Thirty years ago, on a midsummer morning.

Xuanji Daoren, the third-generation head of the Qingyang faction, dressed in a bamboo green robe, was standing under the thousand-year-old pine in front of the gate of the Valley Shrine on the top of the ethereal peak, looking thoughtfully at the Nai He City in the mist under the mountain.

Nahe City, located in the East China Sea of the Dahua Dynasty Empire, on the bank of the Great River, is one of the four important pass cities second only to the royal capital Shenjing, and is also a famous city of mountains and seas, known for its rich silk, tea, pearls and ceramics, rich and prosperous as much as Shenjing, attracting the talents of the Central Plains of Dahua Kingdom to flock here one after another, the merchants are extremely rich, and the people of the time call it "Peacock Flying Southeast".

Starting from Nai He City, less than a hundred miles to the east, there is the vast and vast sea, and the sea surface is a thousands of island countries covered by waves, and the East China Sea Dragon Palace is unwilling to be silent under the waves.

A hundred miles to the north is the longest and widest river on this continent. The source of the great river originates from the Tongtian Plateau on the west side of the mainland, where legend has it that the peaks and mountains are like gatherings, the glaciers are numerous, and the snow-capped mountains are continuous; under the sun's rays, the ice and snow on the plateau melt into streams, gather streams into streams, converge into rivers, and flow eastward. First, it twisted and turned between the mountains and deep valleys of the Heavenly Clan's Great Punishment Country, absorbing the rapid waves of the Heavenly Punishment Land. Then bypassed the north side of the Ziyang Mountain Range, split the connection between the Ziyang Mountain Range and the Beiyou Mountains, and rushed down to the east. Along the way, it brought together the countless torrents of the barbarian Great Wilderness Country and more than a dozen rivers of the Wu Clan's Jingshan and Chushui, roaring all the way to the east, and finally cutting off the north foot of the remaining veins of Qingyang Mountain, and jumping into the eastern sea.

However, in the southeast of the city, is the Qingyang Mountain Range, which is composed of 72 peaks of all sizes, among which the most prestigious ones are the Lingxu Peak, the Ethereal Peak, the Miaomen Peak, the Feiyun Peak, the Fengming Peak, the Meixiang Peak, the Wanghai Peak, the Sun-Shooting Peak and the Luoxia Peak, which stretch for hundreds of miles to the east, go straight to the sea; the branch veins bend from the Fengming Peak to the north, fall into the hills, and finally reach the big river.

Lingxu Peak, the main peak of Qingyang Mountain, is the highest peak of Qingyang Mountain Range, located in the northeast of Nai He City, fifty miles away, towering and precipitous. It is said that the summit can listen to the language of the heavens at night.

Thirty miles to the north of Lingxu Peak, there is an abyssal Netherworld Valley, and there are countless bottomless Netherworld Caves in the valley. The deep water and cold abyss at the bottom of this netherworld valley are connected to the waves of the East China Sea, and those bottomless nether caves are inhabited by all kinds of demons and monsters, which are said to pass through thousands of turns and turns, and finally lead to the underground underworld.

About 300 years ago, Qingyang Mountain came to a Taoist in Tsing Yi, Ziyun came from Ziyang Mountain, the treasure land of Western Taoism, because I saw this mountain, strange peaks and strange stones stand in a forest, the cliffs are like cutting, Daiyu Qingyan is picturesque, the light stream and waterfall are like practice, the deer walks and the crane flies, the ape cries and the phoenix chirps, the pine and cypress can be seen everywhere, the strange flowers and fairy grasses are all over the mountains and rivers, the deep streams and valleys are countless, and the dark ditches and caves abound. So he decided to stay, choose the peak here, build a pavilion and build a palace, and built a pavilion, a palace and a peak gate at the beginning, and founded the oriental vein of Daozhen Kung Fu - Qingyang School. The Taoist of Tsing Yi called himself Qingyang Taoist, and everyone at the time respected him as Qingyang Zhenren.

The first pavilion of the Qingyang faction, Lingxu Pavilion, is built on the top of this Lingxu Peak, it is a treasure place of sitting and cultivating, it is said that it can worship the gods, sincerely understand the will of heaven, sit and soar, and travel to the heavens, so it is called Tongtian Pavilion or Feixian Pavilion by the disciples of the world and future generations.

However, twenty miles away from the east gate of the city, there is a bluestone peak, called the green ghost rock, the original strange rocks are craggy, abrupt and sinister, the people who climb the mountain are mostly blocked or injured here, Qingyang real people split with a sword, cut the wall into a door, change the name of Miaomen Peak, then become the only way for the mortal people of Dahua to climb the mountain, it is the first mountain gate for the later honest men and women to learn martial arts and seek Taoism, worship the pavilion and worship the spirit.

The ethereal peak boundary is between the Miaomen Peak and the Lingxu Peak, the Qingyang Mountain Range rises abruptly from this peak, towers into the clouds, the mountain peak has two peaks of yin and yang, the clouds are swirling, the sea of clouds and fog pine, just like a fairyland; Qingyang Zhenren built the main temple of the Grain God Temple between the clouds, mountains and fog and the sea, which means "the god of the valley is immortal, it is called Xuanjiao", which means that the way of life and heaven and earth is eternal and eternal, which is the root of the breeding of all things.

Qingyang faction originated from the Ziyang faction, is regarded as a sect, one flower blooms two branches, now after three hundred years of inheritance and development, has long been a brilliant flower, fragrant in the world; compared with the Ziyang faction, the Qingyang faction is a rising star, although not as rich as the Ziyang faction, the reputation is inferior, but the strength is already comparable. Today, Ziyang Mountain, Qingyun Mountain, Qingyang Mountain, and Qingcheng Mountain are known as the four holy places in the cultivation realm;

A gust of south wind blows, the sky is like washing, looking to the west, not only the city is clearly visible, but also can see the thousands of miles of fertile land of Dahuaguo, like picturesque rivers and mountains; and then blink to the north, look far away, but see the surging river has become a slender silver line, flying in the sky.

Last night, I watched the stars at night, but I saw the red light of the purple star flashing, the national fortune of Dahua was flickering and unstable, and the cultivation realm and martial arts in the world may have to face a turmoil and catastrophe again. Standing on the top of the peak, I couldn't help but sigh with compassion, thinking about the world and the world, and crying alone.

In that year, Emperor Gaozu, the founding grandfather of the Dahua Dynasty, raised troops between the fields and ridges, respected Confucianism, superior to the will of heaven, obeyed the hearts of the people, and formed heroes and heroes in the world, united with the Central Plains martial arts and decency, eliminated violence and peace, expelled the barbarians, and restored our China. The Emperor of Heaven looked down on the lower realm, saw that the world was peaceful, and the heart was happy, so he was on the coast of the East China Sea, the mouth of the great river, and the Qingyang Mountain, creating a strange peak and a spiritual void, opening the way to the sky, smelling the gods, locking the hell gate, controlling the demons, and the dragon of the Dongwei Island country, and shooting the great wilderness in the south. Gaozu then at the foot of this Qingyang Mountain, built a city of Naihe, sent his cronies, righteous son, Zhennan general Li Mu, here to open a government to set up a mansion, Feng Ning Guohou, Shang Xiao Princess Xu Xiaozhu, hereditary town guard, and the other three key cities in the same town, eight wilderness Xianning, to protect the Taiping world of the Dahua Dynasty, this Ninghou Mansion has been passed down for 11 generations, there are more than 300 years so far.

The first generations of kings after Gaozu were still able to sympathize with the difficulties of the founding of the Dahua Dynasty, take merit as their defense, be proactive, expand their territory, and prosper in China. However, the descendants of the descendants, since the destiny of heaven belongs to me, the country is dangerous, and gradually breeds arrogance, slackness, according to the danger of the country and neglect the war, living in the world of peace and forgetting the danger, greedy for joy and comfort dreams, drunk and gentle township, not diligent in government, the royal road is wasted, the prestige of heaven is gradually lost, and the people's voice is boiling.

Nowadays, the Great Punishment Kingdom of the Heavenly Clan in the west pretends to be powerful and domineering, the Thousand Islands and the Dragon Court of the East China Sea are in defiance of the sun and are ready to move, and the barbarian countries in the south have repeatedly raised troops to make rebellion, intruded on our Huaxia, and wanted to win the Central Plains, while the Great Demon Kingdom in the north has repeatedly violated the boundary and disturbed the border with iron horses. How can people not be worried about the situation in this world? The fire at the city gate will affect the fish in the pond, and if the country is in turmoil, how can the people be safe? As the Daozhen Holy Land that condenses the soul of the people of the Dahua Dynasty, and as the Ziyang Qingyang Mountain Pavilion where the people of the country practice martial arts, it will inevitably be the first to be disturbed, impacted, and deliberately attacked by different sects.

Fortunately, the ancestor of Ziyang Mountain, Qingyi Daozun, although he flew to the heavens, but you still do not forget the descendants in his heart, he thinks of his homeland, worries about the people, his spiritual eyes are like torches, and he is wise through the sky, and he points down to the earth, and the Ziyang faction then selected the most outstanding young talents among the five generations of disciples at that time - that is, the Qingyang Zhenren who later became his ancestor, came to Qingyang Mountain on the coast of the East China Sea thousands of miles away, and created the Qingyang School of Daozhen martial arts. Now the two sects are horns on the rivers and lakes, taking care of each other, advancing and retreating together in every situation, taking advantage of a lot of time, location and people, Ziyang Mountain's status as the first major faction in the rivers and lakes, at least on the surface, no one can shake it.

However, there was already an undercurrent surging on the rivers and lakes, and he faintly felt that a bloody drama, a multi-act drama that might last for more than ten years or decades, was about to kick off, and there was not much time left for him to continue to prepare.

"Master, there was a strange news from the communication array, and the swaying stones in the Netherworld Valley moved, accompanied by a strange sound. ”

The clear voice of the ten-year-old disciple Liang Qingshan interrupted the contemplation of the Xuanji Daoist.

"Did the rocks move?" he asked urgently.

"Yes, Master!"

"I'll take a look!"

With that, he hurriedly turned around and walked towards the palace.