Ling Ning's body suddenly emitted a light blue light, and then his body began to rise involuntarily.
"What happened? Why is my body..."
Xi Fei looked at him and smiled: "It seems that your friends have succeeded."
"Successful? What does this mean?"
"It means you can go out."
"ah?"
Before Ling Ning could react, his body rose rapidly as if being sucked into a vortex, and then the dark door suddenly opened, and his consciousness returned to the source space. At this time, the source space was pitch black. Two beams of light came down from above. One beam shone on him, and the other beam shone on a familiar figure from behind. He knew that figure from behind, it was the palace master who betrayed him!
The palace master turned around, his eyes tightened, showing undisguised hatred.
Ling Ning said: "I don't know why you hate me so much, but that can't be the reason for you to take away my body."
The Palace Master said: "I don't know why I hate you so much. Maybe I have been sleeping for too long and have forgotten too much... But I will never go back to that place again! Absolutely!"
Ling Ning said: "Then let us end it here!"
He flipped his palm, and the long sword Broken Star suddenly appeared in his palm, with the tip of the sword pointed at the Palace Master. The palace master's body also began to emit pitch-black flames, emitting a black color that was darker than the surrounding darkness.
The two looked at each other for a moment and moved at the same time!
They rushed towards each other, the dark flames turned into spears and stabbed Ling Ning, and the long sword in Ling Ning's hand also turned into a white meteor and rushed towards each other!
"boom!"
The huge impact was deafening, and the black and white lights kept flashing. They are like two magnets stuck together, and like two burning torches, they are constantly consuming themselves until one of them goes out and dies, turning into ashes!
Ling Ning didn't know where his power came from. He just felt that there was a steady stream of power emerging from somewhere, passing down his arm to his sword. This power seemed to be endless. He could feel the heat coming from the dark flames, and he could also feel the strong killing intent and pure evil on it!
In a trance, he seemed to see his dead father. He was asking himself why he didn't avenge him? He saw Zhou Wu whose head was beheaded by his sword, and he rushed towards him viciously; he saw the dead Po Po, staring at him with resentment, wishing to eat him alive... He saw many Some of the innocent souls died in his hands, but most of them were strange beings that couldn't be named. These innocent souls all stretched out their hands towards him, as if they wanted to drag him down to hell.
"Are you afraid?" Xi Fei's voice sounded in her ears.
Ling Ning shook his head. He didn't know why his heart was so calm, like a windless lake.
"To be honest, I'm tired of these tricks..." As he spoke, the sword moved forward a few inches, and the faces of Qian Meier and Xia Shiqing appeared in his mind.
"I still have a lot of things to do, so I will never lose to you! Drink!"
"Pfft!"
The flickering light suddenly stopped, and the sword penetrated Gongzhong's chest.
"You...you still won..." Dark blood flowed from the corner of Gong Zhong's mouth. She stared at Ling Ning and suddenly laughed sarcastically, "Hahahaha, do you think she really wants to help you?"
"Her? You mean Xi Fei?"
He turned his head, and Xi Fei was standing beside him, with no expression on her face, just looking at the palace master indifferently.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
"She, that woman, she also betrayed you! She used the Broken Star! Do you think she really wants to help you? Hahaha! That's just your wishful thinking! She just wants to use you! You, and I'm the same! I'm the same! People like you and me will never...never expect to get other people's sincerity! Even if you get it, you will lose it!"
"That's enough! It's time for you to go back to where you belong!" Ling Ning suddenly pulled out the long sword, and the body in the palace turned into a black smoke that slowly rose up and finally disappeared.
"Is what she said true?" Ling Ning still couldn't help asking.
Xi Fei smiled, losing her previous liveliness and looking much more mature.
"What she said is true. I betrayed you, so I pierced your chest with this sword." Xi Fei's voice was still calm, without any emotion, as if she was talking about an ordinary thing.
"Why?"
"For my father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, my people..." Xi Fei looked into his eyes with infinite tenderness, "She said you can't get the sincerity of others, she was wrong! From the beginning In the end, my heart is with you and has never changed. After you died, I also used this sword to commit suicide. Even...even if you hate me, I will always be by your side. Maybe you think You are lonely, but not..."
Xi Fei's eyes were filled with tears, and Ling Ning's heart softened again at this moment. He found it difficult to hate someone. Even if it was the Palace Master, he never really hated her in his heart. Maybe everyone has his own last resort in doing everything, and he just wants to understand everyone.
"I...I have never blamed you, so please don't cry anymore." He wanted to reach out to help Xi Fei wipe her tears, but he missed it. His hand could not touch her anyway, and she just Like a transparent person, a ball of air.
"I believe that even in my previous life, I never blamed you. Thank you for staying with me. I don't know why, but I feel like this..." He pointed at his heart, "...it's very warm and warm here. Enriched.”
Ling Ning showed a gentle smile, his figure gradually became transparent, and he was about to return to the real world. Xi Fei looked at his leaving figure and said softly: "This may be the last time I see you, Your Majesty, I will always love you deeply."
Her shadow slowly disappeared, and darkness returned to the source space.
Some eternal separations always come unexpectedly, and by the time you realize it, it's already too late.
…
Ling Ning opened his eyes and returned to the real world again. The red sky began to disperse, revealing the dark night sky. He sat up and found Qian Meier and Xia Shiqing lying beside him. Both women had wounds all over their bodies, and their faces were pale and unconscious. He was startled and quickly put his hands on the two women's shoulders. At the same time, he was running the Divine Transformation Art to continuously input the true energy in his body into the two women's bodies.
Their external injuries were not fatal, but a large amount of "dark" true energy remained in their bodies, corroding their internal organs, and their own true energy could not be removed at all. He quickly used the Soul Transformation Art to inhale these "dark matter" into his body and return it to the sea of qi. These true essences are harmless to him, but beneficial.
After a while, the two women let out a "嘤咛" sound, and seemed to be showing signs of waking up, and their faces gradually turned red. Ling Ning felt happy when she saw this and accelerated the movement of her true energy.
Suddenly he heard two "puff" sounds, and someone fell behind him, and then walked towards him. The footsteps were two people. Ling Ning didn't dare to be distracted, she just hoped that those who came were friends. But when they walked up to him, they realized that it was Duan Changsheng and Duan Shaotian who were coming!
Duan Changsheng smiled slightly when he saw him and stopped in front of him. Duan Shaotian behind him opened his mouth, still holding Su Jiu's big sword on his shoulder.
Ling Ning said: "It's you! Are you not dead yet?"
Duan Changsheng snorted twice and did not answer, but took out a short blade from his arms. This short blade is made of bronze, and the handle is engraved with a strange beast from a certain Ming Dynasty. He originally thought that the other party would attack suddenly and had secretly prepared for defense. Unexpectedly, he stopped looking at him and walked calmly to the corpse of the demon god. He inserted the short blade into the corpse, then made countless hand seals and spoke in his mouth at the same time. There are words to read.
Duan Shaotian looked around cautiously, with no intention of taking action.
After a while, the demon's body changed, making a "crunching" sound, and began to shrink in size, as if it had been folded and squashed by an invisible big hand. Ling Ning subconsciously turned on the pupil technique, and saw the demon god's spiritual power pouring into the short blade continuously. Just when he didn't know why, the demon god suddenly let out a low roar, like air coming out of the throat after the abdominal cavity was flattened. The final sound.
When Duan Changsheng pulled out the short blade, the short blade had turned into dark brown. The demon's body was like mud that had been sucked dry, leaving only one-third of its original size.
Ling Ning couldn't help but ask: "What on earth are you doing?"
Duan Changsheng put away the short blade with satisfaction and said, "Do you think I will tell you?"
Ling Ning said: "Aren't you afraid that I will take action?"
Duan Changsheng said: "I know it was you who killed the Demon God, and I really want to thank you. But you won't take action. These two women are at a critical moment now, right?"
Ling Ning snorted and said nothing.
Duan Changsheng said: "If we take action now, can you take it? Your power is indeed frightening, but you seem to have no way to deal with us now."
Ling Ning said: "So, you want to give it a try?"
Duan Changsheng smiled and said: "I am preparing a revenge, you know the target... I know you have many secrets, and with people like you around, this world will become a lot more interesting, hahaha."
After speaking, he gently passed by him and said at the same time: "Shaotian, let's go."
Duan Shaotian patted the big knife on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Tell Su Jiu that I will wait for him to get it, hahaha!"
After saying that, the two of them left one after another.
About half an hour later, Qian Meier and Xia Shiqing woke up. When the former saw that Ling Ning had returned to normal, he threw himself into his arms with a "嘤咛" sound, and his worry was palpable. Xia Shiqing just smiled happily, but the joy and excitement in her eyes was no less than that of Qian Meier.
A low voice suddenly came from the sky: "The Xuanyuan Secret Realm will be opened in half an hour. The monks who are qualified to enter will gather at the northeast corner of the abyss!"
Ling Ning was slightly stunned and said: "I didn't expect that the Xuanyuan Secret Realm would be opened at this time, but what does a qualified monk mean?"
Xia Shiqing said: "You need Xuanyuan jade to enter the Xuanyuan secret realm. A piece of Xuanyuan jade can allow five monks to enter. Most of the Xuanyuan jade is in the control of the five major sects, followed by powerful clans like the Xuanyuan clan."
Ling Ning immediately remembered that his father Ling Yuan had exchanged a golden token for his life. That token should be the legendary Xuanyuan Jade. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart.
Qian Meier said: "Grandma said she would leave a place for me, but I don't want to go now. Xiao Ning, you can go for me."
Ling Ning said: "How...how can this be done?"
Qian Meier said: "What does it matter? I'm still injured anyway, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go, so why waste a spot."
Ling Ning hesitated in his heart. It would be a lie to say that he was not interested in this ancient divine sword. However, he knew that many people were vying for this spot. If he accepted it, it would mean that he would be in debt to the sect or the other party. A favor from the Fox clan. If it was Qian Meier's own thing, he would naturally accept it without any scruples, but if it was other favors, he would have to consider it.
Just as he was thinking, a ray of white light fell in front of them. The three of them took a closer look and saw that it was a burly old man. The old man has an extremely tall figure, nearly two meters tall. His white beard and hair hang straight down to his waist. His eyes are almost narrowed into a line, but there is a hint of light that makes people dare not look directly.
Qian Meier was the first to speak: "Who are you?"
The old man smiled slightly and said: "I am Zhiyi Immortal."
Xia Shiqing suddenly said: "I heard that Immortal Zhiyi is the first of the three great immortals in the mortal world. It is really an honor to meet him today."
Only then did Qian and Ling realize that the old man in front of them had a great identity, and they couldn't help but stand in awe.
Immortal Zhiyi turned his attention to Ling Ning and said, "Thanks to this little brother for quelling the disaster this time. We all saw it in our eyes. It's admirable that the little brother is willing to sacrifice himself. Naturally, so are the two little friends. Very dedicated.”
Before Ling Ning could speak, Qian Meier said: "Aren't the three immortals the guardians of the Mortal Continent? Why did the immortals not take action to stop such a big thing happening in Jiuyou? Instead, let us rush to the front?"
Immortal Zhiyi smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that we didn't take action, but this disaster has far exceeded our ability. Every time before the Xuanyuan Secret Realm is opened, more than half of our strength must be used to maintain the operation of the secret realm. In addition, The White Phosphorus Immortal encountered some accidents, and he was able to use less than 10% of his 100% power... In short, it is really thanks to you this time, otherwise it would not have ended so easily."
The three of them didn't quite understand the seriousness of the relationship, and they didn't want to ask more questions since the disaster had subsided.
Qianmei'er said: "May I ask why the immortal came?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "The three of them have made great contributions in quelling the disaster, so I grant permission for the three of them to enter the secret realm."
Although this was not expected by the three of them, it was reasonable, so the three of them were not too surprised. Qian Meier said: "Thank you for the kindness of the immortal, but I am injured and I am afraid that I will not be able to cope with the battle in the secret realm, so I have to give up."
Xia Shiqing also said: "Me too, thank you for the immortal's kindness."
Seeing that neither of them wanted to enter, Ling Ning seemed to feel a little uninterested, and was about to refuse, but Qian Meier understood what he meant, took his hand and said: "Xiao Ning, you must go in! This opportunity is once in a lifetime, You must win the Xuanyuan Sword!"
Xia Shiqing also said: "Yes, the Xuanyuan Sword must not fall into the hands of people with evil intentions, otherwise life will be ruined."
Seeing this, Ling Ning could only nod her head and said, "I understand, I'm willing to go in and give it a try."
Immortal Zhiyi nodded, thought for a while, took out three bamboo joints from his arms and gave them to them, saying: "This is my token, given to you. If you encounter any difficulties in the mortal world in the future, You can come to me with this."
Ling Ning saw that the bamboo joint was as thick as a thumb, and its surface had turned into jade, like a piece of beautiful jade, with three ancient seal characters "Purple Bamboo Forest" engraved on it. The three of them put away the bamboo joints. Xia Shiqing seemed to have thought of something and took out a golden square-hole coin from the ring, with the four words "Golden Toad Treasure" clearly engraved on it. She handed the coin to Ling Ning and said, "I got this by chance. It is a token of the Golden Toad Immortal. I think you might be able to use it in the secret realm. You can take it."
This was a token from the immortal, and he could ask for help from the immortal. Ling Ning hesitated for a moment about such an important thing, not knowing whether he should accept it or not.
Qianmei'er said: "Sister Shiqing will be unhappy if you don't accept her!"
Ling Ning smiled happily and accepted it.
Immortal Zhiyi looked at them while stroking his beard and said: "Wait a moment, I will take you into the secret realm first. You can rest for a while now."
Ling Ning nodded and looked around. Under the abyss, a large number of floating corpses were floating on the hot liquid like magma, and began to emit bursts of stench. He couldn't help but think to himself, how many people in the entire Jiuyou Empire could survive? Why did so many people die?
Suddenly, a tornado appeared in the sky, circling in and around the abyss. Then a large number of spiritual bodies seemed to be inspired by some kind of inspiration, and they emerged and flew towards the tornado. In the blink of an eye, they converged into a torrent, flowing continuously into the tornado. No trace.
Ling Ning pointed at the tornado and said, "What is this? Is it absorbing the souls of these...these dead people?"
Qian and Xia came to him and looked in the direction he pointed, but found nothing.
Qianmeier asked doubtfully: "What are you talking about? There is nothing."
Ling Ning said in surprise: "Can't you see? Shiqing, you..."
Xia Shiqing shook her head, obviously not seeing anything.
Ling Ning turned to Immortal Zhiyi and said, "Immortal, you..."
Immortal Zhiyi just smiled and said nothing.
Qian and Xia were still injured, so they didn't know what he was doing and didn't ask in detail, so they went back to meditate and adjust their breath.
Ling Ning stared blankly at the tornado in the sky that kept sucking away the innocent souls around him. It seemed that even the air was much fresher. Suddenly, a figure jumped out of the tornado, spread its wings like a big bird and fell from the sky, landing steadily in front of him.
Ling Ning took a few steps back, and after seeing the other person's face clearly, he said in surprise: "It's you! Uncle Tu, are you not dead yet?"
Tu Bo was still wearing a white robe and a white mask on his face. He first waved to say hello to the Immortal Zhiyi behind him, and then looked at him carefully before saying, "That guy seems to have...disappeared?"
Ling Ning was still wary of him and said, "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."
Tubo smiled and said nothing. He just turned around and looked at the tornado in the sky quietly.
Ling Ning saw that he didn't seem to have any ill intentions, and Immortal Zhiyi knew him, so he gradually let down his guard and said, "Where will these...these souls be sent?"
Tu Bo said: "Of course it is the underworld, ah, what you call the underworld."
Ling Ning said: "What then?"
Tu Bo said: "Then reincarnation."
He turned around, looked at him, and said: "Actually, I don't need to explain to you, but I still have to say..."
Ling Ning looked at Qian and Xia behind her and saw that they seemed to be turning a deaf ear.
Tu Bo said: "They can't see me, and they won't hear our conversation."
Ling Ning nodded and continued to listen to what he said.
Tu Bo said, "That woman, do you still remember her? That desperate woman, all the villagers and relatives died."
Ling Ning frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"I didn't kill the people in that village."
"What?"
"I said that the village she was in was not massacred by me. The village was already like that when I found her. The murderers were a group of monks, and they insulted her. In a sense, I saved her."
"So...she's still alive?"
"Yeah, still alive."
"Then should I thank you?"
Tu Bo smiled softly and said: "I have been observing human beings for a long time. Do you know? Sometimes they are really fragile, unable to leave the group, unable to face difficulties alone... but sometimes they are strong. People are surprised.”
Ling Ning listened quietly, not knowing what to say.
Tu Bo continued: "Look at those wronged souls, do you sympathize with them in your heart? But sometimes death is also a kind of relief, but living is more painful. People in this land will not die, and it won't be long... Five Years, ten years, new residents will appear on this land. I have done errands like today countless times before..."
"Countless times...why are you saying this to me?"
"I don't know either."
"You don't know either?"
"Well, I just feel some kind of... divinity in you. You are different from other living beings. You can reach higher heights, but you are too kind, which is not good. I don't know if you have listened. After a word..."
"What words?"
"Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as mutt dogs; saints are unkind and regard the common people as mutt dogs."
Ling Ning sighed and said nothing more.
Tu Bo said: "I'm leaving. I hope I won't be in the underworld next time I see you, haha."
Tu Bo's figure disappeared, Immortal Zhiyi stepped forward and patted his shoulder, saying: "It's almost time, let's go."
Ling Ning said: "Immortal, does that guy Tu Bo... often do this? I mean, has it happened many times on the Mortal Continent? A large number of people died abnormally."
Immortal Zhiyi nodded and said: "Every time the Xuanyuan Secret Realm is opened, a large amount of souls need to be injected. Don't ask me why this happens. This is part of the rules. Tu Bo... has indeed troubled him many times."
Ling Ning said thoughtfully: "Then if the Xuanyuan Secret Realm is no longer opened, will this kind of thing not happen?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Maybe it is, maybe it is not, I can't say for sure."
Ling Ning seemed to be talking to himself: "It turns out that the duty of immortals is not to protect these ordinary people..."
Immortal Zhiyi waved his sleeve, and a golden halo appeared out of thin air. A faint white light emitted from the aperture and it was unknown where it led. Ling Ning took a deep breath and then strode in. A white light surrounded him.
…
Zhaoti Temple, Qiyun Pagoda.
Immortal Golden Toad opened his eyes and woke up from trance. He strode up to the crowd and said loudly: "The time has come, please all those who are destined to enter the secret realm!"
He made countless hand seals, and a golden halo appeared in front of everyone. Everyone was excited and eager to enter.
Golden Toad Immortal stopped in front of everyone and said: "I have a few words to remind you! First, when you enter this secret realm, life and death will depend on your destiny, so you should be mentally prepared; second, most people who are not destined to enter this secret realm will not be able to do it again. If you can't come out, don't force it if you don't have the chance; thirdly, there is only one Buddha, if you have other plans, please go further. Okay, I have finished the three sentences, if you want to go in, please do it yourself!"
As he said this, he stepped aside and allowed everyone to enter.
Everyone hesitated for a while, and Toutuo, who had made trouble before, pushed everyone away and said loudly: "You don't dare, but the Sa family dares! Let the Sa family go in first and take a look! Hahaha!"
Toutuo jumped into the circle of light and disappeared. Only then did everyone wake up from a dream and scrambled to jump in again.
A thought mixed in the crowd and jumped into the circle of light. After a burst of white light, he found that he had arrived in a desert.
The scorching sun was so intense that his skin was almost on fire. This desert seemed endless, with no other living things except sand. He took out a straw hat from the storage space and put it on his head. He called his mother several times in his heart, but found that there was no response, and even the true energy in his body could not be mobilized. At this moment, he seemed to have become an ordinary monk.
Not far away there was a stone tablet half submerged in the sand, with an ancient seal character "sha" engraved on it. He dug out the lower part with his bare hands and saw the character "海".
"Sea of Sand".
He was thinking about the meaning of the two words. Looking at the endless desert, he suddenly thought of the eminent monk Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty.
It is said that Master Xuanzang once made up his mind to go to the West to obtain the true scriptures and seek Buddhism. Master Xuanzang spent seventeen years, traveled 50,000 miles, and visited "thirty-eight countries". He brought back a total of 520 folders and 657 volumes of Mahayana Buddhist sutras. A truly eminent monk.
This eminent monk once visited the "Eight Hundred Miles of Sand Sea" on his journey westward. No one knows what this eminent monk experienced in the eight hundred miles of sand sea. Some people say that he fainted several times due to lack of water and fatigue, and that he had countless hallucinations before his eyes, including countless treasures of beautiful women, coveted scripture glory, and countless monsters and monsters... No one knows how he defeated this. A sea of sand, maybe it was the "Heart Sutra" he recited in a low voice that saved him from the sea of suffering, or maybe it was his piety and perseverance that impressed the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas.
The thought stayed in place, and the heartbeat fluctuated for a while and could not calm down. As a devout Buddhist, he was naturally familiar with these stories. He seemed to see a monk struggling forward with a tin staff, his old monk's robe soaked with sweat. The soles of his feet were blistered by the hot sand, and the blood that broke out left marks on the sand and drifted away in the wind... But he did not stop, but walked forward firmly step by step, step by step. go……
Two lines of hot tears flowed out unconsciously. Yi Nian lowered his head and looked at his hands, which were a pair of hands covered in blood. The scene in front of him changed. Countless souls who had been killed by him ferociously rushed toward him, demanding their lives...
"Have I always done something wrong?" He knelt down on the sand and muttered to himself.
"One thought."
"Who?" He suddenly raised his head, and there was an old monk standing in front of him.
"Master...Master!"
He finally recognized that the old monk in front of him was the abbot of Jialan Temple, the master of Master Qingyin, and his own master - Zen Master Daolin!
