Chapter Fourteen, Ancient Views of Barren Mountains
Du Fang, who was lying on the tree, was very excited when he saw the ancient temple in the distance. After several days, he finally saw signs of human beings.
Du Fang immediately got off the tree and ran towards the ancient temple.
This ancient Taoist temple is strange. It was built in such a poor and inaccessible place. Not only is the location remote, it is also located on the top of a mountain.
The weather was hot, and Du Fang was already sweating profusely when he walked to the door of the gym.
Du Fang gasped and carefully observed the situation here.
The gym was dilapidated, with weeds everywhere, and it looked like a dilapidated place. It had obviously been abandoned for many years.
Du Fang looked inward along the doorless door. There was no sound inside the door, and there was even a slight sense of penetration.
Although Du Fang was a little hesitant, the sun outside was too harsh and he was afraid that if he took it any longer, he would suffer from heatstroke.
Thinking of this, Du Fang walked into the gym without hesitation.
Entering the lobby, Du Fang felt a chill instantly, making Du Fang extremely comfortable.
He slowed down and carefully observed everything in the museum.
This is indeed an ancient temple that has been abandoned for many years. The statue of an unknown god enshrined in the center of the hall only has the lower half left.
Du Fang walked around the hall and looked at it. It was no different from other gyms, but what surprised him was that there was a small door behind the statue.
Walking along the small door, we entered a small courtyard. In the courtyard there was a dilapidated thatched shed and an ancient well.
Du Fang immediately understood that this was the residence of the Taoist priest who previously lived in this Taoist temple.
Now he was feeling hot all over, and when he saw this ancient well, he couldn't wait to go forward and get some water to drink.
But when he walked to the well and looked inside, a disappointed expression appeared on his face. It turned out to be a dry well.
He cursed distractedly: "It doesn't matter if people are not here, the water can escape by itself? It's such a broken place."
Du Fang vented his inner distress while returning to the hall.
I picked some branches and weeds from everywhere, made myself a straw mat, and lay on the mat to take a nap.
Dreams seemed to be able to shorten time. In the time it took Du Fang to take a nap, it had already gone from noon to evening.
He had a comfortable sleep this time. Although the ancient temple was a bit dilapidated, it finally had a shelter from the wind and rain, so that he would not have to spend the night in the wild.
Du Fang stretched out his arms and stretched lazily.
Hearing the sound of "ding bells" getting closer and closer, Du Fang's heartbeat also accelerated.
Du Fang put his hands in his arms, and a low-grade spiritual stone and the flame talisman suddenly appeared in his hands. He was ready to shoot out the flame talisman if it was any monster.
The sound of "ding bell, tinkling bell" was getting closer and closer. Du Fang held a flame talisman between two fingers of his right hand, ready to sacrifice it at any time.
At this time, his forehead was already sweating slightly, and his nervousness made him frown.
However, after he saw the source of the sound clearly, the flame talisman in his hand that had been tightened naturally relaxed.
The person who came was not some demonic creature, but an old Taoist priest wearing a gray robe, holding a whisk in his left hand, and shaking a copper bell in his right hand. He was thin, with alternating black and white hair, and shrewd features.
You can tell at a glance that this old Taoist priest is a shrewd man. His eyes are shining and he has a confident smile on his lips.
As soon as the old Taoist priest entered the hall, he found Du Fang and was surprised and happy.
"Oh? I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet someone from the same Taoism in this barren mountain. How happy it is." The old Taoist priest put away the bell, pinched his goatee and said with a smile.
"I don't know what to call my little friend. Where do you live now?"
"My name is Du Fang, I have no family or sect." Du Fang realized that the old Taoist priest had seen him, and hurriedly put away the spiritual stones and charms, and said perfunctorily.
"No school or sect? Don't try to deceive me, little friend. Ordinary mortals will not be able to achieve the early stages of Qi Refining Realm without guidance in their lifetime." The old Taoist priest was not angry when he heard Du Fang perfunctory him.
, but said with great interest.
"Who are you and why should I tell you?" Du Fang asked immediately.
When the old Taoist priest heard this, he seemed to understand something instantly, laughed and nodded.
"Old Taoist, I'm rude. I am a casual cultivator. My Taoist name is Xuande. I am in the Qi Refining Realm, and I am lucky enough to have entered the Concentrating Spirit Realm. You can call me Master Xuande." The old Taoist priest bowed his hands and said.
"Master Xuande? Cultivation in the Concentration Realm?" Du Fang secretly speculated in his heart.
Seeing Du Fang thinking about this, Master Xuande turned his eyes and said: "It is not unusual for us casual cultivators to travel among mountains, rivers and rivers, and my little friend is still young and has not cultivated much.
Gao, it’s actually a bit dangerous for a person to wander outside alone.”
After Du Fang heard this, he let down his vigilance a little and said: "Taoist Master Xuande has a good eye and can tell at a glance my cultivation level in the early stage of Qi refining. I once had an elder brother in my family teach me the art of sensing Qi.
Have the opportunity to enter the avenue."
As soon as Xuande Taoist Master heard this, he knew that Du Fang was perfunctory with him. He was not angry and said: "Haha, it is fate that you and I met today. I wonder if I can give you a place to spend the night with the Taoist. I am
The Taoist priest is very tired after traveling along the mountain road for a long time."
Du Fang responded: "Taoist priest, you're too polite. This place has been abandoned for many years. It is an ownerless property. Why should I let him talk to me?"
After saying that, Du Fang separated half of the straw mat under him and pushed it next to the Taoist priest.
Taoist Xuande cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you very much, little friend." Then he sat down cross-legged and meditated to rest his mind.
Before you know it, night has arrived.
Inside the Taoist temple, Du Fang was lying on a straw mat to rest, while Taoist Master Xuande closed his eyes and meditated. A small fire was burning between the two of them.
The wind blew gently, and the two of them were silent.
Suddenly, Du Fang quietly opened his eyes, looked at Taoist Xuande opposite, and asked timidly: "Taoist Master, do you feel that someone has been staring at us?"
Taoist Xuande, who was sitting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes, his pupils turned left and right, and responded: "There is indeed something strange here, but I have already explored this place with my spiritual mind, and there is nothing unusual about it.
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Du Fang asked: "Did the spiritual mind detect any abnormalities?" Du Fang became more and more nervous at this moment.
"Taoist Priest, how far have you reached the level of spiritual concentration?"
When Taoist Xuande heard this, an expression of anger and shame appeared on his face, and he said belatedly: "In the early stage of the Ningshen Realm, do you feel uneasy being with the Taoist?"
After saying this, Taoist Xuande looked at Du Fang with a trace of disgust in his eyes, and the elder made a face.
Du Fang hurriedly spoke back: "Of course I won't be worried. The Taoist Master's mysterious method reaches the sky. Even if there is something evil here, I can sit back and relax with the Taoist Master by my side."
When Xuande Taoist heard these words, he became very proud, his eyes and mouth showed joy.
Du Fang was very speechless when he saw what Xuande said and said in his heart: "This old man is quite self-righteous."
Suddenly, a "crash" sound came from the backyard behind the hall. Although the sound was not loud, there were only one or two, but the two of them could really hear it.
The two looked at each other and looked towards the backyard.