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In the middle of the night, there was silence outside the window, only the wind blowing the grass leaves and the faint chirping of crickets.

The room was even quieter than outside the window. After a long silence, there was a suppressed sob.

"You never said..." Lu Danxu lay on Shen Budu's knee, weeping uncontrollably, "You never mentioned it to anyone..."

He couldn't imagine how hard it would be to keep this secret alone, and how difficult it would be to carry such a heavy burden; most importantly, this burden would be fatal.

His master is open-minded, gentle and funny, with a three-point smile on his face habitually, rarely angry or sad.Some people say that it is natural, but he is No. 1 in the world, fame, status, wealth and power. How can he be unhappy?

But who would have thought that for so many years, he would be ready to die for the people of the world at any time?

Will he be afraid?Will you hesitate?Will you feel a little lonely and sad in the night when no one talks to you?

Lu Danxu didn't dare to think about it anymore, he only knew that if this matter happened to him, let alone twenty years, maybe just a few years would be enough to drive him crazy.

Fang Shaojun's heart was twisted like a knife, and he choked up and asked: "So, what you did during the day was to fill the cracks in the magic tablet, right?"

When asking about the cause of Shen Budu's death before, both he and Lu Danxu raised a question: With Shen Budu's cultivation level, it is absolutely impossible for Shen Budu to be killed by the Li brothers so easily. Something else must have happened that day.Shen Budu was vague at the time, but thinking about it now, the answer is self-evident.

As far as this matter is concerned, Shen Budu will not hide it from them anymore: "That's right."

Since the age of 13, after being repaired by Shen Yu and Li Wanxing, the magic tablet has remained stable for a full ten years.It wasn't until Shen Budu was 23 years old that there was another rift.

It was Shen Budu's first attempt to fill the cracks. The magic tablet was like a bottomless pit, crazily sucking out all his spiritual power, as if trying to suck every inch of power in his body, wishing he could rub his bones every inch of it. broken.

That time, he leaned against the stone tablet alone for three whole days, and finally gathered some strength to go back to Tianya Canghaimen.

During the five years from the age of 23 to 28, he repaired the cracks of the magic tablet eight times piecemeal. After finishing the crack, most of the spiritual power will be consumed, the body will become very weak within two or three days, and the realm will temporarily drop to a higher level.

Both Lu Danxu and Fang Shaojun faintly recalled it at this time.

Indeed, there were several times when Master went out and immediately went into retreat when he came back. Seeing that Master looked very bad, they worriedly asked him if he was injured. Master always flicked their foreheads with his fingers, pretending to be dissatisfied and saying: "There is no harm in the world. I'm afraid your master hasn't been born yet, so what are you worrying about?"

They think so too.

After all, he is Shen Budu.

It is in them, in everyone's heart that they are already omnipotent, Shen Budu who will not get hurt and is not afraid of pain.

Guilt, regret, distress, and all kinds of emotions rushed into their hearts at the same time. Lu Danxu and Fang Shaojun felt unbearably uncomfortable, and their tears flowed even more urgently.

Men do not shed tears lightly, they have never shown a weak look outside, but when they learned that the person they most respected, loved and relied on had carried such a heavy weight and suffered so many injuries where they could not see, they never I couldn't bear it anymore.

Master is the tallest tree and the thickest mountain, which has always protected them from wind and rain, but who has shared even a little bit for Master?

The two hugged Shen Budu and did not let go, Xie Jianhuan stood aside, his eyes were bloodshot, and his fingers were trembling uncontrollably.

Therefore, on the day of Yuanxi, Shen Budu lost most of his cultivation to fill the gap, and then he stabbed the sword again when he returned to Tianya Canghaimen. As for the death at the bottom of Guying Peak.

He didn't understand why Shen Budu didn't tell him about him.Is it to save face for him in front of his fellow apprentices?

At this point, are you still thinking about him quietly?

The heart ached so much that it was almost convulsed, and the sweet smell of blood wafted from his throat, Xie Jianhuan closed his eyes, and forced back the hot and sour liquid in his eye sockets.

"I didn't want to tell you, because the magic tablet has been very stable in recent years. I thought I could fill all the cracks on the tablet with my own strength, and find a solution once and for all." Shen Budu sighed, touching the crying two An apprentice's head.

Shen Budu wasn't overly conceited, thinking that he could solve the problems that his ancestors couldn't solve completely by himself.He just didn't want his descendants to shoulder the same mission and continue it endlessly.

Therefore, he gave up his plans to marry a wife and have children a long time ago.Later, when he took in his apprentices, he also thought about whether he should pass on the secrets of space to them, so that after his death, at least someone would be able to carry the burden.But looking at the energetic faces of the disciples, he finally gave up the idea.

He is really reluctant.

"Master, I am willing." Fang Shaojun said firmly with red eyes, "Even if my strength is meager, I am willing to learn space secrets from you. Please allow me to share the burden with you!"

Lu Danxu clenched Shen Budu's hand: "Me too!"

Just by looking at the eyes of the two teenagers, one can tell that they are not acting on a whim, but have already made up their minds.

With emotional and gentle eyes, Shen Budu patted their hands, and said in a warm voice: "Don't worry too much, if it's just to repair the cracks in the magic tablet, master's cultivation is more than enough."

"The problem now is that this matter is far more complicated than I imagined before." Shen Budu looked slightly cold, and let them look at the black crystal block in his palm, "This is the heavenly devil's energy overflowing from the crack of the magic tablet. It should have dissipated naturally, but now it condenses into a spar with powerful magic power, and is put into the body of the spider demon, thus expanding its size and power dozens of times."

He asked softly, "What does this mean?"

Lu Danxu froze for a moment, then shivered to the marrow of his bones, and shuddered fiercely: "This is man-made...someone collected the heavenly demon energy emitted by the demon tablet, and made it into a spar to control monsters, causing them to wreak havoc in the world!"

The silence in the house was terrifying, and everyone shuddered at this terrible guess.

Who on earth is so insane that he actually uses the demons to kill his own compatriots! ?

Has the bloody history and shame of being slaughtered and trampled hundreds of years ago been forgotten? ?

It is clear that only the descendants of the Shen family can know about the monster tablet, how did those people find the location of the monster tablet?

What is their purpose in doing this?

A wind blew outside the house, and layers of dark clouds gathered, covering the moonlight.The world was dark, as if there was a huge invisible conspiracy hidden in the void, quietly revealing half of his face, showing them a malicious smile.

"The magic stele is located in the desperate wilderness at the end of the upper spirit world, and it can only be reached by crossing the endless river. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary monks to reach it." Shen Budu said in a low voice, "In my estimation, only the top ten in the heaven list have this ability."

The faces of several people became even uglier.

Top ten on the day list?

Those are the top masters in the entire cultivation world, each of them is a big shot who has the ability to call wind and rain, move mountains and fill seas. If some of them collude with the demons, what kind of disaster will it be?

They could no longer imagine the consequences.

"So the top priority is to return to the upper spirit world as soon as possible." Shen Budu said, "The magic tablet must be repaired with Shen's unique space secret technique, but those people are collecting the energy of the heavenly demon. If things go on like this, the cracks on the magic tablet There will inevitably be more and more, and it may be a matter of time before the magic tablet shatters and the door to another world opens."

His eyes gradually turned cold: "I must know who those people are."

The members of the Shen clan sacrificed more than a hundred people one after another, using all their strength to keep the magic stele intact.But now there are people who ignore those bloody sacrifices, those dilapidated loyal souls, and those tragedies of people dying and their families being ruined. For their own unspeakable purpose, they want to open up those cracks filled with flesh and blood!

Although Shen Budu has the heart to protect the people in the world, he is not a saint. He needs the other party to repay all these blood debts!

Lu Danxu said: "Master, don't worry, we will do our best to help you find out the truth!"

"Such crimes will never be tolerated." Fang Shaojun said in a deep voice, "The people behind the scenes are so vicious, we will definitely not let him go!"

"It's just that master, don't resist yourself anymore." Fang Shaojun frowned and said, "We have been taught by you for so many years, and we have learned this skill in order to eradicate evil and help the weak, and help justice. Although the ancestors of the Shen family only The responsibility of entrusting it to the descendants of the Shen family is clearly something that each of us should do."

"You've done enough, and it's time for us to contribute." Lu Danxu sniffed, his eyes turned red like rabbits, "You love us, don't we love you?"

A smile finally appeared in Shen Budu's eyes, he stretched out his hands and rubbed the heads of the two disciples, and nodded in response: "Okay."

Two hours had passed quietly, Shen Budu said: "This matter still needs a long-term plan, you go to rest first. By the way, tell Xingyu and the others, don't worry about me."

Lu Danxu and Fang Shaojun nodded obediently, advised him to rest earlier, and withdrew first.When he left, he saw Xie Jianhuan still standing there. Fang Shaojun was about to call him, but Lu Danxu noticed something, shook his head, and pulled Fang Shaojun to leave first.

The door was gently closed, and the room returned to silence.

Shen Budu raised his head, looked at himself, the big apprentice who had never spoken since entering the room, and said indifferently: "What are you still doing here?"

Xie Jianhuan raised his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll give you an explanation."

That's right, Shen Budu set a deadline for him yesterday, requiring him to give an explanation today.

Shen Budu stared at him for a moment, then opened his lips: "Say."

Xie Jianhuan took off the drinking light sword and put it on the ground, knelt down straight, and said word by word:

"A disciple is unworthy."

"I am a member of the Heavenly Demon Clan."

The author has something to say:

Of course it wasn't Xiao Xie's fault.

The reason is explained below