Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 63 Climbing to the Top, Looking at the Mountains as Small

When Xingyan realized that he had just lost face to face with a senior scholar, when he caught up with him again, he found that the old Taoist who had come here just now had disappeared without a trace, as if he had disappeared out of thin air !
"Ah! Such a godly method, but I missed it, it's a pity, it's a pity! It seems that my luck is not enough!" The mountain road was silent, only the white clouds in the sky.Looking at the deserted stone path in front of him, Xingyan feels rather lost.The stone path where the boy is standing now is on the side of the mountain forest, and the right side is unobstructed, and the mountain wind is a bit violent.Standing on this desolate stone path for a while, I woke up and felt that the mountain wind was blowing my clothes, and it was a bit cold.Thinking of Chen Ziping who was still resting in the half-mountain pavilion, he had no choice but to go back disgruntled.

...In the woods on the left side of the stone path that the young man was looking at just now, there was an elderly Taoist sitting on a bluestone in the grass, taking off his shoes and rubbing his feet.I only heard him moan and regret:
"Ah! I shouldn't just be greedy for the shortcut, but in the end I was sprained by a stone, and I have to rest for a long time... Bad luck!" Not to mention the sprained Taoist in the forest, let alone the wake-up call Chen Ziping, and After more than an hour of climbing, I finally arrived at the mountain gate of the Shangqing Palace.I saw an old stone gate standing at the fork of the road leading to the four main peaks of Luofu Mountain.This tall stone door has a simple shape, and there are no decorative patterns on it. It is simply written with four bells and seals on the top of the door:

"Love Supernatant"

Somewhat unexpectedly, the stone plaque facade of such a famous No. [-] sect in the world seems to have not been repaired and cleaned up for many years. Weeds are overgrown near the stone pillars on both sides of the mountain gate; After so many years of wind and rain in the mountains, there are many weathered and peeled places on it.In those stone recesses formed by erosion, there are still a few plants of green grass growing.

However, it was precisely because of this antiquity that Xingyan immediately thought of the long history and deep foundation of the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain.Perhaps, it is this lack of maintenance that makes the stone gate a little dilapidated, which makes people feel a unique ancient temperament.On the contrary, this is more awe-inspiring than the glamorous decorations of those new sects!After entering the Shangqing Shimen and following Chen Ziping up to Feiyun Peak, the main peak of Luofu Mountain where Feiyunding is located, he wakes up to know what is the realm of the cave and what is the aura of immortals!After ascending Feiyun Peak from the forked road, Xingyan found that the mountain road was more steep than before.In some places, the stone road is often only as wide as one person, and the outside is the bottomless mountain abyss.There is also a section of stone steps, looking from below, it seems to be glued to the steep cliff out of thin air, with no support up and down.

Although the young man is bold, when he saw this dangerous road for the first time, he also shuddered.Especially when he was walking on the volleying stone steps, he felt that the mountains stacked in front of him seemed to rush towards his face. The aura really made this young Luofu novice awe-inspiring.

According to Chen Ziping, when the mountain road was opened up at Feiyun Peak, the mountain craftsmen came here and found that the mountain was too steep and difficult to attach, not to mention digging a road, and it was very difficult to even approach it.When the mountain road is built here, it seems to be a dead end.Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, there was a senior expert from the Shangqing Palace who exerted great magic power and forcibly pulled out a winding and winding stone step out of thin air on this upright rock wall like a knife and axe——

Although the road has been opened, it can be regarded as unimpeded, but this stone road is suspended in mid-air after all. People who walk, when they think that they can't go up to the sky or down to the ground, if there is a problem, it is the separation of yin and yang—— This taste is really frightening.Therefore, the members of the Shangqing family who often need to walk on this volleying stone steps call this volleying stone path "the road of gods and ghosts".There is also an unwritten rule for the disciples who have just entered the Shangqing Palace: If they pass through this "road of gods and ghosts", and go to the Shangqing Palace to pay homage to the statue of the Sanqing Patriarch, they can prove that they have a strong heart and officially become a disciple. A true Shangqing disciple.

After trembling through this "road of gods and ghosts" and climbing up for a while, Xingyan suddenly realized that there seemed to be strands of mist floating around him.The young man who noticed this abnormality couldn't help but look back - the scene he saw when he turned his head was something that Xingyan would never forget:

At this time, among the mountains in front of him, there are white clouds everywhere.The mountains and mist filling the sky and the earth are constantly transpiring and surging, just like the sea of ​​clouds, boundless.Among the ever-changing sea of ​​clouds, there are three beautiful peaks and islands, which just stand still there despite the rushing waves of clouds and tides.Surrounded by the sky full of clouds and mist, the three mountains floating above the sea of ​​clouds are just like the legendary fairy island of Yingzhou overseas, as real as it is illusory.At this moment, the pure sunlight that came from outside that day was obliquely shining on the three peaks——it illuminated these fairy islands in the sea of ​​clouds, shining brightly with holy brilliance.Now, Xingyan is standing on this sea of ​​clouds, watching the chaotic clouds fly by, watching the ups and downs of the peaks and islands, letting the cold wind on the high mountain blow his clothes-at this moment, the young man feels as if he is already a fairy in the sky, insignificant I don't know where it comes from, I don't know where it is, it's like walking in the clouds, relying on the wind to control the wind, fluttering and going straight to the sky...

It is:

At the end of the sea, the sky is the shore, and the mountain is at the top, I am the peak!
When Chen Ziping saw that the young man suddenly stopped moving forward, he just stared at the peaks holding the rosy clouds, his face was quite dusty, and for a while, he couldn't bear to say anything to disturb him.After a while, when the young man came back to his senses, Chen Ziping told him that the three peaks floating in the sea of ​​clouds in front of him were exactly the peaks where the other palaces and temples of the Shangqing Palace were located except for the Shangqing Palace. : Zhu Mingfeng, Baoxiafeng, Yu Xiufeng.These several peaks stand around Feiyun Peak, echoing each other, and together with Feiyun Peak, they are collectively called the "Four Caves of Shangqing" in Luofu Mountain.

And Feiyunding on Luofu Mountain is not far from Xingyan's dazed place.Not long after, Xing Yan and the two arrived at the top of Feiyun Peak, where Shangqing Palace is located.

When approaching the top of Feiyun Peak, the mountain wind was strong and the clouds were steaming, and Xingyan felt quite chilly all over his body.But when he reached the top of Feiyun, he suddenly felt as if he had returned to the warm spring outside the mountain.

This Feiyunding is the topmost layer of Feiyun Peak.Xingyan found that Feiyunding looked like a huge stone platform, flat everywhere, just like flat ground.On the top of the flying clouds, as Chen Ziping said earlier, there are really beautiful flowers all over the place, and the grass is like a cloud, showing the meaning of everlasting spring.Among the lush bamboo and wood, there are several temples with flying pavilions and overhanging eaves - one of which is a towering pavilion, which is the "Guantian Pavilion" where the Taoists with high seniority in the Shangqing Palace retreat.

The Feiyunding Shangqing Temple in front of Xingyan's eyes is the main hall of Shangqing Palace on Luofu Mountain.This temple has a simple and simple appearance, and naturally exudes a solemn atmosphere, which seems to be full of energy.In front of the Shangqing Temple, there is a wide square paved with stone bricks; at the four corners of the square, five stone statues are distributed according to the five elements.Xingyan looked around for a while, and he knew that the stone statues at the four corners were the four spirits of Taoism: Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu.But in the Wuji position in the center of the square, there is a huge stone Taiji.The yin and yang halves of this Taiji diagram are combined. The yang side is covered with fragrant grasses, which are growing luxuriantly, showing a sense of vitality; while the shady side is a smooth stone surface with gurgling water constantly flowing on it. ——The faint stream of water is overflowing the entire stone surface.

Xing Yan was quite curious about this Tai Chi flowing water, because when he looked at the invisible flowing water, he felt that the Lingtai was extraordinarily clear and bright.The hard work of climbing the mountain seems to have been swept away.

What surprised the young man was that, after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out where the running water from the dark side of Tai Chi came from and where it went.This water flow appeared out of thin air, and then dispersed out of thin air, it seemed that a section of the flowing spring was cut off, and it was placed here!
Now in this stone brick square, there are quite a few Shangqing Taoists walking around. Seeing that such a young man suddenly came, just standing in front of the Tai Chi stone statue in a daze, they couldn't help being a little curious.Seeing the attention of his brothers and uncles, Chen Ziping hurriedly greeted Xingyan, and led him to the gate of Shangqing Palace.

When he arrived at the Guanmen of Shangqing, Chen Ziping explained the purpose of his visit to the disciples guarding the gate, and asked him to inform the head of the gate, and said that the new hall of the Four Seas Hall advocated awakening and had arrived outside the gate.

The little Taoist priest responded and left, waking up that Chen Ziping and the two were waiting outside the door.Xingyan saw that on the raised stone plaque of Shangqing Guanmen, the four characters "Dongying Shangqing" were chiseled, and on both sides were a couplet with ancient script:

Forging one's life and absorbing Taoism to Daotong Wonderland

Yuxuerou is very strong in Lantai

For the young man who is watching the couplet now, "Entering the Gate of the Supreme Purity" - something that has been dreamed about for so many days, or for so many years, now, once it comes true, it is reasonable to say that it should be very exciting, But when he really arrived at the entrance of the Shangqing Palace, Xingyan calmed down and played with the couplet with great interest.

However, when he got the permission, walked into the Shangqing Guanmen, and went to meet the world-shattering head of the Shangqing, Xingyan still couldn't help beating his heart.

In a clean and tidy quiet room, Xingyan finally met the head of the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain, Lingxuzi.Before meeting this most famous Taoist priest in the Shangqing, Xingyan also made a lot of speculations about his appearance.Although there are many images in the imagination, they are always inseparable from the tall, majestic, fairy-like old appearance.But when he actually saw Lingxuzi, the head of the Shangqing sect, Xingyan realized that he was only half right—the master of the Shangqing sect really had a profound and spiritual demeanor, but it was slightly different from what he had imagined. The difference is that the head of Shangqing, who is famous in Daolin, does not look very old.In particular, this Lingxuzi was not very tall, standing in front of Xingyan, he seemed to be a little lower than the boy.

But it is this unassuming appearance that naturally exudes an indescribable power.Although seeing him standing there casually with a smile on his face, people couldn't help feeling a sense of awe.

Seeing Xingyan coming, the head of Lingxu was also very happy, and he thanked Xingyan's family for giving up the blessed land of horseshoes to the Shangqing Palace to build another courtyard - until the young man was sincere and frightened , Even dare not say.

Seeing the modesty and politeness of this young man with clear features, the head of Lingxu was also very satisfied.After a short pause, it was rumored that Liu Zongbai, the former head of the Four Seas Hall, and the current Daoist Qingbai of the Hongfa Hall, came to talk with Xingyan about the handover.

——When the former master of the lay disciple hall got the report and entered the hall, and woke up to see his appearance, he couldn't help but yelled in surprise:
"Oh it's you?"

(End of this chapter)