Chapter 3 The immortal fate is not combined, where to find its clouds
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather gradually cools. It's just that Luofu Mountain is located in Lingnan, there are many warm and cold times throughout the year, even if the child is gradually running towards November, the whole Luofu Cave is still lush and lush, and the birds are singing and fragrant.
Looking south from the Chidori Cliff where Xingyan is located, you can only see a few small pieces of bright red mountain forests, intermittently embedded in a green green. Of course, on the inaccessible peaks, snow and frost are covered all year round.
In November, there is an important solar term, which is the winter solstice in "Winter Solstice Yang Gives Birth to Spring and Returns". This day is the shortest day and the longest day of the year, and after this day, the days will become longer and longer. Therefore, the French calendar of the previous dynasty once set the winter solstice as the first year of the year. In this era, the people regard this day as a "sub-year". On the day of the winter solstice, every household has to pay homage to the elders of the family and the elders of the community.
And this sub-year solar term has a more important meaning for the Taoist sect. The winter solstice is said to be the birthday of Yuan Shi Tianzun, the head of the three Qings, the highest god of Taoism in the world. Every two years, on this day, the three major sects of Taoism in the world, the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain, the Miaohua Palace on Weiyu Mountain, and the Heavenly Master Sect on Heming Mountain, will gather together to hold the triennial Taoist ceremony "Jiayuan Hui" to congratulate Yuan Shi Tianzun on his birthday.
Of course, although this "Jiayuan Society" was held under the leadership of the three major sects, and one of the two major events of the Jiayuan Society, the "Fighting Fa Meeting," could only be compared with the participation of people from the three major sects;
In fact, another highlight of the Jiayuan Festival, the "Lecture Meeting", if the elders of the three major sects approve and think that the person is morally successful and has an outstanding reputation, he can give a speech on the altar at the lecture - therefore, being able to perform on the stage at the Jiayuan Festival has become the highest honor that a Taoist cultivator in the world can obtain in his life.
If he has preached at the Jiayuan Conference, no matter how well he played at that time, at least it means that this person has been certified by the three major sects, which is a great honor for other small and medium-sized sects. There are quite a few doors, and even in the door rules, it is written:
The successor must have participated in the Three Teachings Jiayuan Society, and if he or she has been given the opportunity to ask questions at the lecture meeting, the succession will be ranked earlier. And if you can get the opportunity to give a speech at the lecture meeting, you will directly become the heir to the head.
This kind of door rules that seem to be not strict enough, in the actual operation, never worry about the conflict between the two. In fact, if he can get the permission of the three major sects and have the opportunity to give a speech at the high-profile Jiayuan Conference, it shows that this person is fully capable and prestigious to start a sect.
For those Taoists who account for the vast majority of them and have not had the opportunity to speak on stage, for them, just observing and listening to lectures, walking around and looking everywhere, can already open their eyes and benefit a lot. After all, this is a grand gathering of elites from all over the world, and even if you don't learn anything about your surname, as long as you can catch a glimpse of the real Yushi of the legendary three major sects, or glance at the world's well-known idle masters, it will be a worthwhile trip. After going back, it was enough to show off among the local Taoist friends for a long time.
Therefore, whether it is devout to the Tao or admiring it, this triennial Jiayuan meeting will attract many Taoist priests. And for those Taoist friends in remote areas, if they only cultivate morality and are almost powerless, in order to catch up with the Jiayuan Society, they will follow the widely circulated Jiayuan Quan strategy, accumulate and entangle several years in advance, and then set off more than half a year in advance, trekking through mountains and rivers, while traveling, and rushing to the place where this year's Jiayuan Club will be held.
However, for Zhang Xingyan, the new master of the Sihai Hall of the Shangqing Palace, luck can be regarded as very good. Because, this year's winter solstice is just in time for the three-year reincarnation of the Jiayuan Society, and it happens to be held in the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain, where he is located, which saves him the pain of a long journey. The disciples selected by the other two major sects to attend the meeting, if they had not learned the art of long-distance sword flying, would have been on the road in groups of three or five as early as a month or two ago.
Therefore, with the arrival of the participants, this Luofu Mountain began to be lively. As the host, as early as a month ago, the Shangqing Palace Good Affairs Hall sent special personnel to wait at several places that must be passed into the mountain, and distributed detailed pre-written instructions to each visitor. In those flat valleys in the mountains, the Good Priest Hall has long invited craftsmen to build a large grass hut and provide sufficient grass and rice grain for those Taoist friends who travel far and wide.
If they are old and frail and are exhausted when they arrive at Luofu Mountain, they will be specially arranged to live in a well-prepared Anle Monastery. Otherwise, even the most famous visitors will live in these makeshift cottages. Of course, people who seek the Tao are not hedonists, and the arrangement of the Shangqing Palace is also in accordance with the convention, and no one thinks it is inappropriate.
However, in order to strengthen the closeness between the people of the three sects, the other two organizers of the Jiayuan Society, the Heavenly Master Sect of Miaohua Palace, their disciples were arranged in the residence of the disciples of the Shangqing Sect. Most of the people at the gate of Miaohua Palace are women, so they all live in the Purple Cloud Hall on Yu Xiufeng.
In fact, among the more than 30 people who came to the meeting this time, there was only one male disciple in total, and that was the eldest disciple of Yuxuan Zhenren, the head of Miaohua Palace, Nangong Qiuyu.
Speaking of this Nangong Qiuyu, he is the second son of the famous Nangong family in the secular martial arts. Aside from this, he himself can be described as a famous person. Although he joined Miaohua Palace later than his peers, it was precisely because Yuxuan Zhenren thought that there were mostly women in Miaohua Palace, and it was not the way to reconcile yin and yang, so he overpromoted this male disciple as the first disciple to talk about the meaning of yang rising.
This Miaohua Palace is the object of the world's attention, and now there is this allusion, this world in the Taomen, you will not hear the name of "Miaohua Gongzi" Nangong Qiuyu. And he himself was born rich and beautiful, and he was a beautiful son who was hard to find in the turbid world; all who saw his appearance praised his grace and handsomeness, and there was little match in the world. If you think about the beauty of the Miaohua Palace where he is located, then the men in the world naturally regard him as one of the happiest men in the world - the other one, I am afraid that he will be regarded as the emperor today.
It's just that, no matter how envious others are, only he knows whether he is happy or not, and circling around in a group of monastic women who have almost forgotten his identity as a man may not be as happy as he imagined.
In the past few days, mixed in the group of senior brothers of Shangqing Palace, Nangong Qiuyu felt that his manners, words and deeds were extraordinarily happy and comfortable, and his whole spirit had become very good. No, early this morning, before dawn, this Miaohua boy had already gotten up, washed the grass slightly, and then came to the foothills of Luofu Mountain in the morning fog and confusion.
In the early morning, Luofu Mountain is immersed in a cloud of mist. It was the middle of the day, and the eastern heavens were only faintly bright, while the western heavens were still shrouded in a gloomy darkness, and it seemed that the gods who were in charge of the night were still lingering there, hesitating and unwilling to leave.
At night, the mountains do not seem to have faded, and in the early morning, a soft mist rises between the grass and trees. The two blended together, so that the mountain road in front of him was filled with a milky white morning mist like a veil, so that Nangong Qiuyu, who got up early for a walk, could only see the scenery within a dozen steps in front of him.
Unlike most of the Taoist friends who are still asleep, now in the verdant bamboo forest next to the road, there are already birds chirping. The morning mist made the singing of these forest elves seem a little unreal to the ears.
Smelling the fresh air full of water in the early morning of the mountains, Nangong Qiuyu couldn't help but praise:
"Luofu Mountain is different. Even the air is so refreshing!"
In the mind of this male disciple of Miaohua Palace, in the Weiyu Mountain where he lives, even the clouds in the mountains seem to be mixed with the fragrance of fat powder.
Just as this senior brother of Miaohua was slowly pacing on the mountain road, enjoying the fresh and refreshing morning scene of Luofu, he suddenly heard a sound of footsteps in the dense fog ahead. The sound of this footstep was about twenty or thirty steps away, but Nangong Qiuyu's hearing was better than that of ordinary people, although through the fog array, these almost inaudible steps up the mountain still reached his ears.
After walking on the empty mountain road for so long, it was the first time I met other people. Nangong Qiuyu smiled and said in her heart:
"It's Mo Daojun who walks early, and there are even more early pedestrians. I can't think of anyone who wakes up earlier than me. ”
In such a quiet morning, being able to meet other people on this lonely mountain road made Nangong Qiuyu feel a little inexplicably cordial in his heart. Hearing the footsteps approaching, he ducked slightly, ready to say hello so that the man could pass.
Gradually, the gentle footsteps approached. Just when the person who came appeared from the fog, the handsome man who was originally standing on the side of the road at random suddenly froze in place as if he had been bombarded by thunder from the sky:
"I—Am I meeting an immortal?"
In the place where Nangong Qiuyu's fixed gaze fell, from the milky white fog tent that was misty and misty, like a cicada, a white-clothed woman with a clear and delicate appearance like plum snow gradually emerged......
I don't know how many beautiful and beautiful Nangong Qiuyu have seen, as soon as I saw this woman bathed in smoke and dew, I was immediately stunned on the spot - the green mountains are far away, the birdsong is far away, the smoke is far away, and in the entire world in front of me, it seems that only this slender Qingling fairy is left.
And the fairy who met halfway, seeing that he was just staring at himself in a daze by the side of the road, seemed to be a little embarrassed for a while, and lowered the light head of the cicada's sideburns, and floated gently past him like a mist......
When the depressed Jia Gongzi came back to his senses, he found that the mountain road in front of him was already foggy, and people were empty.
Miaohua Gongzi, who hoped to see the fairy face again, hurriedly transported the stunt "Cloud Walk" to his own door, and hurriedly caught up with dozens of martial arts. However, no matter how much he searched, he could no longer see any trace of the Yiren.
At this time, the morning fog has gradually turned faint, and the cloudy sky in the east has gradually shown the white of fish belly. As far as the eye can see, it is the forest is mist, the stone is lonely, and in the ethereal mist, there is only a wisp of plain flowers that seem to be nothing.
"Just now, was it just a dream?"
The melancholy Miaohua Gongzi wandered on the narrow mountain road for a long time, asking himself repeatedly.
Let's skip the melancholy guest, let's talk about the Thousand Bird Cliff of Baoxia Peak in the morning light.
On the stone lawn next to the Sleeve Cloud Pavilion, a handsome young man was dancing his sword in the meager fog, and on the stone bench in the pavilion, a girl with a delicate dress was watching the young man's sword dance with interest.
At this moment, if you look carefully, you will find that on the Yakou Mountain stone in the southwest of Shiping, there have been several huge bright red fonts on the new chisel:
"Visitor Stops"
This is a few days ago, the Good Affairs Hall specially sent someone to come to engrave.
At this moment, a woman in a white coarse cloth skirt was walking from the cliff mouth to the stone lawn. Seeing her coming, the sword-dancing boy stopped and smiled at her:
"Good work! I want you to get up so early in the morning and go to the mountains to collect medicine. ”
"Wake up and say politely, nothing. This healed three-leaf green only blooms at night, and when it sees the morning light, the flowers fail. If you want to pick it, you have to get up early. ”
"I see! Speaking of which, it was all Qiong Wei naughty, and she secretly ran to play alone. As a result, this time it broke again. Alas~"
Thinking of the disobedient little sister, the young man shook his head helplessly.
Hearing what Xingyan said, Xue Yi smiled slightly and said:
"Don't dare to delay the awakening words to practice the sword. I went into the house to see if Sister Qiong Wei woke up. ”
"Hmm. Oh yes,"
The young man answered, and suddenly seemed to remember something, so he called Kou Xueyi, who was about to enter the house.
"What's the matter?"
After getting along for so many years, now Kou Xueyi no longer uses the word "hall master" on her lips all day long.
"Heh~ It's nothing. I just want to say, Xueyi, you've been getting better and better lately!"
Speaking of praise in his mouth, Xingyan thought in his heart that Xue Yi has become more and more attractive these days, and I am afraid it is related to the fact that every time she refines her gods and transforms the void, she bathes in the pure aura of heaven and earth together. It's just that it's inconvenient to say what shows your merits together.
Listening to the praise of the awakening words, Kou Xueyi smiled and said softly:
“...... If the hall master is not honored, who should be good?"
After speaking, he carried the medicine basket and walked into the house in a little panic. Then, in the stone house, there was the characteristic loud morning greeting of Xiao Qiongwei.
"Hey~ Wake up, Sister Xue Yi seems to be shy just now~"
Ju Ying smiled and joked with the boy.
"Really? I don't think so. It's just that she's good-looking, and I have to let her know. By the way, Ju Ying, since you don't have to go to Yu Xiufeng to practice these days, then from today onwards, the master of my hall will teach you some of the methods you know to nourish qi and calm your nerves. By the way, you can also help me watch Qiong Wei a little more, and don't let her sneak out of the Thousand Bird Cliff and play around. ”
"Okay. ”
It seems that in order to reflect the last sentence of the two of them, the little girl in the room who was being dressed suddenly burst out with a cry of pain that resounded through the sky......
On the fifth day after the Miaohua Gongzi Mountain Road met the immortals, the world's eye-catching Taoist festival "Jiayuan Meeting" finally officially opened in the southeast fairyland.
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