Dao Fruit

The fire in the soul center swayed, and a little light bloomed. There was a little scarlet blood inside, but now it is expanding rapidly!

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

At the beginning, it was just a few thoughts and many things that Qiu Yan experienced after coming out of the mountain temple...

Later, the picture of his previous life in poverty and studying hard was also revealed...

Then, the ordinary life in the previous life on earth also unfolded...

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

Attachment, nostalgia, nostalgia...

All kinds of emotions flooded my mind, gradually giving rise to a feeling that was difficult to let go, and seemed to give rise to regret and confusion.

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

In the depths of Qiu Yan's mind, his own figure vaguely appeared. Below him was a sea of ​​yellowing memories, and his figure was constantly falling downwards.

Just then!

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

This sword glows with cold light and looks the same as a real sword. In fact, it is made through visualization, but what it contains is not the truth or the meaning of the scriptures, but the idea of ​​perseverance!

The sword of wisdom swept away, revealing the courage to move forward. Wherever the sword passed, the sorrow, memories, and hallucinations that filled the soul were instantly shattered.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

This sword swing was so firm that it didn't even consider the soul body's endurance. The sword light flashed, and the soul body was also damaged and crackled, but the red color in the soul became more and more powerful!

The figure deep in my heart was shocked, then took steps forward and walked forward.

One step, two steps, three steps...

The invisible rope wrapped around his body continued to tighten, and finally collapsed, and the yellowed memory sank into his heart, like a deep sleep.

In the outside world, Qiu Yan's soul body collapsed instantly, and the redness in his heart expanded rapidly, spreading in every corner of the collapsed soul, and then led to the construction of the soul body, but this time, the soul was red.

Seeing Qiu Yan's soul regrouping and turning blood red, the old man's face showed a hint of shock, mixed with a little bitterness.

After a moment, Qiu Yan's soul stabilized again and returned to human form, revealing his clothes and covering up his pale red soul. Invisible waves rippled out from his soul body and spread to the surroundings. Wen Sijing gathered in the room immediately receded like a tide.

Then, he raised his head, cast his gaze forward, bowed his hands to the old man, "Thank you, sir, for your advice. This principle of having nothing in your heart and nothing in your heart has greatly inspired Qiu. These are words of self-cultivation. Everything always starts from the heart, then establishes knowledge, and finally relies on one's words and deeds to spread around, and finally influence the four directions and spread throughout the world. "

Various memories flashed through his consciousness again, Taoist thoughts and fists were flowing, and insights emerged. He took a deep breath and continued: "However, in Qiu's view, the inner and outer principles do not allow people to confuse the true with the false. It is unreal, but allows people to grasp the present moment, and only act with their heart at all times, and they will not regret when recalling.”

The old man had calmed down his expression at this time, nodded when he heard the words, and said calmly: "I didn't expect you to have such understanding. However, I still have a lot of attachments to you, so that your mind fluctuates and your soul changes. It might as well Let’s take a good rest here first, wait until the mood calms down and get rid of distracting thoughts, and then it’s not too late to try to break through.”

Naturally, the old man couldn't see Qiu Yan's memories, but he could gain some insights from his emotional fluctuations. That's why he said this.

Then, he added: "Before entering an unknown and dangerous situation, people will inevitably have their beliefs shaken and recall nostalgia. There is no need to be ashamed of this. As long as you don't indulge in it, it will have no impact. However, your heartstrings are messy now. If you try to break through, you will easily become confused and confused. , Even if Wen Piyi is not destroyed, his soul may merge with Shilin. Although he is conscious, he is no different from a dead thing. "

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

After the change in his mood just now, Qiu Yan's whole person seemed to have experienced a baptism, and his soul had transformed. He originally chose to break through the level just to collect information, but now he really wanted to explore it.

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

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes and did not answer, just nodded.

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

After a while, the old man suddenly shook his head and laughed: "It's true. How can people who can come here be afraid and stop moving forward because of some difficulties and dangers? What's more, Qiu Yan, you are also a literary pioneer, so this When you enter the academy, you must have aspirations and plans, and you will not be intimidated by the old man’s words.”

While 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 stunned when he heard the words, and even the thoughts in his mind suddenly stopped, but returned to normal the next moment, but from this, it can be seen how surprised the old man's words were to him.

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

"A test of bravery? 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, as well as the combination of the words and thoughts, affected Qiu's state of mind, 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. "Faced with unknown things, ordinary people often look forward and backward, but if they act indecisively, how can they achieve anything? Only people with great wisdom and courage can quickly make decisions. Make up your mind, resist the instinctive fear of the unknown, make a decision, and have no regrets.”

Looking at the old man's face, Qiu Yan pondered for a moment, and then asked: "So, the old man's description of the dangers of the three passes are all fabrications? Or exaggerations?"

"I'm not making it up or exaggerating. I've already said it before. It's extremely difficult to pass the three levels. An inadvertent decision may lead to failure. Just like just now, whenever you have the slightest thought of retreating, choose If you back down, you will fail at the first level.”

Hearing this sentence, even if Qiu Yan was determined, he could not help but feel chilly. He flicked his fingers: "So, after Qiu stepped into this room, he started to break through. The old man used fear to stimulate Qiu's state of mind. Suggest that I go back to calm my heart. If I agree, it will be a failure and my soul will be broken by Shilin and my mind will be fused? "

"Not bad." There was still a smile on the old man's face, showing appreciation. Even the tone of his voice did not change at all, 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.”

Qiu Yan's brows furrowed as his thoughts changed.

"This is simply unprepared, and this old man is not a good person. He is much scarier than Zhao You. Zhao You's viciousness and jealousy are all reflected on his face, but this old man has a amiable look. , but what I did and said was cruel and ruthless. In a short period of time, I almost turned around in front of the Hun Miemen..."

Qiu Yan thought that he could not resist the power of Shilin. Just as he was thinking, the old man said again: "The first level has been passed, so it's time to start the second level. This first level tests your courage. The second level will test your determination.”

At this point, his voice turned low, giving people a solemn and secretive feeling: "The second level requires you to break through the restrictions here and return to the yang side of Shilin. One yin and one yang is called the Tao. Therefore, there is an old rumor that Shilin Ben It is a manifestation of Tao, and it can also be divided into yin and yang. Where you and I are now is the Yin side of Shilin."

"I don't know the truth yet, so it's not time to fall out..."

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

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

"External force?" Qiu Yan followed the other person's gaze, and all he saw was the bamboo forest outside the window, and then his heart was shocked, "Could it be that the external force you are referring to is..."

The old man smiled and said: "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. In the first level, you can cut off sorrow and thoughts with your wisdom sword, but in this second level, you need to swing your sword to cut them off." Outer souls! There are many Confucian scholars outside. If you destroy their consciousness and integrate their souls into your own body, you can inherit what you have learned. They have stayed for hundreds of years and been taught by the old people. Many of them have condensed their literary minds. Even if they don't, they are still different. It’s very helpful to you.”

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

Cut off other people's souls to prove their hearts!

"What? Are you feeling compassionate?" The old man shook his head. "This is not good. It is very likely that you will fail to break through and end up miserable. If you are soft-hearted because of others, you will be the one who suffers, and they will not know it at all. Even if they know, I will not appreciate it, I will only be glad for your failure. You have been in contact with Zhao You, and you should know that what I said is true, and human nature is only evil and selfish. "

Qiu Yan's thoughts were in turmoil. He turned his head and looked out the door, his thoughts fluctuating.

"Killing other people's souls? Isn't this an evil way? No, wait a minute, if the three levels are so dangerous and I don't know the specific content, how can I judge that I have passed the level? How do I know that what I am saying is not a lie? Moreover, I Have you really started to break through? "

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

"True and false..."

Looking at the old man again, Qiu Yan had a flash of inspiration in his mind and said: "These Confucian scholars have been trapped for hundreds of years. If Qiu kills their souls again, they will be guilty. Even if they can't pass the test, Qiu won't do it."

"Oh?" The old man exclaimed, showing no surprise.

At this time, Qiu Yan suddenly stood up, walked towards the old man, and asked at the same time: "There is something that Qiu is a little unclear about. Is there any inconvenience to your eyes?" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for more novel updates. Good to update faster!)