On the silent and uninhabited river surface, smoke, clouds and mist of varying shades shrouded it, and the surrounding air suddenly dropped. Just standing there, there was a feeling of severe coldness coming from the heart.

Zhang Yuanyi slowly stepped into the mist, and his figure gradually disappeared into it. Finally, he could no longer be seen clearly from the outside world. Suddenly, a strong wind blew by, and the mist dissipated, but Zhang Yuanyi was no longer seen stepping into it.

If you are an experienced formation master, you can tell at a glance that the mountains and rivers within a few miles are clearly a huge formation, and the slightest movement is just the formation at work.

Although Zhang Yuanyi didn't know much about formations, he had read some ancient secret books about formations, so he could naturally guess some of them.

The reason why he was able to take the initiative to enter the mist and leave the two children outside with confidence was simply because he trusted this person.

In such a large formation, if the master of this formation wants to do anything, he is still a little behind the standard. Naturally, the other party has not done so. Then Zhang Yuanyi can boldly guess that this person is not

What kind of evil-minded gangster.

In fact, there is another bigger reason. Zhang Yuanyi felt a different feeling in this person. This feeling was very comfortable and exuded a good temperament from the inside out.

After stepping into the mist, Zhang Yuan felt as if he had passed through a transparent tunnel. He kept going inward, and finally his vision suddenly became clear!

Zhang Yuan raised his eyes and looked around, only to find that he was in an underwater dragon palace isolated from the world. This underwater dragon palace was huge. After careful calculation, it was exactly the same size as the lake Zhang Yuan saw earlier.

The interior of the Dragon Palace is huge, with just a few thick stone pillars standing there. On top of each stone pillar is a five-clawed golden dragon with a pearl in its mouth, circling and turning upwards, lifelike.

At the gate of the palace, on a huge archway, these three characters are written in rich black ink, Palace of Eternal Life.

Just standing outside the gate of the palace, Zhang Yuanyi felt a spontaneous sense of detachment, profound artistic conception, and leisurely ancient charm. There was no need to think too much about the owner of this palace, who must be an extremely good monk.

In the palace, a beautiful woman wearing red clothes came out with an aloof temperament. A leisurely voice sounded and said: "Fellow Taoist, please come in quickly."

The woman in red clothes stretched out a hand and said, "Master Immortal, please come in."

Zhang Yuan nodded, smiled, and said with all manners, "Okay."

Originally, in Zhang Yuanyi's imagination, although the palace looked empty outside, the alms inside should not be too simple.

After all, being in the ordinary world, the external openness will give people an all-encompassing feeling, and a sense of awe will arise, giving people a different kind of respect for the owner of this house.

But if you look inside, you will see all kinds of facilities. Being in it is like being in an ancient treasure house, and you can also learn about the rich heritage of the owner.

It won’t make people think that it is gold and jade on the outside but crumbs on the inside, and it is flashy and unrealistic on the outside.

But as soon as Zhang Yuan walked into it, what he saw was definitely not what he thought. Even when he walked into the palace, it was still empty.

In the main hall of the palace, there is only a stone table made of exquisite white jade and a few chairs made of pear wood. Looking further away, it is a huge sapphire screen with hollow carving techniques.

There are some beautifully carved landscapes on them, and then there are only a few stone pillars in the entire palace that are the same as the outside world.

Beside the stone table, a man in blue clothes sat quietly, looking leisurely and at ease. He looked at Zhang Yuanyi with a smile and said, "Please."

Zhang Yuan walked towards this strange man and sat opposite him.

The utensils on the stone table are also very simple, a pot of tea, two white jade tea cups, and nothing else.

The Seven Star Continent is vast and vast. Whether they are monks or mortals, the number is tens of billions. Some people pursue fame and wealth, while others pursue a lifelong realm. There are also some people who see through the world of mortals and choose to live in seclusion in the mountains and old forests.

Just like the old man I met by chance at the foot of Kuye Temple last time, or the man in green in front of Zhang Yuanyi at the moment.

Zhang Yuanyi was the first to speak: "Dare you ask me your surname?"

The man in green clothes said slowly: "My surname is Zheng, and my given name is Youshan. As for a name, I don't have one yet."

Zhang Yuanyi cupped his fists and said, "Hello, fellow Daoist Zheng, I am Zhang Yuanyi. It is truly a blessing to meet you today."

It must be said that it is indeed a great fate to be able to meet such a reclusive living god in the vast sea of ​​people.

If it were applied to some bold-minded people in the world, it might just be a matter of friendship and sworn friendship.

"There are mountains... there are mountains... there are mountains beyond the mountains!" Zhang Yuanyi muttered softly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "There are mountains beyond the mountains, what a good name!"

To be able to come up with such a connotative name means that this person is also an extremely culturally connotative person compared to his father's generation.

After being praised by Zhang Yuanyi, Zheng Youshan smiled softly and said: "Yuanyi, Fate, is also a very good name, and it is very suitable for the current situation of the two of us."

In this way, the two of them laughed heartily at the same time, which is really a deep connection!

Zheng Youshan waved, and the woman in red clothes from before moved her steps and walked slowly. Zheng Youshan introduced: "This is my beloved wife, Yu Ping."

Zhang Yuanyi originally thought that this person was just an ordinary maid in this huge palace, but suddenly she learned that she was the abandoned son of the other party. He immediately saluted and said: "Miss Yu Ping is naturally beautiful, and she and Zheng Daoyou are a perfect match in the world."

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Being praised by Zhang Yuanyi, Yu Ping didn't blush or be shy. She seemed to think that what the other party said couldn't be more correct. She held Zheng Youshan's hand with affection and full of love.

Yu Ping picked up the teapot and said, "Pour some tea for the immortal master."

Zhang Yuanyi quickly stopped and said: "Don't say that I am some kind of immortal master. I am just an ordinary person. I am really not worthy of what the immortal master said!"

Zheng Youshan joked: "It's hard for ordinary people to see the clues of my formation."

His formation was learned from an ancient scroll, and after thousands of years of improvement, he created such a fairyland on earth in this empty place. If it weren't for the scale, it was always a bit off

, it can already be regarded as a paradise.

On top of this formation, he also added many blinding techniques and concealment charms. For ordinary monks, without the Qianyuan realm, it would be absolutely impossible to see anything strange.

Although it seemed to him that the blue-shirted Zhang Yuanyi in front of him only had the cultivation level of Soaring Cloud Realm, he guessed that he probably used some magic to conceal his realm.

Zhang Yuan frowned and waved his hand, "It's not worth mentioning, it's just a coincidence."

At this moment, Yu Ping had already poured the tea and placed it in front of Zhang Yuanyi. As soon as Zhang Yuan raised the tea cup, he drank it all in one gulp. He said a little carelessly: "I'm not afraid of Zheng Daoyou's jokes. Although I practiced for a while in Chaohu Academy.

Time, but after all, I don’t like tea as much as wine.”

This is true. Chaohu Academy has no shortage of gentlemen, wise men, and even saints, but there is also no shortage of rough guys like Wang Teng and Tang Chi.

Zhang Yuanyi has lived in a small town that is not well-known since he was a child. Among ordinary people, who would love tea, so he has that kind of fierceness in his bones. Most of the people he meets when traveling in the rivers and lakes are bold and rough.

In Chaohu Academy, he spent time with Wang Teng and others, eating hot pot and drinking wine, and completely let go of his nature. Drinking tea has never meant much to him.

"Chaohu Academy... turns out to be a gentleman!" Zheng Youshan was a little surprised when he heard the identity of Zhang Yuan and Chaohu Academy. He immediately removed the tea and said, "To be honest, although I said deep down

At the bottom of the quiet lake, I still love wine more than tea."

Although he has never left this place for hundreds of years, and has ignored everything in the outside world for a long time, he had already heard about the reputation of Chaohu Academy before he chose to live in seclusion, and he had admired it for a long time.

Zheng Youshan waved his hand, and the appearance of the white jade table changed drastically. The original teapot and teacups all disappeared, replaced by a pot of wine sealed with mud and a luminous cup specially used for drinking.

With a flick of his fingers and a thought, the wine jar's mud seal fell off on its own, and the wine inside was like a dragon drawing water, drawing a very long trajectory in the air and pouring it into the luminous cup.

Along with the pouring of wine, there is also a very mellow fragrance. Just the slightest smell will make people linger and be intoxicated.

While pouring the wine, Zheng Youshan said: "This wine is called Changshengsuo. It is a kind of peach blossom brew that I thought up myself. The peach blossoms are taken from the earliest batch of fresh peach blossoms every year in my deep mountains. The water for this brew is also my own."

The clearest water in this lake, I prepare some every year, and the jar of longevity lock that I take out now still has three hundred years of time."

Zheng Youshan raised his hand, filled the luminous cup with wine, and hung it high in front of Zhang Yuanyi. He warmly invited: "Please!"

A pot of wine has been brewed for three hundred years. Zhang Yuanyi has never drunk such a long-lasting wine in his life. No wonder it has such a rich aroma.

Zhang Yuanyi couldn't wait to take the luminous cup, first took a sip, and tasted the wonderful flavor in it with his tongue. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he exclaimed: "Good wine!"

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the entire cup of Eternal Life Lock in one gulp!

After finishing a glass, Zhang Yuanyi said: "The wine has a long and mellow taste, and a profound aftertaste. The flow of it finally makes people feel as if they are in the depths of a distant peach blossom. They are intoxicated and feel that immortality is nothing more than this. The longevity lock is truly worthy of its reputation!"

As soon as Zheng Youshan heard what Zhang Yuanyi said, he smiled heartily and said, "Brother Zhang is really a drinker! You understand me!"

He filled a cup of Immortality Lock for Zhang Yuan again, and said: "Madam, go and prepare some snacks. Mr. Zhang and I hit it off right away, and I will definitely not get drunk again today!"

Yu Ping nodded lightly and left alone.

Zhang Yuanyi said at this time: "Don't go to such trouble, I still have two disciples up there, eating, drinking and having fun here, after all, it's not good!"

Zheng Youshan laughed heartily. He naturally knew about the two children on the shore. He said, "In that case, I will invite the two children down together, just to rest for one night in my Palace of Eternal Life."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves upward.

The two children who had finished reminiscing with "Xia Zhi Father" and were waiting for Zhang Yuanyi's return suddenly disappeared and reappeared next to Zhang Yuanyi.

The two children were naturally very happy to see Zhang Yuanyi. They immediately ran into Zhang Yuanyi's arms and were extremely happy.

Zheng Youshan looked at the two children, nodded, and said: "They are both rare good seedlings in cultivation. Brother Zhang is really a blessing in life to have such two extremely talented disciples!"

Zhang Yuanyi touched the heads of the two children and said, "That's true."

Zhang Yuan put the two children down and asked: "I'm still curious. Why does Zheng Daoyou, who is so powerful and capable, and is only in the prime of his life, choose to live in seclusion in this deep mountain and old forest all year round?"

Zheng Youshan poured himself a glass of wine and said slowly: "The spring breeze makes the grass and trees flourish, but the grass and trees do not need to thank the spring breeze; autumn makes the grass and trees decline, but the grass and trees do not need to resent autumn. The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter operate according to the laws of nature. They are inherently

It is not concerned with the rise and fall of plants and trees, but the rise and fall of all things is governed by laws."

"Just like I am at the bottom of this lake, I feel at ease and everything is arranged according to the laws of the great road."

After listening to Zheng Youshan's words, Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "The grass does not thank but thrives in the spring breeze, and the trees do not complain when it falls in the autumn. Who can drive the four fortunes with a whip? All things rise and fall naturally."

He cupped his fists and said, "It's very touching that Fellow Daoist Zheng is willing to tell me these thoughts."

Unless you have some sincere friends, this kind of idea involving the great road cannot be talked about casually.

Just like who would be willing to hide their true thoughts in their heart and speak them to others without any worries? If you disagree with something you say, you may be disliked by others. After all, not everyone is willing to listen.

The words of others, let alone the words that are thought-provoking.

The most unhelpful thing is to talk to yourself. In the eyes of some people, your true feelings are just very annoying nagging and complaining. They may even be mercilessly said by others, "What are you being pretentious about? It's true!"

The joys and sorrows between people are never the same, so Zhang Yuanyi has never revealed his inner thoughts easily except to the people he trusts most.
To be continued...