Dao fruit.

The fire in the center of the soul swayed, and a little light burst out. There was a little scarlet blood in it, but now it expanded rapidly!

Countless memories flashed in Qiu Yan's mind like a revolving lantern, and memory fragments emerged layer by layer.

At the beginning, after Qiu Yan came out of the mountain temple, he thought about it for a while, and experienced many things...

Later, the picture of his predecessor living in poverty and studying hard was also revealed...

Then, the ordinary life of the previous life on the earth is also revealed...

Past and present lives, ordinary and extraordinary, one thing, one person, flashed rapidly, intertwined with Qiu Yan's thoughts, blooming emotional fluctuations.

Attachment, nostalgia, nostalgia...

All kinds of emotions flooded my heart, and gradually developed a feeling of inseparability, which faintly gave birth to regret and confusion.

These feelings, like invisible ropes, wrapped around Qiu Yan's heart, pulling him towards an unknown place.

In the depths of Qiu Yan's heart, his own figure looms, below him is a sea of ​​yellowed memories, and he is constantly falling.

at this time!

A sword of wisdom formed by the condensed thoughts flew over and waved in the soul!

This sword is glowing with a cold light, it looks like a real sword, but it is actually a visualization, but what is contained in it is not the truth or scriptures, but the thought of tenacity!

Wisdom Sword swept away, revealing the courageous intention of going forward. Wherever the blade passed, the thoughts, memories, and hallucinations permeated the soul, and they were instantly shattered.

crackle!crackle!crackle!

The firmness of swinging the sword did not even consider the bearing of the soul and body, and the sword light flashed.The soul body was also damaged and crackled, but the little red in the soul became more and more vigorous!

The figure at the bottom of my heart was shocked, then took a step forward and walked forward.

step.Two steps, three steps...

The invisible rope wrapped around his body was constantly tightened, and finally collapsed, and the yellowed memory sank into the bottom of his heart, like a deep sleep.

In the outside world, Qiu Yan's soul body collapsed in an instant, and the Yin Hong in his heart expanded in an instant, covering every corner of the collapsed soul, and then led the construction of the soul body, only this time.The soul is flushed.

Seeing Qiu Yanhun's body reorganize, and the blood red gradually growing, the old man's face showed a trace of shock, mixed with a bit of bitterness.

After a while, Qiu Yan's soul stabilized again.Return to human form.The clothes were revealed, and the reddish soul was covered, and the invisible fluctuations rippled out from the soul body, spreading to the surroundings, and Wen Sijing in the gathering room immediately receded like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his head, cast his eyes forward, and bowed to the old man, "Thank you, sir, for your guidance. This principle of having nothing outside your mind and nothing outside your mind has greatly inspired Qiu. This is a word of self-cultivation. Everything always starts from the heart, then establishes knowledge, and finally spreads to the surroundings by one's own words and deeds, and finally affects the four directions and spreads the world."

In his consciousness, various memories flashed again, Dao Xinquan Yi flowed, feelings emerged, took a deep breath, and continued: "However, in Qiu's opinion, the inner and outer truths are not to make people confuse the true and the false. Illusion, but let people grasp the present, only act with the heart at all times, will not regret when recalling."

The old man had restrained his expression at this time, nodded upon hearing the words, and said lightly: "I never thought you would have such understanding, but you still have a lot of nostalgia in the view of old age, so that your thoughts fluctuate and your soul and body also change a lot. Let’s rest here first, and it’s not too late to try to break through the barrier after the emotions calm down and the distracting thoughts are eliminated.”

Naturally, the old man couldn't see Qiu Yan's memories, but he could feel something from his mood swings, so there is a saying.

Then, he said again: "Before a person steps into an unknown and dangerous situation, it is inevitable that his belief will be shaken, and he will be nostalgic in retrospect. There is no need to be ashamed. As long as you don't indulge in it, it will have no effect. However, your heartstrings are messy now. If you break through the barrier, you will be easily distracted. , even if Wenbi works together, the consciousness will not be destroyed, but it is possible for the soul to merge with the scholars, and although there is consciousness, it is no different from a dead thing."

Hearing these words, Qiu Yan's eyes flashed a little, then he shook his head and said: "Life is all about ups and downs, and the memories of the past are not distracting thoughts. I have made up my mind."

After the change of mood just now, Qiu Yan's whole body seemed to have undergone a baptism, and his soul and body transformed. Originally, he chose to break through the barrier just to collect information, but now he really wants to explore it.

"Have you really decided? You won't regret it?" the old man asked again.

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes, but nodded without answering.

Suddenly, the room fell into silence, and the atmosphere gradually became dignified.

After a while, the old man suddenly shook his head and laughed: "That's true. How can people who can come here be afraid and stop because of some difficulties and obstacles? What's more, Qiu Yan, you are still very polite. Entering the scholar forest, you must have something to seek and seek, and you will not be frightened by the words of the old man."

When Qiu Yan was thinking about the meaning of the old man's words, the other party let out a long sigh of relief, and then said something that surprised Qiu Yan——

"You have passed this first level!"

"Huh?" Qiu Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, and even the thoughts in his mind stopped suddenly, but he returned to normal in the next moment, but from this point, it can be seen how surprised he was by the old man's words.

"Accident?" The old man smiled slightly, "Actually, the first of these three tests is to test whether you have the courage to face the unknown, and whether you dare to take that step."

"A test of courage? Is this one of the three levels?" Qiu Yan's heart moved, and he made up his mind, "What the old man said just now, and the influence of Qiu's state of mind in conjunction with Evans, are all to deepen my understanding of the unknown. fear?"

"That's right." The old man nodded, with an expression of appreciation and satisfaction on his face, "In the face of unknown things, ordinary people tend to look forward and backward, but if they act indecisively, how can they achieve anything? Only the wise and courageous can quickly decide. Make up your mind, resist the instinctive fear of the unknown, make a decision, and make up your mind without regret.”

Looking at the old man's face, Qiu Yan pondered for a while, and then asked: "So, the old man's description of the danger of the three passes is all fabricated? Or exaggerated?"

"The old man didn't invent, nor did he exaggerate. Didn't he already say that it's extremely difficult to pass the three barriers? Maybe an inadvertent decision will lead to failure, just like just now, whenever you have a little retreat, choose Back off, this first pass will fail."

Hearing this sentence, even if Qiu Yan was determined, he would inevitably feel chills. He flicked his fingers: "So, after Qiu stepped into this room, he had already started to break through. The old man stimulated Qiu's state of mind with fear, Suggest that I go back to calm my heartstrings, if I agree, it will be a failure, and I will be broken by Shilin, and my mind will be fused?"

"That's right." The old man still had a smile on his face, showing admiration. He didn't even change the tone of his voice, giving people a sense of kindness and tranquility. However, what he said made Qiu Yan shudder, "This It is the moment of success or failure in life and death."

Turning his mind, Qiu Yan frowned.

"It's almost impossible to guard against, and this old man is not a good stubble, he is much more terrifying than that Zhao You, Zhao You's viciousness and jealousy are all shown on his face, but this old man has an amiable appearance , but what I did and said could be called ruthless, in a short time, I almost turned around in front of the Soul Extinguishing Gate..."

The power of Shilin, Qiu Yan asked himself that he couldn't resist it. Just as he was thinking, the old man said again: "The first test has passed, so it's time to start the second test. The first test is your courage. And the second level will test your determination."

Speaking of this, his voice turned low, giving people a sense of dignity and secrecy: "The second level requires you to break through the restrictions here and return to the yang side of Shilin. One yin and one yang are called the Tao. Therefore, there are old rumors that Shilin originally It is a manifestation of Dao, and there is also a distinction between yin and yang, what you and I are now is the yin side of Shilin."

"I don't know the old truth yet, it's not time to turn my face..."

Qiu Yan restrained his thoughts and asked, "So, the one with the mountain of books, the doubtful frost, and the long river of history is the sunny side?"

The old man nodded, and then said: "But relying on one's soul is not enough to break through the limit, and some external force is needed." As he spoke, he turned his head and looked out.

"External force?" Qiu Yan followed the other party's gaze, and all he saw was the bamboo forest outside the window, and then his heart shook, "The external force you mean, could it be..."

The old man said with a smile: "With one soul, it is difficult to break through the barrier between yin and yang, but gathering the souls of many people is another matter. The first level, your wisdom sword cuts off your worries, but this second level requires you to swing your sword to cut through it." Outer souls! There are many Confucian scholars outside. If you shatter their consciousness and integrate their souls and bodies into you, you can inherit what you have learned. They have stayed for hundreds of years. Not much, it will help you a lot.”

As soon as he said this, the chill in Qiu Yan's heart grew stronger, and the kind expression of the old man looked particularly ferocious in his eyes.

Cut off the souls of others to prove their hearts!

"Why? Have a heart of compassion?" The old man shook his head. "It's not good. It's very likely that you will fail to pass the level because of it, and you will end up miserable. You are the one who suffers because of the softness of others, and they won't know it. Even if they know, You won't appreciate it, you will only be grateful for your failure, you have been in contact with Zhao You, you should know that what the old man said is true, human nature is only evil and selfish."

Qiu Yan's thoughts were turbulent, he turned his head and looked out the door, his thoughts fluctuated.

"Beheading other people's souls? Isn't this an evil way? No, wait a minute, if the third test is so dangerous, and I don't know the specific content, how can I judge that I have passed the test? How do I know that the words now are not lies? Besides, I Are you really starting to break through?"

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan suddenly realized that his state of mind was a little confused, and it was the old man's series of words that caused the confusion.

"False and true..."

Looking at the old man again, Qiu Yan had a flash of light in his heart, and said: "These Confucian scholars have been trapped for a hundred years, and Qiu will be guilty if he kills his soul again. Even if he can't pass the test because of this, Qiu will not do it."

"Oh?" The old man let out a light snort, showing no surprise.

At this time, Qiu Yan got up suddenly, walked towards the old man, and asked at the same time: "There is something that Qiu is a little unclear about. Are your eyes inconvenient?"