You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 349: I Have Friends on the Road

Cheng Fengyun introduced the story of Daozu to Zuo Chen:

“Yunzhong Pavilion is a branch of the Taoist sect. I know a little bit about the Taoist sect, but to me, finding the true body of the Taoist ancestor is not very realistic.

"Before the Yiyuan Conference, Daozu suddenly disappeared in his thatched cottage. The Dao sect searched for him for a long time, almost turning the cultivation world upside down, but no one could find Daozu's location.

"After so many years, many people have even forgotten that there is such a powerful person in this world. It is only because I practiced the magic of time that I know some ancient secrets."

After listening to Cheng Fengyun's introduction, Zuo Chen was first moved, and then some doubts arose in his mind.

Where did this Taoist ancestor go?

Upon hearing this, the Great Master pondered for a moment, lowered his voice, and explained to Zuo Chen:

"It is rumored that after reaching the level of a great master, one must practice reduction and seek emptiness, not being affected by any worldly cause and effect, until all cause and effect are completely empty, and then one can achieve the great way of inaction."

Do subtraction and find emptiness...

This method of cultivation is briefly mentioned in the Taoist scriptures. In order to avoid being affected by cause and effect, top cultivators will choose to retreat from the world.

There is a high probability that Daozu is more powerful than himself. If he hides himself on purpose, it would be extremely difficult for me to find him.

Zuo Chen shook his head helplessly, then bowed to Cheng Fengyun:
"Thank you for your advice, fellow Taoist."

“That’s nothing.” Cheng Fengyun waved his hands, not thinking his words had any significant effect. “You have already walked on the right path of the Three Corpses Method. Even if I don’t tell you, you will achieve your past life in the end. It’s not a big deal.”

After a pause, he said:

"Next, fellow Daoist, are you going to continue to move forward along the long river of time with your past self?"

"Yes."

"Unfortunately, I cannot go to the future. I can only stay by the long river of time and cannot move forward with you all."

"Just go with the flow, and we will meet again eventually."

They bowed and said goodbye to each other. Cheng Fengyun stayed where he was, while Zuo Chen and his companions continued to move forward downstream.

They soon found "Zuo Chen" in the long river of time. At this moment, "Zuo Chen" also successfully entered the Yunzhong Pavilion and began to continue practicing for his obsession.

This period of time was much easier than the previous six years in Shanwaishan.

Yunzhong Pavilion is located in a safe area, and there are not many bloody incidents. However, there are many people who are scheming and plotting in Yunzhong Pavilion, and there are many villains who say one thing in public and do another in private.

As a leader among his peers, "Zuo Chen" naturally attracted a lot of attention from others.

Some people showed goodwill to him, some people tried to attack him secretly, and some people said one thing in public and another in private, trying to use some means to gain benefits from "Zuo Chen" for themselves.

The men soon discovered a problem.

The speed at which "Zuo Chen"'s cultivation level improves is really too fast!

Those who tried to curry favor with him could not catch up with him, and they found that they were not even qualified to curry favor with "Zuo Chen", and could only change their target to the next batch of outstanding talents.

Those who were hostile to "Zuo Chen" could not catch up with him. When they found that "Zuo Chen" was approaching the level of the master with supernatural powers at an incomprehensible speed, they all chose to go into seclusion, intending to wait until the limelight of this talented person had passed.

"Zuo Chen" seems to have embarked on a lonely road again.

There's not much to see in this memory.

Practice, become stronger, gain experience, and practice again. "Zuo Chen" seems to be able to solve everything by himself and always acts alone.

Zuo Chen, who was watching from the side, also turned the pages of the book much faster.

At this moment, Caiyi seemed to have suddenly seen something, and she grabbed Zuo Chen's hand:
"Master! Master! Turn back a little, turn back a little, I think I saw something extraordinary."

Zuo Chen was confused, but he still listened to Caiyi and turned the page back a little bit.

But the surrounding scene stopped on a mountain peak, and "Zuo Chen" and a fairy stood opposite each other.

Who is this girl?

Zuo Chen moved closer to the fairy and took a look at her. He found that she was pretty, with gentle features, and looked a little familiar.

After recalling for a moment, Zuo Chen remembered who this girl was.

There were several geniuses of the same generation who entered Yunzhong Pavilion with "Zuo Chen", and this fairy was the one with the most talent.

She had always regarded "Zuo Chen" as her goal, but after the first ten years, this fairy's cultivation had been far surpassed by "Zuo Chen", and even Zuo Chen's back was somewhat invisible.

Caiyi seemed to have seen some wonderful brothel skit. She became more alert all of a sudden and her eyes widened.

Zuo Chen felt that stars were about to flash in Caiyi's eyes.

He was somewhat confused; the scene looked as if two former rivals were having one final fight to settle their grievances.

However, the current "Zuo Chen" is much more powerful than his opponent, and the two sides are simply not on the same level. This fight will probably end in an instant.

What's so good about this?
Zuo Chen felt that this might not be as good as the six years of hard survival in the mountains outside the mountains.

then,

He clearly saw the fairy in front of him, her face suddenly turned red, and she pointed at "Zuo Chen" and said loudly:
"Zuo Chen, I...I like you! Can you be my Taoist partner?"

“Zuo Chen”: “?”

Zuo Chen: “???”

Not only did Zuo Chen who was watching from the sidelines not expect the fairy to say such a thing, but also Zuo Chen who was preparing to fight did not expect this. He stayed where he was, holding his breath for a long time, and finally managed to utter a sentence in his throat:

"Fellow Daoist, I still have something in my heart that I haven't completed yet, so I don't have any intention of finding a Taoist companion for now. I hope you can forgive me."

After saying that, "Zuo Chen" actually left the mountain as if he was escaping.

There was even a sound of wind in the footsteps, they were so fast that it was frightening.

The fairy on the top of the mountain was full of loneliness. She stared at Zuo Chen's back from afar and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Caiyi commented next to her:
"Pity."

"What's so regrettable about this?" Zuo Chen had a slight headache: "At that time, I was devoted to Taoism. If I really agreed to the girl, I would have delayed her."

However, Zuo Chen could probably guess that he and this girl were probably not destined to be together. His cultivation level was improving too fast, and because of his obsession, he had no time to stop and enjoy love.

But when Zuo Chen continued to turn the pages of the book, he found that the number of times the fairy appeared did not decrease over the years, but increased instead.

Ever since "Zuo Chen" rejected her, she did not get discouraged, but tried her best to improve her Taoism and tried to catch up with Zuo Chen.

This also surprised Zuo Chen a little.

This girl has a strong mind.

After this little episode, Zuo Chen continued to flip through the pages of the book to read the history that followed.

But he soon discovered that the self who had once been like a lone wolf seemed to have changed his mind, and other people gradually appeared around him.

He saw the young knight he met when he was going down the mountain. The man was not very skilled but was full of heroic spirit. He drank and made love with "Zuo Chen". When facing the bandits near the border, even though he was not strong enough, he drew his sword to fight them. He escorted the people away and was finally rescued by "Zuo Chen".

He saw the introverted woman he met at the exchange conferences of various sects. She was a genius in alchemy and could always make all kinds of strange medicines. However, because her talent was not obvious, she was always not recognized. "Zuo Chen" saw her talent and encouraged her to embark on the path of alchemy. The girl was grateful and became a solid backing for "Zuo Chen", providing elixirs for his practice.

He saw that the incarnation of Cheng Fengyun gradually became aware of his talent, and then slowly got in touch with him and became a close friend regardless of age difference. They often drank tea and wine together and tasted all kinds of new delicious food and fun things in the world of cultivation.

And the little monk who had comforted "Zuo Chen" in the West also came to him.

The ambitions of the little monk and "Zuo Chen" are almost exactly the same. They both want to contribute their own efforts to change the current world of cultivation. After talking, the two became good friends and walked this long road together.

It can be clearly seen from the records on this page that more and more people are around "Zuo Chen", becoming a force to support him and supporting him to go further and further.

"Master, do you and I know each other from this time?"

"No, when you and I met, the mountains outside the mountains had already been pacified."

Zuo Chen flipped the pages quickly, reading about some friends he had forgotten.

A slight throbbing began in his heart.

It was an indescribable warmth, like meeting a friend I hadn't seen for a long time.

These are all like-minded friends.

They are all helpers for the future of "Zuo Chen".

However, in this present future, Zuo Chen can't find anyone.

I felt so depressed that I continued to flip through the pages of the book. Suddenly, I heard Cheng Fengyun's voice beside me:
"Fellow Daoist, please stay here for a while."

Zuo Chen turned his head slightly and found that Cheng Fengyun appeared behind him at some point.

The old man looked exactly the same as when they first met, but the light in his eyes was even deeper.

There has obviously been some improvement in his practice.

Cheng Fengyun saw Zuo Chen and said with a smile:
"Today, my Taoist friend gathered his friends to discuss Taoism and scriptures. There were so many people, so I thought something big was going to happen. I went to the riverside to take a look, and sure enough, I ran into my Taoist friend."

"Thank you for your help, old sir. Otherwise, I might have missed it." Zuo Chen said with a smile.

Cheng Fengyun looked at Zuo Chen with a slightly strange look, but as if he had thought of something, he just smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

He led the way in front, and Zuo Chen and others followed behind, and soon they arrived at a hall.

Here, Zuo Chen saw many people.

They were in a large hall, drinking tea and discussing philosophy, talking about world affairs and the wonderful state of affairs.

Zuo Chen found that he used to be sitting in the middle of the crowd, looking around with a smile.

Looking back, I found that a long time has passed on this road, and many like-minded people have traveled together, which is extremely enjoyable.

"Zuo Chen" looked around at his friends, coughed lightly, and all the monks looked at him.

"It is my great honor to have made friends with all of you. I am inviting you to a banquet today because I have something I want to tell you."

"Lao Zuo, why be so polite? We are actually not used to your politeness!"

Some people in the audience started to make a noise, and "Zuo Chen" could only chuckle helplessly.

He immediately straightened his expression:

"You should all know what I want. From today on, I hope you will lend me a helping hand.

"Put an end to all injustice in the world and sweep away all evil villains."

His words were so sonorous and powerful that they even stirred up huge waves in the long river of time.

(End of this chapter)