Chapter 12: The Sword Shrine
The next morning, the fog cleared, and Sun Luanyue and Lin Yuan, who were going to the Sword Shrine to find the Spirit Sword today, went out early and stepped on the only path leading to the Sword Shrine in the door.
On the way, Lin Yuan was still sleepy, and after walking for long, he felt sleepy and yawned.
Sun Luanyue couldn't help muttering as she walked: "You guy, it's thanks to the master that you don't let you practice, otherwise you won't be scolded to death if you can't sleep all day." β
Lin Yuan's head was dark, and the word "injustice" was written on his face, God knows that the second senior brother Ge Qing had already gone to the Sword Spirit Pavilion to ask for the tomb card this morning, otherwise he would not have cultivated until the time of the rooster's crow, so that before he fell asleep, he was dragged out of bed by Sun Luanyue, who was eager for a sword.
Lin Yuan secretly complained to himself, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to half-open his eyes, followed Sun Luanyue while walking and sleeping, and walked forward silently.
The weather was very cold, and a sudden strong wind blew, Lin Yuan's body was strong and thick, and he didn't feel anything, but Sun Luanyue, whose body was thin, was shivering.
As early as when he went out, Lin Yuan could see at a glance that Sun Luanyue had collected the spiritual power around him, and coupled with his thin clothes, he was like a mortal who was struggling under this moonlit sky.
Although he saw through it, he couldn't practice because he couldn't cultivate, and he didn't want to say more, so as not to be noticed, but at this time, looking at Sun Luanyue's frozen appearance, he couldn't help but ask: "Senior sister, are you cold?"
Sun Luanyue turned her head, her face was already iron-blue, and a pair of hands that were frozen purple hugged her tightly, and even her snot couldn't help but flow out.
She nodded pitifully, and spit out a word trembling between her teeth: "Cold!"
Although she didn't know why, Sun Luanyue didn't seem to plan to release her spiritual power to protect her body, but seeing her like this, Lin Yuan couldn't stop feeling distressed, and immediately took off the clothes on her upper body and draped them on her body.
"Aren't you cold?" asked Sun Luanyue.
Lin Yuan shook his head and smiled, "It's not cold, I'm strong." β
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Sun Luanyue was not hypocritical at the moment, this dress was worn on his body, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, and the whole person was much warmer, and the faint spiritual power that Lin Yuan left on the clothes to keep out the cold, with her cultivation at the moment, was unaware of it.
The cold wind was cold, and a thin layer of ice had been condensed on some sections of the road, and it was difficult to walk, so the two of them naturally walked slower, and walked for two and a half hours, before meeting the mountains and temples in front of them, surrounded by incense and smoke.
In front of it, there is a hall dedicated to the heroic spirits of several generations of the deceased of Chiyangmen-Valhalla.
"Whew~~ It's finally here, but I'm tired. Sun Luanyue couldn't help but gasp twice, bending over and beating a pair of long legs that were already painful, but when she saw the number of steps in front of her, she couldn't help but pull down her face again.
Lin Yuan smiled and asked, "Senior sister, why don't we rest for a while and then go up?"
Sun Luanyue shook her head and said seriously: "No, no, no, I heard that the ancestors in this mound are all spiritual, in order to ask for a sword to show sincerity, I specially went to protect the mana today, if the martyrs know that we are resting here, will not all the efforts be wasted." β
Lin Yuan was suddenly embarrassed, and secretly sighed, this spiritual weapon really deserves to be the second life of a person who cultivates the truth, even the senior sister who has never thought about penance can do such a thing for it.
Sun Luanyue stepped forward and said: "Let's go, don't hang on, it's so cold outside, I was walking before, and I can still resist some cold, but now although I have arrived, your clothes have been given to me, if I rest here, when my body cools down, I will suffer from the wind cold." The more she spoke, the quieter it became, and in the end it seemed that only she could hear it.
Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, and he didn't hear clearly, so he asked again: "What did Senior Sister say just now?"
"Nothing, you idiot. Sun Luanyue scolded him inexplicably, turned her head, and walked straight up, and her face, perhaps due to the weather, was actually a little flushed.
Lin Yuan looked innocent and silently followed.
As a place to worship the deceased ancestors in the door, there are thousands of spiritual seats placed in the main hall, so this has become the most sacred place in the door, and the incense is continuous every day, and because it is the resting place of the soul, this place is naturally extremely deserted, except for an old man who guards this place, there is no one else.
Sun Luanyue walked up and saw an old man lying on the Taishi chair placed next to the temple door, with his head tilted and his eyes closed, as if he was asleep, and he didn't notice that someone was coming.
This old man Sun Luanyue knew, it was Zhu Liangchou, the previous master of Shangwu Academy, who was the same generation as the master, and he was not allowed to be rude, so he immediately pulled Lin Yuan to salute and said: "The junior Sun Luanyue of Cangmu Academy and his junior brother Lin Yuan came here to ask for the spirit sword, and they have seen the master here. β
Zhu Liangchou opened his eyes slightly, but his body did not move, and he said lazily: "The current little doll is really so comprehensive that people can't sleep peacefully. β
Sun Luanyue said: "You are an old-timer, how can the younger generation be rude." β
Zhu Liangchou glanced at her and said, "Well, yes, it's this Li'er, since you have seen the ceremony, the old man will not embarrass you, go in and burn incense to worship, so that you can enter the mound from the back door to find the sword, but don't break the rules." β
"Well, it's nature. Sun Luanyue responded, originally about to step in, couldn't help but glance at Lin Yuan, paused, and smiled at Zhu Liangchou quirkily: "Uncle, my junior brother himself has no cultivation, but now he wants to enter the mound to find a sword, although there is a mound card on his body, but just in case, when he went out, the master specially advised, let me wait to find a convenience from the uncle, and give a sword talisman down." β
Zhu Liangchou glared, and after being silent for a while, he actually laughed and said, "It's so convenient." After speaking, he pointed to Lin Yuan and said: "You kid, I don't know if it's a blessing from several lifetimes, I have known your master for hundreds of years, but I have never seen him so attentive to anyone, don't lose this affection in the future." β
Lin Yuan only felt ashamed, and buried his head and said: "The teachings of the master and uncle, the children must remember them." β
Sun Luanyue smiled and asked, "So, Uncle Shi, do you agree?"
Zhu Liangchou nodded, and said: "Now the old guy in the door is left with the two of us, I naturally want to give this face, you two go to worship first, and I will bring it to you after a little." β
Although Lin Yuan didn't know what the sword-seeking talisman was, since he took it for him, he politely replied: "Thank you, uncle." β
Zhu Liangchou smiled, got up to take the talisman, and when he came back and handed the sword-seeking talisman to Lin Yuan, the two of them had already finished worshipping, and they were about to get up and go to the sword mound.
The sword mound and this direction to pass, in the back and out, the two walked about half a mile, then saw a black cave, there is an inscription next to the hole, write the word "sword mound".
"Senior sister, what is this thing for?" In front of the mound cave, Lin Yuan held the spirit talisman that had just arrived, and it looked good, but he couldn't find it.
Sun Luanyue made a fool of the mystery and said with a smile: "The sword-seeking talisman is naturally used to find the sword." After speaking, I saw her stretch out a finger and make a small cut on Lin Yuan's hand, and blood flowed out.
"It hurts!" Lin Yuan shouted and asked, "Senior sister, what are you doing here?"
Sun Luanyue didn't answer, and with the spirit blood, he melted a drop of Lin Yuan's blood on the talisman, took the spirit talisman, and threw it casually, only to see that the spirit talisman immediately turned into a streamer in the air and ran towards the tomb.
Sun Luanyue said: " There are tens of thousands of spiritual swords in this mound, but it does not mean that there are 10,000 spiritual swords to choose from, once entered, it is the sword to choose people, not to choose the sword, if the person who takes the sword is not cultivated enough, he can't pass the test of the sword spirit, or he has no chance with the sword, he can't get it, so every year there are not a few disciples who come to find the sword but return empty-handed, and the spirit rune is stained with your breath, explore the way, if it doesn't come out after a while, it is most likely to meet the spirit sword that recognizes you, and when you go in and go directly to find the spirit sword with the rune paper, you don't have to be like others, fight with the sword, and get recognizedγ β
"It's really convenient and trouble-free!" Lin Yuan couldn't help but praise, some expectations, hoping that the spirit rune would not come back.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, he didn't see the rune paper coming out of the mound, Sun Luanyue was also happy, so he didn't stay, and took Lin Yuan into the mound to find the sword.
The cave is pitch black, fortunately, the section is not long, and after a few steps, the eyes suddenly brightened, and suddenly, a hot and serene breath rushed to the face.
In this cave, there is a vast expanse of heaven and earth.
The place where the sword is hidden, the place where the bones are buried, the sword mound of Chiyangmen, the place where the souls of the martyrs of the past dynasties are peaceful, from the small to the ordinary disciples, to the heads of the past dynasties, they will be buried here after death, and the soldiers they held before their death are all placed here, waiting for someone to take them.