The seventeenth floor of Babel Tower.
In the garden surrounded by the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, Shen Qian sat on a small bench and looked at Shi Dingyan and others sitting around. He shrank his neck uncomfortably, and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Fourth Senior Brother, can you stop floating on my head? It feels weird..."
"They're just some stinkers, why should you care?"
Wu Jun spoke quietly, but in the end he drifted behind Shen Qian under the unkind eyes of Shi Dingyan and others.
"Junior brother, what exactly did you experience just now?"
Seeing that the atmosphere returned to normal, Shi Dingyan couldn't wait to ask.
"I probably maybe... saw 'Dao Hai'."
Shen Qian coughed a few times. He still had some doubts that he needed to ask for advice, so he didn't hide it.
...The boss Gao slipped away first, something Shen Qian didn't expect.
"impossible!"
Before Shi Dingyan and others could say anything, Liu Changqing immediately jumped up and questioned.
He still can't accept that Shen Qian has really reached the stage of "seeking the path". Doesn't that mean that the two of them are on the same starting line?
As for the physical gap, that kind of gap that can be easily smoothed over time is also called a gap?
After Liu Changqing calmed down, he thought about it carefully, how could anyone have so many Taoist charms in his body.
Illusion, it must be an illusion!
"That may indeed not be 'Dao Hai'."
Shen Qian nodded lightly and recalled: "Now that I think about it, there is nothing special about that place. It is just surrounded by stars and the reincarnation of all the phenomena in the sky. When you lower your head, you can see the cycle of life and death, and the replacement of the sun and the moon. It is definitely not such an ordinary place. Daohai!"
"..."
Liu Changqing clenched his fists and put them down, and finally sat back silently.
Shi Dingyan and Ling Xiao chuckled, but they couldn't hide the admiration and shock in their eyes.
"When a first-time warrior meets Daohai, this kind of thing is like a fantasy." Shi Dingyan sighed.
Ling Xiao smiled and then became serious again, "Junior brother, you must not reveal this matter to anyone, not even close relatives!"
Shi Dingyan also nodded seriously, "Yes, this matter is of great importance. You should understand that people will appreciate you if you are a genius to a certain extent, but if it exceeds the scope of understanding, then... there is only a thin line between you and the 'others'."
Liu Changqing seemed to have remembered something, and frowned, "Does anyone still dare to contact Shen Xiang in that way, as if the teacher does not exist?"
"Just be prepared." Shi Dingyan shook his head.
"Senior brothers, what are you talking about?" Shen Qianqi asked.
"Well, since you know the existence of the door, it doesn't hurt to tell you something."
Shi Dingyan said, "There are tens of millions of species in the world behind the door, and the creatures in them are also different. However, there are some races that are very close to our human race. Of course, they are just outer skin, but the core is completely different. creature."
"In the past, there was such a foreign race that sneaked into the human race and caused great losses, so..."
Although Shi Dingyan didn't finish speaking, Shen Qian understood.
"Third Senior Brother, are you afraid that someone will classify me as such a foreign race?"
"The possibility is very small. After all, you are the teacher's disciple. It's just that anything good like Lin Feng will destroy you. You already have enough aura. It's not a bad thing to restrain it appropriately." Shi Dingyan said with a smile.
"I understand." Shen Qian nodded.
"Since you have passed the stage of asking as a beginner, when you really want to advance to the mountains and seas in the future, your search will be much faster."
Ling Xiao sighed, "Don't underestimate this step, it can save you at least three to five years."
"That's right. One step is fast and the other is fast. I don't want to be jealous of a freak like you."
Liu Changqing seemed to have adjusted his mentality, and after taking a sip of wine, he said lazily, "I have been wandering on the step of 'seeking the way' for nearly four years, and I have gained some experience recently. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time. "
"Changqing, it seems that we are really going to break through this time?" Ling Xiao heard the difference and asked with a smile.
"Teacher helped me again today, that's almost it." Liu Changqing also showed some complacency on his face, "I'm sure to surprise you with my 'Tao'!"
"Then we'll see."
While several people were talking and laughing, Wu Jun, who had been looking away from Shen Qian, noticed Shen Qian's strange expression and suddenly said, "Junior brother, I think you have something to say?"
Shi Dingyan and others stopped talking and looked over.
"That what..."
Shen Qian looked a little shy, "I seem to have found the right path."
Guchi!
For a moment, the room was eerily quiet, except for the clear chirp of a lark in the corner.
"Junior brother, what did you say?"
Shi Dingyan asked subconsciously. He thought he was hallucinating.
But then Shi Dingyan realized something was wrong. With how powerful his ears were, how could he possibly hear hallucinations?
And looking at Ling Xiao and others, they were all in the same sluggish mood. Even Wu Jun forgot to continue floating and fell to the ground in a daze.
Shi Dingyan immediately realized that what he said just now was not his imagination.
"This is impossible!"
Liu Changqing jumped up angrily again, the sound was so loud that it almost overturned the roof, and the wine bottle in his hand was crushed to pieces.
"You fucking say that again?"
Liu Changqing gasped, eyes widened, staring at Shen Qian.
"It should be so. I'm actually not too sure, so I would like to ask a few senior brothers for advice."
Shen Qian scratched his head.
He knew that speaking out about this issue might be difficult for a few people to accept, but Shen Qian would feel uncomfortable if he didn't figure it out.
Unfortunately, the teacher is not here, so I can only ask a few senior brothers for advice.
"Tell me more about it."
Shi Dingyan and Ling Xiao looked at each other, and their expressions became solemn.
Shi Dingyan waved his hand, as if nothing had changed, but the sound of the wind outside the window disappeared instantly.
"As I stood there at Daohai, I couldn't help but think about how I could go higher and touch all the phenomena in the sky."
Shen Qian said.
Several people listened quietly and nodded slightly. This was indeed a sign of finding the way.
"Then...somehow, a road appeared in front of me."
Shen Qian recalled the scene in the hang-up record, and the expression on his face was also a bit strange.
"What does that road look like and what is its direction?" Liu Changqing asked immediately.
"Straight, if it's facing towards the sky, of course."
Shen Qian was a little confused about Liu Changqing's question.
Aren’t all avenues pointing towards the sky?
"No, Shen Qian, you need to describe it in more detail. What kind of straightness is it? How many forks are there? In addition, what is the angle to the sky, how many degrees of inclination... these are all important!"
Liu Changqing said anxiously.
Seeing that Shen Qian was still confused, Shi Dingyan made a "be patient" gesture to Liu Changqing and explained.
"There are thousands of avenues, each of which is different, but it is also divided into the true path and the false path. The false path is also called the illusory path. It is destined to be a dead end, but you can't tell it at the beginning."
"There's no way to identify it at all?" Shen Qian was stunned before he realized there was such a statement.
"Theoretically not, unless..."
Shi Dingyan shook his head and did not continue. Instead, he said: "In addition, the angle is also important. Although the road is facing the sky, the closer to the upright road, the easier it is to walk. You should understand the reason."
Shen Qian thought for a moment and then suddenly realized.
Although "Tao" has no entity, it is the road to the highest. Naturally, the shorter the road, the better.
And even elementary school students know that a straight line is the shortest between two points.
"What's the meaning of the fork in the road?"
Shen Qian asked curiously.
He thought of the Tantaiqin Avenue, which was not only nearly straight, but also had many side roads.
"A forked road is a possibility. After all, no one can guarantee that his or her path will reach the sky, but there is no turning back. When you make a mistake, a forked path is your chance to make amends."
Ling Xiao explained it in the most understandable way.
Shen Qian nodded, which solved a lot of doubts.
Seeing that several senior brothers were still waiting, Shen Qian said with some uncertainty: "The road in front of me... seems to have no forks."
"No fork in the road?"
Shi Dingyan and others all looked ugly.
There is no fork, which means that this road is an "isolated road".
As for Shanhai who followed the solitary path, the end was almost not very good.
From the expressions of Shi Dingyan and others, Shen Qian also got the signal. He probably knew that this way was bad, but he was still confused.
Could the system find a bad path for him?
Shen Qian didn't quite believe it.
On the contrary, it was the system's style of never taking the usual path that made Shen Qian more confident.
"Junior brother, you haven't stepped on it, have you?" Ling Xiao's heart moved and he asked hurriedly.
Shi Dingyan and others also reacted and looked at Shen Qian nervously.
Although Shen Qian found a lonely path on his first search, it was not irreversible. As long as Shen Qian didn't take the first step, he could find the direction again.
"I... stepped on it."
Regarding his second doubt, Shen Qian nodded and said truthfully.
"this……"
Shi Dingyan and others looked at each other, and their expressions became heavy.
Even Liu Changqing had no intention of gloating. Instead, he pointed at Shen Qian and cursed angrily: "Are you a fucking pig? You dare to walk without knowing anything. What will you do if it's a dead end!"
"Evergreen!"
Shi Dingyan stopped the agitated Liu Changqing and sighed in his heart.
Liu Changqing seems to have a casual temperament, but for some reasons, he is actually a little separated from his senior brothers and sisters.
Only for Shen Qian, although Liu Changqing wanted to teach him a few words from time to time, Shi Dingyan knew that it was a sign of closeness.
"Now is not the time to blame Junior Brother, let's discuss what to do." Shi Dingyan collected his thoughts and said.
"I'm afraid we have nothing to do. We can only ask the teacher about this matter." Ling Xiao shook his head.
"How about I..."
"Don't even think about it!"
Wu Jun was interrupted by Ling Xiao when he opened his mouth. He rolled his eyes, "Fourth Senior Brother, how talented is this Junior Brother that he needs to take risks?"
Wu Jun stopped talking.
Shen Qian was confused by what he heard, but seeing Shi Dingyan's worried look, he couldn't help it anymore, "Third senior brother, it's actually okay..."
"You don't understand. This is about the height you can reach in the future. No matter how dazzling you are now, the mountains and seas are the most important thing on your martial arts path..."
"I quit." Shen Qian could only say.
Shi Dingyan, who was speaking seriously, was startled, "What are you?"
"I said I quit, that's the way. I did take a step, but I quit again."
Shen Qian repeated it and explained it more clearly.
Then, the room fell into dead silence again.
This time, even the lark stopped chirping, it was pure dead silence.
After a while, Shi Dingyan took a deep breath and said slowly, "You said you quit a path?"
"Isn't this...impossible?"
Liu Changqing controlled his volume this time, but the trembling in his tone still exposed his chaotic heart.
Ling Xiao was more direct. He ducked to Shen Qian's side, pinched his wrist, and felt it carefully.
"How?" Shi Dingyan asked.
Ling Xiao shook his head.
Shi Dingyan breathed a sigh of relief and frowned at the same time, "That's not right. Assuming the Tao collapses, you will definitely be injured, but it is public opinion that the Tao cannot turn back... Junior brother, are you sure you read it correctly?"
"No." Shen Qian shook his head firmly.
"It's not difficult to verify."
Wu Jun, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "Junior brother, where does that road you are on lead to?"
Shi Dingyan and others also understood what Wu Jun was going to do, and they all looked at Shen Qian.
"First...well, the corresponding end of that road should be a colorful flame."
Shen Qian recalled it and said.
"Colorful flames?"
Shi Dingyan closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, and then his figure froze on the spot for a moment. When it solidified again, there was a thick book with a simple style in his hand.
"What is this?" Seeing that there was no name on the book, Shen Qian asked curiously.
"This is the teacher's own collection. I borrowed it before and never returned it."
Shi Dingyan smiled and said, "This book records various Tao phenomena that the teacher knows or has seen. Flame is a relatively common Tao phenomenon. Maybe there will be answers in it."
As he spoke, Shi Dingyan opened the book and searched several times, and soon his eyes settled on a certain page.
"Tell me more about what the flames look like."
"The middle is colorful, but the edges are as dark as ink. If you look closely, the shape looks a bit like a big bird."
"found it."
Shi Dingyan took a long breath, shook his head and said with a smile, "As expected of you, this is the Qi Jue Spirit Flame, one of the nine major Lihuo fires in the world, and its ambition is not small."
Ling Xiao and others also smiled, which was not too surprising.
Although the Tao can reach the sky at its end, it also has strengths and weaknesses.
And this strength is likely to be determined from the beginning.
For example, if they are both on the path of flames, some take the most common path of open fire, while others take the path of heavenly fire, they are naturally not on the same level.
It’s just that the simpler the path, the easier it is to walk.
"Since you are such a high-level fire master, then I understand, little junior brother, may the flames purify your ugliness."
Wu Jun chanted softly.
boom!
The next moment, Shen Qian's whole body was on fire.
Before she could react, Shen Qian was startled at first, and then said "Huh".
Because he found that although the fire was strong and he did feel the heat, nothing happened to him... except that his clothes were burned.
"really!"
Shi Dingyan and others were shocked because their suspicions were verified.
"You have indeed stepped into the path of flames, and the charm of the path still remains in your body, otherwise it would be difficult to explain this scene..."
It was really confirmed, and Liu Changqing was a little lost.
He could sense that Shen Qian had truly withstood the attack of the flames with his physical body without using any energy at all.
Even if this is just an ordinary flame, it is impossible below the mountains and seas.
After verifying what Shen Qian said, Shi Dingyan and others fell into a state of confusion.
Probably they never expected that what Shen Qian said was actually true.
Is there really a way to turn back in this world?
No, to be precise, are there people who can turn back on the road?
Shi Dingyan found it extremely absurd when he imagined Shen Qian jumping back and forth on the "high road".
What the hell is that?
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It’s very emotional, thank you everyone for your support along the way.
I owe you the fifth update, so try to pay it off this month! )
