Anyone who is slightly familiar with Taoist culture will probably be familiar with Zhang Daoling.
Zhang Daoling, whose original name was Zhang Ling and whose courtesy name was Fuhan, was a native of Fengxian County in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the founder of Taoism. Because of the Five Pecks of Rice Dao he founded, it was also called Tianshi Dao, so he was also called Zhang Tianshi.
Chen Yun couldn't help but feel excited when he thought that he was about to meet the most famous Taoist saint.
In the clear air and auspicious light of colorful clouds, a beam of light is projected.
Immediately, an old voice rose from the void, "Zheng Yangzi, please come into the palace."
Zhongliquan responded: "Good."
As soon as he finished speaking, the clouds rose under his feet, carrying himself and Chen Yun into the colorful pillar of light.
An irresistible force came, and Chen Yun felt that he was "ascending", as if he had traveled through different worlds one after another, and had traveled through more than thirty worlds before he stopped.
When he regained his vision, Chen Yun found himself in a fairyland shrouded in mist, golden light, brilliant as clouds, and shrouded in brocade.
There are countless spiritual roots of heaven and earth here, and fairy peaches, yellow plums, fire dates, fairy apricots, etc. can be seen almost everywhere.
Chen Yun was dumbfounded. Although he didn't know where this place was, so many spiritual roots of heaven and earth really shocked his eyes.
Zhong Liquan seemed to see his disciple's shock and took the initiative to introduce: "This place is the Eight Views Palace in Dachitian Xuandu Cave in the Taiqing Realm of Immortal City. I'm waiting in the Eight Views Palace annex."
Hearing this, Chen Yun was even more shocked and said: "This is the Great Chitian of Taiqing Realm, one of the four holy realms? The Eight Views Palace of Taishang Daozu Taoist Temple?"
"Yes." Zhong Liquan slowly walked towards the other palace filled with purple energy, "Zhang Tianshi is a disciple of Laojun. Because he has become an immortal and has no body in the human world, he cannot come to the human world at will. Otherwise, his powerful divine power will It will crush the entire human world. If we want to pay homage to Master Zhang Tian, we can only come to the fairyland. Mortal bodies cannot ascend to the fairyland, and even if they ascend, they will collapse. The reason why you can come here in the flesh is because you are using the fairyland for the master. Protected by Qi.”
So that's it, Chen Yun understood.
When he thought that he came to the fairyland where Taishang Laojun lived, he couldn't help but feel secretly excited, wondering if he was honored to meet Taishang Taoist Ancestor.
The two of them chatted and came to the front of the temple.
As soon as I got closer, I could hear the ringing bell and the fairy sound.
An unknown sacred incense is lit on the platform base, and the smoke rises and condenses.
Chen Yun took a deep breath, and then felt a tremor in his mind, as if he had received some kind of tonic, and his strength more than doubled all of a sudden.
"This... what kind of fragrance is this? I just took a breath, and the Yin Shen actually grew so strong?"
He couldn't help but take a few more greedy breaths. The Yin Shen continued to grow and soon caught up with Zhen Qi.
If he continues to absorb it, Chen Yun feels that it is not impossible for him to become an immortal.
What's a pity is that as soon as he arrived in front of the door, an irresistible force came, and Chen Yun felt like he was being sucked into the palace.
The interior of the temple looks very simple.
Except for a huge alchemy furnace, there are only shelves.
There were bottles and jars on the shelves, and I didn’t know what kind of elixir they contained.
However, Chen Yun's attention was not at all on the bottles and jars. He was a little dazed looking at the alchemy furnace.
The alchemy furnace in front of me is very similar to my own small copper furnace.
It's just that there are no buttons such as "Building the Foundation in a Hundred Days" or "Refining Grain and Transforming into Essence" on the furnace lid.
Chen Yun's heart was beating fast, and he thought that the small copper stove must be the property of the Supreme Laojun, right?
Before I could finish my thoughts, an old voice came to my ears, "Zhengyangzi, why are you free to come here as a guest today?"
Hearing this, Chen Yun followed the sound and saw two figures appearing in front of him.
If the leader is measured by Han ruler, he is nine feet and two inches tall, with thick eyebrows and broad forehead, a vermilion crown and green eyes, a square eyebrow, a beautiful beard and white beard, his hands hanging down over his knees, and a walking pace that makes people leap. He has three hairs: An old man with a strange appearance and a cane in his head.
Behind the old man was a boy who looked about seven or eight years old.
Zhongliquan bowed his head and saluted, saying: "Zhongliquan has met Zhang Tianshi."
Chen Yun quickly followed suit and saluted: "Chen Chongyong pays homage to Zhang Tianshi."
"You two, master and disciple, don't be polite." Zhang Daoling said with a smile: "Ji Wen, get some fairy fruits to entertain Zhengyangzi and Chen Xiaoyou."
The boy said respectfully: "I will obey the decree of our ancestors."
After saying this, the boy left the palace.
Zhang Daoling invited Zhong Liquan to sit down in front of the long case.
As for Chen Yun, who was Zhong Liquan's disciple, he was not qualified to sit down when his mentor was talking to others. He understood this truth, so he stood behind his mentor on the left side and listened to his mentor and the Heavenly Master reminisce about the past.
Zhong Liquan said: "Master Zhang, Qingcheng Mountain is one of your dojos. Today I am asking for a cave for my disciples to use as a training place. It is really presumptuous. I hope that the Celestial Master will have more."
"Qingcheng Mountain is not my dojo, why do you come to me alone?" Zhang Tianshi said with a smile on his face.
Chen Yun knew this. As a famous Taoist mountain, Qingcheng Mountain was home to many immortals. According to legend, Ning Fengzi lived in Qingcheng Mountain to practice Taoism during the reign of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. He taught the Yellow Emperor the "Dragon Ascension Technique" of controlling the wind and clouds. The Yellow Emperor built an altar and worshiped him as the "father-in-law of the five mountains." , so later generations also called Qingcheng Mountain Zhangren Mountain, and a temple was built to commemorate it.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Yin Changsheng, known as one of the "Eight Immortals of Sichuan", went to Qingcheng Mountain to practice Taoism.
However, it was Zhang Daoling who truly established Qingcheng Mountain as a famous Taoist mountain.
In the early years of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he went to Heming Mountain to practice Taoism and founded the Five Pecks of Rice Tao, also known as the Tianshi Tao.
Heming Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain both belong to the ancient Minshan Mountains. Zhang Daoling first came from Heming Mountain to Qingcheng Mountain to preach the gospel and became immortal in the mountain.
Therefore, Qingcheng Mountain has become famous.
However, no matter how famous Qingcheng Mountain is because of Zhang Daoling, there is still more than one saint who established the ashram here. It can be said that Zhang Daoling only occupies a small part of the ashram in Qingcheng Mountain.
Therefore, Chen Yun didn't understand why his mentor asked Zhang Tianshi to seek a cave for him.
Zhong Liquan glanced at Chen Yun, and then said with a smile: "My disciple offended the founding master of the Yinshan sect in the human world. It turns out that Uncle Zheng Wen, who has not yet become an immortal in my Taoist temple, can beat Na Xie Wushuang. Now Uncle Wen has become an immortal." , due to heaven's rules, we are not allowed to attack mortal creatures, so I am afraid that no one in the temple can protect my disciples, so I specifically want the descendants of the Heavenly Master who temporarily resides in Qingcheng Mountain to take care of him."
Zhang Daoling laughed dumbly and said: "My Ji Wen's child is only seven or eight years old, so you let him take care of your disciple?"
Ji Wen?
Zhang Jiwen?
The twenty-third generation of heavenly masters?
Chen Yun was startled when he heard the name. He never thought that the boy just now was actually Zhang Jiwen, the 23rd generation Celestial Master.
Zhong Liquan laughed and said: "Although your Ji Wen's child is seven or eight years old, you often take him to the Immortal City and take various elixirs. His cultivation is only half a step away from a real person. If he can't take care of him, I will I really can’t think of anyone else in the human world who can take care of my disciple.”
Zhang Tianshi smiled and scolded: "Zhengyangzi, I'm afraid you have evil intentions. It's not as simple as just letting Ji Wen take care of your disciples."
Zhong Liquan blinked and said, "You know I know, don't we just hit it off right away?"
Zhang Tianshi said: "Exactly."
Chen Yun was a little confused by the riddles played by the two saints. He really didn't know what the two were talking about.
However, he vaguely understood that his mentor asked him to come to Qingcheng Mountain not only to avoid Xie Wushang, but also for other purposes.
As for what purpose, he didn't know.
Several people were chatting when Zhang Jiwen walked in holding a jade plate in his hand.
Chen Yun couldn't help but glance sideways and saw several fire dates placed on the jade plate.
His heart couldn't help but beat wildly. Huozao was one of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth used to refine Daluo Lingtang. Now Tianshi Zhang wanted to give it to him for consumption?
"Old ancestor." Zhang Jiwen respectfully raised the jade plate above his head, "The boy is short and cannot get other fairy fruits, so he can only pick a few fire dates to give to Zhengyang Zhenren and Taoist brother Chongyong to quench his hunger and thirst."
You are half a real person, who would believe that you can't hit other fairy fruits because you are short?
Chen Yun knew as soon as he heard this that this was Zhang Jiwen's excuse. He estimated that it was something Zhang Tianshi had already explained.
Sure enough, there were clearly only four fire dates on the jade plate, but Tianshi Zhang said: "Brother, I will give you three for your use."
"Here." Zhang Jiwen came to Chen Yun, "Brother Chongyong, please take the fire dates."
Chen Yun's hands were shaking with excitement and he was about to say thanks.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tianshi suddenly stopped him and said: "Wait a minute, fire dates cannot be eaten alone, they need to be eaten with fairy wine. It's a pity that I just drank all the fairy wine recently and drank it. Originally, you were a guest from afar, and I shouldn't have done it." What can I do to you, but I haven’t tasted fairy wine for a long time, why don’t you go to the human world to fetch some spiritual springs for me and bring me back to make fairy wine?”
Zhong Liquan sat there smiling and saying nothing, as if he had expected such a situation to happen.
Chen Yun dared to refute Zhang Tianshi's intention, and responded with a bow: "Chong Yong will obey Tianshi's decree, but I don't know where the spiritual spring is?"
Zhang Tianshi looked at Zhang Jiwen and said, "Jiwen, take Chongyong to get the spiritual spring."
Zhang Jiwen blinked and said: "Old ancestor, the Three Ponds of Mist Spring are occupied by the evil beast Flying Tiger. This beast has the blood of a divine beast. How can I, a seventy-eight-year-old child, fight against such a ferocious evil beast?"
Zhang Tianshi pointed at Chen Yun and said, "How old are you, Taoist brother Chongyong? You should be able to defeat that evil beast."
Zhong Liquan also spoke at this time: "Chongyong, since Zhang Tianshi wants to drink immortal wine, you should go with Ji Wen."
Zhang Jiwen couldn't defeat the evil beast Flying Tiger even if he took half a step, what could I, a seventh-level mage, do?
This is obviously an excuse!
Chen Yun estimated that this was a test for him by Zhang Tianshi and his mentor. He didn't know what the test was, but he still saluted respectfully and said: "Okay, mentor, I'll go and get the spiritual spring with fellow Taoist Ji Wen right now."
Zhang Jiwen put down the tray and said arrogantly: "Brother Chong Yong, come with me."
"good."
Chen Yun followed the other person and walked slowly outside.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Zhang Tianshi shook his head helplessly at Zhong Liquan, "You, you, people worship you as their master, and you just think about Fang Zi torturing your disciples. Before you came to Immortal City, you directly Isn’t it good to take the spiritual spring? It’s really puzzling.”
Zhong Liquan said enigmatically: "This disciple of mine is extremely talented. He seems to be the reincarnation of some great master. Therefore, I have high expectations for him. I want to cultivate him bit by bit so that he can understand whether it is cultivation or means." It is not easy and needs to be obtained by oneself. Otherwise, one day my body will be as rotten as the Heavenly Master. He will just open his mouth and wait for food like the young bird. Isn’t it a waste of talent? Therefore, I will let him fight for the opportunity to eat this food. Three fire dates.”
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings." Zhang Tianshi did not agree with Zhong Liquan's cultivation philosophy, "My Tianshi Tao lineage has been passed down for more than twenty generations. Whenever there is a person with outstanding talent, I will bring him to the fairyland to take the fairy medicine. Real people appear frequently?"
Zhong Liquan asked, "How many are left so far?"
As soon as this statement came out, the Heavenly Master remained silent, unable to find any refutation.
(End of chapter)
