A white cloud hovered in the sky, Zhang Ke stood on the cloud and looked at Feilai Peak below.
I have been here for half a day, but there is still no sign of Ding Xiaoxiao.
Now that he has been promoted to Yuanshen, his status is already different.
It is no longer appropriate to come directly to inquire, as this will put a lot of pressure on Ding Xiaoxiao.
Sneaking into it quietly would be even more disrespectful to Feilaifeng.
I am a member of the Catching Tower, how can I break the rules that were finally established?
Therefore, Zhang Ke didn't have any good ideas for a while.
He once thought about asking Ye Zhengqing and others to deliver the news, but in the end he gave up the idea.
After advancing to the level of Yuanshen, Zhang Ke found that there seemed to be a gap between himself and his past friends.
Except for Bi Luo, Guan Yu and a few others, others were no longer willing to appear in front of him.
Zhang Ke remembered that before he advanced to the next level, many people would visit him every day.
Some of these people are here to ask for help, and some are here to establish relationships.
But most of them are a group of friends from the past. They come here in groups and stay up all night just to drink and chat together.
Now Zhang Ke has been promoted to Yuanshen for a month, except for his own disciples who often come to ask for advice on Taoism.
Others don't come to the door very often anymore.
This is not to say that their relationship has become estranged, but because they no longer know how to face Zhang Ke.
soul!
This divine word actually explains everything.
The friendship remains, but the estrangement has arisen!
Another reason for Zhang Ke's hesitation at this moment was that he was afraid that Ding Xiaoxiao would have the same mentality.
If this is the case, then I am even less suitable to see her.
"well-!"
Zhang Ke sighed secretly, glanced at Feilaifeng again, turned around and left.
The top of the clouds.
From a distance, a figure came riding on the clouds.
Several people who were sipping spiritual tea on the top of the cloud peak felt a little envious when they saw Zhang Ke floating in the clouds like a fairy.
Lord Lieyan opened his mouth and said:
"Junior Brother Jiuren, can you think of a way to deceive this cloud-riding technique from Ruyi's hands? This Taoist method is really exciting."
Zhenjun Jiuren glanced at him sideways and said angrily:
"What does the word 'lie' mean?"
True Lord Lieyan smiled ‘haha’.
"You think I don't know, hasn't this kid Ruyi already taken a liking to Zhongxiaoxiao?
You are a little elder, so it’s not too much to ask for something.”
Zhenjun Jiuren let out a 'hum'.
"You have the nerve to take advantage of your juniors. That's your business. You are shameless, but I still have shame."
After a pause, he continued:
"Ruyi is a direct disciple of Senior Brother Xinghe, wouldn't it be more appropriate for him to speak?"
True Lord Xinghe saw the eyes turned by True Lord Lieyan and said hurriedly:
"No! Don't try to meddle with me. Ruyi has done so many things for the sect, but I can't open my mouth."
"Tsk tsk——!"
Lord Lieyan smacked his lips and sighed:
"Isn't that why? I'm too embarrassed to open my mouth!"
The three of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
This magical power of "flying through the clouds and riding on the mist" is the one that best reflects the uniqueness of a practitioner.
The true kings in the sect have already been excited about this. The gathering and dispersing of the formation is not as high-end as flying in the clouds and riding the mist, but no one can open their mouths.
While he was talking, Zhang Ke was already approaching on a cloud.
He is nine-head tall, with a black hairpin running across his bun. His facial features are like carved marble, and a dark gold vertical pattern appears and disappears between his eyebrows.
Wearing a white gold embroidered robe, with mountains and rivers looming in front of and behind her, the broad sleeves of the robe hang down from her waist.
When walking, he is as elegant as the wind; when standing, he is as steady as a mountain. Just standing there can naturally attract the attention of others.
Falling on the top of the peak, the clouds at your feet dispersed with the wind.
Zhang Ke took a few steps forward and bowed:
"Disciple pays homage to several ancestors!"
"Haha! Ruyi, come here and sit next to me!"
True Lord Xinghe smiled and raised his hand in greeting.
Zhang Ke looked at the people in front of him, shook his head and said:
"If the elders are in front of you, there is no reason for the disciples to sit together. Disciples, just stand!"
With that said, he walked to stand next to True Lord Xinghe.
‘Buzz——!’
Suddenly a crack appeared in the air, and True Lord Tianya stepped out.
"Well! Ruyi has arrived!"
"Yes! Grandmaster!"
Zhang Ke discovered that these true kings didn't seem to like showing up using the art of gathering and dispersing.
It's like although I can create thoughts with just one thought, under normal circumstances, I'm still used to using actions to guide me.
After Tianya Zhenjun sat down, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip and put it down.
"Ruyi, has the state stabilized?"
Zhang Ke replied:
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Patriarch, but my disciple's realm has stabilized."
True Lord Tianya praised:
"Well, not bad! Your foundation is very strong. Generally speaking, it is difficult to fully control the body within a year and a half."
"Now that you have achieved Yuan Shen, you will also need to make decisions on some matters within the sect in the future.
In addition, there are many secrets in the sect. If you have time, you can go to the secret vault at the bottom of Jiaku Pavilion to find out more.
I’ll tell you the basic situation first. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them.”
He picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea for a while, and then said:
"This sect inherits the Shangqing sect's legal tradition, and the founder Danxiazi was originally an abandoned disciple of the Shangqing sect.
Eight thousand years ago, the He sect of the Shang Qing Dynasty ascended to the upper realm, but there was no news for thousands of years.
It should be noted that the Shangqing Sect was a major sect in this area eight thousand years ago.
Although it is not as prominent as the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, with three thousand soul sword cultivators, there are still a lot of Dao Lords in the sect.
well--!
If many major sects had not left the field at that time, how could the Tao Te Sect be able to become powerful?"
After a brief pause, he continued:
“When the Shangqing Zongju Sect ascended, some treasures and resources were left behind.
Relying on these resources, the founder and a group of friends founded the sect, which has been passed down to this day."
Zhang Ke had heard the elders of his sect talk about these things when he started, and he had a general understanding of them.
Couldn't help but ask:
"Ancestor! What happened eight thousand years ago?
From what the ancestor said, it seems that many famous sects left this realm at that time."
'hehe-!'
True Lord Tianya smiled lightly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Practitioners are actually a group of extremely selfish people. Great power belongs to individuals, and all the benefits of cultivation belong to themselves.
But the harvesting of the world is endless.
As early as more than 10,000 years ago, the spiritual power of heaven and earth was destroyed by unscrupulous mining.
Eight thousand years ago, it was a critical node.
Just like the tide of the sea, at that moment, the inspiration of heaven and earth suddenly reaches a lowest point."
True Lord Tianya said and glanced at Zhang Ke.
"Compared to today's inspiration, it's still not enough."
Zhang Ke took a breath of air, he understood why those famous sects left in the first place.
"At that time, there were thirty-six top-level sects in the Azure Realm, and as many as 800 sub-level sects.
Shangqing Sect and Xuanyuan Sword Sect both belong to the top sect order.
In addition, there is a special sect ‘Tianji Pavilion’, which is a sect that is good at observing the secrets of heaven.
According to the "Tianji Pavilion" calculations, the ebb and flow of heaven and earth's spiritual power will last for tens of thousands of years.
Therefore, all the powerful sects at that time left their own world one after another.
The Xuanyuan Sword Sect is the last to leave."
Zhang Ke sensitively noticed something strange and asked:
"If there is a 'fall', there will be a 'rise', since the number of years given by the 'Tianji Pavilion' is ten thousand years.
Doesn't that mean that in another two thousand years, there will be a rising tide of inspiration from heaven and earth?
When the time comes, will these sects that have left come back again?"
This time, Lord Lieyan was really impressed by Zhang Ke.
When he first knew the news, he had never thought about it so thoroughly.
True Lord Tianya glanced at Zhang Ke appreciatively.
"That's right! According to normal circumstances, in another two thousand years, those sects that left in the past will probably return again.
And after ten thousand years of accumulation of strength, countless treasures of heaven and earth will inevitably appear in this world.
How could those worm-like immortal cultivators let go of such a gluttonous feast?"
Zhang Ke was shocked. Now the practice pattern of the Azure Realm has stabilized.
Almost every area in the world is already owned.
No matter who it is, even those who have left this world want to continue to return to this world to suck blood.
Have you ever asked practitioners in this world if they would answer?
This is a battle of life and death, a battle of ideas, and it will definitely end with the destruction of one side.
but......
Among the sects that left in the past, there were a large number of Dao Lords who could live to be 10,800 years old.
Although these people may have died by then, it is more likely that they will still survive and become stronger.
After all, that is an existence that Zhang Ke cannot understand now.
And from the strength of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, we can see how terrifying the practitioners back then were.
Can the current strength of the Azure Realm’s cultivation world really stop the invasion two thousand years from now?
After a moment of silence, Zhang Ke suddenly asked:
"What is a cultivator?"
True Lord Tianya smiled slightly. This disciple didn't ask many questions today, but almost every question he asked was on point.
"This is a title for practitioners.
In ancient times, practitioners were called Qi Practitioners. They ate the wind and drank the dew, and used their own innate energy to practice.
This kind of Qi practitioner basically does not fake anything, and the elixirs are just for viewing like flowers.
In the Middle Ages, there were more and more practitioners, and various systems of practice were formed by exploring the mysteries of heaven and earth.
Therefore, the practitioners of this era are called cultivators, which means "removing the waste and retaining the essential, pursuing the truth"!
In modern times, practitioners' pursuit of external objects reached its extreme.
The concept originally proposed was 'if you lose a penny to benefit the world, don't give it back; if you give the world a whole body, don't take it away'.
Originally this concept was excellent.
It means: If he plucks out a hair of his own to benefit the world, he will not give it to him, and if the whole world comes to serve him, he will not agree to it.
The deeper meaning is:
As long as everyone tries his best to be a good person and neither does anything that is beneficial to the world nor does anything that is harmful to the world, then the world will become a good place.
This is a state of universal unity, which is in line with the original Taoist idea of "inaction".
However, due to human nature, this concept gradually changed.
If you lose a penny and benefit the world, don't give it back. If the world gives you one body, take it!
The difference between this word completely reveals the nature of practitioners in recent times.
All things in heaven and earth are for my use, and I will not harm even a single cent of them!"
When Zhenjun Tianya said this, he couldn't help but sneered twice.
“These practitioners aim at self-transcendence and plunder resources endlessly.
He caused great damage to heaven and earth, just to become an immortal and achieve enlightenment.
Therefore, such practitioners are also called immortal cultivators, and all practitioners eight thousand years ago fell into this category."
Zhang Ke suddenly realized that if he had lived in that era, he would have been the same person.
This has nothing to do with right or wrong, it is caused by the limitations of the times.
Under the general environment, everyone can only go with the flow. Those who try to go against the flow are aliens and cannot survive in the world at all.