Ask with the devil [Xiu Xian]

The eyes of many elders turned away one after another, and they fell on the young man in white, all of them were moved.

For tens of thousands of years, Xianzong opened the mountain and accepted tens of thousands of disciples. There are countless people who come here, but only a handful of people who can reach the top. All of them are amazing talents.

It's just that geniuses are rare, and it has been more than [-] years since the last person who reached the summit.

"Zhenjun Chu Yan, can you tell what qualifications he has?" An elder couldn't bear his temper and asked eagerly.

The old man standing at the front said slowly: "This child's aura is restrained, pure and clear, and he is a body of pure spirit."

The elder immediately frowned, and said: "How can it be a pure spirit body? Although a pure spirit body is also a top-notch talent, compared to those geniuses who are rare in ten thousand years, it is ordinary."

The old man shook his head and reprimanded: "Don't forget the original intention of the predecessors who set up the steps to reach the heavens. How can the way of cultivating the Tao be based on aptitude alone!"

After finishing speaking, he stared at the young man for a moment, with a look of appreciation on his face, and praised: "This son is pure in morality, free from distracting thoughts, great kindness, enough to inherit my mantle and pass it on to future generations."

This is what it means to accept apprentices.

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes of everyone looking at the young man below became a little different, and they all sighed.

"Speaking of which, Zhenjun Chu Yan has practiced Taoism for more than [-] years, and he never said a word about accepting disciples, and he didn't think that he should be here. It is also a great blessing for this son to be favored by Zhenjun... ..." An elder said enviously, attracting many approvals.

……

But the person at the center of everyone's discussion doesn't know that he has attracted a lot of attention, maybe even if he knows, he doesn't care.

The young man stepped up to the top of the peak, his expression still calm and indifferent, only looking at the majestic, tall and ethereal mountain gate, a little lost in thought.

The dazed look in his eyes suddenly faded away, he took a few steps closer, and pressed his palms against the cold Lingyu stone pillar, but he saw densely packed characters carved on the stone wall, with clear and sharp strokes.

His eyes darkened, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity flashed across his heart.

"This is the Lingyu Mountain Gate of my sect. It was built by an expert 10 years ago. It contains profound Taoism and is boundless. Your cultivation base is still shallow, so don't watch it for too long, so as not to hurt your soul." An old and simple The voice came after itself.

When the young man turned around, he saw an old man with a fairy-like demeanor and a childlike face behind him standing with his hands behind his back.

The young man blinked slowly. Although his eyes were pure and penetrating, they were inherently cold, which made it hard to approach.

"Who are you...?" His voice was a little hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, it was a bit difficult, stagnant, and his tone was cold, not showing much respect.

It's not the attitude of a groundless mortal facing a monk.

The old man didn't care about these external appearances, and only smiled slightly: "I am the elder of the Taiqing Xianzong, and I came here to welcome you. Since you can climb this rank, you are destined to join my Xianzong, but before that, we There is one more question to ask."

The young man said: "Please tell me."

"In the vast world, there are all kinds of living beings, and there are all kinds of living methods. The road to cultivation is long and obstructed. If you make a careless move, you will be in danger of extinction, or you will go astray and sink into this life... It is so difficult and dangerous, but you still have to insist on it. ?"

There was no sign of wavering on the young man's face, he just said indifferently: "The road is obstructed and long, so what."

The old man smiled slightly, and said again: "Good boy! If that's the case, then what is Tao in your heart?"

The young man didn't answer this time, he just turned his body sideways, and his slender fingertips passed over the small characters on the stone wall.

The old man looked intently, and saw a few lines of writing on the stone wall faintly glowing——

... Dao is hidden and nameless [Note], born out of nothingness, broad-minded and boundless.

The Tao I seek is the ultimate principle of heaven and earth, the enlightenment of my own body, and the eternity of the world.The way to study Taoism is to study the principles contained in it, not the power it contains. The way to practice Taoism is to seek the ultimate of heaven and earth, not to seek the realm of longevity.

I am poor in this life, relying on my heart... Even if I die, I will not regret it.

"Good!...very good!" After reading, the old man clapped his palms and sighed, and said happily, "Young man, would you like to follow me to practice Taoism?"

The young man must have watched the old man count his breath and said, "Okay."

……

Having found a good apprentice, Chu Yan was in a pretty good mood.

It's just that the situation of young people is a little special, cold temperament is second, memory is lost for some reason, and even his own name is completely forgotten, even if he tried all kinds of methods, he couldn't find the reason, and naturally he couldn't find the reason for the young man. Lost memories come back.

Although there are doubts about the origin of the young man, as the grand elder of the Taiqing Immortal Sect, Chu Yan has the courage to look at people and can bear all kinds of karma, so he accepted him into the sect without hesitation.

It's just that the title is a problem.

"A teacher for a day, a father for a lifetime. Since you have forgotten your past, you would not follow my surname when you enter my family." Chu Yan looked up at the whiteness in the sky, and said slowly: "At this moment, just as the dawn is about to rise, the sky is about to dawn. Tomorrow is born with abundant vitality, how about I call you Chu Li? The dawn breaks, and vitality follows, the meaning is not bad."

The young man blinked his blank eyes, nodded expressionlessly, and accepted the name.

Only when writing—

"Eh?" Chu Yan took a closer look, hesitantly said: "You wrote it, why..."

The young man was standing and studying ink, he paused when he heard the words.On the table next to it is a piece of rice paper spread out, with pen and ink dripping on it.

It is written with the word "Chu Li".

Due to the total loss of memory, the young man's handwriting is quite stiff, just like a beginner's, but only the Li character has a bit of indescribable awe-inspiring character.

Facing Chu Yan's gaze, he put down the graphite, reached out to pick up the pen, and still wrote the same font.

Chu Li.

It is the drifting away, not the dawn of dawn.

Chu Yan stroked his white beard, but did not speak out against it, but said slowly: "Your fate is weak, your temperament is withdrawn and you pass away. If you use the word Li as your name, you will be lonely and miserable in the future."

The young man shook his head, his voice was indifferent, but he said, "It's okay."

He slowly stroked the wet handwriting, his fingertips were slightly stained with ink, his long eyelashes drooped, and some light flashed from his eyes before disappearing.

……

As Chu Yan asserted, Chu Li's aptitude is extremely high, and this aptitude is not fully reflected in his spiritual root talent, but in his mind and understanding.

Nine years have passed, when the disciples of the same generation were still wandering in the Qi refining stage, he had already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and it seemed to be a matter of course, extremely smooth.

While many fellow disciples were admiring him, another person who had ascended to the heavenly rank appeared.

"This is your new junior brother," Chu Yan stroked his white beard with a smile, looked sideways and said, "Yingchi, this is your senior brother, Chu Li."

Chu Li raised his eyes, and saw a man standing beside Chu Yan. This man had a stern face and white clothes, and he was looking at him quietly. There seemed to be eternity in his eyes, which inexplicably gave him a sense of familiarity. feel.

"Senior brother." The man called out, his voice was low and indifferent, but there was a faint smile on his face, like the spring breeze bringing warmth, melting ice and snow, making that cold face look amiable.

Chu Li nodded at him, and for some reason, also showed a slight smile.

"Take your junior brother for a stroll around Tianji Peak." Chu Yan said with a smile.

Chu Li responded lightly, nodded to Ji Yingchi, and the two of them walked out together.

When they met for the first time, both of them were dull-tempered people, so they were relatively silent and just walked in silence, but the atmosphere was not at all awkward, as if such a way of getting along naturally existed between the two of them.

It seemed like they had been together in silence for a long, long time.

……

When Chu Li saw Gu Mingyuan for the first time, the child was standing in a pool of blood dripping with blood, surrounded by piles of corpses, like a purgatory on earth.

The child had two lines of dried blood under his eyes, and his blind eyes were empty and out of focus. He was burdened with a sea of ​​blood and deep hatred, and he stood panic-stricken amidst the blood everywhere.

Chu Li sighed and murmured, "It's a step late."

Immediately, he held the sword in his hand, and pressed down heavily with the powerful power of the soul, forcing out the monster that had invaded the boy's body, and then several sword qi swept out, cutting this evil obstacle that had done countless evils under the sword.

He put the sword back into its sheath, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw the boy's body shaking, as if he could no longer support himself and slowly fell down.

As soon as Chu Li thought about it, he teleported to the boy's side, supported the boy's back, ignored the blood stains on the snow-white clothes, injected majestic spiritual power into the child's body, and maintained a glimmer of life.

To his surprise, the child was able to maintain a sliver of consciousness under the pain of demon possession, turned around along his sleeve and leaned into his arms, like a drowning man grabbing driftwood, refusing to let go.

Chu Li has never been used to being approached by people for many years. He frowned coldly, but he did not push the boy away. Instead, he stretched out his hand a little stiffly, and patted the child's back to comfort him.

With his current level of cultivation, it can be seen at a glance that this child somehow bears blood evil and has a lot of grievances. Although his aptitude is excellent, he is a superior vessel for demons and ghosts. If it is not for the blessing of luck, he may have already Died in Huangquan.

Even so, it still affects relatives and is lonely for a lifetime.

"Forget it, since the karma has been forged, it might as well help again."

After thinking about it, Chu Li took out the healing elixir from the storage ring and fed it to the boy, and then used his kung fu to force out the remaining magic energy in the boy's body. He took care of him carefully for more than three days, and brought him back to Taiqingxian after his injury stabilized. The village under Zongshan was properly resettled.

It is not uncommon for a person who bears evil spirits to be withdrawn, prone to obsession, and even swaying his sword, falling into the evil way, so Chu Li hesitated again and again, and finally decided to seal the boy's past memories and leave a pure heart talisman to protect his growth. leave gracefully.

At that time, he never imagined that after several years, this child would resolutely step on the steps of ascending to the sky, even to the top, becoming his second personal junior.

Gu Mingyuan is the third person who has reached the top in the past thousand years since the Taiqing ascended the heavenly ranks.

However, compared with his calmness and Ji Yingchi's understatement back then, the young man seemed too tragic.

The young man's aptitude is extraordinary, but after all, his body is full of blood and his thoughts are complicated. Even if he sealed that tragic memory, he still struggles in all kinds of illusions and is difficult to break.

Faced with this situation, most people would have already collapsed on the steps, but he just gritted his teeth and persisted. In the end, he forced his will to break the formation and climbed to the end of the ascending steps with one breath.

Even Chu Yan sighed: "At this age, the perseverance of this son is really extraordinary. However, the obsession is too deep, but I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse... Forget it, forget it, since it is a disciple, you bring him At the foot of Xianzong, he has formed a cause and effect with our sect, so I will take him back under the sect and teach him not to go astray."

Chu Li withdrew his gaze from the young man, bowed and saluted, "If that's the case, I'll thank Master first for him."

At that time, Chu Li didn't know that from that day on, the cause and effect between him and the young man became more and more entangled, even stretching for thousands of years, until he was deeply involved and couldn't help himself.

The author has something to say: [Note]: "Dao Yin Wuming" comes from "Lao Tzu", I took the text out of context and made nonsense (laughs)

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