Looking to the northwest, the flowing stone looks like a giant sword thrust into the sky. Several peaks stand side by side. The valley is deep and the houses are hidden among the trees. Walking among them is like being in a painting.
At dusk, Lu Wei and others returned to Liushi Peak. Taoist Ziyang and his party were still confronting Taiyi Sect on Cliff Peak. Liushi Peak was deserted, with only white clouds flying back and forth and birds flying.
Lu Wei casually summoned a female disciple named Liu Mulian, ordered her to settle her uncle, and left in a hurry.
Liu Mulian had withered hair, was dark and thin, her expression was a bit dull, and her features looked a bit familiar. The two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke. Wei Shiqi remembered the old Liu Tou from Kutenggou and called tentatively: "Mu Lian, is that you?"
"Wei...Brother Wei?" Liu Mulian looked at him blankly, almost unable to believe her eyes. They hadn't seen each other for many years, and there was little news. She thought that there were gods and mortals separated by the distance, but she didn't expect that there was God's will in the flow of stones. Met him again on the peak.
Wei Shiqi laughed, "How did you become a disciple of the Gouyan Sect?"
Liu Mulianmu's heart was pounding, and after a long while, he said in a panic: "That winter, my father... got a serious illness, and it looked like he couldn't survive it. Fortunately, a Taoist priest came and called himself The Taoist Master saved my father's life with elixir. Before he left, he said that I have good bones. If you want to seek Taoism in the future, you can go to Kunlun Mountain to find him at Zuowang Peak. After the Taoist Master left, my father's gray hair turned black. My teeth grew back, my body became very strong, and I lived a comfortable life for three years. One night, he talked to me a lot, and asked me to go to Kunlun Mountain to find the Taoist monk. I refused to leave my father alone. He didn’t agree, so dad fell asleep that day and never woke up again.”
"After taking care of my father's funeral, I had nowhere to go alone. I went to Laoya Ridge to look for you many times, but no one was there. I had no choice but to listen to my father's words and wandered around the Kunlun Mountains for several years before finally finding a seat. Wang Feng, met the Ku Taoist. The Ku Taoist said that he was a sword cultivator of the Kunlun Sect. He was favored by my ancestors before he became Taoist. The last time he came to Kutenggou was to resolve this fate. He used elixir to cure my father. He was ill, extended his life for three years, and promised to give me a chance to seek enlightenment."
"I don't understand. I agreed to him in a daze. The Ku Taoist sent me to Liushi Peak and worshiped me as a disciple of the Gouyan Sect. I lived like this for almost six or seven years." She was silent for a moment. He raised his eyes and glanced at Wei Qi Shiqi, then lowered his head and said, "I have lived a relatively stable life in the past few years. I have no worries about food and clothing. I usually practice alone and there is nothing wrong with me..."
"Who is your master?"
"My master's surname is Li, and he is the junior brother of the leader of the Gouyan Sect."
"Li Muzi?" Wei Shiqi remembered the man with the ghost-headed sickle, wearing a turban, dressed as a scholar, slightly hunched over, and quite envious of the corpse-eating vine demon.
"Yes. Brother Wei knows the master? The sect master asked me to call you 'Uncle Master'. Are you also a member of the Gouyan Sect?" Liu Mulian felt happy and asked curiously.
"No, now I am a disciple of the Sword Control Sect." Wei Shiqi hesitated for a moment and briefly talked about his experiences over the years. Liu Mulian had little knowledge and only listened to the story, not thinking about the intrigue behind it.
The two talked while Liu Mulian led Wei Shiqi all the way to Shiliangyan.
The Gouyan Sect is located at the foot of Shiliang Rock. There are many vacant residences, most of which are relics from a hundred years ago. They are left uncared for and decaying. Liu Mulian chose a wooden house for him facing the pass, which is located alone at the end of Shiliang Rock. On the west side, there is quite a solitary feeling.
It's just a temporary stay for a few days. The final decision on how to place him will be decided after Taoist Ziyang comes back.
"Mu Lian, Liu Mulian!" A hurried shout came from the distance, and there was a hint of displeasure in the voice. Liu Mulian's face changed slightly, and she had no choice but to apologize to Wei Shiqi and leave quickly.
Wei Shiqi thought to himself: "It seems that she is not having a satisfactory life in the Goujian Sect. The Ku Taoist people just wanted to solve a problem and did not take her to heart..."
While the light was still on, he walked around. Shiliangyan is a huge horizontal stone, completely natural. There are some simple wooden houses and stone rooms scattered around. They are not decorated, but they don't have a natural taste. Sword cultivators pursue "nothing but the sword" and don't pay much attention to their residence. A place to protect themselves from the wind and rain is enough. Unlike the Xuanmen monks in China, the cave has a living room, a bedroom, a quiet room, and an alchemy room. , medicine gardens, animal pens, and more sophisticated ones, planting plants and trees all over, setting up restrictions, and so on.
The Gouyan Sect's members are few and far between, and they are quite deserted. They occasionally encounter disciples who are out and turn a blind eye to Wei Shiqi. No one takes the initiative to say hello to him, and no one approaches him. He is like a ghost, wandering alone under the Shiliang Rock, alone. Enjoy the view of Liushi Peak.
Feeling excited, Wei Shiqi climbed up Shiliangyan and stood on a high place to look at the top of Liushi Peak. A majestic stone tower stands between heaven and earth, with nine floors and eight sides. There are relief sculptures in the stone niches of the tower body. It is difficult to distinguish the appearance from a distance. Looking from a distance, the stone tower is bathed in the raging sunset, and it seems as if Made of bronze, shining brightly.
That is what Taoist Ziyang calls the Kunlun Demon Suppressing Tower.
