My Sword Has a Way

Chapter 77: Past and present life, fate plays tricks on people

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "They call me Lord Zhenlingguan."

Xu Zhian frowned: "Master Zhenlingguan? It was you who brought me here?"

The man nodded: "To be exact, you came in by yourself."

Xu Zhian was puzzled and continued to ask: "Where exactly is this place? How do I leave here?"

The middle-aged man smiled faintly and did not answer. Instead, he asked curiously: "What do you think of Jianya?"

The young man was slightly alert, then he bowed and said, "I don't have any idea about Jianya. I just came here to practice swordsmanship. If you know a way to leave this place, please tell me."

The middle-aged man nodded: "In fact, you can be a little greedier, such as the magic weapon of Jianya and the inheritance."

The young man shook his head: "Be content with what you have and do what you can."

Seeing the boy being so cautious, the man laughed: "Your name is Xu Zhian?"

The young man nodded, but his expression was still serious and cautious.

The man continued, "Don't be so nervous. I have no ill will towards you. The town at the foot of the mountain is actually just an illusion, a dream I created for you. This is the real thing."

Xu Zhian was even more confused: "Why did the uncle create a dream for me? How can I leave?"

The middle-aged man jumped off the millstone and instantly appeared beside the young man, shoulder to shoulder with him.

"I created the dream just to give you a test. Now it seems that you have done very well. Your physique is already very perfect. You have the five elements of spiritual power, which means you have the prerequisites to become a Taoist body. Now, it is time for you to fulfill your promise."

The young man was even more puzzled after hearing what the middle-aged man said. He wanted to continue asking, but then he heard the middle-aged man say, "Why do you always want to leave here? Don't you realize that this place is different from other places?"

Xu Zhian then carefully felt the surrounding environment. This careful perception immediately shocked his heart. This place was very real, not like a dream. Even the scent of the grass around him was very real.

The middle-aged man saw the boy's appearance and raised his lips slightly: "In fact, this is the real Sword Cliff!"

Xu Zhian asked in confusion: "Then what is this dream-making thing you mentioned?"

The middle-aged man replied: "Everything in the town is indeed a dream I created for you. You can regard everything in it as illusory and non-existent, but when you go up the mountain, the town will naturally be shattered."

Xu Zhian was still puzzled and asked: "Am I still dreaming now?"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "No, I said, this is the real Sword Cliff. In fact, in the world outside the dream, the town is real, but the Sword Cliff is an illusion. In this dream, the town is illusory, but this Sword Cliff is the real Sword Cliff. Do you understand?"

Xu Zhian nodded: "Can I leave here now?"

The middle-aged man frowned and asked in confusion: "I said this is the real Sword Cliff, why are you leaving?"

Xu Zhian replied with a serious face: "How do I know whether it is true or not? I want to leave here now. I have something very important to do. I hope you won't embarrass me."

The young man said this and bowed to the middle-aged man.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man shook his head and smiled: "It's true that fools have good fortune. You are really lucky."

The boy frowned: "I don't quite understand what you mean."

The middle-aged man ignored the young man and waved his sleeves towards the sword cliff. Suddenly, a surge of sword energy like a flood came towards him, impacting various acupoints on the young man's body. The strange thing was that there was no tearing pain, but instead a tingling sensation.

"This is the true aura of Jianya. This place also has something that belongs to you, so you can't leave here now. After you get that thing back, even if you have a hundred thousand questions, I can answer them one by one."

The middle-aged man smiled faintly.

After hearing this, the boy only asked one question: "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man suddenly felt overwhelmed. Looking at the serious look on the boy's face, he said angrily, "You really have a lot of questions, but for the sake of those years, I won't argue with you."

The young man was about to speak, but the middle-aged man quickly waved his hand and interrupted him: "Why don't you come out? You should answer his questions yourself!"

After saying that, he sat on the millstone again.

When Xu Zhian was wondering what the middle-aged man meant by this, a young man in white suddenly appeared beside him. Seeing this, the young man hurriedly shouted, "Senior Brother."

The young man in white nodded and said to the middle-aged man on the millstone, "Long time no see, Your Excellency Lingguan."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly: "Long time no see, Lord Baiyujing!"

The young man in white also smiled faintly: "Something happened many years ago, so I broke the appointment."

The man raised his lips and sighed slightly: "I guessed it, there must be something wrong with the Sealing Heaven Compass again?"

The young man in white nodded: "The gate of heaven was opened, and someone from the Heavenly Immortal Court broke through the Sealing Heaven Compass, so I didn't do it on purpose."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly: "Everything is in the word of fate, you don't have to be like this. It's just that I can't leave this formation, otherwise, you wouldn't be like this now, and even more..."

When the man finished speaking, he looked at the confused young man in black and sighed, unable to finish the rest of the words.

The young man in white also looked at the young man in black and smiled slightly: "Actually, he is quite good. Apart from being a little stubborn, it is easier for him to reach that level than for me."

After hearing this, Xu Zhian smiled awkwardly and didn't know how to respond.

The middle-aged man looked at the young man in white with some regret and said, "Have you really made up your mind? You should know that once you do that, you will really disappear into the world!"

The young man in white smiled and said, "Master Lingguan, you are much more emotional now than you were a hundred years ago. If it were back then, you would never have asked about anything. Besides, my current state is against the will of heaven."

The middle-aged man shook his head: "In fact, it's good not to be a hero. At least, you won't end up like that little brat in Wolong Mountain."

The young man in white shook his head: "When the sky falls, won't the tallest people be the first to fall? If I don't do this, when the Sealing Heaven Compass Formation dissipates, the living beings in this cave heaven will probably become slaves of the Immortal Court and will never be able to transcend."

The middle-aged man nodded: "Don't worry, I will protect him!"

The young man in white smiled slightly, nodded, then turned to look at the young man in black, and said with a look of relief: "Xu Zhian, you must remember that you are the third disciple of Jianlu. In the future, don't be indecisive when facing major issues. When it's time to act, act. Reason is for the weak to hear, and the strong will never reason with you."

Xu Zhian was full of questions, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only nod.

Seeing this, the young man in white also nodded slightly.

"Actually, I lied to you before. I am not your senior brother. To be exact, I am you! The Lord of Baiyujing, Xu Zhian!"