has become a demon

Zhao Yuan couldn't help crying while holding the person in his arms.

At this moment, the snowflakes stopped falling.

Everything is quiet in the mountains.

There was no one around.

But in such solitude, Zhao Yuan faintly heard the voice of a person singing from a distance, the voice was hazy at first, but gradually became clearer.

...The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river... Isn't it true that the public should not listen to it...【Note 1】

The mist slowly dissipated in the cold, and Zhao Yuan saw someone flying indistinctly from a distance. There was nothing under his feet, and he seemed to be standing in the clouds, flying like a fairy.

The man came slowly and landed in front of Zhao Yuan.

The man's face is young, his eyes are like stars, at first glance, he looks like he is only in his early twenties.He lowered his head to look at Xie Taichu, and sighed: "Your Excellency is dead, what can I do for the rest of the generals."【Note 1】

For some reason, Zhao Yuan only felt that the person in front of him should be connected with Xie Taichu, he took Xie Taichu and knelt forward two steps and said: "Please save the Taoist Master Ningshan!"

Wuyouzi squatted down, and easily lifted Xie Taichu with one hand, leaned on his shoulder, and said to Zhao Yuan: "You can go."

He ignored Zhao Yuan, turned around and stepped off the cliff, walking forward in the air.

Zhao Yuan was stunned, staggered to follow, and froze in front of the cliff.

Wuyouzi looked back at him, and said coldly: "Going further, you will be Qingxing Pavilion. If you are afraid, don't come."

Where Zhao Yuan was willing to give up, he gritted his teeth and jumped off the cliff, landing on the place where Wuyouzi walked, and there was load under his feet.He looked carefully, and there was a narrow moss-covered stone step from the top of the cliff, winding along the mountain into the mountain stream to build a ropeway bridge. It's from here.

Standing on the wall, it is frightening.

A gust of wind blows, Zhao Yuan stepped on the bridge and was about to fall, at this moment, Wuyouzi rolled up his sleeves and rolled Zhao Yuan to his side.

He raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yuan again, he was a little more gentle, and sighed: "Idiot."

The road to Qingxing Pavilion is steep, there are many cliffs and stone paths, Wuyou Zishou asked Xie Taichu to walk swiftly, and later Zhao Yuan was in danger several times, but he didn't care about it.

Afraid of falling behind, Zhao Yuan grasped the mountain and groped forward. In the icy snow, he clung to the grass roots and rocks and moved forward little by little.

I don't know how long it took, the sky gradually brightened, and he saw a flat ground not far away. Almost exhausted, he jumped up and landed on the platform. After a while, he realized that the nails on his hands had long The rewinding broke, and blood flowed from the fingertips, excruciating pain.

In this mountainous place, surrounded by clouds and mist, there is a mountain gate, with a writing on the left column saying "the world is like a game", and a writing on the right saying "the common people are chess".On the plaque above are written three wanton and arrogant characters - Qingxing Pavilion.

His physical strength was at its limit, but he still gritted his teeth and stood up, passed through the mountain gate, and climbed deep into the clouds.I don't know how long it has passed, the clouds and mists have all dispersed, and pavilions, towers and pavilions have appeared.

Between the cloisters of the ancient temples, there is smog, the sound of chanting scriptures can be heard faintly, and the hanging bells jingle with the wind under the flying eaves.

It's like a fairyland in a trance.

"My lord, go back." At some point, Wuyouzi stood at the entrance of the main hall with his head bowed, and said to him indifferently.

Zhao Yuan took two steps forward and saluted, "I beg the immortal to heal Taichu's illness."

"I feel sorry for this traitor. I once prepared a pill for him and asked Jinbaozhai to send it over, but he refused. Now there is no cure for his illness." Wuyouzi said, "You should know."

"...He said it." Zhao Yuan hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the Immortal Venerable can't help it?"

Wuyouzi smiled coldly.

"I do not know what to do."

Zhao Yuan raised his robe and knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Immortal Venerable, please..."

"What's the use of you begging me?" Wuyouzi sighed, "His death is predestined. Even if he hadn't gone mad, even if he could restrain his heart and come to the present. But his way, his way Lu was doomed to die."

"What do you mean?"

Wuyouzi stood with his sleeves tucked in, looking at him with some pity.

"He will not have told you that in order to change your fate against the sky, you need to complete the second half of the deduction of the Great Hexagram of the Universe."

Zhao Yuan was stunned for a moment: "He said...but why did this cause him to die?"

"Xie Taichu has worked hard for [-] years of immeasurable magic arts. Is it really for the sake of attaining Taoism and becoming an immortal? Do you not need to pay a price for seeing the sky and changing your destiny?" Wuyouzi asked him, "What do you think? What's the price?"

Wuyouzi's words were like a thunderclap.

Zhao Yuan stayed at the moment, unable to speak, and after a long while, he said again: "If there is one thing that this year's ups and downs has taught me, there is only one thing - there is no hopeless situation in this world, only the human heart is in a desperate situation. I absolutely do not believe in the words that there is no cure, and that the immortal can penetrate the heavens and the earth, looking forward to find out, did you not expect this moment? Is there a way for him to survive?"

"Yes." Wuyouzi said.

Zhao Yuan was overjoyed.

"The deduction of the big hexagram of the universe is imperative. If Xie Taichu enters the hexagram and deduces it, he will exhaust his lifespan because of spying on the way of heaven. If the prince is willing, you can replace him as the person in this hexagram...he may still survive .”

"Okay." Zhao Yuan didn't hesitate.

"The imperial throne is at your fingertips. The country, power, and wealth are all close at hand... As long as Xie Taichu dies, you can become the emperor of the ninth five years and the co-lord of the world. But you are willing to be the person in this hexagram for him, so that Life for life? Have you thought about it clearly?"

"Power, throne, country, wealth...how can they be worth the life of the one you love." Zhao Yuan said, "What's the matter with exchanging life for life? He saved my life with all his might, and now I give it back to him. I am willing to give it back." .”

"Anyone who is an emperor's strategist does not love one person to thank the world. He is said to be lonely. If you do this, the world may fall into dire straits again, and the great end will perish, and tens of millions of people will never have peace. You are the sinner of this country , let alone bear such a heavy burden on the country, not worthy of being an emperor. Even if he dies, he will bear the eternal infamy. Are you still willing?"

"What's the matter?" Zhao Yuan said.

"In the early days, it was said: 'The compassion for one person, for several people, for thousands of people, will not help the rise and fall of the common people in this world. If you can't keep the peace and stability of this world, you will put the common people in the fire and water for all generations. So His mercy is not mercy, but soft-heartedness.'”

Zhao Yuan smiled, his eyes were red with tears in his smile.

"I've been to Ningxia, I've seen wars, and I've heard rivers of blood flow during massacres. Those struggling in hell on earth are not Daduan nobles who have lasted for hundreds of years, nor the ethereal common people of all generations...it is a human being, a living If it is for the safety of the world, do nothing to watch. How is this kind of life different from a humble dog? This kind of peace can be regarded as peace?"

"Your Qingxing Pavilion's way of the world, I will never learn. How can you be compassionate when you see death and do not save it, and how can you save the world if you do not save one person? I am a soft-hearted person, and I can't be regarded as a hero who competes in the Central Plains. I I can't see the future of the ten thousand generations, I can only see the current world. I can't do it, I can only protect the people around me, and save everyone around me that I can see."

"Xie Taichu is the person I love with all my heart. He is my husband. He saved me, loved me, and protected me. He sacrificed a lot. If I exchanged his life for the imperial power and wealth, it would be no different from Zhao Ji or a beast. Different? How do I face the people of the world, and how do I practice my way?"

Zhao Yuan's words were passionate, and when he mentioned the excitement, tears fell down involuntarily.

"If he dies... how can I live alone." Zhao Yuan choked up.

Wuyouzi stood on the porch, listening to his words quietly, seemed to be touched, after a while, he raised his eyes to see the dense forest in the distance, behind the dense forest is the ancestral hall filled with hundreds of tablets of Qingxingge disciples.

"Finished?" he asked.

"Yes, Immortal Venerable, I..."

"you can go now."

Zhao Yuan was startled: "Immortal Venerable?!"

Wuyouzi flicked his sleeves, turned and left.

Zhao Yuan raised his head, and he actually returned to the mountain gate.

Xie Taichu had a long dream.

In that dream, there was nothing but a sky full of stars.The Ziwei star above his head sat in the palace, flickering on and off, with malicious prying eyes in the flickering light, oppressing him, falling into the depths of darkness.

I don't know how long it has passed, something supported his body, dragged him up from the depths of the stars, and slowly went up, up, until reaching the stars.

The starlight gradually became brighter, and then connected into one piece, becoming a bright light.

Xie Taichu opened his eyes.

He was lying in the middle of an empty hall.Milky white sunlight seeps in from the algae well, gently illuminating the interior of the hall.Above him, some wooden spheres are slowly rotating under the control of the exquisite machine.

This rotating wooden ball corresponds to the zodiac signs in the sky.

On the gold bricks on the ground, a map of the world is drawn. If you look carefully, you can vaguely see the shape of Tai Chi and Eight Diagrams in the mountains and rivers.

"The big hexagram of the universe."

Wuyouzi's voice came from not far away, Xie Taichu turned his head to look, he was just closing the door of the palace, and slowly walked in front of him.

He looked up at the stars above his head, feeling a little emotional: "Daduan Dynasty established the country, the ancestor Qingxing deduced luck, led the congregation to trek across mountains and rivers to choose a site in Shu, build temples and build towers here, absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and occupy Daduan Numerology and dragon veins. This big hexagram of the universe has existed since then, and has a history of more than 300 years. During this period, I, the immortal masters of the Qingxing Pavilion, changed their fate many times against the sky, redistributed the star palace, and saved the fate of Daduan Dynasty ..."

"Master." Xie Taichu called him.

"Qingxing Pavilion has existed in 330 for four years. I have seen too many tragic deaths of my fellow disciples. They continue to fight without hesitation, but I don't understand. Is there really a way of heaven? Is there really a destiny? The death of us is really promising. Is life continued? Or is it that Daduan will never end in a ruined world? For such false remarks and false numbers of lives, one person, hundreds of people... die... Then is the life of these people in front of you important, or is it important? Do the lives of people you never met or even born matter?"

"We always want to save the common people, but what are the common people? Where are the common people? I have faced the wall and traveled the world, but I still have no answer, so the Taoism has stagnated for many years. Until... until just now..." Wuyouzi looked at him, "Someone He gave me his answer, which may not be the best, but it can already solve the dilemma in my heart. I have understood it."

"What did this man say?"

"He said that he is just a small person, unable to compete with the way of heaven. He can't save the future generations, he can only save the people in front of him. Otherwise, how is he different from animals?" Wuyouzi said with emotion.

Xie Taichu was startled, and murmured: "It's Zhao Yuan."

"Yes, it's just outside the mountain gate...do you want to see him?"

Xie Taichu half sat up, he coughed a few times, shook his head, and said with difficulty: "I'm at the end of my strength, why should I see him and make him sad."

"You have expended your cultivation to deduce the big hexagram of the universe, spy on the way of heaven, and know that Zhao Ji is the destined man... What little cultivation you have left will be used to deduce the second half of the palace, to re-establish the star path for Zhao Yuan, and to send Zhao Yuan back to the world." He walked to the throne of God. This is your fate for choosing this path. Now, he has won the hearts of the people and conquered the city. As long as you trade your life for your life, he can take over the world. Why do you need to see him again..."

Wuyouzi asked him: "Is this your original plan?"

"Master is right."

Wuyouzi walked to his side and gently pressed his shoulder.

"In the beginning, do you know where your name came from?" Wuyouzi asked him.

"My real name is Xie Chu. Taichu is the Taoist name given to me by my master. After calculation, it happens to be Taizi generation, so I am named Taichu." Xie Taichu replied.

"It's not just that, I'm somewhat selfish."

"selfish?"

"Tao produces one qi from nothingness, and from one qi produces yin and yang. Yin and yang reunited to produce three bodies, and three rebirths reborn all things to prosper. [Note 2] You are the child I picked up from the hell on earth. When I saw you, you Standing on the mountain of corpses. Your fate is cut off, there is no past and no future, just like the beginning of the chaos of the free world, just like the ethereal innate qi that emerged from nothing. 【Note 3】...This is something that came into being from nothing. Tao, it is the beginning."

"...Disciple is ashamed, I don't understand enough."

Wuyouzi looked up at the machine-expanded star above his head: "In the four years of 330, Qingxing Pavilion gave Daduan enough. These blood and sacrifices are enough to complete any prophecy and repay any debts. Let it come to an end here in Pindao, everything in the future, including Daduan, including common people, and even the future... has its own way and way. You should not be obsessed with it."

"Master?" Xie Taichu had a bad intuition and wanted to get up, but Wuyouzi's palm on his shoulder was like a heavy weight, making him unable to move.Then from Wuyouzi's palm came a ray of celestial energy, which struck into his body and collided with the immeasurable magical power in his body. The overwhelming force hit the meridians in his body. In an instant, the severe pain all over his body made him tremble, and he took a mouthful. Blood spat in the mountains and rivers on the ground.

He panted quickly: "Master!"

For a moment, he was exhausted.

Before Xie Taichu's severe pain eased, Wuyouzi waved his sleeve, the hall door opened, and then Xie Taichu was thrown out by him, and landed on the bluestone slab outside the hall.

Xie Taichu struggled on the ground, and when the severe pain passed, there was nothing in his body, the cultivation base of the immeasurable magic skill was completely wiped out, and those tearing pains caused by the insanity disappeared together with the immeasurable magic skill without a trace.

He staggered to his feet and looked up.

Wuyouzi was slowly closing the palace door.

"Master, if you deduce the second half of the Great Hexagram of the Universe, you will exhaust your cultivation and lose your life! I should have done such a thing!"

"With your meager skills, how can you run the great hexagram of the universe and redistribute the star palace? How can such a weak person be worthy of being my apprentice in the Qingxing Pavilion? I have abolished your whole body cultivation base, starting from today , you will be kicked out of the mountain gate by me, and you will no longer be my disciple of Qingxing Pavilion."

There was a gentle color in his cold eyes.

"The beginning of time is the end of chaos and the beginning of all things. This is the high hope my teacher gave you."

After saying this, Wuyouzi closed the palace door.

Once the door of the palace was closed, even Xie Taichu beat it, but it still didn't move.

After a while, the earth shook and the sky and the earth hummed.

In the meantime, there was the sound of Wuyouzi laughing in relief.

It's like hallucination.

But it's really in my ears.

——The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river.What is the purpose of life, I will cross the river!

The clear sky suddenly dimmed, and the sun was still shining in the sky, but the stars appeared one by one in the dark sky.

In the center of the northern sky, the Polaris representing Ziwei shines brightly.

The zodiac, which symbolizes fate, moves slowly.

But in the next moment.

The operation suddenly stopped.

All operations came to a standstill.

The star representing Ziwei on the Polaris began to move in the opposite direction. It seemed to be pulled, torn apart by some huge force, and left its position as the ruler of the Palace of Fate.

At the same time, the Gouchen star in the Big Dipper was pushed towards the direction of the Big Dipper, and finally occupied the position that originally belonged to the Ziwei star.

The process is long and fast.

It seems to have passed through hundreds of millions of years of changes.

It's like a moment in the blink of an eye.

The Gouchen that replaced Ziwei, entrenched in the northern sky, flickered for a moment, and burst out an unprecedented light that surpassed Ziwei.

For a moment, the night was soaked by this light.

The dark sky returned to light.

At this time, the sky suddenly broke, and the clouds and mists dispersed.

For the first time, the Qingxing Pavilion above the isolated peak was completely exposed to the sky, and then the sound of birds and insects sounded, like a fairyland on the cloud platform.The world is quiet and everything returns to its original state.The noisy heart and all the troubles seem to be washed away at this moment.

In the silent ancestral hall, the gloom was swept away.

And that Gouchen...or the existence called Polaris now, shines unrelentingly on the northern side of the sky, and its light can compete with the sun. 【Note 4】

The big hexagram of Qiankun has been done, the star palace has been reshaped, the way of heaven has been tampered with, and the fate has been turned upside down.

Xie Taichu beat him until he was exhausted, knowing that he was powerless, he kowtowed three times in front of the hall, before he even got up, tears were shed on the ground, he couldn't help himself.

"Unworthy apprentice Xie Taichu, farewell master." He said in a trembling voice.

After Wuyouzi left, Zhao Yuan lingered in front of the mountain gate for a long time, but he couldn't find the way up the mountain amidst the clouds and mist.

After a long time, a boy dressed as a child appeared and said to him, "Please come down the mountain, my lord."

"In the early days, my life was at stake, so I begged the immortal to wait for me to see Wuyouzi."

"Master said, the person you are looking for is not on the mountain." Daotong said.

Zhao Yuan was startled: "What?"

"The person you are looking for has lost its fate with me in Qingxing Pavilion, and is not on the mountain." Daotong said again, "You have also lost our fate in Qingxing Pavilion, so you can't go up the mountain."

"You mean...you mean, Taichu wasn't in Qingxing Pavilion?"

Daotong didn't answer, but bowed and said, "I also ask the prince to leave as soon as possible."

After saying this, Daotong turned around and left, ignoring Zhao Yuan again.

Zhao Yuan stood at the mountain gate for a while, Dao Tong's words seemed unbelievable, but for some reason, a new hope was born in his desperate heart.

He walked away, walked dozens of steps down the mountain, and then turned his head to look at the gate of Qingxing Pavilion, but it disappeared.

The possible premonition in his heart became stronger, and he continued to help the ladder down, and when he reached the rickety cableway bridge, his heart was beating eagerly, and he couldn't wait to walk across the cableway bridge to see the other side of the bridge .

Look at the other side of the world, is there any miracle happened.

He was so eager to get on the ropeway bridge.

Walking quickly to the other side, there seemed to be a figure on the other side of the bridge.

As soon as my heart moved, my feet were empty, and I was about to fall off the cliff. At this moment, my wrist was grabbed by someone, and with a sudden pull, I actually crossed the bridge and fell into someone's arms. The two of them fell to the ground again, rolling It took two laps to stop.

"Be careful, Your Highness," the man said.

He was in a familiar embrace.

The man's breath, chest and healthy heartbeat all make people feel in a trance, like a dream, a beautiful dream that can be broken with a single poke.

After a while, Xie Taichu asked: "Why doesn't Your Highness want to look at me?"

He raised Zhao Yuan's cheek, Zhao Yuan was already in tears, and he broke down in tears and said: "I'm afraid I will lose you again."

Xie Taichu felt sore and hugged him in his arms.

"This time, I will always be by your side. This time, nothing can separate us."

[Note 1] The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river.The earliest version is "Kong Hou Yin".This article quotes from [Ming] Wu Qi's "Gongwu Crossing the River".Full text: The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river.If you are not loyal, don't listen to the public.The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river.The Duke is dead, what will the rest of the generals do.The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river.What is the purpose of life? I will cross the river.

[Note 2] [Song] Zhang Boduan, the founder of Quanzhen Sect.炁: 炁, to pass through 'qi', read as qi.

[Note 3] Congenital one qi: qi, to pass through 'qi', read as qi.Taoism believes that the most primitive qi that gave birth to the world, the transition from chaos to entity, is the original primitive that gives birth to all things, and is the basic existence that constitutes all things in the world.

【Note 4】Polaris: Polaris is not a static star. As it moves, it will always be replaced by different stars in its historical position.Between 1200-2500, the star in its place was Gouchenyi.Before that was another star.So the so-called redistribution of the star palace is actually a kind of metaphysics.