Chapter 163 Auntie, you have a good mind
Zhuge Moer tried to eat it anyway.
Li Yanmo went to check on the situation of the spiritual field first, so only Jian Xin and Zhuge Moer were left in the courtyard.
In Li Yanmo's opinion, Zhuge Moer and Jian Xin were not much different in age and should become close friends who could talk about anything. However, what Li Yanmo did not expect was that as soon as he left, the whole yard became quiet, with only the sound of Zhuge Moer chewing fruit echoing.
Jian Xin was observing Zhuge Moer, and Zhuge Moer was also observing the courtyard.
Traces of life can reveal a person's personality and origin, but Zhuge Moer can see nothing.
If Jian Xin was just an ordinary girl of thirteen or fourteen, then there would be nothing strange about it.
But as the successor of Zhuge's magical weapon that can peek into the laws governing the operation of heaven and earth, Zhuge Moer noticed the abnormality in Jian Xin at a glance.
"Auntie, your mental method is quite good. You can actually hide your cultivation level like that."
Jian Xin's defense was broken instantly, but as Li Yanmo's eldest disciple, Jian Xin still managed to regain his composure, "You are older than me."
"This is a fascinating argument. Does age refer to the body or the mind?"
Zhuge Moer turned his back to Jian Xin, holding the spiritual fruit in his right hand and shaking his left hand with fingers raised.
"I personally prefer the spirit. Physical age can be faked, but the spirit is different."
"Senior sister, your past seems to be very tragic, so it is normal for you to be on guard against others. However, your current state is not one of being on guard, but one of being indifferent from the bottom of your heart. Without enough time to accumulate, it is definitely not possible to be so serious. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl cannot pretend to be so serious."
"Yeah?"
"Of course, there is also your reaction." Zhuge Moer took a bite of the spiritual fruit and turned to look at Jian Xin. "Your past should be your biggest pain, but your reaction tells me that your past happened a long time ago and you no longer care about it. Senior Sister——"
Zhuge Moer narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Who are you?"
"A great man is rebuilding, or...taking over another body?"
Jian Xin folded his hands in front of him, his face showing no joy or sadness, "The successor of Zhuge Jijian is worthy of his reputation."
Zhuge Moer's eyes lit up, "Neither a great master re-cultivating, nor a master taking over another body? Could it be that you... are a second-life human?"
Jian Xin's eyes couldn't help but jump. In her previous life, she had never met Zhuge Moer, but she had heard that Zhuge Moer was as smart as a demon. She was still thinking that no matter how smart a person was, how smart could he be? Now it seems...
It was enough to eat her to death.
Seeing that Jian Xin didn't say anything, Zhuge Moer ate fruit while looking at Jian Xin, "This is indeed a lot more reasonable, Senior Sister, could it be that you became a sword immortal in your previous life?"
Jian Xin exhaled lightly, his eyes empty, "I don't understand what you are saying."
At this point, I can only play dumb.
But pretending to be stupid naturally couldn't stop Zhuge Moer's curiosity.
Zhuge Moer ate the fruit and shook his head.
"Seeking the way to immortality, only by finding the way can one become an immortal."
"Ancestor Zhuge once said that to truly become an immortal, one must work hard and devote one's entire life to a skill, and perform that skill to the point where even the heavens and the earth are moved."
"There was once a mortal who spent his entire life carving. Although he was just a mortal, he was able to carve a stone spirit at the fusion stage, and finally he even carved the legendary stone fairy."
"There was also a painter who added the finishing touch to a painting. He was also a mortal who spent his entire life pursuing the path of painting."
"Immortality should be a result, not a goal."
"So-called cultivation and so-called techniques are all shortcuts that allow people to get as close to the Tao as possible and increase their chances of comprehending the Tao. However, the results obtained from shortcuts are often distorted and abnormal."
"Since it is a shortcut to becoming an immortal, it will naturally not be recognized by heaven and earth, so cultivators will continue to suffer from heavenly tribulations after they have passed the fusion stage. Some heavenly-level techniques will cause cultivators to suffer from heavenly tribulations before they even reach the stage of transcending tribulations, and this is because there are too many shortcuts in heavenly-level techniques."
"As for the so-called immortality, how should I put it... Because the small world nurtured by the cultivator at that time has withstood enough heavenly tribulations and has been fully formed. The child has already been born, so it feels like all we can do is accept it."
"And you, Senior Sister, seem to be... the former," Zhuge Moer's eyes flashed, "In your previous life, you honed your sword skills to the limit, entered the Dao with the sword, and gained the recognition of heaven and earth, becoming a sword immortal. In your second life, only your body was reset as a human, not the sword skills that allowed you to attain the Dao and become an immortal."
"It's just that your current body is not yet fully adapted to that kind of sword skills. In addition, you seem to have a deeper understanding of your sword skills..."
Zhuge Moer had already said this much, and Jian Xin knew that his silence was useless, so he had to interrupt.
"Okay - I didn't think you could tell that much?"
"Sister, what Zhuge Ji'an studied is the rules of the operation of heaven and earth," Zhuge Mo'er raised her hand and tapped her eye sockets, "Becoming an immortal means becoming a part of the rules of heaven and earth, and every move will have an impact on the operation of heaven and earth. But the mental method you used is really powerful, if I were not the heir of Zhuge Ji'an's magic weapon, and if you didn't mean to hide it, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see it."
Jian Xin was very conflicted.
She had clearly tried her best to conceal it, and even put on an invincible poker face.
"Yes, I have no intention of hiding it."
"Senior Sister, but there is one thing I don't understand. Is your being here a coincidence or a necessity?" Zhuge Moer chuckled.
That smile reminded Jian Xin of what the constables outside the city gate said when they were pointing and criticizing him, and he couldn't help but snort in anger.
"Whether it's a coincidence or a necessity is not important at all. What matters is...what do you think afterwards?"
There was only one reason why Jian Xin joined the game and approached Zhuge Moer at the risk of having his biggest secret discovered by Zhuge Moer.
In his previous life, about ten years from now, Zhuge Moer would appear before the entire world with a terrifying identity that would terrify even the super sects.
A fairy hunter who uses mechanical devices to hunt fairies.
"What do you think of Xian...?"
"... Senior Sister, could it be that your previous life was not a sword immortal in the past, but your future self? Did I do anything in your future?"
Jian Xin's heart almost stopped beating.
I really hate talking to smart people!
Zhuge Moer pinched her chin, but didn't ask about the future. After thinking for a while, she looked up at the sky, "Senior Sister, the operation of the world has its own laws. [If it is beneficial to the world, the world will not send down a heavenly calamity to stop it]. When you became a sword immortal, did you suffer a heavenly calamity?"
Jian Xin's face was full of vigilance.
"Oh, Senior Sister, I'm not testing you."
"No."
"You have suffered enough calamities in your life, and your sword has been recognized by heaven and earth, so there is naturally no reason for a heavenly calamity to be sent down. It's a pity... this world is so big, and everyone wants to join a sect to seek immortality. Not many people are willing to delve into skills, and the Taoist traditions of millions of sects are becoming more and more mature," Zhuge Moer sighed helplessly with his hands behind his head.
"Sooner or later, something will go wrong with the rules of the universe. When that happens... we'll have to find a way to remove it."
(End of this chapter)
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