Chapter 178: There is no sun and moon in the Forgotten River (two-in-one)
How long has that kid been gone...
I don’t know if I have seen the two immortals...
Bai Yuan looked at the fog in front of him and thought in his mind.
Although it has an old appearance, it still retains the ignorance and detachment of a little monkey in its mind.
It’s just that people’s mentality will change as their body ages, and monkeys cannot escape this law.
It obviously only happened a month ago, but it seemed like decades had passed.
It touched the white beard on its chin and sighed in its heart, time is not forgiving.
It couldn't help but recall the scene when it first met those two immortals...
"You monkey, you are really a ghost. It doesn't matter. Since I have eaten your fruit and drank your wine, I have shouldered your karma. Tell me what you want."
The white-robed immortal looked very angry, but his tone was quite calm. Although Maomao had no intelligence, he was quite talented at sensing emotions. He could clearly feel that the other person was just pretending to be angry.
"Immortal, Immortal, I want to control my own destiny, I want power, and I will no longer be bullied by others! Please give me guidance, Immortal."
"Haha, power? It's really simple and unpretentious." The black-robed immortal smiled disdainfully.
"This is probably the case for mortals. Why do Xingjun laugh at you, little monkey? This power also has different types. It has the power of strengthening the body, the power of wisdom and knowledge, and the power of magic. You stubborn monkey learns magic by studying it. No more, it’s a strong body or extraordinary wisdom, you choose one.”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands with a piece of fruit in each hand.
"Eating this blue fruit will make you so strong that you can kill even jackals, tigers and leopards with your bare hands.
Eating this red fruit will allow you to gain understanding beyond ordinary people and be able to suddenly understand many different things among the laws of nature. "
Maomao scratched his head, instinctively wanting to get the blue fruit, but after thinking about the monkey king's arrogant look, he felt a little disdainful.
Gritting his teeth, he stretched out his claws to hold the red fruit in his hand.
The white-robed immortal smiled slightly when he saw it, "Haha, children can be taught."
Maomao held the fruit and took a bite, but couldn't taste the fruit. She swallowed it in three mouthfuls and chewed it, but she bit a core.
At this time, he already had some wisdom in his heart, and he felt that many things that he had not understood in the past suddenly became clear. He had an idea in his heart and hid the fruit core in the palm of his hand.
I thought that when I plant it later and grow countless red fruits, wouldn't it be possible to make all the monkeys in the valley so smart, and I can build a prosperous age of monkeys...
"Okay little monkey, you have got what you want, so leave quickly. The place you passed here is called Wangliu River, and it is an unknown place. There is only this thin line of fate between you and me, and now the fate is over , don’t come to us again in the future, otherwise it’s just a waste of time, remember this.”
Maomao was overjoyed and agreed.
Turning around and walking back, when I reached the Wangliu River deep in the clouds and mist, I looked at the erratic mist, as if I couldn't see through the unknown life, but there was a sense of realization in my heart, and I vaguely felt the meaning contained in the Wangliu River. Power seems to be related to time...
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"Senior, I'm back!"
A figure suddenly appeared in the mist ahead.
Bai Yuan suddenly came out of his memories and looked up to see Xiao Jie walking out of the mist.
My heart suddenly felt happy.
The doubts in my heart, how to get rid of confusion and confusion, now I finally have the answer.
"Okay, okay, just come back. Boy, have you asked the question clearly?"
At this moment, a dialog box popped up in front of Xiao Jie's eyes.
Option 1: I found the immortal, but instead of asking senior ape questions, I asked my own questions (favorability -50).
Option 2: I didn’t find the Immortal. I’m sorry, Senior Yuan. I have failed in my duty. (mission failed).
Option 3: I have asked the matter clearly, the immortal said so... (persuasion).
Xiao Jie felt a little nervous. If the persuasion failed, his favorability would drop sharply, and he might even enter a battle.
But when I thought about my plan, I became confident again and decisively chose the third one.
"Senior Ape, I have asked you clearly about the matter. The Immortal said that the reason why you feel unhappy and confused is because there is a problem with your identity. You are not a human being and you look down on the cunning and cunning of human beings. , cruelty to animals.
But you are not a monkey in the ordinary sense, and you cannot stand the stupidity, ignorance, and muddle-headed life of those monkeys.
So if you want to relieve the doubts in your heart and live happily, you must determine your identity. Do you want to be a human or a monkey? Once you have a sense of belonging, you can relieve the confusion in your heart and feel happy. . "
Bai Yuan nodded, and he had some understanding of this. "Of course I know this, but how can I have a sense of belonging? Does the immortal have any explanation?"
Xiao Jie said: "The Immortal did have something to say, he said there are two ways.
The first is to turn yourself into a monkey and become a member of the monkeys. As the saying goes, stupid people are blessed. You see, although those monkeys are stupid, aren't they living a much happier life than you?
The second is to turn yourself into a human being and become a member of the human race. As the saying goes, if the barbarians enter the summer, they will become summer, and if the summer enters the barbarians, they will become barbarians. After all, human beings are the primates of all things. Monsters and monsters in the world will turn into human forms after they have practiced to a certain extent and mix with humans. within society. Why don't your predecessors follow suit?
As long as you agree with human cultural traditions and social ethics in your heart, you can naturally become a human being. "
Bai Yuan was irritated for a while, "You say it's easy, but since I'm so smart, how can I turn into a stupid monkey? Although I have excellent martial arts skills, how can I turn into a human being?"
Xiao Jie chuckled, "This is hard to say, but easy to say. I asked for a treasure from the immortal, which can just solve the problem of seniors."
Saying that, he first took out a novice stick.
"The reason why senior is unhappy is because he is too smart. As long as I give him a few hard blows on his head and beat him silly, he will naturally be like other monkeys and enjoy being silly all day long." Not happy anymore.”
After hearing this, Bai Yuan's eyes suddenly darkened, his white hair stood on end with anger, and his whole body trembled, "Boy, are you trying to amuse me?"
"Senior, don't be excited. This is the method given by the immortal. If you want to blame, just blame the immortal. If senior doesn't want to be a stupid monkey, then just choose to become a human."
"Then how do you become a human?"
"This treasure can help senior realize his wish." Xiao Jie said and took the Phantom Spirit Pearl directly from his body.
Suddenly he changed from a muscular savage back to the appearance of an armored swordsman.
"This object is the sacred object of the Sharman clan - the phantom spirit bead. After using it, you can transform into a human form. As long as the senior transforms into a human being, and then lives in human society for a period of time to experience the feeling of being a human being, he will naturally be able to know himself. Do you want to be a human or a monkey?"
Bai Yuan was greatly surprised, "There is such a treasure in the world. Wait a minute, you have worn this before, right? Could it be your own thing?"
Xiao Jie explained: "That's true. The immortal only gives answers to the seniors' questions. As for how to do it, the seniors need to solve it themselves. In fact, I think the immortal means that he probably wants the seniors to learn spells to change the human form.
But I think the senior is getting older and it will be too late to practice magic. It just so happens that the junior has such a treasure, so I will give it to the senior. "
Xiao Jie knew very well that if he just told Bai Yuan some chicken soup for the soul or other things, or conducted some psychological analysis, it would probably be of no use.
He had to spend a lot of money to convince the other party, and for this he also risked his life.
Xiao Jie was also quite reluctant to give the Phantom Spirit Pearl to the White Ape. This thing is an epic treasure. This transformed human form is quite useful in many places.
However, in order to learn the peerless magical skills, I have no choice but to risk everything. As the saying goes, if you give up, you will gain, and if you gain, you must give up. There is no free advantage in the world.
If you want to obtain magic inheritance and learn peerless magical skills, you have to pay some price.
It's worth exchanging an epic magic weapon for a peerless magical skill.
The White Ape was immediately moved when he heard what Xiao Jie said, "Boy, I didn't expect you to be so loyal. Are you really willing to give me this thing?"
Xiao Jie said enthusiastically: "Of course I am willing. As the saying goes, good brothers are loyal. I and my senior will hit it off as old friends and we will never go back on each other. If it can help senior relieve his confusion and lead a happy life, a mere magic weapon is nothing."
Bai Yuan was greatly shocked when he heard this, "You're right, good brothers are loyal. Don't call me senior anymore. We are brothers!"
"Okay, big brother!"
"Second brother!
"Hahaha! "
"Ha ha ha ha!"
One person and one ape looked at each other and laughed.
Xiao Jie said seriously: "But brother, you have to do me a favor. Brother, I have some enemies outside who are chasing me everywhere. I rely on this thing to hide my body and hide my traces. Now I give this treasure to brother I have no protection myself, so I asked my elder brother to help me settle this grudge."
"Haha, it's easy to talk, but I don't look down on some gangsters." The white ape said, and took the phantom spirit bead ecstatically.
Transform into a human form!
He instantly transformed into an old woodcutter.
The white ape twisted around and touched up and down. This transformed human form was not just a simple illusion. Every part of his body had completely transformed into a human one. It was seamless.
He was overjoyed and said: "It's really good, dear. By the way, brother, do you still want to learn my Divine Sword of Disillusionment? If you want to learn it, I will teach you this Divine Sword of Disillusionment."
System prompt: After completing the adventure mission [White Ape Offers Fruit, Immortal Guides the Way], the White Ape Sword Saint wants to teach you the skill 'The Divine Sword of Disillusionment'. Do you accept it? Yes/No. Xiao Jie naturally chose yes without hesitation.
"If you want to learn, please ask big brother to teach me."
Bai Yuan nodded and said: "This Divine Sword of Disillusionment is the sword technique I learned in the Wangliu River. I don't know the origin of this Wangliu River. I only know that it contains the power of time annihilation. It is very magical. I will use the sword technique to Combined with the power of annihilation in this world to create this sword technique, there are nine styles in total... Just take a look."
The white ape said, pulled out the Yanling sword and started practicing on the spot.
This sword technique looks quite ancient. Each sword move is like the starting and closing movements of a mysterious ritual, as if rehearsing an ancient sacrificial dance.
Bai Yuan practiced the nine sword techniques in sequence, and just turned around in one circle.
System prompt: The White Ape Sword Saint has taught you the skill [Destruction Sword]. You have successfully learned this sword technique. You can view this skill in the skill bar.
Xiao Jie was stunned, I'll go and learn it now? So simple...
Are there no learning conditions for this peerless magical skill? Xiao Jie thought with some disbelief, it felt so unreal.
I hurriedly opened the skill list to check it out, and I really learned it.
[The Divine Sword of Disillusionment (Sword Technique/Peerless Divine Skill)
Basic moves: Nine moves of disillusionment.
Internal power special effect 1: Phantom without a trace (includes body skills). Instantly move up to ten steps and leave a time afterimage in place to confuse the enemy. The time afterimage will continue to simulate the player's moves in combat for 3 seconds. The player will enter the invisible state while the time afterimage exists. Cooling time 10 seconds. Consumes 20 points of internal energy. (Unlocked at LV3 of the Divine Sword of Disillusionment),
Inner power special effect 2: Blade of Annihilation (weapon enhancement). Integrate the power of time annihilation into your sword intention, so that when your next attack hits an enemy, it will ignore all armor, damage reduction, resistance, defense, blocking, and spell effects, and cause 100% true damage. The cooling time is 30 seconds and consumes 20 points of internal energy. (Unlocked at LV6 of the Divine Sword of Disillusionment)
Introduction to the sword technique: In the legend, the nameless white ape watched the immortal dance, disappeared through time, and learned the peerless sword technique in the Wangliu River. It is said that the dying blade can cut off the shackles of time, allowing people to gain complete freedom, and it will never exist again. In the world...]
So strong, too strong.
The moves of this sword technique are not that good yet, but the two internal special effects are definitely awesome PLUS.
A powerful movement technique that comes and goes without a trace, making it impossible for people to lock themselves.
A weapon enchantment that ignores all protective effects, it doesn't matter if you are a fairy or a monster, it will cut you down with one strike.
Xiao Jie couldn't wait and started practicing directly in the air, wanting to see how much martial arts experience he would need to reach LV10.
However, after practicing on the spot for several laps, my experience did not increase at all.
Hey, does it require actual combat?
Bai Yuan saw his doubts, "Don't guess, there is no threshold for learning this sword technique, but it is not easy to practice it. This sword technique can only be improved in the Wangliu River. Only with proficiency can one truly understand the true meaning of this magical sword of disillusionment.”
It turns out that's the case, so that's not a big problem. Just go into the Wangliu River to train and it's over.
However, I just walked back and forth in the Wangliu River. The experience was somewhat abstract, and the internal environment of the Wangliu River also made Xiao Jie a little confused, especially those forgotten ××, which always felt eerie. I still have to ask about this matter. Just be clear.
"Senior Yuan, what is going on with this Wangliu River? What can you say?"
The white ape smiled miserably, "Do you know why I have become so old? I was just a little monkey a month ago.
The Forgotten River is a place that has been silenced by time. A day inside is equivalent to a year outside. When I ate the red spirit fruit at the immortal’s place, I gained extraordinary understanding. When I left, I felt the presence of this Forgotten River. The terrifying power it contains.
I suddenly understood the laws of heaven and earth and practiced sword skills in the Wangliu River. It took me three full days to realize the magic sword of disillusionment.
However, when I left, I suddenly aged three years, but I didn't know about it. I just thought it was a side effect of the Red Spirit Fruit.
Later, I lived a very unhappy life. I was confused and lost, so I wanted to find the immortal to find out. I went up the mountain several times to look for the immortal, and went back and forth in the river of forgetfulness. Unknowingly, I aged dozens of years. By the time I realized what I was doing, At that time, the situation was already like this. "
Xiao Jie was shocked and murmured to himself - "So that's it."
Now he finally understood.
"Then what happened to those forgotten people in the Forgotten River?"
Bai Yuan sighed, "According to my speculation, they should all be people who got lost in the Wangliu River and did not leave in time. Because they stayed for too long, their lives have already disappeared. They seem to be alive, but in fact they have already died." Death, they just don’t know it yet.
Once they leave the Wangliu River, the power of time and silence will cause them to disappear without a trace in an instant.
I didn't know about this at the beginning, and I still wanted to save one or two people, but... Well, as the saying goes, 'The cycle of life and death is impermanent, dreams are shattered and flowed into pieces. The sword is practiced to perfection.
Xiao Jie thought to himself, that's it. No wonder the white ape said that the Wangliu River was fatal to it but had little impact on him. The old white ape didn't have many years to live. If he stayed in the Wangliu River for a few more days, it wouldn't be straightforward. .
I am young, so it is really not a big problem to stay in there for a while.
By the way, shouldn’t the effect of the passage of time also appear on me in reality?
If I practice sword skills in the Wangliu River, will I also grow older in reality?
He just stayed there for about an hour, going back and forth. Is that equivalent to half a month in reality?
Xiao Jie hurriedly picked up his cell phone and took a photo of himself. Looking at the image of himself on the cell phone, he suddenly felt shocked.
The picture of myself on the phone is unshaven, as if I haven't shaved for half a month.
He shaved very frequently on weekdays and rarely left any obvious beard. At this time, there was a normal circle of messy beard on his chin and under his nose.
It has a slightly raunchy feel.
Sure enough, it also has an impact on myself in reality...
Xiao Jie said worriedly: "Then it will take me a few days to practice this sword technique to perfection, right? Doesn't that mean I have to age a few years?"
"Yes, so you have to think carefully about the stakes involved."
Several years... several years of life...
Xiao Jie took a deep breath, sat in front of the computer, and thought carefully.
Wasting several years of life just to learn a set of martial arts... This price is somewhat heavy.
He remembered that there was a question somewhere in the past, whether someone would buy you a year of life for a million dollars or not.
Many people say they don't want to do it. Money can't buy time, and time can't be measured by money.
But some people think we should do it. After all, people are exchanging their lives for money when they go to work. Ordinary people can’t earn more than one million after working hard for a year.
At that time, he quite agreed with the latter's choice, but now that it was his turn, he was still a little reluctant to part with it.
Damn it, isn't it just a few years of life? When I become a god, live as long as heaven and earth, and shine with the sun and moon, a few years of life will mean nothing.
I used to waste my time playing games. After working for so many years, I didn’t even save a house.
So what if I waste a few more years now? At least the value of this peerless martial arts is definitely much higher than one million.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jie suddenly made up his mind.
Gritting his teeth, he stepped into the white fog and walked for a few minutes. As the fog gradually thickened, system prompts flashed before his eyes.
System prompt: You have entered the special map [Forgotten River].
Standing in the strange mist of Wangliu River, Xiao Jie activated the sword technique and used the nine disillusionment styles in sequence. After practicing a set of sword techniques, his proficiency has indeed improved a bit.
LV1-LV2 requires 2000 experience points.
Just increase your experience.
Xiao Jie started to practice continuously as he thought about it.
Seeing the slowly increasing swordsmanship experience, Xiao Jie was also secretly calculating the exchange rate of time. One day here would consume one year of life, one hour would be half a month's life, and ten minutes would be five days' life. , two minutes is a lifespan of 24 hours...
Time flies!
An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the sword skill experience value increased to 30% of LV1.
Isn't this pretty fast?
Two hours passed, three and a half hours passed.
[System prompt: Your Divine Sword of Disillusionment has been upgraded to LV2. 】
Xiao Jie's satiety level was almost exhausted at this time.
He didn't dare waste time eating and drinking in this Wangliu River. Two minutes was a day, and he couldn't afford to waste this time.
He hurriedly ran out of the Wangliu River. The moment he walked out of the Wangliu River, his whole body suddenly fell into a trance, and his two months of life were gone.
He picked up the phone and took a look. The beard on his face became thicker, and he even looked a little decadent.
Looking at the proficiency of sword skills, it takes 3000 experience to go from LV2 to LV3.
Xiao Jie calculated that if this ratio continues, 10,000 experience will be needed to upgrade LV9 to LV1O.
It takes almost three or four days.
Not bad, it only lasts for three or four years. I am 28 this year, and I have just turned thirty after practicing sword skills.
continue!
(End of chapter)