Chapter Nine: The Seven Ways of Sorrow
Di Yun followed the route shown on the map and walked for two days before reaching Hengshi Mountain. Looking from a distance, Hengshi Mountain was divided into two peaks. The two peaks were only a few tens of feet apart. There was a gap between the two mountains.
A stone bridge connects them. From a distance, it looks like a big stone lying on it, hence the name.
Di Yun studied the map carefully and found that the place marked on the map was on the mountainside of the mountain on the left. He got up and flew towards the mountain. As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he felt a strong force coming from below.
He came and dragged himself to the ground. Fortunately, Di Yun was not flying high, so he was not injured after falling, but it shocked him.
After landing on the ground, he tried to fly again, but he couldn't fly. Di Yun studied the mountain carefully and finally determined that there was a huge air restriction here, maybe it was guarded by a formation or some magic weapon.
Di Yun naturally understood the dangers of ancient ruins. He did not force his way through, but spent most of the day. After circling the mountain, he found that if he wanted to go up the mountain, he could only go up the mountain's path on the right and pass through it.
There is a stone bridge to reach the left.
In desperation, Di Yun had to take a detour to the foot of the mountain on the right. Although Hengshi Mountain was not low, and the mountain road was rugged and difficult to navigate, it was a piece of cake for Di Yun who grew up in the mountains. It took him an hour to climb the mountain.
Yun climbed to the top of the mountain and found the stone bridge.
The stone bridge spans the middle of the mountain peaks, and the bridge head is carved into the shape of a roaring tiger. It is particularly spectacular among the cold mountain peaks. After coming out of the bridge head, Di Yun turned around and saw that the bridge body was made from a tiger head more than three feet high on the mountain peak.
Extending out from the middle, walking on the bridge is like walking on a tiger's tongue.
Di Yun was secretly surprised. It was indeed an ancient relic. It was such a feat that could not have been done by humans. Di Yun turned around and walked towards the other side of the bridge. When he was almost in the middle of the bridge, a roar came from the other side of the bridge. The sound was so loud that even this
The stone bridge trembled. Fortunately, there was no shoddy work in the ruins. Although it shook violently, the stone bridge showed no signs of cracking.
After a while, the roar stopped, and a man nearly ten feet tall walked out of the bridge opening on the opposite side of the stone bridge. He was wearing heavy armor and holding a spear. He looked like a warrior from the ancient royal court.
Di Yun was shocked, how could there be ancient people in such a place? He would inevitably be in trouble this time. At this moment, the sound of metal and iron clashing came from the opposite side: "I am the puppet of the Forbidden Palace Guards.
Retreat quickly to avoid death. The power of the Immortal Lord is inviolable!"
Di Yun couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the other party was just a puppet, not a real person. Although he was still a little uneasy, since he was already here, there was no reason to retreat like this. So he took a step forward and said: "
I didn’t mean to offend, but I have a blood feud and want to come here to receive the Immortal Lord’s inheritance. I hope you can help me succeed in my revenge.”
"The Immortal Master's inheritance cannot be obtained by those who are destined to do so. There are three levels in this forbidden area, and those who pass them all will be eligible for inheritance. I am the first one, if you insist on entering, just knock me down." The stone on the other side is like gold.
The sound made Di Yun's eardrums buzz, but Di Yun understood the words.
When Di Yun saw the warriors wrapped in armor on the opposite side, the fighting spirit in his heart continued to rise.
"If you want to fight, then fight."
Di Yun swung the black stick and struck it at the opponent. The point of impact was on the opponent's only exposed part, which was the forearm. He saw that the puppet was motionless in the face of Di Yun's offensive. Di Yun was overjoyed and struck with the stick.
Smash it away.
There was a loud "clang" sound. The puppet did not move at all, but Di Yun's hands were numb and he flew back to where he was standing before, and then took a few steps back before standing firm.
Bastard, it turns out that not only is this puppet's armor made of iron, but its entire body is also made of iron. It's just covered with a layer of human skin somehow.
Di Yun rubbed his unconscious wrist and was about to speak when the figure of the puppet opposite him swayed slightly and the spear in his hand stabbed him. Just as Di Yun was about to get up to dodge, the spear changed from stabbing to sweeping, hitting it hard.
Di Yun's back hit him directly on the white jade guardrail of the bridge. Di Yun spat out a mouthful of blood on the guardrail. Unexpectedly, the guardrail was made of a very special material and not a drop of blood remained on it. It all slipped to the ground.
Di Yun stood up and rubbed his chest. Although he was knocked away, according to Di Yun's current physical strength, such attacks would not cause any harm to him.
"This puppet is just resistant to being hit, and its attack power is average. I will fight him off even if I take a few hits." Di Yun thought bitterly.
The first transformation of the God-Emperor - the appearance of the God-Emperor. Di Yun thought silently in his mind, and the shadow behind him suddenly grew larger. However, Di Yun did not notice that the weapons and armor held by the shadow behind him were different from those of the puppet opposite him.
So similar.
Although the puppet on the opposite side could feel Di Yun's growing momentum, it still stood still. Di Yun held the stick in both hands and jumped up. The target of this attack was the puppet's head.
The puppet raised its spear and swung it towards the sky with an expressionless expression. Di Yun felt a heavy force coming from it. This time the puppet's attack was more than ten times stronger than the last time. Di Yun felt a surge of force in his body.
His bones were almost broken, and his muscles were injured in many places by the force of the puppet.
Di Yun flew back again, but the speed of retreat was several minutes faster than when he originally rushed over. After hitting the guardrail behind him and stopping, Di Yun checked his body and was surprised to find that although he had just felt his body
The injury was extremely serious, but now the internal injuries have healed.
How did such a serious injury heal in just a few seconds? Di Yun was wondering when the puppet opposite stood by the roadside and said in a hoarse voice: "Since you are accustomed to the Taoism of the Immortal, then
It's fate, I can't stop you, just go in."
After listening to what he said, Di Yun's heart beat wildly. Could it be that the owner of this ruins was actually the creator of the Divine Emperor Transformation? He and he really had a close relationship.
Di Yun walked up to the puppet, bowed deeply, then stood up and walked to the other side of the bridge. The puppet followed behind him. On the other side of the bridge was a black door. Although there was light shining on it, it had no luster.
This, this is a special name that only iron can have. Is this entire gate made of iron? In the wilderness, iron is extremely rare, but here, even the gate that is more than three feet high is even
They are all made of iron. How fucking rich! Di Yun was so amazed for the first time.
The puppet clicked on the door a few times, and the door suddenly opened. Di Yun walked straight in. After entering, Di Yun discovered that the ruins were so small. It was only a few dozen feet in diameter, and there was a stone tablet at the end of the room.
.Between the stone monument and itself is a pool with seven stone piers on top, presumably for footing.
The puppet said to him: "If you walk to the stone tablet, you will have passed the test of this second level."
Di Yun nodded and became more vigilant. Although there were only seven stone piers, he only needed to take seven steps to reach the stone monument. But it was definitely not that simple.
Di Yun walked to the edge of the pool and saw the writing on the wooden stake beside the pool: "The seven sufferings of life are birth, old age, illness, and death, the meeting of resentments and hate, the separation of love, and the failure to seek. After passing the seven sufferings, you can experience the various tastes of the world.
Prove the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Be careful, be careful!"
Di Yun savored these words carefully and then stepped onto the first stone pier.
The moment he stepped on the stone pier, his eyes suddenly dimmed. He felt that in the blink of an eye he had disappeared from the clouds and returned to the foot of Mang Mountain.
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Lin Lan, who was sweating profusely, looked haggard, but looked at the infant baby with a happy face. Di Jian's anxious voice came from outside the door: "Mother Wang, have you given birth? Is it a son? Thank you so much, thank you so much
Got it!"
When he saw Di Jian rushing to the open space at the door, he suddenly knelt down and shouted to the sky with tears streaming down his face: "Master, you have a wife, you have a wife!"
Behind him, Lin Lan stood by the door holding herself, crying silently!
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"Mother, Grandpa Di," he murmured...
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"Master, come here quickly, there is a wild boar here." Di Jian shouted excitedly.
"I'm here, haha. I caught him, and we can have a good meal again today..."
Di Jian's eyes gradually turned red as he watched himself grow day by day.
"Yun'er, don't take revenge. Just stay here in Mang Mountain and live your life quietly, okay? My mother will always be with you." Lin Lan hugged herself and said emotionally.
"mother……"
Lin Lan's warm embrace gradually made Di Yun intoxicated. He really wanted to be in his mother's arms like this and never leave her...
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No, this is wrong. My life is destined not to be so mediocre. I still have a blood feud and the expectations of my mother and Grandpa Di. There is no way my mother will let me stay in Mangshan.
Fake, hallucination, this is an illusion.
Di Yun bit the tip of his tongue hard and woke up.
It turns out that everything was an illusion. I was still on the first stone pier, the puppet was still standing silently behind me, and my target was just the stone monument in front of me.
"The pain of life. It turns out that it does not mean that you are born with pain. It turns out that the true meaning of the pain of life is to let yourself find the life you want. And in the process of pursuing this kind of life, suffering will follow one after another.
.A comfortable life is destined to fail you. Di Yun, you have to work hard and never forget what you are carrying on your back."
Thinking of this, Di Yun took a breath, took a step forward, and climbed onto the second stone pier.
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The old self has a very high level of cultivation and has broken through the ninth level of body refining. Emperor Ming has been killed by himself long ago. But seeing his descendants leave him one by one, what's the point of living alone.
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The third stone pier.
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He failed in cultivation and his Qi sea was completely destroyed. He could no longer take the road of revenge. Di Yun saw here that he had been impoverished in this life. The illness in the rainy day, the hatred of his father and the expectations of his mother, Grandpa Di opened his eyes in anger before he died.
eyes...
I failed to live up to their expectations. On every rainy night, I just struggled with the disease...
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The fourth stone pier
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The path of cultivation was full of dangers. Di Yun saw himself being pierced by Duan Shangwu's ice spikes and died amidst his ridicule.
Di Yun saw himself going up to Mingshan alone to save his mother, only to be severely stepped on the ground and kicked off the cliff by a man covered in golden armor.
Di Yun saw himself in Mang Mountain, fighting a vicious beast and being bitten to death by it...
Di Yun saw...
It turns out that death is so simple and so real.
How joyful is life, how painful is death...
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Di Yun woke up on the fourth stone pier. His clothes were soaked with sweat.
Birth, old age, illness, and death. The natural laws of life slowly emerged in Di Yun's mind. What he had just experienced in the illusion was so real. Although at the last moment, he relied on strong perseverance to hold on.
I came over, but the fear in my heart slowly increased little by little. If you don’t have desires, you will be strong. I have so many demands in my life, how can I live up to them...
Di Yun stood on the fourth stone pier and could not move for a long time...
Chapter completed!