Volume 1: On Tianheng Mountain Chapter 2: Banquet
In September, the trees in Tianheng Mountain are still lush and lush. Although it is already the season of autumn, the mountain is still full of the smell of summer. Yang Ming carried a bamboo basket up the mountain early to pick, humming on the rugged path of Tianheng Mountain. Walking towards the woods on the ridge with a melodious Beigan song.
Today is the fifth day of July, the sixtieth birthday of Taoist Master Tianheng of Jiuyun Temple on Tianheng Mountain. The kitchen has been busy three days ago, with fresh fruits and vegetables, newly brewed tofu, and newly smoked roast chicken. It's ready.
Yang Ming went to Tianheng Mountain when he was eight years old. He had no father or mother and was brought back by Master Shangqing from Jiuyun Temple. Master Shangqing arranged for him to help in the kitchen. In his spare time, he could also spend time with three generations of fellow apprentices. Let’s practice body training together.
Although he did not become a disciple, he could still be regarded as a registered disciple among the three generations of disciples.
However, Yang Ming has been practicing for three years and three years. The other three generations of brothers have already completed the third level of body training, successfully enlightened their souls and started practicing Kung Fu. However, Yang Ming has not even completed the third level of body training in the past six years, but he is good at cooking. It's indeed getting better.
According to the rules of Tianheng Mountain, if a registered disciple among the third generation disciples has not completed the third level of body training in six years, it is almost time to go down the mountain to make a living on his own. However, because Yang Ming has been working in the kitchen to help cook, he can be regarded as a third generation disciple. Migrant workers are different from ordinary registered disciples.
Furthermore, Yang Ming's cooking skills were indeed unique and he was deeply loved by Taoist Master Tian Heng, so everyone unanimously refused to mention going down the mountain.
"The sun shines three poles, full of true energy." Yang Ming raised his head and looked at the sky. At this time, the sun had risen, and the fiery sunshine shone on the path of Tianheng Mountain. Yang Ming took the opportunity to meditate and practice.
Although Yang Ming had not reached the third level of body training after six years of practicing it, three years ago, he suddenly felt that the true energy appeared in his body, and it was still the kind of true energy that was extremely hot and yang. Yang Ming practiced it every day The reason for getting up early and going out to pick is to practice secretly at this time.
He secretly checked in the Scripture Collection Pavilion of Jiuyun Temple and found that his true energy did not belong to the inheritance of Tianheng Mountain, but appeared out of thin air.
True Qi originates from the soul, manifests in the body, and is controlled by the spirit. The east is called true energy, the west is called soul power, and there is another name outside the sea called supernatural power. There are four major steps in the cultivation of true energy, namely enlightenment, awakening, Concentrate your mind and transform your environment.
According to the cultivation inheritance of Tianheng Mountain, it is very difficult to awaken the spirit with true energy without completing the third level of body training. However, Yang Ming succeeded in enlightening the spirit inexplicably. Moreover, this type of true energy has been used in Tianheng Mountain for so many years. This is unheard of in the tradition.
Yang Ming didn't want to cause trouble, so he hid the matter of his spiritual enlightenment. After all, he was indeed a cook who had not even completed the third level of physical training. Apart from his cooking skills, his cultivation was not worth mentioning to others.
"Since this true energy has nothing to do with Tianheng Mountain, it should be related to my life experience." Yang Ming murmured. At this time, the sun had entered the clouds, and the light gradually dimmed. He patted the loose soil on his body and thought The days before rising to Mount Tianheng.
Yang Ming's memories before he was eight years old were very vague. He only vaguely remembered that he once lived by the Liuhe River in Beigan and had a grandfather, but he could not remember his grandfather's name or appearance.
Before Master Shangqing brought him back, he suffered head injuries and some of his memories became very blurry.
"Forget it, let's pick the fresh fruits back quickly." Yang Ming scratched his head and ran towards the woods on the ridge.
Tianheng Mountain, Jiuyun Temple, is one of the eight great families of the Yunduan Empire. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the head of the eight great families. There are three generations of Taoists in Jiuyun Temple. Taoist Master Tianheng is the current head of Jiuyun Temple, ranking among the heavens of Tianheng Mountain. In the position of master, there are seven disciples under Taoist Priest Tianheng, and these seven are the second generation disciples.
Among the second generation disciples, Master Shangqing is the senior brother, and there are only three who always stay in Tianheng Mountain. In addition to Master Shangqing, there are also two masters, Yuanqing and Taiyin.
The three masters have more than a hundred disciples, and most of the disciples of the third generation are the younger generation. Among the disciples of the third generation, there is one senior brother and one senior sister.
The senior brother's name is Lu Chen, and the senior sister's name is Lin Ruo. These two are the leaders of the younger generation of Tianheng Mountain. They have awakened their true energy at a young age and began to practice the secret code of Tianheng Mountain - Tiangan Lu.
"Senior Sister's Rainbow Sword Technique has improved again." In the backyard of Jiuyun Temple, Hu Yue was watching Senior Sister Lin Ruo practice swordsmanship. Tianhong Sword Technique is a branch of the sword technique in Tianganlu and is the top sword technique of Tianheng Mountain. The sword is like a rainbow, and every thrust seems to have the potential to cut through the sky for thousands of miles.
The sixteen-year-old senior sister was slightly ahead of Lu Chen among the three generations of disciples, all because of the Tianhong Sword Technique.
Moreover, there is no reason why a genius who understood the power of a sword at the age of sixteen should not become the center of attention.
"It's a pity that I have never been able to understand the deeper level."
After practicing a set of swords, Lin Ruo shook his head and looked at Hu Yue's surprised face with a wry smile of disappointment.
"Senior sister, you have understood the power of the sword at the age of sixteen. This is already beyond ordinary people. Why are you still not satisfied?"
"Xiaoyue, Tianhong Sword Technique will not be successful if you cannot understand the sword's intention. I have been practicing for six months, but I have not understood the sword's intention at all."
There was a sadness in Lin Ruo's eyes.
"Then senior sister, why don't you ask the master for advice?"
"You can only understand the meaning of the sword by yourself. Everyone's meaning is different, and you can only rely on yourself to integrate it."
Hu Yue's little mind really can't understand this kind of paranoia. After all, what she practices is not swordsmanship. Unlike senior sister Lin Ruo, Hu Yue practices classical techniques. The difference between classical techniques and swordsmanship lies in this. Sword intention and sword power.
Techniques focus on array arrangement, while swordsmanship focuses on connecting the world with one's will. Techniques focus on protection, while swordsmanship focuses on killing. The two are fundamentally different existences.
"Senior sister, it's already this hour. That guy Yang Ming should be back soon. Let's go find him to open a small stove for us."
"Don't be ridiculous. Today is Master's birthday. How can he have time to make a small stove for us?"
"Go and have a look, maybe there will be something good to eat."
Hu Yue took Lin Ruo's hand and ran towards the back door of the kitchen.
For the three generations of disciples, the birthday of their master is a very lively day. On the birthday of Taoist Master Tian Heng, the top leaders of various sects who come to celebrate his birthday will bring their outstanding disciples to show their faces, including many famous ones. An object of admiration.
Many third-generation disciples are waiting at the gate of the mountain today for the masters and masters of their respective sects to come to Tianheng Mountain, so as to have a glimpse of the outstanding young talents of each sect.
A wandering poet in the Cloud Empire used a poem to describe the general trend of cultivation: "The vertical and horizontal dome has two heavens, and the sky guards the Eight Immortals Hall in Zhongzhou." This poem named the eleven forces of the world's general trend, namely, one dome, two heavens and eight great powers. Home.
Above the dome, there are vertical and horizontal lines, one vertical and one horizontal, located at the pinnacle of the Cloud Empire.
Under the dome is the castle tower, the second level of Zhongshu Mu. The castle tower is the foundation of the empire. It gathers magic from all over the world and forms its own school. It is the top institution and institution for the empire's magic. Zhongshu Mu is the foundation of the empire. The root, the general on the battlefield, the ranger in the wilderness, the righteous man in the pavilion, and the warrior in the rivers and lakes are all Zhongzhou shepherds.
The Yunduan Empire uses literature to govern the country and military force to establish the country. Literature is the castle tower and Wu is the pastor of Zhongzhou.
The eight major sects are the major sects that have a foothold in the eight major provinces of the Yundu Empire, including Tianheng Mountain in the north, Mogui Cliff in the south, Zhenyun Temple on the river, Xunfeng Temple under the river, Chilianmen in the east, Immortal Palace at the foot of the East China Sea, and Xiaokunlun in the western desert. , Dongting Spring on the Lake.
On the birthday of Taoist Tian Heng, it is naturally impossible for the two divine dragons Zong Heng to come to celebrate his birthday in person. The castle tower and Zhongzhou Mu will naturally send high-level officials to celebrate his birthday, and the various sects that have good relations with Taoist Tian Heng will come to celebrate his birthday. The head master will come to congratulate him on his birthday in person.
"Senior Sister, don't you want to go and see the young heroes from various sects? I heard that Senior Brother Lei Boqin from Zhenyun Temple is a very talented person, don't you want to go and see it, Senior Sister?"
Hearing Hu Yue's words, Lin Ruo frowned and tapped the little girl's head.
"You little girl, why are there all these messy things in your mind?"
"Who doesn't like handsome brother?"
Hu Yue curled her lips and rubbed her head.
"Or is it that Senior Sister doesn't like that type?"
"Tell me again, and I will arrange for you to have sex with me next time you take the exam?"
"Forget it then. If I fight against you, senior sister, I'm afraid I'll be tortured to the point where I can't even find Bei."
The two girls sneaked into the kitchen quietly from the back door. Judging from the proficiency of their movements, it was definitely not the first time they sneaked in to eat on the small stove. Behind the kitchen was a storage room with three large rooms. Every time they Whenever a greedy person comes up, they will come here and ask Yang Ming to cook a small stove for the two of them.
Hu Yue walked to the wall and knocked on it. On the other side of the wall was the kitchen. Yang Ming had already picked the chicken and was about to stew the freshly prepared chicken.
"Dong dong dong." Yang Ming heard the signal sound of knocking on the wall. He stopped his movements, smiled, put down the frying spoon, and knocked three times.
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"Hey, senior sister, we have Xiaozao again today." After hearing Yang Ming's response, Hu Yue smiled with her teeth exposed.
"Look at you, you are so happy just thinking about food. Sooner or later you will turn into a fat little pig."
Not long after, Yang Ming opened the back door and walked in with a dinner plate. When Hu Yue saw the small stove he was holding, her eyes turned into stars.
"Dry-fried tenderloin, squirrel mandarin fish, cold lotus root, Yang Ming, today's Xiaozao is too rich!"
"Isn't today Taoist Master Tianheng's birthday? There are enough ingredients, so we can be extravagant."
Yang Ming watched with a smile as Hu Yue couldn't wait to put the sweet lotus root into her mouth. Although Yang Ming was not much older than Hu Yue, looking at her still made her look like a child.
Lin Ruo's eating style was much more gentle. She tasted the taste of squirrel and mandarin fish in small mouthfuls and couldn't help but nodded.
"Hey, I heard that today your junior uncle is going back to the mountain to pay his birthday to the Taoist priest. This is big news." Yang Ming told the two of them the news they just heard at the mountain gate. When he heard that his junior uncle was going back Lin Ruo frowned at the news about Shan.
"My junior uncle broke the commandments when he came out of the mountain. Not to mention whether my master will agree to it if he comes back to the mountain, those sissies in Luxian Palace will probably be the first to object."
Hu Yue was the first to speak out what Lin Ruo said. She bluntly called the people of Luxian Palace sissies, which made Yang Ming laugh.
Donghai Luxian Palace is a sect that is not popular among the eight major families. This is because this group of people are too busy. Not only are they nosy, they are also nosy.
Back then, this junior uncle, who was young and energetic and did not know how to restrain himself, mistakenly injured Zhongzhou Mu's player in the world competition, causing Zhongzhou Mu's player to be seriously injured. Although Zhongzhou Mu said afterwards that his fists and feet had no eyesight, and the injury was unavoidable,
But those meddlesome ghosts in Luxian Palace insisted on pursuing the young uncle's fault for hurting others.
As a result, in the next game, the young master severely injured the players of Luxian Palace again, his face was beaten into a pig's head, and he even mocked Luxian Palace for showing off his fists and embroidered legs.
After climbing the mountain, I took people up to Tianheng Mountain to discuss the matter with Taoist Master Tianheng.
But what was the result? Daiyu, who had long been famous among the second generation disciples of Luxian Palace, and his fellow disciples were all knocked down by his junior uncle before they reached the main gate of Jiuyun Temple.
This was a great shame and humiliation for Luxian Palace. They came looking for trouble and didn't even enter the main entrance. Not long after entering the mountain, they were all knocked down by a second-generation disciple.
This made Taoist Priest Penglai of Luxian Palace furious. He was so anxious to protect his shortcomings that he no longer cared about his face and went directly to Taoist Priest Tianheng to argue with him.
What’s even more unexpected is that Taoist Tian Heng doesn’t take Taoist Penglai seriously at all.
Later, Taoist priest Penglai brought the matter directly to the castle tower and asked the Qi University scholar from the castle tower to seek justice. Due to the reputation of Qi University, Taoist priest Tianheng asked the junior uncle to go down the mountain for a walk first and come back in a few years.
But with such a fiery temper, the young uncle could not walk down the mountain in peace and contentment. After he came down from the mountain, he ran all the way to the East China Sea and took advantage of the time when Taoist Priest Penglai had not returned to beat all the second-generation disciples of Luxian Palace into pig heads.
Not to mention, when the young uncle went there, he brought with him documents from Jianghu Monthly Newspaper, poets from all over the world, and storytellers from various taverns. He wrote the Havoc in Luxian Palace into a thirty-six-chapter chapter novel, as well as storytelling
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This suddenly caused a big stir. Not only did Taoist Priest Penglai get angry half to death, but he also got into the ears of Zongheng.
Such a big country actually caused such a farce. Naturally, Zongheng was mainly focused on maintaining stability. On the surface, he ordered Taoist Priest Tianheng to severely punish this little bastard who had no ethics. It is said that behind his back, he wrote this thirty-six chapter chapter novel.
It sucks.
"The young master has been able to return to the mountain a long time ago. It's just that he has been traveling overseas and has not come back." Lin Ruo had heard a lot about the young master from his master. There were originally eight second-generation disciples, and the young master
After my uncle caused this farce and was removed from the list by Taoist Master Tian Heng, there were only seven people left.
However, Master Shangqing, a good old man, and the junior uncle have always exchanged letters. Through Master Shangqing, Taoist Master Tianheng often inquires about the junior uncle's affairs.
The one in Zongheng is too lazy to care about these trivial matters of the common people, and the castle tower only cares about the maintenance of face and stability. Tianheng Mountain has long been looking forward to the return of the young master's uncle.
Therefore, this time when my junior uncle came back to the mountain, the only one who would jump out and make a fool of himself was Luxian Palace.
Chapter completed!