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Lian Zhuxian told Feng Zhangjun, who experienced the art of voyeurism for the first time: Before a person dies, an illusion similar to a "revolving lantern" often appears in his mind, outlining a person's life with a few short fragments.The technique of voyeurism is also similar to this "revolving lantern", showing only certain fragments of the deceased's life.

As for why these fragments were engraved on the hearts of the dead, perhaps no one knows anymore.

The world of memories began to change again.This time, it is the outdoor scenery.

In the center of the field of vision is a tall sycamore tree.On a thick branch about a foot above the ground, sat a thirteen or fourteen-year-old thin boy in a moon-white robe.Holding a piece of wood in his arms, he was concentrating on carving something.

There was a sound of footsteps on the white sand not far away. Two teenagers of similar age, one of them was holding a dead snake in his hand, looking around.

The snake-playing boy muttered, "Where did that Huaiyuan kid hide?"

His companion persuaded him: "I said you should just forget it, what is there to bully that silly boy? If you are a coward, you will cry, and it all depends on his old mother-like senior sister to wipe his ass. If you file a complaint, you will be punished again!"

"Bah! I just can't swallow this breath!"

The snake-playing boy gritted his teeth with hatred, "Stupid and stupid, he hides behind a woman all day long, what kind of hero is he?! I just want to give this piece of wood a little color so that he won't dare to hit us again in the future. Small report!"

It seems to be summer now, the two teenagers searched around but found nothing, so they simply stood under the shade of a tree, and complained one after another.But they didn't expect that the person they were looking for was high above their heads.

As for Huaiyuan, it didn't feel too good.The enemy is standing under the big tree, and he can be pulled down from the tree as long as he raises his head.Not to mention continuing to carve wood, he didn't even dare to let out a sigh of relief. He just tensed up and quietly, hoping that his enemy would go back home after staying enough.

But even God is not on his side.

A few dark clouds suddenly floated over in the hot sky, and then the wind began to blow.As soon as the breeze blows, the sawdust and shavings in the grass on the ground float up one after another, spinning around naughtily.

When the two teenagers saw the sawdust, they knew what they were doing, and they raised their heads in unison.

"Brat, get out of here!!"

Huaiyuan was not a fool, he hugged the branch tightly and did not move his nest.

The two teenagers reckoned that the branches would not be able to bear the weight of three people, so they were not in a hurry to climb the tree.Instead, he picked up a few small stones from the pond and threw them towards Huaiyuan.

Although Huaiyuan's body was thin, he was very flexible. He hugged the branches and dodged left and right, but he didn't let the two teenagers succeed for a while.

Seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate, Huaiyuan suddenly noticed another figure walking towards him not far away.

It's the one he's been waiting for.

The distance was close enough, Huaiyuan suddenly yelled, let go of his hand, and fell off the branch!

There is a piece of grass under the big tree, and people will not have any problems if they fall on it.The two teenagers under the tree also understood this point, regardless of Huaiyuan's situation, they just punched and kicked when they came up.

Huaiyuan wailed loudly, while covering his head, curled up with a look of fear.

This unilateral bullying didn't last long, because someone yelled, "Stop it all!!"

The two teenagers turned their heads when they heard the sound, and found a tall girl rushing towards them aggressively, holding a temporarily broken branch in her hand, as if she wanted to fight hard.

"Zeng Shan you manly woman!"

"Waiting for me, complainant!"

The situation was reversed in an instant, and the two naughty teenagers immediately left the little snake and ran away.Zeng Shan ferociously chased the two of them for twenty or thirty steps, and then turned his head to look at his little brother.

"What's the matter? Is there any injury?"

Huaiyuan looked very miserable right now, with disheveled hair, sawdust and hay all over his body, and his cheeks were swollen from being kicked, like a pig's head.

"Senior sister, I'm in pain."

He stated his feelings very skillfully: "They kicked me several times and threw stones at me. It hurts so much..."

Zeng Shan frowned and sighed, and skillfully began to groom him.

"Who told you to come to me as soon as something happened? They couldn't beat me, so they had to come back to bully you. So many times, don't you understand?"

Huaiyuan was wronged: "But Master is often away from home. If I don't go to my senior sister, who else can I go to for justice?"

"It's not a question of fairness."

Zeng Shan took out his handkerchief again, dipped some water in it and wiped his cheeks, "You have also learned Kung Fu, if they bully you, you will beat them back!"

"But Master said, I learn Kung Fu to strengthen my body, not to bully others."

"That's not bullying, it's self-protection."

"But fighting with others will hurt me too..."

"Walking in the rivers and lakes, isn't pain a normal thing?"

Zeng Shan simply dealt with Huaiyuan's wound, and answered a little casually.

"Didn't you be the least afraid of pain when you were young? You didn't cry when you stepped on the water glass. How come the older you get, the more timid you become? Sticking to me all day long, letting me stand out in everything, that's not okay."

"...Can't you?" Huaiyuan asked timidly, as if he was still the boy from back then.

"Of course not! In Yuncang, at the age of fourteen or fifteen, you should be alone. Look at the people around you, they are all grown up and sensible. If this continues, the senior sister won't bother to talk to you anymore!"

As if wanting to emphasize the seriousness of these words, Zeng Shan patted Huaiyuan on the back hard, pushing that thin body staggeringly.

After finally regaining his balance, Huaiyuan raised his head hastily and protested in a low voice: "Senior sister, it really hurts."

The girl looked at his swollen face and sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, it's not an example. Let's go, senior sister will take you to apply the medicine."

Supported by the two figures, they gradually moved away, and the scene became blurred again.

While still able to see each other clearly, Lian Zhuxian asked softly: "Do you think Huaiyuan will change?"

Feng Zhangjun only answered one word.

"Disaster."

The next scene took place in a remote temple on Yuncang Peak.

This is a small courtyard with many camellias planted in large pots.In the corner hidden by flowers and branches, Huaiyuan hides there alone.

He was still fiddling with the wood. The original thick log had been carved with a slender handle, but the most important complicated flower decoration had only just taken shape.

Just as he was concentrating, a figure hurriedly walked towards him through the veranda.

"Huaiyuan!!"

The sound of drinking and questioning fell from the sky.Huaiyuan trembled in fright, the carving knife slid across the surface of the wood, and finally drew a streak of blood in his palm.

He didn't realize he was hurt, he just turned his head and met Zeng Shan's sullen eyes.

"What are you doing hiding here, kid? Don't you know what time it is?!"

"..."

Huaiyuan took a peek at the sundial in the middle of the courtyard—it was cloudy and there were no shadows.

Seeing him frightened, Zeng Shan didn't intend to add fuel to the flames, and stretched out his hand to point him in a direction.

"It's your turn to guard the stove today, the time is coming, hurry up, otherwise Master will blame me for not looking after you again!"

"Shoulu?" Lian Zhuxian, who was on the sidelines, chewed on this unfamiliar word.

"It should be referring to the Guizhen Furnace in the Cauldron Furnace Hall." Fengzhang Jun answered him, "The disciples of Yuncang who went out will capture those haunted ghosts and demons, throw them into the furnace to melt and quench them, and after many After the purification process, you can obtain Guizhen Pill for supplementing your cultivation base."

The process of making Guizhen Dan is complicated, but the most important step is to practice alchemy in a cauldron.Under normal circumstances, it takes seventy-seven forty-nine days from filling the furnace to taking it out.During the period, someone stayed in the cauldron furnace hall on duty at any time.

Today, it happened to be Huaiyuan's turn to guard the furnace.

The boy hurriedly walked through several palaces and temples, and finally came to the Cauldron Furnace Hall.

This is a quaint and independent hall surrounded by towering rock walls.The walls are engraved with ancient spells, all living and dead things are forbidden to enter and exit, and even the guards only patrol outside the walls.

The courtyard within the stone wall is barren of grass, and the ground is full of ravines, with patterns of magic circles filled with cinnabar.Even hanging from the eaves of the palace is a spell written on a huge wreath talisman paper, tightly locking the most dangerous treasure on the entire Yuncang Peak.

"If it were changed to reality, foreign teachers would never be allowed to enter the Cauldron Furnace Hall." Feng Zhangjun said truthfully.

Lian Zhuxian asked back: "Does that need me to avoid it now?"

Just as he was talking, Huaiyuan had already finished preparations and entered the cauldron furnace hall.

Thanks to the special architectural style, there is no half column in the whole cauldron furnace hall, which naturally looks transparent and spacious.In the center of the main hall stands a huge copper furnace towering above the sky, gilded all over, carved with complex incantations and decorations, which looks mysterious and gorgeous.Looking up, there are dozens of bowl-thick hinges hanging from the ceiling of the furnace, which are used to open the heavy and abnormal furnace cover.

Huaiyuan's level is still low, and he cannot participate in such a big event as filling the furnace.All he had to do was to check the situation inside the furnace every other hour for the next six hours, and replace the spells attached to the furnace mouth and other places in time.

After briefly explaining the situation, the young man in charge of guarding the furnace left, taking a stack of books with him.Six hours is too boring and long. When there is no need to check, the teenagers are allowed to do some trivial things.

For example, Huaiyuan brought his carving knife and wood.

But it's not time to rest yet.Huaiyuan put his things aside, and first went to observe the situation inside the furnace—this work required him to climb up an iron ladder, and then open an observation hole on the furnace body.There is a layer of gold silk spell net inlaid in the middle of the hole, so there is no need to worry about the things in the furnace taking the opportunity to escape.

Anyway, here is Xiang peeping into the world, Lian Zhuxian didn't ask Fengzhang Jun for permission, just followed Huaiyuan up the iron ladder with full of curiosity.

But he soon regretted it.

It is difficult to use words to describe what is in the hearth - like molten iron in a molten state, surging up and down with the heat of the Samadhi real fire.

But if you look closely, you will find that the molten iron is "alive."

Lian Zhu Xian swore that he saw more than one human face, they were ups and downs in the hot furnace liquid, making all kinds of hideous and distorted expressions.

It was still early to leave the furnace, and most of the ghosts thrown into the furnace were still alive.Some of them are crying and screaming, but most of them are screaming and cursing.

Huaiyuan's face was reddened by the melting fire, but his expression was abnormally cold—whether it was the timidity and cowardice when he faced other teenagers, or the weakness and helplessness when he faced Zeng Shanshi, all of them disappeared completely and returned to white. a piece of paper.

"He knew there was no need to put on a pretense in front of worthless people."

Feng Zhangjun's voice suddenly rang close to his ears.

Lian Zhu Xian was taken aback, instinctively wanted to dodge, but suddenly realized that he was standing on a narrow iron ladder, staggering and about to fall down.Fortunately, Feng Zhangjun had quick eyesight and quick hands, and grabbed his slender waist.

The author has something to say:

Huaiyuan's life trajectory in Yuncang is similar to that of Feng Zhangjun in many ways.Of course, Feng Zhangjun has a high status and good talent, so he can participate in the higher standard alchemy process at a young age.Through this fragrant glimpse, Lian Zhu Xian and Feng Zhangjun can also have a little understanding of each other's vacant centuries of life~~

Starting from this dungeon, the conspiracy and unifying theme throughout the book gradually surfaced!