Return and Choice

On the East Sea, the island is still under strict guard.

Qin Ruqing and other geniuses who are exploring the Sixth Domain are in a mysterious state.

Their bodies are still there, but they all seem to be asleep.

Feng Qinxue observed for a few hours and finally commented: "It doesn't look like a soul leaving the body." When

the soul leaves the body, the body completely turns into a shell and will not react at all.

But Qin Ruqing and her bodies can still see vivid movements.

Occasionally, their eyelids will tremble, they will frown, and even through their sleeping facial expressions, you can see part of their state of mind.

This is not something that a soul leaving the body can do.

"I don't know if it will be smooth for the children to enter the Sixth Realm, or whether they will be rejected by the Sixth Realm like we encountered before." Wusheng felt uneasy and sighed with his hands behind his back.

"Probably not. They are all in the same state. If someone is excluded, we will not be unaware of it." Taiyi Sect Master said while twirling his beard.

Five days passed like this.

People started to wake up one after another. This sequence was only separated by a few breaths.

There is only one exception, Qin Ruqing.

She was not awake yet, and there were strange fluctuations emanating from her body.

Wu Lingyu's eyes swept across Qin Ruqing's back, and many pictures flashed through his mind in an instant, eventually accumulating into complex emotions in his heart. He was silent for a while and was the first to stand up.

"Lingyu, what's the situation in the Sixth Domain? Have you seen Daozu?" Diwu Sheng saw him, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to ask.

His voice was not small. Diwu Lingyu frowned, glanced in the direction of Qin Ruqing without making a sound, took the initiative to walk away, and then said lightly: "I saw her."

I saw her!

Everyone's mood was instantly elevated, and their emotions were instantly ignited.

Diwu Sheng was about to ask more questions, but suddenly caught a look that was hard to ignore. Diwu Sheng looked towards the source of the look.

Tang Zifeng was sitting cross-legged behind Qin Ruqing, facing Diwu Sheng's line of sight, with a calm face, and said neither servile nor arrogant:

"Director, Qingqing is not awake yet."

He stopped talking at the point, but his attitude was already very obvious.

What he meant was, don't disturb Qingqing.

Diwu Sheng's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.

As the head of the Immortal Clan, he should have felt unhappy to be reminded by a junior, but Diwu Sheng felt guilty.

Now Diwu Lingyu and other young people were awake, but Qin Ruqing was still asleep, which just showed her specialness.

But this specialness was understood by many people.

The Sixth Domain was closely related to Daozu. As the descendant of Daozu, it was normal for Qin Ruqing to receive special treatment.

Everyone even expected Qin Ruqing to be more "special".

The more special she was, the more special instructions and entrustments Daozu had given her.

And the more Daozu did, the greater the possibility that the world of immortal cultivation could survive the crisis.

So, it was inappropriate for Diwu Sheng to loudly disturb Qin Ruqing because of his emotional excitement.

Tang Zifeng's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, reminded not only Diwu Sheng, but also the others who were caught in the excitement.

They woke up from the frenzy and remembered that it was hard to say what the specific situation was in the Sixth Domain, so they couldn't be too happy too early.

Feng Qinxue waved her hand, and the others followed her to the side of Diwu Lingyu. She raised her hand to cast a barrier, and Feng Qinxue looked at Diwu Lingyu and said, "You tell me."

"What's going on with Daozu? What's the situation in the Sixth Domain? Did you really see Daozu in the Sixth Domain?"

Everyone looked at Diwu Lingyu with expectant eyes, hoping to get an ideal answer.

Unfortunately, Diwu Lingyu was not someone who bought into the account easily.

"You should ask her for details. She is the real descendant of Daozu." Diwu Lingyu didn't look at Qin Ruqing, but everyone could understand who this "she" was referring to. "As for the content of my communication with Daozu... I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. From the beginning to the end, what I asked Daozu about were all about myself." The

implication was that he knew nothing about the problems in the world of immortal cultivation.

"Lingyu!" Diwu Sheng said in a low voice. Such an attitude was too casual and disrespectful. But Lingyu always had a bad temper, so he could only take a deep breath and ask in a roundabout way:

"In that case, you can simply tell me the situation in the Sixth Domain. What is it like inside? What is the situation of Daozu now?"

Unfortunately, the Fifth Lingyu only patiently responded with that one sentence, and then he became a saw-mouthed gourd, with a detached expression, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was distracted.

If you ask more questions, he will become impatient, and his cold face is intimidating.

Of course, the Fifth Lingyu was not completely distracted, at least he could sense the dissatisfaction and resentment

of these people. In boredom, he thought contemptuously in his heart: How can Qin Ruqing tolerate these people?

She has to hold virtual meetings with these people for nothing, isn't it annoying?

"Let me explain it." Recently, Feng Mingyue came to help the Fifth Lingyu out of trouble.

Before going into details, Feng Mingyue emphasized: "I have not seen the Taoist master in person, so I cannot answer questions about him."

Without waiting for everyone to express their disappointment, she added: "As for the Sixth Domain, I think all of our previous speculations were wrong. The Sixth Domain is not a real area. It is more like a... special space close to a magic mirror or a dream."

Feng Mingyue's tone was hesitant, and it was obvious that she was not very sure.

The Fifth Feather saw Feng Mingyue dealing with those old guys, raised his lips, stepped back and leaned against a tree in the corner, closed his eyes and focused.

The meaning was very clear: if you have any questions, go to her, don't go to me.

No one had the time to deal with this troublemaker.

Feng Qinxue looked at Feng Mingyue and said, "Illusionary space, is this the reason why your bodies remained in the same place when you went to the Sixth Realm? What did you experience in the illusion mirror?"

After a slight pause, she said with some hint, "Your swordsmanship has become stronger again."

Feng Mingyue only said casually about her comment that "the swordsmanship has become stronger again". "There is nothing much to say about the swordsmanship. The main thing is that the sixth domain... I think it is still closer to a kind of dream. When you are in it, you feel like you think about something during the day and dream about it at night." "

Is your improvement in swordsmanship related to this?"

"I guess so." Feng Mingyue said vaguely.

They discussed it for a while, and the information they got from Feng Mingyue was quite encouraging.

Feng Mingyue, a top-level swordsman with such talent, can be improved by the sixth domain. Doesn't this just show that the Taoist has not forgotten to bless the younger generation and is still willing to cultivate them?

So, the sixth domain is really a special place like a secret realm that is beneficial to the human race?

The fifth feather leaned against the tree and listened silently, and couldn't help but hang a faint sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.

He thought, these old guys are dreaming too much.

Qin Ruqing woke up five days later.

The first time she opened her eyes, everyone cast their burning gazes at her.

However, they just looked, and their bodies stopped at a far place, and did not dare to get close.

Qin Ruqing was confused by such a strange atmosphere, "What's wrong?"

"Have you finished your cultivation?" The fifth Sheng asked in a suppressed voice.

Cultivation? When did she cultivate?

Taiyi said: "Sixth Elder doesn't know, after everyone else returned to reality, the Sixth Elder was still immersed in the Sixth Domain, and his body began to radiate an extremely oppressive aura. We were afraid of disturbing the Sixth Elder's cultivation, so we stayed away from him."

This is a rhetorical statement.

The reality is that even these old guys were so overwhelmed by the pressure that they couldn't breathe and had to avoid it.

"What did the Sixth Elder experience in the Sixth Domain? Did he meet Daozu?" Feng Qinxue fell from the sky and was the first to step forward to Qin Ruqing.

The unknown pressure had gradually disappeared after Qin Ruqing woke up.

Qin Ruqing remembered something belatedly and put her hand on her chest.

Pressure... She thought she knew what was going on.

In the Sixth Domain, Daozu guided her to thoroughly refine and absorb the three drops of blood essence of the Heavenly Realm Great Power in her heart.

Now her strength...

Qin Ruqing raised her head and saw the crowds of people surrounding her one after another. The light in her eyes was so scorching that it could not be ignored.

They were waiting for her to give good news.

But the truth is probably destined to disappoint them. Qin Ruqing thought calmly.

She didn't intend to beat around the bush. She knew the result early so that she could make plans early.

Qin Ruqing spoke directly and loudly: "Everyone--"

This sentence attracted everyone's attention, and they listened carefully.

"The Taoist has passed away. We can only rely on ourselves for all matters related to the beast tide."

...

The sea was calm today. After Qin Ruqing said this, she could even hear the rustling sound of the waves gently hitting the reefs.

But she knew that these people's hearts were already surging with shock and thunder.

The shock and astonishment on their faces were almost to the point of losing control.

Qin Ruqing thought: The shattering of hope is just like this.

After leaving the island, she took the initiative to convene a virtual meeting.

This time, there was a large crowd and no one was absent.

Diwu Sheng clenched his fists and unclenched them. Finally, he couldn't help but look at Qin Ruqing and said,

"Even now, Sixth Elder still refuses to speak?"

Earlier on the island, Qin Ruqing announced the news. When everyone was furious, Qin Ruqing refused to elaborate.

There are many people talking, what if someone lets slip and causes panic?

Now in the Void Realm, Qin Ruqing really doesn't intend to hide it.

"Daozu has indeed fallen, and his body and soul no longer exist in the world." She repeated what she said before.

"But Lingyu clearly said before that he had communicated with Daozu." Diwu Sheng still didn't believe it.

Qin Ruqing nodded: "This is what I'm going to say next. Daozu died, leaving only a trace of consciousness. The sixth domain we went to before was the sea of ​​consciousness of Daozu."

"And what I communicated with Diwu Lingyu and even me was just the remaining consciousness of Daozu."

Qin Ruqing's words were not like Feng Mingyue's before, without any hesitation.

She was very sure to announce a fact to everyone.

An elder fell to the ground.

Some phantoms disappeared in an instant, obviously because of excessive emotional fluctuations and disconnection from the family order.

"How could it be possible? How could a god like Daozu..." Diwu Sheng murmured, his face full of disbelief.

"The Taoist is indeed the origin of the immortal way, the closest existence to gods since the creation of the world. But being close to gods means that the Taoist is not a god." Qin Ruqing refuted the Fifth Sheng. "

What's more, in order to save the world, she also threw herself into the world wall. After being eroded by the original rules for thousands of years, she can still retain a trace of consciousness, incarnate into the sixth domain, and overlook the world. This is already a manifestation of her supreme power."

Qin Ruqing spoke in a calm and almost cold tone.

She wanted to use this tone to let these people understand that what she said was an objective fact that could not be changed.

No matter how much they didn't believe it, they had to accept it.

"Even if only consciousness is left, with the power of Daozu, perhaps he can guide us through the dangers of the world of immortal cultivation..." Feng Qinxue's charming and cold temperament was washed away by the seriousness on her face at this moment.

These words seemed to rekindle some hope, and they were the only driftwood they could grab while floating in the vast ocean.

"Yes, yes! Even if only consciousness is left, it doesn't mean that Daozu has no way. Just like the souls in the immortal tomb, just like the two Daozu, aren't they also dead in a certain sense, but they still guided us a lot."

The heads in the virtual realm talked at once, and shook their heads from time to time to deepen the credibility of this statement.

Qin Ruqing sneered: "At this point, you are still waiting for others to save you, right?"

"Is the meaning of the existence of gods to help you solve problems?"

"If the Tao you cultivate is only this level, I think it's better for our world of immortal cultivation to perish!"

She dared to say this, and her words at this time were even more cold and harsh.

The figures suddenly stopped talking, like an old duck that raised its neck and roared, and was suddenly strangled by the neck.

But they soon became dissatisfied.

"Sixth Elder, you are still young. Even though you are the descendant of Daozu, you don't have to be so arrogant!"

"Yeah, is it wrong to expect Daozu to save the world?"

"If Daozu doesn't save us, can you really carry this burden?"

Qin Ruqing raised the corner of her mouth sneerfully, "If all the high-ranking people in the world of immortal cultivation are counting on others to save them, I'd better not take on such a heavy burden."

"——Shut up!" Feng Qinxue scolded unbearably, her eyes scanning the ground sharply, "If you don't want to stay in the virtual world, just get out! If you still want to listen, be quiet!"

She looked at Qin Ruqing again, softened her tone, and sighed:

"Sixth Elder, now is not the time for internal strife and quarrel. Tell us everything you know."

Qin Ruqing did not want to waste energy on such a verbal dispute, so she told the origin of Daozu and how she predicted the crisis in the human world and then threw herself into the wall.

"When the chaos first began, if the original rules were divided into ten parts, the human race would occupy nine and the beast race would occupy one. It was injustice that created contradictions and disputes."

"Daozu said personally that if we want to end the fight forever, there is only one way: let the rules of the two worlds merge, and the great way will return to one, then the war will stop."

"Daozu threw herself into the wall to find a way to merge the rules of the two worlds."

"Did she succeed?" Diwu Sheng asked anxiously.

Qin Ruqing raised her eyes and glanced at Diwu Sheng. He stood up again, flicked his sleeves, and said to himself: "Yes, if it succeeded, we would not have fallen to this point today."

"Daozu is the origin of the immortal way, and she was born from the Chaos Green Lotus before the creation of the world. If even she can't integrate the laws of the two worlds, how can we do it?" Feng Qinxue frowned.

When others were singing bad words, Feng Qinxue always kept calm, but now she said something negative that didn't fit her style. It can be seen that integrating the rules of the two worlds is indeed an insurmountable mountain for the human race.

"Don't be scared by the words of integrating laws." Qin Ruqing said lightly, "Daozu has a far-sighted vision. She wants to stop the war forever and solve the problem fundamentally."

This is actually the perspective of "God".

She stood on a high place and tried to use the hand of God to macro-control the disputes between the two worlds.

"But now the knife is really falling on us. All we can think about is to get through the current crisis."

"Maybe we have complicated the problem before. The conflict between humans and beastmen is essentially to see who has the bigger fist. I don't believe they can jump so high after killing the Beast King."

"As for the problem that has not been solved, let's put it aside for now. Sometimes delay is also a tactic."

"But the lower-level power of the beastmen is indeed much larger than ours. We have calculated before that a head-on fight will be a war of attrition for the human race. They are still pushing forward the blood pool plan, and the future will only be more difficult..." said the patriarch of the Ming family in embarrassment.

"If the beastmen push forward the blood pool plan, then why not destroy the plan? If we can't defeat them by force, then wait for them to completely break through the barrier and attack us. It's either death or death, why not die more gloriously?" Qin Ruqing said indifferently.

"The road is found by walking, and the method is found by thinking. When will fear and delay solve the problem?"

Qin Ruqing's words made the virtual world quiet for a long time.

The upper-level people who had been in high positions for a long time first looked down at themselves, and then looked up at the indifferent girl in the center of the crowd.

She was not as worried as everyone else, and her delicate facial features revealed a resolute aura at this time.

It's either death or death.

The five words "Qian Qian" actually made everyone feel relieved.

There is no way out, no hope. The reason for confusion is that there are still choices. Now that there are no choices, the way forward is clear.

The only thing left is a desperate battle.

Taiyi said with shame: "We are old guys who have lived for so many years, but at this moment, our character and courage are not as good as a little girl."

He bowed deeply to Qin Ruqing, and when he raised his head again, he said solemnly: "Sixth Elder, you will be our real leader in the future!"

The figures in the virtual world looked at each other, bowed their heads one after another, and said in unison:

"We are willing to serve the Sixth Elder as our leader!"

There was a kind of arrogance in this thunderous voice, which was clearly broken.

And the transfer of power does not require any coronation ceremony, just a bow and a bend.

Qin Ruqing thought of the time when she participated in the Hundred Clans Conference. At that time, she worked hard to climb up. In addition to wanting her family to be strong, what she expected was nothing more than such servility and obedience.

At this moment, she really got it, but her heart was calm.

The tolerant and compassionate face of the Taoist master appeared in her mind.

In the shadow of light, the beautiful woman in green asked her in a gentle voice:

"You can't be an ordinary genius. The world is eager for you to take up the greater cause and be a hero. How will you choose?"

Qin Ruqing thought seriously for a long time, and finally looked up and said:

"I can't choose between genius and hero for the time being."

"I only know one thing."

"The beastmen are coming to my door. The foundation and reputation I have worked so hard to build will be destroyed by them."

"I'm not a noble person. I have all the weakness and selfishness of human nature."

"And I happen to be a little stubborn and have a bad temper."

"Then if someone slaps me, no matter what I say, I will slap it back."