Chapter 33: The Past
In the early morning of the next day, the sky was already bright, and a man's bright voice came from outside the door, "Seventh Senior Uncle, disciple Yunshang, Senior Ancestor invites yesterday's eleven little brothers to go to the bottom of the mountain and have something to talk about." ”
Eleven Ben was about to get up and hear this, so he hurriedly went out to greet him, and saw a man in Tsing Yi standing in front of the door with a bright face, thinking that he was a disciple of the second uncle, so he thanked him: "There is a report from Brother Laotai, please allow me to wash up!"
The man in green clothes didn't speak, smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
Eleven hurriedly entered the house, found a place with water, wiped his face, and went out, the man in Tsing Yi saw Eleven go out, so he bowed to the door and said: "The disciple said goodbye, disturbed the rest of the uncle, please forgive the uncle!"
So the two of them went down the mountain together, only to see that the man named Yunshang walked lightly, like flying, straight down, walking in front of Eleven, this man originally came to invite Eleven to go down the mountain, but now he is so fast, not at all like the polite appearance just now. Eleven thought that Yun Shang was just in a hurry to recover his life, so he also quickened his pace, concentrating on controlling the ethereal line, following him, and not falling too far behind.
In a short time, we have reached the foot of the peak. The pace of the two slowed down. Before I saw the main hall, I heard a burst of mighty sounds. When I got closer, I saw that in front of the main hall, there were many men in Tsing Yi practicing martial arts on the platform layer by layer, some young, some old, some with green hair, and some with silver hair. Some are dancing swords, some are meditating on the spot, and some are boxing empty-handed, each majestic, each with a flying spirit, each with a calm demeanor, and an extraordinary momentum. Eleven couldn't help but be a little fascinated when he saw it, he had never seen such a big battle.
The two chatted while walking, and Eleven suddenly remembered the man's name, and asked a little puzzled: "I heard Sanqian say that the names of your master are all set in the order of entry, why are you different?"
Yun Shang replied with a slight smile: "I didn't have it before the age of eighteen, and after the age of eighteen, I can choose my own name!
Eleven nodded, then smiled, and asked himself, if I was over eighteen, what should I call it? Yun Shang was careful, he wanted to come to Eleven before eating, so he was not in a hurry to see the ancestor, first took him to the kitchen to the west of the Dihuang Temple to eat something, Eleven thanked him, and ate some indiscriminately, after eating, followed Yun Shang through the main hall, but found that it was another piece of heaven and earth, pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, poetic and picturesque, quiet and natural. It is completely different from the majestic and vigorous state of the tiger in front of the view.
The doors and windows are all finely carved fresh patterns, all of which are painted with vermilion powder, a color of water mill group walls, and a bluestone pedestal below. The rockery in the garden, such as fierce beasts, such as ghosts, arches vertically and horizontally, the moss on it is spotted, and the vines are covered. The beautiful trees are verdant, the strange flowers are shining, and a clear stream flows from the depths of the flowers and trees under the stone gaps. When Eleven saw such a garden, he was amazed, and he forgot about the invitation of his ancestor for a while. Unconsciously slowed down, Yun Shang seemed to know his thoughts, and he didn't move in a hurry at the moment. The two walked and looked, and after passing through a few corridors, they came to the door of a house, Yun Shang bowed his head and arched his hand into the house and said, "Master, the eleventh little brother has arrived!" Eleven woke up.
"Come on in. "Listen only to the kind voice coming from within.
Eleven gently pushed the door in. Yun Shang saw Eleven enter, said goodbye outside the door, bowed, and retreated.
The furnishings in the house are elegant, the curtains are splendid, and the ornaments are very exquisite. Smoke rises from the three-legged incense burner, lingering all over the house, the aroma is overflowing, inhaling into the nose, unconsciously refreshing people's spirits.
The white-haired master beckoned Eleven to sit down beside him. Eleven felt very cordial, and vaguely returned to his master, but suddenly recalled Nan Renshui, and felt a little chill in his heart. The ancestor saw his face change, and he didn't know why in his heart. I thought it was disturbed by the chess game, so I didn't ask anything else, and talked about the chess game first.
The subtleties in the eleven chess games were discussed with the master in detail. The momentum of the five elements slowly debated with it, and the two of them either thought silently, or pointed out and talked, or talked endlessly, expressing their own opinions. Eleven is on the Qianshi Peak, when he usually talks about the chess debate with the withered real people, he also ignores the humility of the master, and at this time he preaches with the master, and he will say whatever he thinks.
The ancestor saw that the eleven talents were quick-witted, unique, and intelligent, and they liked it very much. Then he said with some melancholy: "The heavy responsibility of the withered real person has been relieved, and now it is up to us who cultivate the truth and practice martial arts to contribute to the common people!"
Eleven seemed a little puzzled when he heard this, and asked why.
Shi Zu stroked his beard and said abruptly: "There are some things that should be known to you!" Then Shi Zu explained the origin of this heaven and earth game, the reason for the division of heaven and earth, and the origin and eleven ways of withering real people.
Originally, this day was just a vast breath floating on the ground. The five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth gather together to give birth to animals and people, and instill the three souls and seven spirits. Some people first opened their wisdom, recognized the wonderful law of heaven and earth, and absorbed spiritual energy, and at that time, strange birds and spirit beasts were also emerging in endlessly. Those who knew the subtleties of the way, studied the arts, collected the essence between heaven and earth, and woven them into an ethereal thread of clothing from the heavens, just like the one worn by Eleven. Those who have this ethereal thread of clothing can actually blend with that vast aura after cultivating.
So these people became immortals in the sky. From then on they dwelt in the vastness. Harness the forces of nature. Looking down on the earth, all beings in the world are like ants and insects.
But as time passed, the people on the earth also opened their eyes wisely, and their intention to practice the path was feathered, and these touched the hearts of the immortals. The immortals consulted to destroy them. The withered real people strongly oppose it, and all things in heaven and earth are equal. It's just that the immortals opened their wisdom eyes first and gained wisdom first. This heaven and earth are for the use of all things. Although the withered real person is very famous among the immortals, but it touches his own interests, and no one wants to agree with him. After the rebuttal, the game between heaven and earth was established. The opponents of the game of heaven and earth are all extremely talented, intelligent and wise people, who are used to sacrifice their children. It would also relieve the immortals of worrying about the wise on earth. The predecessors of the earth realm knew about this and revered the name of "earth honor". But as time passed, the withered real people rarely went down the mountain, and they were gradually forgotten by people.
Since the game between heaven and earth, heaven has also begun to demarcate and establish rules.
Based on the surface of the sea, up to a thousand zhang high is the heavenly realm, if there is no heavenly answer, to a thousand zhang above, there will be thunder and lightning, and its life is difficult to live. Later, it was divided into the five worlds of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, east and west, north and south, at the end of the west of the gold world, the flame mountain cut off the outside world, and the east of the wood world was blocked by the sword mountain and the sea of swords, and the north of the water world was a thousand miles of desert. The fire realm is the southern heavenly pool of water, and this earth realm is below the earth realm and above the netherworld. In this way, the power of the five elements will no longer be gathered, and the people of the five elements will no longer be absorbed, and only the original resources will be maintained.
But the way of reincarnation of life is not dominated by immortals, but the law of the transformation of all things.
The withered real people go down the mountain once every fifty years, not only to accept apprentices, but if they see someone using the art of cultivation to fight for fame and profit, they will stop it. Some smart people will also avoid its edge. Later, there was less strife.
The white-haired master slowly explained the past situation, and Eleven let out a long sigh when he heard it. I never thought there would be such a past.
Then Eleven asked again: "Isn't the momentum of the gold, wood, water, fire, and earth in the chess game related to the five realms of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth?"
The white-haired master nodded, then sighed and said, "Yes, this great change happened sixteen years ago! Although the state of the chess game is the result of the game between the immortals and the disciples, it inadvertently shows the abnormal movement in this world. ”
The white-haired master ancestor stood up and walked around the room, smiling and saying, "Do you know who the little doll is with you?"
Seeing him ask like this, Eleven suddenly remembered the incident of yesterday's hall, and said with some puzzlement: "I see that he is extremely strange, there are many strange birds and beasts in the world, and it is really rare for this person to be mixed with monsters!"
The white-haired master ancestor smiled slightly and said: "That's true, the deer, horses, and alpacas under this mud doll seat are indeed very beastly, and the four beasts are not earthly things, but there is a netherworld aura among them!" The white-haired master ancestor paused and continued: "There is also the origin of the two beloved apprentices of my seventh apprentice. That day I saw a vision in the north, so I ordered the spirit bird to go to see the situation, entrusted by a woman, brought back three thousand, the mouth of the water realm of the spiritual object, on the way back was injured by someone with ice, the cold was abnormal, so I flew straight to the south, looking for some fire to warm, at that time flew to a large mansion, suddenly felt the heat below, a fireball hovering in the air, the spirit bird was too cold, so chased the fireball, accidentally ate into the stomach, the fire and water rushed to give birth to the red feather Qingling, when flying to the ground was a small child holding the paws, and brought back. When the spirit bird brought back the two, the three thousand were just swaddling babies. And his brother is older. Originally, I also wanted to wait until the time was ripe and give the spirit objects on the spirit bird to the two of them, but I was mistakenly taken back by the two of them more than two years ago, probably it was also fate!" Speaking of this, the master let out a long sigh again.
Eleven said: "A few days ago, I met Jin Jiu of the Netherworld, and I heard him talk about the rebellion of the Netherworld" Eleven told the matter with Jin Jiu and the matter of the Netherworld to the ancestor.
The ancestor stood with his hands in his hands, sighed, thoughtful, and silent!
Just as he was pondering, the sound of Yun Shang inviting the two of them to dinner came from outside the door. Only then did the two realize that it was noon.