Things have changed. --
When we arrived at Tiandu Peak, we were met with thick clouds, a sharp wind, and heavy snow. It was so white that we couldn't tell our direction. The wind and snow fell in early autumn, which disrupted the solar terms, which was rare in the Kunlun Mountains. Wei Shiqi lowered the Ruyi Feizhou and found a rock shelter from the wind by the Kuji Spring. The three of them squeezed together, you see. Look at me and I look at you, and I burst into laughter.
Originally, it was just a trip back to the old place. There was nothing urgent. There was no need to rush in the snow. It was quite interesting to wait for the cold winter to pass like little animals that warm each other.
For Qin Zhen, Kuji Spring has a special meaning. It carries a precious memory of hers. There is no Yu Yao, Ruan Jing, or other women. She is the only senior brother and belongs to her only.
She curled up in Wei Shiqi's arms, recalling the past, her eyes blurred.
The heavy snow continued all day and night, and the mountains and fields were covered with ice and snow. The outlines of the mountains and forests could not be seen clearly. The red clouds still covered the sky, brewing another more violent storm.
The three of them took advantage of the short lull in the snowstorm and hurried to Xianyun Peak. Just as they stepped into Changying Temple, the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and the world was upside down. An unprecedented snowstorm struck, swallowing up Xianyun Peak in an instant.
Xiandu is only one of the seven sects of the Kunlun branch. There is no mountain protection formation on Xianyun Peak, so it can only let the wind and snow rage. The snow in Changying Temple blocks the door and no one cleans it, making it a depressing scene.
He Jingxian congratulated the elder after hearing the news, and hurriedly greeted the general. When he saw it was Wei Shiqi, he forced a smile on his face and said a few words at the top of his voice. The wind blew them away, and few words could be heard clearly. He gestured , welcoming them into the Sanqing Palace.
The candlelight in the hall flickered like a dusk. The three jade statues of Qing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, and Taiqing Daode Tianzun were hidden in the shadows. Their eyes were lowered, watching a few small figures.
He Jingxian called a disciple on duty and ordered him to serve tea quickly, then turned around and called the three of them to sit down in the quiet room. Please come to read this book
After a few words of greeting, the disciple served hot tea. Wei Shiqi saw that he seemed familiar and asked his name. It turned out to be Zhang Jinghe's disciple Rong Huan, who was now working outside. The outer disciples were on duty in the Sanqing Hall, and they also broke the rules. The etiquette was broken, and the music was ruined. It was nothing more than this. Wei Shiqi asked casually, "Why don't you see Fu Baoyuan and Deng Shouyi?"
Fu Baoyuan, the boy holding the palm seal, and Deng Shouyi, the boy holding the sword, are the confidants of Xi Huzi, the palm sect of Xiandu. As they were on duty, the status of the two of them also increased, and they vaguely regarded themselves as disciples of the head sect.
He Jingxian shook his head and sighed, "They followed Lu Zhang's 'Sect' to Jietian Ridge a long time ago. Now there are only a few people on Xianyun Peak, and there are not many disciples left behind." He pointed out a dozen names, most of them They were disciples of the outer sect, and only two disciples of the inner sect, Shi Bi and Niu Li, were left. As for the disciples of the Gouyan Sect who followed Lu Wei, none of them remained.
To Xiandu, they are all guests.
Wei Shiqi had some impression of these two people. Shi Bi came from Zhang Jinghe's sect, and worshiped Li Shaoyu as his teacher, forming a low-grade Taoist body. The sect's evaluation of him was that he had a tough temperament and a lot of stamina. In addition, he benefited from the five elements of fire. The Qi of Lihuo in the upper realm is acceptable. Niu Li was a disciple of Liu Baizi, and his qualifications were mediocre. Liu Baizi did not know how to teach disciples, so although he was ahead in the entrance, he was far inferior to Shi Ben. Their masters have all fallen, Liu Baizi died in Chixia Valley, Li Shaoyu was buried in Jietian Ridge, and only He, Shi, and Niu were left on Xianyun Peak. The elite of the sect had already died. They all moved to Dongming City, fearing they would never come back again.
He Jingxian knew that Wei Shiqi was no longer a disciple of the inner sect of the Immortal Capital. Over the years, news had been spreading to Xianyun Peak. It was like a legend. He was a direct descendant of the sect, the nephew of the head sect, the blood of Ba Snake, King Kong. The Dharma Body, the Hidden Snow Sword Pill, the Five-Colored Divine Light, the Lord of Dongming City, the master of the Sword Domain, the person who even the head of Kunlun was willing to be inferior to, was actually born in the Immortal City! But he was old, so old that he had no desires or demands. Facing Wei Shiqi, he felt less awe and more calm.
Having an appearance means greatness, but without 'desire', one is strong. In Wei 17, there was an appearance, but in He Jingxian, there was no 'desire'.
When Wei Shiqi asked about his classmates back then, He Jingxian rambled on and remembered them quite well.
Song Ji Song Ji went to Dongming City and worked under Li Muzi. Liu Mulian thought that his two brothers had been in the same family as Wei Shiqi, so he asked his master to take care of them, and they were doing well. Yue Zhilan once served in the northwest frontier army and served as Xu Li's groom. Because of this relationship, he defected to Xin Lao Yao. He heard that he had found a job in the capital and was doing well. Duan Wenhuan spent more than ten years at Xianyun Peak, but finally couldn't bear the loneliness, so he went down the mountain privately and followed Wei Rongniang to Dongming City. The Scarlet Star Gongde Palace was of great importance, and Wei Rongniang was not allowed to make the decision without authorization, so she ordered him to Go to Scarlet Star City and work with Chen Suzhen. Lu Shizhong has passed away many years ago, but Zhang Jinghe is still alive. Since Lu Wei entered the Immortal Capital, he has stopped recruiting trial disciples. The outer disciples have been free and spent twenty years of hard labor. One by one, they came down the mountain and became the sons of rich families. Get a wife, have children, and live out the rest of your life in peace.
When it came to twenty years of hard labor, Wei Shiqi remembered that Qi Yunhe once said to him that if the outer disciples served fifty years of hard labor, there would be another opportunity. At that time, he was vague, telling half of it and hiding the other half. Now he wants to come to the immortal capital. It was a weak branch among the Kunlun branches, so what great opportunity could there be? So on a whim, I asked He Jingxian about it.
He Jingxian thought for a while, then laughed dumbly, and said, "It is indeed true, no one has mentioned it for many years. The outer disciples have served fifty years of hard labor. They can endure the loneliness and have a strong Taoist heart. According to the old rules of the Immortal Capital, You can hold the master's order and go to the Yin Fire Cave in the back mountain and soak in the Yin Fire Spring for three days and three nights. If you can survive the pain of turning into bones, you can become a ghost. However, there are only a few outer disciples who can reach this step, and there are even fewer who have cultivated the ghost body."
He casually explained a few words. It turns out that there is a "yin" fire spring in the mountain behind Xianyun Peak. It is said that it leads directly to the underworld of Huangquan. It is bottomless. The clear water gushes out of the spring and is as sticky as slurry. If a person is immersed in it, after three days and three nights, All the bones and flesh have been melted away, the pain is unbearable, and there is no medicine to cure it.
"Who is guarding the Yin Fire Cave now?"
"No one is guarding it. The place is very dark and dark. Keep strangers away. No one has been there for hundreds of years - do you want to see it?"
Wei Shiqi nodded slightly, "That's exactly what I meant."
He Jingxian's heart was moved. He heard that Dongming City was a ghost town. If the Yin fire spring was moved into the city with great supernatural powers to nourish the ghosts, it would be mutually beneficial. He laughed and said, "It's very windy and snowy right now, and the road is difficult to walk. We'll wait for a few more days until the snow stops."
Wei Shiqi was not in a hurry, so he followed what he said and stayed in the Sanqing Hall. He held an oil-paper umbrella every day and wandered around the Changying Temple. , recalling the past years.
The sword in the garden was no longer in his eyes, and even his natal flying sword, Hidden Snow Sword, he had left in Jietian Ridge, with Ruan Jing keeping it for him. This body is the most powerful weapon, but the sword in hand is a burden.
After a few days, Wei Shiqi felt a little melancholy. The immortal capital had finally declined. The torrent of the times is rolling in. Xianyun Peak and Changying Temple are just microcosms. I don’t know how many sects have collapsed under the impact of Dongming Immortal Domain. Magical weapons, elixirs, talismans, and techniques have been destroyed. , all of this is clearly marked with a price and is easily available. Masters and classmates are no longer the link between people, interests are.
The bustle in the world is all for the sake of coming, and the hustle and bustle of the world is all for the sake of going away. This is a world where the weak eats the strong, where the strong gets stronger and the winner takes all.
