Inside the thatched hut, the furnishings were quite simple, including a futon, a statue whose true face could not be seen clearly, a few incense candles burning slowly, green smoke curling up, and an old figure sitting cross-legged on it, with his back to the door frame, holding a scripture in his hand and mumbling something in his mouth. .
The old man's hair was covered with silver threads, which looked a bit messy. He was wearing a large cotton robe that wrapped his whole body tightly. The climate was suitable now, with birds singing and flowers smelling, and it wasn't too cold. However, his outfit was a bit abrupt.
"Captain, this is Li Xiaobai, the master of the second peak of the Sword Sect. This is his assessment record. I think it might be inappropriate to only include Master Li as a non-staff member, so I would like to ask the sect leader for instructions before making a decision."
The monks of the law enforcement team respectfully threw the Universe Mirror towards Bei Chenfeng. Li Xiaobai noticed that several people had been standing at the door frame and did not dare to come forward. However, Bei Chenfeng did not turn around. After receiving the Universe Mirror, he turned his back to They watched.
The monks from the law enforcement team were obviously not surprised by this. He bowed and saluted, walked out of the room, and then closed the wooden door behind him.
The light in the whole hut dimmed, and only Li Xiaobai and the old man were left in silence. The old man sitting on the futon was as motionless as a stubborn stone, lifeless. If he hadn't known that the other person was the helmsman, Li Xiaobai would probably think this was the case. People have already traveled westward.
"After many years, another extraordinary genius has appeared in our Zhongyuan world. Li Xiaobai, is he the heel of the Fairy Continent?"
After a while, the old man looked at the picture in the Qiankun Mirror and asked. His voice was gentle, and it felt like a spring breeze.
"Yes, I do come from the Fairy Continent, and I just ascended to the Zhongyuan Realm not long ago."
Li Xiaobai nodded and said without any hesitation. He knew that the person in front of him also ascended from the same realm.
"What's going on in the Fairy Continent now?"
Bei Chenfeng asked.
"Everything is fine, but now the passage between the two realms is open, and many masters from the Zhongyuan realm have settled in it to implement powerful rule."
Li Xiaobai said that he wanted to know the old man's attitude towards the Fairy Continent.
"No problem, Zhongyuanjie will bring powerful techniques and resources to the Fairy Continent, and accept and adapt to the necessary process."
"Does the Zhenyuan Kingdom still exist in the world? Are there any rising stars of Confucianism and Taoism who have suddenly emerged in recent years?"
Bei Chenfeng continued to ask.
"No."
Li Xiaobai thought for a while, shook his head and said, the resources on the Fairy Continent are poor, and almost no one can keep up except himself and a few senior brothers and sisters who have secrets in their bodies. Even Long Xue only has pure dragon blood, and in terms of qualifications and The strength is still far behind.
The room was silent for a moment, then fell into dead silence again.
The old man continued to ask: "How does the Fairy Continent evaluate Bei Chenfeng?"
"Bei Chenfeng, the sage of Confucianism and Taoism, deviated from the classics and rebelled against Taoism and formed his own sect. He was another Confucian and Taoist master after the Great Immortal Zhenyuan. He single-handedly changed the pattern of scholars. He no longer had superstitious attachments and classics, but laid a foundation of perseverance in the hearts of all the Confucian scholars in the world. .”
Li Xiaobai said slowly. For some reason, he felt that the tone of the old man in front of him was a bit too plain. It was clearly his own name, but he still called it out with an unfamiliar tone, as if he was just asking an insignificant person.
"Okay, very good. Bei Chenfeng, the sage of Confucianism and Taoism, this sounds really nice. Li Xiaobai, are you willing to officially become a member of my law enforcement team? Reward good and punish evil, prevent killings, and contribute to the great cause of the human race?"
The old figure said, raising his wrist slightly and returning the Universe Mirror to Li Xiaobai's hand.
"It's natural for me to join the law enforcement team, but I just want to ask my senior for advice on something I don't understand."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Young people can understand that killing someone will increase their sin points, but killing an evil person is supposed to be a good deed. Why does it also increase his sin points and inherit all the other person's sin points?"
Li Xiaobai asked a question that had been suppressed in his mind for a long time. This question may only be truly answered by the leader of the law enforcement team.
"How do you understand it?" the old man asked.
Li Xiaobai said: "I think there is only one explanation. This sin value and merit value are nothing else. They are just to make the world do less killing, or even completely abandon killing, so that all the monks in the Zhongyuan world can naturally experience birth, old age, illness and death, instead of killing each other. .”
The old man suddenly said for a moment: "Wouldn't that be great? There will be no more killings among monks in the world. That will be true peace in the world. If we can achieve that step, it will be an unprecedented prosperous age."
Li Xiaobai: "..."
He always felt that something was not right, but he couldn't explain it for a while. The old man's words made sense, but he was speechless.
Bei Chenfeng: "If there are no other problems, go and get your identity token. If you encounter problems that cannot be solved in the future, you can come to me here."
"Junior still has something unclear, and I would like to boldly ask senior for advice."
Li Xiaobai continued.
"speak."
"I have a friend who seems to have some problems with his body. There seems to be no shackles or obstacles in his daily cultivation. Breaking through the realm and cultivation level is as simple as eating and drinking water. Even if he deliberately does not practice, the body's His strength is still increasing every moment. He feels that there is a big problem with his body, but he can't find the answer. I wonder if the senior can give me some advice?"
Li Xiaobai asked the question that he wanted to know the most, which was what kind of secrets were hidden in the bodies of his senior brothers and sisters.
But as soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the hut suddenly dropped sharply. The room that was originally suitable for climate had a tendency of frost. The air was terrifyingly cold. The next second, everything suddenly disappeared, and everything was gone. It happened in a flash of lightning. If it weren't for the record of increased attribute points appearing on the system, Li Xiaobai would have almost thought that he had just hallucinated.
The voice from the old figure was still soft, and he said very calmly: "Are you... making friends out of nothing?"
"That's not the case. It is indeed my friend who has a problem. He is being taken away by an unnamed super sect to be trained as a key disciple."
Li Xiaobai's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he unknowingly held a Thousand Miles Talisman at his fingertips. Something was wrong with the old man in front of him and he was ready to escape at any time.
"How many friends like this do you have?"
Bei Chenfeng did not answer his question, but continued to ask.
"On a."
Li Xiaobai said honestly.
"I've heard of this happening."
The old figure nodded slightly. This was his first and only action since Li Xiaobai entered the door.
Even asking about the crime value did not make him take action, but the problem facing the senior brother and sister at this moment made the old man's mood fluctuate for a moment. It was obvious that there was something big involved.
"Senior, please give me some pointers!"
Li Xiaobai bowed and saluted.
The old figure spoke eloquently: "I once had a friend like this. Cultivation is as simple as eating and drinking, and he can always feel the nature of the world..."
"He knows very well what he wants to do. He doesn't care about whether his cultivation is strong or not. Instead, he focuses on the inheritance of a certain lineage. He even summed up a set of his own theories for the world to spread, and is respected as the founder of a sect. , relying on this characteristic, he quickly ascended to the Zhongyuan Realm, and broke through to the highest realm in a relatively short period of time."
"What happens next?" Li Xiaobai couldn't help but ask.
"What happened after that seemed very absurd and weird. The good times did not last long. From then on, there was no news about him in the world. This person disappeared from the world, as if he had never appeared."
"I have many such friends."
Bei Chenfeng said word by word, his voice still soft, but Li Xiaobai's ears were filled with goosebumps.
"Did all these senior friends disappear inexplicably in the end? Did they die?"
Bei Chenfeng said: "This is unknown. Many people tried to find their whereabouts, but they found that all traces of their existence had been erased. It was as if they had never happened in this world before, and they were like meteors. It’s very bright and dazzling, but it only shines for a short moment.”
"They are a mystery. They rise quickly with a layer of fog and crush all directions, but they will soon dissipate between the sky and the earth with this fog, making no sound."
"May I ask, senior, what is the name of that friend?"
Li Xiaobai gritted his teeth and asked unwillingly. He always felt that the old man's words were true and false. The other party must know something, but he deliberately only told half of the words.
"I can't remember, I just have a vague impression that there is such a group of people."
"If you can see your friend again in the future, you can remind him to think more and confirm everything. With a broadened horizon, many things may be solved. If your cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds, you are working behind closed doors. He will end up just like my friend, disappearing without a trace."
Bei Chenfeng's tone was still calm, he just told the story from the perspective of a bystander, without any fireworks.
"Thank you, senior, for your advice. I'll take note of it, junior!"
Li Xiaobai cupped his fists and said respectfully. The old man said a lot, but it could also be said that he didn't say anything. The most important part was that the other party didn't mention a word. He was definitely an old fox.
However, it is a rare treat to be able to chat with Bei Chenfeng, a dignified Confucian and Taoist master, for so long. Now he at least knows that his senior brothers and sisters are in danger. In the future, he can explore in this direction and slowly understand .
"Go ahead, don't forget your original intention, and you will always succeed."
The old figure stopped talking.
Li Xiaobai gently pushed open the wooden door, walked out of the hut, and gently closed the wooden door. His eyes came into contact with the handwriting again, and his breath suddenly stagnated. He was once again brought into the artistic conception just now. The ground was desolate, but No one moved forward, only a long sigh lingering in the ears:
"Deviants are demons!"
