There is indeed a true immortal on Yunding Mountain.
At this moment, Yunding Fairy Mountain and the Immortal on the mountain are above the clouds and mist on the opposite side, with only a cliff separating the two sides.
There is a thick fog accumulated in the cliff, which is much thicker than what Cui Nanxi described in his article. The rising fog not only covers the only iron cable leading to the other side of the cliff, but also makes the scenery at the top of Yunding Mountain and the figure on the mountain looming.
It seems like everything is an illusion.
The mountain wind is stirring and the mist is flowing.
The iron rope swayed faintly and made a crisp sound.
There were more than a dozen climbers standing on the other side of the mountain mist, most of whom were seeking immortality or seeking advice. They were very excited, but no one tried to pass the iron cable. They only looked at the front of the iron cable eagerly. Deep in the mountain mist, they seemed to be waiting.
What's the result? From time to time, I take a look at the fog on the top of the mountain.
If the fog clears, it will alert people around you in unison.
If the fog closes, there will be a sound of regret.
It's like a mountain climber waiting for the sunrise.
The figure sitting on the top of Yunding Mountain seems to be the wonder that they have worked tirelessly to see from thousands of miles away.
"Ding ding..."
The sound of the swaying iron ropes sounded again.
There is a vague figure in the fog, crawling back.
When the magistrate saw the immortal, he felt very itchy. Seeing the man crawling closer and closer, he, like the others, hurriedly went to greet him, picked him up, and then asked with the others:
"How about it?"
The man just shook his head and said:
"Still can't get over it."
The people around him sighed, and while sighing, they kept looking at the hilltop opposite.
Only the county magistrate was puzzled and quickly asked the people around him: "May I ask you gentlemen, what's wrong with this iron rope? How can I get through it?"
"Have you just arrived?"
"Just arrived. Just arrived."
"This iron rope has been difficult to pass since the immortals arrived yesterday morning and the mountain fog rose. I arrived yesterday and went to climb it. In the past two days, people have continued to climb it, but they are all the same as I did yesterday.
The situation is the same as what we encountered in the morning." The man said to the magistrate, "The iron cable itself is not very long. When the mountain fog fades, you can see it from your feet. The other side of the cliff is not that far away, but when you climb up, the iron cable seems to take forever.
It’s like you can’t climb to the end. Especially when you’re in the middle of the fog, you can’t see the other side going forward, and you can’t see anywhere backward. No matter how you climb, it’s still the same, you’re still in the fog.”
"It's so true!"
The county magistrate couldn't help being shocked.
"What's even more amazing is that no matter how far you climb, I heard that the person who climbed the farthest today was a martial artist with nimble and powerful hands and feet. He climbed forward for half an hour and still didn't reach the end. But
As long as you turn around and walk back without taking more than two steps, you will emerge from the mountain fog and see where you came from."
"this……"
The magistrate was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, looking up: "It seems that the gods don't want us to go there!"
"Isn't it! But some people think that Xu is a test given to us by the gods. Only those who persevere can reach the other side. Therefore, people keep trying, but no one perseveres. At least no one dares to climb back on his own.
I don’t even have the strength.”
"well……"
The magistrate looked at the top of the mountain and sighed.
The fairy mountain is right in front of us, and the gods are on the other side, but we can only view them from a distance and cannot visit them up close. This is really a pity.
"You are also someone who likes to seek immortality and ask questions?"
"Exactly!"
The magistrate replied politely.
"In that case, have you ever been to the hundreds of miles of uninhabited mountains where Pingzhou and Xuzhou intersect?" The man asked the magistrate, as if he had met a close friend.
"I've never been there."
"That's a shame."
"Want to take a look at it?"
"I am originally from Hezhou. Many years ago, Hezhou was in chaos. Demons and ghosts emerged in endlessly. There was even a big demon who established a demon kingdom in the human world, spread demon epidemics, and fed mortals. There was a god who walked in Hezhou, destroying the people of Hezhou in one place.
In addition to cleaning up the demons and monsters, they also borrowed a mountain from Pingzhou to suppress the big demon king. That mountain still stands in Hezhou, and in the whole Heyuan, there is only that one mountain." This man couldn't bear to talk about it.
Zhu Zhu's eyebrows were flying, and his shock was palpable, "It is said that that mountain was borrowed from the hundreds of miles of mountains where Pingzhou and Xuzhou intersect. I have always wanted to see it."
"I have also heard that there are many monsters and ghosts in that large mountain, which is quite strange. It used to be the only road between Pingzhou and Xuzhou, but now it has been abandoned and only occasionally people go there."
"Indeed."
The man continued to say to the magistrate: "Yesterday I also met a like-minded person who also likes to seek immortality and ask questions. This man was brave enough to come from the mountains. I heard him say that when he stayed in the mountains at night,
I once encountered some demons carrying lanterns passing by. They looked like they were going to the market. Those demons looked menacing, but in fact they were just like the demons on Yunding Mountain. They were not harmful to people, but were simple and kind-hearted in nature. The man had the courage to meet him.
They talked and asked about the gods, and these monsters actually answered him, and their words and behavior were quite polite."
"Oh?" The magistrate suddenly became interested and asked him, "What did those monsters say?"
"It is said that there is indeed a mountain god in the mountain. More than ten years ago, there was indeed a steep and precipitous mountain missing from the mountain. It is also said that the world has not been peaceful in recent years. Originally, they were very peaceful in the mountains, but the gods in the sky seemed to have no regard for the mountain god.
They are not very satisfied. There have been frequent thunders in the mountains this summer, and they are also a little worried, fearing that the mountain god will no longer be able to protect them in the future." The man said, "It doesn't sound false."
"It's so detailed, it really doesn't look fake."
"That's why I want to pay you a visit." The man said and looked at the magistrate, "I am also a person who likes to seek immortality and ask questions. Can I go there and form a good relationship?"
"..."
The magistrate was really moved.
These people who like to seek immortality and ask questions often have a free and uninhibited temperament. If they have any ideas, they can immediately put them into practice. As long as they fall in love with people, they can quickly make friends and drink and sing together. This kind of temperament is really worthy of the county magistrate's heart.
Longing for life.
In addition, he is also a person who likes to seek immortality and ask questions.
Unfortunately……
"It's a pity that Zhu has official duties. It's rare to take such a break, but you can't leave your post without permission."
"It turns out I'm an official. I'm disrespectful." The man smiled at him and handed over his hands. He had no other thoughts, but said regretfully, "Then we are destined to be unable to travel together. I will have to find someone else."
"well……"
The county magistrate also had some regrets.
He had also heard about the incident in Hezhou. He also admired the mountain gods in the mountains and the immortals who borrowed mountains from the mountain gods to suppress demons thousands of miles away. He wanted to see them with his own eyes. With such extraordinary immortals,
I tried to comfort myself for my mediocre and frustrated life, but it didn't work after all.
What this man was talking about also made him yearn for it.
I met and had a long conversation with a demon in the mountains. Not only did the demon not harm anyone, but it was actually as polite as a human being.
It’s really a scene from a story…
But the county magistrate couldn't help but wonder——
It is said that there are often mandrills and ghosts on Yunding Mountain, but they never harm anyone. This is because the gods practiced cultivation here at that time. These mandrills and ghosts were enlightened and admonished by the gods, and they became peaceful. Is it possible that the hundreds of mandrills and ghosts were peaceful?
Could it be that the mountain gods in the mountains here can restrain demons and ghosts? If so, they are indeed good gods.
Suddenly I heard a swaying in the clouds and mist below. When the mist became thinner, I could faintly see the branches shaking, and a huge monster was walking through.
The magistrate was frightened and confused.
But he heard people around him tell him that they were the mandrills and ghosts in the mountains. They had been enlightened by the gods. Now that the gods came again, they were probably the same ones more than ten years ago. They also went to pay homage to the gods.
…
There is indeed an extra stone platform on the top of the mountain.
The Taoist sat cross-legged in front of the stone platform, motionless.
When talking to heaven, there is no need for words. What is needed is the connection between heaven and man, the communication with heaven, knowing the way of heaven in the dark, and the way of heaven also enlightening him in the dark, and they meet in this way.
This process is already beyond the reach of the vast majority of human monks, gods, Buddhas, demons and ghosts.
Not everyone can communicate with heaven.
Song You was born in Fulong Temple. Fulong Temple was favored by Heaven. After that, he went down the mountain to practice. His cultivation became profound and his understanding of Heaven became deeper and deeper. He communicated with Heaven several times. He also communicated with Heaven here. Now he comes here again.
This place still took a lot of time to achieve this.
This time there is no one night and one year.
Time passes as usual.
At least the Taoist's communication with the sky no longer affects the outside world, and time on this mountain top flows as usual.
The calico cat sat next to him and did not disturb him, but often curled up in his arms to stay out of the cold at night. It would often go out to hunt for food during the day and bring him some fruits back to eat when he woke up.
Similar to Yeshan Ghost City, the Taoist priest always sat cross-legged without opening his eyes. He did not eat or drink, only drank the mountain breeze and bathed in the morning dew. Different from Yeshan Ghost City, Sanhua Empress would always be there when the fruit was rotten.
Throw away or eat food before it gets smelly and replace it with new ones.
Swallows often come and go, flying around the mountain.
The two little monsters often stay far away to talk, meditate, and practice spells without falling behind. They even compete with each other and make faster progress.
There are visitors at the foot of the mountain, and they are all monsters in the mountain.
More than ten years ago, Sanhua Empress would have been frightened, as if facing a formidable enemy, but now she didn't care about them at all, and only glanced at them from time to time to make sure they were not approaching.
Day after day, the mountain scenery changes.
The leaves in the mountains turned yellow and red, then turned red and fell, leaving the bare branches covered with white snow.
Sitting like this is one autumn after another winter.
People come and go from the top of the mountain on the other side, one after another, all coming here to see the gods, but no one can cross the iron rope to go to the other side of the mountain to see the true appearance of the gods up close.
One day at noon, the Taoist finally opened his eyes.
At this time, his eyes were calm and his mind was clear.
The cat was lying on its back next to him, playing with the cloth ball that had been there for more than ten years in a bored manner, kicking it up and catching it with its four feet, or spinning it in a bored manner.
Swallows stopped further away to preen their feathers.
The top of the mountain was clean, the grass didn't grow, and only some snow fell. Under the top of the mountain, on the steep cliffs, there were countless mountain goblins and monsters, huddled together, lying still, or staring up at him.
The one at the front is a humanoid monster with the body of a leopard and the head of a leopard, just like the monks at the foot of the mountain. It is sitting cross-legged on an ancient pine branch protruding from the cliff. It is a mandrill with a colorful face. It is huge and bigger than those seen in Yangzhou.
One of the five manifest gods is not small either. There is also a stooped old man with a goatee and a huge black-feathered eagle.
There are many little monsters below.
Song You lowered his head and looked at them, always feeling familiar.
After thinking about it for a moment, I remembered it.
There are so many monsters in this mountain. In addition to the rich spiritual energy of Yunding Fairy Mountain and the changes in the world in recent years, I am afraid that I am also responsible for sitting here.
At this time, the Taoist stood up. In addition to attracting the attention of the cat playing ball next to him, he also attracted the attention of the mountain goblins below.
"brush……"
Many mountain goblins and monsters all looked at him.
The leopard and the goat bowed their hands, the mandrill stood up straight and saluted, the eagle lowered its head, and the mountain spirits and ghosts below also lay down and bowed their heads, all of them saluted.
This time is no better than last time.
The last time he interacted with the heaven and earth, and felt the mountains and rivers, but he focused more on cultivation, and the mysterious aura leaked out. The birds and beasts in the mountains, which had gained spiritual wisdom, sensed it, and came one after another to gather around him to practice a little bit. Now.
But it is a pure conversation, and all the mysterious aura will not be leaked. The reason why these mountain monsters came and waited here is just to know that the immortal is coming again, to repay the kindness of the enlightenment and to express their respect. That's all.
.
He is just a monster in the mountains, but he also knows etiquette and moral integrity.
"Everyone..."
The Taoist looked at them, especially at the four monsters in the front. These four monsters were not bad at the moment and asked, "Have they done any harm to people over the years?"
Many monsters shook their heads quickly to show that they didn't.
"That's good..."
The Taoist also smiled and left a message: "Practice well in the mountains from now on. Don't go down the mountain easily, especially in troubled times. The greater the temptation to go down the mountain, the more your concentration will be tested."
All the mountain spirits and ghosts listened carefully.
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