Chapter 139: Wudang

The Wudang faction is located in the Tianzhu Peak of Wudang Mountain, its three sides are overwhelming, thousands of zhang slip like ice, enter the Wudang faction, there is only a path to the sky, and the only intersection of this path is located in the Wudang sword pool. The sword solution pool was originally just a small pool of water, and it was not called the "sword solution pool". However, the reason why almost everyone knows about it in the rivers and lakes is because in the pool, there are many famous swords and sharp weapons sinking at the bottom of the pool. These are all weapons of martial arts masters who want to bring swords to Wudang, and they are all weapons of martial arts masters who do not listen to the persuasion of Wudang Taoists and insist on bringing weapons up the mountain.

At the beginning, it was originally because of the Wudang faction's founding patriarch Zhang Sanfeng, who was the peerless master of ancient and modern times, he not only had excellent martial arts, but also had impeccable character, and was respected by people in the martial arts, so everyone spontaneously untied their weapons in the sword pool to show their respect for Zhang Sanfeng. In the long run, it has become a common practice, in fact, when you really go up the mountain, there will be Wudang disciples who will send weapons to them, which is just a formality. But every few years, there are arrogant people who refuse to untie their swords and enter the inside, and they inevitably clash with the Wudang disciples, and finally lose their pride, and finally have to leave their blades behind and sink to the bottom of the pool. There are not many weapons at the bottom of the pool, but everything is a fine product.

After Yue Buqun and Ning Zhong reported to the daimyo, they untied their swords to show respect. After walking a hundred or dozens of steps, another Wudang disciple sent the sword back. If it was on weekdays, the two of them could have taken the sword and went up the mountain, but today they came to worship their birthday, so they naturally refused to take the sword and went up the mountain empty-handed. Halfway through, there were Wudang disciples to greet the two, knowing that the two were coming to Wudang Mountain for the first time, they had to follow the two to guide and tell the scene of Wudang.

In the Ming Dynasty Chengzu Zhu Di and Ming Yingzong Zhu Qi Town, the two emperors worshiped the god of "true martial arts". He once ordered Guo Jin, the squire of the Ministry of Works, Zhang Xin, the Marquis of Longping, and other governors of more than 300,000 people, with millions of silver, which lasted seven years, (one said thirteen years) to overhaul the palace of Wudang Mountain. Thirty-three building complexes have been built in Wudang Mountain, known as the Eight Palaces, the Second View, the Thirty-six Nunnery, the Seventy-two Rock Temples, the Twelve Ancestral Halls, the Twelve Pavilions, the Thirty-nine Bridges, etc., stretching for one hundred and forty miles. The architectural pattern is based on the story of Zhenwu Xiuxian in the scriptures, and is designed by the Ministry of Industry.

On the beam of the main hall of Zixiao Guan, Wudang Mountain, there is still the handwriting of the holy king of the 11th and 12th years of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. On the cliff of the three-day gate, there are four big characters of "a pillar of optimus", which is magnificent. Tianzhu Peak Taihe Palace is also called the Golden Palace, and the palace enshrines Zhang Sanfeng's bronze gilt sitting statue. The golden age of Wudang Taoism began at that time, and Wudang Mountain was given the name "Taihe Taiyue Mountain". There are more than 400 Taoist monks in the Wudang Sect, and there are as many as 800 or 900 disciples of the Wudang Sect who practice martial arts. In addition to the Taoist temples in various places, there are no less than 2,000 disciples of the Wudang faction, and there are also 2,000 or 3,000 lay disciples, which shows that the Wudang faction is prosperous.

The Wudang Palace Group is more luxurious than the Five Virtues and Five Elements Palace in the Western Regions, but the practicality is far inferior. After all, it is a group of palaces on the mountain, and the view is still superb. There are many masters of various factions who came today, but they didn't meet them halfway, thinking that the Wudang disciples deliberately staggered in the name of viewing the scenery for the convenience of reception. When Chen went up the mountain, it was finally Yue Buqun's turn at the beginning of noon.

In front of Zixiao Palace, there were two heroic and easy-going Taoists in their thirties, standing to greet Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze. stepped forward to exchange names, and Yue Buqun realized that these two were also "acquaintances". It is the master of the second generation of the Wudang faction, Qingxu Dao Chang, and half a generation younger than Yue Buqun, but about the same age. At this time, the martial arts of the two Taoist masters are not weak, but they are not yet in the first-class realm, and they are not the main masters in the Wudang faction. I think it was because Yue Buqun's reputation was too small, and Ning Zhong was still a second-rate middle-class skill the year before last, so it did not attract the attention of the Wudang faction.

Yue Buqun doesn't care, it's good to be a low-key person, first go to Taihe Palace to worship the bronze statue of Zhang Sanfeng, and then send the gift box. Qingxu Chenggao and Yue Buqun Ning Zhong sat down separately and said: "The poor Taoist master is not feeling well, and he can only meet the guests on the day of Shouxiao. ”

Yue Buqun said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, we're just two juniors, how dare we work for the Jade Pure People." It's just that our Huashan faction will hold a ceremony for the handover of the head of the sect on October 15, and I hope that the two Taoist leaders will tell the Yuqing people and send the masters of your sect to watch the ceremony. ”

Qingxu Daoist said in surprise: "Oh, the head of the Huashan faction wants to retire from the rivers and lakes?

Ning Zhong said unhappily: "The next candidate for the head of the Huashan faction has always been my husband Jun Yue Buqun, don't you know about the Wudang faction?"

Elder Qingxu Dao blushed and said, "Poor Dao and Cheng Gao's nephew stayed in the Western Regions for eleven years, and they didn't return until the year before last. I have always heard that the Huashan faction is the main business of the wind and the hero, so I am confused, so I have this misunderstanding. Please also forgive me and my wife. ”

Yue Buqun said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, Yue Mou's virtue is shallow and his reputation is not obvious, so he can't be passed on to the head of the Huashan faction." It's just that Senior Brother Feng has not recovered from his serious injuries, and the Huashan faction has no other talents, so Yue had no choice but to take over the position of head of the family. ”

Qingxu Daoist nodded and said, "I see, Poor Dao is here to congratulate Mr. Yue." ”

Cheng Gao Dao Chang on the side suddenly said: "I don't know what happened to the two heroes of your faction, Zhang Bufu and Chen Buyi?

Ning Zhong couldn't help but be furious when he heard this, the disciples of the two basically fled from Huashan, and there were more or less rumors on the rivers and lakes, how could this Wudang faction not know? The two Taoist priests asked in a weird way, which was very hateful, and they slammed the table at the moment, stood up and shouted: "Those two villains intended to assassinate the elders of this faction and force the head of this faction to pass on to them, but they have been killed by this woman, and your Wudang faction wants to stand up for them?"

Qingxu and Chenggao were taken aback, and they didn't know what to say, and suddenly heard a burst of laughter from the apse, and a middle-aged Taoist priest who was nearly fifty years old stepped out of the apse and said: "I have heard the name of the Jade Girl of Huashan for a long time, and the name of Ning Fairy Ning Woman, is really heroic and dry, and does not let the eyebrows." The poor road is empty, and there is a courtesy here. Qingxu's junior brother and Chenggao's nephew are both straightforward people, because they have been in the Western Regions for a long time, they have long forgotten the etiquette of the Central Plains, and they will say whatever they think. If you lose your words, please forgive me for the two virtuous couples. ”

Yue Buqun and Ning Zhong were taken aback, Chongxu Dao Chang was the next head of the Wudang faction, and his status in the rivers and lakes was no worse than Ning Qinglin. In terms of generation, he is only half a generation lower than Duan Qingxuan, and at least one and a half generations higher than Yue Buqun Ningzhong, and his status in the rivers and lakes is not much higher. He came out to play the round, and Yue Buqun and Ning Zhong were busy standing up to salute.

Yue Buqun said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, it's just because Chen and Zhang are traitors who want to assassinate Uncle Ning, and my junior sister is eager to save her father, so she killed the two." The person was originally killed by my junior sister, and my junior sister thought that others didn't know what was going on, and wanted to stand up for Chen and Zhang, so she was angry for a while. Please also ask Daoist Chongxu not to blame my junior sister. (To be continued.) )