At the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, Zhao Ran raised his head and looked up. The delicate peaks were layered one on top of another, among which were looming Taoist temples.
Next to the path into the mountain, you can see merchants and vendors carrying burdens and pushing carts bargaining with tourists. Not far away, there is a tea shop and wine shop, which is also full of tourists from all over the world.
Zhao Ran knew that this was because Qingcheng Mountain was so famous. This paradise, ranked fifth in the world, has been attracting countless people to come and see its true beauty for thousands of years. Some are just for fun, some are curious, and many of them seek immortality.
Visitors to the Taoism. Of course, in addition to this, there is also the reason for the Xuanyuan Temple. The highest Taoist temple in the jungles of Shifang in Sichuan Province stands in the Qingcheng Mountain, attracting a large number of people under the Qingcheng Mountain.
Speaking of which, he still has acquaintances in Xuanyuan Temple, and there is more than one. One of them is Song Zhiyuan, the former supervisor of Wuji Academy, who is now the head of the dormitory in Xuanyuan Temple, and there is also Zhao Zhixing, a member of the family who once worked as a guest of Wuji Academy.
I don’t know what Zhao Zhixing is doing now after returning to Wujiyuan.
Zhao Ran hesitated for a moment, but in the end he did not follow the mountain path into the mountain. He could go to Xuanyuan Temple at any time, but the summons from Yuhuang Pavilion could not be slacked off, not to mention the issue of his cultivation.
Two days ago, the communication between Jiang Tenghe and Yuhuang Pavilion finally came to fruition. According to Yuhuang Pavilion, summoning Zhao Ran was a confidential matter and could not be disclosed at will, so Jiang Tenghe did not know the details. However, according to Jiang Tenghe's idea, Zhao Ran
Of course, it's better to go there. After all, the essence and blood of the Black Armored Turtle is of real benefit. Of course, Jiang Tenghe also gave some instructions. If the trip doesn't go well, Zhao Ran doesn't have to force it and just come back. He will think
There is a way to personally get the essence and blood of the Black Armored Turtle for Zhao Ran.
It felt good to have the support of his master. Zhao Ran rushed to Qingcheng Mountain on his old donkey. This trip was extremely important to him. Once he could replenish his essence, his cultivation path would be much smoother.
Zhao Ran left the bustling mountain pass and walked around the foothills to the southwest side. Following the instructions of his teacher Jiang Tenghe, he drilled into a dense forest, found a clear stream, and followed the stream.
He didn't know how many mountains he climbed, and gradually entered the misty valley. Zhao Ran carefully identified the direction, and finally came to a cliff towering into the clouds.
Zhao Ran raised his head and took a closer look. He felt that the appearance of this cliff was similar to what the teacher said, so he got off the donkey and patted its head: "Brother Donkey, is this Qingyun Peak?"
The old donkey turned his head and looked left and right, but couldn't figure out why. He snorted and began to lower his head to examine the grass under his hooves, and from time to time he would roll up a few big pellets and chew them.
Zhao Ran took out the Flying Talisman name sticker sent from Yuhuang Pavilion, flicked his finger, and the name sticker turned into a little white light, and suddenly disappeared into the cliff in the clouds and mist. He nodded. It seems that this is it.
In a moment, a Tai Chi Yin and Yang Gate swirled out of the clouds, and a Taoist priest walked out of the gate. The Taoist crown on his head was very strange. It lay crookedly on his head with only two inches of short hair, and it couldn't be tied up in a Taoist bun. It looked very strange.
awkward.
Zhao Ran felt that the Taoist priest looked familiar. He couldn't help but be stunned, and then he suddenly realized. He smiled and asked: "Monk?"
The Taoist priest smiled, nodded and said, "Junior Brother Zhao is here... I am a poor Taoist from Dongfang to salute you."
Zhao Ran smacked the smell and hurriedly asked, "Could it be Senior Brother Dongfang's...er...Senior Brother?"
This title is very strange, but it fits the occasion. Dongfang Li smiled and said: "Exactly...Junior Brother Zhao has come a long way to work hard, please come to the mountain to drink tea."
Zhao Ran led the old donkey into the mountain, and his eyes were immediately greeted by a magnificent scene of the Immortal Family. The towering peaks could not be seen to the top, and surrounding the mountainside were majestic palaces, among which golden bridges rose up, jade belts were entangled, and among the clouds and mist,
It disappears and appears, emitting colorful light in the sunlight.
It is truly magnificent!
Zhao Ran raised his neck and looked at the ten-foot-high gate in front of him, and blurted out: "Jade Emperor Square?"
Dongfang Li said: "That's right. The founder of Jade Emperor Pavilion's natal deity is the Jade Emperor, the same as Junior Brother Zhao." Then he pointed to the top of the mountain in the distance and said: "On top of Hunyuan Peak is the Jade Emperor Palace."
"Hunyuanding?" Zhao Ran looked around and saw that at the highest peak, layers of jade-white stone steps emerged amid the clouds and mist. Above the stone steps, there were protruding eaves, but they were blocked by the clouds and mist and could not be seen clearly.
Dongfang Li took Zhao Ran across the Xuanyu Golden Bridge and walked to the left side of the foothills, bypassing several courtyards. In front of him was a bamboo forest surrounded by several circles of bamboo houses, which looked very elegant.
"This is the Yunshui Room in the pavilion. It receives monks from all over the world..." Dongfang Li pointed to one of the rooms and said, "Junior brother, do you want to take a rest?"
Zhao Ran shook his head: "I'm not tired. I don't know why the pavilion summoned me..."
"Sit down and talk."
Behind a row of green bamboos, there is a small pavilion. The pavilion is on the edge of a cliff, with clear springs gurgling on the cliff. Entering it and looking around, you can see the sun is shining slantingly, and the mountains are gilded. It really seems to be set up in the sky.
.
Dongfang Li flipped his wrist, and there was a tea set on the stone table in the pavilion. He picked up the teapot and turned it behind him, taking a shot of spring water from the cliff outside the pavilion. The teapot flew half a foot above the stone table, and Dongfang Li took it.
He passed a round fan in the tea set and shook it gently. Flames appeared out of thin air under the teapot. After a while, the spring water began to ring.
After each person filled a cup with tea, Dongfang Li said softly: "Junior brother, please."
The two drank together, and Zhao Ran felt a fresh fragrance soaking into his heart and mind. Then he looked at the magnificent mountain scenery under the pavilion, and thought to himself that this was a fairy-like day!
"I wonder if Senior Brother Dongfang is here?" Zhao Ran was speechless.
"He is delayed on something and will visit you later."
After drinking two cups, Dongfang Li said: "This is the second time you and I have met. The last time was in Changning Valley. You may be surprised about my identity... To be honest, I went to Xia Kingdom twenty years ago.
I joined Tianlongyuan and did not return to Ming Dynasty until last month. Before I could return to Qingcheng, I was entrusted by Salute to check the Buddhist sect. You see, my beard and hair have not grown out yet, haha..."
"Haha..." Zhao Ran laughed dryly along with him, thinking that's how it turned out.
"By the way, Junior Brother Zhao knows Senior Uncle Cai?"
"Uncle Cai?"
"Uncle Cai Yunshen."
"Oh, Master Cai..."
Dongfang Li waved his hand with a smile: "The pavilion is full of practitioners, unlike the jungle in ten directions, where you and I have our own things to do. In fact, you can call him Master Cai. Of course, if Master Cai doesn't mind, you and he will be on good terms."
, he doesn’t have any problem with calling me Senior Brother Cai, and I and Zong Zhi don’t have any problem with it either.”
"Well, Master Cai and I met last year. At that time, I was preaching in Junshan and built a new Junshan Temple. I needed a statue of a god to support the temple. That's why Master Cai came here... because I have some experience in formations and I am quite popular with Master Cai.
Appreciate it, he is very helpful to me."
"You're so polite. Master Cai was full of praise for you, saying that he was inspired a lot by you in the formation."
"That's Master Cai's love. I wonder how he's doing lately? I want to pay him a visit this time when I come to Yuhuang Pavilion."
"Uncle Cai is very good. He just came back from Beiminghai... He found the black-armored turtle and brought back some of the black-armored turtle's essence and blood. He has always been thinking about you and said he wanted to replenish the essence for you, so he will
You invited me."
Although he had known about this before, when Dongfang Li confirmed it in person, Zhao Ran couldn't help but his heart was pounding - this thing is so useful to him, it can save several years of practice time, for a monk
Say, what is the most important? There is no doubt that it is time!
In fact, the longevity of low-level monks is not much different from that of ordinary people. The only difference is that they are healthier. Under the same conditions, if ordinary people can live to be fifty or sixty years old, then low-level monks will only be sixty or seventy years old. Only
After refining the golden elixir and entering the mage realm, longevity will be substantially improved.
Unless there are any accidents, those in the mage realm can usually live over eighty years old easily, while those in the master realm can live between ninety and one hundred years old. Monks in the alchemist realm can generally live up to one hundred and twenty years old, and those in the great alchemist realm can easily live longer.
Crossing the threshold of one hundred and forty years. As for the real person or the heavenly master, the lifespan can be more than 180 years old. For the great real person or the great heavenly master, the lifespan of more than 200 years is not a problem at all. Some high-level people in the Hedao realm
People can even live to be three hundred years old!
Therefore, the essence of every step on the path of spiritual practice is to gain time!
If he can replenish his essence, Zhao Ran can enter the Taoist realm three or four years earlier. The significance of these three or four years saved is beyond doubt.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ran breathed heavily. (To be continued)