Chapter 520: Death is Coming
"I understand."
After bringing the two to a pavilion and serving them tea, the old man turned around and disappeared into the clouds.
Gu Sanqiu didn't care about the tea on the table at all. Instead, he took out his weapon and wiped it carefully, letting the feeling of knowing it by heart spread throughout his body. It was also a way to elevate his own state to the extreme.
"If you feel bored later, I'll let Giant Shadow take you back, how about that?"
Hu Tao bared her teeth and said, "You bastard Qiu Qiu, are you going to push me out now that the token is used up? It turns out that all men are not good!"
"Your survivor bias is a bit problematic, and I'm just worried that you'll be bored. You won't be able to help me later anyway, so you might as well go back and do your own thing."
Hu Tao rolled his eyes and said, "I don't want to. I want to stay here. How about you give me a bag of Mora first? If you get killed, I will treat you to a luxurious funeral package at the Wangsheng Hall. I guarantee that you will leave in style."
"What's the difference between what you're doing and chopping off the flagpole of a general's flag before a battle?"
Gu Sanqiu smiled helplessly: "If you want to stay, then stay. Juying will accompany you during this period. If you feel bored, just go back. Nothing will happen here."
Hu Tao made a face: "Lululu, I don't believe you. I have never heard a single word of truth from you since I was a child."
"Gu Xiangjun, Master Hu."
On the other side of the clouds, a strong old man holding a bamboo slip hurried over.
"I am the current master of Canglong Mountain. I already know what Xiangjun is here for. Please stay, Master Hu. Xiangjun, please follow me."
"Are you the current master of Canglong Mountain?"
Gu Sanqiu looked up and down at the old man in front of him with a strange look on his face.
"Speaking of truth, old man, are you sure that your physical condition meets the standards for entering Canglong Mountain?"
What is Canglong Mountain? It is a holy place shared by all cultivation sects, and also a nursing home shared by the elderly from many sects.
The requirements to enter Canglong Mountain are actually very simple. You have to be of age and not be physically fit to serve in the sect. If you meet these two requirements, you can come to Canglong Mountain to retire, because the environment here is one of the best in Minlin.
To be honest, this sturdy old man in front of me doesn't look like he meets the standards.
"Well, it's embarrassing to say this, but I have indeed met the standards."
The old man smiled awkwardly: "I am mainly engaged in the cultivation of the physical body. This is the situation after my qi and blood weakened."
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It's really a hardcore case of weak qi and blood, but it's understandable. Although the old man in front of me looks very strong, he may be one of those who needs retirement in the circle.
Liyue was plagued by constant disasters and wars, so some practitioners abandoned the traditional way of enlightenment and turned to training their bodies. To put it bluntly, they planned to achieve sanctification through their bodies and smash the universe to pieces with one punch.
This is a true story recorded in the golden elixir. As the number of practitioners of the physical body lineage gradually increased, the immortals, faced with the golden elixir in their hands that simulated the imaginary creation of the world, did not know where to send it for a moment.
Such a precious elixir of enlightenment is definitely an ultra-rare breakthrough item, but if it is given to those men who focus on passion and high-intensity fitness, they probably don't know how to use the elixir, and the most likely thing they will do is swallow it in big gulps.
Although the physical body lineage is considered the "younger generation" among Liyue's practitioners, the actual number of practitioners is quite large.
Although from the records, this seems like an anecdote, it only expresses the immortal's emotion and helplessness about the changes of the times.
Times have changed. No one likes traditional methods of cultivation anymore. Instead, they put all their energy into the physical body.
But if you think about it carefully , you will know how dangerous the situation was back then, and you will also understand the helplessness and sadness involved.
The upper limit of traditional meditation and enlightenment is naturally much higher. After all, this is the routine that everyone used to play, and many things are very familiar to them, which is the so-called "road to heaven."
There was only one reason for turning to practicing the physical way, and that was because people were very short of combat power back then.
The number of people trained through traditional practice methods is not enough, and the practice lineage urgently needs a faster way to train more warriors to go to the battlefield and fight for peace with their last bit of strength.
"Maybe this is a kind of selectivity of the times, just like when I came here today."
Gu Sanqiu stretched out his hand and placed it on the huge golden bell in front of him. The complex patterns and symbols on it all showed the rich history of this object.
"Originally it was just a communication tool for practitioners to gather together once a year to discuss the Dao, but now it has become a tool to announce that one is about to compete for the top spot."
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "Master, from what the old man said just now, there are people trying to ring the Golden Bell?"
"That's right, but no one has succeeded, so basically the effect is the same as in ancient times. I'd like to ask everyone who has come here to open their purses and give away their money. We can finally get together and have a meal and chat."
The old man solemnly presented a golden hammer with both hands. It was tied with thick silver dragon-patterned ropes. If it were taken out, it would be considered a rare weapon of excellent quality.
"One sound starts the fight, two sounds bring the immortals, three sounds lead to the summit."
"Gu Xiangjun, have you made up your mind?"
"I must remind you that if you want to open the path to immortality and initiate the contention change, Hall Master Hu below cannot help you."
"The Fengxiang lineage has been passed down to this day, which means that you need to fight the entire cultivation world on your own, so that the golden bell can ring three times."
"If you die in this process, then even if you are a Liyue incense burner, you will be nothing more than a handful of yellow earth."
The mountain master's eyes were full of meaning: "I don't want you to die just like that, because the cultivation lineage still needs flags like you to live."
"Even if the world changes, we practitioners will always remember what the Gu family has done."
"Your ancestors and I have used the prosperity of Liyue to prove that they were not wrong in the first place. The Rock King is a benevolent and powerful god, a leader worthy of entrusting one's life to."
Gu Sanqiu laughed: "So, even though you don't think I can reach the top now, you are willing to respect me as a junior ?"
"Yes, if the best option is for you not to die."
The mountain master said in a deep voice: "If you don't die, we will always remember the glory of our ancestors and the meaning of this world."
"If you die here, what kind of great changes will happen to your cultivation lineage? No one can tell for sure."
"If I die... my cultivation lineage may be completely destroyed."
Gu Sanqiu took the collision pole and the thick rope, and his eyes were confused for a moment.
In the area filled with thousands of rocks and the mysterious and yellow energy, the dragon opened its eyes in shock.
"Sudden change, why!"
On Canglong Mountain, Gu Sanqiu looked up at the sky. Above the Zhengming Golden Bell, the sky was still flawless blue, as if it had penetrated the past and present and became an eternal skylight.
Gu Sanqiu was staring blankly at the information he had calculated, and a sense of enlightenment suddenly came to his mind.
"Death, robbery."
If the hexagram is correct, then he will die while competing with the immortals on the road to immortality.
"Is this the end of the incense burner?"
Gu Sanqiu was confused. If it weren't for him, the other Gu Sanqiu would have died in the process of stone sacrifice, and the Gu family would have completely said goodbye to history.
My fate should have been completely different from his, but I inherited his identity, so I will die anyway?
Who changed my destiny?
So, is the purpose of pushing fate to make me die now the same as it was back then?
Why?
What am I doing wrong ?
Life and death are not up to you!
"interesting."
Gu Sanqiu laughed loudly and threw the collision pole and the thick rope aside, then slammed the golden bell with his palm!
Boom——
The melodious bell sounds spread in all directions. Gu Sanqiu was still laughing, but his expression was a little grim.
"As soon as the argument begins, I await your siege!"
Gu Sanqiu roared to the sky: "Waiting for you too!"
