The Tao comes to all heavens: from the beginning of the Wilderness Period

Chapter 20 The path of expansion is in the dark

Another two months passed in a blink of an eye.

In the dark and quiet room, Zhang Heng slowly opened his eyes. In an instant, a cold light suddenly appeared, and a compelling light flashed out in his pupils, and then disappeared.A few months ago, when he first practiced swordsmanship, his entire body was sharp and sharp.As for now, anyone who looks at him will only feel that the person in front of him is generous and peaceful, with a calm temperament.

"Now my level of swordsmanship has completely surpassed that of the former Jiuye Zhenren, and the body refining of gods and demons has also reached the level of innate perfection. However, it will not be possible to break through to the seventh level of the Nine Heavens Diagram of Chiming. It seems that it is time to go Let’s take a trip to Black Dragon City.” Zhang Heng thought to himself.

He slowly exhaled a breath of fresh air, stood up, stepped out and pushed the door open.

The meditation room here is located in the back garden, surrounded by greenery and shaded by greenery. A path paved with gravel winds away and leads to a pool of water.There were fragrant flowers and butterflies dancing beside the pool. The water in the pool was gurgling, and colorful fish were swimming around in it.

At this time, a beautiful middle-aged woman was standing by the fence of the waterside pavilion, throwing some bait down from time to time.As soon as she saw Zhang Heng walking out of the quiet room, she said with a smile: "Heng'er, it seems that what I expected was good. You are indeed released from seclusion today."

Zhang Heng stepped forward quickly, bowed respectfully first, and then said: "Practice is more important than just being still and moving, not to mention how can I dare to make my mother wait outside for a long time?"

In fact, he noticed the arrival of his mother Liu Yun through his spiritual consciousness before he took a few breaths, and then he interrupted his practice.

Liu Yun heard this and stood silently. Just when Zhang Heng was confused, she added, "It seems you have forgotten that today is your 17th birthday."

Zhang Heng was stunned for a moment, he indeed ignored the matter.For some advanced practitioners, they may practice meditation for tens or even hundreds of years at a time, but few people would even care about this.

So he followed the good example and said, "Today is entirely up to mother's arrangements."

Two and a half hours later, a lively family dinner finally came to an end.

Zhang Heng was half-lying on a large stone next to the waterside pavilion in the back garden, holding a grass stem in his mouth and a fishing rod leaning against his side.It looks like I am fishing, but in fact I am also practicing.With his state, he has long been able to achieve the integration of heaven and earth, so he can enlighten and practice while walking, sitting or lying down.

At the same moment, not far outside the mansion, two people were walking in style.The person in charge is a beautiful woman in white clothes and plain gauze, with a slim and graceful figure. She is Zhang Miaoyun, the "Bronze Hammer Army Lord" in the Bronze Armor Army.

The young man following her looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, looking left and right from time to time, with a cynical look on his face, but it was her younger brother Zhang Yixing.

"Sister, I have seen that Zhang Heng clan brother several times in the Martial Palace. I also heard that he became an innate creature a few months ago, but he doesn't seem to be as powerful as you said." Zhang Yixing was curious. asked.

In the past few days, he could always hear people around him praising Zhang Heng's greatness, which made his ears feel like calluses.What was even more unacceptable to him was that the sister he admired the most in the past had often boasted about Zhang Heng's deeds in front of him in the past two months, and now she even made a special trip to bring him here for a visit.

Zhang Miaoyun glanced at him and shouted: "Shut up, you have asked me so many times." Her brother is not bad in talent, but he is too young at heart. He was full of interest and talked endlessly along the way. Bullshit.At first she could deal with a few words, but then she got really tired of hearing it and almost stopped slapping him.

"Zhang Heng is not much older than you. I'm afraid he is already a monk in Zifu now. Moreover, he is good at swordsmanship. Your sister, I also gave up my dignity today, so I brought you over to ask for advice. I will go to his house later. Come on, be as respectful to me as possible."

Seeing her serious expression, Zhang Yixing said oh and immediately became quiet, but there was still a curious look on his face.

"I have never seen you so nervous when meeting the clan elders in the past." He whispered again.

It wasn't until Zhang Miaoyun glared at him with a grim look on her face that he finally stopped saying anything.

At this moment, Zhang Miaoyun felt quite sad. She had been practicing with the elders of the Yinlan tribe since she was a child. In the past, she was recognized as the most talented among the younger generation of the tribe. Naturally, she also felt a little arrogant in her heart.Zhang Heng was several years younger than her, but now he far surpassed her in terms of cultivation level and combat power level.

"Even the clan leader and clan elders admit that they are now far inferior to Zhang Heng." Zhang Miaoyun marveled in her heart.More than a month ago, when she went to meet the clan leader, she asked him about Zhang Heng's situation. She could still recall the solemn look on his face at that time.

After a while, the two stopped at the door of a mansion.After Zhang Miaoyun stepped forward and opened the door of the mansion, she quickly met Zhang Heng's mother Liu Yun and informed her of their intention.

When Liu Yun saw Commander Miaoyun of the Bronze Armor Army coming to visit him, she naturally did not dare to neglect him.First, they were welcomed to the main hall to sit down and drink tea. Then they ordered the butler, Uncle Fang, to go to the back garden to report the matter to Zhang Heng.

In the back garden, Zhang Heng naturally knew that someone was coming, so before Uncle Fang could speak, he said slowly: "Invite people here."

Soon, Zhang Miaoyun and the others walked into the back garden under the guidance of Uncle Fang.

As soon as he entered the garden, Zhang Yixing took a closer look.Under the waterside pavilion in the garden, there was a young man dressed in black, standing tall and majestic, with a faint look of laziness on his face.Just standing there, it felt like I was one with everything around me.

Zhang Yixing rolled his eyes, and when he was about to speak, he was glanced away by the other party's seemingly unintentional gaze, but it was like a cold spring pouring on his head, chilling his bones. He immediately did not dare to look down on him in the slightest, and thought to himself: " No wonder my sister often says that brother Zhang Heng’s cultivation level is unfathomable and unmatched by anyone in the clan.”

"I wonder why Commander Miaoyun suddenly came to see me?" Zhang Hengqi asked.

Zhang Miaoyun pointed at the young man beside him and said, "I am presumptuous. I came here to ask my clan brother to point out this boy."

Seeing Zhang Heng's calm expression, she continued: "My brother prefers swordsmanship. I have thought about it and found that among the tribe, your swordsmanship is the highest, so I brought him to your place to see the world, lest he Always looking higher than the top, not knowing how high the sky is.”

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "This is a trivial matter. But I will only teach him for an hour. How much he can understand depends on his own ability."

Then, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Yixing, and said softly: "Since you are practicing swordsmanship, show off your strongest swordsmanship first and let me have a look."

After that, he closed his eyes and just stood there, with the sword edge hidden and not drawn, but there seemed to be sharp energy coming out of the surroundings.

Seeing this, Zhang Yixing couldn't help but feel shuddered, but he still swung a long sword covered with runes and mustered up the courage to strike at the opponent.The next moment, sword shadows shrouded Zhang Heng.

...An hour later, Zhang Yixing looked at Zhang Heng with eyes that were half-shocked and half-adoring.

Not long ago, he used all his strength to attack Zhang Heng with his sword, but the opponent did not use any means beyond the level of acquired creatures. He easily neutralized his attacks one by one with the same strength as him.This undoubtedly allowed him to discover many flaws in his swordsmanship.

Later, Zhang Heng did not teach him any swordsmanship, but instead talked about some of his own experiences in practicing swordsmanship.Although he only understood some of the basics, he felt enlightened and realized that he had gained a lot.

Zhang Miaoyun, who had been sitting under the waterside pavilion not far away and watching, also looked thoughtful at this time.Although she didn't know the swordsmanship, Zhang Heng revealed a lot of understanding of Tao in his words, which also gave her some insights.

After Zhang Miaoyun hesitated for a moment, he took out a jade talisman and handed it to Zhang Heng, saying: "This time I really have a brother from the Lao clan. This talisman was given to me by the elder of the Yinlan clan when I was young. When I wear it, it has the effect of clearing my mind and calming my mind. I I know that my brother’s cultivation is so advanced that I don’t need this thing. Now I will give this thing to your sister to express my gratitude and hope that my brother will accept it.”

"In that case, I will be disrespectful." Zhang Heng smiled slightly, and put the jade talisman away as his robe sleeves fluttered.

After Zhang Miaoyun and his sister left, Zhang Heng returned to the back garden, his expression gradually becoming serious. "Is the strange movement at the Gate of Wonders finally over?"

In fact, when Zhang Yi was given instructions on swordsmanship, he had an inexplicable feeling, but it didn't show on his face.At this time, there was no one to disturb him, so he walked into the quiet room thoughtfully, and opened all the formation restrictions, immediately isolating the inside and outside.

After sitting down, Zhang Heng once again tried to communicate with the wonderful doors in the sea of ​​consciousness.This time, I didn't encounter any obstacles, and my consciousness came to the door of all wonders smoothly.

At this time, in this dark and vast place, the originally mighty purple light had completely disappeared.Only an ancient bronze door stands here.Zhang Heng only felt that some kind of mysterious change seemed to have occurred in the door of wonders in front of him, but he could not tell the specific change, which was very strange.

Taking a closer look, I was horrified to find that the bronze door, which was originally tightly sealed, suddenly opened a gap.And the moment he saw the gap, an indescribable strange force struck, and his consciousness was immediately sucked in.

Zhang Heng's consciousness was in a trance for a while. When he woke up again, he was surprised to find that the surrounding scene had suddenly changed.When I looked up, I could no longer see the wonderful door. Everything around me was dark and chaotic.He extended his senses, and the dim scene remained unchanged, very boring.But his Taoist heart is as solid as a rock and will not be disturbed by this.

I don't know how much time passed, but after another period of dizziness, he suddenly found himself on a land.There are huge peaks on both sides, standing straight and steep, with a long passage in the middle that leads to nowhere.Looking towards the top of the sky, I could see clouds shrouded there, but they were still, thick and sticky.

Fleeing forward along the passage, after a long time, they came to a place that looked like a valley, surrounded by high walls, and in the center, there was a reed that was no more than a few feet in size.

As his eyes fell on the reeds, there seemed to be an invisible voice coming to his ears silently: "Come here." This voice seemed to contain infinite magic power, and it affected him unconsciously. Judgment, so he subconsciously walked under the reeds.

The next moment, a refreshing breeze hit, and Zhang Heng woke up instantly. Only then did he realize what was happening. It was obvious that he was being guided by some force that had nowhere to go.

"This place is too weird." Zhang Heng instinctively felt a trace of fear in his heart, and without hesitation cut off the connection between his mind and the wonderful doors, and this consciousness immediately left here.

In the quiet room outside, Zhang Heng suddenly opened his eyes, feeling a splitting headache and feeling in a daze.

He couldn't help but be secretly surprised. He hadn't felt this way for a long time since he officially embarked on the path of spiritual practice.He quickly looked inside and inspected his body, and found that not only was his spirit and soul exhausted, but his energy was also severely depleted.Just thinking about it, he guessed that it was caused by being immersed in the mysterious world inside the Gate of Wonders for too long.

He probably stayed in that mysterious place for at least ten days, thinking that he might be able to explore some of the secrets of the Wonderful Door, but in the end he found nothing.Obviously, regardless of whether this attempt is feasible, it is not something he can do at the moment.Especially what he experienced at Lu Peng in the valley made Zhang Heng even more worried.

However, his heart was harmonious, he could pick it up and put it down, and he was not depressed because of it. He put the matter behind him in an instant.

"I haven't been able to go out in seclusion for more than ten days, so it's time to go to my mother to say hello."

After clearing his mind and eliminating distracting thoughts, Zhang Heng stood up and removed the quiet room formation, and then left the place.But when he arrived in the back garden, he looked up at the sun in the sky, and suddenly felt something was wrong, but he didn't realize what was wrong for a while.

After walking out of the back garden, he walked a few steps and met the housekeeper, Uncle Fang. Zhang Heng asked casually: "Uncle Fang, it seems that you are coming from the main entrance. Could it be that another guest is coming today?"

Uncle Fang looked at him strangely and replied: "Didn't the young master ask me to see off the guests just now? Commander Miaoyun just left."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Heng was immediately shocked.But he still looked calm, didn't speak, turned around and returned to the back garden.

Uncle Fang looked at his back and couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, thinking to himself: "Sir, are you practicing stupidity?"

In the quiet room, Zhang Heng sat cross-legged, cultivating back the lost Yuanli bit by bit.After he was full of energy, he once again immersed his whole mind into that mysterious world.

This time, he deliberately calculated the time and stayed there for a full month. When he felt a strong sense of exhaustion in his soul, his consciousness returned to his physical body.

"Sure enough, no matter how long I stay in the Gate of Wonders, the outside world only lasts for a moment." Zhang Heng nodded secretly.But with his current soul strength, he can only stay there for a month at most, and any longer may affect the foundation of his practice.

"The most important thing is that you can also understand the Tao inside, and even deduce the method."

When he sinks his mind into the gate of wonders, he will generate an incarnation of consciousness that is the same as the external body.The realization of this incarnation will be grasped by him instantly when his consciousness returns to his original body.And that weird reed is even more magical. Under there, enlightenment can be achieved much faster than before, but it will only consume more energy.

If he practiced the techniques inside, although the increased cultivation would not be brought back to the main body, it would at least give him countless opportunities for trial and error.Even if something goes wrong while practicing inside, you can always start over again.In the future, when he reaches a certain level, he may be able to create techniques and magical powers that perfectly suit him.

It is a pity that that mysterious world is chaotic, with no past or future, no passage from beginning to end, only its own existence, and it is impossible to directly sense the power of the world between heaven and earth.Therefore, only after you have accumulated it to a certain extent can you realize the Tao and practice it.Otherwise, even if it sits for hundreds of millions of years, it will be useless.

After thinking about all this, Zhang Heng's eyes became more distant.

(End of this chapter)