Behind the stone arch, looking up, is the towering Tianshu Peak.
The location of the stone arch, if compared to a standing person, is probably at the chest level of Tianshu Peak. Further up is a steep cliff, about two hundred feet high. The mountain is very steep. Ordinary people cannot climb up.
There is no need to climb up. On all sides of the cliff, in addition to rugged stone walls of various sizes, there are also sparse thousand-year-old pines. The difference from Yaoguang Peak is that there are no buildings, no ruins, and no ruins. Nothing to explore.
But since the leader said he wanted to investigate carefully, he must investigate. Everyone used light body techniques to climb up the steep cliffs. The three leaders could jump more than ten feet at a time, which was their limit. The core disciples with high cultivation level can go up ten feet at a time. Those with low cultivation level only have three to four feet, which is very hard.
After everyone arrived at the top of the cliff one after another, the three leaders were already exploring the tea cup kung fu on it.
The top of Tianshu Peak.
It was already late autumn. The strong north wind was blowing, making everyone's clothes rustle.
The top of Tianshu Peak is almost an open area with a radius of 100 feet. It is about the size of four Qingshan Zongwai squares. There are hundreds of large and small stones on the ground, and dozens of thousand-year-old pines. In the middle, there is a huge stone about three feet high. The boulder must be granite. After countless years of wind and sun, it is still one piece.
Apart from these, there is nothing else on the top of the mountain.
Six years ago, the leader and Qingxuan came here when they were competing in the light body technique.
Everyone circled around the rocks up and down, trying to find some clues, but it was obviously in vain. The boulder was slippery and there was nothing on it. Even the lines that look like text cannot be seen.
After a while, the leader turned back to look at Tianxuan Peak in the south, and said in a daze: "Go down and go have a look at other peaks."
The disciples slowly leaped down from the peak again. After gathering in front of the stone arch gate, they headed towards Tianxuan Peak.
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The situation at Tianxuan Peak is similar to that at Tianshu Peak. There is still a stone arch halfway up the mountain, with a peak of more than 200 feet above it. The peaks of Tianxuan are not too steep and have more green vegetation. There is a grove of trees on the top of the mountain, but no obvious boulders. Everyone searched for a long time, but still found nothing.
It was getting dark. The leader ordered to return to the sect and explore other peaks the next day.
…
At that time, all the disciples had taken a rest or were meditating in the dormitory.
In the Zhongtian Hall, there is the master's office.
"Yuan Zhen, why did you ask me to come here with your uncle to take charge?" Qing Xuan was meditating in the back room of Zhongtian Hall. Was woken up by Yuan Zhen who sneaked in. He was also clamoring to call Uncle Qingyi to go to the headmaster together.
"Master, I noticed something unusual at the stone arch gate of Tianshu Peak during the day."
"Then why didn't you say anything during the day?"
"I didn't notice it at the time. I just thought of it when I was lying awake and bored."
"What's the matter? Let's talk about it." The leader said. At the end of the day, I got nothing, and the leader looked a little sad. At this moment, I heard Yuan Zhen say something unusual. I immediately cheered up. Even if he is talking nonsense, just treat it as entertainment.
"Headmaster, uncle, master, this is what it looks like"——
During the day, in front of the stone arch of Tianshu Peak.
Yuan Zhen is the youngest among the core disciples, and naturally the most playful. He was not trying to find anything at the stone arch gate like other disciples. Instead, he played hide and seek with Qingyang Yanran. Although the door is not big, the stone arch is more than enough to cover a person.
So the two of them stayed on one side, hiding from each other. Playing a game that seems boring to adults.
The stone arch is said to be stone, but it is dark. I don’t know what it is. Just as the two of them were leaning on each other, holding hands on both sides of the stone arch, and making faces at each other, Yuan Zhen suddenly felt his chest beating a few times. The two of them were having fun at the time, so Yuan Zhen didn't notice. When I returned to the sect's dormitory at night, I couldn't sleep while lying down, thinking wildly, and suddenly remembered this matter. So I asked my master and uncle to report it to the headmaster.
"Then what is hidden in your chest?" Qingxuan said.
"Master has forgotten the little sword from before. A few years ago, my parents came to visit me in the sect and gave me the little sword." Yuan Zhen said.
"Yes, yes, it must be this thing! I thought this sword was still in the hands of your parents." Qingxuan said.
"Senior brother, do you want it?" Qingxuan asked the leader.
"Wait a moment, I'll call Yanran." The leader looked slightly excited. After saying that, he went straight to his home.
The Queen of Qingshan Sect has thousands of acres of land, where the families of various generations of heads and elders live. There were many sect leaders and elders who lived alone in the past. After becoming immortals, no one lived in their own houses. As a result, most are no longer inhabited. It was just cleaned by disciples from time to time.
Head Qinghao's house is a two-entry courtyard with a small area and seven or eight rooms. There is a small pond and several weeping willow trees in the courtyard, which is quiet and unique.
"Brother Yang, why are you back suddenly?" The leader's wife heard the sound of footsteps and saw the leader behind the lamp. The sound of footsteps was deliberately caused by the headmaster. This has been a tacit understanding between the couple for many years.
"Wake up Yanran quickly, I have something important to do." The leader said excitedly, "It may be related to the secrets of the sect." Then he added another sentence, fearing that the lady would not understand.
"It's late at night." After the lady finished speaking, she went to Qingyang Yanran's boudoir to wake her up.
After a while, Yanran walked out and came to the hall.
"What did dad call you for? You won't let anyone sleep in the middle of the night." Yan Ran said lightly.
"Of course there is something important. Let's go and explore Tianshu Peak again. With your brother Yuan Zhen -" The leader was afraid that Yan Ran would not want to go, so he added Yuan Zhen. Although they are the same age, Yuan Zhen is a few months older than Yan Ran.
"That's great!" Yanran felt no sleepiness at all when she heard that Yuan Zhen was also leaving. Sure enough, he is very playful.
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It was slow to drive at night, and together with the two little guys who were not very skilled in martial arts, the five of them appeared at the stone arch of Tianshu Peak again an hour later.
"I've seen the leader, the two elders, Uncle Yuan Zhen, and Miss Yanran!" Of the four disciples guarding the peak during the day, two were on duty outside and the other two were asleep.
"Excuse me. You two should wake up the two sleeping disciples and return to the sect immediately. I'll come over and take a look. It may take some time. Don't come without calling me." Elder Qingyi said.
After hearing the order from Elder Qingyi, the two of them quickly woke up their two fellow disciples who were sleeping, and rushed back to Tianquan Peak to take a nap.
…
Qingxuan asked Yuanzhen and Yanran to imitate the situation during the day, standing on one side of the arch and groping for the stone door. Just when their hands touched the side wall of the arch at the same time, Yuan Zhen felt the vibration of the small sword again.
"Master, the little sword moved again." Yuan Zhen lowered his voice.
"take it out."
Yuan Zhen brought the small sword to the master.
Qingxuan looked at the small sword carefully. This little sword had been with him for many years. Nothing unusual happened. At this time, Qingxuan's left hand was holding the scabbard, and his right hand was holding the hilt. With a slight pull, the small sword was pulled out!
"Master, look." Qingxuan said excitedly. Ever since I accidentally discovered this small sword at Yaoguang Peak, I have never drawn it out. This time it was finally pulled out.
The leader and Qing Yi came over, and the three of them looked at the small sword carefully.
The small sword shone brightly in the moonlight. It emits a faint blue light.
The blade is about two inches long, slightly shorter than the scabbard. The width is only about the size of a fingernail.
"There are writings on it!" The leader saw there were also writings on the sword blade. But it is different from the hilt, so it is a different word.
"Looks familiar." The three of them looked at the handwriting of the words carefully and felt that they looked familiar.
"Stone Arch!" The three of them realized at the same time that the writing on the blade of the small sword seemed to be the same as the writing on the Stone Arch.
The leader took the small sword over and brought it close to the writing on the stone arch, intending to compare it carefully under the moonlight. Although tonight is the night of the full moon, the moonlight is always not as bright as the sunshine. So the leader took the small sword and approached the writing on the stone archway in the moonlight, and gently rotated the small sword, trying to find the best light.
Suddenly, the writing on the blade of the small sword reflected a ray of moonlight, which hit the writing on the stone arch. The writing on the stone arch was illuminated by the light from the writing on the small sword, and the writing suddenly started to flow——
The three of them saw the writing on the stone arch first turning into a ball like liquid, and then quickly spinning a few times, turning into a yin-yang fish. The three of them had no time to be surprised when a heavy fog suddenly appeared. Heavy fog surrounded the five people and the stone arch. Even if the five of them are together, they can't see each other. The leader made a quick decision and shouted: "Junior brother, give me your hand!" The three of them held hands to prevent any unexpected events.
The three of them just stood there hand in hand for about dozens of breaths. The fog in front of them gradually dissipated, but behind them there was still a vast expanse of white.
When the three of them took a closer look, they were shocked - the stone arch was still there, but Yuan Zhen and Qingyang Yanran were gone!
The surprise is still to come: behind the stone arch, the steep cliff has disappeared, replaced by a simple mysterious temple located on the gentle hillside! Mysterious view is not big, but it should have three advancements, rising level by level. There is mist around Xuanguan, which is very mysterious.
"Junior brother, what's going on?!" The leader looked through the stone gate blankly at Xuan Guan behind him.
"Master, I'm afraid this is an immortal sect!" Qingxuan suppressed his excitement.
"Whatever it is, go and investigate!" Qing Yi said carelessly, naturally very excited.
The three of them held hands, walked through the stone arch and walked towards Xuan Guan's door.
"Squeak - ah -"
Before the three of them reached Xuan Guan's door, the door opened automatically, as if blown open by a gust of breeze.
"How many generations of disciples are you?" An old voice came faintly from the Xuanguan Hall. It seemed like the sounds were coming from all directions.
"Is it a human or a ghost?!" Qing Yi was frightened, and the three of them stopped immediately. Quickly pulling out the sword from his waist, they stood back to back, looking around.
"Hey! What a bunch of idiots!" The old voice came faintly again, "I am your ancestor."
"Ancestor! Are you our ancestor?" Qing Yi asked doubtfully.
"I dare to ask the immortal, which ancestor are you?" Qinghao bowed deeply towards the gate of Xuanguan.
"Tian——Chen——" the old voice responded in a fluctuating tone.
"Ah! You actually - actually - are the founder of the sect - the founder of the sect, Tian Chenzi!" After Qinghao and the other three heard this, their words were as incoherent as thunder.
"...Yu is Taoist Yangming, the great disciple of Patriarch Tianchen... Grandmaster Tianchen is located in Yu, and he wants to follow Patriarch Xuanji's ambition and visit Jiuzhou. That day, Patriarch Tianchen left the mountain but did not return..."
"...Another sixty-three years have passed, and the master has not returned. I feel that Fengzhu is dying, and there is not much time left...However, the way of heaven is vast, and the secrets of heaven are unpredictable. Only the art of Fengxing is difficult to see Master Tianchen's back. I am so ashamed that I feel ashamed to face him. Ancestor..."
"Qingshan Zongzhi", the secrets of the sect governed by successive heads. The three of Qinghao are already very familiar with each other. These words flashed through the hearts of the three of them like lightning.
"But, if you are the founder of Tianchenzi, wouldn't it mean that five hundred years have passed?" Head Qinghao said with confusion. It is reasonable to say that people can live for more than a hundred years. After all, "Qingshan Zongzhi" records that several heads and elders did live for more than a hundred years before becoming immortals. But people who can live for more than 500 years are unheard of from ancient times to the present!
After the excitement of the three of them, they felt like seeing ghosts! There are no people in the world who are over 500 years old!
"Extremely stupid!" the old voice scolded, "Just come forward."
When the three heard the instructions from the old voice, they dared not disobey. So he walked cautiously through the gate, front hall, and middle hall of Xuanguan in order, and went straight to the main hall at the back.
