After Xu Yan drank the tea that Zhao Bailian personally brewed for him, the loyal old Qiao beside him said goodbye and went down the mountain after leaving all the Ming Qian silver monkeys with only a single leaf in the bamboo basket.

Before leaving, Zhao Bailian thanked him as always, and left a sentence, when he passed by Songyang Town, if necessary, please be able to help take care of one or two, Lao Qiao would not refuse this, and still nodded with a smile, but in his heart, he sighed heavily.

After Lao Qiao left, Zhao Bailian got straight to the point, and directly took Xu Yan to leave Ruoshui Courtyard, and then the master and apprentice started a long mountaineering journey.

Walking on the main peak of this mountain, I don't know how many zhang it is, Xu Yan is still amazed by this even if he is reborn as a martial ancestor, the reason is that the mountain under his feet is certainly much inferior to the famous mountains and rivers he has visited, but as the mountain rises, the aura of heaven and earth on the main peak is becoming more and more intense, and there are even faint signs of approaching the heavenly domain where he was originally located.

In the Wuzhou Continent, this kind of mountain range can appear, which is rare in itself, and this main peak has indeed achieved the glory of the Lotus Sect since its creation, for more than 300 years, but unfortunately, after the passage of time, the current situation of the Lotus Sect has been as the chess piece said, like a white man in the twilight years, dying of old age, if there is no Zhao Bailian for more than ten years of hard support, perhaps this majestic mountain peak at his feet has changed his surname.

Along the way, Zhao Bailian has always cherished words like gold, without too many words, Xu Yan himself is not the kind of talkative person, so the master and apprentice walked for almost an hour, and failed to say ten words, until the two walked for another two quarters of an hour, Zhao Bailian took Xu Yan to the top of a mountain similar to the observation deck, only to stop and rest for a while, and then Zhao Bailian pointed to the undulating mountains in the distance, which were already shorter than the two of them are now in countless mountains and rivers, before asking: " Do you see the mountain in the distance that sits second only to my sect?"

Xu Yan followed his gesture and looked, and could vaguely see that on that mountain peak, there were countless black spots, densely packed, and he replied: "That should be the Fengyang Mountain where the Chenyang Sect is located, right?"

Zhao Bailian nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

Immediately, he pointed to the east and west sides in succession, and continued to ask, "What about the two peaks that the division refers to?" ”

Xu Yan replied truthfully, "The one in the east is the Qingxuan Mountain where the Yunlan Sect is located, and the one in the west is the White Crane Sword Village in Feiyan Ridge. ”

Zhao Bailian's eyes were deep, "Then can you see what they have in common from these peaks?"

Xu Yan knew that this sentence was when the other party was really testing him, so he was silent for a while, and replied truthfully: "They are all like the rising sun, with the image of prosperity." ”

When Zhao Bailian heard this, she turned her head to look at him, with a little appreciation in her eyes, but then turned her head to look at the endless mountains that stretched as far as she could see, her face showed a hint of vastness, and she said helplessly: "Yes, they all have the image of prosperity, which can be described as the sky, only my Lotus Sect is now in the twilight of the day, and even my own people have no confidence in their own people, and the Sword Sect, which has been inherited for more than three hundred years, is now interrupting the inheritance incense in the hands of the teacher, which really makes people feel a little ashamed of the ancestors." ”

Regarding the decline of the sect, Xu Yan, as a disciple of his own sect, naturally would not be ignorant of it, but his cultivation is still shallow now, and he is no longer the original. Xu Yan', although he will also have a little pity for the sect's suffering, but if he wants to be like Zhao Bailian in front of him, climb to the top step by step through his own efforts, trying to turn the tide and save the sect, how can he not have this ambition, not to mention that he himself is not from the Wuzhou Continent, and the road he will take in the future is not limited to this world, that is, he promised the other party to do this, but until he really grows up and can change the cultivation pattern with his own strength, then I don't know how long it will be later, and just in terms of the current situation of the sect, it will not last long。

Therefore, Xu Yan felt the loneliness in the other party's words, but he didn't know how to answer, just felt a little sympathy for the latter, but no matter what, it was impossible for him to involve his future fate with the other party.

Zhao Bailian saw that Xu Yan was silent for a long time, and seemed to be able to feel the hesitation and pity in the latter's heart, and at the same time, he also felt that he had said too much. He turned around and walked back to the hiking trail, showing a smile with some difficulty: "I don't mean anything else when I talk to you for the teacher, I don't want you to do it, I only focus on the sect, I just hope that if there is such a day, and you have enough ability, I hope you can help the sect once." ”

When Xu Yan heard this, he immediately looked at him in shock, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Zhao Bailian seemed to be able to see through the surprise in his heart, and said straight to the point: "After all, you are a personal disciple who has been with the teacher for three years, although the teacher doesn't know what happened to you, but the slight changes in your temperament, the teacher can still notice it, but you don't need to be afraid of this, the teacher will not restrict your freedom because of this, what was before will still be the same in the future." ”

When Xu Yan heard this, he reacted instantly, it turned out that the words that Zhao Bailian said to him before were not just simple complaints, but more about the other party testing his attitude towards this matter, and the result was obvious, he was exposed, because according to the character of 'him' in the past, he would inevitably stand in the same boat with the other party, not to mention whether he could carry the banner of reviving the sect in the end, but at least in the choice of position, it would be much clearer than what he is now.

Looking at Zhao Bailian, who had been leading the way in front, Xu Yan took a deep breath, and after thinking carefully in his mind, he said, "If there is really such a day, I will go all out." ”

When Zhao Bailian heard this, he suddenly turned to look at Xu Yan, where was there still half a bit of melancholy on that elegant face? Okay, it's enough to have your words, the teacher has great expectations for you, and I hope you can grow up quickly, as for whether you can wait until that day, and let us do our best first, and then listen to the destiny of heaven, now as a teacher, I will take you to a place that only the masters of the past generations can go, so that you can see what is the real way of the sword, as for whether you can improve your cultivation to a higher level in the short term, it depends on your own creation. ”

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At the same time, on the No. 1 Little Lotus Peak of the Lotus Sect, which was closest to the main peak, Zhou Xian, who had been directly stunned by the cardinal with his majestic sword qi last night, finally woke up at this moment, and then he got up and walked out of the house and saw the Taishang Elder of the Chunzi Sect who was meditating.

For this old man who was trembling when most of the Chunzi Sect disciples saw him, Zhou Xian's face did not have the slightest fear, his face was gloomy, and he asked directly, "Who was the person who attacked me last night?"

The old man turned his head to look at him, shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "The old man doesn't know her true identity, only that she was originally the maid of the sect master, and later, after the sect master accepted Xu Yan as his personal disciple, he let this maid go to the Liuyun courtyard, saying that she was responsible for Xu Yan's diet and daily life, but from the current point of view, she should not be a maid, but a personal guard arranged by the sect master beside his personal disciple." ”

When Zhou Xian heard this, his face turned blue and said: "Then send someone to find out her identity, this slut dares to hurt me, I will definitely let her be broken into ten thousand pieces." ”

The old man raised his eyebrows and dissuaded: "Don't come nonsense, this woman can knock you out with a sword without hurting you at all, which means that she just wants to stop you from seriously injuring Xu Yan, and she has such a powerful control power, not to mention the cultivation of the Middle Three Realms, it is not yet the time to tear your face, you must not be in a hurry." ”

When Zhou Xian heard this, his face turned hideous and said, "Then let me swallow this evil breath?"

The old man saw that the young man in front of him was his own disciple on the surface, but in fact, the latter's identity was very promising, and he couldn't help but feel a headache, so he had to continue to dissuade him: "Now you, you are not even in the middle three realms, how easy is it to find that woman to trouble, you can't let the elders of your own sect, or the old man do it for you, right?"

When Zhou Xian heard this, a sneer appeared on his cloudy face, and he said, "Is it in the middle three realms, what's so difficult?"

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It's dusk today.

Next to the martial arts practice square on the main peak of the sect, in the sword tower that could measure the sword cultivation in the world, there was a three-story Chunzi sect disciple who stepped on the fourth floor.