.
But this beautiful border made Zhao Ning feel strange. She tried her best to look at it all with the mentality of a bystander.
After a long while, Zhao Ning lowered her eyes and replied to Bao Wu's words, "It is true that people are not the same people as before."
Bao Wu received Zhao Ning's affirmation, and his first reaction was to say, "Goddess, should we arrest him? He must have some conspiracy to hide his head and show his tail like this." But then he realized that he was just a person who had just introduced Qi into his body. The half-demon couldn't do anything to the human monks at the Foundation Establishment Realm, so he had no choice but to lower his head feebly.
"You don't have to worry about this anymore." Zhao Ning ordered, "From now on, you can just take the half-demon and demon clan to practice with peace of mind."
"Goddess?!" Bao Wu was shocked, "Are you... don't you care about us?"
"The Jianmu Tongtian Ladder is about to open. If it goes well, I will leave the Yangshen Realm." Zhao Ning turned to look at him.
"But..." Bao Wu wanted to say something more, but as soon as he thought about it, he realized that he was unable to retain the goddess. Moreover, the goddess giving them treasure troves and techniques were gifts in nature, and he had no obligation to stay in the Yangshen realm to help them. Growth, so he kowtowed deeply, "Bao Wu will remember the goddess' instructions and live up to the goddess's expectations."
"There are several young men in Guantian City who also practice the same technique." Zhao Ning suddenly mentioned Yu Shu and the others. Bao Wu was startled. He realized that this technique was applicable to humans, half-demon, and demons. It is universal, which is unreasonable, but he has asked about the technique before. Zhao Ning did not answer and only said that he would understand when the time comes. Now he seems to have some premonitions.
His head was still resting on the back of his hand, "Goddess, don't worry, today's demons and half-demon are no longer the evil-doing clan that Lei Yinze used to be. She Qing and I will control the scattered demons and half-demon as soon as possible, and then go to find them." Those fellow human juniors and juniors grew up together and spread the techniques you gave me throughout the Yangshen Realm."
In Bao Wu's heart, being inherited from the same sect means that he comes from the same sect and is one of his own.
As if seeking a sense of unity, he finally asked, "Goddess, I don't know how we can claim to be our masters."
Zhao Ning understood what he wanted to say.
He only looked at the beautiful but eerie aurora falling into the sky again, and spoke slowly.
"The jade ridge in the world is clear and the moon is clear, and the Milky Way in the sky is full of day wind. ①"
His eyes dropped.
"The name of the clan is Qingxiao."
Half a month later, under the Jianmu tree, the fake Jianmu tree was still as transparent as before. The main trunk was nearly a hundred feet wide, spreading upward to the zenith, and then gradually disappeared. The zenith was facing the fake Jianmu tree. In the center is the Tai Chi yin and yang fish. The yang fish swims brightly in the daytime and is extremely dazzling.
Almost all the human monks from the Foundation Establishment Realm in the Yangshen Realm came. Yuan Song stood in front of these people, looking quite desperate.
"Goddess, we have searched almost the entire Yang God Realm, but we can't find any clues about the Choking Claw."
Because Luo Tong informed the corpse movers in advance that before they searched, the corpse movers had completely sealed the passage leading to the ancient underground city. Yuan Song and others had not noticed the weirdness of the entire Yangshen Realm. Worried about not finding the Choking Claw.
Zhao Ning was not surprised. She raised her eyes and looked into the distance, only to see a stream of light flying from the sky. After a while, it landed next to Zhao Ning. It was Lin Rufeng who came with a sword.
Lin Rufeng still looked the same as when he left a few months ago. He smiled and bowed his hands in salute, and Zhao Ning returned the salute lightly.
"Miss Lin, long time no see."
It was probably because Zhao Ning's attitude was too cold. He smiled and turned his eyes to Yuan Song and others. When he saw their expressions, he suddenly felt enlightened.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, is there any news about the Choking Claw?"
Lin Rufeng's face turned bitter and she shook her head, "Looking at the appearance of Mr. Yuan and others, I'm afraid they haven't been found either."
"Exactly." Zhao Ning looked at him, "Fellow Daoist Lin speculated last time that the Choking Claw traveled through time and space and came to the present. I wonder if there are any other clues."
Zhao Ning was not questioning Lin Rufeng. To a greater extent, she was just pretending to be confused, returning the initiative to Lin Rufeng, and leading Lin Rufeng to reveal her fundamental purpose.
Lin Rufeng hesitated for a moment and then said, "The Choking Claw cannot disappear out of thin air. Since the entire Yangshen Realm has not been found, then..."
Lin Rufeng looked at Jianmu beside him, who was gradually glowing with glory. Everyone's eyes followed this Jianmu.
Yuan Song said, "Is it possible... is it in the Stairway to Heaven?"
"It can only be in the Stairway to Heaven." Hong Hao murmured.
Lin Rufeng handed over to Zhao Ning, "Miss Lin is the person in the prophecy. Only you can log into the Stairway to Heaven and open the door to the Nine Provinces on the ninth floor. But the Choking Claw is hidden in it, and there may be a time and space dislocation. , there may be two gates, but not necessarily.”
Zhao Ning looked at him, two doors away, and his words gradually matched those of Ye Feng who suddenly appeared a few months ago.
Lin Rufeng continued, "Miss Lin please choose carefully when entering, because it is possible that one door leads to Kyushu, and the other opens the evil seal."
There was an uproar behind them. Yuan Song and others had always thought that as long as they waited for the goddess, it would be a bad thing sooner or later to climb to the ninth floor and open the entrance door. However, when the matter came to an end, they were faced with such a life-or-death choice.
Yuan Song glanced back and suppressed the agitated crowd behind him, "Fellow Daoist Lin, don't talk nonsense about this matter. Where did you know these things? If you are speculating out of thin air, then..."
At this moment, Lin Rufeng opened his hand, the compass rotated in his palm, and then a scene of light and shadow appeared.
In the light and shadow, deep underground, a huge and foul-smelling monster was struggling continuously. A ray of light appeared above its head, huge invisible claw marks appeared in the void, and the underground void began to collapse. At this moment, the Yang Shen in white clothes The deity is like a god descending. A little spiritual light from his fingertips was projected into the torn void. Between the two pulls, the cracks in the void began to heal like a wound.
Until finally, under the seal of Yang Shen Tianzun, the light curtain was held on all sides of the demon like a prison, as if a huge force was pressing on the demon's head. Gradually, the light curtain was wrapped in the center, and the foul smell emanating from the demon was forcibly restrained. Until finally, the evil spirit was completely lost, and Yang Shen Tianzun also disappeared between heaven and earth.
After an unknown period of time, a seed sprouted and grew in the sealed land. Its roots spread, covering thousands of acres of ground, until it grew upwards, broke through the ground, and reached high into the sky, forming a huge tree.
"This...this is Jianmu." Someone in the crowd murmured.
Regardless of whether this is the legendary sacred tree Jianmu, in the eyes of everyone in the Yangshen Realm, this is the Jianmu that attracts immortals from outside the world.
"Miss Lin, I guess I don't need to say more about the source of this light and shadow."
What he means is that this memory comes from other evil shadows.
Zhao Ning didn't say anything, just looked at the huge fake wooden structure that was gradually solidifying, and asked, "From what Daoist friend Lin has seen, what should I do if I climb this wooden ladder to heaven?"
"Miss Lin, please take this thing with you." Lin Rufeng handed Zhao Ning a ring, which was surrounded by flames. "If you find the Choking Claw, you can use this thing to seal it."
Zhao Ning didn't ask any more questions and just agreed.
Lin Rufeng felt a little strange when she saw that Zhao Ning didn't seem to want to ask any more questions. He was about to explain a few more words, but felt a shadow above his head pressing down on him.
"Here we come!" someone in the crowd exclaimed, "Jianmu appears, and the ladder to the sky comes out!"
I saw that the fake buildings no longer looked as invisible as before. They stood high to the ceiling. Five huge branches separated from the top, as if the Tai Chi Yin and Yang fish in the air were trapped in the center. The faint thunder light was connected on the five branches. Winding around, blue electric light glowed all the way down along the tree trunk, but in the middle of the trunk, the electric light gathered again, slowly opening an entrance to nothingness.
"Goddess, the building has been opened. Only one person can enter at a time." Yuan Song said respectfully, then knelt down again, and then a group of people behind him knelt down, "Goddess, the future of the Yangshen Realm will be complete." I rely on the goddess for this trip.”
At this moment, Zhao Ning really felt countless expectations and pleas.
Even if this fake tree hides lies and conspiracy, even if the entire Yangshen Realm is in the fog of the formation, even if what Zhao Ning might open is not the door to Kyushu, they have no choice.
Zhao Ning's expression was extremely pale, and she bent down to help Yuan Song up.
"I should do my best." The voice that followed was so soft that only the two of them heard it, "It's just that everything is unpredictable. If one day, the sun sets and the moon falls, please save yourself."
Yuan Song was suddenly shocked and wanted to ask more questions, but Zhao Ning had already stepped back a few steps. He took one last look at Lin Rufeng, then turned around and flew towards the mid-air entrance with his sword.
"Follow the teachings of the Goddess. The Goddess cherishes them!"
Yuan Song swallowed the fear on his lips and sincerely led the Yangshen Realm group to send Zhao Ning off.
Lin Rufeng folded her arms and looked at Zhao Ning's disappearing figure, and murmured slightly, "I hope everything goes well."
The first floor of the fake building was a dark and open space with nothing else. However, when Zhao Ning landed on the ground, he felt a sudden surge of wind and waves around him, and countless murderous intentions emerged. It seemed that there were endless sword blades hidden in the dark. If you are not careful, your body will be penetrated.
It's a formation, and it's a sword-edged killing formation.
