Dragon and Tiger Taoist

In the small courtyard, the autumn wind is bleak.

"My friend, if immortality and the great road were placed in front of you at the same time, and you had to choose one, what would you choose?"

With a sharp look in his deep eyes, looking directly at Zhuang Yuan, the old man asked his question.

Hearing this, Zhuang Yuan was slightly startled.

"I want immortality, I want the great road, and I have both in hand. Only then can it be true! If I really have to choose between the two, I will choose the great road, because longevity is within the great road, and there is no need to ask for it outside."

After pondering a moment or two, he recalled Zhang Chunyi's teachings, thought of the specialness of this place, and felt something in his heart. Zhuang Yuan gave this answer.

When he was young, he was determined to live forever, but this kind of immortality is not just about surviving. He wants to live upright and freely. His teacher once taught him that the great road is the foundation of immortality, and great power is the guarantee of immortality. If it is just A simple longevity is just an illusory longevity. It seems to be magical, but in fact it cannot withstand the slightest wind and rain.

Hearing such an answer, the old man was thoughtful.

"Immortality is in the avenue. Yes, immortality is in the avenue. It's a pity that many talented people can't get it. However, illusory immortality is indeed not desirable. My ambition is not small and I am very confident. I only hope that in the future you can achieve your original intention. to not fix."

As he spoke, the old man lost a piece again, and the situation suddenly changed drastically. The black piece was in a dead end, and the white piece quietly won.

"My little friend, you won this game of chess. I wonder if you would like to hear me tell a story about my friend."

With a relieved indifference all over his body, the old man surrendered.

Seeing such a scene, Zhuang Yuan nodded.

"It is said that there is a great world in the boundless void. It is at the end of the ninth era. At that time, the old heaven has disappeared and the new heaven has not yet been born. The world has ushered in unprecedented changes. The great road has disappeared, the immortals and gods have gone away, the spiritual power has declined, and the cultivation of immortals has We have fallen into an unprecedented period of darkness, and all sentient beings have no way to seek enlightenment, and the friend I mentioned was born at the turn of the old and new eras."

His words were low and his thoughts were far away. The old man told his story while Zhuang Yuan also listened silently.

At the beginning of the tenth era, the old heaven disappeared, the new heaven did not emerge, the great road between heaven and earth fell silent, and there were no immortals in the world. However, a young monk who was determined to live forever was born during this special period.

He was born as a non-traditional cultivator, with many talents and adventures. He was a yin god for ten years and a yang god for a hundred years. Then he established his own Taoist tradition, taught what he learned, and became the ancestor of his clan. He can be called a generation of wizards.

However, because he offended too many people, when he was going through the thunder tribulation, he was betrayed by his friends and attracted many enemies to besiege him. However, the monk set up ten Tao formations in a row to suppress the enemies and calmly passed the thunder tribulation. From then on, His dragon soars through the nine heavens, no matter how hard it is to contain, he is known as the All-Seeing Star Lord.

Looking back five hundred years later, he was already invincible in the world. At this time, the Wanxiang Star Lord put aside all the past and pursued the immortal way. But it was only then that he suddenly discovered that there was really no great way in the world.

In this regard, the Wanxiang Star Lord did not feel despair. Since there was no great road left in the world, he would carve out one by himself, but in the end he failed.

After wasting thousands of years and finding no way to find a way, Wanxiang Xingjun was really desperate, but his obsession with immortality still persisted in his heart. He was unwilling to die like this, so he searched the world for an alternative method of immortality, and then he really found it. .

It is rumored that there is a strange mountain in the world, called Nanshan. If people live on it, their longevity will pass slowly and they will be almost immortal. After learning this secret, Wanxiang Xingjun was overjoyed. After many searches, he finally found this Nanshan. Traces exist in the long river of time.

At that time, Wanxiang Xingjun had already entered the realm of pure Yang, and was only one step away from the realm of immortals. However, just this step away made his idea of ​​entering the long river of time become an illusion.

However, Wanxiang Xingjun did not give up. He was a true genius, not only in cultivation, but also in the formation. Even in the era when the great avenue was disappearing, he exhausted what he had learned throughout his life and relied on various rare treasures. Created a Heavenly Star Fighting Immortal Formation.

With the help of the power of this immortal formation, breaking into the long river of time, Wanxiang Xingjun finally successfully found Nanshan.

After telling the story here, the old man stopped temporarily, as if he was caught in some kind of memory. As a person who listened to the story, Zhuang Yuan also had layers of emotions in his heart. This story vaguely revealed many secrets, and He finally knew where he had come. It was the Nanshan Mountain that was rumored to allow people to live forever.

If this is the case, then the long-lived villagers in Changshou Village can be easily explained.

"Senior, since Wanxiang Xingjun has found Nanshan, how come he is dead?"

Curious in his heart, Zhuang Yuan asked his doubts. He naturally knew who Wanxiang Xingjun was.

Hearing this, he glanced at Zhuang Yuan, and the old man sighed.

"Because he lived too long and was too empty."

After a moment of silence, the old man gave his answer, with an indescribable loneliness inside.

"Once upon a time, Wanxiang Xingjun thought that Nanshan was where he wanted to pursue. Here he could easily get the immortality he wanted, which many immortals and gods could not match. Once upon a time, he was complacent about this more than once, but later he discovered that this The seemingly beautiful Nanshan is actually a prison.”

"Nanshan is filled with magical power that stabilizes longevity. People live on it. Life span passes extremely slowly. Even ordinary people can live for thousands of years. However, although longevity passes slowly, the traces of time have been quietly imprinted. , and compared to the outside world, the flow of time in Nanshan is actually much faster."

"That's all if you don't leave Nanshan. Once you leave Nanshan, your longevity is like a flood, and it instantly becomes empty. This is an invisible cage. The most important thing is that the avenue here is solidified, which is more harsh than the world. The monks also have no way to seek the path, but it's just It’s just a waste of time.”

The old man's words were filled with sadness as he told all kinds of inside stories.

Hearing such an answer, a thunder exploded in Zhuang Yuan's heart, making his mind shake and unable to calm down.

There is no way to seek the Tao, and you will never be able to take a step out of Nanshan. How is this kind of immortality different from being imprisoned? This is simply an extremely cruel punishment for the seeker.

It was at this time that Zhuang Yuan understood why he had never found any spiritual objects above grade seven in Nanshan, which was full of treasures. This was not because such spiritual objects were too rare and rare, but because such spiritual objects were rare. It simply cannot exist on this Nanshan Mountain.

If his guess is not wrong, no matter how hard the people on Nanshan practice, they will never be able to break through to the realm of Taoism, because at this stage, monks need to communicate with heaven and earth and understand the true meaning of the Tao. This is why the head of Changshou Village has lived for ten thousand years. Always stay in the realm of pure yin and never enter the yang spirit.

This is not because his talent is too poor, nor is it because he has no resources. The fundamental reason is that this world does not allow it.

After thinking about all this, there was a chill in his heart, and Zhuang Yuan's expression changed slightly.