Chapter 15: Chongzhen

The closer you get to Tianmai Mountain, the more you can feel the majesty of Tianmai Mountain. Tianmai Mountain divides five peaks from the mountainside, shaped like the five fingers of a person, straight into the sky. The wind and clouds in the five fingers flow like a whirlpool, overflowing with colorful light and unpredictable, like the operation of heaven and earth.

In the stunned eyes of the beggars, all the Chongzhen disciples put away the Dao Fa and landed on the mountainside, where the five fingers were together. Everyone marched on the mountain road between the two mountain peaks, but saw the strange flowers on both sides of the mountain road, the different grasses were continuous, there were green Tibetan birds, there were bluestone insects singing, the breeze wrapped around the body to remove tiredness, and the strange fragrance hit the face to worry, it was really a holy place in the world, a fairyland on earth.

After walking along the mountain road for a while, I stepped on a stone staircase paved with bluestone, and the stone stairs were a group of six steps, a total of eighteen groups. At the end of the stone staircase is a huge mountain gate, supported by eight huge white marble pillars, with the word "Tianmai" written on it. On the outermost two stone pillars, there is a book "The Spine of Heaven", a moment of "The Source of the Dao", and the majestic air leaps into the air.

After passing the mountain gate, the vision suddenly opened up. The first thing that catches your eye is a wide stone bridge, with twelve stone pillars on each side of the bridge, on which a strange-shaped stone beast squats. There is a gurgling stream under the bridge, and the crisp and pleasant sound of ding dong makes people feel peaceful. Further forward is the Lingguan Palace, the west side hangs a golden bell of three zhang high and low, and the east side sets up a silver drum of the same scale, which is extremely magnificent. Outside the hall, there were two Taoist boys dressed in Dera who were cleaning, ignoring everyone, presumably ********.

Behind the hall is a huge square, bluestone is the face, white jade is the railing, there is a tall white marble pillar standing at the corner, the top of the column each has a round crystal head, exudes a soft halo.

It took half a quarter of an hour to walk through the square, and the beggar felt that this square was more than twice the size of the mountain village where he was located. A young disciple next to him saw the beggar's exclaimed expression, so he showed off: "This is the dojo where I teach and preach, and every year when the sermon is opened, the good knowledge of seeking the Tao outside the mountain will crowd every corner, and even the mountain path is crowded with people, and the scene is called spectacular." The beggar nodded in surprise, but thought to himself, "How many people do you need to crowd this square?"

Behind the square is the white jade long step of about fifteen zhang wide, one foot of equal height, each step is spotless, bright as a mirror, the white jade guardrail on both sides, all hollow pattern beasts, thousands of forms. The stairs are still in a group of six steps, leading all the way up the mountain. The temples on both sides of the stairs gradually increased, and the number of Taoist children also increased, but there was not a single Taoist in a moon-white robe.

Along the long steps up, all the way through the immeasurable view, the jade void palace, to the Sanqing Palace, gradually higher and higher, the feet have risen clouds and mist, such as real and illusory. And at this moment, the beggar has already lost the strength to marvel at the majestic Sanqing Hall in front of him, only to feel that his legs are sore, his tongue is dry and his mouth is dry, and he is extremely tired, just with a stubborn spirit, he insists on going up, and refuses to complain at all, and throws out the tiredness, the more he goes up, the deeper the doubts in his heart, and he said: "Although this place is magnificent and luxurious, it is no different from the Taoist government under the mountain, it is too vulgar, how can it be the place where the immortal family lives?"

While the beggar was thinking, everyone had gone around to the back of the Sanqing Hall and swept through a mist. As soon as she entered the fog, the beggar only felt that her heart and lungs were cold, and most of the original fatigue disappeared in an instant, and her mind was much clearer. After a few steps, the mist came out, and the fatigue was gone, and before the beggar could be surprised by the immortal's methods, the scenery in front of him had completely shocked him.

There was no road under his feet, replaced by continuous white clouds. If it weren't for the faint outline of the mountain ahead, the beggar really thought that he had reached the legendary Nine Heavens. When the beggar was stunned, everyone had already walked away on the white clouds. Jingshu stood one step ahead of the beggar, as if she had anticipated the beggar's reaction, and waited for a moment before starting to walk. The beggar looked at the people who were stepping on the white clouds in front of him, not only worried about himself, but also said in his heart: "Only the immortal family can ride the clouds, I am a mortal boy, **mortal, if I go up with one foot, don't I fall to death." Although he was worried in his heart, he didn't dare not move his feet, for fear that if he was a few steps late, Jingshu Immortal Gu would not be able to catch up if she wanted to save herself. Trembling, I stepped out with a low foot, only to find that the landing place was very smooth and unusually steady. At this time, the beggar deeply realized how comfortable it is to be down-to-earth.

The white clouds are rolling, surging like a tide, but they are unusually well-behaved when they are close to the body, like a breeze passing by, like flowing water slowly, although they can feel endless tenderness through their pantyhose. The beggar couldn't help but want to grab it with his hand, but before his hand arrived, the white cloud had already hurried away like a shy girl, and rolled away with the other clouds.

After walking for a while, I saw a rainbow in the distance. The beggar didn't care at first, but when he got closer, he realized that the rainbow turned out to be a real rainbow bridge. The rainbow bridge is full of colorful glow, protruding from the clouds, stretching obliquely into the sky, I don't know where it is connected. The beggar looked up at the rainbow bridge and said stupidly: "It turns out that the rainbow in the sky is really a bridge of immortals!" At this time, he had long forgotten where he was, and he couldn't tell whether the realm in front of him was a dream or reality.

The Hongqiao is only seven feet wide, and there is no fence. As the bridge level continued to rise, the beggar looked at the void on both sides, and felt a little dizzy, and hurriedly pulled the corner of Jingshu's clothes. Jingshu didn't seem to be aware of it, and was pulled by him.

The beggar was frightened, and he didn't know how long he had been walking, but he suddenly felt that his eyes were extremely clear, and he had actually broken away from the colorful halo and walked out of the Hongqiao. Behind the Hongqiao is a square built on the cliff, which is indeed much smaller than the dojo on the mountainside, but it is still quite large. The square is just paved with ordinary mountain stones, which is unpretentious, but it gives people a sense of ancient and heavy. In the square, there are nine bronze tripods in order, the green smoke on the tripod is swirling, its taste is fragrant and elegant, and it has made people clear their hearts and calm unconsciously.

At this time, the whole picture of Chaoyang Peak, the main peak of Tianmai Mountain, was really displayed in front of the beggar. Thousands of rui qi spray purple mist, and thousands of auspicious clouds reflect rainbow. There are fairy birds spreading their wings and singing, there are rui beasts galloping happily, there are green pines that are immortal for thousands of years, and there are clear springs for thousands of years. The building hall is built on the mountain, dotted among the green mountains and green waters, there is no trace of the axe and chisel, as if the mountain is self-generated, and the surrounding perfect fit. The immortal family has its own Qiankun, the cave is blessed, Zhong Lingyu is beautiful, and the fruit is extraordinary.

About to walk through the square, the beggar felt a shock to his body for no reason, as if his body was squeezed by something, and when he was about to struggle to break free, the force disappeared without a trace in an instant, because the force was nowhere to be felt, but made himself feel a chest tightness and nausea. Jingshu seemed to have a sense, and reached out and pressed it on the back of the beggar to help him calm his qi and blood, but he didn't say a word and continued to move forward, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

At this time, two Daoists who were also dressed in moon-white Dao robes greeted them on the opposite side, bowed their hands, and said, "Welcome all senior brothers back to the mountain." Then he said to Ming Jue: "Changjing Zhenren ordered all the senior brothers to send the unicorn beast to the Jingxin Cave in the back mountain for proper placement. He said to Jing Shu again: "Changdan Zhenren ordered Senior Sister Jing Shu to rush to the Wuwei Hall immediately to meet her. Mingjue said goodbye to Jingshu and led the disciples to the back mountain. Jing Shu paused for a moment and said to a Taoist: "Trouble Senior Brother Mingsheng to take this little brother to the guest room to rest first, and then settle it after I take charge of the teaching." Seeing Mingsheng's answer, he settled the beggar a few words, and hurried to the Wuwei Palace, and the beggar followed Mingsheng to the guest room to rest and wait.