Chapter One A Fatal Meeting

　　Western Sichuan Qinchuan, near Jiange. Here the mountains are dangerous, lofty mountains, mountain wild beasts frequent, people are rare, is an extremely desolate place. And at the bottom of this Cang Feng Ridge, I don't know when a strange man came, it was a very strange man, a tattered clothes, it was no longer distinguishable whether it was a Taoist robe or a monk's clothes. This person has been hiding in a cave, no matter how the wind and rain attack, he always stayed there alone and refused to leave. 　　For many years, every people who went up the mountain to fetch firewood always saw him from time to time, and saw him playing with the monkeys in the mountain and filling his hunger with fruits. At first we are still a little afraid of him, but time has passed, did not see him how, we will not be surprised, when he does not exist in general. Time is always in the unknowing only past, do not know how many years, this strange man still lives there, has not been willing to leave. 　　Western Sichuan many mountains, which hides countless demons and monsters, the people in order to peace, so in all directions in the construction of the Mountain God Temple, in order to seek the blessing of the Mountain God. Years have passed, the mountains and rivers temples also gradually more, perhaps the mountain god power it, in this one or two hundred years, the people of this land are very few accidents, everyone for the mountain god's respect is also extraordinarily surprising. 　　This day, the pale wind ridge, walking a few years old child, far from the view, about seven or eight years old, long and handsome, very pleasing to the eye. A brocade coat, it seems that this child is not a child of a poor family. Closer look, only to find that the child's face is a little dark, pale reveals a hint of death gray breath. 　　The child walked slowly, suddenly heard the monkey's cry, couldn't help but incline his head to look. Only to see not far away there is a cave, the cave entrance stood a strange person with fragmented clothing, long hair cape can not see the face, but vaguely see a pair of strangely bright incomparable eyes, is measuring himself. The young child was slightly stunned, without a trace of fear on his face, he turned around and walked towards the strange man. 　　The strange man looked at the child, a hint of a sigh appeared in his eyes, as if he vaguely sensed something. The child approached the weird man, and his clear child voice faintly came out: ''You are the weird man that those uncles are talking about, aren't you? I heard that you have been here for a long, long time, can you tell me why you stay here? Why don't you come and stay in our village?" The child's eyes held a hint of curiosity as he quietly looked at the strange man. 　　The strange man faintly said, "You are not from here, are you? Your accent should be someone from the capital, why did you come here? Your health is not good, I'm afraid you won't live long, why don't you stay by your parents' side and spend a little more time with them?" 　　The child's bright, large eyes revealed a trace of surprise as he smiled faintly, "You're really good, you can tell with one glance that I don't have long to live. This is something I knew long ago, so I don't really care. Life and death are but moments, so what if I live, so what if I die, perhaps those who haven't experienced it won't know, so what is there to be afraid of? What is your name, can you tell me?" 　　The strange man looked at the child and frowned slightly, "At a young age, you can openly face life and death, it is really not easy. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that no one in the world can cure the disease in your body. As for who I am is not important, who are you? Why did you come here?" 　　The child smiled bashfully and said, "My name is Lu Yun, I came here with my father. My father is a great official in the capital, and our family has been in the imperial court for generations, with successive generations of scholars, so it can be said that we are prominent for a while. This time, since my father did not want to be in the same boat as others, he took the initiative to resign and brought me here to Western Sichuan to seek medical treatment. I had seen all the famous doctors in the capital, but they were all useless. Later, a fortune teller said to my father, Western Sichuan, Qin River, since ancient times, breeding infinite magic, hidden countless strange people, perhaps they have a way to cure my disease, so my father brought me here. I've been here for a month now, and since I'm not well, I just came out for the first time today. I never thought that I would meet you, it's really quite fateful." 　　The strange man frowned slightly, fate? Perhaps. Looking at Lu Yun, the weird man smiled faintly and said, "There is no way to cure your illness, regular people have three souls and seven spirits, while you are missing one soul and one spirit, which is unparalleled in the world. Look at your appearance, should be born is this way, innate mutilation, that is extremely rare, almost ten thousand years hard to meet. But strange why you live until now are not dead? General people if like you, that is not live to the age of weeks will die, even if some of the strong vitality of the people, but also up to live to three years old only. But you should be seven or eight years old by now, it's really somewhat amazing." 　　Lu Yun looked at him and smiled, "It seems that you are a bit more powerful than those doctors, knowing so many things just by looking at me a few times, it's truly marvelous. Then can you take a closer look at my illness and see if there is any hope? Although I don't really care about life and death, I know that my parents and adults will be very sad if I die." 　　The strange man looked slightly at the sky and pondered. After a long time, the strange man said, "I can think of a way to extend your life, but you must promise me that this matter cannot be told to anyone else, other than your parents, no one can know about it. And in the following ten years, you must come here to see me every day, if you can't do it, go back, don't promise so easily. I don't like people who don't keep their word." A soft sigh passed through the eyes of the Weird looking at the sky, perhaps this was wrong, wasn't it? 　　The child looked at the strange man, and faintly murmured, "Alright, thank you. I'll insist on coming here every day, and not tell anyone. I will live well and fight against the heavens, letting heaven and earth know that I, Lu Yun, will not be easily defeated by you." The childish voice carried a strong courage as he fought against the heavens. 　　The strange man's whole body shook at his words, yes, which one of the cultivators was not fighting against the heavens? Since they meet it, perhaps it is destined. In that case, then I will fight with the sky, the big deal is that the nine heavenly thunderbolts are just added to the body, and it is not unseen, as the activities of the meridian just, it is hard to not the sky can not do anything to me! 　　Looking at Lu Yun, the strange man laughed, ''Good, ambitious, starting tomorrow, I will teach you a magical martial art that will allow you to fight with the heavens. Ten years is a short period of time, but you will be able to gain something if you work hard. One thing you must remember is that you cannot easily perform what I have passed down to you, much less pass it on to others." 　　The child solemnly promised, "I will remember, don't worry. I actually know what you are, because someone once told me about strange people of your kind." 　　The strange man smiled at his words and said, "Little kid, it seems you are full of wisdom? Then tell me what I am? There's a reward for saying it correctly." 　　Lu Yun slightly thought for a moment and softly said, "You are the mountain wonders in the mouths of the common people, the people of cultivation in the mouths of fortune tellers, right?" After saying that, his eyes firmly looked at the strange man and a smile flashed in his eyes. 　　The strange man looked at Lu Yun, a smile flashed in his eyes and laughed softly, "Kid is smart, counting you are half right, the reward will be given to you in the future, but you can't use it even if it is given to you now, when you have learned a little bit of skill, then it won't be too late to give it to you. Come to my side now, let's have a good chat." After saying that, with a wave of his hand, Lu Yun's body instantly arrived beside the strange man, very strange. 　　As twilight fell, Lu Yun left there with a smile on his face and headed home. Back at home, Lu Yun's parents both looked at this son lovingly, their eyes filled with affection. Lu Yun's father's name was Lu Wenyu, and his mother would be Zhang Huafeng, both of whom were handsome men and women of excellent character. Lu Wenyu smiled and asked, "Yun'er, how many places have you traveled alone today, did you see anything strange?" 　　Lu Yun looked at his parents. Smiling, he said, "Yun'er met a strange man today, the one those uncles in the village talk about. Yun'er talked with him all day today and benefited greatly. He told me that he could pass on a method to extend my life, but I must go to his place every day in the future to learn from him, and I am not allowed to tell anyone else except my parents and relatives. Yun'er has already promised him and will start going to learn from him tomorrow. Don't you guys worry, that strange man is exactly the one in the capital that the physiognomist talked about as the Cultivation Wizard, with a high level of skill, Yun'er wants to study with him properly, and maybe he can cure my illness." 　　Lu Wenyu and his wife Zhang Huafeng looked at each other and spoke, "What did he say to you today, can you tell us? Was there anything about your illness?" 　　Lu Yun smiled, "He said many things and also mentioned my illness. He said that regular people have three souls and seven spirits, while I am congenitally missing one soul and one spirit, so this disease cannot be cured. It's already a miracle to be able to live until now, and because of that, he plans to teach me ways to extend my life, telling me to start learning tomorrow." Lu Wenyu's face changed drastically when he heard this, his expression shocked beyond belief. Zhang Huafeng looked at her husband, not understanding why he had suddenly changed so much, what had happened, it was really strange. 　　Lu Wenyu raised his head slightly, his expression shocked as he said to himself, "Unexpected, truly unexpected, the legend that has been passed down for a hundred generations in my Lu Family is actually true. Perhaps this is the will of heaven. Yun'er, tomorrow you will go and study with that strange man, remember to work hard, your mother and I fully support you. No matter what happens in the future, you have to be brave and live to go under, be strong and face everything." 　　Lu Yun looked at his father and nodded slightly, "I will, I will fight against the heavens, don't worry guys, I won't give up easily." Lu Yun's young mind had a maturity and perseverance beyond his age, he had been sick since he was a child and had resisted death countless times, he had practiced a strong heart and mind, so he had the ability to think differently from normal people. 　　Lu Wenyu looked at his son, a hint of encouragement appeared in his eyes, gently patted his shoulder and softly said, "Rest well, tomorrow you still have to go and learn the art." After saying this, he passed a glance with his wife and left Lu Yun's hut. 　　In the night breeze, Lu Wenyu looked at the bright moon in the sky and said softly, "I remember that the Lu Family's ancestry records that there is a magical legend that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Lu Family. It is said that among the Lu Family's descendants in the future generations, there will be a disciple with an innately lesser soul and spirit, and that will be an unpredictable mutation for the Lu Family. His fate was anyone's guess, and this life was full of legends. The Lu family's ancestral training recorded that if this person appeared, he must go back to the Lu family's ancestral burial ground and take out a thing that only he could open in the world, and that thing would most likely change his life's destiny. I can't imagine that Yun'er is that legendary descendant, I plan to tell him when he is eighteen or twenty years old, so that he can go back and take out that thing that belongs to him." 　　Zhang Huafeng quietly looked at her husband and softly said, "Yun'er has been extremely smart since he was a child, and can learn anything at the drop of a hat, but unfortunately his body is too weak. I never imagined that he would have such a destiny, perhaps it was all destined, I hope that he will be safe in this life, I will be relieved. Western Shu Qinchuan, the mountains and water are beautiful, breeding infinite magic, I hope that here, I can find a way for my son to continue his life." 　　The night wind blew, and the silky sound of insects resounded in the mountains, carrying a gust of sleepiness, accompanying the world into slumber, slowly forgetting all those unpleasant things. Early in the morning, amidst the pleasant sounds of birds, Lu Yun woke up, hurriedly ate the breakfast that his mother had carefully prepared for him, and went out alone. 　　Zhang Huafeng stood at the doorway, looking at her son's far away figure, the slightest hint of laughter and love in her eyes. When will he be able to grow up, get rid of the disease, and be happy for the rest of his life? Perhaps, no one can say. 　　Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. In ten years, Lu Yun turned from a skinny child into a handsome teenager. Although his body was still slightly half-thin, during these ten years, Lu Yun had never been sick again, his body was always getting stronger day by day, and he was getting smarter and smarter, learning things quickly and incomparably. 　　Standing quietly in front of the cave, Lu Yun looked at this strange man who had taught himself ten years of martial arts and Xuan Gong, and his heart was full of gratitude towards him. In Lu Yun's heart, he was his own master who had taught himself countless things. Those were things that normal people could not learn in a hundred years, but Lu Yun had learned them. 　　The strange man looked at Lu Yun, a hint of joy in his eyes as he softly said, "Ten years, you haven't let me down. Although the time was too short, you have learned quite a few of my skills, very impressive. What are your plans now, will you continue to learn the Xuan Qi Dao from me, or will you leave this place?" 　　Lu Yun said softly, "My father told me something, he wants me to go to a place now, or in two years, to retrieve a thing that belongs to me. I intend to study with you for two more years, and I hope that I can make great progress in these two years, so that I won't have wasted this destiny with you. After so many years, you still haven't told me who you really are and what you used to do, can you tell me now?" 　　The strange man laughed, "You don't have to care too much about my identity, I've done a lot of things in the past. To put it simply, I've been a Taoist priest for three years, listened to Buddha for three years, worked as a deity for three years, and been a devil for three years, hey, that's all." 　　When Lu Yun heard this, his eyes changed slightly, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he laughed slightly, "It seems that you've done everything, no wonder that in these ten years, the cultivation techniques that you've passed on to me include the five sects of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Devil Sect, and Ghost Sect, it's really all-encompassing. So you've done everything. Hey, hey, promising. These last two years, are you going to pass on some powerful ones to me, so that I don't have to go out in the future and embarrass you!" Lu Yun's eyes contained a trace of an inexplicable smile, his expression was calm and mysterious, giving people a feeling of being unable to fathom the situation. 　　The strange man laughed, "I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep if you want to learn all of my skills in these two years. Even if you learn it all, without a hundred years of cultivation, it is still in vain. Cultivation is different from practicing martial arts, practicing martial arts ten years can be a small success, twenty years can be a big success. And cultivation is often ten years to start, a hundred years of small success, want to become a big success, it depends on each person's chance. Remember that day you guessed half of my identity, I once said to give you a reward, now give you is also considered almost." After saying that, he only saw the strange man take out a jade box from his bosom and slowly opened it, and a fragrance came from it, which was very charming. 　　Lu Yun looked at the inch-long humanoid Vermilion Ginseng in the strange man's hand, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The strange man glanced at him and faintly said, "You shouldn't underestimate this ginseng, although it is only an inch long, it has an extremely rare origin. This is the body of a ten thousand year old ginseng king that I unintentionally saved back then, and then that ginseng immortal attained enlightenment, and in order to repay me, he gave me his body as a way of repaying my favor. This ginseng king, is a rare thing in the world, far from the general thousand years ginseng can be compared. General Millennium Ginseng and Millennium Shouwu, for ordinary people, after serving can be strong, prolong life. For martial arts practitioners, after serving can increase the power of thirty years, and cultivation of people taking, can increase the a son of cultivation, is a rare spirit of the world. But this ginseng king in my hand, for people who cultivate the truth, but precious beyond compare, because it is ten thousand years of ginseng king of the body, and the ginseng king has already ascended to the Tao, so this ginseng king after serving, can increase the cultivation of ten azi, that is the world's unique, I hope that after you serve, two years to be able to learn, will not be in vain between us this section of the fate of the teacher and the disciple." After saying that, he gave the Ginseng King to Lu Yun. 　　Lu Yun gently took it and looked at the strange man and smiled, "Thank you Master for giving me this, after so many years, today I finally opened my mouth to accept me as my disciple, it's so hard to wait!" After saying that, he smiled slightly, his look was a little bit like the weird man. 　　The weird man laughed and scolded, "You little brat, you still roar there when you get a bargain. Quickly take the Ginseng King, I'll help you refine it, or else with your current cultivation, you won't expect to be able to wake up without a month." Lu Yun smiled bashfully, sat cross-legged and slowly took the Ginseng King. Soon only Lu Yun's entire body was fiery red, a blazing flame burning brightly, the mass enveloping Lu Yun's body within. 　　The strange man's face wore a trace of doubt as he looked faintly at the sky, was he doing this right? Perhaps man was meant to fight against the heavens, wasn't he? Looking at Lu Yun, a hint of a smile appeared in the eyes of the strange man, his right hand slightly pressed on top of his head, three inches away from him. Only to see a five-colored light flowing from the palm of the strange man's right hand, instantly enveloping Lu Yun's body in the five-colored light, which looked very beautiful and magical. 　　The blazing flames on Lu Yun's body, under the shroud of the five-colored light, slowly compressed, stretching and spitting, bulging and protruding from time to time, only to be pressed down by the five-colored light. Time slowly passed, the blood-colored flames on Lu Yun's body erupted seven times in a row, all of which were suppressed by the strange man's mysterious five-colored light, and in the end, it slowly dissolved into Lu Yun's body and disappeared without a trace. 　　When Lu Yun woke up, it was already sunset and dusk. The sky reflected the evening sun, and the sky and earth were clear. With an exhibition of his body, Lu Yun instantly stood in the air, a powerful aura erupting around him, instantly pressurizing the surrounding grass and trees to bow their heads. A mysterious blue light rose in Lu Yun's body, instantly wrapping his body inside, immediately after that mysterious blue light immediately turned into a golden light, followed by gold into red, red into white, white into black, and finally into a mysterious blue, and again and again, the five-color light kept on transforming, mysterious and strange. 　　The strange man looked at this disciple who had been learning with him for ten years with a smile on his face, a hint of approval in his eyes. Looking at Lu Yun in mid-air, the strange man laughed, "It looks like the effect is not bad, there is progress. However, although your cultivation level has increased greatly now, the intention of a cultivator is to cultivate from nothing to something, and then to cultivate from something to nothing, that way you will be able to traverse the heaven and earth, and be proud of the four seas. You now although the surface looks powerful, but the real cultivation is still far away, the next two years, you must be all of their own cultivation refining, to reach the realm of returning to the realm of the true, can not let people see that you will be the Xuanmen magic, that is only considered a slight success. Keep up the good work, you still have a long way to go." 　　Lu Yun's body slowly fell down, looking at the strange man with a bland expression, he smiled and said, "Thank you for Master's teachings, Lu Yun will work hard. In the next two years, I will definitely live up to my expectations, complete all the spells that Master has taught me, and strive to meet Master's requirements." 　　The strange man smiled, "Let's hope so, there are many things that you will understand in the future, it is not as easy as you think. When you meet me, you are blessed with heaven's coincidence, so your cultivation comes easier than normal people. But when you meet a real master, you will understand that there are many things that need time to accumulate. Cultivation is against the sky, the coincidence of heaven is even more against the sky, so you have to be mentally prepared, there will always be a day in the future to understand. Well, it's getting late, you also go back, continue tomorrow!" After saying that the strange man turned around and went back to the cave. 　　Returning home, Lu Yun said to his father, "Yun'er intends to go and take out something like what father said two years later, and for now continue to follow the master to learn the art. Master's skill is high and mysterious, so far, I'm afraid that Yun'er has only learned five layers, so I want to study hard in these two years, and strive to learn all of Master's skill before I leave." 　　Lu Wenyu sighed slightly, "You are eighteen years old this year, and in two more years you will be twenty, time is really fast. No wonder people always say that the years in the mountains are easy to pass, and the world flourishes for a thousand years! It's really like a flash in the pan. You've grown up. Your mother and I have nothing to worry about. You just have to remember to get back what belongs to you. You still have a long road ahead of you, neither of us will interfere with your future, we just hope that you will take care of yourself." 　　Mother Zhang Huafeng said, "Yun'er your life is full of mutations and uncertainties, no one can say what your future will be like, your father and I just hope that you will be safe for the rest of your life and that will be enough. In these ten years, although you have not gotten well, you have not relapsed again, I believe that if you keep practicing like this, you will get well one day, for this reason, we are no longer worried, after you have accomplished your studies for two years, you will go and make a career of your own, we will always support you." 　　Looking at his parents, Lu Yun promised, "Don't worry, father and mother, Yun'er will break into a world of his own and won't bow to fate." In the quiet hut, Lu Yun's voice resounded in the air like an oath, as if to tell heaven and earth! 　　The mountains and rivers of Xishu were still beautiful, and the beautiful waters of Xishu were still flowing endlessly. That congenitally disabled teenager Lu Yun, is still following the strange man to learn the art. Two years, always in the unconscious far away, and the world's momentum, because of Lu Yun's appearance, and appeared to turn the world upside down mutation. Lu Yun's life, what secrets are hidden, that Lu family's hundred generations of legends, and what unknown hidden secrets are hidden? Perhaps, no one could say.