The above discussion led Zhou Yang to draw a conclusion: Cultivators emerge from among mortals. They are the outstanding elites among mortals, those who understand part of the way of heaven, that is, those who have understood some natural laws and laws.

At this time, he recalled the scene when he and Cheng Shijie drank Huanglin wine together. At that time, Cheng Shijie was so heroic that he impromptuly recited ten Confucian classics.

Now that I think about it, those ten sentences are actually very similar to those recorded in the classics.

"On the day when the immortals and gods gather together, all things will be alive." Don't these two sentences coincide exactly with what is recorded in the classics about the appearance of powerful beings and the wisdom of all things?

This couldn't help but make such a picture appear in Zhou Yang's mind: the world first opened, and there was chaos. A group of immortals with fluttering clothes descended from the sky. Then with a flick of their sleeves, the chaos dispersed. Everything was spiritual, especially humans and beasts.

The immortals looked down from the air, nodded frequently, and then drifted away.

Many years later, another picture appeared: a group of monsters chasing humans. Humans ran desperately, but the ones running at the end were swallowed up by the monsters. The humans in front had to work harder to escape.

As they ran, the humans at the front suddenly became stronger and turned around to fight against the monsters. They managed to survive the melee!

But the rest of the people took this opportunity to flee, and then hid in the mountains and forests, living a life of fear. Some of the humans who fought with the monsters were killed, but some killed the monsters.

Thus becoming more powerful.

At this time, the face of an immortal appeared in the sky again. When that face saw the scene below, it smiled.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Yang suddenly woke up, his whole body already dripping with cold sweat. It seemed that he was also fighting the ancient beast, but the result was unknown.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head vigorously, but the previous scene was still vivid in his mind.

Although he didn't know the outcome of the fight, he seemed to see that those who fought with the monsters had all become cultivators, while those who escaped were still mortals.

Is this the reason why mortals and practitioners come into being?

He shook his head, of course it wouldn't be that simple.

Today, most people practice Taoism in order to gain longer lifespan and stronger strength, which is contrary to nature.

This is because when the world first opened, human lifespan was fixed. However, due to humankind's continuous exploration and struggle, lifespan has been greatly increased.

After paying a price that is countless times higher than that of ordinary people, the cultivator's lifespan has doubled several times, even longer, and his strength is even more extraordinary. This is definitely an act against heaven.

The immortal in the picture showed a smile. Is this a test for all mortals?

You can practice against the will of heaven. As long as you are strong, as long as you can withstand the test and temper of God, then you can become a cultivator or even a powerful person.

So what is the end of cultivation? Is it the path to immortality? Who determines the way of heaven, and who is behind it?

His divergent thinking started again, but it was extremely consuming.

He could no longer think about it. A sharp stabbing pain was already felt at the altar. Zhou Yang hurriedly swallowed a nourishing pill, gathered all his concentration, closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.

"Fourth brother, what are you doing? Didn't you drink too much last night?" The tiger's voice came from outside the house.

Zhou Yang was awakened and suddenly opened his eyes, but his complexion was obviously much better.

At this time, it was already bright outside. It turned out that once he fell into meditation, he had already forgotten the passage of time.

"Third brother, do you want to hurry up?"

"Exactly, they are all packed up and waiting for you. By the way, these are mortal clothes, put them on." After saying that, Tiger handed Zhou Yang a pair of coarse clothes.

After changing his clothes and coming to the yard, there were indeed more than ten people standing there, all holding horses and looking at him. Zhou Yang nodded to everyone with some embarrassment.

After leaving the Yuntong Inn, the group headed east along the streets in the city.

Jiutian County City was much smaller than Tu Yan City, and they left the city area after a while.

The official road ahead extends eastward, with woods on both sides at first, and a few miles away are acres of crops. Although the fields do not have the fragrance of magical herbs and elixirs, the spring breeze blows, and there are bursts of green crops that fill your mouth and nose.

Don't have any taste.

Song Huhu and Linghu Deyi were in front, followed closely by Zhou Yang, Pu Zheng and Hu Zhiran, and the group of nine people was speeding along the official road.

The official road was extremely dry. After the people and horses passed by, the dust was flying, and the few passers-by were so surprised that they ducked away. In their eyes, although these people were dressed in ordinary clothes, they were definitely not ordinary people who could ride a tall horse.

Going further east, the closest to Jiutian County is Shuntian County. The two cities are about 500 miles apart, and they have to pass through a forest hundreds of miles in radius, and there are dozens of villages and towns.

Although the journey of five hundred miles was not far, they still ran for most of the day. The people were fine, but the horses couldn't bear it anymore and had to stop to rest and feed some fodder before leaving.

At this time, the place where they stopped was a small town. There were only two streets in the town. They led their horses and asked around and found out that there was only one small inn in the town, but with so many people there, it would definitely not be able to accommodate them.

Fortunately, they only needed to feed the horses and did not stay in the hotel.

However, this small inn did not have much fodder, so the innkeeper had to find some from other people in the town, and then he could barely feed the horses of Zhou Yang and others.

After staying for about an hour, everyone set off on their way again.

"If this were a green wolf, it would be okay to run thousands of miles, but this horse..." Bai Meng muttered to Lin Cheng in a low voice.

"Why don't I get a green wolf for you, kid, so that you can run smoothly!" Lin Cheng said with a smile.

"Forget it, you'd better get it and ride it yourself." Bai Meng said depressedly.

After passing this small town, you will reach the forest known as the Sunless Forest.

It was already afternoon, and the sun was very warm, shining on the dense forest ahead, giving people a sense of peace.

It wasn't until everyone entered the forest that they realized why it was called the Sunless Forest.

The trees here are extremely lush, and the branches and leaves above are connected together, making it airtight. There is no sunlight at all in the forest, and the temperature is much lower than outside. Zhou Yang feels that even his consciousness has been affected.

This official road also becomes narrower as it enters the forest, and can only accommodate two horses running side by side.

I heard from people in the town that there are many wild animals in this forest, and they would never dare to cross without people.

Zhou Yang and his party didn't care about this. They were immortal beings in the mortal world. How could they be afraid of unsavory beasts?

As if to prove their strength, they walked for dozens of miles without seeing a decent beast. There were only some timid animals such as hares and sheep along the way. When they saw them from a distance, they spread their hooves and soon they were gone.

He ran away without a trace.

This made Xing'er very depressed. She originally wanted to get some game meat to roast, but these little things were very clever and couldn't catch any of them.

"Whoosh!" and suddenly there was a sound breaking through the air.

Everyone was startled and ducked away.

A loud arrow whizzed through the crowd and swooped behind them.

"Enemy attack!" Hu Zhiran was the first to react, and immediately drew out his gleaming long sword. Everyone also reined in their reins and displayed their weapons and weapons on alert.

Zhou Yang frowned at first, then relaxed.

It was only after ten breaths that I felt someone moving in front of me, and soon everyone saw it.

A group of people appeared at the corner of the official road ahead. The young man in the lead was riding a maroon horse, wearing a light blue brocade robe, and holding a purple-gold bow in his hand. He was looking at it with a gloomy look.

come over.

"Your Majesty, those people in front of me must have scared them away, so go take a look!" A skinny middle-aged man who looked like a guard was riding on a horse, with a flattering look on his face, and said to the young man with a careful smile.

The guards at the back looked at Zhou Yang and others with a somewhat gloating look.

"Hmph, ask me carefully. If they really scared that beast away, they will teach you a lesson!" The young man in brocade clothes said sullenly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. I must ask clearly. If they did it... Hehe! You guys come with me." The skinny middle-aged man waved his hand, and with a few guards, he urged his horse to leave the team.

Within a few breaths, they arrived in front of Zhou Yang and his party.

Song Laohu and others had already seen those people and were relieved. Although they heard the threats from the thin middle-aged man, they all put their weapons and magic weapons into their storage bags.

"Where did this country bumpkin come from? He dared to scare away the little beast that the prince was interested in. Do you know how big a crime he committed?" The thin middle-aged man said sternly.

Hu Zhiran was in front and said with a smile on his face: "Little beast? This person said, oh brother, we didn't see any little beast? We don't know what crime we have committed. Please tell me clearly!"

He was accustomed to calling each other "fellow Taoist" when he opened his mouth, but as soon as he spoke, he realized that it was inappropriate and immediately changed the name to "Xiongtai Taoist".

"Huh, no? It's impossible!" The thin middle-aged man glared and shouted.

"Haha, why can't you do this? You are a bit unreasonable!" Hu Zhiran still had a smile on his face.

"So what if you are unreasonable! Do you know who we are?"

"Haha, I don't know, what is your identity?" Hu Zhiran's smile was still a little playful.

"Hmph, I'll scare you to death if I tell you! This one is the nephew of the current Holy Emperor, Prince Fucheng! Moreover, the prince is our northwest patrol envoy of Jincheng Kingdom, and the ten counties in the northwest are all under the jurisdiction of the prince!" The middle-aged man looked proud.

, it seems that he is extremely proud of his status as a slave.

"Oh, the official is not small, but what does it have to do with me?"

"Hey, boy, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? If you don't kneel down and bow down quickly when you see my prince, maybe my prince will be happy and forgive you for disturbing me!"

The middle-aged man was a little annoyed. He even mentioned the prince's name, but this guy in coarse clothes still looked unhurried. He really didn't know why he was afraid.

"Kneel down and worship?" Hu Zhiran raised his eyebrows.

This sentence completely angered him. The dignified elite disciples of the Xuanfu Sect only gave this gift to the elders and above in the sect. A little mortal dared to do this. What the hell do you think? The king and inspector is Jin Chengguo.

Even if the emperor offends me, he will be killed.
Chapter completed!