Chapter 70: A Hundred Flowers Brew Tears
Ling Zai clearly saw Li Yi enter the Yunxing Array, but the white mist that filled the valley mouth was safe and sound, and there was no trace of reaction, and the Yunxing Array didn't seem to notice Li Yi's entry at all. Ling Zai was surprised in his heart, and hurriedly pulled Xiaolan and walked in.
In the cloud array, Ling Zai saw Li Yi in front of him all the way, walking calmly, those mist and white gas passed by him one after another, without touching his body at all, and couldn't help but remind her that under the attack of her Ten Thousand Flowers Array, although thousands of flowers were like rain, Li Yi was also unstained. Only then did the spirit understand in his heart that the difference between himself and this master was not a little bit, but simply one was in heaven and the other was on the earth.
Nevertheless, Ling Zai's heart was not depressed, but even more glad, and it seemed that it was really right for him to invite this gentleman to come to the valley as a guest and guide him in his practice.
In a short time, the three of them had already walked out of the cloud array. As soon as the fog came out, at first glance, Li Yi couldn't help blurting out in admiration: "What a beautiful Valley of Hundred Flowers!"
I saw a 10,000-foot high cliff coming to my eyes, and a white waterfall on the cliff poured down like the Nine Heavens Milky Way, but there was no sound of flowing beads and jade. The flowing water fell into the air, all into powder, like smoke and mist, rising and falling with the wind, gathering or scattering, sometimes fluttering up, sometimes scattering, reflecting the sun, brilliant in all directions, making people feel like a dream.
Below the waterfall was a deep pool of turquoise, and the waterfall fell into the water, and the pool overflowed, forming a small stream, which meandered through the valley until the three of them stood at their feet, and suddenly burrowed into the ground, thinking that it had become an undercurrent underground, and I did not know where it had gone.
From the twin peaks of the valley mouth to the ten thousand zhang high cliff, the zigzag creek on both sides are low slopes, regardless of the sun and shade, there are patches of towering ancient trees, the sunlight in the forest is transparent, and there are all kinds of birdsong in the quiet, which is pleasing to the ears and shows the depth of the forest. Under the tree, there are countless Qihua Yao grass, competing for wonder and spouting, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, provoking countless butterflies and bees to flutter their wings and fly in the meantime.
Li Yi had a wide range of knowledge, and at a casual glance, he saw many rare and extremely rare strange trees and fairy grasses in the cultivation world, many of which were rare and desolate alien species in the world, and he couldn't imagine that there were still some of them in this Valley of Hundred Flowers. And among these countless flowers and trees, many have already realized the spirit and incarnated into the essence of plants and trees, most of them are all kinds of birds, and some have actually cultivated into human shapes, but they either have wings, or have tentacles on their heads, and they are laughing and laughing by the stream, and suddenly they see someone coming in, and they all exclaim and hide in the forest.
Seeing this, Ling Zai stepped forward and shouted, "Come out, this is the distinguished guest brought by my sister." Come out and pay tribute, I also brought you a little sister, don't bully her in the future. ”
As she shouted, those elves poked their heads out from behind the big tree and under the flowers and leaves, and stared at Li Yi and Xiaolan with big eyes for a while. It seemed that the two of them did not have any dangerous aura, so they let out all kinds of strange cries, jumped and ran over with joy, and made strange sounds such as "Boom, Chatter" from their mouths, and circled around the three of them.
Li Yi saw it in his eyes and knew that although these elves had already transformed, and some of them were already hundreds of years old, they were not intelligent, as if they were children who would never grow up. The strange sound of ", chattering" should be calling the spirit in the heart.
Ling Zaixin was obviously very good with these elves, touching this one's head for a while, and hanging this one's nose for a while, which seemed very intimate, and at this time she also removed the white veil that was originally covering her face, revealing a face as flawless as a bright jade. Frolicking with these elves, they let out a pleasant laugh like a mountain spring.
At this moment, two green-clothed girls sprang out from behind the waterfall, walked up to the front and bowed to the spirit in their hearts, and said, "Valley Master!"
Ling Zaixin turned to Li Yi and said, "Mr. Li, this valley is just the outer valley of the Hundred Flowers Valley, please follow me into the inner valley." Then he said to the two green-clothed girls: "There is a distinguished guest today, you go and prepare some flower brew." Take this little sister to Hongyao and Laneige first, and ask them to find her some clothes and comb her hair. ”
The two green-clothed girls replied, "Yes!" They stepped forward and wanted to take Xiaolan forward, but Xiaolan was a little frightened and ran behind Li Yi to hide. The two didn't dare to step forward and collide with Li Yi, so they had to retreat to the side first.
Ling pretended to be annoyed and said, "What a little girl, why did you hide behind your husband when she got home?" stepped forward and grabbed Xiaolan's arm and pulled her out, so she talked for a long time. Xiaolan glared at Li Yi with wide eyes, Li Yi smiled slightly and nodded at him. The fear in Xiaolan's eyes disappeared, so she obediently followed the two green-clothed girls.
Li Yi also followed Ling Zaixin to the waterfall, it turned out that behind this waterfall was a cave, and you could pass through this high cliff from the hole.
The two walked through the cave, and Li Yi suddenly saw that there was a valley in front of him. The forests are lush and the flowers and plants are flourishing, especially than what I have just seen. I didn't expect that there was a cave behind this high cliff, no wonder the spirit said in my heart just now that this was the inner valley.
This inner valley is more than twice as large as the outer valley just now, and the earth spirit qi is also much fuller. There are many wooden buildings in the flat area of the valley, scattered and scattered, faintly surrounding a tall wooden building. These wooden buildings are unevenly arranged, which should be a secret combination of some kind of formation. Li Yi glanced at it and knew that the wooden building was in the center of the earth, which was the eye of the valley.
The tall wooden building with its warped cornices is delicate and lovely, and it is located at the foot of the mountain according to the mountain. This plaque is hung on it, with the word "Chaodu" written on it. There is no couplet on the left and right pillars, but there is a flower hanging from each other, of which the left branch is withered and withered, and the right branch is the glory blooming.
Li Yi nodded and said, "Once prosperous, glory and glory will follow." It is to decipher the name of the "imperial capital" and the meaning of the two flowers that are withered and prosperous.
Ling praised in his heart: "Sir is clever, please come in and serve tea." ”
Li Yi said: "This is not busy, I don't know where the ancestor hall of your sect is?" Li Yi should go to worship first. ”
The so-called patriarch's hall is a place where each sect worships the patriarch who founded the sect and the ancestors of the past dynasties. The practice of the world, whether it is Buddhism or other sects, is based on liberation and eternal life. If one attains one's spiritual attainment, it is needless to say that one's attainment of feathering or attainment of nirvana, but if one is halfway through or the end of one's life, or if one fails to cross the tribulation, or if one encounters an unexpected event, it will lead to the end of one's life. Later generations of disciples in order to thank the Dharma and respect the ancestors, and slowly there was a patriarch hall for remembering the ancestors.
Cultivation will not be without a teacher, nor can it be without a teacher, so each sect will naturally have a special ancestral hall. The various sects of practice visit each other, which is called mountain worship. If a practitioner is visiting a certain sect for the first time, he often has to go to the patriarch's hall to worship in order to show respect, which is the most basic rule in the cultivation world. However, after the mercy of the illusion of the heart, he ordered the valley to be sealed, and few people came to visit the Valley of Hundred Flowers, and the pity of the illusion was depressed in his heart, and he did not care about the teachings of his disciples, so the spirit did not know these rules very well.
Seeing that Ling Zai showed a puzzled look in his heart, Li Yi explained in detail. Ling Zaixin suddenly realized, his face turned red, and he lowered his head and led Li Yi to the Patriarch's Palace.
The Patriarch Hall of the Valley of Hundred Flowers is different from ordinary sects, it is not in a large hall, but at the end of this valley. There are no buildings such as the Patriarch Hall in the Hundred Flowers Valley, nor are there any statues of the patriarchs, patriarchs, and heads of previous dynasties as all the cultivators have. All Li Yi saw was a withered peach tree!
This peach tree is very thick, more than a dozen people can't hug it, the trunk is not high but extends countless branches, covering a radius of several zhang, but at this time there is no leaf on the branches, only the lonely branches are left against the blue sky. But the most amazing thing is that this peach tree is suspended in mid-air, and its roots cannot penetrate into the ground!
Ling Zaixin introduced: "Mr. Li, this is the original body of our Hundred Flowers Valley Creation Sect Patriarch Mu Ling Shenjun. ”
Li Yi nodded and stepped forward with a respectful expression. There were three straw futons in front of the peach tree, but Li Yi didn't kneel, just clasped her hands together and made a shallow gesture at the peach tree. But at the moment when Li Yi bent down, he saw that the peach tree suddenly moved and shifted a few points to the side, as if it was avoiding Li Yi's salute.
The spirit looked in his eyes and showed great surprise. This sacred tree has been dead for thousands of years, how could it suddenly move today? Could it be that Mr. Li already knows the mystery?
After the salute, Li Yi was introduced into the wooden building with "Chaodu" written on it just now. When I entered it, I found that there was a strong vitality in the building, which was not revealed, and it was full of it. The interior of the house is very elegantly furnished, the tables and chairs are all woven of ancient vines, and some of them have small flowers on them, which are obviously alive.
After the two of them sat down as guests of honor, a girl in green brought a turquoise jade bottle, two jade cups, and a small water urn. The green-clothed girl had very quick hands and feet, first poured a drop of green slurry from the jade bottle into the two jade cups, and then poured half a cup of water into the cup with a water urn, brought the two jade cups to the two of them, and then saluted and retired.
Ling Zaixin smiled and picked up the jade cup and said, "Sir, this is Baihua Brew, please taste it." ”
"Thanks to the valley lord's kindness!" Li Yi picked up the cup and saw that there was half a cup of turquoise slurry inside, and there was no smell in it, and he was surprised in his heart, since it is called Baihua Brew, it should be made of the essence of a hundred flowers, why is there not even a trace of flower fragrance?
Li Yi took a sip of the cup, but at the moment when the slurry was entered, suddenly a strange fragrance fell between his teeth and cheeks, spreading out in his mouth, bursting out of thousands of flavors in an instant, which shocked his spirit. It turned out that all the fragrance of this hundred flowers was collected in the slurry, and there was no leakage at all, no wonder Fang had never smelled the aroma.
Li Yi praised it in her heart, but before she could taste it, the countless aromas had disappeared on the tip of her tongue, and then a faint bitter taste suddenly appeared at the base of her tongue. In a short time, the bitterness has spread from the base of the tongue to the entire tongue. The bitter taste is very peculiar, as if it is not just the taste on the tongue, but seems to flow directly from the human heart, which makes people unable to get rid of it, and there is a faint expectation, looking forward to the bitter taste between the lips and teeth.
Ordinary people taste such a bitter taste, I am afraid that they have already vomited, Li Yi is well versed in the taste of bitter tea, although frowning, but still savoring the taste. After a long time, the bitter taste finally faded, and just as Li Yi's eyebrows were stretched, a sudden sourness rushed into his nose for no reason. Then all the bitterness dissipated, and in its place it was not sweet, but sour, unexpectedly sour.
This burst of sourness, I can't tell whether it is surging up the tip of my nose or surging into my heart, and the spirit on the side can really see it in my heart, and Mr. Li's eyes actually flash a little crystal tears. She couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Mr. Li actually shed tears, even a beginner disciple in the cultivation world can easily use the Dao Heart to dispel this dilute illusion of a hundred flowers. He came and went in the Ten Thousand Flowers Array and the Cloud Walking Array without hindrance, how could he cry because of this cup of Hundred Flowers Brew?"