I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Xie Yi finally stopped Xie Lingyun from crying, but the food had already gone cold.

He shook his head helplessly and tapped lightly on the table, and the soup and dishes began to bubble up again, steaming and smelling fragrant.

"Since it's a good thing, let's eat first."

Xie Yi said with a smile.

Xie Lingyun was crying and snotting, her face was covered with tears:
"You were obviously awake a long time ago! I can see it! You all lied to me!"

Xie Yi and Cui Pingjun smiled at each other, and then he sighed:

"It's not that early actually. I wanted to take this opportunity to observe the family situation, but... it's a little too late. If I had known this, I might as well have told you earlier."

Xie Lingyun didn't hear it clearly, but she grasped the key point:
"What's too late?"

Xie Yi said quietly:
"Have dinner with Daddy, and talk while we eat."

After a while.

"Going far away? Dad, you just woke up. If you don't take good care of yourself, where are you going? Will you be gone for long?"

Xie Lingyun's dissatisfied cry came from the house.

Seeing her father finally wake up, she was naturally very happy. But after hearing Xie Yi's serious explanation, Xie Lingyun was naturally unhappy.

More importantly, from Xie Yi's words and attitude, she realized that this journey might not be simple.

She even keenly felt a sense of parting.

Xie Lingyun was naturally terrified, but Xie Yi only comforted her softly and refused to say anything more:
"...You must practice well in the future to protect your mother and your family. You have great talent, even better than your father. As long as you work hard, practicing will not be a problem. Well, but don't accidentally break through to the Grandmaster level - it doesn't matter, you will soon understand."

Xie Lingyun was flustered when she heard this, and she grabbed Xie Yi's sleeves tightly with both hands:

"No! I won't let you leave until you explain clearly!"

Xie Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He sighed and patted his daughter's head:
"You are a grown-up girl now, don't act like a spoiled brat..."

Cui Pingjun watched the conversation between the father and daughter from the side, her eyes red, and turned away slightly.

After the meal was slowly finished, Xie Yi managed to coax Xie Lingyun, then walked out of the house, put his hands behind his back, and looked up at the sky.

After a while, he spoke softly:
"All Xie elders, come to the meeting room immediately."

The voice was not loud, and seemed to be speaking only to the courtyard.

The Xie clan was quiet for a moment, then it was boiling in an instant. More than a dozen powerful figures rose into the sky, each of them was shocked and puzzled for a moment, and then fled to the meeting room one after another.

Inside the Stream Meeting Hall.

Seeing Xie Yi, the first one sitting calmly, the elders looked at each other and started asking questions at once.

"Master, when did you wake up?"

"Xie Yi, you're finally awake!"

Xie Yi smiled and pressed his hands, and the conference room became quiet in an instant.

The elders all felt an inexplicable pressure, which came not only from Xie Yi’s former prestige, but also from other things.

They suddenly became excited and stared at Xie Yi.

Xie Lei asked in a rough voice:
"Xie Yi, have you reached the state of unity between man and nature?"

Xie Yi nodded slightly, and before everyone started to make a noise, he pressed his hand again and said calmly:
"We don't have much time, so I'll keep my story short."

Although everyone didn't understand why there was so little time, since Xie Yi had reached a higher level after waking up and had become a grandmaster, no one could question it.

The quietness and unity in the meeting room were completely different from when Xie Yuan was here.

Xie Yi first looked at Xie Wen and Xie Zhi:

"I passed the throne to Xie Yuan several years ago instead of you. It was a comprehensive consideration, not out of personal selfishness.

"But you refused to cooperate in every way, causing the family to suffer unnecessary losses. In the end, you even drove away Xie Yuan and the hope of the Xie family's rise, ruining the good situation! Even if we take into account your many years of contributions, the lightest punishment is expulsion from the clan."

Xie Wen and Xie Zhi were stared at by Xie Yi's cold gaze. Sweat broke out on their foreheads and they felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them.

They wanted to argue, but were surprised to find that they couldn't open their mouths at all.

This Xie Yi is going to resort to direct means!
The two men felt depressed. Normally, even if the head of the family was a grandmaster, there would be no time when he would not allow people to speak at the elders' meeting.

Xie Yi had just woken up, and his behavior showed that he was extremely angry.

The other elders also noticed Xie Yi's actions and wanted to persuade him, but they hesitated. Although this was against the thousand-year-old rules of the Xie family, but Xie Yi had just awakened and brought with him the power of a newly-breakthrough Grandmaster, so no one dared to say much.

Xie Yi looked at the two of them coldly and continued:

"Especially Xie Zhi, who is short-sighted and profit-seeking, and has no long-term vision. He is no longer suitable to serve as the head elder of Xinglong Hall. He will be demoted to the chief clerk of Xinglong Hall immediately. All matters of Xinglong Hall will be managed by the Council of Elders for the time being. As for Xie Wen, he will remain in his original position for the time being."

When this order came out, everyone was shocked.

It wasn't that the punishment was too severe, but that it was too light. Although Xie Zhi's power was taken away and he was demoted, he still stayed in Xinglong Hall, instead of being expelled from the clan as he said. Even Xie Wen didn't move at all, which was completely unexpected.

"Given the chaos you caused, you shouldn't be punished so easily. However, the world is about to change, and our Chenjun Xie family will soon face the difficulty of life and death, and the worry of survival, so I will keep you in the family. I am about to go on a long journey, and I hope you will abandon all selfishness, put the family first, and let the name of Chenjun Xie family not stop at 4,200 years."

After Xie Yi finished speaking solemnly, he stood up and bowed to the audience below.

All the elders were surprised and took a while to react before they stood up and returned the greetings.

Before he could ask in detail, Xie Yi's figure flashed and disappeared.

Above Xie’s arsenal.

Xie Yi and Xie Fu stood side by side beside the railing, silent.

Xie Fu sighed;

"It's a pity that the child was not kept."

Xie Yi was silent for a moment before shaking his head and saying:
"He wouldn't have stayed here forever."

Xie Fu turned his gaze to the courtyard where Xie Yuan once lived, and shook his head.
"But your trick of using someone else's power to replace someone else's is not in line with the clan law after all... It would be fine if you just destroyed the evidence."

"That would be unfair to Xie Yuan. Even if everyone else doesn't know, he should know where to worship his biological parents. He won't be happy just because he's worshipping a Grandmaster."

Xie Yi said.

"You know it anyway, so you can tell him later."

"I wasn't sure I could wake up, or that I hadn't thought about it at all."

Xie Yi looked at Xie Fu and smiled:

"I didn't expect Elder Fu to admire him so much, and even the clan rules have become more flexible."

Xie Fu snorted and said calmly:
"The clan law is dead, but people are alive. Moreover, even a stubborn person would be shaken when seeing a child like that. Even if the elders only said to demote him to an elder, they were reluctant to let him slip away."

"What's the difference between this and chasing him away? Xie Yuan is not someone who will be bullied. Moreover, he has no relationship with the Xie family of Chenjun, nor does he have deep feelings for them. He has tolerated those guys for so long, and I have already wronged him."

Xie Yi sighed:

"Besides, after all, he is also a branch of the Chenjun Xie family. To be honest, are all of us living in the clan land now the direct descendants of our ancestors four thousand years ago? If a thousand-year-old family wants to pass on, it must update the decaying blood in time. In this case, why not change the blood again?"

Xie Fu slowly said:

"It's not that they don't understand, it's that they don't want to change themselves or their children and grandchildren. Not everyone dislikes that position like you do."

"right."

Xie Yi shook his head and said:
"I just hope they still remember their bloodline and the origin of their family name. If they still have to think too much, I'm afraid the Xie family will be in danger."

"I believe they won't. After all, they grew up in their tribe and know who they are."

Xie Fu looked at Xie Yi:

"How long can you stay?"

"One day at most."

Xie Yi said.

Xie Fu was stunned for a moment:
"So fast?"

He was silent for a moment, then whispered:
"So it really came..."

Xie Fu turned around and went into the house, opening a long box in the hut.

Inside was a completely black spear, sharp and heavy, with an extremely strange tip.

Although it has the shape of a spear tip, it is actually a piece of eternally flickering red flame.

This is the family treasure of the Xie family of Chen County. It was forged by the first great master of the Xie family in Dongshan, passed down, and then strengthened many times to finally become the Xie family spear, a magic weapon.

"Take it with you." Xie Fu handed the spear to Xie Yi.

Xie Yi frowned slightly:

"After I leave, the family needs this even more..."

"When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?"

Xie Fu said in a deep voice.

Xie Yi was silent for a moment, then solemnly took the Xie family gun.

He took the spear in his hand, and a flash of red instantly flowed from the position of his hand to the tip of the spear. The flames at the tip of the spear blazed brightly, rising several feet high. A line of fire pointed straight to the sky, as if it was going to burn through the sky.

Xie Fu put his hands behind his back and asked again:
"Do you need me to go with you after you break through?"

Xie Yi shook his head:

"One more or one less person won't make any difference. The family needs you more."

Xie Fu nodded and said nothing more:

"Then...good luck to you."

Xie Yi nodded, holding the gun, and paused.

He smiled and said:

"Before that, I have to go meet that kid first."

Jizhou, a mountain forest.

Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun, who were targeted by Lu Xuefeng, were unable to move, and could not use any tricks even if they wanted to.

Xie Yuan felt heavy in his heart. Only when he stood opposite the grandmaster did he know how big the gap was.

Between the Grand Master and those below him, there is a chasm, a gap between those who have attained the Tao and those who have not.

Any warrior who can break through to the state of unity between man and nature has reached the extreme on a certain path, comprehended the way therein, and resonated with the Way of Heaven.

This path can be big or small, it can be the principles of martial arts or all things in the world. As long as you embark on such a path, you can say that you have truly touched the Way of Heaven, and that is the essential difference.

According to the ancients, this is a person who has attained enlightenment. No matter which school of practice he follows, he has reached the top level. When one reaches this level of practice, all paths lead to the same destination, and the differences are very small.

Whether or not one has crossed this threshold is a world of difference. This essential difference is much greater than that between a master and an outsider - or perhaps it cannot be described as great, it is a completely different level. It is not a quantitative change, but a qualitative change.

Xie Yuan stood opposite Lu Xuefeng, and just by being looked at by him, he felt an unmatched pressure.

This was different from any enemy he had faced before. Xie Yuan had the determination and courage to fight anyone, the courage to face death, and the will to fight for a glimmer of hope. But this time, it was the first time that Xie Yuan felt that he had no chance of winning.

"Is this the Grand Master?"

Xie Yuan couldn't help but think.

Although he had seen the Grand Master before and had been severely punished by Situ Wan, he actually had no real ill will towards him.

Different from Lu Xuefeng.

The Red Blood Demon Lord was looking at Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun at this time, his eyes glowing dark red, as if he was looking for the trace of the Black Heaven Book.

He smiled faintly:

"Do you want to hand it over yourself, or do you want me to take it? If I have to do it myself, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer a little."

Xie Yuan remained silent and motionless.

Lu Xuefeng's face gradually turned cold, and when he was about to speak, Xie Yuan suddenly moved slightly and took out an antique bronze candlestick with a twisted black candle shadow above it.

When Lu Xuefeng saw the candlestick, his eyes flickered and he smiled:

"You two are really lucky... young man. If you were luckier, you might be able to reach my level. What a pity. What a pity."

He was about to reach out his hand, but suddenly stopped, and the corners of his mouth drooped:
"A petty trick brings disgrace upon oneself."

Lu Xuefeng suddenly snapped his fingers and released a force that could cause a mountain to collapse in a direction behind Xie Yuan.

clang--

With a sound like a huge bell, a large tripod suddenly appeared in the void, blocking Lu Xuefeng's wind finger and completely taking his attack.

The big tripod shook violently and made a continuous buzzing sound, but it was completely intact and still stayed in the air, blocking the middle of the two sides.

Lu Xuefeng opened his eyes and showed surprise:

“Another page of the Black Book? You actually have three copies! Hahahaha—”

He was extremely surprised and didn't care that he was intercepted by the Mountain River Cauldron:

"Good boy, you really gave me a surprise! In this case, I will forgive your crime of escaping without permission and I will give you a quick death later!"

Lu Xuefeng looked up and saw two faint shadows reflected in his eyes, running away at a rapid speed.

Xie Yuan's Sky Concealment Technique and Sky Illusion Technique were already perfect, and they even deceived Lu Xuefeng for a moment.

However, the gap in level was too big, and it took only a moment for them to see through it. Two deep eyes stared at them, causing Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun to slow down greatly.

Xie Yuan was just gritting his teeth when Mu Chaoyun waved her hand, and the Tianjing Lotus flew out in a spin, emitting an illusory black and white light that enveloped Lu Xuefeng. At the same time, she moved her hand, and all the formation flags and formation plates on her body scattered out, forming a large formation in the air, and Lu Xuefeng was at the center of the formation.

When Xie Yuan saw this, his mind moved and he summoned the Mountain and River Cauldron to directly suppress Lu Xuefeng. At the same time, he threw out the Ten Thousand Soldiers Candle Shadow and the True Shadow Candlestick, allowing Mu Chaoyun to control them as talismans for the formation.

In an instant, Mu Chaoyun responded flexibly and his mind moved as he wished. A complex formation composed of five pages of the Black Book took shape. The light of the formation that connected the sky and the earth almost blocked the entire space and suppressed Lu Xuefeng.

Even though Lu Xuefeng was a grandmaster, he was trapped by such a formation for a while.

"go!"

Mu Chaoyun pulled Xie Yuan, and the two of them escaped at high speed.

Seeing the two people escaping, Lu Xuefeng, who was imprisoned, was not surprised but happy, and even blushed:

“Five copies. Five copies! If there were five pages of the Black Book…hahahahahaha – you guys are really my lucky stars!”

Countless blood and energy suddenly surged out of Lu Xuefeng's body, spreading out and spreading throughout the world.

This endless blood energy quickly dyed the light of the formation covering the sky and earth red, covering the formation in the blink of an eye.

Mu Chaoyun, who had already gone far away, suddenly changed his expression. Feeling that the formation was being quickly broken, he gritted his teeth.

Although the two were fast, at this distance, the Grand Master would probably only need a moment to catch up.

She instantly showed a look of determination, shook off Xie Yuan's hand and flew back.

Xie Yuan was shocked and grabbed her:

"What are you doing! Go!"

"It's too late! I have to preside over the formation to delay it. Go quickly!"

Mu Chaoyun said anxiously.

But how could Xie Yuan let go? He just said seriously:

"It is impossible to exchange your life for mine."

Seeing that he insisted, Mu Chaoyun became extremely anxious. Just as he was about to persuade him, he suddenly heard a loud shattering sound, and then the five copies of the Black Book turned into streams of light and flew back in an instant.

A bloody dragon that covered the sky and sun followed the Black Book and chased after it. Lu Xuefeng's excited figure appeared at the head of the dragon, laughing wildly:
"Hahaha! Stop fighting and just stay here!"

The blood-colored mad dragon was incredibly fast. It arrived in front of Xie Yuan and the other man in almost the blink of an eye, opened its bloody mouth, and was about to swallow them.

Xie Yuan saw Lu Xuefeng's proud and excited face, and saw the blood cloud rolling in the throat of the giant dragon made of blood, and its fangs were like swords, enough to strangle everything.

Time seemed to slow down. Xie Yuan clenched his hands and pushed Mu Chaoyun away, but Mu Chaoyun could not leave the Dragon's Mouth.

laugh--

A red light suddenly fell from the sky.

The blood dragon was hit by the red light, and suddenly sank and crashed into the mountain!

Mountains collapsed, rocks flew everywhere, and smoke and dust billowed.

Xie Yuan took a closer look and found that the blood dragon's mouth was nailed by a spear and nailed to the mountain peak! Lu Xuefeng barely turned around and dodged the spear, looking surprised and embarrassed.

"Who dares to hurt the descendants of the Xie family of Chen County?"

A clear and majestic voice sounded from the sky.

Xie Yuan looked up and saw a familiar face smiling at him. (End of this chapter)