Chapter 442: Snow on the Mountain, Bright Candles in the South 2

He stared at Mingnan in silence for a few moments, then suddenly picked up the secret book on the low table, rolled it up skillfully and hit Mingnan on the head.

Mingnan immediately covered his head and ran away, "Hey Master, why are you hitting me? I'm serious!"

"I'm serious about hitting you, come here!"

"I won't. You were about to hit me but I went over. Am I stupid?"

Yuan Ying: “…”

"puff--"

Yuan You couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then the secret book fell on his head with a "pop".

Yuan You's laughter stopped abruptly, and he immediately covered his head, "Master, why did you hit me?"

"Laugh, laugh, laugh. You are the only one who has a mouth? You are the only one who can laugh?" Yuan Ying was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

This time it was He Yunfei's turn to laugh.

As she watched Yuan Ying stabbed at her with a knife, she very foresightedly stood up and ran away.

The secret book missed the target, Yuan Ying paused, then hit Yuan You again with his backhand.

Yuan You: “???”

"No, why can I be the only one to fight?"

"Who made you the senior brother?"

"That's right."

Mingnan and He Yunfei squatted together, pretending that they were two mushrooms.

Yuan Ying's eyes turned darker as she looked at them.

Mingnan looked at his expression and whispered to He Yunfei, "Just wait and see, Senior Sister. Master will definitely stand up and walk around in a circle, talking as he walks - when I, Yuan Ying, was young, I was also a famous young genius in the world of immortal cultivation. But now he has to accept three evil disciples like you!"

He Yunfei wanted to say something, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Yuan Ying standing up.

He walked in circles around the dwarf, stroking his beard as he walked, and said angrily: "When I, Yuan Ying, was young, I was also a well-known young genius in the world of immortal cultivation. But in the end, I accepted three evil disciples like you!"

Mingnan immediately nudged He Yunfei with his elbow and gave her a look that said "just look at me and I'll tell you."

He Yunfei: “…”

Next, Yuan Ying began to reminisce about the past for a quarter of an hour, occasionally interrupting and scolding them for their lack of progress.

The three of them automatically ignored him and focused on listening to the interesting stories he told, and they listened with great interest.

After Yuan Ying finished venting, he sat down and drank half a pot of tea, then waved his hand and said, "Come here. You had a heat stroke today. It's understandable that you're late, but if you do it again next time, I won't let you off lightly."

As he said this, he couldn't help but glare at Mingnan, "Tell me, you have such a rare light spiritual root, why can't you be more diligent? If you were more diligent and entered the Soul Refining Realm, would you still get heatstroke? Don't be afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it."

Mingnan sat down on the mat obediently, but was a little dissatisfied when he heard it. "But isn't cultivation about steady and steady fighting? I think my speed is good enough. Besides, if I only think about cultivation from morning to night, am I still a human being?"

Yuan Ying made her laugh out of anger, pointed at her and said, "If you really think about cultivation from morning till night, you will become a god sooner or later."

"Is the purpose of cultivation to become a god?" Ming Nan held his chin with both hands and looked at him puzzledly, "What if I don't want to be a god?"

When these words came out, the other three were stunned. He Yunfei asked, "Why don't you cultivate to become a god?"

"In order not to be bullied, to do what I want to do, and to protect the people I want to protect." Mingnan said as a matter of course.

He Yunfei hesitated to speak, unable to refute.

Yuan You then asked, "So, if you become a god, won't you have a greater ability to protect others?"

Yuan Ying stroked his beard, thinking, "Why don't you want to become a god?"

"To become a god one must ascend to heaven, and after ascending one can never come back." The sunlight in the sky was reflected in Mingnan's eyes, clear and bright without a trace of impurities.

"Everyone says that becoming a god is wonderful, and they all yearn for the scenery above the nine heavens. Although I am curious, I don't yearn for it."

Yuan Ying asked: "Why?"

"Because I don't know what it's like up there. People down there have never seen it, so why do you think it's better than the human world?"

"If it's not good, why are so many people flocking to it?" Yuan You was puzzled.

He Yunfei nodded and said, "Yes, if it's really not good, why didn't the people who ascended before come back?"

"Maybe it's not that they don't want to, but that they can't?" Mingnan said without hesitation.

"cannot?"

Yuan You and He Yunfei spoke in unison, then looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.

Yuan Ying also showed some surprise in her eyes, but she didn't say anything.

Before this, they had never thought of this possibility.

The concept of "cultivating immortals and ascending to heaven, pursuing the great way" has long been engraved into their bones through their practice and is deeply rooted.

Therefore, they have a preconceived notion that things will be good after they ascend to heaven, and have never thought about the possibility of "bad things".

Mingnan's simple rhetorical question is thought-provoking.

"Isn't it often said that there is a difference between immortals and mortals? Maybe once they go to heaven, they can never come back." Mingnan sighed deeply, a hint of sadness flashing across his face. "But I don't want to be separated from my master, brothers and sisters. If ascending to heaven means giving up everything in the human world, I can't accept it."

"It's better to be a mortal and live a happy and carefree life than to become a god. After all, immortals have a long life. After having enough fun, they can live until they die and then enter the cycle of reincarnation. Isn't that good?"

"But this is just my idea. If you want to ascend, I will try my best to find you. Anyway, no matter where you go, I will follow you."

Mingnan laughed again as he spoke.

"Whether it's good or not, you still have to go and see it yourself to know." He Yunfei rubbed her hair and said, "You must come with me then."

Yuan Ying's expression eased a little, and he drank tea to hide the smile on his lips. He deliberately said with a straight face: "Okay, you haven't even broken through the Soul Refining Realm, but you're already fantasizing about ascending. You're still a long way to go."

He said with a bit of melancholy, "Also, ascending depends on opportunity. If the opportunity hasn't come, it won't work no matter how strong you are. And this opportunity hasn't appeared for nearly two hundred years."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Today, I will teach you how to understand your own Tao."

Yuan Ying sat up straight, and said with a serious expression:

"Everyone's Tao is different. Even if their spiritual roots are the same, their Tao cannot be copied."

Yuan You and He Yunfei both listened carefully.

Mingnan stood up and asked thoughtfully, "Master, what is Tao?"

"That's a good question." Yuan Ying looked at her appreciatively. "Tao is your original heart. Whether you are good or evil, affectionate or heartless, whether you are practicing sword or knife, you must follow your original heart."

"There is no right or wrong, good or evil, or high or low in the Tao. It all depends on your choice. Those who have a firm heart in the Tao are more likely to ascend to heaven..."

The afternoon sun was warm and bright, shining through the window and falling on them. Using light as a pen, it depicted this scene in detail, leaving a deep impression in Mingnan's heart.

In the years that followed, she always remembered the day when they sat together and talked, the elegant fragrance of tea and the silver-white ribbon fluttering in her senior sister's hair.

Because Mingnan had promised his senior sister that he would ascend to heaven with her, he paid more attention to cultivation after returning.

Half a year later, she broke through to the Soul Tempering Realm in one move, and three years later, she successfully overcame the tribulation and broke through to the early stage of the Questioning Heart Realm.

At that time, she was only seventeen years old, and she became a well-known genius in the world of immortal cultivation.