Chapter 111: The Guardian Beast

I remember that when he first practiced the "Dream Heart Sutra", Zhao Mu was only at the level of the Martial Saint.

At that time, his mind and will were not strong enough, so once he started running the "Dream Heart Sutra", his entire consciousness would completely sink into it and he would be unable to do anything else.

But now, Zhao Mu's cultivation has been in the heaven-human realm for many years, and his mind and will are far beyond those of masters of the same level.

So now that he is practicing the "Dream Heart Sutra", he has been able to use part of his consciousness to operate the "Dream Heart Sutra" skills, while the other part of his consciousness is distracted.

In the Canglan River, everything is frozen.

All life has fallen into a state as if time has stood still.

Only a black dragon that was a hundred feet long was still forcing its way through the solidified river water and walking upstream step by step.

The black dragon didn't notice that a figure that turned into nothingness just passed by him.

Zhao Mu, who was in a state of nothingness, quietly "watched" the black dragon as it walked past him step by step.

"I wonder how long it will take you to reach the source of the Canglan River at this speed?"

"Fifty years? One hundred years?"

"Haha, I'm waiting to see you fight with the turtle spirit."

Zhao Mu chuckled, then ignored the black dragon and began to concentrate on improving his strength.

I have been so busy these past few years that I have not been able to concentrate on improving my cultivation for a long time.

This time, since I haven't planned to show up in the Jin Dynasty for decades, I can just take this opportunity to improve myself.

"The Unnamed Taoist Sutra", "The Thirteen Chapters of the Illusory Heart", "The Great Dream Heart Sutra", and even "The Six Paths of the Heavenly Gate".

The information of the four exercises flowed through Zhao Mu's mind, and he constantly analyzed the principles of heaven and earth contained in it.

After all, "The Great Dream Heart Sutra" was a technique he created when he was a martial saint, although even the turtle spirit marveled at its wonder.

But it's just wonderful and eye-catching.

As his cultivation, experience and knowledge have deepened, Zhao Mu has discovered many shortcomings in this technique.

Therefore, he planned to combine it with other exercises to further improve the "Dream Heart Sutra".

He even wanted to try it to see if he could use it to deduce a method of cultivating immortality that transcended the scope of martial arts.

Of course it would be best if he succeeds, so that he can enter the path of immortality in advance and have the strength to surpass the realm of gods and humans.

When the black dragon and the turtle spirit start a war in the future, I will be able to have more chips to make a profit.

If it fails, it doesn't matter.

He believes that just the process of derivation will bring him great progress.

As a result, my understanding of everything in the world will become more clear. If I have the opportunity to set foot on the immortal path in the future, I will definitely achieve higher achievements.

Ten years have passed by in a hurry.

Linshui City, Liu Ji Tavern.

It was evening, the busiest time of the day in the tavern.

Shopkeeper Liu, along with the waiter and a few waiters, were warmly greeting each guest.

Either urging the chef to serve food quickly, or serving signature wine to the guests, a group of people were very busy.

It was not until late at night that the guests in the tavern gradually dispersed.

Shopkeeper Liu finally got some breathing time and was ready to sit down and rest for a while.

"Shopkeeper, can I still cook?"

Suddenly, a man in green clothes walked into the tavern.

Shopkeeper Liu raised his eyes and saw an old man in green clothes who was over sixty years old, walking in slowly.

"Okay, okay, sir, what would you like to eat?"

Shopkeeper Liu greeted quickly and led the old man in green to a table and sat down.

"Just serve me a few signature dishes. The most important thing is to bring a few jugs of the best wine in your tavern. I want to have a good drink tonight."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Shopkeeper Liu immediately asked the waiter to order the kitchen to cook, while he carried two bottles of wine and delivered them to the table.

"What's the shopkeeper's surname?"

"The surname is Liu."

"The old man's surname is Chu. He is much older than you, so I ask you to call me Brother Liu."

"Haha, then I'll teach you how to call him Brother Chu."

Shopkeeper Liu is a businessman and is best at dealing with people. He can get closer to each other by following each other's words.

The old man stretched out his hand and gestured: "Brother Liu, I see there are not many customers in your tavern. If you have nothing to do, can you sit down and have a drink with the old man? It's really boring for the old man to drink alone."

"Okay, as long as you don't dislike it, Brother Chu."

Shopkeeper Liu sat down with a smile.

He didn't know why, but he always felt that the old man in front of him had a unique charm that made people feel friendly at first sight.

So he also wanted to talk to this old man.

The dishes from the kitchen arrived quickly, and the old man took the wine bottle and poured a glass for both of them.

The two clinked glasses and drank.

"Brother Chu, where are you from?"

"Capital City! I traveled to Linshui City today, and suddenly the alcohol bug got to me at night, so I couldn't help but come to your pub for a drink."

"It turns out he is a nobleman from the capital."

"There's no such thing as a noble person. The old man is just a loner. He has a senior sister in the capital and the others have no relatives, so he can go wherever he wants without any worries."

The old man smiled and shook his head, looking at the deep night sky outside the tavern. His whole person exuded a feeling of loneliness.

Shopkeeper Liu was startled, involuntarily influenced by the opponent's energy, and subconsciously asked: "What about your wife and..."

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that the conversation was shallow and deep, so he quickly stopped talking.

The old man didn't care, but smiled and said: "Madam has passed away a long time ago. I like to be free and unencumbered, so I don't have any heirs."

He also felt that he had talked a bit too much, so he asked: "By the way, brother Liu, I heard that ten years ago in the Canglan River outside the city, a god descended to earth and condensed the entire river?"

"Yes, that day ten years ago, I was taking someone to deliver wine outside the city, but I saw with my own eyes the magical scene of the Canglan River condensing."

Shopkeeper Liu became interested as soon as he mentioned this.

He was beaming with joy, and it was obvious that he was still shocked by the scene ten years ago to this day.

"Brother Chu, you didn't see the scene that day. The Canglan River, which was originally flowing smoothly, was actually condensed in a blue light in the blink of an eye."

"The ships on the river were unable to move for an instant, and the river surface actually turned into a solid object, as if it were frozen but flexible, and people could walk on it."

"In all my years of living, this is the first time I have seen such a magical thing. I don't know who he is, but he actually has such a method. I think he must be a god."

Shopkeeper Liu was amazed.

The old man asked again: "How is the life of the people? There are many people in Linshui City who rely on the Canglan River for food. The Canglan River has been frozen over the years. Isn't everyone's life not easy?"

"It's not bad, actually it was just a little messy at the beginning."

Shopkeeper Liu explained: "The imperial court seems to have been prepared for it. After the Canglan River was frozen, the government immediately sent people to help everyone find new livelihoods."

"It is impossible to say that our lives have not been affected at all over the years. However, with the support of the government, everyone has quickly stabilized again. We still make money when we should and eat when we should eat. In fact, not much has changed."

"By the way, Brother Chu."

Shopkeeper Liu suddenly asked: "I heard that ten years ago our Jin Dynasty canonized a national sacred beast - the Holy Spirit Turtle."

"You are from the capital. Have you ever seen that mythical beast with your own eyes? I heard that he has the ability to control wind and rain. Is it true?"