There is no way forward, but I don't want to retreat, I finally came to the fourth peak, and seeing that the end is ahead, how to retreat willingly.

Wu Qi sat on the ground, supporting his head with his hands, regretting that he had not learned a sword technique, thinking that when he met the thirteenth senior, he would definitely let him teach him a hand.

Liang San leaned under a tree, looking at the clouds in front of him, but he had a different taste, and secretly thought in his heart: I have stayed within the high wall all the year round, when have I seen this scenery, this trip to the rivers and lakes has not been in vain.

Bai Sheng took the red sandalwood off his back, took out one of the top ten famous swords in the rivers and lakes, and actually began to practice the Flying Star Swordsmanship, one move after another, with an extremely serious expression.

Since the day he jumped into the river, Bai Sheng's cultivation has not been said to be a thousand miles a day, but he has also made significant progress, and in just a few days, he has broken through two realms in a row, and now he has become a little master of martial arts.

Putting aside Wu Qi's pervert, at the age of fifteen, he was promoted to the eighth rank of martial arts, which was definitely a genius, plus he learned all kinds of martial arts, including the flying star that Wu Qi had just taught, the Seven Absolute Fists, and the sword technique "Fang Cun" he created.

The current Bai Sheng is a furnace, containing the skills of a hundred schools in his body, if he is tempered, he will also be a generation of grandmasters in the future.

Bai Sheng practiced swords, but Lao Gai on the side didn't know if it was because he was scared at first, or he was tired from mountaineering, and he was lying far away from the platform, and he was already snoring loudly.

It seems that these four people do not plan to leave for the time being.

Wu Qi looked at Bai Sheng, who had been practicing swordsmanship, and didn't know if it was because he was too bored, so he began to teach out loud, making Bai Sheng's Flying Star Swordsmanship improve faster and faster.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the night is gradually falling, and after staying here for a long time, everyone has no clue.

A fire was lit, and they originally wanted to catch some game from the mountains to eat, but they found that it was useless, and the four of them had to eat the dry food they carried.

"If you haven't thought of a way tomorrow, let's go down the mountain!"

Wu Qi actually gave up.

"It's okay, instead of delaying time here, it's better to leave first, if you still want to go to that gate, just wait for the fifth day of May next year. ”

Liang San agreed, in fact, he had long wanted to leave.

"These four levels set by the Daomen are really extraordinary, and we are also considered lucky, only to pass three levels in a row, and I think this last level is the real test. ”

Bai Sheng ate dry food, looking at the place of the Daomen that had been hidden in the night, and his heart was afraid.

Lao Gai looked as usual, and it was far less real for him than eating a full meal.

......

Day 2

Before dawn, the four of them had already woken up, looking at a dark red in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh at the magic of everything in this world, which was a sign of the rising sun.

Rattle...

The chirping of white cranes came from a distance, and the four of them saw that in the clouds and mist in front of them, a group of white cranes actually appeared, lined up in a vertical row towards the early sun, and came towards them.

"What is this?"

The four of them looked at this incomparably spectacular scene with shocked expressions.

I saw four white cranes falling from the sky, their huge bodies were jaw-dropping, they stood on the platform and then squatted down, and let out a chirp at Bai Sheng.

"He's asking us to ride them. ”

Bai Sheng said.

Wu Qi, who was already disappointed, was excited at this moment, and flew directly to the white crane, and the white crane immediately flapped its wings and flew up.

"Haha, it turns out to be the road to the fourth level."

Liang San smiled, very excited, climbed on top of the white crane and sat down steadily.

"Let's go".

Bai Sheng and Lao Gai successively rode a white crane and flew up.

"Haha, in ancient times, there were immortals who rode white cranes and soared, and now there are four of us riding white cranes and entering the Dao Gate. ”

Liang Sanlai was interested and shouted.

"Ahh ”

Bai Sheng and Wu Qi looked excited and shouted loudly.

However, they turned their heads and saw that Lao Gai was clutching the white crane, and his face was frightened, and the look of joy that came from there was full of horror.

"Haha, old gai, hurry up!"

Ga.....

The white crane let out a chirp and soared into the sky against the rising sun, shuttling through the clouds and heading towards the majestic mountain in front of it.

When Bai Sheng and the others approached the mountain, they saw that the mountain was full of pavilions and pavilions, hidden between the mountains and forests, covered by indispensable clouds and mist around them, and groups of white cranes were already flying.

This is the Daomen

......

The door is the most mysterious place in the world, and it is only on the fifth day of the fifth month of May every year that the door is opened to attract those pilgrims who want to come and burn incense sincerely.

The rest of the time, the gate is closed, and you can only enter the gate if you pass through the four checkpoints.

The mystery of the Dao Gate is like a fog that cannot be seen through.

You must know that a dynasty is only a few hundred years old, because with the erosion of time, powerful dynasties will also decay and collapse, but the Daomen seems to exist forever.

It's just that the longer something exists, the more it will be spied on by others.

It is recorded in the history books that hundreds of years ago, there was a powerful dynasty that thought of invading the Daomen, but before they could attack the mountain, it was as if they were punished by heaven, and the entire dynasty fell apart overnight.

It is also recorded that a man who claimed to be a master was spreading wild in the Daomen, but was slapped to death by a huge palm falling from the sky.

Although these exist in the history books, it is undeniable that the mystery of this Dao Gate, because the more mysterious the place, the more awe-inspiring it is.

Zhao Changqi, the current head of the Daomen, is older than the martial saint, I don't know how many years he has lived, his disciples and grandchildren have been exchanged for generation after generation, but he has never gone west.

Now this old master is still full of red face, with a childish face, and he does not look old at all.

Known to the world as the real one: the old fairy.

A few decades ago, Lao Zhangjiao often appeared in front of the eyes of all beings, solving doubts and teaching those who came to the Tao. It's just that after he accepted a young uncle on behalf of his teacher thirty years ago, he rarely appeared, and this matter of solving people's doubts and teaching the Tao was also handed over to this youngest uncle and ancestor.

Even if it is a major matter like sacrificing Dao Ancestor, it will be handed over to this young uncle to handle.

I want to come to the next Taoist sect master, it is this uncle ancestor.

This young uncle's ancestor, surnamed Lu, is known as Chengdao, and is known as Lu Xiaotianshi.

It's just that this Uncle Lu Chengdao is not self-cultivation, and every time he appears, he either wears his clothes or his hair is tied in a mess, so that those juniors have to tidy up his clothes first.

And if you don't cultivate yourself, forget it, this uncle doesn't cultivate his mouth, and the cultivation is about pure heart and few desires, no desires and no desires, but Lu Chengdao is at ease every day with big fish and meat plus fine wine.

Of course, everyone also admires this uncle, don't see that he is weak and weak, and he doesn't have a hundred catties of strength on his shoulders, but he is extremely attentive in doing things.

No, Lu Chengdao spent three years alone building three bamboo huts halfway up the back mountain, when he was thirteen years old.

Then bamboo was planted around, and after a few years, it became a sea of green bamboo, and at the same time, a vegetable garden was cultivated in front of the stream in front of the door, and his vegetable garden began to be taken care of every day.

After that, Lu Chengdao used the excuse of cultivating the Tao to hand over the big and small matters of the Daomen to the next generation of disciples, and only when he encountered a major event did he come to this bamboo forest hut to consult his young uncle.

This uncle and ancestor have been at ease for thirty years, but a few days ago, a master of the sword immortal level came to the Daomen, and that person wanted to find this young uncle and ancestor to solve his doubts, but he didn't know what happened to Lu Chengdao and the sword immortal, and was beaten up by the sword immortal, and snatched away the green bamboo wine that the uncle and ancestor loved.

Someone wanted to chase it, but was stopped by this uncle ancestor, and everyone knew that this sword immortal was his friend, but they still didn't understand why that person wanted to beat their uncle ancestor, and later heard Lu Chengdao say something they didn't understand.

"What was the cause of the past, what is the effect of the present, must always be returned. ”

But after those little Taoist children got drunk in Lu Chengdao, they heard the drunken words of Uncle Shizu: "Liu Thirteen, if it weren't for the poor Dao who couldn't win you, he would definitely beat you into a pig's head." ”

Only then did everyone understand that Uncle Shi couldn't beat him, and they also knew that the sword immortal was called Liu Thirteen, and he heard that he was from Jianlu.

......

The white crane flew halfway up the mountain with the four of them, and came to the top of a platform, and the four of them saw that on the platform below, a little Taoist boy was looking up at them, as if waiting for them.

When the white crane landed on the platform, the little road boy came over, although it was a child, but he said in an old-fashioned manner: "Xiao Dao is here to wait for the four distinguished guests for a long time. ”

The four of them couldn't help but be surprised, and secretly thought in their hearts that they were worthy of the Daomen, and they actually knew that they would come.

"Meet the Taoist. ”

The four of them hurriedly lost their manners.

"Four distinguished guests, please come with Xiaodao, Uncle Shi has been waiting for a long time. ”

The four of them thought secretly in their hearts, thinking that the uncle and ancestor in the mouth of the little Taoist must be a master of the Tao, and they knew in advance that they were coming.

Xiao Daotong took four people to walk through the archway engraved with the word "Daomen", and then came to the mountaineering entrance, the steps are made of jade, like a long dragon straight into the top of the mountain, and there is no end in sight.

Mountaineering is a physical work, those pilgrims who come to the door to burn incense, basically spend most of their time on this mountaineering, and really climb to the top of the mountain, do the incense burning and praying, it is only a few breaths.

The door is open for only one day, once the time is up, the door will be closed, those pilgrims who have not left, can only stay in the door for a year, and wait for the fifth day of the fifth month of the next year to leave, so generally speaking, the pilgrims come early in the morning and disperse in the evening.

Wu Qi, a martial arts master, the small steps are as simple as eating and drinking water for him, I saw that his step-by-step breath was not chaotic at all, and Bai Sheng on the side also had a martial arts foundation, coupled with the body that had been tempered for a long time, the physical work of mountaineering was still very easy. It's just that Liang San and Lao Gai can't do it, and they only ask to rest after about a third of the walk, and they are already panting at this time.

"It's still early, don't rush, just take your time. ”

Xiao Daotong said loudly, I saw that his breath was as usual, his complexion did not change in the slightest, and the four of them deepened their awe of the Daomen, a little Dao Tong should be like this, then those who have attained the Tao are afraid that the realm is higher.

After Liang San and Lao Gai rested enough, they began to climb the mountain again, and on the way, they saw that the Taoists were sweeping the fallen leaves on the steps.

From early morning to almost noon, on the way to the mountain, Liang San and Lao Gai rested several times, and finally the two of them really couldn't walk, so Wu Qi and Bai Sheng climbed the mountain one by one.

When climbing to the top, looking down the mountain, there is a sense of seeing the small mountains, the archway engraved with "Daomen" has been shaped like ants, it can be seen that the mountain is high.

When you come to the top of the mountain, there is a wide platform, which can accommodate at least a few thousand people, otherwise it will not withstand those locust-like pilgrims, but such a huge platform is really not enough on the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month.

The big tripod placed in the center of the platform is afraid to weigh a thousand catties.

Ding, naturally, is a two-eared four-legged tripod.

There is a man-high incense stick in the middle of the big ding, as thick as an adult's arm, and at this time the cigarette smoke is swirling, rising to the sky with the wind.

Behind the Great Ding is a field of pavilions, built between the peaks, and at the foremost is a magnificent palace carved above.

The word "jade void".

I think this is the main hall of the Daomen, the legendary "Jade Void Palace".

Xiaodao introduced the four people on the side, the Jade Void Palace is the place where the head cultivates, and no one can enter without the call of the master.

After seeing the main part of the Daomen, Xiao Daotong took the four people around the pavilion in front of him, walked on a mountain path, turned left and right, and gave people the feeling of going down the mountain.

As their vision widened, the four of them saw a sea of clouds in front of them and a sea of bamboo below, which turned out to be really descending the mountain.

"This is the back mountain of the main peak, and below is the place where the ancestor cultivates. ”

Liang San and Lao Gai looked bitter, first up the mountain, and now down the mountain, oh my God! The two of them only felt their legs tremble, as if they would accidentally fall down the mountain.

Bai Sheng and Wu Cheng didn't feel anything, with the support of internal forces, there was nothing difficult about this journey.

As the saying goes, it's easier to go up than to get down.

Wu Qi and Bai Sheng finally carried the two of them on their backs, and if they were delayed, they were afraid that they would not be able to walk after dark.

Xiao Daotong seemed to be a little anxious, and began to walk like a fly, on this way down the mountain, it was faster than going up the mountain, Wu Qi and Bai Sheng also quickened their pace and caught up.

After a short time, I finally came to the bamboo sea halfway up the mountain.

Following the trail boy and walking in the bamboo forest path, the four of them only felt that the silence around them was peaceful.

Across the bamboo sea, in front of you are three huts made of bamboo, and in front of the huts is a vegetable garden, and in front of the vegetable garden is a small stream.

At this time, I saw a young Taoist fishing in the river, and he didn't take any fishing tools, so he caught fish in the river empty-handed, thinking that it should be the senior disciple of the master and ancestor.

"Uncle Shi, your distinguished guest is here. ”

Xiao Daotong shouted, which shocked the four of Bai Sheng, saying that he was a good person, how could he be so young.

Hearing the shout of the little Taoist boy, this uncle and ancestor got up from the river, holding a big carp in his hand, the river wet his robe, but he didn't care at all, with an approachable smile on his face, his hair was tied at will, just took a closer look, and saw that the eyes of this uncle and ancestor were blue and purple, as if he had been beaten by someone.

The four of them looked at each other, how could they feel that this uncle was not very reliable.

"Go ahead!"

Xiao Daotong hurriedly retired, his face full of joy.

Although it felt unreliable, this person was extremely high, and the four of them hurriedly gave a salute.

"I've seen the Taoist. ”

"You're here just in time, I just caught a big carp, and you're in for a good day. ”

With a happy smile on his face, the young uncle led the four of them to the bamboo hut, and left them there, while he himself went into the kitchen and began to tinker with the big carp.

"Doesn't it mean that cultivators pay attention to pure hearts and few desires, and have no desires and no desires? ”

Bai Sheng looked at the senior uncle in the kitchen and said in a low voice.

"I know there. ”

Liang San was at a loss, only when these masters did things that ordinary people could not understand, although he had heard that there was a young master and ancestor in the Daomen, but towards the age of the master, he thought that this master and ancestor should be not young, but now when he saw the real person, he found that he was really young.

The four of them sat outside the bamboo hut and waited, and it didn't take long for a burst of fragrance to come from the kitchen, which really made the mouth water. I really didn't expect this uncle to have such skills.

"It's time to eat. ”

The young Uncle Shi brought fish to the table, and at the same time made a few vegetables, a bowl of rice per person, which made people have a great appetite, but Wu Qi, who was originally thinking of eating, actually used the monkey to move his chopsticks for the first time, and waited for this uncle and ancestor with Bai Sheng.

"By the way, how can there be no wine for good wine and good meat? ”

The young uncle said to himself, quickly got up and came to the house, carrying a jar of wine.

"Hey, I originally brewed two jars, but a few days ago a robber snatched one jar, and now I can only save some drink. ”

This uncle said with a sad expression.

As soon as the four of them heard it, they thought of the rumors in the rivers and lakes that the thirteenth seniors made their debut with a pot of wine, and it turned out that they had robbed this uncle and ancestor. Thinking of this, the four of them looked at the eyes of Shi Shuzu who had been beaten, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, could it be that they were beaten by the thirteen seniors, this is too violent, even the master of the Daomen dare to beat it.

When the cork of the wine was opened, a rich aroma of wine immediately came, and those who smelled it knew that this was a fine wine, no wonder the thirteen seniors wanted to snatch a jar.

"There are friends from afar who are very happy, come to drink a glass of green bamboo wine made by Poor Dao. ”

The young uncle and ancestor filled it for the four of them, but he drank it directly with the wine jar.

What about saving some drink?

"This ......"

The four of them only felt that this uncle was acting too very human, and he didn't have any superior demeanor at all.