our mountain

My worries from childhood to adulthood have been kept in the woods of Fengyinguo. Today’s worries are gone. Fengyinguo sang. For the first time, I felt irritable. Sitting on the ground and rubbing his face for a while, a senior brother shouted loudly from the front mountain: "Come again next time!"

I got up and went back, put a bowl of braised pork on the rice, and took the rice bowl back to the brother's room, skipping the episode just now, it was already late at night.

This time, when the fox came out, she was already in the shape of a calm human being. After eating, I asked me to tie her up.

She sat high on the table, like a high shrine, and there was only incense in front of her. I was in a bad mood, rubbing the corner of the chair and waiting for the work to be done, and told my brother to take out the jade slip.

"Let me make a long story short, Xia Luoshan Cultivation Office, you snatched Zhao Qingshan's terminal, learned how to use it, and sent a message to my senior sister, is this the matter?"

"uh-huh."

"I also heard about this matter from my senior sister. I don't understand many details. Please tell me about the whole process from your place to the cultivation office, and then to sending a letter to my senior sister."

I lit the lamp and was about to listen to a long story. The demon fox didn't speak for a long time, and finally laughed a few times: "Are you sure you want to hear the truth? You probably think I'm talking nonsense."

"I want to hear it."

I pulled a stool for my brother, he was so sleepy that he fell to the corner of the wall, his practice is to sleep and consolidate his body, so he is not like a monk, so I put a blanket on him and took away the map from his hand.

"Tell me." I glanced at the demon fox.

Yaohu repeatedly confirmed my determination from my mouth, and then smiled softly: "I want to tell you, I didn't plant the bomb, and I didn't kill that Zhao Qingshan. You don't believe me, do you?"

"Don't talk about those useless things," I held the map of Liuyun Qianli, my expression tightened in the aftertaste of my anger at myself, "Let's start from the beginning."

The senior sister came to the trial tower of the Xiuzhen Academy with a mandatory dispatch order. The trial tower is located in the center of the Xiuzhen Academy, in the middle of the blue lake, and four white crane copper lamps are lit at the four corners. A road looming in the water.

The senior sister was brought to the side of the tower by the receptionist, and input spiritual energy to the white crane. Countless light-colored fish rose from the bottom of the water, arranged in rows, like a long arched dragon, and spread to the trial tower in the distance.

The trial tower is also called the experience tower. At the top of the tower, there is a two-headed red dragon hovering around as the highest trial. It lies there lonely, watching the passing birds make neat quacking sounds.

Yuyu turned into a long bridge to pick up the senior sister, and the receptionist watched the senior sister off.

The gills of these swimming fish didn't move at all, the senior sister looked down and found that they were stiff.

"It's weird, isn't it? Guess what breed it is?" An old man's voice appeared in the senior sister's ear, and an old man stood on the bridge at some point.

Chairman of the committee!

The senior sister was about to salute, but the old man waved her hand and refused: "Forgive me, I didn't ask you to come to Xingshi to inquire about crimes."

Xingshi asked the crime?The senior sister was a little uneasy, but her face was still calm, revealing her usual stable image.

"Look at these fish, they listen to people's commands and turn into bridges. You don't slip when you stand on the fish, and the fish don't dodge. What do you find?"

The director sprinkled a handful of fish feed, and another group of fish drilled from the bottom of the water rushed to eat it.

"I'm afraid it's not a real fish."

"That's right. The cultivation world has been researching and concocting man-made spirit beasts. These things come in various forms. If they can be used properly, they will double the work efficiency in all walks of life...but it has never been successful."

"Aren't these fish finished products?"

"These were created a few days ago. That is, after we caught the eagle demon alive."

The chairman led the senior sisters to the trial tower. There was an artificial grass field under the tower, which was full of spirea. The fish scattered behind them and sank into the water, cruising around like real fish.

On the shore, the chairman of the board of directors is very kind to the senior sister, which makes the senior sister more and more confused.

"The Yaozu have mastered the method of concocting artificial spirit beasts?"

"No, guess."

"The faction to which this eagle demon belongs has the concoction method?"

"Yes and no, this eagle demon itself is a concocted spirit beast."

"what?"

The eagle demon has never been tortured, and it should be suspected that the cultivation academy's torture technology is not good, or this eagle demon is stupid and doesn't know anything, but no matter who has a rich imagination, they come up with a million conspiracies You can't even touch the facts.

It was just a concocted tool, so how could it grasp the secret of the eagle demon's invasion?It's like asking an umbrella why it rains...

The director gave the senior sister a few seconds to digest, and then confided softly: "We dug out from this eagle demon the most missing metal in our concocted spirit beasts, a metal that we have never seen before. We call these metals meteorite gold. , a metal as precious as gold from outside the sky. The first batch of test objects for meteorite gold are these fish."

In the blue lake water, the shadows of the fish are bottomless. They sometimes gather, sometimes disperse, occasionally collide, and occasionally get intimate.

"Throw it in the lake water and mix it with real fish. The real fish can't tell that these fish are not of the same kind..." The director sprinkled another handful of feed.

Only some fish leaped out of the water to fight for fish food, while those artificially concocted sank to the bottom of the water, making various flexible movements.

"The second time, the Xiuzhen Shopping Center was attacked by eagle demons. We also caught a few of them, but this time no one was left alive. After research, without exception, they were all artificially concocted..."

"Senior means..."

"There is a force outside the realm of comprehension intervening in the war between humans and the demon race. Even, there is no war between humans and the demon race. Those remaining demon races are always under the supervision of the realm of cultivation. Except for the variable of the demon fox, a strong person will not affect it. Overall..."

"Those eagle demons are not monsters? They use the form of monsters..."

"Maybe it's the monster clan, but it's not the monster clan we thought it was. The monster clan under our surveillance is scattered everywhere. Although there are forces making trouble everywhere and wanting to counterattack, none of them are capable of concocting such a powerful spirit beast. We originally I plan to take advantage of the birth of the demon fox to wipe out the rest of the restless demon clan... You don't think that the cultivation world doesn't know about the demon fox pestering you to drink milk tea?"

The senior sister almost knelt down, her face turned blue: "Junior—"

"You didn't make a mistake, but you did a good job. I was worried at first that you would draw your sword and stab the demon fox regardless. This is so difficult for us to do, but I didn't expect you to maintain a considerable degree of restraint and let the I think of your master's profound art, the blue is better than the blue, if it's her... haha, I'm afraid we have to send someone to protect the fox."

When mentioning Master, the senior sister pursed her lips without saying a word.

"Back when you were only this tall, haha, you were only as tall as the small stone pier over there. When I went to your mountain, I saw you practicing sword alone from a distance. I said to Xuanshu, if she doesn't care about this disciple, why not Transfer it to me, my only son died in a demon-eliminating activity, I promise to treat you well. I didn't expect your master to turn around and throw me out, she is..."

At a certain moment, the senior sister felt tears in her eyes, but they disappeared soon.It's hard for Senior Sister to imagine Master protecting her, it's too vague to be real.

"Looking at the entire Huaxia Star, I'm afraid that only the faction to which the eagle monster belongs... can quietly bring down nineteen top powerhouses... I heard from Tang Yi that day that the child on your mountain... is suffering, right? ? She pointed at me angrily and said, it was the reformists who did it..."

"Senior sister is not sensible

. "Senior sister knelt down.

"She didn't know there was such a force, so she could only suspect the reformists, but I asked myself, even if I had the heart, I would have thousands of ways to make the conservatives succumb. The economy, public opinion, it is easy to force reforms , Moreover, I didn't plan to enforce it, it's a partial trial now, everyone can see whether it's good or bad, so there's no need to fight..."

The senior sister nodded: "Is it possible that there is another force that has never shown itself?"

"Haha, I don't know," the chairman helped the senior sister up, "Even with the current power, we can't figure out what they want to do. Do you remember the Xialuo Mountain Cultivation Office?"

That was the first time that the senior sister was stepped on by the demon fox Xi Yi, the three circles of spar bombs, and the serial bomb in Zhao Qingshan's mouth, the senior sister still remembered it vividly, and nodded.

"I have never allowed others to talk about this matter. Now that I think about it, it's okay to tell you. You said in the report that when you went there, you found that there were only Yaohu and Zhao Qingshan in the office. When the bomb was about to be deflated, a Su Xiang appeared. Is that so?"

"Ah."

"Normally, an office has as few as five people and as many as ten or 20 people. Except for Zhao Qingshan, the liaison officer, you didn't see any of them. I didn't say anything at the time. I went to investigate afterwards."

"Su Xiang, a student of the Combat Department of the Cultivation Academy, and his mentor, Professor Fu Jingshi of the Technology Department, arranged for him to go to Xialuo Mountain to do some geological reports to adjust the crystal eyes of the live broadcast." The chairman of the board said eloquently.

"Why do students from the Combat Department have a mentor from the Technology Department?"

"Oh, this student Su Xiang is quite famous in the academy, known as a wretched master who will do anything to contribute points, and Professor Fu Jingshi once had a project to dig into the excrement of the four-eyed rhinoceros to dig out the crystals at the bottom. This professor He was also stingy, and only gave a little contribution point, and no student was willing to drill shit for a contribution point. This Su Xiang volunteered to do it, and came back with a foul smell. Professor Fu Jingshi accepted him as his long-term project assistant. The contribution point coaxed Su Xiang to go out to do all kinds of unimaginable work... The college said that this is not possible, and the development of students in the combat department should be based on the combat department, but Professor Fu felt that no one would do his weird research work, so he rushed to Tang Tang. The dean took pictures of the table several times before he got this special case."

The senior sister nodded, and the chairman laughed: "Why are you so serious? Isn't this funny?"

It is difficult for the senior sister to be amused by jokes about shit and fart. Her taste is more elegant. After thinking about it, she showed a face-saving smile.

"Let's not talk about Su Xiang, there was still your junior sister at that time, she was called by you, of course we also ruled out her."

The senior sister really wanted to say that she didn't call me, but after thinking about it, she said a few words less, and waited for the next sentence with a sullen expression.

"Xialuoshan's office has six regular office staff, two of them are mortals, taking into account the docking with the scenic spot management office, three are cultivators, and one is Zhao Qingshan who was temporarily transferred. He is very good as a receptionist for various tasks. Experience, you don’t want to offend people when you speak, so I specially transferred them. The three original cultivators in the office, after our investigation, are all casual cultivators without sects..."

"After Zhao Qingshan's death, and after your report, we went to investigate these office personnel."

The last handful of fish food in the chairman's hand spilled out, and a few fish jumped out of the water with a flash of cold light, and soon fell into the water with intense ripples, which slowly turned into faint ripples.

"An accident?"

After chatting for so long, the senior sister has already realized that the issues the chairman talked to her are far beyond the level of demon foxes and live broadcasts, crossing the gap between reformists and conservatives. She doesn't know why she was chosen to listen to the chairman's chat. Next What to deal with, I can only follow the trend, look solemnly with a sullen expression, and prepare for the worst.

"Ordinary people who can work for cultivators have been strictly reviewed, but that day, they were all temporarily transferred to the federal government of Xialuo City to discuss matters related to the closure of the Xialuo Mountain Scenic Area."

The senior sister clenched her fists.

"Among the three cultivators, one is away on business trips all year round, one's mother died of illness and asked for leave to go home for several days, and the other one was hiding from the creditors because he didn't pay back the money he owed. When we found him, he was almost insane... ..."

"So coincidentally?"

"Yeah, we have checked all these people, all the procedures are complete, and none of them are fake, and the three cultivators have also worked in Xialuo Mountain for a long time... There is no major mistake, but when the demon fox came, only There is only one Zhao Qingshan left."

"Could someone have spent them?"

"Haha, little friends who keep the commandment don't know the current situation in the cultivation world. There will be such a situation in Xialuo Mountain that none of the monks is on duty, and there are other mountains, but it is intermittent and rotated. Some monks are certain An outside disciple of a sect devotes himself to cultivation, hangs a sign of going to work, but no one is there, and takes two days to rest for five days. The situation of others is not much better, because cultivators are used to directly asking the sect when they encounter problems, except us. The offices in Shangyang City and the surrounding areas are busy with business, and in other places, either the faction is too powerful and the offices are useless, or the faction is too small, and there is not much to deal with in one office."

"So, the demon fox just took advantage of the absence of everyone?"

"I don't know if it takes advantage of the loopholes, and I guess it doesn't care whether everyone in the office is there or not..."

The chairman looked at the senior sister with great interest. So far, the senior sister has been following the chairman to ask questions, as if explaining from the side, and has not raised any questions of her own.

"You mean, that mysterious force is killing Zhao Qing in Yaohu—no, no, Yaohu is an ancient demon from thousands of years ago. She just learned to use the terminal that day, whether it is the spar bomb of the Three Rings Danyang School, or Zhao Qing The series of poisonous bombs in the mountain pass, if it were me, it would take some effort to arrange them, let alone the newly born demon fox... Is it that mysterious force that killed Zhao Qingshan and blamed the demon fox?"

After the incident was too long, the senior sister's anger dissipated like mist, and her reason surfaced.

"I guess it's not enough to blame the demon fox. They just want to kill Zhao Qingshan... The demon fox has just been born and has a mysterious background. Any scapegoat can be blamed on it. Even I, am I doing the same?"

"What is this mysterious force going to do?"

"It's just a guess. Everyone's suspicions have been ruled out, and only that force is left. If the Xialuoshan incident is assumed to be the work of this force, after this force surfaced, it is not counted as the fall of the nineteenth powerhouse. There are three times in total. actions, but I and the rest of the committee cannot speculate on the relationship between the three actions, nor can I speculate on the intentions of the other party."

"And in these three operations, the common point is, I...?" The senior sister let go of her fist, her expression solemn.

"Let's put it this way, not only you, but also the demon fox. The first attack on the shopping mall, the three-tailed fox next to you is the next nine-tailed fox, right?"

"Yes."

"Now the whereabouts of the demon fox... I guess you must know?"

The senior sister was bombarded by the information just now, and she didn't feel terrified when she suddenly heard the main event she expected on the road. She paused, bowed her head and saluted: "Yes."

"Don't worry, besides you and me, there are only three people who know about this, and they are all members of the committee."

The senior sister heard this comforting sound suddenly, and suddenly understood something.

"Who else knows the whereabouts of the demon fox?"

"Junior Brother and Junior Sister know..." Senior Sister replied, and added silently, "On the way I came, Junior Sister said that the demon fox would be tried for the first trial... I thought that Demon Fox would not be able to escape, so I allowed them."

The chairman was taken aback, but immediately calmed down.

"Alright, don't tell

someone else.The demon fox will stay with you, don't let it go. "

"Using the pretext of catching monsters to unite the cultivation world is called catching monsters. In fact, you want to use the power of the cultivation world to catch that mysterious force?"

"Not only that, but the cultivation world also needs to be rectified. The Demon Elimination Committee will be reorganized. On behalf of the Cultivation Academy, I invite you to serve as a member of the committee."

"After the reorganization of the committee is completed, we will have the authority to contact the federal government to jointly open the Asura Hell, and then you will transfer the demon fox to the cultivation world."

Shura Hell is a huge hole dug out of the ground by the grievances of the dead for hundreds of millions of years. In the human-monster war, countless monsters and humans buried their bones everywhere. Later, humans won and mastered the key to Shura Hell. It is said that the demon dynasty is still imprisoned in it. It is full of unimaginable torture and torture, and no one can escape from it, so it has such a terrible name that most people think it only exists in legends.

The senior sister also thought it existed in the legend, until she heard the chairman's voice with her own ears.

"Although Xuanshu and I have different Dao minds, we still cherish each other. When we cultivate to a high place, there are too few friends who can talk about the world. I don't play tricks with you, I just make everything clear, not just because of your love." Potential is also respect for the old... You are needed for reorganization. In terms of status, you are the most famous young generation. In terms of qualifications, you are now the master of Fengyin Mountain. Self-explosive golden elixir, and your master fell into the hands of the demon fox that outsiders thought... In terms of image, you are a representative disciple of the conservative faction, you took the initiative to join the reorganization, and people with vacillating attitudes saw you express your stance... On—"

"I don't support reform." The senior sister lowered her eyes and became stubborn despite the unfavorable conditions.

The chairman said that he would reorganize the Demon Elimination Committee. This committee would surely become the highest authority in the cultivation world. Being one of the directors of the committee was an opportunity that many people dreamed of.

The chairman said that he would gather the power of the entire cultivation world to jointly capture that mysterious force. My senior sister also agreed. Once I figured it out, my senior sister knew that the demon fox was just a banner fluttering in the wind to show to the public. Mysterious forces do not have such appeal. , people only dare to pursue what is known.

But she does not support reform.

"Which item do you not support? We can discuss it again."

The chairman has a pleasant face, and his sincerity is almost touching. When he is in this position, he can express his heart directly. It is extremely difficult to say so many deep things to a young man in the Qi refining period who does not belong to his camp. It is not charity, not preaching, but Talking calmly and seeking common ground while reserving differences is unimaginable for other monks.

"I don't support cultivators having too much contact with mortals. I know it's a good thing, but I..."

The senior sister seemed to think that what she said next was very ridiculous, and smiled lightly as if mocking herself, "I'm afraid of mortals."

The ideas of the reformers... the vast majority are for mortals.

"Afraid that there are too many mortals?"

"I'm afraid that we will lock ourselves in the cage of mortals," the senior sister looked at the director quietly, this time is a battle of Dao Xin, there is no superiority in Dao Xin, she doesn't have to lower her eyes and feel inferior, "The key is still in the hands of mortals. "

Once the economy is rectified and crystal coins do not occupy an absolute dominant position, the huge resource needs of cultivators will no longer be so easy. Cultivators will integrate into the currency system of mortals. Once the economy of mortals collapses, the cultivation of the comprehension world will also collapse——

Cultivation sects go public, Cultivators sell stocks, Cultivators sell products, Cultivators hire mortals, mortals hire Cultivators on a large scale... Fate is implicated, and the Cultivator world can use force to overcome difficulties, but the federal government is shackled by a democratic political system There cannot be strong measures...

Together with education, mortals will soon realize that monks are not immortals, not gods, and mortals will use their own rules to impose unreasonable constraints on practitioners when they lose their respect for practitioners.

Life is connected together, the trivial life that mortals yearn for has higher requirements for resources, the pursuit of blind fairness, so that mortals can also enjoy the quality of life of monks, resources are doubled, and there is no extra power in the cultivation world to attack the gods... If resources are handed over to mortals, the level of cultivators will continue to decrease. Perhaps in the near future, the realm of cultivators will have to pay a high price for taking out a Nascent Soul.

The chairman stood with his hands behind his back and looked at his senior sister: "You are a pessimist."

"Maybe. No matter what the doctrine is... I am human, and I want to become stronger. I can understand that mortals embrace reform enthusiastically, because people go to high places, but I think so too. I want to see the top of my head." The stars, one day they will break free from the shackles of the Huaxia Star, and travel in the universe, just like the strong men in the ancient Xiu era... Yuanying can't, maybe he can transform the gods. There is always a realm that is high enough to fulfill my wish, this is my Dao heart."

"If that's the case, why did you explode the golden core? It's easy for you to get out of your body, and you can still preserve your strength by letting the demon fox make trouble. Isn't it against your Dao heart that you exploded the golden core and returned to the Qi refining stage?" The chairman gently patted the senior sister on the shoulder, turned around and went to the trial tower, "What is your Dao heart, after you figure it out, give me an answer, I will wait for you at the top of the tower."

If the senior sister didn't explode the golden core at that time, she would go against her Taoism.

Dao Xin... Dao Xin... Senior Sister stood where she was, staring at the sparkling lake water, her blurry reflection emerged from the bottom of the lake.

What is the Dao Xin that supported her cultivation from childhood to alchemy at the age of 16?