Chapter 209 Participating in Business
The waves rippled, and the reflections of the stars and moon seemed to be crushed.
Under the surface of the lake, it is crystal clear and fish are swimming among the water plants.
Looking forward, the giant trees on the small island in the middle of the lake seem to be shorter. I looked intently, but I couldn't see the details clearly.
It was only a mile or two away, and there were stars shining, but it was blurry.
Lin Bai and Li Xinghe stood side by side on the water waves, stopping for a moment.
Xiuxiu and others had not yet set foot on the lake, they only looked at Lin and Li.
Li Xinghe put his hands behind his hands and looked at the sky. There was no joy or sadness on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Lin Bai also looked ahead. After carefully recalling Li Xinghe's words just now, he closed his eyes and came to the stone plate.
"The method of teleportation can also be regarded as the method of escape. The moment you touch the stone tablet and enter the secret realm, it is the first time you are teleported; the pebbles break into pieces and fall into the butterfly wings, it is the second time; this time you enter the stone gate again, it is the first time you teleport. The third time.”
"The first time I saw the vicissitudes of the stone monument, the second time I saw the long river flowing, and the third time there was dust falling on the long river."
"All these are considered things that one has seen and experienced."
As soon as Lin Bai thought about it, he saw a star appear above his head. Then the star disappeared, and another one appeared in the distance.
The merchants do not meet each other, one is hidden and the other appears.
Raising his hand again, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Shaking Light connected into the handle, and then Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, and Tianquan appeared, taking on the shape of a wine bucket.
Here again, the stars are as dense as raindrops, turning and changing, almost like a galaxy.
The changes are all based on the book "Crossing the River" given by Li Xinghe.
After observing it for a while, the vision could not last long and turned into mist and dispersed.
"The mist in the sea of consciousness is rolling endlessly, and there are faint stars hiding in the sky. But I don't have my natal magical power, it seems to be a bit lacking."
The so-called natal supernatural powers come from the natal life.
Generally speaking, most monks' natal magical powers are derived during foundation building.
If you want to derive supernatural powers from your own destiny, you need to look at your own experience and understanding. Generally speaking, when encountering a situation of life and death, or great joy or sorrow, it is easier to derive natal magical powers.
In fact, this kind of thing is very mysterious. You may not reap what you sow, but you may reap melons if you sow beans, or you may reap nothing.
Before Lin Bai built the foundation, he had learned how to seek good luck and avoid bad luck, but he had also experienced many things before.
From Qu Ruyi's method of deduction, to Qu Chengjia's black turtle to ask for divination, and later he practiced the art of water phase and heart inquiry, and then rushed to Golden Turtle Island in a hurry.
When encountering the chaos caused by Tiehuasheng and Mu Zhen breaking the situation, there is finally a chance of survival and the magical power of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil can be obtained.
During these few months, I was walking on thin ice, and it was very difficult.
"From the Guling Islands, we crossed tens of thousands of miles of waves to reach Qiaoshan. It was like a fish jumping over, like an escape."
Lin Bai muttered for a while and then opened his eyes.
"How?" Li Xinghe asked with a smile.
When he first met Li Xinghe, it was because of Qu Ruyi that Lin Bai didn't realize how tall he was, but that he was cold and taciturn. When I met him here and learned that he had the secret method of star escape, I felt respect in my heart.
The more we talked later, the more I admired this person.
Moreover, this person has no selfish intentions. As long as he sincerely asks questions, he is really willing to give advice. Even if it involves the secrets of his escape method, he still knows everything.
It was neither an act of kindness nor any intention of repaying the kindness. Maybe it was just because of the glass of wine, or maybe it was the reason why Ye Ruoqing was rescued.
Anyway, just being willing to preach made Lin Bai feel like he was both a teacher and a friend.
His knowledge and demeanor are unprecedented in his life. Kinder than a fox, but not as foul-mouthed as a fox; calmer than Gu Qingshui, but not as aloof as Gu Qingshui.
"I'm so stupid, it seems like there's still a little to be done." Lin Bai sighed.
"You and I have been discussing the method of star escape for only a few days, and we are just a hair apart. How can this be considered stupid?" Li Xinghe looked ahead again.
"Brother Li, please don't comfort me." Lin Bai was very humble, "There is often a slight difference in the difference. It may look like paper, but you can't break it even if you work extremely hard."
"Day after day, we must make progress. As you said, that piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wing has been blocking me for I don't know how long. Don't have any intention of retreating, just move forward."
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Li Xinghe smiled slightly, looked at the tall tree in front of him and said, "How did you feel when you first saw that vision?"
"It's vast and boundless, boundless and endless. There's a sense of life where you die, and death where you live." Seeing that the other person had changed the topic, Lin Bai replied honestly.
"Indeed, the fate of the stars, the death of a person, the disappearance of the stars, the magic of escape." Li Xinghe put his hands behind his hands, seeming to sigh, and said: "What you call the method of leaping into the stars is to swim in the stars by oneself, All the stars are in the heart. It cannot be achieved by just one star or a certain star.”
He pointed to the sky ahead and said: "But I am a little different from you. Your steps are a little longer. I connect myself with the stars and plan myself to be one of them. Like the Chang Geng star, it is in the east in the morning and in the night. West. Or look for it again. The other star, which is in harmony with each other, jumps between the two stars, like a merchant. Then it transforms itself into a certain star, and the seven stars twist like a bucket, so I can easily jump into the stars and form a galaxy. .”
"One is born with two, two begets three, and three begets all things. What Brother Li thinks is consistent with the principles of Taoism." Lin Bai clapped his hands and praised, feeling as if he understood a little better.
The two of them were chatting away when Xiuxiu came up.
"You two stopped to chat. Peining asked me to ask, but is there something different ahead?" Xiuxiu stepped forward, looked at Lin Bai, and then at Li Xinghe.
"It's nothing unusual. I'm just asking Brother Li for some advice." Lin Bai gently touched Xiu Xiu's head and pinched her face.
With Li Xinghe by her side, Xiuxiu blushed and stepped away.
"The opportunity should be under that tree." Xiu Xiu looked ahead and said, "It's just that the tree is very strange. It looks very big from a distance, but as you move forward, it seems to be smaller."
"Far and near, big and small, just like the sun." Lin Bai said.
"What does this mean?" Xiuxiu became interested, "I have never heard of it."
"It's cold in the morning because the sun is far away; it's hot at noon because the sun is close." Lin Bai explained carefully.
"No, the sun is closer in the morning, so it looks bigger. When it's far away at noon, it looks smaller." Xiu Xiu argued.
The two debated endlessly. Li Xinghe shook his head slightly and stepped forward, as if he couldn't stand these two people.
Lin Bai pulled Xiu Xiu to follow him without talking about any minor or minor matters.
"Lu Qingyin and others have come in a long time ago, why are they nowhere to be seen?" Xiuxiu finally remembered the business.
"Deermengyu, there is water here, maybe someone will turn into a fish and dive into the river, or swim upstream into the star river." Lin Bai said with a smile.
"Don't lie to me." Xiuxiu actually frowned slightly, as if she was wondering whether this sentence was true or false.
"Let's go." Lin Bai took Xiu Xiu's hand and moved forward.
"Xiu Xiu is back! Don't mess up the formation." Seeing Xiu Xiu holding Lin Bai's hand, Ye Ruoqing was envious but didn't dare to step forward.
Xiuxiu turned around and smiled at Ye Ruoqing, but did not obey.
"I wonder if you guys are here to look for opportunities, right?" Cheng Shuang touched the ring on her finger, "If I had known I had brought some Tiger Wolf Pills, I would have made a lot of money selling them here!"
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No one spoke up. Gai Yingqiu, who was just staring at Yang Shu, heard this and glanced meaningfully at Lin Bai's back.
Everyone continued to move forward. Stepping on the water waves, the feet swayed slightly, and then returned to the ripple shape.
The further we go, the giant trees on the island in the middle of the lake seem to get smaller and smaller.
When we arrived at the small island in the middle of the lake, fifty steps away, we saw our true appearance.
The tree is no more than ten feet tall, but the umbrella canopy is so wide that it covers a hundred feet in area.
The main trunk surrounded by about five or six people branches out into two branches, each branching out into countless branches. The leaves are green and verdant, and you can’t tell what kind of tree it is.
The stream of starlight coming from infinite distance fell on the giant tree, and then condensed and fell slowly like raindrops, as if it were covered with stars.
When we first entered this place, the tree seemed to tower up to the sky, but now it was no longer surprising.
It's just that it's extra dense and hung with stars, which makes it look strange.
There is a stone tablet under the tree. It is covered with moss and the writing is indecipherable.
Not far from the stone monument, there are three stone benches surrounding a round stone table.
There is a teapot on the table, and the three cups are empty.
The tea sets are all in elegant sky blue color. If you look closely, it seems that there are butterflies fluttering in it, just like it was when it was included in the butterfly wings.
Lin Bai asked Xiu Xiu to retreat while he and Li Xinghe stepped forward. There is no sense of good or bad in my heart. I look up at the branches and leaves of the trees, and there is no one hiding among them. There are only a few bird nests, and a few birds are motionless.
Stretching out his hand and gently stroking away the moss on the stone tablet, he saw four words: Wuxiang's former residence.
Lin Bai looked at those four words and felt endless waves in his heart.
People say that the Thousand Valley Sand Land was originally a beautiful place with mountains and forests, but due to powerful battles, it turned into an endless desert and became a desperate place in the world.
Jiang Xingchi and Yao Wanshan sent people in to compete for a stone tablet. The fox said it had something to do with Wuxiang Tomb.
Now I see Wuxiang again, but it is Wuxiang’s old home.
Who is Wuxiang? What state is it?
The sandy land of Thousand Valleys was left behind by the fighting of arts, and the world has changed. Such characters cannot be achieved by Nascent Soul, or by being highly cultivated, or even higher.
The three people who entered this room, Xiang Wuhui, Yun Wujiu, and Yin Wuqing, also used the power of this room to realize the Nascent Soul.
But looking at it now, it seems like there is nothing good left here. There is only a tea set and a stone tablet.
"Wuxiang's old residence? Who erected the monument? He must not be the owner of this place." Seeing that Lin and Li were fine, Cheng Shuang came forward to take a look.
He walked closer to the stone tablet and said, "There is nothing unusual about the stone tablet. It seems like an ordinary thing."
As she spoke, she touched the texture with her hands.
But as soon as he put his hand on it, he seemed to be sucked, and his whole body rippled like water and disappeared into the stone tablet.
The stone tablet was soon covered with moss, covering the text.
For a moment, everyone retreated, taking precautions. Xiuxiu grabbed Lin Bai's sleeve. Seeing that Lin Bai didn't retreat, she didn't retreat either. Ye Ruoqing ran forward a few steps, followed suit and grabbed Li Xinghe's sleeve.
"Where have you been?" Lin Bai remembered that his entry into the wordless secret realm also started from the stone tablet.
"Going out." Li Xinghe said, looking up at the tall tree with a faint smile on his face.
"After a long hard work, I gained nothing and returned to the starting point." Yang Shu did not step forward, but just sighed.
"If you don't forget what you have seen and experienced, it will not be in vain." Gai Yingqiu said with deep affection.
"..." Yang Shu had a headache.
"Where is the opportunity?" Huang Ruhua looked up and down, far away from the stone tablet, "The smelly deer is gone too!"
She was very angry and complained: "I still haven't finished what Master told me to do! If I go back empty-handed, she will be angry with me again."
"Fairy lets us just let it happen, there's no need to force it." Xiuxiu comforted Huang Ruhua.
At this moment, the teapot on the round stone table slowly began to steam.
Hot air swirled around and dispersed here.
This is the first time everyone has seen anything moving since they set foot here.
Everyone immediately retreated, Lin Bai pushed Xiu Xiu away and asked her to take Ye Ruoqing away, leaving only Lin Bai and Li Xinghe in front of the teapot.
The fragrance of tea spreads out, refreshing the heart and spleen. I don't know what it is, but it seems that my whole body has fallen into the warm river water, slowly washing my body, and I just feel at ease in my heart.
"My sea of consciousness has been restored as before, and the damage to my sea of qi has healed." Yang Shu stood up straight, with a look of surprise on his face.
Everyone looked over and saw Qu Ruyi again.
Qu Ruyi held the sapphire Ruyi in her hand, stretched out her hand and pinched her arm, felt it a little, and said with a smile: "Tall trees on the wild bank, stars and rivers of light. Sitting around and chatting at night is also a beautiful thing in the world." It can be seen that she is already well.
Since Yang Shu and Qu Ruyi are intact as before, Lu Qingyin and others who came here early must also...
"Retreat!" Lin Bai was about to let out the clouds in his sleeves, but suddenly his body became difficult to move, as if the ground was a prison.
This is Lu Qingyin's forbidden method. It is a method of burning life, exchanging life for life! I have experienced this once before, and this time I am trapped by this secret method again!
Peining's sword came out like a dragon and he immediately stepped forward.
"The universe is great in the pot, and the sun and moon are long in the cup." The deer chuckled softly, then fell from the tree, poured out three cups of tea, and said with a smile: "Please have a cup of tea, gentlemen."
She has white hair and black clothes, crazy eyes, and her face is a bit older, but she still smiles.
Then I saw a strong wind suddenly rising, a colorful wing flapping, raising smoke and dust.
Four or five more figures flew out from under the bird's wings, all rushing towards them, but they bypassed Pei Ning and rushed towards the crowd.
Suddenly seeing a few stars, Li Xinghe stepped on the stars and moved. After a slight turn, the colorful bird fell to the ground.
Qin Fengyu fell from the tree, with a look of horror on his face.
"Brother Xinghe!" Ye Ruoqing let go of Xiuxiu's hand and pushed out a burst of fallen leaves. Suddenly, she felt the sword attack her face. She was about to resist, but felt a wave of heat hit her face.
Lu Qingyin held the teapot in her hand and looked at Ye Ruoqing and Xiuxiu.
Xiuxiu was also drenched and her eyes were dazed. Ye Ruoqing was also at a loss, as if she couldn't believe it.
"Three cups of tea have different effects. It seems that this cup is yours." Lu Qingyin looked at Ye Ruoqing and drank the last cup immediately.
Lu Qingyin laughed wildly, and people rushed up to the tree. The remaining people wanted to escape again, but they were all held back by Pei Ning. Yang Shu and Qu Ruyi stepped forward to help.
Lin Bai got rid of the restraint and immediately took action with his flying knife, leaving all those people behind. Among those who came, only Qin Fengyu was still alive, but he was seriously injured and could not move. Looking at the tree again, Lu Qingyin was no longer visible.
Li Xinghe fell to the ground and looked at Ye Ruoqing.
Ye Ruoqing sat slumped on the ground, her face extremely pale, and her hair turned white. Xiuxiu looked at Ye Ruoqing, then touched her hair and face, feeling at a loss.
"What is that?" Huang Ruhua pulled Xiuxiu and looked at Ye Ruoqing tremblingly.
"The opportunity of time here." Li Xinghe said.
Everyone was speechless as they all thought of the secret method of Deadwood Cicada.
"Is there any room for change?" Lin Bai asked.
"At least, I'm not good enough now." Li Xinghe shook his head slightly.
"While I'm still young, touch my face so you can remember what I look like." Ye Ruoqing choked.
Li Xinghe knelt on the ground with one knee, held Ye Ruoqing in his arms, and said: "The road has no end. If I want to climb higher, it will take hundreds of years and thousands of years just a snap of my fingers." His tone was still the same as before, "I have gone through countless things, how can I Miss you for a long time? ”
"You are so heartless!" Huang Ruhua angrily threw away Xiuxiu's hand, stepped forward and put her hands on her hips, cursing: "Everyone's thoughts are with you! Now that I'm going to die, what if you say a nice word? You've never died. Relatives? Don’t you know how it feels to have a relative die in front of you?”
Li Xinghe ignored it.
Ye Ruoqing smiled and said, "I don't ask you to remember me for the rest of your life. I just hope that when you look at the stars, you will notice that one of them is missing and you will be able to remember me a little bit." She grabbed Li Xinghe's hand and said, "Actually, I just remember you.”
Li Xinghe looked at Ye Ruoqing, as if he had endless thoughts in his heart.
He reached out his hand and caressed Ye Ruoqing's face.
Ye Ruoqing raised her hand happily, but was unable to lower it.
Li Xinghe took Ye Ruoqing's hand and put it on his face.
"I always remember, remember..." Ye Ruoqing's eyes were less angry, but there was a smile on her face, as if she recalled what happened with Li Xinghe at Qinglian Gate, she said slightly, "I only hope to turn into stars, You can see it when you look up, not you who I am chasing after.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Ruoqing's hair turned white and she closed her eyes.
Li Xinghe held the beauty in his arms, looked up, and thousands of stars seemed to flash across his eyes.
There was no sorrow or pain on his face, nor was there any resentment or resentment. I don’t know what my feelings are, I don’t know what I’m thinking, but people are like mountains and rivers, as if they have existed here since ancient times.
Everyone looked at it, but no one spoke, as they all seemed to be entangled in the sadness here.
After a long time, Huang Ruhua stepped forward and was about to speak, but was stopped by Xiuxiu again.
"When you are born and fall to the ground, you cry bitterly; when your soul dissipates, your body no longer exists. There is no end in heaven and earth, and human life is like dew in the morning. Between life and death, participating in Shang Yin is also an escape method?" Li Xinghe said lightly.
"Where did he escape?" Lin Bai asked.
"Heaven and earth are like traveling against each other, and we are all passers-by. Naturally, we have escaped to our destination." Li Xinghe said.
For a moment, Lin Bai's sea of consciousness seemed to be churning endlessly.
(End of chapter)