Chapter 5 Climb to heaven and meet the Queen Mother
Changliang Mountain has rich aura and gentle breeze from all sides.
The top of the mountain is faintly shining with holy light, as if there are immortals practicing here, and the mountains are spiritual because of the immortals.
Qin Yao and Jiu Shu stepped onto the mountain climbing stone steps together. Not long after walking, a delicate fragrance came from both sides. Various flowers gradually appeared on both sides of the mountain road.
After climbing three hundred and sixty-five stone steps, the two finally arrived at the top of the mountain. Suddenly, they felt something. Looking up, they saw a long-bearded immortal wearing a blue robe and long sleeves standing in a temple.
In front of him, he looked at them with a smile.
"Meet the Patriarch." The two transformed into flowing light, quickly came to each other, and bowed to pay homage.
Xiao Maojun laughed, waved his hand and said, "You guys came much faster than I thought."
The two of them stood up straight, and Uncle Jiu immediately responded: "We were lucky and had a smooth journey, so we traveled thousands of miles quickly."
"Good luck...this is a better answer." Xiao Maojun laughed.
Uncle Jiu bowed again: "You have given me the award."
Xiao Maojun stretched out his hands and helped him up: "Didn't I say it before, don't just bow, let alone kneel down, it's too troublesome."
"Thank you, Master, for your grace." Master and apprentice said in unison.
Xiao Maojun held Uncle Jiu's wrist with one hand and Qin Yao's wrist with the other, leading them towards the temple: "Let's go, let's go into the house and say."
Ordinary temples are called temples because they have statues of gods.
And this temple on Changliang Mountain is a temple in the true sense just because Xiao Maojun is here!
After the three of them entered the temple, Qin Yao was surprised to find that this was a very simple ancient temple, not the cave in the temple that he had imagined.
It can be seen from this that Xiao Maojun's life must not be luxurious, but closer to pure nature.
"Sit, sit down." Xiao Maojun turned around and sat in front of an alchemy furnace and said with a smile.
The master and apprentice were sitting on the futon facing the old man's house. Qin Yao asked curiously: "There are so many futons in the temple, why can't we see the disciples of the ancestor?"
Xiao Maojun explained: "The disciples I had earlier all have a promising future. In the past three hundred years, I have not had any new disciples, so Changliang Mountain has become pure. As time goes by, I feel that this
The sense of purity is more suitable for practice, so even the Taoist disciples have been dismissed, and I am the only one who lives permanently in the entire Changliang Mountain."
The two masters and apprentices suddenly understood, and Uncle Ninth once again flattered him: "Only when you can endure loneliness can you maintain prosperity. Master, you have truly attained the Tao of Quanzhen."
Xiao Maojun laughed, not feeling embarrassed by this flattery.
Because in his consciousness, he truly has attained the truth.
"Lin Jiu, you can stay in Changliang Mountain and practice Taoism with me from now on." After a while, Xiao Maojun arranged.
Uncle Jiu nodded silently: "Yes, Grandmaster."
"As for you." Xiao Maojun turned to look at Qin Yao: "Come with me to the heaven tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Grandmaster." Qin Yao said respectfully, having a clear understanding of Sanmao Zhenjun's status in front of the Queen Mother.
Being able to see the Queen Mother and beg for grace at any time is something that only an absolute confidant can do.
It seems that after Lord Damao became the son-in-law of Emperor Dongyue, Lord Xiaomao's favor with the Queen Mother became even greater than before.
Afterwards, Xiao Maojun gave instructions to the master and apprentice on the Taoist method until late at night, and arranged a place for them to stay.
I really treat them as family members, not just ordinary juniors.
That night.
The moon is sparse and the stars are dim, and Zen insects are chirping.
Qin Yao sat cross-legged in the middle of the bed. He tried many times but could not calm down and practice Taoism. After all, he was too worried about meeting the Queen Mother tomorrow.
Even though he has been reincarnated so many times, the unmasked Queen Mother is still the highest deity he can come into contact with.
In countless mythological stories, such as The Immortal Couple, Lotus Lamp, Journey to the West, Journey to the East, etc., the Queen Mother is the heroine of the heaven and has the right to control the laws of heaven.
Not to mention that in the ancient system, the Queen Mother was a quasi-sage. Except for those few quasi-sages who were powerful in the ancient world, they were all at the pinnacle of immortality in terms of power and strength.
Faced with such a powerful person, it is strange that he can deal with it calmly and calmly.
Unable to calm down, he simply got out of bed, walked out of the room, melted into the night, and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.
If nothing else happens, there should be a Guanghan Palace on the bright moon. I wonder if there is Wu Gang who is cutting osmanthus outside the palace, and whether there is the stunning Chang'e inside the palace.
Thinking about it, Qin Yao flew up and shot straight towards the bright moon.
After a long time, he came to the outskirts of the Taiyin Star and saw the dense osmanthus forest, but he could not see Wu Gang; he saw the Guanghan Palace that looked like an ice city, but he could not feel the slightest breath of life.
Qin Yao was curious and continued to move forward. The divine light of runes suddenly shone in front of him, condensing into a transparent barrier that enveloped the entire moon, isolating the inside and outside.
"Could this be the gateway to the Lunar Star?"
Qin Yao murmured to himself and reached out to touch the barrier.
"boom!"
When its fingers came into contact with the light curtain, a burst of divine power suddenly rushed out, blasting it directly into the sky, retreating thousands of meters in the starry sky, and its body almost burst.
"Damn, this is a fierce formation."
Reluctantly fixed in the air, Qin Yao felt lingering fear.
He just touched it and his body was almost exploded. One can imagine the terrible consequences if he launches an attack on the barrier.
"I can't see Chang'e anymore." After this, Qin Yao's restless mood finally calmed down, and he took a deep look at the lunar star in the distance, which turned into a stream of light and fell towards Changliang Mountain.
When it landed in front of the temple, Xiao Maojun walked out of the temple door facing the rising sun and said, "Let's go to the heaven."
"Yes." Qin Yao bowed and said.
With a thought in Xiao Maojun's mind, a white cloud rose up from under their feet, lifting them up into the sky.
"Master, didn't you ask where I went last night?" During the flight, Qin Yao stood silently behind Xiao Maojun and asked softly.
Xiao Maojun chuckled and said: "Where have you been? Why do you need to report to me? As long as you can come back before dawn, it won't delay the lady in front of you."
Qin Yao nodded silently and said frankly: "I went to Taiyin Star last night..."
"You didn't go in," Xiao Maojun said casually.
Qin Yao: "The entire star was surrounded by a fierce formation. I just touched it and my body was almost exploded."
Xiao Maojun said meaningfully: "Remember this lesson, you must understand that some things cannot be touched. Back then, Marshal Tianpeng touched something he shouldn't touch, so he was thrown into the human world to be a pig. Do you want to be a pig?
?"
Qin Yao shuddered and shook his head quickly: "I don't want to."
From then on, he never thought about sneaking away to see Chang'e again...
During the conversation, Xiao Maojun took Qin Yao to the Nantian Gate and slowly landed on the clouds.
Looking up at the majestic, tall and huge portal shining with divine brilliance, Qin Yao felt a sense of depression and did not dare to be presumptuous at all.
He knew that this gate must also be a powerful and fierce formation. Not to mention it was guarded by powerful people. Even if it was unguarded, ordinary immortals would not be able to break in.
"True Lord." A general walked out of the Tianmen, followed by a group of heavenly soldiers.
"I have met the King of Heaven." Xiao Maojun returned the greeting.
Qin Yao stood behind Xiao Maojun and secretly looked at the general. He was wearing green armor and holding a long sword, looking majestic.
"Qin Yao, this god is the Southern Heavenly King and has been ordered to guard the Nantian Gate. Why don't you pay your respects quickly?" Xiao Maojun said immediately when he saw the Heavenly King turning his head to look behind him.
"Qin Yao, the descendant of Maoshan, pays homage to the king of heaven." Qin Yao bowed and said.
There is no way, my strength is too low, my seniority is too young, if I don't bow down this waist, I will be suspected of being too big.
He is a little immortal who doesn't even have an official status in Heaven. How can he be qualified to be a great leader in Heaven?
As for the official status of the underworld...
Yama, the underworld, and heaven have to pay homage to the King of Growth!
"No gifts, no gifts." The King of Growth waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Maojun brought him here because..."
Xiao Maojun: "Go and see the Queen Mother and ask for a favor for him."
The King of Growth was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Qin Yao with a different look: "Good luck to you, as far as I know, Xiaomao Zhenjun has not asked for grace from the empress for thousands of years."
Qin Yao said humbly: "It all depends on the patriarch's favor."
Xiao Maojun felt a little proud when he heard this. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This kid is pretty good. He is still in the human world, but he can become an immortal within a hundred years."
The King of Growth was surprised and said: "In the human world... it is indeed worth cultivating."
Cultivation also depends on the environment.
If it were in the lower realm of immortality, becoming an immortal within a hundred years would be nothing, and it wouldn't even be called a genius.
But in a place like the human world, someone who can attain immortality in just a few hundred years is considered a freak.
After all, there is no chance to become an immortal in this world.
Xiao Maojun felt happy and his smile became more genuine: "Yes, that's why I came to heaven to show off my old face and want to find an official position for this child."
"The future is boundless." The King of Growth laughed, waved his hand and said, "Let it go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pang, Liu, Gou, Bi, Deng, Xin and other generals behind him led their heavenly troops to get out of the way.
"Thank you, Heavenly King." Xiao Maojun cupped his hands and led Qin Yao through the Heavenly Gate and into the Heavenly Palace.
The heavenly palace is majestic, with thousands of golden lights.
I saw the fairy palace with glazed tiles, jade walls, and a colorful rainbow connected to a big white cloud. On top of a big cloud stood a fairy palace.
Qin Yao glanced at it and found out that there were thirty-three fairy palaces in total. Each fairy palace had several treasure halls, and golden dragons were wrapped around the big pillars in the halls.
Xiao Maojun led him straight forward, and unknowingly entered the interior of the Heavenly Palace, where he met more and more heavenly generals, immortals, goddesses, and heavenly concubines.
The low-ranking priests saluted and greeted Xiao Maojun one after another, and their attitude was very respectful. The high-ranking priests would stop and talk to each other for a while when they met them, which showed that Xiao Maojun was a good person in the palace.
Popularity.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Maojun led Qin Yao to a divine palace filled with fairy spirit. He saw the Tianhe water flowing in front of the palace and a white jade pond on the water.
There were countless miraculous fairy flowers growing in the water, which made Qin Yao's eyes heat up.
These are all magical things that can make him great tonic, but in the end, he was just admiring flowers in front of this door.
Xiao Maojun took out a handful of spiritual grain from his arms, climbed onto the bridge, and fed the crane standing on the wall of the jade bridge.
The cranes came to him in turn, lowered their heads to eat the spiritual grains, and rubbed his body from time to time.
Qin Yao's heart moved, and he looked at Xiao Maojun carefully, but heard the other party ask in a low voice: "He'er, He'er, how is your mood today?"
The crane came close to his arms and said something. Qin Yao couldn't hear it clearly, but he saw Xiao Maojun's smile.
"Let's go." After stroking the heads of many cranes one by one, Xiao Maojun turned around and said.
"Grandmaster, you are awesome." Qin Yao admired in his heart and hurriedly followed him.
"Three officials, please save your life, Xiao Maojun, please see the Queen Mother." In a blink of an eye, Xiao Maojun came to the palace and bowed and said.
Qin Yao subconsciously followed and bowed, although he didn't know if anyone would see it.
"Come in." Soon, a sacred and majestic voice came from the palace.
Xiao Maojun stood up straight, led Qin Yao into the main hall, raised his eyes to look at the graceful woman sitting on the high platform of the main hall, and praised: "My empress is even more elegant than before."
"You start to flatter me as soon as you come up, so you must have something to ask for."
On the phoenix chair on the high platform, a dignified young woman with a peerless face, her black hair spread around her white jade neck, her eyes shining with a little light, looked at the two people below with a smile.
Xiao Maojun smiled brightly, even flatteringly: "Empress Shengming, I come here this time to ask for your favor."
"Tell me more," the Queen Mother said.
Xiao Maojun pulled Qin Yao to him and said sincerely: "This child came from the human world and became an immortal in a hundred years. The little immortal was grateful for his good fortune and talent, so he wanted to recommend him to the empress."
The Queen Mother turned to Qin Yao and asked with a smile: "My child, what is your name?"
Qin Yao bowed and said: "Replying to the queen, my name is Qin Yao."
He could not be called a subordinate, nor could he be called a lower official. Remembering Xiao Zhuo's instructions to him, he simply placed himself in an extremely low position.
"Qin Yao..." The Queen Mother looked at him deeply and said, "It is really rare that you can walk from the human world to the heaven."
Qin Yao said: "I have relied on my master's training along the way."
"It's good not to forget your roots." The Queen Mother said with a smile: "Some people feel that their achievements are all the result of one person's efforts. It is their own amazing talents, and the help of others is always the icing on the cake."
Qin Yao didn't know which one she was talking about, and he didn't dare to echo it randomly, so he lowered his head and remained silent.
After a while, the Queen Mother came to her senses and asked: "Qin Yao, do you want to stay in the heaven, or do you want to go to the lower realm of immortality?"
Qin Yao thought for a while and said frankly: "Reporting this to your Majesty, I don't know the difference."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "The immortal energy in Heaven is rich. If you stay in Heaven, your cultivation speed will be faster.
But the disadvantage is that there have been no idle positions in the Heavenly Court for many years. If you stay in the Heavenly Court, you can only start as a heavenly soldier. Your daily job is either to train with the army or to stand guard in front of certain palace gates, waiting for orders at any time.
If you go to the lower realm, I can give you land or the status of a mountain god, and let you go outside to guard the earth. The disadvantage is that the spiritual energy of the lower realm is thin, and unless you have great achievements in the future, it is difficult to be promoted..."