Chapter four hundred and forty-eight stone change forest
When Duan Weiran said this, he glanced at Li Yan, and then he continued, "The 'dark' passage is mainly to hone one's state of mind and willpower.
After entering the passage, I heard that you will be imprisoned in a small space that will never see the light of day. You can only move forward, but there will be no attacks. I heard that the whole process is simple. As long as you can get out, you have passed the training.
In this way, from the perspective of outsiders, the 'light' passage must be more difficult and dangerous. After all, life and death often occur in an instant.
But the classics recorded in this regard all say that the 'dark' passage is the most terrifying.
The long-term depression and torture there is something that even the Golden elixir monks are not willing to experience. Illusions are constantly appearing in people's minds, and it is impossible to tell whether they are true or false. You will soon lose your mind. When you die in the illusion, your
The body will really die in reality.
Life and death exist in a single thought. It is not like the "light" passage. Even those who have experienced it once will grit their teeth and dare to go through it again.
However, it is said that monks who can come out of the "dark" passage alive are not willing to mention what they have experienced, or even think about it.
I heard that the last time someone broke through the 'dark' passage was thirty years ago when Zen Master Zhichu, who was still in the foundation-building stage of the Pure Land Sect, broke through. However, after he came out, he never told anyone about it.
thing.
Since him, it is unknown how many people have entered and tried, but there must be some, but no one has come out."
Duan Weiran stopped talking when he said this, because others never wanted to mention the "dark" passage. He wanted to know how Li Yan would react after knowing the situation. He was even more curious about whether the "dark" passage was real.
It's as terrible as said.
Although he himself had made up his mind this time, he would die here if he didn't break through, but after defeating the light fire unicorn, he thought of various descriptions of the "dark" passage, and in the end he still didn't dare to make a choice.
The most important thing is that he thinks that his state of mind is very stable, which can be regarded as a reason for himself not to enter.
Li Yan knew about Monk Zhichu. He entered the cultivation of immortality ten years earlier than his senior brother Li Wuyi. However, he entered the golden elixir stage more than twenty years earlier than Li Wuyi and was already a Buddha.
Already.
This person is an ascetic, so apart from practicing, he almost never cares about anything large or small. Therefore, Li Yan and the others did not encounter him in the secret realm last time, and they probably continued to practice in seclusion.
"More than thirty years ago? In this case, monk Zhichu formed the elixir not long after entering the 'dark' passage. His entering the golden elixir must have something to do with the 'dark' passage."
Li Yan thought of this, but then he felt relieved when he thought of his incredible advancement. "That monk Zhichu is most likely a monk with fire spiritual roots." Li Yan confirmed the other party's spiritual root attributes.
Seeing Duan Weiran looking at him, Li Yan immediately shook his head. He almost died in it, especially the strange dream that made it almost difficult for him to get out.
Every time I think about it now, I feel that only in reality can I be in a dream, and that the former "Marshal Li" is a real existence.
Seeing Li Yan shaking his head, he knew that he was unwilling to mention it. Although Duan Weiran was more curious, he didn't dare to ask. He didn't even know that there would be a better secret cultivation room after the "dark" passage came out.
Like they need to come here to practice.
"So now, Fellow Daoist Jiang should understand the reason why you didn't see the monk when you came here.
I later set up a formation in this pavilion and stayed here to practice. But today I don’t know what method that Ming Bald Ass used to break my protective formation. When I sensed it for the first time, why?
It’s too late.”
Duan Weiran now remembered that the first thing he felt was not hatred, but full of helplessness. Their casual cultivation was like rootless duckweeds, and they needed to find their own cultivation resources.
Therefore, except for his natal magic weapon, the rest of his elixirs and formations were very ordinary. Otherwise, how could Yiming Thief Bald break his formation so easily.
Li Yan nodded in agreement after hearing this, but at the same time he also knew that this was basically the case for casual cultivators like Duan Weiran.
He could feel that the magic power in Duan Weiran was very pure, and he couldn't help but think of the whispers he heard from others at the Red Maple Pond that his practice was an ancient magical art.
Logically speaking, with Duan Weiran's cultivation level, it should be possible to enter any first-class sect. However, since he still chose the path of casual cultivation and had his own persistence, Li Yan did not want to ask too much.
"Oh, that's it. Fellow Daoist Duan is still injured. Let's fully recover first." After saying that, Li Yan looked outside the pavilion indifferently, seeming to be admiring the scenery again, but he did not leave immediately.
the meaning of.
After Li Yan briefly understood the situation, he looked at Duan Weiran's still gloomy face, said one more sentence, and said no more.
Duan Weiran couldn't help but feel happy when he saw it. Li Yan's words meant that he was going to protect him. Moreover, he also saw that Li Yan was indifferent and didn't like to talk too much, so he actually took the initiative to take on the role of protecting the law.
responsibility.
This should mean that there are still things to ask yourself, but it is extremely rare to be able to take into account your own injuries.
.So Duan Weiran cupped his hands in front of Li Yan's back and sat cross-legged again.
While Duan Weiran was recovering from his injuries, Li Yan did not sit idle. Instead, he took out a piece of silver paper he had just obtained and swept it with his spiritual consciousness. Now his cultivation level has greatly increased, and his spiritual consciousness has also improved qualitatively.
Leap is already comparable to the middle stage of Golden Elixir, so Li Yan naturally wants to try it again.
This time when his consciousness landed on the silver paper, there was still a strong rebound, but under the full suppression of Li Yan's consciousness, this time Li Yan's consciousness was firmly attached to the silver paper.
On top, and Li Yan felt that as long as he strengthened his consciousness a little more, he could break through the restrictions on it.
After Li Yan hesitated for a moment, he temporarily gave up the idea of prying into the secrets in the silver paper, because he could feel that as long as his consciousness forcibly broke through the restrictions above, it might cause strong spiritual power fluctuations, and the consequences would be
Maybe it's not what he wants now.
If any secrets appear directly, Duan Weiran may be awakened. If it is really a valuable treasure, why don't he kill people and silence them?
Next, Li Yan took out the remaining piece of silver paper. After further investigation, the final feedback was almost exactly the same, which allowed Li Yan to confirm that these two pieces of silver paper and the one obtained by Bro were both from the same person.
Refined by hand.
In this case, he can only pry into the secrets when he has time in the future, when he is alone. It will definitely not be possible in a short time. He has too many things to do.
Two days later, Duan Weiran woke up from meditating. As far as he could see, Li Yan was still standing at the edge of the pavilion in black robe, seeming to be staring outside blankly.
"Fellow Daoist Duan's injury has not completely improved, why don't you continue to practice?" Li Yan didn't look back, and a faint voice came over.
Duan Weiran was shocked again. The injuries in his body had almost healed, leaving only some hidden dangers. That was because he was in a state of cultivation at that time, and he was suddenly attacked, and his cultivation was also forced to be interrupted.
Caused muscle damage.
This kind of injury would not be visible unless the other party was too much higher than him, which made him even more sure of Li Yan's cultivation in the golden elixir stage.
"Oh, the remaining injuries cannot be healed in a short time. Let's solve the matter of Fellow Daoist Jiang. But I don't know what the problem is with Fellow Daoist Jiang. The little old man may not know, but as long as I have a little information, I can't be sure.
They will hide it from each other."
Li Yan nodded. He had been waiting for several days, just to see if he could get any news about the "Red Mother Essence" with the help of Duan Weiran's experience in the world. He really knew nothing about this place.
Although asking this question two days ago was just a matter of one sentence, Wei's condition was really bad at that time, so Li Yan simply did A favor.
Now it seems that the veteran monk is a veteran monk, and he has considered things carefully. Even though his injury has not healed, he still knows that he is impatient to wait.
"Oh, that's it. The reason I came here this time is for the 'Red Mother Essence'. Someone once collected this thing from the magma that erupted outside the 'Fire Palace'.
But I waited outside for half a year to no avail, so I entered here now. I wonder if fellow Taoist Duan has heard of this thing." Li Yan slowly turned around and looked at Duan Weiran with a smile on his face.
"It turns out to be the 'Red Mother Essence'? If we wait for the magma to erupt outside, there is really little hope. As for here..."
Duan Weiran murmured to himself, lowered his head and thought for a while. At the same time, he finally confirmed in his heart the fact that Li Yan was the Golden Elixir monk, and he did not come here to make a breakthrough.
Li Yan heard him talking to himself, but didn't ask any questions, and then waited quietly.
After half a cup of tea, Duan Weiran's eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately raised his head.
"This garden is very big. I remembered someone once said that there is a stone forest in the upper right corner of the garden from the direction of the "Guangming" passage, called the "Stone Forest".
Someone has discovered some fire-type crystal block materials there. If we say that the most likely place for the 'Red Mother Essence' to appear, from the information I know, it is definitely here. However, as to whether there will really be one, I have no idea.
I’m not sure.”
"'Stone Forest'...'Stone Forest'..." Li Yan read it twice, then nodded, "I wonder, how far is it from here?"
Duan Weiran shook his head, "I really don't know about this. No one has ever walked to the end of this back garden. I got all the information from asking. In fact, this is my first time here."
Li Yan nodded again. He cast his gaze in one direction of the pavilion. After a while, he looked back and said, "Haha, Fellow Daoist Duan, are you leaving here later?"
When Duan Weiran heard this, he also shook his head, with a hint of determination on his face.
"Maybe I won't be able to go out in this life. Duan is already one hundred and forty-three years old. This is my last chance. It's just that this time I was interrupted by Yi Ming. I want to find a breakthrough in the dark.
The opportunity may be difficult.
Immortal fate! Immortal fate!! But since we have embarked on this heaven-defying road, do we still care about where we are buried? There is no place for reincarnation, so just keep going like this!"
After Li Yan heard Duan Weiran's words, his eyes flashed incomprehensibly, and he thought for a moment, then flicked the storage bag, and several formation flags appeared in his hand, and then floated towards Duan Weiran.