Chapter 1994 Drinking under the Moon
The first round of assessment was over, and Liang Yan led everyone back to their residence.
Luotian Mountain, the place where Buddhism is cultivated, does not have any luxurious houses, only quiet Zen rooms.
Liang Yan arranged accommodation for all the disciples, and then brought Xiong Yuer to his room.
“Sit.”
Liang Yan pointed to the mahogany stool in front of the table, and Xiong Yuer sat down as instructed.
He raised his hand and cast a few more spells, setting up multiple restrictions around the room, and then sat down opposite Xiong Yue'er.
"Xiao Yue'er, you performed well this time and did not embarrass my teacher." Liang Yan's first sentence was praise.
Xiong Yue'er scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "Master, I'm a little uncomfortable with your sudden behavior."
After hearing this, Liang Yan felt a little touched in his heart.
It seems that I was too harsh on Xiong Yue'er before. Because I hate iron, I always have a bad expression, which also makes Xiong Yue'er a little afraid of herself.
"Oh, I was wrong as a teacher before. I will scold you less in the future." Liang Yan said sincerely.
Xiong Yue'er panicked when he heard this: "Master, Master, did Yue'er do something wrong? You must not ignore Yue'er. If Yue'er can't hear Master's scolding, she won't know where she is. It's not done well and I don't know how to improve it."
"Okay."
Liang Yan waved his hand and interrupted Xiong Yuer's words.
"Let's not talk about it for now. You performed well at Pagoda Peak today, but why did the Buddha's light disappear at the last step and even the inheritance stone tablet exploded?"
"This."
< br>Xiong Yue'er's eyes showed confusion, and she murmured: "Yue'er doesn't know either. At that time, I understood the ninth level. When I was about to reach consummation, I suddenly felt tightness in my chest and shortness of breath, and the essence and blood flowed backwards throughout my body. Then my eyes went dark and I couldn’t remember anything."
"How could this happen?"
Liang Yan. Very puzzled, he pondered for a moment, then raised his hand to create a spell, entered Xiong Yuer's body, and examined it carefully.
After a while, Liang Yan withdrew his consciousness, and the doubt in his eyes was not eliminated at all.
"There is obviously nothing wrong with your body, and it doesn't seem like you are possessed by something crazy. Why did you have a problem at this juncture?"
Liang Yan was puzzled and thought to himself. : "Venerable Great Suffering said that you are born with a mind that rejects Buddha and cannot be in harmony with Buddhism. What does this mean? Yue'er, please explain in detail how you felt at that time and what you were like as a teacher. , do you really reject Buddhism deep in your heart?"
Xiong Yue'er thought for a while and replied: "It seems that the lower eight levels are okay, because the inscriptions are relatively simple, but the ninth level is better. , seeing those profound and profound Buddhist teachings, I felt a faint feeling of nausea and vomiting deep in my heart."
After hearing this, Liang Yan frowned slightly.
"Is it true that you have a heart that rejects Buddha? It's strange. You have the 'Nine Aperture Relics'. You are obviously a seed of Buddhism, but you also have a 'heart that rejects Buddha'. Is there such a contradictory constitution in the world?"
Xiong Yue'er didn't know how to answer, so she could only choose to remain silent.
The master and the disciple sat silently in the room for a while.
Finally, Liang Yan sighed: "Yue'er, don't be discouraged. The 'rejection of Buddha' they talk about is illusory and may not be true. The fact that you can practice "Eight Parts of Evolution" shows that your talent No problem, you will continue to practice hard in the future and don’t give up. If this path really doesn’t work, I will have other ways for you to continue cultivating immortality.”
After hearing this, Xiong Yue’er grinned. : "Master, don't worry. Yue'er has suffered a lot of blows in her life. The last thing she can do is to give up on herself. In fact, Yue'er is very content now. If I hadn't met Master, I would still be a wild beast in the mountains." Xiong Jing, it is impossible to build a foundation in this life, let alone see this vast and wonderful world of cultivation. Even if Yue'er is allowed to die now, Yue'er will be satisfied and leave happily."
"Okay."
Liang Yan frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and gave her a blow on the top of her head: "What's not dead? If you can speak, just say more. If you can't speak, just shut up your bear." Mouth."
Xiong Yue'er was in pain and held her head with both hands, but she kept giggling on her face, because she knew that Liang Yan was not really angry, but was caring about herself.
"Okay, you go back first. What happened during the day was a bit strange. I need to think about it carefully."
"Yes."
Xiong Yue'er stood up, bowed respectfully to Liang Yan, and then exited the room.
Liang Yan was the only one left in the room.
He extinguished the candle, and the light of the stars and moon fell from the window and flowed on the ground, like a cold pool of water.
Liang Yan sat in the darkness, looking at the stars outside the window, his eyes flickering.
“What is wrong makes me feel uneasy”
He muttered to himself, the doubt lingering in his eyes.
I don’t know how long I sat there, but suddenly I felt a breath approaching quietly from outside.
This breath is not unfamiliar.
Not long after, a figure appeared outside the door.
"Brother Liang!" The person knocked on the door.
Liang Yan was a little surprised, and then he smiled and said: "Brother Ji, why are you coming to see me so late?"
"I'm here to drink with you!" Ji Lai pushed open the door and laughed.
I saw him holding two large jars of wine in his arms. The jars were not opened, and the aroma of the wine could be faintly smelled.
"Did you know that there is an 'Osmantic Island' in the northwest, and there is a wine wizard living on the island? The spiritual wines he brewed are all rich and fragrant, and are endlessly memorable. I spent a lot of money on these two jars of wine I got it at a price, just waiting to have a drink with my close friend."
When Ji said this, he was in high spirits and looked very happy.
Liang Yan and he are also old friends. They have known each other since the Qi refining period in Nanchui. Now that they are reunited here, they are filled with emotions.
Unable to dampen the other's interest, Liang Yan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, it's rare that Brother Ji is so elegant, let's have a good drink tonight!"
The two of them went out together. Entering the house, flying in the air, and soon found a quiet mountain peak.
Luotian Mountain stretches for tens of thousands of miles and has more than 5,000 peaks. Not every peak has disciples practicing.
For example, this mountain peak is purely used to plant spiritual trees. People are only sent to pick it every autumn. At this time, it is empty and there is not a single person.
Liang Yan and Ji Lai quickly reached the top of the mountain, randomly chose an open space and sat on the ground.
I saw the full moon high in the sky, the stars dotted there, and the refreshing breeze blowing over the hills. The wind carried the unique sandalwood scent of Luotian Mountain, which made people feel peaceful.
"Good mountains, good scenery, good moon, good wine"
Ji Lai shook his head, then looked at Liang Yan: "There is also a good friend! Haha, today I have wine and now I will be drunk, I am proud of my life Have fun!"
After that, he reached out and patted the two wine jars, and heard two sounds of "Bang! Bang!", and the two jars flew into the air, filled with a strong aroma of wine. In an instant, it filled the entire mountain top.
"It's indeed a good wine!" Liang Yan smiled and nodded.
“Come on!”
Without saying much, Ji Lai picked up the wine jar in front of him, raised his head and took a big gulp. When Liang Yan saw this, he smiled slightly, picked up his own wine jar, raised his head and took a big sip.
“Refreshing!”
Ji Lai put down the wine jar, leaned against the big tree, and looked up at the stars, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"The war between the north and the south, endless disputes, it is rare to have this moment of peace. How happy it is to have a good friend and drink together under the moon!"
After hearing this, Liang Yan sighed. Said: "Unfortunately, this peace is only temporary. There is a bloody storm on the continent. If Nanxuan is defeated, we will It's impossible to survive."
"Brother Liang, why are you not as free and easy as before?" Ji looked at him and said with a smile: "Success or failure depends on us, we just do our best. Whether it can happen or not depends on God’s will.”
“That’s right.”
The two looked at each other and smiled, then picked up the wine jar again and took a sip from each other.
While drinking, Ji Lai suddenly asked: "Brother Liang, why do you think we practice Taoism?"
Liang Yan was slightly startled.
For some reason, he recalled his days in Huaiyuan Town, where he was poor and peaceful, not knowing that there were "immortals" in the world, chopping wood and carrying water every day, laughing and joking, sitting and watching the sunrise and sunset
“I started from the mortal world and walked step by step to where I am today. The reason why I keep practicing hard is probably because I want to be able to do whatever I want one day.”
"Do you want to do whatever you want?"
Ji Lai smiled and said: "You are now the ancestor of Huajie. You are completely different from the boy in the Qi refining period of Yue Kingdom, but you are really Can you do whatever you want?"
After hearing this, Liang Yan's body trembled slightly.
Indeed, comparing my current cultivation with that of before, that is the difference between a blazing sun and a firefly! But he didn't seem to be at ease.
The North-South War was full of killings and calamities. In this catastrophe that swept the entire Antarctic Continent, there was not much difference between myself and those mortals. I was unable to participate in the battle of saints, nor could I affect the trend of the war. And once Nanxuan is defeated, he will be turned into a pile of loess like those mortals.
Liang Yan was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I can't do whatever I want now because I'm not strong enough. If I had the realm of a saint and lived forever, I would naturally be free and at ease."
Ji Lai After hearing this, he shook his head, looked up at the stars again, and said as if muttering to himself:
"A saint can grow up." Can a saint be free and easy? "
"This"
Liang Yan glanced at Ji Lai and suddenly smiled. Said: "Brother Ji, you have said so much, but aren't you on this immortal path yourself? Why, don't you want to live forever?"
"I don't think so," Ji Lai muttered.
"How do you say this?" Liang Yan asked curiously.
“I want to live forever in order to see the world I want to see; I don’t want to live forever in order not to see the world I don’t want to see.”
“Huh?”< br>
Liang Yan raised his eyebrows and looked up, only to see the moonlight falling like autumn water. Sitting in the moonlight, Ji Lai had an indescribable aura about him.
"Is it difficult to understand?"
Ji Lai looked at it and said with a smile: "Life is so fleeting. Hundreds and thousands of years are just a snap of the fingers. If you can get two or three friends and live happily in this world, you will live up to your time. If not Love, without friends, even if you live forever, it is just a grain of dust in the world. ”
Liang Yan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Yes, it was a waste of time for me to reach the realm of transformation. I didn't expect that I'm not as transparent as Brother Ji. Come on, come on! It's all clear!"
"Haha."
The two of them raised the altar to drink, the moonlight was shining, the breeze was blowing, and they felt extremely comfortable.
Ji Lai put the wine jar down and suddenly said with a smile: "Today you and I are drinking as friends, we shouldn't talk about these nonsense. Come on, I will take you to a place!"
Liang Yan said in surprise: "Where to go?"
< br>Ji Lai smiled mysteriously: "How can there be good wine without beauties? Of course I took Brother Liang to enjoy the flowers, the moon and the beauties!"
"Forget it, the magic trick is about to happen, Liang I'm not in the mood." Liang Yan waved his hand.
"It's your apprentice who participated, not you. Besides, Ji was also shortlisted for the second round. I'm not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry?"
As he talked about the plan, he went to pull Liang Yan's arm.
“I really won’t go.”
Liang Yan decisively refused. He was still thinking about going back to refine Luoshui.
The plan was a little anxious, and the previous temperament of thinking about life was gone, and he shouted: "Liang Yan, have you forgotten that we visited the 'Lichun Courtyard' together? What, your current cultivation level Now that you’re high, you’re starting to act aloof?”
“Okay.”
Liang Yan quickly made a magic trick and blocked Ji Lai's mouth.
But Ji Lai's eyes were rolling around, obviously not giving up and looking a little excited.
"Okay, okay, I'll go with you, just tonight. Don't come to me tomorrow."
Liang Yan was in some pain.
Ji Lai is one of his few friends, and he has known him since the Qi refining period. Even though he is now the ancestor of the Tribulation, he is not willing to put on any airs in front of this person.
"Let me go with you." Liang Yan untied Ji Lai's seal.
"Hey, that's right! Let's take a walk and take you to see the top ten fairies in Nanxuan's beauty list!"
Speaking of the plan, he pulled Liang Yan's hand. With their hands, the two controlled the escape light together and flew away to somewhere in Luotian Mountain
A quarter of an hour later, the two pressed the escape light and landed on a winding mountain road.
This mountain road is somewhat special. It is sandwiched between two peaks. There is a faint fragrance of osmanthus on both sides, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo wind music can be heard at the end.
"Let's go."
Ji Lai took Liang Yan all the way to the end of the mountain road. They saw a jade square hundreds of feet square, suspended in the clouds and mist between two peaks.
A large number of sweet-scented osmanthus trees are planted in the square, and the fragrance is fragrant and intoxicating.
Under the tree, female nuns gathered in twos and threes, either playing harp and elegant music, or sipping tea and drinking, sitting and talking about Taoism.
“This is Guihuaping. The war is about to begin, and everyone is very depressed. Occasionally, they come here to relax for a while. There is no talk of war here, only elegance. It can be regarded as a place to enjoy hardships.”
"That's it."
After hearing Ji Lai's introduction, Liang Yan nodded slightly.
"Let's go over there and have a look."
Ji Lai was familiar with the road here, so he pulled Liang Yan and soon arrived at a corner of Guihua Ping.
Just listen to the faint sound of the piano, layer upon layer, which makes your heart flutter.
Liang Yan followed the sound unconsciously and saw three female cultivators sitting under an osmanthus tree. They were all extremely beautiful. One of them was gentle and graceful. She was Shen Qiuyue from the Shenyue Sect!