The sound of the bell echoes in the clouds and mist in the mountains, the four-legged bronze cauldron with inscriptions is burning incense, and the steep cliff is covered with Taoist scriptures and talismans. In the middle of the grotto, the voice of the Heavenly Master echoes in the ears of Mingguang, who is prostrating and chanting sutras.
"Mingguang come in and see me."
"Yes, Heavenly Master."
Taoist Master Mingguang got up and walked to the Yong Meditation Room. From the sight, the stone door opened with a heavy sound. In the cave, long-bright oil lamps were placed in the shape of yin and yang. In the middle of the double fish diagonally opposite, was a high raised stone platform.
, surrounded by oil lamps, an old man with white beard and hair sat cross-legged on the stage, wearing a white robe on the outside and purple clothes on the inside. He closed his eyes and knew that bright light was coming in from the outside. His lips were slightly closed and he could not make a sound, but the words rang out in the cave.
"At the foot of the mountain, there is a distinguished guest coming. Please go and greet him quickly."
"Dignified guest?"
There are probably only a few people in this world who can be called a distinguished guest by a heavenly master. Perhaps the only one who can be invited here is that one, but isn't he cultivating incense in the temple?
With his thoughts wandering, Taoist Master Mingguang bowed his head, exited the stone chamber, and went straight out of the ancestral hall. With a whisk in his hand, he personally led people to the mountain gate at the foot of the mountain.
During the spring equinox, the mountains and forests were green, and birds were circling in the mountains. Chen Yuan did not chase them away at this time, but led the old cows on the stone path. The stone stairs, one step at a time, shook the carriage, and the wooden carvings hugged each other.
He raised his arms and curled up his lips, feeling extremely unhappy with this path.
The crazy old man flew up several big trees, as if he had found something interesting, so he picked off the leaves, held the colorful caterpillars on them, and used them to scare the old cow. He jumped down from the big tree, looked at the apprentice in front of him, and then
The hand behind his back spread out the leaves and handed them to the old cow.
"Haha, scare it to death! Cow, cow, cow! Come on, this is..."
Before he finished speaking, the old cow turned its head and came over. Thinking it was a reward, he opened his mouth and took the main leaf into his mouth to chew.
'Hmm...the leaves are so juicy?'
The crazy old man punched and kicked him in his mind. When the old men left and ran to the woods, the old cow grinned and one of his eye sockets was swollen.
'Why can't I feel the pain...well, my mouth...why can't I feel it...'
Chen Yuan was used to the noise made by Master and Lao Niu along the way, so he didn't look back. He scanned the surrounding woods and mountains and found another way up the mountain in the direction Ming Hui said. When he reached the halfway point of the mountain, he relaxed
He opened the reins and bowed towards the empty long steps.
"Chen Yuan from Zhenjun Temple came here to pay a visit to the Heavenly Master."
The sound echoed, causing birds to fly away. In the quiet forest, a chuckle suddenly came from over there.
next moment.
In front of the long staircase, there is a shimmering Dharma light, four towering rock pillars, with white rocks as railings and black tiles as covers, which is simple and simple.
Under the mountain gate, four or five Taoist priests appeared at the gate. The leader was Taoist Priest Mingguang. When he saw Chen Yuan, he stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute.
"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Chen for returning to the human body. Your cultivation has improved a lot."
"Taoist Master, that's too complimentary." Chen Yuan returned the gift with his hand, and also bowed his hand to the other four Taoist priests. While exchanging a few words, Mingguang carefully looked at Chen Yuan in front of him, then looked at the familiar oxcart and the old...
Mingguang was stunned for a moment: "Fellow Taoist, you are so awesome..."
Chen Yuan turned around and saw that the old cow's lips were so swollen that it looked like two sausages hanging from it, swinging around as he chewed the grass.
"Uh... this cow may have eaten something it shouldn't have eaten on the road."
Mingguang and the others over there also smiled, and then they welcomed Chen Yuan and walked through the mountain gate together, walking up the mossy stone steps.
Along the way, Chen Yuan couldn't help but look around. There was a spacious dojo with floor tiles of different colors forming formations. There were several attics in the distance, with rolling sheds out of the building, cornices protruding from all sides, and three colorful brackets under the eaves, decorated with auspicious clouds.
, really brilliant and magnificent.
There are many Taoist priests from various sects in Tianshi Mansion. Most of them are chanting sutras and meditating in front of the sun in the dojo, or brandishing mahogany swords and walking slowly, without looking at the strangers.
"The ox cart is parked here. Fellow Taoist, and this old man, please follow me into the Patriarch Hall!"
Generally speaking, Taoist priests who have been ordained in the Ancestral Hall and Tianshi Mansion can only enter at certain times, but Chen Yuan, the crazy old man, only went in because the Tianshi specifically told him to do so.
Here, Chen Yuan cupped his hands, then gently pulled down the master who was looking around, and followed Mingguang to the stone cave with red silk hanging under the cliff at the front.
The Patriarch Hall is spacious, not only with futons and altar tables, but also a cave on the other side for waiting or entertaining guests. Not long after, Mingguang, who had gone to the retreat room, came back, and there was a fat man on the side behind him.
The old man, with his hair in a bun and white beard and eyebrows, shook hands with his whisker, walked over slowly, and caressed his long beard on his chest.
Chen Yuan immediately put down the tea cup, stood up and saluted and announced his name. The old man over there smiled and nodded, and also looked at the young man in front of him. He greeted him to sit down with an easy-going tone, and then his eyes fell on the side holding the tea cup.
Crazy old man.
"Heavenly Master, this is my master. I don't know when he was traumatized. His mind is mostly in a state of confusion. I hope you don't mind."
"Haha, how could you mind if you have such a filial heart?" The old man was the Heavenly Master. He looked at the crazy old man and looked more and more like him. "Before, let Mingguang and Yuchen invite your master and apprentice to the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
As soon as I saw you, I didn't realize that I had been delayed for several years due to other matters, so I finally expected you to come."
The Celestial Master in front of him was not so grand. Instead, he felt more like an ordinary old man to Chen Yuan. He raised his hands and said, "I just learned about it from Taoist Master Minghui recently, so I brought him with me."
Master rushed to the Tianshi Mansion, but I don’t know why the Tianshi asked us to come here.”
"It's nothing wrong, I just want to see you."
"Meet you?"
Seeing Chen Yuan's surprise, the Heavenly Master stood up with his white robe, shook his wide sleeves, and saw a picture scroll appearing out of thin air in his hand. The figure on it was wearing a purple robe, with neatly combed buns, two beards, and long beards.
His eyes were bright, he held a magic sword majestically on his back, and held the magic formula in front of his chest with one hand, and there were thunder and lightning surrounding his body.
Seeing the appearance of the characters in the painting, Chen Yuan's first reaction was to turn her head and look at the master beside her.
The crazy old man flipped his hair: "Apprentice, it's true that my master is handsome, but you can't look at it like that... Eh!" The crazy old man's eyes widened when he saw the scroll floating in the air. He came closer to take a closer look, and suddenly stretched out his hand.
Take it from the hands of the Heavenly Master.
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The old man took a breath and ruffled his messy hair, "When did I ever dress in such a majestic style?" With his bulging eyes, he immediately looked at the white-bearded and white-haired Celestial Master opposite, "What do you think of me?
?Tell you, don’t think that if you paint such a good painting for me, I will accept you as my apprentice. That is impossible, even if you think about it, I have apprentices who are very handsome."
The crazy old man jumped to Chen Yuan's side and patted his disciple on the shoulder: "Did you see that my disciple is here, no one else will be accepted!"
The master nodded with a smile and just spread his hands. The painting in the crazy old man's hand suddenly disappeared and returned to his hand, rolled up into a scroll.
He looked at the crazy old man, with a kind tone, and continued following the words: "If you don't accept it, you won't accept it. Then can you let me feel your pulse?"
"No." The crazy old man naturally refused, but Chen Yuan on the side knew that the heavenly master probably wanted to confirm whether the master was the person in the painting. In fact, when he saw the painting, he was also shocked. Look at the appearance
In terms of clothes and clothes, Master is probably from the Tianshi Mansion, and his status is not low.
If the master's memory could be retrieved, it wouldn't be a big deal to ask this heavenly master to take his pulse. He immediately followed up with a few words of persuasion, and then the crazy old man reluctantly lifted up his sleeves and stretched out his wrist.
"You can only touch here, but not other places, otherwise I will fall out. It's very scary for me to fall out. I'm even scared! If you don't believe me, ask the cow outside."
The Heavenly Master and Taoist Master Mingguang just thought it was the old man's crazy talk and didn't pay attention to it. The Heavenly Master felt the old man's pulse with his fingertips, then narrowed his eyes slightly, and took his hand back in just two breaths.
"Tianshi, can you find out why my master is crazy?"
"Someone has cast a heart-breaking curse." Tianshi frowned and muttered, stroking his beard and walking aside: "This curse is not common. The curse wraps around the heart and sea of consciousness, and can make the person who falls into it insane.
Once the curse is lifted, total mental loss will endanger life..."
"No solution?"
The Heavenly Master nodded: "You can only break free from this curse by yourself, and no one else can interfere. Looking at your master, I'm afraid it has been under the curse for many years. The curse has become deeply ingrained, making it even more difficult to remove."
The room became quiet.
Chen Yuan looked silently at the master squatting on the chair over there, playing with a magic weapon he found somewhere, not feeling crazy at all.
"Just now, I also confirmed that your master is the sixth generation ancestor of my Tianshi Mansion..."
The Heavenly Master suddenly spoke, leaving Chen Yuan stunned for a moment. After a moment, he saw the Heavenly Master, looked at the crazy old man playing over there, and asked softly: "Can you let your master stay in the Tianshi Mansion? Let me wait.