It was the middle of winter, and the cold wind was blowing in the vast Tianqi Mountain. The temperature on the Snow-capped Peak was extremely low. Fortunately, the peak was too high and was not covered by the mist that permeated the valley between the foothills. The sun shone directly here. Although it did not bring much real warmth, it could bring some psychological comfort.
Just as the middle-aged man by the Hulan Sea had guessed, there was indeed someone on the Snow-capped Peak that had not been seen for tens of thousands of years. It was a Taoist priest in a thin robe with an ebony fork in his hair bun.
The Taoist priest looked calm and thin, carrying a wooden sword on his back. He quietly looked at the floating white clouds under the Snow-capped Peak, the barren wilderness under the white clouds, and the Hulan Sea that was like a white mirror.
Ye Su, the World Wayfarer from the Zhishou Abbey, had made a bet with Tang, the World Wayfarer from the Devil's Doctrine, on the two peaks outside the Front Gate of the Devil's Doctrine.
In the end, Ning Que won, and Prince Long Qing was disabled. So … he lost.
According to the bet that was not spoken but known to both of them, Ye Su could no longer participate in the fight for the "Ming" Handscroll of the Tomes of Arcane. But this did not mean that he could not stand on the Snow-capped Peak and watch the show from afar.
He "saw" the middle-aged man by the Hulan Sea, but in fact, he did not look at the middle-aged man. Because if he saw the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man could also see him.
He came from the unworldly Unknown Place, but he knew very well that there were many real masters hidden in the world, such as the middle-aged man by the Hulan Sea. Even though he was powerful, he still had to be respectful and reserved to the masters at the peak of Martial Arts in the human world who were close to the Divine Transcendence.
Of course, if he was still the proud lad with a wooden sword more than a decade ago, he would never care about these things. However, he was no longer the young him now. His understanding of the world and himself was already different.
It was just that he would occasionally miss the compelling youth that had been far away for many years.
One of the reasons why he was here was to see who would get the Tomes of Arcane. However, he had grown up in the Zhishou Abbey and started reading the six volumes of Tomes of Arcane when he first learned to read. He did not have a sense of mystery and naturally did not have an inexplicable reverence for the Tomes of Arcane like the mortals or cultivators in the world. Therefore, this was not the real reason why he was here. At least, it was not as important as the real reason.
He had come here to reminisce about the youth that had been lost for many years. Perhaps he had come to pay tribute to the youth that had been lost for many years, or perhaps he had come to find the youth that had been lost for many years. That youth was called pride.
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Ye Su silently turned around and looked at a certain pool in the mountains.
The pool was extremely small. Perhaps there was hot water gushing out from the bottom of the pool, so it had not been frozen for a few days. However, in the end, it could not withstand the biting cold wind, and a thin layer of ice had formed on the surface of the pool.
Perhaps it was many days ago, or perhaps it was just a moment ago, but the thin ice on the surface of the small pond had a very small opening. Even he couldn't be sure when that piece of thin ice had been broken.
But he could confirm that the shape of the opening on the surface of the pool was very special, like the trace left by a wooden dipper.
Fourteen years ago, he had seen that wooden dipper, and then he could never forget it.
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Fourteen years ago, the most mysterious "Tian" Handscroll of the Seven Volumes of Tomes of Arcane showed an extremely important sign. However, the Taoist in the abbey who was responsible for looking after the Tomes of Arcane remained absolutely silent about it.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation of the West-Hill Divine Palace entered the abbey to read the Tomes of Arcane and did not say much.
However, no one had expected that the Great Divine Priest of Light, Wei Guangming, would take half a step into the Divine Domain of Tianqi at this time. His deep and pure eyes saw the shadow of the night descending on the world.
This generation of World Wayfarers of Taoism, Buddhism, and Diabolism gathered in the Wilderness.
At that time, the three World Wayfarers were still three teenagers. They gathered under a small tree and silently watched the ants for a long time. Then they looked at the black line for a long time and finally left separately.
At that time, Ye Su, the successor of the Zhishou Abbey, was very proud and very confident.
He scolded Tang as an evil spirit and disdained Qi Nian as an outsider. He chopped the small tree into 53,333 pieces with one stroke of his sword, and then recited a Taoist hymn that he was most satisfied with so far.
At that time, he did not know that when the night was coming, on the other side of the black line that they did not dare to cross, there was a scholar wearing straw shoes and a shabby coat sitting calmly beside a small pond. He held a scroll in his hand and read happily. There was a wooden dipper hanging on his waist. When he was hungry or thirsty, he would drink from the pond.
After that, he traveled around the world and went to the South Sea. He excitedly reported to his Master.
The Taoist in indigo on the reef looked at him and smiled sympathetically.
At that time, he knew that there was a person sitting on the other side of the black line that day.
So he could no longer be as proud and confident as before.
Many years later, after experiencing the prosperity of the secular world, he succeeded in seeing through many things. So confidence naturally returned to him. However, the youth and pride of that year were no longer there.
He had always regretted that he did not have the opportunity to ask the person on the other side of the line.
Until today, it seemed that he finally had the opportunity.
So there was no one by the small pond.
Standing on the top of the Snow-capped Peak, he looked seriously at the pond on the mountainside. Both the ebony fork in his Taoist bun and the thin light shirt on his body were motionless in the cold wind, just like his clear Taoist Heart at that moment.
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There was someone by the Hulan Sea outside the Snow Mountain.
The middle-aged man looked at the shore in front of him and suddenly stopped. Then he took off the hat that he had worn for many days and revealed his face. He looked at the vast mountains in the distance. His thick eyebrows, which were like silkworms, slightly frowned. His red lips, which were like thick blood, slightly curled up, revealing a complicated smile.
In the biting cold wind, he walked again from the frozen lake to the solid ground. His strong body, which was as strong as steel, completely ignored the existence of the strong wind in the Wilderness. He walked northward with a murderous intent.
He did not walk fast, and even a little slowly. Every time his foot fell, he would sink into the frozen ground of the Wilderness, leaving a deep footprint.
He left the Hulan Sea and walked to the foothills of Tianqi Mountain in the north. As time passed, the murderous aura on the middle-aged man gradually disappeared. The footprints he left behind became shallower and shallower until there was no trace left.
He was not like those Grand Cultivators in the world who knew the destiny of the world and integrated himself with the heaven and earth. This was because he had never practiced Taoism. He used his terrifying Psyche Power to completely isolate his body and consciousness from the heaven and earth. It was as if he had turned himself into a stone. If he closed his eyes, he would not be able to feel his existence.
However, the small pond on the mountainside, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly moved.
There was a very slight sound of splashing at the edge of the pond.
The splashing sound was like the sound of a wooden dipper filling water, or the sound of the wind blowing leaves.
It was also like the sound of a hand slowly closing the pages of a book.
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"I heard that you were enlightened at the age of 13, no doubts at 30, Seethrough in three months, and Knowing Destiny in one day."
"I heard that you climbed the mountain every day for 17 years without any hindrance."
"I heard that you saw four words outside the wooden door when you climbed the back of the mountain of the Academy for the first time."
"The four words were: The benevolent likes water."
"So you like to be close to clear streams and quiet ponds all your life."
"It seems that it is true today."
Ye Su listened to the soft splashing sound coming from the small pond in the distant mountainside and thought about these words silently in his heart. Then, he let out an extremely lonely and satisfied sigh and took a step towards the edge of the Snow-capped Peak with a smile.
As he took this step, the thin wooden sword behind him floated in the air and made a buzzing sound.
The sun in the sky suddenly seemed to become a little brighter.
Tens of thousands of beams of light shone on the wooden sword, making the thin sword body shine with golden light.
An extremely pure sword style, like a condensed beam of light, came from the top of the Snow-capped Peak. It was calm and powerful, ignoring any space and distance, and instantly descended to the small pond thousands of feet away!
Such a magical Taoism meant that he stood at the highest point in the world, at the top of the Knowing Destiny State. Although he had not broken the realm, he was only a step away from the Tianqi State.
How many times in the world could one see such a powerful Taoism Sword?
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When the pure sword style descended to the sky above the small pond on the mountainside, the thin ice on the surface of the water instantly became more solid. Even the tiny opening was frozen at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The splashing sound had long disappeared. Somewhere on the bank of the pond, there was a slight sound of surprise.
However, the reaction of the person who made the sound was a little slow. The speed at which he opened his mouth was very slow, so the sound seemed to be deliberately dragged out. It was long and distant, like the call of the protagonist of an opera when he appeared on stage.
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The middle-aged man at the foot of the mountain frowned slightly. Of course, he had sensed the sword intent. He did not know where the sword intent was heading, but he could vaguely guess who it was that was worthy of the man using his lifetime's cultivation to stab at.
He had scattered countless spies in this Wilderness and even mobilized the helpers in the Military Ministry. That person had appeared in the Blue Lake outside the City of Wei a few days ago. Why did he suddenly come here?
But he did not hesitate. As a top powerhouse in the world, he could faintly feel his fate and knew that this was a great opportunity for him. Besides, he had his own pride, so he ignored the encounter on the Snow-capped Peak, which no one knew, but was destined to shock the world. He solemnly walked towards the exit of the valley.
The valley was still filled with a thin mist, covering the smooth and steep stone walls as if they were cut by knives and axes. It also covered the sound of approaching footsteps, but it could not cover the figures of the young people inside forever.
In the Snow-capped Peak, Ye Su, the successor of the Zhishou Abbey, finally met the scholar on the other side of the line. At the foot of the Snow-capped Peak, the middle-aged man thought that he would soon meet the Tome of Arcane. Compared with this, it was worthwhile to wait for a long time.
Whether it was 14 years.
Or a lifetime.
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