The spiritual stone appears in the world, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is absorbed into it, and the nine petals slowly close. The moon was waning in the night sky, the wind and clouds were scattered, and the fierce and bloody battle between man and beast on the top of the mountain finally came to an end.
But at this moment, the golden-winged roc suddenly spread its wings and flew over, its wings swaying in the fierce wind, and landed directly in front of the already dim and colorless boulder. It looked at the floating spirit gathering stone on the boulder, and its two vertical pupils The blast shot out a fierce and fierce light, its wings kept vibrating, and it was ready to move.
Mo Shen was secretly surprised. He had seen Dapeng trying to block the invading beast before, and thought it was helping Ren Shengsheng, but he did not expect that it would also have an interest in the spirit-gathering stone. But this Dapeng clearly recognized and trusted Ren Pingsheng. Suddenly, Silence was worried for a moment, not knowing whether to stop him or not.
Ren Pingsheng knocked Zhu Yan away with one palm, and all his attention was focused on the Spirit Gathering Stone. When he saw Dapeng making any changes, he snorted coldly and stood in front of Dapeng. The energy around him surged majestically. out. The golden-winged roc was so frightened by his unparalleled momentum that he couldn't help but step back.
The golden-winged roc's black feathers trembled, its mouth roared loudly, and its vertical pupils became more ferocious!
"Old man," Ren Pingsheng said in a calm tone without looking back, "Since I have agreed to your promise, I will naturally keep my word, so why are you so impatient?"
While he was talking, Ren Shengsheng didn't see any movement, but he suddenly reached the top of the boulder, and then he raised his hands, and a wave of feminine power came out of his palms. His palms opened and closed suddenly, and the feminine energy condensed into a ball, and the A spirit-gathering stone is wrapped in it.
The golden-winged roc flapped its wings, raised its head and stared at Ren Pingsheng, the fierce light in its vertical pupils weakened slightly.
Ren Shengsheng concentrated on refining the spirit gathering stone with the power of his two palms. Suddenly his voice was cold and he said: "No matter how psychic the beast is, it can never change its animal nature. Boy, if it is not honest, please give it a knife." !”
Hearing the words in silence, he was startled for a moment, then understood, moved slightly, swept several feet away in one step, and stood sideways next to the huge stone. He pressed the knife with one hand and looked solemn.
With Ren's lifelong cultivation, Zhu Yan, who had the blood of ancient ferocious beasts, was easily repelled by him. Although this golden-winged roc was not too generous, it would never pose a threat to him. But for him to actually say this at this moment, it means that Ren has devoted all his energy to refining the spirit-gathering stone with his own skills at this moment, and he has no time to spare his energy to deal with the eagerly looking Dapeng behind him.
The golden-winged roc, like Zhu Yan, is a monster with the bloodline of ancient ferocious beasts. They have survived for an unknown number of years in this place filled with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They have been nourished by the spiritual energy here for many years, and their natures have long been psychic. . He saw the roc chirping in a low voice, its eyes staring closely at Ren Pingsheng's back, and turning its head to look at Shen Sheng from time to time, as if weighing the strengths and weaknesses between the three. It must have already experienced Ren's strength in his life, otherwise it wouldn't be so docile to him. Even though Shen Shen was new to this place, the sharp strike of the sword in front of the cliff did make this ferocious beast suffer a loss. It seemed to be able to feel that this human being was also extraordinary.
It seemed that after some calculations, the fierce light in the golden-winged roc's vertical pupils gradually dissipated, and it retreated back, but its eyes were still fixed on Ren Pingsheng.
"Very good. Since you have awakened, you deserve to be spared your life by me." Ren Pingsheng was able to clearly sense the movement below, and he was also able to speak. "On this point, I promise you." The benefits will naturally be realized.”
Hearing this silently, a look of surprise appeared on his face. It turned out that this golden-winged roc had already been subdued by Ren Pingsheng with tyrannical force.
The soft power of Ren Pingsheng's palms flowed and surged repeatedly, forming a ball of true energy to wrap around the Spirit Gathering Stone. After a moment, a warm current like sunlight emitted from between Ren Pingsheng's palms, and then bursts of smoke filled the air. The mist-like steam, at the same time, the nine petals on the spirit-gathering stone slowly unfolded magically again.
Shen Mo raised his head slightly, his eyebrows furrowed, and his heart was horrified. Ren Pingsheng was able to use the true energy of his body to transform into pure natural energy, giving life to the spirit gathering stone again, allowing the nine-leaf flower to bloom again. This level of cultivation is so high that it is no exaggeration to say that it has reached the unpredictable state of deification.
Silence sighed secretly, thinking that although he had no intention of fame or fortune in his career, he was always quite confident in his martial arts and never slacked off in his training. With his current martial arts training, he was confident that he could reach the level of being the only one in the martial arts world. But now, by chance, I met Ren Pingsheng, and I realized that martial arts is as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky. It also confirms the old saying - there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people. There are tens of millions of people practicing martial arts in the world, and some people may not be able to reach the state that Shen Shen is in even if they spend their whole lives, but Shen Sheng also thinks at the same time, if he wants to reach the state of Ren Shengsheng, he doesn't know how much energy he will have to put in to touch it. to that threshold.
Silence suddenly felt a little frustrated. The appearance of Ren Pingsheng shocked him beyond words, and he also deeply realized the obvious gap between himself and the absolute strong.
With this thought, Shen Mo was suddenly slightly startled. This was the first time in so many years that he had the idea of comparing himself to others, and had the idea of doubting his own martial arts in his heart.
Silent and dull by nature, he has been in the world for many years, but he has always been cautious in his words and deeds. He will never reveal his martial arts easily unless forced to do so. This has left him with no reputation in the world, and he has no enemies until now. Since the fall of Yuan Wuzong, he has never met a martial arts master who can compare with him in all these years. The reason is that almost all the masters in the Central Plains died in the bloody battle with the Demon Cult. As a result, there is now a lack of talent and the talent is withering. Among the only remaining masters in the Central Plains, such as Lu Huaichen and his apprentice Qi Huayang, as well as Jian Zong Zhuo Shiran and Chun Qiu Pavilion master Hua Zipiao and others are all unable to name themselves, and Shen Shen only hears his name but does not recognize his person. So just from the perspective of martial arts, Silence has no chance to compare with others.
If a person has no opponent, he will not care about his own strength and weakness, and there will be no comparison. Without comparison, he will not be able to see his own weaknesses.
Similarly, if a person has no enemies, he will not have murderous intent, and he will not be in danger. Without danger, he will lose his fighting spirit and make people slack.
Although Silence has achieved some achievements in martial arts, he lacks a mirror to face his own weaknesses. Although he is born with a dull temperament and dislikes competition, it does not mean that he is not competitive and has not yet reached the detached state of mind that is truly aloof from the world.
Since ancient times, those peerless masters who can truly "stand aloof from the world" have all gained enlightenment from countless arduous experiences of victory, defeat, and life and death. Only those who have truly experienced it can see themselves and the world clearly from gains and losses, victory and defeat, strength and weakness, life and death, and finally can they achieve true detachment, "condescension" and "indifferent to the world."
If you say these truths without actual and unforgettable experiences, it would be like a person who has never had enough to eat and suddenly says to others that you are tired of smelling and eating. Wouldn't it be a big joke?
So when Mo Mo met Ren Pingsheng, he suddenly realized that although his cultivation level was already very high, he seemed to have been content with the status quo for too long. He was obsessed with searching, but at the same time he seemed to have lost the obsession to surpass himself.
At that moment, Silence's thoughts were flying, and Ren Pingsheng's appearance was like a wake-up call for him. Over the years, he has been cautious in his words and deeds, and has never made enemies with anyone. This can put him in a relatively safe situation, so that he can secretly track down the whereabouts of his fellow senior brother Xiao Yi. But in this way, relatively potential crises are also accompanying him at any time, because he also has a truly terrible enemy in the dark.
Mei Yinhan, this terrifying existence who once stood side by side with the Ghost King Yuan Wuzong in Guiyinmen, is an enemy who threatens the safety of Silence all the time. It can also be said that the cautious words and deeds that have been kept silent for many years are deliberately to avoid this person's attention.
Yuan Wuzong, who was once an unparalleled master, has now died at the hands of Mei Yinhan, so his martial arts level is undoubtedly higher now than a hundred years ago. If Shen Mo encounters Mei Yinhan at this time, the outcome is self-evident.
Xiao Yi is a silent obsession and his only goal in walking around the world. But Mei Yinhan is also a thorn in their backs. If they don't pull it out, there will be no peace. Even though he didn't know where this person was now, Shen Mo had a hunch that Mei Yinhan would appear sooner or later. To eliminate this crisis, there are only two options. One is to completely hide and disappear from the world. The second is to continue to improve his martial arts skills. But the first option of silence was obviously not possible in a short time because he had not found Xiao Yi yet. But as long as he continues to be in the world, the possibility of Mei Yinhan finding him still exists. So now the most suitable choice seems to be the second one. Only by making yourself stronger can you have enough capital and confidence to face that potentially powerful enemy.
Only at this moment did Shen Mo suddenly realize that he had to speed up his martial arts advancement.
Just when Shen Mo's thoughts were swirling, Ren Pingsheng suddenly snorted coldly, and then the same cold voice floated up: "This is the third time you have set foot here in the past sixty years. Since you are revisiting the old place, why don't you show up and see us ?”
Hearing the cold words, Shen Mo immediately retracted his mind. At the same time, he couldn't help but be surprised, because Ren Pingsheng's words were obviously not directed at him.
But at this moment, there was no third person on the top of the mountain except for the golden-winged roc, and him and Ren Shengsheng.
Silence glanced around, but found nothing strange. Just when he was suspicious, he suddenly heard a sigh from behind him.
Silence was startled, and chills suddenly shot up all over his body. He quickly turned his head and saw a figure among the flowers, leaves and weeds a few feet away behind him.
Silence was inexplicably shocked. Based on his senses, he had no idea when this figure appeared behind him. He frowned and his eyes fell on the figure that suddenly appeared.
Under the pale cold moon, the man was wearing a dark red robe. Although he was tall, he was as skinny as a stick. At a glance, it looked as if a gust of wind could blow him down. And his head and face were covered in a similarly dark red hood, making it impossible to distinguish his appearance. Except for this robe, there is nothing else on this person's body.
At this time, the figure stood in the wind like a ghost, his arms were loose and drooping, and his hands were folded in the wide sleeves and placed on his abdomen.
The golden-winged roc didn't notice in advance that there was an uninvited guest here. Two fierce lights suddenly shot out from its vertical pupils, its wings spread out, and it was about to fly towards the figure.
The figure slowly turned his head, and from the shadow under the hood, two sharp eyes like cold lightning shot out, directly towards the golden-winged roc.
When those two eyes were darting, an invisible aura like a tsunami seemed to sweep over the top of the mountain out of thin air. The golden-winged roc instantly felt like it was facing a formidable enemy, and its wings that were about to fly were involuntarily retracted. There was only a sharp low howl in place.
Except for the extremely wide robe, there seemed to be nothing conspicuous about the figure, and there was no sign of Qi flowing around him. But it was this seemingly unremarkable person who, with just one glance, made the extremely ferocious Golden-winged Dapeng remain silent and dare not move rashly.
Seeing this, Shen Mo couldn't help but be stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that that seemingly inconspicuous figure had such amazing power of intimidation hidden in him. For a while, he felt horrified in his heart.
The figure didn't care about Silence's shocked and astonished gaze. He raised his head slightly, and the two cold eyes in the darkness under the hood then turned and shot sharply at Ren Pingsheng on the boulder.
Ren Pingsheng still didn't look back, as if he wasn't at all surprised by the man's appearance. The nine-leaf flower between his palms now had eight petals held between his fingers.
I saw the figure suddenly let out another sigh, and then murmured: "Sure enough, I'm still a step too late if you don't agree with me."
The man's voice was very slow and he looked very old, as if the speaker was actually an old man. But one could tell from the silence that although the man's Central Plains dialect was well spoken, his tone was by no means a pure Central Plains accent.
There was no emotion on Ren Pingsheng's face. He was still staring at the last petal on the spirit-gathering stone between his palms. Hearing this, he said coldly: "In the past sixty years, you have calculated twice, but now it is still in vain. It really goes with the old saying that God’s fortune is not as good as man’s, and it’s true that the time has passed for you.”
The figure remained motionless, and an old voice slowly came out: "The reason why I came a step late is not that I miscalculated the time, but that I underestimated your ability." The man sighed again and looked at Ren Pingsheng The invisible cold gaze seemed to be more solemn, "If you hadn't deliberately left a trap along the way, I wouldn't have gone in the wrong direction and wasted the time. It is true that the secrets of heaven are unpredictable, but people's hearts are unpredictable. You are so kind What a deep calculation!"
There was a little sullenness in the old voice, but more of it was helplessness.
"If I hadn't done it intentionally, then thirty years ago, you wouldn't have had the chance to step into this place for the second time." Ren Pingsheng said indifferently, "According to my guess, if you really leave tonight If you go the wrong way, you will be delayed for at least an hour before you appear here, but now you are only a moment late, which shows that your ability is not bad."
Listening to the conversation between the two in silence, my heart couldn't help but feel violently shocked. It turned out that the man had been following the two of them all the way, but with his silent sensitivity, he didn't notice at all. It can be seen from this that that person must have profound and unpredictable abilities, and he is definitely not as inconspicuous as he appears.
And it is not difficult to guess from the man's words that Ren Pingsheng not only knew that someone was following him all the way, but he also left a trap to mislead the direction on the way here. But what makes Shen Shen confused is that apart from using gravel to guide the way in narrow passages and killing tigers, eagles, monkeys, Ren Shengren did not do any other unusual behavior at all. How did he set up the trap that he said? of? What kind of trap is it to mislead people? And Ren Pingsheng's answer obviously confirmed what that person said.
Who is that person? Did he also come here for the spirit-gathering stone inside this nine-leaf flower?
Many questions came to mind, and Shen Sheng couldn't help but raise his head and look at Ren Pingsheng.
However, the man's next words clearly explained the doubts in Shen Mo's heart. Then the old voice slowly came out again: "In that passage, you threw a total of nine stones. The position where three of the stones hit changed the direction of the passage. Later, on the cliff by the river , you used the ape to lure out the things in the river, and then changed the location of the second road."
Silence was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he quickly recalled the entire journey in his mind. It turned out that Ren's journey all his life had already set the trap that the man said in those seemingly normal actions. However, such a fact was too mysterious. Shen Sheng was surprised on the one hand, but also in disbelief on the other. If Ren Pingsheng could change the direction of the road with a flick of his hand, why couldn't he notice it at all? Moreover, the way in is not separate, but exists among the real world and mountains. If that way can be changed so easily, wouldn't it be the power of gods and ghosts?
Thinking of this, Shen Mo couldn't help but frown, and secretly screamed absurdity in his heart.
The man seemed to laugh bitterly, and then sighed again, saying: "If I hadn't already known that the movement of the heaven and earth here has its own mysteries, now I'm afraid that I wouldn't be able to get out of it in just a moment, not to mention a month or a year. A clear path.”
Ren Pingsheng sneered, but his tone remained calm, and said: "You are wrong again. The reason why you were able to successfully detect those traps was not because you were familiar with this place, but because I didn't want to trap them in the first place. You’re taking too long.”
When the man heard this, his skinny body trembled slightly. After a long time, he slowly said: "So that's it. No wonder I was surprised when I noticed it, but it was not difficult to crack the traps. It turned out that it was actually It was also your intention. And when I solved the trap, it was also the time when this nine-leaf flower was cultivating its true fruit. Your calculation was really at the right time, exactly. But since you have already taken the lead, And why did you let me go to Deshan?"
Shen Mo frowned. Sure enough, that person also came here for this spirit gathering stone. But then I thought about it, if this spirit-gathering stone really condenses the spirit of heaven and earth as Ren Shengsheng said, and contains the supreme power of creation, it would be extremely unreasonable if no one really knows about it and covets it.
At this time, Ren Shengsheng's unparalleled power in his palms once again stimulated the power of creation, and the last nine-leaf flower petal was completely separated from the spirit gathering stone, and he slowly held it between his fingers. Suddenly, a happy look appeared on Ren Pingsheng's face, and then he let out a gentle breath. He collected his energy and collected his energy, and all the energy in his body restrained and dissipated.
Ren Pingsheng's palm has a gathering spirit stone, spiritual light and holy flower flowing in it. The nine petals on the other hand are also crystal clear, and the vein-like lines in the petals look like blood flowing.
Hearing the man's question, Ren Pingsheng's eyes stayed on his hands, and he replied with a half-smile: "What do you think?"
The man's eyes also stayed motionless on Ren Pingsheng. At this moment, when he saw the nine-leaf flower and stone break away, the skinny figure seemed to be greatly shocked, and suddenly there was a tremor.
Listening to the other party's interesting answer, the old voice showed obvious fluctuations for the first time, "Is it possible that you are so calculating just to see my joke?"
"You have spent a long time waiting for this flower to bloom and bear fruit. Now your efforts are in vain. This result is not only ridiculous, but also sad."
There was a hint of ridicule in Ren Pingsheng's tone. He still had his back turned to the skinny figure, but suddenly he slowly straightened his arms, opened his hands, and revealed the nine-leaf petals and the spirit gathering stone in his palms, and then He said calmly: "Now that the flowers and fruits are in my hands, do you still have any plans?"
The eyes of the skinny figure under the hood seemed to flash. Although he remained motionless, his chest showed obvious fluctuations, as if there was a strong emotion surging in his body.
Seeing that he didn't reply for a long time, Ren Pingsheng withdrew his hands calmly and said calmly: "You asked me why I let you go up the mountain, but you still chose to come up after you already knew that you missed the time. Isn't the answer obvious? "
The skinny figure sighed again and said slowly: "You guessed it right. I have been waiting for decades, but in the end it was all in vain. I am always unwilling to accept it. I know that you are by no means an idle person, but since Come on, you have to give it a try. If you don’t even give it a try, then I’ve really wasted my decades of waiting.”
"You have courage." Ren Pingsheng nodded slightly, "I kind of admire you. If you decide, you can give it a try."
The man pondered, and after a long time he began to say: "Before taking action, I really want to know, who are you?"
"Who am I?" Ren Pingsheng murmured, suddenly raised his head to look at the sky, and seemed to be pondering. After a moment, he said: "A person who has long since transformed into another world, his name has long lost its meaning. But in front of me, you don't really matter. You can’t use the word “old husband”.”
"oh?"
The man let out a long oh, and his tone seemed to be deeply surprised. His eyes in the darkness under his hood seemed to be re-examining Ren's life. After a long time, he spoke, but when he spoke, he changed "I" to "I".
Just listen to the man slowly say: "Sixty years ago, when I first discovered and worked hard to enter this place, in addition to the obvious feeling that this world was not only mysterious and unpredictable, I also had a vague feeling that there was a certain peerless master. People exist. But at that time, my mind was all on that black tree, and I did not investigate carefully for a while. Thirty years ago, when I set foot here for the second time, the nine-leaf flower had just grown a bud. That big bird was far from as handsome as it is now. But that time I was even more convinced of the existence of that master. Unfortunately, I searched for several days, but never saw him. This matter has been bothering me for many years, and now I finally met Your Excellency, and I have put an end to my worries."
Invisibly, the man's name for him and Ren Pingsheng had changed. It can be seen that although the man still doesn't know who Ren Pingsheng is, he is sure that Ren Pingsheng not only has a cultivation level that far exceeds his, but is also much older than him. Although Ren Pingsheng still looks like a middle-aged man with a clear appearance and an extraordinary bearing.
Ren Pingchang exhaled a long breath and said slowly: "Sixty years ago, when you first entered here, I was not here. But as you said, this world has its own mysteries, and Since I am sitting here, although this place is big, everything is under my control, so I will soon know that someone has broken in. Without my permission, almost no one in the world can gain access to this place, but you can find it. That mystical door is definitely not a common one. And since you can know that this realm exists in the world, the purpose of breaking into this place must be for the Nine-leaf Flower, but there are also very few people in the world who know about the Nine-leaf Flower. Very few. Even though you had left at that time, I knew that you would definitely come back. Although this place is its own place, it will inevitably become boring if you stay there for a long time, so I decided to wait for you to enter again."
Listening to the words of the two people in silence, I suddenly felt that I understood but also didn't understand, so I waited quietly for the next sentence.
Just listen to the skinny figure sighing: "It turns out that everything I have has been under your control for a long time. I must have successfully entered this place for the second time because you want to find out my origins, right?"
"good."
Ren Pingsheng snorted coldly, but his tone was very indifferent, and said: "If I hadn't known your origin that time, you would have died and left alive that day thirty years ago. So at that time, I secretly asked Jin-winged Peng Appeared and left a coded message at the exit to warn you, hoping that you would no longer have any thoughts of getting involved with the Nine-leaf Flower. But you turned a blind eye, and now you have finally set foot here again."
"Oh?" The man seemed to be shocked, his tone was a little darker, and his old voice was full of doubts, "You can know my origin after just one meeting?"
Ren Pingsheng sneered and said: "For decades, you have worked tirelessly to cross the sea, and you are really persistent. I just wonder if you are still used to the sunshine here after living in the dark fog all year round? "
As soon as these words were spoken, the thin and motionless figure finally couldn't help but tremble violently.
"You..." His old voice also fluctuated violently, as if by accident or surprise, and he trembled: "You and I have never met each other, how do you know where I come from...?"
Before he finished speaking, he stopped abruptly.
Ren Pingsheng sneered again, but still did not look back, and said with disdain: "It's just a sinking sea, it's not a great place. But as the leader of the blood clan, you can condescend to come here, I It’s really rude to greet you like this.”
Silent Wenyan, who was silent and watching what happened, suddenly changed his expression because he heard something unusual in Ren Shengsheng's words.
Sunken sea. Bloodlines.
When the man heard these words, he suddenly raised his head, and two rays of light shot out from under his hood.
"But I don't know whether I should call you the Chief of the Blood Clan now, or Master Yinlong?" Ren Pingsheng paused, his tone suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "I forgot, no matter if you are the Chief, You are still Master Yinlong. As the Lord of the Blood Clan, these two titles are no different."
Hearing this, the man suddenly took a step forward and said loudly: "Who are you, Your Excellency?"
Before he finished speaking, the originally ordinary figure suddenly exuded an extremely cold and murderous aura.
Ren Pingsheng was unmoved. He said coldly: "If you really want to know who I am, why don't you give it a try?"
