I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

survive.

This seems like a very simple question.

But in the Beiming Demon Realm where strength is respected, killing people for treasures, and refining flesh and blood and souls are rampant, this is also a problem that all cultivators will face.

And little Mochen wants to survive in this cruel world.

The first thing you need to learn is one thing.

"You are weak, timid, and plagued by inner demons. Your biggest problem is the nightmare that will always haunt you. You need the courage to face your fears."

“That’s the first point of survival.”

Hehuan Sect, Qianhuan Palace, and Wuwu Palace.

Gu Xiu brought Mo Chen to the front of the hall and said, "The most unique thing about this Five Mist Hall is the Five Mist Illusion. Once you enter it, you will see what you fear most. What you need to do is very simple."

"Take this sword I gave you and shatter that illusion!"

As he spoke, Gu Xiu handed out a wooden sword, then slowly pushed open the door of the hall. The hall was empty and filled with fog, deep and dark. Just standing outside, one felt terrified.

Seeing this place, Mo Chen, who was already timid, was now trembling with fear.

"Go."

"Senior... I... I don't dare..."

"Don't you dare? It's okay, I'll help you."

Mo Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, but just as his eyes lit up, he saw Gu Xiu snapping his fingers, and then a huge force came and threw Mo Chen into the five-mist illusion.

At this moment, Mo Chen felt like he was falling into an icy cave.

But then, the wooden sword was thrown over, and Gu Xiu's cold voice came:

"Face your fears and slash your illusions."

"If you can't chop it off."

"Then you don't have to come out."

Mo Chen swallowed hard, but he immediately picked up the wooden sword on the ground and looked at the fog around him carefully.

next moment.

"kill him!"

"This remnant must be eliminated!"

"kill!"

One after another figures appeared quietly, and then rushed towards Mo Chen with weapons in hand. Seeing this scene, Mo Chen, who was already trembling with fear, immediately turned around and fled, without any courage to resist at all.

can.

This place was originally an illusion. No matter how he ran, the figures of the killers behind him always followed him, making it impossible for him to break free and escape.

Gu Xiu, who saw this scene outside, was already sitting cross-legged.

Close your eyes and rest your mind.

"Gu boy, isn't this a bit too cruel?"

"You and I both know that this is his nightmare, and it's been haunting him for years. Asking him to kill it now would be too difficult for him."

The voice of Shattered Star came.

Is it difficult?

Gu Xiu shook his head: "Maybe it is indeed difficult for him, but if he wants to survive, he can only grit his teeth and persevere. He doesn't have much time left."

Although this is a nightmare, it is an illusion that will not hurt anyone.

If you can't even bear this.

Many things will be impossible to accomplish next. He must at least have the courage to hold the sword and the determination to cut off his fear, otherwise everything will be in vain.

This wait.

Gu Xiu waited for a long time.

Obviously, as Suixing said, for Xiao Mochen, such an illusion is too terrifying. This nightmare that has haunted him for many years is so deeply rooted that it has even turned into a demon in his heart.

I want a child like this to slay my inner demons.

difficult.

It's hard.

At least, little Mo Chen in this five-mist illusion ran for a full half day, but he never had the courage to swing his sword.

Don't even mention swinging the sword.

He didn't even dare to look back.

But Gu Xiu remained consistent, just sitting cross-legged in silence.

Time passes by little by little.

at last.

The sky was completely dark, but Mo Chen inside was still fleeing in a panic. Even the spiritual energy in his body had been exhausted and his strength was disappearing rapidly.

"If he continues like this, he will damage his origin."

"Are you sure you want to wait?"

Broken Star tried to remind him again, but Gu Xiu remained as still as a mountain: "Wait."

"Why don't you say something to encourage him?" asked Suixing.

"No one can solve his inner demons. He can only save himself." Gu Xiu shook his head. "Besides, if he really wants to go back with dignity, even if I can send him back, it's just a matter of sending him back. What happens next depends on him."

This night was a night of torment for Mo Chen.

The spiritual energy in his body had been exhausted, and he had no strength left. He fell to the ground and tried his best to retreat, but the killer who was always chasing him was still coming towards him step by step.

Am I going to die?

Am I really going to die here?

I……

Don't I have any ability to resist at all?

At this moment, Mo Chen was filled with fear, grief, and pain. He was still afraid, but besides fear, he also felt a bit more unwillingness and grief.

This is not actually his real experience.

At least, he had long forgotten the memory of being hunted, but the nightmare kept coming back and never stopped. Every night after he fell asleep, the killer would appear and hunt him down.

only……

In the past, during the chases, he could at least hold out until dawn and wake up.

But this time.

He couldn't wake up, even though he was exhausted, even though a lot of time had passed, but this dream that was too real to be a dream never ended.

Suddenly, his eyes turned to the wooden sword that he had discarded and thrown aside at some point.

It's just a wooden sword.

very light.

But in Mo Chen's eyes at this moment, it looked like a magical weapon.

He finally reached out his hand, finally...

Swing the sword!

When the sword was swung, the terrifying killer who had troubled him for years and hunted him every night shattered into nothingness at this moment.

And there is fog all around.

At this moment, it suddenly disappeared, and the palace door, which he had been unable to see clearly no matter how hard he tried, quietly appeared before his eyes.

Mo Chen dragged his tired body out of the palace gate. When he saw Gu Xiu, a smile appeared on his face for the first time:

"Senior, I...I succeeded!"

next moment.

Everything went dark and he fell headfirst.

He was so tired that he couldn't even go back. He was completely exhausted.

but.

He did not fall to the ground because a ball of soft spiritual energy lifted him up. Then the spiritual energy entered his body and restored his extremely depleted body.

"I didn't realize it. You were so indifferent before. I thought you were going to be a tough coach. I didn't expect you could be so serious." Suixing said from the side.

"I said that if I wanted to teach him how to survive, I would not harm him." Gu Xiu shook his head and said, then took Mo Chen, who was still in a coma, back to the Dushan courtyard. Along the way, Mo Chen even snored, but the nightmare that had haunted him for many years did not seem to appear this time.

Even when he was fast asleep, Mo Chen still had a smile on his face.

"Although your method is cruel, it is indeed powerful. It actually helped him break the demon in his heart."

"He's not broken."

"what?"

"It was just an illusion, and it wouldn't harm him. He knew all of that. So, the inner demon had never been eliminated from the beginning, it just wasn't as tormenting anymore."

Gu Xiu shook his head and said.

Heart demon.

But it’s not that easy to eliminate.

However, even with that said, Gu Xiu's face still held a hint of praise: "But at least, he has the courage to hold the sword. If he didn't have this courage, even gods wouldn't be able to save him. Since he has this courage, it at least means he has a glimmer of hope."

"What are you going to teach him next?" Broken Star asked curiously.

"What's next?" Gu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Identify the medicine."

"Identify herbs?" Suixing was confused. "Isn't this the same as what the Hehuan Sect's outer disciples are taught?"

"What I teach is a little different." Gu Xiu just shook his head.

Suixing didn't quite understand, but late that night he finally figured out what was different about what Gu Xiu said.

because……

"This is the Night-Crying Grass. Every night, it howls and cries, sounding extremely creepy. This is the Hundred Ghosts Flower. It doesn't look strange on weekdays, but at night, it projects a large number of ghostly shadows. This is the Bloody Wood..."

That night, Gu Xiu brought Xiao Mochen and went into the back mountain of Hehuan Sect. He casually took out a few special elixirs and showed them to Xiao Mochen. After he wrote them all down, Gu Xiu said:

"Now, go pick some herbs."

"All the elixirs you need are in front."

These words made little Mo Chen, who had just woken up from a coma and adjusted his condition, turn pale instantly.

But Gu Xiu was still as cold and unquestionable as before.

This time, it’s to train your courage!

In fact.

This is the way of survival that Gu Xiu wants to teach him.

To survive in Beiming, there are countless factors, including sufficient strength, powerful magic weapons, and an invincible background. These can allow a cultivator to survive in Beiming and even gain a foothold in Beiming.

But Mo Chen doesn't have any of these things.

He wants to survive.

Only change.

Change your mindset and increase your courage.

No longer afraid to communicate with others, no longer a coward who can only cry.

This is the way of survival that Gu Xiu taught him.

If it continues as before.

He must die.

For the next ten days, Gu Xiu took Mo Chen with him every day to encourage him to change. Not only did he help him slay his inner demons and collect spiritual herbs, he also let him face attacks from wild beasts and took him to the city of cultivators to communicate with people.

Trying to change a child's personality in just ten days.

almost impossible.

But Gu Xiu had no intention of changing his personality. He just wanted him to slightly change his tendency to shrink back and hide when encountering problems.

The results are remarkable.

For example, at this moment, when he brought Mo Chen to the nearest cultivator city to the Hehuan Sect again, the fear and timidity on Mo Chen's face had disappeared, and he began to be willing to look more around.

Observe everything he was curious about but didn't dare to look at before.

His changes.

It’s actually very big.

Even Suixing and Chu Xiangling often marveled at how Mo Chen changed almost every day.

but.

Gu Xiu did not laugh at his changes, but instead his frown became even tighter.

because.

He received a summons.

"The Scarlet Cloud Divine Dynasty delegation has arrived in Hehuan."