[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

"Come back! Let me out—!"

The young man's voice full of pain and anger spread farther and farther in the empty palace, circles of ripples on the ball of light blurred the face filled with resentment that was sealed in the ice in the dream, and the purple light shone brightly, reflecting the surroundings of the jade platform. People's faces are flickering, and no one can see who's expression clearly, only a piece of silence flows in the frozen air.

"...Brother..." Yun Tianhe murmured, with a layer of sadness on his face.

"This is Xuan Xiao's dream, the past that he has repeatedly recalled over the past 19 years..." Liu Mengli's faint voice rang in everyone's ears, "19 years ago, in order to achieve the wish of the Qionghua faction to ascend, the Qionghua faction used two The sword net binds the Illusory World to seize spiritual power, but they only realized after they broke into this place that the spiritual power drawn by the two swords is only a very small part of the vast spiritual power of the Illusory World. The real source of our power... is actually It’s the amethyst stones that are scattered all over the Illusionary World. The disaster of our Nightmare Tapirs also came from this.”

"Ah, could it be they..." Han Lingsha's face changed, and she covered her mouth and said in surprise.

Liu Mengli glanced at her and sighed: "Just as you thought. At that time, there was no enchantment at the entrance of the Illusionary Realm. Since our family discovered this place thousands of years ago, we have never thought of leaving or thought that anyone would break into it." Come in, until the Qionghua faction discovered the existence of the Illusionary World... They broke into the Illusory World with such force and discovered the secret of the amethyst stone, why didn't they want to occupy this place? In that battle, my tapir demon clan suffered countless deaths and injuries , Amethyst stones have also been taken away..."

Murong Ziying frowned, and said in a low voice: "But the head of the sect said otherwise, and the elders in the faction also said that the demon world was unscrupulous, killed the former head, Taiqing Zhenren, and sent me many young heroes Under the claws of the slaughter, even the head of the sect..." As he said this, he noticed that the hand in his palm suddenly trembled slightly, and he looked at Shen Bailing in surprise, but he didn't see it on the other's face. With such a strange expression, he could only turn his head and continue to say, "So all these years, everyone in the sect has practiced hard for the purpose of avenging the great revenge and avenging the shame..."

"When is it time to repay the injustice?" Liu Mengli shook her head and sighed softly, with a look of sadness in her eyes, "Our family has lived in seclusion here for thousands of years, and has never left the illusion world. How can we offend the Qionghua sect? Sin, it’s nothing more than a crime. I studied art in Qionghua School, and I have formed friendship with you...and many senior sisters and brothers on the mountain. Being bound by the double sword net, no one can escape this battle."

"My God, that war 19 years ago has already caused so many tragedies, is it going to repeat the same mistakes this time?!" Han Lingsha clenched her fists tightly and stamped her feet and shouted, "I don't even dare to think deeply. think……"

"It's really hard to say what the outcome of this battle will be." Shen Bailing stared at the slowly rotating ball of light in the air, but said indifferently, "The Qionghua faction has recuperated these years, regained its strength, and is threatening with two swords. However, the Illusory Death Realm is declining day by day, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape disaster."

"But... but I heard my elder brother say that the master of the demon world... that Mengli's mother is very powerful. Even the old head of the Qionghua sect, Daoist Taiqing, couldn't beat her 19 years ago." Yun Tianhe said in a nasty voice.

Liu Mengli showed a wry smile: "Actually, the Imaginary World has... four of the six guardians died in battle, and only the two generals Gui Xie and Xi Zhong remained, not to mention my mother—" Before she finished speaking, she was greeted with a low voice. The cry of pain was interrupted.

"Ah..." Han Lingsha felt that all the power left her body in an instant, and a chill spread from the soles of her feet to her whole body, and she fell down limply, "So... so cold... ...that feeling again..."

"Lingsha!" Yun Tianhe and Liu Mengli shouted in unison, and they supported her one by one on the left and the other on the right.Liu Mengli stretched out her hand to caress her forehead, and asked with concern: "Is it okay? Do you want me to use incense..."

A smile appeared on Han Lingsha's bloodless face: "Don't worry, it's always been like this recently, just take a rest for a while..."

"But why are your hands so cold..." Liu Mengli covered her hands worriedly, pondered for a while and said, "The side hall where I live is near here, you can go there with me and rest for a while." Together with Yun Tianhe, he supported her and walked towards the gate of the palace.

Murong Ziying looked at the backs of the three of them, wanted to catch up but hesitated, and turned to look at Shen Bailing.He still stood there staring blankly at the purple ball of light hanging on the jade platform, seemingly unaware of everything around him.

"Bailing, I'll go and see Lingsha." Murong Ziying said in a deep voice, squeezed his palm lightly, and then let go.

Shen Bailing nodded slightly, frowned slightly, his eyes never moved away from the ball of light: "Well... let's go."

Murong Ziying felt that something was wrong, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that Han Lingsha and the three had left the palace, she didn't want to think about it anymore, and hurriedly followed.

In the palace, on the high jade steps, only Shen Bailing was left.Just at the moment when the gate of the palace was closed by Murong Ziying, the surface of the light sphere once again burst into purple light, and the flowing brilliance gradually spread out and rippled, and a new picture emerged...

The sound of the waves is gentle, soothing the yellow sand stretching along the coast.The last twilight is falling under the arch wave at the end of the sea with the setting sun.The dark sea merged with the night, and the sound of the wind gradually overwhelmed the sound of the waves.

Suddenly there was a sound of clanking, and the surging waves were split to both sides by a ray of light, revealing a snow-white figure behind it.But seeing the sharp sword-like light in the narrow and cold eyes flashing, and then retracted with the sword back in its sheath, the young man lightly shook off the crystal drops on his clothes, jumped down from the reef, and stepped on the ground silently. On the soft beach.

Outside the sphere of light, Shen Bailing stared at the young man's indifferent and self-sufficient face, with mixed feelings in his heart: This is... Xuan Xiao who has not yet joined the Qionghua Sect, no... it is Xun Heng...

In the fantasy dream, the boy walked across the beach and through the woods, his footsteps became faster and faster, his expression became more and more tense, his hand was already on the hilt of the sword, and in an instant, the forest had come to an end, and the head was gone. The treetops covered with leaves, the moonlight poured down immediately, illuminating everything in front of me.

But everything in front of him made him stop completely.

The air was full of fishy smell, but what irritated his eyes more than the fishy smell was the overwhelming blood that soaked inside and outside the palace walls.The corpses lying or lying in the harsh colors are so pale, and the armor and weapons are so dirty covered with mud and blood, and they have lost the majesty and solemnity of the guards in the past.

"Brother Wang... Brother Wang, let's go!"

There was a shrill cry, and the young man in white who was standing blankly in front of the corpse was shocked. He raised his head and saw a young girl running out from the palace gate, followed by only a few guards, all of whom were covered in blood. Several of them were unable to move around, their faces were pale, obviously injured.The young girl was dressed in white clothes, the pattern drawn with silver thread on the dress was the same as the ones embroidered on the sleeves of his collar, her face was clear and beautiful, and there was a red mark between her eyebrows, which was almost similar to the boy's appearance, her face was full of tears, and she was crying from afar Said: "Brother Wang, those villains from the rebel army... the villains broke into the palace, and the father and queen mother were... killed by them!"

While speaking, there was a sound of horseshoes approaching, and a group of soldiers and horses chased after the girl from the way she came from.After all, human feet are no faster than horseshoes, and those people had already caught up behind them in an instant. When the girl and the guards looked back, their expressions changed greatly, and they were all fearful and hateful.

The young man in white suddenly raised his head, his indifferent face was instantly filled with sternness, his cold eyes were about to burst into flames, and he looked indescribably intimidating.He ran towards the girl a few steps, and said loudly: "Ah Zheng, come to me, no one wants to hurt you!"

Unexpectedly, when the girl heard his voice, she suddenly showed a strange smile, and shouted: "I am the most honorable princess of Penglai Kingdom, those villains don't want to insult the dignity of the royal family, hurry up, Brother Wang, Ah Zheng... Ah Zheng I can't see the day when you can practice swordsmanship!" After speaking, he folded with the guards and went towards the team of soldiers and horses.

The white-clothed boy's face changed dramatically, his eyes were full of pain, and he yelled, "Ah Zheng!"

The soldiers and horses of the rebel army had already fought with those guards, but luckily the gate of the palace was tightly blocked by those guards.When the swords hit each other, the leading soldier jumped off the horse and swung a big knife in his hand. Blood splattered everywhere, and the girl's white clothes were dyed red. Her small head It has been carried by that person...

"Xun Heng!" Shen Bailing cried out in shock, but the picture on the light ball gradually disappeared.Only then did he realize that it was just a past that belonged to that boy named Xun Heng who had passed away for many years.He already knew that Xuan Xiao used to be the prince of the overseas Penglai country, but after the domestic turmoil, he had to flee overseas. He went through all kinds of hardships in the middle, so he can imagine it, but only when he saw those old things with his own eyes at this moment, did he realize the indifferent appearance of that person There is such a deep pain hidden underneath...

While contemplating, there was another burst of purple light flashing on the light ball, followed by a burst of talking and laughing.

"Hey, I said ice cube face. I don't think you are from the town at the foot of the mountain. You must have traveled thousands of miles to Kunlun Mountain to seek immortality and visit Taoism like me. But you You are either meditating or practicing swords, really don’t you find it boring at all?”

On the sword dance floor, a handsome young man was resting on his back under a willow tree. Not far away, another young man was meditating with his eyes closed. His expression was extremely solemn, and he ignored his questioning.

The handsome young man was not angry at all, and the dog's tail grass in his mouth swayed up and down as he spoke: "Ice Cube Face, no matter what, we have been sharing the same bed for almost a year, why are you so still? You're so unkind, you won't even answer your junior brother's doubts?"

The cold-faced boy frowned, and finally opened his closed eyes, revealing a trace of displeasure, and said coldly: "Yun Tianqing, how can you and I be the same? I practice hard, although it is hard, but I have my own results. If you are doing nothing like this, just wasting your time, what fun is there? If you don’t want to practice, then leave here, don’t disturb my practice!”

Yun Tianqing curled her lips, and muttered: "But I started a little earlier than me, and I will put on airs as a senior brother. If you drive me away, then I will go and play with senior brother!" As he said that, he wanted to get up.

Xuan Xiao's brows were furrowed even tighter, and he said in a cold voice: "Brother Xuan Zhen has to help Master manage affairs every day, so he rarely has leisure time. If you dare to disturb me, I will not spare you!"

"Hey... don't allow me this, don't allow me that, Bingcuian face, you are too nosy?" Yun Tianqing jumped up from the grass when he heard this, "And last night, I came back from Sihui Valley , you actually used a talisman to block the door of the house, so that I had to sleep outside all night, if I tell the elder brother about this, he will definitely not forgive you!" Just after the words fell, a strange face appeared. A look of surprise appeared on the face, "Ah, senior brother Xuan Zhen!"

When Xuan Xiao heard that he was called senior brother, his tense face immediately relaxed, but when he looked back, there was a breeze blowing behind him, how could there be anyone there?He immediately knew that he was being played by Yun Tianqing again, and turned around in anger: "Yun, Tian, ​​Qing!"

Yun Tianqing laughed so hard that he fell to the ground almost out of breath: "Haha, hahaha! Ice face, do you know that your expression just now was really funny, so funny! I was so happy when I heard the name of the big brother, Don't you, don't you have some shameful thoughts about him? Haha, hahaha!"

Xuan Xiao's complexion suddenly became strange, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, but it turned into endless anger in an instant: "Yun Tianqing, don't blame me if you want to talk nonsense again—Senior Brother Xuan Zhen!"

"Hey, it's nothing interesting to pick up human teeth, Bingcuian face." Seeing that he had spoken halfway, Yun Tianqing stopped in surprise, even stood up from the ground, and immediately pinched the dog's tail grass and scratched the tip of his nose with a smile , "Senior Brother Xuan Zhen is so busy, how come you come to play with us when you have time?"

Unexpectedly, there was a gentle voice like a spring breeze coming from behind: "What's the matter? Junior Brother Yun doesn't want to see me?"

Yun Tianqing was shocked, looking back, a person came out from behind the willow tree, wearing a jade crown and long robes, with gentle eyes, noble as a banished immortal, it was their elder brother Xuan Zhen.The young man smiled slightly, and met the eyes of the two juniors and said: "Master ordered me to come to the school to test you. I thought you were studying hard, but I didn't expect you to hide here and steal half a day. You really have a lot of fun."

Yun Tianqing laughed dryly: "Brother, let's be brothers, don't tell Master..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by another cold voice: "Senior brother, please don't compare this hozen with me. I have a problem in the mind of the fifth stage, please teach me..." Xuan As Xiao said, he gently held the young man's wrist, and led him to the student's room where he lived.

"Hey, Ice Face, you—" Yun Tianqing watched the two go further and further away in a daze, and murmured, "Does this count as forgetting friends after sex?"

Shen Bailing stared blankly at the dream that gradually turned into ripples again, feeling a little at a loss.He did not expect that during the 19 frozen years, Xuan Xiao's repeated memories of the past still contained such a memory. Those years he spent together, practicing together, learning swords together, and exchanging lessons with each other. Looking back on the days now, I can still vividly remember them, as beautiful as before...

However, another scene appeared on the ball of light, the familiar forbidden land full of ice, among the huge icicles, the man was as handsome and young as before, but the calm and self-sufficient expression in his eyes was gone. Full of anger.

"Qingyang, Chongguang, Zonglian, let me out!"

"Suyao, you took my position as the head of the sect and imprisoned me in the forbidden place. If I leave here one day, I will definitely pay back!"

"Yun Tianqing, Suyu...you two treat me like this, why...why!"

The angry scolding continued to echo in the ice room, but it was still quiet after all, only the Xihe sword stuck on the icicle flickered slightly as if responding.After a long time, the accusations gradually faded away, but what resounded was another voice full of sadness.

"...Brother, Xuan Zhen... Xuan Zhen..."

Whispering is like whispering, twittering is like pouring out, with a trace of puzzlement, sadness, and nostalgia, repeating, repeating...finally turned into entangled resentment.

"...Xuan Zhen, I really hate..."

Beside the jade platform, Shen Bailing looked up at the blurred face of the person in the ball of light across the ice wall, feeling dejected.I really owe that person a lot...

"Junior Brother Xuan Xiao..."