Strange Stories

Chapter 545 Moving Mountains
The Fuqiu Peak of Yishan is filled with stars.

In the quiet Taoist temple, clouded leopards were panting on pine branches, greyhounds were lying on the ground to rest, and even the fresh mountain breeze was blocked by the courtyard wall and blew over the temple.

There was a little candlelight under the tree, and a few figures were sitting there.

The eldest brother and the younger sister were silent. The Taoist priest sitting in front of them kept his eyes closed even though it was under the candlelight at night.

Lin Jue also arrived here.

"I will do my best and leave the rest to fate. This is my choice and it is what I deserve." The sixth brother said calmly, "Don't worry too much."

Lin Jue quickly calculated in his mind -

In the illusion, Jiangnan was actually recaptured by Luo Gong a month before he and others came out. Taoist Jiang was named Yuan Jun at that time, and Sixth Senior Brother also suffered backlash at about the same time.

However, because one day in Yuanqiu Fairyland is equivalent to one year in the outside world, one hour is equivalent to one month. In the illusion, he and others also stayed in Yuanqiu Fairyland for two or three hours, which is two or three months. Therefore, it was during those two or three months that Master Jiang was conferred the title of Yuanjun and Sixth Senior Brother suffered the backlash.

It's a bit weird and really funny.

Of course, because of the old immortal's retention, they actually stayed away from the outside world for a longer time.

The eldest brother sighed and said:
"In my opinion, at the end of the previous dynasty, the South had a lower chance of winning than the North. Regardless of the chance of winning, you shouldn't have intervened in such a dispute."

"How could I not know? Well, didn't I think so at first?"

The Sixth Senior Brother also sighed leisurely:

"Unfortunately, I was frivolous and vain when I was young. Officials from the south came to make friends with me and gave me gifts. Although I refused, I didn't refuse completely. I thought it was just a superficial friendship and I thought I could stay calm and not get involved in this world of contention. But...

"But the King of Yue came to my house several times, begging me earnestly, standing in the snow all night, and in the rain for two days. I really...

“The most important thing in the world is friendship, and the most difficult thing in the world is one’s own heart.

"..."

There were footsteps behind me.

Ji Yang seemed to look younger than he did a few years ago. He brought over a few cups of sugar water and placed them respectfully on the table.

“Even if that’s the case, Senior Brother doesn’t have to do this.” Junior Sister had a complicated look on her face. She had clearly experienced it once and witnessed it once, and it seemed like many years had passed. But at this moment, she couldn’t help feeling sad. “With Senior Brother’s ability, he could have gotten out of it smoothly in the end. Besides, Senior Brother and I clearly wrote you a letter…”

"The most important thing in the world is friendship."

The Sixth Senior Brother shook his head helplessly and said:
"The King of Yue and I are of similar age, but he treats me as a teacher and asks me about everything. How can I let him down? Besides, I also have a desire to win..."

I have heard this from my Sixth Senior Brother once before.

Fuqiu Temple has the method of recognizing people and knowing their destiny, and it has the spiritual energy of heaven and earth of Yishan. Since ancient times, even in prosperous times, there have been no weak people, let alone in troubled times?
Sixth Brother has his pride and persistence.

First, if the King of Yue treats him with respect, he should repay the King of Yue; if the King of Yue treats him with the respect of a teacher, he should repay him with the respect of a teacher.

Second, the King of Yue asked him about everything. In the end, it was not just a fight between the King of Yue and Lord Luo, but also a fight between the Sixth Brother and the Northern Court, the Northern Gods, and the general situation of the world.
Just as he said in the letter to his junior sister, he originally majored in spirit writing, and later switched to divination. He could see further than Lin Jue and his junior sister, and was better at predicting good and bad luck than them. He knew more clearly about the changing odds of victory for both the North and the South at all times.

He even anticipated the danger he would face and the current outcome.

Before his eyes, there was a scene of defeat.

"But I don't believe it, I'm not willing to give up, and I'm not afraid. I just want to give it a try, count it once a day, and take a different path each time to see if I can win." The Sixth Brother's words should have been full of passion, but at this time, he seemed to have let it go because he had already failed. His tone was very calm, and he shook his head and smiled, "Unfortunately, man is still no match for God's will."

The reason why King Yue was able to hold on to Jiangnan for so long was because of him.

"You don't have to worry. After all, I am a cultivator. I just can't see. It's not a big problem. When my cultivation level is higher, I will have a mind. If I can achieve enlightenment, I will be able to recover." The sixth brother said to them, and even smiled, "With the Taoism I mainly practice, maybe when I go out to tell people's fortunes, I may be more credible than before."

He was the only one who could laugh.

Even Ji Yang and Ji Yin, who were sitting and watching in the distance, had serious expressions.

"Did you bring your things, junior brother?" asked the eldest brother.

"Brought it."

Lin Jue opened the cloth bag and took out a lantern.

"This was originally a magical weapon of a demon general under the command of the Leopard King. Later, I gave it to Wan Gong. Now he is practicing in the mountains and doesn't rely on it much. I exchanged it with him for another treasure. With it, you can see things around you clearly. Sixth Brother, take it and use it."

Lin Jue handed it to his sixth senior brother.

But something unexpected happened again -

Originally, in the illusion deduced by the old man, the sixth brother took the lantern. Now that he has been delayed for a while, he just shook his head:
"Forget it. I'm used to it. Besides, even though my eyes can't see, my mind can see more clearly. This is also good for my practice."

The three of them looked at each other immediately.

The blindness of the Sixth Senior Brother seemed to confirm two things at the same time: the old man's deduction did have traces to follow, and at least those things that had happened at that time were real, and the operation of the world was changing all the time because of the smallest things or even a thought.

When they saw the process of the old man's deduction in the illusion, they returned to reality, which was destined to be completely impossible to follow the process of the old man's deduction. Maybe this was also intentional by the old man.

Especially as it gets further away from the real time, the greater the variables, the greater the deviation of Lao Tianweng's deduction results will be. Coupled with Lin Jue's insight, the gap will be even greater.

At this moment, the Sixth Senior Brother, who had his eyes closed, asked:

"what happened?"

"Hmm? Sixth Senior Brother, can you see it?" The younger sister was surprised.

"The eyes cannot see, but the heart can see." The Sixth Brother said calmly, "What happened? You seem to have changed a bit."

"..."

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

After organizing his words, Lin Jue spoke:
"In fact, we have also glimpsed a possible future in Yuanqiu Wonderland."

"Among those possibilities, the endings for several of my fellow disciples wouldn't be good, right?" asked the sixth brother.

"Brother really has a pair of eyes and ears." Lin Jue said, "It hasn't really come to the end yet, but the chances of winning are not high, and it may not be good."

After a pause, he continued:
"Brother, do you still have the energy to try again with us and fight again?!"

Sixth Senior Brother was silent for a moment.

The breeze blew through the Taoist temple, and it was silent.

The clouded leopard and the greyhound seemed to notice that the silence was unusual. One turned its head, while the other raised its head from the ground, and both looked at them.

The Sixth Senior Brother was silent for a while before speaking:
"It is said that Yuanqiu Fairyland is the dojo of the great master Ren Tianweng. He has a great magical power called 'One Glance for Ten Thousand Years', which is mysterious and infinite. Did you meet him in Yuanqiu Fairyland?"

"Exactly! You are worthy of being the Sixth Senior Brother!"

"Tell me what Tianweng made you go through."

Sixth Senior Brother raised his hand, and a ray of light seemed to emerge, spreading in all directions and obscuring the secret of this place.

"At that time we..."

At first it was only Lin Jue who was speaking, but after they separated, although they were in the same world, they had different perspectives, so they spoke in a staggered manner and interrupted each other tacitly.

The moon moves quietly above the treetops.

The clouded leopard fell asleep while listening.

Ji Yang and Ji Yin were sitting cross-legged in the distance, yawning.

The fox was unusually serious and solemn, as if it knew that Lin Jue's misfortune was caused by itself. It sat upright at his feet, neither licking its fur nor stretching, but just listening attentively.

"Lord Fuchi is truly invincible!" said the eldest brother.

"In the illusion, I thought that because I practiced the Five Elements spiritual arts and had mastered the Five Elements magic, and had profound attainments in the magic, my ability in fighting might even surpass that of my junior brother. But when facing Lord Fu Chi, I could only delay and stop him for a while at most." said the junior sister.

"The God of Fuchi entered the Dao through martial arts. His body is immortal and his divine power is endless. He is a powerful fighter." Lin Jue said, "If you don't become a powerful person, it will always be difficult to fight him. Even if you become a powerful person, you may not be able to defeat him head-on."

After a pause he continued:
"However, the latter part of the illusion was seriously distorted. Many things were even deliberately guided by me. I don't know if it was because of the weakness of the old man, or something else. Emperors like Empress Yaohua and Emperor Zidi, and even other powerful demons that the demon race may have, never appeared in front of us. This is an oversight and a variable."

"What about me in the fantasy world?"

Sixth Senior Brother listened for a long time and finally spoke.

"..."

The junior sister looked at Lin Jue.

"..."

Lin Jue looked at the eldest senior brother.

"…Since the failure, Sixth Junior Brother was disheartened. Perhaps it was because he had experienced such a great event that he found everything else boring, including cultivation. He also became blind and gradually became depressed. He only told fortunes for people in the city at the foot of the mountain. He didn't even try to make elixirs. He ate a lot of Yuanqiu fruits planted by Junior Junior Brother and longevity pills made by Second Junior Brother. He lived for about 200 years before dying." The eldest senior brother said, "Like what Sixth Junior Brother said to us today, it seems that when one's cultivation is high, one can cultivate the mind and eyes, and become enlightened and see the light again. He also said it in the illusion, but it was just a lie to make us feel at ease."

“That’s different now.”

The first ray of sunlight has reached the high corner of the Taoist temple's eaves, and slowly moves downwards, shining on the statue of the Patriarch of Moving Mountains in the center of the Moving Mountains Hall. His expression is solemn and calm.

Several fellow disciples were sitting cross-legged in the temple and talking secretly.

This generation of disciples really wants to move mountains.

(End of this chapter)