"This road is very tortuous, but the more difficult part is your choice. Whether to retreat or advance. Whether to yearn for the peak or stop moving forward."
The hunchbacked old man's eyes had been falling on Chu Cheng, and he looked into his eyes, as if he wanted to see all his details.
Being stared at by this gaze, Chu Cheng suddenly felt a little warm, as if being illuminated by the warm sun.
Chu Cheng thought for a while and said: "As monks, we naturally want to move towards a higher realm. As big as the sky is, mine will be bigger than him. No matter how high the mountain is, I will be taller than it."
"Bigger than the sky, higher than the mountains?" The hunchbacked old man laughed. The wrinkles on the corners of his face were crowded together, looking like an old sycamore tree, weather-beaten.
"That's a good sentence." The hunchbacked old man nodded, turned around and continued to pick up the teapot and poured it into the teacup.
"sit."
The old man turned around again, looked at Chu Cheng, and pointed to the stool opposite the wooden table.
Chu Cheng nodded, and could only obey orders in front of the peerless powerful man, and sat down opposite the old man.
Although the old man looks like an ordinary old man without any fluctuation in his cultivation level, saints worship him as their teacher. How can he be an ordinary old man?
The old man pushed the tea in front of Chu Cheng and spoke again.
"Drink tea."
Chu Cheng nodded, picked up the teacup, and drank in one gulp. The next moment, he frowned slightly.
The old man chuckled and continued to pour tea. Chu Cheng took the tea cup and drank it again.
The old man poured tea again, and Chu Cheng continued to drink tea.
Pour the tea and drink the tea. Then start again. But every time he drank it, Chu Cheng's brows furrowed even more tightly.
The old man didn't put the teapot down until it reached the bottom and no more tea could be poured out.
"How about this tea?"
Chu Cheng will take his last sip of tea. The furrowed brows relaxed.
"Senior, do you want me to tell the truth?" Chu Cheng thought for a while and said.
The old man nodded and motioned for Chu Cheng to continue.
"It tastes bad. I thought senior would come up with the best spiritual tea in the world."
This is an unparalleled powerhouse who was once just one step away from reaching the emperor level. There must be the best spiritual tea in the world.
But the tea Chu Cheng drank was bland and tasteless. To be precise, this is a pot of water.
In fact, this was indeed just a pot of water. Chu Cheng drank water, not tea.
The old man chuckled and said, "Do you know why I brought out a pot of water for you to drink?"
Chu Cheng smiled and said: "Senior wants to tell me about the clarity of water. During the journey of cultivating Taoism, I must not forget my original intention. Is it as clear as water?"
The old man shook his head and sighed. Said: "It is indeed a good thing not to forget your true heart. But, what I want to say is..."
The sound suddenly stopped. The old man raised his head, glanced at the blue sky, and whispered again, a little lonely.
"Although this water is tasteless, it can brew countless spiritual teas. It can brew ordinary tea, and it can also brew the best spiritual tea in the world."
"Water is plain, but it contains countless possibilities. Just like this world... This world is like this cup of water. It can brew a plain tea, but it can also brew a memorable tea."
"There are countless creatures in the world. These creatures are just like this tea. Birds, beasts, insects, humans, and monks like us."
"This water can brew countless kinds of tea flavors, and countless creatures can be born in this world. Among these creatures, there are ordinary people with mediocre qualifications, and there are also transcendent people." The old man said softly, but there was helplessness in his eyes. The meaning is getting stronger and stronger.
"What I want to tell you is that without this water, no matter how good the spiritual tea is, it is useless. Without this heaven and earth, those so-called geniuses and powerful men are just empty talk. If there is no heaven and earth, how can living beings be born? How do you drink the strongest wine and the best tea in the world?"
The world is destroyed and everything turns into nothingness. There is nothing but broken void.
The old man looked at Chu Cheng with focused eyes, showing a hint of excitement. This made Ouyang Zi stunned.
Ouyang Zi had never seen the old man look like this. In his impression, nothing could move the old man.
However, the old man's mood changed at this moment.
"Using the heaven and earth as the furnace, using the stars as the medicine guide, turning the vicissitudes of the sun and the moon into vitality, such an alchemy method, even I have never seen it." The old man looked at Chu Cheng, paused in his words, and showed some appreciation in his eyes.
"I am afraid that this level of alchemy can surpass me in the future... Even I am looking forward to where you can go in the future..."
Chu Cheng smiled softly and said: "When it comes to alchemy, I am not as good as Master Ouyang."
Hearing this, Ouyang Zi shook his head and said: "What Senior Brother said is wrong. From now on, with the guidance of Master, you will definitely make rapid progress in the path of alchemy. Even if you don't borrow his power, you will be able to touch the way of a saint."
Even Ouyang Zi didn't know how high the old man's alchemy attainments were. He only knew that it was very, very high, so high that he would never be able to touch it in his lifetime.
Ouyangzi had very poor qualifications in his early years, but he never forgot his true nature and persisted. Like Venerable Xiao Yi, he was a late bloomer. After becoming the Alchemy King, he gained the old man's Dharma eyes, gave him guidance on the way of alchemy, and advanced to the holy position.
"I have a total of five disciples in this life, and they are all registered. They have all reached the realm of human saints."
"Five?" Chu Cheng's eyes narrowed, a little surprised.
Chu Cheng sighed softly. It is such an amazing thing to have five saints under one person.
"Of these five, one is Ouyang Zi and the other is Zhuge Ming. These two are both the top alchemy masters in the seven realms of the world. The other three are from the Ziyun Sect's cultivation line and the Fu Zhen lineage. A strong person is in charge!" Lord Ding took a step forward and looked at Chu Cheng.
Chu Cheng frowned and knew that there was more than one saint in the Ziyun Sect, but he did not expect that there would be as many as four.
"Boy, you're lucky! The old man is the best in alchemy, talisman formation, and training. If you get his guidance, won't you be able to walk sideways in the world in the future?"
The old man's current strength may not be the best in the world, but he has traveled a path that is difficult for ordinary people to reach in this life. These experiences are still there.
"I want to accept you as my disciple, but not by name, nor as a direct disciple, but as a successor disciple."
As soon as these words came out, even Mr. Ding became moved.
He is a named disciple and only gives occasional advice. Personal transmission is just a way of teaching, but inheritance disciples teach it to all.
Chu Cheng suddenly became short of breath. An unparalleled powerful man passed down everything about himself. This was a great blessing.
He has practiced Taoism for nearly twenty years and received some inheritance from Emperor Luo Yun. However, he has not understood the true magical effect of Huang Quan Jue.
The inheritance of a dead person is far less effective than the inheritance of a living strong person.
Personal guidance will reduce many detours and take shortcuts.
This was an unparalleled powerhouse, far superior to a saint. He must have countless resources and supreme skills. Chu Cheng was moved.
The old man smiled and said, "But you must agree to my condition."
"What conditions?" Chu Cheng was stunned and frowned.
The red-nosed old man had taken him under his wing to make three god-transformation monks his servants, and he had put forward conditions and done three things for them. Now, it’s the conditions again.
"In the future, if you walk on the same path that I walked on back then, if someone wants to disturb this pot of water and disturb this world, I need you to stand up and support all sentient beings in this world."
Chu Cheng's eyes flashed again. He didn't expect that the old man's condition would be this, and he was silent for a while.
Support all sentient beings in the world? Chu Cheng was neither a perfect person nor a saint, and he could not achieve such greatness.
All living beings in the world have no connection with him, so what do they have to do with him?
Seeing Chu Cheng's silence, the old man spoke again and said, "I know that behind you, there is a strong man who is no weaker than me. The road is at your feet. How you choose depends on you."
Chu Cheng hesitated, but finally spoke, saying: "There is no one behind me. If Gu Ting is approaching, I will take action."
Xue Yao was sleeping. There was indeed no one behind Chu Cheng to support him, but Gu Ting had a causal relationship with him. He had the aura of Luo Yun on him. When Gu Ting came one day, there would be a battle.
This is for himself and for his friends. Not for this common people.
"There's no one behind you?" The old man was a little surprised. There is no one behind you, but you can think of the vicissitudes of the sun and the moon, how outrageous it is.
The old man suddenly laughed and said: "I see, it seems that I have underestimated you. Heaven and earth have nurtured countless creatures, and have also surprised the emergence of transcendent beings one after another. You can do this by yourself." , it is indeed possible.”
"It is precisely because of this generation of creatures that the world is filled with infinite unknowns and possibilities. At that time, Emperor Luo Yun would not hesitate to give up life and death and fight to the death against the immortals in the ancient court."
"It's precisely because he knows that after his death, a new emperor will appear to hold up the sky for him and protect the world."
"Because of the expectations in Emperor Luo Yun's heart, countless strong men will rush to heaven and ignite the fire of the world..."
The old man was a little excited. It was the first time in hundreds of thousands of years that he had such emotions.
"I have underestimated your talent, but you have no one behind you, and you want to be my disciple. Do you know how many people have tried to kill you before?"
Chu Cheng shook his head, he only knew one. How can you know if you are not present?
The old man said: "There are six great masters in total who have taken action, and two of them are Tianjizi..."
"Tianjizi?" Chu Cheng's eyes narrowed sharply.
Tianjizi, Tianji Sect. Chu Cheng was shocked!
He is the thirteenth son of Tianji, and it is certain that there are twelve more Tianjizi above him. But he didn't expect those few to be so powerful.
Chu Cheng suddenly remembered what the red-nosed old man said that day. If he didn't follow him for three days, he would definitely die in the future battle for the secret sequence.
"There are currently thirteen disciples in the Tianji Sect. I think you are the thirteenth disciple. You are the weakest among the many Tianji disciples. Even if you are now the ultimate golden elixir, if you meet the twelve disciples of Tianji, you will still die!"
"Worship me as your teacher and bow three times as a teacher. I will create karma between you and me. I really want to see the future and be able to surpass me and embark on the true imperial path. With your qualifications, you can be among the top five in this world. You should inherit my path. .”
The old man spoke and then spoke. He kept looking at Chu Cheng and waiting for a reply.
Master Ding and Ouyang Zi were also waiting for his answer at this moment. The two of them believed that Chu Cheng would definitely agree to become a disciple.
However, Chu Cheng's reply stunned the two of them.
"Sorry, I don't want to."
