Wandering

Chapter 120

Another reason why I won easily today is the breakthrough of the realm.This change just happened in the early morning of this morning. I realized the realm of vacuum in my practice, and my cultivation has improved subtly.Needless to say about Sheng Zeming, at least a few days ago, I thought that Sheng Zedong and Zeping would not be as relaxed as they are today.You know, what am I feeling right now?Confidence, and ease like never before.

A huge five-colored rock appeared in front of him.One side of the rock was flattened, and three large seal characters of "Zhongzheng Peak" were engraved on it.Zeren stopped at the foot of the five-colored rock, and signaled to me: "Uncle, this is the mountain gate of Zhongzheng Peak. Turn around this stone, and you can see the way up the mountain. Without permission, ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter here. Ren Ye can only send you here. Uncle Master, please walk up the mountain alone, no flying is allowed here... The master master is waiting for you in the main hall."

"Understood, thank you for your escort all the way, thank you for your hard work!" Ze Ren told me that flying is not allowed here, because he gave me a high look, and I still can't fly at all.

Say goodbye to Zeren, turn around the five-color boulder, and there is a winding stone step more than three meters wide in front of you.The stone steps are actually all paved with five-color stones, the mountain is steep, and each step of the stone steps is also very high and steep, like a five-color long dragon with no end in sight.The canopy of tall trees on the top of the head overlaps and shades the sky and the sun. On both sides, there are exotic flowers and grasses, and there are many rare medicinal materials growing in the middle.There was no one around, my pace was very fast, I was walking like flying, and I walked like this for half an hour.

At the end of the long steps, stands a translucent golden stone square, on which the three characters "Chuitianmen" are written horizontally.It's not that I haven't seen Yellowstone jelly, but I've never seen such a large piece of Yellowstone, and I can't even think of it.Yellowstone jelly with such a pure material is often used to make seals. A small piece the size of a palm is worth a lot, even exceeding the weight of gold.The grandeur of the Zhengyi Gate is really extraordinary, and this stone workshop is considered a treasure in the world.

Walking to the foot of Shifang, the front is suddenly open, facing a wide square, surrounded by mountains, the size of a football field.There are two rows of wing-style buildings on both sides of the square, and the front end of the building is a promenade with cornices.And facing across the square is the peak of Zhongzheng Peak, which is like a green screen, and there is a hall under the peak.The tops of the buildings on three sides are covered with bright yellow glazed tiles, shining brightly in the sun.I saw a faint golden light shining on the peak from a long distance down the mountain, and it turned out to be from here.This square, I think, should be the place where the Zongmen Conference is held, right?
Walking through the square to the front of the main hall, the main door of the main hall was open, and I saw the statue of Patriarch Zhengyi enshrined on the altar in the middle at a glance.I have never seen Patriarch Zhengyi, how can I recognize his statue?It's very simple, the three treasures are all on the statue.It was a Taoist priest with a long beard, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, with a godlike demeanor, and his face seemed to be more than 30 years old.A four-inch-long sword-shaped hairpin is inserted horizontally in the statue's bun. Needless to say, it represents the Thunder God Sword.The right hand is behind the back, and the left hand is obliquely in front of the body, holding a black ruyi that is about a foot long, which is the same as the real black ruyi.In the middle of his chest hangs a mirror, which is round and has a radius of half a foot. It should be the Qingming Mirror.What I can see is the mirror surface on the front, but what about the patterns on the back?

Standing in front of the incense altar with his back to me, the Daoist Shouzheng was offering incense to the Patriarch.How do I know he is upright?Because of this back I have seen.He has long silver hair and a hairpin that looks like the Thunder God Sword. He is wearing a green cloth robe, and there is a golden whisk placed on the incense table on his right.Shouzheng should have heard that I was outside the door. After he finished offering incense, he laughed and said, "Xiaoye, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time." Turning around while speaking——

There is a large white round patch in the center of his taoist robe, which is the same size and position as the Qingming Mirror on the chest of the statue of Patriarch Zhengyi.Why did he call me Ono?This is the name my parents, elders and the closest Ziying will call me!I was stunned when I heard his voice, and then I saw his kind and familiar face.

According to etiquette, I should cup my hands and give a deep salute at this time, and say, "Junior Ishino pays homage to Master Shouzheng." However, I opened my mouth and said half a sentence in a daze: "Grandpa Jin, why, why is it you..."

Master Shouzheng is indeed a person I am very familiar with. He watched me grow up. It can also be said that without him, it would be difficult for me to grow up safely and healthily.In Shizhu Village where I grew up, Grandpa Jin, an old Chinese doctor in the village, is the current head of Zhengyi School, the legendary No. 1 Shouzheng Daoist in the world of practice!In an instant, the past and the past flooded into my mind. It was unexpected and everything was reasonable.Besides him, who else can change my tendons and wash my marrow without even realizing it myself?Grandpa Jin sealed my natural ability with a gold needle, and when Junzi Feng unintentionally undid it, he also ignored other abnormalities in my body, because this kind of situation is rare in the world!
Grandpa Jin often went to the mountains to collect herbs, and he went there for a long time, and he went to Zhengyimen.It is said that Master Shouzheng often practiced in closed doors, and he was often missing. He had returned to Shizhu Village.Before I went to school, Grandpa Jin taught me to read and write. It is only logical that Shouzheng said that I have a relationship with him as a teacher and student.Master Shouzheng knows me very well, cares about me, and loves me very much. If he is Grandpa Jin, everything will be easy to explain. My relationship with Grandpa Jin has always been the same as that of relatives.Grandpa Jin is upright and has always taken care of me, but he didn't teach me how to practice Taoism.And the gentleman Feng I met when I was an adult became my alchemy guru by accident.If this kind of thing is heard by others, I am afraid it will be too strange.

Seeing my reaction, Grandpa Jin seemed to be expecting it. He walked over with a smile and patted me on the shoulder: "Let's not talk about commonplace in this patriarch hall. Since you have come here, then burn incense in front of the statue of Zhengyi Patriarch." Pray...and come out with me."

Having respectfully paid homage to Patriarch Zhengyi, I followed Grandpa Jin, no, Daoist Shouzheng walked out of the hall and came to the cornice corridor on one side of the square.There are two fragrant sandalwood short chairs here, and two white jade cups filled with mountain spring water on the small table in the middle.Shou Zheng greeted me to sit down and handed me a glass of water.Take a sip, it is as cool as nectar, refreshing.

"Shouzheng—grandfather—real person—senior—" I stuttered a bit, not knowing what to call him properly.

Shouzheng smiled: "You are not yet a disciple of Zhengyi, so just call me Grandpa Jin."

"Grandpa Jin, I have known you since I was a child. I never expected that you are the number one person in the practice world today."

Shouzheng: "The four words of being the number one expert are just a false name obtained by relying on Zhengyi's sect. I would never dare to be the one! The world is so big that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Those who are above me may not be known to everyone.... Ono, you must It's very strange, why did your grandpa Jin suddenly become a real person of Shouzheng?"

"I'm really curious, and I'm waiting for Grandpa Jin to tell me."

Grandpa Jin took a sip of water, looked at the mountains in the distance and said leisurely: "I was born in a scholarly family, and I grew up reading sage books when I was young. To tell you the truth, I took part in the provincial examination that year, and passed the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It's a pity that I was born in troubled times and there was no way to serve me. Seeing the world was in a state of confusion, I gave up the idea of ​​passing the imperial examination. How do you say an old saying? I taught you."

"The water of the Canglang is clear and can wash my tassels; the water of the Canglang is turbid and can wash my feet." You explained to me that the meaning of this sentence is that a gentleman lives in the world. If you are rich, you will benefit the world, but if you are poor, you will be alone. I was young and didn’t understand much, but now I understand a little bit.”

Grandpa Jin: "It's hard for you to still remember so clearly. That's what I thought. There is also an old saying, 'If you can't be a good minister, you can be a good doctor'. Practicing medicine in the countryside, I have the ambition to help the world by hanging pots. Unfortunately, when I was 20 years old, my home was destroyed by riots, and I was the only one in my family who was rescued by a passing expert and escaped."

"What turmoil? The foreign devils are calling?"

Grandpa Jin: "No, not those few times, but the looting by refugees."

"Refugee?"

Grandpa Jin: "It's the rebel army mentioned in your school textbooks. The expert who saved me asked me: 'If you practiced medicine all your life and saved people, would you kill as many people as you see today?' I He shook his head. He asked me again: "Heavenly Dao, what is life?" Practice in the fairy mountains of the world.' So I followed him, that is, my master, to Zhengyimen. This practice has been [-] years to this day."

"One hundred and eight years? You are 120 years old this year! Then you, how did you become the golden grandfather of Shizhu Village again?"

Grandpa Jin: "Zhengyisan Mountain is a cave in the world, not a fairyland in the sky. Disciples of Zhengyi School come from the world, and of course they have to walk in the world. 40 years ago, the epidemic in Wucheng was prevalent. I went down to practice medicine and lived in a foreign land. I settled down in Shizhu Village as a villager. From then on, when there was no interest in the mountains, I walked in the world. Otherwise, how would I know what the world is like? How could I know you?... Let’s not talk about my old stories, let’s just say Let’s talk about the present, have you been hindered by people three times when you came this way?”

I smiled: "It seems that your disciples and grandchildren want to test me."

Grandpa Jin: "You misunderstood. They didn't take the initiative to block your way, but I meant it. I did this not to test you, but to test them, and even more so, to test their master."

After hearing this, I finally fully understood.I am the guest who is waiting for the head of Shouzheng. How could those juniors of Chairman Mao be so bold as to block my way?It turned out that Shouzheng himself had signaled.I looked at him without speaking.

Grandpa Jin continued to ask: "You must be a little puzzled, why should I do this? Have you heard of the folk legend that Kangxi passed the throne to Yongzheng?"

"There is a saying that Kangxi especially liked grandson Hongli, who was later Qianlong. He passed the throne to Yongzheng, which also implied that Yongzheng would pass the throne to Qianlong in the future. This is called passing on sons because of grandsons."

Grandpa Jin: "That's right, I'm referring to this legend. The world has been in turmoil for more than a hundred years, and now there is a little stability, and the Zhengyi sect is also opening up in my hands. There are many disciples, and it is inevitable that the good and the bad will be mixed. Hechen under my sect committed a big crime. Wrong, and he taught Zezhong's disobedience, as a teacher.... This time you enter Zhengyisan Mountain, I intend to let Hefeng, Hexi, and Heguang condemn the most proud disciples under their sect to Xiang If you ask for advice, you can also examine their descriptions and behaviors, and plan for the future. What do you think of those three people?"

The intention of Shouzheng could not be more clear, it is to use the disciple to test the master.Because no matter who he passes on the position of head in the future, the next head will definitely pass on the head to the most proud disciple under his sect.He had this in mind, and Ze Ren, who accompanied me, guessed it, and reminded me tactfully.It’s really not easy to talk nonsense, I thought for a while and replied: “Although Chairman Mao and Zeping have different temperaments, in time, they both have the ability and means of being a leader. It’s just that these two people have their own biases in their conduct. , Zedong has a big heart but may not be able to tolerate dissent, Zeping has a deep mind but is too smooth, and needs more practice. At that time, this was just my one-sided speech, just talking, you don’t have to take it too seriously.”

Grandpa Jin: "You just didn't mention Ze Ming. I also know that my disciple He Guang has a good realm, but he is too reclusive and not good at inheriting Taoism. Then, in your opinion, Ze Dong and Ze Dong So what is the comparison between Ping and Ping? There are only you and me on Zhongzheng Peak, so it doesn’t matter if you have something to say.” Reverend Shouzheng is really strange today, he should know much more about the people under Zhengyi’s sect than me, an outsider. But I must say one, two, three.If someone else asked me, I really didn't want to talk too much, but he happened to be Grandpa Jin, so I couldn't answer seriously.

"Actually, let me see that there is another person who is above all the disciples of Ze's generation I have seen. He is Zeren who sent me all the way."

Grandpa Jin chuckled: "Zeren? The Zeren who once knocked you into the air with one sleeve? You really have a good vision! Let Zeren succeed Hechen as the master of Qiyun Temple. I don't want to mention them Now, let me tell you about you, your disposition is selfless, and you are impartial when you criticize others. Let me ask you, if you join the Zhengyi sect and become my closed disciple, you will be much younger and have a higher level of cultivation. Is it more appropriate to be a mantle?"

After a long circle, it turned out that it was waiting for me here!Practitioners all over the world now know that Daoist Shouzheng and I have a relationship as a master and apprentice, so accepting me as an apprentice now can be regarded as a smooth sailing.Grandpa Jin said that he was not trying to test me, but in fact the most important purpose of this trip was to test me.Regarding the question of joining the Zhengyi sect, I actually thought about it. Although Feng Junzi never objected, I am not interested in it. The Taoism I learned is not from the Zhengyi sect. If Feng Junzi agrees, I would rather establish a sect one day.

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Master Shouzheng finally revealed his true colors on Mount Lushan!Please vote to celebrate!It's almost the end of the month again, so don't waste your tickets!

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