The twelfth lunar month has arrived in a flash, and the atmosphere of the new year has become stronger in the countryside. There are no old farmers working in the fields, and tourists returning home can be seen everywhere on the official roads and rivers.
Creaking, creaking...
On the north side of Jiangzhou, under the towering mountains that separate the two states, a carriage walked along the loess road and gradually came to the peaks of Yuxu Mountain.
Ye Jingtang was sitting on the carriage, looking up at the snowy top of the mountain. Birds and birds were squatting beside them, eagerly looking at the passing mules and horses, cooing softly, probably asking - why are there no camels here...
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Ye Jingtang knew that Niao Niao remembered the time when he was escorting and passed the Daxue Mountain on his way to Shazhou. At that time, as long as he passed the Pass Snow Mountain, he would reach the sandbar. The escort team would usually stop and have a meal of Shazhou specialties while running all the way.
Grilled camel hump, it can be said that birds look forward to that bite all year long.
Yuxu Mountain is a place for Taoist cultivation, and there are no camels, so they must not be able to eat them. After Ye Jingtang raised his hand and rubbed the birds to comfort him, he turned back to look at the carriage.
Starting from Jiangzhou City, since I was traveling in no hurry, I naturally walked slowly. I basically found a place to rest as soon as it got dark. I occasionally visited famous scenic spots in Jiangzhou and walked several hundred miles for several days.
Although we have seen enough scenery on the road, as the saying goes, three girls have nothing to eat. If we want to talk in detail, there is not much to talk about. They can only see but not eat.
At this time in the carriage, the Queen Mother was bored sitting in the carriage and had fallen asleep with her pillow on Hongyu's lap.
Shui'er was sitting on the other side, flipping through a copy of "The Secret History of Queen Marie Marie," and was quite fascinated by it.
Looking at Shui'er's expression, Ye Jingtang knew that he was looking at something embarrassing and joked:
"What are you looking at? Your face is red."
Wow~
Upon hearing the sound, Master Xuanji quickly closed the book, first glanced at Huaiyan sleeping opposite, and then put the book aside casually:
"Children, don't ask questions about adults' matters."
"..."
Ye Jingtang felt that the water was a little floating and needed a lesson with a stick, but it was not easy to do this on the road, so he didn't say much, smiled and continued driving.
Master Xuanji opened the car curtain and looked at the mountains in the winter. After seeing the familiar scenery, he said:
"Two miles further, up from the fork in the road, you will reach Qingping Peak, where is the cave of Master. If you want to go to the main peak, there is still about ten miles to go..."
"Really……"
It was the first time I arrived at Night Terror Hall. I listened to Shui'er's story and looked at the various landscapes around Yuxu Mountain.
Yuxu Mountain is not a mountain, but a mountainous area with a radius of more than a hundred miles. Yuxu Temple is on the main peak in the center, and the Taoist priests who practice here are distributed among the mountains and fields. There are more than a dozen large and small Taoist temples, including
There are many Jianghu people who live in seclusion here.
Shui'er is the junior master uncle of Yuxu Mountain. He was accepted as a disciple by Lu Taiqing. His seniority is considered to be the highest in Yuxu Mountain. Even some old Taoist priests in their fifties and sixties have to respectfully call them uncle. And the place of practice is also
She is very proud and occupies the entire Qingping Peak, where she lives alone. The mountain is covered with bamboo forests, and the Taoist temple is hidden among the bamboo forests. From a distance, it looks like a place where gods live.
Although Shui'er said to the outside world that she was practicing in the mountains all year round, in reality she traveled all over the world privately, searching for the Singing Dragon Picture for the empress. She had only rarely returned to Yuxu Mountain in the past ten years.
As the carriage passed Qingping Peak, the Taoist temple in the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain came into view. Shui'er's face clearly had a sense of otherworldliness. Even the demonic look in the past was restrained. She looked like she was wandering down the mountain.
After the circle, the otherworldly fairy returned to the mountain again.
The Queen Mother was originally taking a lunch break, but because the road after entering the mountain was not very good, she was shaken awake by the bumps. She got up and lay bleary-eyed at the window, looking at the bamboo forest halfway up the mountain:
"Huh? Are you here?"
"uh-huh."
Master Xuanji stood up and leaned in front of him, raising his hand and pointing to a crooked-necked tree on the top of Qingping Peak:
"I remember when you first came to Yuxu Mountain, you insisted on climbing to the top of that tree and refused to come down. This scared Mrs. Zhao and senior brother to the point where they almost called me aunt..."
?
When the Queen Mother came to Yuxu Mountain, she was at a lawless age, and she did a lot of embarrassing things. When Shui'er mentioned it, her slightly sleepy expression froze. Maybe she was afraid of the Nightmare joke, so she quickly frowned.
Eyebrow said:
"I was just ignorant when I was young. What are you talking about now? You used to go to the pool behind the mountain to take a wild bath..."
Master Xuanji has had a wild personality since she was a child, so she naturally would not blush about this kind of thing, and even extended the invitation with great interest;
"This is called getting close to heaven and earth, and it is a method of spiritual practice. I didn't wash up properly along the way. Do you want to take a bath later?"
"What am I doing? I have to take care of myself. I'm going to the main peak to burn incense."
"How about washing after applying the fragrance?"
"Oh, let's talk about it then..."
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Ye Jingtang sat outside the carriage and listened. Although he wanted to take a wild bath to relax after a long journey, the two people inside obviously wouldn't agree to take a bath with him, so they didn't interrupt.
As the carriage drove past Qingping Peak, the towering Yuxu Peak appeared at the end of the field of vision. The jagged buildings above were looming, and the golden top of the mountain could be seen, and there were tourists going back and forth on the winding stone road.
It is already the twelfth lunar month, and there are naturally many people coming to offer incense and pray for blessings on a famous Taoist mountain like Yuxu Mountain.
When we walked out of the mountain road and merged into the road leading to the main peak, there were gradually more pedestrians on the road, including ladies and ladies from wealthy families, as well as ordinary people wearing simple clothes.
The Queen Mother came as an ordinary person, so she naturally did not introduce herself to her family, and asked the Taoist priest of Yuxu Mountain to come and greet her. After the carriage arrived at the small town at the foot of Yuxu Mountain, the four of them stopped the carriage and walked up the mountain.
Although the Empress Dowager looks frail, she is from a general background and has a solid foundation in kung fu. In recent months, she is afraid of holding back the Nightmare, so she has been studying hard in private. It is not difficult to climb a mountain, and there are still vendors setting up stalls on the road.
There, I bought some souvenirs such as Taipingwushi plaques and peace charms.
Ye Jingtang rarely goes to Taoist temples to burn incense and worship Buddha. He carries birds while walking, and his attention is mainly on the people passing by.
Yuxu Mountain is the most famous Taoist temple among the people, and in the hearts of Jianghu people, it is as famous as the Three Great Jianghu Holy Lands of the Wei Dynasty along with Qianfo Temple and Guancheng.
Usually, the Jianghu forces still continue to play in the gym, but in a place like Yuxu Mountain, it is definitely impossible to play. Most of the Jianghu people come here to seek guidance from experts.
Of course, there are also wanderers who come here to study. When you go up the mountain, you can sometimes see thatched huts in the wild mountains, as well as wanderers meditating on cliffs and solitary rocks.
Ye Jingtang saw this scene and said curiously:
"Yuxu Mountain still teaches people martial arts?"
Shui'er returned to the mountain. Perhaps because she was afraid of being recognized, she even got a curtain hat and put it on her head. She walked behind the Queen Mother and explained:
"When practicing a religion, cultivating your mind is the top priority, while cultivating your strength is the bottom priority. Ordinary martial artists have to go through too many ups and downs in their lives, and they are not controlled by the law. If they are not careful, they will fall into the devil's path. Only martial artists with a tough mind can achieve this goal.
at last.
"Yuxu Mountain does not teach martial arts, but the few senior brothers on the mountain are still good at persuading people to do good and giving guidance, so naturally many people come to visit, but not everyone understands.
"I remember that in the previous dynasty, there was a scholar named Wu Shengxie who failed in the imperial examinations every year. He came to Yuxu Mountain to live for a while and sought guidance from a Taoist priest at that time. The Taoist priest warned him that 'all evils are led by sexual misconduct'.
Only by controlling your desires and purifying your mind can you master your thoughts and pass the exams in high school. What do you think he said?"
Wu Shengxie and Wu Jia are the authors of "Tears of a Chivalrous Woman" and the beacon in Ye Jingtang's life.
Faced with this problem, Ye Jingtang naturally opened his mouth and said:
"If I want to quit sex, what else can I do if I study hard to gain fame?"
Master Xuanji nodded slightly, with approval in his eyes:
"Have you finally admitted your true feelings?"
?
Ye Jingtang stood up a little straighter, his eyes helpless:
"I was just repeating what Mr. Wu said, and I didn't say anything about myself. Mr. Wu even wrote this paragraph in the book. In the end, it seemed that the old Taoist blew his beard and glared angrily, and drove him out of Yuxu Mountain. He had something in his heart.
Unhappily, he entered the world and even seduced a Taoist nun..."
Master Xuanji saw all the treasures in the Night Jingtang, and even showed some admiration for Wu Shengxie between the lines, with a chill in her eyes:
"How could he, a sour scholar, have the ability to seduce my girl from Yuxu Mountain? He was kicked out of the house and was angry. He had no choice but to write a book to slander Yuxu Mountain. The Tears of the Heroic Girl is a banned book in Yuxu Mountain. You'd better do it."
Be restrained, if your senior brothers find you carrying this thing, they will break your legs."
When Ye Jingtang came to Yuxu Mountain, he really had the intention of visiting the various scenic spots mentioned in Xiannvtei, just like the Queen Mother went to visit Red Maple Lake.
But he didn't bring the book with him. After all, he knew it by heart and didn't need to bring it with him.
Hearing Shui'er say this, Ye Jingtang opened his arms calmly:
"It's just a matter of leisure time, why would I carry that kind of forbidden book with me all day long..."
"Hmph~..."
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The Queen Mother was supported by Hong Yu and walked in front. When she heard Shui'er was giving a lecture, she felt a little protective of her husband and turned around and said:
"You're still talking about him. Don't you also hold those messy books and read them all day long?"
Master Xuanji responded to this: "In my Taoist way, wine and lust passed through the intestines, and Daozu kept it in his heart. He had wine and lust pass through the intestines, and he ate from the bowl and looked into the pot. It's different."
"grumble?"
Niaoniao ran all the way and was almost starving. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked around. The meaning should be - what to eat? Where is the pot?
The four people and the bird talked and laughed like this, and went up the mountain in the afternoon. When the sun set over the west mountain, they walked to the Yuxu Temple on the top of the mountain.
At this time, the clouds have reached the feet, and when you look up, you can see the sea of thousands of miles of clouds set against the setting sun. The scene is quite magnificent.
After all, Master Xuanji was the master uncle of Yuxu Mountain. No matter how tightly he kept his cover, when he showed up outside the Taoist temple, he was still recognized by the Taoist priests of Yuxu Temple, and he quickly came forward to greet him:
"Uncle Lu, what are you doing..."
"Come back and take a look. There is no need to disturb the senior brothers. Just go about your own business."
"okay……"
After Master Xuanji told the juniors in the temple not to make a big fuss, he took the Queen Mother into the Taoist temple, walked through the corridors and buildings, and arrived outside the Golden Palace.
Although Master Xuanji has always been cynical and violated all the precepts, he still did not dare to be too presumptuous when he was in front of the Patriarch. He stopped outside the Golden Palace and turned around and said:
"I'll take the Queen Mother in to burn incense. You can get some food for the birds first and come back later."
Ye Jingtang and Shuishui were already in bed. They ran to burn incense in front of the Taoist ancestor. It was indeed a bit arrogant. He didn't have the habit of burning incense and worshiping Buddha. He didn't say much at the moment. He took out the dried meat he had brought with him and brought Niao Ni in.
Let’s go sightseeing in the Road Museum...
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The sun sets in the west and the mountain breeze blows gently.
At dusk, the people who came to the main peak to offer incense gradually dispersed, and only two Taoist boys could be seen outside the hall, sweeping the floor on the side steps. There was also a large incense burner on the stone flat in front of the door, with only a few green smoke inside.
Ye Jingtang walked around outside the Golden Palace, but didn't find any special scenery. Seeing that Shui'er and the Queen Mother couldn't finish burning the incense in a short time, they walked back along the path and looked for various scenic spots that they had seen in the books.
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Wu Shengxie did indeed stay in Yuxu Mountain back then, so he painted the scenery of Yuxu Temple extremely accurately. Even the forks in the paths, the wellheads on the roadside, etc. are exactly the same as they were on the ground. However, a hundred years later, some flowers, plants and trees are still there.
There have been some changes.
Niao Niao is very spiritual. He saw that the passers-by were very quiet, so he knew that no fighting was allowed in this place. He stood on his shoulder and looked around, and even whispered softly. According to Ye Jingtang's calculations, it should be in this place.
Whisper:
Don’t dare to chirp loudly for fear of frightening the birds in the sky...
We wandered around like this for a while, and gradually came to the back mountain of Yuxu Temple. In front of it was the place where Taoist priests usually lived.
Seeing this, Ye Jingtang wanted to stop and turn back, but when he looked at the back mountain with lush vegetation, he faintly heard some sounds coming from deep in the forest:
Tread...tap...
Although the distance was extremely far and the sound was subtle, Ye Jingtang could still hear the Jiugong steps through the rhythm of the steps, and the force was uneven, making it sound like a child weighing less than a hundred.
As a martial artist, Ye Jingtang was naturally curious about the scene of martial arts training. He looked around and saw that there was no "no visitors allowed" written around him, so he pretended to be wandering and walked into the mountain path. When he came, there was a bamboo in the back mountain.
nautical miles.
The Bamboo Sea is so large that even in the dead of winter, the mountains are still green and green from the outside.
The Night Jingtang bamboo hat was hung on his back, and he carried the birds into the bamboo forest. Within a moment, he came to a pool deep in the bamboo forest. The sound of Jiugongbu came from beside the pool.
Looking from the distance at Ye Jingtang, one could see a pool with a radius of several feet, with eighteen plum blossom stakes inserted in it, and a bamboo frame set up on top.
More than a hundred bamboo leaves are hung with thin wires on the bamboo frame. Because there is no mountain breeze, hanging vertically seems to be stationary.
And an eighty-nine-year-old Taoist boy wearing a Taoist robe, sweating profusely, jumped up and down on the plum blossom pile. Although the Jiugong step was not stable, he was considered to be extremely talented for his age. He gave him night terrors.
Everyone was surprised.
Although he danced very well, the little Taoist boy looked back at the pool after each dance. He did not look happy or proud, but rather a little depressed.
Ye Jingtang stood in the distance and watched for a moment. Without understanding the meaning, he slowly walked up to him and greeted:
"The little Taoist priest is practicing Jiugongbu?"
Although the little Taoist boy was only eight or nine years old, he seemed to be well-educated. When he saw an outsider coming, he stopped his hand and saluted:
"Yes, the hero has good eyesight. I just learned it recently and made the hero laugh."
"I'm not a hero, just an ordinary warrior. I don't mind calling you Big Brother Ye."
Ye Jingtang came to the water pool, looked at the plum blossom piles and bamboo leaves, and said doubtfully:
"I have also learned the steps just now from Taoist Master Jiugongbu. It is considered solid for an adult. Why am I still not satisfied after every jump? How far are you ready to practice?"
The little Taoist priest looked around and saw that the master was not there. He was also a little curious about the big white bird, so he walked over and looked at it:
"Master said that you have to practice walking back and forth and the bamboo leaves hanging on it don't move before you have learned it. I could barely walk it once, but yesterday the master suddenly increased the number of bamboo leaves from eighteen to one hundred and eight.
film, I feel like it’s impossible to get through it in this life…”
Ye Jingtang just watched and knew that these bamboo leaves were to correct his body skills.
Jiugong Step is considered to be one of the top body techniques. When practiced to a great extent, one can achieve a step that is both virtual and real, making it unpredictable. The opponent cannot figure out the intention at all, and naturally cannot touch the corners of the clothes.
But as long as the body moves, it will interfere with the outside world and cause fluctuations. If you are placed above the master, no matter how ghostly your steps are and the details are not enough, it will be difficult to hide your intentions.
If you can practice to the point where you can pass through plum blossom piles and the hanging leaves are as still as stagnant water, then your body skills will naturally become as demonic as a ghost.
When Ye Jingtang saw this little Taoist boy, he was already a little heartbroken by the difficulty, and encouraged him:
"Don't say these depressing words. Your master is making it more difficult for you just because he thinks you have made some progress. In my opinion, if eighteen bamboo leaves don't move, you can at best be considered a master of martial arts; and one hundred and eight bamboo leaves can't move.
If you don't move, you can go out into the mountains. If you have practiced to this level at a young age, if you practice for another ten years, you will definitely be fine."
When the little Taoist boy heard this, he quickly shook his head and said:
"How can it be possible to practice in ten years? I feel like Master can't even get through this."
"Master only teaches how to become talented. It's normal that you can't do it yourself. If the master has to be better than his apprentice, isn't this world getting weaker with each generation?"
Ye Jingtang said this and wanted to demonstrate it to the little Taoist boy, so he handed the bird to him, then tapped his toes and jumped into the plum blossom pile in the pool.
The little Taoist boy obviously saw masters often. When he saw Ye Jingtang's silent leap, his eyes lit up. He stood by the pool with the bird in his arms and looked at it with all his attention.
Even now that I have been practicing martial arts in Ye Jing Hall, my body skills are still very good. I don’t even need to use my eyes to teach basic skills such as stepping on plum blossom stakes. I jumped over five wooden stakes neatly using the Nine Palace Steps.
Tap tap tap...
But when he reached the middle, his figure suddenly stopped and his expression became condensed.
The bird's eyes were very sharp. When he saw this, he looked at a bamboo leaf hanging on the pool and mocked:
"Chi chi chi chi!"
The little Taoist boy also showed an expression of "Sure enough," and said:
"Look, I said it's impossible to walk through it. This thing is comparable to the Immortal Killing Formation. It's not something a mortal can walk through."
Ye Jingtang did notice that something was wrong, and his originally light and calm eyes gained a touch of solemnity.
He looked back at the faintly swaying bamboo leaves, and after thinking about it, he returned to the shore. He took off the saber and sword from his waist, took off his slightly obstructive bamboo hat and outer robe, and only wore a close-fitting black outfit.
Then he flew up again and landed on the plum blossom pile.
Tap tap tap...
This time it was stronger than last time, but not by much. It stopped after taking seven steps.
Seeing this, the little Taoist priest praised: "Brother Ye is already very powerful. Several of the senior brothers in the Taoist gym can't even take a step out."
Ye Jingtang naturally knew that the apprentices in the gym could not take a step out. After all, he, the poorest boy in the world, had only managed to get out seven steps, and there were eleven wooden stakes.
Ye Jingtang stood in the three-foot-long water pool and looked at the bamboo leaves hanging around. Although he only tried it twice, he realized that this thing was made by an expert and was definitely not used to test children. It seemed that even testing him would
It's a bit over the top.
The eighteen plum blossom piles below and the eighteen bamboo leaves above are only difficult to get started with. As long as you pay attention to your body position, breath, and footwork, you can easily pass through.
But when one hundred and eight bamboo leaves are added, the effect is different.
The number has increased six times, but the second is that the position of each bamboo leaf obviously has a lot of knowledge, and they are closely related to each other. From breathing in and out to the release of Qi, it will all move a certain bamboo leaf. It almost counts.
When it comes to all aspects of martial arts inside and outside, this is not something that a master can touch, and even Wu Kui will be confused.
Ye Jingtang originally thought that he had reached the pinnacle of control over Qi, but after walking twice, he discovered that there were problems with his body, breath, and pace. No matter how much he paid attention to, there would be mistakes in unexpected places, causing subtle ripples.
leaf.
In his opinion, this thing can only pass through without any trouble until it reaches the level of the Martial Saint, who can lift his weight as lightly as he can, with the inside and outside being the same, and with flawless control over his body and energy.
Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang's eyes became serious, and he returned to the pool again and asked;
"May I ask who your respected master is?"
The little Taoist boy shook his head and said: "My master travels around all the year round. It is inconvenient to reveal the Taoist name. Please forgive me, sir."
Although the little Taoist priest didn't say it clearly, Ye Jingtang could still roughly guess the identity of his master.
After all, the world is so big, and Master Xuanji is already very powerful. If there is a Taoist priest hidden in Yuxu Mountain who can make things difficult for him, then there is no one else he can think of except Lu Taiqing, one of the three immortals.
Ye Jingtang grew up basically listening to the names of the three immortals on the mountain. Even now that he has reached the top three of the Eight Chiefs, he still has respect for this Taoist leader, especially now that Shui'er and him are finally
After getting married, Lu Taiqing became his cheap brother-in-law...
Ye Jingtang realized that something was not right, looked around a few times, and asked:
"Is your master here?"
"Master has always seen dragons but not their tail. He drank tea in the temple in the morning and may have arrived at the border in the afternoon. I don't know exactly where he is."
The little Taoist priest danced all day and was about to lose his strength. Seeing that Ye Jingtang was very interested in the plum blossom pile, he said boldly:
"I have to go back to eat. Brother Ye can practice here if he is interested, but don't knock the bamboo frame down, otherwise the master will definitely hit me when he comes back."
Ye Jingtang saw that the little Taoist priest had no idea where he was going and it was difficult to get to the bottom of it, so he smiled and said:
"I'll try practicing again. If your master comes back, I hope you can let him know and I'll go pay him a visit."
"okay."
The little Taoist boy looked hungry and didn't stay long. He turned around and walked towards Yuxu Temple, and raised his hand to say hello:
"Kekeke~ Let's go and eat."
"grumble?!"
When Niaoniao heard that he was having a meal, he originally wanted to go there and have a meal. When he heard the tone of calling the chicken, his courage suddenly rose again, and he jumped back and stood in front of the Night Terror Hall and ignored him.
Ye Jingtang shook his head and smiled, indicating that you are welcome. After watching the little Taoist boy leave, he calmly concentrated and jumped onto the plum blossom pile again...
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This chapter has been rewritten, resulting in the loss of the 6,000-word manuscript. I’m afraid I can’t update it so early tomorrow or2.