It is the first day of the first lunar month in the calendar year 104 of Dafeng.
There is a lake with soft snow outside the mountain ballad.
Jiang Shanxue has stopped on the mountainside in the middle of the green mountain, watching Chen Huaifeng go towards the snow lake.
Chen Huaifeng calmed down at this time. He looked at the wind and snow that gradually stopped for a while, and then walked down the mountain road towards the lake in the mountain.
The small bridge on the lake was paved with fine snow. It must be that no one had been there recently. Chen Huaifeng walked forward and stopped at the end of the bridge in front of the bamboo house by the lake, and then bowed respectfully.
"Chen Huaifeng, the human sword sect, pays homage to the master."
A gentle voice came from the bamboo house.
"No need to be polite, just come in."
When Chen Huaifeng heard this, he was stunned.
After all, everyone in the world knows that since the change of ownership of Qingtian Dao, the contemporary temple master Bai Yuyao has never left the bamboo house or seen anyone in the world.
Therefore, Chen Huaifeng was naturally a little disbelieving when he suddenly heard such a sentence.
If this woman standing at the top of the Northern Dao Sect wanted to see Zhang Xiaoyu or Li Shi, Chen Huaifeng would naturally understand.
After all, they are all the most talented people in the world today.
And I, in the final analysis, can only be regarded as an upper-middle-class figure among the upper echelons of the human world.
Chen Huaifeng was silent for a long time, then bowed again and said, "Huaifeng is scared."
Even if he sees Cong Ren and people like Qing Xiang all day long, he is still a little cautious when facing the people here.
Cong Ren is naturally stronger than Bai Yuyao. Although Qing Xiang is not as good as Three Swords and Three Views, he is also a major cultivator of the human world.
It's just that such people are free and easy in the world and have nothing to do with their realm.
What's more, the first two naturally have a close relationship with Chen Huaifeng. Without a lot of alienation, they can naturally let go of many things and face it calmly.
But Bai Yuyao is different. Firstly, he lives in the north. Secondly, he has never been seen in the world. Thirdly, what Chen Huaifeng did is indeed a bit unethical for Qingtian Dao.
The direct disciple of the murderer's family was also blamed.
There are ghosts in my heart, so it's hard to be calm.
Bai Yuyao chuckled softly in the bamboo house and said: "If we are talking about seniority in the world, I should call you Master. What's more, I really should call you Sir today, so there is no need to panic."
Chen Huaifeng naturally understood the truth of the previous sentence.
Cong Ren’s master was Cong Zhongxiao, one of the Three Swordsmen in the World a thousand years ago. In terms of seniority, not to mention Bai Yuyao, he was Bai Fengyu, or the founder of Qingtian Dao nine hundred years ago. When meeting Chen Huaifeng, everyone needs to be polite. Call me Senior Master.
Chen Huaifeng remained silent for a while again, then bowed and said, "Huaifeng obeys his words."
This swordsman from the Human Sword Sect, who has always been obsessed with maintaining health, took off the sword behind him, stood at the bridge, then walked towards the front of the bamboo house, opened the bamboo door, there was no one in the main hall, Bai Yuyao's voice came from behind the curtain on the left came.
"This way."
Chen Huaifeng lifted the curtain and walked into the left room.
There is some very calming aroma in the bamboo room, which seems to have a medicinal smell. There is a small bamboo window on one side, and a green bamboo pole is supported under the window. The snow outside the window shines into the room, which makes it feel cool and bright. There is a couch opposite the window, with a wooden table on top. Sitting cross-legged in front of the table is a very gentle woman - Chen Huaifeng, or the world has never thought that Qingtian Dao, a giant of the northern Taoist sect, is just like this. A gentle and quiet woman.
The Taoist robe looked a bit old-fashioned. Like the one on Jiang Shanxue's body, it was not as blue as the moon, but more plain white. It was very loose and soft and piled on the knees. There were traces of bare feet on the edge of the Taoist robe. Lu——If it were the old boy laughing in the bush, he would probably like it very much.
Her long hair is tied lazily on the back of her head.
If this bamboo house were not located in the mountains behind Qingtian Temple, perhaps such a woman would be more like some virtuous women next door.
Chen Huaifeng stood there quietly, surprised, but also seemed to understand.
He had seen the woman named Bai He in Nanyi City.
The woman in plain robes always looked calm with her hands folded in front of her belly, or she was holding her black hair and frying tea leaves on the side of Xiwai Street.
Perhaps at that time, he had already had a vague impression of this senior in the temple.
Chen Huaifeng was a little distracted in this bamboo room that had a slight sense of peace, and then bowed in shame.
"Huai Feng is distracted, please forgive me."
Bai Yuyao just smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter." Then he raised his hand and reached across the small table. "Please take a seat."
Chen Huaifeng sat down at the table.
A bowl of dark medicinal soup was placed on the small dark brown table. There were some overturned teacups and a small gray-green teapot beside it. There was some heat from the spout - the smell of wolfberry tea.
"There is snow in the mountains, so it may be a little too deserted, but once spring starts, it will be much better."
Bai Yuyao sat at the table and raised his hand to push out the bamboo branches supporting the bamboo window a little more, so that the light in the room would be brighter.
"Huaifeng prefers peace and quiet."
As Chen Huaifeng spoke, his eyes fell on the bowl of medicinal soup, then he raised his eyebrows and said, "Human Soothing Soup?"
Bai Yuyao smiled slightly and nodded, coughed twice more, raised his hand to pick up the bowl of medicinal soup, tested the temperature, and then took a small sip.
"Yes, I've been drinking it for many years."
How many years is many years?
Fifty years?
Chen Huaifeng thought of the disintegration of Qingtian Dao back then.
Although Bai Yuyao looks about thirty years old, in fact, this woman was the person who personally participated in the collapse of Qingtian Dao. Otherwise, after Bai Fengyu was severely injured, Qingtian Dao would not have fallen into her hands.
The soothing soup, and the calming incense burning slowly in the corner, maybe sandalwood, maybe some kind of herb mixed with sandalwood.
Regarding the details of what happened back then, the thirty-two-year-old Sword Sect disciple didn't know much. This was because Bai Fengyu came to Nanyi City back then.
All he knew was that Xie Chaoyu, also known as Bu Suanzi, had a battle with Bai Fengyu. In that battle, Bu Suanzi used Change of Gua - the cause and effect of a sword from the Human Sword Sect.
What happened after that is not known in the world, except that Qingtian Dao was divided into three parts. Bai Fengyu's daughter Bai Yuyao took over as the master of Qingtian Dao temple, while Li Shanhe and Xie Chaoyu left the world and established their own temple.
Just looking at Bai Yuyao's current state, it's obvious that there are still many secrets after that sword attack.
However, Chen Huaifeng would not be stupid enough to ask such a thing.
He just sat there quietly, waiting for Bai Yuyao to finish the bowl of medicinal soup.
Bai Yuyao didn't have anything to hide. He just drank the bowl of decoction that was very common in the world in small sips. Then he stood up, wearing a loose Taoist robe hanging down. He didn't wear shoes or socks. He just stepped on the bamboo floor and put the bowl in. He placed it on the table aside, and then lifted a medicine jar onto the stove again.
"This is the sequelae of forcibly cutting my heart."
This gentle and elegant human being Daxiu said very plainly.
"Although he died early, it still hurt his mind a little. If he didn't drink some decoction, he would inevitably have some insomnia."
Bai Yuyao walked back to the wooden collapse, sat down cross-legged, smiled slightly, and turned to look at the fine snow that had gradually fallen out of the window - it was like some white buildings were burned and were blown to the sky by the wind, then fell again. To the dust of the world.
Chen Huaifeng sat there in a daze, and it took him a long time to figure it out.
Yes.
Back then, Bai Fengyu attempted to lead the entire Qingtian Dao to become immortals. In such a Taoist temple left over from the story a hundred years ago, it was natural that everyone was once a member of the Twelfth Floor.
Such a place is naturally something that even Heaven and Hell cannot interfere with.
That's why there is a sword with a cluster blade.
"What state did the temple master reach back then?"
Chen Huaifeng asked softly.
Bai Yuyao turned back with a gentle smile.
"I was still young back then and couldn't go very far. It was just towards my realm. That's why I could kill it easily."
Chen Huaifeng thought that was the case, but he froze there for the next moment, staring blankly at the woman sitting gracefully in front of the table.
The woman is naturally gentle. Even though she is a hundred years old, she still does not look old. If her figure is more graceful, she is very similar to a woman who once stayed in Nanyi City.
Perhaps it was true as she said. She was naturally young and could not go far back then.
So what about Bu Suanzi, Li Shanhe and the others?
Bai Yuyao seemed to know what Chen Huaifeng was thinking, and said very calmly: "Senior brother, they should go further."
Chen Huaifeng was silent for a while and said, "Are they still from the Twelfth Floor?"
Bai Yuyao said softly: "I don't know, after they left Guanli, they never came back."
The mountains and rivers are respected by brothers and sisters, and the Qingtian Dao is full of loyal and loyal people. If there is one missing, it can help the world.
Chen Huaifeng didn't know why, but he suddenly remembered such a sentence.
The bamboo room was silent for a long time, filled with the sound of soft snow.
Bai Yuyao chuckled softly, put one hand flat on his abdomen, turned over a teacup with the other, and picked up the teapot on the table. The tea in the pot was still full of heat, and when he poured it out, water mist curled up on the cup.
Chen Huaifeng raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this why the temple owner calls me sir?"
Bai Yuyao smiled, stretched out a pair of pure hands, held the cup in both hands, and handed it to Chen Huaifeng respectfully.
"Sir, please."
The cup of tea, which may have been nourished by the vitality of heaven and earth, was still piping hot. The slightly yellow tea was steaming with steam, and there were a few wolfberry seeds floating in it.
Chen Huaifeng's face looked a little proud.
Although his sword has become a senior brother's sword, the world still knows the name Chen Gouqi.
Nodding slightly, he took the cup of tea, raised it to his lips and took a sip.
The woman across the table looked at this junior sword sect gently and sincerely.
"What do you think, sir?"
Chen Huaifeng said softly: "The tea brewed by the master of the temple is naturally not bad, but the master has some misunderstandings."
Bai Yuyao raised his hand to adjust the Taoist robe, covering his bare feet under his knees, and sat upright at the back.
"Sir, please speak."
"If, as the viewer said, you feel restless and cough often, you can actually add some roses and jasmine flowers, which should be of great help to the viewer."
Chen Huaifeng put down the wolfberry tea cup in his hand and said seriously.
Bai Yuyao smiled slightly, raised his hand and saluted, "Thank you sir for the tip."
Chen Huaifeng said softly: "Actually, the master of the temple does not have to be like this. Huaifeng just likes to maintain health, and may not be very skilled in this way. Many things are from the Taoist classics "The Collection of Supplementary Records of the World" that I have heard scattered."
Bai Yuyao smiled and said calmly: "This book was taken away by my senior brother, and it is now in the missing door. I have never seen it."
"There are no rubbings of Qingtian Dao?"
Chen Huaifeng asked curiously.
"Although "The Collection of Supplementary Records of the Human World" is just a thin volume, it has no beginning or tail. It was written by Taoist Saints throughout his life. If it were printed on human paper, it would fill up many houses. Naturally, Qingtian Dao also had I thought about engraving it and spreading it in the world like "Five Thousand Words of the Green Ox", but after all, this is an extremely difficult thing to achieve, so I left it alone. Perhaps the Great Way can be as simple as it is complex."
From the great to the simple, "Five Thousand Words of the Green Ox" only has more than 5,000 words, and even in summary, it only contains two words: morality.
The Great Dao is extremely complex, and the "Supplementary Records of the Human World" was written by the Taoist sage throughout his life, including all things in the world, but the world may not be able to even reproduce it completely.
Perhaps the reason is that the former is a word of induction and the latter is a word of explanation.
The butcher and the spinner are also the great road. It is these two. If I really want to explain everything, I need to waste a lot of pen and ink.
Li Queyi killed Emperor Huai in the River Styx, so that his deeds were no longer spread in the world, and he stayed in the River Styx for the rest of his life. However, being able to be called a Taoist Saint, as famous as the Sword Saint Qingyi, is naturally not a false praise in the world.
After listening to Bai Yuyao's explanation, Chen Huaifeng sighed softly and said, "That's true."
Watching the fine snow and chatting in the bamboo house, it seems like there is nothing happening in the world.
The two sat opposite each other drinking tea for a long time. It was not until the tea was finished that they finally got to the point.
"Meixiyu has already taken over the affairs of Lingnan."
Bai Yuyao put down the tea cup in his hand, his expression calmed down, he sat at the table and said calmly.
"The incident of the escape of 300,000 Qingjia outside Nanyi City also fell on him. A few days ago, he had gone to Huaidu and was sentenced to three years before he could come back."
The matter of the 300,000 Qingjia was naturally the explanation given by Qingtian Dao to the Human Sword Sect.
Chen Huaifeng sat on the cave, bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Master."
Bai Yuyao didn't say anything, just looked at Chen Huaifeng quietly in front of him.
No matter how gentle and demure a woman is, after all she is the great cultivator of the Twelve Layers of the World, the master of the Qingtian Taoist Temple.
What's more, Chen Huaifeng came here because he needed to give an explanation to Qingtian Dao.
Bai Yuyao calls Chen Huaifeng his teacher, and Chen Huaifeng calls Bai Yuyao the master of the temple. Naturally, they are two different things from beginning to end.
Chen Huaifeng did not speak, but the sword intent circulated around him, and the sound of the sword came from the long sword that was stored outside the bamboo house for the sake of etiquette.
The sword roared in the wind and rain.
So the fine snow in the world began to be sparsely mixed with a lot of chilly wind and rain.
"Senior Bai Fengyu once gave half of the original Taoist skills to Huai Feng when he was in Nanyi City."
Chen Huaifeng, who was dressed in wind, rain and sword intent, sat at the table with a pale face. As the sound of the sword sounded loudly, the wind, rain and sword intent were constantly separated.
Bai Yuyao turned to look out the window and said softly: "Wind and Rain Curtain is indeed a very powerful Taoist skill in the world, especially better than a finger of mountains and rivers or a hexagram of the universe. However, Qingtian Tao does not lack such a Taoist skill."
There is a leisurely Taoist rhyme in the sword intention, and the two people who were slowly separated are merged together again.
The wind and rain outside the mountains have calmed down.
"What's more, this is what he gave to you. It belongs to you, Chen Huaifeng. Chen Huaifeng has no wind, rain, wind and snow in his arms, so naturally he is sorry for this name."
Bai Yuyao turned around and looked quietly at the thirty-two-year-old human sword cultivator in front of him.
Chen Huaifeng was silent for a long time, then his sword intent disappeared, and he said softly: "In the next hundred years, all the quotas of the Sword Sect in the human world of Xuanxu Academy can be given to Qingtian Dao."
Perhaps to the world, it is difficult for people to feel that there is anything strong about such an academy located in Nanyi City.
However, only those cultivators who are at the top of the human world can see clearly that from now on in the human world, when Xuanxuyuan truly establishes a foothold in Huai'an, it will become a behemoth in the world of spiritual practice in the future.
Anyone who comes will not be rejected and will be auditioned in the human world.
The land of the three courtyards, and set foot on the human world, the spiritual world and the path of witches and ghosts.
Of course, all the talents in the world cannot be left out.
What's more, Huai'an Xuanxuyuan is naturally different from Huangliang Xuanxuyuan.
Naturally, the world cannot refuse the choice of the best among them to enter the Sword Sect.
In fact, in today's world of human cultivation, there are already some people with outstanding talents in places like Qingtian Dao Mountain and River View, who came from such an academy living in Nanyi City.
For example, cloud bamboo grows.
In recent years, the only student from Xuanxu Academy who had completed his first-class degree went to Shanhe Temple to observe the sect.
Bai Yuyao said calmly: "This place cannot accommodate so many talents. Even Mojianya back then only had eleven disciples. Even if it can accommodate them, one must be aware of the principle of being thrifty and not being the first in the world. .After the White Storm, Qingtian Dao understands these things better than anyone else."
Silence fell in the bamboo room.
Outside the window, the snow-colored skylight falls, the room is full of coldness, and the figures sit opposite each other, completely silent.
After a long time, Chen Huaifeng looked at the supreme cultivator in front of him and said softly: "What does the master want?"
Bai Yuyao poured a cup of tea, placed it on the wooden table, looked at the tea mist, and said softly: "There are many people who can practice cultivation, and there are also many people who can maintain health."
This gentle-looking woman who lived alone in a bamboo house by a lake in the mountains raised her head, looked at Chen Huaifeng with a slight smile, and said: "But you are good at maintaining health and practicing cultivation. Today, you, Chen Huaifeng, are the only one in the world."
"Stay in Qingtian Dao, I will let Jiang Shanxue and the others go through a formality, and you will be the next temple leader."
Chen Huaifeng sat there in a daze.
This disciple of the Sword Sect who only entered the Dao at the age of thirty-two and whose talent is not outstanding among the top practitioners in the world has never thought of such a thing.
After a long time, Chen Huaifeng came back to his senses and looked at the gentle woman sitting opposite him with a complicated expression.
"Why?"
Bai Yuyao said calmly: "Longevity."
Chen Huaifeng was stunned.
"The most persistent contradiction in the world of spiritual practice today is that countless great cultivators have amazing cultivation abilities, but they are still limited to a hundred years of life and are self-sufficient, so they inevitably resort to external objects to ease their inner conflicts. Although they practice Taoism, I don’t want to deceive the young people in the world, but if there is no small chaos in the world, there will be big worries. This is the case with Emperor Huai’s chaos, and the same is true with Bai Fengyu.”
"If a cultivator doesn't want to do something as spiritual as turning into a demon, he can only find another way."
"To study things and gain knowledge, you must first learn to maintain your health before you can achieve immortality."
"Lifespan is the only solution in the world today."
This woman, whom the world has never seen before, sat quietly opposite Chen Huaifeng.
"So I would like to call you sir."
