The old man named Xiang couldn't hold the chopsticks in his hand and dropped them on the table.
His heart was hurting, as sharp as a knife stabbing him. "Why are you struggling?" was a heart-wrenching question. He had asked himself this question countless times, and was heartbroken by it countless times, unable to adapt.
He didn't wonder why someone appeared behind him unknowingly, nor did he answer immediately. Instead, he sat there blankly, looking at the food on the plate that was a little sour due to the hot weather.
Zhang Baoer did not rush him, but stood quietly looking at his back.
Originally, he planned to continue reading, but when he saw the old man holding out his chopsticks, he changed his mind.
He felt that the chopsticks symbolized the heart of the old man surnamed Xiang. When they fell down to catch the food, it meant that the old man surnamed Xiang had made a choice - he would forget the pain that the young man had brought to him yesterday and repeat his choice.
The old way of life...continues to be a struggle to survive, and there is no longer any new struggle.
If the struggle of the old man surnamed Xiang is like the waves hitting the coast not far away day and night, then his appearance is a big earthquake, which will turn the waves into a tsunami and change this long-term stalemate.
Why? Why would he do this to a mortal?
The answer is: Because he wants something, he wants to know what is in his heart, and what kind of mentality makes him a martial arts master!
His intuition told him that this would be beneficial to him, or it might allow his physical skills to reach another level!
"Oh……"
I don't know how long it took, but the old man named Xiang suddenly gave a wry smile, stood up, turned around, looked into Zhang Baoer's eyes, and sighed softly:
"Because it lets me know I'm alive and not a zombie."
This answer surprised Zhang Baoer, because he originally thought it would be an answer about love, hate, and hatred... So, he asked again:
"Is it important to know that you are alive?"
"Very important."
The old man named Xiang said firmly:
"For a disabled person, life is the last thing he has. If he loses even this last thing, then what is the meaning of his existence?"
Hearing this, Zhang Baoer's pupils shrank suddenly and his heart trembled. He had considered the question of what is the meaning of life many times, but never as simple and sharp as now. He had never thought that living had meaning.
I never thought that the word 'meaning' would have such a simple answer...
He was silent, and after an unknown amount of time, a bright luster suddenly appeared in his eyes - he figured it out: in the past, he had always struggled for this or that, always putting the cart before the horse, ignoring himself, and ignoring himself as the root of everything.
, the starting point of everything, if there is no self, how can we say anything else?
He did not continue to ask such stupid questions as "Why are we alive?" because he understood that living was the most essential expression of life and there was no need to ask.
So, he smiled and asked:
"Do you want to change your life?"
"think!"
Seeing his smile, the old man was like a treasure that had seen the light, his eyes were shining and his body was trembling. If he didn't know that Zhang Baoer was a great person at this time, then he couldn't be a master-level person. He replied loudly
I will kneel down as soon as I say it.
"It doesn't have to be like this!"
Zhang Baoer supported him, shook his head and said with a smile:
"You helped me, so I'll help you. You don't owe me anything... Don't make things difficult for me."
Hearing this, the old man was stunned and looked at him with complicated eyes. Seeing the magnanimity in his eyes, he stopped insisting and looked at him with burning eyes.
Zhang Baoer didn't keep him waiting for long, and immediately handed him a bottle of spiritual liquid and a bottle of Yuantai liquid and said:
"Take it, and I will help you reopen your Dantian!"
"Reopen Dantian? Spiritual liquid?!!!"
After recognizing that one of the bottles was spiritual liquid, the old man couldn't help but exclaimed, and then continued to kneel down.
Seeing that Zhang Baoer wanted to stop him, he quickly said:
"Senior, please do it! Otherwise, Xiang Zizi will feel uneasy!"
Zhang Baoer was stunned for a moment, and saw the firmness in his eyes, with a strong intention of 'I will refuse if you don't allow me to do so', so he had no choice but to stop him, sighed and then nodded:
"I can't bear the big gift, just a gift from a junior!"
Seeing that he still wanted to defend himself, he said in a deep voice:
"Don't say too much. Can I just allow you to feel at ease and let me feel uneasy?"
Hearing this, Xiang Ziran looked surprised. Thinking about it, he nodded and took three steps back. Then he straightened his clothes and bowed as a junior.
Then, under Zhang Baoer's instructions, he sat down on the floor, drank the two bottles of medicine one after another, and then reluctantly closed his grateful eyes and waited patiently with bated breath.
Zhang Baoer turned his palm, and there was a wisp of Danhua on his palm. Then he drove the Danhua into his Dantian with a finger from the air, and then with a thought, he made the Danhua spin like a whirlpool to repair his loopholes.
Dantian.
Now that he has reached the realm of immortals, he naturally does not need to do it himself. He uses his thoughts to cleanse and nourish his body with the Yuantai Liquid from a distance, and he uses two things at once, allowing the spiritual power in the spiritual liquid to flow towards him and be instantly stabilized by Dan Hua.
Recast Dantian.
Gradually, Xiang Ziran straightened his back, with a look of ecstasy on his face. Several times he wanted to open his eyes and scream, but was suppressed by his tenacity - he knew that he wasn't ready yet.
When the time comes, I have to try my best to cooperate so that my seniors can work less hard. I am grateful that I am not in a hurry.
Boom!
Suddenly, a violent wind and wave hit nature's body, shattering the thatched house.
Among the thatch scattered all over the sky, a funnel-shaped spiritual energy cloud was seen forming in the sky above his head, but this scene did not alarm anyone, because Zhang Baoer's will had transformed the world.
With the initiation of the spiritual energy cloud, the momentum of the natural body gradually rises, awakening the spirit, the initial stage, the middle stage, the later stage of foundation building... Great Perfection!
when!
The golden elixir condensed, flew out from his mouth, landed on top of his head and swirled, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy in the spiritual energy cloud, and continuously solidifying.
Seeing this scene, even Zhang Baoer couldn't help but show surprise. He originally thought that Xiang Ziran would only reach the foundation building stage at most, but who would have thought that he would go straight into the golden elixir realm, and it would also be a dark blue golden elixir!
"Forget it, I'll help you again!"
With a thought, he caused the spiritual energy to flow into the golden elixir even more crazily, showing a look of pain on the natural face, but there was no sound of gnawing.
As time goes by, the green color on the golden elixir becomes thicker and thicker, just when the spiritual energy cloud in the sky is about to be exhausted
Buzz!
The golden core trembled violently, and a faint blue streak appeared above it.
Zhang Baoer felt happy and sighed at the same time, because he knew that this was already the limit!
Sure enough, the spiritual energy cloud in the sky completely dissipated. Even if he captured a ray of spiritual energy, the golden elixir to nature had reached its limit. He could no longer inhale any trace of it. If he forced it in, it would probably break... So he
Stopped.
He opened his mouth to nature, and the golden elixir flew into his mouth with a whoosh and disappeared. His body was covered in dirt and grime due to the breakthrough, but he ignored the dirt and looked towards him as soon as he opened his eyes.
Zhang Baoer knelt down.
This time Zhang Baoer did not stop him, because this was a miracle and a great blessing. If he refused pretentiously again, he would definitely be reborn in Nan'an.
Before this, he had never thought that one day he would be able to cause something at the level of creation to appear. This also deepened his trust in himself and made him more confident - since he has such luck, why worry about big things happening?
!
"Senior, to Xiang Zizi, we are like parents again, and now we have the feeling of nurturing. Please accept Zizi's worship!"
After bowing down, Xiang Ziran couldn't help sobbing with his forehead on the ground and didn't get up for a long time.
Zhang Baoer was sincerely happy for him, knowing that his tears were the release of suppressed tears, so he did not disturb him and let him cry happily, in order to change his mind and become a monk again.
After a long time, he finally had enough crying, knelt down and straightened up, then looked at Zhang Baoer and choked with sobs:
"Senior has created this junior, please don't think junior is slow and accept junior as your disciple!"
Hearing this, Zhang Baoer's mood was very complicated. He originally only wanted to help as a courtesy, but who would have thought that things would develop to the extent they did now, creating a super golden elixir...
"Maybe this is the legendary 'cause and effect'..."
Thinking of this, he nodded and smiled:
"My master's name is Zhang Bao'er, and I have two disciples. The eldest disciple is named Liu Ruxi, and the second disciple is named Huang Shangren. From now on, you will be the third child!"
"The disciple pays homage to his mentor in nature!"
He bowed his head to nature and cried with joy again.
After seeing that he was almost there, Zhang Baoer helped him up and said with a smile:
"Go and wash up. I'm very happy today. I will go to sea for my master and cook for myself!"
After saying that, before nature could react, Zhang Baoer disappeared without a trace and had no idea where he was going.
"Immortal...as expected! Hahaha..."
After realizing that Zhang Baoer was extraordinary, he laughed to the sky and rushed out of the ruins of the dilapidated thatched house. In the surprised eyes of the children, he turned into a human-shaped light and shot into the sea.
"Xiang Lao..."
When he walked back from the water, the villagers who came after hearing the news and the children waiting impatiently on the shore all looked shocked. If they had not spent a lot of time together, they would never have believed that this was Xiang Ziran, because
Now he has
He no longer looks like a tuberculosis ghost, his figure is tall and strong, and his face has changed from a seventy-year-old to a forty-year-old man. The expression on his face is not weak and pale at all, and his glory is radiating, as if he has transformed into a human form.
The dragon goes out to sea.
Xiang Ziran nodded to them, then immediately turned around and saw Zhang Baoer walking back on the waves, but in the blink of an eye he came to the shore from the end of the sea level.
"Meet the Immortal!"
The villagers all bowed down, fearing that if he hadn't been so kind, the younger children would have been frightened to wet their pants.
He nodded and waved his hand, only to hear a bang.
When everyone's eyes passed through the splashing fine sand, they saw a motionless grouper more than ten feet long lying there.
Just as they were horrified, Zhang Baoer's voice also sounded. They quickly looked away and lowered their heads, only to hear Zhang Baoer say:
"This is a king-level fish beast, given to you and others as a thank you for taking care of nature in the past."
"Thanks……"
Everyone looked in disbelief, but when he looked up, he saw that Zhang Baoer and Xiang Ziran were nowhere to be seen.
After not seeing each other for a long time, everyone met again on the beach and expressed their opinions around the mountain-sized fish:
"King level...is enough for us to eat for several years? Uncle Wang, do you know what king level is?"
"have no idea……"
"What should we do?!"
"Why don't you give it to the mayor?"
"What a gift! This is a gift from the Immortal Family. It must be extraordinary. Even if it's worthless, I can't give it away!"
"Then...how about eating it?"
"Hey! I say, it's better to drag it back to the village and hide it first. If this thing is known to others, there may be a big disaster!"
"Yes, yes..."
…
In these voices, the father of the man who returned home yesterday was filled with bitterness. He knew his son better than his father. Although he didn't know what his son said to Master Xiang last night, Xiang Ziran didn't come to see him off this morning.
He still saw something in this matter, and couldn't help but sigh to himself:
"The Immortal Family... The Immortal Family... Isn't this just losing the watermelon and picking sesame seeds..."
At the same time, on an island in the distance, a strong fragrance was already overflowing, causing a flock of seabirds to come, surrounding the two people and a beast wandering around picking up leaks on the ground.
Zhang Baoer, Xiang Ziran and Xiao Ha sat around a huge fairy gold plate, feasting happily.
Xiang Ziran didn't know when Xiao Ha appeared and didn't ask any questions. After seeing how much his mentor cared for it, he loved it and kept removing thorns and feeding it.
He specializes in physical arts. Now that he has cultivated the golden elixir, he already has a frightening appetite. But when he found that he could no longer swallow any meat of the king-level beast, he saw the two of them still eating, and he was shocked.
.
After tens of thousands of kilograms of seafood were swept away, Zhang Baoer looked at Xiang Ziran and asked:
"I have something important to do as a teacher, what are your plans?"
Xiang Ziran thought for a while and replied:
"It's a new life. The past is over. I have nothing important to do. I plan to practice hard and strive to be able to go to sea as soon as possible. When the time comes, I will return to my hometown to pay homage to my parents, and then come to find my mentor."
Zhang Baoer nodded, turned his palm over and handed over a storage bracelet.
He thanked Nature and took over and poured his spiritual power into it. Although his face was pale due to the heavy consumption, his eyes were wide because there were massive resources and many things he didn't know about.
Before he could speak, Zhang Baoer solemnly said:
"You have tasted the sorrow of the world, so you don't need to polish it too much. The resources inside are enough for you to reach the immortal realm. Before you reach the immortal realm, I hope you will not go to the Western Land to look for me. In addition... you can't tell anyone about my affairs.
Mention!”
Seeing how cautious he was, Xiang Ziran quickly stood up and said:
"I will obey my master's orders!"
Zhang Baoer nodded, then stood up and said:
"That kid's words are nonsense. Physical skills are the foundation of a person's life. There is no point in talking about it. Just take a look!"
Hearing this, Xiang Ziran was shocked physically and mentally, and couldn't help but beam with joy. When he saw Zhang Baoer practicing, he quickly calmed down and concentrated on it.