Chapter 379: Premonition

The rain contained an unusual gloomy evil spirit. After Chen Pingan made it clear, the key to the cessation of the two groups of wealthy families in the Grotto was not the earnest words about not walking in narrow streets, or even the words Chen Pingan hugged. Holding a lamp and a talisman in one hand, it only means one sentence, "The old gods of Jingui Temple have not yet taken action."

This means that Jingui Temple is either planning to act later, showing its weakness to the enemy and luring the snake out of its hole, or it is invincible and can only shrink back to the Taoist Temple to avoid its sharp edge.

No matter what the reason is, even if there is some love in this kind of fight between gods on the mountain, the Yanzhizhai woman from Yunxiao Kingdom is still unwilling to put her wealth and life into it. As for the person who has been in the arena of several countries Zhu Fengxian, the old devil who caused a bloody storm in the mountains, is a mature and prudent person. This mountain climbing is to build a ladder for his granddaughter to practice Taoism and reach the sky. Jingui Temple can take advantage of the opportunity to recruit a proud disciple. Both sides just get what they need. Ze Gang is not a dwarf, and Zhu Fengxian is not willing to serve as a pawn for Jinding Temple Taoist.

When Chen Pingan returned to the original place, Pei Qian dug out a small stone slab from nowhere and used it as a small bench for Chen Pingan. He squatted on the ground and wiped the soil with his hands, while raising his head and comforting: " Master, you are still very elegant, but there are some flaws in the closing stage, but they can be ignored."

I learned the finishing touch from watching Lu Baixiang play with others. The four people in the picture scroll spent day and night together, and Pei Qian still learned a lot of things, such as the battle tactics of Lao Wei, "Fighting on the battlefield, there is no one-word long snake formation, dragon gate formation, but six characters of fixed rows, vertical and horizontal, In the end, each one relied on his own ability, killing them with swords and cutting them away with swords." I learned some rules of chess and chess from Xiaobai, and learned a few ways to make side dishes to accompany wine with Zhu Lian. Zhu Lian saw that she often played tricks and was still hardworking, so he gave Pei Qian a novel about Jianghu Rangers, which was very interesting. Pei Qian forgot about food and sleep, and asked Sui Youyou for advice on many slangs in the world, such as "If you want to live from now on, leave money to buy your life", "If you dare to cut the path, take a shot from me" and so on.

Zhang Shanfeng glanced at the rain curtain outside, worried, and said softly: "Such a heavy rain has been falling for such a long time, and even the sea-viewing monks may not be able to withstand it, unless it has been laid out long ago. He used the formation to induce rain, but if this kind of skill is really drawn by the formation and not his own Taoism, it is like throwing snow on the ground from the sky and paying for it, so the possibility of being a monk in the Longmen realm is greater. I don’t know about Jin Gui Temple. What kind of Qi practitioner is the Taoist priest, and can he cope with this rain that affects the destiny of the place?"

Zhang Shanfeng didn't have a loud voice, but Zhu Fengxian and the old woman Yanzhizhai are both from the world. A master of martial arts, if you pay a little attention, you can hear it clearly. Zhu Fengxian didn't care about "eavesdropping", and smiled at the old woman: "Since Yanzhizhai has a good relationship with Jingui Temple, he must know the level of the Immortal martial arts of the temple master, right?"

The old woman hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "According to legend, Guanzhang Guo is already two hundred years old, and he is the one who is like a dragon in the clouds, calling for wind and rain."

Zhu Fengxian frowned. Said: "There has been a lot of excitement recentlyAccording to Yang's Jianghu theory, isn't it that Zhang Guo has been in seclusion for decades, successfully escaped from seclusion this time, and has become a legendary land god?

The old woman smiled bitterly and said: "The earthly immortal who formed the golden elixir is so aloof from the world, why do you want to accept a disciple?" All you have to do is practice cultivation and go straight to the great road. If you were the old gang leader Zhu and became a guest of the gods, would you still be willing to pick up money in a muddy pond? Even if there is real gold and silver in the mud, we people in the world are curious about it. If we have to bend down and touch it in the mud, will the gods on the mountain be curious about it? However, Guan Zhuang Guo has the appearance of an earthly immortal. It is absolutely true. Elder Zhu, there is no need to doubt it. Sooner or later, your granddaughter will become a disciple of Zhang Guo and practice in Jingui Guan. Her future will not be bad. "

Zhu Fengxian nodded, his expression slightly improved.

Zhu Fengxian, a monk in the Dragon Gate Realm and a warrior in the seventh realm, will be wary, but he will definitely not be afraid of someone who dies in his hands. There are monks in the Dongfu Realm and Guanhai Realm who are already qualified to be his granddaughter. Preacher.

The Daze Gang will send a sum of filial piety money secretly to this Qingyao Mountain Jingui Temple.

Zhang Shanfeng sighed in his heart. People don’t know what’s going on on the mountain. The gods in the minds of Zhu Fengxian and the old woman Yanzhizhai are too high to walk in the void and not touch the mud. What about the golden elixir and earthly immortals? They need to work hard to accumulate wealth and practice, which is the biggest gold sales in the world. It's a bottomless pit. However, most of the earthly immortals, except for the Shanze Yexiu who are accustomed to being idle, and the great monks who own the mountain caves, do not need to take care of the general affairs themselves. They have their own sects to take care of the relationships. They only need to concentrate on cultivating. In this way, the old woman from Yanzhizhai barely guessed half of it right.

At this moment, in the deep mountains amid the rain in the distance, there was sudden lightning and thunder, the earth trembled, the wind and rain tilted, and there was a roar like a lion. The sound was loud and loud, one after another.

After a while, the vision stopped, and there was only this heavy rain left in the world.

About a stick of incense, on the right side of the grotto, Zhu. The three of them, Zhu Fengxian, looked up at the outside of the grotto almost at the same time.

Zhu Fengxian looked as usual, but his heart tightened.

There were actually two followers among the young immortal master. Do people have keen intuition that is not weaker than their own?

You have to know that you are one of the four great masters of Qingluan, Qingshan and Yunxiao. Although the battle with the immortal thirty years ago was a bit bad. The foundation of martial arts, after thirty years of healing, still has not returned to the peak of martial arts, and has fallen to the bottom of the four great masters. However, Zhu Fengxian is far from falling, but he has only fallen from the second to the fourth place. , is still a well-deserved grand master.

This three-year Buddhist event has attracted many monks who are hiding their heads and tails, but there are only a handful of top masters in the world. This so-called little master is just a seventh-level martial artist in name only. He really wants to distinguish between life and death and cannot withstand the punches of the four of them.

How come this chance encounter in the mountains? all of a suddenSo many of them appeared? In addition to the beautiful woman carrying a sword, the rickety old man who seems approachable, the majestic sword-wielding man, and the taciturn and capable man, who is clearly a master of martial arts with strong ideas, this is Zhu Fengxian from beginning to end. The only reason to look at Chen Pingan with admiration. Clouds follow dragons and winds follow tigers. If that young immortal master is a snake and cat, how can he subdue these martial arts masters?

The heavy rain gradually subsided.

In the rain curtain, many young Taoist priests and Taoist boys came together. The Taoist priest Jin Guiguan was the first to go. Holding an oil-paper umbrella, only the Taoist priest at the front had nothing else in his hands. After entering the grotto, he put away his oil-paper umbrella. He looked graceful and graceful, which was different from the rich and noble aura of a noble son from aristocratic families. He had a unique charm. He looked at everyone and smiled. Said: "There are demons who are causing trouble and trying to destroy my Jingui Temple with rain and rain. Don't panic. Our temple master and two close friends who came from afar have put away their magical powers. You can rest assured to follow me to climb the mountain. Those demons have already taught me how to subdue them." , no one escaped from the law."

The old woman from Yanzhizhai quietly glanced at the girl "Qingcheng". The old woman's eyes were full of uncontrollable excitement. The old woman had already been a little nervous when she saw the thunder. I had a lucky guess, and my mood was very exciting. Once I took it seriously, Qingcheng, who had high hopes from his master, would hardly have any accidents when he became a disciple of Qingcheng. At this moment, when he heard the handsome Taoist priest confirm that "the master's best friend came to help," the old woman When I think of the immortal appearance on the hanging portrait that my grandma has treasured, I have mixed feelings for a while. Before my grandma passed away, she and a senior sister still asked her and a senior sister to hold the two ends of the scroll and spread out the scroll. So that she could take one last look at the man in the portrait.

This time they took the trouble to escort "Qingcheng" up the mountain to practice Taoism. It was Yanzhi Zhai who the immortal man ordered someone to send a message to. This was the first time in more than a hundred years that he took the initiative to speak to Yanzhi Zhai. One or two, everyone in the teacher's sect was extremely happy.

The handsome Taoist priest with an elegant and elegant temperament said with a smile: "These oil-paper umbrellas have an ordinary surface, but the handles are made by our predecessors in Guan Nei with spiritual energy and cinnamon branches, which can resist the evil spirit." In the event of evil winds and rain, whether you are walking through the mountains and forests into the lake, or walking alone to the graveyard at night, you don't have to worry about the evil spirits invading you with our Taoist temple's osmanthus umbrella. When you encounter this umbrella, they will retreat and flee. There were family members, women and children who had never practiced martial arts, so they made a special trip down the mountain to deliver umbrellas."

We gave away more than ten Guizhi umbrellas, a specialty of Jinguiguan.

A little Taoist boy with red lips and white teeth met his only peer Pei Qian early. As soon as his uncle sent a message to give him an umbrella, he immediately ran quickly to the little girl Heitan, and the Taoist boy gave out the cinnamon branch in his hand. Umbrella, grinning.

Pei Qian did not care about the little Jinguiguan umbrella, but Chen Ping'an was nearby, so "teacher's family rules" still had to be talked about, so she declined the oil-paper umbrella from the little Taoist boy, and then Thank you honestly to that little guy.

The little Taoist boy was a little worried and couldn’t be taken lightly.Looking at this rain is the easiest way to hurt people's yang energy. People with weak bodies and people with weak fortunes will soon get the root of the disease, and then even taking medicine will not be effective. Anyway, this umbrella was lent to you by their Taoist temple. , If you don’t want money, why don’t you take it? The handle of the cinnamon twig umbrella is not heavy.

Pei Qian only regretted that he could not roll his eyes.

Looking at the cute little Taoist boy who was explaining to Pei Qian the seriousness of the rain, Chen Pingan smiled, rubbed Pei Qian’s head, asked her to accept the oil-paper umbrella, and then looked at the person The handsome Taoist priest said, "Master Taoist, I heard that Guiguan opened a mountain to recruit disciples this time. I wonder if we outsiders who happen to be meeting can go up to the mountain to watch the grand event and make some noise?"

Then? The handsome Taoist priest smiled and nodded, "Of course. After climbing the mountain, you only need to get a booklet and pay attention to some Taoist taboos recorded on it."

The little Taoist boy immediately turned to the handsome Taoist priest and shouted : "Uncle Master, I know the things in the booklet by heart. Why don't you let me explain it to this young master?"

The handsome Taoist priest smiled and said: "If the young master is willing to listen to you, Nao Nao, just accompany the young master to climb the mountain."

Chen Pingan thanked the two Taoist priests, one big and one small, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Taoist priest. Thank you, little Taoist priest."< /p>

Chen Pingan turned to look at Xu Yuanxia and Zhang Shanfeng. They nodded slightly, indicating that there was nothing wrong with climbing the mountain to visit.

After making up her mind, Xu Yuanxia was even more delighted. Jingui Temple was closed all year round to thank guests, making it impossible for outsiders to appreciate its elegance. There were rumors at the foot of Qingluan Mountain that the goddess at Baishui Temple scattered flowers and osmanthus seeds all over the ground. , the source of those golden osmanthus is the thousand-year-old osmanthus trees behind Jingui Temple. There is also an immortal who travels around the world descended to the Taoist temple, pointed at the osmanthus tree, and said in jade: "It is planted in this month."

Yellow Niu didn’t even enter the grotto before. After all, he was born as a monster. This time something happened, the Taoist monks may not be suspicious. Once the suspicion of Jingui Temple is aroused, Chen Pingan will have to explain a lot, okay Huang Niu is also well-versed in the disputes on the mountain. He told Chen Pingan in a heartfelt voice from far away in the grotto that it has been lurking and waiting at the foot of the mountain recently. Unless the earth immortal is patrolling, it will not be easy to find its whereabouts. Chen Pingan asked it to be careful. If something happens, Just run to Qingyao Mountain and he will come forward and make it clear.

The Taoist temple is at the top of Qingyao Mountain. The road is muddy and difficult to climb. From the foot of the mountain to the outside of the Taoist temple gate, the widest part of the path is only suitable for three people walking side by side. There is no need to expect horse-drawn carriages to pass. It can be seen from this that Jingui Temple I really don’t want to deal with Yamashita.

Chen Pingan and the others went to the Qinghu Palace in Qingjing Mountain and built a three-thousand-step elixir staircase, which was even more magnificent than the elixir wall of the imperial palace.

Jingui Temple is not big, but it can only accommodate forty or fifty Taoist monks. Those who take their juniors to climb the mountain have early asked people to build huts on the mountainside of Qingyao Mountain as a shelter. Jingui Temple has this There are some people who are quick-minded and belong to the forces of Qingluan Kingdom.Seeing that Jin Guiguan was easy to talk to, the Jianghu sect hired dozens of young men halfway up the mountain and started construction. The scale of the houses they built was no less than an inn or restaurant in a busy city.

Jingui Temple is an uncommon jungle temple, but according to the handsome Taoist priest’s chat, the property of the Taoist temple does not entirely belong to the French lineage of the Taoist tradition, and the temple owner accepts disciples. , when the time comes, you will receive the golden and jade genealogy certificate issued by the Qingluan Kingdom. As long as you join the sect of Zhang Guo, rather than simply living in Jingui Temple as a Taoist priest, you will be naturalized and become a genealogy master. I am afraid this is The fundamental reason why the wealthy and powerful families are willing to bring the younger members of the family to flock here.

Only those big Taoist palaces will be equipped with three capitals, five masters and eighteen heads. Jingui Temple only has forty or fifty people, so naturally there is not so much attention. There are only five or six heads in it, and the handsome Taoist priest Xu Borui is the drum head of Jingui Temple. After all, no matter how small the Taoist temple is, bells and drums are still indispensable.

If we were to say that the largest descendant temple in the world, without any doubt, it must be the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain in the Middle Earth Divine Continent.

The Taoist temple’s old god Zhang Guo will accept disciples for the day after tomorrow. Zhu Fengxian’s Daze Gang, as one of the largest local snakes in Qingluan Kingdom, has already spent a lot of money to build it halfway up the mountain. He built a "summer palace" that cost more than 100,000 taels of silver. It was extremely eye-catching among many buildings. It seems that Zhu Fengxian had no doubts about his granddaughter's selection.

Yanzhizhai also hired people to build a unique courtyard garden, but Taoist Xu Borui said bluntly: "Liu Qingcheng and Zhu Ziyang can enter the temple together with Pindao. Jingui Temple has already built two elegant rooms. "

Then Xu Borui smiled at Chen Ping'an and said: "The Taoist temple is simple and does not provide good hospitality to guests. There are only two houses left. If you are willing to live alone, you can go up the mountain with Pindao now. If you don't want to be separated from your friends and have no place to stay, Pindao can come forward and help the young master to say hello to some acquaintances from the Qingluan Kingdom. Staying for a few days will not cause any serious harm, but it will be a good thing to create a good relationship. "

Zhu Fengxian laughed loudly and said: "Master Xu, why bother? Just let the young master and his party live with me."

The old woman from Yanzhizhai also wanted to invite Chen Pingan and his party. , but it's a pity that they are all women and need to avoid suspicion, so they really can't speak out. They can only watch this great good relationship snatched away by the vulgar warriors of the Daze Gang.

When the mountain rain stopped, Chen Pingan asked Xu Borui if he could go and see the Taoist osmanthus tree today. Xu Borui smiled and said that he was fine, but he needed to lead the way and was not allowed to walk around in the Taoist temple.

So Chen Ping'an took Pei Qian, Zhang Shanfeng and Xu Yuanxia to continue climbing together, while the four people in the scroll followed the "old devil of Qingluan Kingdom" Zhu Fengxian to his residence.

The little Taoist boy likes to be close to Pei Qian, holding a large number of oil-paper umbrellas in his arms. There is no way, he is the youngest in Taoist Temple, and the others are mostly old antiques, with not many teeth left when they open their mouths, or they are the junior uncle Xu BoFor a serious Taoist priest like Rui, it was not easy for him to meet a peer with whom he could chat. Of course, the little Taoist boy was extremely excited.

Pei Qian was a little impatient. Why was there such a chirping little sparrow? Shouldn’t the monks on the mountain look like blind, dumb, and deaf people?

Liu Qingcheng, a girl from Rouge House, and Zhu Ziyang, the granddaughter of Immortal Zhu Feng, left the master and the protection of their elders. The former was a little timid, but the latter was fearless and had been confirming the truth of some rumors in Jingui Temple with Taoist Xu Borui. , Xu Borui should be a gentle-tempered person, and he answered every question without adding fuel, jealousy, or hiding anything, which made Zhu Ziyang feel good about Jin Guiguan.

Liu Qingcheng mustered up his courage and asked softly to the round-faced girl from the Daze Gang: "So you're not called 'Wan'?"

Zhu Ziyang slapped his forehead, "How could that be? Is there such a naive person like you?"

Zhu Ziyang was being lenient by not directly calling the oval-faced girl stupid.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhu Ziyang caught a glimpse of the exquisite dagger at Liu Qingcheng’s waist. The bamboo scabbard was inscribed with “Qi’er” and asked with a smile: “This dagger of yours is very beautiful. Can you take a look at it?”

Liu Qingcheng shook his head and timidly said: "This is the relic of my great ancestor, grandma, and cannot be handed over to others casually."

Zhu Ziyang continued to pester, Liu Borui smiled and said: "Zhu Ziyang, don't force others to do anything. . If you practice in the same school in the future, you should also pay attention to it."

Zhu Ziyang has a good impression of this handsome Taoist priest who is one of the direct disciples of Guan Guo. He may soon become his "senior brother" in Jingui Guan. So I let go of the soft-tempered little aunt Yan Zhizhai.

Liu Qingcheng looked gratefully at the Taoist priest, who laughed it off.

When Chen Pingan looked at the two girls who were about to become cultivators on the mountain, he naturally remembered the encounter in Caiyi Country. A girl with a bell on her neck once fought side by side with Chen Pingan. Together they defeated demons and eliminated demons. Although she was not a good person, she was not a hindrance. She was a very chivalrous girl and later became a disciple of the Shen Gao Sect that was envied by others. There is also the suffering brother and sister whom we first met in the woodshed. Now the two children can be considered half practitioners.

The mystery of the world lies in the drinking room.

When they arrived at the Taoist temple, two lucky girls, Zhu Ziyang and Liu Qingcheng, were taken to the cave by the Taoist priests. The little Taoist boy and his brothers went to place the cinnamon twig umbrellas. These objects are very valuable. If you are willing to sell them at the foot of the mountain, Man, I heard Uncle Xu say that one can be sold for thousands of taels of silver. It is worthy of being the "moon palace" cinnamon branch split from the ancestral laurel tree. The little Taoist boy thought about it, and a cinnamon branch umbrella handle was so valuable. If those six osmanthus trees are sold at a discount, why should my green mountain be turned into a huge mountain of gold and silver?

Xu Borui led Chen Ping'an and his party through the small silent Taoist temple alone, went to the back door, and walked straight away. After the rain passed and the sky cleared, the field of vision was clear and wide, and one could already see the ancient vicissitudes of life. The tall osmanthus tree has lush branches and leaves, and the middle one is particularly towering. Every old treeThe osmanthus trees all have their own names. Xu Berry introduced them one by one, which mountain master said what witty words under which tree. Xu Berry introduced them one by one, concisely and yet humorously.

There are criss-crossing bluestone paths between the osmanthus trees, and there are stone tables and benches under the shade of the trees. The stone table under the ancestral osmanthus tree has a tabletop carved into a chessboard by the Taoist temple. Xu Borui is here After staying for a moment, he wiped the chessboard with his fingers and said with a smile that this chessboard was not carved with a knife, but was made by a swordsman from a foreign country who had traveled here. He breathed out sword energy and "measured" it with the sharp sword energy. Looking inside The Taoist once made careful comparisons with a measuring ruler and found that there was no difference in the horizontal and vertical distances. Therefore, the sword immortal must be at least a Jindan sword cultivator, or even a Nascent Soul sword immortal who was not born in Aquarius Continent. .

Speaking of this, Xu Borui was full of energy and said with a smile: "A long time ago, there was a senior in our temple who insisted on getting to the bottom of things. He traveled thousands of miles and made a special trip to Fengxue Temple, Zhenwu Mountain, and Zhengyang Mountain. He searched around the Feng Lei Garden for the sword immortal, met with many famous sword cultivators, and finally came to the conclusion that it was most likely Li Tuanjing, the leader of the Aquarius Continent Nascent Soul in the Feng Lei Garden, but it was a pity that the senior Sword Immortal Li was there. After returning to the Taoist temple, he no longer had the energy to return to Fenglei Garden to confirm the matter. For a hundred years after that, it became an unsolved case."

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He said in support: "I once saw Master Li of Fenglei Garden using his sword through the fairy scroll on a ferry. It was very powerful. It's a pity that Master Li is fighting with After Zhengyang Mountain learned about the old grudge, it is said that the war has been resolved. I wonder if Fengleiyuan can still find the reincarnation of the sword immortal so that he can return to the mountain to practice and renew his relationship with the incense."

Xu Borui said in surprise: "Li Dajianxian, has passed away?!"

It seems that Jin Guiguan has indeed been somewhat indifferent to worldly affairs in the past hundred years.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "I heard that is the case, but what is the truth? Li Dajian's cultivation is reaching the sky. I dare not make any judgments. Maybe he is looking for an opportunity to break the bottleneck of the Jade Pu Realm. "

Liu Baqiao of Fengleiyuan can be regarded as one of Chen Pingan's few friends on the mountain.

Liu Baqiao once used his sword to chase Chen Ping'an's ferry for the sake of the fairy Su Jia, and the two sides met once.

So Chen Ping'an knew that Li Tuanjing's military solution was absolutely true, but as a friend of Liu Baqiao, it was of course difficult for him to tell outsiders about such a major matter, and he would know the inside story of the matter. As a show-off item.

But Chen Ping'an, who is used to seeing people in the subtleties, suddenly discovered that Xu Borui's eyes changed slightly after he casually said "Jade Purity Realm".

It was only then that Chen Pingan realized that not all Qi practitioners knew the names of the Upper Five Realms, and they had even just looked up at the word "Earth Immortal" with eager eyes all their lives.

This is just like when Zhu He firmly believed that the end of martial arts was the top of the Nine Realms Mountains, and there was no possibility of going up.

However, in Chen Ping'an's current state of mind, he no longer cares about this kind of thing.Innocuous mistakes, traveling around the world, making grudges with pure martial artists, or climbing mountains to enjoy the scenery and interact with Qi practitioners. If you really have to hold back and restrain yourself to the extreme, it may not be a good thing. Some similar leaks of secrets may be able to Save yourself a lot of trouble.

After seeing these immortal osmanthus trees in Jingui Temple, the tour of the Taoist temple came to an end. Xu Borui once again sent Chen Pingan and his party outside the mountain gate, solemnly inviting them to come here to watch the ceremony the day after tomorrow. He would help Arrange seating. Chen Pingan thanked him and then went down the mountainside. After walking more than a hundred steps, Xu Yuanxia looked back at the Taoist priest who had not yet turned around to enter the Taoist temple. She was still watching them leave. Xu Yuanxia turned back and smiled softly: "This Taoist priest, Xu, He is a thoughtful person, and he will definitely do well in Jin Guiguan in the future."

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "The Immortal Family Mansion on the mountain needs a person who can handle people well."

Zhang Shanfeng was a little sad.

Obviously, he thought of his own master, who had been wandering around for several years. After all, he missed his master's rosy nose and thunderous snoring.

If it were not for meeting Chen Ping'an and Xu Yuanxia, ​​I am afraid that this Heavenly Master with the surname of Longhu Mountain, who has not yet entered the genealogy, would have returned to Luzhou, Beiju, sadly.

When they arrived at the mansion compound built by the Daze Gang, there was already a smart and capable steward waiting at the gate for a long time. He bent slightly sideways and led Chen Ping'an and the others to their residence.

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After Chen Pingan and his party settled down.

In a quiet and elegant house behind Jingui Temple, deeper than the osmanthus tree, Xu Borui stood respectfully in the courtyard.

The corridor under the eaves is extremely wide and clean. There are three pairs of clogs and boots under the steps. An old Taoist with immortal style is the result of the concept, a monk in the Longmen realm.

There are also two distinguished guests who "acted righteously" to suppress the unruly people. In fact, they both had intersections with Chen Pingan.

The burly young man Jiang Yun and the governor of Qingluan Kingdom Wei Liang.

At this moment, the three of them are sitting around the table, each eating a bowl of plain noodles, spring bamboo shoots, mountain mushrooms, several wild vegetables that grow in the mountains and forests in spring, oily gluten, and noodle soup cooked over a slow fire. .

After Xu Borui expressed his general impressions of Chen Pingan and his party, the observer Zhang Guo smiled and asked the disciple to step aside and rest.

The old Taoist priest asked: "Is it a coincidence, or did they find it by following the clues?"

Wei Liang thought for a while, "It's a coincidence. If it weren't for Xu Borui's great reputation, these guys You should have blocked the door of my house."

Wei Liang turned to look at Jiang Yun, "Looking at the change in your expression before, is it possible that you know this person?"

Jiang Yun? Yun nodded and said: "He is a local from Lizhu Cave Heaven. When we first met, he was still an ordinary citizen. After all these years, he has changed so much that I almost didn't recognize him. He is a nice person, but I guess this person has been involved in a lot of things. Before We met at Fengweidu, but I didn’t dare to talk to him more.”

Wei Liang smiled and said, “Since he is a native of Lizhudongtian, it’s not surprising.. ”

Jiang Yun has no objection to this.

Those outsiders who come to the door with gold and copper coins to look for opportunities are actually not as good as someone who just waits for good fortune to fall on his head.

However, he is one of the luckier ones among the outsiders. He was able to take away the dragon-locking rope and refine it into a life object. This was a huge surprise. With his master’s cultivation, He was still shocked and very happy, and said with a smile that he might have deprived the Yunlin Jiang family of a lot of luck to have such a great fortune. The iron chain hanging from the cave well caught his eye. After obtaining it, the master asked a friend to help identify it and concluded that it was at least a precious relic of a great monk in the Immortal Realm. Before all the restrictions on secret techniques were unlocked, it was already a genuine semi-immortal weapon.

It is rumored that the highest rank of this kind of dragon-locking rope is called the dragon-killing rope. Its power is even more exaggerated than the Dragon King basket that can imprison and capture the ancient earth immortal dragon. A great monk can easily tie up the dragon by throwing it out. , with a flick of the hand, the dragon can be skinned and cramped on the spot, leaving only a spine and a Li Pearl.

But the biggest opportunity of Li Zhudongtian is not in these "dead things". /p>

But no one can find those five little things by digging three feet, and they can only rely on their lives.

Jiang Yun didn't even see them.

The veteran Taoist Zhang Guo put down his chopsticks and patted his belly, "I have been living without food for many years. In order to entertain you two first-class guests, I made an exception. I feel good.

Zhang Guo asked with a squinted smile: "Admiral Wei, Jin Guiguan has spent so much effort this time, opening the door to accept disciples, and deliberately revealing that my ancestral osmanthus tree can refine semi-immortal weapons." He kept secrets in order to let unscrupulous people mix in, so he closed the door and beat the dogs, killing more than a dozen foreign monks for your Qingluan country. Didn’t the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty show any signs of expression?

Wei Liang smiled and said: "Expression?" Yes, am I just sitting here eating a bowl of some noodles? "

Zhang Guo pointed at Wei Liang, "The Taoist Patriarch was right what he said back then, Iron Rooster! No wonder the message has been sent down, asking Young Master Jin Guiguan to deal with the Governor's Mansion of yours. "

Wei Liang had half a bowl of plain noodles left and had already put down his chopsticks. As a result, the burly young man took the bowl away. Wei Liang turned a blind eye and said to the spectator, "Just be content, Jin Gui Guan." At the beginning of construction, there was little popularity. Who invited Li Tuanjing to come to your place to eat vegetarian noodles? And this time, did you, Zhang Guo, invite Young Master Jiang from the Yunlin Jiang Sect to come here yourself? Even if you bring a bowl of plain noodles to someone, would Jiang Yun be willing to pick up the chopsticks? "

Jiang Yun immersed himself in eating noodles, not giving Wei Liang face, "A pair of chopsticks is enough, just a few more bowls of plain noodles." ”

Zhang Guo laughed loudly and was in a good mood.

In my impression, each of the children of the Jiang family in Yunlin was taller than the other. This young monk named Jiang Yun , It's different. Since he and Wei Liang are traveling together and have a close relationship, they should not be from a branch of the Jiang family, which is a bit interesting.

Wei Liang hesitated.Said: "Zhang Guo, the little girl from Yanzhi Zhai, please take more care of me from now on."

Zhang Guo smiled playfully, "The paper knife 'Qi'er' attached to the little girl's waist should be Is it something you gave to a certain female ancestor of Yanzhi Zhai?"

Wei Liang sighed.

Zhang Guo did not press ahead. In fact, every monk in the fifth realm would have some of these worldly love and hatred. Looking back, they were just passing clouds.

It depends on whether the monk misses the past or not.

In the early years of the feud under the mountain, when one of the parties becomes a fairy, the situation will be very complicated.

Monks hold grudges, and their grievances remain fresh for hundreds of years. There are often wealthy families in some places who have unforeseen disasters. An unreasonable disaster will often wipe out the roots and leave no one alive.

Monk Nianqing, then the descendants of a certain mountain man for more than ten generations may have been able to quietly enjoy the blessings of their ancestors. Maybe even they themselves don’t know why they can escape every disaster. In the dark, it seems that there is always a big hand protecting them from the wind and rain.

Zhang Guo said: "The one with the best qualifications among them is the little girl from the Daze Gang, the granddaughter of Zhu Fengxian. Now she is a three-level Qi practitioner. She should be the only one with the qualifications of an Earth Immortal. The other seven The highest achievement of more than ten people is only the Cave Mansion Realm of the little girl Yanzhizhai, and they have reached the Hope Viewing Realm. So apart from Zhu Ziyang and Liu Qingcheng, I don’t think any of the other seven people have reached the middle five realms.”

Wei Liang and Jiang Yun said in unison: "Not necessarily."

Zhang Guo's eyes lit up, "Which one is it?!"

Wei Liang smiled but said nothing.

Jiang Yun raised his head and also did not give an answer. Instead, he changed the subject and asked: "Don't you care about that monster that belongs to the earth ox? Didn't you think about taking it under your command a long time ago? So that he can serve as the mount of your Qingluan Kingdom's Beiyue God?"

Wei Liang shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's just a matter of chance, you can only go with the flow, forceful melons are not sweet, in fact Beiyue? The gods have told me a long time ago that this ox looks docile and harmless, but in fact it is fierce. Who among the monsters in the Dragon Gate Realm would be willing to be restrained on a mountain top and be ridden by a mountain god for the rest of his life and enter the divine way? It will never be able to stand up again. Once its ferocious nature is activated, it will probably be a disaster rather than a blessing for Beiyue Mountains and Rivers."

Zhang Guo clicked his tongue and said, "If this demon can take control of Pindao's Qingyao Mountain, it will be a disaster. It is a good thing that is mutually beneficial. At most, both parties are equal. Jin Guiguan regards it as a mountain protector. Governor Wei, do you think it is feasible?"

Wei Liang still shook his head, his eyes were deep. He reminded with a smile: "You'd better not mess with that Chen Ping'an. After this person leaves Lizhu Cave, he is very likely to become a disciple of a certain Legalist master. You should be aware of the behavior of our Legalist disciples. Everyone is treated equally, up and down the mountain."

Zhang Guo said helplessly: "I know, the four most difficult ghosts on the mountain are the bullshit sword cultivator, the knife dealer from the Mo family, and the Taoist priest from the master's sword room. You leastA reasonable Legalist disciple. "

Wei Liang smiled and said: "Are we being unreasonable? "

Zhang Guo felt a little guilty and suddenly laughed and said: "Then why don't you, Governor Wei, reason with that scalper monster? "

Wei Liang said calmly: "The legal principles of the world are people-oriented. ”

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In Chen Pingan’s house, Pei Qian was copying books.

Zhang Shanfeng was practicing diligently in his house next door.

The so-called Qi practitioner. Talented bones are very particular, and the secret lies in the word "innate". The size of each cave opened determines the amount of spiritual energy that can be accommodated. In addition, the speed of absorption also differs, and above this speed. , and the difference in the degree of refining the essence of spiritual energy, whether it is a pitiful gurgling stream or an amazing rolling river, only then can we be qualified to pay attention to the atmosphere of the alchemy room and the appearance of the future Yuanying. < /p>

Chen Pingan now often practices the awkward posture of the Heaven and Earth Pillars, using his fingers to support the ground. However, after practicing boxing for so long, Chen Pingan has also figured out some tricks, such as practicing the three pillars of Shaking Mountain Fist at the same time, using the Heaven and Earth Pillars. Take six steps and perform the Sword Furnace Technique with one hand. During this period, the sword energy will stop for 18 seconds.

But there is a price to pay, Chen. Ping An would often go astray while "walking" on deserted mountain trails, leaving the path that everyone was walking on, falling into a stream or falling down a hillside.

Pei Qian thought about it later. A stupid idea was to tie the top of the hiking pole with a rope and tie it to the sword gourd around Chen Pingan's waist. Pei Qian walked in front, taking Chen Pingan with him. Of course, she also needed to practice the six-step walking pole now. < /p>

One big and one small, walking back and forth like this, they are truly like-minded.

At this time, Chen Ping'an roughly drew a circle around the table and "walked" upside down. >

After Pei Qian finished copying the book, he read Chen Ping'an's Heaven and Earth Stake countless times, but Pei Qian still found it interesting no matter how he looked at it.

Chen Ping'an turned around and took a deep breath.

From Old Dragon City to Fengwei Ferry, and then to the Golden Gui Temple in Qingluan Kingdom, after Du Maona swallowed the sword boat and pierced his abdomen with a "sword", his strength slowly recovered from the three realms to the current fourth realm. Before reaching the peak of the fifth realm, it takes a lot of time to practice by walking and refining medicinal wine.

However, this has advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is of course that it greatly delays the speed of reaching the sixth realm. The advantage is that the foundation of the five realms will make you strongerfirm.

Zhu Lian once said half-jokingly that even without relying on external objects, Chen Ping'an could still use his peak of the fifth realm to defeat the peak of the six realms of the four of them as pure martial artists.

Sui Youyou sneered at this, but Lu Baixiang agreed with it.

As for the boring gourd Wei Xian, he was busy talking nonsense with Pei Qian at that time.

Chen Pingan sat back at the table and checked what Pei Qian had copied. After confirming that she had not messed up any words, he signaled that she could play.

Pei Qian whispered: "Master, I feel that the osmanthus trees behind the Taoist temple are far inferior to the osmanthus leaves and twigs that Aunt Gui gave me. They are so far away, how can those Taoist priests still use them as treasures?" ? And you are so brazen about what a ‘plant in the moon’ is. If this is the descendant of the laurel tree in the Moon Palace, then our Aunt Gui must be a fairy living on the moon, right?”

Chen Ping'an moved slightly in his heart and said, "Don't talk about others behind their backs."

Pei Qian said oh.

Chen Pingan suddenly laughed to himself, "I think you are right."

Pei Qian smiled brightly, "Master thinks so too, I'll just say it."< /p>

Chen Pingan stopped his smile and warned: "So next time you see Aunt Gui, you must be more polite."

Pei Qian nodded and said: "Of course, I am Aunt Gui. I really like it."

Chen Pingan joked: "Where is the little Taoist boy from Jin Guiguan who lent you an umbrella?"

Pei Qian punched the table and said angrily: "This This guy is very annoying. If I meet him on a narrow road and there are outsiders present, I will beat him until his parents and masters don’t recognize him.”

Chen Ping’an said with a smile: “You know you are annoying now?” I want to see how I entangled Wei Xian and Lu Baixiang?" Pei Qian's eyes widened and he thought for a long time before taking out his favorite pagoda demon-suppressing talisman and sticking it on his forehead. , sighed: "In this way, Lao Wei and Xiao Bai are quite pitiful."

Chen Ping'an threw a chestnut at it, "You don't know that? The book says that a gentleman should examine himself three times, so you should be careful Reflect on it."

Pei Qian stood up suddenly with his head in his hands, ran towards the door, turned around and said with a smile: "Master, I'll tell Old Wei Xiaobai that next time I go to the market, I'll dig into my pocket later and buy a bunch of candied haws for each of them."

After Pei Qian left, Chen Pingan began to think about refining the second natal item.

As for Du Maoyang’s divine relic, which was equivalent to a golden body in the Immortal Realm, Chen Ping’an decided to wait until he went to Sui Cliff Academy and consulted with Cui Dongshan, who was good at it, before making a decision.

Chen Ping'an couldn't believe in the character of this "young national master" from the bottom of his heart, but at least he believed in the knowledge and knowledge of the former disciple of Wen Sheng.

When I met Zhang Shanfeng again this time, I asked him for a lot of advice on how to practice, especially the refining of life objects. Of course, Zhang Shanfeng knew everything about it.

Although Zhang Shanfeng’s cultivation level is not high, his vision and opinions are actually not very high.This is probably related to the fact that he comes from an orthodox immortal family. After all, his master is a Celestial Master with a foreign surname from Longhu Mountain. Although there is a huge difference in the level of the Celestial Master with a foreign surname, he can be included in the Yellow and Purple Genealogy of the Tianshi Mansion. Taoist people are not simple.

Chen Pingan took out a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, found a wine glass, and drank it alone.

According to Zhang Shanfeng, even if financial resources and opportunity are not big issues, the more natal objects are still not the better. It is best to gather the five elements. A celadon vase similar to a yellow earth cow is the natal object. It is used to help quickly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This is a must. One is used for fighting and attacking. For example, the sword cultivator's natal flying sword is the ultimate in attacking natal objects in the world. The other is used for defense, reaching a level similar to that of golden wine. The efficacy of the robe and military armor pills is similar to that of a square-inch arsenal or a nearby sword tomb. However, this kind of rare thing is almost impossible to come by, let alone sought. It is an overwhelming thing that is warm and nourished in the natal orifice. , with this object, one has an innate power to deter evil spirits and demons, and can continuously increase one's own yang energy, passing through many unpredictable evil places, invulnerable to water and fire, and not close to filth.

Zhang Shanfeng also said that refining the natal object is a double-edged sword. Since it is the natal object, once it is damaged, it will implicate the fundamental damage and shake of the avenue, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Furthermore, each natal object needs to occupy an acupoint residence. Once the Yu is used to fill up the number, or if the aura's running route is not considered, the attributes will easily conflict, which will hinder the Qi practitioner's practice and lead to obsession. possible.

Zhang Shanfeng finally said that gathering the five elements of natal objects is the dream of all Qi practitioners except sword cultivators, but there is no need to pursue this matter deliberately, it costs too much money from gods and relies too much on chance. Generally speaking, , three life objects of relatively good quality are enough, one for offense, one for defense, and one to assist the Qi practitioner in absorbing and storing spiritual energy. Most Qi practitioners in the five realms in the world are like this, unless they are those like Earth Immortals. Go for more.

Chen Pingan was hesitant to refine the golden bile gifted by the City God of Rouge County in Caiyi Country.

However, inside the green wooden box, it was said that it was the "Xianyou Bo Seal of the City God of Rouge County, Caiyi Country" that was personally carved by a certain generation of Longhushan Great Celestial Master. Chen Pingan decided to use it as a follower. Zhang Shanfeng's parting gift was given to the future Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain.

This method seal that Shen Wen, the city god of Rouge County, attaches great importance to. Chen Pingan guessed that it is most likely a semi-immortal weapon. Shen Wen said personally that as long as this seal matches the five thunders passed down from Longhu Mountain, Dharma is astonishingly powerful.

When the seal was sealed in the Chenghuang Pavilion, it was able to block the invasion of evil spirits from the huge mass grave outside Rouge County. This shows that it is of such high quality that it cannot be achieved with magic weapons.

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From the time Chen Pingan got the seal to today, he has never even opened the cyan wooden box.

The reason why he hesitated to refine the golden bile was that during the battle in the Caiyi Kingdom, Chen Pingan obtained a white bowl with the true shapes of the five mountains of the ancient Yu Kingdom. At Xu Yuanxia's suggestion, he Qingfufang finalIf it is not sold, it can create the five-color Sheji soil of the ancient Yu Kingdom. Of course, Chen Ping'an would not regard the white bowl that earns "five snow coins" every year as his natal object of the Five Elements.

But Chen Ping'an thought about the current momentum of the Dali cavalry going south. It was completely unstoppable. In the north, there was Wei Bo, the righteous god of the Beiyue of Piyun Mountain in his hometown, and in the south, Fan Junmao seemed to be in charge of the new Nanyue of Dali. Once Come true, if one state is used as the territory of the dynasty, the five-color soil will become extremely valuable. By then, the Dali court will definitely control it extremely tightly. Therefore, if Chen Ping'an can confirm now, the other three areas besides the north and south At the location of a mountain, if you collect enough five-color soil and find a suitable carrying object, you will definitely gain great benefits.

But the difficulty lies in where to locate Sanyue. The hidden danger lies in using it as a natal object. The short-term benefits are huge, but it will be closely related to the ups and downs of the Great Li country. However, under the upper five realms, it is definitely The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and you can quickly become an Earth Immortal.

At this moment, Chen Ping'an was drinking, thinking of the group of Dali scouts in the wind and snow, and of his next-door neighbor Song Jixin.

After drinking the last bit of osmanthus brew in the cup, Chen Pingan finally decided to give up the idea of ​​refining the five-color Sheji soil.

After making the decision, Chen Pingan no longer has any hesitation, and is ready to refine the golden literary courage!

Just wanting to take advantage of the right time, place, people and people like in Old Dragon City is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Chen Pingan stood up, came to the window, and lay on the window rail, lost in thought.

After all, this is not like practicing boxing. If you persist over and over again, you will be able to punch a million punches one day.

Xu Yuanxia knocked on the door and came in. Chen Pingan sat back at the table, took another wine glass, and the two drank together.

We didn’t talk about anything serious. Xu Yuanxia talked about his landscape travelogue and hoped that one day a bookstore would be willing to publish it and make some private money.

Chen Ping'an took out a few small bamboo slips that recorded what he saw and heard along the way, including the Osmanthus Island in Old Dragon City, the huge Xianjia ferries in Mountain Turtle, the sea of ​​clouds above the city, and the sect on the sea. The statue of the Rain Master, the old Bu Yu Jiao who exhausted himself and fell into the sea near Jiaolonggou Valley, the sword fairy on the portraits in the Lingzhi Zhai on Hanging Mountain, the horse walking path of the Sword Qi Great Wall, the Shoutian Street of Fuji Sect in Tongyezhou, the mirage The sunrise at Zhaoping Peak outside Jingcheng... Handing these green bamboo slips with densely engraved characters to Xu Yuanxia, ​​Xu Yuanxia asked some more details. The two drank wine, asking and answering questions, and time passed in the wine.

Just next door, the young Taoist priest Zhang Shanfeng was in the house. He stopped his sitting and started to box slowly. It was different from most boxing techniques in the world. He wanted to be slow rather than fast, so he was not suitable for killing. The enemy can probably only be used to practice boxing and keep fit, but Zhang Shanfeng thinks it is most suitable for his friends.

This set of boxing was created by him, and it is still in its infancy. The principles of boxing come from his master’s drunken words and his own insights. I just don’t know if Chen Ping’an will dislike it or if he is willing to learn it. .

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In the capital city of Qingluan Kingdom, at dusk, twoA Confucian scholar in green shirt who had come from afar was sitting at a small, greasy table at a roadside stall. On the table was a bamboo tube covered with bamboo chopsticks.

A thin Confucian scholar who was about 30 years old was familiar with the other party's temperament, so he said solemnly: "Zhou Juran, I have agreed in advance that I cannot eat spicy food."

The young Confucian scholar named Zhou Juran smiled and said: "Monkey, just because you don't eat spicy food, you have to miss out on so many delicacies in the world."

The older Confucian scholar, who was nicknamed "Monkey", was helpless Shake his head.

This journey has really made him frightened. There is nothing he can do about it. Zhou Juran is simply a troublemaker. His sense of right and wrong is always higher than that of other sages in the academy. It's vague, but fortunately I can still accept it in general.

This thin Confucian scholar, who was more in line with the academic temperament than Zhou Juran, looked around. This time, the Tang Dynasty Emperor of Qingluan State insisted on going his own way. He actually wanted to use the winner of the debate between Buddhism and Taoism as the state religion and his status. higher than Confucianism.

If it weren’t for their Guanhu Academy, their attention is now involved by the Taoist Heavenly Lord of Luzhou, Beiju, and they have no time to take care of this matter. It’s not for him, Hou Zheng and Zhou Juran, a gentleman and a sage. After traveling to Qingluan Kingdom, the two of them went straight to the palace and reprimanded the Tang emperor.

The sage Zhou Juran ordered two local delicacies from Pianerchuan, one more spicy and one less spicy, and started eating it with the "monkey" from Laolongcheng.

The young sage who likes to call himself Zhou Ju rolled a large piece of chopsticks into his mouth and said vaguely: "I heard from Mr. Qingluan that the debate on Buddhism and Taoism in Qingluan Kingdom was a bit unique. , to the outside world, it is said that Buddhism and Taoism each sent ten real people and eminent monks, and then quarreled in the palace to see who was more capable in quarreling, but what really decided the outcome was secretly, and a group of Yunlin Jiang clan was specially invited. As the chief executive, an old man asked two earthly immortals to observe a Taoist priest and a monk throughout the whole process with the power of their palms to see mountains and rivers, and seamlessly arranged for the two people to debate in private to see who was the master of Buddhism and Taoism. At a higher level, it is necessary to determine the winner in Buddhist scriptures and Taoist canons, as well as to compare the performance of conduct and persuasion, knowledge, self-cultivation, and education, which are just three rounds of competition."

The elder Confucianism. The scholar frowned. This was the first time Zhou Juran had mentioned this inside story. After thinking for a moment, he relaxed his brows and said, "No wonder the mountain lord is not very angry. Stones from other mountains can attack jade. Qingluan Kingdom's move, In fact, it’s not all bad.”

Zhou Juran smiled knowingly and tapped the Confucian scholar opposite him with his chopsticks, “You, Hou Zheng, are the most irritating to me in this regard. You can be tolerant and see well. "

The academy gentleman named Hou Zheng shook his head and said nothing.

Zhou Juran asked: "Such a big thing happened in Old Dragon City, why don't you go home and take a look?"

Hou Zheng still shook his head, "It's useless to go, Mr. Hou There is not much left of the family tradition passed down from our ancestors, and it is just a dying man. My leaving here is just to make the wick flame brighter. It is better to hang on like this half-dead. I can only hope that a capable person will appear. Only the juniors who take responsibility dare to helpLining a handful. "

Zhou Juran nodded, "You are still thoughtful. "

Hou Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "After all, I was born and raised there, can I not think more about it? "

Zhou Juran stopped his chopsticks and asked: "Are you full? ”

Hou Zheng glanced at the empty white bowl in front of him. Not even the soup was left. He ignored Zhou Juran and buried his head in eating.

Zhou Juran lamented, He turned around and shouted: "Shopkeeper, have another bowl...remember to add a little less spicy. The spicy food in your stall can really kill someone without paying for it."

On the street, there were women and young women who had returned from an outing. Zhou Juran sighed: "The beauties who have returned from a spring outing are sweating slightly, and the vagina is vaguely brought back from the mountains, lakes and swamps." The fragrance is so beautiful. "

Hou Zheng turned a deaf ear.

Zhou Juran said again: "Otherwise, I will join this game and let the debate on Buddhism and Taoism in Qingluan Kingdom simply become a small one. The dispute between the three religions? "

Hou Zheng responded very quickly this time, without raising his head, and said calmly: "No. ”

Zhou Juran slapped the table, “Shopkeeper, it’s even more spicy!” ”

When the sages and gentlemen in the academy were sitting across from each other and eating a piece of river, there was a little-known Taoist temple not far from the capital. The owner of the temple was a middle-aged Taoist priest who lived in Qing Dynasty. Luan's nationality and nationality are unknown. If he is just a practitioner, he is really not worth mentioning. This temple owner is not even a fifth-level Qi practitioner. Compared with the ancient Taoist temples in Qingluan Kingdom that have a history of thousands or hundreds of years, This Baiyun Temple was only built for more than a hundred years. The geomantic treasures of the capital have long been divided up by the "predecessors" Taoist temples on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Baiyun Temple is as big as a tofu cube. , had to be close to a noisy market. There were still a few ancient trees in the temple, but these few could barely be taken out, which caused big trouble for Baiyun Temple. The children in the nearby market liked it. Paper kites are often hung on the big trees in the temple, so every once in a while, a woman and a man will lead their crying children, scold them outside Baiyun Temple, and then rush into the Taoist temple to scold those who are timid. The little Taoist priest asked them to set up a ladder and climb a tree to retrieve the broken paper kite. When they got the paper kite back, the children burst into tears and laughed. Most of the adults who delayed the business at hand were still cursing, and they couldn't help but say a few words about these inconvenient curses. The tree had been chopped down early to burn firewood.

The haggard middle-aged temple master actually walked out of the study every time, and only dared to stand in the distance secretly with a frown on his face, waiting for his junior brother or his own disciples. To prevent disasters.

One time, the little boy secretly ran out and put the kite on the tree with some familiar neighborhood children, and accidentally hung it on the tree. There was a fight between heaven and man, and I felt really sorry for that kite. Zhiyuan still had the guts to tell the Taoist temple, but in the end, the master and the Taoist priest finally caught him as a punching bag and almost spanked him. However, the little Taoist boy burst out laughing that day. It turned out to be under the quilt of his residence. I don’t know how many A porcelain doll that he has been coveting for a long time has made him show off to other Taoists.

It was already dusk now. The middle-aged Taoist priest raised his head in the small study and stared at the books for a long time, which made his eyes hurt slightly.

On the four walls of the study, on the bookshelves from two sides to the top, in addition to a vast set of Taoist scriptures, there are actually many Buddhist and Confucian classics mixed in.

The middle-aged Taoist priests have read it carefully. The manuscript in regular script based on these years of reading alone contains more than 900,000 words.

Others practice Buddhism in order to belittle princes and princes, to prove immortality, and to break free from the prison of heaven and earth. However, this Taoist master of the small Taoist temple is doing it in order to live a few more years and read more books.

Read all the books of sages from the three religions and hundreds of schools of thought.

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Although Chen Pingan and his party were living under the roof of the Daze Gang, Zhu Fengxian never came to get close to Chen Pingan even once, only on the day of the ceremony. In the early morning, he invited Chen Ping'an to go hiking together to Jingui Temple on the top of the mountain.

On the way to the mountain, Zhu Fengxian and Chen Pingan walked side by side, and the things they talked about were just the customs and customs of Qingluan Country.

When they arrived at the entrance of Jingui Temple, Xu Borui came up to them with a smile and placed Zhu Fengxian and Chen Ping'an in adjacent positions in the front row of the Taoist temple's apprenticeship area.

The old god Zhang Guo, the master of the temple, finally accepted nine disciples. Zhu Ziyang and Liu Qingcheng were among them without any suspense. Among the remaining seven, two were siblings who were born in the market, and the remaining five were They are all descendants of wealthy families from the three kingdoms of Qingluan, Qingshan and Yunxiao.

With the addition of Xu Borui and three other people, there are twelve direct disciples of Kuan Suo Guo.

The little Taoist boy who lent Pei the umbrella and money has now become the nine junior brothers who entered the same sect, standing behind Xu Borui, grinning from ear to ear with joy.

Then he quickly looked at Pei Qian, but found that she was not looking at him at all, and Xiao Daotong felt a little disappointed.

The process of recruiting a disciple from the Taoist Immortal Master can be described as red tape, and it actually took nearly an hour.

After watching the ceremony, Chen Ping'an, Zhu Fengxian, Yanzhizhai old woman and other leaders of various forces, Jin Guiguan all presented a valuable oil-paper umbrella with a cinnamon branch handle.

Zhu Fengxian will stay on the mountainside for a few days. After all, Zhu Ziyang has just become a disciple of Zhang Guo in Jingui Temple. If he is not acclimated to the climate or cannot get used to it, Zhu Fengxian is worried and just goes down the mountain to leave.

After watching the apprenticeship ceremony in vain and taking a cinnamon twig umbrella in vain, he said goodbye to Zhu Fengxian and the old woman from Yanzhizhai. Chen Pingan and his party left Qingyao Mountain and continued on their way. Follow the secluded and deep mountain forest path to the Governor's Palace.

The yellow native cow joined the team, and Pei Qian sat on its back.

Pei Qian offered to ride a scalper for the first time, and received a solid chestnut blow from Chen Pingan, but the scalper did not refuse and let Pei Qian sit on its back.

Compared to the four people in the picture scroll of Lotus Flower Blessed Land, Zhang Shanfeng and Xu Yuanxia knew more about the things on the mountain, so they were particularly surprised.

After another ten days, I passed by a three-story building.Surrounded by mountains, the village is filled with smoke at dusk, black tiles and white walls, carved beams and painted buildings, and is a paradise.

Chen Pingan and the others walked along the ridge path and arrived at the head of the village. They found that they could not understand the language. Then a teacher from the village school rushed over and communicated with Chen Pingan in awkward Aquarius Island Yayan. By coincidence, Only then did Chen Ping'an learn that almost everyone in this village had the surname Chen, and they had practiced martial arts and escorts for generations. However, according to the ancestral rules of the clan, no matter how poor the family was, children had to attend school for four years before they could drop out and work in the fields.

The patriarch is an ancient old man, energetic and vigorous, walking as fast as flying. He is wearing a gray long coat and cloth shoes. According to the teacher at the school, the old patriarch has profound martial arts skills in the area of ​​hundreds of miles. , and is highly respected. Because he once stopped a horse to save a child in a busy city, he has the reputation of "Chen Archway". When the old man heard that Chen Ping'an was also named Chen, he was extremely happy and cordially invited them to his home. They had already finished dinner, so the old man directly asked the family to cook a large table of sumptuous meals, and the old man himself brought a pot of home-brewed sorghum wine. , took Chen Pingan to drink.

Although the old man likes to drink, he does not like to persuade others to drink at the wine table. As a result, Chen Ping'an got a little drunk.

I didn’t even know how I got to the house in the end. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found myself lying on a strange, antique bed. I opened the quilt, put on my boots, pushed the door open, and looked up. Looking at it, the brackets are exquisite. When I was in Ouhua Blessed Land, I asked the national teacher Zhong Qiu for many Ministry of Industry books on bridge construction. Among them was "Building Methods", which Chen Pingan read the most. It was not only about bridges, but also introduced houses, buildings, etc. Chen Ping'an was also fascinated by the attics and other buildings.

The houses in this side of the village are often connected together, so the corridors are often very long, and the brothers are adjacent to each other after they separate.

Chen Pingan walked out of the corridor and walked along the bluestone road to a pond, where he stood all night.

In fact, I didn’t think much about it, I was just in a daze.

The next day, he was persuaded to stay by the old patriarch who could not resist his kindness.

Although Pei Qian cannot speak the local dialect, he still plays with a large group of peers.

When I went to call Pei Qian for dinner that day, a group of children were playing eagle and catching chickens.

Pei Qian asked Chen Pingan to play together. Chen Pingan smiled and raised his fingers, raising his hand to make a gesture of knocking chestnuts.

But he couldn't resist Pei Qian's persistence, so Chen Ping'an became the hen protecting the chickens, and Pei Qian became the eagle that caught the chickens.

Where could Pei Qian catch the "chicken cub" at the end of Chen Ping'an's group?

So she changed places with that peer.

In the end, Pei Qian laughed the loudest in the audience.

A young Taoist priest stood in the distance, smiling and waving, indicating that he was waiting for the master and disciple to come to the table for dinner.

The children have almost dispersed and gone home. Along with the smoke and the afterglow, there are also elders at the door of their homes, shouting the names of their children.

Chen Pingan took Pei Qian's hand and walked towards Zhang Shanfeng.

When the three of them were walking in the alley, a short old Taoist with a rosy nose suddenly appeared in front of them. He was wearing a black Taoist robe, with a lifelike bright red fire dragon embroidered on each sleeve on the left and right sleeves.

Zhang Shanfeng was stunned on the spot.

Chen Pingan held his breath and concentrated as if facing a formidable enemy.

Pei Qian only glanced at it a few times, then quickly turned his head away and did not dare to look again.

Zhang Shanfeng stepped forward quickly and asked doubtfully: "Master, why are you here?"

The old man glared and said: "Master, if I don't come to arrest you and go back to the mountain to practice Taoism, you are Don't you want to marry a wife and have children outside, and spread your business?"

Zhang Shanfeng turned his head and smiled helplessly at Chen Ping'an, which probably meant that my master had this kind of virtue, so don't take it too seriously.

After the young Taoist priest turned his head, the old man stared blankly at Zhang Shanfeng, whose face was slightly pale. Then he looked at his apprentice’s shoulder, which was pierced by the natal flying sword. He stamped his foot and said angrily: "Who? Dare to hurt you! Tell me your name, I’ll stab him!”

Zhang Shanfeng stretched out his hand and wiped his face, it’s really shameful to see such a master. Chen Pingan.

Chen Pingan looked solemn and saluted the old Taoist priest from Luzhou, Beiju.

As an old man with the surname Tianshi outside Longhu Mountain, he nodded to Chen Ping'an and said directly to him with the ripples in his heart: "Boy, your Eternal Life Bridge was destroyed and then rebuilt, right? It's a bit bumpy. Ah. But your current refining of the Five Elements Water is really full of immortality. Well, not bad." After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Shanfeng again and asked him to extend his hand. On the palm of his hand, the old Taoist put his fingers together to draw a talisman in the air. After the talisman was completed, he waved his sleeve casually, and the golden light flashed, fleetingly, and then the Zhenwu sword that was supposed to be temporarily placed in the Governor's Mansion, and Xu Yuanxia's short sword , falling out of thin air.

Zhang Shanfeng was not surprised. He stretched out his hand to catch the Zhenwu sword and the dagger. He did not forget to turn around and explain to Chen Pingan: "My master's cultivation is not high and he doesn't know anything else. But this kind of heresy He's very good at little tricks."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, his face full of pride. He was not ashamed of being exposed to the disciple who was closed, but felt proud of it.

Chen Pingan glanced at the young Taoist priest, and then at the old Taoist priest with fire dragons embroidered on his sleeves. He always felt that you, Zhang Shanfeng, were dark under the lamp and had a deep misunderstanding of your master.

The old man put his toes on the ground and seemed to be randomly "drawing talismans". There were no traces on the bluestone, and then he asked Zhang Shanfeng to stand in it. Zhang Shanfeng hesitated to speak, and the old man said in an unquestionable tone. : "My teacher will take you to Longhu Mountain."

Zhang Shanfeng walked into the "talisman" that didn't seem to exist, threw the short knife in his hand to Chen Pingan, and said with a wry smile: " Please help me apologize to Brother Xu. I was in such a hurry that I had to leave without saying goodbye."

Chen Ping'an took Xu Yuanxia's short knife, remembered something, and quickly took it out of the square inch object. The green wooden box was thrown to Zhang Shanfeng, "Inside isA method seal from the Chenghuang Pavilion in Rouge County, Caiyi State, is given to you. It is best to use it in conjunction with the Five Thunder Zhengfa. "

Zhang Shanfeng saw that the wooden box was old and seemed very ordinary, so he safely put it in his arms.

The old man suddenly squinted his eyes, then returned to normal in an instant, and asked with a smile: "Can you tell me something? If you ask, I will make dozens of requests and will not wait until the time comes. ”

Chen Pingan said without hesitation: “Then I’ll trouble you, Old Master, and teach Zhang Shanfeng some profound Taoism. I beg you, Old Master, to… be careful.” "

The old man laughed heartily, reached out and tapped Chen Ping'an, and said with his tongue: "What a boy, you are cursing around the corner." ”

The old man reached out and grabbed Zhang Shanfeng, and the two of them disappeared in a flash. Chen Pingan found that there was no movement in the thin spiritual energy around the alley.

Chen Pingan fell into deep thought.

Pei Qian tugged at his sleeves and asked, "What should I do? "

Chen Ping'an came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Let's go eat. ”

(End of this chapter)