Chapter 588 A new tripod sword! [Please vote for me!]
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but recall the moonlight illusion that happened when he used the moonlight sword energy of the moonlight sword for the first time in the Pure Land Palace to activate the four-character blessing of "Return to Come".
The dust of history was uncovered. At that time, the century-old moonlight sword energy that remained in the underground palace strangely outlined the figure of a long-browed cassock monk sitting on a lotus platform.
It reproduces the scene of Master Zhongma drawing the ground as a prison before his death.
Ouyang Rong saw that day that when Master Zhongma's shadow was carving words under the rosette, there was a dazzling "light spot" on the tips of the two raised fingers.
But he never expected that this would be the [Tripod Sword].
Because the illusion and shadow outlined by the moonlight sword energy are inherently simplified.
At that time, he thought it was some kind of Buddhist magic;
Or the mythical tripod sword is too special, and the moonlight sword energy cannot outline it. It is hidden in the illusion and shadow, and is replaced by [light points].
Who would have thought that this [light spot] is actually the actual body of the tripod sword?
In the dark underground palace, Ouyang Rong held a crystal clear night pearl tightly and walked silently in front of the mural.
He tried to make some gestures and put this small night pearl on the tips of his two fingers.
Ouyang Rong squinted his eyes and recalled it. It was indeed consistent, and he nodded slowly.
"It turns out that I fell into a misunderstanding before.
"After Master Zhongma passed away, it took more than ten years for the underground palace to be opened by Master Shandao's master and the new abbot of Donglin Temple at that time.
"That is what Master Shandao mentioned about the miracle of becoming a Buddha in the physical body that he witnessed when he was young. Later, the underground palace was renovated and built into the current Pure Land Palace. Master Zhongma was also cremated into a pile of relics... It has been a long time since
For decades.”
The dark underground palace was quiet. Not far behind Ouyang Rong, Xiuzhen was sitting on the ground, hugging the Taoshouzhai pastry box, eating the pastries, and smacking her lips from time to time, turning a deaf ear to a certain brat who was plundering the temple's wool over and over again.
Ouyang Rong held the luminous pearl in his hand, rubbed his face, and continued to murmur in an inaudible voice:
"I thought everyone was smart. The Mad Emperor's Cauldron Sword stolen by Master Zhongma had long been lost in the process. If it hadn't been taken away by a caring person early, or if it hadn't been secretly hidden by the monks of Donglin Temple, it might have been lost in the process.
It was lost during the renovation of the underground palace. It is impossible to keep it until I pick it up decades later.
"But I have overlooked one thing. This world is a huge grass-roots team, and the shape of this new [Tripod Sword] is even more outrageous than the [Craftsman's Work]. In the state of wielding the sword, it is...a pure white [light point]
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"Looking at it this way, on the day Master Shandao and his master opened the underground palace, they followed Buddhist etiquette and directly cremated Master Zhongma on the spot. Therefore, this night-light pearl was mixed in the ashes and was mistaken for a relic and the relics of other eminent monks.
Put them together in the golden lotus lamp...
"Ha, later I woke up in the underground palace, and the golden lotus lantern was smashed when I tied a rope and threw it out of the well... This makes sense."
After reviewing the logic, I determined that the Night Pearl in my hand was most likely a Xinding Sword.
Ouyang Rong's mouth suddenly became dry.
And to completely verify it, you need to make it visible!
There is no doubt that Master Zhong Ma, who had a strong sense of stealing, was the first sword master of this new tripod sword. Unfortunately, his life was short.
But it's better than following the mad emperor, who has to press gold thread every year to make wedding clothes for others, without even touching it with his little hands.
After losing the sword master, the [Light Spotting Cauldron Sword] became dim and dull, no different from ordinary objects. It needs to be activated. But how to do it without a real name?
He licked his lips dry, stopped pacing in front of the mural, turned around, and with a whoosh, arrived in front of the lotus pedestal in the center of the underground palace.
The Mohist sword box that I carried before is placed on the lotus stone pedestal.
A beam of silver-white moonlight fell from the well above the head, shining on the lotus stone pedestal, seeming to be cleaning the dust from the piano-shaped box.
Ouyang Rong's face became serious and he opened the sword box switch in advance.
If the Luminous Pearl is activated later and turns into a [light point], it needs to be hidden in the Mohist sword box as soon as possible.
This is the basic quality of Lao Liu. He doesn't want to be happy for a while before the urging voice of a blonde mixed-race bearded girl "I caught you" comes from above his head.
In fact, Ouyang Rong still doesn't know how these Yunmengyue girls locked the [craftsman's work] that left the Mo family's sword box.
Zheng——!
Ouyang Rong first drew out a moonlight sword and stared at the snow-white sword light flowing above. He picked up a luminous pearl between his two fingers and slowly brought it closer to the moonlight sword.
The two are getting closer.
With a slight "ding", the night pearl touched the sword body and was directly covered by the snow-white sword light.
The luminous pearl remains motionless.
Just with the help of the sword light passing through the bead, a faint hazy moonlight is emitted, just like under the moonlight.
Like an ordinary luminous pearl.
Ouyang Rong's brows remained unchanged and he was not discouraged.
He changed his approach and looked at the stone carving of "Go back and come back" under the lotus pedestal.
Ouyang Rong slowly approached the luminous pearl emitting faint moonlight and approached the stone carving of "Return to Come".
The two touched.
The luminous pearl remains motionless.
The stone carving "Come back and come back" remains unchanged and extremely quiet.
None have been activated.
Ouyang Rong frowned slightly.
I pondered for a few breaths.
He suddenly brought the moonlight sword close to the stone carving of "Return to Come".
The next moment, the four-character stone carving "Go back and come back" bloomed with hazy and pure white moonlight sword energy as expected! At the same time, the same moonlight sword energy slowly bloomed from the walls on all sides of the underground palace.
The brand new mural on the wall was restored later, covering the stone carving of "Come Back and Coming Back". Now the moonlight sword energy on the stone carving is about to break out of the cocoon, breaking through the mural just like last time.
Ouyang Rong took advantage of the fact that the sword energy on the four walls had not destroyed the murals, and put the four-character stone carving of "Go back, laixi" in front of Ye Mingzhu, which was blooming with the moonlight sword energy.
The luminous pearl... remains motionless.
No change.
Ouyang Rong frowned, and before the mural was destroyed, he quickly put away the moonlight sword that was close to the four-character stone carving.
The light on the four-character stone carving of "Go back and come back" converges.
The strange things on the walls of the Pure Land Palace slowly disappeared.
Silence returned to the underground palace.
"Isn't it possible...the blessings haven't been triggered either..."
Ouyang Rong looked confused and tried to shout: "Moon? Bright moon?"
The luminous pearl did not move at all, and there was no sound of the fortune clock in my ears the whole time.
Ouyang Rong wanted to thoroughly prove that this was the Light Spotting Cauldron Sword, and at the same time see if he could activate it.
But neither the moonlight sword nor the moonlight sword energy on the four-character stone carving of "Go back, come back" can evoke the slightest reaction from this night-bright pearl.
Moreover, the hazy moonlight emitted by the night pearl cannot even activate the mechanism of the four-character stone carving "Go back, come back".
Although it can still be explained by the fact that the tripod sword became as dim as a mortal object after being covered in dust.
But I was still a little shaken to the point that Ouyang Rong had just logically concluded that the Night Pearl was most likely to be the [Light Spotting Cauldron Sword].
And this time he came to Dragon City and returned to the Pure Land Palace to verify this point.
Mainly because I want to trigger blessings!
This is past experience. As long as you find a little bit of wisdom, you can activate and even own this tripod sword with the help of blessings.
When I was recognized as the owner of [Craftsman's Work], it cost me ten thousand merit...
But these hopeful attempts have just failed.
The blessing clock in the merit tower also remained motionless.
What to do?
Be quiet for a moment.
Lift the luminous pearl and place it in front of your eyes.
Ouyang Rong looked at it with a straight face:
"I think you just can't get enough of it."
The next moment, Ouyang Rong suddenly jumped up on the spot, and at the same time used his strength to slam Ye Mingzhu to the ground.
"Snapped--!"
The sound of night pearls hitting the bluestone floor resounded throughout the underground palace.
"嘘嘚嘚——" Ye Mingzhu bounced a few times and jumped far away.
Xiuzhen, who was immersed in showing off her late night snack, turned around and looked blankly at the person in the distance.
Ouyang Rong also turned his head sharply.
The two stared at each other silently for a moment.
Xiuzhen was the first to break the silence, put up a palm with one hand and sighed:
"Amitabha, the donor is crazy... Hey, this pastry is so sweet, hehe, it's so sweet, so delicious..."
He changed his face seamlessly, lowered his head with a silly smile, and showed off the pastries in his mouth.
Ouyang Rong had no expression on his face and continued walking, picked up the luminous pearl and threw it on the ground.
"Pah-pah-pah-!"
A series of banging sounds echoed throughout the underground palace.
Xiu Zhen buried his head in eating and turned a deaf ear. The crazy benefactor did not affect his appetite at all.
As if Ouyang Rong was not satisfied, he picked up a stone and smashed the luminous pearl wildly.
Even when the stones were smashed, the luminous pearl was still crystal clear, smooth and safe as before.
Ouyang Rong patted the dust on his hands and said with satisfaction:
"You still say you are not Dingjian? Pretend, keep pretending."
After a pause, he nodded;
"If you keep pretending, we'll send out [Craftsman]. Let's see who of you two has the toughest tongue."
Ye Mingzhu lying on the ground:...?
Ouyang Rong picked up the Night Pearl, which was indeed invulnerable to oil, salt, and invulnerable weapons. He threw it in his palm and curled his lips:
"How can there be a night-light pearl, kidney knot...or relic as hard as yours in this world? It's indestructible, right?"
It's not difficult for him at all.
After a simple and rough verification, Ouyang Rong felt a lot more at ease, at least he had a real tripod sword.
He put away the luminous pearl, and at the same time swept away the broken stones on the ground, wrapped it in a cloth bag, stuffed it into his arms, and took it away with him.
Before leaving, Ouyang Rong turned his head and glanced at the dirty and dull monk who was showing off the pastries. He was really afraid that he would pick up everything to show off when he was hungry.
Ouyang Rong turned around, climbed the rope in the center of the underground palace, and waved his hand.
"Don't pick up things on the ground and eat them. I don't know if... I'm gone, Master. Goodbye."
Xiu Zhen, who had a dull expression, suddenly became excited: "Donor, please don't go up! The top is..."
"I went to hell. If I have a chance, I will bring Xiu Niang back with me next time and give you something sweeter to eat."
"Hey, what's sweeter?" Xiu Zhen was so energetic that she forgot to persuade others.
"Dog food."
Ouyang Rong has a sincere face and loves to tell the truth.
"Dog...food?"
Xiuzhen temporarily put down the pastry box, put up a palm with one hand, faced the mural of Buddha Jataka in the north, "Moonlight King Donating His Head", and turned his back to the figure of the young donor who was climbing the rope and treating others with sincerity. He smiled and shook his head:
"Amitabha, the poor monk will wait for the donor to come back, but the poor monk will not eat dog food."
"Then happy candy."
"good."
…
morning.
Dagushan, in front of a main hall of Donglin Temple.
Ah Qing, Master Shandao, Xiu Fa and others sent Ouyang Rong out.
Master Shandao learned about it early in the morning and came specially to see him off.
But Ouyang Rong was a little absent-minded.
The main reason is that although it is confirmed that Ye Mingzhu is the cauldron sword, there is still no way to activate the cauldron sword.
After touching it for so long, I don’t know why, but the merit tower’s blessings have not responded, and it has been unable to be triggered.
Unfortunately, there was not enough time. He had no time to waste. He had to set off today and return to Xunyang City.
"Wait, Mingfu, please stay."
"What's up?"
Ouyang Rong turned back curiously.
Master Shandao glanced at the hair, and the bald little novice monk trotted forward, handed out something, and wrapped it in a yellow cloth.
The old monk hesitated and said, "Didn't you write to me last time asking about your original crush on Master Ma?"
"Yes, I have." Ouyang Rong nodded. Last time, he not only sent a letter to ask Huang Xuan, but also sent a letter to Donglin Temple in advance to make some insinuations.
"Why, what did the master remember?"
"I just remembered something..."
Master Shandao turned the beads and recalled on his face:
"Actually, before Uncle Master was cremated that day, everyone found something on his body. We didn't know what it was used for. It has been stored next to his memorial tablet. Well, this is it."
Ouyang Rong took the yellow cloth wrapper and opened it to take a look:
It is a small, square seal, made of red copper, with some metallic luster.
You can vaguely see the word "Red Lotus" engraved on the bottom of the seal... I don't know what it is for.
However, the seal is old, and a small corner is missing. At first glance, it seems that there is no luminous pearl that can resist the beating, and it is probably not a tripod sword.
"What was found on his body?"
"That's right."
Ouyang Rong accepted it doubtfully, looked at it for a while, and put it into his sleeve first.
"Thank you, eminent monk Mahamati, for your Donglin Temple... is indeed a blessed place for me, with many blessings, such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Master Shandao's eyes flashed: "Hey, the Ming Dynasty is praising the poor monk?"
"Well, almost."
Ouyang Rong said with a smile: "And coming back is just like going home."
"The Ming Dynasty has destroyed the Han Temple, but it is a blessing for this temple to be able to make the guests of the Ming Dynasty feel at home. Then the Ming Dynasty will come often in the future, and I wish the Ming Dynasty a prosperous future."
"See you next time at Xunyang Grottoes."
"Okay, see you at Xunyang Grottoes. Let's go slowly to Mingfu. On the day when the Buddha is completed, we will celebrate together."
"Um."
Ouyang Rong said goodbye to the flattered Master Shandao in front of the Donglin Temple.
Ah Qing still followed silently, trying to send him all the way down the mountain.
On the mountain road, Ah Qing whispered:
"Brother, please come back often."
"good."
Ah Qing handed out a bundle in his arms with both hands: "It's a change of season. Brother, I'm wearing it in the early spring."
Ouyang Rong accepted it, opened the baggage, and found two newly made blue Confucian shirts. His face suddenly felt a little embarrassed:
"But I came in a hurry this time and don't have any gifts for you."
Ah Qing whispered: "Brother, being healthy is the best gift for me, my mother, and my sister-in-law."
Ouyang Rong lowered his head, put away his baggage, and suddenly asked:
"By the way, did the blond Hu Ji leave a white jade for you to call her?"
"Yes, brother, should I throw it away?"
Ah Qing's brows with the word "Yue" engraved on them furrowed:
"Ah Qing doesn't want to go with them. Life is very good now, and Brother Ah is here too."
"Don't throw it away yet."
Ouyang Rong thought for a moment and then warned.
"Brother, do you want it?"
What do I want this for? Summon her to be beaten?
Ouyang Rong coughed and said casually:
"Just put it away first and don't break it. The main reason is that she is afraid that her ghost will linger and come to haunt you again. If you find that the white jade is missing, you will think that it is a family member who is stopping you, which will easily anger her. This woman will easily act impulsively at the first sight.
."
"Okay, I'll listen to my brother."
Half an hour later, at the foot of the mountain.
The quiet girl silently watched Ouyang Rong walk away as he waved his hands gracefully.