Chapter 1 Mountain Village
Legend has it that the great god Pangu opened the heavens and the earth, the heaven and the earth began to divide, the yin and yang were divided, and the five elements were completed, so that all things in the world could be practiced. The pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info comprehend the avenue of heaven and earth, explore many methods, and achieve supreme supernatural powers, which is for cultivating the truth, also known as the Tao.
It is the way of God to fit in with one's body, cut off the cycle of cause and effect, and to be immortal in ten thousand eons, and to have the ability to create the world. Exercising oneself, attaining one's desires, transcending the shackles of heaven and earth, and being immortal are the ways of the devil. Cultivating all kinds of methods, longevity or immortality, heaven and earth, water and fire do not invade, and the nine heavenly tribulations are ascending, which is the way of immortals. Cultivating self-awareness, not entering into reincarnation, not touching cause and effect, penetrating the past, present, and future, and attaining great freedom is for the Buddha's path. Cultivating the power of the underworld, manipulating the yin soul and ghosts, and incarnating the king of the underworld is for the ghost path. Gain the creation of heaven and earth, use the genus of plants, trees, and spirit beasts to channel, transform the human body, and open up the natural supernatural powers, which is the way of demons.
Cultivating the truth is nothing more than these six paths.
However, since the beginning of the world, there are very few people who can truly cultivate the true Tao, because with the body of the mortal, the cultivation of the true cultivation is a vain attempt to act against the sky, breaking the constraints of heaven and earth, and then the power of heaven and earth, not to be offended, the power of reincarnation, irresistible, every time there are amazing talents, with the talent of the heavens and latitudes, hard cultivation to reach the peak of cultivation, but in the end they can't resist the thunder of the heavens and the earth, and the world is full of water, the body and soul are wiped out, leaving regrets in vain.
Although the way of heaven is difficult to disobey and the power of heaven and earth is irresistible, among all things, those who have attained spirituality are still like moths to a fire, still practicing diligently and diligently, trying to transcend reincarnation and eternal immortality.
Over time, there are more and more people who have attained the Tao, and the so-called things gather people in groups, and after attaining the Dao, they become the Six Realms. Those who cultivate the Tao of the Gods enter the realm of the gods, those who cultivate the path of demons enter the realm of demons, those who cultivate the path of immortals enter the realm of immortals, those who cultivate the path of Buddhism enter the realm of Buddha, those who cultivate the path of demons enter the realm of demons, and those who cultivate the path of ghosts enter the realm of ghosts. Before attaining enlightenment, the monks of the six realms were all cultivating in the human world, and the six realms all had passages to connect the human world as a guide.
However, demon cultivators, who pay attention to their desires and thoughts, do not respect heaven and earth, respect themselves, do whatever they want, care about the life and death of others, and often rob and kill others for their own desires, and the list goes on, so they frequently contradict other monks of the Five Realms, and become fire and water. And in the demon world, it is even better, the weak eat the strong, and the strength is respected.
Five thousand years ago, the demon god Chiyou dominated the demon world, and his ambition was expanding day by day, and finally the power of the entire demon world was used to conquer the human world, in a vain attempt to invade the fairy world through the human world. The great goddess Nuwa Niangniang was furious and ordered the gods to participate in the war, and the war between gods and demons broke out. At that time, the demon clan was a dependent race for the demon world, but at the time of the decisive battle, the demon clan rebelled, the demon world suffered from the enemy, and finally defeated, the body of the demon god Chiyou was divided into six parts, sealed in the demon world, the fairy world, the demon world, the Buddha world, the ghost world, and the human world. The demon clan was originally an accomplice of the demon clan, but in the end, he repented and defected, Nuwa pardoned his sins, divided 100,000 mountains into the territory of the demon clan, also known as the demon domain, and charged him with monitoring the remnants of the demon clan in the southern wilderness.
In the war between gods and demons, the gods and immortals suffered mixed casualties, snobbery and decadence, the Buddha realm and the ghost world were complacent, and snobbery did not have much to lose, while the human race sat in the vast land of Kyushu and recuperated.
In the following thousand years, the human race was at its peak, because the human race had a huge base, and its ability to reproduce was incomparable to that of other races, and the human race was the primate of all things, and the cultivation of the truth and the Tao had its own innate advantages, so various cultivation methods and cultivation systems emerged in endlessly.
At that time, there were nine major sects, stationed in the land of Kyushu, all of which were the holy land of cultivation that everyone yearns for, but there is a sect that has quietly risen, like a comet born out of nowhere, that is a ray of heaven, and the various cultivation exercises in its sect are unmatched by the world's sects, as if a behemoth suppressed the nine major sects can not kick up, and its head is a real person with a Taoist and mystical law, and the magic is overwhelming, and no one in the world can be invincible. However, the good times did not last long, and the head of Guiyi was inexplicably killed by a mysterious person, and died unexpectedly, and then there were rumors that there was a woman in white, with her own strength, to destroy the first line of heaven, and the flourishing first line of heaven withered, and it has not yet been found out which snob has such strength to destroy the first line of heaven, and finally became a mystery in the history of cultivation. Since then, the Nine Great Schools have been revitalized and passed down to this day.
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The ethereal mountain range, the area is vast, the north is the vast area of Kyushu, the south is connected to the demon domain, the southern wilderness, the geographical location is very dangerous, like a heavenly trench to cut the north and south, choke the throat of the world. The mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, there are six peaks, towering like clouds, the clouds and fog are swirling all the year round, do not see each other, mortals often say that there are immortals who control the inexplicable light and shuttle in the meantime, just like a fairyland, triggering mortals infinite reverie, infinite yearning.
The Ethereal Sect, one of the nine major cultivation sects in Kyushu today, the well-deserved first cultivation sect in Yunzhou, and the cultivation sect that countless people dream of, is hidden in this ethereal mountain range, inherited for thousands of years, and has flourished to this day.
Although five thousand years ago, when the gods and demons were in the war, the demon clan abandoned the darkness and turned its back on the demons, and even exterminated many demon demons, and the merit was extraordinary, but the idea that the hearts of non-our race must be different has been deeply rooted, and the human race has always been vigilant against other races, so the Kyushu League ordered the ethereal sect closest to the demon domain to monitor every move of the demon clan, and other members of the Kyushu League assisted from the side.
The demon clan abides by the agreement to monitor every move of the remnants of the demon clan in the southern wilderness, does not spare any strength, and never takes a step out of the demon domain, the human race also abides by the agreement, without the permission of the demon clan, and is not allowed to step into the territory of the demon clan without permission, for thousands of years, Kyushu and the demon domain are all peaceful, until suddenly one day, a large number of demon beasts invaded the border of Yunzhou, causing countless tragedies, and this peace was gradually broken.
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Wuyin Mountain, located in a mountain range in the transition between the ethereal mountain range and the demon domain, the mountain is not high, covered by clouds and mist all the year round, there are towering giant trees on it, all kinds of beasts shuttle in the meantime, there is a village in the mountain, called Guiyin, hundreds of people or so, it is a famous big village, which lives are all mortals. Legend a long time ago, there was a fairy in the village, the magic power is vast, calling the wind and rain, omnipotent, the distant township and neighbors are also very much cared for, repeatedly exerting the magic power for the natural disasters and man-made disasters here to help, for a while the prestige reached the peak, the reputation is far and wide, the people who grew up in the mountains and fields of the village are very proud, they look down on the surrounding mountain villages, and the surrounding mountains and villages are also the awe and obedience of the immortals, and even build temples for them at the expense of labor and money, day and night to think that they are worshipped, pray for shelter. Then the good times did not last long, suddenly one day, from the sky flew several five-colored lights, the sound was terrifying, the people in the village panicked, thinking that a natural disaster had come, they knelt down to ask the immortals, praying for protection, but the immortals just raised their heads and stared at the sky, silent for a long time. After a long time, the immortal shook his head slightly, sighed, and his body bloomed with light, which was invisible to human eyes, and then he took a step forward. When the light was extinguished, everyone looked up, but where could they still see the figure of the immortal?
Time has passed, hundreds of years have passed in a blink of an eye, but there has never been an immortal in Guiyin Village, and no strange things have happened, and there are not many people who remember that there was an immortal here.
The past is in the past, and it is not worth deliberately being nostalgic, but the present is still ongoing, and people have to live every day. Since the immortals are no longer there, they can only rely on themselves, after all, the elderly, women, and children in the family are still full of expectations, so what reason is there not to work hard, or even their lives to get food and clothing?
People in the mountains and wilderness, the people are simple, there is no dispute with the world, they are busy all day long for survival, although the days are hard, but they are happy, as long as they are industrious and lazy, it is not very difficult to barely fill their stomachs.
They are in order to go to the mountains as soon as possible to collect dry firewood and carry them home in order to make a fire to cook, or to cross two hills and sell them in the market, earn a few coppers to subsidize the family, and then buy some salt and other necessities of life, if you are lucky, you can also hunt a few roe deer, hares, foothills and other wild game to make tooth sacrifices, and the fur can be sold at a good price. Picking fresh mushrooms and wild vegetables is also one of the purposes.
Mushrooms, the length of a finger, the thickness of the thumb, its crown like an umbrella, delicious and juicy, very delicious, mixed colors, mostly hidden under the roots of the grass, only grow in the morning, wither in the afternoon, and when the first rays of sunlight in the morning pour down, it is the best time to pick mushrooms. So as soon as the day dawned, the village was already full of people, and people carried bamboo baskets, bows and arrows on their backs to greet their neighbors, and left in groups.
"Ah Nian, Ah Nian, have you gotten up, why haven't you come out yet? If you don't get up again, wild vegetables and mushrooms can be picked up by Ergouzi and their gang!"
A group of four and a half children, the eldest of whom was no more than seven years old, and the youngest was only about five years old, stopped in front of an old bamboo house, all dressed in shabby clothes, carrying bamboo baskets almost as long as their height, and holding simple bows and arrows in their hands, looking very hasty.
"Xiao Xin, don't shout, Ah Nian Bacheng was wetting the bed last night, no pants to change, and he was ashamed to see people, so he couldn't come out. ”
A burst of ridicule spread wantonly, only to hear a "squeak", the bamboo door was pushed open, and a child who was only three or four years old walked out, carrying a bamboo basket that was extremely inconsistent with his height, and carrying a pair of bows and arrows that can only be pulled away by adults, and scolded the four companions in front of the door with an annoyed face: "Three boys, you say nonsense that I wet the bed again, be careful that I fight hard with you!"
The child named Sanyazi didn't care about it, and laughed loudly: "Ah, don't let people say it, just let you wet the bed, and don't let others say it, and there is no reason for heaven!"
"Hmph!" Ah Nian snorted viciously, threw down the bamboo basket, bow and arrow and was about to step forward to fight with the three children, the other three children hurriedly stopped, and persuaded while pulling: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, the sun is about to come out, and if you don't move, you won't be able to catch up with picking mushrooms." ”
How strong can a child who is less than four years old have? Being pulled by three partners who are two or three years older than him and taller than a head taller, he can't struggle anyway, Ah Nian struggled a few more times, and finally accepted his fate, reflexively closed the bamboo door, picked up the bow and arrow on the ground and put it on his shoulder, and then dragged the bamboo basket out without saying a word, and several other children hurriedly followed when they saw this.
"Ah Nian, where is your mother?" the three men stepped forward and patted Ah Nian's shoulder and asked, and easily lifted the bamboo basket that Ah Nian was dragging in his hand, Ah Nian did not refuse, and the three men put their bamboo basket in Ah Nian's bamboo basket and carried it on his back. The two who were fighting for their lives just now are now so intimate, as if they are brothers.
Ah Nian snorted a few more times and said, "My mother went to the mountain in the morning, leaving three pieces of dried meat and five sticky cakes, and we will eat them separately at noon." ”
"It's still your mother!" The third lady nodded and sighed, with a look of envy on his face, and said: "My father and mother left early, I have to worry about finding food every day, and if I don't go into the mountains for a day, I will starve, so I laughed at you like that, don't be surprised." ”
Ah Nian hummed a few more times, looked back at Xiao Xin, Dabao, and Dog Baby who followed behind him, and sighed lowly.
The life of these children is not easy. Three years ago, five men went into the mountains to hunt together, but they never returned, and they didn't know whether they met jackals and beasts, or suddenly encountered landslides, in short, they never came back, and the people in the mountains and wilderness were very superstitious, and they accused the five men of disturbing the mountain god when they were hunting, and they were detained by the mountain god in their bodies and souls. So the family is already poor, and it is getting worse, especially when the residents of the village look at them, their eyes are evasive, their expressions are strange, as if they are afraid of something, these five families and other villagers in the village are also increasingly isolated, if it were not for a few respected old people, I am afraid that the five orphans and widows would have been driven out of the mountain village by other villagers.
There are only women and children left in the five families, the women are very tough, close to each other and supportive, do not borrow the pity of others, for the strange eyes and unwarranted accusations in the village, the five women are turning a blind eye, hard work will gradually pull their children up, the children are also very sensible, as the saying goes, the poor children are in charge of the house early, only three years old already know how to share worries for their mothers, do what they can, so there are five children who go into the mountains to pick mushrooms and dry firewood.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances, the mother of the three sons and Dabao died one after another a year ago because of their long-term hard work, and they died one after another, so Ah Nian, Xiao Xin, and the mother of the dog baby often helped the three sons and Dabao, as if they were treated as their own sons, regardless of each other, and the three sons and Dabao also served Ah Nian, Xiao Xin, and the mother of the dog baby as their own mothers.
Thinking of the difficulties of life, Ah Nian couldn't help but think of the immortals and others that the old man in the village said, stepping on flying swords, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain, going to the sky and entering the earth, omnipotent.
"Third brother, has there really been an immortal in our village?" Ah Nian asked in a low voice.
The three men looked up at the rising sun, looked at the burning fiery red afterglow, frowned, and then said indifferently: "I heard Fangfang's grandfather say that there was once a god in our town, who could call the wind and rain with every gesture, and his skills were thorough. ”
Ah Nian's eyes lit up, since he could remember, he was quite interested in these gods and strange things, he had been familiar with the legend of the immortals in the hidden village since he was a child, and every time he mentioned it, he was inexplicably excited, so he asked: "Where did the immortals go?"
"How do I know!" The third gentleman, spit out the grass roots in his mouth, and said very indifferently: "Those are all legends, but the surrounding villages do not admit it, saying that our village deliberately made up a lie in order to become famous, and that those who went out of our village are all liars." ”
Ah Nian was silent for a while, and reveled the legend of the immortal in the hidden village in his heart again, suddenly his eyes lit up, he turned his head to look at the third man, and asked excitedly: "Does the third brother believe that there are immortals in this world?"
The three men frowned, put on a contemplative look, and said three words in a very serious tone: "I believe!"
"Hasn't the third brother always despised the immortals, why did he suddenly believe it again?" asked Dabao and Gouwa behind him.
"I didn't believe it, but who doesn't have hope?"
The four children don't seem to understand the words of the three children very well, they only feel very fresh, and they are also a little puzzled, every time the third brother heard someone in the village mention the immortals, he always retorted with disdain: "If there are really immortals, why don't you save my parents and brothers, aren't the immortals omnipotent, how can you not help us mortals who are tired all day long and can't fill their stomachs - immortals, hum - you all dream - " So a group of people were indignant, saying that the three men were disrespectful to the gods, and they were chasing him to tie him up and throw him into the river.
The three men enjoyed the admiration of the four younger brothers, and they were also very intoxicated by the lofty words they had just spoken, so they stretched their waists, found another grass root from the grass and put it in their mouths, but a wicked smile gradually appeared on their faces.
"Ah Nian, did you really wet the bed in the morning?"
Ah Nian looked dazed, obviously a little uncomfortable with the third brother's style of doing things, and suddenly woke up after a pause.
"Three boys, I'm going to fight with you!"
However, the three men had already turned the hillside with the bamboo basket on their backs, and they ran away without a trace.