The Ten Directions of Heaven and Earth

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Yichen was a little confused and finally picked this book. He didn't have time to read the rest, but seeing the elder's solemn look at this time, he had to hand it back reluctantly and asked, "Elder, this secret book What’s it called?”

The elder frowned, his expression still very solemn, thinking to himself, hadn't the master ordered all the secret books to be taken back and sealed? Why is there another book here? Could it be that I was careless when I was cleaning it up?

This was a serious offense. Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little panicked. He looked at the young man again. He heard that the young man's qualifications were not very good. Even if he read the previous points, he probably couldn't remember them. Thinking about this, he felt a little nervous. Feeling more at ease, he said, "This secret book is not suitable for disciples to practice. You should find another one.

"oh."

Yichen felt that the boss was no longer interesting, so he had no choice but to look for it elsewhere. However, as he searched again and again, he was still thinking about the secret book just now. Somehow, he only glanced at it briefly, and the words seemed to be deeply imprinted on him. It was the same in his mind.

In the afternoon, he randomly picked a book of mental techniques and went back. He practiced alone at night, still thinking about the strange secret book during the day. The secret book mentioned the four words "Three Yuan Burning Heart", using the true energy of the whole body as a guide. , is a miraculous technique that can break through the shackles of one's own cultivation in a short period of time, and increase one's skill several times, but as time passes, it seems that it will suffer backlash? Look at the strange appearance of the elder today. Could it be that this is a forbidden technique of the Xuan Qing Sect? No matter what, since Taoist breakthroughs are so slow now, it’s better to try practicing.

In the following days, Yichen went to Tianchi Valley every three days, and spent most of the rest of his time at Zixiao Peak, either practicing alone or practicing the Yaoguang Heart Method under the guidance of his master. Time flew by, and three months passed in a blink of an eye. , in his spare time, he would also go to Burial Immortal Cliff to talk to the old man sweeping the floor.

Ling Yin is known as the Fairy of Miaoyin in the world, and she is naturally good at music, among which the flute is the first. The jade flute she always holds in her hand is called "Jiutian Biluo Xiao". It is also a rare magic weapon in the world. When the flute is played, no one can play it except for those with profound skills. Kang, Yichen also learned some piano skills under her guidance, so the master and apprentice sometimes played a piece of music together at Bibo Yaotai.

One day, Yichen took out the Fuxi Qin and played it. While he was intoxicated, he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the Qin: "Boy! You're making me mad, and you won't stop!"

This was clearly the voice of a young man. Yichen's surprise was no small matter. The master had never said that there was a spirit living in this harp. Later, he found out that this harp was Fuxi's harp, and that young man was the soul of the harp, Suye.

Yichen has grown up in Zixiao Peak since he was a boy. He was lonely without any brothers or sisters. Now he has an ancient soul as a companion, which is very interesting. However, since then, he has been unable to call out the piano soul no matter what. , I just thought of a way one day and played the piano randomly in the purple bamboo forest. Finally, I was so annoyed that I showed up and said, "Boy! If you dare to use this method to force me to show up next time, don't blame me for being rude!"

Seeing that Qinhun was angry, Yichen was even more amused. From then on, he would always call him out in this way. After going back and forth, the two of them finally got acquainted. Although Suye was always cold and arrogant, she seemed to have become like this with him. The only friend in my life. (audience)

"Boy, I am an ancient soul. Every time I wake up, I will be accompanied by changes in the world. And the previous owners of this piano often died miserably. Aren't you afraid?"

In the purple bamboo forest, Su Ye hangs about a foot above the ground, with his hands tied in front of his chest, with a cold and arrogant look on his face, but there is a hint of loneliness hidden deep in his eyes. He is the soul of Fuxi Qin, who has already transcended the three realms and six realms, and is neither alive nor dead. , but he has seen too many deaths. Every generation of Fu Xiqin's masters, he has seen with his own eyes die and then fall into deep sleep.

The lifespan of a mortal is too short and he will eventually die, so later on, he stopped making friends with anyone, lest separation in life and death would only add to the sadness, so he became as cold and arrogant as he is now.

At this moment, when Su Ye said that all the previous owners of Fu Xi Qin met tragic deaths, Yichen was not afraid, but found it even more interesting. He smiled and said, "Since Master gave Fu Xi Qin to me, I am not afraid! I still have this jade bodyguard." Here, look." As he said this, he took out the blood jade that Ling Yin had given him before.

Speaking of which, this blood jade was weird. Every time he held it in his hand, he felt like he was connected by blood. At night, he would sometimes have terrible nightmares, just like the bloody dreams he often had when he was young.

Without even looking at the blood jade in his hand, Suye snorted coldly and returned to the piano.

…

Time flies like an arrow, and years pass by in a blink of an eye.

On the top of a mountain with undulating sea of ​​clouds, cold smoke filled the air, and the sound of the piano floated above the sea of ​​clouds. The person playing the piano was a young man. He was dressed in white and not stained by dust. There was an ancient Yao Qin in front of him, and he picked it up lightly with both hands. Dial slowly, as if you were an immortal in the Yaochi, free from the fireworks of the world.

He is naturally Xiao Yichen. When he first came to Zixiao Peak, he was still a young boy. Now six years later, he is already a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows.

The sound of the piano gradually stopped, and Yichen pressed the strings with both hands to stop the music. After a long time, he slowly started to exercise his skills. He took a deep breath and said softly, "I am so empty of thoughts. Waiting for the gods to come and go, and to communicate with the gods, I should be in the dark." Fang, and the gods are here..."

After reading, Yichen gently closed his eyes. Although he closed his eyes, his heart was clear, as if he could clearly see the sea of ​​clouds slowly blowing with the wind at this moment, as if he could see a thousand-year-old pine under the cliff, as if He saw a fallen leaf slowly circling and falling on his shoulder...

"This is……"

Yichen was startled suddenly, but the image in his mind disappeared in an instant. When he opened his eyes and saw a leaf falling on his shoulder, he was a little bit unbelievable. Just now... just now, his consciousness left his body! Then his cultivation level has already...

If "The Universe in the Sleeve" is the first mysterious realm in cultivation, which can be mastered at the stage of "Refining Essence into Qi", then "Spiritual Consciousness Out of the Body" is the second mysterious realm in cultivation, which can be observed by the mind and felt by the spirit, and can only be cultivated at the stage of "Refining Qi into Spirit".

Yichen was overjoyed. After three years, he finally reached the realm of Refining Qi into Spirit! He couldn't wait to put away the Yaoqin and hurried to tell the master the news.

"Yes, feel things with the spirit."

Ling Yin nodded slightly. She was still as cold as she was back then, and her face was always without sadness or joy. Three years ago, Xiao Yichen was still at the tip of her eyebrows, but now he is half a head taller than her. The boy in the past has finally grown up.

"Master, I have reached the stage of refining qi and transforming into spirit!" Yichen said excitedly, but Lingyin's face remained calm. She only said, "You need to consolidate it." "Yes! I will participate in the Tianmen Martial Arts Competition at that time, and they can't say anything anymore." Yichen nodded vigorously, looking extremely excited. After a while, when he calmed down a little, he said again, "Master, the Tianmen Martial Arts Competition will be held in a month. I want to go down the mountain to see my mother." Lingyin looked at him quietly. Over the years, she had already cut off all worldly ties, but the child was always worried. If this continued, it would be even more difficult to cultivate immortality than to ascend to heaven. With such a ties in his heart, when would he achieve the great Dao... "Master? What's wrong with you?" Yichen asked puzzledly when he saw that his master's expression suddenly became strange. "Yes, go down the mountain tomorrow and return before dark." "Yes!" Yichen nodded vigorously and went to his yard, but he felt a little strange along the way. What happened to the master just now? He had never seen her lose consciousness before. The next morning, Yichen flew down the mountain on his sword. Halfway through, he suddenly saw the sea of ​​clouds spreading to both sides. A light red sword light approached and turned into a girl in a light red dress. The girl stood on the sword with her sleeves fluttering, like a fairy from Yaochi. Compared with three years ago, she was more extraordinary. She was naturally Qianyu Nishang.

She has grown up now, and has lost her childishness. She has gained a third of the peerless and independent fairy spirit. Yichen saw her coming to stop him and asked, "Junior sister, why are you stopping me here?"

Nishang snorted, "Who is your junior sister? Call me senior sister. You are sneaking away so quickly. Did you sneak down the mountain again without telling your master?"

"Puh, phuh, phuh! Don't talk nonsense. I didn't!" Yichen looked back with a guilty conscience, and turned back and said, "My master allowed me to go down the mountain to see my mother. "" "Oh, so." Nods nodded, Yu Jian went to him, and laughed, "Just right, I want to see the small village under the mountain. Disciples of Feng did not have the mysterious work of their respective respect in each other, so every time he dared to say more, he would never say more. It was a bit closer, and a fragrance rushed on his body, scratching his head, and laughed, "Let's go." In the afternoon, the two came to the mountains. At the beginning of June, although it was not as good as the immortality on the Xuanqing Mountain, it was quite quiet under the mountain. Along the way, Nishang saw that he always wanted to say something but hesitated, so she asked with a smile, "What's the matter? What are you hiding and dare not say?"

"No, nothing."

Yichen smiled. He wanted to tell the other party that he had reached the stage of refining qi and transforming into spirit, but then he thought that he had just reached the initial stage of refining qi and transforming into spirit, while the other party might have reached the stage of "refining spirit and returning to emptiness". Wouldn't it be easy for her to make fun of him again?

"Hmph." Nishang snorted and laughed softly, saying, "Don't hide it. I just saw it. Your aura is very different from a month ago. You have refined qi and transformed into spirit, right?"

"So, Junior Sister has seen it a long time ago..."

Yichen smiled awkwardly, but couldn't help sighing softly in his heart. No matter how he practiced, was he still separated from her by heaven and earth? She saw through his cultivation level at a glance, but he had never seen through her cultivation level over the years.

Perhaps it was because of this that he always felt that the other party was like the high and mighty Yaochi Fairy, while he himself was still the inconspicuous disciple in Pingyang Peak.

"Since you have made a breakthrough, why don't you dare to say it out loud?"

Nishang suddenly smiled and ran forward. Yichen was stunned behind her, looking at her graceful back, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up, idiot."

Nishang turned around, put her hands behind her back, and smiled sweetly. At the age of 18, she was like the girl in the painting. Yichen came back to his senses, tapped his feet lightly, and flew over.

When I came outside Ningcun, I saw a stream flowing quietly, the water surface was clear to the bottom, and occasionally a few carps crossed quickly. Flowers bloomed on the shore, and weeping willows swayed in the wind. The scenery was quite good, but why didn't I see anyone in broad daylight? Yichen couldn't help but feel a little strange, how could the village be so quiet today?

Extra Chapter·Character Analysis

Master Kusong, also known as the sweeping old man buried at Immortal Cliff, was originally the previous generation Master Zixiao Peak. He reached the pinnacle of cultivation and was Master Qingxuan’s uncle. Due to the changes in Zixiao Peak, he was ultimately unable to retain his only disciple Shen Cangming. , so he resigned from his position at Zixiaofeng.

Judging from the dialogue with Qingxuan in the article, it can be seen that Kusong deeply regrets and blames himself for the past, but more importantly, he is helpless. For example, in the first sentence of the appearance, "The road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult to reach the sky." Every word is full of helplessness and regret. In the past, the disciples wholeheartedly asked, but in the end, God failed to fulfill their wishes. Another example is "Falling leaves must eventually return to their roots." The clear sky is the leaves and the dark green is the roots. The fallen leaves are swept away and come back again, but the former lover will never come back.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this regret and self-blame, as well as the deep helplessness towards the world. Things in the world are often beyond the control of the world, so Kusong finally chose to stay at the place where his former lover jumped. From then on He will no longer interfere with any affairs in the sect, and he will no longer accept any disciples.

There was no way he could sweep away all the dead leaves on the peak platform. With the skill of dead pine, he could remove them all with a wave of his sleeves. However, he still kept sweeping away the fallen leaves for ten years. Perhaps it was because of Cang Cang. When Ming jumped off the cliff, the sky was filled with yellow leaves that day.

Such a character with many pasts is always easy to sway people's hearts, especially when the current protagonist is so similar to Cangming.

Furthermore, withered pine has remained in Xuanqing for hundreds of years. Is there any other reason? Everyone can make a bold guess.