Two hundred and thirty-six, Luo Tian Dajiao
Fang Yuan's entire squad moved forward in camouflage all the way to Pingliang City.
It is said that this ancient city of Pingliang has gone through vicissitudes of life, has a long history, and the local construction has changed greatly over the years. And this city is built along the ancient system, built on the slope, the flat platform, by the mountains and rivers, according to the danger can be defended, the ancient river road is more along the foot of the mountain meandering, the residents dig kilns according to the mountain and live, the history of the examination says that "there is a triangle city first, and then there is a Pingliang city." And this Pingliang and Kongtong Mountain complement each other.
"Xiaojun, you check the hotel, let's stay in Pingliang City for the time being, wait for Senior Zhou to meet, and then make plans" Fang Yuan stood up and stretched his waist and said. Because at this time, they were all half-sitting in a chartered business car.
"Ah, no, it's too coincidental," Sun Xiaojun exclaimed in surprise at this time.
Dai Weiping was shocked and wiped his hazy eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Sun Xiaojun said in surprise: "At this time, Kongtong Mountain is holding the 100-year-old 'Luo Tian Dajiao' conference, which is held every three years and is divided into 21 years. This time it is the Seventh Dynasty. Today is the fifth day. All hotels are full".
'Luo Tian Da Jiao' is the highest Taoist sacrifice standard, the longest sacrifice period, and the largest scale of Jiao Zhai. The implication of the pattern is to sacrifice all things in heaven and earth, in order to seek the unity of heaven and man, the harmony of all things, and the harmony of yin and yang. The main rituals of Luo Tian Dajiao include burning incense, opening the altar, inviting water, purifying the altar, raising the flag, hanging the list, inviting the gods, offering the throne to the sky, summoning the spirit, fighting the stars, presenting the sparse table, chanting and confessing, returning to the flags, sending the gods, etc.
"Luo Tian" refers to the Great Luo Tian above the Three Realms. The so-called Luo Tian refers to the heaven outside the sky, the highest and most extensive sky. "Jiao" is a kind of ritual of Taoism to worship the three Qing, the four royals, and the five stars. In the early days, the purpose of Jiao ceremonies was to cure diseases and punish sins. Jiao rituals were first held at night, in the open air, to worship the gods.
Luo Tian Dajiao is a very grand ritual to worship the heavens, in order to pray for the star position, pray for blessings and protect the people, and the country is safe. It is necessary to set up nine altars to worship the gods of heaven and earth, the upper three altars are called Putian, the emperor is worshipped, worship 3,600 gods, the middle three altars are Zhou Tian, the lord and the nobles worship it, set up 2,400 gods, the lower three layers are Luo Tian, the people worship 1,200 gods, the Jiao period is as long as 7749 days, and the Jiao ceremony of the seven dynasties is held seven times, the Jiao family includes Fu Jiao, Qi An Jiao, Wang Jiao, Shui Jiao, Huo Jiao, Nine Emperor Rite Dou Jiao and Sanyuan Jiao, etc.
Fang Yuan carefully recalled the description of "Seven Signatures of the Cloud Pipe": "In the world of the eight directions, there are many heavens, and there are five stars and twenty-eight nights. He asked: "Who is presiding over the court sacrifice this time, and what are the Taoist sects?"
From time to time, Sun Xiaojun found out the relevant information of this meeting and said: "Zhao Shengmin will worship the people, the Zhao family will fully sponsor all the Jiao expenses, and Lu Ying will preside over all the activities of the entire Luo Tian Jiao."
Fang Yuan said angrily, "It seems that the Zhao family is in a hurry to become the 'emperor'."
Wu Xueying looked at Fang Yuan with anxious eyes, he was originally stealth and sneaked in, but at this time, it was the protection of the army, and the timing was very unfavorable to rescue Wu Xue, let alone capture Kongtong Mountain in one fell swoop, recapture Kongtong Yin and said: "Brother Fang Yuan, at this time, there is a large army guarding Kongtong Mountain, which is very unfavorable to us."
Fang Yuan smiled as if he had a 'trick' and said: "Profit ~ full of losses, if you don't come, maybe this is the arrangement of heaven."
Zhu Li asked: "Fang Yuan, what do you mean by this, is there a solution to this encounter?"
In fact, Fang Yuan's idea is based on the principle of the balance of all things, this event is the best time to go deep into Kongtong Mountain to explore the Kongtong faction, grand, overcrowded, there is an opportunity. After the heyday, whether it is the Angry Heavenly Alliance, the Zhao family, or the Kongtong faction, they are all the most carried away, that is, the time when the defeat is exposed the most, and the time when it is easiest to neglect to prevent trouble. He said: "Then you say, isn't this the will of heaven? What is Zhao Shengmin, does he have the order of the 'emperor'? What is Lu Ying, and how can he represent Taoism to act on behalf of heaven?"
Zhu Gao has recovered after a few days of recuperation, but he is already lazy like Lai Jin, plus Ling Yuehua's gentleness, he still clings to her like that, enjoying the careful, gentle care, and said lazily: "Then where do we live, won't we sleep on the streets again, at least find a place to eat, drink and have fun, and treat yourself?"
Fang Yuan blinked, thought for a moment, smiled and said, "Kongtong Mountain has eight Taitai, nine palaces and twelve courtyards, and there is even a city in Horsehair Peak. We're afraid we won't be able to do it."
At this time, Sun Xiaojun turned on the computer and put the real picture of the entire Kongtong into it. And this Huangcheng is now the base of the Kongtong faction, and it is a place for cultivating, preaching, and living.
It is said that this God's City is located on the main peak of the Horsehair Mountain, majestic and magnificent, and the ancient rhyme still exists, giving people a kind of shocking force! The head of the lintel of the main gate of the God's City is impressively engraved with the four strong and powerful characters of "Forgiveness and Forgiveness Kongtong", which makes people awe-inspired. And this gate is the mountain gate of the Kongtong faction.
The majestic Huangcheng building complex, with character carving, symmetrical layout, simple and elegant. The city is built according to the mountain, the scale is large, the place is in place, the staggered is caused, the buildings and palaces, the antique color, solemn and upright, embodies the ingenious combination of nature and artificiality.
Taoism believes that everything in the world is a reflection of the heavens, and the residence of the gods should be similar to the palaces of the emperors on earth. Therefore, the palace built by God's City imitates the Chinese palace architecture in terms of architectural style, which is golden and splendid, and magnificent. Just like the emperor's palace, there are also Lingguan Palace, Taibai Palace, Patriarch Palace, Jade Emperor Palace, Medicine King Palace, Taishang Laojun Palace, etc., the whole God's City can accommodate thousands of people to live, and the planning is very grand. Moreover, at this time, the Kongtong faction divided the nine palaces: Wendao Palace, Queen Mother Palace, Zixiao Palace, Feisheng Palace, Nanya Palace, Jingle Palace, Taiqing Palace, Yuzhen Palace, and Descendants Palace into the place where the head of the Kongtong faction lived and cultivated the true enlightenment. The 72 caves were a forbidden place for their retreat. Only the temples of the 12 temples such as: Shuhua Temple, Fa ~ Wheel Temple, Baoqing Temple, Manjushri Temple, Mida Temple, etc. are scattered all over Kongtong Mountain, like a lotus flower in full bloom.
"The Taoist event, the Buddhist family is deserted at this time, it is a good place to be quiet in the middle of noisy," Fang Yuan said.
Zhu Gao stood up suddenly, shook his fat belly, made a bitter face, and strongly objected: "No, the temple, the clear soup is not watery, there is no meat, how can you stand it."
Fang Yuan patted him on the head and said with a smile: "Cultivating the true enlightenment, originally it is to have a pure heart and few desires, no desires, no desires, nothing more than nothing, you have no meat and no joy, are you not afraid that the killing karma is too heavy and you can't attain the Dao?"
Sun Xiaojun laughed, looking at Zhu Gao's squinting eyes as if he was fantasizing about the chicken fading, and the corners of his mouth were about to come out with a lot of saliva on the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "You are stupid, this is Luo Tian Dajiao, the entire Pingliang City has been fasting for seven days, and if you want to eat meat, you have to have a place to get it."
This is the truth, now Pingliang City and Kongtong Mountain are interdependent, and all the people in this Pingliang City are either faithful Taoist believers, or Buddhists, especially on this big day, everyone fasts and bathes, waiting for the blessings of the heavenly immortals.
Zhu Gao pouted indignantly and shouted: "Why didn't you say it earlier, or I will prepare a large amount of beef and the chicken will be saved."
Zhu Li glared at Zhu Gao angrily and said, "You have entered the Dao and cultivated the truth, if you don't have thousands of years, you have hundreds of years, why are you still just a Xuanling early stage cultivator? Zhu Gao is a descendant of Tianpeng Yuanshi Zhu Jiujin, several generations of inheritance, and then strayed into the realm, the point on his body is completely benefited by the achievements of the ancestors of Yinde, he is usually lazy, always that lazy, squinting look, there is no interest in what cultivation and enlightenment at all, talking about yesterday and passing, at ease, but also happy. And his cultivation in the Xuanling period, that is, he had just come out of the Hanging Burial Gorge, thanks to the healing, coupled with the enlightenment of the elixir, he broke through the Yuan Ying and entered the Xuanling.
However, Fang Yuan's cultivation at this time seemed to be stagnant, but the qi of the dantian was constantly enriched, and the Five Elements Golden Pill was even more dazzling, although it was already the third phase of the Golden Pill, but its violent power, the true qi far exceeded that of the Yuan Infant, at this time, he really didn't know whether it was a hardship or a surprise, the bitter thing was that the cultivation was still a true person of the Golden Pill, and the improvement was slow, and what he liked was that the strength far exceeded that of the Yuan Infant and was comparable to the cultivation of the middle stage of the Xuan Ling.
But at this time, from time to time, it is an opportunity to talk about cultivation and meditate on cultivation, because there are still many things to do in front of us.
Fang Yuan and the others flipped their disguises, pretending to be believers participating in the Luo Tian Dajiao, and hid in the mighty crowd and went straight to Kongtong Mountain.
Wu Xueying was still worried, of course she had her brother Fang Yuan by her side, but she had never been afraid, because he was her spiritual pillar, there was no reason to believe that he relied on him unconditionally, maybe this was also a woman's nature, although she was a noble 'heavenly girl' with all kinds of power in her hands, noble and respectful, but she was still a little woman in front of her beloved man, and said casually: "Brother Fang Yuan, are we just like this?"
Kongtong Mountain is a primeval forest, but because this mountain is under the seven stars, the way to heaven, Taoism and Buddhism stand up, destroying the original ecological environment here, it can only be regarded as a secondary forest, but the sea of clouds is more exciting.
It was early in the morning, as it was already dawn when they walked into the cool air, and they followed a large number of visitors to the grand event into the middle platform. There is an ancient tower standing here, and there is a tower pine on the top, forming a beautiful scenery of the ancient tower city of Tuosong. And Zhongtai is the center of the whole mountain of Kongtong Mountain, divided into two steps, the lower step is one of the bases of each palace of Kongtong faction, there are Feisheng Palace, Zixiao Palace, Shifang Courtyard, Tibetan Scripture Building, Five Dragon Palace, Seven True Temple, Three Emperor Tower. And this is a sea of people, each palace is full of people gathered in front of it, and some of the heads of the Kongtong faction lead the disciples to pray for the visitors.
Although it is very lively, but for the cultivators, it is restless, go up the steps, the upper steps are the land of Buddhism, there is Shuhua Temple, Fa ~ Wheel Temple, and the tower of the tower are united in a magnificent and exquisite building complex, the ancient trees and flowers are even more prosperous, but at this time it is much more deserted.
Fang Yuan and the others were walking up the stairs, but at this time, from the next familiar figure on the upper steps, the green snail eyebrows were long, and the beaded flower tassels were abandoned, and the three thousand green silk were only curled up with a plum hairpin with meticulous carving, and the lead was light. Dai's eyebrows are delicate and far away, and the green temples are thickly dyed with spring smoke, and there is an aura like a sea of clouds.
Fang Yuan fixed his body and looked closely, this person's figure was very familiar but slightly unfamiliar, but the smile and the arrogant face with a little warmth reminded him of who she was, and stepped forward and shouted: "'Nostalgia' - no, 'Liu Lian' - not right - " smiled "Alumnus, why are you here--fate-".