Master, what path do you cultivate?

Si Buchen lives up to his name. He is a thin man with silver hair and a whisk in his hand. He looks like a fairy.

Seeing the silver-haired old Taoist master, the Taoist boy quickly saluted and said:

"Master, these distinguished guests insist on seeing you now, and I really can't stop them."

Si Buchen looked at Ji Qinglin, then at the people behind him, waved his hand and said:

"It's okay, please step back and don't let others disturb you."

"yes!"

Si Buchen gently shook the dust, and the futon behind him fell evenly to the ground. Si Buchen sat down and said:

"Please take a seat, some distinguished guests. There are some familiar faces here. This is the book sage Zhang Huaisu, and this should be Mr. Ji, who has been very popular in the industry recently. I wonder what they have come to see the old man here at Sanxingguan?"

Ji Qinglin sat down with Yu Ye in his arms and said:

"I wonder if the saint knows about the Buddha being killed and turned into a demon?"

"I heard that he was killed by an evil monk named Monk Jiechen."

"I just got rid of the demon monk, but my beloved disciple also died in this battle, so I came to the Taoist Saint to seek a way to resurrect him."

Si Buchen frowned and spread his hands:

"Mr. Ji is very benevolent and righteous in eliminating harm to the people. It stands to reason that Lao Chen will try his best to help, but there is no way for Lao Chen to come back to life. To put it bluntly, I think Mr. Ji's cultivation is far better than Lao Chen. Even you can't do it. , how could I possibly do it?”

Ji Qinglin had already anticipated these words before he came, and said softly:

"I know Taoist saints can't do it, but it's not possible for Taoist saints in Jiuzhou, right?"

Si Buchen paused for a moment, then said with a puzzled expression:

"I don't understand what Mr. Ji means."

"Don't understand? No way? Isn't it rumored that Taoist saints can enter and exit Kyushu?"

Si Buchen laughed when he heard this and said:

"Mr. Ji was joking. To be honest, I don't have any ability to enter and exit Kyushu. It's just that my clairvoyance cultivation has become better and I can see things in Kyushu.

There are rumors spreading outside, which means that I can enter and exit Kyushu. Just imagine that even a powerful person like Mr. Ji cannot enter and exit Kyushu freely. How can this old man do it? "

Only then did everyone present solve their doubts. Zhang Huaisu and others were also thinking about this issue on the way here.

Immortals can only come out of Kyushu, and it seems to take a lot of effort. How can he, a Taoist saint, come in and out freely?

Ji Qinglin tilted his head and said:

"Celestial vision?"

"Yes, I can see things in Kyushu and even show them in an illusory state. If Mr. Ji doesn't believe it, I can use it for you."

However, Ji Qinglin waved his hand when he heard this and said:

"No need, I believe Taoist saints have celestial vision."

Si Buchen saluted with a smile and was about to say that there was nothing he could do, but Ji Qinglin snorted again:

"It's just that I wonder if the Taoist Saint is looking inside Kyushu or outside Kyushu this day?"

"Mr. Ji's words really confused the old man."

"Confused?"

Before everyone present could realize what Ji Qinglin meant, they saw Ji Qinglin placing Yu Ye on the futon.

Then the whole person disappeared in an instant like a phantom, and then appeared in front of Dao Sheng. At the same time, a hand knife stabbed directly into Dao Sheng's chest.

Ji Qinglin said expressionlessly:

"So, is Dao Sheng sober?"

Everyone thought that Ji Qinglin went on a killing spree because he could not resurrect Yu Ye.

"Master!"

"Ji Qinglin!"

However, Zhang Huaisu didn't feel any killing intent emanating from Ji Qinglin, so he reached out to stop everyone.

Only then did the people who were stopped notice that the situation was a bit strange.

Ji Qinglin's hand knife completely penetrated Tao Sheng's chest, but not a drop of blood flowed out. Only a little blue light appeared on Tao Sheng's chest.

It is obvious that Tao Sheng does not seem to be an entity.

At this point, Taoist Saint also knew that Ji Qinglin had seen through the disguise, so he could only sigh lightly and said:

"How did you discover it?"

Ji Qinglin stretched out his hand to withdraw the knife, only to see that only the Taoist robe was damaged in the pierced body of the Taoist saint, and the blue light inside the body quickly recovered.

Seeing that this guy seemed to be unable to shed tears without seeing the coffin, Ji Qinglin opened his mouth to explain:

"As you said, Kyushu and the outside world should be completely blocked by the ancient power. Unless there are special circumstances, such as the Well of Gods and Demons that existed before the existence of the ancient power, there should be almost no possibility of entry or exit.

And this requires a lot of skill, and it is only a single line. I have been looking for ways to get in and out for many years. I am sure of this, so I know that your Taoist saint's entry into and out of Kyushu is completely fake.

But at the same time, I can also feel the unique soul in you, which is the soul in Taoist friends that I could only feel when I was in Kyushu, so you are indeed from Kyushu.

Obviously you cannot enter or leave Kyushu but you have a soul body within Kyushu. Then there is only one possibility. You have copied or released the soul body bit by bit outside in some way.

Originally, I was just guessing, but just when I saw you forming a body with that blue light from the cave, I knew that I guessed it right. You should be the one who remotely controls this soul body in Kyushu. Bar? "

After listening to Ji Qinglin's explanation, everyone present widened their eyes in surprise. They did not expect that Taoist Saint would actually be like this.

But I saw Taoist Saint looking up to the sky and laughing:

"You are indeed the first person to escape in thousands of years. Kyushu resealed the Well of Gods and Demons because of you. I, who wanted to go out and have a look, no longer had the chance. I was quite complaining about you. Now it seems that you still have some abilities."

Seeing that Tao Sheng had already opened his mouth to admit it, Ji Qinglin stopped talking nonsense.

"Since you have admitted it, then help me save people."

Si Buchen smiled and said:

"Mr. Ji, did you make something wrong? First, with my cultivation as a Taoist saint, you cannot bring back the dead, so how can I do it? Second, why should I save your disciple? "

Ji Qinglin looked back at Si Buchen and said:

"First, just because your soul body can actually become a Taoist saint, it means that the power you release is much greater than this body. In other words, the cultivation level of your true body in Jiuzhou is definitely not lower than mine. As long as we It is definitely possible for the two to cooperate.

As for the second one, I am not asking you to save me, but letting the heaven behind you save me. "

This time Si Buchen finally showed a little panic on his face.

"What do you mean?"

Ji Qinglin stared at Dao Sheng Si Buchen with a serious face and said:

"Do I have to make it so clear? Regarding my escape from Kyushu back then, the omniscient and omnipotent Heavenly Dao in Kyushu naturally knew that it did not interfere because it did not want to violate the principle. At the same time, it could also eliminate the three unstable factors among us. Re-seal the bug of Well of Gods and Demons.

And you can be so arrogant in shaping a soul body outside Jiuzhou to understand everything outside, and at the same time even opening a sect to recruit disciples to expand your own power, don't tell me that the Jiuzhou Tiandao Society doesn't know.

You should have acted as a Taoist saint outside hundreds of years ago. Why did you insist on developing your own power for hundreds of years when Kyushu and the outside world should not have interacted with each other?

If it's just to satisfy your curiosity about the outside world in Kyushu, I think a hundred years at most is enough to explore around. There is certainly a reason to spend hundreds of years doing voluntary labor outside, right? "

Seeing Si Buchen's expression getting more and more ugly, Ji Qinglin continued to explain:

"Hundreds of years ago, it was the time when scientific cultivation was developed, and I heard that your disciples of your three-star view never installed any cultivation accessories, nor did you accept any omnic disciples, right? Even the Buddhist Kingdom of Dongyin did not use cultivation accessories. It's because of your guidance and suggestions.

So the reason is not difficult to guess, it is precisely because of the development of scientific cultivation outside hundreds of years ago! Only then did the Heavenly Dao in Kyushu have a sense of crisis that did not exist before.

Those artificial intelligences can master the skills that have been cultivated for hundreds of years in decades or even years, and those obscure skills require years of study and practice to learn. It may only take a few days to fully understand the scriptures and Taoist texts.

This is the real purpose of your coming out, not only to satisfy your curiosity, but also to understand the development of scientific cultivation outside, and at the same time to expand the power of Kyushu's natural cultivation system. And I don't really believe that you have such a strong Kyushu consciousness.

Therefore, this matter must have been inspired or guided by Jiuzhou Tiandao. Therefore, everything that happens here is naturally known to Jiuzhou Tiandao. Therefore, I am not asking you to save people, but asking Jiuzhou Tiandao. "

No one here dared to speak anymore, because this was indeed beyond everyone's understanding.

Si Buchen slowly closed his eyes after hearing this.

Ji Qinglin knew that his soul consciousness had returned to Jiuzhou, and he was most likely asking for advice, so he stood there and waited.

Sure enough, after a while, Si Buchen opened his eyes again and said coldly:

"What will happen if I don't save him?"

Ji Qinglin seemed to be waiting for this sentence, raised his head and said:

"If I don't save her, nothing will happen. I will freeze my disciple's body, and then I will continue to spare no effort to promote the development of scientific cultivation and find a way to resurrect her.

You should also know that scientific cultivation was created by me and others, the god of cyberspace was cultivated by me, and two of the four saints are related to my escape from Kyushu. I believe that it will take less than three hundred years for the development of scientific cultivation outside the Nine Provinces to undergo a qualitative change.

I will definitely be able to find a way to resurrect my disciple by then, but by that time, I don’t know what the situation outside Kyushu will be like, and whether it will threaten the tranquility within Kyushu. "

"Are you threatening?"

"No, I am simply stating the facts. I have no ill intentions towards Kyushu. This is just what may happen next."

"Then what will happen if I save your apprentice?"

"If I save her, I naturally have no interest in promoting the development of scientific cultivation outside. Then scientific cultivation will not pose any threat to Kyushu in a short time. Besides, my disciple once used to abolish all weapons and equipment of a certain country during his lifetime. The way makes it impossible to attack Kyushu forcefully.

If it weren't for her, there might have been no peace inside and outside Kyushu. Saving her would save one more seed that keeps the two worlds at peace. Simply saving one person can lead to the long-term stability of the two worlds. I think this It shouldn't be difficult to make a choice that has all the benefits and no harm. "

Si Buchen closed his eyes again and was silent for a while, then opened his eyes again and asked a question:

"How do I know that after saving your apprentice, you won't go back on your promise?"

Ji Qinglin knew that this was the last issue in the negotiation, and said with a slight smile:

"I can deprive myself of this cultivation."

Zhang Huaisu and others, who were just listening quietly to the conversation between the two, stood up in surprise when they heard this.

"Master!"

"gentlemen!"

Only then did Chi Ye and others realize that the master had already thought of everything on the way here.

It turns out that his method is to exchange his own cultivation for Yu Ye's life.

For Jiuzhou, what is really fearful is not the so-called scientific cultivation, but the scientific cultivation learned by artificial intelligence, because these things that exist in data not only have far greater cultivation capabilities than ordinary people, but also do not follow the birth, aging, sickness and death of the human world.

The independence of artificial intelligence consciousness in the outside world is caused by the enlightenment of Ji Qinglin's soul, so Ji Qinglin's abandonment of this cultivation will indeed have an effect.

And Ji Qinglin cannot be killed easily, because the last time the immortal died, the scattered souls awakened a large number of artificial intelligences.

Si Buchen closed his eyes and brought back the information again. This time it took a little longer, about half a cup of tea, before Si Buchen opened his eyes again.

"Exchange your cultivation for this little girl's life, just this once, and you are not allowed to spread the relationship between Taoist Saint and Jiuzhou."

Ji Qinglin let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

I won the bet.

"make a deal!"

This body of heaven-reaching cultivation was discarded at the drop of a hat. Chi Ye and others still felt a little distressed for their master.

But they also knew that this was the best result, and it was much better than exchanging lives for lives, so everyone could only look at Ji Qinglin with distressed eyes.

Ji Qinglin didn't care about this. He turned around and saw everyone's eyes, shrugged and said with a smile:

"Okay, I've made up my mind. Besides, it's not like I'm going to die. Why are you so serious? But without this kind of cultivation in the future, tsk tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk, I'm really worried about being bullied to death by you little bastards."

After hearing this, the atmosphere became more relaxed.

Following Si Buchen's instructions, Ji Qinglin picked up Yuye and placed her on the ground between them.

Zhang Huaisu, who was behind him, was worried about missing something and stood by in advance, ready to respond.

However, Ji Qinglin and Si Buchen looked at each other and stretched out a pair of right palms at the same time. Where the two palms met, green soft energy slowly flowed on Yu Ye's body like liquid.

At the same time, streams of green air slowly flowed out from the cave behind Si Buchen and poured into Si Buchen's body.

That should be the power transmitted from Kyushu.

As Ji Qinglin's cultivation level continued to be consumed, the green energy from Si Buchen's body accelerated into Yu Ye's body.

Thumping!

Although it was very slight, Ji Qinglin still heard the sound of Yu Ye's heart beating.

Ignoring the rapid weakening of his body, Ji Qinglin continued to consume all his cultivation.

Whoops!

As Yu Ye opened her mouth and took a big breath, her chest finally rose and fell again.

Chi Ye and others also looked surprised.

Ji Qinglin also shouted and injected the remaining life breath of Si Buchen into Yu Ye's body.

As the hands of Ji Qinglin and Si Buchen were shaken open, Yu Ye, who was lying on the ground in the center, suddenly opened his eyes and stood up suddenly as if he had just had a nightmare.

Yuye's memory has not been lost. He remembers that he insisted on confirming that his master killed Monk Jiechen before passing away.

Why does it look like you've had a nap?

Yu Ye looked at Chi Ye and others who were standing opposite with surprised expressions on their faces, and then turned to look at the panting master who was looking at him with a silly smile.

"Am I? Coming back to life?"

Ji Qinglin gasped and said:

"What if we all die?"

Yu Ye hurriedly stepped forward to support Ji Qinglin and said with a worried look:

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Resurrection from the dead is not just a dinner treat. It can't be that easy. The master must have paid a price. Could it be that he exchanged his life for his life?

"Phew, it's a long story."

Taoist Saint Si Buchen stood up and said:

"I have fulfilled my promise and I hope Mr. Ji can keep his promise as well."

Ji Qinglin didn't reply, he just made a sword gesture with his right hand, and before Yu Ye could react, he thrust his sword finger directly between his eyebrows.

boom!

A golden light shone from Ji Qinglin's body, and the golden light burst like a golden bubble that had been punctured.

Immediately, the golden energy flew away and dissipated in all directions, leaving only golden dust floating in the air throughout the room.

Yuye also thought that the master had promised to trade his life for his own life so he wanted to commit suicide, so he screamed and quickly reached out to stop him.

However, it was too late. Ji Qinglin fell to the ground completely without strength. Everyone rushed forward, and Zhang Huaisu immediately confirmed that he was alive and well.

"Master!"

Listening to Yu Ye crying in his ears, Ji Qinglin took a few breaths before replying:

"Ahem, don't worry, it's just that you have lost your cultivation. As a teacher, you won't die so easily."

Hearing that his master gave up his cultivation to save himself, Yuye didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment. He just held Ji Qinglin in his arms and said:

"Silly Master! Stupid Master!"

Ji Qinglin slowly sat up, looked up and joked:

"My master has lost all his cultivation now. Not to mention Huai Su, Bing'er, Xiao Jiang, Murphy, Chi Ye and you, maybe even Qian Feng can't beat me. I can't bear it if you bully my master and destroy your ancestors again in the future. ”

Yu Ye let her tears fall and smiled as she helped Ji Qinglin up and said:

"It doesn't matter, my disciple will protect the master."

"Then we agreed, we have to protect him for a lifetime."

"Yeah! For life."

It may be that Taoist cultivators in Jiuzhou cannot eat dog food. Si Buchen coughed lightly and said:

"Mr. Ji, our deal is over. I hope you will continue to fulfill your promise just now. If you go slowly, I won't give it away."

No one was prepared to ask for trouble in Sanxingguan, so the group slowly went down the mountain along the mountain road.

Thinking that his master had lost all his cultivation, Chi Ye raised his eyebrows and said with a evil smile:

"Master, anyway, the promise I just made only said that you would give up your cultivation, but it didn't say that you can't practice it from scratch. My disciple is willing to teach you how to practice."

Ji Qinglin frowned and smiled:

"Do you want to teach me how to practice martial arts as a master, or do you want to take the opportunity to avenge the person who taught you the skills in the first place?"

"Ahem, how can we call it revenge? My disciple hopes that master will return to his peak as soon as possible, don't you think so, senior sister?"

But Jiang Chen smiled and nodded:

"Although Master's cultivation is no longer there, his physical strength is still there. I think it's okay to be a little more strict in teaching. I can also teach Master the art of blood control."

"What a good guy, Xiao Jiang! You are even more ruthless! You still want to spare the master's blood, don't you?!"

Lu Bing also remembered that he had been bullied before, took a sip of Coke and nodded:

"That's just right. Let's set a small goal first, just Jiuxiong. Let's train according to Jiuxiong's intensity."

"Binger you!"

Even the spiritual hero Murphy behind him answered:

"Then let me teach Yang Shen. I will definitely not mess up the soul consciousness this time."

"Why are you here to get involved?!"

Nangong Qianfeng on the side bumped his fists, looked at Ji Qinglin with red eyes and said:

"If I'm not good at cultivation, I have nothing to teach you. But I just heard someone say, 'Even I can't beat you.' I can't pretend I didn't hear it. I can go to you as a sparring partner in the future. Let's see. Who can beat whom!"

"Hey! I was joking! You can't bully an ordinary person! Huaisu, look at them! This is obviously a rebellion against Tiangang!"

But Zhang Huaisu covered his mouth and snickered:

"I think it's great. Everyone has good intentions. Wasn't my husband so strict before? I have a lot of books there to practice whatever he wants."

"This and this Yu Ye, you said you wanted to protect me!"

Yuye helped Ji Qinglin go down the mountain, stretched out his fist and nodded righteously:

"Of course my disciple will protect his master."

"That's good."

"So my disciple's teachings will be stricter."

"Ah?! Who taught you all this!"

Thank you for your reading and support! (Only after I finished writing did I realize it was a 6,000-word chapter. This should be the penultimate chapter, followed by the last chapter's extras and acknowledgments)