Chapter 47 (Promised)
After Shen Mushen regained his spiritual roots, the spiritual power in his body also increased rapidly, and he formed a golden elixir as soon as he came out of the secret realm. Although he knew for a long time that he would soon form an elixir, when he saw it with his own eyes, Gu Chaochao was still very shocked.
Is this the speed of the legendary genius?
Facing her exclamation, Shen Mu couldn't help crying and laughing: "Before I was deprived of my spiritual roots, I was about to form an elixir. Now that my cultivation has recovered, it is not surprising that I will suddenly form an elixir.
" Master's good apprentice." Gu Chaochao was about to rub his head when he finished speaking, but unfortunately he held back his hand just as he moved.
Naturally, Shen Mushen didn't miss her movements, and after her expression became stiff, she pretended to be indifferent: "By the way, Master, when will you teach me the mind method of Hehuan Sect, I don't plan to practice the mind method of Qingfengzong now. , You have to teach me something new."
"You have no talent in acacia art, so I can't teach you." Gu Chaochao told the truth.
Shen Mu paused for a while: "You haven't checked my bones, so how do you know I'm not talented?"
... nonsense, Acacia and Ruthless Dao cultivation are two completely opposite mental methods, you are ruthless Daoist With extraordinary talent, naturally there is no talent in the acacia art. But Gu Chaochao couldn't tell him this, he just cleared his throat and said perfunctorily, "You don't need to check the root for this kind of acacia, you can see by looking at your temperament, you have a bland and uninteresting nature, how can you practice it."
"Master , How can you despise me." Shen Mu was deeply dissatisfied.
Gu Chaochao squinted at him: "I don't despise you, I just look down on you."
Shen Mushen: "..."
"Okay, don't think about the acacia art anymore, what kind of Taoism should you practice in the future? , I have a plan in my heart." Gu Chaochao comforted him.
Shen Mu paused for a while: "What's your plan?"
"How about sending you to cultivate the Ruthless Dao?" Gu Chaochao asked casually.
Shen Mushen was stunned for a moment, and after a while he forced a smile: "What kind of Dao do you cultivate?"
"The ruthless way," Gu Chaochao looked up at him, but inadvertently fell into his dark eyes, she panicked in her heart, and immediately avoided his sight, "Three thousand avenues, only the ruthless way can be worth it. After the long and lonely years of cultivating immortals, I thought to myself, if you can cultivate this Dao, you will suffer a lot less in the future."
"I heard that cultivating the ruthless Dao will gradually abandon all emotions and desires, and finally the six relatives will not recognize," Shen Mushen shrugged. , obviously not interested, "If I go to cultivate the ruthless way, what will the master do?"
Gu Chaochao stabilized his mind, pretending to be calm and comforting: "How can it be so mysterious, ordinary people are at best less emotional, to the point where they don't recognize their six relatives, and it's not far from flying."
After speaking, she added jokingly. , "If you really have that ability, you can be considered a dazzling lintel, and the master will die even if he dies."
But Shen Mushen gradually stopped laughing, and just looked at her fixedly.
After a long time, he said seriously: "I can't repair it."
Gu Chaochao's fingertips trembled.
"I can't fix it..." When Shen Mushen repeated it again, his voice was hoarse.
Since walking around in his environment, Gu Chaochao could easily hear the pain in his restrained tone, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.
The two were deadlocked for a long time, and finally Gu Chaochao compromised: "...Whether it is possible to cultivate, we still have to wait for the great master to see it. Let's not talk about this. After Venerable Chunshan leaves the customs in a few months, you and I will visit him. I'll make a decision later."
After that, she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the person in front of her with a smile: "It's getting late, if you're not sleepy, go down the mountain and play around, I have to go to bed earlier. ."
After that, she was about to leave.
"Master..." Shen Mu subconsciously grabbed her wrist.
Gu Chaochao avoided it calmly, his wide sleeves slipped away from his fingers like water, and Shen Mushen's eyes darkened.
"Is there anything else?" Gu Chaochao tilted his head to look at him.
Shen Mu was silent for a moment, then smiled: "It's okay, I just want to ask Master, if you want to go to town for breakfast with me tomorrow morning, didn't you say you want to eat the fried dough sticks from Xicheng?
" People are getting unhappy, it's time to coax him, but when he thinks of what he thinks about himself... Gu Chaochao is helpless: "Why didn't you say earlier, I'm going to retreat and practice tonight, it may take three to five days I just came out."
The smile on Shen Mushen's face faded a little: "Then it's the same thing if you wait three or five days before eating."
"Yeah." Gu Chaochao didn't dare to look at his expression, he turned his head and went into the room.
Shen Mushen stood there, quietly looking at her closed door, the last smile on her face disappeared.
His master has been cold to him since he came out of the secret realm.
In other words, since she broke through Nascent Soul, she has alienated him a lot.
She thought she had done a good job of covering it up, the dodge between her brows and her eyes and the resistance in physical contact could not deceive anyone, not to mention that she wanted him to cultivate the ruthless way now.
She now thinks he is a burden and doesn't want him anymore.
The moon in the courtyard was as cold as water, and the moisture penetrated into his bones, sending out bursts of sourness. Shen Mushen stood quietly in the yard, not returning to the bedroom until dawn.
And Gu Chaochao, who was only one door away from him, didn't sleep all night until he left the door, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Difficult, too difficult, if she had known earlier that Shen Mushen would like her, she would never have accepted him as her apprentice at first, but now for his future ascension, she is also uncomfortable for him.
But the pain has to continue. He will cultivate the ruthless way in the future, and think about women all day long. Gu Chaochao sighed and went back to the bed to lie down.
She said it was a retreat, but in fact, she slept for three or five days in a row, and when they came out of the room, the two tacitly did not mention the ruthless talk.
But not mentioning it does not mean that this matter has passed. In a blink of an eye, three months have passed, and the Spring Mountain cultivator has to leave the prison.
In the original text, this Spring Mountain cultivator is also a powerful person. He clearly has the strength to soar, but he still refuses to leave the mortal world. He pursues power infinitely throughout his life, but does not care much about power. It can be said that he is a very contradictory character.
He wanted to accept an apprentice many years ago, but unfortunately he never met a person with good qualifications, and it was delayed after so many years. Later, when he met Shen Mushen, he was shocked, he immediately accepted the apprentice, and later he put his life in the apprenticeship. Everything was taught to him. It can be said that in this article, he is one of the important reasons for the male protagonist's soaring.
Because of the golden finger of the original text, Gu Chaochao easily knew the location of his retreat, so he called Shen Mushen a day or two in advance and planned to wait at the entrance of the cave where he retreated.
"Master, what are we going to do in Spring Mountain?" Shen Mu asked with a deep frown.
Gu Chaochao knew that he would have to tell him sooner or later, so he didn't hide it from him: "Do you remember the last time I told you about Venerable Chunshan? He is going to leave, so I will take you to visit him."
Shen Mushen was slightly startled . , his expression suddenly faded: "Master, I didn't say it, I don't want to cultivate the ruthless way."
"Isn't it bad to cultivate the ruthless way?" Gu Chaochao didn't understand. It can also be seen from his fantasy that liking himself is a very painful thing for him. If he can cultivate the ruthless way, no matter how deep his love is, it will gradually fade away by the mental method, and there will be no pain without love. , isn't it the best thing in the world?
"Not good." Shen Mushen gave his answer.
Gu Chaochao took a deep breath: "Mushen, be obedient." If you don't learn, you won't be able to ascend, and if you can't ascend, the mission will fail!
Shen Mushen suddenly lost his voice, and after a long time he asked in a hoarse voice: "Master, do you not want me anymore?"
Gu Chaochao paused, and when he looked at him again, he found that the corners of his eyes were faintly red, and she felt a little soft-hearted. : "No matter what, Master will not leave you at any time."
"Then why do you have to cultivate the ruthless way?" Shen Mushen was very stubborn about this question.
"I've said it all, you have this talent." Gu Chaochao felt as if he had been talking about cars.
A trace of mockery flashed in Shen Mushen's eyes: "Is it because I have this talent, or is it because only I have cultivated the ruthless way, can I stop pestering you, and you can get rid of me without any effort?"
"Shen Mushen," Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows Face, "How can you think so?"
Shen Mu's throat twitched: "Because that's what Master did."
Gu Chaochao: "..."
She didn't expect him to be so sensitive. discovered by him.
After being silent for a while, she sighed: "What if I say you misunderstood?"
Shen Mu said with a stern face.
"Let's go, go see Venerable Chunshan, you can't trust me, but you can trust this almighty man?" Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows, "If he proves that what I say is true, and you are indeed talented in the ruthless way, do you just obey me? Is it?"
Shen Mu's eyes moved slightly, and after meeting her gaze, he paused: "What if he said no?" He had heard of this venerable man, and he had been apprentices for a hundred years, and it was true that there were no Tian Linggen went to apprenticeship, but was rejected without exception.
"Then I'll bring you back to practice the acacia art." Gu Chaochao raised his chin.
Shen Mu stared at her for a moment, faintly feeling as if he was going into a trap, but when he met her gaze, he couldn't help nodding in agreement.
Gu Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief and set off with him when he was ready.
When they arrived at the place where Venerable Chunshan retreated, there were still three hours before he left. After Gu Chaochao and Shen Mushen reached the place, they waited patiently at the entrance of the cave.
As time passed by, Gu Chaochao became more and more excited. At the last quarter of an hour, he couldn't sit still. After pacing in place for several laps, he called Shen Mushen to him: "Zun Shanzun. You have to be polite and civilized later, you must make him like you, you know?"
"Why do you want him to like me?" Shen Mu was deeply puzzled.
Gu Chaochao paused for a moment, and was about to explain when the door of the cave opened suddenly, followed by a voice as loud as a bell: "Who is coming?"
Gu Chaochao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly and respectfully replied: "Under the Hehuan Zongzong Take Gu Chaochao and bring your disciples to visit the Venerable!"
Before he finished speaking, a figure flew out of the cave, and Gu Chaochao hurriedly pulled Shen Mushen to his knees.
"At such a young age, I was able to cultivate a golden core. The talent is not bad, but unfortunately I learned the wrong way of thinking, and I won't be able to make a big difference." , to see through his essence.
Gu Chaochao said respectfully against his coercion: "I came here next time to ask the venerable to help me to see. My disciple has the talent to cultivate the ruthless way." The
venerable glanced at her coldly. To refuse, Gu Chaochao took out a jar of old wine from the Qiankun bag under pressure.
Venerable: "..."
"My lord, I heard that you are good wine, so I specially found a jar of century-old wine, and I want to ask the venerable to taste it." Gu Chaochao pleases. One of the reasons why this person is not interested in Ascension is that he likes mortal wines, which are extremely difficult to drink once Ascension.
The wine she brought this time was not the best, but Venerable Chunshan has been in seclusion for more than ten years. As an alcoholic who has not had a drink for more than ten years, such a jar of wine is not the best, but it is enough to arouse his greed. worms.
Sure enough, Venerable Chunshan did not refuse.
Shen Mushen's eyes moved slightly, his eyes swept around between the two, and finally landed on the wine jar, and his heart gradually began to feel uneasy.
Why did Shizun never tell him that he even prepared wine for Venerable Chunshan? Did she come so prepared, really just to show Venerable Chunshan to see his bones?
While thinking about it, a strong spiritual force suddenly drilled straight into the sky, and the blood on Shen Mushen's face instantly disappeared, and it was only because of his strong willpower that he didn't groan in pain.
The pain is only a matter of a moment. After a moment, the huge pain dissipated without a shadow, as if it had never appeared, only the weak limbs and the cold sweat on the back reminded him of what he had experienced.
The Venerable's spiritual power walked around in his sea of consciousness, and when he came out, his face was obviously stunned. Only from this moment did he face Shen Mushen's face: "You..."
Halfway through, he suddenly shut up.
Although Gu Chaochao knew the outcome, he was still nervous when he saw that he was hesitating to speak: "How is he? Can he cultivate the ruthless way?"
"...If he can't cultivate, there will be no one in this world to cultivate." Venerable His eyes were complicated, and his attention had shifted from the good wine to Shen Mushen.
Gu Chaochao calmed down when he saw his appearance, smiled and said calmly, "Your Highness has given such a high evaluation, it seems that my little apprentice still has something... If I want to ask His Holiness to accept it. He is a disciple and will take him to cultivate the ruthless way in the future, will the venerable agree?" "
Master!"
"Are you willing?"
He added, "Follow me to practice, you need to get rid of distracting thoughts. It is best to stay on this spring mountain every day, and your chances of seeing him will become less and less. Are you really willing?"
"As long as it can make him good, what do I do? All willing." Gu Chaochao said, and patted Shen Mushen's shoulder again, "Don't worry, I just ask you to worship another master, if you can't go down the mountain, I will come to see you from time to time, and we are still the same as before.
" I don't agree," Shen Mushen's face darkened, "I don't want to take him as a teacher, and I don't want to stay here."
"Don't be ridiculous," Gu Chaochao didn't expect him to react like this, and immediately frowned to remind, " Didn't we talk about it when we came?"
"We didn't talk about apprenticeship when we came." Shen Mushen didn't look like he was going to be fooled.
Gu Chaochao took a peek at the Venerable, lowered his voice and said, "Mushen, don't be self-willed, the Venerable is the most powerful person in the world of immortality, and only he can teach you the purest way of thinking."
After speaking, she Seeing that Shen Mushen was unmoved, he couldn't help frowning: "It's not that I agreed, as long as it proves that I let you cultivate the ruthless way, it is not because I want to abandon you, but because you really have such a talent, will you be obedient? "
"I will be obedient, and I will practice the ruthless Tao as Master said, but that doesn't mean I want to take someone else as a teacher," Shen Mushen was quite stubborn, "Master, I will return to Huanzong to cultivate on my own." He
didn't say anything. His Holiness glanced at him: "You have to think about it, there is no one in your aptitude, which means both talent and danger. If you worship me as a teacher, you will be able to ascend, but if you don't worship, when you practice No one is pointing you, and if you are a little careless, you will go into trouble."
"I don't need it." Shen Mushen's attitude was firm.
"Mushen!" Gu Chaochao was a little annoyed when he heard his denial so quickly, "After you think about it clearly!"
"I've already..." Halfway through Shen Mushen's words, he was suddenly silent at the corner of Gu Chao's vibrant red eyes.
The Venerable snorted lightly, took Gu Chaochao's good wine, turned around and walked towards the cave: "I taste this wine carefully, it will take about a quarter of an hour, and you can give me an answer in a quarter of an hour." After
that, he disappeared . , the door of the cave closed.
It was quiet outside the cave.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Mushen took the initiative to break the silence: "Master, you believe me, I can cultivate the ruthless way on my own."
Gu Chaochao said nothing.
Shen Mushen's heart gradually sank.
After a long time, Gu Chaochao
said slowly: "Mushen, don't make me angry." As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere between the two instantly dropped to freezing point.
As a last resort, Gu Chaochao did not want to suppress him as a master, but now he has to refuse to worship Chunshan as a teacher, so she had to focus on what she said.
"Master has worked so hard to take you to the secret realm and help you restore your spiritual roots. It's not because of your mediocrity. You always have to be special to be worthy of the upbringing kindness of Master over the years, right?" Gu Chaochao looked at him calmly. .
Her tone was calm, and she didn't say a single heavy word during the whole process, but Shen Mushen seemed to be grabbed by her neck, making it difficult to even breathe.
After a long time, he asked in a low voice, "...I worship him as a teacher, or am I still your apprentice?"
"Of course, as long as you want, it will always be." Gu Chaochao heard the loosening in his tone and immediately assured him .
"Do you really come to see me from time to time?"
"...Hmm." Gu Chaochao's heart softened.
"Will it be the same as before?" Shen Mushen asked again.
Gu Chaochao ignored the pain in his heart and nodded silently for a long time.
What's the point of being the same as before? People who cultivate the ruthless way are destined to be indifferent and ruthless. Even if she comes every day, he will forget her and his affection for her. Shen Mu's throat twitched, and she turned her face away for a long time: "Okay, I promise."