The air freezing talisman under his feet and on his body had been changed once, and Xiao Xia's whole body was still soaked with sweat.

What is the sea of ​​fire? This is the sea of ​​fire. There are fires all over the world, front, back, left and right, except fire. Xiao Xia can only distinguish the direction by the direction of this formation.

Tang Gongzheng behind him had no sweat on his body. Not only that, he stepped on the rock that was almost melted, and the cloth shoes on his feet were not at all unusual. It seemed that even the concept of "hot" was automatically shattered and destroyed when approaching him.

Three fiery red figures shot out silently from the sea of ​​fire behind them and rushed towards them. These were three big cats with red bodies, leopard-like appearances. They were the spiritual fire cats tamed by the Tianhuo Sect. They were integrated with the sea of ​​fire around them. As soon as they appeared, they were at a very close distance from the two of them, and their movements were rapid. In the blink of an eye, the first front paw had touched Xiao Xia's clothes.

However, Tang Gongzheng's hand also touched the spirit fire cat at the same time, and it only touched it gently. The spirit fire cat seemed to be a sculpture made of sand, and it dispersed. Then Tang Gongzheng's hand also gently touched the other two. His movements were not fast, but he could always touch the spirit fire cat at the same time as the spirit fire cat touched them.

When Xiao Xia heard the sound and turned around, she could only see three piles of things on the ground like bean dregs soaked in blood. The skin, fur, bone, and flesh of the monsters cultivated by these three Taoist techniques were broken into pieces of the same size, and she couldn't even see what they had before.

Xiao Xia was not surprised. Since they walked into the sea of ​​fire, these monsters hiding in the sea of ​​fire began to appear. So far, there have been at least twenty spiritual fire cats, and more than ten snakes with flames all over the body, or other monsters such as toads spitting out magma, suddenly jumped out from the side. If he had died many times, but with Mr. Tang behind him, he would have almost no time to see the appearance of these monsters.

"Brother Xia, how far is it?" Tang Gongzheng asked. His voice seemed a little hoarse.

Xiao Xia pointed to the upper right and said, "This time we will walk up one hundred feet towards Weiji first. Then walk back to the position and walk up one hundred feet, which is probably not far from the top of the mountain. Fourth brother, don't be anxious. The closer you get to the top of the mountain, the closer you get to the center of the formation, and the more abundant the remaining firepower in the formation will be. If you don't go to those positions where the changes have slowed down, even if you open the passage, you will close again within a few breaths."

"It's not that I'm anxious. I'm afraid I won't last long." Tang Gongzheng smiled. The two blood under his nose was flowing even more happily. Xiao Xia could also see that the chaos, silence, and solemn black in his eyes seemed to be getting thicker and thicker.

After saying that, Tang Gongzheng drew his sword and slashed out in the direction Xiao Xia pointed out. A passage that was dozens of feet wide and just one hundred feet long was opened up in the sea of ​​fire with his sword force.

At the same time, the ground shook slightly, and the ground in the newly cut passage cracked, and a giant beast with fiery red magma rolling all over his body drilled out. It seemed that the mouse had only magnified hundreds of times, and it was like a huge pangolin. The body was full of flowing flames and magma, as if it was a five-element puppet solidified by innate Taoism like a fire armor soldier. However, the two flashing lights on both eyes showed that this was indeed a living creature.

"Melting Gold Fire Armor Beast. The mountain-protecting spirit beast of Tianhuo Mountain. It seems that we are really not far from the core of the formation, that is, the top of the mountain." Xiao Xia had known what this was from the first time he saw this monster. Although the Chuyang Taoist was just a puppet of the mysterious sedan chair, what he said was actually good at all.

"Is that right? That's fine." Tang Gongzheng breathed a sigh of relief. The breath that came out of his mouth sounded broken, like the sound of dozens of broken bellows pulling together desperately.

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In the top of the mountain, beside the lava pool, Jin Zhiyang, the leader of the Tianhuo Sect, suddenly raised his head and looked at the direction where Tang Gongzheng and Xiaoxia were walking. Although his eyes only touched the stone wall of the corridor, he still noticed something strange and frowned, and glanced at Tang Qing, who was sweating profusely.

But then he looked at the purple small fire in his hand again, his slightly frown brows relaxed, and he smiled faintly without caring about it.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Lin Xiaoyan asked.

"Nothing. Some little bugs want to fly in. They meet the mice raised by grandpa here, so don't worry about them." Looking at granddaughter, Jin Zhiyang's face became soft again. "Now my grandpa will tell you what grandpa is doing, what's going on with these grandpas and uncles."

"Xiaoyan, grandpa asked you first, do you know why people live?"

"Why? Why why?" Lin Xiaoyan stared at her eyes, unable to understand the meaning of the question itself. Living naturally means living, and what else can there be why.

"Silly kid, but this question may be difficult for you to understand." Jin Zhiyang smiled and touched Lin Xiaoyan's head lovingly. "Maybe in your opinion, eating a lot of delicious food, watching a lot of good things, and playing a lot of fun things will definitely be great if you live?"

"Okay! That's great!" Lin Xiaoyan nodded with certainty and pulled Tang's chuckling arm. "But I still have to go with A Xiao!"

"Haha, that's because you are still a child, you have seen too little and know too little. You just think this is the case." Jin Zhiyang glanced at the boy who was pulled by his granddaughter and shook his head with a smile. "When you really grow up and understand a lot of things, you won't think so."

"Eat, sleep, the desires of men and women, are safe and comfortable. The so-called fame and fortune are just to eat and sleep better and more, just like every monkey is the monkey king. Living means living, living like animals and animals for life. This is what ninety percent of the people in the world think. But this is just because they are stupid, stupid, short-sighted. In Buddhist terms, they are shallow, unable to see, unable to feel higher, farther, deeper world and scenery."

"Did my grandfather say I'm stupid?" Lin Xiaoyan could only understand this.

"It's not stupid, it's just like most other people." Jin Zhiyang smiled.

"But fortunately, there are always many people with true wisdom in this world who can feel the difference between themselves and animals. Throughout history, those sages who explore the mysteries of the universe have followed this instinct. They want to understand more, want to know more, want to know where to come from, and want to feel more and more deeper connections between the universe and itself. Buddhism says that the supreme Bodhi of life and death liberation, and Taoism says that great freedom and freedom are great. Even Confucian schools outside of ** say that there is nothing else in the way of learning, so just want to rest assured." As they said, Jin Zhiyang's gaze gradually became distant and deep, as if they were looking at a self-righteous person.

The far-reaching distance that we can see is what we practice. Even those who learn martial arts are the same, or they are also practicing Taoism. They practice martial arts to enter the Tao with martial arts, see the heaven and earth with their body, see the original heart with their body, and temper the original heart with their body to a profound realm. They also have to rely on their talent to understand a certain truth in the world and all things in order to enter the innate world afterwards. They can become masters in the field, but the realm that countless people are striving to pursue is actually just the preliminary stage of martial arts. As for other people who only know how to be brave and ruthless, show off their magical powers, they are just stupid and vulgar tools, at most they are stronger tigers, wolfs and monkeys, not worth mentioning."

"Grandpa, I can't understand what you said." Lin Xiaoyan scratched her head.

"Haha. It's okay, you will understand slowly after listening." Jin Zhiyang patted her head lovingly and continued. "The three thousand great ways mentioned in Buddhism are all achieved by Bodhi. Grandpa's school was circulated in the ancient Taoist sect. He followed the path of figuring out the power of fire, using the nature of fire to sublimate the original heart, remove the drought and preserve the essence, and finally attained the supreme state of living with heaven and earth. It was only circulated for many years, and after many wars, the classics in the school were lost. No one knew the method of the last step. Over the years, no matter how the seniors and fellow practitioners in the school practiced, they tempered their hearts of seeking the Tao to pure and flawless, but they didn't know the end.

One step method, in the end, can only wait for the body to rot and collapse and die. Or the mistaken movement, turn into the body of Lihuo to burn out all your spiritual mind. It is really sad and lamentable. Until we find this." Jin Zhiyang turned his gaze to the small purple flame in his hand. "It is completely different from those innate realms that only touched a trace of the rules of heaven and earth. This point of the innate Taoist law is the real essence of fire, the innate fire. All things in the world can be burned and melted, including flesh and blood, souls, and only a little bit away from the ultimate Tao in the fire we pursue."

"So, those grandparents and uncles are willing to be burned by the fire?" Lin Xiaoyan's expression was like listening to a story about eating people with eggs.

Jin Zhiyang shook his head and said with a smile: "No. They just boarded their souls and spiritualities inside, just waiting for the grandfather who was finally sacrificing the spirit fire to be put into it, and they can take them with them to take that last step and break the void and go away."

"Grandpa, grandpa, do you want to burn it in?"

"Haha, this spiritual fire has been successfully refined by my grandfather's sacrifice and is united with my grandfather's body and soul. My grandfather just took them with me."

“Where to go?”

"I don't know" Jin Zhiyang's eyes and expression became so distant, as if indifferent, as if all emotions were included. "I only know that it is the origin of all life and souls, and the deepest and most essential point of the universe in this world. According to Buddhist sayings, it is an eternal and quiet Pure Land that is free from sorrow and joy, and is not born or destroyed."

"I can't understand how much my grandfather is leaving? I just met with my grandfather." Lin Xiaoyan pouted.

Jin Zhiyang smiled kindly: "Don't worry, grandpa will take Xiaoyan, you will go with you."

"Hey?" Lin Xiaoyan widened her eyes and immediately waved her head. "I don't know what it is if I don't go."

"Silly child. You are my grandfather's only concern. How could my grandfather be willing to leave you alone in this dirty world?" Jin Zhiyang shook his head, and the kindness on his face remained unabated.

"The other elders in the sect have been in the sect since childhood, and have practiced hard, and finally they are in a state of mind and mind. Only your grandfather has become a monk halfway through. Although he is talented after joining the sect, he still has a trace of concern that cannot be melted away when he practices deep down. Fifteen years ago, he was almost a bit obsessed with his evil spirit. After that, my grandfather learned of his mistakes and thought hard against the wall. Finally, he realized that the trace of blood and kinship was not an impurity that needs to be melted away, but was the duty to be united with his own spirituality. So he quietly left the mountain and returned to his hometown to find my daughter who had not seen for decades.

, but she had passed away." Jin Zhiyang sighed after saying this. "But fortunately, you were left behind, Xiaoyan, so that my grandfather could give you a place to make up for that slight family affection. I quietly took you out for a few days, then returned to Tianhuo Mountain and went into seclusion. Sure enough, my realm improved rapidly, and I was finally elected as the leader of the Tianhuo Sect. Every year, I secretly came out to take you to play without hiding everyone, but I was afraid that you would be ignorant and cause trouble after you talk nonsense. I never dared to tell you who I am."

"When I got the Zhuque Spiritual Fire and had the last step, grandpa, I could only sacrifice and refine the spirit fire day and night, and I had no time to quietly come out to find you. When I was sacrificing the spirit fire, I thought that if I succeeded, I would leave you alone and stay alone. I couldn't settle down in my heart, so I finally made up my mind to take you away. Fortunately, in order to take care of your escort agency, I kept secretly asking the people in the escort agency to secretly pay attention to your father's escort agency, so I found a way to let you come to Jizhou and bring you to this Tianhuo Mountain again."

"No, I don't want to go to that place." Lin Xiaoyan's expression was a little scared, and she unconsciously took two steps back and hugged Tang Qingxiao's arm tightly. "I want to be with Axiao."

"Don't be afraid, Xiaoyan. I know you can't bear to leave this turbid world, but you don't see many things clearly and don't understand the essence of many things in this world. Just like a baby quits milk, babies will feel fear and uneasy, but because they know nothing about more and more vast worlds, they just feel that ** is the whole world." Jin Zhiyang smiled slightly, pointed at Tang Qing chuckled and said, "For example, this young man you like, you call him A Xiao, right? Then do you know who he is? Why is he by your side and why is he here?"

An inexplicable fear suddenly rose from Lin Xiaoyan's heart. She could only try her best to put Tang Qingxia's arm tighter, for fear that the people around her would suddenly disappear, so she said loudly to Jin Zhiyang: "A Xiao is A Xiao, who else could it be? A Xiao forgot everything about the past. A Xiao will take over the escort agency in the future! We are going to get married! Of course, we are all together wherever we go!"

"No." Jin Zhiyang shook his head and said lightly. "His surname is Tang, and his name is Tang Qingxiao. He is a disciple of Tangjiabao, Shuzhou. Six years ago, when the Jingzhou branch where the original object of the Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire was discovered, he and another accomplice sneaked in and almost steal the spiritual fire. Then his so-called coma and amnesia were probably to find out the relationship between your mother and me from somewhere, and he thought of this method to hide quietly by your side. What he planned was this real innate spiritual object, the Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire."

ps: Because I changed the input method, the first two chapters labeled "Jin Zhiyang" as "Kim Jong-yang". I'm sorry. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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