Under the stimulation of Zhao Rang's previous words, the wise old donkey didn't need to push too much. He mustered up his energy and worked extremely bravely.
Before Zhao Rang could get over the pain from the bump on the back of his head, in the blink of an eye, the carriage had stopped.
Zhao Rang put a hand on the back of his head and opened the door of the carriage with a grin on his face. A thick fog immediately squeezed in, occupying all his sight.
The fog was so thick that Zhao Rang couldn't even see his own hands, let alone see clearly what was happening outside.
Since Baihe Mountain is a mountain, fog is normal. What's more, it's autumn now, and the autumn rain is lingering. But after all, Baihe Mountain is still in the north. Such thick and dense fog can only be seen near the river or in the south.
For a moment, Zhao Rang couldn't tell whether this was the special natural power of Baihe Mountain, or whether it was a deliberate effort by the Taoist priests and fairies on the mountain to create the majestic and wonderful fairy mountain scene of Baihe Mountain.
Before this, Zhao Rang didn't know much about Baihe Mountain.
I remember that when he went to the Western Regions, he also asked about the Western Regions Merchant Alliance, Xifeng Lie, and various matters in the Upper Four Kingdoms, and read a few obscure tomes.
There are only two things he knows about Baihe Mountain: First, it is said that this is the place where one of the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin, ascended to heaven. Lu Dongbin is revered as one of the five ancestors of the Taoist sect, and he has a transcendent status in the sect. As the place where he ascended, Baihe Mountain is of course also rising. Before Dawei used the Taishang River as a boundary to divide and rule, many gates and caves in the south paid tribute every year, respecting Baihe Mountain as the "Shangshan Gate". On the day of Lu Zu's ascension, countless believers came from the southeast, northwest People from all walks of life came to the mountain to watch the ceremony, making Baihe Mountain vaguely powerful as the first mountain in Daomen.
Secondly, five or six years ago, Baihe Mountain discovered a gold mine in the forbidden area of the back mountain. Therefore, it was no longer a matter of course to expand the main hall and rebuild the golden roof. Such a treasure mountain is of course highly coveted, especially after the separation of the Southern Territory and the Western Region's eyeing, the pressure on the border troops increased sharply, and they could only be reassured by continuously increasing their salaries. Therefore, those who are thinking about the gold in Baihe Mountain are actually not those wealthy people who are on the run, but the people in the government who are layer upon layer in the northern border.
You can understand it if you think about it.
There are so many cultivators on Baihe Mountain, and everyone is practicing swordsmanship. On the surface, there are two or three third-grade grand masters sitting in charge, not to mention the older Taoist priests who have self-proclaimed caves and practice in Guishui.
Ordinary travelers from the world just want to pay homage to the mountains, so there must be tea to welcome them. But if he has evil intentions, he may be cut into a handful of ashes between heaven and earth by countless sword blades when evil thoughts suddenly arise.
Only the People's Congress in the government can use its power to suppress others under the banner of "the righteousness of the family and the country."
Zhao Rang didn't know how Headmaster Bai Hezi managed to deal with these officials who were like dog-skin plasters. Anyway, Baihe Mountain remains the same to this day.
After squeezing his eyes hard, Zhao Rang felt that he had somewhat adapted to the thick fog, and could already vaguely see his arms through the fog.
Immediately afterwards, there was a brisk sound of horse hooves from behind.
One after another, it was time for the two senior sisters to arrive.
"You guys run so fast! My riding whip almost broke and I couldn't catch up!"
Junior sister is more lively than senior sister, and lively people always talk more.
As she spoke, she stared at the old donkey with a look in her eyes, as if she wanted to take a closer look at it and figure out why this miscellaneous donkey could run as fast as lightning while pulling a cart!
Zhao Rang had already come out of the carriage at this moment. The fog outside was thinner than that inside the carriage, allowing him to roughly see the outlines and facial features of the two Taoist nuns.
"How about it, do you admit defeat?"
Zhao Rang leaned against the carriage, raised his chin, and said mischievously.
Although he didn't know where this donkey came from and why it could run so fast, it didn't stop him from using it to kill the two Taoist nuns.
Especially that senior sister, who never looked at him seriously, as if she was really a god.
If you were really a god, you could fly around if you had the ability! Why do you still need to ride a horse? Zhao Rang was completely dissatisfied!
I thought this would definitely leave the two little Taoist nuns speechless, but unexpectedly it was Qingqing who spoke first:
"We haven't reached the gate of Baihe Mountain yet."
Zhao Ran asked in surprise:
"Why stop before it's time?"
Qingqing hesitated to speak and simply turned to look at her senior sister.
This attitude made the senior sister very satisfied, so she explained in a show off tone:
"Surely you stopped because there was no way out?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Rang hated her even more.
He really regards his small broken mountain as some kind of paradise... If he hadn't been involved in this inexplicable reason, let alone going up the mountain, even if he was carried in a big sedan chair, he would not have entered the mountain gate!
"Why is there no road? Aren't all roads made by people? There are more people walking, so there is a way even if there is no road!"
The more anxious Zhao Rang is, the happier the senior sister is.
The mentality of the two is completely different.
In her opinion, Zhao Rang was nothing more than a desperate act, incompetent and furious. It can only mean that he has no confidence in his heart, so he relies on his words to mess around here.
"Then go on your own. This girl, please come to me!"
The senior sister ignored Zhao Rang's efforts at all, which made him feel like he had been punched in cotton.
"This will be my friend's inability to speak. Please forgive me, Fairy."
Qingqing bowed her hands in a salute, which turned out to be standard Taoist etiquette. The senior sister's pupils shrank when she saw it, but she didn't make any move, but she felt much calmer.
"This is the mountain protection formation of Baihe Mountain. Murderous intentions are everywhere in the fog. If you make a wrong step, you will be doomed."
Zhao Rang saw that Qingqing was speaking extremely seriously and felt that he was not joking.
But such rhetoric is indeed beyond his understanding of Baihe Mountain, and he cannot believe it even if he wants to believe it.
"Is there really such a thing?"
Zhao Rang lowered his voice and asked cautiously.
The senior sister's ears twitched, and she heard everything, and said with a sneer:
"If you don't believe it, wouldn't you know it by just walking a few steps?"
Zhao Rang thought for a while, took a deep breath, and imitated Qing Qing's salute just now, and imitated this senior sister:
"Please ask the fairy to lead the way!"
What he learned was really not very good...he looked extremely awkward, and his funny look made the junior sister grin again.
But in an instant, she met her senior sister's stern gaze, hurriedly covered her drunkenness, lowered her head, and followed obediently.
The senior sister led the way, and the four of them walked through the thick fog.
Qingqing was worried about Zhao Rang, so she asked him to follow closely behind her senior sister, while she stared behind him.
After walking a few steps, Zhao Rang suddenly noticed that the steps of the senior sister in front of him began to become ethereal, and some places seemed to be deliberately avoided.
Zhao Rang looked carefully for a long time, but he didn't see anything. He only felt that his eyes were empty. There seemed to be a strange suction in that step, as if it could even suck his eyes in!
"Huh? Why don't you leave?!"
Zhao Rang was fascinated by her footwork. Unexpectedly, the senior sister suddenly stopped and he almost bumped into her.
"When we get here, we have passed through the outer formation. The way up is the road leading to the main peak of Baihe Mountain, Baihe Peak. You need to pay homage to others here before you can continue walking."
Zhao Rang pointed to the senior sister’s feet and said:
"I admit that your move just now was a bit mysterious. I watched it for a long time and couldn't find any clues. But if you just pretend to be mysterious like this, it would be a bit too much, right? If you are in another world, is it possible that the world above is the heaven above?"
The senior sister was used to Zhao Rang's extremely disdainful remarks, so she said calmly:
"In the past, Lu Zu used his flying sword to open the gate of heaven on the main peak of Baihe Mountain, and flew up in the daytime. Therefore, entering Baihe Mountain is of course not considered the human world."
"The nine heavens of Baihe Mountain rotate one heaven after another. After passing the outer formation, it is the first heaven."
After Zhao Rang tasted Pinpin's words, regardless of whether they were true or false, he still felt that they were somewhat new, so he continued to ask:
"Then where is your headmaster's residence? Is it in the Nine Heavens or outside the Nine Heavens?"
The senior sister replied:
"The headmaster's residence is in the eighth heaven. There is only one main hall in the ninth heaven. Inside is the golden body of Lu Zu. No one is allowed to climb it except during the grand ceremony."
"As for the Nine Layers of Heaven..."
Seeing her hesitation, Zhao Rang simply asked:
"What happened outside the Nine Heavens?"
"Beyond the Nine Heavens is the Immortal Realm, which can only be entered through the Heavenly Gate. Anyone who reaches it can become an Immortal. From then on, he will be in the Immortal Class, transcending the Three Realms and not belonging to the Five Elements."
Zhao Rang was stunned for a moment after hearing these words.
He had heard a lot of similar things in teahouses and study apartments, but none of them had brought him such a shock.
Mainly those storytellers, who have no moral integrity in their bodies and no moral thoughts in their hearts. Although the cadence of their mouths does not drop at all, and their words are clear and logical, which makes people listen with interest, the word "unbelief" is like a natural chasm in the middle. No matter how well he tells it, it is still just a story. The stories are all false, and they are exciting when you listen to them, but they eventually have to end.
But senior sister is different.
Whenever she talks about Baihe Mountain, she brings an unparalleled piety. With the blessing of such belief, even if her tone of voice was extremely indifferent, it was like thunder in Zhao Ran's ears!
"How do you worship someone else's room?"
Zhao Rang took a deep breath and then asked.
The senior sister was a little surprised by Zhao Rang's sudden change, but after being on the mountain for a long time, she had seen countless people going up the mountain, and there were quite a few people like Zhao Rang, so she didn't think much about it and just looked forward in the distance. Pointing his finger, he said:
"There is no special method. You just need to silently recite the obsession you can't let go three times in your heart, and then tell yourself that you will go to the ninth heaven from now on. If you can recover, you can talk about it again. If you can't, it will end here. .”
"You mean you have to cut off the cause and effect in the world before you can go to the ninth heaven?"
Zhao Rang asked rhetorically.
The senior sister thought for a while and was about to nod when her expression suddenly changed.
Zhao Rang closed his eyes and was about to collect his thoughts to see what his biggest obsession was, when he was suddenly woken up by his senior sister.
"You don't need to say goodbye. Come up the mountain with me quickly. Uncle Master wants to see you!"
