Those who burn the cauldron and sink the boat do not leave any way for themselves to retreat. If they win, they will survive; if they lose, they will perish.
Those who cut off their robes and cut off their righteousness are completely separated from brothers who are like brothers. When we meet again, we will definitely face each other with swords.
When a person wants to make a major decision, there will always be a ritual of one kind or another to cut off other thoughts.
When Qi Yuban chose to cooperate with the Nether Sect, he also made an extremely important choice for him. Of course, he now needs a ceremony to say goodbye to his past self and the past Yuntian Temple.
This ceremony uses the life of Qi Tianshou, the master of Yuntian Temple, as a sacrifice to bid farewell to the past.
Ye Lingfeng could understand Qi Yuban's thoughts and said: "Taoist Priest is joking. Since you are willing to make a complete break with the past, I will support you. After tonight, Taoist Priest will be the elixir of my Nether Sect."
Getting old."
Upon hearing this, Qi Tianshou was slightly surprised, but then he understood.
The fifth junior brother has no other desires in the mortal world. The Netherworld Sect keeps his life alive and provides him with all conveniences so that he can concentrate on refining elixirs. Both of them get what they need, and it is a win-win situation.
Qi Yuban didn't take Ye Lingfeng's compliments seriously and said, "For this reason, Qi has a merciless request..."
Before Qi Yuban finished speaking, Ye Lingfeng interrupted and said: "Master Taoist, please help yourself, but I have to remind Taoist Master that no matter what Taoist Master's plan is, please make arrangements for the next cup of tea. It will take too long."
, I’m just afraid that the long nights will lead to many dreams.”
Qi Yu said: "Thank you very much."
Now that the matter has come to an end, Qi Tianshou is very open-minded. No matter what the final result is, there will always be one person in Yuntian Guan who can survive. Maybe this person’s heart no longer belongs to Yuntian Guan, but all his skills are influenced by Yuntian Guan.
, Yuntianguan's view may no longer exist, but Yuntianguan's way still has sparks to be passed down. After three to five years, or even ten or twenty years, will he discover the way of heaven and change his mind?
, what about Zhongli Yuntian Temple?
For some reason, Qi Tianshou felt that the answer was yes.
Qi Tianshou said: "Junior brother, do you still have questions in your mind?"
Qi Yuban said: "It's not a question, but a question."
Qi Tianshou said: "Since it is a question, then Junior Brother should already have the answer in his mind."
"have."
"But junior brother wants to get the answer from my own words?"
"yes."
"Is this answer important to you?"
"Very important! In other words, senior brother's explanation of this answer is very important to me."
Qi Tianshou stopped talking and waited quietly for Qi Yuban to ask questions.
Qi Yuban paused and asked: "If there is a traitor between the third child and me, who will the senior brother think?"
Qi Tianshou said without any hesitation: "You."
"Why?" Although Qi Yuban was a little disappointed with the answer, he was not too surprised. What he originally wanted to hear was what Qi Tianshou would explain.
Qi Yuban said: "Third junior brother is too obsessed with alchemy. Of course, you are too. But his obsession is a kind of intoxication. But your obsession is a kind of madness."
"Intoxicated? Crazy?" Qi Yuban muttered and repeated, seeming to have caught the difference, but after a moment, he was still confused.
Qi Tianshou asked: "Why did junior brother make elixirs?"
"Why make elixirs?"
Just hearing these four words, Qi Yuban was completely stunned. Yes, why did he make elixirs?
Seeing that Qi Yuban did not answer, Qi Tianshou continued: "Elixirs can condense the essence of heaven and earth. For us cultivators, firstly, they are an indispensable tool for us to seek immortality. Secondly,
The process of refining elixirs can also temper one's character... For those who practice Taoism, both cultivation and character are indispensable."
The implication of Qi Tianshou's words is self-evident that Qi Yuban has lost his original intention.
Qi Yuban also realized that Qi Tianshou had something to say, but now he had no way of turning back. He did not regret his pursuit and asked: "Senior brother, please make it clear."
Qi Tianshou said: "On this point, most people in Yuntian Temple are basically in agreement, and most people naturally include you and me."
Qi Yu said: "Senior brother is saying that the third child is different from us."
Qi Tianshou said: "Yes, junior brother wants to improve his own cultivation, so he thinks about refining elixirs that can improve his own cultivation. He refines elixirs for the sake of refining elixirs. Therefore, he is crazy. And the reason why third junior brother is so interested in elixir refining.
The reason why he never gets tired of doing this is because, for him, alchemy is like good wine to the wine wizard. The wine wizard does not use wine to drown his sorrows, but indulges in the love of wine and the way of wine."
Qi Yuban followed what Qi Tianshou said and concluded: "The third child is intoxicated with the way of alchemy and can forget about it for refining elixir, but I am refining elixir with a purpose. If I lose my original intention, I will do whatever it takes to achieve my goal.
play hard."
Qi Tianshou remained silent.
Qi Yuban sighed softly: "Oh! It seems that this view has not been held in senior brother's mind for a day and a half."
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
Qi Yuban's tone was indifferent, showing disappointment in himself and calmness about reality, but he could never imagine the turmoil that these words set off in Qi Tianshou's heart.
Qi Tianshou only felt that Qi Yuban's words were torturing himself: "Since it's been a day and a half since you discovered that I went astray, senior brother, why didn't you help me correct my mistakes earlier? I had to wait until today, when the big mistake has been made.
Make you and I regret it so much?!"
Yes, since I had discovered something was wrong with the fifth junior brother, why did I just let it go and not intervene?
If I had communicated with my fifth junior brother in time, would this situation have happened today?
Of course not!
Unfortunately, there is no if.
Sure enough, Yuntian Guan's current results are inseparable from himself.
Then why didn't he stop the fifth junior brother from getting deeper into the wrong path?
Is it because I don't care about this? Is it because I don't trust the fifth junior brother? Or is it because I am jealous of the fifth junior brother?
When exactly did I discover that my fifth junior brother started refining elixirs at all costs?
Qi Yuban saw Qi Tianshou's sad smile and saw Qi Tianshou's sadness and self-blame.
What did he think of? Qi Yuban thought to himself.
Qi Tianshou said: "Junior brother, do you still remember the Selfless Pill you refined?"
Qi Yuban was stunned when he heard this, then laughed at himself and said: "Of course I remember, that may be the only mark I left on Yuntian Temple. I was slightly better than the two senior brothers in that alchemy competition."
Qi Tianshou said: "Yes, there is a competition. If there is a competition, there will be a winner and a loser. However, as a Taoist like me, I should be indifferent to the outcome."
Qi Yuban said: "It's a pity that I couldn't do it."
Qi Tianshou said: "I couldn't do it either."
Qi Yuban was surprised when he heard this. He thought Qi Tianshou was preaching to him for this, but he never expected to get such an answer.
Qi Tianshou said: "When the master created this list, he intended to form a healthy competition through this list so that we can make better and better elixirs. However, I used the competition to arouse everyone's desire to compare."
Qi Yu class said: "No, senior brother's words are wrong. In those years, not long after the master passed away, senior brother just took over the important task of Yuntian Temple, and the view was in a bleak scene. That competition not only restored Yuntian Temple to its former glory.
Vitality has injected rising vitality into Yuntian Temple, otherwise Yuntian Temple would not be as prosperous as it is today. Junior brother does not think there is anything wrong with senior brother's move."
Qi Tianshou shook his head and laughed and said: "With the wealth left by the masters and ancestors, people in Yuntian Temple will be able to find their own path sooner or later, but I pushed the wheels of Yuntian Temple to the cliff with my own hands."
When Qi Yuban saw Qi Tianshou laughing a little maniacally, but he was afraid of being deceived and did not dare to approach easily, he couldn't help but worry and said: "Senior brother..."
Qi Tianshou waved his hand and seemed to calm down quickly, saying: "In that competition, only three of my generation ranked among the top ten. Junior brother, do you still remember?"
"In order, I, the third child, and senior brother you."
"Yes, you can say you are the winner?"
"If you are lucky enough to win the competition, your achievements will be higher than those of your ancestors. I think so."
"According to Junior Brother, can Third Junior Brother and I also be considered winners?"
"Of course."
"No, the only real winner among the three of us is our third junior brother."
"Senior brother, what do you want to say is that only the third child who had no fighting spirit in that competition can be considered a real winner?"
"You can say that. Junior brother, do you remember what you relied on to win?"
"The medicinal properties of Wuwo Dan and Kongming Powder are almost the same, but the powder is a semi-finished product, and the elixir is the ultimate pursuit of alchemy, and the time I spent in alchemy is shorter." When talking about the events of the past year, Qi Yuban couldn't help but speak.
Showing some sense of pride.
"Junior brother, you should remember what you did to achieve this ultimate goal and complete this Selfless Pill in a shorter period of time?" Qi Tianshou asked.
People are always good at deceiving themselves. They always selectively forget about disgraceful things, painful things, and many things that they don’t want others to know. They believe that time can erase the traces. By then, these things will be forgotten.
The thing "really" never happened to them.
The same was true for Qi Yuban, who was speechless.
Of course he knew what he did in order to refine the Selfless Pill, but he selectively forgot.
The competition back then was completed by each other in seclusion. No matter what method was used during the process, God knew what he knew, but no other person would know about it.
Therefore, Qi Yuban ignored all the tricks he did during the alchemy process.
As a result, over the years, he almost forgot about it.
Unfortunately, everything is ultimately self-deception.
Could it be that senior brother had seen through his trick back then?
Finally, Qi Tianshou gave the answer.
"It was Third Junior Brother who saw the problem in the Selfless Pill."