My world double door

Chapter 438 Wutong

Thick black smoke spurted upward from the mountain pass, straight into the clouds.

There is no grass growing around the mountain pass, there are bare crystal stones everywhere, and there is not a trace of green for thousands of miles. It is a place completely cut off from life.

At the mountain pass, a crater that is ten miles wide is spewing out strong underground fire. With the spurting of the underground fire, clusters of fiery red magma hit the surrounding spar that has been burned and tempered by the underground fire for countless years.

"Boom~"

There were dull explosions, and the terrifying high temperature caused the air to make crackling sounds. The ferocious beasts that passed by from time to time, thousands of miles away, were instinctively afraid of this place, and they only dared to wander outside, but did not dare to approach.

However, in such a desperate place, and in the center of the crater, there is a tall tree growing, with fiery red looming in the black body, and a solid gold stone.

Sycamore!

It is recorded in the myth that it is the tree of phoenix breath. This alone shows its magical effect.

Not to mention myths, even the phoenix tree in the common world has precious value.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that the bark, leaves and seeds of Wutong can be used as medicine to treat intestinal hemorrhoids, burns, aphtha in children, etc. The sycamore tree is tall and straight, with a beautiful crown shape. It is highly resistant to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine. It is a good tree species for greening parks, green spaces, communities, campuses and gardens, and has high ornamental value. Yu Shinan, a writer in the early Tang Dynasty, wrote in "Cicada": "Drinking the clear dew, the sound of the clear dew flows out of the sparse tung trees. It is not just to borrow the autumn wind to keep its voice high and far away." Praising the noble nature of the cicada, it chose a good tree like the sycamore. interest.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Wutong has the effects of lowering blood pressure, stopping bleeding, lowering blood lipids, and sedating, and is often used for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, traumatic bleeding, etc. Indications: Diarrhea, hernia, premature graying of beard and hair.

The seeds of Wutong are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, clearing away heat and detoxifying, smoothing Qi and harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, eliminating food, and stopping bleeding.

The flowers of Wutong are sweet in taste; neutral in nature, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

The bark of the sycamore tree with the cork removed is sweet; bitter; cool in nature, dispelling wind and dampness; promoting blood circulation and promoting menstruation.

The root of Wutong has a sweet taste; it is neutral in nature, dispelling wind and dampness, regulating menstruation and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and treating sores.

The leaves of Wutong are bitter in taste; cold in nature, dispel wind and dampness; detoxify and reduce swelling; lower blood pressure.

Sycamore wood is also an economically valuable wood. It is light and soft and is a good material for making wooden boxes and musical instruments. The seeds can be eaten after being fried or squeezed for oil. The oil is non-drying and can generally be dried to make the seeds air-dried, boiled, and taken orally to have a good anti-swelling effect.

The bark fibers are white and can be used to make paper and rope. Wood shavings can leach mucus, which is called shavings and moisturizes hair. The leaves are used as soil pesticides, which can kill aphids and have strong resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine.

Wutong has the names of Qingtong, Biwu, Qingyu and Tingwu. It is one of the earliest famous tree species recorded in poetry in China. The earliest description of the sycamore tree can be found in the pre-Qin document "The Book of Songs". "Daya·Shengminzhi·Juan" contains the sentence "The phoenix is ​​singing on that high hill. The phoenix tree is growing on that high sunrise", It became the earliest origin of the legend of Wutong attracting Phoenix.

It shows that at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the sycamore tree attracted people's attention at that time. Subsequent pre-Qin documents such as "Shangshu", "Zhuangzi", and "Lu Shi Chunqiu" all mentioned the sycamore tree. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Chai, King of Wu, built the Wutong Garden and planted sycamore trees in the garden. Liang Renfang's "Shu Yi Ji" records: "The Wutong Garden is located in Wu Palace. It is also the old garden of King Wu Fu Chai and is named Qinchuan."

In the Han Dynasty, sycamore trees were planted in the royal palace gardens. "Miscellaneous Notes of Xijing" records: "There are three tung trees in Shanglin Garden: chair tung trees, sycamore trees, and jingtong trees." "There is Qingwu Temple in the west of Wuzha Palace, and there are three sycamore trees in front of the temple." It was planted in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The number of plane trees began to increase. Xia Houzhan of the Jin Dynasty wrote in his "Tong Fu": "There are shabby dormitories in the south, and tung trees are planted in the front yard." "The leaves are growing gracefully, and the fallen leaves are more lush and sparse." The sentence is about planting tung trees in the courtyard.

Jin Dynasty's Fucheng's "Wu Tong Fu" describes the grand spectacle of planting sycamore trees in front of the door to attract phoenixes. There is a poem that says, "The lush trees are lined up in rows, sandwiching two doors with parallel ripples."

It was Fu Jian, the king of the former Qin Dynasty, who planted sycamore trees on a large scale. "Book of Jin Fu Jian's Records" records: "Jian believed that a phoenix would not live unless it was a sycamore tree, and it would not eat anything other than bamboo. So he planted hundreds of thousands of sycamore trees in Afang City. "Wait for it." Jia Sixie's "Qi Min Yao Shu" of the Northern Wei Dynasty said that "it will be transplanted in front of the hall in mid-March next year. It will be beautiful and beautiful, and it will be extremely lovely."

Planting of sycamore trees was very common in the Tang Dynasty. "Jia Hua of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" records: "In the early Tang Dynasty, there were few trees in the palace. Empress Xiaoren ordered to plant poplar trees... and more sycamore trees." Therefore, sycamore trees were planted in the palace. Duan Chengshi's "Youyang Zazu" said: "In Licheng (today's Jinan) Fangjiayuan, Qi Boling Junbao's mountain pool, there are many trees in it? Someone once broke off the paulownia branches, and the public said: "What is the injury? "My phoenix strips will no longer be broken by future generations." They are planted in private gardens. Li He's poem "The Ballad of Heaven" reads, "Concubine Qin rolls up the curtains at the north window for dawn, and plants green tung trees and small green phoenixes in front of the window." This is a portrayal of the sycamore trees planted in the courtyard.

There were also many sycamore trees planted in the Song Dynasty. Zhu Changwen of the Northern Song Dynasty built a music garden in Suzhou. In his "Records of the Music Garden", he said that the garden was planted with sycamores, pines and cypresses and other trees: "The leaves are in the same banner, and they are blowing in the wind, and they are as high as the sky." Li Gefei of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Records of Famous Gardens in Luoyang" "" records nineteen famous gardens in Luoyang in the Northern Song Dynasty, many of which were planted with sycamore trees. The most famous one is Congchun Garden, where "tongzi, junipers and cypresses are all lined up." Xu Ji's poem "The Garden of the Prefect of Huazhou" has the sentence "But the sycamores are planted, and the phoenixes come from Danshan." describes the planting of sycamores in the gardens of officials in Huazhou City, Guanzhong.

In the Yuan Dynasty, parasol trees were planted in courtyards to create landscaping, as evidenced by Yuan poetry. For example, Ding Henian's poem "Inscribed on Fengpu Fang's Wuzhu Pavilion": "Fengwu once heard of passing by this place, and the hills are full of bamboos to this day." Tan Shao, a native of Wuxing (now Huzhou, Zhejiang), wrote a poem in "Biwu Cuizhu Hall": "Last year Planting tung trees, the green leaves are high and the clouds are cool." These are all descriptions of the sycamore tree landscaping in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, sycamore trees were often planted in front of courtyards, windows, doors, and along sidewalks. Wang Xiangjin's "Erru Pavilion Qun Fang Pu" says: Wutong has "skin as green as emerald, leaves as short as flowers, elegant and pure, pleasing to the eye, and there are many kinds of them in other people's studios and pavilions." Chen Jiru's "Small Window Quiet Notes" describes the configuration of the plane trees in the courtyard as follows: "In a quiet room, a parasol tree is planted in the front and a green bamboo is planted in the back. The front eaves are placed for walking, and a dark window is used in the north. It is closed in spring and winter to avoid wind and rain, and can be opened in summer and autumn. Cool. However, the beauty of the green trees is that the leaves fall in spring and winter to bring relaxation and harmony; in summer and autumn, they are shaded to shield the power of the bright and steaming sun."

The Humble Administrator's Garden, a famous private garden in Suzhou built in the Ming Dynasty, has the "Wuzhu Pavilion" scenic spot, with sycamores and green bamboos planted beside it. Now the sycamores have become ancient trees. Several sycamore trees were also planted in Yangzhou's famous private garden Shadow Garden in the late Ming Dynasty.

The enthusiasm for planting sycamore trees in the Qing Dynasty continued unabated. Chen Fuyao's "Flower Mirror" said about the landscaping of sycamore trees that "the vines can shade the sycamore trees, and the phoenix bamboos make them clear. They should be deep in the courtyard and solitary pavilions, and they should be in the dark and leisurely pass." During the Kangxi period, Gao Shiqi, a famous scholar from Zhejiang, built the "Jiangcun Thatched Cottage" garden in his secluded place in Pinghu City, Jiaxing. There was a "Biwu Pavilion" scenic spot in the garden. His "Jiangcun Thatched Cottage" records: the scene is "the Biwu Path behind Lanzhu. Walking under it, the skirts of the clothes are all green. When the clear dew spreads, new branches are beginning to grow; when the cool breeze moves slightly, a leaf floats in the air. It is everywhere in the villa, but it is unique here." Li Dou's "Yangzhou Painted Boat Records" records: "Linshui Hongxia" scenic spot includes "Tongxuan is behind Feixia Tower, and there are many sycamores on the ground". In addition, Zhang Qinxi's "Shuangtong Bookstore" and Ma Ripo's travels in Yangzhou Gardens such as the nunnery are also famous for planting sycamores.

The noble character Wutong symbolizes noble and beautiful character in ancient poetry. For example: "The phoenix is ​​singing, and it is on the high hill. The phoenix tree is growing, and it is rising in the sun ("The Book of Songs·Daya·Juan")." The poet uses the phoenix to sing in harmony here, and the song is flying over the hill; the phoenix tree is growing wildly, and the body is covered with The bright rising sun symbolizes the purity and beauty of character. In ancient times, there was a saying of "planting tung trees to attract phoenixes".

Loyal love According to ancient legends, the phoenix tree is a male tree and the tung tree is a female tree. The phoenix tree grows and grows old together, lives and dies together, and the phoenix tree has tall branches, deep roots and luxuriant leaves. In the poet's writing, it has become a symbol of loyal love. Loneliness and sadness. The wind blows the fallen leaves and the raindrops drop on the sycamore trees. It is a desolate scene. The sycamore trees have become the image of loneliness and sadness in the literati's works. For example, "Speechlessly I went up to the west tower alone, the moon was like a hook. The lonely phoenix tree locked the autumn in the deep courtyard" vividly describes the abjection of the subjugated king living in a lonely deep courtyard.

Emotions of Parting and Farewell In Tang and Song poetry, Wutong has the most images and meanings of parting and parting. For example, "The peach and plum blossoms bloom in the spring breeze, and the sycamore leaves fall in the autumn rain" (Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow"). The poet compared the grandeur of the past with the desolation at hand, describing the desolate situation of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty after he lost Concubine Yang Guifei due to the Anshi Rebellion.

At this time, the sycamore tree on the volcano cliff is the sycamore species in the world of immortality.

If you look carefully, you can see that its roots go deep into the earth fire, and it goes in an unknown amount.

The bursting, hot earth fire magma was unable to cause any damage to the sycamore tree, and even the flow of fire made the black and red sycamore tree become more spiritual.

And at the root of this sycamore tree, there is a magical spring filled with gentle yang energy flowing.

"Boom~"

The earth's fire was blazing, making explosion sounds from time to time, but it could not affect the spring water at all, and even made the gentle positive energy around it more abundant.

The three forces of air, earth fire, green wood, true water, and true gold are flowing, and the five elements are blended. This spring water is the Yuyang Divine Liquid bred by the power of the extremely high-level five elements!

Yuyang Divine Liquid, an extremely high-level treasure of heaven and earth!

It can promote the cultivation of supernatural powers by Yuanying monks. It can temporarily enhance the understanding of Yuanying monks, allowing them to better control their magical powers and accumulate knowledge. It can be said to be extremely useful, and it is a treasure that all Yuanying monks in the world are eager for.

But at this moment, outside such a volcano, there are demons everywhere.

In the crater, the fire burned everything, the choking smoke spread, and monsters were everywhere. In the fiery red world, countless monsters shuttled through it. They were either huge beasts or blood-sucking fire creatures. soul.

Their skins are all different, some are fiery red, some are jet black, some are full of poison, and some are full of sharp teeth. They may be patrolling around vigilantly with their four hooves, or they may be fighting to hone their magical powers, or they may be waiting for prey with their scarlet eyes open.

Under the crater is an even more thrilling place. The magma river meanders like a snake, flowing with hot magma. From time to time, the magma splashes on the ground, causing waves of heat waves.

The surrounding rocks became twisted and deformed under the high temperature, as if they were about to collapse at any time. The air is filled with the smell of sulfur, and occasionally volcanic lava erupts, and smoke plumes rise into the sky, as if they will dye the entire sky a fiery red.

In the center of the crater, between the sycamore trees and the ground fire, there is a large hole with a diameter of several hundred meters. Flames spurt out from it. It is surrounded by a piece of gray rock, the surface is full of cracks, and it seems that it will collapse at any time.

In the cracks of the rocks, there are some crystals that shine with strange light, or source stones that contain powerful energy, making people salivate.

Astonishingly, they are some of the accompanying treasures of the Yuyang Divine Liquid, which have extremely good effects on cultivating magical powers and building up the body's foundation.

A giant dog with two heads, two tails, and four hooves stepping on the ground fire walked out of the darkness. It seemed to have noticed something, frowning and looking up at the sky.

It hesitated as if to do something, but the next moment, a golden light suddenly appeared from the sky, and in an instant it turned into a tall nine-story pagoda.

"boom!"

Terrifying power emanated from the nine-story pagoda, and thousands of formations fired together. Under the terrifying power, the monsters below Nascent Soul wandering throughout the crater died in an instant, and the blood mist that their bodies turned into was also absorbed by it.

"Roar!"

A total of three monsters exuding powerful magical auras erupted with bright magical power, trying to compete with the sudden appearance of the treasure.

"Ouch~"

The giant wolf that came out of the cave looked up to the sky with scarlet eyes and roared. A pair of powerful wolf fangs flew out from its body, which actually contained the power of a powerful spiritual treasure. It resisted the attack from the air. The power of the incoming nine-story pagoda.

But the next moment, the thunder and lightning on the first floor of the nine-story pagoda swayed, and the divine thunder struck down, instantly shattering the wolf's fangs, and then the power of the five elements was emitted, together with the power of thunder and formations. Down.

"Ouch!!"

The eyes of the two-headed sun-eating demon wolf were about to burst. It roared and ignited terrible flames, colliding with the divine power of the nine-story pagoda. However, after all, the power contained in the nine-story pagoda was too powerful. It was difficult to resist this kind of collision, and he could only be driven out of his mind unwillingly, and his body was put into the pagoda.

"This Yuyang Divine Liquid Mine is one of the most precious among all the occupied resource points of the [Jiuli Dynasty]. This guarding demon king is also a sun-devouring demon wolf, but his talent is not as good as that famous one, but The strength is really extraordinary. There must be the mark of the sun-eating demon wolf left here. If we destroy it now, the sun-eating demon wolf must be on the way out at the same time. "

The magic weapon destroyed demon clans all over the place. Two figures turned into escaping light and landed above. One figure put away the pagoda, and the other figure quickly collected the resources and distributed them to his companions. Then he spoke with gleaming eyes. .

“I’ve picked so many places along the way, so it’s time to attract it.”

Li Yang chuckled softly at the corner of his mouth, and with a little movement of his hand, a large sealing formation was branded down from the [Nine-story Mysterious Tower], confining the entire volcano's earth fire. Then he looked forward and looked forward, with the corners of his mouth showing. A smile.

"It's finally out."

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