Chapter 41 The sword spirit will also grow old

I have met Chu Ge, and the whole story has been explained clearly, and the trip to the Barbarian Bone Forest has come to an end. [Ran^wen^Bookstore][Wei Shiqi climbed all the way up Guanri Cliff and returned to Wuya Temple. Walking on the creaking wooden plank road, he suddenly felt like going home. Some people say that home is where peace of mind is. For him, home is where a woman is waiting for his return.

However, before he could see Qin Zhen and Yu Yao, he was blocked by someone.

In his impression, Qingming always looked like a naughty child, with delicate features, a handsome face, and a cunning and cute expression. He liked to sit on the railing, swaying his short legs, and look at The vast mountains are smiling and thinking. He never thought that the sword spirit would also grow old.

We haven’t seen each other for many days, and Qingming has grown old. He seems to have grown up overnight and aged overnight. His figure has grown much taller, but his hair is like snow, his face is wrinkled, his back is hunched over, and he has half a foot in his body. The only thing that has not changed in the grave is his eyes, which are as gentle as jade, still full of innocence and curiosity, mischief and teasing.

"Why...did it look like this?" Wei Shiqi was shocked and thought of Sheng Jingwei under the Black Dragon Pond for no reason.

Qingming leaned on the pillar, looking at his bony hands over and over again, and laughed at himself in a hoarse voice: "Haha, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that birth, old age, illness, and death actually have such things. One day." His voice was old and rough, like a mouthful of phlegm rolling around in his throat.

"What happened?"

"I accompanied the leader on a trip to the far north. I suffered a big loss and almost died - haha, now it's My life is at stake!"

The hot wind was blowing, and the green mountains were vividly visible. Qingming scratched his temples and said, "Have you ever felt that the weather has been bad lately?"

“It’s too hot.”

“Yes, it’s too hot. In fact, there were signs very early, but no one paid attention. In the past hundred years, the monks who are close to fire in the Five Elements There are so many——"

Wei Shiqi nodded slightly. The two women beside him were both Five Elements Qinshuo, and the others were Liu Baizi, Han Tuo, Duan Wenhuan, Cao Jinren, Hou Jiangcheng, and Shi Bi from the side branch. Cao Yu, Qian Ju'an, direct descendants Feng Huang, Kou Yucheng, Zhang Guanfeng, Huo Mian, Cai Ke, Lu Wei, Qian Yuan, Wei Huang, among the monks he knew, Five Elements Qianhuo actually accounted for less than half.

This is not normal.

“——If it was just the Qi of Lihuo that was subtle before, then recently, it can be said that the Qi of Lihuo has become violent and raging. The weather is getting hotter, which is just a symptom. Most of the monks who are pro-fire in the Five Elements With the improvement of cultivation, the power of fire spells and sword techniques has greatly increased, which is not a good sign."

Wei Shiqi guessed: "The leader suddenly left Liushi Peak just for this reason. ”

“Yes, the demons are in chaos and the demon refining pool is about to dry up. It’s just a cover for the leader to go to the far north, which is the source of all troubles.”

Qingming laughed, coughed repeatedly, and shed tears, "No...it's not that serious, it's not to this extent..."

Wei Shiqi He breathed a sigh of relief. He was not ready yet. If the end came so quickly and there was no way to hide or avoid it, what would he do? Knowing that he would die in fifty years and knowing that he would die in five days were two different concepts. , the former makes people liberated, and the latter makes people crazy

“What happened in the far north? "

"The leader made an appointment with Pan Chengnian from Taiyi Sect to accompany him. Pan Chengnian always paid close attention to the details and only sent out an external incarnation. At the high altitude in the extreme north, we found that the sky there was cracked. There was a crack, and the Lihuo Qi from the upper world continued to pour in. Although it was just an inconspicuous crack, this world and the upper world were connected. "

"The upper world is..."

Qingming pointed to the sky and said with a flat mouth: "There are many ways to say the upper world, the fairy world, and the demon world. The leader said that there is The place where the ancestors of the past generations ascended to was also the place where the demon clan fought and dominated. The black dragon Guan Ao, the demon phoenix Mu Lu, the sky fox Ruan Qing, and the sky wolf Wei Yunya, they all came from there. They are the 'superior immortals'. We are the mortals in the lower world. "

Wei Shiqi opened his mouth and was speechless. Although it was not the first time he heard it, Qingming's words still gave him a great shock.

"In fact, there are many things. It was only later that I understood it, and it took me a long time to become convinced. ”

“Tens of thousands of years ago, demons invaded this world from the Ghost Gate Abyss. We have always wanted to know where they came from. The Kunlun dynasties have sent people deep into the abyss of the ghost gate to explore the lair of the demon clan, but they have always found nothing. It was not until Ruan Qing, the sky fox, had a long talk with the master all night before he threw himself into the demon suppressing tower that we knew that the demon clan had come to this place. The world is actually a refuge. The Celestial Demon Clan headed by Ruan Qing failed in their struggle for hegemony in that realm. They were defeated like a mountain and were forced to take refuge in a Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure. Haha, you can’t believe it, a Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure..."

It’s not an illusion, it’s not an illusion. Everything he sees is real.

“Unexpectedly, This world where we live and thrive turns out to be just a world that was nurtured and evolved by the Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure! ”

Back then, White Snake Spirit told him in Jietian Ridge that the Demon Suppression Tower is a cage, Jietian Ridge is a cage, Kunlun Mountain is a cage, and this world is also a cage. She was sighing, He was remembering and hinting that there was a broader real world outside the cage.

“This cave treasure is so miraculous that I don’t know it is a tripod, a flag, or a ruler. It’s a bead, it’s a lamp, it’s a shuttle, ah,I really want to jump out and see it with my own eyes! "

Wei Shiqi couldn't laugh or cry. Qingming's unscrupulous bad taste was fully revealed at this moment, which was in sharp contrast with his old face. As expected, the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. "Then, extremely The flames from the North are pouring in, so what? "He reminded.

"I passed through that crack and took a look at the other world, just one glance. "Qingming's voice deepened, "The earth is turned upside down, a sea of ​​fire, we are in a furnace, and the fire is burning our world. The enemies of the Sky Demon Tribe did not let go of those fish that slipped through the net. They put the Cave Heaven Spiritual Treasure in a furnace and burned it, intending to burn Ruan Qing and us to ashes. "

" Before I could take a closer look, the leader called me back. The crack widened in an instant, and flames swarmed in. Pan Chengnian was the first to bear the brunt, and his body was transformed into a wisp of blue smoke. The leader got this After a moment's delay, he used his sword domain, determined the world with one sword, and nailed the fatal crack. The Qingming Sword remained high in the sky in the far north, and could no longer be pulled out. If it was pulled out, it would be a huge disaster. Disaster. "

Wei Shiqi asked tentatively: "You became like this because of the Qingming Sword..."

"Yes, the Qingming Sword endures the flames day and night. I As a sword spirit, he had no choice but to become like this. "

"How is the leader? ”

Qingming said frankly: “The situation is not good. He was seriously injured. He could barely hold on and returned to Liushi Peak. He was almost exhausted.” He is waiting for you at the bottom of the Demon Suppressing Tower, waiting for you to see him one last time. Please follow me quickly. "

Wei Shiqi didn't move for a long time. Qingming frowned and said: "What's wrong? "

"What will happen to you if I don't go? "

"What? "The smile slowly solidified on his face, Qingming was surprised and confused.

Wei Shiqing said clearly: "I don't want to see the leader. It's okay not to see him for this last time. "

Qingming tilted her head and looked at him for a moment, leaned her body on the pillar again, and asked: "Why? ”

“I met Li Hui under the Demon Suppression Tower. He failed to ascend to the upper world, his body collapsed, and his soul had nothing to rely on. He had to enter the Demon Suppression Tower and join the group of demons. ”

“Well, there is such a thing. "

"I met Sheng Jingwei of Taiyi Sect under the Black Dragon Pond. He was the previous master of Fenglei Palace. He failed to ascend to the upper world and his body collapsed. He hoped to practice 'Aiki Technique' and absorb the power of the Black Dragon. The demonic energy cuts away the hair and cleanses the marrow, enlightens the mind, and reshapes the physical body. "

Qingming seemed to understand something and said: "Go on. ”

“The flow of time is different between this world and that world, between the lower world and the upper world. When the monsters come to this world, they can be immortal for ten thousand years, but if we ascend to the upper world, our lifespan will be exhausted. The physical body collapsed. You didn't tell the truth. The reason why you are in this situation is because Qingming Sword endures the erosion of time in that world day and night, and it has nothing to do with the fierce flames. "

Qingming remained silent and did not deny it.

"The master's physical body has been destroyed, right? If his body remains,You can just come directly to find me, and there is no need to escape into the Demon Suppression Tower to survive. If he doesn't come and wants me to go, it seems that he only has his soul left. ”

“Who told you this? "

"Under the Demon Suppression Tower, there is Ruan Qing, the Sky Fox. "

"It is indeed her! Qingming patted the railing gently, curiosity showing in his young eyes, "What else did she say?" "

"She reminded me that people in this world can only resist the erosion of time and ascend to the upper world if they refine the mountain and river vitality locks and lock their vitality. I am the body he took away from me, the treasure raft he ascended to. "

"...Do you think the leader would do this? "Once the seeds of doubt fall into the soil, they are destined to sprout, grow, and scatter leaves. Qingming also knows that his counter-examination is feeble.

"Maybe, maybe not, but I don't want to take risks. "

"...The leader didn't care about his own life and decided the world with one sword, so he ended up like this. The collapse of the world is about to happen. Shouldn't you do your best? "

Wei Shiqi said: "The Taoism of Taiyi Sect emphasizes 'seizing the creation of heaven and earth for one's own use, plucking out a hair to benefit the world without doing anything'. If you want to benefit the world, why don't you 'pluck out a hair' ? "

"Why? Qingming asked.

Wei Shiqi stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, and said: "I am willing to benefit the world, even if I throw my head and blood without hesitation, I am not willing to benefit the world, even though I can't do it with just a cent." Pick.

Qingming sighed long and hard, looking out at the boundless green mountains, the white clouds coming and going, and said: "Pull out a hair to profit the world without doing anything. Back then, the sword cultivator and xuanxiu cultivator went their separate ways. This is how And rise. The Tao is different and they do not conspire against each other. Unexpectedly, you are in Kunlun, but your heart is in Taiyi. ”