Chapter 7 Return to Ruins

Looking back, Tang Jie saw an old man in purple standing on the last stone steps leading to the high platform.

He smiled slightly at Tang Jie: "The heart is controlled by people, and nature is controlled by the heart. You may feel that you have tried your best and left nothing behind, but your heart knows that you are not like that. The ultimate sword intention is to give up. All sword intentions, this kind of sacrifice not only sacrifices life, but also sacrifices the Dharma. You have learned too much, and it is too complicated. It is complicated and disordered, chaotic and disorganized, how can it be the ultimate? If you want to use that kind of knife, you must first destroy yourself. Let’s clarify the legal principles.”

Tang Jie was stunned when he heard this.

At this moment, countless thoughts rushed through my mind, and many things that I had been unable to figure out suddenly became clear to me after the old man's words.

Yes!

The reason why he couldn't use that kind of sword no matter how hard he tried, was because his methods were too complex.

Facing countless enemies and using trump cards one after another, it was this method that allowed him to win. But it was this habit of performing in stages that restricted his progress and prevented him from reaching that extreme level.

The so-called extreme one should naturally condense everything, leave no retreat, and explode out!

Thinking of this, he bowed deeply to the old man: "Thank you, senior, for your advice. Tang Jie is very grateful!"

The old man smiled slightly.

He lowered his head and looked at the steps under his feet, then shook his head and sighed, "I can't go up this last step. Come and give me a hand."

As he spoke, he extended his hand.

Tang Jie was startled, and then realized that the old man actually asked him to pull him up to the high platform.

Shuiyuedongtian stipulates that you must climb the mountain with your own personal strength, and no one can rely on external help. This is undoubtedly a violation of regulations.

But Tang Jie only hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand, took the old man's hand and pulled it up.

The two of them worked together, and the old man stepped onto the stone platform.

Standing on the stone platform, the old man looked around and laughed: "Heroes' platform... Haha, I am finally on the heroes' platform."

There was endless sadness in his words.

Tang Jie looked at the old man like this, and after thinking for a while he couldn't help but ask: "Senior, I dare you to ask..."

The old man just woke up from a dream,

He smiled and said, "I forgot to introduce you. I am Luo Hanzhen from the Bloody Battle Hall."

Hearing the name Luo Hanzhen, Tang Jie was also shocked: "It turns out to be Zhenren Xuehe!"

This Blood River Master Luo Hanzhen is quite famous in the Xiyue Sect, and the most famous thing is that he kills a lot of people.

It is said that there are at least thousands of dead cultivators under Master Xuehe.

Thousands of people sound normal, but if there are only one in a thousand cultivators like this, the rest will be dead.

Therefore, even Zhenjun may not be able to compare with this Xuehe Zhenren, at least in terms of killing.

But this is not because of his cruelty and bloodthirsty, but because of his position - he is the first deputy leader of the Blood War Hall.

Luo Hanzhen was extremely powerful. It is said that he once participated in the competition for the Nineteen Heavenly Leader, but ultimately lost to Xiao Kebo, the leader of the Bloody Battle Hall. From that day on, he resigned himself to the deputy position and became Xiao Kebo's first deputy leader.

According to the usual practice of the Xiyue Sect, the first deputy hall master was practical. From that day on, the first deputy hall master of the Bloody Battle Hall led his disciples to fight everywhere.

In this era of great rule, he is one of the few cultivators in the Xiyue Sect who spends most of his time in battles. The Blood Battle Hall is also the main battle hall of the three main halls of the War Department. He has achieved this result after hundreds of years of fighting. Not surprising. This is the result of his self-reliance on his status and his disdain to attack ordinary disciples.

It was precisely for this reason that Tang Jie killed hundreds of Beast Refining Sect disciples in one battle, which caused such a sensation. Such a record was brilliant no matter which sect it was placed in.

At this moment, when he heard that the person coming was Master Xuehe, Tang Jie was already in awe: "Tang Jie, a disciple of Tang Jie, has met Hall Master Luo!"

Luo Hanzhen waved his hand: "I know you. When it comes to the limelight, you have been more popular than me in recent years. It seems that among the future pillars of my Xiyue Sect, besides Wei Gaochen, Shen Zhengbo, Hua Ziyi, Xiao Shuqiu, Bei In addition to Cang Han, you will be added to the list soon."

Tang Jie hurriedly said: "Tang Jie is too ashamed to deserve the great love of the hall master!"

The ones Luo Hanzhen mentioned are all the most famous disciples of Xiyue Sect. Bei Canghan is only the bottom figure among them. People like Peng Yaolong, Qi Shaoming and others are not qualified to enter. Luo Hanzhen actually said that he was tied with them, and even Tang Jie felt panicked for a moment.

Luo Hanzhen said calmly: "It's a good thing for young people to be modest, but being too modest is hypocrisy. Who can enter the Shuiyue Cave, who is not a qualified person who can't? If you enter the Shuiyue Cave, you still don't have the confidence Showing off your head and feet is a bit too unconfident."

Tang Jie suddenly became alarmed and said solemnly: "What the Hall Master said is that Tang Jie must work hard and move towards a higher goal."

"That's right." Luo Hanzhen nodded: "By the way, how long have you been here in Shuiyue Cave?"

Tang Jie replied: "It's been thirty-two days since I arrived."

"Thirty-two days... is not a long time. I heard that you have been away for ten years and accumulated contributions, which should last for a while."

"This disciple has contributed 33,000 points and can stay in Shuiyue Cave for 110 days. There are only 78 days left."

"Seventy-eight days..." Luo Hanzhen put his hands behind his back and thought for a while, then asked: "Is it long or short? With your qualifications, you can advance to a higher level in these seventy-eight days. Why not continue to work hard every day?" How can you argue with these things on the wall? Just look at these things and use them for reference. If you study them too deeply, you will neglect yourself and it is not the right path."

Tang Jie smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I have entered the third dry state."

Already in the third dry state?

Only then did Luo Hanzhen notice the strand of white hair on Tang Jie's head.

"So that's it..." Luo Hanzhen shook his head and said with a smile: "It's because my old eyesight is so dim that I didn't even notice it. No wonder you stopped here. It seems you don't have the confidence to break through the three droughts in the remaining time." ”

Tang Jie replied: "The previous resources have been used to break through the enlightenment. In the end, it is not enough to survive the three droughts. Therefore, I stopped here to study the legacy of our ancestors. I plan to continue climbing after gaining some insights. It may be helpful. , then you can climb as high as you can.”

Luo Hanzhen laughed: "You kid, you are so imaginative. Since you have been meditating in front of the mirror wall for more than 20 days, I think you have done all the things you should meditate on, so why not just continue to the peak. The scenery in the middle of the mountain Although it is good, it is not as good as the high place. Some things, even if you don’t want to see his beautiful writing, it is just a temporary excitement... I ask you, are you interested in continuing to climb Shuiyue Peak with me? "

Will we continue to climb Suwolbong Peak with you?

Tang Jie gave Luo Hanzhen a strange look.

If I remember correctly, I had to pull him up the last step up the stairs just now.

The most important thing is that if he remembers correctly, Luo Han should be at the peak of Tianxin and a cultivator in the soul transformation stage.

In his realm, it is extremely difficult to go further.

Although Xiyue Sect has never stipulated a certain level of cultivation before entering Shuiyue Cave, the layout of Shuiyue Cave itself is equivalent to telling everyone that those with lower levels can easily enter, but those with higher levels cannot enter. How useful.

For example, this is the case for Luo Hanzhen. With his cultivation in the soul transformation stage, if he wants to go up to the next level, it is Zifu.

This means that Luo Han really has little possibility of progress, which means that it is impossible to reach the top.

Therefore, for most people, it is no longer interesting to enter the Water Moon Cave Heaven after their cultivation has reached this point.

Of course, if you don't think about climbing to the top and just breathe the rich spiritual energy in this cave, that's still fine. However, for real people who calculate in units of ten years and hundreds of years, these dozens of days really don't mean much.

Tang Jie didn't know how he walked from the foot of the mountain to the 500-meter hero platform step by step. Maybe he really had a breakthrough and improvement, but with his strength, the extent of his breakthrough must be limited. The 500-meter hero platform is probably His limit.

Luo Han really saw what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "What? You think my old man has no possibility of progress, and he really can't make it?"

Tang Jie sneered and said, "How dare I, disciple..."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Hanzhen was already walking towards the steps.

Taking a step forward, on the stone steps, there was no trace of the situation that I could not catch up with before.

Tang Jie was stunned, Luo Hanzhen turned around: "What? Do you still want me to pull you?"

Tang Jie just woke up from a dream and hurriedly came over to step on the stone steps. As he came up, he suddenly stopped and said, "Senior, please wait a moment."

"Huh?" Luo Hanzhen looked back at him.

Tang Jie was seen walking towards the mirror wall. He placed his finger on the mirror wall and started writing.

When Luo Han saw this, she didn't rush him, she just watched with a smile.

After a while, Tang Jie finished writing and then returned to Luo Hanzhen.

Luo Hanzhen asked him: "What did you write?"

Tang Jie replied: "My disciple is not talented, so he wrote a paragraph about his own understanding of Tao."

"Have you gained some enlightenment?" Luo Hanzhen nodded: "Yes, yes."

After saying that, he turned around and headed towards the mountain, with Tang Jie following behind.

From five hundred meters upward, the resistance from Shuiyuedongtian became much greater. The pressure no longer started from below, but was everywhere. This pressure makes the cultivators have to use all their spiritual energy in their bodies to resist when climbing mountains. On the one hand, recovery is more difficult, but on the other hand, they are practicing all the time.

This is also the reason why Tang Jie did not go up before, because once he went up, no matter whether he wanted to or not, he would enter the cultivation state again and could no longer stop. However, given his condition of Three Withered Tribulations, the more he practiced, the more he regressed, and the longer he stayed above 500 meters, the more disadvantageous he was to himself, so he chose to stay on the Hero Stage until the last moment before launching an attack.

Of course, there are advantages to going up earlier, that is, more time to practice can make it faster to break through the Three Withering Tribulations. Even if you can't break through in this Shuiyue Cave, the twists and turns you need to go through after going back will be reduced.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Tang Jie agreed to follow Luo Hanzhen up the mountain.

Following Luo Hanzhen, Tang Jie walked step by step.

He saw Luo Hanzhen with her hands behind her back, her expression was leisurely, and there was no trace of the difficulty that mountain climbing should have.

Walking leisurely, the two people quickly reached the 550-meter platform.

Luo Hanzhen looked back at him and saw that although Tang Jie was breathing heavily, he could still persevere. He smiled and nodded: "It looks pretty good. Sure enough, he still has some strength left."

Tang Jie shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Senior, you are so ridiculous. It seems that this 600-meter peak is the end of me."

"Oh?" Luo Hanzhen raised his eyes and said, "How do you say that?"

Tang Jie replied: "I climbed up all the way just now. It seemed easy, but I tried my best. The impact of 600 meters, I am afraid that I will not be able to climb up in a day. But this is not the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing is , ever since I climbed this step, the breath in my body has started to circulate according to the pressure around me, and the three droughts are getting worse. The higher I go, the harder it becomes, but my strength is declining. It is no longer possible to go above 600 meters."

"Is that so..." Luo Hanzhen nodded: "It's a pity. I wanted to walk with you to the 750-meter Xiyue Celestial Moat to observe the handwriting of Yunzu, but you didn't have that blessing after all. Whatever, No matter what, life is a long road, so let’s take it as far as we can. Since we can only stop at 600 meters, it’s better to take in the scenery at 600 meters.”

After saying that, he sat down and closed his eyes to rest.

When Tang Jie saw this, he didn't dare to say anything and rested aside.

When he was almost done resting, he stood up and said, "Master, I'm ready to rest."

"Hmm." Luo Hanzhen responded, opened her eyes and looked at him, and continued walking up the mountain without saying anything.

The fifty meters this time took an extra long time to walk.

Tang Jie gritted his teeth and moved upward step by step.

Unfortunately, the road is becoming more and more difficult, and the strength is constantly declining.

It was only a short distance of fifty meters. Along the way, Tang Jie's hair grew whiter and whiter, and his temples were covered in hoarfrost.

Tang Jie finally arrived at these fifty meters after walking for a whole day and midnight.

When he arrived, Luo Hanzhen had been sitting there waiting for him for a long time.

Seeing Tang Jie coming up, Luo Hanzhen said: "Since we can't wait any longer, let's attack Sanku with all our strength."

"Disciple understands." Tang Jie replied respectfully.

After asking for a reward of 600 meters from the farm disciples, Tang Jie took all the spiritual herbs from before and started practicing on this platform.

The consumption of the three elixirs made Tang Jie's level rise again. However, this increase in cultivation only took place overnight. Tang Jie's beard and hair turned white, his face was covered with wrinkles, and his appearance looked as withered as an old man.

This means that Tang Jie's Three Withered Tribulations have officially begun to take hold. His mortal body is gradually dying, but his spiritual body has not yet been reborn. At this moment, Tang Jie's strength has dropped to the point where it is not even as good as the ninth level.

There is no way ahead, so we sit and wait for the day to return.

This seems to be the best portrayal of Tang Jie's current situation.

From that day on, Tang Jie practiced every day on this 600-meter-high platform.

Time passed like this day by day.

During this continuous cultivation process, Tang Jie's Qi and blood became increasingly exhausted, and his body became weaker and weaker. This was a sign that he had become more mature in the Three Withered Tribulations. At this time, Tang Jie's strength had dropped to the point where he could not even perform a hundred refining exercises. Not as good as the standard.

However, Tang Jie still worked hard, practiced, and passed by so determinedly every day. Even if he couldn't break through, he would never waste a single moment in the Water Moon Cave.

In comparison, Luo Han really seems much more laid-back.

After Tang Jie stopped at the 600-meter-high platform, Luo Hanzhen only stayed with him for one day before walking up to the peak again.

Tang Jie didn't know how high he had gone, but he only knew that he was back one day later.

Holding a jug of wine, he sat on a high platform, holding the wine in his hands and drinking it in big gulps.

The aroma of wine came, and the aroma was astonishing.

Ever since, a strange scene slowly unfolded.

A real person in the soul-transformation stage climbs a mountain every day, looks at the scenery, and comes back with wine to drink; a young man who looks older than him sits cross-legged and meditates every day, and the more he practices, the older he gets, and the more he practices. It looked more and more like he was going to die at any moment.

They also talk to each other, but most of the time they exchange some cultivation experiences and rarely mention themselves.

Just like this, more than forty days passed.

Today Tang Jie is still practicing, and now he looks like an old man in his dying years.

Luo Hanzhen came over suddenly, waved his sleeves, and there was Zhang Xiaoan between the two of them.

He waved his hand again, and several dishes of side dishes appeared on the table.

Luo Hanzhen put the wine on the table and said, "Come, drink."

Tang Jie was slightly stunned, but he still walked over and was about to get the wine glass when Luo Hanzhen said, "Just drink like this."

The wine pot flew straight towards Tang Jie. The pot tilted slightly, and the wine overflowed from the pot and went straight into Tang Jie's mouth.

Tang Jie felt a stream of heat gushing out of his body, traveling through the meridians throughout his body, and a large amount of spiritual energy rose up, roaring through his body like a huge wave of the Yangtze River.

"Good wine!" After taking a big gulp of wine, Tang Jie couldn't help but drink out.

However, Luo Hanzhen took the wine bottle back with a move of her hand and stopped letting him drink. She just said: "Eat vegetables."

The wine is good wine, but the dishes are ordinary side dishes.

After drinking that nectar and jade liquid, and then eating this ordinary food, I just feel that the food is tasteless.

Tang Jie didn't say anything after all, nor did he continue to ask for wine. He just accompanied Luo Hanzhen to eat food.

The two of them ate in silence for a while, then Luo Hanzhen suddenly said: "Don't you want to ask why I invited you to drink today?"

After thinking for a while, Tang Jie replied: "I guess the hall master's time is running out."

Hearing this, Luo Hanzhen's body trembled violently: "So you guessed it."

Tang Jie sighed softly: "Maybe I didn't understand it at first, but after all these days, how can I still not understand it? In addition to the disciples of the farm hall, there is another kind of person who can freely enter and exit the Shuiyue Cave. Ah. It’s just that I never thought that the first time I came to Shuiyue Cave, I would see Senior Guixu.”

Return to the ruins!

This is the fundamental reason for the existence of Shuiyuedongtian.

As long as conditions permit, countless seniors from the six major sects will always choose to come to Shuiyue Cave before death, releasing all the essence of their life's cultivation into the world while leaving it in this space.

This is also the foundation of the existence of Shuiyuedongtian and the source of Shuiyuedongtian.

When Tang Jie saw that Luo Han was incarnate as a real person but could freely go up and down Shuiyue Peak, he completely understood that Luo Han's end was coming.

That's why he came here to wait for his old age.

But Luo Han really didn't expect that when he was about to return to the ruins, he would meet a junior who was destined to enter Shuiyue Cave.

Sitting on the ground, Luo Hanzhen looked at the sky and said in a long voice: "I, Luo Hanzhen, have been twelve hundred years since I entered the Xiyue Sect. I should have been in my prime. Unfortunately, after hard battles, constant hidden injuries, my life span has been shortened, and my end has finally come. . Originally I thought I would end up alone in this cave like the other seniors, with no one else to accompany me except the farm disciples. I didn’t expect that God would be so kind to me. On the occasion of my death, I would... There is one of my junior disciples who I sent to practice in the cave and accompany me through these last days. This is my great fortune, Luo Hanzhen!"

As he said that, he turned to look at Tang Jie: "I believe in fate. The fact that you and I can meet here means we are destined. Tang Jie, I have no children, and I ask you, will you be a filial son after my death?" Will you die for me?"

Tang Jie was slightly startled, then nodded: "Disciple is willing!"

"Kowtow to me?"

Tang Jie only hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Disciple is willing!"

"Very good! I didn't expect that I, Luo Hanzhen, would be able to have a son before I died. Very good, very good!" As he said this, Luo Hanzhen suddenly laughed to the sky three times, raised his head and drank all the wine in the jug, and then I went to a corner and sat down.

He just slowly sat on the ground and murmured:

"I have asked for it for a thousand years, but I have to pay it back once. Life belongs to me, death belongs to heaven..."

A spiritual light emerged within his body.