Chapter 25, the good old man (5K)
How tall is 2,7800 zhang?
Great Xia takes five feet as a step, every three hundred and sixty steps is one mile, and one zhang is ten feet, that is, one hundred and eighty zhang is one mile.
Two thousand seven or eight hundred zhang, which is about fifteen miles.
If this concept is not clear enough, then there is another reference - when the army marches, it travels about thirty miles a day. Set off from Bazhai in the morning, stop and rest after walking fifteen miles, and have lunch by the way.
Outside of many towns, there are small villages such as "Wuli Pavilion", "Ten Mile Pavilion", and "Half Cheng Pavilion". Among them, the "half-way pavilion" is probably the limit of what the town can actually protect, beyond this range, the news came, and the army rushed to it, basically nothing was too late.
Of course, martial arts masters are not among them.
The height of Suitao Mountain is equivalent to straightening the road between a city and the "halfway pavilion".
In the world of Pan Long's previous life, the world's tallest peaks are almost at this height. But in fact, it is very far away - there is no concept of "altitude" in the world of Kyushu, and the height of a mountain refers to the vertical distance from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.
In other words, if Suitaoshan moved to the world of his previous life, it would probably be to move the world's highest peak to the eastern coast along with the plateau below as the foundation.
...... Well, maybe the ground will not be able to bear it.
This height is really a bit powerful, even if the cloud beast can step on the clouds, hundreds of feet above the ground, and even level with the clouds that fly low, but for Suitao Mountain, it is still far away.
When they arrived at Suitao Mountain, the Yunsheng Beast could only fly up the hillside. At the beginning, Pan Long could clearly see the towns and villages at the foot of the mountain, which was very like aerial photography. But gradually the clouds obscured the view, and when the clouds passed, all you could see was a chessboard-like landscape. Further up, when we got closer to the top of the mountain, there were only some blurry colors left on the ground, and I could barely tell where the farmland was and where the village was, and that was it.
"That's really high enough!" Pan Long sighed, "It's the first time I've been to such a high place!"
"Suitao Mountain is actually not too high. Grandfather Ren Anmin said, "If you have the opportunity to visit Yingjie Peak, the main peak of Qionglai Mountain, you will understand what 'high' is." ”
Pan Long recalled for a moment and asked, "Is it the legendary Yingjie Peak that is more than 10,000 feet high?"
"That's right, and...... That's not a legend. ”
Pan Long imagined the real peak, and couldn't help but be amazed.
It's only 2,7800 zhang, which is already so high, 10,000 zhang...... If this was placed in the world of the previous life, I am afraid that even the stratosphere would have come out, right?
"If I have the chance, I must go and see it!"
"That requires you to at least cultivate first. Ren Anmin said, "At that height, as long as it is still a living creature that needs to breathe, there is no way to survive." It is necessary to be able to exchange breath directly with the outside world without relying on the mouth, nose, heart and lungs, in order to be able to live at that height. ”
He smiled and said, "Actually, Yingjie Peak is not the highest mountain. If you have the chance, you can try to climb the Great and Small Tien Shan Mountains, which are said to have peaks of more than 20,000 zhang. As for the legendary 48,000-zhang Kunlun Yujing, it is probably difficult for even a real grandmaster to climb up......"
He looked at the sky from afar, and said with some sighs: "The world is vast, and in places we don't know, there may even be strange peaks and cliffs that only immortal immortals and Buddhas can climb. Even...... Even if it's an immortal Buddha or a demon god, there's probably no way to know how high the vast sky above us is. ”
"A few years ago, you debated with those useless uncles, and you said, 'When you see things with the naked eye, everything is near the big and far from the small.' It can be inferred from this that most of the stars we see at night are rounds of scorching red sun, but they are too far away from us, so we can only see a little starlight. The farthest distance in the earthly world is the distance between the beings in the earthly world and the stars'...... At that time, they were all shocked by you, and they were speechless. I was amazed when I told it afterwards. ”
Pan Long smiled awkwardly and explained, "I'm just guessing. ”
"I know you're just guessing, but it's a really spectacular and fascinating one. Ren Anmin said, "I thought at the time, if one day I become an immortal Buddha and can live forever, I must fly out of the sky, go to the vast sea of stars to chase those stars, and see with my own eyes how those huge fireballs like the scorching sun become tiny stars seen on the ground." ”
"I'm afraid it will take a lot of time. ”
"5,000 years, 10,000 years...... Anyway, the immortal Buddha is immortal and immortal, and there is enough time. ”
The two ancestors and grandsons rode on the Yunsheng Beast, talking and chatting, and they saw that they had reached the top of the mountain.
It's amazing, the more you go to the top of the mountain, the lower the temperature and the thinner the air, and the rest is simply trekking in the snowy mountains. But as I walked, it suddenly warmed up, the air returned to normal, and even the snow on the surrounding mountain roads disappeared without a trace, and the vegetation was lush and lush, and it didn't look like it was on the top of a very high mountain, but on the ground.
Pan Long was taken aback, and then understood that this was the legendary "Cave Heaven and Blessed Land".
Legend has it that the Immortal Buddha does not live in the red dust, but in the so-called Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Although those caves and blessed lands are still in the world, they are already very different from mortal dust, and they are not mysterious.
Now it seems that the top of Suitao Mountain is a blessed place.
"Dad hasn't told me for so many years that the top of Suitao Mountain is like this!" Pan Long muttered in a low voice, "If I had known, I would have followed even if I was noisy back then......"
He immediately realized that even if he was noisy back then, he probably wouldn't be able to get up.
The road in the snow-capped mountains was bitterly cold, and the air was so thin that it was hard to breathe. With his current cultivation, he still feels a little struggling. If he really wanted to come up, he would probably die on the road......
The road was now as flat as flat ground, Pan Long dismounted with his grandfather, and let the Yunsheng beast go to the side to graze, and the two of them tidied up their appearances and walked forward along a path paved with stones.
After walking about 100 steps, I went around a rock wall and saw a large peach forest in front of me.
Countless peach trees bloom a little, and some of them bear fruit, and the sweet fragrance fills the air, which is a bit intoxicating. Countless red and white flowers complement each other, and there are even more fruitful branches that bend the branches, which looks very attractive.
"The peach forest here is actually the descendant of the fairy peach tree in the middle. Ren Anmin said, "Wait a minute, we will meet the ancestors, we will stay on the top of the mountain for one night." If you're interested, you can have peaches for dinner. ”
"Since these peaches are bred by the fairy peach tree, they should also be a little strange, right?" Pan Long asked curiously, "When you eat it...... Is it really okay?"
"No problem, you can't eat as fast as they do. Ren Anmin smiled, "As for the supernatural...... Anyway, when I was a child, I ate this peach more than once until I was holding on, and I didn't feel the slightest miracle at all. The descendants of the immortal Buddha are still mortals, and the descendants of the immortal peach tree are naturally still ordinary peach trees. ”
Pan Long was a little disappointed - he was still thinking that if this peach was really miraculous, he could pick a few and put them in the dimensional bag, and bring them to his grandfather when he returned to his hometown in the future.
As for Daddy...... Forget it, this peach is delicious at first glance, Dad must have eaten all-you-can-eat peaches here at the beginning, but he didn't even bring a peach to himself, it's just hateful!
There's a panacea or something, so it's okay to bring some to him. But the delicious and delicious food is not his share!
The two walked through the peach forest, and Pan Long vaguely felt that these peach trees seemed to move, and he didn't know if it was his own illusion, or if it was true.
As I walked, my eyes suddenly opened up, but it was a rather vast open space. At the end of the clearing, there was a waterhole, and there were seven or eight simple wooden houses built next to the waterhole, and there were several men and women of different ages, in front of the wooden houses, by the waterhole, posing and practicing boxing.
At a glance, Pan Long recognized that they were practicing the widely circulated "Great Emperor Baisheng Boxing", which is said to have been made by Emperor Jiazi, and it could not be used to kill the enemy to win, but to strengthen the body of the soldiers under his command, similar to the broadcast gymnastics of his previous life.
He naturally knows this set of boxing methods - there are probably few people in the world who practice martial arts who can't. It's just that including him, when the martial artists in the world practice this set of boxing techniques, they only want to stretch their muscles, move their muscles and bones, and practice until their bodies are slightly hot, so they should take a break, and then start practicing serious kung fu.
But the men and women in front of them are different, they do their best in every move, tired and sweaty, obviously not "exercise" or "warm up", but hard work.
(What is there to practice hard in the Emperor's Yum Boxing? Is this going to participate in the radio drill competition, or is it going to participate in the square dance conference?)
Pan Long was a little unimpressed, but Ren Anmin showed a little envy.
"These are all the children of the ancestors, and if they can learn and succeed, they can even be accepted by him. He said.
"Oh, how many disciples did the old ancestor accept?"
Ren Anmin smiled and didn't say anything.
Pan Long understands in seconds.
No matter how many apprentices the old ancestor had received before, at least there was not a single one in the group in front of him.
It may even be ...... The ancestors never confiscated their apprentices at all, because none of these "boys" could "learn and succeed".
He thinks this is normal, the Emperor Yum Boxing is, to put it bluntly, radio gymnastics, and he has achieved something by practicing radio gymnastics? It's just a joke.
Broadcasting gymnastics, proper practice should help strengthen the body and prolong life. Can you practice like them...... I always feel that not only will I not be able to get results, but I will hurt myself.
(Is Emperor Jiazi's kung fu necessarily good? Isn't the old ancestor still a star chaser?)
Ren Anmin took Pan Long and walked forward for a while, came to a thatched hut that was obviously separated from other houses, saluted, and said respectfully: "Ancestor, the younger generations have brought outstanding descendants to meet you. ”
Pan Long also saluted, but he didn't know what to say, hesitated, and could only say, "Meet the ancestor." ”
After about a second or two, an old voice came from inside the hut.
"It turned out to be the child of the hairy boy who came here a while ago. In the blink of an eye, you're so old - time flies. ”
As he spoke, a gray-haired old man walked out. He looked very old, even his back was a little hunched, he was on crutches, and he even felt a little trembling when he walked.
Just looking at him like this, no one could have imagined that he was a world-famous great master, a world-famous figure who had reached the end of the world and was not far from the realm of immortals and Buddhas.
But when he looked up at Pan Long, Pan Long felt as if he was being hit by a huge searchlight, and he could barely open his eyes, and it was as if a strong wind was blowing in his face, so that he could hardly stand.
But the feeling was fleeting, and there was only the old man with a slight hunch.
The old man smiled and said kindly: "Well, you are indeed much better than your father, and in the hundreds of years of the Ren family, there are only two or three people who can compare with you, and they can be called geniuses." ”
Pan Long was taken aback, but he didn't expect that the old ancestor could see his qualifications just by looking at it.
His qualifications were not good, but he was probably outstanding, and he was able to get to the top of the class and even the whole school by working hard. "Genius" is definitely not counted, at most it is "talent".
But since receiving the blessing of the Four Braves, the situation has been different.
Lawrence, the president of the Magical Society, gave him the blessing of "inspiration in the head, wisdom in the heart, and success in learning", and this blessing called "Wisdom of the Sage" improved his ability to learn and comprehend, in other words, to improve his qualifications.
Now his qualifications are really good, it is not an exaggeration to describe it with words like "one in a thousand", it is indeed a real genius level.
It's just that...... How did the ancestors use "looking" to judge the qualifications of others? Could it be that it is really a wonderful method of the immortal family?
"When you cultivate to the unity of heaven and man, you will naturally have such an ability. The old ancestor said lightly, "What a person's qualifications are, you can see from the closeness of his relationship with the surrounding heaven and earth vitality. And qualifications are important and important, but they are not important...... Actually, that's what happened. The cultivation of the innate realm is a process of changing qualifications. Every real grandmaster, no matter what his starting point is, can be called a first-class genius, and compared to you, he is even better. ”
Pan Long immediately understood that his thoughts had been seen through by his ancestors.
He immediately lowered his head, one to show respect, and the other to hide the expression on his face.
"What's your name?"
"Back to my ancestors, my name is Pan Long. ”
"Did you get the table word?"
"Not yet. ”
"Then after eating the fairy peach, I'll pick up a table for you. The old ancestor still said lightly, "Your qualifications are so good, you deserve a fairy peach." ”
Ren Anmin was immediately overjoyed, although he didn't dare to laugh out loud, his face was like a flower.
The old ancestor sighed lightly again and said, "Actually, it's best to give you all those peaches." It's a pity, life is a last resort. I can only give you a peach, and I can't let you eat it alone. ”
"There is a fairy peach, which is already an unexpected joy. Pan Long replied, "The kid doesn't dare to ask for too much. ”
"What's the 'dare' about this?" the old ancestor shook his head, "I found the fairy peach back then, and I ate it all by myself without saying a word, and I didn't even leave one to others-Pan Long, in life, the chivalrous and righteous return to the chivalrous and righteous, but the benefits that should be fought for must be fought for, and the benefits that can be won must be obtained." It's better for the good to fall into the hands of good and clever people than to those fools or scoundrels, right?"
Pan Long raised his head in surprise and saw that the old ancestor raised his eyebrows at him, and suddenly showed a bit of youth and cunning.
"Don't think I'm old-fashioned, and don't think that we decent people have to endure hardships and enjoy the last...... That's not right! I give and I deserve to reap. I do good deeds, I do chivalrous deeds, I give more than others, so why shouldn't I get more than others?"
"Emperor Jiazi has a cloud 'the greater the power, the greater the responsibility'. A good person who is willing to be responsible for himself, others, the common people, and the world should naturally pursue greater power. Are you right?"
Before Pan Long could reply, the old ancestor said: "Moreover, it is not easy to be a good person! Bad people can be insidious and despicable, they can be unscrupulous, they can be unreasonable, they can kill innocents indiscriminately, they can go crazy, they can call friends and form a party, they can be embarrassed, and they can be complicit...... What about us good people? We must be reasonable, we must be temperate, we must care about the means, and we must care about the will of the people...... We have a thousand and ten thousand kinds of bondage. ”
"Pan Long, it's not easy to be a good person!"
Pan Long looked at the old ancestor's face that suddenly looked a little excited and sad, and he couldn't help but redden.
"You're right, be a good person...... It's so hard!"
"Yes, it's too easy to be a bad person, it's too difficult to be a good person!" the old ancestor sighed, "because of this, we good people must work hard to strengthen our strength." The more points we have, the more points we have to succeed and win. Maybe it's this bit of strength that can save one more good guy, kill one more bad guy at a critical moment, and even protect yourself and defeat the enemy......"
"We have too many enemies, and we have too few helpers, so we are not qualified to be humble and must do everything we can to make ourselves stronger. ”
"Philistines can say that there is righteousness in the world. They can rely on the righteousness in the world, but we don't have to rely on it, because we ourselves are their reliance, and we are the righteousness in the world. ”
When you choose the path of punishing evil and promoting good, when you choose to be a good person who has the courage to stand up and fight, you must be strong, because this is no longer your business alone, but the business of the whole world!"
Pan Long nodded again and again, feeling like he had met a bosom friend.
"I can tell you've been going through something very sad lately. Maybe because of these things, you start to doubt, whether the path you have chosen is right, whether you can persevere to the end, and even whether you can continue on this path. The old ancestor looked at Pan Long with a peaceful and warm gaze, "I have encountered this kind of thing more than once. I've doubted myself so many times that I've even wanted to just be a bad guy - after all, it's so much easier to be a bad guy than to be a good guy in this world. ”
He sighed and shook his head, "But, after all, I can't convince myself to be a bad guy. I can't see someone suffering and be indifferent, I can't see a bad guy not giving him a sword...... As a result, I can only continue to be a good person, continue to be nosy, and even ...... Established such a 'nosy' family. ”
"What about you? Can you convince yourself?"
Pan Long smiled bitterly: "I can't either." ”
"None of us can do it, we're all the kind of people who are born to fight those villains to the end, and one of them has to die to be the end. The old ancestor smiled and said, "So you don't need to have any worries, let go and fight and do it boldly." ”
"If anyone makes trouble for you, and you can't deal with him, come to Suitao Mountain. Old man, although I am old, I can still draw my sword. ”
He smiled, turned around and walked into the cabin: "Go, go." Remember to come and eat peaches on August 15. ”