Everyone was surprised that the three Wang brothers, one tall, one short and one fat, were actually brothers.
Only the old man Mo Jing knew that these three people had practiced boy kung fu since they were young. Due to the different kung fu techniques, their physical appearance had undergone tremendous changes. He was also secretly amazed at the kung fu of the Shen Fist Sect, thinking that the three Kongtong sects could pass on countless A hundred years has its own reasons, which should not be underestimated.
The three Wang brothers continued to offer Lingxiao Zhi, Tianyi Zhi, Longxu Zhi, Jinling Zhi, Shengping Zhi, etc.... Not to mention that they had eaten it, many of them had never even heard of their names. Just delicious.
As the host, the three saints of Kongtong naturally toasted frequently. In the Tang Dynasty, there was no strong liquor in this world. Heroes liked to drink heavily, so naturally the wine was drunk until the glass was dry. Although Jiang Shuo was not good at drinking, he had high internal strength, so naturally he could not get drunk.
Soon everyone had eaten until the trench was full. Except for Ye Guizhen, no one could eat or drink. Everyone knew that there would be a fierce battle tomorrow, and it was useless to worry. Except for the night watchers, everyone fell asleep and snored one after another, which was more wanton than last night. Much more indulgent.
Jiang Shuo couldn't sleep, he couldn't let go of the mysterious man in his heart. He sat cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed, practicing the Jade Art of Luck. There were nine levels of the Jade Art. He had reached the eighth level due to fate, but the ninth level was high above him, no matter what. No matter how hard he works, he can't reach it now.
Jiang Shuo's luck was now reaching the level, but he was still far away from the previous level. He knew that if there was no other chance encounter, he would not be able to reach the ninth level in twenty or thirty years.
But the concentration exercise greatly reduced his fatigue, his breath became slower and slower, and his body entered the state of turtle breathing. One hour of exercise was comparable to sleeping for three or four hours, and when he was doing exercise, his mental tentacles extended to the entire courtyard. Strengthened the effect of the "Guan Qi Technique" taught by Mr. Zhang Guo.
In his mind, he filtered out the sounds of everyone's grunts, grinding teeth, the clutter of the disciples of the Fist of the Gods moving around, and the sounds of Ye Guizhen yelling and asking the three Wang brothers to continue to fuck him, and thought To catch whether the mysterious man is nearby again.
However, the night has gone deep, and all things have returned to their hiding place. The sounds in the world are getting weaker and weaker, but there is no breath of the mysterious man. Jiang Shuo's luck has reached the state of concentration at this moment. If that person is nearby, he will definitely be able to catch clues. However, he didn't come tonight.
What about the Nine Religions Conference tomorrow? Will he show up? Jiang Shuo thought to himself, I'm afraid everything will be settled tomorrow, and all he can do now is wait quietly.
Jiang Shuo simply concentrated his mind and worked hard, and time seemed to speed up, and soon it would be dawn.
The disciples of the Shen Fist Sect once again helped everyone wash up, cooked porridge and cakes in the courtyard, and served the court food. As the battle was approaching, the heroes lost the spirit of appreciating the delicious food yesterday and ate some randomly, but they couldn't taste it.
At three o'clock in the morning, everyone had finished eating and drinking. Old Mo Jing said: "There are still more than ten miles from the Taoist Palace to Douji Peak. Let's set off now."
Ye Guizhen blew his beard and glared as he walked, and said angrily: "This demon sect is really good at tormenting people. They have to go so far into the mountains to hold a conference." He did not care about the feelings of Ruixi and Huaijin when he spoke. As a demon king, Cheng Qianli rarely makes jokes.
Sima Qingyun said: "There are two rivers flowing through Kongtong Mountain, which divides Kongtong Mountain into two gorges, the front and back. The front gorge is the Danzheng Gorge formed by the Jingshui in front of the Taoist Palace, and the back gorge is the Rouge Gorge formed by the Rouge River. gorge."
"Between the two gorges is the Wutai Peak of Kongtong. The three religions each occupy one. Feihongzi occupies the west slope, but the Doujian Peak is to the north of the Houxia. There has been no temple since ancient times."
Ye Guizhen asked curiously: "Then why is the conference held at Douji Peak?"
The old man Mo Jing said: "Because that mountain peak is directly below the Big Dipper."
Everyone was surprised when they heard this. How could the star officials in the sky correspond to the mountain peaks on the ground?
Sima Qingyun explained: "Erya" has a saying that 'Beidou is at the top of the Big Dipper', which is projected onto the earth from a star map. Pingliang Kongtong Mountain is located at the position of the Big Dipper, so it is said that Kongtong is directly under the Big Dipper. In this dynasty, Li Chunfeng made an 'armillary sphere' to calculate accurate star positions, and measured the position of the Big Dipper on a peak north of Rouge Gorge. This peak was called the 'Jade Emperor Looking at the Big Dipper', commonly known as the 'Dou Dipper Peak' .”
Jiang Shuo said: "I see, holding a conference on Douji Peak means competing for the top spot in the world."
Old Mojing smiled and said: "Yes, this is not the first time Douji Peak has held a conference. The martial arts conference thirty years ago was also on Douji Peak. It was for that grand event that the martial arts stage was held on Douji Peak. .”
Jiang Shuo had heard Elder Ruixi and Cheng Qianli mention that period of history, and knew that the title of "Three Sons of the World" was decided at that conference. It was also the first meeting between Xiang'er Yege Ruliang and Mrs. Achu. He also knew that The grand event at that time was presided over by the Three Saints of Kongtong.
But at that time, Ruixi pretended to be Xie Yanchang and said that he also participated in the martial arts conference that year, but he didn't know whether he really attended the conference or was just making up nonsense.
While they were talking, everyone had already walked out of the Dao Palace. Because Douji Peak was not among the five towers of Kongtong, the Three Saints of Kongtong led Jiang Shuo and others along the mountain road, bypassing the peaks of Kongtong and heading towards the back gorge.
After walking a few miles to the north, I saw a slightly red river flowing slowly. Compared with the surging Jingshui in Danzheng Gorge, the Rouge River in Rouge Gorge was much calmer and gentler.
There is more than one rouge river in the world. For example, there was a rouge river outside Afang Palace in the east of Xianyang City, the capital of Qin. Legend has it that after the concubines of Qin Shihuang finished washing, they poured water stained with powder into the river, which dyed the river water. The red color gave it the name "Rouge River".
Jiang Shuo thought to himself, there were only temples and Taoist temples along the river between the Kongtong mountains, but there were no palaces, and there were not so many palace maids bathing by the river, but for some reason it looked rouge-colored.
Sima Qingyun seemed to see the doubt in Jiang Shuo's mind and said with a smile: "The upper reaches of the Rouge River is a red mountain peak. The rocks and soil are all red in color. The Rouge River washes away the red sand and stones from the mountain all the year round. , and the river flows very slowly, unable to wash away the sand and stones. As time goes by, the river bed is filled with red sand and stones, which look like rouge when viewed from the river surface."
Jiang Shuo knew that Sima Qingyun would talk a lot when he was nervous. He would drop his book bag to cover up his inner nervousness without exposing it. It was quite interesting to hear these anecdotes from him. Jiang Shuo walked to the river and picked up a handful of water. He saw that the water was quite clear. Sure enough, the rouge color came from the ocher red sand at the bottom of the river.
Everyone walked along the Rouge River for another ten miles. The two banks gradually rose up and were already far away from the water. Sima Qingyun said: "We're here."
Jiang Shuo looked around in surprise. The canyon here was flat and wide, and the landscape was nothing special. He didn't know what Sima Qingyun was talking about. Following the direction of Sima Qingyun's finger, I saw a thin iron cable crossing both banks of the canyon ahead. When I got closer, I realized that this iron cable was also as thick as a goose egg. It was only when I was far away that I felt it was slender.
One end of the iron cable was dozens of feet away from the river, while the other end was tied at the foot of an isolated peak on the opposite side of the gorge, no less than a hundred feet away from the river. From time to time, strong winds blew through the canyon, causing the iron cable to swing back and forth violently.
Sima Qingyun pointed to the lonely peak opposite and said, "This is Douji Peak. This iron cable is the only way to Douji Peak."
Only then did Jiang Shuo realize that Dou Ji Peak was originally a solitary peak. Ye Guizhen said: "Hey... did this demon sect remove all the wooden boards on the iron cable bridge... This is not right. The iron cable bridge at least has to be Four iron ropes, right? There is only one iron rope, do you want people to imitate monkeys and climb across it?"
Sima Qingyun crossed his hands and said: "Master Ye is joking. This chain bridge is just like this. It was not destroyed by the demon sect. The reason why the conference was held on Douji Peak was because the mountain is surrounded by cliffs and is difficult for ordinary people to climb. Climb up and compete in martial arts without being disturbed. There is also a section. This iron rope is also a test. Only those who can follow the iron rope up the mountain are qualified to participate in the grand event."
Jiang Shuo thought to himself that it was no wonder that the "Nine Religions Conference" would be held on Douji Peak. If people from all sects and sects in the world flocked to the peak, let alone competing, they might not even have a place to stay. They would choose this mountain. , people who are not good at it can only look at the peak and sigh, it is indeed a lot less trouble.
The old man Mojing looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, let's go up the mountain."
As he said that, he jumped lightly and stepped on the chain. As soon as he stepped on the chain, the iron chain began to shake sharply. The old man Mo Jing could not help but sway left and right even while standing on the iron chain. It seemed quite thrilling, but he followed the iron chain. He walked forward faster and faster, not because he deliberately showed off his martial arts, but because the iron rope was lower at one end and higher at the other. If he didn't go faster, he wouldn't be able to rush to the opposite cliff.
When the old man Mo Jing walked to the center of the canyon, he looked like a floating leaf on the bank, as if he was about to fall into the canyon at any time. Although there was a river under the canyon, the water was very shallow, and he was afraid of disaster if he was about to fall.
However, although the old man Mo Jing seemed to be swaying from side to side, his feet did not stop at all. After a while, he stepped on the other side. Jiang Shuo knew that he was using his own shaking to offset the shaking force of the iron rope, so he was able to stick to the iron rope. I walked to the other side without any danger.
Sima Qingyun said: "Who will cross the river next? The chain of the three of us has gone a long way, so the three of us will hold the line."
Sima Qingyun said that naturally the Three Saints of Kongtong can reach the other side, but their disciples may not have this ability.
Jiang Shuo said: "I'll come!" Just as he was about to step forward, Ye Guizhen beat him to it. Ye Guizhen said: "Hey... I don't know how to respect my elders, so let me go first."
As he said that, he jumped onto the iron rope. Jiang Shuo was really worried about this senior. He seemed crazy, but he must not get mad halfway and fall into the canyon. Just as he was about to step forward to protect him, he saw Ye Guizhen jumping up again on the iron rope.
The iron rope was blown left and right by the wind. It was really crazy to jump forward. Although the old man grinding the mirror just now was fast, he was still running close to the chain because the iron rope swayed irregularly in the wind and swayed very much. There are no certain rules in chaos. How can you find your footing while jumping in the air? However, Ye Guizhen kept leaping like a tiger on the iron rope, which was really shocking.
Sure enough, Ye Guizhen had only jumped ten times on the iron rope. Suddenly a strong wind blew from the west, and the iron rope swung far to the east. Seeing that Ye Guizhen was about to fall into the gorge, everyone screamed in surprise.
However, he did not panic. He spread his arms in the air and hovered like a big bird. He made a half circle in the air, stepped on the iron chain with the toe of his right foot, and then circled up again, flying around in circles, looking quite awkward while traveling. For Junyi.
However, the good times did not last long. Ye Guizhen seemed to have suddenly slipped and rushed forward. As the iron rope continued to rise towards the other side, Ye Guizhen fell under the iron rope with a pounce, and everyone screamed again.
But Ye Guizhen raised his hands, grabbed the iron rope and swung forward like an ape. He flew forward and swung under the iron chain several times before turning over and getting on the iron rope again.
At this time, the iron rope had begun to rise sharply. Ye Guizhen moved forward with his toes on tiptoe, like a spiritual deer, and soon reached the other side.
However, it seemed that he was unable to rush to the other side at his speed. Everyone's hearts were in their throats again, but they saw him suddenly shouting loudly, stepping on the iron rope with both feet, walking heavily like a bear, and the iron chain It actually seemed to be firmly stepped on by him, and the swing range became smaller.
In this way, Ye Guizhen stepped onto the mountain on the other side step by step.
Some people died, but not completely...
