Chapter 33: Letting Lu Mingjian take a few decades off the beaten path.
Chapter 33 – Letting Lu Mingjian take the road less traveled for decades
Seeing Lu Mingjian looking at himself with a smirk, Zhou Xuan frankly said, “You don’t need to look at me like that, so what if you know someone from Swordheart Peak, even if the Baili Peak Master came in person, I’d still say the same.”
Oooh, what guts.
Seeing that he didn’t scare the other party, Lu Mingjian didn’t dwell on it, he picked up his wine glass and took a slight sip of the Beauty Brew, shaking his head in enjoyment, “What about the back?”
“Behind? Behind you came and interrupted them, their brains calmed down, plus they couldn’t talk to me, they all fled.”
Escaped, this word is used.
But when I think of that scene just now, Lu Mingjian couldn’t help but smile, then waved his hand, “Not this back, it’s the words behind you.”
“Behind? Behind I don’t know anymore.”
“How could you not know?”
“Because I’m a wise and skillful thinker, possessing a seven-knuckle heart, and I say everything on the spot when I want to.”
Lu Mingjian wanted to retort, but thinking of Zhou Xuan’s mouth, he was unable to say anything for a moment.
“Hahaha…”
Suddenly, Zhou Xuan suddenly laughed, and when Lu Mingjian heard that, he could not help but become annoyed, “You little fellow tricked me?”
“I knew it, you definitely don’t know anyone from Swordheart Peak, but a disciple of Swordheart Peak, and the high status kind right.”
“Well, it’s either a true disciple or the personal disciple of a certain elder.”
“Why do you say that?”
This time, Lu Mingjian was truly curious.
“Because ordinary disciples won’t even bother about sentient or non-sentient matters, and only those who have access to the higher echelons of Swordheart Peak will care about this.”
“After all, Baili Peak Master governs Swordheart Peak, so you guys naturally want to climb up and please him.”
Saying that, Zhou Xuan extended his hand towards Lu Mingjian.
“Do what?”
“Give me favors.”
Zhou Xuan said rightfully:
“My next words will surely shock the world, you only need to spread them to the ears of the Baili Peak Master, you will definitely be able to attract his attention, and at that time, you will definitely be able to gain the Baili Peak Master’s regard.”
“Now that you give me some favors in advance, the next words will be taken as yours.”
Lu Mingjian rolled his eyes, who knows what you’re going to say?
And to be honest, he didn’t think Zhou Xuan could say anything sensible.
The reason why he was willing to chat with Zhou Xuan right now, a small portion of it was indeed because he wanted to hear what Zhou Xuan was going to say later on, most of it was just simply wanting to chat with the other party more.
It wasn’t easy to meet a little guy that he got along with.
Thinking, Lu Mingjian pretended to dig around on his body, picking up a piece of jade pendant he was wearing from his waist and throwing it directly into Zhou Xuan’s hands, “There are no Spirit Stones, you can take this piece of jade pendant.”
“How many spirit stones is this jade pendant worth?”
“It’s not worth much, a mortal item, it’s just something I wear all year round.” Lu Mingjian face a black, no good breath, “You hold this jade pendant can go up to Sword Heart Peak to find me, at that time you have something, I can help will try to help you.”
Zhou Xuan took the jade pendant and scrutinized it, then eeped, “Lu?”
Oh no, Lu Mingjian was startled.
He did like this jade pendant, and had carved the character Lu on it some years ago, but had just forgotten about it.
The young man in front of him is intelligent, the probability of guessing his identity.
Just don’t know why, his heart some expectation, in front of the teenager know his identity, what will do reaction.
“You are Elder Lu’s eldest disciple Lu Qingfeng?”
Hearing this name, Lu Mingjian was stunned for a moment, pulled the corner of his mouth, and reluctantly answered, “Yes.” Forgetting that his eldest disciple was also surnamed Lu.
It was just that he was still upset, with this appearance and this temperament, can’t I be the Elder Lu you speak of? Am I that unlikeable?
Then on second thought, he frowned slightly, how did this teenager know his disciple so well?
He did not move and said, “You seem to know Elder Lu’s disciple very well.”
“It’s hard not to want to understand.”
Zhou Xuan put the jade pendant away in his arms and smiled heatedly:
“I have a brother who is an inner disciple of the Sword Heart Peak, he joined the Sword Heart Peak because he worships Elder Lu, so as long as it’s about Elder Lu, he knows everything, and can be considered as a loyal fan of your master.”
“Every time he drinks and chats, he hates to use all the magnificent words in the world on Elder Lu ……”
Said Zhou Xuan as he shivered, then waved his hand, “Let’s not talk about it.”
The heart but said, Qi brother you pass the news of the grace I now repay, can not seize the opportunity to see your own.
As for Lu Mingjian, after hearing this, he paused and could only pinch his nose, “My master’s fans are indeed many.”
Under his heart, he said, the disciples within the peak are such people are too many, either fighting and brawling, or drinking and chatting, that’s why they can’t hide their secrets.
When I go back, I have to straighten up a bit, joining the Sword Heart Peak and not cultivating properly, all day long heckling, what is the behavior.
“Alright, after receiving the benefits, I will talk to you about why I would feel that people can’t be ruthless, why I feel that the ruthless sword is ridiculous.”
“Before I say that, let me ask you first, do you think that your master ancestor’s Trapped Love Locking Lust Sword, is it a great success or a complete success?”
Master Ancestor?
Oh oh, I am now my own disciple Lu Qingfeng.
Reacting, Lu Mingjian pondered for a moment, remembering the previous sparring session with his master, that palpitation-inducing sword was truly profound, “It’s probably consummated?”
“Impossible.” Zhou Xuan said with certainty, “Absolutely impossible.”
“Why?”
“Because Peak Master Baili has not been ruthless at all.” Seeing Lu Mingjian’s incomprehension, Zhou Xuan said meaningfully, “He is still the Peak Master.”
At those words, Lu Mingjian’s heart shook. “The emotions and desires within the Trapped Emotions and Locked Desires, are they the seven emotions and six desires?”
“Naturally.”
“But your Master Ancestor is still the Peak Master, so that means that he hasn’t truly achieved the Trapped Love and Locked Desire at all.” Zhou Xuan said, suddenly whispering quietly, “And I heard that your Senior Ancestor hasn’t left the summit of Swordheart Peak for over a hundred years, isn’t that right?”
“That’s not true, some time ago, he was even called by the Patriarch to the Patriarchal Peak to discuss matters.”
“Oh really? That I didn’t know.” Zhou Xuan scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
Lu Mingjian did not scoff, instead he was serious, “But other than that, my Master… Master Ancestor has indeed not descended from the mountain for more than a hundred years, instead he has been staying in a courtyard at the peak, and he will not see anyone during normal times, and even if my Master Ancestor went to see him, he would only chat for a few words before dismissing him.”
Seeing Lu Mingjian looking at himself seriously, Zhou Xuan didn’t have the habit of whetting people’s appetites, “Next, it’s just my guess, you shouldn’t take it seriously, just listen to it as a joke.”
“You say.”
“I guess that your master ancestor doesn’t come down from the mountain, not because he doesn’t want to, but because he can’t ……”
Zhou Xuan had not finished speaking when he was interrupted by Lu Mingjian, “Because Master Ancestor his Emotionless Sword Technique has not been perfected at all, so as long as he goes down the mountain he will be mesmerized by the world’s seven passions and six desires, is that right or wrong?”
“Yes and no.” Zhou Xuan said, “Yes, it’s because your statement is right, and it’s the same as my guess; no, it’s because of the Emotionless Sword, it simply cannot be cultivated.”
“Why are you so certain that it cannot?”
Lu Mingjian was able to be cloudy before, but at this time, he was somewhat on fire, and this fire was not an angry rage, but an annoyed smothering fire.
It was because he had practiced the Trapped Love Locking Lust Sword for more than ten years.
If the direction was all wrong, then wouldn’t it be a waste of more than ten years?
If Zhou Xuan knew what Lu Mingjian was thinking at this moment, he would have comforted, It’s not your fault, it’s just that you’ve been so successful that you’ve developed confidence.
In fact, there are many complicated things that can be awakened with just one sentence.
But even if you go to persuade face to face, say reasoned, say dry mouth, the effect may also be minimal.
What kind of person was Lu Mingjian?
The born sword breed of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, he had gone from being a teenager to his current Divine Palace consummation, and was nothing but a success.
A person who had been successful then would become confident, this kind of confidence was not conceit, but rather a graceful demeanor piled up by countless successes.
Only when you fail, the world looks at it, the person who has been successful before has failed, and rushes over to ridicule you just because you are too conceited, so you fail.
The stronger the person, the more stubborn.
Because they have always been successful, so they determine that the path they take, can not be wrong.
This was also the reason why Lu Ming’s Sword Transformation Mortality took more than fifty years before he had his epiphany; it wasn’t that he had comprehended the Emotionless Sword, but that he had figured out that people couldn’t be emotionless.
Zhou Xuan, who knew the outcome, was naturally confident, “Just can’t.”
He pointed at the wine on the table and said:
“As long as one exists in the world, it is impossible to be ruthless.”
“Drinking wine is a manifestation of desire; chatting is also a manifestation of desire; when you get along with your master, master ancestor, daoist couple, master brothers, sect disciples, and so on and so forth of these people, you will also develop seven emotions and six desires, and if you want to be emotionless, you will have to break all the relationships of name and fame first…”
“Most importantly, when your Master Ancestor cultivated the Emotionless Sword, he was already caught up in the seven emotions and six desires, because cultivation is also a manifestation of desire.”
After a few words, Lu Mingjian was scared to death, he closed his eyes and struggled, “Emotionlessness, is just a state of mind.”
“State of mind? A state of mind is also a manifestation of love. Of course, I know that this definitely won’t convince you. But I know that there is a category of people who are very suitable for practicing the Emotionless Sword.”
“What kind of person?”
“Dead soldiers.”
Hearing those two words, Lu Mingjian’s hand shook as he held his wine glass.
Dead soldiers referred to warriors who were brave enough to sacrifice themselves in war, elite generals who fought bravely and defied death.
However, in the Xuan Fantasy World, this was not the case.
In the world of fantasy, the dead soldier is cultivated from childhood, deprived of its emotional desire, trained to kill, and used as a weapon.
As long as they fulfill their role, they can be discarded at any time.
“Dead soldiers are emotionless, but are they considered human?”
“Not really.”
Lu Mingjian spat out two words painstakingly.
After saying these two words, Lu Mingjian’s mood almost turned upside down as he lifted his head and gazed at the top of Swordheart Peak, as if he saw an icy courtyard.
In the next moment, he transformed into a sword light and disappeared in Zhou Xuan’s eyes like floating light.
Running away?
“Hey, you haven’t paid for this drink yet!”
“Little friend, you pay in advance, I’ll double it when we meet next time.”
Lu Mingjian’s voice came from his ears.
In addition to the spirit stones, after the two of us have been talking for so long, I still have the most important six words that I haven’t said to you.
This is the essence of what you’ve comprehended from more than fifty years of mortalization.
Forget it, we’ll talk about it next time we meet when we have the chance, looking at the jade pendant in his hand, Zhou Xuan laughed softly and silently.
A favor in hand also meant that a Heavenly Material was in hand.
It was not in vain that he spoke almost dryly, and during that time, he also had to observe Lu Mingjian’s emotions and make all sorts of adjustments, it was really tiring.
(End of chapter)