Zhang Yan has spent most of the past twenty years in seclusion. In addition to returning home regularly to see his dying mother, this was the first time he showed his face to the outside world during the internal competition.
It’s not that I’m closed off, but that my mind has become difficult to find space for.
It's not that Zhang Yan suddenly became diligent, but that he had never understood the Tao like he does now.
There is no time in the mountains, the reason is due to enlightenment.
The more advanced the "principle" is, the more time and energy it takes to understand it. Once a monk lives a long life and has completely achieved ineditation, he will often retreat for several years or even longer at a time.
In fact, Zhang Yan's character is essentially the same type as Wang Nian's. I have my own likes and dislikes about the world of mortals, and I also have aspects that are persistent and difficult to let go of.
Therefore, Zhang Yan intentionally set a limit on his time in retreat so that he would not be separated from the world of mortals.
But the sudden enlightenment he gained when he died in the Edge Realm twenty years ago really made him have to seize the time to realize it. In addition, the Desolate Heaven Realm later sent countless "rewards" to his hands. So Zhang Yan was busy dealing with these two things for twenty years, and it was difficult to have a moment of leisure.
Even though he was busy, Zhang Yan was always enveloped by his spiritual thoughts on every plant and tree in the cliff mountain.
Like the cultivation world in the Wild Sky Territory, the Duoya Mountain was also in its initial stage during the past twenty years. The members of the sect, the disciples, the top of the mountain, and even the number of cultivation paths are still being slowly selected and have not yet been finalized. It's just that because of Zhang Yan's early layout and the advantages of the cliff mountain itself, it seems to be far stronger than outside the mountain.
Although he handed over all the affairs in the mountain gate to his three apprentices. Zhang Yan has become increasingly reassured by his secret observations during the past twenty years. The three apprentices not only found their own "Tao" in practice, but also had their own unique insights into Shanmen affairs. From a small number of people to a large number of people, the management strategy of the mountain gate changes depending on the situation. And there is no mental flaw due to the increase in status within the mountain gate or the various flattery coming from outside the mountain gate, and he sticks to his true heart as always.
This is very rare.
Therefore, Zhang Yan did not feel the need to show up during the second competition inside the mountain gate. It would be enough if the Shanwai cultivating world can achieve a stable and vigorous development state. Duoyashan's role is to guide, and he does not seek to continue to expand his influence. It's best to keep a bit of mystery.
He didn't show up, but nothing about the things in the mountains could escape Zhang Yan's thoughts.
Everything else is easy to say. There is nothing that Zhang Yan is particularly concerned about.
But when the fox demon in the mountain, which he had been observing as an example, suddenly had a violent psychological reaction, Zhang Yan's attention was pulled away.
As a result, Zhang Yan discovered that there were two more interesting people in this door.
Although it looks like he is only at the Qi Entraining Realm, he can exert the power of rules and use the power of space rules to directly fix a little fox demon in place.
It is impossible for a monk in the Qi-entraining realm to withstand the threshold of using the power of rules, so the two monks who clashed with the fox demon were by no means simple.
But Zhang Yan observed carefully and found nothing unusual about the other party. Whether it's the breath or the power reaction, it all looks like a real Qi-entraining realm.
"Is it so weird?"
Zhang Yan felt that after his death in the edge world, he had gained insights from practicing in the mountains all day long, and he hadn't felt as good about something as he did now for a long time.
It just so happened that Zhang Yan recently had some new understanding of the "rewards" given to him by the Wild Sky Territory, which he could use in the current situation.
So my mind sank into the vast world of principles, looking for the "principle" that belongs to the evolution of the wild world, and then I can easily find the strongest rule attached to it: time.
Zhang Yan doesn't have a clue about the power of the rules of time yet, but he can already follow this thread to find out some past events that should have been submerged in the long river of time in the wilderness.
In other words, at this time, Zhang Yan's epiphany from the death of the Edge Realm, and the evolution of rules given to him by the Wild Sky Realm, both parties found a new skill together: exploring the past memories belonging to the world.
If this method includes the Taoist "Gua Technique", it will become a very interesting and practical thing.
For example, let's take a look at what the two weird monks are like.
As a result, Zhang Yan was shocked when he did not check.
"Why is there nothing?!"
This shocked Zhang Yan. The creatures that evolved in the Wild Sky Domain, even an ant, will be recorded in the memory of the Wild Sky Domain intact. Including Zhang Yan himself.
It can be seen that these two people only have the beginning of an "existence" in the wilderness, and then there is a blank, or nothingness.
It's like a book, it just has a bookcase and nothing inside.
Zhang Yan believed in the Wild Sky Territory. He wouldn't go to great lengths to modify his memory for the sake of two living beings. At the same time, he also believed that the method he had devised himself would not go wrong. The remaining problems can only lie with those two weird monks. It's just as weird that they can wield the power of rules even though they only have the Qi Entrainment realm.
For example, these two people are acting fake. Not only are they not Qi-entraining monks at all, but their origins from the Desolate Heaven Realm are also false?
It’s really not that Zhang Yan is too sensitive. But after experiencing so many invasions by extraterrestrial creatures, no matter how slow he is, he should become more vigilant.
However, subsequent observations made Zhang Yan feel that there was no malice in these two people, and there were no excessive behaviors. In addition, Zhang Yan really couldn't find any signs from the other party that could confirm that he came from outside the territory except for inference. He did not act rashly.
Until the last day of the competition inside the cliff mountain gate. Only then did he decide to contact the other party in person to see what kind of quality the other party was like.
First, the senses of the people around him were blocked, forming an area limited to more than five feet around Zhang Yan and the two weird monks.
Then Zhang Yan got closer and discovered that the two people's reactions to his sudden appearance and his reveal of his identity were wonderful. In addition to surprise, there was also a trace of panic. And there is an extra obvious "warning" that should not be there.
Especially the waist card held by the opponent with one hand on his waist, Zhang Yan keenly captured this detail. The waist plate is made of jade, with cloud patterns engraved on it, and there seems to be a strange crest in the middle of the cloud patterns.
"You two have come from afar. As a landlord, Zhang Yan is really careless. How about you two move over and sit in the hall for a while and drink a cup of tea?" Zhang Yan sent out the invitation with a smile, and at the same time, the surrounding space was cut directly by him. . He wanted to see if the other party really had any means to force him to leave.
PS: I went to physical therapy in the morning, and there are two chapters left to make up for in the afternoon.
(End of chapter)
