This was the first time that Mr. Chen walked in. The mountains here were very tall and the spiritual energy around was very abundant, giving it the aura of a paradise.
The cultivators coming and going all have very deep foundations, and even the disciples in the Qi Refining Realm should not be underestimated.
In short, there is no doubt that the inner sect’s foundation far exceeds that of the outer sect.
All the scenes passed by quickly, and Chen Sheng's target was clear, which was the Sutra Library at the inner gate.
About half an hour later, he arrived.
This place is extremely extraordinary, with the ground paved with gold and stone, and the roof supported by spiritual wood, stacked layer upon layer, building up to nine floors. It looks like a palace in the sky, and it is difficult to be eroded by time. It will not decay for thousands of years.
"Okay, the background is extraordinary, and this trip is more certain."
Chen Sheng walked into the Sutra Repository and felt it was empty. It was surrounded by densely packed jade slips of inheritance. A clear light descended from the dome, making it like a world of scriptures that was dazzling to the eyes.
He took a look at the complicated jade slips of inheritance and thought it would be better to find someone to ask.
This person must be well-educated and have enough power to know some unknown secrets.
He sensed a little bit and found that there was a faint aura on the seventh floor. It seemed ethereal but was actually as strong as iron and indestructible.
Judging from the limited information, this person is a strong one among the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and he should be the one in charge of the Inner Sect's Scripture Pavilion.
"Seventh floor..."
Mr. Chen murmured and walked up from the first floor. No one noticed him during the walk. There were too many young people like him and they were inconspicuous.
The same is true for the second and third floors. The only special thing is that he never stays, so it seems a little strange.
But this neglect changed when it came to the fourth level.
The Sutra Repository is divided into nine floors. The preciousness of the magic scriptures increases with each floor. Those who can choose to go to the fourth floor must at least be famous among the younger generation.
But his face was so unfamiliar, it was the first time I saw it.
Mr. Chen did not notice this change, and even if he did, he would not care. He walked silently towards the fifth floor.
There were even fewer people on the fifth floor, about ten of them. They were tall and slender, and their energy and spirit were as bright as torches, with the demeanor of a chosen one of heaven's chosen ones.
Chen Sheng took a look at them and knew that they were the true immortal seeds of Guangxiu Xianzong. All of them were cultivators in the foundation-building stage. Looking at the border areas, they were also powerful people.
He didn't hesitate for long. After taking a glance, he headed towards the sixth floor.
"Who is this person?"
Someone behind me asked quietly, but no one answered. All I knew was that this stranger was not a simple person and had a special demeanor.
Chen Sheng turned around and reached the sixth floor.
It was already very deserted here. There was only one person, a young girl. She was extremely beautiful and her eyes were fixed on the inheritance jade slip in front of her, as if she was thinking about something.
She was surprised by Chen Sheng's appearance, but when she saw that he did not bother her, she lowered her head and continued to choose the inheritance jade slip she liked.
"The custodian of the Sutra Library is indeed on the seventh floor."
As he got closer, Chen Sheng felt more and more that there was a powerful cultivator sitting in the Sutra Repository. He pondered in his heart and walked towards the seventh floor without stopping.
"Disciples are not allowed to go up there. There are restrictions."
The pretty girl frowned and guessed that Mr. Chen might have found a high-level disciple, borrowed his credentials, and came up to see for himself.
This can explain why the other person looks unfamiliar and lacks some understanding.
The last three floors of the Sutra Repository are where the true inheritance of the Guangxiu Immortal Sect lies. Even a leader among the younger generation like her is not qualified to enter.
"I know……"
Mr. Chen could feel the kindness of the beautiful woman. He nodded to her, and with a faint smile on his face, he walked towards the seventh floor step by step.
There was a restriction, but the jade token with the word Chen in his arms was glowing with a bright luster, which broke the restriction and allowed him to travel smoothly.
"Is he an elder of the Immortal Sect? How come I have never seen him before?"
A look of doubt emerged on the face of the pretty woman. She was extremely unfamiliar with Chen Sheng. Even though he was an elder of an immortal sect, he must be a powerful person to be able to easily enter the seventh floor.
She had seen people like this more or less in her daily life, but she had no impression of Mr. Chen at all.
Chen Sheng naturally didn't know about this and was troubled. He came to the seventh floor and met the guardian of the Sutra Library as he wished.
This is an old man, wearing linen clothes, with gray hair that is neatly groomed, and he has the charm of an ancient scholar.
"Where do you work, fellow Taoist?"
There was a hint of inquiry in Wen Zaiying's eyes. Chen Sheng's arrival was very strange. There was no one to lead the way, but he had a smooth journey. This was something he had never seen before.
"Mr. Chen, the elder of Yaolu, nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."
Mr. Chen's voice was gentle and elegant, and his demeanor was dignified. He bowed slightly towards Wen Zaiying.
There is no question of power difference between the two. They just met by chance and exchanged a simple greeting, thinking that they knew each other.
"Elder Yaolu? From the outer sect?"
Wen Zaiying suddenly felt that the person in front of him was humble and polite, but he still had doubts in his heart, and he did not hide it on his face, revealing it completely.
To be honest, although an elder from the outer sect has some weight, when he comes to the inner sect, his power is not obvious and he cannot go anywhere, let alone enter the forbidden area of the Sutra Repository.
"I am on equal terms with him."
Mr. Chen took out the jade token with the word Chen on it and explained casually.
"You must be a famous person, I am just ignorant of your knowledge."
Wen Zaiying was shocked. This jade token with the word Chen on it was the identity certificate of the young sect leader. If he was present in person, it would be reasonable for this person to be able to enter the forbidden area of the Sutra Repository.
What's even more terrifying is that this person can actually be on equal terms with the leader of the Immortal Sect. He can definitely not be regarded as an ordinary person.
"I am ashamed to say that I am just an ordinary passer-by in this world."
Mr. Chen shook his head and laughed. Chen Ergou was truly a genius. At best, he was just an insignificant speck of dust in this era.
"I wonder why you are here?"
Wen Zaiying naturally didn't take it seriously. How could someone who made the leader of the Immortal Sect give away his identity jade token be an ordinary person?
He believed in his own judgment, but did not argue, and simply redirected the topic.
"I've been interested in the records of the coffin recently, so I looked around everywhere, but couldn't find any clues. I had no choice but to come to the Sutra Library in the inner gate to look for it."
Mr. Chen repeated what he had said to Liu Dahe again, concealing the truth and saying only that he was interested in weird myths.
"Coffin, Daoist friend, this interest of yours..."
Wen Zaiying smiled bitterly. This interest was really special. He even brought the jade token of the leader of the Immortal Sect.
Then, he pondered for a moment and said, "Then I have to think about it. A lot."
After twenty breaths, he took out a piece of white paper, wrote a long list with ink.
Coffin, always tainted with death.
The scope of such a column is extremely vast. After all, immortal cultivators are extremely afraid of death and have made many attempts to avoid it.
“Maybe, we can find it.”
Mr. Chen took over the long list, and instead of feeling annoyed, he felt a little excited.
In this way, he held the list and acted according to it, reading all the books on the seventh level.
No? Go up to the eighth floor.
After walking through the eighth floor, there was a hint of solemnity in Chen Sheng's eyes. He had been unable to find any clues about the Phoenix Coffin for a long time. Perhaps there was no record of it in the inner sect's Scripture Pavilion.
If so, the clue is broken.
After all, the Guangxiu Immortal Sect is the top sect in the border area. If we can't find any clues here, we will be disappointed elsewhere.
"Even the ninth floor is open. The sect's unique skills are placed inside. The sect master even gave this authority. The friendship between the two is too deep."
Wen Zaiying followed Chen Sheng to the ninth floor, feeling somewhat shocked.
There are very few people in the Immortal Sect who can come to this place.
Apart from him who was guarding the place, there were three others including the Immortal Sect's leader and the Supreme Elder. The rest, even the powerful elders, had to make great achievements to have the opportunity to come.
Where's Mr. Chen? He was so casual, he came in right away.
That is to say, this current leader of the Immortal Sect is stunningly stunning, suppressing all those who disobey him, and his power is as powerful as the sky.
Otherwise, if a person who did not follow the rules was allowed to browse the books in the inner sect's scripture library at will, it would have caused public outrage and led to the person being overthrown.
"Youhe Book."
Following the list, Mr. Chen found an ancient book on the ninth floor. The pages were yellowed and seemed about to break at any time.
He glanced at the title of the book and had an inexplicable intuition that he might be able to find some clues in it.
"The You River is Yin, the Phoenix Coffin is Yang, and the blood of the immortal is actually the anchor point for those who have survived the calamity and returned from the world."
Sure enough, he carefully flipped through the Youhe book and found the record of the "Phoenix Coffin". There were only a few words, but when he flipped past them, he found that there were records of other things behind them.
"It's gone. How come it's gone?"
Chen Shengdao's heart trembled. There was something in the Youhe book, but not much. It seemed that the compiler did not know much about it and only mentioned it briefly.
He calmed himself and read through all the books on the ninth level list, hoping to find something more, but he found nothing.
Despite this, Chen Sheng still did not give up and asked, "Are there any classics related to Youheshu?"
The classics of the same period have more or less some similarities, and perhaps the owner of the Youhe Book left behind other works that can provide more clues about the Phoenix Coffin.
“No more.”
Wen Zaiying knew very well that the Youhe Book was too old and was a paper book, which was easily damaged. It was rare to have any of it preserved.
"Youhe's records are also fine."
Mr. Chen sighed softly, knowing that there was little hope, but still unwilling to give up.
"That's a little bit."
This time, Wen Zaiying did not pour cold water on the proposal. He made another list, but it was obviously not as long as the previous version, about eight or nine books.
"Youhe, the place where all living beings return after death..."
"I heard that an immortal saw the cycle of life and death in the Youhe River..."
"From the past to the future, there are traces of Youhe. It is part of the rules of heaven and earth..."
Chen Sheng walked up from the seventh floor again, looking up information about Youhe, but most of it was difficult to tell whether it was true or not, as they were mostly inferences made by powerful cultivators.
In other words, the size of the You River is too large, strange and deep, which has given countless cultivators inspiration and thinking.
However, one thing is recognized, the Youhe River has some connection with the cycle of life and death, but no one can explain the fundamental system behind it.
"I should have known that the information I could get was very little. I was greedy."
Mr. Chen walked out of the Sutra Library, let out a light breath, and the slight disappointment in his heart slowly dissipated.
In his pursuit of transcending life and death, he was a little greedy, always using himself as an example, thinking it was easy. But in fact, countless cultivators had tried hard to do so, but all they could find difficult was to do so.
The title is too grand, it reflects the confusion that primitive ancestors felt when looking at the starry sky, feeling it was mysterious and untouchable.
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Medicine house.
"Where have you been all this time? Are you hiding something from me?"
Luzhu stood at the gate, looking weak and tender. She glanced with a lingering smile in her eyes and saw Chen Sheng's figure.
She spoke, and although it was inquiring, her voice was gentle and a little coquettish.
Most of the day.
Mr. Chen has been missing for a long time.
After she found out, she started thinking about what her partner had done.
Then I had a special intuition that maybe he was busy and tired because of her business.
"I was thinking about where to bury you."
Mr. Chen said this half jokingly, half seriously.
He did not mention the matter of the Phoenix Coffin. He seemed confused about this step and he did not want to leave until the last moment.
"Hahaha……"
This response made Luzhu giggle, but she knew in her heart that this should be true, and she couldn't help but say: "Since I became a Taoist partner with you, I have no worries for the rest of my life."
Chen Sheng had solved all the difficulties encountered by a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, including but not limited to prolonging life and choosing a place to hide.
Such as external cultivation resources and spiritual sustenance, the whole set of internal and external things were arranged clearly for her.
The reason why she can be so worry-free is largely due to Mr. Chen who is taking her place.
"I just need to think about it more."
Mr. Chen touched her cheek, which was as smooth as jade and as warm as light. It was a real touch.
He doesn't want the reality to become false, nor does he want the ruins in his heart to be covered with more rubble, so he is willing to make more attempts.
"Okay, I'll follow you. It won't be many years."
Luzhu knew that Chen Sheng had thought a lot, but she didn't know the limit. She thought that even if the other party continued to take charge, he would only have ten or twenty years left, so she let him do whatever he wanted.
If she knew, she would definitely be heartbroken, but until now, no one knows what Mr. Chen will have to bear.
Wherever you go, you will leave traces. Even if people and things are destroyed, the dust will still be there, if not in the world, then in the hearts of the living.
He just smiled, joked and played with the people he cared about, and tried his best to protect them from the wind and rain. Even after planning everything, he still couldn't resist the erosion of time.
He will hide the sadness deep in his heart and continue walking on the road without stopping, and it is destined to be a journey without stopping.
The scenery along the way will be beautiful, but it cannot be beautiful forever.
Some people pass by when it is at its most brilliant and never stop, while some people can only watch the splendor fade away and have no way to avoid it.
(End of this chapter)