There was a large amount of mud and rotten bones accumulated under the mountain stream. Ling Ning really couldn't tell which ones belonged to his father Ling Yuan, so he had to give up at the moment. He is a practicing person and is not very attached to whether there is a real tomb. To him, building a tombstone in his heart was much more important than having an actual tombstone.
He tried to find his former brothers, but after extensive investigation, he found out that those people had been killed by Ling Dao and his son, and no one was spared. The four words "cutting the grass and eradicating the root" are commonplace for them, and he is the only exception. If they had tried to kill him, would he have survived? Thinking of this, he thought of the palace master again. There were still some unresolved grievances between them.
Ling Dao and his son wanted to sneak down the mountain, but they were caught by the villagers. The villagers beat the father and son half to death, and finally hung them on the tower. Both of them were Taoists with strong muscles and bones. He was said to have been hung for seven days before he died. After death, they were crushed to pieces, which was the best punishment for them.
The matter with Jian Lingzong came to an end for the time being. At this time, he received a message from Qin Xi, but the message was a bit strange: "Master... some people suddenly came to me. They said that I was their saint, and they also You want to take me to Daiyu..."
The message stopped here, and Ling Ning read it several times but was still puzzled. Who are these people? Why is Qin Xi a saint? Where is Daiyu? But one thing is certain, under the blockade of the Xuanyuan Sword Formation, these people will definitely take Qin Xi out to sea, so he can only go to the seaport to intercept them first. But there are many outlets to the sea in the Mortal Continent, which one should he go to?
He wrote back to Qin Xi and asked her where she was now, but unfortunately nothing was heard from her again. He had a keen sense that Qin Xi might have been kidnapped by someone. He originally wanted to take Qin Xi back to Qin to say goodbye to Qin Fei, and then go to the sea to the fairy dust continent, but now he can only change his plan.
Returning to the ancient ruins where the Xuanyuan Sword was placed, before going to sea, he wanted to say his final goodbyes to the three immortals, and also ask the three immortals about "Dai Yu".
There was no one in the ruins. Just as he was about to send a message to the three immortals, the voice of the White Phosphorus Immortal sounded behind him.
"You're back?"
Ling Ning turned around and saw the White Phosphorus Immortal walking towards him. She was smiling now and felt much more "at ease". This reminded him of "Zora" in the ice and snow of Spring Valley.
"Immortal, I heard that you are about to ascend?"
Immortal White Phosphorus nodded and said: "Ascension in three days, do you want to stay to watch the ceremony?"
Ling Ning smiled bitterly and said: "As much as I want to, my precious apprentice has been kidnapped, and I have to rescue her as soon as possible. Does the Immortal know where 'Dai Yu' is?"
Immortal Bai Phosphorus narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said: "The ancient classic "Liezi Tang Wen" once recorded that there is a big ravine hundreds of millions of miles east of the Bohai Sea. It is actually a bottomless valley, and there is no bottom under it. It is called Guixu. The water of the eight rivers and nine fields, the currents of Tianhan, are all poured into it, without increasing or decreasing. There are five mountains in it: one is called Daiyu, the second is Yuanqiao, the third is Fanghu, and the fourth is Ying Zhou, Wuyue Penglai."
Ling Ning suddenly said: "It turns out that Daiyu is an immortal mountain like Penglai. Does the immortal know where Daiyu is?"
Immortal White Phosphorus shook his head and said: "These are records before the world was torn apart. Whether it is still in the human world is a mystery. However, I heard that someone recently saw a fairy mountain on the sea. It's floating around on the ocean currents, and I don't know if it's Daiyu."
Ling Ning nodded silently, thinking to herself that she had to find out what was going on.
The White Phosphorus Immortal suddenly said softly: "Xiao Ning, thank you."
Ling Ning was slightly startled. Her "Xiao Ning" sounded like Zola from the Valley of Spring. The White Phosphorus Immortal was Zola, but was Zola the White Phosphorus Immortal? In a sense, Zora trapped in the Valley of Spring is no different from the White Phosphorus Immortal trapped in the Mortal Continent.
Ling Ning shook his head and said, "You're welcome, just think of it as..." A smile appeared on his lips, "Just think of it as it's for Zora."
Immortal White Phosphorus nodded and said happily: "I will wait for you in the upper world. Depending on your qualifications, you will ascend sooner or later. When the time comes, let me repay your favor."
The two looked at each other for a moment, speechless.
The White Phosphorus Immortal bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Ling Ning looked at her leaving figure and suddenly said: "Immortal, who will the immortal position be passed on to after you leave?"
Immortal Bai Phosphorus said without looking back: "Since there are no monks in Mortal Continent, why do we need immortals? Let's ask the two elder brothers to do the work for us."
At this time, two immortals, Zhiyi and Jinchan, came hand in hand. They looked at each other and smiled when they heard the words.
Several people watched Immortal Bai Phosphorus leave, and Immortal Zhiyi said: "Originally, we wanted to come to see you together, but Bai Phosphorus said that he wanted to talk to you alone first."
Immortal Golden Toad said: "Are you ready to leave the mortal world?"
Ling Ning said: "Well, I came here today to say goodbye to the three immortals, but I didn't expect that the White Phosphorus Immortal said goodbye to me first... Do the two immortals have any other teachings?"
Immortal Golden Toad said: "The two of us will still be here in the future. You can come to us at any time. I have nothing more to say, just that thing... please, please take it to Xianchen Jialan Temple." "
Ling Ning nodded heavily and said, "I will try my best."
Immortal Golden Toad smiled and strode away, leaving Immortal Zhiyi alone.
Immortal Zhiyi said: "I have nothing to advise you, I just have something I want to give you."
Ling Ning said: "Oh? What is it?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Come with me."
Ling Ning followed him to a wall, and saw him making a few handprints. The wall suddenly cracked open with a "buzz" sound, and inside was a downward passage. There was a fist-sized luminous pearl placed on the wall that glowed green. light. The two entered the passage one after another, and after a while they reached the bottom. It was a pure white space like the place where the Xuanyuan Sword was stored, except that there was a sword stand in the center. There was no sword on the sword stand, only a simple hanging hilt.
Ling Ning wondered: "Another broken sword? Why is there only the hilt?"
Upon closer inspection, he saw that the patterns on the hilt of the sword were slowly changing and flowing. His eyes were attracted for a moment and could not move away for a long time.
Immortal Zhiyi said: "This sword is called Hanguang..."
Ling Ning couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound. The name was too loud. She didn't expect to see such an ancient artifact in a place like this. He still remembered that Wen Hao from the Sword Forging Valley once told him the story of the ancient artifact Han Guang, Cheng Ying, and Xiao Lian.
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Why, have you heard the name of this sword?"
Ling Ning nodded and told him the story that Sword Making Valley Wenhao told him. Finally, he said with envy in his eyes: "The top grade Han Guang, the middle grade Cheng Ying, and the low grade Xiao Lian...these three magical weapons are as fast as light and as fast as shadows." , Rufeng, I didn’t expect to see Hanguang here, I am truly lucky.”
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Did you say that Chengying is in the hands of the Sword Forging Valley?"
Ling Ning said: "That's true. However, given the illustrious reputation of the Sword Forging Valley, it took thousands of years to recover Cheng Ying. It's a pity... Is this Han Guang also damaged?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "It is expected that Chengying cannot be restored in the Sword Forging Valley. As for this Hanguang, it is actually only a semi-finished product."
Ling Ning said in surprise: "Semi-finished product? What does this mean?"
Immortal Zhiyi smiled and said, "Do you know where you found this Hanguang?"
Ling Ning said: "Where? Could it be the Sword Forging Valley? But what does this have to do with it being a semi-finished product? Could it be that it was cast in the Sword Forging Valley?"
Immortal Zhiyi shook his head and said: "In ancient times, there was a famous swordsman named Kong Zhou. Kong Zhou had many swords in his collection, but he had only heard of Hanguang's name and had no chance to see it. Once, he was playing with the Chengying Sword, and suddenly He found a thin mark on the hilt of the sword, which was a little loose when shaken. He pulled it out fiercely, only to hear a soft click. The hilt was divided into two parts, and a short hilt was exposed. He slowly pulled it out, He just felt that the sword was gradually being withdrawn, but he couldn't see it. When he reached out and touched it, a line of blood came out. He was unknowingly scratched by the sword. He walked into the darkness of the house and finally saw this The full view of the sword disappeared immediately once the light hit the sword body. As he swung the sword far away, he felt the sword hilt shake violently, with a loud bang, and the wall more than ten feet away was penetrated by the sword energy."
Ling Ning was fascinated by what he heard and asked, "Is this Hanguang?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Yes, Hanguang and Chengying were twins. Since Hanguang is no longer there, Chengying is empty. The thousand years of time in the Sword Forging Valley have not been able to restore it, just because they don't know that Chengying has been lost." 'Core'. Although this Hanguang is incredibly powerful, it is still an unfinished work after all. It has not experienced real quenching, so how can it become an artifact."
Ling Ning said: "So... Chengying and Hanguang need to merge into one to reproduce the glory of the artifact?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Since they have been separated, why bother to merge into one again? Sooner or later, these two famous swords will become sacred weapons again. They just need to find the right method."
Ling Ning said: "Since Chengying has no core, then inject a core into it. Since Hanguang has not been exposed to the fire, re-smelt it... I think the Sword Forging Valley went in the wrong direction, so it failed to smelt it." repair."
Immortal Zhiyi said: "This is exactly the truth. Everything in the world has its own flaws, and the right way is to prescribe the right medicine."
Ling Ning asked: "Then has this light-containing sword been tempered and become a real artifact?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "I also figured out how to repair it after reading ancient books many times. Unfortunately... tempering by fire alone is not enough. It also needs to add some rare materials. After you become the master of Xuanyuan Sword, , the Xuanyuan Ling was no longer useful, so I used them all to smelt this sword. The Xuanyuan Ling is made of Xuanyuan jade, and the spiritual power contained in it is extraordinary...but...but after all, it is still one step short..."
Ling Ning said: "Is Xuanyuan Jade not enough?"
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Yes, the Xuanyuan Jade is still not enough. Hey, as the saying goes, it is up to people to make things happen. Maybe the time has not come yet... I gave it to you because I don't want it to be buried here. Maybe it will follow you and have someone else." One day it will become a real artifact."
Ling Ning thought for a moment and suddenly remembered the "marrow" that he and Qian Meier had bought at the auction. He quickly took it out and said: "Immortal, I got this from the auction. Is it suitable for smelting this artifact?" helpful?"
Immortal Zhiyi said "Hey", took it and looked at it carefully for a moment, and said: "This marrow... seems unusual. You are really lucky. This thing seems to be able to replace Xuanyuan Jade..."
Ling Ning felt happy, but Immortal Zhiyi sighed: "It's a pity... I'm not a smelter, you still need to find a master who is proficient in forging. Maybe... maybe this marrow can really make Hanguang become a Artifact.”
Ling Ning said: "Immortal, do you have anyone to recommend for this forging master?"
Immortal Zhiyi shook his head and said: "I haven't set foot on the Fairy Dust Continent for a long time. You can only slowly find the great master of this forging by yourself."
Ling Ning dropped a drop of blood on Hanguang's sword. He wasn't sure if Hanguang's sword was there, but when the bright red blood dropped a "丨" along the sword, he suddenly felt a A strange thread connected his consciousness with Han Guang. He could feel the joy coming from Hanguang, and the shape of the sword emerged in his mind. This sword contained huge energy, an energy he had never seen on any weapon before, not even his stone sword Shattering Star could compare to it.
He casually held a sword flower in the air, and the sword emitted a faint golden light, leaving a pleasing afterimage in the air. He was convinced that this golden light could only be seen by himself as the master, and in the eyes of others, he was just waving the hilt of the sword.
He put Han Guang's precious stone sword into the ring. This was not because his stone sword could come back to him at any time. If this sword was lost, it was really lost.
Immortal Zhiyi sent him out of the ruins. At this time, the east gradually turned white, and a flash of orange lit up on the horizon. Ling Ning looked at the increasingly brighter sky, but couldn't help it. She turned around and said to Immortal Zhiyi: "Immortal, if there is no longer a master of the Xuanyuan Sword in the Mortal Continent, then where will the continent go? I really..."
Immortal Zhiyi smiled and said: "You feel uneasy? Are you afraid that you will make the wrong choice? Will you lead the Mortal Continent in a bad direction?"
Ling Ning nodded.
Immortal Zhiyi stroked his beard and said: "Perhaps in the next ten thousand years, the power of Xuanyuan Sword will be exhausted, and then the entire mortal world will be plunged into dire straits. By then, you will no longer be here, and I will no longer be here. What will happen to the mainland?"
Ling Ning shook his head sadly.
Immortal Zhiyi said: "Every generation has its own mission, you don't need to think too much. Besides, mortals are not as fragile as you think. Maybe there will be someone like Huangdi Xuanyuan... Go ahead, this one The world will not be destroyed because of one choice, your mission has been completed."
Ling Ning let out a sigh of relief. He could only believe now that the world would become brighter and brighter.
In the past month, Ling Ning visited almost all the seaports in Fanchen Continent, but unfortunately no trace of Qin Xi was found. Maybe it was too late when he received the message, and they might have already gone to sea by then. It seems that if he wants to find her, he can only look for Daiyu Fairy Mountain in the vast sea, but he really has no clue about this fairy mountain.
At this time, he suddenly received a message from Xia Shiqing. The message was simple and clear, with only one sentence: "Ping An Village has disappeared."
