Volume 2 Chapter 29: Purple Gold, Purple Gold
Wudang Mountain, also known as Taibai Mountain. Since ancient times, it has been one of the holy places of Taoism. Wudang believes in the Emperor Zhenwu, and the origin of the word Wudang comes from the "Wudang" in "Seventy-two Peaks Dynasty Dading, only Zhenwu is enough to be the "Wudang". Since the Song Dynasty, Wudang began to create Zixiao Palace in the north of the big top to worship Xuanwu, officially determined the status of the main god of true martial arts, which has a history of more than 1,000 years.
Although compared with the Taoist ancestral court Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain looks a little "younger". However, this did not affect his unique position in Taoism. It can be said that it is the Wudang sect of Taoism that really promotes Taoist martial arts to the whole country!
Wudang martial arts is famous all over the world. Since ancient times, it has had the reputation of "South Shaolin and North Wudang". Many martial arts novels depict the martial arts of the Wudang faction. Among them, the most famous one is probably Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang faction. Zhang Sanfeng does have his own person in history, his real name is Zhang Tong, the word Junbao, the ancestor is a native of Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi, so he often claims to be a descendant of the Heavenly Master.
Zhang Sanfeng gathered all factions to fight against the Yuan Dynasty and fight against thieves, and became famous in the martial arts. He founded the school in Wudang, and his descendants have always stayed in Wudang. Today's head of the Wudang faction, Zhang Qingxu, is the 38th generation descendant of Zhang Sanfeng. (Some of the content is purely fictitious)
Zhang Qingxu's surname is Zhang Beichen, and his road name is Qingxu, and he is highly respected in the Wudang faction. His appearance is simple and unpretentious, he pays attention to frugality, has benevolence and righteousness, and is known as the style of an elder. The people in the rivers and lakes all respectfully call him the head of the Qing Beard Road.
Since succeeding to the head of Wudang, Zhang Qingxu has been committed to the inheritance and development of Wudang martial arts. With Wudang Mountain as the core, a number of branch dojos have been established across the country to carry forward the spirit of Wudang and inherit Wudang martial arts. Under its leadership, the Wudang faction is thriving, and its influence in Taoism is increasing. The young talents of the Wudang faction led by the sword saint Ye Jingfeng and Dugu Shangjun shined in the Taoist world. So far, he has been talked about by the younger generation of Wudang.
Zhang Qingxu has been running Wudang for many years and has made a lot of achievements, especially attaches great importance to the cultivation of successors. Some time ago, Zhang Qingxu received a letter from an old friend, which was about a request to accept an apprentice. The old friend's name is Sima Xuan, and he is an old friend of his. At that time, his grandson Zhang Jifeng had a serious illness when he was a child, and he found many doctors and doctors, but he was endless. Finally, by chance, I met this Dr. Sima. After Sima Xuan's careful treatment, his grandson's life was saved. Therefore, when he saw the other party's letter, Zhang Qingxu didn't say a word, and responded on the spot. However, what made Zhang Qingxu curious was that this Sima Doctor would actually accept apprentices. Sima Xuan, he had dealt with him for a long time back then, and he knew his personality very well. The requirements for medicine and medical skills are very strict, and the eyes of people are also very picky. This young man named Lin Peng can be accepted by him as a disciple, there must be something very special!
.....
After sleeping at the bottom of the mountain for a night, Lin Peng began to get up early in the morning and go up the mountain. Today is the day to meet the chief of the Qing Dynasty, but you can't delay the time!
It rained lightly last night, and a layer of white fog rose in the mountains in the early morning, which covered Wudang Mountain with a veil of mystery. Lin Peng carried the package on his back, stepped on the bluestone steps, and walked in this vast mountain, with the illusion of a fairyland. After a while, I was sweating all over, and I suddenly felt refreshed.
There were not many people going up the mountain in the morning, Lin Peng trotted all the way, while asking passers-by, he walked up the steps, and finally saw the blue tiles and red walls emerging in the vast fog. The gate of a temple precipitated with the breath of time appeared in front of Lin Peng.
"Your Excellency is Mr. Lin Peng, right?"
Before Lin Peng could speak, a young Taoist priest wearing a Taoist uniform outside the door asked.
"You... Know me?!"
Lin Peng looked the other party up and down, and asked with a look of surprise.
"I haven't seen it, but the family teacher just told me that a noble person is coming, let me wait here, I don't want to meet it. β
"How long have you been waiting for me?"
"It's not long, about five minutes. β
The little Taoist priest arched his hand again and said.
Lin Peng couldn't help but feel a chill on his back: Could this Qingshu Dao Chief have the ability to predict the future?!
"Sir, please come with me. β
The little Taoist priest had already walked to the front at this time and made a "please" gesture to Lin Peng.
"There's a long way to go. β
Lin Peng also learned from the other party and arched his hand.
Wudang is indeed a famous Taoist mountain with a long history, although many buildings have been renovated, but Lin Peng can still see the deep cultural precipitation from the bricks and tiles, between the buildings. There is a sense of history. He followed behind the little Taoist priest, through Taoist temples, and finally came to the door of a side room.
"The master is inside, sir, please come in. β
After the little Taoist priest finished speaking, he walked away, leaving Lin Peng alone outside the door.
Lin Peng stood outside the door, looked inside through the crack in the door, and saw a white-haired Taoist chief sitting upright in the room, meditating with his eyes closed.
"Virtuous nephew, why don't you come in and talk about it?"
The old Taoist seemed to see Lin Peng peeking outside the door, and couldn't help but say with a smile.
"Senior Lin Peng, meet Mr!"
When Lin Peng heard this, he quickly retracted his body and said.
"No need to be polite, your master and I are both old friends and benefactors, come in. β
Lin Peng cautiously pushed open the door and walked in.
There are very few furnishings in the house, only a bed, a table, two stools, and a few tea sets on the table, which also looks simple and elegant. The water inside the teapot seemed to be freshly boiled, and the spout of the teapot was still steaming.
"I've always been curious about what kind of young man would make Sima Xuan his protΓ©gΓ©. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. β
Zhang Qingxu looked Lin Peng up and down, and said with a smile.
"The Taoist has won the award, and the family teacher has been instructing me to take him to say hello to you. β
"Hmm. β
Zhang Qingxu nodded and continued: "Your business... I've heard from your master. To be honest, I don't approve of your approach. But since it is your master's request, I will teach you with all my might. As for how much you can learn, it depends on your personal creation. β
"Thank you, master, I will definitely do my best!"
Lin Peng hurriedly said.
"Don't rush to apprenticeship yet. β
Zhang Qingxu raised his hand and said.
"I'll take you to test your spiritual power first, and then find you a suitable master to teach you according to your spiritual talent. β
"Spiritual power?"
"It seems that your master hasn't told you about this... Well, let me explain it to you briefly. Everything has spirituality, and the so-called 'spiritual power' is a comprehensive concept. It consists of two major aspects: one's own 'soul power' and 'psychic power' that uses external 'spiritual power'. Whether it is what we Chinese call 'spiritual power' or what foreign countries call 'magic power', it is the same thing. β
Zhang Qingxu saw that Lin Peng was not too clear, so he briefly explained to him. Lin Peng nodded thoughtfully.
"Without further ado, I'll take you to the test now. β
Zhang Qingxu said, pressing down a wooden board on the wall. I only heard the sound of "click!", and a wall next to it turned violently, revealing a secret door!
"Come with me. β
Zhang Qingxu said, got up and walked into the secret passage.
Although Lin Peng was surprised, he didn't say anything, and honestly followed behind Zhang Qingxu and walked into the secret door.
The secret passage went down, Zhang Qingxu knocked on the wall next to him three times, and the surrounding walls immediately lit up with lights, just like the plot in the TV series. Lin Peng didn't expect that there was such a mechanism in his old man's bedroom! I couldn't help but feel the mystery of Zhang Qingxu.
The two walked down the dark passage, and after walking for about 10 minutes, a clearing appeared. It turned out that this was an underground dark room! Zhang Qingxu took off a wooden stick inserted in the wall, and gently blew on the end, and immediately lit a cluster of flames.
"Follow me, this underground dark room is huge, don't get lost. β
Zhang Qingxu looked back at Lin Peng and reminded.
"Okay!"
Lin Peng nodded, followed closely behind Zhang Qingxu, and walked along the labyrinthine underground dark room. After walking for about ten minutes, Lin Peng saw some light faintly coming from a place in front of him.
"Senior brother, are you finally here? We've been waiting for you for a long time. β
An old man's voice came from the bright light, Lin Peng rubbed his eyes, fixed his eyes, and saw two white-haired old Taoist priests standing there!
"This is Lin Peng, the young man mentioned in Sima Xuan's letter. β
Zhang Qingxu pulled Lin Peng to his side and introduced the two of them.
"Oh, that Sima Xuan's apprentice? β
The two old Taoist priests looked at Lin Peng and praised them one after another.
"Senior brother, since everyone has arrived, let's get started. β
One of the old Taoist priests seemed to be waiting a little impatiently, and reminded.
"Hmm. β
Zhang Qingxu nodded and said to Lin Peng, "This is the place where we in Wudang test the spiritual power of new beginner disciples every year. Normally, it's not open to outsiders, but today I made an exception to let you in. It's also to test your spiritual power. β
Zhang Qingxu said, took out a transparent stone from his pocket and placed it on the stone table in front of him.
"This is the 'touchstone', which is the ore refined by our Taoist family in a special way, and it is specially used for spiritual power testing. This stone is very sensitive to people's spiritual power, and will show different colors according to the size of the subject's spiritual power. But you don't know how to release and use your spiritual power yet, and you need a few of us to help you inject it into the 'touchstone'. β
"Virtuous nephew, offended!"
As he spoke, the two old Taoist priests on the side stretched out a hand and slapped Lin Peng's back hard! Lin Peng suddenly felt a vast air flow coming from his back, flowing along the various meridians of his body like a huge wave!
These two old monsters.....
Lin Peng's heart was shocked at this time, he felt a coercion from these two old Taoist priests that was even stronger than Dugu Shangjun!
"Nephew, hold the 'touchstone' and close your eyes. β
Zhang Qingxu saw that the two junior disciples had already begun to promote the flow of spiritual power in Lin Peng's body, and hurriedly reminded.
"Okay. β
Lin Peng stretched out a hand, held the transparent stone tightly, and slowly closed his eyes.
"Huh?!"
In the darkness, Lin Peng seemed to hear an exclamation from the three people in unison.
"Alright, open your eyes. β
After a while, Zhang Qingxu said.
"Dao Chief, how is it?"
Lin Peng opened his eyes and asked impatiently.
"Take him up first. β
Zhang Qingxu did not speak, but said to one of the old Taoist priests with a serious expression.
"Got it, brother. β
The old Taoist priest also had a solemn expression and walked towards the bedroom with Lin Peng.
"Senior brother, have you ever seen a purple-gold spiritual pressure?"
When the two walked away, the old Taoist priest who stayed behind asked curiously.
"No... Since I created the mountain in Wudang, I have never seen spiritual pressure of this color. The highest level is only 'red gold'. β
Zhang Qingxu shook his head and said.
"I've seen this kind of spiritual pressure in ancient books, but since the founding of Taoism, only one person has appeared. That is the founder of Taoism - Zhang Daoling!"
The old Taoist priest said with excitement on his face.
Zhang Qingxu didn't seem to listen to the other party, but fell into deep contemplation.
"Purple gold, purple gold... Purple is respected, gold is precious. Both colors have been symbols of emperors since ancient times. Could it be that ... This little ghost ....."