Tang Yaotian's words made You Lingzi ponder for a long time, and then he said: "In the past eight years, your hard work has been visible to the teacher. It is just the law of heaven. We cannot change it and there is nothing we can do about it. You have wasted eight years of hard work.
Have you ever regretted it?"
Tang Yaotian was slightly startled, shook his head and said: "For the sake of cultivation, how can a disciple feel regret."
You Lingzi nodded appreciatively. Tang Yaotian's tenacity was really rare. This was what she admired the most when she came into contact with him. There was a trace of unbearability in his expression, but he still said: "According to my Lingyun Sect,
The rules are that if you fail to become a cultivator within eight years, you will be demoted to a handyman."
Hearing You Lingzi's words, Tang Yaotian's heart skipped a beat. Although he had already thought of this day coming, he was unwilling to accept it. Especially for a proud man like him, how could he be willing to be a handyman?
Taking a deep breath, adjusting his breathing, Tang Yaotian said in a deep voice: "Master, I know what you mean, but I have my own ideals. If I come to Lingyun Sect just to be a handyman, it would be better...
"He wanted to say that it would be better to expel him from the masters, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by You Lingzi: "You may have misunderstood the meaning of being a master, although according to the regulations of Lingyun Sect, you should be demoted to a master.
You are a handyman, but after all, you are different from ordinary people, and as a teacher, I still want to fight for you to have the opportunity to practice."
Tang Yaotian's expression was stunned. He didn't expect that You Lingzi would say such words. He bit his lip and asked, "Master, are you willing to give this disciple a chance?"
You Lingzi nodded: "Although you have not made any breakthroughs in eight years, my teacher has seen your efforts. The cultivation in this Piaomiao Peak is only a small part of cultivation, and the real cultivation is in Lingyun
Feng conducts retreat practice."
"Cultivation in seclusion?" Tang Yaotian muttered.
Young Lingzi said 'hmm': "Cultivation in seclusion is a cultivation method that can improve the world of cultivation very quickly. You don't eat half a meter, and you don't drink a drop of water. With the support of the powerful spiritual energy of cultivation, it forms an excellent state of cultivation. This
It is also a process that our disciples must go through."
After hearing You Lingzi's explanation, Tang Yaotian asked with some joy: "Can I also participate in retreat practice?"
You Lingzi did not shake his head or nod, and said: "I will explain to my senior brother and strive for opportunities for you. After retreat, I hope to see your breakthrough."
Tang Yaotian was naturally happy to hear what You Lingzi said, but when he heard the word breakthrough, a layer of dust hung on his face. In the past eight years, he had suffered from failure, and his firm confidence was like an iron pestle.
He was about to be ground into a needle, so he said softly: "I just don't know if I can break through after retreating."
You Lingzi said: "This is the last chance I can fight for for you. Whether you can succeed or not depends on you! Go down!" She said and waved her hand, as if she didn't want to continue the conversation.
Tang Yaotian said 'hmm' and nodded his thanks. Although he didn't have much contact with Young Lingzi, he felt the other party's good intentions. This was what touched Tang Yaotian extremely.
But he was moved, so why didn't he want to repay the other party with a breakthrough, but could he really do it? Eight years, a full eight years, Tang Yaotian has longed for immortality, longed for the road to immortality, and longed for the journey of cultivation.
, but all of this is so far away, so out of reach.
Tang Yaotian walked out of the courtyard and walked along a path towards the back hill. He wanted to be alone and use this last day to heal the scars of eight years, because he knew that only in this way could he continue to live in the future.
During the time you come down, practice without any shadow.
But is eight years of failure really so easy to fade away? At some point, Tang Yaotian found that he had reached the top of the mountain. There was a huge boulder at the top of the mountain. The boulder was flat and carved with the three red letters of Piaomiao Peak.
Tang Yaotian jumped up and stood on the boulder. He looked at the continuous mountains around him, but he kept thinking about his failure in his mind, thinking about the forbearance and sadness he felt when he came to Tianyuan Continent again and again.
"Ah!" A loud shout suddenly roared from Tang Yaotian's mouth. He vented the pain accumulated in his heart over the years. The voice lingered in the mountain peaks, and only Jiangshan could understand Tang Yaotian's heart.
The sound echoed continuously and could not subside for a long time, but at this moment, a shadow suddenly passed in front of Tang Yaotian's eyes. He was slightly startled and quickly took two steps back. He was surprised to find that not far away, a huge golden eagle was standing.
over there.
The golden eagle was more than two meters tall, and its body was covered with golden feathers. It looked hard and sharp. The other person looked at Roger with a strange look, and then gently pecked its wings twice with his beak.
Tang Yaotian had never seen such a huge golden eagle in his entire life, and he was secretly amazed in his heart. However, at this time, he was not in the mood to pay attention to the other party. He waved his hand and shouted: "Go quickly, stay away from me!"
As if he could understand Tang Yaotian's words, the golden eagle raised his head proudly and looked at Tang Yaotian with a squinting look.
Tang Yaotian could clearly feel the other party's contempt for him. He was just about to blow him away with his palm, but in the end he shook his head and said: "That's it, that's all, why bother being like a bird? Since you don't want to leave, then
Stay here."
Seeing the nonchalant look of the golden eagle, Tang Yaotian laughed at himself and said, "What? Are you here to laugh at me too?"
He paused, sat cross-legged on the stone, looked into the distance and said: "Did you know that during the Tang Dynasty, I, Tang Yaotian, rarely met an opponent, but when I got here, everything changed. It was commonplace to be bullied and ridiculed.
, I can’t talk back either. Because I understand better than anyone else that this is a world where strength speaks for itself. Without strength, you can only endure like me!”
"I have killed countless people in my life, and my hands are stained with blood, but I never thought that I would be reduced to this situation today. But it is not difficult for me. I can endure everything, because I know that one day I will
Those who look down on me trample under my feet.”
When he said this, strong confidence burst out in his eyes, but this confidence only lasted for a few seconds before he smiled helplessly: "But, it has been eight years, eight years, I have studied hard
I have practiced cultivation techniques, but there has been no breakthrough. Can you imagine how I persevered despite failure?"
"God gave me a chance to live a new life, but gave me a rotten skin. It seems that God also has eyes. He will not concentrate good luck on one person."
After saying this, Tang Yaotian fell silent again. After a long time, he said: "The blood of the strong flows in my body, but at this time, I don't know whether I should go on!" This was the doubt in his heart.
.Although he said such words, it was not that his will was weak, it was just that eight years had been buried deep in his heart. Now that Youlingzi once again fights for him to have the opportunity to practice, he naturally has a stronger will in his heart.
pressure.
One eight years, two eight years, are nothing to him. He is only afraid that he will still not be able to break through.
Having said this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "What's the point of telling you this? You can't understand it!"
"How do you know I can't understand?" At this moment, a strong and powerful voice came through. This sound frightened Tang Yaotian. He looked at the golden eagle in surprise and asked in a trembling voice: "Just now
...were you talking just now?"
The golden eagle opened its mouth and let out an arrogant laugh: "Do you see anyone else here?"
Tang Yaotian swallowed, stood up, took two steps back, and asked warily: "Are you a monster?"
The golden eagle sneered, seemingly unhappy, and replied: "If you think I'm a monster, I am. If you think I'm not, then I'm not. But don't worry, I won't harm you."
Tang Yaotian could guess this. After all, if the other party wanted to harm him, he would have done it long ago. Why stay here until now? He thought for a while and asked: "Then why did you come here?"
"I was wandering here, but I was alarmed by your roar, so I came down to take a look, but I didn't think twice. It turned out that you were a loser, complaining about what happened to you!" said the golden eagle, and burst out laughing.
The other party sounded arrogant, thought of himself as an old man, and was still laughing at himself, which naturally made Tang Yaotian a little unhappy.
At this time, I heard Golden Eagle's tone change and say: "Boy, the past is like smoke, it is just the traces left after we left. Although it is worth recalling, we cannot complain. Since you said that you have the blood of the strong,
Then we must look to the strong. Do you know what the strong have in common?"
Tang Yaotian was slightly stunned, but before he could answer, he saw the other party waving his wings and patting his chest: "A strong person must have a strong heart!"
How could Tang Yaotian not understand what the other party meant? He smiled softly: "You are not in my position, so naturally you will not know my suffering."
The golden eagle couldn't help but burst into laughter, and after laughing, he said: "I won't stand in your position, I just ask you, why do you want to cultivate?"
"Become a strong man!" Tang Yaotian replied very simply.
The golden eagle asked again: "Why do you want to become a strong person?"
"Survive!" Tang Yaotian only spat out two words. These two words did not pass through his mind. Obviously, this was also the real purpose of his cultivation. Immortality, attaining Tao and becoming an immortal, to sum up in two words, wasn't it still for survival?
After hearing this, the golden eagle nodded, and the feathers on its head also trembled a few times. It asked again: "Then you know that without the aura of cultivation in the body, it is impossible to cultivate."
"Of course I know, that's why I'm so distressed. It took eight years, but there was no breakthrough." Tang Yaotian said, shaking his head helplessly.
At this time, the golden eagle laughed again, and the laughter echoed throughout the world: "Since you know it, and you still spend eight years practicing, aren't you just like a fool? If you want to blame it, you can only blame yourself for being stupid."