"Because if you go down any further, you will die." The Confucian scholar in Tsing Yi said calmly.
"oh?"
Liang Yan raised his brows and said with a half-smile, "How do you know my methods? How do you know that I will die?"
After hearing this, the Confucian scholar in Tsing Yi shook his head with a very sincere expression.
"It's not that I mean to belittle you, but the Thousand Machine Demonic Tower has changed. The gatekeeper puppet you met on the lower floor before has some spiritual awareness, but his mind is not high. He will only instinctively attack those who break through the gate.
....."
After saying this, the Confucian scholar in green paused for a moment, then continued: "But if you go up further, it's not that simple. The guys on the third floor have fully developed their own consciousness and can even practice on their own after so many years.
In the past, I am afraid it has reached a very terrifying state. Moreover, they are extremely repulsive to outside monks. You are not disciples of Tianji Pavilion, and there is only a dead end if you go further up."
After hearing this, Liang Yan's face was calm, showing no emotion or anger.
"Why do you have to tell me so much? I think that although you are a puppet, you have also developed self-awareness. You know clearly that I am not from Tianji Pavilion, why don't you take action against me immediately, but try to persuade me?"
"hehe."
The Confucian scholar in Tsing Yi smiled slightly and said: "Because I am different from them. Tianji Pavilion has been destroyed for countless years and will never be able to return to what it was before. I have long been indifferent to this matter, but the three of them are very persistent."
"So, your Excellency, are you really doing good for me?" Liang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Haha, the treasure touches people's hearts! No one is willing to give up easily when faced with opportunities, but that's it for now. As for whether you believe it or not, it's up to you to decide."
After hearing this, Liang Yan pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hands and said, "Thank you for your kind reminder, but Liang has made up his mind and is about to enter the next level of the Thousand Machine Demonic Tower. Please tell me how to pass the level."
"well........."
The senior scholar in blue sighed, shook his head and said: "Since you have made up your mind, I won't say more. As for the customs clearance test... there is someone here who is the same as you.
I am determined to go to the next level. He has completed all my assessments. There is still some time before the treasure is released. As long as you defeat him within this time, you will take his place. How about
?”
"Um?"
Liang Yan frowned slightly after hearing this, with a thoughtful look on his face. "Do we have to compete? I can also challenge the test after passing the test."
After hearing this, the scholar in Tsing Yi shook the fishing rod in his hand and said with a smile: "The key on my level is a bit special. It can only teleport one person at a time. If you want, you can let him go first, but wait until I catch the next one."
It will take at least two days to get the key."
"Two days later... No, it's too long."
Liang Yan shook his head. The Confucian scholar in Qingyi said that there must be a battle between himself and Fang Ruhui, because neither of them could wait until two days later.
The top ten geniuses entering the Thousand Magic Tower are inherently competitive. Liang Yan has been going smoothly so far and is already ahead of most of the geniuses. There is no way he is wasting time here.
After two days, other geniuses will gradually enter the "Top of the Cloud", and then it will be chaos again...
Having made a decision in his heart, Liang Yan did not hesitate. He followed the chain above the clouds, made a few leaps, and soon reached the wooden stake opposite Fang Ruhui.
At this time, Fang Ruhui also slowly opened his eyes.
However, he had no intention of taking action immediately. Instead, he looked at Liang Yan and said calmly: "Donor Liang, please sit down."
After hearing this, Liang Yan's eyes changed several times, but in the end he didn't do anything either, and just as the other party said, he sat down cross-legged on his wooden post.
"Donor Liang, we have no grudges. This trip is just a fight of chance. I really can't bear to see blood, so how about we sit down and talk about it?"
"How do you discuss Taoism?" Liang Yan asked calmly.
He did not take action immediately because he had received favor from Luo Tianzong. Without that purple-gold glazed lamp, he might not have been able to pass the killing array in front of the forbidden gate of Yixing Pavilion.
Although this magic weapon was not given to him personally by the disciples of Luotian Sect, Liang Yan got it by chance, so he felt a little incense about it.
For this reason, Liang Yan has always had a good impression of Luo Tianzong, and he doesn't want to break up with the disciples of this sect unless he has to.
There is another more important reason, that is, Liang Yan is a little unsure of Fang Ruhui's strength.
I have practiced "Eight Parts of Evolution" by myself and used the insight ability of "Bodhi Mirror" to find the key in "Gun City" in a very short time.
After arriving at the "Top of the Cloud", he took advantage of Hongwu's racial talent and cracked the maze through opportunistic methods.
But even with this speed of clearance, it was still one step slower than the person in front of me.
Before he arrived, Fang Ruhui had even passed all the tests of the Confucian Scholar in Tsing Yi. The speed of passing the test was simply shocking.
Because of these two reasons, Liang Yan did not take action immediately. Since Fang Ruhui planned to be polite first and then attack, he also wanted to see the opponent's reality.
There was a bronze tripod between the two of them, each sitting cross-legged on a wooden stake. At this time, they heard Fang Ruhui smile slightly:
"Has the donor ever heard of the allusion of 'Soma Burning the Sea'?"
"Appreciate further details."
"It is said that in ancient times, before the Buddha ascended to immortality, he once had eight disciples. Among them, Soma ranked fourth. He was born with extraordinary powers and was extremely intelligent. He was the most beloved disciple of the Buddha."
When Fang Ruhui said this, he suddenly stretched out his right hand and tapped it lightly in mid-air.
I saw a stream of true energy pouring out silently, coming to the bronze cauldron between the two people, rubbing and changing the colorful smoke rising from the top of the furnace, and actually condensed into a tall and thin figure with arms above the knees and strange earlobes.
Long young monk.
Although this strange-looking monk is made of colorful haze, it looks lifelike, as if he is standing in front of Liang Yan.
At this time, Fang Ruhui continued to say: "Suma is gifted with extraordinary talents and has a strong nature. He never flinches in battles, big or small. When the demon world invades, Sumo leads a hundred thousand Buddhist soldiers to fight. Later, he encounters the demon lord in the Yanbo Sea. His men He was advised to retreat temporarily, but Soma refused to obey. He fought with the devil and was defeated, so he set himself on fire and traveled through the sea of smoke for hundreds of thousands of miles. In the end, everything turned into flames and ashes, and he and Soma disappeared into the long river of history. This is the allusion to 'Soma Burning the Sea'."
As Fang Ruhui spoke, he patted his left and right hands lightly, and as the zhenqi surged, the colorful smoke on the bronze cauldron changed again.
I saw the strange-looking monk sitting cross-legged. Opposite him was a dark chaotic vortex. I didn't know what existed in the vortex. The aura was very terrifying, as if a big mouth from the abyss was about to swallow the monk whole. .
The next moment, the monk's body turned into a dazzling golden color, and the surrounding fire shot up into the sky, burning his soul. Below was a sea of fire, which looked like the end of the world.
"Suma was originally a genius, but unfortunately he was easy to break. He didn't know how to retreat when he encountered the devil. In the end, he died. It's sad and deplorable!"
When Fang Ruhui said this, he clasped his hands together and recited a Buddhist chant in a low voice, with a look of regret on his face.
"What a great monk, it turned out that he told me to retreat even when faced with difficulties!"
Liang Yan had a clear mind. After listening to the whole story, he still couldn't figure out what Fang Ruhui meant.
He used the allusion of "Soma Burning the Sea" to warn himself to know how to advance and retreat.
Although he is a genius, he is too strong to break easily. If Liang Yan is Somo, then Fang Ruhui is the demon lord. The strength of the two sides is very different. If they insist on fighting, they will most likely follow in the footsteps of Somo.
Liang Yan was slightly annoyed, but he didn't show it. Instead, he smiled and said, "I also have a story. I wonder if the great monk would like to hear it?"
"Oh?" Fang Ruhui raised his eyebrows and said slowly: "Donor, please speak."
"It is said that there are fish in the North Sea, imprisoned in the abyss, not knowing the sky or the stars."
As Liang Yan spoke, he flicked his fingers, and a green sword energy burst out from his fingertips, shot into the colorful haze above the furnace, and turned into a small blue fish the size of a palm.
"The abyss is decaying, and this fish wants to seek a way to the outside world. However, there is a great terror outside the abyss. Every time it approaches, it cannot see it with its eyes and dare not speak with its mouth. In the end, it has no choice but to turn back. It goes back and forth in this way and wastes half its life."
Before he finished speaking, Liang Yan flicked his fingers repeatedly, and as he fired out one spell after another, the little green fish also started to swim in the dark abyss.
It is the same as what he just said. Every time the little fish wants to float to the surface, a big black hand suppresses it from above the water, making the little fish return in vain and has no choice but to resign itself to the fate of being imprisoned.
"Although the fish is silent, its desire to find the way is not dead. Although the abyss is dark, there is still light. One day, the fish will take advantage of the east wind to soar up, transform into a dragon, take off in anger, hit the water three thousand times, and soar thousands of miles. When At this time, there is no obstacle, and all the terrors are in vain, they can be broken with one blow, and destroyed with one blow!"
As the content of Liang Yan's words changed, the little fish also changed from confusion at the beginning to determination. It jumped up from the abyss, turned into a blue sword dragon, pierced the big hand that suppressed it, and then took off in anger.
, straight up to the sky, running thousands of miles, no one can stop it.
"This is the story Liang wants to tell. Once a fish turns into a dragon, it is called the 'Fish-Dragon Dance'."
As soon as he finished speaking, the blue swordfish had already passed through many obstacles and rushed in front of the Dharma form of 'Soma'. Peiran's sword energy spread out in all directions, instantly breaking the opponent's golden Buddha's light.
"What a move! The swordfish turns into a dragon!"
Fang Ruhui narrowed his eyes, and for the first time a trace of fear appeared on his face.
He is also a very smart person, so why can't he hear what Liang Yan is saying? The other party used the allusion of "Fish and Dragon Dance" to tell him that the so-called "Soma Burning the Sea" is just alarmist, even if he has the power of the devil
, in his eyes, it is just a paper tiger, it can be broken with one blow and destroyed with one blow!
In fact, Fang Ruhui didn't know that the allusion of "Fish and Dragon Dance" was also Liang Yan's review of his own past. The journey from a corner of the south to this point was also the process of "a fish leaping into a dragon".
Could it be that the little green fish in the story is not Liang Yan himself?
"My fellow Taoist has great magical powers, but this poor monk underestimated you."
Fang Ruhui sighed and patted his right hand gently in the air. Peiran's true energy surged out and poured into "Soma"'s body, immediately giving birth to boundless golden light.
"The leap of a fish into a dragon is inspiring, but everything in the world has its own laws of cause and effect. The laws of heaven circulate in the dark, and it always works. Even if you leap for a moment, how can you withstand the iron laws of heaven? In the end, you are just a speck of dust in the world."
As Fang Ruhui continued to talk, the golden light around "Soma" became more and more intense, and finally turned into a huge Buddha's palm, lowering the head of the cyan sword dragon by three feet.
"Is there any god who can stand three feet above your head?"
When Liang Yan saw this scene, he couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"The great monk is making no sense. If there are really laws in the way of heaven, then everyone can just hide in their own caves and practice. Why go out and fight for it? Such deceptive words can be used to deceive ordinary people.
How come you are trying to deceive Liang?"
Before he finished speaking, the power of the Nine-turn Golden Pill and the Sword Infant in his body were activated at the same time, turning objects into swords at will, turning the colorful rays of light above the cauldron into the Five Elements Sword Qi.
These five sword energies moved upward at the same time, piercing into the golden light palm print of "Soma" and bursting out with powerful aftermath.
Circles of light spread out in all directions, and their destructive power was enough to destroy mountains and reclaim seas. However, when the aftermath of these powers spread to the surrounding mountains, they were strangely absorbed by the mountain peaks, and in the end did not cause a single sound.
"Dacheng Sword Infant!"
Fang Ruhui narrowed his eyes, and his face no longer had the calmness before, but was replaced by a look of solemnity.
He stretched out his right hand and patted the back of his head. He saw the true energy on the top of his head condensed and turned into a statue of the Buddha. Holding a sword and wearing golden armor, he rushed into the colorful smoke of the cauldron, and the five
The Taoist sword energy started fighting.
"This is the magical power created by the young monk, the 'King Kong Vajra'. After hundreds of battles, it will definitely not disappoint the donor."
............
In the valley, although the two of them did not fight directly, they used the smoke and precious energy of the cauldron as the battlefield. The comparison was still with magical means. There was no sword, sword, shadow, but a bit more immortal energy.
Fang Ruhui was shocked by Liang Yan's magical sword skills, but Liang Yan was equally surprised by his martial arts skills.
"The Vajra of Death...is really mysterious!"
Liang Yan looked at the Vajra Dharma in the distance and couldn't help but admire in his heart.
After practicing for so many years, Liang Yan has seen very few monks who have truly entered the Tao through martial arts, except for the original Dumb, and they are even rarer than sword cultivators.
If divided in terms of cultivation methods, physical cultivation, legal cultivation, and sword cultivation are actually orthodox methods of cultivating immortals. No matter which method, there is a necessary prerequisite, that is, there must be spiritual roots in the body!
If there is no spiritual root, the path between immortality and mortal life will be different, and there will be no hope of stepping into the immortal gate in one's life, and one will belong to a mortal who has been abandoned by heaven.
Only martial arts is different.
The method of entering Taoism through martial arts is the only way for mortals to knock on the door of immortality, but it is also a road full of thorns.
Although martial arts and physical fitness are somewhat similar, they are essentially different.
Physical training tempers the body and the body becomes holy.
Martial arts cultivators, on the other hand, cultivate their true energy internally and become self-sufficient.
Fang Ruhui's ability to enter the Tao through martial arts and achieve his current achievements shows that this person is at the top in terms of character, intelligence, and perseverance. Even with Liang Yan's current strength, he does not dare to underestimate this person!