"I remember."

The sound echoed in this vast, empty world.

Even though he already knew there would be no response, he still looked forward to it.

Until the sound fell, it turned into wind and disappeared in this world where only Yin gods exist.

What followed was a long period of loneliness.

"I should have known..."

Tu Shanjun whispered, but the silence in his eyes was no longer suppressed, and the sorrow between his eyebrows was not brushed away by his true intentions. He reached out and touched his face, and the years did not leave any traces on his face.

He is still young.

Opening the blue-grey ghost hand, the wind and clouds suddenly moved inside the flag. The dilapidated Taoist temple behind him was restored to its original state under the condensation of gray mist. The earth, stone and rubble were intertwined and overlapped as if time had gone backwards.

Most of the city that was originally located at the foot of the mountain had dissipated and was repaired under the cover of his divine consciousness.

The red sleeve robe waved and took away the soul flag on the high altar.

As soon as he got the soul flag, Chi Xuan immediately noticed something different.

The evil spirit that was originally surrounded by coldness has been eliminated a lot, and now the main pole of the soul flag looks like warm jade that has been soaked in the cold pool for a long time, flowing with a gentle breath.

Chi Xuan knew that the Zunhun Banner extracted the evil energy of the military disaster, but he didn't know what Tu Shanjun was collecting by hanging from the clouds.

It should be an inspiration that is quite beneficial to your cultivation.

He was sensible enough not to ask, and even used the magic power to make Tu Shanjun walk out of the soul flag for two or three breaths.

Later, the huge energy fluctuations in the sky confirmed his guess.

Only the naked eye can see that Tushanjun, dressed in black Taoist robes, controls the alchemy furnace standing in the clouds. Surrounded by a large number of golden talismans, a colorful pill flies out of the alchemy furnace.

However, after taking the elixir, Tushanjun's condition was not as good as he expected. Instead, he bumped back into the soul flag full of rage.

This move frightened Chi Xuan.

Tu Shanjun can be regarded as his master who embarked on the path of spiritual practice.

It was the confidence and courage that supported him along the way. Otherwise, with his original half-hearted sorcerer training and Taoist mentality, it would have been impossible to stabilize his mental state.

If something happens to Tushanjun, the impact will be huge.

"Demon Lord?"

"Real person?"

"Old practice?"

"..."

Chi Xuan called several times through sound transmission, but there was no response from Tu Shanjun. As time passed by, my heart could not help but rise to my throat.

His pupils shook slightly and he shouted: "Tushanjun!"

"What are you yelling about?"

"Where is the soul?!"

Hearing this voice, Chi Xuan let out a sigh of relief with a smile, and his heart that had been hanging around was relieved. The tension and anxiety that had been accumulated in him were swept away by him, and he said with a smile: "I thought the old cultivator was gone.

What's up."

Gray mist lingered, and a figure in black Taoist robes appeared next to Chi Xuan: "What can happen?"

Her long scarlet hair was tied up by Tushanjun.

Wrap the two horns on his forehead.

The ghost waved his hand, brushing away the smoke and dust in front of him, revealing a pair of black and red eyes.

Chi Xuan couldn't help being surprised, and slightly cupped his hands and said: "The master's cultivation seems to have improved again."

"Oh, how come you can see it?"

In Chi Xuan's eyes, most of the chill that shrouded Tu Shanjun in being alienated from people thousands of miles away disappeared.

Although the face was young, he knew that Tushanjun must have lived for many years, and the vicissitudes of time still left many traces on his body, but his eyes were very young.

Especially now.

Without the ice covering the top of his eyes, the suppressed vitality suddenly burst out.

Today's Tushanjun is obviously much more talkative.

"It feels like the real person has become much younger all of a sudden."

"I just have this feeling." Chi Xuan shook his head. He couldn't say more. He just felt that it was very different from before, but these were good changes.

Although the Demon King is powerful, he lacks a bit of humanity. Powerful practitioners who lack humanity are scary.

"Young?" Tu Shanjun heard this somewhat ancient word. Since he embarked on the path of spiritual practice, he has rarely heard such a description, especially from a practitioner younger than him.

"Just young."

Tushanjun smiled calmly.

This time the smile really came from the heart: "Maybe it's because I still have some spirit left."

The inspiration flowed from his fingertips, and Tu Shanjun turned his palm to hold it. When he looked for the inspiration carefully, he couldn't find it. When he didn't want to pursue it, he suddenly realized that it had already arrived beside him.

"Strive without fighting and gain without fighting."

Tushanjun murmured.

Practicing Taoism is a matter of internal and external cultivation, and Tu Shanjun didn't find it strange. He turned his hand and blended the spirit machine into the soul flag. The deity sitting cross-legged in the Taoist temple opened his mouth and swallowed it in one mouthful.

The loneliness surrounding me was gradually melted away by inspiration.

"Capture Xiguan, and the door to Lizhou will be open. Lizhou can be captured only step by step."

"Use these two states to flank Cangzhou..."

Chi Xuan walked down from the tower, excitedly describing the outline that he had already decided on.

It's like saying that with joy.

It's better to show off your achievements.

Tu Shanjun casually used a blind trick to cover up his figure.

There's nothing wrong with his body, but it's just too similar to a god's body. If he appeared in front of everyone, it would inevitably cause a disturbance, so it was better to keep a low profile.

"Then we go to Senzhou, go north and cross Xiongguan, and go straight to Beijing..."

"Chixuan."

Chi Xuan was stunned for a few breaths.

There was no discomfort at all being interrupted.

Instead, he asked with a curious look on his face: "Do you have any advice from a real person?"

In the past, Tushanjun was more like an old cultivator who knew everything. He was very patient and the best listener. However, he rarely interrupted when he was speaking, and he had such a serious expression.

Tu Shanjun pondered for a while, seeming to sigh.

Said: "It's time for you to work hard."

"Leave the matter of conquering cities and territories to your subordinates."

"Without the cultivation of a master, this great cause cannot be accomplished."

What Tu Shanjun said was very ordinary, and it sounded quite plain, as if he was simply telling one thing, and it was not related to the lives of the people in this cave and the world.

Chi Xuan was slightly startled when he reached the foot of the city.

He has indeed neglected the improvement of his own cultivation. If he had been in the past, he should have started to practice in seclusion, instead of continuing to practice against the foundation-building realm.

Relying on the blessing of the divine body, he indeed has strength that surpasses that of the Golden elixir master.

It can even defeat the master monks sent by the Great Cang Dynasty.

However, facing the emperor who descended from God, he was not even qualified to fight back.

If it hadn't been for the real person to take action, maybe he would have been defeated at that time.

In fact, what Tu Shanjun said was not about the people of Dongtian, he just wanted to persuade Chi Xuan.

There is no point in spending all your energy on conquering cities and territories.

If you save land, you will lose people, and you will lose both people and land. If you save people, you will lose land, and you will gain both people and land.

More importantly, Tu Shanjun felt that Chi Xuan was a good person who could fly higher in the Xiaohuang Realm, even go further, and become the kind of great monk who was said to be able to benefit the people.

Don't waste your time and your talents.

Other monks in the cave are slow in their cultivation, but Chi Xuan will not be in this situation, because he, Tushanjun, has huge resources to support Chi Xuan's cultivation, and there is no need to rely on time to slowly improve his cultivation.

What they lack most now is time.

Chi Xuan fell silent. He had indeed been quite proud of himself recently.
To be continued...