Chapter 281 Seeking Tao
The further you go up, the more amazing the mountains become.
When you are in the mountains, forests and rocks, the clouds and mist beckon you. As spring comes and autumn comes, the four seasons change. Climbing the mountains is like chasing time.
The more the destructive intention is in the body, the effect of the Zimu Jade Pendant is better than nothing. I can only feel thousands of fine needles wandering around the flesh and blood, viscera, and adhering to the muscles and bones.
It felt like thousands of ants were eating my heart, and the texture and flesh seemed to be falling off bit by bit.
When walking on a rugged mountain road, you will feel that it will turn into a puddle of meat at any time.
And the feeling of bearing weight is even worse. Every time you climb a foot, you feel like you are bearing another weight. It is as if the mountain is pressing to the top.
Lin Bai diligently practiced the method of Hunyuan Body Tempering. He had already completed twelve rounds before forming the elixir, and now he saw even more benefits.
It's just that there are more and more sword intents destroying all directions, and the power of the five elements can't be eliminated at a speed that can keep up.
However, although the feeling of bearing the weight is getting bigger and bigger, my body can still bear it.
At this time, the apricot blossoms are lightly raining, which is the time of spring.
Mu Zhen was in front and Lin Bai was behind, each moving forward vigilantly.
Lin Bai felt a stronger sense of auspiciousness in his heart and pointed to the top of the mountain.
However, there is also a sense of misfortune, as if something extremely difficult and difficult is about to happen.
"This mountain climbing is indeed like a test, testing the mind, endurance and body."
"But what exactly exists on the top of the mountain? Is it left by Taoist Wuxiang? Or something else?"
"Where does the evil come from?"
Lin Bai kept thinking and kept moving forward.
At this time, stepping on the rocks is already one step at a time.
Lin Bai picked up an apricot blossom and spent the spring scene. Crossing a trickling stream, he saw a green summer scene.
Mu Zhen sat cross-legged on a bluestone, sweat dripping on her face and panting slightly.
This place is probably more than a thousand feet away from the top of the mountain, and even Sister Zhen, who is diligently practicing the body tempering method, is having a hard time.
"The cicadas are noisy and the forest is quiet." Lin Bai came to sit in front of her. "When I hear the cicadas, I think of Huaxi County and the dead tree cicadas of the wood demon predecessors."
"No one is watching you here." Mu Zhen understood immediately, "The mountains are vast and there are many roads. Ying Wangtian and the others have long since disappeared. Moreover, they were devastated by the sword and were burdened with the mountains. It was even more difficult to find them. We don’t know whether they are ahead of us or lagging behind.”
Lin Bai didn't say much, he just took out two wine cups and poured out monkey wine.
The two had a drink and discussed the way forward.
Although many plans have been made, the plan cannot keep up with the changes.
The further up you go, the heavier your body becomes and the more severe the damage caused by the sword's intent.
That's not all. Although the destructive intention that permeates the world here is just a chance of the power of the sword light, the destructive intention in it is really fierce. It not only invades the body, but also affects everything with spiritual energy.
The robe he was wearing was already getting damaged, and the mother-in-law jade pendant given by Sister Zhen was gradually losing its luster.
Even the storage ring seems to be slowly sealed. Although it can still be used, it is much more difficult for one's own spiritual consciousness to connect with it.
"The power of that sword light seems to be able to cut through the long river of time and split thousands of miles of galaxies. And the trace of great power that escaped when I was banned can also push me to death step by step, even the magic weapons and artifacts are gone."
Lin Bai had been practicing flying swords for a long time, and he understood the burning stillness of earthly fire, imitating the purity of Chen Tianren, but compared with that sword, it was nothing like a firefly compared to the scorching sun.
The more deeply one suffers from it and the more one understands its power, the more willing one becomes to worship it.
Filling the bowl with wine again, Lin Bai flicked the gourd.
The gourd remains unchanged, as if it has always been the same. It feels heavy in the hand, but seems much lighter.
Lin Baiwen has been cultivating the gourd for a long time. Although it has not yet become the magic weapon of life, he can already use it as he wishes.
Feeling it carefully, I found that there was nothing abnormal about the gourd. Instead, it was somewhat vigorous, as if it was about to move.
"This sword was thrown with all my strength, how could it be so easy?" Mu Zhen looked at the gourd in Lin Bai's hand and whispered: "This mysterious gourd comes from Taoist Wuxiang. It is very mysterious. Could it be that you saved it... ”
She nodded to the sky and said with a smile: "Want to put that knife in?"
"It will take a lot of effort for Taoist Wuxiang to subdue this sword. How can he do it with just this gourd?"
Lin Bai was very humble, but continued: "However, the sword that created the world and cut off all things has been suppressed. Now it is just a little bit of great power that has escaped. After countless years, the great road of heaven and earth is like a mill, and it has been polished long ago. Only a little strength left.”
"So, you took it in? Even a little bit." There was a smile on Mu Zhen's slightly pale face.
"No." Lin Bai shook his head.
Gourds can not only hide objects, but can also contain more mysterious objects, such as the power of thunder from thunder tribulations in the past.
The space in it was huge, and Lin Bai didn't fully understand the use of the gourd, but he thought that since the thunder calamity could be included, the endless destructive sword intent in this place would be a good idea.
Anyway, it’s not completely included in it. It’s great to get just a little bit.
However, Lin Bai had already tried it just now, but he didn't know whether it was because of his lack of realm or lack of control over the gourd, but it just didn't work.
"What method did you use to collect it?" Mu Zhen asked curiously.
"The spiritual consciousness pulls and covers an area, and then uses the mysterious gourd as the heaven and earth to incorporate it." Lin Bai said.
"Xuanhu is not a storage ring, and it shouldn't be like your broken ship." Mu Zhen is a true disciple of a high sect and has extremely broad knowledge. She pointed to the mountain and said with a smile: "For us, this sword is close to In the Tao. However, since it was broken by the Taoist Master, it can be seen that it is far away from the 'Tao'."
"Sister Zhen, what do you mean?" Lin Bai understood somewhat.
"That's right, just imitate Taoist Master Wuxiang's method of suppressing this sword. At that time, the direction of this sword was first moved, and then washed away by the long river of time, the power was reduced by most of it, and then the mountain fell, and then it was suppressed." Mu Zhen was very confident and said with a smile: "You practice the method of dead tree cicada, I have the secret of escape method. If you use gourds as mountains, wouldn't you be imitating the method of Wuxiang Taoist Master?"
"Sister Zhen is such a god!" Lin Bai immediately praised Sister Zhen when he saw that she didn't realize that she had an escape technique.
"Okay, don't flatter me." Mu Zhen stood up, put up a pergola with her hands and looked up, "Let's discuss more on the way, so as not to enter Baoshan and return empty-handed."
"That's right!" Lin Bai quickly got up.
"I see that the body tempering method you practice is very wonderful. You don't feel much fatigue, and there is very little damage from the sword in your body." Mu Zhen raised her hands and said with a smile: "Lin Zhuanlun, please carry me for a while."
"..." Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, not expecting Sister Zhen to make such a shameless request.
"What? You don't want to?" Mu Zhen winked playfully, "You were the one in the past, but now you're not willing to do it when I was the one last time?"
"Sister Zhen, it's not like you haven't had sex before." Lin Bai told the truth.
"You were lying down then, but now I want to see you standing." Mu Zhen smiled.
Lin Bai lost his temper, "Now that the road is here, don't play around..."
Before she finished speaking, Mu Zhen leaned into Lin Bai's ear and whispered.
"Now is the time to work together!"
Lin Bai spoke generously and left two wine glasses filled with wine. When Mo and Li arrived, they would understand what he meant.
When Mu Zhen saw Lin Bai's response, she jumped up happily, her face pressed against her neck, and she giggled and blew into Lin Bai's ears.
He was about to call her a witch, but in an instant, Lin Bai felt that the mountains and rivers were all on his back, which seemed to be more than ten times heavier than before.
Stepping forward slowly, one step is as heavy as the other, and it feels like you are carrying the world on your back.
Lin Bai understood that even if Sister Zhen had been cultivating elixirs for a long time and diligently practiced the body tempering method, she would never be so heavy if she carried the utensils on her body.
"Even if you are carrying me, I still feel extremely heavy." Mu Zhen sighed. "This is the rule here." Lin Bai gritted his teeth and said.
"It's just that your and my rules are not big enough. Otherwise, what does it mean?" Mu Zhen smiled.
"It's your turn to carry me." After nine steps, Lin Bai put down Sister Zhen and spoke righteously.
"..." Mu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled disdainfully, "Come here!"
Lin Bai got up and Mu Zhen took three steps and then fell to the ground.
"I never thought it would be so difficult." Mu Zhen lost her temper, looked at Lin Bai, and said, "You have taken nine steps, and you are indeed worthy of the name of wheel runner."
Lin Bai didn't know what the connection was between the two, so he didn't want to argue with it anyway.
The two chatted for a while and then moved forward.
When summer passes and autumn comes, everything becomes desolate. There are cicadas whining among the yellow and fallen leaves, which is full of loneliness.
The sword intent in his body was more stagnant, and his body was bearing a heavier burden. Mu Zhen's face remained pale, but it seemed that he could still hold on.
Lin Bai felt his blood surge, and every trace of destructive intent was like a needle stabbing a knife. The power of the Five Elements was unable to become the power of Hunyuan, and the intent of the knife was wearing away more and more slowly.
The burden on him is getting heavier and heavier. It is already difficult to lift his legs and take steps. It is probably extremely difficult to mobilize his spiritual power to control the air.
The extended range of spiritual consciousness is even smaller. If they encounter an enemy, it will probably be difficult for both sides to fight.
I'm afraid the previous plan will have to change again, and it's probably not easy to ambush here.
As for setting up formations, we can take advantage of the terrain and the rules here. I'm just afraid that if it takes too long, the array flag array plate will also be stripped of its aura, making it difficult to use it.
After walking for a while, Mu Zhen's breathing became heavier, and there was a trace of blood seeping out of her arms and face.
The robes of the two men had lost their spirit and were mostly damaged.
Lin Bai changed into ordinary Taoist robes. Mu Zhen didn't shy away, she took off her clothes directly and put on a long skirt.
Judging from the shape, it seems that I have seen similar ones in Huaxi County, but I have not seen Sister Zhen wearing them.
It's just that Lin Bai didn't understand. How could he wear a skirt when he was clearly hiking?
I opened my skirt and looked inside. I saw that the skirt was embroidered on the inside.
Xiuxiu doesn’t even have that much extravagant work! Lin Bai pouted, thinking that Sister Zhen was also a person who was not doing her job properly.
When Mu Zhen saw Lin Bai peeping rudely, she wiped away the slight drop of blood on her face, turned around and said with a smile: "I made it with my own hands, can I still use it?"
"I'm moved. If I hadn't been in a dangerous situation, the sky and the earth would have been my bed." Lin Bai said casually.
Sure enough, Mu Zhen was much happy after hearing this.
As the two continued to move forward, they saw drag marks and blood stains on the path.
Following the blood traces upward, one could see a person lying on the ground under the autumn leaves and on the gravel. His clothes were gone, his hair was disheveled, and his body was covered in blood and flesh. He was clawing at the ground with his hands and climbing forward.
Bones were visible in this man's hands, and the place where his body passed was thick with blood, covering the rocks and dead leaves.
Judging from the man's injuries, it seemed that the sharp gravel in the mountain had caused the injuries to become more serious.
Even if the golden elixir body has not practiced the body method, it is not so fragile. There must be too much stagnation of the sword intention in the body, which has broken out of the body and damaged the muscles and bones.
"It's the end of the world!" Lin Bai made a judgment when he saw that the man was thin and definitely not a man.
Mu Zhen nodded slightly, but said nothing.
Lin Bai looked around and saw no warning of good or bad luck. Knowing that he was not luring the enemy into an ambush, he took a deep breath and stepped forward slowly.
"Senior Sister Bi." When he came to Bi Huanqiu, he saw that this person's chin had been broken into bones, and his face was covered with blood. His hands were still forward, but his eyes were still somewhat clear.
Lin Bai helped her up and saw that her internal organs were exposed in her abdomen.
After holding her in his arms, Lin Bai was about to take out the elixir and stuff it into her mouth when Mu Zhen stopped her.
"Your Yulu Pill is not good." Mu Zhen took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a golden pill, and then shook his head slightly, "The potency of the medicine has been reduced a lot."
As he spoke, he put it into Bi Huanqiu's mouth.
After Bi Huanqiu swallowed the elixir, his spirit was shaken, and there was actually a smile on his bloody face.
"Thank you both." Bi Huanqiu gasped for air and wanted to reach out to wipe the blood on his face, but he seemed unable to do so.
Lin Bai reached out and brushed his face, and saw that the blood was gone, but there were countless tiny wounds on his face, and blood oozed out.
"Don't waste precious elixirs." Bi Huanqiu said when he saw Lin Bai spraying medicine on her wounds.
"Elixirs are valuable, but they are not as valuable as Senior Sister's devotion to the Tao." Lin Bai ignored her, brushed off the blood and dirt from her body, crushed the pills and applied them externally.
Bi Huanqiu smiled, then raised his head with great effort to look at the road ahead.
"Where are Senior Brother Ying and the others?" Lin Bai asked.
"Let's go." Bi Huanqiu replied.
"How long have they been gone? How are they doing?" Lin Bai asked again.
"It's been three hours, or more." Bi Huanqiu gasped, blood coming from his mouth, and said: "The road is difficult, and they are not much better than me."
Speaking of this, she leaned in Lin Bai's arms, looked at Mu Zhen, then looked at Lin Bai, and said: "You two seem to still have some energy left. I wish you all the best."
This is to urge the two of them to go ahead.
Lin Bai and Mu Zhen looked at each other with admiration in their hearts. It was really rare for this person to still not forget the desire to seek the truth in such a difficult situation, and not to slow down the pace of the two of them.
After putting it down, she lay down on the ground again and continued to reach forward, like an ant with its limbs cut off.
Lin Bai and Mu Zhen stopped and watched her move forward.
But a quarter of an hour passed, and Bi Huanqiu still didn't crawl out thirty feet away.
"Why are you doing this? The mountain is high and the road is far away. You have no possibility of climbing to the top. If you hurt people in such a vain way, it is not worth the loss. If you lose your life again, it will not be worth it." Mu Zhen walked over and stopped. , sighed.
"How can we retreat in fear of difficulties when the way lies?" Bi Huanqiu smiled, stretched out his skeletal hand, grabbed the rocks and dead trees, and moved forward little by little.
There is no autumn scenery ahead, it is already a vast expanse of white snow.
Bi Huanqiu gritted his teeth and moved forward. His white-bone palm finally caught the snow, and it was immediately dyed blood red.
The place where autumn and winter meet, with yellow leaves and white snow.
The place where Bi Huanqiu walked dragged out a long bloody road, winding and steep, like the road to immortality.
Lin Bai stepped forward as he saw the virtuous people thinking about him. Mu Zhen wiped off the blood dripping from his face and moved forward firmly.
Crossing the fallen leaves, stepping on the snow. Mu Zhen trembled slightly, the stagnant sword intent in her body seemed to be unable to be suppressed, and the weight on her back made her muscles creak.
Continuing forward, Lin Bai passed by Bi Huanqiu, but was grabbed by the ankle.
The bones were white and the flesh and blood were blurred. Bi Huanqiu lay on the ground and raised his head with difficulty, "Be careful of Yin Yan."
After speaking, she let go of her hand and continued to move forward, her eyes firm.
Lin Bai and Mu Zhen looked at each other, said nothing more, crossed Bi Huanqiu, and continued forward, leaving only a trail of blood behind them.
(End of chapter)