As winter turns to spring, the Jiehe River thaws and rushes southward again. However, Duanliu City, less than a mile away, shows no sign of melting, and the ice layer becomes even thicker. On the day when the river was flowing, Mu Lie spent his nineteenth birthday alone. The gift was to cut three more wooden stakes than usual. He insisted on practicing his sword and never took a day off. The sword he originally brought was already unusable. There is no shortage of weapons near Duanliu City. The holy talisman soldiers are gone, but all the supplies are left. All kinds of talismans and swords are at his disposal. At dusk, he walked to the bridge - even the bridge was built by the Holy Talisman Army, and it was already shaky due to the lack of maintenance by the talismans - and looked towards the other side, where greenery appeared in the wilderness, and across the bridge, there was Like two seasons, two worlds, this made him deeply appreciate the power of magic. Not far from the bridge, there are more powerful spells demonstrating their power. The Patriarch Tower stands by the river. Whenever the sun sets and the angle of the sun is right, a large number of flowing talisman patterns will appear on the tower, and occasionally there will be a beam of light. Or a puff of smoke rises into the sky, often accompanied by a few shaking sounds. Sometimes there is a big black bird hovering on the top of the tower, like dark clouds covering the sun, and the entire Duanliu City seems to be darkened by this. Mu Lie is used to seeing such scenes, and still finds it thrilling. There was a greeting in the distance, and Mu Lie turned to look. It turned out to be Yin Buchen and his monkeys, stacked in a long line, stepping on a piece of ice that had not yet melted and floated from upstream. "Spring has returned to the earth, and the sun is shining slantingly. Silly boy, are you feeling nostalgic for the spring by guarding the lone bridge?" Yin Buchen jumped to the shore, and none of the monkeys fell off his body. Mu Lie laughed a few times. He was very happy to see this monster. Duanliu City was too quiet. Apart from the sound of running water and the sound of wind, almost no one spoke. The west and east of the city had never interacted with each other, even if they were the ancestors who lived together. Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin from the tower rarely made any sound. Only Yin Buchen loves to chat, and he doesn¡¯t live in Duanliu City. The monkeys often go away for four or five days with them. When they come back, they vividly describe what they have seen and heard outside. Listening to his words, it seems that they are thousands of miles away. "Where did you come back from?" Mu Lie asked loudly. "I went to the South China Sea. I collected a few sea-lifting pearls and came back." Mu Lie smiled and said nothing. He had never been to the sea, but he knew that it was far away from Duanliu City. Maybe Yin Bushen was bragging, or maybe There really is such a magic. He couldn't judge. "Don't you believe it? Hey, common man, I can't explain it to you." Yin Buchen counted for a while, "Today is March, right?" "The fourth day of March." Mu Lie counts the days every day. "It's your birthday, right?" Mu Lie's eyes widened, "How do you know?" "This is called omniscience - in fact, you were talking in your sleep, and the monkeys heard it." Mu Lie was dubious, "They talk at night Entering the city? I have never heard their sound. " "What can you hear? The night when King Ling arrived, the sky in Duanliu City almost collapsed. Did you hear any sound while you were sleeping? Lie shook his head sheepishly. He really didn't notice it at the time. When he woke up the next day, he was really surprised to see two large gaps in the city wall. "Well, let me give you a gift." Mu Lie's face suddenly turned red, and he waved his hands, "No, no, it's just a birthday, and and" "And you are a human, and I am a demon. "You don't want my things." Mu Lie blushed even more and said seriously: "I probably have demon blood, so why would I look down on you? No one ever gives me a birthday gift." "Where are your parents?" Mu Lie scratched his head, "They will cook me a delicious meal. But there will be no gifts." "I can cook a few dishes. They are all Laojun's favorite things. They are definitely not suitable for you. Taste Do you like gold and silver jewelry? "Mu Lie shook his head, "No need." "Nowadays, gold and silver jewelry are not as good as swords, guns, and halberds." Mu Lie was stunned. The miracles of magic can be seen every day in Duanliu City. It was impossible not to be tempted at all. After thinking for a while, he shook his head again, "Thank you, but I heard that if you want to learn advanced magic, you must be ruthless and give up your desires. I can't do that." Yin Buchen shrugged and shook off the clothes on his body. Di Hou walked up to Mu Lie and said with a smile: "To be honest, with your skills, it is really difficult to learn magic. If you can't become a Taoist priest, you will only be a second- or third-rate cultivator. Do you want to learn sword skills? "You know how to use swords?" Mu Lie was a little surprised. He thought that those who knew magic would never need swords. "The road has been walked step by step." Yin Buchen reached out and snatched the knife from Mu Lie's hand, stepped back and played a few tricks, the earth monkeyPeople gathered around him, imitating and shouting to increase momentum. Mu Lie's eyes widened. Yin Buchen's sword skills were much better than his, especially Yin Buchen's magic power. He could learn every move. Mu Lie did not hesitate anymore and said loudly: "I will learn, I will learn this!" Yin Buchen stopped and laughed loudly: "It turns out that it is not that I don't want a gift, but that it must be a gift that goes well with me. Come with me." Yin Buchen headed north of the city. Striding forward, Mu Lie followed closely behind without being polite. The ice and snow three miles north of the city had melted. At the foot of a hill, Yin Buchen danced his sword again. This time the move was complete. Mu Lie felt itchy when he saw it. Suddenly he saw a knife appearing in front of him. It turned out that several monkeys came to find him. There are many swords, one for each monkey, and Mu Lie also has a share. "See clearly." Yin Buchen practiced for the second time. He slowed down his movements and explained every detail of the technique and the distinction between virtual and real. Mu Lie¡¯s understanding of swordsmanship is so good that Yin Buchen hardly needs to explain it a second time. After four or five times, Mu Lie had almost learned it. Yin Buchen sat on a rock at the foot of the mountain and threw away the knife. "Master, lead me in. Cultivation is personal. I have finished teaching. The rest is up to you." "Practice diligently and use it frequently. In the end, when Zuo Liuying kills you, you may still have time to blink." Mu Lie didn't care about the sarcasm. He just felt that the sword technique was exquisite and quite suitable for him. He threw down the sword and turned to Yin Bu. Shen knelt down and said, "Teach me sword skills and I will accept you as my master." Yin Buchen turned around and turned behind Mu Lie, "I will not accept you as my apprentice. If you really want to challenge Zuo Liuying, I will Aren't you going to be implicated? " Mu Lie stood up and said, "I will definitely challenge Zuo Liuying. I understand what you mean. I will not accept you as my teacher, but I will remember your kindness. How long?" Yin Buchen walked towards Duanliu City. Suddenly he turned around and looked at the top of the mountain, "Who is that person? He's sneaky, he looks like a Taoist priest." A Taoist priest really flew down from the top of the mountain. The beard and hair were all white, and he had a majestic appearance. After landing, he circled around Mu Lie, and then looked at Yin Buchen coldly, "You are a half-demon Yin Buchen." "You are Pangshan Taoist Shen Jixian." Earthly monkeys Surround them. "Pangshan? I've heard of Pangshan." Mu Lie said. "Pangshan is gone." Shen Jixian said sharply. His eyes were still fixed on Yin Buchen, but he said to Mu Lie: "You are not allowed to learn this set of sword techniques." "Why?" Mu Lie asked in surprise, all his intimacy with Pang Shan gone. Shen Jixian ignored Mu Lie and said to Yin Buchen: "This is the Taoist Five Elements Sword Technique. It will not be taught to non-Taoist disciples. Who taught it to you? Mu Xingqiu? Yang Qingyin? Or Qin Lingshuang?" Yin Buchen haha Laughing, "Pangshan has been destroyed a long time ago. The Taoism has been torn into pieces. Death is not far away. You actually still care about a set of sword techniques? This sword technique can only be learned by disciples who have not condensed the pill, right?" "The Taoism is still there, and the rules of the Taoism are still there. Right there." Shen Jixian looked at the Patriarch Tower in the east of the city. "Okay. Go and enforce the rules of the Taoist tradition. Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin are both in the tower. Oh, by the way, you can't beat them." Shen Jixian's expression became colder and colder, and Yin Buchen suddenly remembered something, " You were there when you were guarding Duanliu City, right? How did you feel when you saw that the little Taoist was a hundred times more powerful than you? " "Rules are rules. If I can't enforce them, someone else will enforce them." "Shi Hanyuan? Too weak. No way. Could it be that your Hongshan Taoist group has defected to Kunchaan?" Mu Lie felt embarrassed and interjected: "I don't practice swordsmanship" "I have to practice it now." "Yin Buchen recently. He had a bad temper and said, "Taoism can't even protect the lives of mortals. What qualifications do you have to point fingers? Kun Chao is the founder of Taoism. He destroyed the world. The blame falls on all Taoist priests. It's okay if you don't apologize. What's more?" It¡¯s ridiculous to want to follow the rules.¡± ¡°We will correct the mistakes made by the Taoists.¡± Shen Jixian looked at the big bright mirror in the east of the city and murmured: ¡°Haha, there is no Taoist priest. Is it you?" Yin Buchen stared at Mu Lie, "Why don't you practice swordsmanship? Are you starting to be lazy now?" Mu Lie immediately started to wield the sword, but his heart was not at ease, and his eyes were always looking at the white-haired Taoist priest. "I am just a Taoist disciple now, not a real Taoist priest." Shen Jixian looked around, "You two are not worthy of my action, but the Taoist rules will eventually be restored together with the world - I advise you to be careful. "Okay." "If Dao Tong recovers, will he let us monsters go? No, you still have to kill the demons, so what should I be careful about?" Yin Buchen spread his hands, expressing his fearlessness. Shen Jixian had some impression of Yin Buchen, and couldn't help but wonder, when did this little demon next to Mu Xingqiu and Yishi Jun become fearless? He relied on his identity and did not want to argue. He snorted and said to himself: "Is it Qin Lingshuang? But she is just a soul, not even her body How is this possible?" "Hey, old man, what are you mumbling about? ? Although Taoist Qin only has a true and illusory body, her cultivation is much deeper than yours. If there is anyone in the world who can be called a true Taoist, I would only choose her." Yin Buchen still remembers what Yang Qingyin said. , spoke highly of Qin Lingshuang. "A true Taoist priest" Shen Jixian thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Does she have the heart of a Taoist priest?" "That's no need to ask." As a witness of that fight, Yin Buchen can say this with confidence. In one sentence, "The calamity of love has been over, and all obsessions are gone. Taoist Qin has the heart of the only Taoist priest in the world." Shen Jixian didn't believe in the demon clan, but he had to believe in his own eyes, the magic light emitted by the big bright mirror, It is the clearest evidence. "Does the thirty-ninth generation of patriarch really belong to her?" Shen Jixian was confused and excited. (Originally I wanted to write two chapters, and I still have enough time, but my health really can¡¯t hold on anymore, so I can only post one chapter today, sorry.) (To be continued.)?¡