The Fuzang Mountains resemble a hidden dragon, lying in the north of Zhongzhou, south of Taiyi Sect and north of Shenxiao Sect, almost in the middle of the two.

The whole mountain range winds from northeast to southwest, and the terrain is also high in the northeast and low in the southwest.

There are many branches and rivers in the Fuzang Mountains, and finally converge into a large river "Fuzang River".

With the topography of the Fuzang Mountains, the Fuzang River flows to the southwest, all the way mighty, gathering countless tributaries, and finally entering the "waveless sea" in the western part of Zhongzhou.

In the middle of the Fuzang Mountains, due to the topography, a large lake with a radius of tens of thousands of miles is formed, and the lake name is "Zhishui".

It is connected to the Fuzang River, and the water level between the two forms a peculiar balance.

In fact, the "Stop Water Lake" lives up to its name.

Every September, with the arrival of the rainy season that lasts for more than three months, the Fuzang Mountains will be cloudy and rainy, and the water level of the Fuzang River will also skyrocket, and the river water will be poured into the lake.

Around May every year, when the weather is dry and hot, and the rain is scarce, the water from Zhishui Lake flows into the Fuzang River again.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Zhishui Lake that the Fuzang River is prevented from flooding during the rainy season, so it is of great benefit to the human race living in its lower reaches.

There are many villages around Zhishui Lake, and they often fish by boat, but no one dares to go deeper, because the mountain people who go deep into the lake to fish are either swept away by strong winds and waves, or they are gone.

Even if the immortal master who sheltered the surrounding villages had already warned the surrounding villages not to go deep into the center of the water-stopping lake.

Gradually, the legend of the man-eating monsters in the lake was passed down from generation to generation, so that every mountain dweller in the surrounding area remembered it in their hearts and did not dare to forget it.

There is an island in the center of the lake, with a radius of two or three miles, more than 100 zhang high.

There is not a trace of vegetation on the island, only the dark strange rocks, and the frightening thing is that the white bones on the dark strange rocks are covered with white bones.

There are the bones of birds, the bones of great fish, and the bones of men.

At this time, there is a stone hall more than 1,000 zhang deep under the stone island, and there are several people sitting in the hall, which are the four true ones of the ancient demons, the whale sea, the red dust, and the dust avoidance of the Nine Abyss Demon Sect.

"Everyone has heard Uncle Canglan's words before, now that the first step of the sect's plan has been completed, and the next plan is about to start, we need to be more cautious. ”

Gu Mo Zhenyi's expression was a little pale, and he said in a deep voice to the other three.

"Hmm, damn Daoming old thief, he actually let Senior Sister Miao Tong fall in the Northern Heavenly Plains. ”

Dusty Shinichi looked angry, and touched his remaining two inches of white beard distressedly, at this time his broken beard had obviously been trimmed, and it was no longer elegant.

Hongchen glanced at Fuchen, snorted coldly in his mouth, and then closed his eyes again.

Whale Sea glanced at the dust obliquely, then his eyes drooped, and he said lightly:

"I am very sad about the fall of Senior Sister Miaotong, but what Senior Brother Gu Mo said is extremely true, Senior Brother Dust, this water-stopping abyss, but it is located between Taiyi and Shenxiao, so we must be careful.

The old ghost above really can't get rid of it, don't let it cause trouble, but expose the location of the water abyss. ”

"Hehe, I know this in my heart.

It's your salamander Xuanyuan, junior brother of the whale sea, it is said that the surroundings have been very unstable recently, you should be careful!" Dusty looked at the whale sea Shinichi and responded with a smile.

"Okay, my sect has been preparing for the current plan for hundreds of years, and now that the catastrophe is about to start, it is the best time to launch it.

It's best to let go of the past discord between us, otherwise the plan will be disrupted, and the sect master's punishment methods must be clear to everyone!"

Gu Mo Zhenyi glanced at a few people, his face was expressionless, and he said in a deep voice.

Then seeing that the three of them all showed solemn expressions, they continued:

"We will use the place of the junior disciple to avoid the dust, and we will temporarily heal our injuries for a few days, and when the injuries are better, we will immediately return to our respective Yuan Mansions and prepare to implement the second step plan.

Yuan Chen and the others bowed their heads slightly, and then closed their eyes, each holding a crystal clear spirit crystal and began to exercise, and the stone hall suddenly fell into silence.

Outside the stone hall, there are cobweb-like passages connected to each other, and a large number of orbs illuminate the passages very brightly.

On both sides of the passage, there are stone chambers that open up Zhouzheng from time to time, in which there is a faint abundant spiritual qi of heaven and earth, and a large number of monks have important things to do, and they are very busy.

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To the north of the Fuzang Mountains, about 30,000 miles away in the sky, Lin Zhao is sitting on a lotus seat, flying at high altitude while recalling information about the "Shangye Country" and the surrounding area.

Two or three days have passed since I came out of the mountains.

There are seven or eight human races in this area, and there are also a number of cultivation sects here, selecting disciples with the best qualifications from the mundane realms to inherit their Taoism.

At this time, the land below is very flat, and there are a large number of villages and towns scattered among them, and there is a huge city not far away.

Found a remote place, Lin Zhao landed in shape.

Walking slowly, walking on the official road, Lin Zhao carefully looked at the scenery on both sides of the road.

It was the height of summer in June, and the farmland beside the road was full of corn, which was already full of gold, and it was harvest time.

Busy young farmers are wielding sickles, constantly cutting down the corn, and then breaking it into bundles, placing it behind them in a disorderly manner.

The elder man gathered it up and piled it up in neat stacks to prevent it from getting wet by the night dew.

Some children carry clay pots and bring sour soup and water to their families to relieve the heat, and sometimes there is a crisp sound of frolicking.

Lin Zhao smiled slightly, and said in his heart that this year seems to be a good year, and all kinds of crops are harvested.

When a farmer saw Lin dressed as a Taoist and drifting out of the dust, he warmly invited him to sit down and drink some water, rest and then hurry.

Lin Zhao politely declined, casually greeted a few words, and asked how the harvest was and whether the whole family could be full.

During the exchanges with these farmers, Lin Zhao learned that this place was the territory of the "Daye Country".

The current lord of Daye Country cultivates benevolence and virtue within the country, selects virtuous ministers, and connects with other countries to make friends with other countries, which is a rare enlightened lord, which also makes Daye Country more and more prosperous and healthy over the years.

On the official road, occasional caravans passed by, and they saw Lin Zhao respectfully greeting each other, showing that the Taoist people had a high status in this Daye country.

Slowly and leisurely along the way, communicating with ordinary people at will, Lin Zhao gradually felt that his mind was more simple and natural.

Among the rules of the Shenxiao Sect, one of them is that disciples are required to enter the world regularly, on the one hand, to kill demons and accumulate good deeds.

In addition, it is also required to walk the world on both feet as much as possible, wading into the red dust, in order to experience humanity.

It was only at this moment that Lin Zhao understood the deep meaning of the door rules.

Cultivators, before they have attained the Dao, walk in the red dust and experience ordinary life in this way, which is indeed very beneficial to the tempering of the Dao heart.

Regarding the two concepts of "birth" and "accession to the WTO", the Gukun cultivators have always debated endlessly, and each has its own viewpoint.

For example, the Buddhist monks in Xizhenyangzhou pay attention to the practice of "entering the WTO".

One of them is to take "asceticism" as the essence of practice.

In the worldly world, he completely gave up all the abilities of the monk, and strengthened his spiritual will in the midst of asceticism, grinding away the flashiness.

And every time he completes a period of asceticism, his deeds will immediately skyrocket.

Among the Taoist sects, many sects pay attention to "detachment from the mundane, pure and unsullied".

In the end, who is higher, each monk has his own experience, just like a person who drinks water, knows whether he is warm or cold.

More than an hour passed, and Lin Zhao walked to a city.

Above the main gate of the city, there are two large characters engraved "Tongcheng". The gates of the city were guarded by soldiers, who occasionally checked passers-by.

At this time, there were about ten people in front of Lin Zhao, but the soldiers at the gate of the city were bowing to him.

Lin Zhao stopped behind and looked at it for a moment, and couldn't help but smile strangely.

In the middle of the group was a sedan chair, carried by four palanquin drivers.

There are two Taoist priests in front of the sedan chair, each holding a dust whisk to open the way, and on both sides of the sedan chair, there is a little Taoist boy with red lips and white teeth waiting for the call at any time.

In the rear, two negative sword priests followed, and two strong men with sticks held back.

And on the sedan chair, there is a Taoist priest sitting high.

But I saw that the Taoist priest was dressed in a big red robe, wearing a golden crown on his head, and holding a white jade handle to whisk the dust. At this time, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he bowed slightly to the soldiers who saluted him, and then he did not move again.

is also a person in the Daomen, and this kind of travel style in front of him really makes Lin Zhao feel ashamed.

There was an old man in Tsing Yi in the crowd, who was negotiating something with the leader of the soldiers guarding the city gate, and after dozens of breaths, the two were still talking.

The Taoist priest on the sedan chair frowned slightly, raised his left hand lightly and signaled, and the Taoist priest on the side suddenly understood, and stepped forward to say a few casual words with the soldier leader.

The group left in the respectful gaze of the soldiers.

Lin Zhao watched it interestingly on the side, and when he entered the city, he asked a soldier who was the master of the group that had just passed.

The soldier saw that Lin Zhao was dressed in Taoist attire, his temperament was dusty, and his face was like a crown of jade, and he was afraid that this little Taoist chief was also from an extraordinary background, and he dared to be lazy, so he introduced it in detail.

In the introduction of the soldiers, Lin Zhao understood his origin.

A group of Taoist priests who just passed came from a Taoist temple more than ten miles outside Tongcheng.

The Taoist temple is called "Fengxiang Temple", which enshrines the "Fengxiang Great Immortal", and the "Xuanming Daojun" who presides over the temple is a real master outside the world.

This Xuanming Daojun is not only profound, but also proficient in the number of Qihuang, within a radius of hundreds of miles, it can be described as famous.

The Taoist priest who was sitting on the sedan chair just now was Huang Chongzhen, the eldest disciple of Xuanming Daojun, who had already obtained the true transmission of his teacher, and it was reported that he entered the city this time because he was invited to see a doctor.

After listening to the introduction of the gatekeepers, Lin Zhao became even more interested in his heart, and when he entered Tongcheng, he stayed far behind the group of people just now, wanting to see where they were going.

Lin Zhao didn't use his divine sense to check, but only used his advanced martial arts cultivation to lock in from afar.

While walking, Lin Zhao looked at the scenery on both sides of the street, and occasionally entered some shops to wander around.

This Tongcheng is already located in the hinterland of Daye Country, and the country and the people have been safe and secure over the years, so the people in the city are relatively wealthy, and their demeanor is also leisurely and peaceful, and most of them have a smile on their faces.

The group was walking down the main street, and after a meal, they finally came to a mansion.

The mansion occupies a large area, and the word "Mufu" is written on the plaque at the door.

Looking at this mansion from a distance, Lin Zhao suddenly realized something, stretched out his hand and pinched his fingers in his sleeve, and a strange smile gradually appeared on his face.

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