The old Taoist priest Zhang Yunshe was still talking endlessly on the big stone flat. Li Qingshan knew that something must happen today, so he also listened quietly.

The old Taoist priest continued: "The reason why Dongfang Xiong knows that there are strange books in the world is because of an adventure when he was a teenager. When he was a teenager, he went to the mountains to hunt, and after staying all night in the mountains, he rested on a big tree. Suddenly, I saw a mountain that looked like a big dragon moving in the distance, which was really strange. However, Dongfang Xiong was naturally bold, thinking that he was dazzled, so in order to confirm it, he ran to chase the mountain, chased it for a night, and went farther and farther. At dawn, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar mountain, which was majestic and handsome, and shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairy mountain. He climbed all the way, and after half a day, he finally reached the top of the mountain, where he found a cave blessed land, which was full of classical books. ”

The sun has set in the west, and the mountains are even colder.

Li Qingshan calculated, from early morning to the westward setting of the sun, the old Taoist priest had been talking for nearly a day, so he said distressedly: "Master, you go back to the temple to rest and drink saliva." Or another day, the future will be long. ”

The old Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you continue to listen quietly." Among these classical books obtained by Dongfang Xiong, the most precious ones are naturally the two Heavenly Books, one is Tianyang Divine Skill, which he practiced by himself. The other is the key to the Nine Styles of the Divine Dragon, which requires an innate vajra body to practice. In addition, there is a bottle of Nine Dragons Blood Jade, which is also in his hands. He once said that the Nine Dragons Blood Jade is in hand, and I have it in the world. ”

"The East is majestic and courageous. He first practiced Tianyang Divine Skill by himself, and only then did he go out of the mountain after he achieved great success. After leaving the mountain, he immediately searched for the innate vajra body in the world, and finally met Wu Shibu, so he transferred the key to the nine styles of the dragon, which was not only to cultivate a master, but also to buy a capable general. Moreover, in those stacks of classical books, he learned a supernatural astrogazing technique and wind appreciation technique, so he was able to launch a breakthrough in the cultivation of me and Shangguan Jinglun, and use it to confirm the heavenly opportunity. Subsequently, he searched for talented people from all over the world, and finally completed the formation of 'Shenwu'. ”

"The most famous of the 'Shenwu' are the Three Saints and the Four Masters. Dongfang Xiong led the three saints and four masters, and began to conquer all sects and factions in the world, and was invincible. Subsequently, the declaration of war on the Demon Realm began. The power of the Demon Domain is extremely great, and it is divided into nine branches, namely demons, ghosts, demons, monsters, evils, ghosts, ghosts, dragons, and ghosts, a total of nine branches and the Punishment Heaven, and there are tens of thousands of masters. That battle was the most earth-shattering, the Demon Domain was almost lost, and Shenwu and Kyushu Orthodox also suffered many casualties, among which dozens of people died in the head of the sect, and only two of the four heroes remained. ”

"Won the world, Dongfang Xiong called himself Emperor Wu, rewarded according to merit, Zhongzhou gave me Yunxu Sect, Beizhou gave Wu Shibu, Dongzhou gave Shangguan Jinglun, Nanzhou gave Yang Sandian of the Four Masters, and Xizhou gave Shen Baili of the Four Masters. There are also overseas ruins, square pots, and Penglai three states, and Dongfang Xiong himself is hidden in them. But he only been a "Martial Emperor" for three years, and suddenly disappeared mysteriously with the Nine Dragons Blood Jade, and never appeared again, and has not been seen for more than ten years. It is rumored that he has found a secret place and cultivated even more terrifying magical skills, which can penetrate the heavens and the earth, and it is also rumored that he has sailed out to sea in search of overseas immortal mountains in order to live forever. ”

"Over the years, many people have wanted to find Dongfang Xiong. Some people want to know his life and death, so they miss the old feelings, and some people want to know his life and death because they want to fight for power and profit. If it is still peaceful today, it is because I, the Martial Saint, and the Wensheng check and balance each other. Half a year ago, when the Martial Saint Yuan Shibu came to visit, he competed with me for internal strength, and I felt that his 'Divine Dragon Nine Style' was extremely domineering, and he was already in the 'Thunder' realm, and now he should quickly break through to the 'Heaven Realm'. As soon as the 'Heavenly Realm' arrived, he would be consummated at the ninth order, and at that time, there would be no one in the world to be invincible. Now that I have gone to the two layers of skill, one is the other, and I am definitely not the opponent of the Martial Saint and the Literary Saint. If I don't recover in time and go to the next level, I'm afraid that the world will be stormy again. ”

The old Taoist priest pondered for a moment and continued: "For the sake of today's plan, I have no choice but to retreat and cultivate, restore my strength, and impact the Tongming Realm. The time can be as short as half a year or as long as several years. During this time, Qingshan, you and Lao Chu will travel down the mountain. In the past sixteen years, you have only stayed in this Xianlai Mountain, and you still don't know anything about the world. ”

Li Qingshan and Chu Sihai let out an "ah" at the same time.

The old Taoist priest waved his hand and continued: "This time I went down the mountain, in addition to traveling around the world to increase my knowledge, Qingshan should keep in mind a few points: First, Qingshan also needs to go to Yunxuguan to familiarize himself with the Taoist collections there. Although you are my apprentice, you are also half a disciple of the Yunxu Sect, but you don't have to follow the rules and precepts of the Yunxu Sect, you just need to follow your heart; If everyone knows that you are my apprentice and have hidden martial arts, I am afraid that you will be calculated; Taixu Taixuan Divine Skill needs to be practiced diligently, but fortunately, this Divine Skill is very different from the martial arts of other sects, using the 'Taixuan Breathing Method', the True Qi can operate on its own, and even in sleep it can make progress. Swordsmanship, you can learn it or not, only understand the sword with your heart, and one day truly achieve the unity of the body and the sword. Fourth, if there is a clue about Emperor Wu Dongfang Xiong, follow up and look for it, this matter is very important. This jade pendant on my body should also be brought to Qingshan, and the 'Purple Cloud Divine Sword' will also be taken down the mountain by you." ”

After that, he took off the jade pendant on his waist and gave it to Li Qingshan.

The old Taoist priest pointed to the jade pendant and said, "Do you see a dragon flying through the clouds and mist on it, this jade pendant is also called the 'Cloud Dragon' jade pendant." There is also one on the body of the Wensheng Shangguan Jinglun, which is engraved with a dragon wrapped around the Huabiao, called the 'Wenlong' jade pendant, and there is also one on the body of the martial saint Yuan Shibu, which is engraved with a dragon with fangs and claws and furious claws, called the "Crazy Dragon" jade pendant. In addition, Shangguan Jinglun's younger brother Shangguan Zhufeng also has one, which is engraved with a dragon hidden in the iceberg, which is the 'ice dragon' jade pendant. The Ice Dragon Jade Pendant is now yours. He pointed to the Ice Dragon Jade Pendant that the Martial Saint had brought.

"In addition, there is an extremely important one, which is the Tianlong Jade Pendant, which is personally carried by Emperor Martial Emperor Dongfang Xiong. As the so-called 'Tianlong comes out, the dragons follow', that is, as long as there is a Tianlong jade pendant, the other four dragons can be dispatched, in fact, the Tianlong is equivalent to the 'soldier talisman'. When today's martial arts elders see these jade pendants, they are naturally in awe. Now that you have two jade pendants, you must cherish and love them. Then he pointed to the Purple Cloud Divine Sword and said, "The Purple Cloud Divine Sword is your thing. But you haven't learned how to use a sword yet, this sword is a divine weapon, sharpening iron like clay, so it's temporarily carried by Chu Sihai. ”

The old Taoist priest sighed heavily, and then said: "Emperor Wu Dongfang Xiong has disappeared for a long time, and I don't think the world will be peaceful for long. Let's see what you create!"

After the explanation, Li Qingshan and Chu Sihai accompanied the old Taoist priest to the top of Xianlai Mountain. This Xianlai Mountain is extremely high in altitude, the higher you go, the colder it gets, the steeper it gets, and the top of the mountain towers into the clouds. The three of them have already cultivated their internal strength, and it is easy to climb the mountain, and they reached the top of the mountain in half an hour. On the top of the mountain, there is a jar of pond water, clear and deep, green like jade, flat as a mirror, it is called "mirror pool". The old Taoist priest led them into a very secret cave, which zigzagged and twisted, and stopped at one of the huge stone chambers. There was already a person waiting in the room, and Chu Sihai and Li Qingshan were looking at it, and it was Shen Chen. Li Qingshan hadn't seen Shen Yan for a long time, and when he saw it now, he naturally went up to reminisce. Chu Sihai glanced around and found that there were a lot of items stored in the room, which showed that the old Taoist priest had already asked Shen Chen to prepare for the retreat.

"That's it, you go. After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he walked into the stone room without looking back, and waved his hand to tell the three of them to withdraw.

As soon as Li Qingshan and the other three exited the stone room, the stone door slammed shut. Li Qingshan was stunned and stood for a long time before leaving.

Back at the Taoist temple, Li Qingshan and Chu Hanshan packed their bags and prepared to go down the mountain. He was in the mountains, and he was mostly short for more than ten years. Now that he is going down the mountain, he has changed into a blue and blue robe, matching his youthful and polite temperament, and it is really like a different person. Indeed, people depend on their clothes.

After all, I haven't gone down the mountain for ten years, and I am really reluctant to leave, and I don't forget to turn back. Chu Hanshan laughed and scolded him for being girly.

They came to the foot of the mountain, and by the way, they said goodbye to their adoptive parents Shen Chen and Du Yi, and fostered the white fox in Shen Du's house. Shen and Du heard that the old Taoist had arranged for Zhang Yunshe to go down the mountain to practice, although they were uneasy, but when they saw that they were accompanied by Chu Sihai, they thought that they could rest assured.

Shen Mingyue heard that her brother and master were going on a trip, and she clamored to follow. Li Qingshan didn't follow her out with a straight face, and she ran back to the room in annoyance.

The two men went out. Xianlai Mountain was originally at the junction of Zhongzhou and Dongzhou, and they followed the route to start from Dongzhou and Nanzhou, then detour to Zhongzhou, and finally go to Xizhou and Beizhou.

Dongzhou is under the jurisdiction of Wensheng "Shangguan Jinglun", nine counties and 60 counties in the state, with a vast territory, flat terrain, many plains, wide fertile fields, and abundant fish and rice.

Along the way, the little Taoist priest was curious everywhere, looking east and west. Chu Sihai has a wide range of experience, and is particularly familiar with the customs and customs of this area, one by one to explain the local famous mountains and monuments, sects, and martial arts people. In particular, the most famous thing in Dongzhou is the "Wensheng" Shangguan Jinglun, who is a talented person, who has become holy from literature to martial arts, and is elegant, implements cultural governance, respects literature and education, and does not like martial arts. Moreover, Shangguan Jinglun treats people generously, encourages farming and weaving, and can't help business, so the people in Dongzhou are prosperous.

After Li Qingshan heard this, he was fascinated by Chongwen Palace, and he also greatly admired the "Wensheng" Shangguan Jinglun. Suddenly, he remembered the teacher he had when he was young, so he said, "I don't know if my old Mr. Shangguan knows this Shangguan Jinglun?" Chu Sihai smiled strangely beside him and kept his mouth shut.

The two chatted all the way, but they were not lonely. It's been a month since I stopped and walked the mountains and rivers.

On this day, they came to Jiangnan County in the central part of Dongzhou, and walked on the avenue one after the other. Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves behind him sounded, and several horses galloped over on the avenue. Li Chu and the others flashed beside the road and let them pass first.

The people who came were all freshly dressed and angry, obviously rich and noble. One of the young men in the center, riding a dazzling white horse, seemed to be the master of the group. This young man is really too handsome! He is about fifteen or sixteen years old like a little Taoist priest, his stature is not very tall, he is well-proportioned and slender, his face is like a crown of jade, his skin is better than snow, his eyebrows are like distant daisies, his eyes are as bright as stars, and his eyes are flowing. On his head, he wore a soft square hat inlaid with goose topazes, a light green carved silk gown, and a soft veil as thin as cicada wings, which reflected the exposed skin on the forehead, neck, hands and other skin was even more snow-white, like glowing white jade. It's brilliant!

Li Qingshan saw such a handsome character for the first time since he hit the mountain, and he couldn't help but stare at it, as if he had lost his mind. The young man also glanced back at the little Taoist, and suddenly stopped his horse, looked Li Qingshan up and down, and his eyes stayed on the jade pendant tied around Li Qingshan's waist. Then he turned his eyes, looked Chu Sihai up and down again, and saw the long weapon tightly wrapped behind him, and knew that there was a sword branch inside.

The young man nodded towards Li Qingshan and said, "The little Taoist is from Zhongzhou, where are you going at this moment?"

Li Qingshan looked at the young man, feeling deeply ashamed of himself, bowed his hand, and replied, "It's not from the Yunxu Taoist Temple. The trail comes from the Xianlai Mountain Xianlai View at the junction of Zhongzhou and Dongzhou, this time it is a tour of the world, where to go. ”

"Oh, Xianlai Mountain Xianlaiguan? I haven't heard of it, I have time to take a look another day. Can the trail chief go with us? Third man, free up two horses!"

"It doesn't have to be. Xiaodao is very grateful!~" Li Qingshan hurriedly shook his hand.

"Okay, there will be a date later!" the young man finished speaking, smiled at the little Taoist, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and he continued to ride his horse forward.

Li Qingshan saw the young man smile, and for some reason, his heart fluttered, and he looked at his back in a daze. Chu Sihai "coughed" twice behind his back, and then laughed strangely.

Li Qingshan's face turned red, knowing that Chu Sihai was going to say something unpleasant, so he ignored him and continued to walk.