"I want to take a leave, too."
Bai Xiaochuan lay on the table and wailed. He had booked a room for the whole night last night and he was still feeling dizzy. His eyelids were drooping and the thing he wanted to do most was to sleep.
"The college entrance exam is coming up soon. Don't think about going out to play all day. You don't get another chance in life."
Chen Luo spoke to Bai Xiaochuan earnestly.
Hearing Chen Luo's words, Bai Xiaochuan looked at him with contempt.
"You are a person who skips classes every day. What qualifications do you have to criticize me?"
Without paying any more attention to Bai Xiaochuan, Chen Luo focused his attention on his hand, in which he was playing with a token. This token was given to him yesterday by Granny Hu and the other two, asking him to take the token to report to Qingyang Palace on the weekend.
This world has control over the power of nightmares, and all those who have come into contact with nightmares must be registered to prevent the spread of panic. This is related to the mental isolation plan of the entire human race.
The day passed quickly.
Qingyang Palace.
Chen Luo did not wait until the weekend to go, but came early. He did not have the habit of following other people's arrangements.
“He really came.”
The young man on night duty at the door murmured in surprise when he saw Chen Luo. After confirming that the token was correct, he let him in.
"You knew I was coming?"
"Someone is waiting for you inside."
The young man on duty said something and then lowered his head to play with his mobile phone. Seeing this, Chen Luo had no choice but to enter the Taoist temple.
Unlike the visiting area outside, the temple is very quiet, with ancient buildings, bluestone courtyards, and incense sticks. In the middle of the main hall, there is a statue of a god, and below it sits a person wearing a blue Taoist robe, who seems to be meditating.
"Coming?"
The old Taoist priest's voice came out clearly. Chen Luo stopped and looked over to find that the old Taoist priest was still meditating without even opening his eyes.
"Master, do you know I'm coming?"
Walking into the hall, Chen Luo asked casually. But after seeing the old Taoist priest's face clearly, he was stunned for a moment.
Brother Changqing?
Before entering the Heart Demon Tribulation, Chen Luo sat on the body of the Immortal Emperor Changqing. The Tribulation Qi had already occurred, and he fell into a deep sleep without thinking too much. Now that he saw the old Taoist priest, he understood why the external brain had not responded before. It turned out that "Brother Changqing" had also entered the Tribulation with him.
Because his brother's brain was severely damaged, in order to replenish it into a complete brain, other external brains were also temporarily requisitioned by him. This led to the scene where Chen Luo failed to summon the golden finger before.
"How about nightmare?"
The old Taoist did not answer Chen Luo's question, but asked him a question in return.
"A little trouble."
Chen Luo sat down next to the old Taoist, not at all shy. To Chen Luo, nightmares were really no threat. If his strength was still there, he could kill all the nightmares outside by himself. But the inner demon calamity itself was not a calamity of "strength". What was important was the character of the mind.
"The nightmare itself is lifeless. It is a reflection of the human heart. The more complicated the human heart is, the stronger the nightmare will be."
After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he took out a book from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Luo.
This was also the main reason why he called Chen Luo over. The Nightmare Rebellion was no secret among the upper echelons of the country. In order to deal with these enemies, the human high-level officials spent a lot of resources and finally found a feasible way, which was "Phantom Weapon".
Imaginary martial arts to deal with imaginary nightmares.
The source of illusionary martial arts comes from the human heart. The stronger the human heart is, the more determined the mind is, and the stronger the power it manifests is. The Taoist priest Changqing has practiced Taoism for his whole life and firmly believes that Taoism can reach the gods, so he has cultivated "illusionary martial arts". In Rongcheng where Chen Luo is located, the Taoist priest is in charge alone. Granny Hu and He Min are the three registered disciples of the Taoist priest, and they know a little bit of illusionary martial arts.
"The Heart-Blurring Fist?"
Chen Luo took a look at the book in his hand and found that it was actually a martial arts technique.
"Take it back and practice well. Whether you can survive this calamity depends on your own luck." The old Taoist said to Chen Luo. It seemed to have a hint, but it was not real. This feeling reminded Chen Luo of the "calamity" he played when Zhang Rongling survived the calamity in the past.
Could it be that Brother Changqing has become my 'robbery'?
A question flashed through Chen Luo's mind, but looking at the old Taoist's expression, it was clear that he had no intention of saying anything further.
Although the old Taoist in front of him had the same face as the Immortal Emperor Changqing, he was not the Immortal Emperor after all, but just had a trace of his aura. It was this trace of aura that gave him, the 'Heavenly Tribulation God', some spirituality that the 'Heavenly Tribulation' shouldn't have. He saw some things that he shouldn't have seen, and this time meeting with Chen Luo did not conform to the rules of 'crossing the tribulation'.
"How can we overcome this disaster?"
Chen Luo asked tentatively.
He was now completely confused about the Heart Demon Tribulation, and could not find a way to break it. According to past experience, his physical body should be going through the tribulation at this moment. The longer he was lost here, the greater the danger to his body, just like Zhang Rongling in the past.
“This is the inner demon calamity.”
Taoist Changqing knew what Chen Luo meant and reminded him.
The two of them discussed the inner demon calamity openly in the Qingyang Palace under the name of "nightmare".
"What I practice is the Heart Demon Art. It is impossible for me to have an inner demon. Even if there is, it is my practice resource. Not to mention the heart of Taoism. I have never wavered since I entered Taoism. I want immortality and become an immortal!" Chen Luo felt that his goal was very firm and had never wavered.
“Not really.”
The old Taoist shook his head and considered his words. The sky outside suddenly darkened and there was a muffled thunder. It was like a warning. Chen Luo, who had done the "Heavenly Tribulation to God" in the past, knew very well that this was the limitation of the Heavenly Tribulation. But the old Taoist was obviously a little abnormal. He stretched out his hand and waved it, and the thunder outside suddenly disappeared, and the weather returned to normal.
Chen Luo was cheered up by this scene.
As expected, you are Brother Changqing!
Even if it was a fake body, it was still not bound by the heavenly tribulation. The 'flaw' that the Heart Demon Tribulation found in Chen Luo became its own flaw in turn.
“You need to be out in the world.”
"Enter the secular world? I am already in the secular world."
Chen Luo was a little puzzled. According to the books he read, entering the secular world means going down the mountain and entering the mundane world. He is now an ordinary person, living in the mundane world. Theoretically speaking, he is in the mortal world. But since the old Taoist said so, there must be a reason for it. Chen Luo still respects this Taoist priest who is suspected to be Brother Changqing.
"You're still on the shore."
The old Taoist shook his head and said something.
The calamity is Chen Luo's, and he must "cross it" to "break it", no one else can help. Just like Zhang Rongling back then, every choice is related to his own destiny. If Chen Luo fails to "break it" here, the result will not be better than Zhang Rongling in the past.
If the catastrophe is overcome, you will soar into the sky.
If the disaster fails, the body will die and the Tao will disappear.
There is no such thing as luck on the road to becoming an immortal.
The fact that Chen Luo was able to awaken his true nature here was already a blessing in disguise.
On the way out of Qingyang Palace, Chen Luo held the book "The Illusionary Fist" in his hand, and kept thinking about what Taoist Changqing said in his mind.
'Still on the shore'.
In a sense, this sentence is not wrong. Chen Luo was sober from the beginning. It was precisely because of his sobriety that he could not fully integrate into it like Zhang Rongling. The occasional hesitation before was completely eliminated when the external brain awakened.
He is sober, like a person standing on the shore, looking at the world without being stained by any dust, always from the perspective of a bystander.
This kind of clarity is a good thing when he is not going through a tribulation, but it becomes his biggest obstacle during the tribulation of the inner demon. Because he cannot find his inner demon, and if he cannot find his inner demon, he cannot go through the tribulation of the inner demon. This is an endless cycle.
"So, I want to integrate into this world?"
His thoughts gradually became clear, and Chen Luo made a decision in his heart.
hiss
As I was walking, the street lights suddenly flickered. The street that was full of pedestrians before suddenly became quiet. Looking around, the long street was empty. That strange feeling appeared again. The colors of the world faded little by little. The poster on the bus stop next to me suddenly twisted and changed into a strange man wearing a black hood.
'turn up.'
Bang!!
The glass shattered, and before the weirdo on the poster could finish his words, he felt a hand appear on his neck. A terrifying force like an elephant pinched his neck and dragged him out of the painting like a dead dog.
???
The black shadow was stunned for a moment, and before he could come to his senses, he felt himself being knocked to the ground, and then a pitch-black foot stepped on his cheek.
BANG!!
The shadow's head exploded like a watermelon after being stomped on by the sole of his foot. The face that had not been broken by the dictionary before was now stomped into mud. One stomp was not enough, and he stomped on it more than ten times before stopping.
The whole process, from the moment the black shadow appeared to the moment it was crushed, took only about ten breaths.
"It seems that you are not my inner demon."
Chen Luo withdrew his foot regretfully, looking at the nightmare demon that had stopped moving under his feet. He raised his foot and rubbed it on the other's clothes twice.
He couldn't handle this thing before because he didn't have spiritual power in his body. Now that his spiritual power has awakened, he can crush this low-level nightmare with one foot. If he wants to blame someone, he can only blame this guy for not understanding Chen's intentions and showing up when he was thinking about something.
"It is indeed difficult to overcome the inner demon tribulation. I need to think carefully about how to enter the world."
Sensing the new colors around him, Chen Luo decided to try Brother Changqing's method.
Just now in Qingyang Palace, Taoist Changqing pointed out a path for him, asking him to follow his current life path. Study and practice martial arts to resist nightmares. According to Taoist Changqing, the nightmares in this world are not only low-level nightmares, but the nightmares that he stepped on to death are the lowest level.
There are even more powerful nightmares above.
The top-level first-generation nightmare has the power to destroy the world. Humanity's "mental isolation" plan is designed to deal with nightmares of this level.
Chen Luo is now at the first level of Qi Refining, so he can deal with ordinary nightmares. But he is not good at dealing with high-level nightmares. This is what the Taoist Changqing told him. The most important thing in the world of Heart Demon Tribulation is to train the mind. Strength corresponds to Thunder Tribulation, which has different focuses. (End of this chapter)
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