Chapter 298: Long River Sunset Slashes Taixu

Chapter 298: Long River Sunset Slashes Taixu

Chapter 298: Long River Sunset Slashes Taixu

Familiar with the route, Xiao Jie sped towards Monkey Valley and arrived at the entrance of Monkey Valley in less than half an hour.

Looking at the familiar scenery around him, Xiao Jie took a deep breath, jumped off his horse, and walked towards the valley.

Xiao Jie did not use the Magic Pearl to transform. When he left Monkey Valley with the white ape that day, he had already met the monkeys. Because of the white ape's favorability, the monkeys here have now become friendly units.

Walking into the valley, everything around us remained the same, and many stone-slinging monkeys could still be seen jumping around in the trees.

Xiao Jie walked in and suddenly heard a greeting. Turning around, he saw a little monkey blinking and looking at him curiously.

Xiao Jie still has some impression of this little monkey. It was it who led the way when he first entered Monkey Valley.

"Little monkey, do you still remember me?"

"You are a--a big hairless monkey?"

"Haha, you have a good memory. I'm here to see your king. Is your king here?"

"Yes, yes, he is in the valley. Go and see him. The king doesn't look well these past few days. He looks very tired."

Are you very tired... Xiao Jie understood in his heart that this little monkey probably didn't understand what aging and death were.

"Take me there quickly."

"Follow me, this way." The little monkey ran and jumped in front to lead the way. Xiao Jie followed the little monkey into the valley, but the direction they went was not the stone platform where the white ape used to sit and drink tea. Instead, they went towards the pool deep in the valley.

From a distance, I saw a white-haired old man sitting cross-legged under a big willow tree beside the pond.

Huh? What's going on? The white ape has turned into an old man?
I took a look at the name and it was correct.

Yuan Bai (Sword Saint): Level 47 hermit with 3700 HP.

I haven't seen you for a long time, and you've even been promoted to the next level.

He opened his backpack and took a look at the Phantom Pearl inside. He thought to himself, now that the Phantom Pearl has been returned to him, how did Yuan Bai maintain his human appearance?
He looked at Yuan Bai sitting cross-legged beside the pond with his eyes closed, not looking like a monkey anymore. Suddenly, he understood that the white ape finally recognized that he was a human. Li Baoer, who had given him the Magic Pearl, was also a half-human, half-merman hybrid, but because he recognized himself as a human, he eventually became a human.

This white ape seems to be one of a kind. This kind of thing is really magical and absolutely hard to imagine in reality.

However, in this world, it seems that human cognition can change some things that originally exist, turning illusions into reality and virtuality into reality.

Maybe it's the so-called power of faith...

Xiao Jie walked silently behind Yuan Bai and looked at his old friend. He looked extremely old, with haggard skin and a thin body. His loose robe fluttered in the wind, giving him a bit of a hermit-like demeanor.

Although the white ape was originally gray-haired, he was full of energy and vitality. At this moment, he sat cross-legged under the tree, feeling lonely in the autumn wind, with a sense of desolation that his time was running out.

Even his waist became hunched.

Xiao Jie felt a wave of emotion in his heart. He never thought that even the White Ape Sword Saint, the spiritual ape in the mountains, could not escape the constraints of birth, old age, sickness and death.

It also shows why those Qigong practitioners are so obsessed with this method of cultivating immortals and practicing Qi.

Yes, how many people can peacefully enter extinction?
"You're here..." Yuan Bai suddenly said, without even turning his head, in a calm tone, showing a bit of indifference as if he had seen through the world.

"I'm here, Brother Ape, are you okay now..."

"Haha, I'm doing great, I'm doing great. During this time, I've traveled all over the place, met many people, experienced many things, and enjoyed many delicious foods, good wines, beautiful women, and beautiful things that I never thought of in the past.

Although it was only a few short months, I was much happier than my entire life. Even when I had mastered the peerless sword technique, it was not as satisfying as this.

Now I finally understand what I’m pursuing and the person I’m thinking of. I guess I’ve finally gotten what I wanted.

Alas, life is short. I have wasted too many years in the past. Now I understand that my life has already come to an end. This is my only regret.

But it's okay, this life has not been lived in vain, it's better than wasting time in the mountains, I have experienced the prosperous stories of this world."

There was a mixture of relief and reluctance in the voice, as well as a bit of aftertaste and nostalgia.

Xiao Jie was moved after hearing this and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

This kind of emotion was also very unfamiliar to him. After all, he was just a young man under 30 years old, and all his friends were of the same age. The scene of saying goodbye to an old friend who was about to die really made him feel a little sad.

He couldn't help but open his backpack again, and saw an elixir next to the Phantom Pearl.

【Longevity Pill (Immortal Pill)
Use: Extends the lifespan of an intelligent being by ten years.

Item Description: This elixir made by the immortals of Guoyunzhou can extend the lifespan of mortals. In ancient times, it was a treasure bestowed by Guoyunzhou on mortal heroes. With the destruction of Guoyunzhou and the disappearance of the immortals, this type of elixir has rarely appeared in the world since then. 】

Looking at the elixir in the bag, Xiao Jie became hesitant for a moment.

Two voices emerged in my heart at the same time.

A voice said, "Your brother is almost dead, and you haven't helped him yet. If he takes this elixir, he can live another thirty years."

Another voice said: "This is an elixir. Although it is not easy to sell, as long as it can be sold, it is not a problem to sell it for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Gave it to an NPC? You are fucking stupid."

The two voices continued to fight, and Xiao Jie was unable to make a decision for a while.

Reason told him that such a treasure must not be wasted on an NPC. In the past, he had played so many games with touching plots. In order to equip treasures and experience different plots, even close friends and confidantes in the plots should be killed or chopped off. They were just virtual programs.

There isn't so much bad habit of being sad about the passing of time.

But at this moment, Xiao Jie looked at the old Yuan Bai. Although he knew in his heart that the other party was just an NPC, he still couldn't help but want to rescue him.

But in the end, rationality prevailed.

It's just an NPC, all programs, just programs...

If this elixir is sold, how much equipment and treasures can it buy...

Yuan Bai was unaware of the drastic changes in his heart, and he sighed and said, "I came to you because I wanted to see you for the last time. Although my life was short, I have met many people and monkeys, but you are the only one who deserves the title of confidant.

I am glad to see you before I die."

Xiao Jie said bitterly: "How do you know you are going to die? Maybe you can live a few more years?"

"Hey, although I am a human now, I still retain some of the perception abilities of a monkey. I can already feel the subtle changes between life and death. In three to five days at most, my life will end."

He stretched out his hand, looked at the old palm with emotion, and suddenly recited a poem: "The autumn wind is bleak and the winter cold is approaching, the frosty beard and white hair turn into smoke and dust - I learned to write poems from a scholar in Longhuazhou. I have been quite touched in recent days, so I wrote a few poems at random. What do you think?"

Xiao Jie said uncomfortably, "It is a good poem written out of inspiration."

Yuan Bai continued, "I have learned a lot of literature, and I have not fallen behind in martial arts. Speaking of which, maybe because I am about to die, I have some sudden realizations about the swordsmanship I learned in Wang Liuchuan. It is said that there is great terror between life and death, and the end of time is nothingness. I didn't think so in the past, but now I finally understand it.

I have learned another move besides the Nine Illusionary Moves. Please watch carefully. If you can gain some insights and improve your swordsmanship, it will be my last gift to you."

As he said this, he climbed up from the stone tremblingly and picked up the goose-feather knife beside him.

"This knife was the one you gave me. Watch this carefully—" Yuan Bai suddenly raised the long knife as if he was standing on the edge of an abyss.

At that moment, Xiao Jie seemed to see the scene of Wangliuchuan, and the long river of time reappeared out of thin air.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it seemed like just a moment, Yuan Bai suddenly swung out with a knife.

Li·Secret——The long river and setting sun cut Taixu.

The knife was swung very casually, as if it was just a random swing, but it seemed as if all the strength in the body was used up. When the knife fell, the long river of time disappeared instantly, and the surroundings suddenly became extremely quiet.

Xiao Jie suddenly noticed with horror that the big willow tree had instantly lost its color.

It turned into a tone like a black and white silhouette, extremely lonely and bleak, frozen under the autumn sun.

This scene only existed for a moment. The next second, the picture returned to normal, but the big tree was no longer the same big tree. The originally thick trunk became dry, and the originally green leaves turned withered and yellow. The leaves on the tree fell one after another, turning from green to yellow, and from yellow to black, turning into smoke and dust and dissipating into the air.

In the blink of an eye, the big willow tree with lush branches and leaves turned into a bare dead tree. Then the dead tree became rotten and broken, as if it had been half weathered by endless years. It collapsed silently, and then turned into a pile of smoke and dust.

This - damn, what kind of skill is this?
Xiao Jie was stunned. The trees in this game also have durability. A willow tree like this must have a durability of at least a thousand, yet it was killed in one hit.

[System prompt: Sword Saint Yuan Bai is teaching you the secret of 'Long River Sunset Slashing Taixu', but your comprehension is insufficient and you have failed to learn.]

"How about it, do you understand it?" Yuan Bai asked.

Xiao Jie was helpless, "Forgive me for being so stupid, I can't understand it."

"Haha, it's not surprising. You don't have the same state of mind as me, and you have never eaten the fairy fruit, so your comprehension is still a little lacking. Fortunately, I thought of this in advance. I have written down the experience of this move in the silk book. You can keep it and slowly comprehend it in the future. If you are more comprehensible one day, you may be able to understand something."

As he said this, he casually threw a silk scroll to Xiao Jie.

【System prompt: Sword Saint Yuan Bai presents you with the item [Sunset Collection].

[Sunset Collection (Sword Saint's Testament)
Use: Perform a reading comprehension, which may reveal some special abilities (number of uses 3/3).

Requirements for use: Level 10 of Illusionary Sword Technique, Comprehension 30.

Item Description: A collection of poems left by Sword Saint Yuan Bai. The poems in it record his perception of the impermanence of life and his fear of the passage of time. If you read it carefully, you may learn something from it. 】

Xiao Jie felt relieved. Fortunately, if he had really missed this powerful secret just now, he would have cried to death.

Now there are at least three chances.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan." He was a little touched.

"Hahaha, you and I are brothers, there's no need to thank me. If you want to thank me, then we should get drunk today and send me off."

Looking at Yuan Bai's carefree face, Xiao Jie finally made up his mind.

This brother must be saved.

It’s not for the skill book - the thing is already in hand, so it won’t affect my comprehension even if it’s not given to me.

The main reason was that Yuan Bai's call of "brother" really made him feel overwhelmed.

Being able to remember to leave something for oneself before dying, this person is definitely a true brother. Maybe the characters are fictional, but the feelings are definitely real.

If I continue to be petty, others won't say anything to me, but I'm afraid I won't be able to get over it myself.

"Don't get drunk. There's a lot of time to come. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Alas, you still want to comfort me, why is this..."

Xiao Jie laughed and said, "Brother Yuan, you misunderstood me. Am I the kind of person who talks big without any real words? I have my reasons for saying this.

This time I went to Canglinzhou, killed many monsters, met many strange people, and even met an immortal. I got an elixir. I was going to sell it to someone, but now that you can use it, I'll give it to you."

Then he right-clicked on the Longevity Pill and chose to give it as a gift.

Yuan Bai was surprised. "What is this?"

"This is a longevity pill. After you take it, you can live ten years longer. Although it won't make you immortal, it will at least allow you to enjoy life for another ten years. Brother Yuan, you won't think ten years is too short, right?"

Yuan Bai was so surprised that his voice began to tremble. "Ten years... ten years... not too short. I haven't even lived ten years since I was born. If I can live another ten years, I will have no regrets in my life. Brother, are you really going to give me this pill?"

"We are brothers, why bother to say more?"

After hearing this, Yuan Bai stopped talking and swallowed the elixir in one gulp.

This elixir is truly magical.

In an instant, his whole body stood up straight, his back was no longer hunched, his complexion became rosy, and even his withered skin seemed to regain vitality.

"What a wonderful elixir, what a wonderful treasure! Brother, you really are my brother. Hahahaha!"

Yuan Bai laughed loudly, ecstatic. There was no trace of the hermit demeanor left. He was clearly still the naughty and jumpy monkey, just short of finding a tree to jump up and down.

Xiao Jie felt both relieved and heartbroken. When he thought of the small goal that had slipped away from him, he felt an indescribable regret.

Oh, forget it. When I become an immortal in the future, money won’t matter anymore.

Besides, it’s not easy to sell that broken thing, and it’s easy to get into trouble. Now it can be said that it has been put to good use.

Xiao Jie could only comfort himself in this way.

"Since Brother Yuan is fine now, I will take my leave now."

"Why are you in such a hurry? We haven't seen each other for a long time, and now we have such a happy event. Why don't you spend a few days happily here with me?"

Xiao Jie thought to himself, you are not a beauty, there is no point in being happy.

"Forget it, I have something important to do."

"That's right. There's nothing good to eat or drink in this damn place. It's just some sour wild fruit wine. Come on, let's go to Luoyang Town together. Let's find the best restaurant and get drunk."

"Brother Yuan, are you going with me?"

"Why not? If you don't have my guidance, it won't be that easy to master the swordsmanship. Now that I have nothing to do, I can give you some guidance. If you have any difficulties, I can help you as much as I can."

Xiao Jie's mind moved: "Since Brother Yuan said so, I won't be polite with you. I really need your help with something. I have a very powerful enemy and I will have to fight him sooner or later. When the time comes, I will invite all the heroes, and you, big brother, must come to help."

"Hahaha, of course. Who dares to mess with my brothers? I am enough."

"I'm afraid it's not enough. That person is an old friend of the immortal in Wangliu River. They are both ancient cultivators. Although they haven't become immortals, they have the power to become saints."

Yuan Bai was surprised, "Ah, there is such a master? Then I alone is really not enough." When he heard that it was related to an immortal, Yuan Bai immediately returned to normal.

"But don't be afraid. As long as he is not an immortal, I will make him suffer with my sword skills. With my brother here, I will definitely not let him hurt you, my brother."

(End of this chapter)