The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 209 Participating in Business
The waves are rippling, and the reflections of the stars and the moon seem to be crushed.

Under the surface of the lake, the water is so clear that you can see the bottom, and fish are swimming among the water plants.

Looking ahead, the giant tree on the small island in the middle of the lake seemed to be shorter. I looked carefully, but I couldn't make out any details.

It was only a mile or two away, and there was starlight shining, but it was still blurry.

Lin Bai and Li Xinghe walked side by side on the waves and stopped.

Xiuxiu and the others had not yet stepped onto the lake, they were just looking at Lin and Li.

Li Xinghe looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, his face expressionless and no one knew what he was thinking.

Lin Bai also looked ahead, and after carefully recalling Li Xinghe's words just now, he closed his eyes and came to the stone plate.

"The method of teleportation can also be considered as a method of escape. The moment I touched the stone tablet and entered the secret realm was my first teleportation. The moment the pebble-like bluestone shattered and fell into the butterfly wings was my second teleportation. This time, I entered the stone gate again, which was my third teleportation."

"The first time I saw it was like seeing the vicissitudes of a stone tablet, the second time I saw a long river flowing, and the third time I saw dust falling on the long river."

“All these are also what I have seen and experienced.”

Lin Bai's mind moved, and he saw a star appear above his head. Then the star disappeared, and another one appeared in the distance.

Cang and Shang do not meet each other, one hides while the other appears.

With another raise of his hand, Yuheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang were connected into the handle, followed by Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji and Tianquan, forming the shape of a wine bowl.

Here it changes again, the stars become as dense as raindrops, rotating and changing, almost like a galaxy.

All the changes were based on the book "Crossing the River" given by Li Xinghe.

After observing for a while, the strange vision could not last long and turned into mist and dissipated.

"The fog in my sea of ​​consciousness is rolling endlessly, and there are faint stars hiding in the air. But I haven't developed my innate magical power yet, so it seems like I'm still a little short of it."

The so-called innate supernatural power comes from one's own destiny.

Generally speaking, most cultivators' innate magical powers are derived when they are building their foundation.

If one wants to derive magical powers from one's own destiny, it depends on one's own experience and understanding. Generally speaking, when encountering a life-or-death situation, or when experiencing great joy or great sorrow, it is easier to derive one's own destiny magical powers.

In fact, this kind of thing is very mysterious. It is not that you will get beans if you plant beans. You may also plant beans and get melons, or you may get nothing.

Before Lin Bai established his foundation, he had learned how to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune, but he had also experienced many things before that.

From Qu Ruyi's method of deduction, to Qu Chengjia's divination with the black turtle, and later on, he practiced the art of water-based self-questioning, and then hurriedly rushed to the Golden Turtle Island.

When encountering the chaos of Tie Hua Sheng and Mu Zhen breaking the situation, there is finally a chance to survive and gain the magical power to avoid danger and seek good fortune.

During those few months, we were walking on thin ice and were very cautious. It was really difficult.

"From the Guling Islands, I crossed tens of thousands of miles of sea waves to Qiaoshan. It was like a fish flipping over, like an escape technique."

Lin Bai muttered for a while, then opened his eyes.

"How?" Li Xinghe asked with a smile.

Lin Bai first met Li Xinghe because of Qu Ruyi, and he didn't think he was very tall, just aloof and taciturn. But when he met him here and learned that he had the secret method of star escape, he began to respect him.

The more we talked, the more I admired this person.

Moreover, this person has no secrets, and is willing to give guidance to anyone who sincerely asks. Even if the matter involves the secrets of his escape method, he will tell you everything he knows.

It was not an act of kindness, nor was there any desire to repay. Perhaps it was just because of the glass of wine, or perhaps it was because he saved Ye Ruoqing.

Anyway, the mere fact that he is willing to preach is enough to make Lin Bai sigh that he is both a teacher and a friend.

His knowledge and demeanor are unique in life. He is kinder than a fox, but without the fox's foul mouth; he is more indifferent than Gu Qingshui, but without the coldness of Aunt Gu.

"I am stupid and it seems I am still one step away." Lin Bai sighed.

"It's only been a few days since you and I discussed the method of star escape, and you're only one step away. How can this be considered stupid?" Li Xinghe looked ahead again.

"Brother Li, please don't comfort me." Lin Bai was very modest. "Often a thin ray of hope can make a world of difference. It may seem as thin as paper, but it can't be broken even with great effort."

"Day after day, there will be progress. As you said, that piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wing has blocked me for who knows how long. Don't have the intention of retreating, just keep moving forward."

Li Xinghe smiled slightly, looked at the tall tree in front of him, and said, "What did you feel when you first saw that strange vision?"

"It is vast, boundless, and endless. It feels like a simultaneous birth and death, and a simultaneous death and birth." Seeing that the other person had changed the subject, Lin Bai replied honestly.

"Indeed, the stars will disappear when a person dies, so you need to learn the art of escape." Li Xinghe put his hands behind his back, as if sighing, and said, "What you call the fish leap method is to swim freely in the galaxy. The stars and the vast galaxy are all in your heart. It cannot be achieved by a certain star or a certain constellation."

He pointed to the sky ahead and said, "I am a little different from you. Your steps are a little bigger. I connect myself with the stars and make myself one of them. For example, Chang Geng is in the east in the morning and in the west at night. Or I can find another star that matches and fits in with it, and then jump between the two stars, like Cang and Shang. Then I can transform myself into a certain star, with seven stars twisting like a bucket, and I can jump calmly. In this way, I can gather all the stars and form a galaxy."

"One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. What Brother Li thinks and gains are in line with the principles of the Great Dao." Lin Bai clapped his hands in admiration, feeling as if he understood something.

The two were talking endlessly when Xiuxiu came up.

"You two stop and chat. Pei Ning asked me to ask, is there something unusual ahead?" Xiuxiu stepped forward, looked at Lin Bai, and then at Li Xinghe.

"There's nothing unusual. I'm just asking Brother Li for some advice." Lin Bai gently touched Xiuxiu's head and pinched her face.

With Li Xinghe beside her, Xiuxiu blushed and took small steps back.

"The opportunity should be under that tree." Xiuxiu looked ahead and said, "But that tree is very strange. It looks very big from a distance, but it seems to get smaller as we get closer."

"The far away is big and the near is small, just like the sun." Lin Bai said.

"What's the logic behind this?" Xiuxiu became interested. "I've never heard of this before."

"It is cold in the early morning because the sun is far away; it is hot at noon because the sun is close." Lin Bai explained in detail.

"No, the sun is closer in the morning, so it looks bigger. It becomes farther away at noon, so it looks smaller." Xiuxiu argued.

The two of them argued endlessly. Li Xinghe shook his head slightly and took a step forward, as if he couldn't stand them anymore.

Lin Bai pulled Xiuxiu to follow and didn't talk about the big or small matters anymore.

"Lu Qingyin and others came in a long time ago, why are there no trace of them?" Xiuxiu finally remembered the important matter.

"The deer dreamed of fish. There is water here. Who knows, the people may turn into fish and dive into the river, or swim upstream into the stars." Lin Bai said with a smile.

"Don't lie to me." Xiuxiu actually frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about the truth of this sentence.

"Let's go." Lin Bai took Xiuxiu's hand and walked forward.

"Xiu Xiu, come back! Don't mess up the formation." Ye Ruoqing saw Xiu Xiu holding Lin Bai's hand, and felt envious but did not dare to step forward.

Xiuxiu turned around and smiled at Ye Ruoqing, but did not obey.

"I think everyone is here to seek opportunities, right?" Cheng Shuang touched the ring on her finger, "If I had known earlier, I would have brought some Tiger and Wolf Pills with me. I would have made a lot of money by selling them here!"

No one responded except Gai Yingqiu, who had been staring at Yang Shu, who glanced meaningfully at Lin Bai's back after hearing what he said.

Everyone continued to move forward. The water waves swayed slightly and then returned to their ripple shape.

The further we went, the bigger tree on the island in the middle of the lake seemed to become smaller.

When you are fifty steps away from the small island in the middle of the lake, you can see its true appearance.

The tree was only about ten feet tall, but its canopy was so wide that it covered an area of ​​a hundred feet in radius.

The main trunk, which can be hugged by five or six people, has two branches, each of which has countless branches. The leaves are so green that it is impossible to tell what kind of tree it is.

The starlight coming from the infinite distance fell on the giant tree, and then slowly condensed and fell like raindrops and dew, as if it was filled with stars.

When I first came here, the tree seemed to be towering, but now it is not so surprising.

It's just that it's exceptionally dense, and hung with starlight, making it look a little strange.

There is a stone tablet under the tree, covered with moss and the words on it cannot be made out.

Not far from the stone tablet, there are three stone benches surrounding a round stone table.

There was a teapot and three empty teacups on the table.

The tea sets were all in a light and elegant sky blue color. If you look closely, it seems like there are butterflies fluttering among them, just as they looked when they were taken into the butterfly wings before.

Lin Bai asked Xiuxiu to step back, and he and Li Xinghe stepped forward. He had no idea of ​​good or bad luck, and looked up at the dense branches and leaves. There was no one hiding in them. There were only a few bird nests and a few birds standing still.

Reaching out his hand and gently brushing away the moss on the stone tablet, he saw four words: Wuxiang’s Former Residence.

Lin Bai looked at those four words, and endless waves rose in his heart.

People say that the Thousand Valleys of Sand was originally a beautiful mountain forest, but because of the battle between powerful people, it turned into an endless desert and became a wasteland on earth.

Jiang Xingchi and Yao Wanshan sent people in to fight for a stone tablet, and the fox said it was related to the Wuxiang Tomb.

When I see Wuxiang again at this moment, it is Wuxiang’s old residence.

Who is Wuxiang? What is his state?

The thousand ravines of sand were left behind by the battle, and the world has been changed. Such people are either Nascent Soul or high-level Spiritualization, or even higher.

Xiang Wuhui, Yun Wujiu and Yin Wuqing, who entered this place, also used the power here to achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

But now looking at it again, it seems that there is nothing good left here. There is only a set of tea sets and a stone tablet.

"Wuxiang's old residence? Who erected this monument? It must not have been erected by the owner of this place." Seeing that Lin and Li were fine, Cheng Shuang went forward to take a look.

He approached the stone tablet and said, "There is nothing unusual about the stone tablet. It looks like an ordinary thing."

As she spoke, she touched the texture with her hands.

But as soon as he put his hand on it, he seemed to be sucked in, and his whole body disappeared into the stone tablet like ripples on the water.

The stone tablet was soon covered with moss again, covering the words.

For a moment, everyone retreated, as if on guard. Xiuxiu grabbed Lin Bai's sleeve, and when she saw that Lin Bai didn't retreat, she didn't retreat either. Ye Ruoqing ran forward a few steps, and followed Xiuxiu's example, grabbing Li Xinghe's sleeve.

"Where did I go?" Lin Bai recalled that this time he entered the wordless secret realm, it also started from the stone tablet.

"Go out." Li Xinghe spoke, raised his head and looked up at the tall tree with a faint smile on his face.

"After all the hard work, I got nothing and returned to the starting point." Yang Shu did not step forward, but just sighed.

"If I remember what I have seen and experienced, then my trip will not be in vain." Gai Yingqiu said affectionately.

“……”Yang Shu had a headache.

"Where is the opportunity?" Huang Ruhua looked up and down, far away from the stone tablet, "The stinky deer is gone too!"

She was very angry and complained, "I haven't completed what Master asked me to do! If I go back empty-handed, she'll be mad at me again."

"The fairy told us to go with the flow and not to force it." Xiuxiu comforted Huang Ruhua.

At this moment, steam began to rise from the teapot on the round stone table.

Hot air rises and drifts around.

This is the first time that everyone has seen something moving since they set foot here.

Everyone retreated again immediately. Lin Bai pushed Xiuxiu away and asked her to take Ye Ruoqing away, leaving only Lin Bai and Li Xinghe in front of the teapot.

The fragrance of tea spread out, refreshing the heart. I don't know what it is, it's as if the whole person has fallen into the warm river water, slowly washing the body, and I just feel at ease in my heart.

"My sea of ​​consciousness has been restored, and the injuries to my qi sea have also healed." Yang Shu stood up straight, looking surprised.

Everyone looked over there, and then looked at Qu Ruyi.

Qu Ruyi held the green jade Ruyi in her hand, stretched out her hand to pinch her arm, and felt it for a while, then said with a smile: "Tall trees on the wild bank, stars shining brightly. Sitting around and chatting at night is also a beautiful thing in the world." It can be seen that she is already in good health.

Since Yang Shu and Qu Ruyi are still intact, then Lu Qingyin and the others who had entered here earlier must also be...

"Retreat!" Lin Bai was about to disperse the mist in his sleeves, but suddenly he could not move, as if he was trapped in a circle on the ground.

This is Lu Qingyin's forbidden method, which is to burn life and exchange life for life! I have experienced it once before, and this time I am trapped by this secret method again!
Pei Ning's sword came out like a dragon and he immediately stepped forward.

"The universe is as vast as the pot, and the sun and moon are as long as the cup." Lu Qingyin laughed, and then fell from the tree, poured out three cups of tea, and said with a smile: "Please have some tea, everyone."

She had white hair and black clothes, her eyes were crazy, her face looked older, but she was actually smiling.

Then a strong wind suddenly arose, and a pair of colorful wings flapped, raising dust.

Another four or five figures flew out from under the bird's wings, all rushing over, but bypassed Pei Ning and rushed towards the crowd.

Suddenly, he saw tiny dots of stars. Li Xinghe moved on the stars and turned slightly. The colorful bird fell to the ground.

Qin Fengyu fell from the tree with a look of horror on his face.

"Brother Xinghe!" Ye Ruoqing let go of Xiuxiu's hand, pushed away a gust of falling leaves, and suddenly felt the sword intent coming towards her. Just as she was about to resist, she felt a burst of heat on her face.

Lu Qingyin held the teapot in her hand and looked at Ye Ruoqing and Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu was also drenched, with a dazed look in her eyes. Ye Ruoqing was also at a loss, as if she couldn't believe it.

"Three cups of tea, each with different effects. It seems this one is for you." Lu Qingyin looked at Ye Ruoqing and immediately drank the last cup.

Lu Qingyin laughed wildly, and people rushed up to the tree. The remaining people wanted to escape again, but were held back by Pei Ning. Yang Shu and Qu Ruyi stepped forward to help.

Lin Bai got rid of the restraint and immediately used his flying knife to kill all those people. Among the people who came, only Qin Fengyu was still alive, but he was seriously injured and could not move. Looking up the tree again, Lu Qingyin was no longer there.

Li Xinghe fell to the ground and looked at Ye Ruoqing.

Ye Ruoqing slumped on the ground, her face extremely pale, her hair turning white. Xiuxiu looked at Ye Ruoqing, then touched her hair and face, still at a loss.

"What is that?" Huang Ruhua pulled Xiuxiu and looked at Ye Ruqing tremblingly.

"This is an opportunity for time." Li Xinghe said.

Everyone was speechless, and they all thought of the secret method of the dead tree cicada.

"No room for maneuver?" Lin Bai asked.

"At least, I can't do it now." Li Xinghe shook his head slightly.

"Before I get old, please touch my face so that you can remember what I look like." Ye Ruoqing choked.

Li Xinghe knelt on one knee on the ground, holding Ye Ruoqing in his arms, and said: "The road is endless. If I want to climb high, hundreds of years and thousands of years will only take a blink of an eye." His tone was still the same as usual, and he said: "I have been through so much, how can I miss it for so long?"

"You are so heartless!" Huang Ruhua angrily shook off Xiuxiu's hand, stepped forward and cursed with her hands on her waist: "I have been thinking about you all the time! Now I am dying, what's wrong with you saying something nice to me? Haven't you lost a relative before? Don't you know how it feels to see a relative die in front of you?"

Li Xinghe ignored it.

Ye Ruoqing smiled and said, "I don't ask you to remember me for your whole life. I just hope that when you look at the stars, you will find that one is missing, and then you can remember me a little." She grabbed Li Xinghe's hand and said, "Actually, it's enough for me to remember you."

Li Xinghe looked at Ye Ruoqing, as if endless thoughts arose in his mind.

He reached out and gently stroked Ye Ruoqing's face.

Ye Ruoqing raised her hand happily, but it fell down weakly.

Li Xinghe held Ye Ruoqing's hand and placed it on his face.

"I always remember, remember..." Ye Ruoqing's eyes lost their vitality, but there was a smile on her face, as if she was recalling what happened with Li Xinghe in Qinglian Sect. She said softly, "I only hope that I can turn into a star, so that you can see it when you look up, instead of me chasing after you but cannot get you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Ruoqing's hair turned completely white and he closed his eyes.

Li Xinghe held the beauty in his arms, looking up into the sky, with thousands of stars flashing in his eyes.

There was no sadness, bitterness, or resentment on his face. I don't know what his emotions were, or what he was thinking, but he was like a mountain and a river, as if he had existed since time immemorial.

Everyone looked at them, but no one spoke, as if they were all entangled in the sadness that was lingering in the place.

After a long time, Huang Ruhua stepped forward and was about to speak, but was stopped by Xiuxiu again.

"Falling from the earth when alive, crying loudly; then the soul dissipated and the body ceased to exist. The heaven and the earth have no end, and human life is like morning dew. Between life and death, isn't it also a way of escape to understand Shang Yin?" Li Xinghe said lightly.

"Where did he escape to?" Lin Bai asked.

"The world is like an inn, and we are all passers-by. Naturally, we will return to our homeland." Li Xinghe said.

For a moment, Lin Bai's sea of ​​consciousness seemed to be churning endlessly.

(End of this chapter)