Chapter 70: Huashan Sword Intent

Huashan is 2154.9 meters above sea level, known as "Xiyue" in ancient times, is one of the famous five mountains in China, and is also a part of the Qinling Mountains. It is connected to the Qinling Mountains in the south, overlooks the Huangwei in the north, and guards the gateway to the Central Plains in the northwest. Mount Hua is made up of a complete and huge granite body, now Mount Hua has five peaks in the east, west, south, north and middle, the main peak has the south peak "falling geese", the east peak "Chaoyang", the west peak "lotus", the three peaks are in the peak, "the potential flies outside the white clouds, the shadow falls into the Yellow River", people call "the three peaks outside the sky". There are also the long sky plank road erected by the cloud platform, the harrier turning over on three sides, and the thousand-foot building, the hundred-foot gorge, and the Laojun furrow carved out on the cliff, among which the Huayue cactus is listed as the first of the eight views in Guanzhong. In addition, Huashan is also one of the nine major viewing places in China. Huashan Sunview is located on the eastern peak of Huashan (also known as Chaoyang Peak), and Chaoyang Terrace is the best place. Huashan is also a Taoist resort, for the "fourth cave heaven", there are Chen Tong, Hao Datong, He Yuanxi the most famous Taoist masters. There are 72 semi-suspended hollows on the mountain, and there are more than 20 Taoist temples, among which Yuquan Temple, Dongdao Temple, and Zhenyue Palace are listed as national key Taoist palaces. Lu Youren once said under the volume of "Yanbei Magazine": "Zhang said that the "Huashan Tablet" cloud: Taihua Mountain, when the yin is less, all things are prosperous, so it is called Huashan. However, it is not appropriate to make a noise. According to the nineteenth volume of the "Water Classic Note": "If you look at it from afar, it is like a flower, so it is called Huashan." For example, the cloud of "Fei Zhengjun's Tomb": "I don't know the three-foot curtain, but the height is Jiuhua Mountain", and the cloud of "Send Li Mingfu": "Only six pieces of silk are written on Jiuhua Mountain". According to Lu's citation, in the preface of "Xiyue Jiuhua Mountain Inscription", Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty is real, and Zhang Yangong is only inscribed. Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty once said in "White Tiger Tongyi": "Xiyue is Huashan, and Huazhi is also a word." It is said that all things are blooming, so it is called Huashan".

There have long been records about Huashan in ancient books in China. The earliest ancient book that mentions Huashan is said to be the "Shangshu Yugong" chapter, but originally Huashan is called "Xuanwu Mountain", Huashan is called Xiyue and Dongyue Taishan together, and it is first seen in the book "Erya Shishan". The name Xiyue is said to be because King Zhou Ping moved the capital to Luoyang, and Huashan is in the west of the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so it is called "Xiyue". Later, the Qin Dynasty built the capital Xianyang, and the Western Han Dynasty built the capital Chang'an, both of which were in the west of Huashan, so Huashan is no longer called "Xiyue". It was not until Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty that Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty regime, and Huashan was restored to the name of "Xiyue", which has been used to this day. Because Huashan is too dangerous, few people climbed it before the Tang Dynasty. The kings of the past dynasties sacrificed to Xiyue, and they all held a ceremony in the Xiyue Temple at the foot of the mountain. According to the Book of Shang, Huashan is "the place where Emperor Xuanyuan will gather immortals". According to the "Historical Records", the Yellow Emperor and Yu Shun both went to Huashan to hunt. According to records, King Qin Zhao ordered craftsmen to hook and climb Mount Hua with ladders. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was no road to the peak of Mount Hua. Until the Tang Dynasty, with the prosperity of Taoism, Taoists began to live in the mountains to build a view, and gradually dug a dangerous road along the valley on the northern slope, forming "a road from ancient Huashan".

Mount Hua attracts countless tourists with its steepness. The view, courtyard, pavilion, pavilion on the mountain, are all built according to the mountain situation, a mountain flies, just like a pavilion in the air, and there are ancient pines to reflect each other, it is even more unique. The mountain peaks are beautiful, and the images are different, such as Han Xiangzi driving cattle, golden toads playing turtles, and white snakes suffering ....... The gurgling water of the valley and the water curtain waterfall of the mountain stream are even more interesting. And Huashan also stands tall and tall in the Weihe Plain. The east, south and west peaks rise from the ground, like a knife cut at one time. The Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Qiao wrote in his poem: "Who will rely on the heavenly sword and cut out the heavenly peak." "It's all for Huashan's uprightness. The elevation of the Weihe Plain under the foothills of Mount Huashan is only 330-400 meters, while the elevation of Mount Hua is 2154.96 meters, and the height difference is more than 1700 meters.

Long Dan and the old man came to the main hall of the main peak of Huashan and found the host Xiao Yunzi. The bearded old man has been here several times, so he is naturally very familiar with Xiao Yunzi, and has maintained correspondence for many years. Under the introduction of the old man, Long Dan knew the head of Xiao Yunzi. And Xiao Yunzi is also a well-informed person, and Long Dan's various deeds in Wudang and Shaolin have long been heard. immediately received Long Dan and the two politely, and arranged the two of them to be pasted, and the two of them stayed.

The Huashan faction is also Taoism, which is basically the same as the Wudang faction, but the kung fu practiced is different. Wudang pays attention to fist intent, while Huashan pays attention to sword intent.

The Huashan faction uses sword moves to shock the world, so Jin Yong's novels mention Huashan's sword discussion many times. In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the process of several Huashan sword discussions is also detailed. Even now, many business people also take its meaning and hold various activities under Huashan, which is called Huashan Summit, which has the meaning of a new version of Huashan's sword.

Long Dan came to Huashan with his master this time, and he was not in a hurry to practice all kinds of Huashan, but calmed down and traveled carefully to enjoy the scenery of Huashan.

The east peak is 2096.2 meters above sea level, is one of the main peaks of Huashan, and is named after the location in the east. There is a platform on the top of the peak, high and dangerous, the field of vision is broad, it is a famous place to watch the sunrise, people call Chaoyangtai, and the east peak is also called Chaoyang Peak because of it. The east peak is composed of four peaks of one master and three servants, the peak where Chaoyang Terrace is located is the highest, the Jade Girl Peak is in the west, the Shilou Peak is in the east, Botai is southern, the guests and hosts are orderly, each is a thousand autumns. The ancients called the three peaks of Mount Hua, referring to the three peaks of the east, west and south, and the Jade Girl Peak is an integral part of the east peak. Today, people call the Jade Girl Peak the middle peak, so that it is also the main peak of Huashan and is stored separately. The top of the east peak is full of giant cypress pines, thick shade covers the sun, and the environment is very quiet. Visitors walk through the pine forest, there is a group of green shades, such as umbrellas such as covers, the ears are bursting with pine waves, such as chanting such as singing, suddenly feel relaxed and happy, transcendent outside things. The Ming Dynasty painter Wang Lu talked about his experience in the "East Peak" and said: the tall cypress pine shades the peak, the stone path under the tree is refreshing and quiet, the wind passes through the forest, and the pine waves surge to add a music-like rhyme, and its rhythm, one after another, seems to blow the silk bamboo, knock on the gold and stone, how wonderful! There are more than dozens of landscapes in the east peak, there are natural stone patterns on the cliff wall located on the side of the east stone building peak, like a giant palm print, this is the Huayue cactus that is listed as the first of the eight views in Guanzhong, the story of the giant spirit god opening the mountain and guiding the river originates from this; Chaoyang Taipei has Yang Gong Tower, and the West Peak Yang Gong Tower is far away, built by General Yang Hucheng, there are four words of "Vientiane Senluo" inscribed by General Yang Hucheng himself on the tower. In addition, there are Qinglong Pond, Ganlu Pond, Sanqi Cave, Qingxu Cave, Taiji Dongyuan Gate and so on in the east peak. Unfortunately, some landscapes have been abandoned due to age or natural and man-made disasters, and only ruins remain.

The south peak is 2154.9 meters above sea level, it is the highest main peak of Huashan Mountain, and it is also the highest peak of Wuyue, and the ancients honored it as "the head of Huashan". Climb to the top of the south peak, suddenly feel that the sky is close at hand, and the stars can be picked. Raise your eyes and look around, but see the mountains undulating, the sky is reckless, the Yellow River Weishui is like silk, the desert plain is like silk, the bottom of the eye is in full view, so that people can truly appreciate the majestic and majestic atmosphere of Huashan, enjoy the magical taste of walking on the clouds as if they are in the sky. The south side of the peak is a thousand zhang cliff, upright such as cutting, under a fault deep gully, and Sangong Mountain, Sanfeng Mountain isolated. The south peak is composed of one peak and two peaks, one on the east side is called the pine juniper peak, one on the west side is called the Luoyan peak, in this way, the highest in the middle of the Luoyan peak, the pine juniper peak is in the east, the filial piety peak is in the west, the overall image is a circle chair, and the three peaks are just like a giant sitting facing the north. Yuan Hongdao, a native of the Ming Dynasty, described the image of Nanfeng in his book "Huashan Ji" and said: "If a person sits in danger and leads his knees."

The west peak is 2082 meters above sea level, one of the main peaks of Huashan, and is named after the location in the west. And because there is a boulder on the top of the peak, the shape is like a lotus petal, and the ancient literati called it the lotus peak and the hibiscus peak. Yuan Hongdao wrote in his "Huashan Yong": "The stone leaves are overlaid and cracked"; Xu Xiake's "Diary of Traveling to Taihua Mountain" also recorded: "The stones on the peak are towering, and there are stone chips covering it, such as lotus flowers. There is a sentence in Li Bai's poem "Stone is made of lotus flowers and clouds are used as a platform", which should also refer to this stone. The west peak is a complete boulder, which is completely natural. The northwest cliff is thousands of feet, like a knife cutting and sawing, its steep and majestic, masculine and upright trend is the representative of Huashan mountain shape, so the ancients often called Huashan Lotus Mountain.

The north peak is 1614.9 meters above sea level, and it is one of the main peaks of Huashan, so it is named after its location in the north. The north peak is suspended on all sides, the crown is the cloud, the lower is through the earth's veins, it is majestic and unique, there is like a cloud platform, so it is also called the cloud platform peak. Tang Li Baishi once wrote: "The three peaks stand as if they want to be destroyed, and the green cliffs and Dangu are high." The white emperor gold is lucky, and the stone is made of lotus flowers and clouds. ”

The middle peak is 2037.8 meters, in the center of the east, west and south three peaks, it is a small peak attached to the west side of the east peak, it was counted as a part of the east peak in ancient times, and now people list it as one of the main peaks of Huashan. The forest on the peak is verdant, the environment is quiet, the strange flowers and plants are many unknown, the visitors walk through it, the fragrance is forbidden sleeves. There is a jade temple of the Taoist house at the top of the peak, and it is said that it is the place where the daughter of Qin Mugong gets jade in the spring and autumn period, so the peak is also called the Jade Girl Peak.

It took Long Dan more than a month to complete the tour of all the five main peaks, the ravines in his heart were wide open, the turbidity in his heart was exhausted, and he also felt refreshed when he meditated and practiced. Only then did Long Dan truly understand the meaning of reading ten thousand books as it was better to travel ten thousand miles, which made Long Dan's comprehension of aura take another step.