My enemies became my companions

Chapter 585: The Sky Collapses (Two in One)

"Master, you are in seclusion all day, how come I can't see you?"

"I've said it before, when there is chaos in the world, I just want to relieve suffering and help people."

"It's true that things are not peaceful. There are secret realms appearing every now and then. However, they are not within the boundaries of Yinjian Mountain. We just need to guard our own little piece of land."

"The rise and fall, everyone is responsible."

"Responsible? What responsibility do they have? Other Taoist temples and Buddhist temples are all very prosperous, and all the statues of gods and Buddhas are inlaid with gold and silver. Their lands are worth tens of millions of miles, and they all have both fame and wealth. They even eat natural treasures as food. But our Yinjian Mountain is so poor, especially Cangwu Peak, which only has a few broken wooden houses."

"Why envy others? A dog doesn't mind being poor."

"You don't mind me."

"Are you scolding me?"

"Are you scolding me?"

"Punishment!"

Boom!
"I was wrong. What I meant was... Master's swordsmanship is higher than the sky. It is more than enough to quell the chaos in the world. It is better for him to help me and Senior Sister improve."

“…It’s not the best yet. It would be better if it were higher than the sky…”

"what happened?"

"Ok?"

"You sound a little...melancholy."

"Don't worry about it. It has nothing to do with you."

……

"Why did you come here with a sword, Master?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to improve? Practice!"

"Okay, okay, I'll practice. I'm already at the third level, and I'll still practice. I'll practice!"

"The spine is not straight, the body position is not right, and the sword is frivolous!"

"Stop fighting, you're such a grudge!"

"You talk too much, you should be punished."

.......
"The living sword of Yinjian Mountain can be traced back to Zhenwu who, in response to the call of Yuanshi Tianzun, led an army to attack Fengdu. Zhenwu in the sky wiped out bandits and demons, and then passed on the sword to Zhenwu twenty times. Later, when the family split up, Yinjian Mountain inherited the sword method and founded a school here.

Since you have entered the third level, remember now that the ultimate skill of the living sword is to regard your own body as a boat. All living beings are trapped in the sea of ​​suffering, and you use the boat to ferry them across. With great compassion and great vows, and great mercy, the great saint responds to the cries of the people and saves them from suffering and death."

"I understand, I understand... But why are you suddenly teaching me something I don't understand?"

"......."

"Don't knock, I really understand!"

"Yin means respect. Yinjian Mountain is a mountain of respect for swords. The foundation of Yinjian Mountain is our Yinzai sword technique, which is what I often call the culmination of the living sword. The sword armor is the head of the living sword. In time, it will be summoned by Yuanshi Tianzun. Do you understand?"

"I understand, but I am a man, so I cannot inherit this mantle."

"But you can remember it and teach it to Lu Ying."

"What do you mean, you won't teach? You're not just in seclusion, but you're not going to come out, so Senior Sister isn't in a hurry."

"The world is in chaos, I will come out into the world after my seclusion."

"I was born when I was born. What does this have to do with me? Let the world be in chaos. Even if it collapses, there are still tall people to hold it up."

"......."

"Master, why don't you speak?"

"......."

"You're just tall, aren't you?!"

…………

He had died for her, long, long ago.

It has been so long that many memories have become blurred bubbles. I only remember the hazy and mottled colors, and not many details are left.

Chen Yi didn't remember, and he didn't even remember how he didn't remember.

He tried to recall, and was shocked to find that endless memories were hidden in the deepest part of the water, with only a rope sticking out of the water. Unfortunately, he did not have enough strength to recall the past.

"Originally...you were going to repair the sky? Were you summoned to do so?"

Fragmented images flooded into his mind, and Chen Yi struggled for a long time before vomiting.

The dense lines are jumbled together in a mess. Memories are always tangled and confusing. Many memories that were thought to be remembered for a lifetime are only a few key scenes. Chen Yi still remembers that he first succeeded when she asked for the way with a sword and became obsessed with her practice. However, there is no answer in his memory as to why.

He only remembered that he grafted the backlash of his obsession onto himself and opened his heart to her, but was rejected by her, so he broke her sword and committed an act of betrayal to his teacher and ancestors.

I didn't think much of it before, but now that I think about it carefully, the breaking of the sword was too abrupt.

Was it because she couldn't get what she wanted? So she broke her sword and cut off the sword path she had been pursuing all her life. Why did it come to this? This reason was so weak that even Chen Yi couldn't believe it. Thinking about it carefully, if the sword was missing, its fate would be to open the gate of heaven with the sword and cut flesh to cure the poison for the broken heaven.

Chen Yi suddenly realized the missing link, and memories began to come back to him.

The reason why he broke her sword was to keep her, to prevent her from going to repair the sky, even at the cost of destroying the sword path she had been pursuing all her life.

And the acts of betraying teachers and destroying ancestors are nothing more than the release of lust that has been suppressed for a long time.

He breathed heavily, as if he had been held in the water for too long. His vision turned into a hazy mass of green and gray. Chen Yi took several steps back. The Yin brothers, who came over to bring him tea, quickly supported him.

The rushing water brought an infinite tranquility. A rare sense of Zen came over Chen Yi as he was dizzy. After he recovered, he patted the two girls' hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

The two girls looked at him worriedly, and Chen Yi didn't have the heart to say anything to comfort them. He took two steps forward and returned to the bamboo pavilion to meet Zhou Yitong's tearful face.

She raised her finger and tears splashed, her face remained cold, as if nothing had happened.

Chen Yi was silent for a moment and sat back in his seat. Big Yin and Little Yin brought tea. Big Yin took a look and decided to leave first, not daring to disturb him. The little fox stayed for a while and she came close to Chen Yi.

"Did you quarrel with Master Zhou again?" Yin Tingxue asked cautiously.

Chen Yi wanted to nod, but in the end he nodded and said softly, "It's okay, you can go back first."

Yin Tingxue was startled when she heard his gentle tone and wanted to listen carefully to his thoughts, but he used his hand gesture to block them in time.

She looked back and forth at the two of them, hesitated, and whispered, "Please talk nicely... Don't quarrel, okay? If you are angry, I can help you calm down."

Chen Yi pinched her red cheek helplessly, patted her butt, and the little fox ran away.

Chen Yi turned around and faced Zhou Yitang. After a moment of silence, he said, "I remember when we were still in the capital, you told me about those memories... I couldn't bear it, so you could only tell me the tip of the iceberg. Are these memories... also part of it?"

"Yes." She did not deny it. Chen Yi took a deep breath, the air surging in his chest, and asked again: "The inheritance of Yinjianshan Sword Armor and Living Sword is all for the purpose of repairing the sky one day, so... it is you who should go to repair the sky, not me."

"It's always been me."

After receiving this answer, Chen Yi didn't know what to say. He was confused and had a lot of doubts in his mind. He could only look for clues from his past memories...
I once patched up the sky for her. All I have left of these memories are flashing images and simple words. I know what happened but not why.

I know that I went to mend the sky because of her, but I don't know why I went to mend the sky because of her. Could it be because of a few words of comfort? Thinking of this, Chen Yi looked at her again and suddenly realized...

Isn't a swordsman who can kill three corpses and forget about himself and the world more suitable to be a sky-repairing stone than a mortal like him who is obsessed with love?
Zhou Yitang picked up a white chess piece and stared at the chessboard without looking away. "My Taoist name is Tongxuan. When I was wearing the crown, my master gave the eight-character inscription for the Ruoque Sword: 'The sword is the true mystery, the great success is Ruoque'. True mystery, true mystery, what is true mystery? The god of the heavens is the true mystery.

I once went to Baiyujing and saw the gods of the heavens, and my swordsmanship was almost perfected."

Chen Yi knew that there was a lot of information that she couldn't tell him directly, so she tried to say something that he could understand, but even so, he was still a little confused.

"It's not unusual to see gods. I've seen them before and killed quite a few."

"What about the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods?"

Chen Yi's pupils shrank, and the bamboo pavilion was silent for a moment. He held the chess piece in his hand, unable to put it down for a long time.

The Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods are the highest of all the heavens mentioned by the Taoist sect. There is no need to say much about the Three Pure Ones. The so-called Four Imperial Gods are the Northern Ziwei Emperor, the Southern Changsheng Emperor, the Upper Palace Tianhuang Emperor, and the Earthly Emperor Hou Tu…

An inexplicable pressure accumulated in Chen Yi's heart, and he even felt a little breathless.

After a while, he asked, "Did the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods order you to repair the sky?"

"To mend the heaven with one's own body, to rectify the world, to relieve suffering and save lives, the end of the living sword and the greatest mystery lies here. The existence of the sword armor of Yinjian Mountain in the past dynasties is also for one day. Otherwise, why should the Taisha Sword, the female evil-slaying sword given by Laojun and used by the Great Emperor Zhenwu, be controlled by Yinjian Mountain..."

"Bang" Before she could finish her words, Chen Yi dropped a piece heavily.

"Did the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods commission you to repair the sky?" he asked again.

Zhou Yitang pondered for a moment, and then said: "You can understand it this way."

Chen Yi lowered his eyes, his face showing no sadness or joy, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.

Many doubts had to be answered, but he did not feel relieved, because the events of his past life were too clear. It was Zhou Yitang who was supposed to repair the sky, but he broke her sword and ruined her swordsmanship. Then he was trapped by love and went to repair the sky for her.

Perhaps the repair of the sky was not perfect enough, so all time went back, everything started over again, and became a few fragmented memories of the previous life.

In this life, Zhou Yitang has to mend the sky by herself. Once her master makes a decision, no one can change it. Even herself is often powerless and has to let her give up on her own.

Fortunately,

The same is true for Chen Yi.

The one-armed woman stared at the chessboard, twisting the chess pieces and placing them. Chen Yi took over the next move. Looking at the entire game, his moves were totally irrelevant. She narrowed her eyes slightly and chased after the black pieces.

With a "pop", the black chess piece landed. Chen Yi took a sip of tea and then said jokingly: "People in the Tang Dynasty called Laozi 'Xuanxuan', Zhuangzi 'Tanxuan', and Yi 'Zhenxuan'... The sword is connected to the true mystery, not to the gods of the heavens, but to me."

Zhou Yitang didn't even raise his eyes and said calmly: "You said this in your previous life."

Chen Yi paused and narrowed his eyes. He obviously didn't expect that he had said this witty remark in his previous life. He couldn't remember too many things. Many details were either stripped away and hidden deep or lost in time, but she still remembered.

He said coldly: "I don't care, it's just passing me."

The one-armed woman remained silent and did not correct his wrong ideas.

"Why don't you think about it? You've been to Baiyujing and met the Three Pure Ones and the Four Imperial Gods, but you still only have one hand. This is not a great achievement with a flaw, it's clearly a small achievement with a real flaw. On the contrary, I've always wanted your hand to grow back so that you don't have to support the bed with one hand and look so pitiful. This is a great achievement with a flaw." Chen Yi insisted on pestering her, and his words were even more shameless.

"By the way," he asked again, "Hou Kang Sword, what does this sword... mean?"

The one-armed woman hesitated to speak, as if there were many things she couldn't say directly. After thinking for a moment, she said, "It is made of copper from Shou Mountain."

Chen Yi silently noted down the clues she threw and smiled at her.

Zhou Yitang glanced at him sideways and turned his gaze back to the chessboard. There was no need for much conversation. The two of them guessed each other's thoughts and knew each other's stubbornness, so they tacitly remained silent.

In this case, there is no need to be as tense as before.

The chess game gradually became tense.

After Chen Yi dropped a piece, he changed the subject and said slowly, "The fox fairy told me that Longhu Mountain allowed the Taisha Sword to return to the sword formation not only to deal with the White Lotus Sect, but also to kill the immortals in the sky. So I had doubts at that time and did not return the Taisha Sword. Do you... know something?"

"I know more," Zhou Yitang paused, "and there are more things that cannot be told."

"Then say what you can say, and say more," Chen Yi said with a smile, "I want to hear you say a few more words."

"Some gods in heaven are sick or crazy, and Longhu Mountain has been ordered to eliminate them. You must be wondering why other gods don't do it themselves, because they are also busy with their own affairs, and... they are afraid of adding to the karma in heaven."

“Are they afraid of retribution?”

"Almost. The karma in heaven is far from comparable to that on earth. The heavens have forty-nine, and humans follow one. The smaller the ability, the smaller the responsibility. If a human kills a god, no matter how great the karma is, it will not transcend this 'one'."

Zhou Yitong revealed the secrets that could be revealed, and Chen Yi easily understood what she said. This is a kind of protection that the way of heaven gives to mortals, which can be said to be the "Protection Law for Those Who Have Not Become Immortals."

"Where is the source of madness?"

"Outside the territory." She only uttered two words.

Combining these two words, Chen Yi deduced some situations. The gods in the sky were infected with some kind of madness due to the changes outside the domain, which affected the chaos in the world. At the same time, the gods were afraid of adding another cause and effect to the heaven... In other words, the heaven could no longer bear the pressure of cause and effect and was in danger...
Chen Yi narrowed his eyes and suddenly remembered the Taowu he saw in the sword pool. If Tushan had not reappeared in the heart lake at that time, he would have died on the spot.

I don’t know what the connection is between this Taowu and the situation in the sky.

Chen Yi looked at Zhou Yitang and made the shape of the word "Taowu". The one-armed woman shook her head and said, "I knew you would ask, so at that time... I avoided you."

Chen Yi suddenly remembered that when he wanted to settle the score with Zhou Yitang, Zhou Yitang was no longer in Min Ning's body.

Come to think of it, I don’t know if it was because Min Ning was jealous, but she was a little weird at that time.

After a few rounds of comparison, Chen Yi said, "Is there anything else you can tell me?"

Zhou Yitang shook his head slowly.

Chen Yi lowered his head to survey the chessboard. The chess positions were complicated and the black and white players were fighting fiercely, neither giving in. However, no matter how Zhou Yitang chased and blocked him, he still managed to survive and fight his way out by accident.

Just one step left.

"it is good."

As he finished speaking, Chen Yi placed his last piece.

He sneered, "Five stars in a row, win."

"......."

Zhou Yitang was silent for a while, then tapped his head with his fingers.
"I'm playing Go with you."

He dodged sideways, not caring at all, and left.

"I don't care about the chessboard or the rules. Even if the king comes, I will only play Gobang."

(End of this chapter)