After returning to the space, the Shui Lingzhu returned to its spiritual spring, and Qingyan and others gathered together to discuss it again.
They all felt that the underwater barrier should have a closed space, and there must be a place to enter.
She just didn't know if there were dragons inside, and Qingyan just wanted to know if it was her parents' past lives.
Since Shui Lingzhu can sense her parents' aura from her body and recognize her, then her parents' past lives should also be able to sense her.
Thinking of going to the Taoist temple on the mountain tomorrow, she asked Huang Jin on the side: "Huang Jin, can you go directly into your Xiutian Temple? Can you go in and burn incense like other Taoist temples?"
Huang Jin nodded, "Yes, it's the same as other Taoist temples, except that you can't enter the courtyard at the back. That's where the Taoist priests practice and meditate. No one can come in and disturb it.
Any other place is fine. You can burn incense or ask for fortune-telling in the main halls in the front and middle. There is a row of side rooms on the left where you can rest temporarily, but you can't stay overnight. There are usually no people on the mountain at night. Not far down the mountain is the county seat, and there is an inn. . "
Qingyan nodded, "Okay, let's go to the temple tomorrow to perform a divination on the incense stick, and then see if we can visit the temple master. I think the inheritance from his temple master should be more comprehensive, and maybe he can know how to enter the bottom of the lake. Or how to communicate with the dragon at the bottom of the lake.
That's it for today, let's go rest first and go up the mountain tomorrow morning. "
After that, they all went back to their rooms to rest, and they had to get up early tomorrow morning.
After a dreamless night, everyone got up early the next morning, packed up, had breakfast and left the space.
They didn't drive today because Huang Jin said the road up the mountain was very steep and narrow, and there was no way to drive there. People who came here just left their cars at the bottom of the mountain and walked up the mountain.
The mountain is not high, and it doesn't take long to walk. They are not ordinary people, so they can reach the Xiutian Temple halfway up the mountain in half an hour.
Going further up, there is the Nanyue Hall on the top of the mountain, which is also a Taoist temple. The Nanyue Patriarch is enshrined inside. It was built voluntarily by the people here. The incense is more prosperous than the Xiutian Temple.
The Taoist priests there are different from those in Xiutian Temple. They do not practice cultivation, but they can practice martial arts and medical skills. Many poor people who have no money to go to medical clinics will ask to go there, and the Taoist priests there generally will not turn them away. The reviews are very good.
Xiutian Temple is more like an independent sect of cultivating immortals. Although the Taoist priests inside are all good at exorcism and divination, only the disciples who go out to practice will go down the mountain to help people exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts. Normally, there is no such thing in the temple. They would receive such pilgrims or perform religious services.
When they arrived, the Taoist temple door was open, and several people walked in directly.
I originally thought of finding a young Taoist priest in front to pass the news, but I didn't expect to see an old Taoist priest with a fluttering white beard directly at the door of the front hall.
The old Taoist priest stepped forward with a whisk in his hand, raised his hand to perform a Taoist salute to them, introduced himself, and said that he had been waiting here for a long time.
It turns out that this is the master of Xiutian Temple - Qing Yangzi.
This was obviously someone with real abilities, and several of them returned the favor with solemn expressions.
After returning the gift, Qingyan took a step forward and spoke proactively: "I didn't expect that the Taoist Master would already know about our arrival in advance. It's really a clever plan. I wonder if the Taoist Master knows why we are here, and he might be able to clear up some confusion for us."
Qingyangzi stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Pin Dao only calculated that there are friends coming from far away, and it is related to water. The girl has to explain the details. People will come to the front hall soon, so why not go to the backyard with Pin Dao to talk about it? how?"
Qingyan looked at Chou Chou and saw it nodding before responding. They followed Qing Yangzi and walked around the main hall from the side passage to the backyard.
In the middle, I met two little Taoist priests who were cleaning. I stopped and said hello to them.
When she arrived in the backyard, Qingyan clearly felt the spiritual energy. Although it was not as good as in the space, it was much richer than other places.
Jin Yang sent a message to her: "There is a spirit gathering array set up here, which is why the spiritual energy is so abundant. Moreover, this mountain once had spiritual veins, and even now it is also a small dragon vein. Practicing here is indeed twice the result with half the effort."
Qingyan curiously used her spiritual sense to explore the surroundings, but found no trace of the formation at all. As expected, every row was like a mountain.
Taoist priest Qingyangzi led them directly into a room on the far left. There was a round table and several chairs, with tea already brewed on them. It was obviously specially used for entertaining guests.
Qingyangzi stretched out his hand sideways and said, "Please sit down, everyone. Let's talk in detail while drinking tea."
Several people sat down respectively, and Qingyan sat between Chou Chou and Jin Yang, holding Yuan Bao in her arms.
Gold sat between Jinyang and Qingyangzi.
Qingyangzi did not talk about Qingyan's previous problem first, but said to Huang Jin with a loving face: "It's been a long time since you left. I didn't expect that little guy like you could come back, and you have already transformed." , it seems that I met you by chance."
Huang Jin quickly stood up and saluted Qing Yangzi, "I didn't expect you, old man, to still remember me. I thought no one except Master knew I existed."
Qingyangzi stroked his beard and smiled: "Your existence is not a secret in this temple, except for the new disciples, almost everyone knows it.
Although my junior brother Qing Yuanzi did not officially accept you as his disciple, he often talked about you to others. He has always been proud that he taught you and led you to do good.
You have still been able to stick to your original intention and practice successfully after so many years, which means you have lived up to your master's teachings. "
Huang Jin's eyes turned red as he thought about the days he spent with his master. Although he had some guesses, he still asked: "Master, I wonder where my master is at this time?"
Qingyangzi sighed and said: "The third year after you left Xiutian Temple, your master left.
He was already about to end his lifespan, but he tried his best to test the future of you and your brothers, which accelerated the end of his lifespan.
Divination was originally done against the will of heaven, and he revealed many secrets. He could have lived for two more years, but he died in less than three years. But that's fine, at least he was safe. "
Unexpectedly, this happened, and tears streamed down from Huang Jin's eyes.
It has never seen its parents since it can remember, and has been growing up with its grandfathers in the clan. Later, when its grandfather died, it went out to wander alone. If it hadn't met its master, it would probably have been killed by some little Taoist priest. .
Grandfather said that his father had calculated for it before leaving, that it would meet its nobles when it left the clan, and it did meet its master and learned a lot of skills.
In its heart, the master is its other father.
Of course, don't get me wrong, his parents are not dead, they are just a little irresponsible. Not long after he was born, they both went out to find their own opportunities and never came back.
Alas~ In fact, it is almost gone. At least it has never been seen until now.
Although it does not need a master to raise it, it is true that the master taught it a lot, and it has listened to the teachings taught by the master for many years.
And if it weren't for the master, such a small mountain spirit might not have been able to live peacefully in this Taoist temple for so many years.
Therefore, it has always believed that that is its master. Even if it has not formally worshiped the master or performed the apprenticeship ceremony, it is still the only master in its life. It has not seen that its appearance is similar to its master.
It has always regarded itself as the master's disciple, but in fact, in the eyes of others, it may be more like a son.
Although it had already felt that the master must be gone, it still felt very uncomfortable when it heard it with its own ears, especially when Qingyangzi said that the master was still thinking about them in the end.
That's right, the reason why it went north was because Master told it that it would be difficult for it to transform in the view. It was calculated that its chance would be in the north, and it was told to go north. If it meets the opportunity, it can transform in one fell swoop. .
Seeing that it was so sad, Qingyangzi couldn't help but sigh in his heart that all things have animism, patted it on the shoulder comfortingly and said: "Don't be sad, you have successfully transformed now, which is the best reward for your master, you Be good in the future and continue to maintain your true intentions. Your master will be happy that he is alive in heaven."
Qingyan and the other three also comforted Huang Jin. After he calmed down, Qingyangzi continued the previous topic.
They sat back down in their respective positions again, took a sip of tea, and then said to Qingyan: "I made some calculations a few days ago and figured out your arrival. I'm an experienced Taoist, so I can only figure out that your coming here is related to water. , I don’t know the specifics.”
Qingyan felt that Qingyangzi was being modest, which was already very impressive. Even if he didn't see anyone, he would be judged by his facial features, so she was very convinced of him now.
Qingyan looked at Chou Chou. She didn't know what to say for a moment. She couldn't tell everything that she and Chou Chou were from later generations.
It seems that Shui Lingzhu can't be mentioned, otherwise she will talk about her parents' past lives and expose her as a descendant.
But if you don't tell them, you don't know where to start. After all, Qingyangzi has already figured out that they are coming. Who knows if the other party already knows their true identity, but they just haven't said it explicitly.
Chou Chou sent her a message, telling her not to worry and let it speak.
So Chou Chou said to Qing Yangzi: "That's it. We were originally planning to go to Dongting to find Yanyan's parents. Unexpectedly, we encountered many things on the way, and even more so when we were approaching Jingmen City. A dragon that failed to transform into a dragon.
Then Huang Jin mentioned that there were legends about dragons in the temple where it was before. We were very curious, and Huang Jin also wanted to come back and have a look, so we came over..."
Qingyangzi glanced at it meaningfully, but didn't say anything. He just nodded with a smile and poured tea into their cups.
Then he said slowly: "So you want to know if there is a dragon under the lake at the bottom of the mountain. We have no record of this in the temple, but we have heard it from the master.
It is passed down by word of mouth. We all heard it as a story when we were children, and later we would tell it to our apprentices. The little guy Golden probably heard it from his master. "
Huang Jinping on the side nodded quickly, "Yes, I heard it from Master. Master said he also heard it from Master."
Qingyangzi nodded, "That's right. I also heard it from my master. I can't guarantee whether it is true or false. After all, no one has seen it.
Although Longgai Mountain is named after the dragon emerging from the fog, everyone has only seen the top of the fog-covered mountain. Sometimes at dawn, you can hear what sounds like a dragon roaring, but some people say it is the sound of the wind blowing through the cracks in the rocks..."
Qingyan listened to the other party's story for a long time. She was not sure and felt a little disappointed. It was rare that the other party didn't know how to get to the bottom of the lake.
Then I heard Qingyangzi say again: "Anyway, there is no precise record in our temple. However, although the Nanyue Temple on the top of the mountain was built later than our Xiutian Temple, I heard that there were strange phenomena in the back mountain when they were building it.
, it seems that a barrier has been discovered. We haven't seen the details. You might as well ask, they may have any records there. "
When Qingyan heard this, her eyes immediately lit up. This was also a clue, and she must have a look.
"Thank you, Taoist Master, for clarifying our doubts. We got this accidentally. Since we don't have the wisdom to understand it, we gave it to the Taoist Master. I hope the Taoist Master will not dislike it."
What she gave Qingyangzi was the formation record left by Taoist Kongxian. Of course it was not the original bamboo slips. She and Chou Chou later transcribed them on paper. There were more than one copy, just to have the opportunity to meet someone who understood. Tell them about it, or pass it on.
This was just discussed with Chou Chou Chuanyin. They both felt that Qing Yangzi should be the only orthodox practitioner they could meet. If they don't give it now, they probably won't have the chance to give it away in the future.
Qingyangzi didn't know what it was, and didn't refuse in a hurry. After taking it and flipping through a few pages, he looked at Qingyan with an excited face.
"These are actually long-lost formations! Do you really want to give such a rare thing to an old man? This is too precious!"
Qingyan nodded solemnly, "Yes, to be honest with the Taoist Master, although some of us know the formations, we don't want to start a sect. These things cannot be passed down in our hands.
It would be a pity to keep such a good thing to ourselves. Why not give it away so that if you meet someone with talent, it can be carried forward. "
They copied the formations inside selectively and let Jin Yang read them. Those that were more sinister and could easily be used to do bad things were deleted.
Qingyangzi thanked Qingyan again and put away the formation secret book with great care.
Next, Qingyangzi took the gold to pay homage to his master, and also reminisced about old times with the senior brother he was familiar with before. The other brother was shocked when he saw his appearance and thought he was the illegitimate son of his master.
Later I found out that it turned out to be the weasel that Master often brought with him. I was very moved. I didn’t expect that Master would actually teach a spirit that transformed into a human being. I really admire Master.
After getting acquainted with Qingyan and others, Jin Yang also gave the bone sword to Jin Jin's senior brother.
It has thoroughly studied this sword, and it has been purified by the true fire of the sun. It has no evil aura, and it is also a good magic weapon for practitioners to use.
After that, they left Xiutian Temple and headed to Nanyue Temple on the top of the mountain.
