Chapter 307: Entering the Palace
Who is Ling Zhengyang? The closed disciple of Master Zangyin, the founder of the Tianzheng Dao of the Maoshan School, and the true ancestor of Cha Wenbin! This person is talented and intelligent, and he was driven out of the division halfway and then enlightened the way and established a sect, and when he arrived at Cha Wenbin, Tianzheng Dao has been passed on for twenty-seven generations.
Seeing the ancestor, the first three bows and nine bows are the great gift. Cha Wenbin is mixed feelings, Tianzheng Dao is a small sect of Taoism, and he has collected disciples from generation to generation, so he would not expect the portrait of his ancestor to appear here, and it is also related to evil demons and evil ghosts such as "Golden Armor Dao Corpse".
"I think this person is eighty percent related to my sect, maybe it is really a certain generation of heads buried here, and I finally understand why he wants to rob me of the Great Seal." This result is no longer obvious, it really makes him very uncomfortable, who can accept that his ancestors have become evil ghosts in the Dao Sect that everyone gritted their teeth and harmed the Quartet?
Chaozi pointed to the portrait and said, "Is this really the ancestral master?" Then do we have to go in and dig out the nest, digging up our own ancestral grave is a big rebellion. ”
"I can't be sure if it's the ancestor or not, eighty percent can determine that it is the head of a certain generation of Tianzheng Dao, and since he has become a demon, he is no longer a person in my family, and good and evil have not been separated since ancient times. If he harms anyone, I will get rid of him. Look for it again and see if there are any other clues. ”
Zhuo Xiong held a flashlight in front of him, and found a stone tablet inside, and after wiping the dust off it, a row of small characters was revealed. "Brother Wen Bin, look, there seems to be an epitaph here."
The handwriting is neat and smooth, it is engraved with a knife, and after all the handwriting is cleaned out, the identity of this "Golden Armor Dao Corpse" is finally determined.
Chaozi translated the text on the stone tablet and said: "Lu Yantang, the word is clear, and the road number: Xuanchao." Born and during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, he was a person from the West Tianmu of Lin'an Mansion. As a young man in the army, he was first awarded General Xuanwu, promoted to General Xianwu, added General Credit, and served as a lieutenant of the cavalry. Forty into the door, worship the Tianzheng Khotanese Zidao people as a teacher, and later set up the fifteenth generation of the head of the Tianzheng Dao, died of illness at the age of seventy-eight. ”
Cha Wenbin silently took out three long incense sticks from the gossip bag, took a little dry food and put it in front of the portrait of the ancestor Ling Zhengyang, knelt down and said: "The ancestor is above, the disciple Cha Wenbin, the twenty-seventh generation descendant of the Tianzheng Dao, today has no intention of offending the master of the Xuanchao Divine Palace, just because there are evil demons in the door, disturbing the four towns and eight neighbors, and endangering the world." The disciple has no talent, so he has to risk death to visit the palace to get rid of the demons, correct my rules, and return my innocence. After three knocks, Cha Wenbin knelt down with incense and said: "Today's disciple wants to clean the door for the Tianzheng lineage, and hope that the master will bless him." After speaking, he prostrated three more times before getting up.
"I have listened to the master introduce the head of each generation, among which the master once specifically mentioned this Xuanchao master, this person was originally the four-rank cavalry general of Lin'an Mansion, and then he joined our faction wholeheartedly. It is said that this person is born with divine power, good Dao fate, and extremely high understanding, and is the most exquisite person in the Taoist method among the heads of our Tianzheng Dao in the past dynasties, and the master's evaluation is that he is very likely to have surpassed his ancestor Ling Zhengyang in cultivation, but he did not expect that he would finally embark on this road. ”
A little helplessness, a little coincidence, and more of that scarred heart added another catastrophe. Being a Taoist priest inevitably has to fight with evil ghosts and fierce spirits, and when one day the direction of the sword in his hand is the person who was once as high as a god in his heart, that kind of loneliness and apprehension is not something that ordinary people can experience.
The gaze in Cha Wenbin's eyes suddenly became firm, and he said to them: "He was a general who killed all sides in his lifetime, and he will be extremely fierce after his death, you three go out, just wait for me at the door." ”
Chaozi immediately waved his hand and said: "That's not good, how can we stand idly by, how powerful can a corpse that has been dead for almost a thousand years be, besides, none of us have ever been in such a place." The other two also expressed their reluctance to let Cha Wenbin go in alone.
"Don't say any more, this is a matter in my sect, and it's better for me to handle it myself. Although you are my brothers, you are not my people, and outsiders cannot interfere in the cleaning of the portal. Looking at their unwilling looks, Cha Wenbin's tone changed and said: "Don't worry, I have calculated for myself, there are still a few years to live, and you can't die if you go in this one, so you can go out and wait for me with peace of mind, but I can't show it when there are too many people." ”
Zhuo Xiong wanted to continue, but was stopped by Chaozi, he preemptively said: "Okay, okay, then we'll listen to you, blind man, Dashan, let's go." After winking at Zhuo Xiong, he pulled the mountain that had been muttering and went out first.
Looking at Zhuo Xiong with a reluctant face, Cha Wenbin persuaded: "Go, it's okay, just wait for me outside." ”
"Then take care." After saying that, he also left, and Cha Wenbin was the only one left in an empty tomb full of Taoist patterns. I'm afraid this is also fate, descendants always have a sense of awe in the face of their ancestors, but now they want to become enemies of sword talismans.
"Chaozi, what are you doing to leave him in alone?" Zhuo Xiong, who came out of the tomb, was very unhappy with Chaozi's performance just now.
Chaozi played with the shotgun in his hand and said: "What do you know, you don't know his character, the more dangerous the place, the more he won't let us go." Then he smiled and said, "Just because he won't let us go doesn't mean we won't go on our own." ”
"Oh" Dashan patted his head and said with a look of sudden realization: "You mean that we will secretly follow after Brother Wen Bin goes in." ”
"What do you mean by being secretive, we are not thieves, we will be killed openly in a while, I don't believe that the generals of the Cold Weapon Era can play with scouts with our guns!"
The tombs of Taoist priests have not been found much in archaeological activities in the past, or even very few, and most of the Taoist priests are poor, and this kind of tomb will not have many valuable cultural relics unearthed; The second is that Taoist priests are very particular about feng shui, and most of them will build their tombs very hidden.
The tombs of Taoist priests are a little different from those of civilians, and they are even more different from those of emperors and generals, and their tombs are more reflective of Taoist culture, mainly in the pursuit of ascending to immortals. No, what Cha Wenbin needs to push open is the first door: the Yang Gate.
The specifications of the tombs of the heads of Tianzheng Dao in the past dynasties are recorded: there are three doors in the room, yang, yin, and immortal. It represents the process of becoming an immortal from birth to death of a generation of leaders, and each gate represents what happened during this period of time. Passing through the three gates, which means the Three Realms, there will eventually be a Ascension Terrace to park the coffin.
There are also those who are cremated after being sitting, but the ashes are generally buried by descendants in this way. This is the specification of their Tianzheng Dao in the early years, and in modern times, especially within five generations, there is no head who has the ability to build such a tomb, and when it comes to the generation of Cha Wenbin's master Qingfeng Zhenren, there is only a thin-skinned coffin and a pile of loess.
Although Taoist priests have always emphasized pure cultivation, in the past, people practiced this native Chinese religion. As a Taoist priest, in addition to the basic expenses, often can accumulate a lot of incense money, some Taoist priests even enter the palace as an official, the official worship three products and two products. Ordinary Taoist priests open the altar to ensure the safety of one party, and the local squires and wealthy people will also donate money and materials, and the believers will also make efforts to build such a tomb for them, in order to represent the prosperity of Taoist incense.
In his early years, Xuan Chao was an official from the fourth grade, and he was fully capable of building such a tomb for himself, which was probably the most luxurious one in the history of the Tianzheng Dao.
The first stone door was closed, and the marks on the ground showed that the door had been opened recently, and Cha Wenbin only pushed it lightly to enter the door. There are murals on both sides of this door, telling the story of a young man who fought a horse for half a life and then worshiped the deeds of Taoism, and there is a picture in the mural that interests Cha Wenbin very much is that this person kneels on the ground and receives a big seal from another person with both hands to the sky, needless to say, this seal is now the big seal of the head of Cha Wenbin.
The second stone gate, which is ajar, depicts the eighteen layers of hell and depicts the tomb owner's death, surrounded by a group of evil spirits, to open an altar for the evil spirits who are struggling in the underworld.
The third stone door was completely open, and the brightness of the fire fold was not enough to illuminate the Shengxian Terrace inside, Cha Wenbin took a deep breath, strode in, and only then crossed the threshold, and the fire fold in his hand was immediately extinguished.
He tried to blow a few more breaths on the fire fold, and every time it lit up and immediately extinguished, he simply put it away, stood at the door and said: "Master Xuanzhu is above, and the disciple Sun Cha Wenbin bows, and I came here today, just to get back the big seal of the head of the Tianzheng Dao, and I have no intention of breaking into the Shizun Divine Palace. ”
Slowly, the fire fold in Cha Wenbin's hand lit up again, and he tried to take a step forward, but this time the fire was not extinguished. The miracle was a little smaller than he expected, and in the center was a giant stone turtle facing him, and on the back of the turtle, an uncolored white coffin was facing him