Chapter Twenty-Three: The Valley of Immortal Medicine
If the Baicao Peak of Qinghua Mountain is a vast variety of medicine gardens, then the Immortal Medicine Valley is a dazzling sea of medicines.
I saw that the topography of the Immortal Medicine Valley as a whole presented the trend of nine stars for the moon, and nine beautiful peaks formed a circle, among which the fairy grass peak that evolved from heaven and earth was as dazzling as a huge fairy grass that penetrated into the sky.
On the peak of Xiancao Peak, there is a huge vine around the mountain and the sky, and the rattan is like a giant dragon circling and swaying above the nine heavens, covering the peak of Xiancao Peak a hundred zhang high. At its top is a gourd glowing emerald green, and the rattan is surrounded by sparkling white flowers. Viewed from a distance, its momentum is like a cyan dragon roaring in the sky.
Not only that, these mountains in the Immortal Medicine Valley are full of all kinds of strange herbs and flowers, each exuding a strange light and fragrance, and the towering giant trees are full of colorful fruits. The valley is a sea of flowers, nine winding rivers like nine dragons as magnificent, the continuous flow of water from the nine peaks of the water, nourishing this vast blessed land.
Li Xingzhi looked at this familiar and warm scenery from afar, and the past kept coming to mind in his mind. He took a deep breath and sighed slowly, "It's been more than five hundred years, and I'm back." ”
Li Xingzhi rode the gourd, and the next moment he arrived at the Immortal Grass Peak, where a beautiful and unique pavilion was built, and its style was very similar to his Baicao Peak's house, but the houses here were much more atmospheric than his. I saw that the blue sky around the mountain grew behind the pavilion, like a divine phoenix spreading its huge wings to protect it under its body, and the pavilion was surrounded by colorful spiritual plants.
Ten zhang away in the southeast of the pavilion, there is a huge pool, and there is a white jade pavilion in the middle, and hundreds of cyan lotus flowers are tied on the water surface. Suddenly, the water surface was turbulent, and a huge white python rose into the sky, with wings as thin as cicada wings and two funny bulges on its head. Its star-like eyes flew towards Li Xingzhi quickly with joy, and the surprise was that the python was illusoryly small and agile at this moment, circling around Li Xingzhi from top to bottom to his shoulder, stretching out his head, and looking at Li Xingzhi excitedly.
The white python's slender and bright red tongue kept sliding on Li Xingzhi's face, and Li Xingzhi smiled: "Xiaobai, I haven't seen you grow so big for many years, and you are still so naughty." ”
The white python kept wagging its tail like a puppy, sticking to Li Xingzhi's body as if it had seen a relative he hadn't seen for a long time, and this scene made Li Xingzhi laugh happily.
The door of the pavilion opened instantly, and a strong wind came, only to see a man in a white feather robe volleying into the air. This person looked to be about thirty years old, his hair was black and flowing, his body was not stained with dust, his eyes full of aura were full of surprise, and his voice was full of excitement: "Big brother, you are finally back!" ”
Li Xingzhi looked at the white-feathered man and smiled, and said softly: "Xixian, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are still the same as before." ”
Li Xingzhi laughed at himself: "Don't I look much older?" ”
The white-feathered man is the world-famous medical immortal Li Xixian, the valley owner of the Immortal Medicine Valley, and Li Xingzhi is his half-brother and half-mother.
Li Xingzhi and Li Xixian do seem to have a big age difference when they stand together, but in fact, Li Xingzhi is more than 700 years old this year, and his younger brother Li Xixian is only ten years younger than him, but the two seem to be more than 20 years apart.
Li Xixian smiled: "Big brother, you don't look old at all, just like when you left." ”
Li Xingzhi said with a smile: "Then wouldn't I have been so old three hundred years ago." ”
In fact, Li Xingzhi doesn't look as old as he said, he looks like he's forty, but his hair is gray and his temples are silver, so he looks even older.
Li Xixian also laughed and said: "Big brother is laughing, big brother, you and I haven't seen each other for three hundred years, today you and my brothers will definitely not get drunk and drink for three days and three nights!" ”
Li Xingzhi smiled: "Very good! ”
The white python on his shoulder couldn't hold back his happy expression, leaned between him and looked at the two of them left and right repeatedly, as if to say, "And me, and me!" ”
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In the White Jade Pavilion, the empty wine bottles that the two of them drank were messily put aside. In the pool there was a white python snoring and blowing bubbles, and beside it were many large jars that had long been empty.
Li Xingzhi was a little drunk, and sneered: "Xixian, your alcohol consumption is not as good as before, and you will already be red in the face after drinking too much." ”
Li Xixian was drunk and arched his hand: "Big brother, your alcohol consumption is also more than before." ”
As soon as his words fell, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Li Xingzhi's silver-white sideburns, and suddenly felt sad in his heart, and sighed: "You have suffered all these years, in fact, you can't be blamed for what happened back then, father he ......"
Li Xingzhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, it's all in the past, don't mention it." ”
Li Xingzhi seemed to remember something, and asked again: "How is that little girl now?" ”
Li Xixian smiled: "You mean Chun'er, this little girl is indeed not simple, when her father brought her to the Immortal Medicine Valley, she handed her over to me to take care of, she was already three years old and had an extraordinary talent in the medicine path, and she was much stronger than you and me!" ”
Everyone in the world knows that Li Xixian of the Immortal Medicine Valley is a medical immortal in the world, with the medical skills of rejuvenating ghosts and gods, and he has also ascended to the realm of divine travel early, and now he has reached the mortal level. Not only that, but his attainments in alchemy are even more superb, and he can refine the Nine Rank Pill, which is not comparable to few in the world.
And although Li Xingzhi's cultivation is the second order of the Tianyi Realm, he can also refine the nine grades of pills.
Li Xingzhi said with emotion: "It's not in vain that her mother sacrificed herself desperately to protect her, presumably her mother can smile under Jiuquan." ”
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Five hundred years ago, the Yin family and the Tao family in Roselle City became in-laws, and the business of the two families on Roselle Lake became better and better.
Tao Chun'er's mother, Tao Manzhi, was unable to give birth to a child due to dystocia when she gave birth to Tao Chun'er, and many famous doctors invited by the Yin family were helpless.
These famous doctors all said: "Adults and children can only live one!" ”
At that time, the head of the Yin family rushed to the sky, hurried to the Immortal Medicine Valley, and invited Li Xingzhi, asking him to keep the peach manzhi no matter what, if he could also save the child, he would be the great benefactor of their Yin family.
Li Xingzhi came to the delivery room, and when he closed the door, he only listened to Tao Manzhi's weak and labor pained voice, and prayed: "Doctor Li Xian, I know that the people of the Yin family must save my life, I know the current situation, those famous doctors have also said that I and the child in my womb can only live one, I beg you to save my child, I am willing to be the one who died!" ”
Li Xingzhi's brows furrowed, and he stepped forward to cast a spell to check her body, indeed, now she and the child in her womb can only live one. The woman was born prematurely, although she was born in a rich family and cared for in every way, but this woman was born weak. Not only that, but the blood and qi in the woman's body are very depleted for some reason at the moment, and it seems that all of them are supplied to the fetus......
The reason why the head of the Yin family invited Li Xingzhi was actually holding a chance, after all, Li Xingzhi was much more powerful than those famous doctors, and if both adults and children could survive safely, that would be the best thing. Even if they can't do this, their Yin family has already done their best.
Li Xingzhi looked at the pleading Tao Manzhi and felt pity, and sighed: "Although I have promised the people of the Yin family to save your life, I can't imagine that you are so eager to save your son, since this is the case, how can I not agree to you." ”
The corners of Tao Manzhi's eyes were full of grateful tears, and he said in a trembling voice: "Thank you Immortal Doctor Li!" ”
A moment later, the Yin family, who had been waiting outside for a long time, were impatient to push the door in, and while they were anxiously waiting, a baby's cry came from inside the house that puzzled many people present.
The cry pierced their eardrums as if it resounded through the sky, and everyone's expressions froze instantly, because they were sure that the baby must have been saved, but the life and death of Momo Manzhi were unknown.
The door was slowly opened, Li Xingzhi walked out with the baby in his arms, and Tao Chun'er's father Yin Anxuan rushed into the house, and then his heart-wrenching roar came from inside: "No! Full of branches......"
The head of the Yin family is named Yin Wuxian, who is Yin Anxuan's father, at this time his face was gloomy, he looked at Li Xingzhi and asked coldly, "Why?" ”
Li Xingzhi said indifferently: "It's me who failed to abide by the agreement, and I have nothing to say." ”
Yin Wuxian said angrily: "There is nothing to say! Can you perfunctory me just because you have nothing to say? Even if you are the son of Li Shinan of the Immortal Medicine Valley, do you think I won't dare to do anything to you? ”
Li Xingzhi: "Your words are already like this, I will leave you at your disposal." ”
Yin Wuxian's right palm was already accumulating strength behind him, and just when he wanted to make a move, a wave of people suddenly came to the Eastern Sky.
I saw an old man in pink with his hair like snow breaking through the sky, and his voice was like thunder, "Where are my branches?!" ”
The old man's voice had not completely dissipated, and he had already stood in the void in front of Yin Wuxian with great momentum, and the person who came was Tao Jiangming, the grandfather of Tao Manzhi.
Yin Wuxian's face was full of sadness, and he sighed: "Full branches...... She ......"
Before Yin Wuxian's words were finished, he was stuck in his throat by the domineering aura exuded by Tao Jiang Ming's body, and he saw that Tao Jiang Ming's left hand attracted heavenly thunder, and he was about to make an endless move.
Momoe said like thunder: "What's wrong with Manzhi?" Where is she? Bring her to me! ”
At this time, Yin Anxuan walked out of the room in a groggy manner with Tao Manzhi in his arms, and the next moment, Tao Jiangming instantly slapped him aside and held Tao Manzhi in his arms. Then Tao Jiangming's brows furrowed instantly, and he exuded endless killing intent all over his body, and roared: "Who harmed my Manzhi?!" Get the hell out of here! ”
Li Xingzhi on the side said calmly: "It's me." ”
Tao Jiangming's eyes showed coldness, staring at Li Xingzhi, his heart was angry, and he didn't ask a question or two, he was about to strike the heavenly thunder in his hand to the top of Li Xingzhi's head.
Yin Wuxian shouted: "Wait! He still has a newborn child in his hand! ”
Tao Jiangming's face moved, and he instantly came to Li Xingzhi's side, snatched the baby in his arms and looked at it, and said in a deep voice: "This ...... It's my child with a full branch! ”
Tao Jiangming quickly understood, his brows suddenly frowned, his face sank at Yin Wuxian, and he said sharply: "Okay, you Yin Wuxian, your Yin family in order to keep their own bloodline, actually abandoned my full branch ruthlessly, if you don't give me an explanation today, I will definitely let your Yin family disappear in Luoshen City!" ”
Yin Wuxian frowned angrily, and pointed to Li Xingzhi: "It's him!" I told him to keep Manzhi no matter what, but he didn't keep his promise to save the baby, and I was about to ask him for an explanation! ”
Tao Jiang Ming's eyes were like a sharp sword, and he stared at Li Xingzhi again, and confirmed: "Really?!" ”
Li Xingzhi said calmly: "Yes." ”
Tao Jiangming hugged the baby with one hand and wrapped the corpse of Tao Manzhi with the other, gathered his anger to attract Cang Lei, and said in a deep voice: "Even if you save my great-granddaughter on your own initiative, you are also the culprit who killed Manzhi, and your life will be left today!" ”
Just when Tao Jiangming slammed the heavenly thunder on Li Xingzhi's heavenly spirit cover, at the last moment, a majestic voice came from afar: "Wait!" ”
Tao Jiangming looked to the north with an ugly face, only to see a white-haired old man in a blue-gray Taoist robe appear in front of everyone like a flash, and next to him was Li Shinan, the valley master of Li Xingzhi's father, Immortal Medicine Valley.
Tao Jiangming was puzzled and asked, "Why did Senior Xu come here?" ”
Xu Ziyan shook his head and said, "Jiang Ming, the matter has come to this, let it go." ”
Tao Jiangming looks like he is old, older than Xu Ziyan, but he still respectfully calls Xu Ziyan his predecessor. Although Tao Jiangming is old, he is still majestic, and at this moment, his hair is full of silver threads, and he laughs wildly: "Let it go? My poor man-branch, who's going to ask her for an explanation?! ”
Xu Ziyan shook his head and sighed, "It seems that you still don't understand your granddaughter's mind." ”
After that, Xu Ziyan waved his left hand, and the scene of the conversation between Li Xingzhi and Tao Manzhi in the house just now was imprinted in the air. The peach branches in the scene show the greatness of being a mother, no matter what, to save the life of the child in the womb.
At this moment, everyone understood, and Tao Jiangming instantly turned into anger, "Silly boy, can you bear to let grandpa and my white-haired person send black-haired people?" ”
As he spoke, he shed muddy tears again.
But the next moment, Peach, Jiang Ming walked up again, his body was full of aura, and the air waves were hissing, he looked at Li Xingzhi and said in a deep voice: "Even so, you still failed to keep the agreement, and you will definitely give me a satisfactory statement today!" ”
Then he looked at Xu Ziyan again, and said with a smile: "Senior Xu, even if my Taojiang Mingming cultivation is not as good as one ten-thousandth of yours, but today I will definitely punish him, even if it is a broken bone, I will not hesitate to do it!" ”
Li Shinan, who was on the side, never spoke, just silently watched everything in the field.
Xu Ziyan was silent for a long time, looked at Li Xingzhi, then at Li Shinan, and sighed: "Since this is the case, then cut off his future path." ”
As soon as Xu Ziyan's words came out, the audience was silent, and even Tao Jiangming didn't say anything anymore.
Everyone knows that once a monk's path is cut off, it is cut off the monk's future path of cultivation, and this person has completely come to an end on the way of cultivation, which is extremely cruel for a monk.
Although Li Shinan on the side had unconcealable sorrow on his face, he could only be indifferent.
Xu Ziyan looked at Li Xingzhi and asked softly, "Can you accept it?" ”
Li Xingzhi looked at Li Shinan, who was speechless, was silent for a moment, and nodded.
I saw Xu Ziyan's right hand gently waving towards Li Xingzhi's body, and he was very calm without pain and itching, but Li Xingzhi knew that he was losing some kind of close connection with this heaven and earth, and the heart lake was even more turbulent and chaotic! It's just that he, Li Xingzhi, is holding back.
Xu Ziyan looked at Tao Jiangming again and asked, "How?" ”
Tao Jiang said in a deep voice: "That's it, pity my child! Then he had to take the baby in his arms and go away.
Just when Tao Jiangming just wanted to leave, Xu Ziyan said again: "You can't take this baby away yet, she is very close to this immortal medicine valley, you can hand her over to the immortal medicine valley, and you will understand the truth in the future." ”
Tao Jiangming was very puzzled, and said incomprehensibly: "Today's matter is already like this, even if I am willing to believe your words Senior Xu, and rest assured that my great-granddaughter will be handed over to him Immortal Medicine Valley, presumably Brother Shi Nan is also unwilling, right?" As he spoke, he looked at Li Shinan again.
Li Shinan surprised everyone, and said without asking: "If it weren't for Sect Master Xu, you would have come forward today, presumably this matter would have become even more difficult to stop, and I, Li Shinan, sincerely accept this son." ”
As soon as Li Shinan's words came out, Tao Jiangming, who was hateful, instantly felt ashamed of his overreaction just now, and Tao Jiangming said: "Since this is the case, then I will believe the words of Senior Xu." ”
As he spoke, he handed over the baby to Li Shinan.
Xu Ziyan looked at Li Xingzhi and said softly: "In the future, you will be my apprentice, and follow me to my Qinghua Mountain." ”
Li Xingzhi did not answer Xu Ziyan's words, but looked at his father Li Shinan again, and Li Shinan also looked at him silently.
Then Li Xingzhi nodded and agreed, and made a great salute to the teacher, "The master is above, and the disciple Li Xingzhi greets you." ”
Li Xingzhi's heart was like a knife at that time, his father Li Shinan saw him cut off by Xu Ziyan with his own eyes, and he was silent, and in the end, what was even more ridiculous was that he entered his Xu Ziyan's door again, who can understand this mood? !
Five hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Xingzhi at this time has long had no resentment towards his master Xu Ziyan. Because Li Xing came later, he knew that even if he hadn't been cut off from the Dao, he wouldn't have too high an achievement on the path of cultivation, and his own realm would not break through to the Divine Journey Realm, and at that time he had been trapped in the second order of the Tianyi Realm for more than seventy years.
Two hundred years ago, when Li Xingzhi's father Li Shinan died, Li Xingzhi never went back, perhaps he was too disappointed in his father Li Shinan's approach.
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Li Xingzhi said with a smile: "Xi Xian, the Immortal Medicine Valley will be dazzling under your leadership. ”
Li Xixian said with a smile: "Big brother, you are joking, if there was no such thing back then, the position of the valley master would be yours, and you must be more talented than me in the medicine path!" ”
Li Xingzhi waved his hand and smiled: "It's all over, don't talk about it, let's continue to drink." ”
Li Xixian sighed with emotion: "Big brother, come back, the Immortal Medicine Valley is the best under the leadership of you and me!" ”
Li Xingzhi smiled, "Xixian, thank you for your hard work, I still have to go back to Qinghua Mountain, I'm used to being there." ”
Li Xixian smiled helplessly: "Big brother, don't worry, the future of the Immortal Medicine Valley is bright, and when Chun'er comes back from training, I will officially set the position of the next valley master on her." ”
Li Xingzhi smiled: "You decide for yourself." ”
As he spoke, the two of them raised their wines and drank each other.
On the water over there, the white python seemed to have been disturbed by a good dream, lazily turned its belly and continued to sleep.
On the fairy grass peak, the two brothers drank fragrant wine, as if the unapproachable moonlight had become warm, like the sweet fragrance of osmanthus in September.
In the early morning, Li Xingzhi went to a nearby peak.
At this time, the sunlight was mixed with the morning dew and the fragrance of flowers, which seemed very soft, and Li Xingzhi took a pot of wine and slowly approached a tombstone. Li Xingzhi took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the dust off the tombstone, and his movements seemed very gentle.
There are two columns of handwriting engraved on the tombstone, "Father Li Shinan" and "Father Liu Shuqing".
Slowly, tears flowed from the corners of Li Xingzhi's eyes, and finally hugged the stele and cried bitterly......
In the first year of Li Xingzhi's acceptance of Chenbei, he began to slowly understand what his father did back then.
Yes, how can there be a father in the world who doesn't love his children, otherwise how could Li Shinan appear in time and bring Xu Ziyan, who was famous on the mountain at that time, so coincidentally? But who made Li Shinan, who had practiced for more than a thousand years, was just a father of the first order of the heavens, and Tao Jiangming, who was dizzy with anger at that time, was already a member of the Journey Realm......
The practices of the people on the mountain are not much better than those up and down, and often the truth cannot be broken, and "strength" can be seen everywhere.