Today I hold the world

The clouds gathered and dispersed melodiously. At noon, a giant blue whale floated down from the sky and came to the formation outside the Broken Water Cliff.

Zhong Ziyan stood on the back of Bi Youjing and waved his hand lightly, the entrance of the mountain guard formation was opened, he floated in slowly, and soon changed back to a small fish if he couldn't swim, and followed his master.

Sha Datong had already been waiting for a long time with excitement on his face before landing on the welcoming stone platform of Duanshui Cliff.

"Master, the ancestor is back!" The words almost popped out of his throat instantly, revealing an indescribable excitement.

Zhong Ziyan was stunned at first, then frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?"

It's not that he didn't hear Sha Datong's words, but that he couldn't believe what Sha Datong said. It's been nearly 18 years, and the long-term is a little hopeless.

Sha Datong patted his body with both hands excitedly, the frog mouth smiled and said: "Hey, my disciple said that Tao Patriarch is back!"

After all, he pointed in the direction of the Red Dragon Hall, "Master Master, head, go and have a look!"

Zhong Ziyan didn't understand, the figure disappeared without a trace, and the next moment he appeared directly in the courtyard outside the Red Dragon Hall.

He walked into the gate of the hall with apprehensive steps, and as soon as he entered the hall, he saw a silver-haired old man with his hands behind his back facing him, looking at the altar plaque in a daze.

"Old Ancestor!" Zhong Ziyan whispered, and the silver-haired old man turned around, Zhong Ziyan saw the familiar and old face clearly, whoever it was Tao Ancestor.

Zhong Ziyan's expression was mixed with sorrow and joy, and tears rolled in his eyes. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the day 18 years ago, when the ancestor hurriedly confessed that he was good at leading the development of his disciples, and then he was curled up and disappeared by a black soul chain.

Everything seems to have passed away, and in a short while, the blue hair turned into white hair. After 18 years, I finally have to look forward to the return of the ancestors. It's a feeling that can't be expressed in words.

Tao Fang could see that Zhong Ziyan's greenness had long since faded, the vermilion wooden hairpin was tied into his hair, shallow law lines appeared on the inside of his cheeks, and the black hair on his temples had already turned into snow.

"My child, you have suffered~" the kind old voice said slowly, Tao Fangyin supported Zhong Ziyan with both hands, and the two looked at each other, and they could see the traces left by the years on each other.

"It's Zi Yan's good fortune to look forward to the return of our ancestors, and the blessing of Chilongmen is not bitter!" Zhong Ziyan invited Tao Fangyin to sit down and chat.

Tao Fangyin was Zhong Ziyan's guide on the road of cultivation. Back then, he firmly supported Zhong Ziyan as the head teacher of Chilongmen with his own power. No matter whether the other disciples agreed or opposed, he never doubted Zhong Ziyan.

After 20 years, now that the person I have chosen is already standing tall and majestic, how can I not sigh and say with relief:

"I already have a rough idea of ​​everything in the sect. You are able to lead the disciples through catastrophes and develop into the scale you are today. You can no longer judge the merits. You are indeed worthy of the respectful title of 'Sect Leader'. I never misjudged you back then! "

Having not seen each other for many years, Zhong Ziyan asked with many doubts and worries: "I feel that your life, ancestor, seems to have been damaged. I am afraid that it is extremely dangerous to be in that place these years?"

"You have already established the foundation, but it's time to call me uncle." Tao Fangyin nodded and stroked his beard. Although nothing was revealed in his expression, Zhong Ziyan could guess that if there was no danger, he should have returned by now.

Zhong Ziyan replied: "Yes, uncle." Then he quietly listened to Tao Fangyin talk about his experiences over the years.

"The Void of Nagaran is a battlefield where Buddhas and demons have fallen. It was discovered as early as 2000 years ago, and it has been guarded by the two great powers of Leiyin Temple and Cumo Sect.

There are countless horcruxes left by ancient demon generals scattered all over the place. These horcruxes are born of killing, resentment, and blood brutality, and become stronger and stronger as time goes by. Every year, the guards will open the gate of yin deficiency, and the horcruxes inside that reach a certain strength will automatically release the imprint of yin deficiency. This imprint of yin deficiency randomly selects monks above the Jindan realm from outside. Forced to participate in the inner life and death contest.

The first three years are in the state of stocking and training. During this period, you need to control the Horcrux of the selected monk to hunt and kill other weak demons. After three years, the way to use it has been mastered, and the Horcrux will automatically guide the controller to leave the secret realm.

There are 33 dead soul islands, each island has an exit, but each exit has countless monsters gathering, and only by killing those monsters can you leave..."

Every time the door of yin and emptiness is opened, there are about a hundred Jindan monks who are forced to participate, and less than a handful of them survive. A place where there is no life.

Talking about Xingyue Guangzhao, Tao Fangyin finally finished his 18-year experience, and finally sighed quietly: "None of those people is better than me, but it's a pity that luck is not good, and they all fell into the dark and dark land where the sun never shines. It can be seen that although there are many talented people in this world, luck is the key, if not for my luck, life and death would have passed away~"

More than 110 golden elixirs went in, and only three of them came out alive. The other two were Buddhist golden elixir peak monks, and their strength was among the best among the monks of the same level in Dongzhou. It is the Naluo monk of the Kumo sect.

Danger is often accompanied by luck, but not all efforts will be rewarded in the same amount. The two of them each gained a lot of money after they came out. On the other hand, Tao Fangyin not only got nothing, but also wasted more than 70 years of life in vain.

Breaking into the secret realm is like betting in a casino. Sometimes you can get amazing returns, and sometimes you will not only lose all your money, but may even lose your life.

Zhong Ziyan said with relief: "It is a blessing to be able to come out alive. Uncle Shi is still young, and he has plenty of time to practice. Besides, it is not all nothing. Didn't he break through to the fourth level of Jindan?"

Tao Fangyin smiled wryly and nodded, thinking, "Yan'er has grown up, and he can actually comfort himself as an old man." '

Whoever suffers will know what it's like. Zhong Ziyan doesn't know that, counting the 18 years of lost life, his ancestor has only less than 170 years to live. It can be turned into loess.

But Tao Fangyin would never mention this kind of thing, he is the oldest elder in the sect, so he can't express his difficulties to the younger generation.

After Tao Fangyin finished talking about his whereabouts, it was Zhong Ziyan's turn to briefly describe the development of the school over the years.

No matter how you calculate it, Zhong Ziyan is only 38 years old now. Even though he looks mature and prudent on the surface, he is not old enough to see through the world in his heart, so the one thing he said is very similar to a man who just got married and started a business. Report what your parents have done, and leave it to the elders to judge whether it is inappropriate.

People are forced to grow up. When suffering comes, there is no elder to shield him from the wind and rain, so he can only bite the bullet and continue to move forward, because there is no retreat behind, and the whole school takes a step back. destroyed.

The so-called "orphans stand early" is not that they want to stand early, they also want to be pampered and loved like other children with parents. They also want to cry to their parents when they have grievances, but they have no parents, and they can only bear everything by themselves In the first half of Zhong Ziyan's life, this was the case most of the time.

Undoubtedly, it is a happy thing to have elders to communicate and confide. This night, Zhong Ziyan expressed all his "grievances". Of course, the process was not as shameless as his daughter's family, but with a deep and powerful self-confidence after going through hardships Definitely, I slowly said one by one sad and joyful things in the tea.

People who look tough and strong on the outside also have the most vulnerable part in their hearts. According to the Taoist scriptures, the human nature is strong and weak, and weak is strong. How many nights, he, the sect master, sat alone in the Red Dragon Hall worrying, and he couldn't solve many difficulties, but in this position of sect master, every sect was pointing at him, how could he have the half-hearted heart to retreat.

Talking all night, Zhong Ziyan exposed all her fragile side, opened her heart and spoke clearly, so enjoyable.

I have been suppressed for a long time, and I have to release it. Once I release it, I feel refreshed and inexhaustible.

At dawn, the two of them got up and walked out of the hall, and came to the edge of Duan Shui Cliff. Looking at the scene of morning glow all over the sky, both of them felt an aura of rushing against the sky in their hearts.

At this point today, it is time to plot to dominate Huaishan's great cause. Before Liang Yu passed away, he said that a real man should be reckless and run wild, breaking his way to the sky.

******

Within seven days, the news of Chilongmen Tao Patriarch's return spread across half of Huaishan area, not to mention those small forces, even people like Situye and Zhao Liangcai also visited the door in person.

Fortunately, Situye said that his family has always been in the red dragon gate of Buddha, and Tao Fangyin talked and laughed freely with him, and he didn't see half of it.Zhao Liangcai was in distress and embarrassment. Fatty Zhao almost killed Zhong Ziyan when he was in the Tiejing Ghost Cave. How could Tao Fangyin give him any good looks?

Zhao Liangcai himself was wronged. In fact, he didn't intend to harm Zhong Ziyan at all. Those things happened were all accidents. Afterwards, he made a special trip to search for them. From his standpoint, he has done his best.

But the Red Dragon Sect doesn’t see it that way. At that time, the head of his family was forced to take part in the action. Zhao Liangcai bullied his family without the care of the Jindan Patriarch. Save face.

All living beings, who can live hundreds of years, are not 'snobbish', snobbishness is good, it is good for all parties to communicate peacefully, no, Zhao Liangcai knew he was wrong, and the day after he was invited to leave Broken Water Cliff, a big He sent someone to send ten boxes of treasures a long time ago, saying that it was a small gesture of congratulations on Laozu Tao's breakthrough in the early stage of Jindan. Array plate and spiritual grass and spiritual flower seeds.

At the reception desk by the cliff, Sha Datong saw off the people who came to give gifts, turned around and sneered at Zhang Huaiyi and Li Shouxin: "Look, these hard-hearted guys, in the past when we went to Huaiyang City to do business, one by one The stinky face is like an ancestor, seeing the ancestor return these days, he immediately pretended to be a grandson to give gifts, what a bunch of morons."

Zhang Huaiyi awkwardly pointed behind Sha Datong. When Sha Datong turned his head and saw Jian Yongzheng descending, he immediately shut up in fright, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Mr. Jian!"

Jian Yong was wearing a green linen shirt, nodding his head as he passed by, he admonished in a low voice: "Your duty is to patrol and monitor, welcome and see off guests, why do you also work as a gossip ghost? Then you talk about such idle and vicious words." Beside, watch out for your grand master's nephew to punish you."

Zong Buer and Du Lan are the masters of the Zhenwu Palace, who specialize in rewards, punishments and punishments of sect rules and sect laws. They are usually unsmiling. Most disciples of the sect are afraid of them. How dare a person who is panting break the rules of dogma.

Jian Yong just gave a simple admonition, and then rushed to the Red Dragon Hall. Sha Datong watched Master Jian leave, exhaled, and complained to Zhang Huaiyi and Li Shouxin: "Why didn't you remind me earlier?"

Zhang Huaiyi laughed, "It's your mouth that can't hide anything at all, how can the two of us stop it?"

After finishing speaking, Li Shouxin and Li Shouxin released the flying boat and flew out of the mountain gate. They were going to Luoba Peak to do business.

Since Zhang Xiyun's death, the two of them seemed to have hit it off with each other, and basically got together to chat with each other every now and then.

Sha Datong muttered a few words, walked back to the supervisory office, turned his head and forgot Jian Yong's admonishment, and beat the time with his hands happily, "Oh, the ancestor is back, next time I go out to see who dares to underestimate it ~"