One day in March of the sixth year of Yuanxing, there were still two months before the sage Du Guangshan was consecrated as a Zen.

There was still a chill in the early spring, and the snow at the end of winter on the roadside had not been fully digested, but the insects that had been dormant for a long time began to chirp.

On the smooth official road, a plain carriage is moving slowly. In front of this carriage, at the end of the road, a lush mountain rises from the ground.

"Master, Qingcheng Mountain is almost here. You see...... "The man driving the carriage was a man with a fair face and a slightly feminine voice. At this moment, he was respectfully bending down to ask in the carriage.

"Just stop here!" An indifferent voice came from the carriage.

"Yes." The feminine man stopped the carriage, then stood beside the carriage and respectfully lifted the curtain. A middle-aged man got out of the carriage from the road, supported by a feminine man.

The middle-aged man was dressed in a red yellow robe, with a nine-ring belt hanging around his waist, and a jade pendant with a warm color was worn on it. Although his appearance is mediocre, the middle-aged man's face shows the majesty of his high position. At this moment, he looked up at the green mountain high above him in the distance, the immortal mountain of immortal cultivation.

"Su Haisheng, you said that this time, can I meet the immortals?" After a moment, the middle-aged man withdrew his gaze.

"Master, you are the Ninth Five-Year Venerable, and it is a great blessing for you to come in person. How can immortals not see it? Su Haisheng replied respectfully.

Regarding Su Haisheng's words, the middle-aged man was noncommittal. But there are some thoughts about whether this trip can achieve the desired results.

"Let's go." The middle-aged man walked slowly and slowly towards the Taoist resort, Qingcheng Mountain.

It is said that this Qingcheng Mountain is the "house of the fairy capital" and the blessed land of Taoism in the world. The whole mountain forest is verdant all the year round, evergreen in all seasons, surrounded by peaks, resembling the outline of the city, so it is called Qingcheng Mountain.

Eight hundred years ago, Jin Changsheng, one of the eight immortals of the time, ascended to immortality here. Since then, there have been immortals who have been concentrating on cultivating here. Although the immortals do not care about worldly matters, the emperors of all dynasties still come to ask for proverbs.

After a while, the master and servant walked to the gate of Qingcheng Mountain.

The mountain gate of Qingcheng Mountain is heavy and natural, and it is carved with the immortals and various flowers, birds, fish and beasts who have lived in seclusion here in the past dynasties. The couplets on both sides read: "Collect 800 views at present, climb the six peaks on the top." And next to the two huge stone lions standing in front of the door, a Taoist boy bowed his head and took a nap.

Seeing this, Su Haisheng was about to move forward and wake up Dao Tong, but the middle-aged man stretched out his hand to stop Su Haisheng and walked over in person.

Coming to Dao Tong, the middle-aged man was just about to speak, but Dao Tong raised his head and made a mockery, "The noble man is polite." Knowing that the noble man came today, before my real people traveled all over the world, he ordered me to wait here today. ”

"Real people are really immortals!" The middle-aged man exclaimed. "I don't know when the real person will return to the mountain, but can he leave a word?"

"More than one Jiazi, as little as three or five years!" Dao Tong looked at the middle-aged man and said crisply: "The real person Yunyou left a sentence before, let me tell the nobleman. If you have the answer in your heart, why do you need to do more. ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man sighed lightly. Looking up at Qingcheng Mountain, which was close at hand, the lush mountains shrouded in clouds and mist had become blurred at the moment.

Retracting his gaze, the middle-aged man smiled, "Little fairy, my carriage and horses are bumpy, and I have never entered the water." I wonder if I can go up the mountain to rest for a while and take a sip of the mountain spring? ”

"This ......" Obviously, the real person Yunyou has not explained how to answer such a question before. Xiao Daotong was a little embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but the two people in front of him really didn't look like they were fake, especially the person behind him had dry lips and a red face, and he was obviously thirsty for a long time.

"I can only sit for a while, drink the water and leave!" Dao Tong was a little uneasy, and explained again before the two of them went up the mountain.

"It's nature!" The middle-aged man nodded with a smile.

"Qingcheng is secluded in the world" is worthy of its name, just after walking through the mountain gate, the middle-aged man felt a chill in his heart. Different from the cold of winter and the coolness of the summer breeze, the coolness of Qingcheng Mountain is like washing people, and the whole body is refreshing and cool, which is intoxicating.

The master and servant followed Dao Tong to step on the thousand-step Dan ladder and slowly walked towards the mountain Changguan.

"I don't know the name of the fairychild?" The stairs are long, although the scenery of Qingcheng Mountain is pleasant, but the middle-aged man is not in a quiet mood and cannot appreciate it, so he asked about the situation of Daotong.

"The real person cherishes me, and the name is Shanshui!" Dao Tong was obviously very satisfied with the name, and his innocent and lovely face was full of light when he said it.

"Good as water, good name!" The middle-aged man complimented, then stopped, looked up and said with a smile: "I've seen a little real person!" ”

"A real man!" When Xiao Daotong saw the person standing at the end of the stairs, he immediately fell to his knees in panic.

"Shanshui, you are not allowed to eat dinner today! There is also a cleaning of the fallen leaves in front of the permanent view! The man standing at the end of the stairs said in a cold voice.

"Yes!" Like a frosted eggplant, Xiao Dao Tong shrugged his arms and slowly walked upward.

"It was I who wanted to ask for a bowl of water to drink, and the little fairy boy was kind enough to let us in. Isn't the real man blaming us for such a punishment? The middle-aged man explained with a smile.

"You are a nobleman, I am a little Taoist, how dare you punish the king of a country?" The voice of the person at the end of the stairs was still cold, and his face was arrogant, and he did not give the middle-aged man any affection. Even if standing in front of him is the king of a country, the emperor of today's Great Chu - Chen Yuanxi!

"The people of Xuanyang Dao are really as rumored, cold as ice." Emperor Dachu took one step at a time, and when he walked three or four steps in front of the Xuanyang Daoist, he stopped.

Three or four steps are not much apart, but you still have to look up. Emperor Dachu's voice was calm, "I wonder if the Venerable Master Taidu can see me?" ”

The mountain breeze blows, and the green clothes and white robes of Xuanyang Dao people move with the wind. There was a hint of indifference on his jade-like face. "Presumably, Your Majesty has learned from the boy that the master has traveled all over the world. I can't solve your majesty's doubts! ”

"I don't know when the widow angered the real person, and let the real person avoid it so much." The emperor crossed the Xuanyang Daoist and looked at the majestic Changguan, "The widow is nearly forty years old. As the ancients said, forty knows the destiny of heaven. There is also a saying that the destiny of heaven cannot be violated. But all things have spirits, and all beings have wishes. Real people are immortals, and they should seek the welfare of all beings, but now they regard the people in the world as ants. I, the master of living things, the sect of prosperity, how can I see that I cannot be saved from death? ”

"Your Majesty knows that the mandate of heaven cannot be violated, so why should you go against the sky? There are more than 200 Great Chu Guozuo, and His Majesty has already been an ancient man at that time, so why bother with such idleness? Xuanyang Daoist looked back at the emperor who was praised by the people, and sighed, "Your Majesty, don't let the country break because of a momentary mood!" ”

"Could it be that the people of the world are just momentary in the eyes of real people?" The Emperor turned around angrily and asked.

"Since Your Majesty is so persistent, knowing that you can't ask for it, then please come with me!" After that, the Xuanyang Daoist walked to a small road next to Changguan.

The forest path was leisurely winding, and the two walked for a long time before they came to a gazebo. "Your Majesty, the master is waiting inside!" After the Xuanyang Daoist finished speaking, he stood aside, looking at his nose and his heart.

Although he has been in charge of the world for many years, he is still a little surprised to say that someone is waiting for him in front of an empty pavilion, Rao is the emperor who has seen too many rare and strange things. But look at the indifferent expression of the Xuanyang Daoist next to him. After thinking about it, the emperor stepped into the pavilion.

The body seemed to be suspended in the air, and before he could get used to it, the emperor felt his feet on the ground. When you look around, you find yourself in another world, a beautiful wonderland.

As far as the eye can see, a high pavilion lives on the top of the Dan Cliff, and the cliff below it hangs upside down and above the rippling blue waves. Nearby, the clouds and mist are shrouded, the cranes are singing in it, and the long bridge of flowing water looms. In front of me, there is a long bridge extending between the clouds, and I don't know how long it is.

The emperor looked left and right, but when he didn't see the master of Xuanyang Dao, he was a little puzzled. At this time, a light boat swept through the water and came to the emperor. The Emperor looked at the rickety boat and stepped in.

In that book, which recorded many royal secrets, the emperor once saw a record of Qingcheng Dongtian. Legend has it that Qingcheng Cave Heaven is the result of the immortal Li Qingyu's prayer to the fairy world. The immortals of Qingcheng Mountain will enter the cave sky before they ascend to the immortals, and wait for the time to come.

"Could it be that Taidu Zhenren is about to become an immortal?" The Emperor looked up at the pavilion that was getting closer and closer, and his heart became more and more urgent. If Taidu Zhenren really wants to become an immortal, then everything he has worked so hard to plan will be in vain.

Qingzhou didn't know the emperor's thoughts, but still slowly and leisurely, staggering down the flowing water, flowing towards Danya. But the emperor couldn't wait, he stood up, "Taidu Zhenren, Wudu Chen Yuanxi has something to ask for, and I hope that the real person will show up!" ”

The emperor's voice was very loud, startling a pool of white cranes. In the neighing of the white crane, the emperor only felt that the light boat was shaking, and the light boat on the flowing water had disappeared. By the time the Emperor had stabilized his mind, he found himself in the room.

The layout of the room is simple and quaint, without too many decorations, only the three pillars of incense in the center of the room are burning in the quaint incense burner. Behind the incense burner, an old Taoist with a pale face and a white beard was looking at the emperor with a whisk in his hand.

"The descendants of Wudu Chen Shun have seen real people!" Even a secular emperor, in front of a true immortal, needs to put down his posture. The emperor bowed deeply and greeted Taidu Zhenren.

"Your Majesty, be polite!" The old Taoist calmly accepted the emperor's salute, "What Your Majesty asked, the old Taoist has already heard. But the destiny is hard to disobey, even the old way can't do anything. I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins. ”

"Could it be that all living beings in the world are not even as good as ants in the eyes of real people? Buddhism has a saying that saving a life is better than creating a seven-level floating slaughter. What's more, millions of lives in this world! ”

"Your Majesty is cautious!" As if the emperor said something that should not be said, Taidu Zhenren looked displeased, and the dust in his hand flickered, and ripples spread out in the room.

"Please forgive the real person!" The emperor, who knew that he had lost his words, once again bowed deeply.

"If you don't have to do it, you should accept it. Your Majesty is also a person who reads poetry and books, why is he so obsessed? Taidu Zhenren waved the dust, and phantoms appeared in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty is neither the first to know the secret and rebel against the will of Providence, nor will he be the last. But in all dynasties, so many eloquent masters, why did no one succeed? Everything is certain. If Your Majesty wants the blessings of future generations to continue, then dispel the idea and return to the right track! ”

Looking at the phantom in front of him, those heroes and talents were all dead under the will of heaven. The obsession in the emperor's heart was a little shaken, but in a trance, the emperor seemed to remember something. His eyes were firm again.

The emperor's changes naturally can't escape the eyes of the old Taoist, and when he sees this, the old Taoist sighs.

"Since the real people are unwilling to help, the widows are no longer reluctant. But I hope that the real person will look at the face of all living beings and give that thing to the widow. ”

"Why is Your Majesty so persistent, why can't you learn from the emperor of the previous dynasty?"

"A gentleman has something to do and something not to do. As an emperor, you should work for the well-being of the people of the world! The Emperor bowed deeply for the third time.

"In that case, for Chen Shun's sake, I'll hand over that thing to you!" After that, the old Taoist waved the dust in his hand, and a stone as blue as the deep sky appeared in front of Emperor Chen Yuanxi.

The emperor stretched out his hands and carefully took the bluestone, wanting to open his mouth to thank Taidu Zhenren, but the old Taoist brushed the dust again, and the emperor disappeared from the room.

After a long time, there were ripples in the room again, and the Xuanyang Daoist appeared in the attic.

"Master!" Xuanyang Daoist made a gesture to Taidu Zhenren.

"Xuanyang. What are your thoughts on this? ”

"Stupid!" The Xuanyang Daoist showed no mercy in his evaluation of the so-called Great Chu Emperor.

"Stupid, but also kind-hearted!" The old Taoist obviously regretted the choice of the Great Chu Emperor. "Xuanyang, how many years have you been in my door?"

"Four out of twenty, Master."

"Before I knew it, twenty-four years had passed. It's also time to become a teacher! ”

"Master!" Although he had been prepared in his heart, when he heard it with his own ears, Xuanyang was still unwilling to accept it.

"You and I are both cultivators, so we should be happy about this." Taidu Zhenren smiled and brushed his beard, "After the teacher leaves, you will be the master of Qingcheng Temple." Qingcheng Guan has been the master of the past dynasties, and he has to travel down the mountain in the first three years after taking over the master. After I feather, you go down the mountain! ”

"Obey the teacher's orders!"

"Watch the sky at night for the teacher, then there will be a vision in Jiangnan Road, you can go and check it on behalf of the teacher!"

After speaking, Taidu Zhenren closed his eyes and ascended to immortality.

In March of the sixth year of Yuanxing, Qingcheng Mountain Taidu Zhenren feathered and ascended to immortal. In April of the same year, Emperor Chen Yuanxi of Chu Taizongwen died. The eleven-year-old crown prince Chen Ning ascended the throne as the emperor and changed his name to Yonghui!