Chapter 44: Learning the Tao

Xuan Lingzi, the real person of Laoshan Zhangjiao, has a double bun and wears a hydrated robe, which really has the spirit of a fairy and a grandmaster. At this time, after listening to the three of them tell what Zen was asking for, Xuan Lingzi frowned and said, "You want to refine the dragon bone sword?"

Zen was shocked when he heard this, the dragon bone sword was the treasure of the Demon Sect, and he thought that he was going to refine the Demon Sword for Zen. At that moment, Zen hurriedly explained: "The juniors have to practice the Heavenly Dragon Sword. ”

Xuan Lingzi understood, and immediately frowned, and said, "Heavenly Dragon Sword, Heavenly Dragon Demon Sword?"

Zen said: "Yes." ”

Xuan Lingzi smiled and said, "You are lucky, I will fulfill you." ”

Zen said: "Thank you seniors. ”

Xuan Lingzi nodded and said: "There is a place called the sea island country of Rakshasa Country in the east of Laoshan Mountain, which is 26,000 miles east, and the people there have very peculiar images, because they have been ruled by the Siren, so the uglier the person, the higher the status, the more handsome the person, the lower the status, when they were born, their parents thought it was unlucky, and most of them were abandoned." Where the water monster Yaksha, elves and ghosts and other ethnic groups and overseas scattered cultivators set up a sea market here, in order to communicate, communicate with each other, the shark people from all over the world come to the sea market to sell jewelry, there is a dragon palace under the sea here, which is left over from ancient times, and there may be real dragon bones in it. ”

Zen Wenyan was overjoyed and said, "Donghai? Thank you for your success." ”

Xuan Lingzi is really humane: "You should pay attention, this Dragon Palace is deep in the center of the earth, very secretive, it is one of the nine spiritual mansions in the East China Sea, the founder is the White Dragon Dao people, if you don't know the place in advance, it is absolutely difficult to find the gate of the Dragon Palace." Telling you these are all trivial things, and you don't need to thank me, because I don't know anything else, and this Dragon Palace is thousands of feet underwater, if you don't have a magic weapon like a water bead, you can't walk freely in the water, it's better not to go in. "The real man's words are extremely kind, because it is very dangerous to hide murder under the sea of the sea.

Liao Chan nodded, quickly wrote it down, and after staying like this for a while, Liao Chan went to his cave with Zhou Yunhe, and was temporarily arranged, asking for advice from real people on Laoshan every day, but it was also comfortable.

Zhou Yunhe lives in the Mitian Cave, which goes southwest along the stream from behind the Taiping Palace, and is about one and a half kilometers away from the "Locust Tree Cave". The cave is stacked by a number of huge stones stacked in the gap between the cliffs of more than 70 meters high on both sides, there are ten layers from top to bottom, circling and twisting, bizarre and dangerous. The cave is suddenly deep and dark, and you must enter with a candle; suddenly the sky opens in a different place, as if it is suddenly open; suddenly the steps are winding, and you must climb the steps; suddenly the stone wall is steep, and you have to climb the ladder. Standing on the stone platform on the top of the cave, looking into the distance, the sea and the sky are the same, and the peaks are showing. It is rumored that in the early years, the locals hid in the cave to avoid the rebellion, which can accommodate hundreds of people, which is very 'tolerant'.

Laoshan ancient cave is odd and many, in addition to Mingxia Cave, there are Baiyun Cave, Ciguang Cave, Mitian Cave, Jade Emperor Cave and so on, Laoshan scenery is beautiful, the cave is steep and secluded, there are thousands of postures, since ancient times it is the place where the fairy spirit cultivates, it has attracted many Taoist priests to go up the mountain to build a cave and build a room, practice alchemy, the predecessors who cultivate the true way of cultivation here do not know how many, leave countless opportunities, there are sword fairy treasures and elixirs hidden everywhere. There are also Taoist books, elixirs, magic weapons and the like in it.

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It is said that after Wang Sheng experienced the time of painting the skin, he was very envious of the Taoism, and heard that there were many immortals in Laoshan, so he left a letter, and said goodbye with a bamboo box wrapped around his back, and went on the road to find immortals and visit the Tao.

But he didn't know that his wife would die in a hurry, so he quickly took out all the money and property in the family and went everywhere to look for his whereabouts, but others had already arrived in Laoshan, the sea of people was vast, and it was more difficult to find a person than to find a needle in a haystack.

Not to mention Wang Sheng's wife Chen, it is said that Wang Sheng climbed to the top of Laoshan Mountain and saw a Taoist temple, which was very quiet, so he walked in. A Taoist priest sat on the futon, and Wang Sheng recognized that it was the Taoist priest who saved him that day, so he knelt down and pleaded: "Since that day of farewell, the disciple has often been grateful to the master for saving his life, and the disciple wants to worship you as a teacher and learn the Tao from you." "He only learned for spells, but not for immortality.

Zhou Yunhe shook his head when he heard this, and said, "I'm afraid that your body is delicate, and you are lazy and can't endure hardship." "Becoming a monk and learning art, three years of hard work, one year chopping wood, one year carrying water, one year chopping wood and carrying water.

Wang Sheng didn't know what to do, he only felt that as long as he learned the spell, everything was not a life of immortals, so he replied firmly: "I can." ”

So Zhou Yunhe left Wang Sheng behind, and there were many disciples under Laoshan Sect, and they all came in the evening. Zhou Yunhe introduced Wang Sheng to them, and Wang Sheng saluted them one by one, so Wang Sheng stayed in the Taoist temple like this.

Early in the morning, Zhou Yunhe called him over, handed him an axe, and asked him to chop wood with everyone. Wang Sheng respectfully obeyed the order, took it with both hands, and saw that it was an ordinary firewood knife, but it was quite heavy to start, and there was nothing wonderful, and he was immediately disappointed.

Following everyone to climb the mountain, Wang Sheng was so tired that he was panting, his legs were sore, he was tired, he was out of breath, and he continued to chop wood with an axe for a day, and he was even more tired because his hands were numb, his whole body was soft, his eyes were full of gold stars, and his whole body was sore and painful after a night's rest.

Since then, Wang Sheng's life has been so cyclical and boring.

In less than half a month, Wang Sheng's little tender hands became thick and rough, and thick cocoons grew on his hands and feet. Because he couldn't bear this pain, he secretly wanted to go back.

One day Wang Sheng came back in the evening, and saw two people drinking with the master, one was also a Taoist priest, and the other was a monk, not only a monk, but also this monk he knew, it was the monk who called Zen in Nalan Ruo Temple. Now that Lanruo Temple is deserted, I didn't expect this monk to come here.

Suddenly, Wang Sheng's heart was on fire, how could this monk He De actually drink anywhere? It was because he had a thought in his heart that Zhou Yunhe, the master, was very unfair and very bad to him. He has been here for so long, not only does he not eat well, he does not drink well, he does not dress well, he does not live well, but he also works hard every day.

By this time it was getting late, and the lights and candles had not yet been lit. Zhou Yunhe then cut a piece of paper in the shape of a round mirror and pasted it on the wall. After a while, the moon made of paper shone on the wall, and the light emitted could shine on the hair, and the disciples of Laoshan Sect gathered there to listen to the call.

Wang Sheng thought that he was also a guest of the Taoist priest, and when he looked at Zhou Yunhe's methods, he said, "Such a good evening and joy must be shared with everyone. So he took a jug of wine from the table, poured it out to the disciples, and told them to enjoy themselves.

Wang Sheng thought, "Seven or eight people, how can a pot of wine be enough?" So each of them looked for utensils and vied with each other to pour wine and drink, lest the jug be empty, but after pouring wine many times, it did not decrease at all, and he felt strange in his heart. He didn't know that this Taoist priest was Cheng Siming, one of the 'Two Immortals of Laoshan Mountain'.

After a while, the guest, the monk Zen also said, "Thanks to you for giving the moonlight, but it is very lonely to drink like this." Why don't you call Chang'e over?" he threw his chopsticks into the moon on the wall, pinched the magic trick in his hand, and performed an illusion. At that moment, I saw a beauty with chopsticks and come out of the moonlight. At first, it was not even a foot full, but when it reached the ground, it was like a human. With a slender waist and a beautiful neck, she danced the "Neon Dress Dance", and then sang: "Immortals, are you coming back, why did you leave me in the Guanghan Palace!" Her voice flew over beautifully, fiercely like a hole flute. After singing, he got up in a hovering circle and jumped on a few pieces, but the power of Zen was not deep, and soon after the support, when everyone looked at it in surprise, the beauty had already turned back into chopsticks.

For a moment, all three of them burst into laughter.

The first guest, Cheng Siming, said: "I was very happy tonight, but I couldn't drink anymore. Why don't we enjoy the moon in the Moon Palace?" Everyone looked at these three people, sitting in the moon and drinking, and their beards and eyebrows could be seen, like shadows in a mirror. Wang Sheng was fascinated by it, and his heart was jealous and envious, but it strengthened his desire to learn spells. After a while, the moon slowly darkened, and one of the disciples lit a candle, only to see the Taoist priest sitting alone and the guest was gone. A few of the snacks and fruits are still there. The moon on the wall is just a round piece of paper like a mirror.

Zhou Yunhe came out and asked everyone, "Have you drunk enough?"

The disciples all replied, "That's enough." ”

The Taoist priest said: "If you have enough, you should rest early, and don't delay chopping wood." Everyone agreed to step back.

Wang Sheng was very envious in private, and the idea of going back was dispelled, but he was even more reluctant to chop wood in his heart, and only felt that the daily hard work was more unbearable.