For some reason, when she heard that Gu Qingfeng wanted to see his master, Elder Zhen Jue, Ye Tianlan suddenly fell silent.
"What's wrong? Is it difficult? "
"There's nothing difficult for me. I'm just afraid that Elder Zhen Jue doesn't want to see you. He hid in the Shang Qing Tower because he doesn't want to see you."
"It's his business whether he wants to see me or not. It's my business whether I want to see him or not."
Ye Tianlan didn't say anything more. She seemed to be thinking about something. After drinking the wine in the cup, she said, "I'll take you there."
After that, she waved her hand. In a flash, the two had already appeared in the Shang Qing Tower.
There was a different world in the tower, as if it was a world of its own. Gu Qingfeng didn't have the mood to appreciate the legendary treasure of the Shang Qing Sect. After a while, he followed Ye Tianlan to a hall.
The hall was empty. Except for a few paintings carved on the walls, there was nothing else. In the innermost part of the hall was a closed stone door. Although Ye Tianlan didn't say anything, Gu Qingfeng had already sensed that his master was in the stone room.
"I'll go first."
Ye Tianlan sensibly left the Shang Qing Tower again.
Gu Qingfeng looked at the stone door and didn't say anything. He just knelt down and kowtowed.
After a while.
Gu Qingfeng finally opened his mouth and said, "Master, I'm back."
No one responded.
Gu Qingfeng continued, "I know you're very disappointed in me and don't want to recognize me as your disciple. You don't want to see me again."
"No matter what you think, for me, Gu Tianlang, a master for a day is a father for life. In my heart, you'll always be my master. You were, are, and will be."
Gu Qingfeng was an orphan.
Since childhood, he began to wander around the Chiyan Ridge. Sometimes he had to fight for food with wild beasts. Later, he entered the Yunxia School. Along the way, he lived with his head on the knife's edge. He had suffered many injuries and suffered many beatings. Only he knew the bitterness.
It was because he was free and lonely that he valued friendship more than anyone else. Even if it was a drop of water, he would repay it with a spring.
That year.
His notoriety spread far and wide. He was besieged by the Celestial Dynasty and the various sects. Not only was his cultivation destroyed, his life was also in danger. It was Elder Zhen Jue's appearance that saved his life. It was only later that Gu Qingfeng found out that Elder Zhen Jue, in order to save him and to allow him to stay in the Shang Qing Sect, did not hesitate to bet on the high reputation that he had accumulated over thousands of years.
Unfortunately.
In the end, Gu Qingfeng was unable to turn over a new leaf. Not only did he not put down the butcher's knife, he became even more vicious. He raised the butcher's knife and killed until rivers of blood flowed. He also turned this world upside down.
Because of this.
Elder Zhen Jue, who was known as the world's number one immortal master, became the target of public criticism.
In order to atone for his sins, Elder Zhen Jue didn't hesitate to cut himself off from the world.
Every time he thought of this, Gu Qingfeng felt as if his heart was being stabbed by needles. He had cultivated for five hundred years. He believed that he valued friendship and morality. He had a clear conscience. Only Elder Zhen Jue. Gu Qingfeng felt that he had let him down.
After all.
Not only did Zhen Jue save his life back then, but he also spent nine years teaching others the true meaning of Dao.
Gu Qingfeng had gone mad countless times, and his creations were all heaven-defying. Among them, there was no lack of great creations with self-awareness. The reason why he was able to find himself after going mad again and again, and the reason why he had not been devoured and taken over by the consciousness of great creations, was not only because of his own perseverance, but also because of his comprehension of the true essence of human dao.
Return to your nature. Don't forget your original intention.
These were the last words that Elder Zhen Jue said to him when he was judged by the Immortal Dao.
He had always remembered it.
He didn't dare to forget. He wouldn't forget.
"Sigh …"
Suddenly.
An old sigh came from the stone room.
Gu Qingfeng was startled. He raised his head and said excitedly, "Master!"
"Silly boy, silly boy …"
Hearing his master's voice again, Gu Qingfeng was excited. He couldn't wait to break open the stone door and pay his respects to his master.
However.
In the end, he held himself back.
He was already very satisfied that his master could reply.
"Silly disciple, you're really a silly disciple. The dignified Buddhism's supreme heart of freedom, in the end, it couldn't overcome the two words deep in your heart. You didn't know that the deeper the feelings, the heavier the calamity. You were like this back then. Who would have thought that after hundreds of years, you're still like this today. Not only did it not weaken, but it's even stronger.
Sigh … "" Return to your nature. Don't forget your original intention. This is what you've always taught me. My nature is like this. Even if thousands of years pass, it won't change. Although I cultivate Great Freedom, my nature will never waver. "
"Return to your nature. Don't forget your original intention. Good … very good …"
Perhaps hearing his master's words made Gu Qingfeng too excited. He didn't understand what his master meant.
"I thought that you'd be able to let go of what happened back then. I didn't think that it would become a knot in your heart. Forget it, forget it. Since it's like this, then I'll tell you the truth. I hope it can help you undo the knot in your heart."
"Truth?"
Gu Qingfeng was confused. He asked, "What truth?"
"Disciple, do you still remember the question you always wanted to ask back then? Why did I save you?"
Gu Qingfeng of course remembered. He remembered it very clearly.
He always wanted to know why his master saved him at all costs.
Actually, there were many different opinions about this. Some said that Elder Zhen Jue was merciful. He saw that Gu Qingfeng was talented and wanted to teach him to benefit the world.
Some said that Elder Zhen Jue saw that he wasn't destined to die, but he didn't want to let him go. He wanted to lock him up in the Shang Qing Sect to prevent him from harming the world.
As for the reason, nobody knew. Elder Zhen Jue never told anyone about it.
Gu Qingfeng was conflicted about this back then. But that was all in the past. Even now, he still didn't know why Elder Zhen Jue saved him. But he didn't care anymore.
"Many people say that I saved you because I am merciful. I hope to enlighten you and benefit the world. That is wrong. I am not merciful, nor will I enlighten you. That is because I know that a person's nature cannot be enlightened."
"Some said that I saved you because you weren't destined to die. I locked you up in the Shang Qing Sect to prevent you from harming the world. This is also wrong. Because I know that the tiny Shang Qing Sect cannot lock you up. As for harming the world, that is even more impossible. Even though I am arrogant and unrestrained, I will not kill the innocent. I will not harm the world."
"At the end of the ancient era, Sengoku was corrupt and the people had no way to make a living. Even without me, there would have been others who would have stood up and fought against Sengoku to end the ancient era. This is God's will and the result of karma."
(End of Chapter)
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