Chapter 3 Road

Xixuanshan is also known as Sanyuan Jizhen, the legend is that it returns three thousand miles around the week, and it is connected to the clouds and the sky, which is the place where the gods gather. It is a trace that is difficult for the world to find. There are also people and clouds, here is the place where God sends the immortals to rule, which can be described as a paradise, a fairy forest on earth. It is even rumored that someone once strayed into this place by chance, met an immortal, and learned the art of immortality.

All these are legends, and there is no real evidence, just in the market, and the right to be the talk of the peddlers and pawns after tea and dinner. Among them, there are many untruths and untruths, so naturally there is no need to delve into them. As for whether the Xixuan Mountain, where the Taishang Daode Palace is located, is the Xixuan Mountain in the ten caves where the immortals live in the legend, there is no way to verify. But it is undeniable that the Xixuan Mountain, where the Taishang Daode Palace is located, is still a blessed place for cultivators.

The veins of Xixuan Mountain stretch continuously, with a radius of nearly 10,000 miles, connecting countless famous mountains and rivers, and it is the place where the earth's veins gather and spiritual objects gather. Living in the West Xuan Mountain, it is the heart of the convergence of the earth's leylines.

The mountain situation of Xixuan Mountain is clear, dangerous but not dry, even if it is the dangerous peak that goes straight into the sky, there are bubbling clear springs dripping. Above the mountains, the trees are lush and lush, and exotic flowers and plants can be seen everywhere. There are also mountain springs and waterfalls, and clear streams and streams are reflected in the meantime. The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist all the year round, and there are countless caves and springs in the peaks and valleys, which are connected to each other, and I don't know their depth.

There are countless dangers around Xixuan Mountain, and there are many spirit beasts and birds inhabiting here, and it is rumored that there are some ancient beasts hidden here, and the whereabouts of these strange beasts are uncertain, but where they pass, even if they are advanced cultivators, they have to retreat. After all, manpower is sometimes poor, and these ancient beasts have survived for thousands of years, and their merits are profound, how can ordinary people who make alchemy can resist it?

The main peak of Xixuan Mountain is called Mogan Peak, 3,500 zhang high, tens of miles in radius, straight into the sky, extremely precipitous, Taishang Daode Palace is built here.

There are twelve peaks erected around Mogan Peak like the stars and the moon, the number of heaven and earth is hidden, and the disciples of the nine veins of Xixuan Mountain live in nine of them, only when they cultivate to a certain realm, can they move to the Taishang Daode Palace to participate in the cultivation of the Taoist scriptures.

At this time, the young man in the Longmen Inn was carried by the disciples of the Daode Sect in turn, and Xiaoxing stayed overnight, all the way to Xixuan Mountain. The three real people may have been afraid that he was just a mortal in the flesh and could not withstand too much hardship, so they not only used magic weapons to protect his body, but also fed him the elixir that nourished qi and dispelled cold, and even slowed down the speed of flying in the air. Every day at sunset, you have to camp and rest. As a result, it only took more than a day for the real people of the Daode Sect to do their best, but it took a full five days.

Even so, the boy was so tired that his whole body was sore. But he has had a hard time since he was a child, and this hardship is really nothing to him. Moreover, he knew that this time the fortune was rare, but he was afraid of missing it, so no matter what the suffering, he gritted his teeth and endured it secretly, without showing a trace of fear of hardship. The Taoist priests asked him to do whatever he wanted, and he answered honestly when he asked, and no one asked, and he didn't speak.

The three real people saw that he was well-behaved, and his answers were decent and skillful, and they were very satisfied in their hearts. Regardless of the background behind this young man, just because he has good bones, it is enough to rank the door wall of the Daode Sect.

Along the way, the young man witnessed the Taoist priests of the Daode Sect controlling the magic weapons, casting immortal talismans, and serving the Ding ghosts, and he was shocked in his heart, thinking that he was in a dream. So, he often took advantage of no one to pay attention, and from time to time he pinched himself. Such stupidity pained him to death, but it also made him happy. In the past few days, there have naturally been countless bruises and bruises on the young man's thighs. The behavior of the teenager seems silly, but it is also reasonable. Thinking of that ordinary person, but if he can meet such a powerful person in this life, I don't know how many lifetimes of cultivation it is, but that young man actually met eighteen at a time?

On the sixth day, the three real people finally arrived at Xixuan Mountain and slowly descended on Mogan Peak.

The young man followed the Taoists along the way, and walked against the wind, and he had already seen a lot of Guanshan Xiongqi, and the big river was flowing, although it was only a few days, his vision was very different from before. But at this moment, he stood on Mogan Peak, and finally stood on the spot.

Where he stood was a huge square, paved with bluestone, smooth as a border. The whole square is thin in front and wide in the back, shaped like a bird's beak, surrounded by a white jade carved railing, there are nine huge pillars standing at the sharp edge of the square, the column head burns a raging fire, and does not go out all year round. At the end of the wide square is Mogan Peak, which connects countless white jade long steps, climbing all the way up. Outside the sharp edge of the square and on both sides, you can only see the dense mist, and occasionally the mountain wind blows away the clouds, and you can see the bottomless deep cliffs.

This large square is even hanging above the cliff, and I don't know what it depends on to support it. However, the boy had seen too many strange things and miracles along the way, which did not make him too out of shape.

The white jade in front of him is fifteen zhang wide and one foot high, looking at it from afar, each step is spotless, overflowing with a faint brilliance, and the treasure is full of treasure. If you look closely, there is a faint moire beast map, and each level is different. The long white jade steps went all the way up, straight into the vast clouds and mist at the top of the peak. Looking up this way, stretching on, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of jade steps! In the clouds and mist, there is faintly appeared a magnificent mountain gate tower, with purple gold as the top, with green jade as the pillar, its height is 30 zhang, and there are eight evil beasts of Chijin Town in each corner of the eaves, and the shapes are different. A huge plaque is hung in the middle of the mountain gate, with purple as the bottom, with fine gold inlay, five ancient seals are written on it, and the Taishang Daode Palace.

When the young man glanced at it, he suddenly felt that those evil beasts seemed to come to life, and they all turned their heads to look at him, and the countless eyes of different natures were like sharp arrows, stabbing through him in an instant. For a while, he only felt empty in his chest, unspeakably uncomfortable, and just wanted to squirt a mouthful of blood.

Ziyang Zhenren saw it and said, "I forgot that you are still a mortal fetus, and the killing in the past is too heavy, these cloud-splitting evil beasts will naturally not let you enter the mountain gate." ”

After that, Ziyang Zhenren slowly pinched the trick, and then waved his sleeve, and a talisman carved from white jade floated out of his sleeve and stuck to the young man's forehead. The jade talisman emitted a soft glow, and it disappeared into the young man's forehead. The young man suddenly felt a warm current spread from his forehead to his whole body, and he was indescribably comfortable, and he no longer felt that the eyes of the cloud-splitting beast were dazzling.

At this time, the bell ringing twelve times in the Taishang Daode Palace, several drums, and then bursts of melodious silk and bamboo sounds, the dark incense in the wind, two columns of seventy-two yellow-clothed Taoist children holding various colored magic weapons, along the white jade long steps down the stream, welcoming the three real people and the Taoist leaders back to the mountain. This kind of pomp and circumstance frightened the young man in a daze, until a Taoist leader gently supported him on the back of his waist, and then he came to his senses and followed the group of Taoists upward.

When the Taoist classics describe the heavenly fairyland, they have always praised "gold for the house, green jade for the bed, the smoke and mist, and the Danhui entanglement". But along the way, this Taishang Daode Palace is really a fairy mountain treasure realm in the eyes of the young man. Here the glazed tiles, the purple gold is the eaves, the white jade auxiliary ground, and the water pavilion produces smoke. There are all kinds of unknown strange trees and flowers, and there are also all kinds of rare and exotic beasts. Among them, there are immortal cultivators walking slowly from time to time. They carry clear cigarettes and seem to be strolling leisurely, but in fact, one step is a few feet away.

The group entered the mountain gate in a blink of an eye, and the rest of the disciples dispersed, and the three real people personally took this young man into the air, and flew towards the Daode Hall at the highest point of Mogan Peak. The rules of the Taishang Daode Palace are strict, except for the heads of the various veins and a few elders with respected status, no one can fly in the palace. In fact, even if there are no such rules, if you do not have enough merit, you will never be able to fly in the palace. In fact, because this moral palace is big, but it uses the vitality of heaven and earth to set up a large array, and the prohibitions are heavy, and the effectiveness of all Dao methods has been cut to the extreme.

Along the way, many Taoist priests saw the three real people flying by, and they hurriedly saluted, but they peeked at the young man who needed the escort of the three real people of the Daode Sect, and they were secretly surprised in their hearts.

The brilliance of the entire Taishang Daode Palace is not inferior to the Heavenly Immortal City, but only this Daode Palace is quite cold, just like the main hall of the ordinary Taoist temple.

At this moment, there is a middle-aged Taoist sitting in the center of the Hall of Morality, with a pair of red phoenix eyes, looking radiant, and a green sermon robe is unremarkable, with no ornaments, no ornaments, and even a jade pendant on his waist. There were four real people sitting on each side of the Taoist, and the young man kneeling in the center of the main hall.

The middle-aged Taoist opened his mouth and said, "Don't be afraid, raise your head." ”

The young man heard this voice very melodious and pleasant, and his heart was terrified, and he raised his head and quietly glanced around. In addition to the middle-aged Taoist priest sitting in the center, there were five male real people among the eight people on the left and right hands, two men in lay attire and one female Taoist priest. Among them, he recognized the three real people of Ziyang, Yuxu and Taiwei. Strange to say, the eight real people on the left and right all faintly reveal Baohua, but the Taoist priest sitting in the center does not seem to have any aura.

The Taoist priest sitting in the center was none other than Ziwei Zhenren, the current head of the Daode Sect, and he looked at the young man carefully for a while before he asked, "What's your name?"

The young man was at a loss for a while, and only replied after a while: "The villain has no parents since he was a child, and he only knows that his original surname is Ji, and he has always had no name. Later, the shopkeeper took me in and didn't give me a name. ”

Ziwei Zhenren groaned slightly, and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll give you a name." Although your former body was as deep as the sea, now you are in earthly reincarnation after all. The avenue is vast, and all living beings are like dust, so I will give you the name Ruochen. I hope that when you attain enlightenment in the future, you will not forget that you have been reincarnated in the lower realm in this life. ”

After saying that, Ziwei Zhenren waved his hand, and a little Taoist took Ji Ruochen down and led him to order the nameplate and receive daily necessities.

After Ji Ruochen left, the hall fell silent for a while, and the head of the eight veins didn't say a word, waiting for Ziwei Zhenren to show off. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little delicate.

Ziwei Zhenren stroked his beard and said: "The three senior brothers Ziyang, Yuxu and Taiwei brought Ji Ruochen back this time and made a great contribution. At this moment, I will not hide it from you, during the retreat, I explored the heavens, and knew that there were immortals who had been knocked down to the mortal dust, and in this life, the calamity was full, and I would return to the immortal realm. That's why I worked for the three real immortals, and I didn't hesitate to sin the various factions on the Dao to snatch this Ji Ruochen back. But there is another big thing at the moment, that is, the door wall of which vein Ji Ruochen should belong to. You don't have to hesitate, just speak your mind. ”

As soon as Ziwei Zhenren's words came out, all the real people were moved, and Yuxu Zhenren immediately asked: "Ziwei Zhangjiao, don't you want to teach Ji Ruochen in person?"

Ziwei Zhenren's disciples are scarce, and his cultivation is not outstanding, the main reason is that he has never had a disciple, and he has been in retreat for thirty years. Originally, this time the immortal came to the world, and it was logical that he should enter the Ziwei real person door wall. Although his vein withered, two Ascended True Immortals came out in a row, which would not only stabilize the other eight sects of the Daode Sect, but also an unprecedented event among the various sects of the Cultivation Dao. But Ziwei Zhenren actually gave up this great opportunity like this, which really surprised the real people here.

At this time, a middle-aged scribe in the seat coughed and said respectfully: "Ziwei is in charge, I don't know whether to talk about something or not." I see that the young man has good bones, and he is also a little smart, and there seems to be a wisp of fairy energy on his body. But as far as my Daode Sect disciples are concerned, they are just of the middle and upper quality. This is really inconsistent with the reality of the immortals. Besides, he is not too young, and if he can ascend with such qualifications, I really can't believe it. ”

As soon as he said this, the real people who had never seen Ji Ruochen before all nodded slightly, obviously having the same doubts.

Ziwei Zhenren pondered for a moment and said, "What Senior Brother Jingxiao said is also reasonable. It's just that the heavens are unpredictable, and it's not strange that we don't know the true immortals. Perhaps, in this way, you can solve the doubts in your hearts for a while. "Anyway, I didn't see any movement from Ziwei Zhenren, and when the door of the palace opened, the two little servants brought Ji Ruochen in.

At this time, Ji Ruochen was already dressed up, looking handsome and free, very pleasing.

Ziwei Zhenren said with a pleasant face: "Ruochen, can you show me the bluestone in your neck?"

Ji Ruochen hurriedly picked off the bluestone and presented it to Ziwei Zhenren. Ziwei Zhenren asked again: "Where did you get this bluestone?"

Ji Ruochen's heart sank slightly, and said: "I don't know where it came from, I only know that I have been hanging since I was sensible." ”

Ziwei Zhenren smiled and nodded, waved his hand, and the two little servants took Ji Ruochen down again. After Ji Ruochen walked out of the palace gate, Ziwei Zhenren handed over the bluestone to Ziyang Zhenren who was sitting on the right hand, and said, "Everyone, take a closer look and see what is unusual about this bluestone." ”

Ziyang, Yuxu and Taiwei had already studied the bluestone that Ji Ruochen admired, and at the moment, they only took a brief look at it and handed it over to the real people around them. The other five real people all looked closely, wanting to get a glimpse of the mystery contained in the bluestone. It is said that their vision is so sharp, if this piece of bluestone really hides a mystery, it will not escape their eyes. But when the five real people looked at it, they all felt that this was just an ordinary stone that could be picked up everywhere.

At this time, the bluestone had been passed into the hands of the Jurchens. She turned the bluestone around, looked at it for a long time, and suddenly pinched it with three fingers, and the bluestone didn't move at all. When all the real people saw it, their expressions moved. That Jurchen is a humane jade Xuan, her deeds are profound, and her strength is as heavy as a thousand pounds, enough to break gold and gravel. Affected by this force, this bluestone is completely unharmed, and it is naturally not ordinary.

Ziwei Zhenren smiled slightly, and signaled: "Yuxuan, you might as well try to cut it with two swords." ”

Hearing this, Yu Xuan stretched out his right hand, grabbed the void, and a three-foot luminous ancient sword appeared between his fingers. She cleared her mouth and swung her sword at the bluestone and slashed down. The sword body collided with the bluestone, causing a clear sound of gold and stone clashing, which was pleasant to the ear. But the bluestone is still intact and flawless. All the real people changed color on the spot, shocked. Yu Xuanshicai not only used his true power with a sword, but also used a spell in that clear drink, multiplying the power of the slash, and its power was enough to cut mountains and rivers, but he still couldn't help this little bluestone! From this point alone, this bluestone is not what the mortal world should have.

Seeing this, Ziwei Zhenren smiled and said: "The ranking real person should know that these immortals have spirituality and will recognize the master, so Ji Ruochen should be an immortal, there is no doubt about this." Now it's time to determine which vein he will enter. ”

Since Ji Ruochen has verified that it is the body of an immortal, and all real people are seekers, such a treasure that is difficult to find through the ages, where can he easily let it go? Besides, once Ji Ruochen enters which vein, then this vein is destined to produce a flying immortal, how can this be a good thing that can be sought?

However, all real people are people with self-cultivation and demeanor. Although he really wants to include Ji Ruochen in his own lineage, he is not like a small person in the market, he sells himself and boasts, and loses his identity. It is that all the real people are silent, but you look at me, and I look at you.

The atmosphere of the main hall is becoming more and more solemn.

In the end, it was the Yuxu Daoist who couldn't hold his breath the most, and said loudly: "I have the deepest practice in the Yuxu lineage, and I should be the one who guides Ji Ruochen." ”

Before his words fell, a real person next to him immediately said: "The Yuxu True Moral Sword Technique is naturally powerful, but the Jindan Avenue and the Sanqing Righteous Law are the way to ascend, and at this point, it still belongs to my Ziyun lineage at the top." ”

Originally, all the real people were humble people, but this matter was too related, and at the beginning of this time, all the real people immediately made a noise, and even Zhang Jingxiao and Gu Shouzhen of the lay family were also involved.

Yuxuan Zhenren finally snatched the opportunity to speak from among the real people, and immediately said: "I have the most experience in the "Taixuan Three Auxiliary Sutras", which is suitable for young disciples to lay a foundation, and it is the most suitable for Ji Ruochen to enter my Yuxuan lineage......"

Before Yuxuan Zhenren's voice fell, Zhang Jingxiao interjected: "Yuxuan Zhenren's words are inappropriate, there are many female disciples in your vein, I see that Ji Ruochen has peach blossoms in his eyes, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate when he grows up......."

Yu Xuan Zhenren was furious when he heard this, and said coldly: "Dare to ask Mr. Jing Xiao, in this way, there are a total of twenty-six female disciples in your lineage, isn't it already very inappropriate?"

Originally, the real people were just desperately boasting about themselves, but Jing Xiao and Yu Xuan, two real people, asked and answered, but they set a precedent for attacking each other. So in the hall of morality, there was a burst of thunder and lightning, and the true people said in their mouths, showing in their hands, trying their best to prove that other sects and methods were biased, and only their own lineage was the most suitable for teaching immortals. The situation took a turn for the worse in a blink of an eye, and when he saw that all the real people were about to fight the mountain gate and determine the level, Ziwei Zhenren finally couldn't bear it anymore, and knocked on the red sandalwood table heavily, and the hall gradually quieted down.

Among the eight real people, seven of them had angry faces and glared at each other, but only Ziyang Zhenren smiled and did not intervene in the quarrel between the real people at all. It's just that his smile is somewhat awkward.

Ziwei Zhenren looked around, suddenly sighed, and said: "What the Daoist friends said makes sense, this Ji Ruochen is both appropriate and inappropriate in any vein. However, assisting the immortal feather to ascend and re-ascend to the immortal realm is the top priority of my moral sect, and it is really impossible to ignore it. In this way, this Ji Ruochen will temporarily belong to the Ziyang Zhenren lineage, and the rest of the veins will have two days of time to teach him every month. When the big exam in the sect is five years later, it will be up to him to decide which vein to enter. ”

Unexpectedly, the seven real people, you look at me, I look at you, although there is a dark thunder and fire every time they look at each other, they have no objection to Ji Ruochen entering the Ziyang real person door wall.