“That’s right—

"In the ancient three realms, immortals and gods appeared and practitioners were above them. Mortals were like ants. A powerful immortal and god could cause trouble in life and mourn everywhere. However, the merits and sins were only thought of. No matter how high the merits were, there was no great use, and no punishment no matter how deep the sins were, there was no punishment. In the world, those who knew the white and guarded the black, those who claimed to be extraordinary, and those who regarded themselves as straw dogs... there were countless people.

"How should mortals protect themselves in this world?"

A faint voice sounded deep in the hearts of many powerful people in the heavenly way, echoing in the mind, as if seeking a real answer.

A powerful man followed his original heart and replied clangly:

"Only by constantly striving for self-improvement and practicing, you can protect yourself, be free from heaven and earth, and live forever."

Some powerful people also answered:

"Even if it is difficult to achieve great success, you can rely on the strong and rely on the eaves of various meridians and Taoist dynasties, and you can also protect yourself."

The indifferent voice asked again: "Among the many mortals in this world, the majority of people with poor cultivation qualifications are. What should I do if I cannot enter the walls of the various meridians and Taoist dynasties?"

Many powerful people were silent for a while, and some of them answered:

"Heaven and earth are not kind, and they regard all things as straw dogs. The way of heaven treats everything equally. Whoever lives for a short time and whoever lives for a long time? Everything is a fate, and there is nothing to do with it."

Some powerful people even followed their original heart and sneered:

"Weakness is a sin. Heaven and earth are infinitely large, so all things are weak, so all things are sinful."

The indifferent voice asked, "If the short-lived person is you, your relatives and family members, can you still explain it so calmly?"

All the mighty men are silent again.

Suddenly a powerful man answered:

"Knowing that his heroicity, guarding his femaleness, making the stream of the world, knowing that his whiteness, keeping his blackness, making the style of the world, knowing that his glory, keeping his humiliation, making the valley of the world, this is the way of being a constant virtue and being a human being."

The indifferent voice sighed, "I, it's not easy to return to simplicity, do not fight for it...?"

After a while, a powerful man answered:

"Heaven and earth have no mind, and fate is born from nature. Disasters are eliminated and fortunes are difficult to change. There should be a saint who regards his own heart as the heart of heaven, establishes his destiny for all living beings, and legislates for heaven and earth."

The indifferent voice had a hint of smile: "Yes, Emperor Wa has the merit of creating human beings, and he has also repaired the sky and established four extremes. The best and most holy words are naturally what my heart wants. However, the heart of a saint is not the heart of heaven. In the end, when it is too powerful to be able to achieve it, only by setting the rules of heaven and rectifying the heart of heaven is the perfect strategy."

Suddenly, a powerful person asked:

"The rules of heaven should be fair and selfless. If you set up your mind for heaven and earth in this way, wouldn't it be biased towards mortals? Isn't it unfair?"

The indifferent voice said, "Preferentiality? The rise and fall of all spirits is common reason. No constant strength, no constant weakness, and fate is impermanent, but practice is against fate. If you follow the ordinary, you will be immortal. Practice is a matter of disobeying the principles of heaven. In the past, the law of heaven was incomplete, which caused all spirits to become confused. We should be supplemented with the law of heaven and re-checking, so how can we say partiality?"

A powerful person asked:

"The great disaster of the heretics is to rectify the heart of heaven? The slaughter of external demons is to make up for the rules of heaven?"

The indifferent voice said softly: "The way of heaven should be selfless, but now the heart of heaven has selfishness, which has just led to a great disaster. It is useless to say more. You can see after you experience it yourself."

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The sky is blue and blue.

‘I’ looked at the sky blankly, lay on the grass, murmured: “Who am I…?”

"Zhi...Brother Zhishui, what's wrong with you?" A slightly stuttering girl's voice sounded next to her, her voice was quite childish and pleasant.

"Stop water?"

I gradually came back to my senses, and memories gradually emerged in my mind: "Oh...I am Lin Zhishui...I am the snake catcher from Snake Village..."

I turned around and saw a girl in gray and white clothes sitting next to me. Her face looked a little immature, but she could tell that she was a beauty. Her clear and ignorant eyes looked at him with some concern and asked stammeringly: "Brother Zhishui, are you... okay?"

"It's okay, Xiaochan, I'm just sleeping in a daze. Let's go back."

I stood up with a smile, slapped the grass leaves on my body, picked up the cage containing the snake next to me, pinched Xiaochan's nose again, and said with a smile: "Thanks to you today, I caught enough snakes so quickly, Uncle Liang will be very happy. You are so awesome."

Xiaochan's pretty face turned slightly red, and she stuttered: "I don't know... what's going on... I can understand the snake's words..."

"Maybe you have the qualifications to 'refining Qi'?"

I smiled and said, "I heard Mr. Lu say in the village that the legendary immortal masters are actually masters of Qi Refining and practicing. The master who often comes to our village to collect snakes. I heard that he is an immortal master and another more powerful immortal master disciple. You are so special, you may be able to refine Qi!"

"Is there anything good about Qi refining...?" Xiaochan said in confusion.

"It is said that after practicing, you can live for a long time, fly to the sky, and even ascend to the heavens to see the legendary Nuwa, Jade Emperor and the others." I couldn't help but say yearning.

"The Jade Emperor?" Xiaochan looked at the sky and said, "Is it in the sky?"

I nodded, looked up at the blue sky, and said, "The sky is so high, only a powerful immortal master can go up."

Xiaochan said oh, and said in a low voice: "Then Brother Zhishui... let me practice with me..."

"I don't have the qualifications to practice." I said depressedly: "Grandpa has invited an immortal master to see my qualifications. The immortal master said that I am just a mortal and have no qualifications, so I can't even have any 'enlightenment'."

"Brother Zhishui... is not qualified, so I must be... not qualified either." Xiaochan said hurriedly.

"What if there is?" I rubbed her head and said, "If you can become an immortal master, then wouldn't I have a good friend of an immortal master?"

Xiaochan shook her head carefully and said, "I don't want to be an immortal master..."

"Why?" I was stunned.

Xiaochan blushed and she whispered: "I heard that... the immortal master should practice in seclusion frequently. If I become an immortal master, wouldn't I... not see you..."

I was stunned at first, and then I couldn't help knocking her head and said angrily: "You stupid, when you have achieved cultivation, you can pass on your skills to me. I heard that there is a way to practice with two people, and it also requires men and women. We are just right. After you practice, won't you let me become an immortal master together?"

"Two people practice?" Xiao Chan was slightly stunned, then blinked her eyes, pointed her little head hard, and said with a firm look: "Two people practice!"

I couldn't help but squint my eyes and smiled, and said, "I just talk casually. I heard that there are only one person with the qualifications to refine Qi. Don't think too much."

"Oh..." Xiaochan nodded her head.

At this time, I felt a cold feeling coming from my neck. A small black-scale snake that was only slightly thicker than my thumb crawled out of my collar, climbed to the top of my head, and hissed and spit out the snake letter.

"This little guy can sleep better than me."

I pulled the little snake off my head, stared at it and asked, "Why can't you grow up? I've been feeding you for several years, and it's just that."

The black-scaled snake shook its head as if it were spiritually.

"You can understand what I say. Are you a monster?" I knocked on its head and smiled, "But I heard that monsters are all big. Snake monsters are not only thick, but also very long. How could you, a little guy, be a monster?"

The black-scaled little snake turned its head, looked like she didn't want to pay attention to him, and hissed at Xiaochan twice.

Xiaochan could understand the snake's words and said, "Brother Zhishui, Xiaoyou... said you were uncomfortable in your arms, and thought of me... sleeping in your arms."

I said oh, and handed the black-scaled little snake to Xiaochan.

The little snake immediately crawled into Xiaochan's neckline, coiled comfortably inside, and continued to sleep.

I looked at Xiaochan's increasingly bulging chest, and nodded in a vague way, saying, "No wonder Xiaoyou likes you. You seem to be much stronger recently. Your chest looks much bigger than mine, but it's a little too soft. I will deform as soon as I pinch it. Look at how strong my chest is, Xiaochan, you have to exercise more."

"I've practiced...but my chest has always been... very soft and not strong..." Xiaochan looked aggrieved.

I thought about it, and suddenly my eyes lit up and said, "This... Maybe it's because your body is too weak. You have to use external forces. Look at Uncle San, he often makes people beat him with wooden sticks to make his body stronger, and you have to temper your chest in the future."

Xiaochan nodded with some understanding and said, "Then... Brother Zhishui will help me."

"Leave it to me, I guarantee you to be strong." I patted my chest and said confidently.

While chatting with Xiaochan, I walked along the edge of the mountain stream with a snake cage behind my back and walked towards the village. Soon after, I returned to the gate of the snake village.

The man guarding the village gate asked with a smile: "Zhishui, how many snakes did Xiaochan catch today?"

"Of course it's full."

I smiled smugly and shook the snake cage behind me.

"So powerful?" The gatekeeper smiled in surprise and said, "That's great. Before tonight at the latest, the snake immortal master will come to collect snakes again. The weight this month is still a bit insufficient. The village master kept urging people to go out to catch snakes. If you catch a cage, the village master will definitely be very happy."

"No matter how happy my father is, there is no reward."

I curled my lips and said, "I also said I would send me to a school in the city. What's the point of studying?"

The gatekeeper smiled and said, "Why would your father marry Xiaochan to you?"

"Marry me? Is it the same as my mother marrying my father? I don't want it. My father bullies my mother every day at night, making her cry all the time, so I won't bully Xiaochan." I snorted, "And maybe Xiaochan has the qualifications to refine Qi and can become an immortal master. At that time, Xiaochan and I can practice together, so that I can also become an immortal master. Why should I bully her?"

"Brother Zhishui..." Xiaochan looked at me with a touching look on her face.

The man guarding the gate twitched slightly: "Two people practice? Double... practice?"

"Well, dual cultivation!" Xiaochan also nodded seriously.

"I won't say it." I waved my hand and pulled Xiaochan to the village. "Xiaochan has gained weight recently, so I'll go back to help Xiaochan exercise first."
Chapter completed!