So after cleaning up, the Sangli people had no choice but to follow Master Liuxia and set off.
The Sangli people also specifically asked where the ancestral home of their Taoist sect was.
Thinking that if it was not too far from Jingcheng, he might be able to take a leave of absence and come back for a look. For this reason, Sang Liren specially asked his fifth senior brother An Zichun to help him collect the magazines that were sent to him every week. Well, he will come back to get it if he has a chance.
Just looking at the Sangli people who were talking to An Zichun in a low voice, Master Liuxia smiled and said nothing, and did not explain clearly where the ancestral home of their Taoist sect was.
The place where the ancestral courts of each of the seven sects of the Seven Immortals Alliance are located is originally a big secret in the world of cultivation, and very few people know about it.
Just like the original Li Zhixia, one of the Taoist thirty-six temple masters, he also did not know the location of the Taoist ancestral court, and his master, the previous temple master of Shanji Temple, did not know either.
It is said that the practitioners of the Seven Immortals Alliance will be introduced to the ancestral land of their respective sects only if their cultivation reaches the realm of land gods.
After the Sangli people packed up their things and said goodbye to all the brothers and sisters, Master Liuxia just said something.
"let's go."
Then he flipped his wrist, and there was a six-inch-long fusiform boat on his palm.
The boat seemed to be carved from white jade, with an exquisite shape. The boat was filled with light, and in the light, extremely mysterious runes loomed.
This seems to be a very high-level magic weapon.
Several disciples of Shan Ji Guan were a little disturbed, especially An Zichun, who looked at the runes emerging in the light without blinking.
Then Patriarch Liuxia recited a Taoist formula quickly.
A few disciples of Shan Ji Guan vaguely heard the Taoist formula, which seemed to be something like... "The boat on the other side, ferry my spiritual body" or something like that.
Then I saw Patriarch Liuxia throwing the white jade boat in his hand into the air. The white jade boat slowly grew larger in the air. The boat length reached about five meters. Then it stopped and floated quietly in the air. At the same time, a hatch door quietly opened. It opened silently.
"If you want to go to the land of the ancestral court, unless you are a real immortal like Lu Zu, you can only get there by taking this other side boat."
At this time, Master Liuxia said this, and then waved back to the Sangli people.
"Sangli people, get on the boat!"
So Sang Liren carried a lot of magazines that he had treasured for many years and reluctantly followed Master Liuxia on to the other side of the boat.
The space in the boat on the other side is very small, the two of them can stay, but if there are more than four people, it will definitely be crowded. The boat is empty, with a few futons on the ground and a luminous night pearl on the top. bead.
Apart from that, there is nothing.
And when the hatch closed, Sang Li felt that he was completely isolated from the outside world.
The Sangli people carefully asked Master Liuxia how long it would take for them to reach the ancestral court. Master Liuxia said it would take about three days, then pointed to a futon on the ground and told the Sangli people to pass the time by meditating along the way. , otherwise the journey will be very boring, because the other side boat will not stop or open the boat door before reaching the ancestral land.
In fact, Sang Liren felt that he would not be bored because he brought a lot of magazines, some of which he didn't even have time to read because so many things happened during this period.
It's just that the space in the boat is too small, and after Liuxia Patriarch finished speaking, he sat cross-legged opposite him, only three feet away from him, so Sang Li was too embarrassed to take out those magazines anymore, so he had to be honest Meditate on the spot.
In a completely enclosed space like Bianzhou, it is easy for people to lose the accurate perception of the passage of time. The Sangli people only remember that they woke up from meditation six times in total.
Based on the length of time he had practiced in the past, Sang Liren calculated that about three days should have passed.
During the whole process, the Sangli people only felt the boat seemed to bump slightly when they entered concentration for the first time and the fourth time. In addition, they did not notice the boat moving at all along the way. , like being in a quiet secret room.
And when he entered concentration for the seventh time, his spiritual power had just been circulating in his body for a week when he heard the voice of Patriarch Liuxia.
"Here we are."
The Sangli man opened his eyes and found that the hatch had been opened, and a ray of bright sunlight came in from the outside.
So he stood up and walked to the hatch and looked outside.
Master Liuxia smiled slightly and stepped aside deliberately so that he could see more clearly.
Sang Liren looked up, and at this moment, he felt that he had really arrived in a fairyland.
The boat on the other side is flying among the green mountains. The mountains are either green and steep, or quiet and beautiful. There are white clouds floating above the head. From time to time, beautiful birds fly out from the white clouds and make clear and melodious chirping sounds. .
Those birds may have long tails trailing behind them like flames, or they may have gorgeous colorful feathers. Some are green as jade, while others have four heads and eight legs.
...Is this Suzaku? …
...Did I just see Qingluan...
…Wait a minute, that’s not the Chongming Bird! …
...That one must be the Four-Happiness Bird! …
The Sangli people kept shouting in their hearts.
Because the Sangli people had never seen these beautiful birds flying in the sky with their own eyes before, but they had seen their pictures in the books in the Daozang Pavilion.
These are legendary spiritual birds from the ancient times. They have long since disappeared from the world. Some even existed only in the first three Yuanhui eras and have never appeared in the world since then.
But why can we see them here?
At this time, the boat on the other side began to fly downwards at an angle, and then the Sangli people saw in the mountains and forests below, there were also some strange beasts that should have been extinct long ago and only existed in Taoist books, as well as many animals that would never be seen again in this world. of the spirit flower fairy grass.
The Sangli people even saw an extremely tall tree. The trunk was so thick that it required dozens of people to protect it. The tree's body reached straight into the sky. When the Bian'an boat flew past the giant tree, the Sangli people raised their heads and opened their eyes. Even though my eyes were wide open, I still couldn't see the top of this giant tree.
...Is this Jianmu?
The last building tree between heaven and earth had been chopped down by Emperor Haotian himself when Heaven was first established, to show the eternal separation between immortals and mortals. From then on, no one in the world could climb to heaven with the help of building trees.
Then why is there still a tree here?
There was a storm in Sang Liren's heart, and he was extremely shocked.
"Master, what on earth is this place?"
"This is the ancestral land of our Dao Sect, Daoyi Mountain."
"Master, I'm asking where this Dao Yi Mountain is. Is it within our territory of Dahua?"
Master Liuxia was silent for a moment, and then said:
"Actually, I don't know that either."
"What?"
Sang Liren looked at Master Liuxia in astonishment.
Master Liuxia smiled at him and said:
"Actually, the ancestral lands of the seven major sects of the Seven Immortals Alliance are in some unknown and unobservable places. Although I have lived in this mountain for many years, the location of this place is still unknown. "
While talking, Bianzhou stopped under a towering mountain peak.
No matter whether the boat on the other side is flying or stopped, the people on the boat are completely unaware of it.
Master Liuxia led the Sangli people out of the Bianzhou boat. In front of the two of them, there was a stone step road leading directly to the peak. This stone step road was really too long. The Sangli people looked up. When I went there, I could only vaguely see the end of the stone steps, which seemed to be a huge mountain gate.
Master Liuxia walked up the stone steps first. This ancestor seemed to be a very optimistic person, with a cheerful expression almost always on his face. However, after walking on the stone steps, the smile on his face changed. Disappeared and became very solemn and serious.
Sang Liren felt this change in Patriarch Liuxia, so he cautiously followed Patriarch Liuxia and held his breath towards the top of the mountain.
The two of them were silent all the way, and after spending half an hour, they finally reached the end of the long stone path and reached the top of the mountain.
What he saw in front of him was a huge arched sapphire mountain gate. On the pillars of the mountain gate, there were carvings of the sun, moon, stars, auspicious clouds, mountains and rivers, and images of various birds and beasts.
Of those birds and beasts, some of the Sangli people had seen them when they came here just now, while others had never been seen or heard of before. They had not even been seen in the books of Shanjiguan Taoist Cangge.
Behind the mountain gate is a Taoist temple with continuous pavilions, located among white clouds, like a fairyland.
No, this should be the real wonderland!
"This is the Taoist view, and the thirty-six views in the world all originate from this!"
Master Liuxia said this loudly, and then led Sang Liren into the mountain gate and into the Taoist temple with continuous pavilions.
Along the way, Sang Liren met many Taoists wearing Taoist robes. There were Taoist robes of various colors and ages. As for the cultivation of these Taoists, Sang Liren was shocked.
Some of them were old Taoists like Patriarch Liuxia who he couldn't tell the difference at all, and some looked much more powerful than the original master Li Zhixia.
The Sangli people have never seen anyone whose realm is lower than the realm of fetal movement.
He even saw a young Taoist priest younger than him, who seemed to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. His cultivation level was already at the peak of the Fetal Movement Realm. His spiritual power was surging, and his sense of oppression was definitely not much weaker than that of his master Li Zhixia.
This shocked the Sang Li people who always thought they were geniuses.
I'm afraid Junior Brother Shu is not as talented as the shy-looking young Taoist priest just now.
Of course, it was just talent. If there was a real fight, Sang Liren still felt that no one among his fellow disciples from the Seven Immortals Alliance could be a match for Junior Brother Shu.
Seeing Sang Liren's expression, Master Liuxia seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and smiled slightly and said:
"During this period, all the best disciples of the Taoist sects in the world have gathered in Daoyi Mountain to compete for the seats of the 'immortal species' in the Seven Immortals Alliance."
...No, if Junior Brother Shu didn't come, we can't say that all the best disciples are here...
Sang Liren muttered this silently in his heart.
"In addition, some of the previous batch of 'immortal species' have not finished practicing and are still in Taoist Temple at this time, so you don't have to feel that you are inferior to them. After all, they have all been personally taught by the Seven Immortals."
"And you are the only disciple of our Shanji Guan who has been selected and qualified to participate in the selection. During the next period of time, you must study hard. Grandmaster, I am not asking you to be selected, but you can lose to others, but don't lose to yourself."
Then Master Liuxia gave Sangliren a few words of admonition.
The Sangli people nodded submissively.
At this time, the two of them had passed through the entire Taoist temple and arrived outside the innermost hall of the Taoist temple.
The moment Sang Liren stepped into the hall, he saw a red figure standing in the hall.
It was a man wearing a red Taoist robe, with a slender and tall figure. However, although this man was wearing a Taoist robe, he did not pull his hair into a bun. Instead, he let his long hair hang loosely on his shoulders, which looked a bit unrestrained. , at this time, he had his hands behind his back, and his back was facing Master Liuxia and Sang Liren, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.
After Master Liuxia entered the hall, he immediately followed the red-robed Taoist with great respect, bowed deeply and made a long salute, and said loudly:
"Jingcheng Shan has watched Liuxia, a disciple of the 19th generation, and paid his respects to Lu Zu."
The Sang Liren behind him suddenly shook violently at this moment.
Lu Zu?
Lu Zu!
The red-robed Taoist standing in front of him at this time, only about ten meters away from him, is the ancestor of their Taoist sect, Lu Duanyang?
After the fall of heaven, he united with six other immortals to defeat demons with swords and established the Seven Immortals Alliance. With his great strength, courage, perseverance and wisdom, he brought the world of spiritual practice back on track?
The Sangli people were so excited that their whole bodies trembled.
The red-robed Taoist in the main hall slowly turned around at this time.
The red-robed Taoist looks to be only about thirty years old. He has a face like a crown jewel and is extremely handsome, especially his slanting red phoenix eyes. The light in his eyes is as bright as morning stars, but he is also so gentle and affectionate. There was a faint smile on his face, which was indescribably lazy, a little chic, a little indifferent, and a little dissolute.
When the red-robed Taoist's face came into Sang Liren's eyes, Sang Liren's body shook again.
This face was so familiar to him. Except for a slight difference in temperament, it was exactly the same as the statue standing in the center of the Shan Si Guan Patriarch Pavilion.
Therefore, no matter how casual and cynical Ren Sangliren's character is at ordinary times, at this moment his face showed an extremely solemn and serious expression, and then he took a step forward, knelt on his knees, and looked at the red-robed Taoist seriously. Kowtowed nine times.
"Sang Liren, the twenty-second generation disciple of Shan Ji Guan, pays homage to Lu Zu."
Lu Duanyang, who was dressed in red robe, waited until the Sangli people finished kowtowing the nine heads, then waved his hand and said:
"Get up!"
The Sangli people stood up after hearing this, but they still stood respectfully with their hands down, not daring to make a sound.
Lu Duanyang looked him up and down carefully, shook his head and said:
"With your talent and years of practice, your normal cultivation at this time should be at least the first time you get to know the ninth floor. However, you have not even climbed to the third floor. It shows that you have been lazy in the past few years."
The Sang Li people suddenly raised their heads blankly.
Why does Lu Zu's words seem to be very familiar to him?
As if he could see the confusion of Sang Liren, Lu Duanyang said calmly:
"Six years ago, I passed through Jingcheng for business, so I stopped by the Shanxi Temple for a walk. Of course, you people in the temple at that time didn't know that I had been there."
"And after I entered the temple, the first disciple I saw was you. You should have been guarding the mountain gate at that time, sitting in the pavilion holding a magazine, looking fascinated."
The Sangli man immediately blushed like a rooster's comb.
"Well, that magazine was pretty good, so I stood next to you and read it for a long time that day, and I almost missed it."
Unexpectedly, Lu Duanyang's next words made Sang Liren slowly open his mouth. He looked at the Taoist ancestor who was revered by all the Taoist disciples in the world in confusion, thinking in his heart how Lu Zu could be such a person. .
...But according to the rumors that Lu Zu left in the world, it seems...that he should be such a person...
Sang Liren didn't know how to answer the call, or whether he should answer the call.
And Lu Duanyang's eyes swept over the package behind him, revealing a faint smile again, and then said:
"You don't have to be so restrained, just keep your normal mind. Six thousand years ago, when I first entered Heaven, I met God Haotian for the first time at the Yaochi Grand Ceremony, but I was not nervous at all. Before the Ten Thousand Immortals, I held my hand Let’s raise a glass and discuss with God Haotian among his seven daughters, who has the better appearance and temperament.”
The Sangli people stood in silence, thinking that I am not you!
And you don’t have seven daughters for me to judge.
"So today, when you meet me for the first time, I want to give you a message. If you want to continue to make progress in the Tao realm, you must always maintain your original intention, no matter who is standing in front of you or what you are facing. Things, if you suppress your true intention, you are not far from going crazy."
Lu Duanyang continued to say this.
Sang Liren's face became solemn again, and he quickly replied respectfully:
"Thank you, Lu Zu, for your teaching."
"Although I asked you to come by name this time, whether you can finally be selected and become one of the 'immortal species' depends on your own ability. I will not take any care of you."
"There are still three months left before the official selection. During these three months, you should practice hard in Daoyi Temple. If you can't break through to the first time you know the Nine-Layer Tower before the official selection begins, then you can pack your package and go back." Jingcheng is fine."
Three months?
"How is it possible? If you want me to enter the sixth floor of the building in three months, Lu Zu, you can't do it even if you beat me to death!"
The Sang Li people shouted subconsciously.
But then he immediately realized that he was talking to the ancestor of the Taoist sect, so he couldn't bargain like he was facing the master.
Then his handsome face suddenly turned a little whiter, and he felt a little uneasy.
Lu Zu wouldn't drive him away just because he contradicted him, right?
...However, the result seems to be good...
Master Liuxia in front of him looked back and glared at him fiercely.
But Lu Duanyang burst out laughing and actually said hello three times in a row.
Although it is a chapter of 5,000 words, it is also a chapter that should have been a few hundred words longer. I have been too busy these days and there is always not enough time.
(End of chapter)
