There is no time in the mountains, and it is not a year. Some of the disciples who ate in the kitchen had already left and advanced their cultivation, and there were also new disciples who had begun to practice Dao techniques. Xiao Yi was in the kitchen as always, helping the fat chef wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen. During this period, Xiao Yi got the guidance of the fat chef, and his comprehension of the Tao can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.

Sometimes, he also ran to the edge of Hongqiao Square to watch Chongzhen disciples practice Taoism, and he couldn't help but be envious when he saw the wonderful posture of others dancing. But after thinking about it, it is already a great blessing that I can have today, and I can't be too greedy, so I smiled slightly. There is just one thing, but it has been haunting his heart for a long time.

He has been in Chongzhen for a long time, but since he said goodbye to the mountain, he has not seen Jingshu again. He kept telling himself that Jing Shu was busy with cultivation and had no time to come and see him, but after a long time, such thoughts could not deceive him. He's just a little beggar, I'm afraid people have long forgotten about it. He wanted to convince himself that he should leave all the world behind and meditate on the Tao. But the more I tried to forget, the clearer the memory of her became in my mind. He didn't know what kind of emotion it was, he couldn't explain it, but it was so tormenting.

Once, he sneaked up the mountain, just wanting to sneak a glimpse of her. But unfortunately, he walked around the bushes for more than two hours and got lost. As a result, he was discovered by the disciples who patrolled the mountain and sent to the Zhengxin Hall to punish him for the crime of disturbing others' cultivation. Zhengxin Hall is the directly governed hall of the Wuwei Hall where the law enforcement real person Changdan Zhenren is located, and it specializes in punishing disciples who make mistakes.

Although there is no forbidden area on Chaoyang Peak, due to the different levels of cultivation, the various areas on the mountain are strictly distributed. At the foot of the mountain are disciples who have just started, because their cultivation is not deep, and they are not harassed. The higher the disciple's rank, the deeper the cultivation level becomes. Since some disciples have to retreat for a long time to practice and comprehend Taoism, they may be interrupted at the slightest sound. Therefore, the residences of these high-ranking disciples are usually not cared for at all, and even if there are people, they come and go gently, as light as a soul.

As for where Xiao Yi went, whether he disturbed other people's Qing Xiu, he didn't know at all, and he could only accept it if others wanted to punish him. He thought that his days in the Chongzhen Sect were coming to an end, but when the fat cook heard the news, he rushed to the scene and shouted in the Zhengxin Hall, and actually brought him back. The disciples of the Zhengxin Hall looked at each other, but they did not dare to stop them in the slightest. Since then, Xiao Yicai has felt that what fat chefs sometimes brag about may be true.

After that, Xiao Yi no longer dared to have the idea of going up the mountain, and he no longer thought about anything other than Taoism in his mind, and when he was upset, he recited the "Qingjing Sutra", suppressing his worries to the bottom of his heart without revealing anything. On the surface, he has broken away from the mundane and is dedicated to the Tao. But only he himself knew that while the Dao Fa was improving, the troubles in his heart were gradually increasing, and maybe one day, he would not be able to restrain himself and completely explode. At that time, it is estimated that the sermon that we are practicing now will be burned.

One night, the fat chef carried a lunch box as usual, moving his fat body and walking with Xiao Yi, and when he reached the fork in the road, when Xiao Yi wanted to go back, the fat chef said: "Today you accompany me to deliver food, and I will take you to see something." Xiao Yi asked, "What is it?" and hurriedly followed. The fat chef said, "You'll know when you arrive." Xiao Yi has long wanted to know who the fat chef delivers food to every day, but he didn't dare to ask, and today he was able to solve the mystery for many days, so he naturally went to it.

The time that has been going down for half a pillar of incense has been far away from the human track. The surrounding trees and grass are deep, the night insects are singing, and the wind is also a little cold, only a bright moon shines on the two figures, one large and one small. After walking for a while, the road in front of him suddenly broke off, and a knife-like cliff was placed in front of him. Without waiting for Xiao Yi to wonder, the fat chef had already walked to the edge of the cliff, and without stopping at all, he walked over like that. Xiao Yi watched the figure of the fat chef swaying forward in the air, and was suddenly surprised.

Xiao Yi was surprised, the fat chef had already walked far away, and he didn't stop and wait for him. Xiao Yi had no choice but to muster up the courage to follow in the footsteps of the fat chef and take a brave step. At this moment, the scenery in front of me became a little blurry, and then it became clear again, but I saw a black chain bridge appear out of thin air in the void. The bridge is very narrow, not enough for two people to walk side by side, and the fat chef walks up and rubs the iron cables on both sides from time to time, making the bridge body shake sharply. Xiao Yi was not afraid, and hurriedly chased after him with the iron rope.

After crossing the chain bridge, we started to go up the hill again. The fat cook walked for a while, but he was a little out of breath, and then sat down on the rocks beside the road to rest. Cheng Liang, who had been ground by the stone, was especially glowing with moonlight. Xiao Yi went up and wanted to take the lunch box, but the fat chef said: "No need, this is also a practice, and you can't fake it to others." Xiao Yi knew the fat chef's temperament, so he no longer forcibly demanded it, so he took the opportunity to look at the surrounding scenery. But I saw that the road was very wide, but the road stones were dilapidated, and the cracks were full of weeds, and the road was even more barren and grassy, and the miscellaneous trees grew crookedly, and it was a scene of decay. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, this mountain must be one of the five peaks of the Heavenly Vein, how could it be so defeated?

At this time, the fat chef spoke: "This is the Little Finger Peak of the Five Fingers of the Heavenly Vein, which used to be called Longyin Peak, and now it is called Qishi Peak. In the past, it was the most important place for the Chongzhen Sect, but now it is ...... Hey, it's not as good as before. With a sigh, he got up and walked up the mountain.

Xiao Yi knew that the fat chef still had something to say, so he hurriedly followed. Sure enough, the fat chef continued: "According to legend, there was a dragon god in Kyushu a long time ago, and we had one in Tianmai Mountain, called Prison Cow. Xiao Yi asked, "Does the dragon god live on this little finger peak?" The fat chef nodded with a smile and said, "Not bad." Speaking of the dragon god, a divine halo unconsciously flashed on his round face, "At that time, although Little Finger Peak was the shortest, it was the most aura. Believers of the good people who go up to the mountain every day to worship are said to have raised the mountain three feet higher because they kept bringing offerings. ”

Xiao Yi was dumbfounded, unable to figure out how many offerings were needed to raise the mountain. The fat chef continued: "The dragon god has received offerings, and he has guaranteed good weather and abundant crops every year. The people can live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about food and clothing. At that time, the Haiyan River was clear and the world was peaceful. Xiao Yi could feel the gleam in the fat chef's eyes, but it dimmed for a moment. I only heard him pause and said, "It's a pity that the good times won't last long." Suddenly, one day, for some reason, the land of Kyushu shook violently at the same time, and for a time the sky and the earth collapsed, the mountains collapsed, and the beautiful world turned into hell in an instant. Then there was another torrential rain in the sky, and it poured down for seven hundred and forty-nine days. The world is no longer the world. The wives of the people are separated, the families are ruined, and the people who can survive the catastrophe are less than one in ten. But this is also the result of Boyang Ancestor exhausting his supernatural powers and trying his best to protect them. ”

Xiao Yi only said that his village was invaded by the beast tide, which was the worst thing, and he knew that there was such a tragic scene in the world. Listen to the fat chef again: "During this period, the ancestor of Boyang came to this peak countless times to seek the blessing of the dragon god, but the dragon god never responded. Except for a rock where the dragon god had been sitting for a long time at that time, there was still some trace of the dragon god's breath. ”

Xiao Yi asked: "The fat master said that the prison cow is the dragon god of our Yongzhou, but what about the dragon god in other places?" The fat cook shook his head and said, "It's all the same, it's all gone." Later, after a long time, people had to believe that the dragon god was no longer there. After that, the great drought followed the flood, the locust plague, the invasion of animal tides, the frequent earthquakes, the tsunami for many years, the disasters in the world continued, and the people were not able to make a living. It was also at that time that the ancestor of Boyang gathered people with magical powers in front of the Dragon Seal Stone and founded Taoism, aiming to bless the people. ”

Xiao Yi looked at the desolate scenery around him again and said, "I didn't expect that the Chongzhen Sect was actually founded at Little Finger Peak. The fat chef said: "What you say is not right, Taoism was founded by Little Finger Peak, but it does not mean that Chongzhen Sect was also founded at Little Finger Peak." Xiao Yi said inexplicably: "Isn't Taoism the religion of Chongzhen?" The fat chef demanded: "It's far from it." It can only be said that Taoism is the predecessor of Chongzhen Religion. The ancestor is a stunning talent, the morality taught is broad and profound, the descendants can not fully understand, there are many branches, the most representative is the exposition of the religion and the interception of the teaching, the two religions have fought for many years, at the beginning of the interception of the religion is dominant, and after a long time, the exposition of the religion has caught up. In the end, the exposition of the religion won, and the religion was re-established in Chaoyang Peak, and the name was changed to Chongzhen. After the king was defeated, the sectarians were imprisoned in Little Finger Peak and were not allowed to preach until they died of old age. Since then, there has been no such thing as interception in this world. ”

Xiao Yixin said: "It turns out that the Chongzhen Sect still has such an allusion. He asked again: "Didn't the fat master say that Taoism was founded on Little Finger Peak, why should the teaching be established in Chaoyang Peak and leave the foundation of the founding religion to intercept the teaching." The fat chef breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Little Finger Peak is the foundation of Taoism because there is still the breath of the dragon god on the dragon seal stone. The flesh and bones of the mortal fetus of the world can only be feathered and ascended with the help of the breath of the dragon god, so at the beginning, people gathered around the dragon seal stone to cultivate. But the dragon god is gone, and the breath left behind has only decreased but not increased, and after a long time, there will be a day when it will be exhausted. During the period of time when the aura of the dragon god had just disappeared, some people still insisted on cultivating here without believing it. These people are not profound in Taoism, absorbing the power of heaven and earth aura, as if swallowed by a whale. How could the remaining aura of Little Finger Peak withstand such an absorption method, it was soon exhausted. As a result, the spirit tree died, the spirit beast avoided, and Little Finger Peak became a desolate place. The foundation of Pinky Peak was destroyed by those greedy people, and there was no aura generation anymore, not even other ordinary peaks. Therefore, imprisoning those who have intercepted the religion here is tantamount to cutting off their path of cultivation. As he spoke, the fat chef sat down on a rock, smooth as a mirror. Three feet behind the rock was a cliff filled with vine plants.

After running for so many roads, Xiao Yi was also a little tired, so he rested against the cliff. The moment he leaned against the cliff, he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, as if something had passed through his body, but when he tried to grasp this feeling, he was nowhere to be found. He stared at the cliff behind him, and felt it quietly for a moment, and there was nothing unusual, except that he had realized the Tao for several days, and his spirit was a little trance. So he returned to the topic just now and asked the fat chef: "There is a person with magical powers imprisoned on this mountain, and the fat chef is bringing him food, right?" The fat chef nodded and said, "It's really good, ordinary characters can't be locked up here." ”

Xiao Yi wanted to ask what kind of character it was, but at this time, someone had already asked: "The fat man loves to make tricks, and he hasn't even reached the valley period, so he dares to say anything big." Xiao Yi didn't know that there were other people here, so he was startled. The fat chef still sat on the rock, didn't move, didn't raise his eyelids, and said, "It's not big or small, the fat man is also called by you?" The man laughed and said: "The fat man is the fat man, why can't I call it?" Xiao Yi saw a person squatting on the cliff wall, unable to see his face clearly, but he could distinguish that it was a young Taoist.

The fat chef didn't entangle with him about the title of "fat man", and said: "Boy, you'd better learn to be well-behaved, don't just come here to hang around, and when something happens, you can't save you." The young Taoist seemed to be in his heart, and coughed dryly: "I just said that the fat man loves to make a mystery, but I heard that the dragon seal stone is still sealed with dragon qi, and I want to try my luck to see if I can have the fate to absorb one or two, and I didn't make any mistakes." The fat chef ignored his argument and said, "The things that are intercepted are forbidden in the religion, and once they are discovered, your boy's future will be ruined." The young Taoist stiffened and said, "The dead fat man is talking nonsense, and you don't want to frame me." If you open your mouth and shut up the teaching, you are committing a taboo in the religion. I will go to the temple of Wu Wei, and the fat man will wait to be punished. As he spoke, he didn't see his strength, and his body shot out like a spring, and he was already three feet away in an instant. Maybe he was in a hurry, only to hear his "oops", the shadow suddenly crooked, actually fell, and then quickly stood up, a few ups and downs disappeared into the night sky.

Xiao Yi wanted to laugh, but he endured it, and then looked at the fat chef, as if the person had never appeared, just quietly looking at the cliff, for a while, the night sky was a little quiet. After a pause, Xiao Yi asked, "That person said that the dragon qi was still sealed in the dragon seal stone, but is it true?" Although he knew that even if there was still dragon qi in the dragon seal stone, it had nothing to do with him, but in his heart, he very much hoped that the fat chef would nod yes. But the fat chef said: "It's just a legend, no one knows whether it's true or not." As he spoke, he touched the rock under the seat with his hand. Xiao Yi immediately said suddenly: "Is the fat master sitting on the Dragon Seal Stone?" The fat chef nodded and said: "It is true that this stone is the seat stone of the Dragon God, but the Dragon Seal Stone does not only refer to this stone. It turns out that the dragon seal stone is the mountain body of the little finger peak, and how big the little finger peak is, how big the dragon seal stone is. But with the disappearance of the dragon god's breath, the dragon seal stone is gradually shrinking, and in the end, this stone is as big as the cliff behind you. ”

Xiao Yi felt a sense of desolation in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that the former dragon god throne would end up in today's situation. He turned around, brushed aside the vines in front of the wall, and gently stroked them with his hands, but felt a cold breath into his body, like the lament of the dragon god, which was poignant. After groping for a while, he wiped off the mud on the wall of the dragon seal, and suddenly found that the wall was densely engraved with small characters. He was busy wiping it clean, and by the moonlight, he could vaguely see the words "The Tao of Nature is Quiet, so all things in heaven and earth are born" and "There is nothing that is born without movement", which are all classics in Taoism. Without waiting for Xiao Yi to ask, the fat chef said: "These are Taoist classics, but they are the essence of Taoism, but it is a pity that people are ignorant nowadays and have abandoned these good things." With that, he stood up and continued his walk up the hill.

Although Xiao Yi had many doubts, he could only reluctantly follow.