"Um?"
Jiang Chen had no choice but to put away the things on the table, and when he was about to get up, the old man's voice came again.
"Boy, show me the beads in your hand!"
Jiang Chen hesitated for a while, then took out the bead again and asked, "Senior, is this the bead you are talking about?"
Jiang Chen's eyebrows flashed, and a small flame suddenly appeared on the table, leaning next to the bead. Strangely, the flame did not emit any heat, and the bead did not move.
Then the flame suddenly changed into the appearance of a little old man in red robe with three strands of beard. He reached out and picked up the beads and looked at them for a while.
Jiang Chen, who was startled by the sudden change in the flames, took a few steps back, swallowed his saliva, and said in surprise: "Senior, is this what you look like?"
It seems that he didn't hear Jiang Chen's words, and the old man in red robe said to himself: "Yuanfa, Yuanfa! You are both a human race and a Qi Refiner, so then bow three times to this bead."
For some reason, Jiang Chen just felt that ever since he met the old man in red robe, his tone seemed to indicate that he had been treating Jiang Chen like an elder. Now that he heard him asking him to kneel down to the beads, he instinctively did not want to resist. Instead, he obeyed the old man's instructions and bowed respectfully to the beads three times.
Then he stood up and looked at the old man in confusion, as if he wanted to seek answers, only to hear the old man slowly say: "This bead is called the World Bead. I heard that it was formed after the ancient innate magic weapon Dinghai Bead was broken, and it formed a small world within it. , operates on its own, and contains the way of heaven and earth. In ancient times, those who obtained this bead became big shots in famous towns. Later, it gradually became the inherited treasure of your human race and has been passed down until the time when heaven and earth are connected. , after the Five Emperors used the power of this bead to complete the sealing of the realm passage, they disappeared. The search failed, and as the Five Emperors were enthroned, the news came down that this bead was no longer available. Today, it is in your hands. It is really a fate. Law! You cannot force it."
After hearing the old man's answer, Jiang Chen seemed to still be puzzled, and continued to ask: "Senior, since this bead is the inherited treasure of our human race and is so important, why did it disappear after the Five Emperors Jue Heaven and Earth?"
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The old man sighed heavily, shook his head and said: "In order to complete the great task of connecting heaven and earth, the five emperors used the power of the world in this bead to block the domain. They were rejected by the domain passage and then had a big explosion, which caused this The bead fell into the space cracks and its whereabouts are unknown, and the reason why the domain can be blocked is all due to the world power of this bead. Could it be that it appears this time?"
Jiang Chen, who was about to ask more questions when he heard that the old man seemed to have something to say, was suddenly interrupted by the old man raising his hand.
"With your current strength, you can't protect this bead at all. But with the help of this bead, you have a chance of becoming enlightened. It's not in vain that I have been waiting for tens of thousands of years. I will teach you the method of opening this bead later, but if you open it Whether you can get the recognition of this bead in the future depends entirely on your chance."
The old man threw the bead to Jiang Chen, then softly recited a difficult spell in his mouth, and then stretched out his hand to point between Jiang Chen's eyebrows. Within a moment, Jiang Chen had a spell and a method to open the world bead in his mind.
Jiang Chen was still confused and asked: "Senior, can't I use this bead after opening it? What does it mean to be recognized?"
The old man gently stroked his beard and said seriously: "The World Pearl is a world of its own and has already given birth to its own consciousness. Although it has been refined by the elders of your human race, this instinct still exists. If you can't get it, Until it is approved, even if you have a spell to enter and exit, you cannot freely enter and exit it, let alone play the role of the World Pearl."
Seemingly realizing that he still had something to add, he hurriedly said: "By the way, the recognition of World Pearl does not depend on cultivation level, but only on personal fate. However, if there is a backlash, at least all cultivation base will be lost, and at worst, the sea of consciousness will be lost. Damaged and turned into an idiot, you kid can make your own decision after thinking about it clearly. I’ll take a rest first, and don’t disturb me if nothing happens.”
After saying that, the old man turned into a flame and flew into Jiang Chen's sea of consciousness again.
Jiang Chen picked up the beads and carefully examined them for a long time. He let out a breath and thought to himself: "Although I don't know whether what the old man said is true or not, if it is true, I can't take advantage of this amazing opportunity. I really missed the opportunity to become enlightened, but the danger involved is too great. Who can guarantee that I can get the recognition of the World Pearl? If I miss it, I will die."
After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Chen seemed to have made up his mind and thought: "Master once said that cultivating Taoism is to go against the will of nature and requires the courage to move forward. Opportunities are often accompanied by crises. I looked so hesitant in the face of great opportunities. If I have lost my courage to move forward, then why should I practice Taoism or break through to a higher realm? Moreover, if I don’t think about myself, I met my senior sister for only a few days, but she gave me so many cultivation resources. How can I If you don’t put all your trust in yourself, if you can’t improve your strength, wouldn’t you betray her trust? Well, I’ll take a look at what’s so special about this World Pearl.”
Then Jiang Chen put the beads into a storage bag, entered the secret room, and began to bathe, change clothes, burn incense, and pray. After almost half a day, he felt that his mood had slowly calmed down. Jiang Chen quickly burned two jade slips of communication and wrote them out. One of the letters passed by the waiter here entrusted it to the little boy. Jiang Chen was also afraid that he would lose it, so he made preparations in advance.
The letter he just handed over to the waiter only said that he was going to be in seclusion for a few days. If he had not come out of seclusion in three days, he would ask the little boy to come to him to collect his reward and give him an identity token so that he could come in and out at that time.
The letter placed in the living room was a suicide note. After his death, he could find a home for his belongings.
After speaking, Jiang Chen took out the World Pearl again and placed it on his bed. Then he sat cross-legged and meditated, slowly calming his breathing.
I saw his hands together, with the index fingers of both hands facing the beads, and a stream of spiritual energy shot on the beads. Then Jiang Chen frowned, his expression slightly painful, and a bright drop of blood was forced out from between his two fingers, and slowly fell. Above the bead, the stream of light flashed slightly, and the essence and blood disappeared. Then Jiang Chen recited a difficult-to-speak incantation. Following the incantation, the bead flew up from the bed and hovered three inches between Jiang Chen's eyebrows.
The sudden change in the bead did not interrupt Jiang Chen, who was still reciting the incantation. However, at this time, his fingers changed direction and pointed at the bead in mid-air, continuing to convey spiritual energy into it. In the process, Jiang Chen Chen carefully controlled his consciousness to slowly approach the bead, the moment his consciousness approached the bead.
Bursts of golden light glowed, and the entire room was instantly enveloped in the golden light emitted by the beads. Fortunately, there was a formation blocking the place, otherwise people outside would definitely know that something was strange here.
Jiang Chen felt like the world was spinning, as if he had escaped into a chaotic world that was constantly shaking. Jiang Chen didn't know his direction at all, let alone what was ahead.
After shaking for a long time, Jiang Chen felt that his head was about to explode. He persisted for a while, but just when he could no longer hold on, his brain suddenly regained its clarity, and a green grassland appeared in front of him, which was refreshing.
But before Jiang Chen could rest for a moment, the scene changed again, turning into a volcano erupting everywhere, a purgatory scene that shocked people's hearts.
Just like before, in just a few breaths, the scene changed again, arriving at a starry sky. Jiang Chen stood on a suspended boulder, looking up at the stars in the sky.
After waiting for a long time, the picture did not change again. Jiang Chen felt relieved. At this moment, a voice came from all directions, and the voice filled the void: "What are you doing here, fellow Taoist?"
Listening to this ethereal voice, Jiang Chen seemed to have a magical power that wanted to evoke his inner thoughts. Before he could think about it, he blurted out: "Come here to seek opportunities."
"Opportunity depends on the law of fate. What's the fate, fellow Taoist?"
The ethereal voice was like a machine, tapping Jiang Chen's soul coldly.
Jiang Chen seemed to be tortured by this voice. He couldn't think of any distracting thoughts in his heart and just wanted to express the deepest things in his heart.
"I would like to uphold this ancient human race's wishes and inherit this opportunity."
"Hahaha! Opportunities are not determined by humans, but are determined by heaven."
Jiang Chen's words made the ethereal voice burst into laughter, but when the laughter sounded, Jiang Chen's heart relaxed slightly, as if the shackles on his body were loosened.
Hearing the ethereal voice talking about the number of days, Jiang Chen took a step forward and said loudly: "Although the number of days is fixed, I am willing to adhere to the ancient way, observe the journey of the sky, and create my own path."
As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, the starry sky in front of him seemed to be peeling off inch by inch, and a brand new sky appeared in front of him. He stepped on the vibrant earth under his feet, and felt a heavy sense of solidity. Jiang Chen looked around and found that this place turned out to be a paradise. In this world, spiritual energy is extremely rich, and spiritual plants, flowers and trees are everywhere visible to the naked eye.
I was about to sigh: "The resources are so abundant!"
Then he saw huge flames spewing out from the mountains in the distance. Although Jiang Chen couldn't see what was happening, he opened the World Pearl and had a certain perception of this world. At this moment, he was aware that a volcano was happening in this world. , floods and earthquakes.
Jiang Chen's feet began to shake violently. Earthquakes caused the earth to crack, sudden mountains and rivers collapsed, and volcanoes and tsunamis made him frantically want to find a place to hide. What entered this world was his real body. If he encountered it here, Unexpectedly, that is true death.
While running, he shouted: "Senior, are you still there? Why is this place like this?"
The old man seemed to have sensed the change, and a flash of horror appeared between Jiang Chen's brows as he said: "The World Pearl has never seen such a scene since ancient times, and even if it did, it would only be on a small scale, and there would never be such a move to destroy all living things in the world. "
The old man was also puzzled like Jiang Chen, and finally climbed to a plain to take shelter temporarily. The old man suddenly thought of something and exclaimed: "Hiss... Could it be that the power of this Pearl World is not enough? You activated the World Pearl this time and broke through it." Without the balance within it, if this continues, the World Pearl will become a dead realm."
Jiang Chen looked at the world-destroying scene in front of him and secretly said regretfully: "Then what should I do? I have to watch this world destroy itself."
The old man sighed and said sadly: "If we had the power of the world, we could immediately prevent this situation, but where to find the power of the world now, I am negligent."
Jiang Chen was devastated and saw that he could not prevent the destruction of this world. He was about to leave and sighed: "Senior, it seems that I have no chance. Let's go!"
After saying this, he was about to recite the mantra to leave, but was immediately interrupted by the old man: "It has been hundreds of thousands of years. As the inheritor of your human race, I will do the last thing for your human race today."
Before Jiang Chen could react, the old man transformed into a flame and flew into the air. Suddenly, a light that was ten thousand times more dazzling than before came from the flame, and a feeling of a bright sun in the sky came over him, as if he was on the scorching sun.
The scorching sun transformed by the old man paused in the air, then flew into the sky and firmly took root in the air. Jiang Chen was surprised and at a loss. At this moment, he didn't know what to do. As time went by, the earthquake and volcano continued. The flood continued to swallow everything, but the area within a kilometer of the hill where Jiang Chen was located seemed calm and unaffected under the protection of the big sun transformed by the old man in the sky.
