Chapter 40 A Clear View on Danxia Mountain
Danxia Mountain Tiger stands on the side of the Poyang Lake Plain, belongs to the Wuyi Mountains, because of its majestic mountain, the rock is deep and solid, the intersecting blocky sandstone and conglomerate, after erosion, the cliff is steep, straight like the fortress of the man-made solid and majestic shore, and I don't know that it is made in heaven and earth. The peaks and cliffs are cuiwei, the river is rushing, the red cliffs are standing in all directions, the woods are complex, and it is a real natural wonder. Therefore, there is a poem "Danxia sandwiches the bright moon, and the stars come out of the clouds" and gets the name of Danxia.
The mountain is extremely dangerous, the clouds and mist are like a fairyland, after noon, the clouds and mist are dissipated, revealing the red rock wall, or isolated into a column, like a spear straight into the sky, or like mushrooms after the rain, the peaks gather and become a forest. Danxia Mountain in late autumn, the color is like splashing ink, red, green, yellow and blue are gradually dyed.
Xin Yifan, Li Chengran, Ye Zilan, Qiao Minshan and his entourage followed Zhou Shijiang, Sun Maocai and others in a mighty manner, and were strolling on the mountain path at this time, and their destination was Shangqing Town, where the descendants of the Heavenly Master lived for generations.
Shangqing Town is hidden in the mountains, it is the Taoist system of the Heavenly Master Dao, and it is also the place where the people of the world are fascinated.
Because Shangqing Town is not connected to the road, everyone can only go on foot, not that the road cannot be repaired, but if the road is built, the entire Danxia landform will be destroyed, and taking a car to Shangqing Town will not show the firmness of the Taoist heart.
Zhou Shijiang and Sun Maocai, who were in their old age, were on crutches and did not need to be helped, like Xin Yifan, Li Chengran and other young people, they walked straight from the foot of the mountain to Shangqing Town in the mountains, and they did not see any fatigue, and the two of them were very familiar with the road into the mountain, and they seemed to be frequent visitors here.
Xin Yifan and the others have felt lighter and lighter since they were connected with the Holy Bone, and this mountain road is the feeling of taking a walk after dinner for everyone.
The descendants of the Heavenly Master do not all live in the Taoist temple, most of them have an industry in the copper city under the mountain, and most of the descendants are not Taoist priests, only those children and grandchildren who have excellent qualifications and are dedicated to the Tao will enter the temple to practice, but the direct descendants have to participate in the practice.
After Sun Zhou and the two old men took Xin Yifan and Li Chengran to Shangqing Town, someone immediately came out to greet them, about sixty years old, wearing a cyan robe, with a bun on his head, his hair was half white, his face was thin, and his eyes were bright. With that, the old Taoist stretched out his hand and signaled, and then led the way forward.
Xin Yifan wanted to laugh when he heard this old Taoist call himself "Xiaodao", this is still young?
Li Chengran was puzzled when he saw Xin Yifan's smiling expression on the side, and then looked at Ye Zilan next to him with Xin Yifan's expression, and suddenly understood, but he also pursed his lips and didn't make a sound, only Qiao Minshan on the side didn't know what the three of them were laughing at, but she didn't care very much, just followed Xin Yifan.
The old Taoist took everyone to a Taoist temple, Xin Yifan looked up and saw the word "Shangqing" written on the plaque, I don't know if this Shangqing town is named after this Taoist temple, or this Taoist temple is named after this town.
Just enter the door to see the monks who came to burn incense, believers are very many, the old Taoist priest did not stay here, but from the side door to enter with the people to the back mountain, until I saw a "tourist stop" sign, and only to see a small courtyard, the plaque with cursive writing "clean" two words, the old Taoist priest buckled the door knocker knocked a few times, soon there was a light sound, the door opened, there was a middle-aged Taoist priest standing inside, said to the old Taoist priest: "Senior brother, Sun Tuesday monk and guests have been brought, right?"
The old Taoist priest said: "Senior brother, Gu has been brought." The middle-aged Taoist priest nodded and walked out of the small courtyard door, and when he saw Sun Erlao and Xin Yifan waiting at the door, he also said, "Two laymen, good, good." ”
Elder Sun also returned the salute and said, "Dao Ancestor is merciful." Then the middle-aged Taoist priest made a gesture of please, and everyone entered the small courtyard under the leadership of Sun Erlao, and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard a hearty laugh: "Hahaha... Two old friends, you are polite!" After that, he bowed and said, "Two old friends, good, good." The second elder returned the salute and said, "Lingheng Dao Chang, good, good." ”
This Taoist etiquette Xin Yifan and others are considered to have seen it, it is really a bit cumbersome, if he is not crazy like this every day, it is no wonder that there are fewer people who are willing to be Taoist priests now, and this red tape is a headache!
"Two old friends, this is Xin Jushi, right?" The person who spoke was a Taoist leader of the fairy wind bone, he couldn't tell how old he was, but his hair was white, and his skin was not wrinkled like Sun Erlao, he looked like he was in his fifties at most, and he was also wearing a cyan Taoist robe, wearing a mixed yuan scarf, green cloth round shoes on his feet, white cloth high socks, and trousers in the sock tube.
Xin Yifan arched his hand at a loss and said, "The Taoist is good, the junior is Xin Yifan." ”
"People outside the Xin Jushi Fang don't have to be polite, come and sit in the house. The white-haired old Taoist said, let the queen invite everyone into the house, and then a Taoist priest served tea to everyone.
This is a spacious living room, the hall is authentic with Sanqing portraits and incense cases, next to a set of wooden sofas, and soft cushions on it, Xin Yifan thought that the white-haired and old-fashioned living room was like in ancient times, but when he came in, he saw that it was no different from an ordinary farmhouse.
"Dao Ling Heng Sanren, Xin Jushi can be called at will. Lingheng Sanren said.
"Lingheng Dao is polite, and the younger generations dare not make mistakes. Xin Yifan had no choice but to reply in a crepe manner.
"Xin Jushi, Dao Qu said bluntly, I heard from two old friends, Xin Jushi has discovered the method of opening the divine power of the spirit bone?"
"Yes, Dao Chief, the junior stumbled upon a way to gain strength from spirit bones. Xin Yifan replied.
"Would you like to teach me?" said Lingheng Sanren stood up and made a long gesture to Xin Yifan, this action made Xin Yifan hurry up and gestured according to his appearance: "Dao Chief, you are tormenting the juniors!"
"There is no elder or young in the Daomen, and the master is the teacher! Xin Jushi does not need to be surprised, if the layman is willing to teach me this method of opening, he is Mr. Lingheng. Lingheng stood up and said.
"Dao Chief, I can try, but I don't know if it will work. Xin Yifan said.
"Then thank you. After Ling Heng finished speaking, he then said to the middle-aged Taoist priest on the side: "Gao Xuan, please Linggu." ”
The middle-aged Taoist priest said, "Yes, Master." Then he turned and walked out of the living room.
Soon, the middle-aged Taoist priest came in with a box, Xin Yifan noticed that the box was made of copper, and there was an old-fashioned lock on the outside, and the middle-aged Taoist priest respectfully placed the box on the coffee table in front of Ling Hengsanren. Lingheng Sanren took out a bunch of keys from his waist, found one of them and opened the copper box, revealing a spirit bone inside, and the runes on it could be seen, Xin Yifan took a closer look and found that it was a vertebrae.
"This spirit bone is something obtained by my nineteenth generation Heavenly Master, and it has been passed down to me for more than 1,300 years for forty-eight generations. Ling Heng Sanren said, he didn't care about the people present, and directly picked up the spirit bone and handed it to Xin Yifan.
Xin Yifan took the spirit bone and carefully looked at this vertebrae, this is the fifth holy bone he has ever seen, and it is also a vertebrae, the runes on it make him feel very familiar, listening to the introduction of Ling Heng Sanren This spirit bone was obtained more than 1,300 years ago, and it was obtained by the nineteenth generation of heavenly masters, he estimated that it was the time when Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty came to power after the martial arts, at this time Li Tangzun Laozi was the ancestor of the surname Li, and Taoism was prosperous.
Xin Yifan thought while looking at this holy bone, there were no red and blue silk threads in the holy bone, and the runes were very clear, so Xin Yifan asked: "Dare to ask Dao Chief, has anyone in your sect ever obtained divine power on this spirit bone?"
Ling Heng Sanren shook his head and said: "My Heavenly Master Dao Secret Book is contained, since the establishment of the Sect Ancestor, my sect has obtained a total of six spirit bones, this is the last piece left, and the rest have all ascended with the ancestors of the past dynasties!"
"Flying away?" Xin Yifan muttered in his heart, "It can't be that these ancestors were hung by the electricity in the holy bones." ”
"Dao Chief, I don't really understand the meaning of Ascension, have they all disappeared?" Xin Yifan asked.
Ling Heng Sanren nodded and said: "Flying in the day is the pursuit of my Taoist cultivators, and the five ancestors have indeed ascended with spiritual bones, and my sect classics will not record them indiscriminately. ”
"Dao Chief, when was the last ancestor who ascended, and is there a description of those spirit bones that flew up with the ancestor, that is, I want to know what those spirit bones look like. Xin Yifan asked again.
Ling Heng Sanren pondered for a while before he arrived: "The last ancestor who ascended was in the Ming Chenghua period, and most of the spirit bones were not described in detail, but it was precisely because of this spirit bone that my twenty-first generation ancestor realized the ninety-nine Heavenly Master talismans from above. ”
Hearing Ling Hengsanren's answer, Xin Yifan realized that the holy bone with runes could still have this effect.
"Dao Chief, then let's try it now, do you think it's right here?" Xin Yifan asked.
"Come with me, layman. Lingheng stood up and motioned for Xin Yifan to follow him, and the two came to a quiet room next to the living room, with seats and futons in the room.
"Layman, please be seated. Ling Hengsan said to Xin Yifan, and instructed him to do it, and then arrived: "Layman, what else do you need to prepare?"
"No, I'll try to sense the spirit bones first. Xin Yifan said, concentrating his mind on this vertebrae, and soon felt the beating and change of the rune, which was similar to the way of the ulna, and gradually his consciousness left his body and began to spread around the quiet room.
Every brick and tile, every grass and tree in the small courtyard has entered his mind, hey! In a house in the middle of the courtyard, a little Taoist priest is playing with his mobile phone, and there is a strange smile on his face.
This directly lifted Xin Yifan's consciousness back into his body!
"Layman, have you succeeded?" asked Linghengsan.
"Ahh Xin Yifan said loudly, but there was a picture in front of him from the little Taoist phone.