In the dark night, the lights suddenly brightened in Ping'an Village, a small seaside fishing village. Then women's screams, children's crying, men's curses, and various sounds rang out, but soon these sounds turned into painful ones. Pleading.
A tall man stood in front of the statue of Poseidon, wondering what he was thinking. Driven by a group of men in black, the men, women, and children in Ping An Village were driven in front of the statue like a group of lambs to be slaughtered, and formed a circle.
A man in black pulled a little old man in his fifties or sixties with a stooped waist out of the crowd and threw him to the ground. As soon as the little old man hit the ground, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Immortal! Immortal Master! Please!" Please spare us! What rules have we violated? We must change! I beg you! You are the dragon of the Nine Heavens, and we are just little earthworms in the mud. You, sir, do not remember the sins of villains. Leave us alone!"
The little old man slapped his head down, but the man didn't even look at him. The man in black on the side bowed and said: "My lord, this man is the village chief, Li Youfu."
The man nodded and turned around to reveal a zombie-like face, which immediately startled Li Youfu. If Ling Ning can recognize it now, this man is none other than the special envoy of the Sword Ling Sect who killed his father - Chen Ping!
Chen Ping looked at Li Youfu, and suddenly stretched out his palm and pressed it on the top of his head. Li Youfu only felt a pain on the top of his head, and then the pain began to spread throughout his body. His body trembled uncontrollably as if he was electrocuted, and foam came out of his mouth. . This is a common interrogation method used by monks - searching for souls!
For ordinary monks, soul searching is an extremely painful punishment. The victim feels as if his soul has been pulled out of his body, and is also accompanied by pain like thousands of steel needles piercing his skin inch by inch. Many people who have been punished in this way will become insane and become disabled people from then on.
It was unbearable for a monk, let alone a mortal like Li Youfu. By the time the soul search was over, Li Youfu had turned into a hideous-looking corpse.
A smile appeared on Chen Ping's lips, obviously he got the result he wanted. Then he looked around and said, "Who is Wang Sanhu? Come forward."
Seeing that no one responded, he nodded and said: "Very good, if no one comes forward after I count to three, I will kill the little girl first!"
"Don't kill my child! Ah!" A village woman wanted to snatch her child back, but was killed by a man in black. Seeing this, the man on the side roared like crazy and rushed forward, but was killed by the man in black. Pressed down easily. He didn't kill this man just because he was afraid of accidentally killing Wang Sanhu.
"1...2..."
At this time, the villagers all looked at a stout man. Finally, the man couldn't stand the pleading look. He stood up and shouted loudly: "I am Wang Sanhu! If anything happens, come to me! Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately." !”
Chen Ping nodded, waved his hand and the man in black escorted Wang Sanhu in front of him.
The body of village chief Li Youfu was right in front of him. Wang Sanhu knew what he was about to face. Although he was scared, he still asked loudly: "Why! Why do you want to kill us? Where did we offend you? Tell me, Let me close my eyes... ah!"
Before he could finish his words, Chen Ping forcibly searched his soul. As an ordinary mortal, the immortals did not need to discuss any of their actions, let alone tell them the reasons. Just like a person does not need to ask for the consent of the ants before stepping on them.
Wang Sanhu died with his eyes wide open.
Chen Ping let out a long breath. He looked up at the moon and was slightly silent, then walked in one direction. Not long after, he came to a cemetery and finally stopped in front of a tombstone. On the stone tablet was engraved: "The tomb of husband Li Xian, wife Chen An'an, brothers Wang Sanhu were erected on such a certain day of a certain year."
Chen Ping looked at the tombstone and muttered to himself: "My dear sister, I have been looking for you for so many years and finally found you. I know you blame me... you should blame me too... but... but you know that we have been together since childhood. What kind of environment did I grow up in? If I want to climb up, I have to do this..."
He was slightly silent, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes. After a moment, he sighed: "To this day, I have sacrificed my friends and you, but I don't regret it! These are the prices that should be paid on the road of spiritual practice... An'an, I have no way out. My 'Tai Shang Forgetting Art' has been I've reached a bottleneck, because I always have you in my heart and can't love without mercy, so I want to erase everything about you and let this village be buried with you. By the way, there is also my niece I have never met... ...She is your stain, I will clean it up for you, and that man, I will not let him go either..."
Under the night, Ping'an Village burst into flames, and the fire was accompanied by painful wails. The villagers cried and prayed to the Poseidon to save them, but this time the Poseidon did not appear again. Perhaps the villagers will not know until their death why the Poseidon they always respected did not save them this time.
The fire burned for three days and three nights, and even light rain could not extinguish it, as if the flames were going to completely erase all traces of the village's existence.
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Inside the "Black Tower", the tallest building of the Fanchen Jiuyou Evil Sect, the sect leader looked out the window expressionlessly. The entire Ten Thousand Ren Abyss has been filled with bright red liquid, which is constantly bubbling like a pot of boiling hot porridge. A large number of people on the shore of the abyss looked dull. They were like swarms of ants, marching towards the abyss from all directions, and the entire abyss turned into the deadly sweet sugar water, attracting them to jump down without hesitation, and when they came into contact When they reached the bright red and hot liquid, they woke up again, but they could only struggle, cry, and curse before being submerged in the rolling torrent.
The abyss at this moment has turned into a purgatory on earth!
"Dang Dang!"
"Come in."
"Sect Master, we're here!" Duan Jingfeng opened the door and pushed a man into the room. This man's long dark red hair is very eye-catching. Although he is a little thin, it does not detract from his handsome face. He is none other than Su Jiu, who has been missing for a long time!
His body was tightly tied with chains one after another. As he struggled, the chains emitted a red light. This light caused pain like a soldering iron, making him frown. One end of the chain was held in Duan Jingfeng's hand, as if the owner was holding a dog.
"Broken Changsheng! As the sect leader of Jiuyou in the mortal world, you have done such a treasonous thing! Do you want all monks to be enemies of Jiuyou?" Su Jiu shouted angrily as soon as they met.
"How dare you! How dare you be rude to the sect master!" Duan Jingfeng kicked him in the knee, and Su Jiu grunted and refused to kneel down.
"That brat is quite tough. He really refuses to drink wine as a penalty..." Duan Jingfeng was about to teach him a lesson when he suddenly heard Duan Changsheng say: "Jingfeng, get out."
Duan Jingfeng looked at his back, said "Yes", threw the end of the chain on the ground and bowed out.
"What on earth do you want to do? You have almost killed all the creatures in the Jiuyou Empire!" Su Jiu took a step forward. His true energy was now locked up by this chain, and he could not use any strength at all. Otherwise, he would I will definitely pounce on this person and tear him to pieces!
Duan Changsheng turned around, stared at him and said, "Little Ahjiu, do you really not recognize me?"
Su Jiu frowned. Although he knew that the sect leader of Fanchen Jiuyou was Duan Changsheng, this was the first time he saw him. How could he say he knew him? However, the words "Little Ah Jiu" gave him a familiar feeling, but he really couldn't remember when he had heard it.
Su Jiudao: "What do you mean? I have never seen you before. If you want to force me to ask about Jiuyou's secrets, I would rather die than tell you. You can search for souls and don't pretend to be close!"
Duan Changsheng sneered: "Searching for souls? I know that direct disciples like you are banned. Even searching for souls cannot find the core information. Instead, it will kill you... What? You just want to die so much?" ?I didn’t abuse you.”
What he told was the truth. At that time, Su Jiu sneaked into the Jiuyou Empire alone to investigate. On the way, she met Lu Xin'er. The two of them walked together, but they were ambushed by the Jiuyou Evil Sect. It was Duan Jingfeng and Duan Shaotian who set up the ambush. He tried his best to let Lu Xin'er escape, but he didn't know that Lu Xin'er had mistakenly practiced the "Sky Devouring Demonic Art" and suffered a mental disorder. The rescue he had been waiting for was also So there was no news.
After falling into the hands of Duan Changsheng, he had thought that he would be tortured to extract a confession. Unexpectedly, instead of being tortured after being caught, he would be fed and fed well, which was beyond his expectation.
Su Jiu said coldly: "You didn't abuse me, but I won't accept your love. You don't have to think about winning me over, I won't give in!"
At this moment, there is a poisonous needle less than half an inch hidden in his mouth. Once this poisonous needle enters the human body, it will release strong toxins. The poisoned person will definitely die within an hour! This was originally his method of committing suicide, but of course it can now also be used to attack the enemy. It's just that the real energy in his whole body is blocked now. If he wants to kill with one blow, he can only wait for the moment when the opponent is distracted and launch it with his mouth. There is only one chance!
Duan Changsheng said: "Little Ajiu, you don't recognize me, I don't blame you...because your memory was sealed by that old guy. But you should always remember your sister!"
"Sister?" Su Jiu looked confused, "What else do you say? I am an orphan, where did I get my sister?"
"Hahahahaha!" Duan Changsheng looked up to the sky and smiled, "Orphan? This is the old guy's usual method!" His face suddenly changed, and he said seriously: "I tell you! You have a sister, you are not an orphan! Your sister Call her Su Sanniang!"
Duan Changsheng was only two steps away from Su Jiu. He should have shot out the deadly poisonous needle, but the words "Su Sanniang" exploded in his mind like a bomb! He seemed to remember something, and some pictures were desperately circling in his mind, but he just couldn't catch it and couldn't see clearly!
Duan Changsheng saw the confusion and struggle in his eyes, nodded and said: "Very good, it seems that you have not completely forgotten her."
"Su... Su Sanniang is my sister?" Su Jiu murmured to herself, "No... no! You are lying! I am an orphan, a child picked up by the master from the mountains! How can I have a sister? Don't stop It confuses me! This is an illusion, a witchcraft!"
Duan Changsheng sneered and said: "You know whether it is an illusion or not. You said you were picked up by that old guy in the mountain. Which mountain? When? Can you remember what you did when you were a child?"
"I have long forgotten what happened when I was a child!" Although Su Jiu said this, he began to try hard to recall his childhood memories. Unexpectedly, he couldn't remember it. It seemed that he had been following his master on the mountain since he could remember. Practice, but this memory is from when he was eleven or twelve years old.
Duan Changsheng walked to the window with his hands behind his back and said with his back to him: "That Mid-Autumn Festival, you were only five years old. The moon was so round that night. I held you in my arms and admired the moon in the yard. At this time Sanniang came back, She happily said that she was favored by Jiuyou, and she could go to Jiuyou to practice. Not only could she go by herself, but she could also take us with her... I was so happy, thinking that I could finally escape the hard life of 'mining' every day... ...Who would have known that Sanniang would often disappear when we arrived in Jiuyou. Although I was worried about her, I thought that her talent must have been cultivated by the sect, so she was so busy. I was also happy for her in my heart. Sanniang had just She was very happy at first and came to see us often, but gradually she became less happy. I asked her why, but she still refused to tell. Until..."
He was silent for a moment, as if he was remembering something sad, "...until one day, some people came and they told me that Sanniang was dead, not even the body was left. At that time, I thought she died from hostile forces. I just wanted to practice hard to avenge her. But I didn’t expect... I didn’t expect that old guy harmed your sister and then came to harm you, and actually took you away forcibly and took you under his wing..."
When Duan Changsheng said this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Little Ajiu, you were still a child at that time. I won't blame you, but I hope you can wake up one day..."
Su Jiu had a splitting headache when he heard this. The more he wanted to recall these things, the more he felt something in his mind trying to stop him. He no longer wanted to distinguish whether these things were true or false. He only knew that the man in front of him had massacred There are billions of creatures in the Nine Nether Empire!
"You big devil, I won't believe anything you say! Go to hell!" Su Jiu used the last of her strength to rush towards Duan Changsheng!
"If you insist on being my enemy, I can only...I'm sorry to Sanniang..." Duan Changsheng seemed to be on guard. He said this slowly, then suddenly turned to the side, and then kicked On Su Jiu’s ass! The force of this kick was so heavy that there was a "click" sound, and Su Jiu's whole body broke out of the window. He was about to fall into the hot bright red liquid. Suddenly, his waist tightened, and the falling momentum suddenly stopped! It turned out that Duan Changsheng stepped on the tail of the chain on his body.
"Destroy Immortality! Let me go! Stop being hypocritical, I will never believe you! You coward! You are capable of a one-on-one duel!"
Facing Su Jiu's roar, Duan Changsheng chuckled and said, "Little Ajiu, you are still too young. If you want to be my enemy, just practice for a few more years!"
After saying that, he exerted force on his feet, and with a "snap" sound, the entire chain instantly collapsed into countless fragments!
Su Jiu's body relaxed and then fell suddenly. Just when he was about to fall into the bright red liquid, he realized that the true energy in his body had begun to recover! That is to say, with the help of this little bit of true energy, he penetrated the wall with his five fingers and hung on the wall!
He felt that the true energy in his body was constantly gushing out, and he knew that the restriction on his body had been lifted. Although he could not regain his strength immediately, he could escape from here as long as he could recover 10% to 20%. He did not dare to rest for too long, so he quickly used his true energy hands and feet and jumped with continuous flips. He finally climbed out of the abyss, blended into the crowds of people, and escaped in the blink of an eye.
When Duan Jingfeng rushed in, he saw a big hole in the window but no sign of Su Jiu. He immediately said, "I'll chase him!"
Duan Changsheng looked at the direction where Su Jiu disappeared, shook his head and said: "No need, the demon will come in three days, so we will act as planned."
Duan Jingfeng seemed to know the relationship between the two. A complicated look flashed in his eyes, but he still said respectfully: "As ordered."
Su Jiu didn't dare to stop for a moment after escaping. He kept thinking about Duan Changsheng's words in his mind. His rationality told him that these were just his sweet words and they were all false! But he couldn't help but think about it, couldn't help but recall it, and the more he recalled it, the more his head hurt. He didn't dare to stop, but it wasn't because he was afraid of being caught. He was more afraid that if he stopped, he would start to question his master and his sect! In his heart, his master had raised him like a father, and he would not allow anyone to smear him, let alone question him.
The desperate running made him exhausted, and finally the real energy in his body was exhausted, and he fell to the ground with a "pop". His mind was in chaos, and he no longer wanted to think about it, and just wanted to fall asleep like this.
In his sleep, he seemed to have returned to his childhood.
"Little Ajiu, get up quickly!"
"Little Ajiu, follow me to the mountains to collect herbs today!"
"Little Ajiu, you are awesome! This is a rare elixir. I will definitely be able to exchange for more spiritual stones today, so that I can buy new clothes for little Ajiu!"
…
A smile appeared on his lips unconsciously amid the familiar "Little Ah Jiu" sounds. It was as if in the dream he was no longer a wild child, nor an orphan...but he was smiling, and the tears slipped quietly.
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The night seemed extraordinarily long, and Daolin continued: "...under Qingyin's teachings, Yi Nian made rapid progress. He practiced in seclusion at the age of five, and achieved extraordinary achievements in his teens. Even some eminent monks at that time had little confidence in Buddhism. His insights are not as good as his, but just because he is too smart, he is more likely to go astray."
At this point, Daolin sighed lightly, as if he was quite regretful, and continued: "After what happened three years ago, Qingyin and I once reflected on when this child started to go astray. Perhaps it was the first time he went down the mountain after he was released from seclusion. He saw too many temptations that time. This temptation silently penetrated into his heart. As he grew older and was deliberately seduced by someone, It finally broke out and was out of control.”
At this time, Zi Ling interjected: "Did someone deliberately seduce him? Didn't Master Qingyin notice it at the time?"
Daolin said: "Qingyin was busy practicing Zen at that time, and he didn't believe that anyone dared to do evil in Jialan Temple, so he didn't take precautions. I have been traveling away from home all year round and am not in the temple, so someone with an intention took advantage of the loophole."
Zi Ling said: "Then who is so bold and dares to seduce Master Yi Nian?"
At this point, the master with extraordinary concentration shook his head again and said: "Injustice, injustice, really injustice! Although this is an scandal, but... it won't take long for it to spread across the entire continent. Now It’s okay to tell you...Have you ever heard of the ‘Yutian Sect’?”
The two shook their heads, obviously neither of them had heard of it.
Daolin said: "The Yutian Sect is a mysterious organization that has rarely shown its whereabouts in the world for hundreds of years. This organization originated from the Tantric sect of Buddhism, which is very different from our Zen sect. Their supreme leader is respectfully called 'Yutian Buddha' Mother, Yutian Sect advocates dual cultivation of men and women..."
When the words "double cultivation of men and women" were mentioned, Zi and Ling knew what it meant.
Zi Ling couldn't help but interjected: "Is this the person from Yutian Sect who seduced Master Yi Nian?"
Daolin shook his head and said: "The Yutian Sect seduced Qingyin, and Yi Nian is just a child who was taken advantage of."
Zi Ling said: "What's going on? You've confused me!"
Ling Ning said: "You keep interrupting. Master makes it clear. You'd better be quiet and listen carefully."
Zi Ling said angrily: "I have to interrupt, Wei Weiluo!" She said this, but she listened honestly to Daolin's continued talk and stopped talking.
Daolin smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, the little girl likes to interrupt." He continued: "About twenty years ago, I heard that there was a plague at the foot of the mountain, so Qingyin went down the mountain to treat the villagers and give medicine... ...This matter went very smoothly, and was completed in less than half a month. On his way back, he suddenly saw a gangster violently raping a woman in the mountains. Naturally, he stepped forward to dissuade him, but who knew that man's cultivation level Not weak, Qingyin was eager to save people, and finally killed the bad guy by mistake."
Zi Ling said: "In order to prevent the thieves from doing evil, Master Qingyin is right even if he kills people and violates the precepts!"
Daolin said: "Yes, of course Qingyin understands, but after all, it was the first time he broke the precepts, and he always blamed himself. It was a coincidence that it suddenly rained heavily, and he saw that the woman was motionless and unconscious. When he woke up, he could only carry the woman to a nearby cave. In the cave... Qingyin said that he couldn't control it... When he woke up the next day, the woman had disappeared, leaving only a bright red silk scarf... ... Qingyin knew that he had made a big mistake and that a century of Taoism had been ruined. When he returned to the temple, he was so ashamed and angry that he fell ill and did not recover until several months later. And this incident became a nightmare that he could not get rid of. , he only dared to hide it in his heart and never told outsiders..."
Zi Ling wondered: "What did Master Qingyin do? Did he bully that woman like the thief? What does the red silk scarf mean?"
Although Ling Ning had not been exposed to the affairs between men and women, she did know a bit about it. She quickly said: "Don't interrupt, let the master explain it properly!"
Zi Ling glared at him and said, "If you don't understand, just ask! What's the problem? Why can't I ask?"
"You..." Ling Ning was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say. She could only look at Daolin to see what he would say.
Daolin smiled and said: "I can't answer this matter. When you grow up and have your own husband, you will naturally understand."
"Really?" Zi Ling pouted and wanted to ask, but when she saw Ling Ning staring at her as if he wanted to eat her up, she could only swallow the rest of her words into her stomach.
Daolin said: "One rainy night two years later, someone brought a baby boy to Qingyin, and also gave him a string of Buddhist beads. Qingyin recognized at that time that this string of Buddhist beads was the one he had lost when he went down the mountain two years ago. He naturally understood that the baby boy in front of him was..."
