That night, Yue Guanchao was silent for a long time before falling asleep. He tossed and turned over the strangeness of Tang Baoguan's eyes, but he couldn't figure it out. Originally, he had forgotten about the tiger charm necklace. At night, when he heard Tang Baoguan talk about the strangeness of his eyes, he remembered it again. The phantoms I encountered when I untied the Tiger Talisman, once I concentrated my thoughts, I saw that they were slowly gathering together!
He didn't know what the difference was between his state and Tang Baoguan's state. They even had the same disease, but the longer the illness lasted, the more likely he was to become blind. After thinking about it carefully, he didn't fall asleep until late at night.
Early the next morning, Tang Baoguan pulled out the sedan for them and put it on the calf in the backyard. Several people took the bullock cart out of the village and walked back along the Taiyiyu Mountain Road. About two hours later, they arrived at At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.
Along the way, Tang Dayang introduced them to Zhongnan Mountain!
Zhongnan Mountain has been famous for the seclusion of the hermit Tao Yuanming since the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a generation of monks gathered in Fanchuan at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain and Taoists walked extensively. There are countless temples and Taoist temples on the mountain, such as Huayan Temple and Dharma Tower. Temple, Zen Sutra Temple, Guanyin Temple, Qingtian Temple, Taishen Temple, Xuanfa Temple... Various temples and Taoist temples are located on both sides of the Ju River.
Every Buddhist festival, there will be smoke curling up on the mountain, divine sounds permeating the air, and misty mountain mist lingering in the south, just like a fairy island in another world, making people unable to help but face the mountain to worship and pray devoutly.
Even if we don’t mention temples and temples, cave dwellings in ordinary mountains are full of hermits and monks, and there are always tens of thousands of people on the mountain.
Yuji Mountain is a peak adjacent to the Zhongnan Mountains and the Qinling Mountains. It is unique in its steepness and steepness. Among the peaks, there is a huge difference between the upper and lower peaks. Viewed from the side, it looks like a golden pheasant lying on the ground with its head raised. In summer, the mountains are green and crisp, like jade chickens, hence the name Yuji Mountain.
Later, when the founder of Chongxu Guan established a blessed place on the mountain, he felt that Yuji Mountain was unpleasant, so he offered sacrifices to the gods of mountains, rivers, and renamed it Yuji Mountain, and built Chongxu Guan at the location of the chicken crown!
The waterfall on the front of Jiguan can directly flow into the Taiyi River. When it flows out of the Qinling Mountains, it will be connected with the Ju River and become a river that nourishes the towns of Fanchuan. The temple fair they call is located in Fanchuan Town!
We followed the Hedao Mountain Road down to Zhongnan Mountain, and after a few hills we arrived at Fanchuan Town. In winter, the Juhe River has not yet been frozen by the snow, shining with an icy sheen. The gray-tiled and blue-brick houses are scattered in rows. , like the fish scales of the Orange River clinging to both banks, the widest belly forms a prosperous market.
When they drove the bullock cart to the center of Fanchuan Town, it was the day when Taiyi saved Ku Tianzun and celebrated the ritual ceremony!
The Chongxu Taoist Palace that entered the courtyard was lit with clouds of incense, and the door was wide open. People crowded around and raised their heads, blocking the area. Taoist flags and flags could be seen everywhere on both sides of the streets of the Taoist Palace, and people celebrated the Christmas of Tianzun. The fruit and flower baskets and the incense cauldron were so lively that they were even grander than the Chinese New Year.
The firecrackers and copper bells were deafening, like a bell and a big bell. The calf seemed to be frightened and did not dare to go any further. They had to get off the ox cart and send it to an inn for custody. Walk towards the streets of Chongxu Taoist Palace.
After passing five levels and slaying six generals, they walked to the square in front of the Taoist Palace while avoiding the crowd, and finally saw the grand ceremony of the ceremony.
At the entrance of the Taoist Palace, there is a giant red sun treasure light painting covering the front. It is as wide as a chariot and horse canopy. In front of this painting is a statue with a golden body and painted paint. He wears a golden lotus crown on his head, and is surrounded by colorful silk and nine-color gods. Light, tens of thousands of rays of light radiating outward, dressed in five-color rosy clothes, manifesting the true form of the wonderful way, the auspicious appearance of purple gold is indescribably precious.
This person is the true body of Taiyi, the Lord of Suffering. He is seen sitting on a nine-color lotus throne. Under him is a nine-headed green lion spitting flames. In the painting, there are many true immortals, strong men, diamonds, and gods. The king, the golden boy, and the jade maiden guards are beside them, with the supreme Dharma and divine glory.
In front of the statue, there are three Qilin Tuoding incense burners the size of water tanks, with birthday incense sticks inserted on them, and many small incense sticks underneath, filling the air with smoke.
"There is a great benevolent person in the Oriental Changle World. The incarnations of Taiyi, the Heavenly Lord who saves suffering, are as numerous as the sands of the Eternal Sea. Everything responds to his voice. He may live in the heavenly palace, or descend to the human world, or live in the hell, or take the crowd, or he may be a fairy boy or a beautiful girl, or he may be an emperor. A saint may be a deity, a vajra king, a demon king or a powerful warrior, a celestial master or a Taoist priest, an emperor or a master, a celestial doctor, a man or a woman, a civil or military officer, or a saint. He is the Great Yuan Master of the capital, a Zen master who teaches, or a master of wind and rain. He has immeasurable magical powers and endless merits. He seeks out voices to save people from suffering, and responds to things as they happen."
In front of the incense burner, an old Taoist in purple robe led Taoist masters in colorful clothes and Taoist disciples in green robes to recite the "Taiyi Sutra of Saving Suffering and Protecting the Body", humming and chanting incessantly, and then offered incantations, incantations, and power. The spiritual incantation, declaration of love, confession, recitation of imperial edicts, burning of memorials, and withdrawal from classes were carried out in accordance with the rituals until the end, and then all the activities and drums were stopped to celebrate the ancestor's Christmas.
