It was as if a whirlpool had appeared on the crowded street. Passersby could not help but take a detour, leaving an empty space in the middle.
Mengqi, who was dressed in a green robe, had a long saber strapped to his waist and his hands clasped behind his back. He brushed past Shangguan Heng, who was standing rooted to the ground. He looked extremely confident, as if he was confident that Shangguan Heng would not attack him out of humiliation, or perhaps he had absolute confidence in his own strength. Even if Shangguan Heng tried to sneak up on him, he did not care.
Shangguan Heng's face flushed red. He could not believe that he had been defeated just like that. However, the truth was the truth, and he could not deny it.
The tyranny in his eyes became even more obvious, but there was also a sense of confusion. It was as if he was still immersed in the memories of his previous reincarnation and could not extricate himself.
Generation after generation, men and women, it was all a dream. Where was' me '?
The man with the Lulong accent watched the scene unfold on the street and swallowed hard. He was completely speechless.
'Is this the strength of the second on the Ranking List of Young Masters?'
'Is this the' Killing Blade 'Su Meng?'
The real battle was too different from what he had imagined. There was simply no comparison at all. This made him even more shocked by the strength displayed by Mengqi and the elusive saber technique.
Even the few merchants from the Great Jin Dynasty were dumbfounded. Although they had full confidence in Mengqi and did not doubt his ranking on the Ranking List of Young Masters, the gap between them was too shocking!
The green robe blended into the crowd and floated away. Shangguan Heng was still standing there, unable to extricate himself for a long time.
…
In the quiet of the night, in the dense forest near the mass grave.
Mengqi had found the cenotaph according to the description given by Sikong Tu's wife.
Meng Qi recalled the layout of all kinds of evil traps and released his spirit to sense the most minute details, searching for the most suitable position.
If he wasn't afraid of destroying the things inside, he could directly activate his Precious Weapon and split open the tomb. That would be the simplest and most effective way to break the mechanism, but he naturally couldn't do that now.
The most vicious part of the traps left behind by Sikong Tu was that if the first part failed or was destroyed, the last part of the trap would spew out corrosive venom, destroying the ancient books inside and wasting the efforts of the grave robbers. This was what troubled Mengqi the most at the moment. According to Sikong Tu's wife, unless a master of traps came personally or Sikong Tu, who had various secret tomb-raiding techniques, came back to life, normal people would not be able to dismantle this trap.
In the dense forest, a few tomb robbers who were wandering nearby sneakily spied on Mengqi.
"Big Brother, what do you think he's standing there for?" asked the thief, whose face was covered with a black cloth, revealing only his nostrils and eyes.
The leader of the grave robbers said as if he had a toothache, "It can't be that you're here to pay your respects to an old friend in the middle of the night, right?"
He suspected that the other party had their eyes on the tomb as well.
"Big Brother, didn't you say that there are many traps in the tomb and that we'll have to dig a tunnel to excavate it?" asked the thief in shock. He trusted his leader's judgment.
"That's right. Based on our experience, there are definitely no less than five traps in the tomb! If I'm wrong, I'll write my surname backwards! "the leader vowed.
The thief muttered under his breath, "Big Brother, your surname is Tian …"
"… In any case, he'll definitely retreat in the face of difficulties. Slowly, no, slowly." The leader was very "literate".
Mengqi paid no attention to them. After some thought, he made a decision. Suddenly, he stretched out his right hand and formed his fingers into a dark gold claw, grabbing at the tomb.
The gray stone outside the tomb was like rotten wood, breaking with a single grab. The arrows and poisonous needles inside whizzed out. They were so dense and difficult to dodge that they all hit Mengqi's hand.
The faint sound of metal clashing against metal rang out continuously. All the hidden weapons fell to the ground powerlessly. Mengqi's right hand did not slow down at all. With a spurt of energy, he swept away the falling stones and flicked away the poisonous insects.
Puff, the bamboo tube broke, and the pitch-black poisonous liquid sprayed out, falling onto the books wrapped in fur.
At this moment, a pale golden palm appeared above the books, holding them in its palm.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle. The poisonous liquid sprayed on the back of the hand and arm, making a sound that made one's scalp go numb. Bursts of white mist rose, but the pale golden color did not fade in the slightest.
Mengqi withdrew his hand, looked at the stack of books, nodded in satisfaction, and turned to leave.
The location he chose avoided most of the traps.
"He got it just like that?" The peeping thief was shocked. He only saw the other party break through the outer layer of the tomb, reach in, and easily take out the item!
The leader was stunned for a while, and said with difficulty, "To, to be able to break this stone so easily, he's definitely, definitely an expert. We can't compare!"
"But what about the traps inside?" the thief asked blankly.
"This …" The leader did not know how to answer.
The thief came back to his senses and was eager to try. "Big Brother, I'm afraid there are no traps inside! Let's go and take a look. Maybe we can find some treasures that we missed! "
"Maybe there are traps, but they've been broken!" The leader did not want to slap himself in the face, but his eyes were also filled with greed.
Mengqi took the books and walked out of the dense forest. Suddenly, he heard screams coming from inside, and immediately shook his head and laughed.
He did not look back, but found a quiet place at random, and began to flip through the books under the moonlight.
"It's actually in Bomi …" After a while, Mengqi frowned slightly and whispered to himself.
One of the ancient books was a detailed textual research on the historical changes of the Carefree Valley. First, it was used to speculate the approximate location, and then they found some clues there. Unfortunately, before they could find the entrance, the owner of the ancient book contracted a terrible disease and died of a violent illness. Before he died, he left relevant information for his descendants to explore, but somehow, this book became someone else's burial object.
According to the book, the former Carefree Valley was an ancient secret place, and now it was Bomi in the Immensity Sea.
Bomi was the most famous dangerous place in the Immensity Sea. It had a complex shape and was shrouded in red mist that affected the senses, making it very easy to hide. No one knew how many evil people had to hide there because they had offended big shots, including many experts of the Exterior. Xuan Bei and the Crying Elder had fought all the way to the vicinity of Bomi, so Mengqi knew it very well.
"The Black Fur that triggered the Zhenwu serial task was obtained by the Hanhai Horse Bandits from a mysterious mausoleum, so it makes sense that the Carefree Valley is in the Immensity Sea …" Mengqi nodded slightly, temporarily suppressing the urge to find the entrance to Bomi. That was a dangerous place, and people like Ze Luoju were not willing to go there. In addition, he had a grudge with the Crying Elder, and without the strength of the Exterior, it was better not to go there to die.
The rest of the books were more or less related to mausoleums or secret places, recording the changes of many ancient places, which gave Mengqi a lot of insight. However, most of them were scattered clues, so Mengqi could not follow them.
"No wonder Sikong Tu chose to excavate the ancestral grave of the Han family and bury these books here …" Mengqi sighed when he reached the end of the book. Fortunately, he did not expect too much. It was already a pleasant surprise to find a clue to the Carefree Valley!
Putting away the book, Mengqi looked up at the starry sky, staring at the deep darkness and the bright spots of light. No one knew what he was thinking.
The next day, after making sure that Sikong Tu's wife and son were safely heading south, Mengqi left Leli.
Not far from the city gate, he saw a man standing in front of him on the official road. It was Shangguan Heng with thick and messy eyebrows.
"What's wrong? Have you thought of a way to defend yourself from that blade? "Mengqi asked with interest.
Shangguan Heng clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. After a long time, he finally squeezed out two words. "No."
"If that's the case, why are you blocking the road?" Mengqi raised his eyebrows.
'Does he want to have another taste of reincarnation?' 'Is he addicted to it?'
Shangguan Heng's face was livid. "Just because I haven't thought about it now doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future. I'm afraid that I won't be able to find you after I've thought about it, so I decided to follow you."
'This guy is really stubborn …' Mengqi laughed. "Follow me if you want."
He walked forward without a care in the world. Shangguan Heng kept a straight face and followed him from a distance of two to three feet.
Not long after, the summer rain came without warning. It poured down majestically, forming a line of water.
Shangguan Heng was looking for a place to hide from the rain or use his Protective Upstanding Qi to block the rain. However, he saw Killing Blade's face slightly raised as if he was feeling the rain.
His clothes quickly became wet, but it did not affect him in the slightest as he walked in the rain.
"He's retracting his Protective Upstanding Qi? What is he trying to do? " Shangguan Heng looked at the back of the green-robed figure in front of him and felt a little puzzled. He subconsciously quickened his pace, afraid that he would lose track of him.
When the rain stopped and the official road entered the mountains, Mengqi was surrounded by white mist, and his clothes quickly became dry.
The road was muddy after the rain, but he did not rest or use his Lightness Skill. He just walked forward step by step, which made Shangguan Heng feel even more strange.
After following him for a few days, Shangguan Heng found that Killing Blade was really casual and never minded sleeping in the wild. He seemed to be immersed in some kind of wonderful feeling.
"He's sensing heaven and earth, trying to achieve Heaven-man Connection and Oneness?" Shangguan Heng was deep in thought, but he felt that it was different. For example, now.
At this time, the night was dark, and the wild was deserted. There was no one around. "Killing Blade" Su Meng leaned against a bluestone with a weed in his mouth and looked at the starry sky. There was no sign that he was sensing nature at all.
Shangguan Heng was a straightforward person, so he could no longer suppress his curiosity. He took a few steps forward and asked with a frown, "What are you doing?"
Mengqi had a weed in his mouth and was leaning against a rock. He came back to his senses when he heard Shangguan Heng's question.
Instead of answering, he asked, "If you want to achieve Heaven-man Connection and even Oneness, what will you do?"
"There is a standard answer to this …" Shangguan Heng said calmly, "Of course I'll sense nature. Everyone has different skills, different temperaments, and different mental states. The things that they learn are also different. Then, I'll adjust my Inner World and slowly get closer to it."
"If I can initially figure out the path that suits me best, which is the Interior that will be manifested in the future, I can say that I've achieved the perfect Oneness of Heaven and Men."
Mengqi did not look at him. He looked at the starry sky again and said in a sentimental tone, "But is the Heaven and Earth that I've sensed the real Heaven and Earth? With our realm and vision, how can we clearly recognize heaven and earth? "
"I've only found the initial path. I'll slowly explore it in the future. If I can recognize heaven and earth, I'll at least be at the level of the Five Ancient Emperors," Shangguan Heng said disdainfully.
Mengqi smiled, still looking at the deep and charming starry sky. "I know, but it's not a bad thing if I think about it in advance."
His understanding of Oneness of Heaven and Men and finding the path was originally the same as Shangguan Heng's. However, in the last Samsara task, he had used the "Supernatural Power of Shaking Heaven and Hitting Earth" to scare Zuo Hanfeng and Yin Lenghui. He had deduced part of his previous life's knowledge and his own understanding of the Premier. Now that he thought about it, he suddenly felt inexplicably horrified.
"Is the sky really round and the earth square?
Are the stars and the Grand Sun really different? "
"My own path obviously includes the content of the world and the understanding of heaven and earth. If not for this, Mengqi would have definitely found the initial direction and slowly explored and modified it when he reached the Exterior level. But now, wouldn't it be better if he could establish a preliminary understanding of heaven and earth?"
"Is the" Premier "really the" Premier "that I understand?"
"If you force yourself to think about heaven and earth when your realm is not high enough, you'll only become a madman. You'll be left with mental obstacles and never be able to break through again," Shangguan Heng said coldly.
Mengqi did not answer. Instead, he pointed at the starry sky and said in an ethereal tone,
"What's the difference between the stars and the Grand Sun?"
"Does the Grand Sun not have the power of the stars?"
…
"Since the beginning of time, who imparted Taoism?"
"How can we test it when the top and bottom are not formed?"
One question after another drilled into Shangguan Heng's ears. He stared blankly at the young man in front of him, suddenly feeling that the other party was unfathomable and difficult to see through. It was as if they were in a different world.
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