I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

Gu Lan's heart was in her throat.

She knew that this was an illusion, so it didn't matter even if she was discovered.

Even though I had a clear mind, I didn't know why I was so nervous.

Fortunately, the Taoist priest with a long beard did not look over here again. Instead, after making a move, he placed his hands on his knees.

Sighed.

The sigh was long and lasting.

It was as if the sound of a sad bell was ringing deep and dark on the top of the mountain, as if it contained endless sorrow.

Hearing this, Gu Lan's eyes became hot and she almost cried.

"Brother Changmei, everything rises and falls." He shook his head. "Although our sect is prosperous, it is impossible for it to last for thousands of years. Even the spiritual veins of this fairy mountain will eventually dry up, let alone insignificant human power? How can it not decline?"

"Brother, where did you get the idea from?" Taoist Changmei was puzzled. "But what did you encounter during your travels?"

The Taoist priest with a long beard nodded slightly and spoke slowly.

“This world has existed for billions of years, longer than you and I. Its mysteries are as vast as the sea of ​​smoke. Even with our power, we are unable to explore even a few of them.

"I have traveled for many years, and have explored this world, but I have only scratched the surface. One day, I traveled to the Immortal Sea, and I made a discovery."

"What did you find?" Taoist Changmei was very anxious. Seeing that he was speaking slowly, he couldn't wait and asked hurriedly.

The Taoist priest with a long beard was not angry, but he continued to narrate slowly.

"This world is created by the five elements of spiritual energy. Gold, wood, water, fire and earth are the origin of the world. Even your and my flesh and blood bodies cannot escape the power of these five elements.

"The five elements give rise to and restrain each other, giving rise to all things. All things operate in harmony with them, and the world continues to operate.

"But among the five elements, there is also an invisible and intangible shadow. This shadow is omnipresent and can hide even in bright places."

Taoist Changmei was very confused when he heard this.

Five Elements: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. He knew about them, but he had never heard of the shadow.

Gu Lan's eyes were also confused.

What is Shadow?

Is it the shadow under the lamp?

She had some guesses in her mind, but still didn't know what it meant.

The Taoist priest with long beard and the Taoist priest with long eyebrows pondered for a few breaths, and seeing that he was still shaking his head with a dim look in his eyes, he let out a breath.

It is true that one cannot force himself to gain insight into the secrets of heaven.

He was the only person in the sect who could get a glimpse of what was going on. This power had already been backfired...

"Brother, you have always been more intelligent than me. I really don't know what the shadow you are referring to is." Taoist Priest Changmei thought hard but still couldn't figure it out, so he said.

The long-bearded Taoist nodded slightly, "This shadow is everywhere, and it can penetrate any gap. For example, the strange human heart is where it lives, and the dark place in the light is its nest and hotbed.

"The five elements of heaven and earth, plus the shadows, have been intertwined and entangled for a long time. But only when one rises and the other falls, can the cycle of reincarnation be completed."

After hearing this, Gu Lan suddenly had an epiphany. His mind instantly became clear, as if a radiance flashed through his brain, about to break through the top of his head...

Taoist Changmei was shocked and understood.

"Is this what you mean by prosperity must decline? The five elements are full of shadows, some are growing while others are declining, some are rising while others are falling. Then... when and where will the heaven and earth turn upside down and all things disappear?"

His eyes suddenly widened, looking in disbelief at this blessed land surrounded by fairy mist and the sound of bells and tripods. This beautiful thing had long been entangled in shadows.

Suddenly, he seemed to have noticed a silent shadow that was looming like a ghost.

The long-bearded Taoist sighed, "Very soon."

"Is that so?!" Taoist Changmei couldn't believe it and asked anxiously, "Brother, you have glimpsed this secret, but can you also glimpse the method to crack it?"

The long-bearded Taoist was silent for a long time, and then he said: "There is indeed a way to crack it, but things are mutually exclusive, so there must be damage!"

"So what? As long as we can overcome each other, this matter can be resolved and all living things can survive. Why hesitate?"

"But... I can't bear to leave my disciple..."

Taoist Priest Changmei was suddenly speechless and didn't say a word for a long time.

After a long while, he said in disbelief: "You mean this counteracting thing... is your disciple? It's a person, a child? But he has only been practicing for a short time. Although he is gifted, how can he contend with the shadow?"

The Taoist priest with a long beard shook his head and said, "I really don't know either. It's just that the person that the Heavenly Secret pointed to is him. Although I am reluctant to let him go, the Heavenly Way moves, and no one can control it."

As the two were talking, a ray of light flashed in the sky.

A lively young man landed young.

Gu Lan opened her eyes wide.

……

Where have I seen this person before?!

"Master, look, I have refined the rays of light I collected this morning. From now on, I can fly thousands of miles on them. I can travel across the four continents and eight wildernesses in just a few breaths!"

The young man was very proud and took credit for it, showing off his big white teeth.

Perhaps he was tired from flying and thirsty, so he grabbed his master's wine glass and took a sip.

Unexpectedly, it contained not water but wine. It was so spicy that he frowned, but he did not spit it out. Instead, he swallowed it down.

After drinking it, his cheeks turned red.

The two Taoist priests had gloomy faces just now, but they burst into laughter after seeing his embarrassing look.

After drinking, the boy felt a little dizzy and complained with a bitter face.

Suddenly he sat down by the pond again, put out his hand and stirred the water a few times, and the fat goldfish discovered him.

They stopped teasing Gu Lan, and started wagging their tails, jumping into his hands like enthusiastic dogs.

The boy's palms were tickled by the fish and he giggled happily.

Suddenly, I saw Gu Lan in the water.

Gu Lan shrank back, feeling a little nervous being stared at.

But she was a papaya at this time, without hands or feet, and she couldn't run away.

The young man bent down and caught her in his palm.

He shouted, "Wow! Master, this is incredible, incredible, this fat and plump papaya has actually attained enlightenment!"

……

Fat and plump...

She is a papaya, how can she not be fat and plump!

The bearded Taoist priest smoothed his beard and pointed at Gu Lan in the air.

A ray of spiritual light went straight into the center of his eyebrows.

The flash of light that was just hitting the top of his head suddenly found its way and rushed out.

A rainbow light spread out from the top of Gu Lan's head and lingered for a long time.

When the rainbow light faded, Gu Lan felt pain all over her body, as if something inside the papaya was trying to break free.

The young man lowered his head in surprise, as if he had sensed something, and quickly put her on the ground.

The papaya swayed left and right, and suddenly it exploded, and a naked little baby jumped out.

"Ah! Papaya has changed its human form!" The young man was amazed. He walked around the baby and saw that he was just born with clear eyes and divine light all over his body. He even liked him.

"Master, please accept him as your disciple! Then I will have a junior fellow apprentice!" the young man begged.

The long-bearded Taoist priest smiled and said, "You two have a destiny, so I will accept him as my disciple."

Another ray of light flew over, and the doll was wearing green clothes. It had grown into a child of five or six years old.

The little boy, wearing a bun, kneeled down to worship his master...

He turned around and looked at the young man, smiling sweetly, "Hello, Senior Brother."

Gu Lan opened his mouth. The little boy looked exactly like Youming Linggu, only a little smaller.

Gu Lan was slightly surprised. She was no longer the little child, but a ghost, floating away. Everything in front of her was pitch black again.

"Gu Lan! Gu Lan! Wake up!"

Someone was shaking her, the sound was anxious.

"Hurry, her soul is about to fly away." Shan Ling was extremely anxious and wished she had three heads and six arms.

Several people worked together to hold down the soul that flew out of Gu Lan's seven orifices, and the scene was chaotic for a while.