The void is vast.
The two figures turned into rainbow light and shuttled through the void.
Occasionally, a ray of divine soul power would pass through Chen Luo and Bai Xiao's bodies, and after sensing the aura on each other's bodies, they would no longer continue to investigate.
"Junior brother, this is an inspection of the most precious armillary sphere, don't worry about it." Bai Xiao explained to Chen Luo via voice transmission, "After all, the void outside the sky is vast, and even a semi-saint cannot conduct inspections all the time."
Chen Luo nodded and asked curiously: "Third Senior Brother, we have been flying for so long, why haven't I seen an extraterrestrial saint clan?"
The void outside the sky seemed to be dead silent, which was completely different from the sky outside Chen Luo's imagination.
Bai Xiao smiled softly and said: "The sky outside is originally empty. If you deliberately hide it, it will naturally not be exposed to the outside world."
Seeing that Chen Luo wanted to ask again, Bai Xiao continued: "I'm not very clear about the specific things outside the world. It's better to wait until you see the teacher and ask him to explain it to you in person!"
Hearing what Bai Xiao said, Chen Luo thought about the fact that he was about to see the teacher again, and became a little nervous for no reason. He quickly asked: "By the way, Third Senior Brother, what kind of person is the teacher?"
It's unbelievable to say that since I became a teacher, I have traveled thousands of miles, and I have never even seen the teacher's face.
Although there is a reason why my practice is a little faster.
Chen Luo felt a little uneasy. He usually dealt with his senior brothers and sisters. He didn't know what the teacher's temper was like and what taboos he had. What if he accidentally made the teacher angry?
"Teacher..." Bai Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Teacher loves us very much."
"But remember, there is one thing you must never mention in front of the teacher."
Chen Luo immediately cheered up: "What?"
"Master Xiaozhu!"
Chen Luo reacted: "Can't you mention Master Xiaozhu?"
Bai Xiao nodded: "Actually, even if we mention it, the teacher won't blame us, but the teacher himself will have to retreat and be sad for several days."
"Remember it." Chen Luo wrote it down solemnly, but couldn't help but ask again, "Did Master Xiaozhu really pass away?"
"With my master and teachers protecting me, how could something like this happen?"
Bai Xiao frowned slightly and sighed: "I don't know much about the specific things, but the senior brother was drunk once and told the teacher that he would help him find Sister Xiaozhu back in the future..."
"Get it back?" Chen Luo was stunned, "Does that mean he's still alive?"
"I don't know." Bai Xiao shook his head, "Anyway, the teacher stayed in seclusion for three months after the incident. After the senior brother woke up, he was so scared that he ran away to Mantian."
"We don't dare to ask further questions."
Chen Luo nodded, but recalling carefully, it seemed that when he was communicating with his master, his master also deliberately avoided the topic of Sister Xiaozhu.
Alas, I don’t think so much, just don’t mention it anyway.
Chen Luo shut his mouth and continued to gallop in the same direction as Bai Xiao.
…
"Here we are!"
There was no concept of time in the void, and he didn't know how long he had been flying. Bai Xiao stopped and said to Chen Luo.
Chen Luo stood beside Bai Xiao and looked at Bai Xiao doubtfully. Bai Xiao stretched out his hand, and the momentum in his body suddenly exploded, and he rushed towards the void in front of him——
The void somewhere seemed to be pushed open several layers, and ripples visible to the naked eye rippled away. Bai Xiao nodded toward Chen Luo and plunged into the rippled void. In an instant, the figure disappeared from Chen Luo's sight.
Chen Luo understood this and followed suit, rushing headlong into the rippled void...
…
First his body suddenly felt light, and then there was a strong falling feeling, and the whistling wind came to his ears. Chen Luo opened his eyes and found that he was in a world, and his whole body seemed to be falling from a height of ten thousand feet.
Chen Luo took a breath in his chest, and the red dust energy rose from his body. Only then did he stop his falling figure and float in mid-air.
Chen Luo looked around. There was no sun or moon in the sky, but it was naturally bright. Below was a continuous bamboo forest. No, it would be more appropriate to say it was a sea of bamboo. Bamboo forests are boundless, surrounded by green mountains, and the green water is as clear as a mirror. The wind passes through the bamboo sea, and the bamboo leaves flutter like waves.
Before Chen Luo could take a closer look, he heard a familiar laughter.
"Hahahahahaha, little junior brother, I have been waiting for you to die, and you are finally here..."
When Chen Luo heard this voice, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He turned around and saw a figure coming closer from a distance, and finally stopped in front of Chen Luo.
"I've met senior brother!" Chen Luo saluted quickly. This person was none other than Zhulin Senior Brother Lang Feixian.
"No need to be polite." Lang Feixian held up Chen Luo. Only then did Chen Luo notice that Lang Feixian's face was a little faded. He frowned and asked, "Elder brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just the last time I wandered... Oh, let's not talk about it. Anyway, little junior brother, you have already opened a path thousands of miles away. It will be fine when I return to heaven and earth in a few days and make a breakthrough." Langfeixian said halfway through his words, He quickly changed his words.
Langfeixian was the first person to protect Chen Luorong's way. Chen Luo had not set foot on Wanli before, so Langfeixian could only stay before Wanli. Now that Chen Luo has reached the sky, Lang Feixian has been outside the sky, so naturally he cannot get any feedback from heaven. Only by returning to heaven and earth first and understanding Chen Luo's worldly martial arts can he break through the realm in front of him.
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"Let's go, take you to see the teacher!" Lang Feixian took Chen Luo's hand and flew down. Chen Luo quickly reminded him that there was still a third senior brother.
"It's not the first time for the third child to come here. You don't need to say hello. I guess he has already become a teacher by now." Lang Feixian didn't care, and said while flying Chen Luo towards the bamboo sea, "Originally, I was here two days ago. We need to return to heaven and earth, but your second senior sister and fifth senior brother are out on missions, so I will serve the teacher here."
"It's just the right time for you to come over, take my place and go back to break through the realm."
While talking, the two fell from the sky and stepped on the earth.
"This time you reached the sky thousands of miles, even the teacher was surprised." Lang Feixian seemed to have not spoken for a long time, and he kept talking when he opened his mouth, "Everyone knew that you would be able to reach the sky thousands of miles, but I didn't expect it to be so fast... …”
"Now, Lao Qi will probably be canonized soon."
"Needless to say, Sixth Junior Sister has inherited the legacy of Zu Long and is about to be canonized."
"Oh, I hope the fourth child will not be affected, work steadily, and strive to be canonized within five years..."
Chen Luo: ~(′ー｀~)
No, is it really okay to say that Fourth Senior Brother is okay?
"Originally, on the day you broke through ten thousand miles, Teacher planned to return to Heaven and Earth to protect you." Lang Feixian continued, "However, there were some troubles outside Heaven and Teacher was needed to help, so the trip was not possible."
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it." Chen Luo said with a smile, "Everything will fall into place when things are ripe."
"That's because you have mastered Kungfu." Lang Feixian nodded.
The brothers chatted and soon came to the depths of the bamboo sea. From a distance, they saw a figure sitting on a chair, with his back to them. Beside him, Bai Xiao stood with his hands tied.
"Look, teacher!" Lang Feixian signaled to Chen Luo and was about to pull Chen Luo forward, but Chen Luo stopped where he was.
"Junior brother?" Lang Feixian glanced at Chen Luo in confusion. Chen Luo took a deep breath, then straightened his clothes and bowed to Lang Feixian: "Senior brother, please go first."
Lang Feixian nodded imperceptibly, and then took a few steps ahead. Chen Luo followed behind Lang Feixian, following suit every step.
…
After walking several hundred steps, Lang Feixian stepped forward first, looked at each other with Bai Xiao, and then raised his hands to the sitting figure and said, "Teacher, my junior brother is here."
Then, the sitting figure slowly turned around.
That face had the calmness of a middle-aged man, but the occasional glint in the corner of his eyes flashed with murderous ferocity. He looked at Chen Luo, who was bowing and saluting meticulously a few feet away, and said gently: "No need to be polite, just get up."
When Chen Luo heard this voice, his heart felt warm, and then he stood up and looked at the other party, but the next moment, Chen Luo's eyes suddenly changed, and there was a trace of murderous intention all over his body.
Because only then did he see clearly that the reason why the teacher had been sitting was because those legs were empty from the knees down!
At the level of canonization, physical rebirth is not difficult, but the teacher is still like this. There is only one explanation - the avenue is damaged!
From the information he knew, his teacher was a god of death who traveled thousands of miles and broke through thousands of miles to fight against the three saints of the Fang family by himself, and then went north to kill the gods in the barbarian sky and returned.
How did it become like this?
At this moment, Chen Luo felt a ball of fire burning in his body, but the teacher's words made Chen Luo calm down.
"My master's broken body was not harmed by anyone. It is just a matter of practice. There will be a day when it can be restored."
"Come closer and let me take a good look at you!"
Chen Luo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was a matter of cultivation. Then he walked forward for a while and stopped in front of the Bamboo Sage. The Bamboo Sage really looked at Chen Luo from top to bottom as he said.
"Good... very good." Yuzhu Sheng nodded approvingly, "Although the practice is fast, the foundation is very solid, so I can rest assured as a teacher."
These few words made it seem as if master and disciple were not meeting for the first time, but that the master had returned from a long journey to check the disciple's homework. Like the spring breeze blowing on his face, it also relieved Chen Luo's nervousness when he met his teacher for the first time.
"In the past two years, I have not fulfilled my obligations as a teacher. It is the teacher's fault." Zhusheng sighed softly, "Don't blame me."
"The disciple dare not!" Chen Luo said quickly, "Although the disciple cannot serve the teacher, the teacher's teachings are always there. Every step of the disciple is carefully arranged by the teacher. Thank you for your hard work."
Bamboo Sage smiled when he heard this, but then his smile faded and he said, "But there are some things that must be investigated."
Chen Luo was stunned: Huh?
The Bamboo Sage stretched out his hand, and a small bamboo stick immediately appeared in his hand.
"Thousands of miles ago, I broke my body, I behaved improperly, and I didn't keep my body upright. Even though there was a reason for the incident, I will still be punished if I don't care about my deeds."
"Are you convinced?"
Chen Luo sighed softly: "I accept it!"
After saying that, Chen Luo glanced at Bamboo Sage and said, "Um... Master, maybe you can punish me one more time."
"Why?" Bamboo Sage asked.
"Well..." Chen Luo hesitated for a moment, then let out a long breath, "Sixth Senior Sister... is also pregnant..."
"Pfft -" Lang Feixian, who was on the side, sprayed Laoyuan with a sip of tea, and then gave Chen Luo a thumbs up. Bai Xiao almost buried his face in the teacup. He really didn't want to get involved in this topic.
Bamboo Saint looked at Chen Luo in surprise, and Chen Luo nodded again with certainty.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the Bamboo Saint flipped his wrist and the bamboo stick disappeared again.
"That's all, I won't punish you!" Zhu Sheng said calmly.
Chen Luo was confused at first, but then he realized it.
Of course, Bamboo Sage would not punish him, because if he were punished, Sixth Senior Sister would also be punished in the future.
So, are the principles so flexible?
"Tell me to take a walk over there..." Bamboo Sage pointed in the direction and said, "Tell me everything about you in detail."
Chen Luo nodded and quickly stepped forward to push Zhu Sheng's wheelchair towards the depths of the bamboo forest.
…
Along the way, Chen Luo told Bamboo Sage all the big and small things he had done in the past two years. Most of the time, Bamboo Sage just listened quietly. There were only two occasions when Bamboo Sage rarely interrupted Chen Luo. .
One time was when Chen Luo said that he went down to the Netherworld to see Emperor Lin, which made Bamboo Sage sigh with emotion.
"When I was a teacher, I was not canonized, so I didn't know about your uncle and the Holy Church's Netherworld plan. I just really thought that she had fallen."
"The three saints of the Fang family have been saying that she is not dead, but I thought they were provoking me. It was inevitable that the attack would be a bit harsh, let alone let them speak."
"Alas... the three half-saints fought for a long time, but no one had the chance to tell the complete truth..."
"Pity……"
Chen Luo: (*′□`σ)σ
The second time, when Chen Luo was talking about his transformation practice and explaining his new path of mind learning, Bamboo Sage interrupted Chen Luo and fell into deep thought.
"After Xiangshan, the way of learning by heart went silent. It wasn't until your master, Mr. Bai Sha, paid attention to this way that it was promoted."
"This new avenue of mind learning that you have opened is a culmination of what the predecessors have learned and it has become a system of its own. No wonder you have opened a great avenue."
"What are your plans? Do you want to establish your own orthodoxy?"
Hearing Zhu Sheng's words, Chen Luo waved his hand quickly: "The teacher praised me, saying it was a system, but now it is just a framework."
"In terms of orthodoxy, I still focus on the Hongchen Dao. As for this mind science, my original intention is to belong to the Bamboo Forest lineage and hand it over to my disciples to organize and carry forward."
"Hmm... that's fine. After all, studying Confucianism and Taoism is dependent on your worldly path, and the latter is very important to you."
"You can communicate with your fifth senior brother more about this matter in the future."
Chen Luo nodded and took note of Bamboo Sage's instructions.
Later, Chen Luo told some strange things, such as the kindergarten of Emperor Qinglong, the barbecue stall of King Qilin, the romantic debt of the third senior brother...
Chen Luo had promised his four sisters-in-law that he would explain this matter clearly to the teacher.
To be a good person, you must keep your word!
In the blink of an eye, six or seven hours passed by, and the relationship between master and apprentice was quickly becoming harmonious.
By the end, Chen Luo was able to start massaging Bamboo Sage naturally.
"Okay, you finally know almost everything about the past two years as a teacher." Zhu Sheng motioned for Chen Luo to sit in front of him. His expression was gentle, but his tone became serious again, "Next, as a teacher, you should also do some things. What a teacher should do.”
"Let's talk about your future..."
Chen Luo immediately stopped smiling and nodded solemnly.
…
"The journey of ten thousand miles, which is your current state, has various names in the world."
"The Confucian sect is called Half Saint, the Taoist sect is called Dao Zun, and the Buddhist sect is called Great Bodhisattva!"
"In addition, those who do not take the road to heaven, but also have this realm, the demon tribe is called ancestor demon, and the barbarian tribe is called barbarian god and barbarian sacrifice."
"You should know all of these."
Listening to Zhu Sheng's introduction, Chen Luo nodded quickly.
Bamboo Sage continued: "Have you noticed that under these different names, there are actually four different stages leading to the same goal?"
"Take Confucianism as an example, it is the realm of entering the sage, the realm of first inquiry, the realm of second inquiry, and the realm of third inquiry."
"And similarly, the demon clan is in the first ancestor realm, the desolate bone realm, the desolate vein realm, and the desolate soul realm."
Chen Luo also frowned and said, "Is there any connection here?"
Bamboo Sage smiled and said: "Actually, so many titles are essentially the same."
"The Confucian sect refines the world of Confucianism, the Taoist sect builds the blessed land and cave heaven, the Buddhist sect gives birth to the Buddhist kingdom, and the demon clan condenses the stars of ancestor demons..."
“In the final analysis, it is about building a small universe!”
"Little Universe?" Chen Luo looked confused.
"Yes, just like the Bamboo Sea world you are in now, it is the world of Confucianism as a teacher, and it is also a small universe." The Bamboo Sage nodded and explained, "After thousands of miles, the focus of practice is to The 'rules' you master are promoted to 'origin'."
"What is the origin? The source of the avenue is the origin."
"You can understand it as the same power as the way of heaven."
"This small universe is the carrier that carries the origin."
"The reason why we are powerful is because we can mobilize the power of the entire small universe."
"So, the realm beyond Wanli, outside the sky, has a new unified name - Qiankun Realm!"
Chen Luo nodded. This introduction was indeed more convenient and straightforward.
"The Qiankun Realm is also divided into four stages, namely the early stage, the middle stage, the late stage, and the Great Perfection!"
"Take Confucianism as an example. The first three stages correspond to the First Sage, the First Question, and the Second Question respectively, but the last step is somewhat different."
"The Great Perfection of the Universe corresponds to the Confucian saint!"
"That is, the level of Taoist Heavenly Lord, Buddhist Buddha, and Demon Emperor Demon!"
"What about Three Questions?" Chen Luo asked puzzledly, "Mr. Changli of the Holy Hall, and Mr. Yan who entered the realm last time, they are both Three Questions and Half Saints. What level are they in the Qiankun Realm?"
"Three Questions is a special stage. Generally, one question refers to a complete question and an answer. In the Three Questions stage, as long as the third question is asked, one is a Three Questions Semi-Saint. If one can answer it, he is a saint."
"The Desolate Soul Realm is similar. When the soul begins to transform into ancient times, it is the Desolate Soul Realm, and when it completely completes the ancient times, it becomes the Emperor Demon!"
"So, whether it is the Three Questions Half Saint or the Wild Soul Ancestral Demon, if we use the division of Qiankun Realm, it should be in the late stage or above, but not yet complete."
"It can be called half-step to Dzogchen!"
Only then did Chen Luo understand, but then he looked at Bamboo Sage in confusion.
"You want to know why my teacher goes to such trouble to explain this Qiankun Realm to you?" Seemingly seeing Chen Luo's doubts, Bamboo Sage asked first, and then replied, "First of all, you have to know that the Qiankun Realm is a The entire realm. Including all the semi-saint-level experts in the ancestral land today, when they practice, they are actually aiming for the Great Perfection of the Qiankun realm. This is your path of practice. You must be clear in your heart, and there must be no trace of it. .”
"Secondly, only if you truly understand the meaning of Qiankun Realm can you understand what I am going to tell you next."
"That is, how to practice in the Qiankun Realm!"
Chen Luo's expression became more serious: "Please give me some advice, teacher."
…
While Chen Luo was listening to Bamboo Sage explaining the way of cultivation to him, he was in the ancestral land and above the sky.
There were clusters of white clouds, and a lean old man in Taoist robes was half-lying in the clouds, seemingly taking a nap.
Suddenly, the old man's eyelids moved, and he opened his eyes. A shadow of Tai Chi appeared in his eyes. He waved his sleeves, and the white clouds in front of him suddenly condensed into a small table. Two teacups appeared on the small table, and then the tea in the teacups flowed by themselves. Pour it full and exude the heat of birds.
Just as the tea was being filled, a figure in Confucian robes appeared opposite the waiter, directly reached out to pick up the tea cup and took a sip.
"The four great saint clans of Confucius, Meng, Yan, and Zeng sent back news that Chen Luo went out of heaven and entered the Fengtian Formation. He was recognized by the Confucius Saint and received a new chapter in the Spring and Autumn Period!" Han Changli put down his teacup and said slowly.
Chen Xiyi sat up slightly and nodded: "As expected."
"The Great Refining of the World..." Han Changli said in a serious tone, "After Fang Sheng, the Four Rites Sealing Heaven cannot bear to fail again."
Chen Xiyi raised his head, his eyes seemed to have traveled to the void outside the sky. After a while, he slowly said: "You, me, and the old green dragon in the Southern Wilderness..."
"Well, taking into account the roe deer in the Qilin Domain, the Phoenix girl who successfully refined the Netherworld, and the background of those guys outside the sky..."
"It should be no problem to fight the ten gods of the Great Perfection of the Universe, right?"
Chen Xiyi smiled when he heard this: "If you fight hard, fifteen people will have no problem. Even if you fight to destroy the world, twenty people can fight."
"Destroy the heaven and the earth?" Chen Xiyi shook his head, "Then it would be better to directly bring in a creature from the realm of creation..."
After saying that, Chen Xiyi sighed: "The catastrophe is coming."
"Together with the Yuan Jie, judging from the past, there are at least half a hundred enemies of the Great Perfection in the Qiankun Realm."
"For today's world, this is a doomed situation."
Han Changli looked at Chen Xiyi, and after a moment, nodded: "It's me who got caught."
"Chen Luo is the best choice to break the situation."
"You Confucian sect, when looking after billions of living beings in the world, will always have more worries." Chen Xiyi waved his hand gently, "Unlike my Taoist sect, you will always be more decisive in your ideas."
"However, it still depends on Chen Luo's own choice whether to take the path of refining the world."
"After all, the risk is extremely high for him."
Han Changli nodded and said, "Chen Luo is heading to Yu Wuji's place at this time, and Yu Wuji will take care of it."
"If he chooses the path of refining the world, and has the approval of Confucius, our Confucian sect will give our full support."
Chen Xiyi looked at Han Changli and raised his eyebrows: "So, your intention here is to win the support of our Taoist sect for Chen Luo?"
"Don't worry, Daomen can see clearly."
“The world is most important!”
Han Changli nodded: "The world is the most important thing!"
The two looked at each other, then picked up their teacups and each took a sip.
And below them, through the thick clouds, is the bustling world of mortals!
