Zhang Yu walked out of his place, looked around, and felt refreshed.
It had been raining heavily for the past few days, and it only stopped last night. At this moment, the air was particularly refreshing, and the flowers, branches, and leaves that caught my eye were all brightly colored and exceptionally fresh.
Today is the day when Xuanfu opens its doors. However, this place is located at the north end of the academy, far away from his residence, and transportation such as carriages and horses are not allowed in the academy, so he walked there alone.
After walking continuously for more than half a summer, he finally reached the boundary.
The Xuanfu Palace is backed by Qishan. Due to the high standards of etiquette, there are no buildings on the three outward sides. The surrounding area is obviously empty, with only a straight stone avenue leading to the arched gate under the outer city platform.
It can be seen that the stone slabs on this avenue have not been repaired for a long time, they are broken and incomplete, and weeds are spreading. On both sides stand ancient and broken stone pillars, and on each pillar is a ferocious statue of an indigenous god.
At this moment, the morning sun rises, but it is blocked by Qishan to the north. The magnificent palaces and towers of Xuan Mansion continue to be buried in the shadows, but the golden light still unswervingly breaks through the obstacles, falls to the ground, and passes by the statues
It casts long and narrow shadows.
Zhang Yu glanced at it for a few times. He didn't know why the Academy or Xuanfu left these ancient ruins here. Just like some of the buildings in the capital, they were just remodeling the old temples instead of rebuilding them. But if you think about it carefully,
, there must be a reason for doing this.
Because it was still early, he was the only one here. After thinking about it, he took out a small booklet and charcoal pencil from his pocket, and started tracing the statues, and he became immersed in them without realizing it.
As time passed, more and more people came to the open space, and they were all students from the academy. However, most of them only yearned for the power beyond the mortal world and did not actually have much understanding of the cultivation itself.
Zhang Yu saw that the morning sun was rising higher and higher, and it was coming directly towards him. He felt that it was a little dazzling, so he prepared to find a place to avoid the light.
But he only took two steps when a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart. He paused and turned his head to look diagonally upward. There squatted a statue with a bird's body and a human face, its wings converged, and its claws clasped the capital.
The face was grinning, looking evil and strange.
The point is not here, but that there is a trace of heat emanating from this statue.
There is clearly source energy on this!
He couldn't help but stop and look.
"It is said that this statue is a concubine who was very favored by the evil god. The other statues here are not as beautiful and vivid as this one." A voice sounded nearby.
Zhang Yu turned around and saw that the person speaking was a young man in his twenties, wearing the same auxiliary teaching uniform as him, followed by a short boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.
He raised his hand and said, "Zhang Yu, haven't you asked for advice yet?"
The young man smiled in return and said, "Brother Zhang, my name is Zheng Gao, and this is my nephew Zheng Yu." The young man immediately saluted Zhang Yu seriously and said,
Zhang Yu's eyes fell on Zheng Yu and nodded to him.
Zheng Gao asked curiously: "I just saw Brother Zhang painting here, and I didn't dare to come up and disturb him. Is Brother Zhang a painter?"
Zhang Yudao: "My major is ancient natural history. When I saw these ancient relics, I couldn't help but want to study them."
"No wonder." Zheng Gao suddenly realized, and he said enthusiastically: "I am also very interested in the legendary ancient empire on this land, but I usually just think about it alone. I don't want to meet Brother Zhang today..."
This man seemed to be very talkative. He never stopped once he started talking, and he didn't need anyone to answer him at all. His nephew Zheng Yu stood beside him with a look of helplessness.
Zhang Yu saw that it was still early and Xuanfu had not yet opened, and he was standing here just in time to absorb the source energy, so he was happy to accompany him.
However, he soon discovered that Zheng Gao really knew something. He was not just talking nonsense, and he often had some unique insights, so he also gave a few words of affirmation.
But in this way, Zheng Gao gained recognition and his mood became even higher.
After Zheng Gao talked non-stop for almost a summer, a bell suddenly rang in the Xuan Mansion. Zheng Yu quickly pulled his sleeve and reminded: "Uncle, the bell rang, we are about to enter the Xuan Mansion.
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Zheng Gao licked his lips, as if he still had some unfinished thoughts. Usually few people were willing to listen to his long speeches, but today he finally had enough. He said regretfully: "Brother Zhang, if the bell rings three times, you can only enter the Xuan Mansion.
If you can’t go out, our conversation can only end here today.”
He pulled Zheng Yu over, held his hands to Zhang Yugong, and said: "My nephew is still young and has little experience. This time he is preparing to enter the Xuan Mansion to practice. If it is convenient for Brother Zhang, I hope he can take care of me a little. I am very grateful."
Not enough."
Zhang Yu is only seventeen years old. Logically speaking, he is not much older than Zheng Yu. However, he has a calm and restrained temperament and is handsome. In addition, he is still wearing the clothes of an assistant teacher, so no one will take him seriously.
Look at it as a person of this age.
He nodded and asked, "Brother Zheng, won't you be with us?"
Zheng Gao laughed and waved his hands: "I won't go. I can't stand the boring practice. It's more interesting to study ancient relics."
Zhang Yu glanced at him. Although he was a talkative person, he knew what he wanted very well. He was a person who would stick to his goal and stick to it.
He took another look at Shen Yuan. After all, he was standing relatively far away. He had only absorbed a little bit from just now. It seemed that he could only come back next time when he had an opportunity, so he held his hands and said: "Brother Zheng, let's part here now."
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Zheng Gao also cupped his hands and said calmly: "Brother Zhang, I wish you good luck." Then he looked at his nephew.
Zheng Yu raised his face, looking at his uncle expectantly, hoping to receive a similar encouragement and blessing. A big hand came down and touched his head. Zheng Gao showed a warm smile, "Xiao Yu, don't force it, even if it doesn't work.
, you still have my uncle."
Did you know I couldn't do it?
Are you my biological uncle? I don’t want you anymore!
Zheng Yu looked aggrieved.
After the two parties said goodbye, Zhang Yu led Zheng Yu towards the gate of Xuan Mansion. Those waiting outside also poured in with anticipation and excitement. It seemed that there were at least a hundred people.
Passing through the tall gate of the city platform with everyone, they saw a palace with double eaves on the top of the mountain standing in front of it. At this moment, the three palace doors were wide open, but what was going on inside could not be seen clearly due to the light problem.
Zhang Yu walked to the front of the palace, looked up at the tall double eaves, and then walked up the stone steps.
And when he was about to walk in, he felt something. He looked back and saw that the light fell just in front of the hall steps, as if it was a clear boundary, dividing the inside and outside of the hall into two.
world.
He retracted his gaze, flicked his sleeves, and stepped into the doorway without looking back.
As soon as he entered the hall, he had a strange feeling. Everything around him seemed to have disappeared and it was completely empty. He was the only one standing here.
At this moment, he vaguely felt something. When he raised his eyes, he saw a Taoist with big sleeves standing there on the raised platform in front of him, hidden in a soft light. When he looked carefully, the Taoist also looked at
He came over and made eye contact with him.
boom!
He felt a sudden shock in his consciousness, and then it seemed as if a light exploded in the endless darkness, and then he found himself standing under a huge and bright curtain of light.
He looked up and saw rows of seals embedded in the light curtain, like dots of silver stars, but the handwriting inside the seals was all blurry and unclear.
This is...the Chapter of the Great Dao?
Doubts arose in his heart, and he felt an unpredictable idea coming to him, and it was directly reflected in his mind, and he understood its meaning inexplicably.
To practice Xuanfa, you must first understand yourself only in the Taoist chapters.
I am the root of everything and the starting point. Only by understanding myself can I be distinguished from all things in the great road, and then I can climb up to the infinite heights.
In his two lifetimes, he has an extremely deep understanding of me, and is extremely concerned about his own existence. This obsession is extremely fierce. Almost at the moment when he understands the unpredictable thoughts, the many seals on the light curtain
Suddenly it disappeared, and only one was still shining brightly in front of my eyes.
This is the seal that represents my existence!
Just to read this seal, one more thing is needed at this moment.
His thoughts had just turned here, and he felt that a trace of divine energy was gradually being produced in his body under the influence of that thought, but the number was not very large.
With a sudden thought, he pushed the extra divine energy towards the seal.
At the same time, the name of the seal also became clear:
"Save me"!
As soon as this seal was erected, six more seals were derived from it, forming a large circle on the outside, connected to each other, and arranged in an orderly manner, showing the appearance of Zhu Wenyang's carvings, which looked pleasing to the eye and was in harmony with him.
The white inscribed seal that was full of incomplete tooth marks that I had seen before was completely different.
Each of these six seals has a word on them, namely eyes, ears, mouth, nose, body, and mind, but they are far less bright than the "Keep Me" seal.
When he was about to take a closer look, the light curtain suddenly dispersed and disappeared, and the objects in front of him also changed accordingly.
He found that he was still standing in the empty hall, and not far away stood Zheng Yu and a dozen or so other students. Their faces were full of surprise and confusion at this moment.
"Gentlemen." A mellow voice came from the front.
Zhang Yu raised his head and looked towards where the sound was, and saw a tall, fat man in his forties standing there, but it was not the same person he had just seen.
The Taoist smiled gently and said: "You gentlemen can successfully sense the Great Dao Chapter that Xuan Palace has given you to read, and you have successfully planted the seal of 'Keep Me'. From now on, you are members of my Xuanxiu lineage."
Zhang Yu lowered his head slightly and thought in his mind: "Is it really the Chapter of the Great Dao?"
But the question couldn't help but arise. If what I saw just now was the Chapter of the Great Dao, then what was the one that the teacher taught me before?
The Taoist looked at the confused expressions of everyone, smiled, and said: "My name is Xiang Chun. Chief Xuan has asked me to take charge of all affairs inside and outside Xuan Mansion. Gentlemen, if you have any questions, you can ask me now."
Xiaolang Zheng Yu looked around, hesitated for a moment, and bravely stood up. He bowed seriously in front of him and said: "Student Zheng Yu, dare I ask Master Xiang, except for me, I don't know where the rest of the people have gone.
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Xiang Chun smiled and said: "Don't worry, Zheng Xiaolang. These students can't sense the Great Dao Chapter, so they have no chance of joining our Xuan Palace. They have all left safely now."
Zheng Yu breathed a sigh of relief, showed a happy look, bowed again and said: "Thank you, sir, for clarifying my doubts."
Xiang Chun looked at everyone, his eyes slowly moved, and said: "Gentlemen, do you have anything else to ask?"
Zhang Yu thought for a while. He really wanted to know what he had learned before and how it was different from the Dao Chapter he had just seen. However, he instinctively knew that this matter must not be disclosed to the outside world. Even if he asked questions, he could not
Don't let others see his original intention.
He thought for a moment and had an idea in his mind. He clasped his hands upward and said, "Student Zhang Yu, I have a question and I would like to ask Chief Xiang for advice."
Xiang Chun looked kindly and said, "Junzi Zhang, do you have anything you want to ask?"
Zhang Yu raised his head slightly and spoke loudly: "The student just remembered a sentence. It was a sentence in "Xia Feng". I think everyone in Xia in my generation has heard it." He looked up and said: "
"The Great Dao is a mysterious and chaotic universe, and millions of clouds are coming from the heavenly city. What's the meaning of the phrase 'The Dao is a mysterious and chaotic universe'?"
Most of the students present looked thoughtful. They were familiar with Xia Fengzhong's words, but the explanations were varied and there was no unified theory. Especially the first sentence, which undoubtedly involves the changes in the great road, I'm afraid
Apart from Xuanfu, no one can give a correct explanation, right?
Xiang Chun's expression changed slightly. He did not answer immediately, but fell into silence. He seemed to be listening to someone. After a while, he sighed: "Originally, I shouldn't talk to you about these things today, but
Since this gentleman Zhang asked about it, I will simply tell you all about it together."
When the students heard this, they all showed concern.
Xiang Chun looked at everyone below with a deep gaze, and said in a deep voice: "The chapter of the Dao is the carrier of the Dao. We, the practitioners, practice the Dao by observing and reading this thing to understand the principles of the Dao.
Yin and Yang, the creation of heaven and earth, are not the only ones..."
"The Dao Chapter is divided into two parts, the Xuan Zhang and the Hun Chapter. What you are studying is the Dao Xuan Zhang, which is also the main chapter of the Dao! As for the Dao Hun Chapter..."
He paused for a moment and said with an extremely serious expression: "You must listen clearly. The Hun Zhang of the Great Dao is contrary to the righteous way and is a bad chapter! And those who practice with the Hun Zhang are our greatest enemies!"