Xuanzhen.

This name brought Qi Wuhuo's memory back to the past, back to the time when his teacher took him through the human world and he saw the choices and endings of his senior brothers and sisters. In the end, the teacher talked about many great ways. Senior Brother Xuanzhen was the only one who practiced the highest great way, and he was the supreme disciple who eventually fell.

And if it is Senior Brother Xuanzhen, he is the heroic Human Emperor eight thousand years ago.

Open up the path of destiny for the Emperor of Man, and invite Heaven to drink together with you during the chaos of all the countries in the world!

Qi Wuhuo's eyes were filled with ripples. He maintained his calm expression, raised his eyes and glanced at Nan Qingzi, and said, "But why did the Ghost Emperor go to the human world and meet the Human Emperor and the Demon Emperor? I also want to know the reason behind this."

The Southern Ghost Emperor replied in a calm voice:

“…It’s not a big deal.”

"But I also want to seek the highest way. If I only follow the innate Yin body, I will never be able to see the farther road. How can I be trapped in this Yin spirit from beginning to end? At that time, the 72 departments of Fengdu City were still running well, and the catastrophe had not yet begun. I thought that Fengdu City had nothing to lose without me, so I went to the reincarnation platform to look for Meng Po."

"I want to try drinking Meng Po soup to seal my memory, leaving only my own nature unchanged."

"Then reincarnate as a human being, hoping to gain insight into the secrets of the changes of yin and yang through such a calamity and reincarnation. If you die because of this, and die in the pursuit of the truth, there will be no regrets."

When mentioning this matter, the Southern Ghost Emperor looked calm.

But his expression turned a little gloomy, and he said: "But perhaps it was because of the decision on this matter that led to the demon riot in Fengdu City and the chaos of yin and yang. If I had not experienced the calamity and reincarnation at that time, perhaps Fengdu would not be like this later."

"At that time, Meng Po used all her life's means to seal my true spirit."

"It's just that she has never used medicine on a being of my level, so all her methods have made me completely fall into the confusion of the womb. I no longer remember myself. After all, I am born with a pure yin body. Reincarnation is simply unable to neutralize the yin of my soul. In my previous life, my meridians were cut off, my soul was dead, I couldn't practice, and no medicine could cure it. I couldn't live past the age of 20 at most."

"My parents in that life were very good to me. Really very good."

"They protected me very well, hoping that I could at least live the best life in the world while I was alive. They took great care of my food and clothing, but they also worried about my health and rarely let me leave home. Later, when I was sixteen, I learned about my spiritual and physical illnesses. I thought that in the last four years, I still wanted to go out and see the world."

"Even if I die outside?"

"That era was an era of conflict among nations and kings vying for supremacy. There was much killing and blood feuding between different nations. Traveling outside was different from your current era and was extremely dangerous. At that time, I didn't care about that at all. My heart seemed to have been seized by the thought of going outside to take risks, so I ran away secretly."

Nan Qingzi stood quietly, then suddenly smiled and said:

"Thinking about it later, it was really stupid."

"Oh, in that era, a young lady from a wealthy family who was also very good-looking would encounter what kind of dangers. Is it conceivable?"

"That's me. I met Xuanzhen at that time."

The young Taoist listened quietly, and from Nan Qingzi's mouth, he heard another side of Senior Brother Xuanzhen: he loved to laugh and eat, and when he laughed his eyes were as bright as stars. His sword skills were sharp and decisive, and his spear skills were domineering, yet extremely heroic. When he was drunk, he invited all things in the world to drink with him.

As he walked along, he saw the conflicts in this chaotic world and felt the suffering of the people, so he drew his sword and fought.

Finally, after experiencing battles that were more epic than what was glossed over in the history books of this era, he pioneered today's great cause, bringing together the conflicting nations and erasing the differences in writing. Thus, the long-lasting conflicts among the human race came to an end under his command.

Make friends with the Dragon Emperor, kill Kunpeng, invite the Emperor of Heaven to drink together, and establish the boundary between humans and gods.

His achievements are as brilliant as fire, and no one can oppose him.

Therefore, he is revered as the "Human Emperor".

What it means is the person with the greatest spirit and who is as brilliant as fire!

Nan Qingzi smiled and said, "I don't know these stories. I died long before he really set out on the road of conquest. You ask me how I died?" She was quiet for a moment and just shook her head. When she mentioned Xuan Zhen, the stunning beauty on the Ghost Emperor's face disappeared, leaving only a breath like a clear lotus in the water. She said:

"I don't want to say it."

"Anyway, it's just a very ordinary story."

The young Taoist looked at the flow of Huangquan and said, "Ghost Emperor, do you miss it?"

The Southern Ghost Emperor said calmly, "After I died in that life, I fell into a long sleep due to the impact of reincarnation and Meng Po's trick. When I woke up, he was already the Human Emperor. We were both seekers of the Tao. The short experience in that life was only a mere twenty years for me, and the time I spent with him was only four years."

"Four years is too short compared to my long life span."

"Would someone remember a person for a whole life just because of half a day?"

"When I left him, I was also the Ghost Emperor of the South. Although I cannot be called the supreme one, I am in a realm that thousands of living beings cannot set foot on. When he left me, he was also the unparalleled one in the world, holding a sword and looking down on the world. There is no hero in the world who can match him. There are countless beauties in the world, and I am just a passerby."

Qi Wuhuo recalled the experiences of the Human Emperor that he knew about. It was a great feat that could never be accomplished even if someone who had obtained history went through it again. He thought for a while and said, "Did the Human Emperor, Xuan Zhen, ever mention his teacher?"

Nan Qingzi asked, "Is his teacher the gentle old man?"

The Southern Ghost Emperor seemed to still remember such an old man, but he no longer remembered the old man's name or anything. He just replied, "They broke up. Xuan Zhen refuted his teacher and then chose to leave the sect, abandoning his sect's unique title. But I don't remember what those two words were."

The young Taoist was slightly startled.

He gave up?

Is it the title of Tai Shang Xuan Zhen that was given up?

Qi Wuhuo subconsciously asked: "Why?"

Nan Qingzi recalled what happened that day and said, "Because of a discussion on the Dao..."

As Nan Qingzi described, Qi Wuhuo seemed to see the scene of that day. One year after the wedding, his wife's health gradually weakened, and the world was in turmoil. The old man happily came to visit Xuanzhen and his wife, and talked with the Taoist. On that day, after Xuanzhen treated his teacher to a meal, he mentioned cultivation.

Xuanzhen's Taoism has gradually become more and more profound.

But his confusion grew worse.

He asked his teacher: "The teacher's way is indeed profound and subtle, incomparable, but is it particularly difficult to get started?"

"If you don't have a superior root, it's hard to practice, and it doesn't seem to be the great way."

The old man saw his disciple's choice, so he just stroked his beard and asked, "Try to tell me."

The Taoist straightened his back and said, "The Great Dao is in front of us, but people cannot follow it. It is not the Dao. Only those with extraordinary talents can practice this Dao. Only those with great talents can enter the door. However, most of the creatures in the world do not have the Dao rhyme. There are gods above and evil spirits below. People who follow it cannot protect themselves. This Dao is high, but not close to people. It is not the Dao."

"The Tao is supposed to accommodate all living beings, but the teacher's way is only practiced by those with high moral character."

"It's not the Tao!"

Qi Wuhuo could sense the weight and sharpness of these words. He closed his eyes, and the surroundings seemed to transform into that courtyard. He seemed to be able to hear the sound of birds and smell the fragrance of flowers. In front of him was an ink-colored table, with a young Taoist and an old man sitting opposite each other. The young Taoist refuted his teacher's words one by one, and then said:

"The teacher's way is of course extremely high, but it is not my way after all."

He took out the Tai Shang Xuan Zhen Order, held the token in both hands, and placed it in front of his teacher.

Then, under the old man's compassionate and regretful gaze, he knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily, and then spoke word by word:

"Disciple does not follow the Supreme Way."

"Return the name of the Supreme."

He immediately stood up and waved his sleeves. As he stood up, his energy suddenly changed like the ocean. The three flowers shattered, and the primordial qi dispersed, turning into a majestic primordial energy that fed back to the heaven and earth. The sleeves of his Taoist robe rolled up like waves. All his foundation was completely destroyed when he stood up!

Abandon the Supreme Way and the Supreme Name.

The hairpin was gently put down and turned into worldly clothes again.

"The way I seek is to allow all people to live in peace. The gods and immortals are willful and the people are lonely and miserable. The only problem is that the gods and immortals are powerful but the people are not, the gods and immortals have swords but the people do not have swords, the noble families are powerful and oppress the people, and the people have no swords and cannot resist. I want to open a way so that cultivation does not require a strong character or talent. Only those who are determined and persevering can cultivate."

"It is Qi, it is destiny!"

"The so-called great way lies only in the common people!"

The young Taoist “looked” at this scene, and suddenly recalled the time when his teacher touched his senior brother’s tombstone with a complex and sad look, and seemed to say these words while sighing:

“But it is precisely because of this that I will never leave myself a way out. I have no worries or fears, and I only seek the great way.”

"Don't leave any room for others or yourself."

The young Taoist said slowly: "Did he succeed?"

In fact, this sentence does not need to be said, because in this era, the way of cultivation he opened up has not really been popularized. From this point of view, he has failed; but the immortals and gods can no longer act recklessly as they did eight thousand years ago or even in the past few kalpas. The human kingdom no longer has wars every year, but it seems to be successful.

Nan Qingzi replied: "I don't know."

"However, the scroll of luck seems to be not yet completely completed."

"The time left for him in that era was too short after all."

Qi Wuhuo asked: "The last battle, do you know the inside story?"

When the Southern Ghost King saw the young Taoist in deep thought, he rolled out a mirror from his sleeve.

But it is exactly the same as the Beidi Mirror, except for the size.

"Back then, he invited Lord Dao to forge fifteen mirrors, one of which is in my hand."

"It might be worth taking a look at what happened back then." The Southern Ghost Emperor brushed the mirror with his sleeve, causing ripples to appear on the mirror. Then, the young Taoist caught a glimpse of one side of what happened back then - he saw a vast expanse of desolate space between heaven and earth, the sky was extremely low, and the earth was shaking constantly. He also saw that war had broken out again in the world, and there were fights and killings everywhere.

I saw Xuanzhen holding a sword and looking in this direction.

The Southern Ghost Emperor said softly, "When I woke up, it was already too late. I left Fengdu City, even at the cost of quarreling with my eldest brother and the others. I even ignored the obvious chaos in Fengdu City and rushed there. I wanted him to 'survive', even as a Yin God."

"But he rejected me in the end, so it's obvious that he doesn't really care about me..."

"Perhaps, I just care about his [Great Way]."

Endless fighting, endless struggling, the original Human Emperor holding the sword is now covered with wounds and is almost at the end of his road. His wife, who knew and loved him in their youth, longs for him to stop fighting, to keep the last of his consciousness and go to the netherworld to obtain immortality.

The Human Emperor, with his white temples, seemed gentle. He shook his head, smiled, and then tightened his grip on the sword.

His gaze passed his wife and looked into the distance, seeing the human cities and the countries that were briefly gathered together. Finally, he raised his sword, unwilling to stop there. The enemy he faced could not be reflected in this mirror, and he finally grasped the sword and stood up alone.

[Meet the sword and weapon disaster, thunder and fire disaster, inner demon disaster, and break through forty-nine disasters in a row]

Xuan Zhen rose into the air, took a step, and stood between heaven and earth. Suddenly, he uttered a long chant:

“Seek the truth!”

Seeking unification of the world!

The sound was like thunder, causing the clouds to move like waves, the wind to rise and swirl, and the battle flags to dance loudly and fiercely like fire.

As he took the second step, Qiong Yu was shocked, and he shouted again: "Practice Taoism!"

There is great benefit in improving the common people!

Finally, the sword in his hand flew out, turning into an endless brilliant rainbow light that shot up into the sky, and he laughed loudly: "Proof of the Way!!!"

It proves that my talent in this world is not inferior to that in heaven!

These three long roars, each one quieter and more resolute than the last, shook the whole area and made all things respond. The one called "The Glory of the World is Like Fire" fought with a sword and eventually fell. When he fell, he did not look back.

Qi Wuhuo closed his eyes, and all he could see was the image of his senior brother laughing loudly in the mortal world.

Combined with the teacher's calm murmur.

One sound after another struck the young Taoist's heart.

"After overcoming forty-nine disasters, I was ultimately unable to do so. I did not choose to keep my soul and follow the path of the Yin God."

"Don't have any distractions. Don't leave any room for others or yourself. Go all out."

"It died before it was accomplished."

"The first three steps before the death of the warrior are to seek the truth, cultivate the truth, and attain the truth. Then, he burst into laughter and died, disappearing into thin air."

"In this life of cultivation, I have met famous teachers, made friends with heroic people, close relatives and close friends, and a beloved Taoist partner, and indulged myself in the world!"

The most profound and true.

The great deeds in the world are those whose spirit is as bright as fire.

Eight thousand years ago, he was unrivaled and the most romantic.