The Black Yellow Halberd and the damaged original lamp were recovered from the sea of ash by Zhang Ruochen.
Returning to Biluo Pass again, Zhang Ruochen finally made time to sit next to the Fourth Confucian Patriarch. He knew that the Fourth Confucian Patriarch was waiting for him as he held on for breath.
"Senior, if you have anything to say, you can say it now! If there is anything you need to say, I will do my best to do it." Zhang Ruochen wiped the black and yellow halberd in his hand and spoke loudly.
The Fourth Confucian Patriarch slowly opened his eyelids and glanced at the people in the distance.
"Don't worry, they can't hear our conversation!" Zhang Ruochen said softly.
The Fourth Confucian Patriarch's chest rose and fell, his body became thinner and more transparent, and he said: "The demon is not dead yet, and is sealed in the divine realm."
"I know!" Zhang Ruochen said.
The wrinkles on the thin face of the Fourth Confucian Patriarch relaxed and he smiled: "It seems that Wuying has told you everything. The origin of the ancestor of the demon, has he given it to you?"
Zhang Ruochen nodded and then asked: "Do you want me to go to the God Realm to rescue the demon?"
The Fourth Confucian Patriarch's eyes narrowed like a slit, he raised his head with difficulty, looked into the distance, and sighed helplessly: "I don't know! In fact... Hey, what Confucian Patriarch, people like me can't be called ancestors at all.
, just a puppet in the fog."
"Can't see the truth, can't see right or wrong, can't see the way forward."
"Who should I believe? What should I do? Is it the right thing to do?"
"For so many years, except for the matter of cultivation, which is very clear, everything else is very contradictory."
"The Second Confucian Patriarch is the wise man I admire most. I believe in all his decisions, his determination to create peace for all generations, and his personality and righteousness integrated into his own spirit."
"However, since he entered the Tao through chess, he is destined to be clever in his methods. He will do anything to win. No one can guess what he is really thinking in his heart. I believe in his righteousness, but most righteous people
It is difficult to maintain morality."
The first Confucian ancestor entered Taoism with "qin" and established his religion with "benevolence".
The second Confucian ancestor entered the Tao with "chess", and the word "righteousness" came first.
The third Confucian ancestor used "books" to enter the Tao and used "character" to discipline himself.
The fourth Confucian ancestor entered Taoism through "painting" and spread "virtue" to the world.
Every Confucian ancestor who was able to achieve great success in Taoism must have deeply understood the true meaning of Taoism and completely integrated the concepts he adhered to into his own spirit.
If you cultivate righteousness but not virtue, all living beings will be abandoned.
If you cultivate virtue but not righteousness, your relatives and friends will abandon each other.
Zhang Ruochen knew clearly in his heart that the Fourth Confucian Patriarch had said both what should be said and what should not be said!
"Where is Renzu? How much do you know about him?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
The Fourth Confucian Patriarch shook his head slightly: "I can't give you the answer. My eyes are full of confusion. This may be the reason why I will never be able to cultivate Haoran's divine way to the level of the ancestor. Haoran, like the scorching sun hanging in the sky, the world is clear.
, righteousness lasts forever.”
The Fourth Confucian Patriarch suddenly grabbed Zhang Ruochen's wrist, stared at him with his eyes, and used all his strength to squeeze out the last words: "Looking for an inheritor for Haoran Shinto, it is best...it is best to be a descendant of Kunlun."
"Wow!"
The feet, legs, and waist of the Fourth Confucian Patriarch have dissipated and turned into particles of light rain.
Then, it spreads to the chest and neck.
"Don't worry, Confucian Master, just rest in peace, I will let Haoran Shinto pass on!"
Zhang Ruochen stood up and bowed.
The stiff face of the Fourth Confucian Patriarch gradually softened.
In the smile, the face dissipates into particles of light.
These light particles of spiritual power twist and converge, turning into a majestic picture.
On the scroll, there is only a scorching sun hanging in the sky, and there is nothing underneath.
This scorching sun in the sky is the fourth Confucian Patriarch who finally realized the highest state of Haoran's divine way when he was dying - the world is clear!
Whoever can realize this state and draw on a blank sheet of paper will be qualified to inherit the great divine way of the Fourth Confucian Patriarch.
Zhang Ruochen saw that the Fourth Confucian Patriarch had a unique emotion for the Kunlun world. After putting away the scroll, he picked up a handful of soil stained with the Fourth Confucian Patriarch's spiritual power from the ground. He felt extremely sad and said: "I will take you with me.
The old man returns to Kunlun Realm!"
The paintbrush was broken and hard to find.
The blood and energy in the body have been burned out long ago, leaving nothing behind.
Zhang Ruochen wanted to take this piece of dirt back to Kunlun and bury it in the Painting Sect. It was considered a fallen leaf returning to its roots.
"Let me take it back to Kunlun Realm, my identity is more suitable!"
Prajna stepped behind Zhang Ruochen, took off his outer clothes, and put them on his arms.
Zhang Ruochen nodded, put the dirt suit in, and said: "There must be many people curious about what happened in the Gray Sea. The secrets here must not be known to anyone."
Qinglu God King smiled and said: "We will definitely not disclose it to the outside world, but I am afraid that some monks with lower cultivation levels will be at risk of having their souls searched."
"Whether or not your soul will be searched has nothing to do with your cultivation level, right? Spiritual will is the key." Shang Tiandao.
The Qinglu God King's smile was stagnant, and he said: "Faced with an existence whose cultivation realm is far beyond yours, your spiritual will is a joke. You can't even self-destruct your divine source, how can you maintain your consciousness?"
"No need to argue."
Zhang Ruochen said: "I will leave a mark on your sea of consciousness. This mark will not erase your memory of the Sea of Gray, but once someone forcibly searches for souls, your memory of the Sea of Gray will be burned away.
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Huang Tian said: "That's great! If the news leaks out, it can only be done by someone."
Naturally, he was dissatisfied with Qinglu God King, Shang Tian and Huang Tian and had great distrust.
He could betray the hell world because of the Hades Ancestor faction.
Being able to betray the Mingzu faction because of Zhang Ruochen.
It would not be strange to betray Zhang Ruochen in the future.
The Qinglu God King was not angry at all, he shook his head and sighed: "You two have practiced in vain for so many years, it is not as good as Di Chen can see clearly. In this battle of the Gray Sea, if I had not worked hard and secretly helped, you would have been wiped out long ago.
It can be said that despite all the calculations, Ming Zu was defeated by me."
"Besides, I was approached by the Underworld Ancestor and had no choice but to become the leader of the Asuras. This is called compromising and waiting for the opportunity, not betrayal."
"In the face of life and death, you must learn to compromise. If you are too strong, it will be easy to break."
Huang Tian and Shang Tian had no intention of continuing to argue. After all, this was Zhang Ruochen's intention. They believed that Zhang Ruochen must have a deeper purpose in keeping the Green Deer God King alive.
King Qinglu God said: "Lord Di Chen, are you sure you can pass through the ancestral flames and destructive storms outside the gray sea? With the death of the Ming Ancestor and the leaderless dragons in the heavenly universe, the external situation will undergo earth-shaking changes. If possible, we must rush back as soon as possible to put an end to the situation.
It’s firmly in your hands.”
"Not urgent!"
Zhang Ruochen said: "Don't you want to wait until Mingzu is thoroughly burned before leaving?"
Qinglu God King showed a cautious attitude and said: "This is also an extremely important matter."
Zhang Ruochen was more concerned about the changes in the fire realm outside than anyone else.
The first is to care that the Ancestor of the Underworld has hidden methods that cannot be fully revealed. The second is to wait and see who will be the first to enter the fire domain to explore.
The first person to enter the fire domain to explore must be the person who cares most about the life and death of Ming Ancestor.
There is a high probability that he is the immortal who really makes Ming Zu fearful.
"What do Di Chen plan to do with Er Juntian and Soul Mother?" Shang Tian asked.
He really couldn't understand that half-ancestors like Zhang Ruochen, Qinglu God King, Er Juntian, and Soul Mother should resolutely refine and kill them to eliminate future troubles forever.
But Zhang Ruochen didn't seem to have the intention to kill these people.
Zhang Ruochen looked at Fanchen.
Fanchen clasped his hands together and bowed: "You can seal him into the world of dancing and imprison him in the Buddhist world in the west. The poor monk will try every means to lead him to do good and jointly fight against the numerous catastrophes in the future."
Staring at him with questioning eyes!
Fanchen said: "If he escapes and causes trouble to the world, and the poor monk explodes his divine source and takes his life, I will give you an explanation."
"I believe in Master Fanchen!"
Zhang Ruochen decided Er Juntian's life and death with one word, and then said: "Prajna, take her with you and follow me into the realm of life and death. Her Taoist skills cannot be wasted!"
After Zhang Ruochen, Prajna, and the Soul Mother entered the realm of life and death, the Qinglu God King gave an enigmatic smile: "Can't you see through it now? I have said that you are far inferior to Di Chen."
"Killing the half-ancestor of the Underworld Ancestor faction will certainly eliminate hidden dangers and end the problem once and for all. But now the situation has changed. Our biggest opponent is the God Realm. I am valuable, and so is the Soul Mother.
Even if Jun Tian escapes his control, he is still valuable."
"A worthy person will never die."
"Do you know why the Dark Lord was defeated miserably, but his body was still alive? Because neither the Underworld Ancestor nor the God Realm wanted him to die completely. Maybe one day he would be able to show his remaining value. This is different from what the three of us can do today.
The principles of life are the same!"
"You are only qualified to fight and kill and be other people's chess pieces. Lord Di Chen, however, already looks at the problem from the perspective of a chess player. The level is too different."
Lord Cihang looked towards the gray sea.
A huge island is moving towards Biluo Pass.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Ksitigarbha's horse, Tingting, traveling to Qingshan on a camel.
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Five hundred years later.
The ancestral flames and the destructive storm that enveloped the sea of grey finally weakened a bit. Zhang Ruochen led everyone through the fire domain of dozens of light years and entered the wasteland universe.
Over the years, Zhang Ruochen has not waited for any monks to enter the Fire Realm to investigate, and even the ancestors have not shown up, which seems quite strange.
The immortal matter and immortal soul of the Underworld Ancestor were almost burned out, and no changes occurred.
Everything is so normal!
But it is the most normal things that are the most abnormal.
The desolate universe outside the fire domain is emptier and darker than before. It is difficult to see any matter within a thousand light years. It is chaotic and vast. The rules of heaven and earth are all broken, making it impossible to practice.
Zhang Ruochen could sense that there were powerful men from the heavenly universe, the hell realm, and the god realm, guarding different positions outside the fire domain.
Obviously, all parties are very cautious about the "death of Ming Ancestor".
If any remnant soul of the Underworld Ancestor escapes, it will definitely be crushed.
Baozhu Ksitigarbha was wearing an Omma cassock and holding a tin staff. He bowed deeply to everyone and said: "After this catastrophe in the deserted earth and the universe, there have been heavy casualties and hundreds of wastes awaiting restoration. Baozhu bids farewell to you and hopes to see you again in the future.
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Fanchen returned the greeting and said: "You are too weak alone. If you return to the Buddhism Gate of the Wild Universe like this, many monks will definitely come to you and ask you about the situation of the Gray Sea. This is very dangerous. Why not go to the West Heaven?
Buddha Realm?”
Venerable Cihang also issued an invitation: "Go to the Western Heaven Buddha Realm to practice, and you can bring the Earthly Universe Buddha with you to practice together. The heavenly universe is very big and can accommodate you."
Fanchen and Venerable Cihang know that the greatest wish of the Dihuang Buddhist Sect is to return to the Western Heaven Buddhist Realm.
Everyone in the world is indebted to Ksitigarbha, so the world can naturally tolerate the practice of Jihuang Buddha.
Baozhu Ksitigarbha smiled, his beauty unparalleled in the world of mortals, and said: "In the future, I will go to the Buddha Realm in the West to discuss Buddhism with the Venerable. On the Tianlong No., we have not yet reached the conclusion! But, not now.
"Dihuang is a big place, and you can't just walk around. Dihuang Buddhism is very messy and needs to be rectified. In addition to Buddhist cultivators, Dihuang also has hundreds of millions of poor people and living beings of all races. If we leave, who will care about them?"
life and death?"
"Everyone, you have all fallen into a misunderstanding."
"Actually, except for you, no one knows that I went to the Gray Sea. Everyone who knew has died. By the way, King Erjia will not leak it, right?"
Zhang Ruochen pointed at Fanchen and said: "Look, you are being smart, right? You even say that you are an eminent monk, but you can't see through this, and you are not as clear-headed as the Ksitigarbha. The Ksitigarbha's state of mind and courage are definitely the best if he can be chosen by Ksitigarbha."
It can support the wild universe."
Fanchen always felt that Zhang Ruochen's words were very familiar. Zhang Ruochen seemed to have said the same thing when the two of them met the Orb Ksitigarbha for the first time.
Sure enough, fate is a circle, how we meet will lead to separation.
"Taoist Master, if you stay to help the poor nun, the poor nun will be more confident!" Baozhu Jizo smiled brightly.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Master, do you really think that the poor Taoist will become deeply in love after drinking the love soup?"
The sound of "Master Tai" brought Baozhu Jizo back to the day when the three of them first met. Looking back on all the talking, laughing, drinking, and debating scriptures at that time, how could you have expected the changes in the world today?
Precious Seal Ksitigarbha died, Tan Tuo disciples also died, Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha fell...
Go casually and casually.
Now the responsibility rests heavily on our shoulders.
The future is on thin ice.
After being lost for a moment, Baozhu Jizo put away all the distracting thoughts and asked exactly the same words as that day: "Baozhu, can I make friends with you two?"
There was no answer that day. After experiencing the twists and turns of the journey to the Gray Sea and sharing life and death, they finally had the answer.
Zhang Ruochen and Fanchen looked at each other and said in unison: "What an honor."
"Taoist Master Shengsi, I will definitely go to heaven and the universe to look for you in the future. If I didn't drink all my wine that day, I will make up for it when the time comes."
Baozhu Ksitigarbha, with the Nine Spirit Buddha boy, stood on Titing's back, put on the cloak and hat with the "swastika" mark on his sleeve, covering his face that had brought disaster to the country and the people, and gradually disappeared into the void.
Fanchen whispered in Zhang Ruochen's ear: "I hope she can still find Taoist Shengsi by then."
Meng Twenty-eight walked up to Zhang Ruochen and saluted: "Taoist Priest, it's time for us to leave!"
Meng twenty-eight, the orb Ksitigarbha, all survived because they hid in the ghost house of Qingshan Inn.
This was the handiwork of Gandharva, who protected them with her last life and strength.
Also saved by Gandharva was part of Meng Huang'e's soul consciousness.
When Ksitigarbha and Hades were fighting, it was Gandharva who restrained the clone of Hades in Meng Huang'e's body.
The clones projected by the Underworld Ancestor on Meng Huangyou and Meng Huang'e were different. The former projected an ancestral soul, so Meng Huangyou's soul burned out, but his physical body remained.
And Meng Huang'e's cultivation is powerful, reaching the Tianzun level, and can bear the power of the ancestor of the underworld.
Therefore, Meng Huang'e's physical body was burned out first, but a considerable part of her soul consciousness was preserved.
When Gandharva was about to die, she passed on the Divine Furnace of Six Desires and the crystallized "Love Mountain" of her life's cultivation to Meng Huang'e, while Zhang Ruochen helped Meng Huang'e merge her soul consciousness with Meng Huang'e's body.
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Meng Huangyou's body was rescued and preserved by Zhang Ruochen.
In other words, the Meng Huangyou who is staggering out of the crowd at this moment is not Meng Huangyou at all, but Meng Huang'e inside.
She was holding a wooden staff. She was extremely old, had silvery white hair, and was slightly hunched over. She said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you so much for taking care of the Taoist Master these days. I also want to thank you for not caring about past grudges or grudges. Huang E admires this kind of heart."
, my heart is filled with gratitude.”
"seven……"
The word "Seventh Girl" came to his lips, and Zhang Ruochen swallowed it back.
He knew that Meng Huang'e cared most about her youthful appearance and liked people to call her "Seventh Girl" the most, but now she has lost all of this forever.
I also lost my sister and my entire family.
I no longer have anything but life.
Seeing her looking so sad and sad, Zhang Ruochen really couldn't feel any hatred.
The once perverse seventh girl now has no light in her eyes.
Gandharva, Meng Naihe... Under the clan annihilation technique, except for the two of them, the Meng family was all dead. How could Zhang Ruochen have the intention to kill?
When Gandharva was about to die, he passed on the Six Desires Divine Furnace and the Mountain of Love to her, undoubtedly trusting her, and perhaps also hoping that she and Meng 28 could revive the Meng family.
"If you have any difficulties from now on, you can come to me."
Zhang Ruochen had thousands of words in his heart, but finally he condensed them into this sentence. Then, he took out the broken gold-threaded dragon-binding rope and handed it over.
Meng Huang'e went to pick him up.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but everyone felt that Meng Huang'e's hands were trembling, very slow, struggling, and in pain. The look in her eyes at Zhang Ruochen was very unusual, and she was very reluctant to let go.
Zhang Ruochen seemed to be touched and said, "Are we saying goodbye like this? Otherwise, don't go back to Tianhuang and go to Tianting Universe."
"Taoist Priest, why are you such a soft-hearted person? There are no more Seven Girls in the world, so don't bear any psychological burden. Meeting each other is already a lottery, how dare you ask for a lifetime fate?"
Meng Huang'e forced out a wizened smile, held up her wooden staff, and headed towards the wild universe.
The back is old and thin.
Meng Twenty-eight said goodbye to everyone one by one and followed them.
"She is the only one who is truly affected by love!" Fanchen sighed, sighing at the wonder of fate. Meng Huang'e did something wrong and needs to spend a lifetime of misery and loneliness to atone for her sins.
Venerable Cihang said: "Another love mountain has been withered for a million years!"