Putting aside the fact that the six retired human emperors would arrive later, they would fall into the lake with Li Changshou.
Four hours later.
Grand White Palace, Xiao Qiong Mount.
Under the willow tree by the lake, Ling 'e sat cross-legged in the misty fog. Her slender fingers plucked at the zither strings, producing a pleasant music that did not have any obvious melody.
The spiritual wind caressed his face. It did not increase his worries, but it did not reduce his worries.
She looked up at the Pill Chamber. Ling 'e seemed to be able to see through the layers of array formations and see through her senior brother's meditating figure.
Where is he hiding?
Ling 'e's slender fingers left the zither strings. She raised her hand and pinched her chin. After pondering for a while, she picked up the stone slab and engraved a melody. She looked at the lake for a while.
Why did Senior Brother use the paper effigy to go outside?
How good would it be if Senior Brother did not have to care about the matters outside while cultivating and played the zither and flute with me every day?
He could think about his daily meals, make some snacks, and prepare some tea. The two of them would sit or lie down in the straw hut to play chess and chat. They would wait for the sun to set and walk under the moonlight and starlight to chat …
Ling 'e blushed slightly. She naturally thought of some intimate actions, such as standing under the tree and hugging each other to sleep. She would lie on her senior brother's arm and sleep for a while …
Qi Refinement cultivators had to go into seclusion to cultivate. Ling 'e did not dare to be with her senior brother all the time. It would be good if she could be intimate with him for a month every ten years.
If she was like the Dao companions of the Duxian Gate …
"What are you thinking about?"
Li Changshou's voice sounded from the side. Ling 'e subconsciously jumped up and hugged her zither. She almost fled.
However, Ling 'e turned to look at her senior brother. Her attention was immediately attracted by Li Changshou's expression.
She asked softly, "Senior Brother, what's wrong?"
"Huh?" Li Changshou forced a smile, and his eyes were full of fatigue. He raised his hand to Ling'e and sat on the grass under the tree by the lake.
Li Changshou's Daoist robe was devoid of spirit and he stared blankly at the surface of the lake.
What was going on?
It was rare for Senior Brother not to sit cross-legged, but to directly sit on the ground …
"Details".
"Senior brother."
Ling'e called softly. She put away the zither and smoothed out the few creases on her short skirt. She walked to Li Changshou and knelt down behind him. She raised her hand and gently kneeled on Li Changshou's shoulder, thinking about how to make her Senior Brother confide in her.
She could feel her Senior Brother's gloomy mood, so she didn't dare to be too lively. She just used this action to show that she was accompanying him.
Li Changshou raised his hand and patted her little hand. "Come and sit beside me."
"Oh." Ling'e got up and walked to Li Changshou's side. She crossed her jade-like legs and sat down diagonally. She looked at the side of her senior brother's face and asked softly, "Did you encounter something troublesome in the Celestial Court?"
"Troublesome … I don't think so."
Li Changshou rubbed the corner of his eyebrows and sighed. "I just suddenly saw something and couldn't get over it."
"Do you want some tea? I also made some snacks … "
"Stay here with me for a while."
"Hmm." Ling'e did not say anything else and sat quietly at the side.
She looked at the side of her senior brother's tired, helpless, and conflicted face. She lowered her head and leaned on her senior brother's shoulder. She deliberately made her breathing weaker.
The surface of the lake was shimmering, and the Far Forest was filled with dense greenery. Outside the almost transparent array wall of Xiao Qiong Mount, there were white clouds and the sky was blue.
The breeze blew their hair, and Ling'e quietly enjoyed the rare moment of intimacy.
Although she knew that her senior brother was in a bad mood and she could not be too happy, she could not suppress the joy in her heart. She wanted this moment to last for a while longer.
Unfortunately, her senior brother had always adjusted his mood very quickly.
However, this time, Ling'e was a little "stunned". After staying quietly for an hour, she was about to fall asleep comfortably, but her senior brother was still so depressed.
After thinking about it, Ling'e asked with concern, "Senior Brother, can you tell me what's on your mind? Hmm … Although I can't help you solve your problems, I can listen to you. "
"What can I be worried about?" Li Changshou smiled. His sense of disappointment had mostly dissipated. "I'm just thinking about whether what I'm doing now is right or wrong."
Ling'e said softly, "Senior Brother, didn't you say that there is no absolute right or wrong? It's fine as long as you live up to your heart."
Li Changshou did not turn his head. He raised his left hand and rubbed Ling'e's head, messing up Ling'e's meticulously arranged hair accessories.
"You still want to use that to guide me? Can you understand what that means with your little experience? "
Lan Ling 'e made a face. "I'll give it a try. It makes sense! Hey, hey … my face will be swollen! "
Li Changshou punished her slightly and felt inexplicably happier. Then, he sighed dejectedly and lay under the willow tree. He rested his head on his arm and fell into a daze. Not long after, he sighed again …
Ling'e's face was slightly red and her forehead was sweating. She quickly turned her head and forcefully used the Clear Heart Sutra to calm herself down. Then, she took off the hair accessories that were messed up by her senior brother and let her black hair fall freely. Then, she took a deep breath.
I'll take advantage of my senior brother's situation!
She tried her best to make her movements more natural. She slowly moved from sitting diagonally to lying on her side and approached her senior brother's arm bit by bit. She did not dare to look at her senior brother's expression, nor did she feel his gaze. She wanted to rest her head on his arm …
Three inches … Two inches …
Am I really going to do that?
Isn't this a little too proactive? I'm still an immature little fairy. I should have some of the elegance of a fairy!
The arm that Ling'e had locked onto suddenly moved. Ling'e's delicate body immediately stiffened. She subconsciously thought that her senior brother had deliberately avoided her, and she was about to feel disappointed.
However, her cheeks felt the texture of the Daoist robe's fabric. She had already rested her head on her senior brother's arm … It was quite comfortable.
A gentle breath blew past. Ling'e heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. Her stiff body also relaxed a little. She, who was lying on her side, could clearly see the texture of the cloth on her senior brother's Daoist robe.
She had nowhere to put her hands. In the end, she could only place them on her chest and press on the edge of her inner shirt.
She did not know how much time had passed. It might have been just a few breaths, or it might have been two to four hours.
Ling'e heard her senior brother murmur …
"I know that there is no absolute right or wrong. I also know that a person's sense of right and wrong is insignificant in front of the world.
However, there are some things that I know are more wrong, but it is beneficial to me. It can allow me to gain a more stable foothold in this world, so I want to do it. I even deliberately ignore the wrong elements. Then, I tell myself that I am just taking advantage of the situation. How the world is has nothing to do with me. This is the Primordial World. It cannot be generalized.
I have always wanted to be a bystander and watch the Primordial World coldly. I want to strip off its Dao and observe its rules. I want to use the Dao laws here to make myself stronger and pursue transcendence …
During this process, I can ignore some things that are not in line with my beliefs, right? "
Ling'e frowned and asked softly, "What exactly is it?"
"There are many things that I can't explain."
Li Changshou sighed slowly. "I shouldn't have told you that. I was just touched when I saw the tragic state of a senior."
Ling'e shook her head slightly. She looked up at her senior brother, who had gradually returned to his normal expression. Her heart skipped a beat.
She did not know where she got the strength from. She took the initiative to extend her hand and lean towards Li Changshou.
"There's nothing I shouldn't have done. Senior Brother, can you tell me more?"
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I suddenly have a fragile heart."
Li Changshou's smile became brighter. The door to his heart that had just been opened had already closed silently.
He said, "I just saw Senior Suiren, the human emperor of the ancient human race. He was … Yes, he was corroded by the demonic aura. Now, he's neither human nor ghost, neither immortal nor demon."
A wisp of spiritual will circulated, and a scene surfaced in Ling'e's heart.
The thick smoke from the volcanic crater sealed by the array formation dissipated, revealing the magma lake below.
A figure was lying on the magma lake. His hair was disheveled, and he barely maintained his human form. Six divine swords pierced through his shoulders, legs, torso, and head. He was lying on the magma, and chains wrapped around his body …
Li Changshou sighed.
"Most of the other human emperors are the reincarnations of ancient living beings from ancient times. They are now living peacefully in the Fire Cloud Cave.
However, in order to resist the Demon Emperor, this human senior, who had fallen to the Demon Dao and fought the Demon Court with the former Demon Soldiers, had to endure the corrosion of the demonic aura and the pain of the Heavenly Dao suppressing the demonic aura.
It's ridiculous.
Forget it. There are many things in the world. It's too unwise to be emotional. I've already done my best to help alleviate Senior Suiren's pain. "
A few images appeared in Ling'e's heart again.
"A female immortal dressed in a white dress with a holy and dignified face stood on the crater of the volcano. There was a gentle halo behind her, and her entire body emitted pure white holy light.
She pressed her palms together and hummed a tune. She seemed to be chanting sutras. Wisps of white light entered the demonic body below and offset the wisps of demonic aura. "
Li Changshou remained silent. There was a hint of thought in his eyes.
Ling'e asked, "Senior Brother, do you think that the Heavenly Dao is unfair to Suiren?"
"Don't spout nonsense." Li Changshou gestured for her to keep quiet and said seriously, "The Heavenly Dao is not the Heavenly Dao of the human race. It's the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World.
Although the human race is prosperous now, in ancient times, the one closest to the Heavenly Dao was actually the Demon Court. After the battle, Suiren became a hidden danger to the world. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao suppressed and imprisoned him. "
Ling'e blinked. She felt that her senior brother was not saying those words to her.
She connected it to what her senior brother had said just now. Clearly, he did not agree with the way the Heavenly Dao handled certain matters and had a disagreement with the Heavenly Dao.
When Ling'e spread her immortal senses, she had also heard some news in the Celestial Court. She knew that her senior brother was the main calamity, the second-in-command of the Celestial Court, and the Dao Ancestor's favorite child.
In other words, her senior brother was working for the Heavenly Dao and using it to cultivate.
Ling'e suddenly understood.
Senior Brother had a lot of feelings for the human race. He never showed mercy to the great demons of the demon race, but he would give the ferocious mortals of the human race a chance to change.
Although there were two standards, Senior Brother had once smiled and said that when he was debating with Mr. Bai. He happened to hear it when he went to the Black Pool Peak to deliver snacks.
Senior Brother said,
"Mr. Bai, I'm a human to begin with. I have to stand on the side of the human race. Don't talk about the world view. I can't forget my roots. As long as I don't compete with the human race, I can treat the Ten Thousand Spirits Race equally.
The battle for the power of the world is a life-and-death battle.
I can't enjoy the benefits brought by the human race's current status as the main character of the world and take care of the demons who have fought with the human race. "
From this, he could conclude that Senior Brother had a special feeling for Suiren, who had once led the human race to find light in the darkness!
There was only one truth!
Senior Brother, the golden fighter of the Heavenly Dao, was dissatisfied with the Heavenly Dao suppressing Suiren. That triggered his resentment towards the Heavenly Dao!
That was the reason why Senior Brother was depressed today.
However, she quickly reacted and stopped mentioning the Heavenly Dao. She said softly, "Senior Brother, do you remember what you said to me previously?"
"What?"
"Instead of trying to be a hero when you're not capable enough, you might as well continue living. When you stand at the peak of all living beings and can set the rules, you can change the living environment of the weak in the entire Primordial World.
Senior Brother, you've actually done it. "
Li Changshou said calmly, "Don't take it seriously. That's just a random sentence I made up in the past because I didn't want you to cause trouble everywhere."
"Well …"
"Ah, get up. Go and punish yourself with the 'Steadiness Sutra' 300 times. I'll stay with Master for a while."
Ling 'e's face fell. She wanted to shamelessly lie down for a while longer, but Li Changshou's figure had already turned into a gust of wind and drifted away, leaving only a few chuckles behind. She kept rolling her eyes.
In Qiyuan Laodao's straw hut, Li Changshou appeared and placed three incense sticks on his master's memorial tablet. He stood there in a daze.
On the other side of the Fire Cloud Cave, Mei Wenhua was still purifying Suiren's demonic aura.
However, Li Changshou had already noticed that her spiritual energy could only "alleviate" it and could not really eradicate it.
He was not related to Suiren and was not familiar with him. However, the moment he saw Suiren's appearance, his Dao heart could not help but tremble a few times. For some reason, he felt depressed.
Ling 'e did not escape this time …
Li Changshou naturally remembered what she said just now. Not long after Ling 'e went up the mountain, he had been beaten up by his master because of that.
The peak of all living beings … Setting the rules … The living environment of the weak …
In the Primordial World, being able to take care of the people he wanted to take care of had already made him exhausted. How many people could he manage?
"Ah."
Li Changshou placed his hands behind his back and stood quietly in front of his master's plaque. His gaze was a little complicated.
In the secret ground at the bottom of the Fire Cloud Cave, Mei Wenhua chanted for three days.
In the straw hut of Xiao Qiong Mount, Li Changshou stood quietly in front of his master's memorial tablet for three days.
Under the tree by the lake, Ling 'e, who had scraped the stone slab three hundred times, was sitting there reading the sutras. From time to time, she would turn her head to look at the figure in the straw hut.
When Mei Wenhua put down her hands weakly and looked at the figure lying on the magma lake with a gentle gaze, a few Imperial Lords flew over from the side. The figure below seemed to have woken up from a dream and slowly sat up.
Li Changshou, who was in his master's straw hut, chuckled. His body turned into a wisp of green smoke and floated back to the mountain of Xiao Qiong Mount. He only left a voice transmission for Ling 'e.
"Don't mention the Heavenly Dao in the future. This is the Celestial Court."
The corners of Ling 'e's mouth twitched slightly. She recalled how she had been using her senior brother's arm as a pillow three days ago. She could not help but cover her face with her hands and sigh at herself for being too bold.
She even squeezed out a sentence between her fingers … "Hmph, you don't mean what you say. Stupid Senior Brother."
…
In the secret underground chamber, Li Changshou's figure appeared behind the desk. He slowly sat back down at the desk and raised his brush to focus. His mind was split into two.
Half of his attention was in charge of discussing the next step with the few Imperial Lords of Fire Cloud Cave. The other half of his attention continued to refine the plan in front of him.
"Fishing for a Big Fish".
He used the eighth wisp of Primordial Violet Qi as a guide to promote and create momentum. He used the fake as bait.
He used the reason that Xuandu City was the gap in the Heavenly Dao. The ninth wisp of Primordial Violet Qi streaked across the world. Then, it entered the Chaos Sea through Xuandu City and dissipated.
He set up layers of ambushes in Xuandu City and tried his best to be 98% confident. He mobilized all the resources that he could use. Later, he would go to the Green Touring Palace to find an ambitious young man to help.
He would create a fishing line that even Kun Peng could not escape from!
Of course, that was the overall idea. He still had to prepare a few backup plans.
How could he minimize the impact of this matter on the Primordial World? How could he avoid causing chaos among the Qi Refinement cultivators? If other mighty figures who did not appear were also lured out, how should he deal with them …
He had to consider all of that in advance and come up with a plan.
In fact, Li Changshou had long noticed that his good memory was inferior to his bad writing. He had also taken some precautions.
Some plans could be written on cloth, paper, and jade talismans. It could even be said that he had deliberately written them on them.
For example, the plan to deal with Kun Peng this time.
Li Changshou expected that the Heavenly Dao could monitor him. All of that could be seen by the Dao Ancestor. The birth and completion of this plan might have a series of effects and reduce the difficulty of executing it later.
Li Changshou could only construct some plans in his heart and use some words that only he could understand to prevent the Heavenly Dao from seeing through his Dao heart.
For example, after his master's accident, during the eleven years that he stayed in the Primordial Chaos Golden Chalice, Li Changshou had made a hundred-year plan and a thousand-year plan in front of the incarnation of the Great Tribulation — The Disappearance of X.
From that, he concluded that the Heavenly Dao could not casually pry into his heart.
If the Heavenly Dao could understand what that meant, Li Changshou … would not dare to interfere.
Fifty percent of the reason for dealing with Kun Peng was because Kun Peng's scheme involved his relatives and friends. Thirty percent was because if Kun Peng continued to jump, he would fall into a passive state.
The remaining 20% of the reason was related to the "Disappearance of X."
To a certain extent, if Kun Peng had not appeared in the Heavenly Dao previously, he would not have had to attack him.
However, the living being of the Primordial World that had clearly escaped from the Primordial World but was unwilling to hide in the Chaos Sea had returned. That made Li Changshou have no choice but to consider killing Kun Peng or erase its "uncontrollable" label.
No matter what Senior Lang's character was or whether he was crazy enough to destroy the world, it had nothing to do with Li Changshou.
However, Li Changshou would never repeat Senior Lang's tragedy!
The words "My fate is in my hands, not the heavens" sounded domineering, but it was not something that could be done casually. Instead, it required a thousand years of planning and ten thousand years of planning.
Li Changshou actually had a premonition.
At the end of stability, he still had to fight with all his might. In the end, he might have to rely on 0.2% to survive.
He could do it in the end …
"Who are you?"
A weak and ancient voice suddenly sounded in his heart. Li Changshou immediately abandoned the distracting thoughts in his mind. Most of his attention returned to the secret place of the Fire Cloud Cave and looked at the person who had sent the voice transmission to him.
At that moment, Suiren had already stood up. The divine sword that was suppressing him disappeared. He was dressed in tattered linen clothes and looked up at Li Changshou's paper effigy.
Li Changshou's paper effigy smiled faintly and bowed to Suiren.
His main body raised his hand and touched his right arm. There was a piece of jade tied to it. It had the power to hide from the Heavenly Dao's detection. It was a fragment of the Human Emperor Fire De Jade.
This karma could be repaid today.
"Taiqing disciple, Lord Taibai Jinxing of the Celestial Court, human Qi Refinement cultivator, Li Changgeng, greets Senior!"
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