As these tourists entered Baiyun Temple together, they were greeted by an ancient scenery, and the atmosphere of the Immortal Family hit their faces.
Gu Yu couldn't help but sigh: "It is indeed the ancestral court of the Longmen Sect that was so popular at the time. It is so elegant that people will be amazed."
The buildings of Baiyun Temple are divided into three sections: the middle, east, and west roads and the backyard. They are large in scale and compact in layout.
The middle road takes the screen wall outside the mountain gate as "Piaotian Literature", and there are the screen wall, archway, Huabiao, mountain gate, Wofeng Bridge, Lingguan Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Sanguan Hall, Wealth Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, and Suffering Palace, in order. Yaowang Hall, Laolutang Hall, Qiuzu Hall and Sanqing and Siyu Halls
The screen wall is located in front of the temple. On the wall facing the archway, there are four big characters "Eternal Spring" embedded in it. They were written by Zhao Mengfu, a famous poet in the Yuan Dynasty. The font is powerful and powerful, which is endlessly admirable.
The archway was originally the Lingxing Gate, which was a place for Taoist priests to observe stars and spirits in the temple. Later, the Lingxing Gate evolved into the archway, which has lost its original viewing function. The archway was built in the eighth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty. It is a four-column, seven-story, Xieshan-style building.
The mountain gate is a three-vote arch made of stone. The three door openings symbolize the "Three Realms". Stepping into the mountain gate means jumping out of the "three realms" and entering the fairy cave. The stone wall of the mountain gate is carved with patterns such as flowing clouds, cranes, and flowers, and its knife skills are vigorous. , there is a palm-sized stone monkey hidden in the relief on the east side of the exquisite central gate, which has been touched by tourists. Therefore, there is a legend: "There is no trace of the gods, only the stone monkey is left to watch." This stone monkey It has become the incarnation of a god. Visitors to Baiyun Temple must touch it with their hands to seek good luck. There are three small stone monkeys in the temple, hidden in different places. The other two stone monkeys are carved on the eight-character screen wall on the west side of the mountain gate. The base and the base of the Nine Emperors Meeting Monument in front of the Lei Zu Hall on the East Road are difficult to see if you are not looking for them sincerely, so there is a saying that "the three monkeys never meet"
Along the way, Gu Yu saw three stone monkeys. In order to seek good luck, he couldn't help but touch the three stone monkeys. He only hoped that these three stone monkeys would bring good luck to their trip.
As they entered the inner courtyard, they saw two little Taoist priests receiving tourists. Gu Yu hurriedly stepped forward, pulled one of the little Taoist priests aside, and said: "Infinite longevity, little master, can Taoist Master Shiyan be in the audience?"
The little Taoist priest glanced at Gu Yu, and looked at Gu Yu with some suspicion. He expected that Gu Yu was also a Taoist, and returned the greeting: "Blessed with immeasurable life, fellow Taoist, you are looking for my master, but it is a pity that the master is not here now."
Gu Yu frowned and said: "Not here? How is it possible? He asked us to come here to find him."
Another young Taoist priest heard what Gu Yu said and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Are you Senior Brother Gu Yu?"
Gu Yu hurriedly bowed his head and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. I am the young master Gu Yu. Do you recognize me?"
The little Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "Although I don't recognize you, someone does. Senior Brother Qiao has been waiting in the temple for a long time."
Hearing what the little Taoist said, Gu Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed. He smiled and said, "Brother Qiao is here? That's great. I'd like to ask the little master to introduce you."
The little Taoist priest nodded, stretched out his hand and said "please", and then led the group of people inside.
Under the leadership of the little Taoist priest, everyone passed through nine twists and turns and came to a relatively quiet place. The little Taoist priest pointed to an independent quiet room and said: "Brother Gu Yu, I think Senior Brother Qiao is in the quiet room." Meditate, you go in on your own, the trail has to receive other tourists, so I won’t disturb you in any way. Don’t worry, other tourists are not allowed to enter here, so don’t worry about others trespassing.”
Gu Yu nodded and said, "Thank you so much, little master."
The little Taoist priest smiled and bowed his head and said: "Senior Brother Gu Yu, there is no need to thank me. This is just what I should do."
Gu Yu smiled slightly and said: "Then little master, go and do your work. We are going to see Brother Qiao." He bowed to the little Taoist priest.
Everyone also bowed to the little Taoist priest.
After the little Taoist priest left, Gu Yu and others came to the quiet room and knocked gently on the door. After a gentle noise came from the room, the door slowly opened.
Qiao Tai poked his head out of the room and saw Gu Yu and everyone looking at him with smiles on their faces. He was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly opened the door and said: "Brother Gu Yu, brother Jifeng, you are all here, come in quickly."
Gu Yu kicked his feet and walked into the room with a smile and said: "Brother Qiao, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are not as energetic as before."
Qiao Tai laughed and said: "That's right, but brother Gu Yu, your injuries healed really quickly. I thought it would take some time for you to get here, but I didn't expect you would arrive today. It's really surprising to me."
Surprised”
Gu Yu smiled slightly and said: "The injuries on my body are not harmful. I will get better soon."
Qiao Tai nodded and said: "It seems that Senior Jiuxian has told you about the secret realm of Qingcheng. I won't say more. You guys have a good rest and do a baptism before heading to Longmen Cave in Long County, Baoji, Shaanxi Province."
Gu Yu was slightly startled and said: "Shaanxi Province? Isn't Baiyun Temple the ancestral home of the Longmen Sect? Isn't Longmen Cave in Baiyun Temple but in Long County, Baoji?"
Qiao Tai nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, the ancestral court of the Longmen Sect is indeed Baiyun Temple, but Longmen Cave is where Qiu Changchun, the founder of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect, practiced metaphysics and attained Taoism. It is the birthplace of our sect, but all of my disciples of the Longmen Sect are...
He practiced in Longmen Cave."
Gu Yu nodded thoughtfully and said: "Even so, we should go directly to Longmen Cave. Why did the master let us come to Baiyun Temple?"
Qiao Tai smiled and said: "Actually, this is what my master meant."
Gu Yu was slightly startled and said, "Oh? What does senior mean?"
Qiao Tai smiled slightly and said: "This can also be regarded as an unwritten rule of our Longmen Sect. Every time after a war, the cultivators in the sect will come to Baiyun Temple to receive the blessing and baptism of the gods from all sides, to eliminate the bloodlust and cleanse
This is what the murderous aura in my body means. I was meditating just now to receive baptism."
Gu Yu was slightly startled and said: "There is such talk. This is the first time I heard it today. But even so, we should do as the Romans do. Brother Qiao, how should we do this baptism?"
Qiao Tai smiled and said: "When you get here, can you jump out of the 'Three Realms' and touch the stone monkey?"
Everyone nodded in unison: "Already."
Qiao Tai nodded and said: "Now that you have jumped out of the 'Three Realms' and touched the stone monkey, you have received the first baptism. You only need to pray sincerely in this quiet room and meditate for an hour to eliminate all the obsessions on your body."
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Gu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Is that all right?"
Qiao Tai nodded and said: "Yes, that's it. The secret of this will only be realized when you meditate. Haha, it's useless for me to say more. You still have to experience it yourself."
Gu Yu smiled slightly and said: "What Brother Qiao said is that you really have to experience many things by yourself."
Qiao Tai patted Gu Yu on the shoulder and said: "Okay, you guys should meditate and baptize here. I will arrange food and accommodation for you. We will go to Baoji, Shaanxi Province early tomorrow morning."
So Gu Yu and everyone sat cross-legged in the room and began to meditate.
At the beginning of entering samadhi, it was not much different from ordinary meditation practice. After entering samadhi, I felt a cool breath rising from the top of my head, and gradually it seemed as if the surroundings were also wrapped by that coolness.
As the coolness rose, Gu Yu's whole body trembled, as if his whole heart had calmed down, and his originally impetuous heart had become much quieter.
He couldn't help but be overjoyed, secretly thinking that this baptism was really something.
So I calmed down and carefully felt the cool air wandering around.
As the cool air traveled around Gu Yu for thirty-six times, it suddenly rose into the sky, and then penetrated straight into Gu Yu's Tianling Point like a basin of cold water.
As this coolness entered his body, Gu Yu trembled with pleasure, as refreshing as a basin of cool cold water suddenly poured down on him in the scorching sun.
Gu Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and his whole body felt clear and clear.
As the cool feeling slowly faded, Gu Yu also slowly opened his eyes from his trance.
Gu Yu looked at the people sitting around him and saw that they slowly opened their eyes. He couldn't help but smile and said: "How is it? It feels good?"
Jifeng nodded and said, "It's indeed good. I feel a lot more relaxed."
Dou Xi also nodded and said: "It seems that the injuries on his body have healed a lot, and his originally impetuous mind has calmed down a lot. It's really good."
Gu Yu smiled and said: "It seems that Taoist Master Shiyan has really thought carefully. After such a baptism, when I want to come to Qiankun Cave to practice, I will get twice the result with half the effort."
Jin Lanning said: "Well, indeed, I feel that my whole head is clear and my consciousness has become much more enlightened. This is of great help to my practice."
While everyone was discussing incessantly, there was a knock on the door. Qiao Tai slowly opened the door. Seeing that everyone was awake, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I guess you will wake up soon. It seems."
You came just in time to be baptized, how do you feel?"
Gu Yu gave a thumbs up and said: "One word, cool"
Qiao Tai laughed and said: "Not bad, now that we have been baptized, let's go to eat. After eating, we have a good night's rest. We will prepare to go to Longmen Cave tomorrow."
So everyone followed Qiao Tai to the dining place. After a day's work, everyone ate quite happily. Although it didn't taste fishy, the food was more delicious than anything else.
After the meal, Gu Yu finally raised his doubts
Gu Yu feels that he still knows too little about the Longmen Sect, and some aspects of things can no longer satisfy him. After all, the place they are going to now is an unknown place, at least in their eyes, it is an unknown place and the only one who knows
There is only one person in this place, Qiao Tai. If they can learn more about him, it may be of great help to their future journey.