Sword of Coming

The scenery here at Jilingfeng Bamboo House is truly beautiful. Guests who chose to build the bamboo house here and admired the scenery said that Master Chen was unique.

In the mountains, flocks of orioles are cawing, and the flying clouds outside the cliff are like spring, turning into dragons and snakes face to face with people.

Xiao Mo said: "When Mr. Zheng returns to his hometown, it will be even more lively."

Chen Ping'an laughed for no reason: "Zheng Dafeng said that for our generation of scholars, reading old books is like saying goodbye is better than newlyweds."

Xiao Mo nodded and said, "Mr. Zheng is a very talented and well-educated man. He is a learned man who pretends to be romantic. He is naturally completely different from a hypocrite pretending to be a Taoist."

Chen Ping'an said: "Last time I went to the wine shop in Feisheng City, all the regular customers I met said that shopkeeper Zheng's dirty talk goes well with wine. I, the second shopkeeper, are far behind."

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Mr. Zheng is open-minded, affectionate and informal, and he is welcome wherever he goes."

"Walk with me."

Chen Pingan threw a jug of wine to Xiao Mo, and the two of them carried the jug together to the top of the mountain, drinking as they walked. The mountain was green and the wine was slightly green.

The mountain-protecting formations of a top sect are often stacked formations that complement each other and support each other, so they must be both offensive and defensive.

Luolu Mountain now has two mountain-protecting formations. One of them belongs to the sword formation that was pieced together one after another. It is the family fortune accumulated bit by bit by the diligent and thrifty mountain owner Chen Ping'an like a swallow holding mud. The other one is "A blessing in disguise", when the old patron visited Luo Po Mountain and drank tea at the gate of the mountain, he probably wanted to confront Luo Po Mountain. Due to Chen Lingjun's rude words in the town, this "never forgiving" Luo Bao Tan Bixiao Cave Master didn't bother to argue with a small Nascent Soul Realm water snake, so he had no choice but to take action on Chen Ping'an, the mountain master.

There is no need to doubt the methods of the old temple master, let alone the courage and courage of this great monk of the Fourteenth Realm.

"I am invincible since I came out of the cave, and I can forgive others but not others" is never a flattering word.

When Xiao Mo fled into Luobaotan, Bai Jing, a swordsman who acted so domineeringly, also needed to take the initiative to stop.

But instead of thinking about it, the old temple owner sent a picture of the true shape of the Five Mountains.

As a tiger, Wei Bo now wants to visit Luopo Mountain. It is only a few steps away, but he needs a "customs clearance document" to avoid being so sloppy.

No wonder Wei Shanjun couldn't help but joke with Xiaomili when he was depressed, saying that it was the most valuable bowl of tea in the world.

This is absolutely true. Not only did the old patron not give Chen Ping'an any shoes, but he also gave him an ancestor-level true form diagram. Doesn't that mean they are two immortal weapons?

In the old mountain temple on the top of the mountain, there is enshrined a scroll of sword immortals that Chen Pingan brought back from the Great Wall of Sword Qi. It was originally the Jingjian Pavilion on the Hanging Mountain. Chen Pingan originally wanted to return Feisheng City, but Ning Yao was unwilling to take it back. Hers Chen Ping'an knew his temper best, and he couldn't defeat her.

When they reached the top of the mountain, Xiao Mo said with emotion: "Sir, it's hard to come by that Luo Luo Mountain has what it has today."

Chen Ping'an boasted to himself: "The surplus of wealth is definitely due to diligence and thrift in managing the family."

Taipingshan once presented Chen Pingan with a formation map in his early years. Luopo Mountain has been suffering from the lack of suitable flying swords, so that in the past few years, Chen Pingan has been thinking about the Hate Sword Mountain in Luzhou, Beiju. Fortunately, during my last trip to the hinterland of the wilderness, I passed by the Yuban City of the Yunwen Dynasty. As a rising star and master of Baofengzhai, the young Yinguan once again carried forward the tenet of my generation of "Thieves don't leave empty-handed, and they stop when they see good things." From the Taoist name "Dubu", Ye Bu, an emperor in the newly ascended realm of the wilderness, obtained twelve flying swords and the coral penholder used as a place to hold the flying swords. Chen Pingan pocketed the former and the latter. I came to make a long-term deal with Lu Chen.

In this way, the Taiping Mountain Formation perfectly matches the Twelve Flying Swords.

The last time Tongyezhou held a celebration for the next sect, Liu Jinglong, as Chen Ping'an's best "drinking friend", of course had to watch the founding ceremony of the Qingping Sword Sect. He took his disciple Bai Shou and left the Taihui Sword Sect on his way south. According to Chen Ping'an's request, Liu Jinglong first went to the Great Li Capital City to give training instructions to the formation master Han Zhoujin of the Dizhi lineage. In fact, after Liu Jinglong drank enough wine there, he secretly entered Luopo Mountain to help the local leader. The guy who is used to handing over his hands to the shopkeeper has made the "mirror image" of the sword immortal heroes in the picture scroll "only the sword spirit but no spiritual wisdom", which is the icing on the cake. After Liu Jinglong carefully studied the Taiping Mountain formation map, he used this Using an array map as the basis of the dojo, twelve sword immortals and heroic spirits were selected, and their own flying swords with similar sword skills were selected. They held the twelve flying swords, making this offensive formation finally complete in a true sense.

Chen Ping'an's previous estimation of "can kill Yu Pu and frighten the immortal" has been upgraded to "can seriously injure an unknowing immortal".

As for the Ascension Realm monks, don't come here to show off your prestige. Once you enter Aquarius Continent, you need to take the initiative to report your whereabouts to Da Li Bai Yujing. Furthermore, is there really no Ascension Realm in Luolu Mountain? Master Chen is really annoyed, but he really doesn't care about the ethics of the world. He opens the door and closes the door to let the dog go.

In addition, Wei Bo secretly bypassed the Dali court, without reporting it to the Dali Ministry of Rites and recording, and directly opened the door to the sword array, allowing those sword-wielding heroes to freely travel across most of Beiyue.

I saw Zheng Dafeng and Wei Bo exchanging courtesy at the gate of Piyun Mountain.

Xiao Mo joked: "We, Wei Shanjun, are typical good people who are rewarded with good things."

After giving away the wooden box, Zheng Dafeng and Wei Bo seemed to be arm in arm, but in fact they dragged Wei Shanjun to climb the mountain together and went to Yuefu Division, which had the largest number of virgin officials, for a drink.

It is unclear whether Mr. Wei Shanjun would have warned the Yuefu officials in advance to be careful about Zheng Dafeng.

Xiao Mo remembered something, "I wonder where Xie Gou heard the news, saying that our Five Mountains Monarch of Aquarius Continent may be canonized by the Confucian Temple. Sir, is this true?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "This is really not clear. Senior Brother Mao didn't mention this in the letter. I'll ask the Confucian Temple later."

Nowadays, in the vast world, there is indeed an unconfirmed rumor that the former King of the Five Mountains of the Great Li Kingdom, and now the Lord of the Five Mountains of Aquarius Continent, seems to have a "divine title".

As for who will conduct the canonization ceremony, logically speaking, at least it should be the deputy leader of the Confucian Temple, but it is very likely that the Literary Saint will come to Aquarius Island in person.

If this is true, then for the tigers Wei Bo, Jin Qing and Fan Junmao, being canonized by the Confucian Temple will not only be an honor, but also a real benefit.

The monks from other continents have almost no weird things to say about this matter. After all, Aquarius Island deserves this treatment.

At most, they all joked about it, saying that Beiyue Wei Bo's divine nickname must be "Night Tour".

Beiyue Wei Bo, with a pure golden body, was the first tiger to reach the fifth realm in the history of Aquarius Continent. Later, the height of his golden body increased, and his cultivation level was equivalent to that of an immortal.

Senior Brother Jun Qian used to sit in Luopo Mountain and fight the enemy with his fists. He once caused several golden rains to fall on the Beiyue boundary, and Wei Bo benefited a lot.

If Wei Bo can rely on the thank you gift given by Ning Yao to increase the height of his golden body again, the first mountain god of the five realms on Aquarius Continent, the first immortal realm, and the first mountain god equivalent to the ascension realm, this can be This is the "three yuan in a row" in the history of Yizhou's landscape and officialdom. Because the gods are almost immortal, the tiger Wei Bo will become a truly unprecedented and unprecedented person.

Before Chen Ping'an, a young hermit official, was born, the Immortal Mansion on Aquarius Island and the courts of various countries had reached a consensus that the bottleneck of spiritual practice lies in the final height of the three "immortal realms". , should we stop here or go further.

Sword cultivator, let's see if the Fengxue Temple Wei Jin, who is already a great swordsman, can reach the Ascension Realm.

For landscape gods, you have to look at Weibo from Piyun Mountain, and for mountain and wild cultivation, you can look at Liu Laocheng from Shujian Lake.

The three of them are the leaders at the forefront of their respective paths.

These three roads are as if someone has already taken the lead, and those behind just need to follow. They don’t expect to catch up, walk side by side, let alone overtake.

Chen Ping'an stood on the edge of the cliff and said softly: "We all like to say idioms such as being condescending and building a towering roof. There are nine continents in the world. If the sea level is used as a ruler, the height of the land is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast. In addition, the sea level, in fact, is There is a subtle tilt, it's just a small amplitude, but this matter has never been recorded in the books, and ordinary monks have no way of knowing it, and it is even more difficult to measure accurately."

"In Aquarius Continent, the topography of the land map is more obviously high in the north and low in the south. This is common knowledge in the mountains. Therefore, as a tiger of Yizhou, Fan Junmao is at a disadvantage. A qi practitioner of Yizhou , the reason why they all think that Wei Bo is the most promising to become the first landscape god with a golden body that is equivalent to the Ascension Realm, is not only that Wei Bo has an irreversible relationship with the Song family of Dali and occupies the 'Renhe', but also because this Piyun Mountain occupies the most geographical advantage and is the highest mountain in the entire Aquarius Continent."

When Chen Ping'an said this, he put his hands on his sleeves and raised his head, "That's why this mountain is closest to the sky."

The first time Chen Ping'an understood the value of gold and copper coins was due to Fu Nanhua's "showing off" from Laolongcheng. He used an ancient poem of unknown origin to describe this kind of fairy money.

"The green water may be mined, but the gold essence is a secret."

For the thank you gift given by Ning Yao, Zheng Dafeng had already been angry with Chen Pingan before he went to Piyun Mountain to find Wei Bo. Ning Yao asked Zheng Dafeng to tell Chen Pingan three words.

"This is a gift I have prepared for Piyunshan a long time ago. You and Luoposhan can't always owe Wei Bo such a favor. Just because people don't care about it doesn't mean that you, the mountain owner, don't take it seriously."

"This thing is much more valuable than gold and copper coins, but you are the only one who is not suitable for refining this thing. Giving it to Wei Bo is a timely help. If he can use it to elevate his status to a big level, he will be able to Wei Bo's character will only take more care of Luo Luo Shan."

"Just give it away. No need to feel bad. Anyway, I will collect more gold and copper coins from Colorful World."

This is Ning Yao's consistent style of life.

This is also a common habit that Chen Pingan has adhered to since he met her.

If you have something to say directly, no matter it is big or small, you would rather quarrel on the spot and make the other party unhappy than leave the slightest room for "misunderstanding".

So on the Sword Qi Great Wall, no matter what choice he made, Chen Pingan never concealed anything from Ning Yao. Facts have proved that this is the best way for him and Ning Yao to get along.

With a proud face on his face, Chen Ping'an roughly repeated Ning Yao's words to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo sincerely admired her: "Mrs. Shanzhu, she is such a kind wife that is hard to find even with a lantern."

Chen Ping'an stretched out his sleeves, rubbed his chin, suddenly turned to look at Xiaomo, and said with a sincere expression: "Xiaomo, next time you don't attend the night party, don't join in the fun, it's just noisy and drinking. It’s not interesting.”

Xiao Mo hummed, and Chen Ping'an just breathed a sigh of relief, when Xiao Mo said, "Then please help me, sir, to bring a gift for me."

Chen Ping'an was helpless. My family style is indeed to treat people with sincerity, but it doesn't mean that you, Xiaomo, are too honest.

Xiao Mo immediately changed the subject and asked: "Sir, how are you doing boxing under the tree?"

Chen Ping'an said: "It's not that difficult to break through the realm in the near future. It's just that you need to build your foundation and mend a lot of gaps in your body. After you become a martial artist in the fifth realm, you still have to grind."

Xiao Mo said with a smile: "Shu Xia has a mellow heart and strong stamina, and the young master personally teaches the boxing techniques. I can definitely go far in martial arts."

Since the topic of martial arts was discussed, Chen Pingan asked curiously: "Xiao Mo, in those ancient times, who could break up the cause and effect and destiny of an earthly immortal with just boxing skills? To be precise, it is the kind of complete nothingness, not just the disappearance of the soul."

Xiao Mo always thought carefully and did not rush to give an answer. He asked instead: "Young master, what you mean is just to drive the strength of the body's muscles and bones, without using the aura of heaven and earth, to kill a person simply with brute force, which is what later generations call martial arts." Earth Immortal, so that he will never have another life and completely 'defeat the army'?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Absolutely."

It turns out that the earliest original meaning of "Bingjie" was this?

Xiao Mo thought for a while and said slowly: "Leaving aside the top ten tycoons in the ancient world, including the founders of the three religions, fellow Taoist Bixiao can easily do it. The first few scholars who followed the sage master can also do it easily. Not bad, plus the nameless person who woke up with me and Bai Jing this time. In his early years, he was also accompanied by several followers of the same rank. They were not light on fists and kicks. Together, they numbered half a hundred people, no matter what. some."

Chen Ping'an was surprised: "So many?"

Xiao Mo smiled and said: "If we add the demon clan born in the ancient times, there will be even more. But they often don't show up easily, because after there are more swordsmen in the world, they like to cause trouble for them."

Xiao Mo hesitated for a moment and said: "For example, Mr. Jun Qian, the young master's senior brother, had an extraordinary origin. In the ancient years when all kinds of strange things roamed the world, he was a rare existence. He once stood tall on the earth. The sun and the moon flutter their wings only to hate the low blue sky. If Mr. Jun Qian had not been dragged to a discussion by the Buddha, and his nature had been infiltrated by the Buddha's teachings, which slightly changed his temperament, I estimate that in the ancient times of later generations, Mr. Zheng's life in Baidicheng That preacher didn't even have a chance to kill the dragon."

Xiao Mo continued: "Sir, I have a guess."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter."

Xiao Mo said: "I guess the reason why the real dragons in the world rebelled from the Heavenly Court in those days was most likely because Mr. Jun Qian, through the Buddha, secretly made a promise with all the dragon palace aquatic tribes, similar to a contract not to harm the dragons and narcissus. .”

Chen Pingan nodded, "It should be the truth."

Chen Pingan suddenly asked: "Xiao Mo, according to the current speculation on the mountain, the eleven martial arts realms can be roughly regarded as the fourteen realms of Qi practitioners. Is it accurate?"

Over at Taiping Mountain, Chen Ping'an received a punch from a certain eleventh-level martial artist, to be precise, it was half a punch because of the gift from his founding disciple.

Chen Ping'an, who was already in the tenth realm at that time, faced the half-punch and could only stand still and take the beating. It was difficult to resist, let alone fight back. He lay in the pit for a long time without getting up.

Later, when he found out the truth about the punch he received for no reason, Chen Ping'an was both funny and angry. He could only be a mute and eat coptis. After all, he couldn't bear to teach Pei Qian a lesson.

What's more, Pei Qian has been preoccupied since she was a child, so Chen Ping'an didn't plan to talk to her about this to avoid her thinking too much.

If a certain proud student was the culprit, Chen Pingan would have to tie the neck of this big white goose in a knot.

Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. You can ask Bai Jing about this."

Nowadays, Chen Ping'an devotes himself to practicing cultivation, which is nothing more than three things.

Refining swords, practicing boxing, and drawing talismans.

The process of refining the sword mainly focused on the natal magical powers of the two flying swords, "Caged Bird" and "Wellhead Moon". Chen Ping'an tried to refine a long river of time that runs in an orderly manner and turn the small world closer to the "truth."

As for martial arts, it becomes boring to climb up. Chen Pingan only practices half a fist over and over again.

The "weird" eleven-level fist on the top of the mountain is like a supreme boxing book.

It was split into two, and half of it was Han Yushu's skin left on the immortal body by the ancestor of the military strategist who was in charge of Yinghuo.

The other half, in the mountains and rivers of Chen Pingan's own world, is equivalent to receiving half a punch. The mountains and rivers in the small world of his body shake, and the mountains and rivers change their paths... Every trace left behind is the path of the fist.

As for drawing a talisman, it takes a lot of time. Chen Pingan seems to be distracted. In fact, by studying the talismans, it is Chen Pingan's key to completing the existence of a series of ferries and ferry passengers in the long river of time.

Chen Pingan smiled and invited: "Come on, let me show you some of my collections and how I practice."

Xiao Mo had been looking forward to this for a long time, and he bowed and said, "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

Together with Xiaomo, we retreated to the mountains and rivers and returned to the bamboo house.

Chen Ping'an was the first to step into the first floor of the bamboo building with the door open, causing ripples to appear. Xiao Mo followed closely behind, and after stepping into the house, there was a completely different world.

The sky and the earth are vast and boundless as far as the eye can see. This is the scene inside Chen Ping'an's natal flying sword "The Bird in the Cage".

Chen Pingan asked with a smile: "Do you need to change the scene? I can directly move to a demon-suppressing tower, or even Suishan, or even Tuoyue Mountain. It can be fake enough to look real."

Xiao Mo smiled and shook his head, "Master, all you need is a futon."

Chen Pingan pointed at Xiao Mo and joked: "This is where you are inferior to the old cook and Pei Qian."

As they were speaking, a futon secretly made by the Sanlang Temple in Luzhou, Beiju appeared behind them. As Chen Pingan himself said, the fake was indeed confused with the real one.

Xiao Mo sat cross-legged and said with a shy face, "Some talents cannot be learned."

"At Taiping Mountain in Tongyezhou, I met Han Yushu, the leader of Wanyao Sect, on a narrow road. At that time, he was tricked by me and received such a punch in vain. At least half of the belongings of this immortal monk, including his natal belongings, were beaten to smithereens. , failed to leave any more treasures. However, Han Yushu’s Taoism and aura were all integrated into this picture of mountains and rivers.”

Chen Pingan took out an ancient scroll painting from his sleeve, hovered it in front of him, touched the white jade shaft with his finger, and there was an ancient ink painting of mountains and rivers. The scroll was unfolded, and the mountains and rivers of the earth were like fine brushstrokes. On the painting were The Five Mountains and Jiujiang and Eight Rivers are signed "Mr. Three Mountains and Nine Marquises".

Chen Ping'an shook his sleeves again, and took out several Wanyao Sect's secret treasures, hanging them one by one in front of him. The treasures in the sky and the earth suddenly shone with brilliant brilliance.

A magical sword "Qingxia", a "ritual vessel" Yundun hiding an ancient god's puppet, and a crimson gourd that can warm the true fire of Samadhi.

In fact, there are two fundamental landscape talismans from the Wanyao Sect's ancestral mountain, which are only passed down from generation to generation in the hands of the sect leader and are kept secret.

Xiao Mo smiled and said: "For an immortal, Sect Leader Han is very wealthy."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "This is the foundation of a time-honored sect."

Chen Ping'an pointed to the mountain and river scroll, "This painting is the mountain-protecting formation of Wanyao Sect, and it is also Han Yushu's trump card. It is estimated that it has been enshrined in their ancestral hall for thousands of years. Anyway, the scroll is It must be older than Wanyao Sect."

"The founder of the Wanyao Sect was once a young woodcutter from Tongyezhou. He accidentally entered the blessed land and obtained this ancient scroll of the same age as the Sanshan blessed land, and was able to embark on the path of spiritual practice. It is said that the Wanyao Sect was the most powerful At that time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and all kinds of luck occupied half of the blessed land. But when the ancestor wanted to make a step forward, he failed in retreat and failed to reach the fourteenth realm. All luck will be returned to the blessed land."

As a result, Chen Ping'an discovered Xiao Mo's interest in the Taoist ritual vessel and asked with a smile: "Do you know him?"

This Taoist ritual vessel, "Yun Ao", was called Yundun in ancient times. It was imitated from the artifact used by ancient gods to move the clouds and ride the mist. According to the saying on the mountain, clouds between heaven and earth have cloud roots, and rain has rain feet.

There is a family in Baiyun, and there is a family in the depths of Baiyun. The difference is just one word, and there is a huge difference. The former is undoubtedly a true immortal who has achieved great success in cultivating Taoism, while the latter may just be a hermit.

Later generations of Yun'ao were mostly made in the shape of small gongs. The one in front of me is a tall wooden frame made of 10,000-year-old pine wood. It has a small mallet hanging on it and a line of small Yunzhuan characters, "Made by Mrs. Shangyuan personally."

Xiao Mo nodded and said, "I've seen him a few times before."

The ancient Yunshi priest drove a five-color cloud chariot, controlled six dragons, rode the wind, entered and exited the Tianmen, crossed three mountains, traveled to the four seas and five lakes, and there was Kyushu under the Qingyun Road.

Chen Pingan waved his sleeves, and the pocket Yun Ao, which was originally as big as a palm, suddenly became as tall as a person. Clouds and mist rose around him. Chen Pingan stood up, stepped on the white clouds, took off the small mallet, tapped Yun Ao gently, and cooperated. An obscure ancient saying, with words in it, "The beauty of the clouds and forests, the true fairy descending, the scenery and candles in the sky, the spiritual wind and fragrance, the joy of the sky..."

After a while, there was no abnormality. Chen Pingan put the gavel back on the wooden stand and said with a smile: "These more than a hundred words of true words and poems are copied from Han Yushu, word for word. Logically speaking, there is no omission. But he can command a heavenly official and goddess, but I can’t do it, and I still can’t summon the gods.”

As for the meaning of the ancient saying, Chen Pingan consulted Cui Dongshan afterwards and learned that Jiang Shangzhen, who had asked first before, had no idea. Chief Zhou instead asked Chen Pingan how the goddess looked.

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Sir, why don't you give me a try?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Just be casual, don't be polite to me."

Xiao Mo knows "ancient language". Previously, at Feng Yuan Ferry, Xiao Mo taught the children Chai Wu, Bai Xuan, and Sun Chun Wang the ancient secret arts, and the two parties communicated in ancient language.

But Chen Ping'an really doesn't believe that Xiao Mo, a swordsman, can knock out a flower.

As a result, Xiao Mo also stepped on the sword and wandered in the clouds, reciting the string of ancient mantras. In an instant, he was filled with energy, and a golden sea of ​​clouds condensed from a high place, from which he opened a pair of golden eyes, overlooking the earth. Xiao Mo immediately stopped moving, the sea of ​​clouds gradually dissipated, and the owner of those golden eyes transformed into streams of pure spiritual energy and returned to the world.

Chen Pingan noticed the difference immediately and asked doubtfully: "The six syllables in the spell I recited are different from yours? So it doesn't work to pray to the gods?"

Xiao Mo smiled, as if he was sure that his young master could figure out the mystery, and there was no need for him to explain it.

Chen Ping'an immediately understood that Han Yushu deliberately said a few key syllables incorrectly. This Sect Master Han was not sincere enough to treat others when he was away from home.

In just over a hundred words, Han Yushu read six words incorrectly. There is no other explanation for this ratio other than the sinister intention of deliberately deceiving people.

But if you only think about this level, then Chen Ping'an's career will be in vain.

In ancient sacrificial texts, words are cherished like gold, and no word can be wrong. In this case, Han Yushu was still able to invite the ancient priest. He must have used some kind of inner voice, or followed some ancient rituals, similar to bulging his belly. , light the incense in your heart, and chant to worship God. As expected, Xiao Mo next taught Chen Pingan an ancient ritual that matched the mantra. He selected nine Qi palaces, and the spiritual energy rose, like lighting incense. When chanting, the incense curled up "straight to heaven", and at the same time, the spiritual energy struck along the way. The walls and roads of the Qi Palace made drumming and kowtow sounds respectively... If Chen Pingan had not obtained this "true inheritance", Chen Pingan might not have been able to successfully "invite the god to return to his throne" even if he beat Yun Ao here for hundreds or thousands of years.

Xiao Mo said: "If the young master is not a Taoist and is magical enough, he can be replaced by an ordinary earthly immortal monk and copy the Yun Ao of Master Han. The more times he rings the Yun Ao, the more immersed he is in it, the easier it is to become possessed."

Chen Ping'an was horrified and silent for a moment, "I was careless."

This is the sequelae of temporarily borrowing Taoism from the Fourteenth Realm with Lu Chen.

"Climbing to the top will make the world smaller." Once the horizons are raised, the monk's mind will be widened. This move naturally has advantages and disadvantages.

Lu Chen once used two metaphors to describe the great monk's climb to the top of the human world.

The heaven and earth pills are in big pieces, and I can turn the hammer around them.

Plant a tree on the top of the mountain and hang a book on the tree.

But in fact, when Chen Ping'an was alone, he mostly used Yun Ao, who was extremely tough, to occasionally practice the god-man beating drum style.

Therefore, beating Yun Ao in this world was used by Chen Pingan as a distraction.

Xiao Mo began to explain why he stopped, "Sir, I am a swordsman, and I have no intention of praying. Once I complete the ritual of inviting the gods to descend, I must pay a certain price as a sacrifice to the God of the Clouds." Taste."

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "It's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away."

Then Chen Ping'an's thoughts moved slightly, and Xiao Mo saw a female cultivator standing in the air, wearing a crimson robe, with a precious light like a moon halo.

The woman appeared in this world, lifelike.

Chen Ping'an asked: "She is the legitimate daughter of Han Yushu, named Han Jiangshu, and she is a Jade Pu realm. Xiao Mo, can you tell whether she is the reincarnation of a god?"

Xiao Mo shook his head, "Unless I see her true form with my own eyes, I can't be sure."

The image of the woman in front of her is, after all, just an illusion of "flesh and flesh".

Xiao Mo added: "However, Jiangshu is one of the ancient sacred trees, and has similar roots to Demon Zhenlou Qingtong. Since she is the legitimate daughter of Han Yushu, she will be a sect's mountain fairy when she is born. , the name must not be too casual, I guess it is more likely that she is the reincarnation of a god."

Chen Ping'an lightly waved his sleeves again, and relied on Jing Zhongyue's tens of thousands of tiny flying swords to compile a picture, which was exactly the scene of his previous confrontation with the heavenly official and goddess.

An ancient divine female official like Yunshi stood on the white clouds. In the heaven and earth created by Han Yushu, Chen Ping'an, who was wearing a narrow sword hanging on his waist, and the Siyun goddess who controlled Yun Ao. , confronting each other from a distance, he used the force of martial arts fist to condense a full moon, just like using Shinto against Shinto.

There are a total of twelve gongs and drums hanging on a Yun'ao. The goddess beats the drums herself, manifesting twelve seas of clouds filled with golden thunder and lightning, with a long golden line between them, ultimately forming an execution platform.

Of course, Xiao Mo is a person who "knows things". This incredible "mirror flower, water moon" is far beyond the scope of the mountain imitation technique. The latter is just similar to the previous "Female Cultivator Han Jiangshu". If it is fake at first glance, it is a fake. The current scroll is a veritable "second-class authentic". To put it simply, the true meaning of the Taoism of the goddess is truly revealed. The goddess is fake, and everything else is true.

Just like the difference between the first edition and the original manuscript in the book industry, the latter can even be more beautiful.

Xiao Mo thought of a sentence for no reason, it is unbelievable to be freed from the shackles of body and mind, seeing is believing, the world is famous in the world.

Chen Pingan said: "I speculate that the remaining broken golden body of this god is equivalent to half of the Ascension Realm. It was probably the opportunity that Han Yushu prepared to use to prove his ascension, so when he was fighting with me, such a killing A decisive monk in the Immortal Realm, but when it comes to how to use this broken god, there is a trace of hesitation in the Taoist heart, and he is not willing to use her to kill me."

"Sir, I still can't identify her exact identity. The only thing that's certain is this forbidden place."

Xiaomo gathered his thoughts, looked at the Cloud Sea Thunder Pond, and said: "It is the Hualong Pond, one of the ancient execution platforms. It belongs to the Lei Department's Zhankan Division. As for why she and Yun Ao fell into the hands of the Wan Yao Sect, at the same time Being able to cross-border control of Hualong Pond is a mystery. The division of labor among the gods in heaven is extremely clear, and no mistakes are allowed. Why is this situation happening? I guess I have to find an opportunity to sneak into the Three Mountains Paradise to find clues. "

Hualong Pond.

In the past, those from the water tribe in the world who passed through the Dragon Gate transformed into dragons here. The punished true dragons who suffered torture such as being cramped and skinned fell here. Their divine true spirits melted away here and lost their true dragon bodies.

Chen Pingan sat cross-legged, frowned slightly, and tapped his thumbs lightly.

I remember my first trip to Luzhou, Beiju. I once spent twenty snow coins in the mural city of Pima Sect to buy a box set containing five pictures of goddesses.

The five goddesses who had already changed from painted murals to white drawings at that time were named "Changqi", "Baogai", "Lingzhi", "Chunguan" and "Zhankan". Among them, the goddess Zhankan was also called the Immortal Staff , they each hold a long golden lotus lantern, supporting the treasure cover, holding a Ganoderma lucidum Ruyi in their arms, birds flying among the flowers, wearing armor and holding catty axes, they are extremely heroic, with thunder and lightning wrapped around their bodies.

Chen Ping'an had previously suspected that this goddess, who was closely related to Han Yushu Avenue of Wanyao Sect, was from the Mural City.

It just seems that the time is not right. The Pima Sect is a sect that foreign forces have finally taken root in Beiju Luzhou, so they are heading to the Mural City.

It was very early for the founder of the Wanyao Sect to enter the Three Mountains Blessed Land by accident.

Unless there is a possibility that a certain goddess has used a blinding method, she has actually left the mural city long ago, but the painted image has used a secret method to prevent it from fading.

In the past thousand years, the nine goddesses have begun to choose their respective masters to serve. According to the "stalking" and tracing by the monks on Luzhou Mountain in Beiju, the five goddesses who left the murals, "Chun Guan" disappeared, and one was killed in the battle. Sword Immortal Bai Shang killed the two goddesses with his own hands. Chen Pingan suspected that Yunbu Tianguan was most likely to be the goddess of slaying, but she was completely unmatched because she had always existed in the world. In the field of vision of Beiju Luzhou, because this goddess is the attendant of a monk in the Immortal Realm, this accomplished monk is not a sword cultivator. According to the records at the summer palace, she has also been to the Great Wall of Sword Qi with her master.

In the underground palace of the mural city, the goddess is beheaded.

Chen Ping'an stretched out his arm, and the narrow knife appeared in his hand.

Not surprisingly, the Goddess of Thunder, commonly known as the "Immortal Staff", was heading for the execution platform artifact in Chen Ping'an's hand.

As for the narrow-sword slashing technique, it was the white-haired boy who brought it to the Sword Qi Great Wall from Qingming Tianxiasui Palace in his early years.

Chen Pingan nodded, put away the two scrolls, but left the sea of ​​clouds behind. He breathed out gently, and a vision appeared, as if the white clouds were born in a fairy's boast, and the mist curled up like a ladder, and then came from Chen Ping'an. In the natal water palace where the water mark was safely placed, a green talisman slowly emerged. The water was rich and pure. As soon as the talisman came out, the water shimmered and the four directions were crystal clear.

After Chen Pingan offered the talisman, he explained: "It is said that the Wanyao Sect uses six tokens and treasures as a symbol of the status of the monks. The sect master got three of them, and the rest were divided up by the three inner meridians of Zhanglu. This treasure is One of Wanyao Sect's six secret talismans, spitting is the Jiang talisman."

According to the records in the "Authentic Alchemy Book", the beauty of the talisman is not in the paper, but in the integration with the monk's golden elixir and Yuanying. For example, on the wall of the alchemy room, it is like carving words on stone, which is a higher level. , through a Nascent Soul erecting a monument in the key cave, using the Nascent Soul to control the ethereal "pure green furnace fire", and write a "sacrificial text" that is older than the Taoist Qingci.

The true meaning of the ancient talismans can only be understood when the qi practitioner carves talismans on stones and erects monuments to record records in the small world of the human body.

The talismans drawn in this way can be regarded as belonging to the monks. They are uniquely created by heaven and earth and are not far from the Tao.

Therefore, Chen Ping'an never felt that he had entered the palace together with Fu Lu, it was still far away.

Bai Yujing enshrines several great sutras that are known as the foundation of the Dao. One of them is called "Shuo Fu", but it is not as famous as Lu Chen's "Huang Ting" and is not widely circulated.

The "Authentic Book of Alchemy" that Li Xisheng presented to Chen Ping'an was like a carefully cut abbreviated version of "Shuote".

"I know it is a good thing, but I have never dared to refine this Talisman into my destiny. I am afraid that Han Yushu has not foreseen it, and has done something early, or has ulterior motives, thinking only about encountering a strong enemy, and deliberately fled in defeat, leaving behind this Zhang Zushan’s talisman is given to the opponent to refine.”

Chen Ping'an said: "Through evolution, dismantling, and working backwards, I have a general understanding of the cultivation process of this secret talisman."

"The monk first dug a deep well in his own water palace. The four words 'Rain Master's Order' were engraved around the mouth of the well. The mouth of the well must be tilted slightly inward, with the outside high and the inside low, somewhat similar to the patios that every household in the small town has. There is a saying that four waters return to the church. About every sixty years, on the winter solstice, one would find a giant lake with abundant water transport, take a bucket of water, divide it into four parts, and pour the four characters "Rain Master's Order" on each one, one after another. The word "rain" is vertical in the middle, the word "master" is written in one stroke, and the word "imperial" is stroked at the end. The last stroke of the word "ling" flows into the well."

Because you are in your own little world, you can do whatever you want without violating the rules.

Between Chen Ping'an and Xiao Mo, a well appeared out of thin air. The mouth of the well was engraved with the four words "Rain Master's Order". A bucket of water was suspended in the air, poured into the four words, and slowly flowed into the well.

As the saying goes, water in a well does not offend the river, but since ancient times, cultivating Taoism, practicing immortality, seeking immortality, confounding yin and yang, ignoring the bright and different paths... is recognized as an act against heaven.

"On the summer solstice of the next year, the monks appeared in the world twisting talismans, and with the help of the scorching sun's Yang energy, they traveled through the water. They prepared a set of mines in their hands, pinched the Five Dragons to open the mountains, and burned at least twelve kinds of 'vassal' symbols similar to the river cross-flow talisman and the tide intrusion talisman. Water talisman, as a tribute to this talisman, the monk drank a bucket of water like a whale, creating a scene of waterfall pouring from the sky to the ground in the human world, hitting the bottom of the well to dig deeper, after dozens of Jiazi, the "drop of water penetrates the stone" of hundreds of Jiazi, this well can be connected with the water from all over the world and the eight rivers of Jiujiang and other places. Tian Xian, of course, can borrow water without hindrance. The water of the surging rivers can cover the sky and the sun, and can cover the mountains and turn the land into the sea."

I saw a bucket of water hanging high in the sky, with a line falling down, and there was a huge waterfall pouring down. After falling straight into the well, there was a sound of thunder in the well.

Xiao Mo smiled and said: "With this method, I have seen success over time. Just open your mouth and spit out the talisman, and you can pour out a river. It is truly a mouthful of spit that drowns people."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Chief Zhou also used this metaphor at that time."

No wonder there is already an invisible battle between the two of you before you even meet.

Jia Lao Shenxian once lamented at the wine table. It's not that he doesn't miss Chief Zhou's old feelings, but that Mr. Xiao Mo is too kind.

Cui Dongshan said more, "Chief Zhou, if you don't come back, just don't come back at all."

Chen Ping'an said: "The only drawback is that the most valuable part of this talisman is the material itself, which can carry the Taoist meaning stacked up layer by layer. Therefore, it can only be passed down from generation to generation. The power of the talisman will become more and more powerful, and the upper limit is extremely high. , it can almost touch the origin of Shuifa Dao, but it cannot be imitated and reproduced, let alone mass production.”

Xiao Mo said: "Since the crux of the problem is only the material of the talisman, it is not difficult. Young Master only needs to make it clear that when I meet fellow Taoist Bixiao again, I can ask for it from this fellow Taoist."

Chen Ping'an smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't owe anyone a favor, but don't owe it to this old temple master."

Xiao Mo said: "Don't worry, sir, I am an exception."

Chen Pingan was choked for words.

Xiaomo never talks big.

It was actually that trip to the Lotus Root Blessed Land that made Chen Ping'an feel frightened when he thought of this old Taoist priest from Donghai Taoist Temple, whose "Tao can reach heaven".

To put it simply, Chen Ping'an already has a psychological shadow on the old viewer. This is similar to the state of mind that monks from the Dali Earth Branch lineage have when they think of the young hermit official.

Chen Ping'an sacrificed another ancient talisman that also came from the ancestral mountain of Wanyao Zong, manifesting an ancient mountain named "Taishan".

There are as many mountain talismans as hairs in the world, with complex veins, and mountains formed from a handful of soil. Each has its own magical power. Different mountain talismans have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Twist a handful of earth in the Qi Mansion, silently recite the mantra and incantation, give it the true meaning, and throw it on the ground to form a mountain, standing tall between heaven and earth out of thin air.

Among them, there is one line that is recognized as the most powerful, which is "Moving Mountains" with the Great Yue of the World, borrowing the "true form" and using it to hit people, which is very powerful.

Two ancestral mountain talismans form a pattern of water surrounding mountains.

Xiao Mo recognized the foot of this mountain at a glance and said: "It used to be the place where Mr. Sanshan Jiuhou taught talismans. He taught talismans to Taoist priests from all walks of life who were able to climb mountains. However, this gentleman is different from Taoist Xianwei. The threshold is very high. The Dharma has never been spread to outsiders lightly. There are so many obstacles in Taishan that most Taoist priests cannot climb up. It seems that the mountain and water obstacle-breaking talismans of later generations were originally developed by Taoist priests in this way."

"I have traveled to this mountain before, and of course I used my sword energy to clear the way to the top. However, this gentleman had already left at that time. It is said that he had a fight with the sword cultivator, one of the top ten men in the world. The sword energy was too strong and he was lingering. If you don't go, the master feels that it is not suitable for practice, so he goes down the mountain for a long trip. As for the outcome of the fight, the outside world does not know."

Taoist priest, scholar, gentleman, and master were all highly valued titles in ancient times.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "No wonder future generations want to become a Talisman cultivator. The threshold is so high, and the difficulty is second only to becoming a sword cultivator."

Han Yushu once followed a golden book of Taoism handed down by the founder of the mountain, and used the Taishan Mountain as a talisman to draw golden threads on the mountain to increase the Taoist meaning of an ancient mountain.

The mountain is filled with hundreds of golden rivers and streams, descending from the top to the foot of the mountain.

At that time, Chen Pingan was right under Han Yushu's nose, copying the gourd and applying it now, so that Han Yushu concluded that Chen Pingan must have been exposed to the side branches of the Sanshan Talisman.

Two ancestral mountain talismans, plus the sea of ​​clouds.

The sea of ​​clouds is at the bottom, the mountains hang upside down, and the water surrounds them in the middle. Chen Ping'an and Xiao Mo are still sitting on the futon, so the scene they see in their eyes has turned upside down.

Chen Ping'an said helplessly: "I have long seen that it is a kind of stacked talisman, but there is no proof, no trace, and no thread. It is almost like knocking on Yun Ao. Without a unique secret to assist, it is still nothing. Can’t learn.”

Chen Ping'an shook his fingers, and strands of golden light appeared on his fingertips, and finally copied an ancient talisman secretly passed down by Wanyao Sect, which was both a mountain talisman and a sword talisman.

But compared to the previous two Zushan talismans, which were both real objects, the current talisman was created by Chen Pingan drawing talismans out of thin air.

This is a piece of golden talisman paper with five ancient mountains painted on it. It is carefully refined into a talisman painting cinnabar using a kind of rare five-color soil that uses one tael every time to draw the talisman, and one tael will be lost in the world. Finally, it is written with the sword formula " The two characters "Five Mountains" are used as talismans.

The monk sacrificed this talisman, and it looked like five mountains hanging upside down in the air, with peaks like the tip of a sword, pointing straight to the earth.

Chen Ping'an said: "This Five Mountains Talisman has a 'big' character on the mountain as a prefix, which is specially used to distinguish the Five Mountains Talisman that is common in later generations. As for this Five Mountains Talisman, in addition to the special paper, it also has something strange. The sword technique is used as a talisman, so it also has the effect of a sword talisman. It can be determined that there must be an ancient sword vein tradition that is temporarily unknown in the Wanyao Sect's ancestral hall."

According to Jiang Shangzhen's estimation, this kind of talisman, known as the "Great Five Mountains Talisman", has become a masterpiece because of the disappearance of the "East Mountain" among the old Five Mountains. The Talisman Yuxuan, the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, the Talisman Library of the Liu family in Aaizhou, and some Five Mountains Talismans that have been preserved for many years, all added together, the number will not exceed thirty.

It is said that Dongshan is a mountain city that is not ethereal and will float away with the water over time.

Student Cui Dongshan, with such an obvious connection, of course Chen Pingan asked him whether he had any connection with that "Dongshan".

Cui Dongshan said categorically at the time that he named himself "Dongshan" just to seek a good omen. It was a kind of self-encouragement for students. It was like a "motto" engraved in the heart, telling himself that through tireless and diligent practice, he would achieve success. One day, he will make a comeback... and it has nothing to do with that ancient mountain "Dongshan"!

Xiao Mo asked: "Can't we settle for the second best and use the soil of the Five Mountains of various countries to refine cinnabar for painting symbols?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "I tried it, but it didn't work after all. Even if I used the soil from our Five Mountains in Aquarius Island, it didn't work."

When he was young, he worked as a kiln worker's apprentice and often followed Master Yao into the mountains. Chen Ping'an often "eated dirt".

Chen Ping'an's understanding of earth nature is far better than that of ordinary Qi practitioners.

"It can only be obtained from the ancient Five Mountains in the vast world. However, of these five mountains, only Suishan remains today. The other Taishan and Dongshan are too difficult to find."

Maybe the Five Mountains in the Middle Earth after the Old Five Mountains, including Suishan and Jiuyi Mountains, can refine this talisman, but they have to work with the great mountain gods who have the names of gods to remove a handful of soil attached to the roots of the mountains. , easier said than done.

It is said that Fu Lu Yu Xuan had such a plan very early back then. He finally managed to collect enough soil from the four mountains, but still fell short.

Yu Xuan was already highly virtuous and respected, but in the end, he was still rejected by Suishan Zhouyou, the godly name of "Dajiao". No matter how much Yu Xuan offered money to buy it, how he was moved by his feelings, and how he was moved by his feelings, he was still rejected. No.

The king of gods travels around without nodding his head.

Therefore, Chen Ping'an could only copy this talisman in his own small world.

In the Cave Heaven Dojo at Mi Xuefeng, Chen Pingan tried no less than a hundred times to draw talismans with talisman paper. Every time the talisman was completed, it would dissipate and fall apart in an instant. It was not the kind of fake talisman whose spiritual energy evaporated very quickly. Instead, the talisman's bladder exploded directly, causing the entire talisman paper to shatter on the spot.

After all, Xiao Mo was not very familiar with the talismans, so he could not help but feel doubtful, "Master, since you already have a long river of time, why do you need to study the talismans so carefully?"

This is the first time that Chen Ping'an has proposed to outsiders his specific ideas and detailed arrangements for building this world. "This world is divided into four levels. The first level is the long river of time that creates various scenes of the world. It is infinitely close to reality and is quite Due to the blindness method, the person who is asked about the sword is placed here. If he wants to find my 'true body', he must first break the barrier. During this period, any of his actions, every breath, every step, every time he draws his sword and sacrifices Magical weapons, etc., and all my own spiritual energy consumed will naturally belong to me."

"I plan to go to Tongyezhou next time, visit the Demon Suppressing Tower, and Qingtong and I will buy those phoenix leaves that contain illusions."

"Qingtong's sycamore leaves have the mystery of one leaf and one bodhi. As long as there are more of them, they really have the magical effect of the 'Hengsha World'."

"On the second level, after he breaks through the barrier, he still needs to fight with the whole world to ask questions or ask swords. The talisman is what I use to stabilize the barrier of heaven and earth, so I will refine hundreds of thousands, Even if there are millions of talismans, the quality of the talisman paper does not need to be considered high or low, but quantity wins. Of course, it is better to have large talismans like That kind of grand realm where time is long and rivers are long, water is long and sky is limited, and mountains are solid and soil is immortal."

"With or without the three hundred gold and fine copper coins in the Quan Mansion's treasury, the width and depth of this long river of time are really...a world of difference!"

"Tao and Dharma in the world lead to the same destination through different paths. Tracing back to the origin, the ultimate Dharma is probably that one tree can bloom thousands of flowers."

"The Taoist tree has low branches, which are within reach, and the techniques are easy to learn. The Taoist tree has high branches, and the threshold for practice is high and out of reach."

Chen Ping'an was sitting on the futon, with his narrow sword Zhankan placed across his knees, his hands clenched into fists against his knees, his expression bright and his eyebrows flying.

"On the third level, I will visualize three key figures sitting at the hub of heaven and earth. One is a sword cultivator, carrying the 'Night Tour'. One is a martial artist, holding the 'Cut' and 'Execution'. One is a talisman monk, holding the Infinity Talisman. .”

Having said this, Chen Ping'an grinned, "For outsiders to enter this world and see my true body, it's like they have to burn three sticks of incense and pass three levels before they can see me."

Xiao Mo was silent for a long time and asked: "Master, is it the last floor?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Let's keep it a secret for now."

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Over at Niujiaodu Baofengzhai, Hong Yangbo and the maid Qingcai continued to wander around the shop after being separated from the man who claimed to be Lord Chen's uncle.

In the old man's opinion, the business here is indeed a bit deserted, which is very inconsistent with the location of such an important hub as Niujiadu.

If Qingfufang was opened here, it would definitely be overcrowded every day.

Hong Yangbo laughed in his heart and asked: "Master, what do you think of this state?"

There are peach blossoms outside the bamboo, and the ground is covered with wormwood and wormwood. The yang energy is beginning to awaken the insects, and the sunshine is warming the earth.

The young woman whom the old man respectfully called his boss said: "The scenery in Chuzhou is great, but when you are in it, you will inevitably feel cramped."

The old man nodded, convinced.

Even though the Longquan Sword Sect moved out of Chuzhou, there are still many mountains and immortal mansions here, and Piyun Mountain is the seat of the tiger Wei Bo.

For foreign Qi practitioners, it is really a helpless situation. They feel like they are relying on others wherever they go. Just the fact that they need to hang a sword charm to control the wind makes the foreign monks feel even more uncomfortable.

They disembarked at Niujiaodu this time, specifically to visit the young hermit official in Luopo Mountain. If they could send a letter to Jise Peak to invite Chen Pingan, Qingfufang felt it was useless. Maybe he will be regarded by Luo Luoshan as the kind of character who doesn't know the importance and etiquette.

The two walked into a shop selling many potted plants including orchids.

Hong Yangbo has been doing business in the room on the second floor of Qingfufang for nearly eighty years.

It seems like a blink of an eye, a few glasses of wine, and a hundred years have passed by.

The old man met Chen Ping'an three times, and saw with his own eyes his transformation from a young man carrying a sword hanging over a wine pot, to a young ranger wearing a bamboo hat, and then to the mountain master who was already in his forties.

When Chen Pingan was on the second floor, she happened to be cleaning the ancient sword in the "cold" room on the third floor. She was keenly aware of something strange downstairs, so she pretended to be a maid serving tea and water and went to Hong Yangbo's room to find out.

At the door of the shop, there stood a man in a green shirt. He cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Mr. Hong, you are so charming."

The acting shopkeeper of this shop is a young female cultivator from Zhuchai Island, but according to seniority, she is a junior among Liuxia Guan.

The woman smiled and introduced herself: "Forgive me, Master Chen Shan. I am the current shopkeeper of Qingfufang. My real name is Zhang Caiqin. My bow is Zhang Zhang, the color of five colors, and the celery of water celery."

When Chen Pingan left Qingfufang and walked on the street, he once looked back. When he saw this woman standing on the railing, he was sure that she was a swordsman with hidden Qi.

There is a room in the backyard of the shop specially used to entertain distinguished guests. Tea and wine are all prepared. Chen Ping'an made tea himself to entertain the guests. He joked: "Mr. Hong is really hard to invite. Today is an unexpected surprise."

Hong Yangbo smiled and said: "If Master Chen just invited me to be a guest at Luopo Mountain, how could I refuse again and again? But Master Chen is blatantly poaching, how dare I agree?"

After all, he had met young Chen Ping'an. The key was that the two parties had done serious business several times, so the old man was even more relaxed and comfortable than Zhang Caiqin, and he spoke casually.

Hong Yangbo asked: "Those two friends who traveled to Dilongshan Ferry with Mountain Master Chen? Are they now members of the Luolu Mountain Genealogy?"

"The bearded swordsman is named Xu Yuanxia."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "The young Taoist priest's name is Zhang Shanfeng. They are all good friends who I met by chance in the early years. They are not members of the Luoluo Mountain Genealogy. One of them has a big air. Compared with Mr. Hong, they are even worse. Let alone invite them. , I wouldn’t even be willing to ask him to come to Luopo Mountain. He is similar to Mr. Hong and already has a teacher in the mountain, so I don’t dare to poach him.”

The real Huolong of Paidi Peak has a high prestige in Beiju Luzhou, which is unmatched by anyone on the mountain or below.

Zhang Shanfeng is the beloved disciple of the old master. Chen Ping'an dares to poach him. Not to mention the old master, several of Zhang Shanfeng's brothers, including Yuan Lingdian, can come to Luo Po Mountain to block the door.

Master Huolong is famous for being kind to others, and he has countless guest titles, both named and anonymous.

But the old man will remind you, don't spread the word about being your guest. Of course, if you have a problem, come to Paidi Peak to find Pindao. If he can help, he will definitely help.

At first, some immortal masters were complacent, thinking that being able to invite the old master to be their guest guest, not to mention the only one, was a rare treat.

As a result, I got together with my good friends from the mountain, got very drunk, and as soon as we started chatting, we spilled the beans. Only then did we realize that something seemed to be wrong, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Who are you? The same to you? Are you still? It turns out they are all!

As a result, there is no cross-continental ferry in Padi Peak. I just say to everyone I meet that I am poor and poor.

The Huolong Zhenren of Luzhou in Beiju was impoverished, the Taihui Sword Sect Liu Jinglong’s wine table was invincible, and the night banquet of Wei Shanjun of Beiyue in Aquarius Continent was so famous that it was no longer limited to one continent.

Hong Yangbo said seriously: "My boss and I came here specifically to find Lord Chen."

Chen Pingan handed the tea to the two of them, nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Hong just said it bluntly, they are not outsiders."

Hong Yangbo said: "Our Qingfufang is located at the Xianjia Ferry in Dilong Mountain, and the real owner of this ferry is actually the royal family of the Qingxing Kingdom. Because it is located south of Dadu, according to the agreement, the Liu family of the Qingxing Kingdom took off the Dadu. Li Fan's status as a vassal state. After the restoration of the country, the new national preceptor was a good friend of mine on the mountain. I have known him for more than a hundred years and knew the inside and out. He also blamed me for being greedy and unable to control my mouth. I boasted to him that I was an old acquaintance with Master Chen. It is estimated that he went to Emperor Liu to take credit. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Qingxing Kingdom is about to hold a coronation ceremony in the middle of the year, and His Majesty the Emperor hopes that Master Chen Shan can take time out of his busy schedule to attend this ceremony."

Zhang Caiqin hesitated for a moment, because that was not the case. It was she who took the initiative to talk to Emperor Liu of the Qingxing Kingdom about this matter. Both she and His Majesty the Emperor felt that they could come to Luopo Mountain and give it a try. When I traveled to Beiyue territory.

Chen Ping'an is such a seasoned person. With just such a subtle expression from Zhang Caiqin, he immediately guessed everything. He just pretended not to know the truth and agreed with a smile, "No problem."

Chen Ping'an added half-jokingly, "If Mr. Hong is really worried about me forgetting, just send another letter to Jise Peak a few days before the celebration to remind me of this matter."

Now that the business has been settled, I feel relieved.

Zhang Caiqin sincerely held hands with Master Chen to thank him.

Chen Pingan had no choice but to smile and clasp his fists in return, "Don't be so polite. Just think of it as me apologizing for the poaching you did earlier."

In fact, Zhang Caiqin didn't have much hope in inviting Chen Pingan to participate in this ceremony. The rejection was not even a sign of being arrogant or unkind, but a lot of things. Once an opening was made, all aspects of human relations and sophistication had to be taken into consideration. For example, there are many mountains and dharma traditions in an immortal sect. An old master of the ancestral hall was invited to attend a viewing ceremony on a certain peak. Then the other mountains and peaks followed suit and invited the old master. Don't show up?

So either we just don't go at all, otherwise we will easily lose sight of one thing, or we just attend various ceremonies all day long, forget about pure practice.

"Our boss once met a wandering master when he was young and received the four-character prophecy of 'Earth Immortal Sword Cultivator'."

Hong Yangbo took the initiative to mention something, "As for the skills of merchants and the way of doing business, although my boss didn't put much thought into it, he still delayed his practice after all. Otherwise, it would probably have been a prophecy by now."

She was a little helpless. Why talk to outsiders about this? The key was to talk about "sword cultivation" with a young hermit official who carved letters on the city wall. Wouldn't it make people laugh?

Especially this "Earth Immortal" may be worth a little money in Zhengyang Mountain, but it is nothing in Chen Ping'an's Luolu Mountain.

Chen Ping'an moved slightly in his heart and said, "I would like to ask, was that passing expert back then a man or a woman?"

As for a few polite words to praise Zhang Caiqin's qualifications and future achievements, forget it. Both of us here are people who are used to doing business. They are pretentious and will not be pleasant to the ears.

Because it was a secret, Hong Yangbo couldn't speak, so he turned to look at his employer. Zhang Caiqin didn't hide it and said, "She is a woman with an unassuming appearance, Jing Chai Buqun. She once told fortunes for several elders in the family, and she was extremely accurate." , everything I said came true. After that, I quickly cultivated a natal flying sword."

In fact, this unknown outsider also gave Zhang Caiqin a meeting gift, which was an inkstone carved with dragon patterns and the inscription "Dragon whiskers can ward off summer heat."

The woman also revealed a secret, predicting that Zhang Caiqin's biggest fate in this life would be the word "cicada shed".

Chen Pingan nodded lightly and said with a seemingly casual smile: "If I am not wrong, the so-called 'earth immortal' by this expert does not mean the two realms of Jindan and Nascent Soul today, but the immortals of the upper five realms. Jing, as the old saying goes, specifically describes a terrestrial immortal who resides in the human world."

It turned out to be Tian Wan's fault.

It is very likely that Tian Wan fell in love with Zhang Caiqin's qualifications, but was unwilling to take him to Zhengyang Mountain and hand it over to others for cultivation like Su Jia did. Furthermore, Su Jia's special status made him an indispensable and important link. It is estimated that Tian Wan Do you plan to accept Zhang Caiqin as your direct heir after successfully conspiring with Bai Chang in the future, or recommend him to Bai Chang to earn a favor for yourself?

Chen Ping'an suddenly asked: "Did the master deliberately keep the painting "Xizai Tie" in Mr. Hong's shop?"

Zhang Caiqin and Hong Yangbo looked at each other, wondering why Chen Pingan asked this.

This copybook is well-known on the Baopingzhou Mountain. It was once the calligraphy treasure of a local swordsman in ancient Shu. It was his proud work before he attained enlightenment. Because of this, the writing is particularly impressive and full of pen and ink. There is no hint of sophistication or restraint. The painting that Hong Yangbo sold to Chen Ping'an was of course a copy, but the writing style was very close to the original and very ancient. It was a double-hook method. The hollow words were first outlined and then filled with ink, making the handwriting of "Xizai Tie" look like the remains of an autumn cicada. This method is often used to imitate precious calligraphy and writings on stones.

Chen Pingan did not continue to talk about this calligraphy, and continued to chat. Hong Yangbo said that he would go to Gyeonggi Province with his employer soon, because he had an old friend to meet him, and when they returned south, they would visit Luolu Mountain.

Chen Ping'an didn't keep them and sent them to the door of the shop.

The two of them walked towards Niujiao Ferry, and Zhang Caiqin couldn't help but sigh: "I've learned the lesson, it's not leaking."

Especially the sentence that seems to be a reminder to Hong Yangbo is the true essence of human nature.

This is equivalent to showing that he must participate in the celebration, otherwise Chen Pingan would not have to say this at all.

This was a reassurance for the two uninvited guests.

Furthermore, next time Feijian sends a message to Jise Peak, it could be Qingfufang, or of course it could be Qingxing Country’s Ministry of Rites.

In this way, it is equivalent to Qingfufang helping the Liu family of Qingxing Kingdom to truly establish a personal relationship with Luopo Mountain. Chen Ping'an gave an extra favor to Qingfufang. It was not a timely gift, but it was definitely the icing on the cake. Now that he has decided to attend the ceremony, Luopo Mountain is like going along with the current and giving Qingxing Kingdom more face. On the surface, at least in the eyes of the outside world, it means that the emperor of Qingxing Kingdom has invited the young hermit official to the capital in person.

It was just a seemingly "superfluous" letter. Luolu Mountain, Qingfufang, and the Qingxing Kingdom's court were all happy.

Hong Yangbo smiled and said: "Fortunately, Master Chen is a good person."

Zhang Caiqin laughed dumbly.

After sending Hong Yangbo and Zhang Caiqin out, Chen Pingan did not leave the shop. Instead, he returned to the backyard room and packed up the tea sets.

The girl's face was flushed, and she clenched the corner of her clothes with one hand. While she was complaining about her lack of cleverness, she still needed Shanzhu Chen to deal with it herself. At the same time, she plucked up the courage to say hello: "Shanzhu Chen, my name is Lan Rui. , the name was given by the Patriarch, I am a monk from Zhuchai Island!"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, the girl almost stomped her feet in annoyance. How could Lord Chen know that he came from the back of the fish?

Aren’t they the ones taking care of the shops here at Gyujiadu Baofuzhai?

Chen Pingan nodded lightly and asked with a smile: "Lan Rui, who is your master?"

Lan Rui is a good name for a small boat. Island Master Liu is still very talented.

The girl smiled and said: "Master's name is Luopu, and he is currently practicing in the blessed land of Master Chen."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "This shows that your master's qualifications are very good."

Lan Ruo nodded vigorously.

It's her master, it's necessary!

After Chen Pingan left Niujiaodu, his body turned into a rainbow and disappeared in a flash. He went directly to Huanghu Mountain and saw the "local dog" squatting by the water.

Chen Pingan squatted down, rubbed its head, suppressed laughter, and said, "It's hard for you."

Since it has not yet refined its form, it can no longer be regarded as a Taoist friend.

It grinned and shook its tail.

The little Heitan used to hang out in a small town school. After school every day, she was in the best mood.

Next to him was a little girl in black who was the right guardian of Qilong Lane, and the left guardian of Qilong Lane who walked with his tail between his legs.

Pei Qian likes to walk in a swaggering way, walking through the streets and alleys. As long as there are no outsiders nearby, he often likes to shout loudly.

"Walking arrogantly will make the enemy panic! Anyone who dares to stand in the way will be beaten away with a stick. If we are friends and we meet, we will kill the local dog and I will eat the meat while you drink the soup!"

The rhyme is quite rhyming, but it doesn't take into account the feelings of that local dog at all.

Those bleak years were hard to look back on, and the suffering was unspeakable.

Even if it has been able to speak for a long time, it still refuses to speak. Once you open your mouth, is it okay? ! When Pei Qian found out, it doubted whether he would be hung up and beaten by Pei Qian.

Back then, every time Pei Qian taught Zhou Mili a lesson, he would always use the same catchphrase, "Xiao Mili, we can't be too left-handed to protect the Dharma. If we raise our tails to the sky, we will be in trouble."

Occasionally, the three of them squatted at the door of the Qilong Lane shop together, basking in the sun and eating melon seeds. Pei Qian often talked about her dangerous and exciting experiences in the world, and some truths that were definitely unverifiable, such as "You know, my master once had a relationship with I once said a wise saying, money is hard to make but shit is hard to eat! This is called rough talk but not rough talk. Hey, that’s not right. Protector Zuo is amazing. You dare to be an exception. Where is the dog head?! Come on, come on, I respect you. Man, teach me a set of crazy swordsmanship."

Fortunately, Xiaomi is still protecting it, otherwise it would really run away from home, not to mention Qilong Lane, and even the town would not wait.

Chen Ping'an smiled and asked, "Have you thought about your real name?"

It lowered its head, which meant that it already had a real name.

Chen Pingan stood up and said with a little regret, "Then I won't help with the naming."

As he prepared to leave Huanghu Mountain, Chen Ping'an couldn't help his curiosity and asked: "What are you going to call it?"

It raised its foot and scratched on the ground.

I wrote two words, and the handwriting looked like that.

Han Lu.

Chen Pingan nodded and smiled: "It is indeed a good name."

Instead of returning directly to Luolu Mountain, Chen Ping'an first went to Yuanmu Peak. The old cook was working as a carpenter, holding a log in his hand and squinting his eyes to prepare for ink. There were wood flowers dug out everywhere at his feet.

Seeing Chen Ping'an, the old cook smiled and said, "Why are you here, Master?"

Chen Pingan rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile: "I'm not just hanging around, I'm here to help you."

The white-haired boy rushed forward in a hurry, rolled on the ground several times, then jumped up, stood still, patted the dust on his body, "Ancestor Yin Guan! I want to report an important piece of information to you, thank you. The dog has quietly left the state boundary!"

Chen Ping'an sneered and said: "We are all from the same sect, how can you be so loyal?"

The white-haired boy stamped his feet and said, "It's hard to have both loyalty and righteousness. Isn't this a matter of methods? Loyalty and righteousness, loyalty comes first, and righteousness stays behind!"

Zhu Lian nodded and agreed: "It makes sense. If you turn around and carve the word "loyalty" on your forehead, write "Iron Bones" on the palm of one hand, and write "Yi Bo Yuntian" on the back of the other hand, you will be awesome when you go out for a walk."

The white-haired boy complained: "Old cook, why do you speak so unpleasantly? You have a weird accent. I don't know who you learned it from. If you have nothing else to do, learn from our Yinguan ancestor how to speak and how to behave." Ah. It is said that those who are close to water and towers get the moon first, but it would be better for you to stay beside the Yinguan ancestor who is like Zhilan's room every day, and you will not learn any real skills. "

Zhu Lian still nodded and said: "It makes sense, you are right."

As long as I quarrel with you, I will lose.

The white-haired boy put his hands on his hips. He was about to curse, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. In a quarrel, he was destined to fail to quarrel with the old cook.

Chen Ping'an said angrily: "Don't drag Guo Zhujiu to fool around with you."

The white-haired boy's eyes were full of resentment, and he sniffed with deep grievance, "Don't I just want to break into the enemy's interior? I would be willing to be cut off, and I would not hesitate to go through the dragon's pond, tiger's den, knife mountain and sea of ​​fire. I just want to get familiar with that Xie Gou first." I’ve tipped off the Yinguan Ancestor.”

Chen Pingan laughed angrily and said, "Then don't I still have to thank you?"

The white-haired boy raised his toes, kicking the wood flowers on the ground, "If Ancestor Yin Guan said such foreign words, it would chill the loyalty of his trusted generals."

Zhu Lian echoed: "It's that lively, hot and loyal heart."

Chen Ping'an held back his laughter. The old cook would have to take action to deal with this guy.

The white-haired boy's eyes widened and he almost felt internal injuries.

In fact, the person who is really the most powerful at saying weird things is not Cui Dongshan or Zhu Lian, but Chief Zhou of Luolu Mountain.

It is probably because Chief Zhou is talented and well-informed that he is invincible when it comes to telling jokes, putting even the old chef and Zheng Dafeng to shame.

For example, the discussions at the Patriarch Hall in my home were like quarrels in the pigsty.

As long as you can still raise your head when you see a beautiful woman, you are getting stronger as you grow older, and you are not at all dissatisfied with old age.

Fighting at the foot of the mountain, chickens pecking each other...

There was actually no smell of powder at the Yuefu Department in Piyun Mountain. There were no cooks from Manli coming in and out, and there were no singing and dancing to add to the fun. It was just Zheng Dafeng and Wei Bo drinking together, getting very drunk, and saying that they had an idea. .

After Wei Bo heard this, he was shocked and speechless for a long time.

You, a pure martial artist, why are you going to Qidu?

Chen Ping'an returned to the bamboo house on the cliff alone and sat at the stone table.

At the Jianqi Great Wall, Chen Ping'an was only the second shopkeeper selling wine at the beginning, and had not yet served as a hidden official and took charge of the summer palace.

In addition to practicing boxing, what I am busy with every day is carving seals, making folding fans, and compiling the seals of Baijianxian and Jianjianxian...

Ning Yao occasionally went to sit in the room for a while. Chen Ping'an was afraid that she would feel bored and that if she left after sitting for a while, she would run out of things to talk about, so he took the initiative to explain to her the thoughts and intentions of the bottom and side stamps of the seal, as well as the inscription. The reason and meaning of the text on the fan.

At first, Ning Yao would listen carefully, and would also take the initiative to ask a few questions about the source of words and sentences. But later, for some reason, Ning Yao would show a hint of impatience after listening too much. It was not obvious, maybe she She didn't even notice it, but Chen Ping'an was so thoughtful and the second shopkeeper was so good at observing people's emotions. She soon stopped saying anything and made up her mind to talk less. But every time she planned to get up and leave, she would use some different methods. Lame reasons to keep her.

Chen Ping'an was secretly happy about this, but also a little sad.

Because the reason why Ning Yao is like this is that she has a sense of crisis. Chen Ping'an would find it unreasonable, but between men and women, there is not so much truth to be said.

To be precise, Ning Yao felt that it was gradually becoming difficult for her to talk to Chen Pingan, and she would become worried. This is like today, what about tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow?

Ning Yao felt that he would only be able to practice swordsmanship in this life, but Chen Pingan was different.

No matter how great Ning Yao was on her journey of cultivation, she was still a woman after all.

As long as you walk on the road of human love, no one is a coward who worries about gains and losses.

After hearing an unpleasant word, a woman's heart will become gloomy and gloomy, and the rain will fall continuously. She may suddenly hear a pleasant word of love, and suddenly the sun will shine brightly and the sky will be clear.

Chen Pingan lay on the stone table, folded his hands, rested his chin on the back of his hands, and stared into the distance.

It is rare to be in a daze for so long, so that the clouds roll and relax, the sun sets and the moon rises, and Chen Ping'an still maintains this posture.

Wine, sword, bright moon, Chen Pingan misses Ning Yao.