Ji Beichen and Master Li came out of the quarry. Seeing that it was still early, Master Li planned to take Ji Beichen to visit the Lingxi Cave where spiritual stones are produced.
The back mountain of Juhe Jianzhuang is said to be a back mountain, but it is actually more than one mountain range. The source of Back Mountain is Jiujie Mountain, and the mountain winds down from Jiujie Mountain to the main peak of Back Mountain. Under the main peak, there are undulating mountains and mountains.
The Black Iron Mine we just visited is on the main peak, but the Lingshi is produced in a mountain peak opposite the main peak. The peak here is called Chaofeng, and the Lingxi Karst Cave that produces the Lingshi is at the foot of this mountain.
The two descended from the main peak and headed towards Lingxi Cave. Because the distance was long and there was mostly flat land between the two peaks, they walked instead of riding. Master Li was a martial artist who practiced martial arts, and was proficient in horseback riding and archery. The two of them, one behind the other, galloped through the mountains and fields with great pleasure.
Halfway through the ride, the two of them reached a dense forest. As soon as Ji Beichen stepped into the forest, he felt something strange. It seemed that something in the forest was calling him with his spiritual consciousness. Ji Beichen didn't know what was good or bad in the forest, so he stopped quickly and secretly made a hexagram in his hand. The hexagram appeared immediately, it was Qian hexagram, Zhongzhong hexagram! The meaning of the hexagram is that the trip will go smoothly, but you should be well prepared and safety cannot be ignored.
The things in the forest didn't look like dangerous things. Ji Beichen didn't have time to think about it carefully, and without explaining it to Master Li, he dismounted from his horse and hurried towards the depths of the dense forest. After walking for a short time, Ji Beichen came to the center of the dense forest and stopped under a towering tree. It was this tree that called to him!
Ji Beichen raised his head and looked at the top of the tree. The tree was more than 20 stories high. The trunk was so majestic and thick that it took five or six people to hug it. It was an ancient tree that was more than a thousand years old.
Ji Beichen looked at the ancient tree and murmured to himself: "Looking for dragons, you have to look at the entangled mountain. Each entanglement is a layer of barrier. If the door is closed with a thousand layers of locks, there must be a prince living here."
After saying that, Ji Beichen leaned down, grabbed a handful of soil under the tree, held it in his hand, and examined it carefully. Ji Beichen looked at it for a while and felt that just looking at it was not enough, so he stretched out his right index finger to dip some dirt, then put his index finger into his mouth and tasted the dirt.
After entering the dense forest, Master Li noticed something strange about Ji Beichen. When he saw Ji Beichen dismounting his horse and sprinting towards the forest, he followed closely behind. Seeing Ji Beichen finally stopping under an ancient tree, Villa Master Li didn't bother him and just stayed with him quietly.
At this moment, Zhuangzhu Li listened to Ji Beichen's obscure terminology and looked at Ji Beichen's weird actions. He didn't feel anything was wrong. Instead, he couldn't help but moved closer to Ji Beichen and asked curiously: "Tao What do you have to say, friend?"
After Ji Beichen tasted the soil, he had already made up his mind. At this time, when the owner of the village Li asked him, he replied: "This tree is called the Tianyan Ancient Tree. This ancient tree was first born when the ancient chaos first emerged. The tree body needs to be irrigated by spiritual energy to grow. It is said that the ancient Tianyan tree that is thousands of years old will have divine consciousness. This tree should be thousands of years old!"
Ji Beichen knew the aura of the ancient Tianyan tree, because the Cangxu sect also had one. It was in the inner courtyard of the Divine Sword Pavilion. That ten thousand year old tree already had divine consciousness, and the aura it exuded was equivalent to a Mahayana period person. He is a monk, and he has communicated with the ancient tree several times through spiritual consciousness. The ancient Tianyan tree in front of him was only a thousand years old and could not have divine consciousness, but he did hear its call just now. Why was this?
"Is this tree really so magical? I think it is no different from ordinary pines and cypresses!" After hearing Ji Beichen's words, Zhuangzhu Li excitedly walked around the ancient tree several times, repeatedly checking the branches and leaves of the ancient tree, but nothing happened. Can't see anything special.
Zhuangzhu Li has many questions in his mind. In addition to the main peak, there are no less than ten branch mountains in the back mountains. There are more than a hundred dense forests in each mountain range. There are many ancient trees of this size in each dense forest. Could it be that they Are they all Tianyan Ancient Trees?
Ji Beichen knew that Master Li was suspicious, so he explained: "The appearance of the Tianyan ancient tree is no different from that of the mortal trees. It's just that this ancient tree grows on dragon sand and can carry the energy of the dragon's veins. I am a cultivator." People can naturally feel the aura it emits!”
Ji Beichen first reached the foundation building stage, but his cultivation level rose quickly. He is now at the fifth level of foundation building level. He opened the sea of consciousness not long ago, and now his consciousness has spread to a hundred feet, and his inner vision is much clearer than before. At this time, Ji Beichen used his spiritual consciousness to look inside the Tianyan Divine Tree. Apart from discovering the aura emanating from its body, he did not find anything unusual. Looking deeper under the ancient tree, he could not do it with his current cultivation level. arrive.
Zhuangzhu Li was a little unbelievable when he heard Ji Beichen say that this place was Dragon Sand. He didn't believe him immediately: "I know Dragon Sand. Qier has told me about it many times! She said that there is a dragon sand under the main peak of the back mountain. It is a dragon vein, but she has never been able to point to the dragon vein cave. How did fellow Taoist confirm that this is the dragon sand?"
"Looking for dragon points" is a Feng Shui term. As the old saying goes: "Three years to find the dragon, ten years to tap the acupoints." This means that it takes a long time to learn to find the dragon's veins, but it is even more difficult to know how to tap the acupoints, and the principles of tapping are even more difficult, and it may even take "ten years". But if there is no correct method, even if it takes hundreds of years, it will not be possible to click on the true point of gathering Qi in the Feng Shui point. In this way, the efforts to find the dragon will be in vain.
Accurately placing the acupuncture points is not an easy task, even for beginners. Even veterans with long experience often point the wrong points. Therefore, Master Li did not immediately believe Ji Beichen's words because Ji Beichen was too young!
Ji Beichen was well aware of the difficulty of "finding the dragon sand and tapping the acupuncture point", so it was reasonable for Master Li not to believe him, so he explained to him in detail:
"I confirmed it through two methods. One is based on this ancient Tianyan tree. I just said that this tree only grows in the land of Longsha.
And the other one is judged by the soil here! The place where the core of the Dragon Vein Cave is located has been nourished by groundwater containing the energy of the Dragon Vein for a long time. The mineral composition of the soil here will reach a special ratio, forming an environment that is extremely suitable for the life of animals and plants. This special soil is called dragon sand. I just carefully checked the composition of the soil next to the ancient tree and tasted it. I am sure that this is the land of dragon sand and the center of the cave! "
After Ji Beichen finished explaining to Zhuang Li, he raised the soil in his hand and wanted Zhuang Li to have a taste.
Master Li glanced at the dirt in Ji Beichen's hand, frowned and said, "Forget it, I believe in you, fellow Taoist! I just don't know how to convince the little girl that she has traveled all over the mountains to find the heart of the Dragon Sand Cave! "
The Dragon Vein Cave is the place where the Qi Veins are condensed. It is the hole where the Dragon Vein's True Qi is shallowly exposed. It hides the wind and gathers Qi. It is the best place for burial. Mortal people search for dragon veins and acupuncture points, mostly in order to build a ghost house.
Ji Beichen never expected that a girl like Li Qier would be obsessed with "finding the dragon's acupoints". But this matter involves the privacy of the girl's family, and it is difficult to inquire about it, so I can only say: "This... there is a way to verify it!"
Zhuangzhu Li didn't notice Ji Beichen's dilemma and said anxiously: "Fellow Taoist, please tell me!"
"This method is called Tai Chi dizzy, Miss Qier should know it. Master Li only needs to give her this bag of soil, and I will write my birth date on her when I get back!"
While Ji Beichen answered Master Li, he took out a handkerchief from his arms, carefully poured the soil in his palm into the handkerchief, then carefully wrapped the soil in the handkerchief and handed it to Master Li.
Ji Beichen's "Tai Chi halo" is actually a method to determine the authenticity of dragon sand. After the ancients found the dragon sand, they would mix the soil with the body salt and put it on a seal book. The seal book would be printed on the seal book according to the birthday of the person who dug up the soil, and then the seal book would be burned. If it is a top-quality treasure cave, it can look like a strong Tai Chi halo on the ashes.
The body salt used in this method is mainly used on living Buddhas and eminent monks to help them cultivate the "physical relics". The formula of Dharma Salt is mainly composed of salt, safflower, sandalwood, ice stone, purple incense, cinnabar, garcinia, pearl powder and other precious secret medicines. The detailed formula is owned by Fajing Zen Temple in Beijing. Dharma body salt has very powerful magic power, which can eliminate all demons, lead lost people to the right path, and cultivate the true body of Buddhism.
This method is indeed as Ji Beichen said, it can quickly and accurately identify the authenticity of dragon sand, but Ji Beichen forgot that the body salt in this method is not something ordinary people can get!
The two of them collected the dragon sand and were about to continue on their way. But he didn't expect that the boy in the village would suddenly come on horseback to report. Seeing Ji Beichen here, the boy whispered a few words in the ear of Master Li.
In fact, the whispers of mortals cannot avoid the prying eyes of monks, but Ji Beichen could guess without listening that it must be someone from Magistrate Kong!
Master Li was a man who was overjoyed. As soon as he heard what his servant said in his ear, he immediately said with a black face: "Just send him away like you did a few days ago!"
"But...it won't work this time. They didn't mention the banquet. They only said that County Magistrate Kong came here with a message and wanted you to hear it with your own ears!" The boy was in a dilemma. He knew the temper of his owner, but There was nothing he could do this time.
Ji Beichen's guess was correct. It was indeed the servant from County Magistrate Kong's house who arrived and said that Magistrate Kong had brought a message. That person would not speak the message until he saw Master Li with his own eyes!
When Master Li heard what the boy said, his face turned green with anger, but he couldn't get angry in front of Ji Beichen, so he had to swallow his breath.
Zhuangzhu Li looked at the troubled boy and sighed helplessly. Even if he didn't want to go, he had no choice but to go to the banquet tonight. After all, he was the county magistrate and he was a commoner, so he couldn't always deny face.
Zhuangzhu Li made up his mind, then cupped his hands towards Ji Beichen and said, "I'm really sorry, fellow Taoist, there are guests at home suddenly, I have to go and receive them!
In this way, I will let my servant accompany you to visit Lingxi Cave. I will take care of the matter of Xuantie and Lingshi. There is also a sword-making room in the village for you to use as you please! "
Seeing that Master Li was so polite, Ji Beichen quickly returned the greeting and said, "Thank you very much, Master Li. I've been bothering you a lot today. When I set a date for making the sword, I will come back to the village to stay for a while. I'll look after Master Li then." Don’t despise poor people!”
