Eternal Tranquility

The rough rock-like back was half-hidden under the quicksand. Liu Qinghuan waved his sleeves, and more sand poured down, and the giant thing underneath finally came into view.

Fu Bao opened his mouth wide: "Empty, empty turtle shell?"

Pieces of octagonal and extremely regular scales are arranged neatly, like arched hills, hundreds of feet long and hundreds of feet high. One end was slightly raised, revealing an empty round hole, and you could see that the abdomen was filled with golden sand.

This is only the part that can be seen on the ground. The lower half of the turtle shell is still buried in the sand. It is unknown how big and wide it is.

"Wow~~" Fu Bao clicked his tongue and looked around the edge of the turtle shell: "How mighty this turtle would be if it were alive!"

Liu Qinghuan stepped forward and gently knocked on the gorgeous dark golden scales with faintly visible dense patterns. A sound like gold and stone sounded in the air, as if a heavy and vicissitudes of drum sound resounded in the faint years.

"The spiritual energy is gone and the essence is gone." Liu Qinghuan shook his head and brushed off the sand on his fingers: "This turtle shell has been stored here for countless thousands of years, and only the skeleton is left, which is of little use. "

Fubao smacked his lips: "That's a pity...it's strange. Spirit turtles usually only exist in rivers, lakes and seas. Why did this turtle die here?"

"What's so strange about this." Liu Qinghuan said: "The sea has changed. The desert here was obviously a sea in the past, but it dried up for some reason. Okay, let's continue walking and hurry up..."

At this time, a chuckle suddenly sounded from the side!

Liu Qinghuan paused suddenly and shouted: "Who is it?"

Fu Bao, who was crawling to the top of the turtle shell with his butt stuck out, screamed in surprise and quickly slid to Liu Qinghuan's side: "Master?"

The golden sand is long and the heat is unbearable. Ripples appear in a space dozens of steps away, and a figure gradually emerges: "Long years no see, my little friend, how are you?"

Liu Qinghuan felt cold sweat on his back when he was touched on his side. After looking at the other person's face, he became even more vigilant. He asked in a deep voice: "I don't know where this junior is offended or rude. Is it worth following me, senior?”

The person who came was none other than the Mahayana male cultivator I met outside Qianquan City that day. He was standing there without getting closer, but his smile was getting bigger and bigger, so that the face that originally looked extremely stern seemed a bit uncoordinated.

Liu Qinghuan felt a strange feeling in his heart, and suddenly realized that what the other party just said was "long time no see", and couldn't help but be stunned: "Who are you?"

"Hahaha!" The man suddenly laughed loudly, and the disguise faded away in the laughter.

"Return or not!" Liu Qinghuan exclaimed, "Why are you here!"

"Little friend, don't be so surprised when you see me, hahaha." Gui Bugui scratched his messy hair, looking as down-and-out as before, with wild and unruly behavior.

He looked sideways at Liu Qinghuan and said, "It seems that you have worked very hard over the years and have cultivated to the state of integration, which makes an old guy like me extremely useless and has not made much progress in cultivation for many years."

Liu Qinghuan was still full of doubts, but his expression was greatly relaxed, and he smiled and said: "Seniors have already reached the Mahayana realm, and attaining enlightenment and becoming an immortal is just around the corner. No matter how fast my juniors improve, they are still far away. But why are seniors here? , could it be...are you waiting for me here specially?"

Gui Bugui looked calm and said: "Isn't that right? I didn't expect to meet here, so we should have a good time to reminisce about the past. But when we met in the city before, there were obstacles and it was inconvenient to recognize each other, so we had to wait until here. We just came out to meet each other.”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a tattered Dharma boat appeared beside him: "Let's not stand here and chat. There is plenty of time on the road. Let's talk as we walk."

Liu Qinghuan's eyes flashed slightly and he said hurriedly: "Senior, why are you so anxious? You and I may not be on the same road..."

"What, you have somewhere to go?" Gui Bugui turned around and looked over: "If you don't have a definite place to go, just come with me. For the sake of past friendship, what if I give you a great blessing?"

Liu Qinghuan was stunned: "Da, creation, transformation?"

"Not bad!" Gui Bugui nodded and said: "When I entered this realm this time, I wanted to find an ancient cave of great power, and I have already determined the location. According to rumors, the great power had lived in seclusion here for thousands of years. , and later he was seated here, and all his wealth and inheritance were left in the cave..."

As he spoke, he turned around and stepped onto the Dharma boat.

Liu Qinghuan hesitated for a moment, and finally took a step forward. Fu Bao quickly pulled the corner of his clothes and whispered: "Master, please don't go. Why do I feel a little weird?"

Liu Qinghuan showed a wry smile: How come he didn't know there was something weird? Based on the limited contacts he had with Gui Bugui, this person didn't seem to like to support his juniors, but now that the other party has made it clear that he wants to take him with him, his attitude is vaguely very tough. , it was really strange not to give him any room to refuse.

Liu Qinghuan's heart was awe-inspiring, and he had turned around countless thoughts in the blink of an eye. However, he put the Fu Bao back into the spirit beast bag and boarded the boat with a normal expression.

The interior of the Dharma boat was not as shabby as its appearance. It was also decorated with luxurious carpets on the floor and soft pillows on the chairs, making it quite comfortable.

Gui Bugui lazily leaned on the low platform in front of the window and continued: "I remember that you are cultivating the path of life and death. The great master also cultivated the path of life and death. If you can get his mantle, or This is a lifelong cultivation experience, and I think it will be of great benefit to you.”

Liu Qinghuan also picked up a chair and sat down, smiling and saying: "The relationship is good, this time I have to borrow the help of my seniors."

Gui Bugui laughed loudly: "We are friends, so there is no need to be polite. I think back then, if it weren't for your help, I would still be locked up in Jiuyou's dungeon and never see the light of day."

The two seemed to have become much closer as they talked about old things, and the Dharma Boat slowly lifted off the ground in this harmonious atmosphere, and then turned into a swift beam of light and shot out.

The long yellow sand was quickly left behind, and the terrain gradually rose. After passing a towering cliff, vegetation finally appeared on the ground, spreading to the horizon like a green carpet.

Liu Qinghuan looked down and happened to see a ruins, which was quite wide and occupied several hilltops.

A monk in mysterious clothes appeared among the ruins. He was rummaging around so intently that he didn't notice anyone passing by in the air.

"He is just wasting his time." Gui Bugui came over at some point and said: "There are many such ruins in the water under the sun and the moon, but in fact they have been visited by countless people. They are just a grain of gold sand. , I’m afraid they’ve all been picked up.”

Liu Qinghuan touched his chin and said, "So, it's not that easy to find treasures here?"

"Of course. Think about it, how long have the sun and the moon been in the water? With waves of monks coming in, no matter how many treasures there are, it's not enough." Gui Bugui said with a smile: "In addition, there are some places in here that you can't go to. Either it is extremely dangerous, or it already has an owner, so you must not go in. "

Liu Qinghuan looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder how long it will take to get to the cave that the senior mentioned?"

I sent grandma up the mountain in the early morning. I’ve been thinking about the meaning of death lately. When I was a teenager, the question I asked was why I was alive. As I grew older, my relatives around me passed away one by one, and death seemed to be getting closer and closer, so I was particularly afraid of death for a while. So sometimes I envy the characters in the book. At least death is not the end. There is a world after death, but mortals are afraid of life and death, and they cannot be calm in the end. Is death the beginning of another great adventure?