After Yuan Luo and other five disciples of the Yuan generation entered the cave, they followed the master to practice the Qingshan Taixuan Sutra secretly taught by Tian Chenzi.
The five people are all first-rate. Before entering the cave, except for the youngest Yuan Han, the other four people were already in the inner strength Mahayana. Therefore, the luck method of practicing Taixuan Jing is not unfamiliar. Although the black and yellow Qi of heaven and earth in Tianshu Cave Heaven has been consumed a lot, it is still much richer than outside the Cave Heaven. Even an ordinary person who lives here for a long time will probably live twenty or thirty years longer than people outside.
The five people have practiced Taixuan Sutra for half a year and have achieved some success. As they absorb the Xuanhuang Qi every day, the five people's true energy becomes increasingly abundant, and their bodies feel lighter and lighter. Lifting one's energy can reach a height of twenty or thirty feet, and a leap forward can reach a distance of one hundred feet. The figure is free and elegant, the eagle rises and the swallow falls, the leopard walks and the wolf runs, supplemented by the Qingshan Sect's swordsmanship, it is already superior to the top masters of other sects. If you are outside the cave, as long as you don't encounter the legendary hermit old monster, you are already a god-like existence.
But it was said that Lu He, the governor of Xishu County, had been waiting for news from the Qingshan Sect and others for a long time, but failed to get any news, so he took the initiative to come to the Qingshan Sect again.
But this time it wasn't Da Xia Zi who wanted to see them, but he brought a shocking news.
The two elders, head Qinghao, Qingyi and Qingxuan, were already waiting for Lu He at the Qingshan Sect's mountain gate. After all, he is the governor of a county, so it is impossible not to give him face. Last time, I was excused for being in seclusion, this time I must treat him well.
"Your Excellency, the Governor, came to Qingshan Sect after a long journey, but Qing Hao was not far away from us. Please forgive me!" Qing Hao and the other three waited until the Governor's team was still a mile away from the mountain gate, and then hurried forward to greet them.
"No, no mortals like us can compare to the master's path to immortality." Lu He also got down from the sedan chair carried by four people and said with his hands raised towards Qing Hao and the others.
"Please enter the sect and explain."
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Inside the Zhongtian Hall.
"Master Governor, it has been more than three years since you and I parted ways in Xishu County. Half a year ago, Master Governor came to Qingshan, and I was still in seclusion at the critical moment. I was unable to welcome you, which made me very upset. I wanted to choose I set off for Xishu County on a good day, but I didn't expect that the Governor would be one step ahead of me, so I was very frightened. I hope that the Governor will be kind to me."
Qinghao's words gave Lu He enough face and smoothed things over.
Lu He is also a sensible person. Qing Hao's words imply that Qing Hao has also obtained immortality. Second, it is not that he does not want to see Lu He. He originally wanted to go to Xishu County, but he came again. As for whether Qinghao wants to see him in Xishu County Mansion, it is hard to say whether it is true or not. Now that Qinghao took the initiative to talk about it to this point, any sullenness in his heart disappeared.
"Hahaha, Master Qinghao made a strong statement." Lu He clapped his hands and laughed. Smile away grudges.
"Then I'll have to rest for half a day, Lord Governor. Tomorrow I'll go with Lord Governor to the capital to meet the saint," Qing Hao said.
"I'm not busy, I'm not busy. That's not why I came here this time."
"May I ask, Lord Governor, why would you bother to go there in person?"
Qinghao was surprised. Apart from meeting the Holy Spirit, I couldn't think of anything that would alert the governor to come in person. Even in the battle against the Jianghu people of the Southern Wei Dynasty three years ago, Lu He did not come. Instead, he sent his assistant, Chang Shi Gongsun Xie, to invite the Qingshan Sect.
"The thing is like this -" Lu He said quietly.
At the junction of Xishu County and Yunchuan County in the south of Xishu County, there is a large mountain stretching for hundreds of miles: the Yulong Mountains. Strictly speaking, the Yulong Mountains belong to the southern region of the three thousand mountains in Xishu County, and there are hundreds of mountains.
These mountains are very tall, with the tallest one, Yulong Mountain, nearly two thousand feet tall. These peaks are covered with snow all year round and are almost uninhabited. And because the Yulong Mountains are located in the south, the lower mountain peaks are hot all year round, and the mountains and plains are covered with thick and dense forests.
The valleys between the mountains are filled with water all year round due to heavy rains and the melting of snow on the mountain peaks. Many places are unfathomable. Lakes and swamps are everywhere, and giant pythons and lizards are often seen in the water. There are also many poisonous things and poisonous miasma on the water surface in the forest.
In such a harsh environment, it is naturally sparsely populated. Therefore, neither Xishu County nor Yunchuan County is willing to manage the Yulong Mountains, a difficult place to manage.
Xishu County has a Yulong County on the north side of the Yulong Mountains. It is said to be a county, but its population is less than 30,000. The reason is that this place has hot weather all year round, a lot of poisons, too much water and little fields, making it unsuitable for farming. The jurisdiction of this county is a long and narrow range at the northern foot of the Yulong Mountains.
There is Daying Township in Yulong County, closer to the Yulong Mountains. Why is it called Daying Township? The reason is that there is a large camp stationed here. This camp has been there since the pre-Qin Dynasty. By the Daxia Dynasty, troops simply continued to be stationed here. After all, many infrastructures had been completed.
The Yulong County camp serves as the second line of defense against the southwestern foreign countries. The first line of defense is in the Daxia Kingdom adjacent to Yunchuan County and Southwest Fanbang. There happens to be a hidden canyon near Daying Township in the Yulong Mountains, through which one can quickly reach the south side of the Yulong Mountains. The two lines of defense can allocate troops to each other through the canyon.
Three years ago, the five thousand cavalry from Yunchuan County deployed to fight against the invasion of the Southern Wei army came from this hidden canyon. Because the Yulong County camp is the second line of defense, there are not many troops stationed there, only 3,000 people. Therefore, no troops here were mobilized.
In addition to the 3,000 troops stationed in Daying Township, there are still more than 2,000 villagers. Including the garrison, the population of Daying Township accounts for one-sixth of Yulong County. Some of the villagers have been farming here for generations, while others make a living by hunting and collecting herbs in the forest. The tribute grain cultivated in Daying Township does not need to be turned over to the granary of Xishu County. It only needs to replenish the troops stationed in Daying. After all, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, so it is very difficult for horses and horses to transport grain and grass over long distances.
The Yulong Mountains are home to many exotic flowers and grasses, as well as wild deer, elk, and deer. Therefore, there are many people who make a living by hunting and collecting herbs.
It happened just three months ago.
There was a hunter named Duanmu Li in Daying Township. Duanmu Li's ancestors have been hunters for generations. Archery is a secret skill passed down from family to family. Although it is impossible to penetrate the poplar leaves in a hundred steps, within a hundred steps, for beasts such as roe deer, every shot will hit.
Half a month ago, Duanmu Li summoned four of his best friends as usual to go hunting deep in Yulong Mountain.
In the swampland under the mountain, there are more pythons, lizards and less rock deer, roe deer and sheep. Species such as rock deer, roe deer and sheep like silence and are not afraid of the cold. Therefore, they often appear on the mountainside of the Yulong Mountains or even further up. The meat of rock deer and roe deer is delicious, and its horns can be used as medicine. Therefore hunters like to hunt such species. Python lizards often live in swamps and are difficult to hunt.
Duanmu Li and the others took their food with them and put on warm clothes, then walked through the forest and climbed rocks to the heights of the mountain.
It was extremely cold on the Jade Dragon Mountain. By the time everyone reached a height of 1,000 feet, it was almost ice and snow. If you don't wear leather clothes, you won't be able to keep them for long.
"Brother Duanmu, look, there seem to be some rock deer over there." Duan He, who was accompanying him, pointed to the snow in the distance and said softly. For fear of alarming these extremely alert rock deer.
Duanmu Li looked in the direction of Duan He's finger, and sure enough he saw a few small things moving slowly on a small ridge covered with snow.
After Duanmu Li made an outflanking gesture, the group of people slowly spread out, using some rocks on the snow as cover, and slowly approached a few rock deer. When everyone spread out in a fan shape and were still a hundred steps away from Yanlu, everyone stopped. Draw your bow and arrow, ready to go.
Duanmu Li nodded slightly, and everyone fired five arrows at once, running straight towards a few rock deer.
The arrows flew like meteors, and two rock deer fell to the ground with a groan. Several other rock deer were frightened and immediately turned around and fled towards higher mountains.
The five people also quickly chased a few fleeing rock deer, setting up their bows and shooting arrows while chasing. After all, if you can catch one more head, it will be better. Although today is a good harvest. On weekdays, you can often only hunt hares, pheasants and the like.
How could the five of them outrun Yanlu, the king of sprints on high mountains? So they chased further and further, and the remaining rock deer ran towards a higher cliff. Just when several people wanted to turn around and give up, they heard a rumbling sound. Everyone took a closer look and saw that there was an avalanche! It turned out that it was caused by a few rock deer who panicked and ran to a large area of snow.
It's too late to run down, the avalanche is directly above! So everyone quickly ran to a ridge on the left. As soon as we reached the ridge, large chunks of snow rushed down from our sides, destroying rocks and trees along the way.
so close! So frustrating! It is estimated that the avalanche knocked down the two rock deer below, and I don’t know where they were buried!
The five of them took a moment to breathe. After the avalanche stopped, looking at the avalanche above, a corner of the cornice was exposed!
Everyone was very surprised. How come there are houses on the top of Yulong Mountain? ! So driven by curiosity, the five people climbed along the ridge to find out. After crossing the ridge at their feet, everyone saw the exposed cornices of houses in the distance!
The five of them stopped looking for the two rock deer and walked cautiously toward the cornice. Try to walk on bare rocky ground.
When we arrived, there were still dozens of steps away from the eaves of the house, everyone was even more surprised. The exposed eaves of the house are not like the house pattern of this dynasty at all. The carved beams are painted, engraved with gold and inlaid with jade, and the tops of the cornices look like dragons and phoenixes. Even if only a corner is exposed, it still shows its majestic appearance.
Obviously, there is probably a palace below, and it would be difficult to excavate it with just five people.
what to do?
The five people discussed for a while and decided to report to the official first. The folk customs are so simple and simple!
So, several people turned back and went down the mountain. Duanmu Li had a familiar officer named Jiang Rong in the camp. After informing Jiang Rong, Jiang Rong reported it to the county magistrate. The county magistrate also felt that the matter was important and did not dare to make a decision. So he led several of his entourage and rode quickly, changing horses at the inns along the way. In less than a day, they rushed to Xishu County House and reported this strange incident to the governor Lu He.
Governor Lu perked up as soon as he heard this. Could it be an ancient ruin? After all, Elder Qingyi of Qingshan Sect has obtained the fate of immortality. I can’t believe that I can also meet the fate of immortality in Jade Dragon Snow Mountain!
Lu He did not continue to report this matter to Da Xiazi. Instead, he led hundreds of soldiers and engineers to dig and investigate where the cornices were buried in the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
If Lu He had gained something, he wouldn't have come to Qingshan Sect for help. The reason was that after Lu He led his soldiers to the burial site, they discovered that the eaves of the house had disappeared! What a weird thing! So hundreds of people came down the mountain in great force. Lu He and his entourage temporarily stayed in the county government office, and his soldiers temporarily stayed in the camp.
Lu He thought that Duanmu Li and others had deceived the government, so he sent the county magistrate to bring Duanmu Li and others to justice. The magistrate of Yulong County sent Duanmu Li's military friend Jiang Rong to lead his soldiers to capture him. After arriving at Duanmu Li's house, the family members said that Duanmu Li and the other five people did not believe that the matter was false, and went up the mountain to investigate again.
The officers and soldiers had no choice but to go to the place where houses with eaves appeared on Yulong Mountain. As a result, all the officers and soldiers were dumbfounded after arriving. The cornices of the house appear again!
