Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

Hu Si stretched out his index finger and pointed far away: "Look."

Meng Xueli turned her head and looked at the gap in the sky.The rift is surprising at first, but after a while you get used to it.Not only him, but everyone in the world is used to it, as if they see the sun, moon and stars every day, they raise their eyes to appreciate them when they are free, and ignore them when they are busy.

At this moment, the crack in the door was still the same one, Meng Xueli didn't see why, and wanted to get angry when he was shooting the case.

But I heard Hu Si ask: "You are a mink born with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, who taught you the art of transformation?"

This question has nothing to do with the conversation just now. Meng Xueli frowned, and replied angrily: "Sensing the world, you can learn without a teacher."

He took the starlight in the Holy Snow Mountain and took a selfie on the ice, only to realize that he had turned into a boy with loose silver hair and soft sable ears.

Hu Si asked again: "Have you ever thought about why after demonizing the form, the appearance is similar to that of a human?"

Meng Xueli was stopped by the question: "This..."

Hu Si: "Have you seen the demons before? When they grow up, apart from having horns and tails, hair color and eye color, are there any other differences?"

"No." Meng Xueli was puzzled, but was attracted by Hu Si's persuasive tone, and couldn't help thinking, "I remembered, Ji Xiao said a point of view. The race started from the same ancestor, and then the three realms were separated, because of the different concentration of aura, the environment, er, there are many other reasons I don’t remember, they gradually differentiated and multiplied into three races... But what do you want to say?”

Hu Si made a sudden move and grabbed Meng Xueli's wrist: "Let's go."

Meng Xueli was covered in hairs and stood upside down, a sense of dizziness hit him, and Hu Si had already let go.

They appeared in an "alley". Meng Xueli shook her head, only to see that the two sides were not walls, but tall bookshelves.

The roof is a colorless glazed roof, from which bright skylight pours in. Rows of bookcases stand like peaks, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

Meng Xueli: "Where is this?"

"My study."

Hu Si's practice of Taoism is complex, and his collection of books also covers everything.Hu Si raised his hand, the bookshelf beside him shook violently, and a painting scroll flew into his palm.

Meng Xueli unfolded the scroll in unison, and at this moment his thirst for knowledge overwhelmed his killing intent.

"This is a picture of human bones, meridians, and acupoints. Remember this picture." Hu Si took out two more scrolls of paintings, "This is the adult form of the demon race and the demon race. Compare the three pictures. Look like?"

Meng Xueli has been a demon and a man before, and quickly replied: "Like. What does this mean?"

"It means that thousands of years of evolution tell us that this kind of body structure is the most suitable for absorbing the aura of this world. Therefore, no matter what race you are in, you will have a similar appearance after enlightening to a certain level."

Meng Xueli was stunned: "This is where the idea of ​​the same origin of the three races comes from?"

Hu Si reached out and tapped the bookshelf: "There are still many classic books to prove it, but you probably don't understand it."

Meng Xueli: "..." Thank you for saying "mostly" instead of "all".

He wanted to say that I would give it a try, but Hu Si changed the question again: "The secret realm of the vast sea is a space fragment that Ji Xiao took from the 'Land Beyond'. It was originally the cave of the ancient power, do you know?"

Meng Xueli: "After the great energy ascended, the space opened up in this world was shattered, and the fragments flowed into the 'outside the world'. It was Ji Xiao who refined it and threw it into the vast sea, and then there was the 'Great Contest of the Vast Sea'. Not only do I know this, I've been there."

There was a change in that big competition. He and "Xiao Tingyun" sent a group of young monks away through the teleportation formation. When parting, Meng Xueli told them: Ji Xiao chose to hold the big competition here to remind the younger monks to never stop. Climbing upwards, "flying" once existed, and it is not a illusory thing.

Hu Si asked: "In ancient times, someone ascended. Why is it gone now? Why did that door disappear?"

Meng Xueli pointed to the sky: "If I knew why, I would have gone up."

Hu Si: "I've read all the records about the 'Gate to Heaven'. I'm prepared to say that there is no door in this world. There is no such thing as Heaven will 'open the door' for you after you reach a certain level of cultivation. Want to ascend , I can only rush up by myself and break the sky away, understand?"

Meng Xueli nodded, he felt that he was listening to a class.Hu Si is indeed suitable to be a gentleman, he thought again.

Hu Si looked at the cracks in the sky, and finally got to the key point: "In the past, there was Fengyue City Formation to mobilize the power of ten thousand demons, and later there was Ji Xiao who borrowed the power of ten thousand swords in the world, but it is still close. What do you think is the difference?" ?”

"Not enough... the power of the demon race?" Meng Xueli tried to answer, but before she could speak, she felt unbelievable.

Hu Si showed a gratified expression, as if he saw a struggling student: "Yes, since the three races in this world are of the same origin, it is impossible to open the door to the sky without anyone's power. Ten thousand monsters are not enough, ten thousand swords are not enough, and it is not enough. The power of all demons."

"Where did you borrow the magic power?" Meng Xueli asked in a daze, "How could they cooperate with the human race and the demon race?"

A hundred years ago, the demon world failed to invade the human world, and its vitality was seriously injured.Four years ago, Ji Xiao went to a place outside the world, and died together with the reincarnated Heavenly Demon. Only then did Meng Xueli meet "Xiao Tingyun" later.

At that time, the space outside the world collapsed, and all life within a hundred miles was wiped out.Hanshan was in mourning, but Meng Xueli didn't believe that Jixiao was dead.

Thinking of this, Meng Xueli suddenly trembled all over, and a bone-piercing chill ran up her back.

"You are terrible." He said to Hu Si.

Since Ji Xiao's death, all things have been connected in series, forming a circle with the ends connected and seamless.

He was in a daze, and he didn't feel Hu Si's wrist holding him until the world was spinning and the two returned to the tea pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake again.

The lake wind is still there, and the clouds are drifting away.

Hu Si let go of his hand, took out something from his sleeve, and put it beside the piano.It was a transparent bead exuding soft brilliance.

"This is the magic element of the demon that Ji Xiao killed. According to the power distribution of demons, one demon is worth [-] lower demons." Hu Si said, "Now, the power of ten thousand demons is available."

Meng Xueli's voice was dry: "You do so many things just for this moment? Find a way to open the 'Gate to Heaven'?"

"Even without me, those things would still happen. Lingshan died of greed and delusion, and Guiqing died of power desire and jealousy. I just threaded needles and threads and pushed the boat along." Hu Si smiled slightly: "You think I have done too much, then what should I do?" Did Ji Xiao do less?"

"Ji Xiao is different from you!" Meng Xueli retorted loudly, not knowing if she wanted to refute the other party or tell herself.

"It's really different, otherwise he wouldn't quarrel with me, but he insisted on saving you, and even sharpened his comb. That's the sword I forged for him, so he would sharpen his comb for his Taoist companion?" Hu Si said, feeling angry Laughed first, "Childish, does he think I'll be angry!"

The two argued frequently about the "Gate of Tongtian", and Hu Si even said to Ji Xiao, "You have done too much. If you die because of this, I will not save you." Although it has the meaning of "tired of wind and rain", it may not be without elements of anger with seniors.With Ji Xiao's heart and state, he doesn't have to get angry with anyone, except his senior brother.

Later he fell in love with Meng Xueli, and what Changchun Peak said at the bottom of the pool was indeed from the heart.

But Meng Xueli didn't know this, and was at a loss for words for a while, feeling sore in her heart.

Hu Si continued: "I know that Ji Xiao has prepared three sea jiao. He is waiting for the day when someone rides on Hualong's jiao, breaks open the gate of the sky, and goes to the boundless outer universe. Even if he fails, If you try your best, you won’t regret it. Besides, Jiao has three skills, and there are still two people who can give it a try. If it doesn’t work, there are still his students. According to him, talented people come out from generation to generation, and each generation is better than the next..."

Ji Xiao established the Academy, encouraging people to break the sect's views, each sect learn from each other's strengths, exchange and learn, and the whole practice world makes progress together.Until one day, someone rushed to open the door.It doesn't matter who it is, what day it is, what matters is that this world will eventually wait until this day.Before that, people lived normally, and monks practiced as usual, so there was no need to worry.This point of view was repeatedly mentioned by Ji Xiao in the teaching of Yongxue Academy, and it was later spread and widely recognized by the world of human practice.

"Why can't we give up the friendship between teachers and brothers for more than 200 years?" Meng Xueli asked.

Hu Si was silent for a moment, and said: "When I was a child, I would give him whatever books he wanted to read and what sword to wield. But this time, I can't. I have to be ahead of him, sorry."

Meng Xueli took a deep breath, and suppressed the rage in her chest: "Is that door really important? It's worth your life and death like this?"

"Cultivation has no end. Cultivators must explore, seek the unknown, seek detachment, and seek everything that can be sought." Hu Si said, picking up the "magic element" on the case and smiling, "I am very happy that you can come, you have The soul of the monster race and the true essence of the human race are only one step away, and the three races can be united as one, and they can sacrifice their lives to join the Dao."

Before the words were finished, the sky suddenly dimmed, the wind was surging, thick clouds covered the rays of the sun, and the wind was howling.

Meng Xueli suddenly changed color.

The entire Tianhu Lake was swept up by the strong wind, and the waves boiled, and streaks of hot white smoke rose unexpectedly.The majestic spiritual energy between heaven and earth rushes towards the lake, and the water waves turn into magma.

The carved beams and painted buildings by the lake, Qionglou and Yuyu are all used as fuel materials, and the raging fire burns around the lake.

If you look at it from a higher place, it looks like a burning furnace, which is extremely huge. If the gods want to refine weapons and alchemy, they should use this furnace.

The island in the middle of the lake is in the furnace.

****

Impoverished City, Yongxue Academy.

The lingering spring rainy season has passed, the weather is fine, the branches are lush with flowers and leaves, and the swallows are singing.

"I would like to ask Master Jian, will a monk's excessive interference in mortal affairs really affect his own luck? The student read a book last night. Be careful, a sage intervening in the practice world is equivalent to an ordinary monk interfering in the mortal world. If you make rules for the heaven, you will be punished by the heaven's bad luck. Is this statement true?"

Ji Xiao's class was coming to an end, and the students began to ask questions freely.The questions are outlandish and have everything.

Ji Xiao thought for a while and replied, "The book you read may have been written by my senior brother."

The students didn't know if he was serious or joking, and they didn't dare to laugh.

Ji Xiao continued: "He once advised me not to do too much and to learn how to borrow a sword, but for a sword repairer, sometimes you can borrow a sword, and sometimes you can't. Some questions have no answers for the time being, or the answer is not the only one. Write a book People have different opinions, you have to have your own ideas and choose who to believe. Because there are too many unknown things in the world.”

The students saluted and thanked them after listening.

"As for whether monks should interfere in the mortal world... When you are traveling abroad, you see injustice, will you draw your sword?" Ji Xiao asked.

"Of course draw the sword!" The student replied loudly.

"Draw your sword when you see it. What if you misread good and bad, wrongly help bad people, and mistakenly kill good people?" Ji Xiao asked again.

"This……"

"If you don't dare to pull it out, but you are afraid of your hands and feet when you encounter troubles, and sharpen your sword, what should you do?" Ji Xiao asked three times.

"I, then I'll watch it for a while..." The student thought for a while, and replied firmly: "It is more important to distinguish between good and evil than to draw a sword. This will not affect my Dao heart."

Ji Xiao smiled.

He suddenly raised his hand, and a stream of light flew in from the window and fell into his palm.

"Come quickly, help!" This is a message talisman, which has the cold smell of the snow mountain and the warm breath of Meng Xueli.

Ji Xiao's face changed slightly.

The school was silent for a moment, and everyone held their breaths, guessing what major event had happened in the world, which actually changed Ji Xiao's face.

Ji Xiao waved his sleeves and summoned a cloud: "Go up here first, I should take my Taoist companion home."

The students breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that even if the demon king didn't want to go to class today and sneaked out to play, what Jian Zun said was wrong, like an elder picking up a child from school.But they didn't dare to ask, and they didn't dare to laugh.

There was only one young disciple with the liveliest personality, the youngest, and still childish, shouting: "Ask Master Jian, when will Master Meng come back? I miss Master Meng."

I really want to.Meng Xueli carried a snack storage bag with her, filled with pine nuts, crab roe and melon seeds, fried chestnuts in sugar, etc. When eating by herself, she did not forget to distribute it to the young disciples.Of course, he dared not say this reason.This is the case in the sword master's class, there are a hundred ways not to dare.

Ji Xiao: "Tomorrow." The voice came from afar, and the figure was already in the sky.

The little disciple seemed to have received the highest guarantee, and said happily: "Okay, see you tomorrow!"

Jixiao flew across the clouds, looking for the letter and leaving.

Snowflakes cover the sky.With steep snow cliffs and sloping glaciers in the mountains, Meng Xueli's breath is getting closer and closer.

"In the snow!" Ji Xiao saw a familiar figure beside the hot spring.

"Boom!" The snow slopes on both sides shook violently, and snow poured down like a flood.

Ji Xiao's vision was blurred for a moment, and more than a hundred ice cones broke through the snow in an instant, each one was ten feet long, slanted on all sides, and intertwined into a cage.

This is a trap, and in Ji Xiao's eyes, it is a low-quality trap.

Ji Xiao: "Is he not here? Where is he?"

Que Xianming didn't expect to be spotted so quickly, and changed back to his own form: "I'm sorry, Ah Diao asked me to hold you back."

Ji Xiao looked around, sensing Meng Xueli's position: "You know it's useless to me!"

Suddenly he glanced at Yanque Xianming's forehead, with a surprised look on his face: "He went to Tianhu, right? You think the same as I do, and don't want any of them to die. Otherwise, you wouldn't go to see Hu Si. It's still too late! "

Que Xianming's face suddenly changed: "How do you know? Don't talk nonsense!"

Meng Xueli didn't even notice it, how did Jixiao know?This is too scary for the seniors.

Ji Xiao: "You have an amulet on your body, which was planted not long ago. I recognize the amulet planted by my senior brother."

In his eyes, Que Xianming wrote "I'm covered by someone" on his forehead, but the latter didn't realize it at all, and still had a dazed expression.

"Do you think Xueli did something wrong? Want to stop him?"

Ji Xiao shook his head: "There is no right or wrong between Taoist couples. Not only stop him, but also stop Hu Si, they are very dangerous now. Please go to Tianhu with me!"

While speaking, the snow water melted, the ice cone shattered, and the sky was full of ice chips.

Que Xianming: "Are you threatening me?"

"No." Ji Xiao said seriously, "I'm asking you."

Que Xianming was startled: "I finally understand why Meng Xueli likes you."

Ji Xiao is willing to use "request" for things that can be solved with a sword.

Compared with Ji Xiao, it's nothing to exchange feathers for shark beads.A hero is not free, who can live his life without bowing his head?