The third volume is named Cangyu Chapter 243 Drink and talk!
Although the fine wine in this inn can enhance spiritual power and make cultivators drunk, it also has its limits. If one's cultivation reaches the Spirit Infant Realm or above, the aftereffect of this wine will be very weak. For cultivators above the Spirit God Realm, the effect will be minimal. They can even drink ten pots in one breath without feeling the slightest discomfort!
Under Li Xuanfeng's observation, Lin Jiu at this moment seemed to be talking more nonsense than when he was awake. Only his crazy personality could be seen, and there was nothing surprising about him.
Most cultivators, due to the strength gained from their practice, feel that their status is far higher than that of ordinary people in the mortal world, so they naturally develop a superior temperament.
But Lin Jiu did not have such temperament at all, nor did he have the tenacity that other cultivators possessed. He was just like a street thug who tried every means to get free food and drink.
Li Xuanfeng even had some doubts that Lin Jiu's ability to cultivate to the perfection of the Lingdan realm was entirely due to luck and cultivation talent. Otherwise, with his kind of mentality, he would have probably incurred enemies and been killed long ago!
At this moment, Lin Jiu sat down again and suddenly said drunkenly: "Boy, what is your goal of cultivation?"
After hearing Lin Jiu's words, Li Xuanfeng fell into silence. A trace of sadness appeared in his eyes. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then poured himself another glass.
"My goal is to become the strongest in Cangyu Continent, or even the strongest in the entire world. I want everyone to bow to me respectfully when they see me, and not dare to disobey in the slightest!" Seeing Li Xuanfeng silent, Lin Jiu spoke again drunkenly.
Li Xuanfeng ignored Lin Jiu's drunken words and did not take his words seriously at all. He just fell into deep thought because of his question.
"Rather than asking what the goal of cultivation is, it is better to ask why we cultivate!" Li Xuanfeng was silent for a moment and said in a gloomy tone.
Noticing the sadness in Li Xuanfeng's tone, Lin Jiu's carefree appearance after being drunk became much more restrained, as if he was infected by Li Xuanfeng's emotions.
Perhaps it was because after experiencing a lifetime in the secret realm of reincarnation that Li Xuanfeng became much more sentimental. After coming to the Cangyu Continent, Lin Jiu was the first friend he met. That was why Li Xuanfeng took advantage of the alcohol to say what was buried in his heart!
"Li practices cultivation so that his parents can rest in peace and to protect the people he cherishes in his heart!" Li Xuanfeng spoke softly, but his tone contained rock-hard determination and an indelible sadness!
After hearing Li Xuanfeng's words, Lin Jiu fell into silence. It seemed that even the drunkenness in his body had dissipated a lot. He could clearly feel the determination and sadness in Li Xuanfeng's tone.
"Come on, let's have a drink. Everyone has his or her own sorrows, and these will be transformed into the cornerstone for us to move forward and allow us to go further in the future!" Lin Jiu raised his glass and said to Li Xuanfeng.
Hearing Lin Jiu's words, Li Xuanfeng was a little surprised. He didn't expect that such a carefree guy could comfort others.
After drinking this glass of wine, Lin Jiu's eyes also showed deep sadness. He smiled bitterly and said softly:
"I belonged to the side branch of the family. Because I killed a genius from the family's direct line when I was being hunted, I was convicted of treason by the clan leader. My parents and relatives were all strangled to death by the family members. I was the only one who escaped by luck. After that, I could only search for resources and practice in the outside world. My progress in cultivation was very slow, and I had no chance to return to the family to avenge my parents!"
As he said this, Lin Jiu's temperament had changed greatly, as if he was infected by Li Xuanfeng, and the sadness in his heart could not be suppressed and emanated from him.
Li Xuanfeng looked at Lin Jiu deeply. It turned out that he was pretending to be crazy and stupid just to hide the unresolvable sadness and hatred in his heart!
Listening to his story, even Li Xuanfeng felt a little sympathy for him.
"Does it mean that people from the direct line are members of the family, but people from the collateral line are not?" After telling his story, Lin Jiu raised his head and asked loudly into the air.
Li Xuanfeng was silent. In the world of cultivation, no matter it was a family or a sect, there was indeed an extremely cruel distinction between high and low, noble and humble, which was even no less than the distinction between the ruler and the people in the secular world!
The direct descendants are those who are trained and protected by the forces they belong to. All obstacles on their path of cultivation are removed, and everything goes smoothly for them. From the very beginning, they are trained with the goal of becoming future successors.
People from the side branches not only do not have enough resources for cultivation, but also will not attract the attention of the forces they belong to. They are like young eagles set free and can only find food on their own. If they do not have sufficient strength, they will die in the wild. Unless they can get an opportunity and improve their strength to a level that will be taken seriously by their elders, they will have a chance to counterattack and surpass the direct descendants.
Although Li Xuanfeng himself had never experienced this kind of injustice, he had obtained the memories of many people through soul searching and had already known a lot about it.
Xuanling Sect is considered to be extremely fair in this regard, but there are still many people who are superior to other ordinary disciples because they become disciples of the sect elders, and the cultivation resources they receive are also unbalanced.
Back then, Li Xuanfeng was fortunate to be rescued by Shen Hua and accepted as a disciple. Otherwise, even if he had managed to escape the massacre by the Corpse Demon Cult and joined a cultivation sect, he would only be an outer disciple and would not have had so many cultivation resources. If he did not have enough talent and opportunity, he would have lived his life in mediocrity.
It was not until this time that Li Xuanfeng let go of his grudge and no longer suspected that Lin Jiu had any ill intentions.
Even Li Xuanfeng himself did not expect that he would develop a sense of trust in Lin Jiu so quickly.
However, Li Xuanfeng knew where this sense of trust came from. Perhaps it was because of similar sadness, or perhaps it was because he discovered that Lin Jiu really came to him to drink and talk.
“In order to change the injustice of fate, we can only fight against the heavens, against the entire cultivation world, and move towards the peak step by step, making the world tremble under our feet!” Li Xuanfeng said in a deep voice, with an incomparably bright light shining in his eyes!
When Li Xuanfeng said this, his voice contained an incomparable firmness, and his words seemed like a sharp sword that could break through illusions and penetrate people's hearts!
This is Li Xuanfeng’s Tao heart!
Perhaps it was because of the sadness in his heart that was aroused by Lin Jiu, or perhaps it was because it had been buried in his heart for too long, Li Xuanfeng spoke out his Taoist heart in front of outsiders for the first time!
Hearing Li Xuanfeng's words, Lin Jiu was stunned at first, and then his emotions were instantly driven by Li Xuanfeng. His sadness turned into infinite fighting spirit. He was excited and laughed loudly, "Well said, let the world tremble under our feet!"
After saying that, Lin Jiu picked up the wine jug again, poured wine for Li Xuanfeng and himself, and after clinking glasses, he raised his glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
"My dear Li, do you know why people in this world go crazy?" After drinking this glass of wine, Lin Jiu looked even more drunk, and suddenly asked while swaying from a distance.
"Crazy?" Li Xuanfeng murmured strangely and fell into deep thought.
Although a trace of doubt emerged in Li Xuanfeng's mind, he quickly suppressed it. He thought that Lin Jiu was drunk at this moment and was immersed in the sadness of the past. Perhaps he asked this question because he thought of himself who had fallen into madness back then.
Thinking of this, Li Xuanfeng decided to give Lin Jiu some subtle advice, so that he would no longer be as muddle-headed as he was now, but instead suppress the sadness in his heart as soon as possible, work hard to improve his cultivation, and avenge his parents and loved ones.
After a moment's silence, Li Xuanfeng's eyes flashed, and he said softly: "Li believes that the two words madness can be interpreted separately or together!"
"Insanity. Some people go insane because of misfortunes in life, some go insane because of love troubles, and some go insane because of the pursuit of truth. Insane is a change in state of mind. It does not necessarily mean madness. In short, it is a big change in one's mind due to a huge change!"
"Being crazy is a state of mind. Some people are crazy because of their personality, while others are crazy because of their self-confidence! Li believes that true madness can make one's mind unobstructed and allow one's strength to continue to improve, thus reaching the state of being crazy because of one's own strength!"
"Madness is not the madness of the mundane world, but the madness of burning your boats and crossing the river. It is the strong will to fight without fear. It is the ultimate state of mind to fight hard even though you know it is impossible!"
When Li Xuanfeng finished speaking, Lin Jiu seemed to be drunk. He staggered and fell into a chair. He fell asleep on the table in a daze, and after a moment he started snoring.
Li Xuanfeng shook his head slightly, wondering whether Lin Jiu had taken his words to heart and whether he would still remember them when he sobered up.
If he forgets, it would be a waste of such beautiful words I said. I can only wait until he sobers up and say them again.
What Li Xuanfeng did not realize at this time was that although Lin Jiu, who was lying on the table, was snoring, he was not asleep at all. The snoring sound was just pretending!
At this time, Lin Jiu's eyes were closed, but his eyes under his eyelids were shining brightly!
If someone could see his eyes at this moment, they would be extremely surprised to find that there was no sign of drunkenness in his eyes at all, only a bright and wise light, like dazzling stars!
Moreover, the aura on Lin Jiu's body produced an extremely obscure fluctuation. It was not the fluctuation of spiritual power, but an inexplicable fluctuation of aura. However, this kind of aura was closely related to Lin Jiu's cultivation!
But at this time Li Xuanfeng had no idea about this, because Lin Jiu deliberately concealed the gleam in his eyes and the aura on his body, and it was impossible for him to detect it!
Li Xuanfeng used his cultivation to suppress the drunkenness in his body, then used his spiritual power to lift up Lin Jiu's body and sent him back to the next room. He threw him on the bed before returning to the room again.
The rooms in the inn are separated by formations, so spiritual consciousness cannot pass through. Once the door is closed, one enters into seclusion.
Just after Li Xuanfeng returned to the room, Lin Jiu suddenly flew up from the bed and stood on the ground!
At this moment, he did not seem drunk at all, and his whole temperament had changed drastically. Although his hair and clothes were still messy, his face was extremely calm, and his eyes were as still as a still well, with only countless bright lights flashing in them!
If Li Xuanfeng saw Lin Jiu's appearance at this moment, he would not dare to believe that this was the shameless Lin Jiu he knew!
