Son-in-law [Cultivator]

The author has something to say: PS, the following illusion.

Jiang You was awakened by the sound of milk in his ear.

He opened his eyes, feeling the tiredness of the days of seclusion swept away, before he turned his head to look at the thing that woke him up.

It was a gray and white kitten.

There are few mortal things in the cultivation world, and most monks who are rich and capable will keep some monsters as pets.As for some shy monks in their pockets, if they are free, they will also keep some extremely low-level pets-for example, this kitten, whose ancestor came from the mortal world, has experienced several promotions, and finally died because of its bones. Because of the meridians and other reasons, it is fixed on the first-order monster, the raccoon cat.

Now, the little cihua cat curled up next to Jiang You's cheek in a very trusting posture.

Jiang You was startled, and it took him a while to remember that this was the little milk cat he saw at the foot of the mountain yesterday.

At that time it was huddled next to a willow tree, perhaps because Yueshan was slightly cold in spring, the person who abandoned it was afraid that it would die just like that, so he thoughtfully wrapped him in a soft cloth.When Jiang You looked over, it revealed its small head, staring timidly at him with its big almond-like emerald green eyes, and moaned feebly... For some reason, it easily touched Jiang You's heart of compassion .

So Jiang You brought it back.First, clean its hair with body cleansing technique, and order someone to heat some goat milk mixed with spiritual water.When the kitten was full of food and drink, he put it in the makeshift litter box at the foot of the bed, and watched it fall into a deep sleep.

Jiang You stretched out his hand, and carried the little milk cat, who was looking up at him obediently, onto the bed.He pinched the little gray cat's limp ears, feeling the fluffy touch in his hand, and he was touched for some reason, and immediately felt very good.

Jiang You gently opened the kitten's mouth and saw that it still only had two deciduous teeth and front teeth as yesterday.After this movement, the little milk cat didn't struggle, but just looked at him with wide almond eyes, and Jiang Yougai scratched its jaw.

He heard the kitten's soft "purring" sound from its throat, its big eyes narrowed slightly, its small head rubbed against his palm, its four paws hugged Jiang You's hand, and slowly leaned comfortably on his arm.

It seemed as if he was about to fall asleep.

Jiang You stretched out his hand to support its crooked little body, seeing it was suddenly awakened and turned its head to look around in a daze, couldn't help but pinched its ears and smiled softly: "I'll give you a name."

A name suddenly popped up in his mind, Jiang You was taken aback for a moment, feeling the kitten's warm and soft little tongue gently licking his fingers, and said: "... just call it Ayan, how about it?"

He heard the kitten softly "Mi", and he picked up the kitten with the corners of his lips bent, and walked out of the cave.

Along the way, he met his brothers and sisters, and they all greeted him respectfully.Occasionally, some disciples asked in surprise, "Hey, why is there a little native cat? Is the head master planning to keep it as a pet?" He smiled and replied: "Well, I keep it for fun."

So in less than half a day, the whole Lingjiange knew that the brother in charge had a small pet that could only watch but not fight.

Jiang You's sect is called Ling Jiange, and it is the leading cultivating sect in Xiaoyuanzhou.

As the elder brother of the younger generation of disciples, Jiang You, who was only 30 years old, jumped through the spiritual stillness stage three months ago, and was even only one step away from the Jindan stage—the head of the sect, Dai Ming, simply took the important task of the sect. He handed over to Jiang You and several elders of Lingji, and asked them to take charge of Lingjiange on his behalf, while he and several elders of Jindan retreated and cultivated.

The entire sect has no objection.Because he was able to break through the period of spiritual silence at the age of 30, Xiaoyuanzhou has only had one Jiang You in the past 2000 years.If there is no accident, in the next nearly 500 years, he will definitely be able to break through the Nascent Soul, and then leave Xiaoyuanzhou to go to a higher-level continent.

With a strong cultivation in front of him, most people in the sect admire Jiang You very much.There are many teenagers and girls who admire him and try their best to practice with Jiang You; there are also a few senior brothers and sisters who have reached the integration period, and they are envious of him in their hearts.But there is no jealousy, when meeting Jiang You, one should respectfully call out, "Student Master".

The elders of Lingji also know that Jiang You is a genius that is rare in a thousand years, so even though they are in charge of Lingjiange with him, they never disturb Jiang You with various trivial matters, at most they occasionally ask Jiang You to impart some cultivation experience.

The next day was sunny, and Jiang You, who was playing with his kitten, was invited by his uncle to teach the new disciples the experience of cultivation.

He put Ayan on the table in front of him, and said in front of many disciples: "Building the foundation, as the name suggests, is the foundation of building the avenue, and the foundation of practice. The different rules that you comprehend in an instant show the difference between good and bad. Don't try to resist what you comprehend—because it is very likely that it is the way that really belongs and suits you."

Someone asked: "Brother Master, what did you realize at that time?"

The kitten seemed frightened by the sight of thousands of people, stood up in panic, and took two steps forward.Until he got to the edge of the desk, looked down, and sat down with trembling legs, looked up at Jiang You pitifully, and meowed lightly.Jiang You smiled, subconsciously replied: "Love."

When the word fell, before everyone present could react, Jiang You was stunned.

Affection?

Most of the monks in the world practice the way of ruthlessness, so let's take Lingjiange as an example, they are all practicing the ground-level heart method "Ruqingjue"... Why did he comprehend "love" when he built the foundation?The mental method he cultivated... the Taishang Wangqing Jue?

Seeing that Jiang You suddenly stopped talking, there was a voice of urging from the crowd: "Brother Zhang, can you say more?"

Jiang You came back to his senses.He looked at the shivering little milk cat clinging to the desk, and was so frightened that the fur on its neck and tail exploded. He stretched out his hand to caress: "...everyone should understand that there are nearly [-]% monks in Xiaoyuanzhou , I will never be able to build a foundation in my life." He smiled slightly, "And among the [-]% monks, most of them are monks with mixed spiritual roots."

Ayan was quickly appeased, stopped trembling, and licked Jiang You's fingertips aggrievedly.

"But in my opinion, what you think about should not be 'can I build a foundation', but 'how to build a foundation' - believe me, on the road of practice, believing that you can build a foundation is far better than doubting Much more relaxed and smooth."

"...So after you enter the Ninth Layer of Innate Heaven, you must not be arrogant or impetuous, and continue to practice seriously. When necessary, go out to travel, or fight with first-level monsters in the periphery of the cloudy forest... The future will be long, and you will always be able to touch the foundation. Barriers, advancement is just a matter of course."

"..."

Jiang You explained his foundation building experience in detail, and heard a very young junior sister asked loudly: "Brother Master, how did your cultivation improve so quickly?"

Seeing Jiang You's gaze on her, she couldn't help blushing, and said embarrassingly: "I heard from my senior sister that you were promoted to consecration two years ago, but now you are a monk of Lingji, only one step away from Jindan What! Brother, please tell me quickly, how can a monk with three spiritual roots advance so quickly?"

Jiang You's fingers stroking the kitten froze.

He seems to have just remembered that he is only a monk with three spiritual roots, and his spiritual roots are mixed. It is impossible to easily pass through so many levels in two years.He also had a question in his heart: How did my cultivation improve from the late stage of consecration to the stage of spiritual silence?

There is no answer.

At this moment, there is only a blank in Jiang You's mind.He subconsciously looked around at the people around him, and suddenly found that the faces of all the people in his field of vision were blurred, against the faint mountain wind blowing on their faces... For some reason, Jiang You felt a kind of creepy, weird feeling .

Jiang You didn't know how this teaching session would pass.All he knew was that night had already fallen when he came back to his senses.

The entire city of Yuecheng has changed from the tranquility of the past. Looking down from a distance, the streets and alleys seem to be hung with bright lights, and the whole city is full of lights, like bright stars.

Is the Qixi Lantern Festival...

Jiang You hugged his little gray and white milk cat, staring blankly at all kinds of lifelike small animal lanterns in front of him.

His usually peaceful heart beat inexplicably "thumping".One at a time, jumping faster and faster, almost jumping out of his chest...

Until the kitten in her arms meowed softly.

Jiang You came back to his senses, suppressed the sudden strange feeling in his heart, pinched its little fluffy ears, and walked forward with the crowd.

He passed by this familiar yet unfamiliar street, passed by countless colorful lanterns of different shapes, passed by countless passers-by wearing masks and participating in a game of missing persons...

Until he stopped in front of a pastry shop.

For a moment, Jiang You felt that he should not be alone.

...who should be by his side?

Jiang You thought about it, and suddenly looked back if he felt something.Then he saw a vague figure standing in the dim light behind him.

He stood quietly under the tree like that, staring at Jiang You through thousands of lights, his eyes were persistent and expectant.

—He is waiting for me.

Such a thought suddenly came to Jiang You's mind, and he subconsciously stepped towards that place, but suddenly felt someone trying to touch him from the side and rear.So he turned around and held the man's wrist tightly with one hand.

The skin in the hands is slightly cool, and just such a slight contact is extremely comfortable.Jiang You saw that man's jade-like perfect other hand was taking off the mask, and at the same time, a voice like the breeze and moon came into his ears: "I found you, Jiang You!"

His mask had slipped off, and Jiang You finally saw his face clearly.

It's an almost perfect face.

But Jiang You didn't pay much attention to this perfect face, but turned his head to look at the figure that had attracted all his attention just now.But at this time, the figure disappeared as if it had never appeared before.

Jiang You felt an indescribable loss in his heart.

The man chuckled lightly, the starry sky was not even as dazzling as his smile: "Jiang You?"

Jiang You narrowed his eyes, and calmly backed away a little: "Who are you?"

Hearing this, the man was slightly taken aback, and then smiled: "You don't even know me? This joke is not funny."

"Is this your cat?" The man said, reaching out to the little milk cat, wanting to touch it.

The kitten let out a high-pitched low meow, and its tail continued to swing vigorously from side to side, which was a prelude to attack.

Jiang You took a step back, avoiding the man's hand.

"We don't know each other," Jiang You heard himself say.

The smile on the man's face deepened.He stared deeply at Jiang You, his eyes suddenly had an indescribable meaning, and even his tone was almost treacherous: "...Really."

The world suddenly turned upside down at this moment.

Around Jiang You, flames shot up into the sky, and all the masked monks in the city wailed and died in pain!But in a short time, the entire Yuecheng was full of floating corpses, like Shura's purgatory.

The kitten in his arms screamed and struggled frantically, escaped from Jiang You's embrace, and stumbled towards a certain place.Jiang You finally came to his senses, caught the kitten back into his arms, and rushed back to the sect at full speed.

All the blood was congealed in his body, his hands and feet were cold, and countless panics could not help rising in his heart. Terrible things were happening.

——Destroy the door!

He saw many disciples lying in a pool of blood, and more people rushed down the mountain frantically.Seeing Jiang You, he held his hand tightly and wept bitterly: "Jiang You! They're dead...they're all dead!"

"It's because of you—it's all because of you!"

"...run away, Jiang You..."

"Let's go, Jiang You! You won't be afraid that there will be no firewood if you keep the green hills. Let's go!" Seeing Dai Ming appear, he sent him far away with a palm of spiritual energy.

Jiang You stared deeply at the figure floating in mid-air—that was the power of distraction.

But this time, Jiang You did not retreat.

He gripped his sword tightly, and went forward with a sword!

Jiang You suddenly opened his eyes.

The illusion dissipated like a passing cloud, and there was only a ruined wall in front of his eyes.

He realized immediately: he was separated from Ming Yan, and he was in a very dangerous place right now.

He remembered what happened before, the huge wave washed away him and Ming Yan.But this illusion made him realize that this place is unusual, and he no longer has the heart to think about too many things, he only hopes to escape from this place and find Mingyan.

Holding his sword in hand, Jiang You walked slowly through the ruins—one after another.

There is no one else around, and there is no wind, just like a dead city.

Until he finally saw someone.

Starting from Jiang You's feet, a complicated pattern was drawn on the ground, and in the center there was an extremely handsome young man, smiling and staring at him.This person has black hair, but his skin is as pale as this dead city, and his blood-colored pupils are indescribably strange.

Even though his limbs were bound by four thick and long iron chains, even though his body didn't have any fluctuations in his cultivation base, just like a mortal, Jiang You didn't dare to take it lightly.

He fixed his eyes on the man, and took hold of his sword.

But contrary to his nervousness, the other party just looked at him with interest.After a long time, he just nodded, and a hoarse and low voice resounded through the empty city: "Welcome to the Boneyard, Jiang You."

"My name is Yelan."

Jiang You narrowed his eyes slightly, becoming more and more careful.

Ye Lan didn't seem to feel Jiang You's nervousness at all, and smiled easily: "The illusion you experienced just now is called 'Confusion'."

Jiang You only thought that this person was in control of the overall situation, so he mocked himself: "Really."

"Don't you understand?" He understood the vigilance on Jiang You's face, and a strange light flashed in his blood-colored pupils. "It's not me who built this illusion—it's you."

"You have deep hatred in your heart. These fears, hatred, and pain from the depths of your heart... are the basis for supporting the entire illusion. Because the feeling of being bitten by hatred is too painful, you subconsciously hope that none of this happened .”

"So, the person who can construct this illusion that you feel accustomed to, and even looks very real, is yourself."

When he said this, he paused.Seeing Jiang You still staring at him coldly, his smile deepened:

"—you still don't understand?"

Seeing that Jiang You didn't answer, he didn't give him time to think at all, so he couldn't help explaining, "The first person or special thing you see after waking up in the illusion is the most important existence in your heart. What do you think was the first thing you saw?"

"... Tsk, a cute and fragile little tabby cat."

He looked at Jiang You with a teasing expression, and Jiang You actually clearly realized the strange meaning of "Brother, you are very interesting" from his eyes.

"You yearn for those peaceful and orderly lives in your heart, but subconsciously know that those tranquility has been completely broken, and you can never go back to that kind of life, so you often feel a sense of almost contradictory violation."

"This sense of disobedience makes you unable to stay in the calm and gentle illusion, and changes the scene instead."

"You are deeply wary of the man you saw at the Lantern Festival—although you don't know him at all, and you don't know why. But you are afraid of him."

"Later, all the monks in the city were slaughtered. When you returned to the sect, you saw the person who could kill you with one hand. Your fear and retreat fought against the righteous courage in your heart...Of course, the result is obvious. Your courage has been rewarded. You won the victory and successfully killed the terrifying enemy you constructed."

"The reason why the confused mind is called confused is because it can reflect the most direct desire in the monk's heart, which makes the monk reluctant to part. Even if he realizes that it is not the real world, he is willing to sink into it."

"In the last scene alone, half of the monks chose to escape, and since then he has no courage to go upstream in his cultivation path; half of the monks have made the same choice as you, but they subconsciously feel that they can't win at all, Dao Xin Naturally, it is defeated by the enemies it has built."

"This catastrophe is a death catastrophe. You can successfully walk out of this illusion in just one night, Jiang You, your state of mind is very strong, and your future achievements will definitely not be low."

"I have to say, you are the first low-level monk I have admired in the past 200 years."

After he finished chattering the above words, seeing that this explanation finally made Jiang You's suspicious expression disappear, he swallowed involuntarily, and a trace of eager desire suddenly appeared in his eyes: "...talking too much is a bit dry , have you brought any wine?"

Jiang You didn't move.

He stared deeply at this monk who was completely different from the front and back, and said for a long time, "So that's how it is."

He slowly took out the wine left after poisoning the monks in Yongming City from the ring, and sent it to the man with spiritual power: "Please."

Ye Lan's eyes lit up!

He rushed to the wine jar, causing the iron chain behind him to rattle, and he couldn't wait to slap the quagmire away.

Then, this handsome and extraordinary face showed an uncontrollable collapsed expression: "Big brother! What do you add to this good wine--it's really a waste of this good wine! It seems to be drunk!" He growled, Reluctantly holding the pot of wine, inhaling the aroma of the wine deeply, gasping for breath, his face full of intoxication. "It smells so good—I really want to drink it... No way, the wine is poisonous, you have to restrain yourself! Drinking it will make your intestines rot!...Forget it, I can't help it anyway, I have a high cultivation level and I can't die!"

He babbled nonsense, and carefully poured a sip of wine into his mouth.

Then he showed a wretched expression of drunkenness: "Ah...it's so delicious..."

Jiang You: "..." What's wrong?