Deep in the mountains, Yanlan and others sat around and chatted for a while. The sky was getting darker, so they all took a rest.

Because there were six-fingered green eagles and golden-scaled king pythons guarding the area within a radius of ten thousand feet, everyone dispersed in the central area of ​​a few hundred feet, leaning against a thousand-foot tall tree, and sat cross-legged to practice enlightenment.

Yan Lan looked at Zhao Qing, the only one left in front of him, and said calmly: "Zhao Qing, you have made great contributions in the battle with Bai Zong. I will return your freedom as promised."

After Yan Lan finished speaking, his mind moved, and Zhao Qing's soul seal floated in his palm.

Yan Lan originally thought that Zhao Qing would be relieved and happy, but to his surprise, Zhao Qing stood up immediately and said respectfully to Yan Lan: "Master Yan, I, Zhao Qing, am willing to follow you and accept you as my master."

Yan Lan frowned and asked in confusion: "Why is this?"

Yan Lan could have directly inquired about Zhao Qing's soul, but he was determined to let Zhao Qing leave, so he did not take such a tyrannical move.

Zhao Qing frowned and said with a more respectful expression: "First of all, I offended Lord Yan and almost caused you to become Ruan Yan's puppet. This is a heinous crime. I am willing to protect Lord Yan for a hundred years and eliminate this."

crime."

"Secondly, to be honest with Lord Yan, I, Zhao Qing, have been wandering around all my life, and I have tried my best to sit down as the deputy leader of the Taming Beast Rongcheng branch. I have great ambitions, but bad luck. After the battle with Bai Zong, I

I feel that only by following Lord Yan can I have the possibility of breakthrough, so I sincerely ask Lord Yan to take him in. Even if my body and soul are destroyed, I will have no regrets."

Zhao Qing's face was frank and his words were sincere, speaking from the bottom of his heart.

Yan Lan stared at Zhao Qing, stood up immediately, and sighed. Thousands of years of vicissitudes were reflected on his young face. He looked up at the sky, and the stars were twinkling all over the sky. Even though there were countless stars, even though the stars were as bright as the red sun.

.But they are still shrouded in endless darkness.

"Each of these stars should have unimaginable size and energy. Compared to a monk, it is simply insignificant. Just like dust."

"One star is so huge, not to mention there are billions of countless stars, and even more stars, hidden in places we can't see. So many stars, compared to this vast sky, still look so small

Tiny."

"Facing this world, we are so small, so why do we practice Taoism?"

Yan Lan kept muttering to herself, but in the last sentence, she lowered her head, looked straight at Zhao Qing, and asked quietly.

Zhao Qing didn't understand why Yan Lan expressed such emotion. When he heard Yan Lan's question, he hesitated slightly and said: "When we practice Taoism, we are competing with heaven for our destiny, and we are reaching the pinnacle of cultivation. We are not being bullied by the strong, but we can do it."

Take charge of your own destiny.”

Yan Lan nodded and said: "Yes. We all compete with God for our fate. God gives each of us a life span of only a few hundred years. If we don't practice Taoism, we will be dust after a hundred years. Zhao Qing, do you know

, if you follow me, you will not only compete with heaven for your life, but also with humans!"

Zhao Qing said solemnly: "What Lord Yan said is that breaking the ruler will startle the rainbow?"

Yan Lan smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "The Broken Ruler Jinghong is very strong, but compared to some of my old friends, he is like this small pebble and that high star."

"Pebbles. Stars!" Zhao Qing took a breath, looked at the pebbles in Yan Lan's palm in disbelief, and then looked up at the sky.

Zhao Qing could not imagine that even if he was as strong as Broken Ruler Jinghong, in front of those people Yan Lan mentioned, he could only be like a pebble in front of the stars. Then, how powerful those people must be in their cultivation.

If these words were spoken by someone else, Zhao Qing would definitely think that the other person was talking nonsense. However, the fact that these words were spoken by Yan Lan made it impossible for him to have the slightest doubt.

Yan Lan looked at Zhao Qing who was in a state of shock. He waved his hand and returned Zhao Qing's soul seal. Then he threw out a few pills and said: "Following me will only make you irrecoverable. You should go back."

Go to the Beast Taming Alliance. With your level of cultivation, there are only

If you don't cause trouble like me, there will be no danger. Now that Chen Mo is dead, you can take the position of the leader of the alliance as long as you put a little effort into it. These are three human realm sixth-level elixirs

', it will be of great benefit to improve your cultivation and nourish your spirit."

Zhao Qing's body shook, and he was completely unable to control it, and his soul seal returned to his soul.

At this moment, Zhao Qing had truly regained his freedom, but he felt an inexplicable loss in his heart.

The road to spiritual practice is vast and vast, and everyone is groping forward. Opportunities are created by chance, but they can only be encountered. He instinctively felt that Yanlan must be a rare opportunity he encountered in his practice, and he missed it this time.

, I wonder if I will ever encounter such an opportunity again in my lifetime.

However, Yan Lan's intention was decided, and Zhao Qing could not force him to stay. He groaned for a long time before he breathed a sigh of relief and solemnly put away the first three pills.

Zhao Qing also had six-level human realm elixirs, but given his status, he only had two. Yan Lan casually got three of them, which shocked him and made him even more grateful.

Zhao Qing said respectfully: "Master Yan repays evil with kindness, and I, Zhao Qing, are ashamed. If Master Yan needs me, Zhao Qing, in the future, just come to me. I will do my best to help Master Yan. This place is too peaceful.

I always feel that it is not very safe, so I will stay here to guard you tonight, and I will leave when you are settled in properly tomorrow."

Yan Lan nodded and said: "You don't have to feel guilty. Your guilt has been made up for in the battle of Bai Zong. From now on, you and I don't owe each other. If there is any cooperation, it will be great. It's late, you

Go and have a rest."

Yan Lan is a person who must repay kindness. He had fought hard with the Bai Zong before. If Zhao Qing hadn't taken action, the consequences would have been disastrous. Although Zhao Qing's previous behavior did make him have murderous thoughts, he thought that everything was Ruan Yan's evil words.

"Confused", later Zhao Qing really helped a lot. It is better to resolve enemies than to end them, so he made such a decision.

But no matter what, Yan Lan would not let Zhao Qing stay by his side. After all, they had had a life-and-death battle before, and this kind of emotional tangle was always around, affecting the Taoist mind.

Zhao Qing cupped his hands and left immediately. He found a giant tree a thousand feet high a hundred feet away from Yanlan, jumped up, sat cross-legged on the waist of the tree, and spread his spiritual consciousness a hundred miles away in order to

Detect abnormalities promptly.

Yan Lan sat cross-legged on the spot, her spiritual consciousness spread thousands of miles away, and except for a few monks and some mortal beasts, there was nothing else out of the ordinary, so she slowly closed her eyes and began to meditate.

Five thousand miles away, in the dense forest of a mountain range, dozens of figures were rustling through it.

If you peel away the cover of the dense forest and look down from the sky, you can see a group of buildings that look like a cottage.

Around the building, there are many piles of huge animal bones, which looks sinister and ferocious.

High up in the mountain stronghold, on a throne made of animal bones, two monks sat on one left and one on the right.

One person's face was dark and gloomy, and the veins on his forehead were like snakes, bulging high, as if he was too angry.

The other person has a full beard on his face and looks very fierce, not angry but powerful.

Behind them, there were more than ten monks surrounding them. Among them, half of the monks had reached the Infant Transformation stage, and the rest of the monks responsible for the attack had cultivation levels from the Seventh to the Nineth Evolution Nascent Soul stage.

"Hei Dan, you traveled thousands of miles to invite me here just to deal with those little guys who haven't grown all their hair? Tsk tsk, aren't you quite arrogant on weekdays? Even I, you don't

You take it seriously, and even occupied my territory. Today, in order to deal with these yellow-haired brats, how can you have the spirit to call me over? You must not have any other evil ideas."
Chapter completed!