The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 281 Seeking Tao
The higher you go, the more amazing the mountains are.

Standing among the mountains, forests and rocks, clouds and mists appear when you wave your hand. As spring comes and autumn arrives, the four seasons change, and climbing mountains is like chasing time.

The more destructive intent accumulated in his body, the less effective the mother-and-child jade pendant became. He could only feel as if thousands of fine needles were moving through his flesh and blood, and sticking to his tendons and bones.

It feels like a thousand ants are gnawing at my heart, and my skin and flesh seem to be falling apart bit by bit.

Walking on the rugged mountain road, I felt like I would be turned into a pool of meat paste at any time.

Moreover, the feeling of bearing weight is even stronger. Every foot higher you climb seems to be carrying more weight, and it feels like a mountain is pressing down on you.

Lin Bai practiced the Hunyuan Body Tempering Method diligently, and had already completed twelve turns before forming the pill, and now he was seeing even better results.

However, the destructive sword intent was becoming more and more intense, and the speed at which the power of the five elements was eliminated could not keep up.

However, although the feeling of bearing weight is getting bigger and bigger, the body can bear it.

It is spring with apricot blossoms and light rain.

Mu Zhen was in front and Lin Bai was behind, each moving forward cautiously.

Lin Bai's sense of luck became stronger, and he pointed directly to the top of the mountain.

Yet there is also a sense of disaster, as if something extremely difficult is about to happen.

"This climb is indeed like a test of one's will, endurance, and body."

"But what is on the top of the mountain? Was it left by the Taoist Wuxiang? Or something else?"

"Where does the evil come from?"

Lin Bai kept thinking in his mind and continued to move forward.

At this time, you are walking on the rocks, leaving footprints one step at a time.

Picking an apricot blossom, Lin Bai passed through the spring scene, crossed a trickling stream, and saw the lush green summer scene.

Mu Zhen sat cross-legged on a blue stone, beads of sweat dripping from his face and he was breathing slightly.

This place is probably more than a thousand feet away from the top of the mountain, and even Sister Zhen, who has been practicing body tempering methods diligently, finds it a bit strenuous.

"The chirping of cicadas makes the forest even quieter." Lin Bai came to sit in front of her, "When I hear the chirping of cicadas, I think of Huaxi County and the dead tree cicada of Senior Wood Demon."

"No one is watching you here." Mu Zhen understood immediately, "The mountains are vast and there are many roads. Ying Wangtian and his men have long since disappeared. Moreover, you have been tortured by the sword and are burdened by the mountains. It is extremely difficult to find them. We don't know if they are ahead of us or have fallen behind."

Lin Bai didn't say much, he just took out two wine cups and poured out monkey wine.

The two of them drank a cup and discussed their way forward.

Although many contingency plans have been made long ago, plans cannot keep up with changes.

The higher you go, the heavier your body becomes, and the more destructive the sword's intent becomes.

Not only that, although the sense of destruction that permeates the heaven and earth here is only a fraction of the power of the sword, the sense of destruction is truly fierce. It not only invades the body, but even all spiritual things are affected.

The robe he was wearing was already showing signs of damage, and the jade pendant given by Sister Zhen was gradually losing its luster.

Even the storage ring seemed to be slowly sealed. Although it could still be used, it was much more difficult to connect it with one's own spiritual consciousness.

"The force of the blade seems to be able to cut through the long river of time and split the galaxy. And the trace of great power that escaped when it was sealed can also push us to death step by step, without even the magic weapons and artifacts left."

Lin Bai had practiced flying knife for a long time, and had realized the burning silence of the earth fire, and imitated the purity of Chen Tianren. However, compared with that knife, it was like a firefly against the scorching sun, not worth mentioning.

The more one suffers from it, the more one understands its power, and the more one wants to worship it.

He filled the gourd with wine again and Lin Bai stroked the gourd gently.

The gourd has not changed, as if it has always been like this. It feels heavy in the hand, yet it also seems to have become much lighter.

Lin Bai has been nurturing the gourd for a long time. Although it has not yet become his life-long magic weapon, he can use it at will.

Feeling it carefully, I found that there was nothing abnormal about the gourd. Instead, it seemed to be quite vigorous and ready to move.

"This knife was struck with all your strength, how could it be a simple move?" Mu Zhen looked at the gourd in Lin Bai's hand and whispered, "This mysterious gourd was obtained from the Taoist Wuxiang, it is very mysterious. Could it be that you have saved..."

She pointed her finger at the sky and said with a smile, "Want to put that knife away?"

"It took a lot of energy for Master Wuxiang to subdue this sword. How could this gourd alone do it?"

Lin Bai was very modest, but he continued, "But the sword that created the world and slashed all things has been suppressed. Now only a small amount of great power is dissipated. After countless years, the avenue of heaven and earth has long since ground it down to only a tiny amount of power."

"So, you took it in? Even a little bit." There was a smile on Mu Zhen's slightly pale face.

"No." Lin Bai shook his head.

The gourd can not only store things, but also take in more mysterious things, such as the power of thunder from past thunder disasters.

The space inside is extremely large, and Lin Bai has not fully understood the use of the gourd, but he thinks that since it can include the thunder tribulation, the endless destructive sword intent here may also be included.

Anyway, it is not entirely included, so even a tiny bit is great.

However, Lin Bai had tried it just now, and he didn't know if it was because his realm was not enough, or because he didn't have enough control over the gourd, but he failed anyway.

"What method did you use to collect it?" Mu Zhen asked curiously.

"Use your spiritual consciousness to pull it and cover an area. Then use the black gourd as the heaven and earth and include it in it." Lin Bai said.

"The Xuan Gourd is not a storage ring, nor should it be like your broken boat." Mu Zhen was a true descendant of a noble family, and had a wide range of knowledge. She pointed at Gao Shan and said with a smile: "To us, this knife is close to the Tao. However, since it was broken by the Taoist Master Wuxiang, it is clear that it is still far from the Tao."

"Sister Zhen, what do you mean?" Lin Bai understood a little.

"That's right, we just need to imitate the method used by the Taoist Wuxiang to suppress this knife. At that time, the knife was first moved in direction, and then washed away by the long river of time, so its power was reduced by half, and then the mountain fell, and it was suppressed." Mu Zhen was very confident and smiled, "You practiced the method of the dead wood cicada, and I have the magic of escape. Then using the gourd as a mountain, isn't it imitating the method of the Taoist Wuxiang?"

"Sister Zhen is truly an amazing person!" Seeing that Sister Zhen didn't realize that he had mastered some escape techniques, Lin Bai immediately began to praise her.

"Okay, stop flattering me." Mu Zhen stood up, put his hands on the awning and looked up, "Let's discuss more on the way, so as not to return empty-handed after entering a mountain of treasures."

"That's right!" Lin Bai also quickly got up.

"I see that the method you practiced to temper your body is very wonderful. You don't feel tired at all, and the sword will in your body is rarely damaged." Mu Zhen raised his hands and said with a smile: "Lin Zhuanlun, carry me on your back for a while."

"..." Lin Bai was stunned. He didn't expect Sister Zhen to make such a shameless request.

"What? You don't want to?" Mu Zhen winked playfully, "You were always on top before, but now it's my turn and you don't want to do it anymore?"

"Sister Zhen, it's not like you haven't been here before." Lin Bai stated the facts and made his point.

"You were lying down then, and now I want to see you standing up." Mu Zhen smiled.

Lin Bai had no temper, "The great road is in front of us, don't play around..."

Before he could finish his words, Mu Zhen leaned close to Lin Bai's ear and whispered something.

"The road ahead is right now, and we should work together!"

Lin Bai's tone became generous. He left two wine glasses and filled them with wine. When Mo Li and the others arrived, they understood his meaning.

When Mu Zhen saw Lin Bai agreed, she jumped up happily, put her face against his neck, and blew air into Lin Bai's ear while giggling.

Just as he was about to curse her as a witch, Lin Bai suddenly felt as if the mountains and rivers were on his back, a weight that seemed to be ten times heavier than before.

I walked forward slowly, each step heavier than the last, and I felt as if I was carrying the world on my back.

Lin Bai understood that even if Sister Zhen had been forming the elixir for a long time and practiced the method of tempering the body diligently, and carried some tools on her body, it would never be so heavy.

"Even if you carry me on your back, I still feel extremely heavy." Mu Zhen sighed. "This is the rule here." Lin Bai gritted his teeth and said.

"It's just that our rules are not big enough. Otherwise, what would this mean?" Mu Zhen smiled.

"It's your turn to carry me." After walking nine steps, Lin Bai put Sister Zhen down and spoke righteously.

"..." Mu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled disdainfully, "You come!"

Lin Bai was on top of him, Mu Zhen took three steps and then lay on the ground.

"I never thought it would be so difficult." Mu Zhen lost his temper and looked at Lin Bai and said, "You have walked nine steps. You really deserve the name of the Wheel of Time."

Lin Bai didn't know what the connection was between the two, but he didn't argue anyway.

The two chatted for a while and then walked forward.

As summer turns to autumn, a bleak scene appears. Cicadas chirp among the withered yellow leaves, conveying a sense of loneliness.

There was more sword intent accumulated in his body and his body was bearing a heavier burden. Mu Zhen's face was still pale, but he seemed to be holding on.

Lin Bai only felt the blood rushing, and a trace of destructive intent like needles piercing and knives scraping. The power of the five elements could not form a mixed force, and the knife intent was dissipating more and more slowly.

The burden he was carrying became increasingly heavy, and it was already difficult for him to lift his legs and take a step. It would be extremely difficult to mobilize his spiritual power to fly in the air.

The range of spiritual consciousness is even smaller, so if they encounter an enemy, it will probably be difficult for both sides to fight.

The previous plan may have to be changed again. It may not be easy to ambush here.

As for the formation, it can be done by taking advantage of the terrain and the rules here. But I am afraid that it will take too long, and the formation flags and formation plates will also be depleted of spiritual energy, making it difficult to use.

After walking for a while, Mu Zhen's breathing became heavier, and a trace of blood oozed from his arms and face.

The robes of the two men had lost all their spiritual energy and were mostly damaged.

Lin Bai changed into a Taoist robe. Mu Zhen did not shy away from it either, she took off her clothes and put on a long skirt.

Judging from the shape, it seems that I have seen similar ones in Huaxi County, but I have never seen Sister Zhen wearing them.

But Lin Bai didn’t understand. Why was she wearing a skirt when she was climbing a mountain?

I lifted up her skirt and looked inside, and found that it was embroidered with flowers.

Even Xiuxiu doesn't have so many tricks! Lin Bai curled his lips, thinking that Sister Zhen was also not doing her job properly.

Seeing Lin Bai peeping at her rudely, Mu Zhen wiped the tiny drops of blood off her face, turned around, and said with a smile, "I made it myself, is it still okay?"

"I am already moved. If I were not in a dangerous place, I would have used the sky as my bed and the ground as my blanket." Lin Bai said casually.

Sure enough, Mu Zhen was much happier after hearing this.

The two continued forward and saw traces of dragging and blood on the path.

Following the bloodstain upwards, I saw a man lying on the ground under the autumn leaves and on the gravel. His clothes were torn off, his hair was disheveled, and his body was covered in blood. He was still digging the ground with his hands and climbing forward.

The bones of this man's hands were already visible, and where his body passed, there was thick blood, covering the rocks and dead leaves.

Judging from the man's wounds, it must be the sharp rocks in the mountains that made his injuries even worse.

Even if the Jindan body has not practiced the method of physical cultivation, it would not be so fragile. It must be that there is too much sword intent accumulated in the body, which has broken out of the body and damaged the muscles and bones.

"It's Bi Huanqiu!" Lin Bai saw that the man was thin and definitely not a man, so he made his judgment.

Mu Zhen nodded slightly but said nothing.

Lin Bai looked around and saw no warning of good or bad luck. Knowing that this was not an ambush, he took a deep breath and walked forward slowly.

"Senior Sister Bi." When she arrived in front of Bi Huanqiu, she saw that her chin had been worn out to the point of white bones, her face was covered in blood, her hands were still stretched forward, and only her eyes were still somewhat clear.

Lin Bai helped her up and saw that her internal organs were exposed in her abdomen.

After holding her in his arms, Lin Bai was about to take out the pill and stuff it into her mouth when Mu Zhen stopped him.

"Your Jade Dew Pill is not working." Mu Zhen took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a golden pill, and shook his head slightly, "The medicinal power has been greatly reduced."

As he spoke, he stuffed the words into Bi Huanqiu's mouth.

After Bi Huanqiu swallowed the pill, he was shocked and a smile appeared on his bloody face.

"Thank you both." Bi Huanqiu gasped for breath and wanted to wipe the blood off his face, but he seemed to have no strength.

Lin Bai reached out and wiped his face, and the blood was gone. However, there were countless tiny wounds on his face, and blood was oozing out.

"Don't waste precious medicine." Bi Huanqiu spoke up when she saw Lin Bai applying medicine on her wound.

"The pills are precious, but they are not as valuable as my sister's determination to pursue the truth." Lin Bai ignored her, brushed off the blood, dirt and dust on her body, crushed the pills and applied them externally.

Bi Huanqiu smiled and raised his head with great effort to look at the road ahead.

"Where are Senior Brother Ying and the others?" Lin Bai asked.

"Let's go." Bi Huanqiu replied.

"How long have we been walking? How are they doing?" Lin Bai asked again.

"It's been three hours, or maybe more." Bi Huanqiu panted, blood oozing from his mouth, and said, "The road is difficult, and they are not much better than me."

Having said this, she leaned on Lin Bai's arms, glanced at Mu Zhen, then at Lin Bai, and said, "You two seem to have some energy left. I wish you can reach the top."

This is to urge the two to go ahead.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen looked at each other with admiration in their hearts. It was rare that this person did not forget his desire to seek the truth despite such difficulties and did not want to drag them down.

After putting Bi Huanqiu down, she lay on the ground again and continued to stretch her hands forward like an ant with broken limbs.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen stopped and watched her go forward.

But after a quarter of an hour, Bi Huanqiu had not climbed more than thirty feet away.

"Why are you doing this? The mountain is high and the road is long. It's impossible for you to reach the top. It's not worth it to hurt others and ruin the foundation. It will be even more not worth it if you lose your life." Mu Zhen walked over, stopped and sighed.

"Where the truth lies, how can we retreat in fear of difficulties?" Bi Huanqiu smiled, and stretched out his hand which was only left with bones, grabbed the rocks and dead trees, and moved forward little by little.

There is no autumn scenery ahead, only vast expanse of snow.

Bi Huanqiu gritted his teeth and moved forward. His bony palm finally caught the snow, which was then dyed blood red.

Where autumn and winter meet, yellow leaves and white snow are connected.

Where Bi Huanqiu passed, a long bloody road was left, winding and steep, like the road to heaven.

Seeing someone good, Lin Bai took a step forward. Mu Zhen wiped the blood that seeped from her face and also moved forward with determination.

Walking over the fallen leaves and onto the snow, Mu Zhen trembled slightly, the pent-up sword intent in his body seemed to be unable to be suppressed, and the weight on his back made his muscles and bones creak.

Continuing forward, Lin Bai passed by Bi Huanqiu and was grabbed by the ankle.

The bones were all white and the flesh was bloody. Bi Huanqiu lay on the ground and raised his head with great effort, "Be careful of Yin Yan."

After saying this, she let go of his hand and continued forward with a determined look in her eyes.

Lin Bai and Mu Zhen looked at each other and said no more. They walked past Bi Huanqiu and continued forward, leaving only a bloody trail behind them.

(End of this chapter)