More than sixty years ago, the Anti-Japanese War had just been victorious, and everything was in ruins. The Taoist sect on Qingcheng Mountain was also declining due to years of war. Most of the Taoist priests in the temple came to avoid the disasters of the war, and there were only a few true Taoists.
, and Li Shitong is one of them.
Li Shitong, who was just 30 years old, was an orphan adopted by the then leader of Qingcheng Mountain, Yumu Zhenren, since he was a child. He devoted himself to asking questions. After twenty years of practice, his Taoist attainments had become very advanced and he was favored by Yumu Zhenren.
.Because Master Tamaki is old, he intends to pass on the position of head to him.
However, one day, a Kuomintang team suddenly came to the mountain. The leader was a major officer named Chen. This officer named Chen was a one-eyed dragon with a gloomy face, but there was an evil aura about him.
, he said that Qingcheng Mountain is an important route for military strategists, so he would lead his team to station here and requisition the Taoist temple on the mountain as a temporary camp.
At that time, there were rumors that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were about to go to war, and Qingcheng Mountain happened to straddle the main road in western Sichuan and had always been a battleground for military strategists. Therefore, everyone believed the words of the officer surnamed Chen, but they were worried that Qingcheng Mountain had just
After experiencing the baptism of artillery fire for many years, it may now be implicated in the disaster of war again.
However, it didn't take long for the Taoist priests on the mountain to discover that the Kuomintang team came to Qingcheng Mountain not to set up defenses at all, but more like they were looking for something. They almost searched the entire Qingcheng Mountain, even the leader
Master Tamaki was also taken for questioning many times.
One day, Master Yumu was beaten all over by those guys. Li Shitong carried him back to the dormitory. Master Yumu was already dying. Just when he was lying on the bed, he suddenly coughed violently several times, and then vomited a thick mouthful.
When the black blood came from the ground, Li Shitong was shocked when he saw it. There was a sinister aura hidden in the black blood. Li Shitong was about to find other seniors to help Master Yumu, but was beaten by Master Yumu.
Hold on.
Master Yumu said to him with difficulty: "Shitong, you don't have to worry about it anymore. Weishi was hit by the evil wind palm of the officer surnamed Chen, and I'm afraid there is no way to recover. However, Weishi has a shocking secret, which is related to
The fate of all people in the world can only be entrusted to you now."
When Li Shitong heard that the fate of all people in the world was at stake, he quickly said: "I'm afraid it's hard for me to accept such a heavy trust. Why don't I invite some of my uncles here?"
"No! No! This matter must never be leaked out. It can only be known by God and earth and you and I!"
Li Shitong felt even more uneasy because he didn't even know about the uncles. However, since Master Yumu had already spoken, he could only sit down and listen quietly.
Master Tamaki breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "You must have heard that our Qingcheng Mountain Quanzhen Taoist Longmen Sect has a secret treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation by its leaders. This secret treasure is actually a fragment of an ancient tomb. It is said that it is
It marks the location of the tomb of the ancient Emperor Fuxi. In his tomb, there is a most evil thing sealed. Once this thing is released, all living beings may be destroyed! And this team came here just for this ancient painting.
If I guess correctly, the officer surnamed Chen is a member of the evil sect. No matter what, this picture must not fall into their hands! Therefore, Pindao wants you to take this picture with you.
Fragmentary map of the ancient tomb, leave Qingcheng Mountain and go as far as possible!"
"In that case, why not destroy this fragmented picture so that no one can get it?" Li Shitong couldn't understand why he had to leave with this fragmented picture of the ancient tomb.
"No! The ancestral teachings say that this picture must be kept well and must not be destroyed. As for why, I don't know why."
"Where is this picture now?"
Master Yumu asked Li Shitong to lean down and whispered in his ear: "There is a tree hole in the century-old camphor tree in front of the master's room, and the remaining pictures are hidden in it. You must clean it up quickly. Tonight
So I took the remaining pictures and left quickly at night."
That night, Li Shitong waited until midnight, then he picked up his baggage, climbed up the tree to get the fragmentary picture of the ancient tomb, and then ran to the back mountain of Qingcheng. Unexpectedly, he ran not far, and then
Realizing that someone was chasing him, he ran all the way to a cliff and was overtaken by someone. It was the officer surnamed Chen. The two had a fight. Unexpectedly, the officer surnamed Chen was extremely skilled in martial arts and only had a few skills.
When they met, Li Shitong was hit by his palm and knocked off the cliff. Fortunately, he was blocked by a branch and there was a river below the cliff. Li Shitong survived the disaster, but he lost one of his legs.
Later, Li Shitong lived in seclusion in the mountains behind Qingcheng. It was not until more than ten years after liberation that he returned to Qingcheng Mountain and learned that a few days after he left the Taoist temple, Master Yumu passed away, and that
Since the Kuomintang team could not find what they were looking for, they all left shortly after.
Before his death, Master Yumu passed the position of head to one of his junior brothers. Li Shitong had long been accustomed to living alone because he had lived in seclusion for many years, so he finally returned to the mountains behind Qingcheng and devoted himself to practicing Taoism.
After listening to Li Shitong's story, the three of them were all sighing.
Mr. Ye said: "It turns out that Daoist Li's leg was actually injured by a ghost. So where is the fragmented picture of the ancient tomb now? Is Daoist Li willing to hand it over to us?"
"Since I have told you the truth, I naturally plan to hand it over to you. The old man is already buried in the ground with half of his body. This fragment of the picture passed down by the ancestors must have its purpose. It cannot be buried with the old man.
Let’s go into the loess. Just follow me.”
With that said, Li Shitong led the three of them out of the cave and to the pool where the waterfall flows.
Li Shitong raised his head and shouted a few times. After a while, he saw the white ape quickly running out of the bushes. It glanced at Ye Lao and the others, and then walked to Li Shitong.
Li Shitong spoke a few words into the white ape's ear, and the white ape jumped into the bottomless pool.
Ding Laosan asked in surprise: "Master Li, what did you say to this monkey king? It actually committed suicide by jumping into the pool!"
Li Shitong laughed: "Fellow Taoist, you really know how to joke! You can rest assured that this white ape is very good at water, and only it can go to this deep pool to retrieve the remains of the ancient tomb."
"Ah! So it turns out that Director Li hid the remains of the ancient tomb under this pool?"
Li Shitong nodded: "Yes, the remains of the ancient tomb are made of sacred seals and brocades, which are invulnerable to water and fire. The pool is about three feet deep, so hiding it under here is the safest place."
"
Just as he was talking, the white ape emerged from the water, quickly climbed onto the shore, and brought a stack of things wrapped in oil paper to Li Shitong.