There are bandits in Zhongshan

What happened in the Sea of ​​Sumeru on that day, most of those who knew did not mention it, so only some vague records were handed down. People in future generations only know that the Sea of ​​Sumeru was forcibly opened, and those with the highest cultivation levels in the current world The monk went into it and never came back.

Unprecedented panic quickly swept the entire cultivation world. The soul lamps belonging to the heads or elders of countless sects were all extinguished, and half of the world's god-turning monks perished in one day.Regardless of the righteous way or the evil way, they all fell into a situation where the dragons had no leader. For a while, the hearts of the people were scattered and the strife was endless. In this mighty situation, only the two cities of Yunzhong and Kunwu stood firm. The strength of Yunzhong City can be preserved, thus replacing Tian Yizong, who was seriously injured before, and becoming the leader of the righteous way. With Yunzhong City in charge of the overall situation, the order of the world will not completely collapse.

Yu Yuan's cultivation was completely destroyed, and she was exiled to the mortal world by Lu Lin, and soon died in a state of depression and madness. Once she died, the death contract concluded with the monks on Hexu Mountain became invalid.From the mouths of the few survivors, her horrific plan finally surfaced in full, and everyone sighed, and then focused on the body of the sword spirit.There is no impenetrable wall in the world, even if Lu Lin gave the order to kill the leaker without mercy, Zhong Mingzhu survived the catastrophe, and the news of the rescue of Fairy Changli still spread like wildfire.

Although Yu Yuan is dead, but the spirit of Emperor Sword is still there, how can anyone not be tempted?

Even if the strength is not enough, there are still a large number of people who know that being an enemy with Lu Lin and others is like hitting a stone with an egg. As long as they are related to Fairy Changli, they are deeply disturbed. Thank you.The Tianyi Sect could not escape. Seeing that the enchantment set by Venerable Guhong was about to disappear, Fenghai Tower simply abandoned the other six peaks in order to preserve the foundation of the sect. Be on guard, if there is no urgent matter, disciples are not allowed to go down the mountain at will.Many monks tried to open a gap in the Tianyi sect, but in the end they didn't stop.

Others thought that with Zhong Mingzhu's vengeful nature, he would definitely kill Yu Yuan's remnants, so they set up many traps to lure her to show up, but all their calculations were in vain, and Zhong Mingzhu never showed up. As it was more than 300 years ago, she seems to have disappeared from this world, but this time more people want to find her than ever before, because she took Chang Li away.

A year later, the monk who ventured deep into the demon country brought back the news that there was a white-clothed monk on the top of Zhaoyao Mountain, so the monks wandering around Yunfu Mountain immediately dispersed, either alone or in groups, and they all went west together.

The Fufeng forest at the foot of Zhaoyao Mountain is the territory of Zhu Maolin and Baili Ningqing. Due to old injuries, the cultivation of the two big monsters is not as good as before, but they still cannot be underestimated.The cultivators who coveted the sword spirit did not dare to rush in, but lurked in the periphery, observing secretly and waiting for opportunities to act.

Baili Ningqing's mass killings several times could not stop the monks who came forward one after another. Her anger seemed to further confirm that Changli was on the top of the mountain, so in a dark place, a new alliance was secretly formed for the storm. Fufenglin is getting ready.

Yunfu Mountain still sits above the sea of ​​clouds and stretches for thousands of miles, but the scene of four seasons like spring is gone forever. After the disciples of Tianyi Sect evacuated, the six peaks covered by ice and snow became more and more lonely and desolate, like a dead place in the extreme north. Among the peaks, Tiantai Peak is the most desolate. After the decline of Tianyi Sect's sword cultivator lineage, Tiantai Peak was extremely deserted. After the snow and ice fell, the only remaining life on the mountain disappeared in an instant, and now there is no greenery around. , there is only wind and snow fluttering in the world, and even the traces of Tianyi sect are hard to find. There have been monks who came here to find the whereabouts of Changli, but after searching every inch and corner, they found nothing, so they put more energy on it. elsewhere.

After all, such an empty snow-capped mountain cannot hide people at all, and no one is willing to stay here for a long time. Just staying here is a kind of punishment.

Under the Tiantai Peak, the Sandie Waterfall has long since ceased to flow, losing the bones of Xuanwu, and the water from the bottom of Xiaojing Lake is no longer introduced here, and the pool of water has also dried up, and then replaced by thick ice.On the solid ice, under a protruding rock, there was a one-armed woman sitting cross-legged. On her feet were shackles made of red gold. The chains on her body penetrated into the ice wall behind her, and sank into the rock formation behind the ice, imprisoning her in this square inch.

This person was Liu Hanyan. When all the monks in the world were searching for Changli's whereabouts, she quietly returned to Tianyi School. He imprisoned her under the Tiantai Peak and told her to suffer from the severe cold in order to atone for her sins.

Snowflakes fell on her one after another, turning into water and freezing again, but she remained motionless with her eyes closed, as if she was originally a stone statue. In front of her, there was a sword stuck in the ice, which was also covered by snow Frozen into icicles, it looked harmless.Only the monks who had passed by here and wanted to vent their anger on her because they searched for Changli to no avail knew that the sword was not for display, because they had all become dead souls under the sword.

Since the news of Zhaoyao Mountain came, it had been a long time since there were no monks around. The ice on the sword was getting thicker and thicker, and it would soon melt into the ice and snow, and be buried under the snow with her people.

On this day, the wind and snow were still there, but there was a slight fluttering sound in the distance. Almost at the same time, the icicle covering the long sword cracked, and the sword energy was entrenched in all directions for a while, and the murderous intent spread quietly.

"It's me, but I just caught a bug." A slightly cool voice came from the wind, and a single sentence dissipated the murderous aura. Afterwards, a figure wrapped in a gray robe appeared in front of Liu Hanyan, holding a The unconscious monk threw it on the ground and ordered: "Interrogate me why he is sneaking around, and deal with it as you like, just leave a breath so that he can speak."

After saying that, the figure walked past Liu Hanyan and walked straight to the ice wall behind her. He was about to bump into it, but he saw ripples on the ice wall, and the figure disappeared in an instant up.

It turned out that there was a passage hidden on the ice wall, but it was covered by a maze, so no one could see it.

Behind the ice wall is a winding path leading to the top of the mountain. The snow accumulation becomes less and less as you go up. At the highest point, there are already luxuriant vegetation, which is exactly what Tiantai Peak looked like when the mountain guard array was not destroyed—with mountains and forests. , a lake and a small courtyard.

There is a nursery behind the fence in the courtyard. The soil has just been turned over, and several pits of different sizes have been dug on it. The woman in the green shirt is bending over to bury the seeds in it. She is doing it very carefully, carefully covering the soil. Sprinkle with water before burying one.She also did it very slowly, stopping for a while after sprinkling soil, but she only buried six or seven seeds, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead.

The gray-robed man stood behind the fence for a long time, until the green-clothed woman went to rest on a chair beside her, and then walked quickly into the courtyard.

The woman in the green shirt picked up the handkerchief and wiped away the dirt on her hands, as if she didn't realize that someone was coming. She didn't realize it until the distance between the two was less than ten feet away, and she turned around. Her skin was sick. She was paler than the ice and snow at the foot of the mountain, but there was a dark red scar between her eyebrows, as if it had been cracked there, and a layer of mist was hidden in her dark pupils, making her look a little hesitant .

It's just that before the eyes reflected the appearance of a person, a slight smile appeared on her face.

"Azhu, you're here."

Her dry voice is like the cracked land that has not been plowed for a long time, making people unable to recognize its original appearance, just like the cinnabar mole and white clothes that were once her symbols.

All the monks looking for Fairy Changli's whereabouts were looking for a white-clothed swordsman with a little cinnabar between his eyebrows, but they didn't know that the cinnabar was gone, and the blood-stained white robe had long since been discarded.

Zhong Mingzhu took a step forward, and opened her arms to hug Changli. She wanted to hug the body in her arms with all her strength, but she stopped her strength in an instant when she felt the shapeless bones in her arms.She closed her eyes, buried them in Changli's hair, took a deep breath, smiled softly, and said, "Well, there was no delay on the road this time."

Afterwards, she sat down with Chang Li, picked up a handkerchief to wipe off the remaining soil on her hands, and asked with great interest, "What are you planting?"

"Planting flowers." Changli glanced at the row of uneven bumps on the ground, lowered his head in embarrassment, and whispered, "The flowers you transplanted before are all dead, so I asked Hailou to bring them for me. Some seeds came over, but I don’t know if they can germinate.”

Zhong Mingzhu's hand stopped, and there was a fright in her light-colored eyes, but soon she smiled again, and said in a consistent tone: "It will bloom, and invite them to come and enjoy the flowers when the time comes. "

"Okay, Hailou said that these are all tweeds that are loved by the mortal world, so they should look pretty." Changli's voice should have been in a joyful mood, but Changli's voice gradually dropped. Zhong Mingzhu noticed the sleepiness in her eyes, and smiled. Immediately tinged with a bit of bitterness.

"Are you tired? Go and rest first." She raised her hand to stroke Changli's hair, her voice was soft as if she was treating a fragile treasure.

Chang Li nodded, and murmured: "Help me look at the remaining seeds." After saying that, he got up and went back to the room, and then fell into a deep sleep after lying down.

"Leave it on me." As soon as Changli left, Zhong Mingzhu's expression collapsed, and her smile disappeared. She stared at the barren nursery for a long time, and finally, bent down dejectedly, and buried her face in her hands.

At dusk, someone suddenly appeared in the courtyard, but it was Fenghailou. As soon as he appeared, Zhong Mingzhu straightened up immediately, turned his back to him and said hello.

Fenghailou was carrying a bamboo basket, and when he saw Zhong Mingzhu, he didn't show any surprise, but walked over and said respectfully, "Hello, senior." Then he looked into the room and asked, "My little brother." Is uncle asleep?"

"Yes, put the medicine here." Zhong Mingzhu lit the table at hand, "I will decoct the medicine in the next few days, Mr. Zhu changed a few herbs, if it works, I will give you the recipe. She paused, her eyes fell on the nursery, she sighed softly, and said, "Thank you."

"It's my duty to take care of the little uncle." Feng Hailou also noticed the traces of the sowing, his voice trembled suddenly, and he tried to maintain a steady state, and then asked tentatively, "This time... have you made any progress? "

"It's good to have..." Zhong Mingzhu shook his head, as if he didn't want to face the disappointment in Fenghailou's eyes, and continued quickly, "I caught a suspicious monk at the foot of the mountain and threw it to Liu Hanyan It's time for torture, if you have time, you can go and have a look."

Fenghailou frowned: "If you don't go to Fufenglin at this time, could it be that someone secretly leaked the secret?"

Now only a few people know that Changli is in Tiantai Peak. Longtian Li was seriously injured and recuperating in Yanlu City. Therefore, only Fenghailou in Tianyi School was informed of the inside story. He evacuated his disciples from the other six peaks. On the one hand, he wanted to protect himself, and on the other hand, he wanted to ensure that the maze of Tiantai Peak would not be discovered. Liu Hanyan, who was imprisoned by him under Tiantai Peak, was actually the gatekeeper.

When Zhong Mingzhu left Jianlu, he took Liu Hanyan out with him, and gave her a life-saving elixir, determined to place Changli behind Tiantai Peak, so Zhong Mingzhu found Liu Hanyan in Shuoyuan and asked her to protect the mountain Liu Hanyan had already honed her sword intent in the ice field, and it didn't matter to her to change places, so she agreed immediately.

The labyrinth of Tiantai Peak is built by Zhong Mingzhu and Fenghai Tower. Only they can directly teleport to the peak with jade talismans. The rest of them must pass by Liu Hanyan if they want to enter. Her sword is the best in the world. There are not many monks.

Ever since Zhumaolin and Baili Ningqing set up a suspicious array in Fufeng Forest and led away the monks from Yunfu Mountain, there have been no strange monks around for a long time. Lou didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly saluted Zhong Mingzhu before heading down the mountain.

After Fenghailou left, Zhong Mingzhu stared blankly at the empty courtyard for a while.

The flowers and plants she planted and the fish she raised in the pond all lost their vitality in the ice and snow. Even if she reshaped the enchantment later, the ice and snow on this mountain melted and the spring breeze came again, those lost lives would never return. coming.

never coming back--

Realizing this, the anger that swept over her for a moment almost made her lose her mind. She clenched her hands tightly, and the boulder pressing on her heart became heavier, forcing her to shout and release the fire of destruction. Everything, the whole land was burned.

why!why!

She glared at the sky covered with night, and there was deep hatred in her red eyes. She hated the way of heaven that ignored all things, hated those monks who couldn't pay for their sins—and hated herself who was helpless.

Ruoye's blood saved Changli's life, but it only saved her life.

When she was about to merge with the Chongxiao Sword and transform back into the sword of heaven that cut through the three realms, she used her last will to forcibly separate her body from the sword soul, preserving her consciousness as a human being, but at the same time, her body was also captured by the sword. The qi was torn apart, causing the immortal bones to be completely destroyed.

Although the broken soul was barely condensed by the blood of the merman, the dilapidated body was hard to repair.

The most miraculous medicine in the world is Changshengyin, but even Changshengyin cannot repair the immortal bones damaged by the sword energy of heaven.

Now Changli loses all five senses, his voice is hoarse, his hearing and eyesight are far weaker than ordinary people, he is lethargic for half of the day, and he has to drink medicine to stay awake for the other half of the time.

What she regarded as the only way of swordsmanship at the beginning can only become the past endlessly.She was once unable to hold the sword due to her state of mind, but now she was unable to hold the sword again because of her strength.

The scar between her eyebrows is just one of the many scars on her body. Only Zhong Mingzhu knows how many hideous marks are left under her clothes, which are left when the sword energy broke through her body. No amount of plaster can make these sword marks disappear .

Zhong Mingzhu counted those scars carefully, and every time her fingertips stroked an ugly mark, the resentment in her heart deepened. She wanted to capture Yu Yuan's remnants, cut their flesh and bones, and cut off their bones , carved as many, if not more, wounds on them.

But so what?

Even if he killed all the monks in the world, Chang Li's body could not be improved at all.

After a short period of despair, she suddenly remembered a sentence that Tatsuta Koi casually mentioned many years ago.

——"The spiritual sea and the immortal bones are one. The method of repairing the spiritual sea is the same as recasting the immortal bones. It was recorded in the Lianshan Jing, but I only have the fragments in my hand. It only mentions some of the spiritual materials needed, and there is no refining The law of medicine."

The spiritual materials recorded in the remnants are the bones of the real dragon and the five-color stones used by Nuwa to mend the sky.

She immediately went to Yankee to get the fragment from Longtian Li, and after giving it to Mr. Zhu, she asked him to figure out the method of refining medicine based on the fragment, and then began to look for five-color stones everywhere.

The five-color stone only existed in a few words of legend, and even she and Lu Lin had only heard of the name, so they didn't know what it was. She didn't even know whether there was a five-color stone in the lower realm.It's just that when she was desperate, the unknown fragment gave her a glimmer of hope. Under the sword furnace, she was unwilling to wait for death when she was dying, and now she was even more unwilling to do nothing.

Even the slightest hope is better than doing nothing.

In the past few years, she has been with Changli for less than a month, and most of the time she spends aimlessly searching outside, from Shuoyuan to Nanming, and then from the East China Sea to the Kingdom of Demons, without stopping for a moment, without caring about anything. For other things, let this courtyard stay in the barrenness.

But so far, no matter how hard she tried, she still got nothing.

Don't say it's where the five-color stone is, but you can't even find out about other legends.

Every time she came back, Changli's body was weaker than the previous time. At first, she went straight to Changli's side as soon as she came back, and then she stood outside the house for longer and longer, so long that she needed to muster up courage to dare step in.

She went through experience and gained the ability to control the sky fire, but in the end she couldn't do anything.

——It wasn't her who saved Chang Li's life, and it wasn't her who noticed Chang Li's mood and found her seeds.

"What the hell can I do..." she whispered, her clenched hands rattling.

She never knew what despair was like, and even falling into the lower world could not make her feel disheartened, but now she felt that a certain part of her heart was completely cold, and she would die at any moment.

Suddenly, the cool body pressed against her back, and the same cold palm lightly covered her clenched fists, as if trying to rub away the anger condensed there.

She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even realize that Chang Li woke up. Then, she heard a voice as soft as a feather, enough to melt all hard things.

"A Zhu, I'm fine now, don't be sad." Changli put all his weight on her, and rubbed against the side of her neck, as if afraid that she might not hear clearly, he said again, "Don't be sad." .”

"When the flowers bloom, I'll let you see it first, okay?"