[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

The faint blue light shines on this side of the quiet cave, and the past is like smoke, and whose heart resurfaces again?

At the sound of "Su Yao", the woman's hand on the stone wall stopped suddenly, and the sword light fluctuated, as if it followed her heart for a moment.She turned around abruptly, and the long streamer on the jade crown above her head slowly passed before her eyes, and then fell down gently, revealing that cold and jade-like face.

Shen Bailing stood there, silently staring at her for a long time.I saw the woman on the opposite side suddenly smiled slightly, and her faint voice pierced the suddenly quiet space, and reached Shen Bailing's ears: "Suyao, Suyao... How many years have you been? I haven't heard anyone call me like this for a long time. I even forgot my own name, and I'm still at a loss in a trance..." She lowered her eyes, showing a trace of sob, but the next moment her face became serious, she raised her eyes to Shen Bailing, and asked coldly, "Yes, Back then, my tutor gave me this dao name, but who are you, and why do you know my details?"

Shen Bailing still stared at her quietly until the suspicion on that face gradually faded into a faint doubt, then he moved his gaze away and landed on the long sword pointed at the ground in her hand, and then murmured after a while He murmured to himself: "...Take the ice soul of the century-old cold moon, the purple teeth and crows in Kunlun Mountains, forge it with the heart to protect it, infuse it with water spirit, and melt it in the fire for three years. It is three feet long, the whole body is blue, and the light is as bright as the moon. The body of the sword is engraved with small characters in seal script, with 'condensation' on the top and 'ice' on the bottom..."

At the end of the line of sight, the tip of the sword with flowing blue light trembled slightly, although it was only a slight tremor, it was caught in Shen Bailing's eyes.He sighed softly, and said again: "It took you three years to get this sword, and the elder Qingyang in the Five Spirits Sword Pavilion gave it to you, and since then, it has never left your body, even today, it is always with you... and I That handle of 'spring water' is now gone."

With a sound of "铛", the light and shadow reflected on the stone wall suddenly shook, but the fairy sword slipped from Suyao's hand and fell to the ground.But neither of the two people in the cave glanced at the ground. Suyao widened her beautiful eyes and stared blankly at the young man who was supposed to be meeting him for the first time. , Trying to find a trace of the shadow of the old man.

"...Elder brother?"

Shen Bailing smiled sadly: "Junior Sister, I haven't seen you for many years, how are you doing?"

The cave became quiet again, so quiet that even breathing could not be heard.It was as if something was slowly flowing in the air and in the light of the sword, faintly emerging.Fellow practitioners of martial arts in Qionghua Palace, white-clothed sword shadows on the sword dance floor, enjoying the scenery and drinking together under the shade of drunken flowers, and the end of the cirrus cloud platform broke... 400 years of time, like the wind passing by the ears, like water moistening silently, He just walked away without a trace of lingering.

The dreamlike past faded away, and the two returned to the dark and cold cave, but they both saw a familiar gleam in the eyes they looked at each other.After a long time, Suyao finally leaned over and gently picked up the Ningbing sword, and smiled sadly and joyfully at Shen Bailing.

"Back then, there were six people under my mentor's family. You disappeared in the chaos. Yun Tianqing and Suyu rebelled and passed away early. Suxin... I thought she would stay, but unexpectedly she fled down the mountain and even gave up everything she had. Learning to change and practice Yanshu, now that I think about it, she was the one who put it down first. As for Xuanxiao... don’t mention it.” Suyao stared blankly at the long sword in her hand, but her eyes seemed to penetrate the blade of the sword with bewilderment and landed on it. In an unknown place, "A hundred years of life pass by in a blink of an eye. The same family in the past, once drifting away, must have been liberated in the samsara now? I will enter the samsara again in a hundred years. Maybe I will reunite with my old friend again, I never thought that I would have such a wonderful encounter by going to the cave gate by chance, I really feel sorry for the Empress of Nine Heavens Xuan..."

Shen Bailing twitched the corners of his mouth and forced a smile back.Nine Heavens Xuannv pity?Do the gods really pity the world, so why is there so much pain and sorrow in the world?

Sighing for a moment, Suyao finally returned to reality. She looked at Shen Bailing who had already sat down leaning against the stone wall, and said, "I think only you and Xuan Xiao are the only ones who are alive now. Senior brother really deserves to be me. Waiting to raise her head, she has achieved success in cultivation, and even her appearance has changed a lot." Back then, Suyao was sent to the East China Sea before Xuan Xiao was punished by heaven, so she didn't know anything about what happened afterwards, she thought Shen Bailing With advanced cultivation and prolonging life, as for the change of appearance, it can only be regarded as a mystery of immortality, and Shen Bailing has no idea of ​​the pain in his heart.

Shen Bailing didn't want to mention it at the moment, so she just smiled wryly and remained silent.

Suyao asked again: "It's just that Suyao doesn't understand one thing. Since senior brother has such supernatural powers, why did he suddenly come to this whirlpool in the East China Sea? He also fell from this abyss of contemplation? If it weren't for the fact that the cave gate is a little loose now, there is no limit to immortals." I'm afraid I can't save you so easily."

Shen Bailing had no choice but to inform him of the sneak attack when he flew down the cliff, and said: "It turns out that this place is called Sicunyuan, and the name is really weird."

"Si Prison Yuan, the word 'prison' naturally refers to imprisoning these heaven-defying immortals, and 'si' means to meditate on one's own past and persuade people to repent. I only know that the people locked under the whirlpool in the East China Sea are really not good. Few, there are gods and monsters among them, most of them have lost their minds and souls, but there are also some who have died but still have remnants of souls, the one who attacked you must be one of the remnants of souls." Su Yao thought for a while and said, "These fairy monsters may have had a past that was all-powerful and glorious. That's why they refused to let go when they fell to this point. The punishment on their bodies became heavier and they fell more and more... On the contrary, we small people, even There will be a day of turning back."

Suyao said feeling deeply, she suddenly got up and looked at Shen Bailing deeply, and said: "At that time I did something wrong, I was rude to senior brother, senior brother didn't mind, but comforted me, forgive me like this, teach me I am ashamed. I have thought about it here for hundreds of years, and every time I think of it, I feel a deep torment in my heart. I only think that if there is an afterlife, I will apologize to my senior brother, but I don’t think I don’t have to wait for the next life.”

Shen Bailing knew that she was talking about the matter of denying that she was Xuan Zhen on the Juan Yuntai back then, so she immediately stood up and supported her, and said with a gentle smile: "Since I have let go, why do you care? Besides what you said It’s not wrong, I’m indeed a demon. Now that the Qionghua faction is gone, why are you talking about those old things?”

But Suyao stubbornly refused to return to her seat after performing the ceremony, Shen Bailing shook her head helplessly, thinking of the stubborn and domineering appearance of this junior sister, and looking at her current expression of peace of mind, she felt like a completely different person.

The two talked for a long time, and finally Shen Bailing said: "Junior Sister, I came here for one thing. Back then on Juanyuntai, Junior Brother Xuanxiao offended Nine Heavens Profound Girl and was thrown into the whirlpool of the East Sea. I have been thinking about it all these years. Afraid that he would be tortured, Yite came here to look for him. It was only when he got to the vortex that he discovered that there are so many caves that imprison the immortal gods. It may take hundreds of years to find them all. If the junior sister knows any clues, Please also tell me." After speaking, he cupped his hands deeply.

Hearing this, Suyao couldn't help but take a deep look at Shen Bailing: "Senior brother really treats Xuan Xiao differently from others. When we were studying arts together 400 years ago, I had faintly noticed that although the senior brother took good care of all the senior brothers and sisters, but look Xuan Xiao's expression seems to be extraordinarily gentle, and he treats you far better than everyone else... Unexpectedly, after breaking through the ice, he seems to be a different person, not only forgetting all the feelings you treated him back then, but also vowing Killing you to vent your hatred. I don't know what entanglement my brother has with him, but I just want to ask, is it really worth diving into the East Sea for him?"

Shen Bailing was slightly taken aback, and immediately said without hesitation: "Of course it's worth it! I...I owe him a lot, you don't understand."

Suyao raised her eyebrows slightly, and a strange look flashed in her eyes, but she retracted them in an instant, and she said quietly: "In this case, the junior sister has nothing to say. Senior brother's friendship with Xuan Xiao is so deep, I only hope he Don't let me down." After a moment of silence, she said again, "400 years ago, I came here one step ahead of Xuan Xiao, only to feel the bitter cold in the cave, and when I was depressed, I suddenly noticed a strong evil spirit Falling straight down from the Si Prison Abyss, it happened to be in front of my cave, and it was heading towards the depths of the ground. I felt strange at that time, because of the evil spirit... Occasionally, when he came out, he appeared to be insane when he practiced martial arts, and the aura he exuded at that time was quite similar to that evil spirit! But as far as I know, although his skill is high, he is not affected by that evil spirit. Han's skill is strong, so I still have some doubts in my heart. But not long after, I saw a red light descending from the sky, chasing quickly along the trace of the evil spirit passing by, and I could see it clearly when passing by my cave. ...it is Xuan Xiao's sword, Xi He!"

Shen Bailing's eyes lit up, he had searched under the abyss for so long, and it was only at this moment that he finally got the exact information about Junior Brother Xuan Xiao, so he couldn't help but feel happy.As for the reason why Suyao said that Xuanxiao's skill is not as powerful as the evil spirit, he knows it well. Xuanxiao vowed to become a demon on the Juanyun platform, and his body was transformed from a Taoist cultivator to a demon cultivator in an instant, and he resisted several thunders one after another. In just a few hours, there was a huge difference, and when he was thrown into the East China Sea vortex, it was naturally completely different from the past.

I only heard Su Yao say again: "I know that no matter how unwilling Xuan Xiao is, he will not be able to match the divine power of the Nine Heavens Xuannv. It is only natural to be thrown into the vortex, so I will not think about it anymore. It's just that although I have repented At the beginning, it was really unbearable to endure the pain of penance. Every time I settled down for a while, I was upset, but there was a restriction under the cave gate, so I couldn't go out for a walk, so I could only wander around in the cave. Later, I accidentally fell on the stone wall in the cave. I found some texts, which not only engraved profound practice methods, but also recorded many things about the whirlpool in the East China Sea. It seems that it was left by a person who has been imprisoned here for many years. Even the name 'Si Prison Yuan', I also learned from that record."

Shen Bailing was even more delighted to hear this, and hurriedly said: "Please tell me, Junior Sister."

Su Yao looked at him with a faint smile, nodded and said: "At the time I saw it and thought, what's the use of knowing that I'm locked up here and can't go out? Now it seems that it's a coincidence, if it's true, if it wasn't for me being locked up In the cave, how could senior brother be rescued by me, and how could he know about Si Prison Yuan?"

At that moment, she told Shen Bailing all the records she had seen.It turns out that under the whirlpool of the East China Sea is an extremely narrow and long canyon, one side is higher and the other is lower, the upper part can be seen above the abyss, and the lower part is deep into the belly of the stone, and the place where the immortals are imprisoned is located in the lower part.What Shen Bailing thought before was not wrong at all.Immortals and gods are mostly imprisoned in stone caves, and the more powerful or serious the crimes, the closer to the ground they are imprisoned. That's why Shen Bailing saw that Qionghua's disciples were imprisoned outside while Suyao and others were imprisoned. The situation of being imprisoned under the Abyss of Thinking.It is said that there are rocks interspersed under Si Prison Abyss, there is no light, no wind, no water, no food, but there will be a burst of evil spirits from time to time, and when it reaches the ground, it is already extremely strong, so it is self-evident how it is underneath.

Suyao finally said: "Brother, I know that you have decided to seek Xuanxiao, and my sister will not persuade you any more, I just hope that you can get what you wish and come out safely." Indifferently, "Suyao's sins are full of sins that have not been repaid, and she needs to repent more and meditate on her own mistakes, so I won't keep you."

Shen Bailing bowed her hands deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your help, junior sister! After we bid farewell, we will never see each other again. Senior brother only hopes for you... I only hope that you will leave this place as soon as possible. In the next life, you will just be an ordinary mortal. A lifetime of happiness and well-being.” The women he saw in his life, the more unparalleled their magic, the more difficult their lives, and in his heart he really felt that people who practice Taoism are not as happy as mortals, so he prayed at this moment.

Suyao seemed to understand what he said, she bowed silently, then turned around resolutely and walked deep into the cave.The ice condensing sword in her hand was also slowly put into her sleeve, the blue light became weaker and weaker, and gradually fell into darkness.