The sick villain maxed out the favorability of the protagonist

Once a cultivator succeeds in building a foundation, unless he reaches the maximum lifespan of his cultivation and still fails to advance, and falls into the predicament of the five declines of heaven and man, he will hardly age.

But even so, their temperament and appearance will continue to change due to the growth of experience;

What's more, it's different from people in the devil's way who love to maintain a youthful appearance.

Many monks of the righteous way, especially the heads and elders of the various sects, often prefer the appearance of middle-aged people.

Even deliberately make some old-fashioned modifications, because that can better show the majesty and momentum of high morality...

Master Qingyuan is obviously a typical representative, so it is understandable that Li Yan did not recognize this "passer-by" who had a little relationship with him before——

What the "old friend" said is clearly his dear master pretending to be passionate, right?

Master Qingyuan nodded with a smile and said:
"Not long after, you kid will also be going to participate in the Zhengdao Yingjie Exchange Conference. At that time, you have to learn from your teacher and make more new friends."

As he spoke, he couldn't help sighing, "But the current exchange meeting is just a small fight, and it's not easy to make friends who have died in it..."

Li Yan was speechless. At this time, he finally retrieved a memory that has been washed away by time through Qingyuan's reminder——

Or in other words, it was some past events that he deliberately forgot.

Master Qingyuan didn't notice the complicated state of mind of his lover, because he himself was caught in the distant memory, and his tone became vicissitudes involuntarily:
"The Yingjie Conference we participated in back then was very different from the current exchange conference, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a world of difference.

Since you have also reached this age and are about to enter a wider world, it is always good to know more things, let me let the teacher tell you slowly..."

Pulling over Li Yan and sitting with him on the spacious high seat of the master, Master Qingyuan slowly told the past in the tone of an old father telling a story to his young son——

"Hundreds of years ago, the Righteous Dao Heroes Conference and the Demon Dao Supreme Conference were both called the two grand events in the cultivation world, but they were both dangerous and cruel, and the participants basically escaped death.

However, those who survived will also get extremely rich harvests, and they will soar into the sky from then on..."

The voice full of nostalgia and emotion echoed in the hall, and the master and apprentice sat side by side talking and listening, as if they had returned to the glorious years together.

It is said that hundreds of years ago, the differences and contradictions between the righteous and the demonic in the cultivation world were much more serious than they are now. There was almost a small battle every three years and a big war every five years between the orthodox and demon monks.

The two sides killed bloody rivers, and each lost countless masters.

It has long been impossible to verify how the good and evil sides turned against each other in the first place, maybe it was just because of a trivial incident.

As things got worse and worse, the initial small grievances continued to accumulate into big hatreds. Most of the cultivators were so jealous that they couldn't stop even if they wanted to.

Under such circumstances, the big figures of the righteous and the evil all became ruthless, and decided to accumulate manpower to fight against the enemy in a way that backfired.

So the Righteous Heroes Conference and the Demonic Supreme Conference came into being——

In the final analysis, the two conferences are just to solve one problem:
Under what circumstances can low-level monks grow up as quickly as possible and be independent?

The answer is simple, it is to let them go through the trials of life and death, fight and kill.

Through the cruel selection like a big wave of gold panning, those who survived in the end will naturally become the strong.

"The heroic conference held every 20 years, the rule at that time was that each sect had to send a certain number of foundation-building disciples to participate..."

Having said that, Qingyuan Zhenren's expression is very complicated:

"At that time, we all called the Hero Conference as the 'Death Conference', and the people who would be selected to participate were almost all outcasts from various factions.

To use an analogy, if the current situation is still the same, the teacher is determined not to let you go to the conference.

Besides, the owner of Tianlinggen is a baby lump, and no sect would be willing to throw a few true disciples of Tianlinggen to die. "

Master Qingyuan had a lot of emotions, but he didn't know that Li Yan's mood was more complicated.

He tried his best not to reveal his flaws, biting his teeth so that they were slightly numb, listening to his dear master continue to talk expressionlessly——

"My teacher is the mixed spirit root of the three elements of gold, wood and fire, and he was ranked in the last twenty in the current inner sect competition of our sect, so he was sent to the 'death meeting'.

At that time, I was really heartbroken, and I almost couldn't come back...

In fact, if I hadn't met Gu Zunzhe, formed a team with him to practice together, and was rescued by her several times, I would never have come back, let alone be your master. "

Master Qingyuan said happily: "Out of the twenty participants in that class, only two came back in the end, and they were me and Qinghe!"

When Qinghe was mentioned, Qingyuan put on a contemptuous expression instead:

“不过清和当时被分在了另一组，他还被莫尊者揍趴过，所以他一直记仇至今，还总爱跟我作对……

Hmph, Qinghe, this is revenge for kindness! "

He said indignantly: "According to the rules of the conference, as long as different groups are enemies, even the same clan must fight each other.

Qinghe is not lucky to have met us, if I hadn't pleaded for him, he would have been killed by Gu Zun a long time ago, how could he have the life to fight against me for hundreds of years? ! "

"So that's it. It seems that Master's old friend is not Gu Zunzhe, but Gu Xiaoluo, a disciple of Ningguang Sect." Li Yan answered calmly.

Master Qingyuan was taken aback for a moment, and then he was slightly surprised: "Your reaction is really fast!"

As he spoke, he nodded repeatedly and sighed:
"Coincidentally, he also said to me in this faint tone back then, 'I am a disciple of the Condensing Light Sect, Gu Xiaoluo'...

Although hundreds of years have passed, the scene of seeing him for the first time is still fresh in my memory. "

Li Yan's heart trembled slightly, he lowered his eyes and stopped talking.

Master Qingyuan was aroused instead, he smiled generously and said:
"Thinking about it now, the world is truly amazing, we were all just outcasts of our respective sects back then, but what about now?
I became the head of Tianyuanzong, and he is even more ruthless...

Just wiped out the Condensing Light Sect directly, haha! "

Master Qingyuan laughed for a while, then became serious again, patted the back of his lover's hand and said in a deep voice:
"Li Yan, this is the principle of tit for tat, you should also learn from it...

You see, those of us who survived the "Death Conference" back then have become famous figures now.

And what about those Tianlinggen owners who are regarded as treasures by the sect?

Hmph, so many people died in the battle between righteousness and evil, and there are not many who have survived to this day! "

"—So, no matter how talented you are, you can't be complacent. You can only go further if you can stand the test."

Facing the expectant eyes of Master Qingyuan, Li Yan solemnly responded: "I am a disciple, I dare not take it lightly."

Recalling the events of the Heroes Conference hundreds of years later, Li Yan’s feelings in his heart are more complicated and heavy—

Because the Heroic Conference was the most important turning point in his rough life before he lost his home.