Chapter 435: Not an Illusion

Seeing Lu Li's troubled look, the old man couldn't help but frown and took two steps in Lu Li's direction. However, just these two steps made Lu Li suddenly feel as if his skin was struggling.

Lu Li was horrified, and after his thoughts changed, he hurriedly shouted, "The sword is a sharp weapon for killing!"

He doesn't know how to use a sword, and rarely uses a sword. He said this completely from his heart without any consideration. In his opinion, not only swords, but any weapons are just weapons for killing.

Hearing this, the old man stopped and frowned with a thoughtful look on his face, as if he was considering the meaning of Lu Li's words.

After a moment, the old man shook his head and said, "Little baby, you are too murderous."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Li's heart immediately became anxious. He thought that he was in trouble now. He was not recognized by the other party. Could it be that he would also be expelled from the underground palace?

But the old man paused for a moment and then continued, "However, the fact that you have reached this point is enough to show that your talent is extraordinary. Tell me your reasons. If you are satisfied, I can let you enter the next level."

has hope?

Lu Li was secretly happy, and after thinking about it secretly, he cautiously said, "Senior Qi, in fact, this is what this junior thinks."

"The sword has an edge, and it's double-edged! It has an edge, and it's unstoppable!"

"If it's not for killing, why bother sharpening it?"

The old man was slightly surprised when he heard this. He looked at Lu Li and said, "Farmers' kitchen knives also have blades. Is it also for killing?"

Lu Li nodded and said, "Exactly! Although farm kitchen knives rarely kill people, they can't avoid killing. Three meals a day, chickens, ducks, fish, livestock, fruits and vegetables are all life, so why shouldn't they be killing?"

"Chickens, ducks, fish, livestock, fruits and vegetables are also considered..."

The old man spoke in a hurry, but in the middle of the sentence, he suddenly stopped and frowned, "I agree, chickens, ducks, fish and livestock are life, but are your fruits and vegetables too far-fetched?"

Lu Li smiled slightly, "Everything in the world coexists. Although there are different lifespans and higher IQs, since they exist between heaven and earth and can evolve from small to large, from weak to strong, then they are alive... "

"You mean, fruits and vegetables are beings with low IQs?" the old man seemed a little shocked.

"Senior knows clearly that this junior does think so. In the junior's view, they are just immature in intelligence compared to humans. If they awaken once, these fruits, vegetables, mountains, rocks, grass and trees may not have the chance to become immortals... .”

After listening to Lu's words, the old man suddenly fell into silence.

The bamboo forest was quiet without any noise. Lu Li sighed inwardly. If it was really not possible, then forget it. He wasn't very interested in swords anyway.

After a long time, the old man sighed, "What you said does make some sense. The essence of the sword is to kill, but you overlooked one point. The sword is dead, but the person is alive. The sword has no thoughts, and it all depends on the thoughts of the person holding the sword. The thought of killing is killing, the benevolence of thought is benevolence, the grace of thought is grace... All thoughts arise from the heart, and live with the sword..."

Lu Li nodded, "Junior agrees with what the senior said. However, the question that the senior asked before seemed to be: What is a sword? Rather than how to handle a sword?"

The old man was stunned, then suddenly smiled and laughed, "Boy, you are very interesting."

As he spoke, his smile faded, "Then I ask you, if you have a sword in your hand, how should you control it?"

Lu Li was a little speechless, thinking that he was making trouble for himself, but seeing that the other party spoke much more gently, he thought for a while and said with the idea of ​​trying:

"With the sword in hand, those who obey will live, and those who go against will die!"

The old man shook his head, "Your murderous intention is still too strong. There is indeed some truth in judging people's hearts with a sword. Little do you know that the way of the sword also includes kindness, majesty, protection, and invincibility... Such things may not necessarily There must be killing.”

Lu Li thought to himself, if he doesn't kill, how will he be protected? If you don't kill, how can you have dignity? If you want to be invincible, how can you not kill? Could it be that this person doesn't know the principle of killing a snake but suffering from it instead?

He sighed secretly, and did not choose to flatter this person, nor did he contradict him recklessly. He just said calmly: "Senior, you are right. Perhaps, I, a junior, have limited knowledge."

The old man nodded, "Although I am not very satisfied with your answer, at your age, it is not bad to be able to understand such a state. So, I will give you a chance to pass the last level..."

With that said, with a wave of his hand, a brocade box flew towards Lu Li.

Lu Li caught it and said, "Senior?"

"This is the reward for the state of mind trial on the second floor of the underground palace. After exiting, walk into the portal. There is a rest area at the back. Go there and wait."

Lu Li was overjoyed and saluted respectfully, "Thank you, senior!"

The old man shook his head and said, "Go ahead."

As he spoke, he waved his hand casually, and the surrounding scene disappeared instantly, while Lu Li stood in front of the purple vortex holding a square brocade box.

"This...is not an illusion!"

Lu Li looked at the brocade box in his hand in shock. He thought that the bamboo forest was the same illusion as Dashi Village. Now it seemed that he had been dragged into a mysterious space, which was really unbelievable to him.

Arriving in front of the purple vortex, Lu Li suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a few people behind him. He looked back curiously, but this sight made Lu Li a little dumbfounded.

There should have been three people in the passage, but only Luo Yanghua was left.

Li Susu and Cheng Caiyun have disappeared. Could it be that these two people have been eliminated?

So, he turned around and looked at Luo Yanghua carefully. If that was the case, wouldn't this person become his only competitor?

Should I...

Forget it.

As soon as the thought came up, Lu Li extinguished it. Not to mention whether it was fair or not, I was afraid that the rules here would not allow him to do so. Don't steal the chicken and lose the rice, and lose the quota you got. That would be fun.

Just when Lu Li looked at Luo Yanghua, Luo Yanghua's eyelids suddenly twitched, and then he suddenly opened his eyes. I don't know what he experienced in the illusion, and his face was full of gloom.

He looked around, and the confusion and surprise in his eyes flashed away, then shook his head and walked towards Lu Li.

However, when he was ten feet away from the purple vortex, which was where Lu Li stood before, he suddenly disappeared again.

Seeing this scene, Lu Li was slightly stunned, and touched his nose awkwardly: It seems that I thought too much, maybe Li Susu and Cheng Caiyun have already entered the bamboo forest.

Forget it, go in and wait.

Lu Li held the brocade box and turned to walk into the vortex.

After a dizzy moment, Lu Li stepped on solid ground with a click, and looked up, and found that he had come to a small circular space...