Pagoda Immortality

After a while, Lu Li came out and said with embarrassment: "Sorry, it took a while."

Chang Taian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "It's okay, I disturbed the Grandmaster's meditation."

Lu Li sighed: "To be honest, your address really makes me ashamed, otherwise... you and I should still call each other brothers?"

Chang Taian shook his head and said seriously: "My Tianji lineage is sparsely populated, unlike other sects with complex factions. The inheritance is passed down from top to bottom, and the seniority is clear and cannot be crossed. Since the Grandmaster calls you brothers, then we, as disciples, naturally cannot cross it, otherwise it will be a great crime of treason and betraying our teachers and ancestors."

Hearing what Chang Taian said, Lu Li waved his hand, "Forget it, go with you. You came to me, you should have finished a game, right? But do you have any questions for me?"

"Grandmaster, follow me."

Chang Taian turned and walked out of the yard.

Lu Li followed Chang Taian to the peach tree, frowned at the scattered chess pieces on the chessboard, but did not speak.

Chang Taian pointed at the table and said, "Grandmaster, the white piece lost."

"So what?" Lu Li was confused.

"This is where the disciple's knot is."

"When I first made the first move, I felt that I was the black piece."

"But as I played, I felt that I was the white piece."

"And when the black piece began to lose the upper hand, I felt that I was the black piece again, so I kept making arrangements on the black piece."

"Back and forth, often over and over again, in the end, I couldn't tell whether I was the white piece or the black piece, until the end of the last game, when the white piece lost, I felt that I was the white piece again..."

Chang Taian frowned, and he couldn't suppress his annoyance in his heart.

He remembered that his master asked him to calm down and comprehend the truth first, and then come back to play chess, but he was always worried about the chess game, and he couldn't calm down and comprehend the truth.

And every time he wanted to practice quietly, a voice would ring in his mind: "One more game, one more game..."

It annoyed him.

Hearing this, Lu Li's eyes moved back and forth between the table and Chang Taian several times, frowned and said: "You mean, you play chess with yourself. Then, at the end of a game, no matter whether the black or white pieces win, you think you lose, right?"

"That's right." Chang Taian nodded.

"Heh! Are you getting stuck in a dead end?" Lu Li said with a strange look.

"Ah? Please give me some advice, Grandmaster." Chang Taian said expectantly.

"Do I need any advice? When you play chess with yourself, there is no such thing as winning or losing. No matter who wins or loses, it all comes from your own ideas."

"Since you know to regard the loser as yourself, why don't you change your perspective and regard the winner as yourself? If so, wouldn't you win every game?"

"Sometimes, people really shouldn't be too stubborn, otherwise they will only fall into endless distress. When you look at many things from a different perspective, perhaps everything will become clear." Lu Li slowly enlightened.

"Change your perspective, change your perspective..." Chang Taian muttered to himself, and suddenly, he was refreshed, and the whole person suddenly had a misty aura, and quickly sat down on the spot.

Ah, this...?

Lu Li was stunned when he saw this, thinking: This guy's luck is too good, right?

Chang Taian's epiphany lasted for three days. In the morning of the third day, he suddenly opened his eyes, first with a look of surprise, but then frowned deeply.

Then he stood up and walked out of the courtyard.

Lu Li couldn't stand the pressure of Chang Taian's breakthrough, so he was meditating beside the stream. Seeing Chang Taian coming out, he stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that you have gained a lot."

Chang Taian hesitated for a moment, then smiled and bowed: "Thanks to the guidance of the Grandmaster, the disciple finally became enlightened and has reached the late stage of Xuanxian. In the future, I will serve the Grandmaster and repay your kindness!"

It is true!

Lu Li was secretly envious. You know, the difficulty of cultivating Xuanxian is much greater than that of Zhenxian. In just a short period of time, Chang Taian may have practiced hard for tens of thousands of years.

But he quickly put away his thoughts and shook his head, saying, "This is your chance. Even if I don't give you any guidance, it will be only a matter of time before you become enlightened. Don't worry about it."

"Master once said that everything on the path of cultivation has its destiny, either chance or disaster."

"After this incident, I can firmly believe that you are the guiding light on my path of cultivation."

"In the future, Tai'an will accompany you and serve you. While repaying your kindness, I will also strive for a bright future for my disciple. I hope you, the Grandmaster, will not despise me." Chang Tai'an said respectfully.

His meaning was very clear, that is, whether he was protecting Lu Li or taking advantage of Lu Li, he was ready to follow Lu Li anyway.

Lu Li naturally understood what Chang Taian meant, but he frowned and said:

"With your current cultivation, you should be able to go to the third heaven. I heard from your master that he has a way to leave, and he will leave soon. Why don't you go there with him, maybe there will be a better chance..."

"Master said, let me stay." Chang Taian took over.

"Stay?"

"Well, the master's cultivation has not recovered yet, and the old master is worried, so he asked me and my apprentice to stay to prevent any accidents." Chang Taian explained.

"Then you should go find Yuwen Shu?" Lu Li raised his eyebrows.

"My disciple Yuanzheng is now serving the master. I guess he doesn't need me. I heard that you have no one to use. I am willing to be a servant here to solve some of your troubles." Chang Taian was determined to stay.

"A servant of the late Xuanxian, I am too proud of you, right?"

"As the master of a sect, and you have taught me, I am willing to do it." Chang Taian bowed again.

"Okay, since you said so, you can build a house here and live there. If anyone has an emergency, you can notify me. It's best not to disturb me at other times."

"I understand." Chang Taian showed a happy look on his face. After clasping his fists and bowing, he turned and walked towards the jungle. It seemed that he was going to cut wood and build a house.

But the moment he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, and he returned to calmness again, as if everything just now had never happened.

Lu Li stayed for a while, and returned to his room, continuing to practice.

With Chang Taian's cultivation, it would not take long to build a simple house. In just three days, a small house was built next to Lu Li's courtyard.

There was no door in the central hall, and a small wooden table was placed inside.

The chess cloth was spread out on the table, and he was still playing chess, but he was no longer entangled as before. The speed of placing pieces was much faster than before, and a game was completed in a few hours.

At this time, Chang Taian stopped.

He frowned, held a chess piece, and knocked on the table carelessly, making a thumping sound.

Then he sighed, bounced the chess piece back into the chess box, shook his head and said to himself: "It is indeed easier to change the angle, but the problem is still not solved. What do you think... Grandmaster?"