Snow capped mountains and rivers.
Clouds and mist are lingering in the mountains, and the remaining snow is blown by the wind in the forest, like catkins fluttering, like a dream.
The cold wind was biting, and a group of people, wearing clothes and holding sticks, walked through the wind and snow, their figures appearing and disappearing.
"Zhao Gong Mountain was originally called Da Mian Mountain..."
Ling Yunzi said as he walked, "During Former Dynasty Da Xing, the name suddenly changed to Zhao Gong Mountain. Do you know why Young Hero Li?"
Li Yan shook the snow off his hat and said with the same smile, "The mountain is not high, if there are immortals, there will be spirits. You must be famous now, right?"
"Hahaha... that's natural."
Ling Yunzi shook his head and said, "According to Xuanmen records, Zhao Gongming was originally a Zhongnan Mountain person. During the Qin Dynasty, he took refuge in the chaotic mountains and learned Daoism and practiced Buddhism. It was not known at that time."
"Later during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he appeared in the image of 'Ghost General', leading ghost soldiers to kill people. He was considered a fierce god..."
"In Southern Dynasties, Tao Hongjing<Zhen Gao>, he also served as the god of the underworld and was responsible for guarding the tomb. His dharma name can still be seen in the tomb at that time..."
"Not long after, it became one of the 'Five Plagues Gods'. Until now, many folk anti-plague spells still have to be done by pricking the grass and writing 'Autumn Plague Zhao Gongming'..."
"Later on, he was given the title of 'Black Tiger Altar Zhao Marshal' and became the deputy commander of Thunder. He could control both thunder and plague. He was still the God of Wealth."
"In the world of mortals, how many people can see through fame and wealth? This Da Mian Mountain naturally became Zhao Gong Mountain, and the incense is more prosperous than the main mountain of Qingcheng."
As he was talking, he happened to come to a bend on the mountainside. Ling Yunzi pointed to the distance with his finger, "Young Hero Li, wait and see."
Li Yan looked up and saw many pilgrims and pedestrians on the opposite road leading to the top of the mountain, which was particularly obvious against the white snow.
From a distance, it looks like ants lining up.
And the Golden Summit flashing Zhao Caishen Temple on the top of the mountain is like a sweet and delicious cake, attracting all living beings.
"It's snowing and the mountains are closed, but it can't stop it..."
Ling Yunzi sighed, with some self-deprecation.
"Everyone in the world is like this, and neither you nor I can escape."
Li Yan looked calm and comforted him.
He could see that Ling Yunzi was a somewhat contradictory person. As a practitioner, he was inseparable from fame and wealth. He could not achieve transcendence, yet he was often in pain and entanglement.
Not being able to look away and not being consistent with oneself is also the pain of life.
Thinking of this, Li Yan directly changed the topic, smiled and said, "Ling Yunzi Fellow Daoist, tell me the truth, this cave on Zhao Gong Mountain is probably not the best in Qingcheng, right?"
"But I can't hide it from Young Hero Li."
The two of them were already familiar with each other, and Ling Yunzi did not hide anything, saying in a low voice:
"The one on Qingcheng Mountain is the 'Dongtian', and the one on Zhao Gong Mountain is the 'Blessed Land'. The two together are called 'Qingcheng Blessed Grotto-Heavens'."
"But Qingcheng Mountain is very old. Nearly half of the cave is used to store Spiritual Material. The rest is occupied by seniors. Even we are practicing in Zhao Gong Mountain."
"Next year's Opening Cellar Assembly, first of all, it has been a long time since it was sealed in Song Dynasty, and secondly, I want to free up some space..."
"That's it."
Li Yan knew in his heart that most of the people hidden in those caves were earthly immortals. Qingcheng Mountain indeed had a profound background.
But having said that, it may not be some kind of constraint.
These earthly immortals are the founders of various sects. They are Qingcheng's trump card and will interfere with the authority of the leader.
Otherwise, we wouldn't have made such a big fuss over the selection of a head teacher.
Also, who knows if any of these people have evil intentions and want to take advantage of Human Path's changes to cause trouble.
The secret message Li Yan brought to Chen Kongzi contained a reminder from Wudang leader Yu Chanzi, asking him to pay attention to the abnormality of these people.
This is also the reason why Li Yan is anxious.
Along the way, he could already feel the undercurrents surging, and there would be a fight between dragons and tigers in the future.
And since he holds the dual positions of "Living Underworld Messenger" and "Heavenly Official", he will definitely be at the forefront of the storm and cannot escape.
While they were talking, they had reached the depths of Zhao Gong Mountain.
When we arrived here, the road became more and more difficult, with deep mountains and ravines, but the suspension bridge was demolished, the mountain road disappeared, and the pines and cypresses were dense and dense.
"The roads were destroyed on purpose, and the bridges were demolished on purpose."
Ling Yunzi smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "Zhao Gong Mountain The incense is very popular, and there are rumors from nowhere that you can find the cornucopia of the God of Wealth on the mountain, and if you shake it, you can turn stones into gold."
"There is an endless stream of people coming here to hunt for treasures. Bewildering Formation is set up in the back mountain. People are often trapped in it. They have to demolish bridges and roads to get peace..."
These dangerous roads will naturally not trouble the three of them.
They walked through pine trees, jumped over ravines, and walked through dazzling bamboo forests. A stone wall suddenly appeared in front of them.
There is a cave on the stone wall, and the gatehouse and archway is carved out of bluestone. It is ancient and has the four characters Pine Cloud Ancient Cave written on it.
The stone door at the entrance of the cave is closed, and there is a thatched house next to it, and two Daoists are lighting a fire to cook.
Although he has a gray face, his eyes are blazing, and he is carrying Treasure Sword. At first glance, he is not mediocre.
Seeing the three of them, they quickly stepped forward and saluted.
"I've met senior brother."
"Thank you, two junior brothers, are you busy these days?"
"A few wild beasts came here yesterday, but we have driven them away. The mountain has been closed by heavy snow, but no outsiders have broken in."
"That's good, Guanlan Ancient Cave, are you okay over there?"
"The wind has been a bit strong these days."
After chatting casually for a few words, Ling Yunzi took the two of them and continued on their way.
Looking at their disappearing figures, the two Daoists looked at each other.
"At this time, are there still people building buildings to practice cultivation?"
"It's also possible that from the winter solstice to the beginning of spring, the heaven and earth are filled with yin energy, which we can't stand, but some special methods are more suitable."
"Forget it, it's none of our business."
"Senior brother, will you return to the mountain next year?"
"No, it's better to be quiet here than noisy..."
"Arrived, right here."
After passing through the canyon, the view suddenly opened up.
I saw a Stone Platform appearing on the hillside. There was a cave on the cliff. The stone door was tightly closed. Even the stone carvings outside were very primitive, quite in the style of the Han Dynasty.
Stone Platform There are cliffs in front of us, the harsh mountain wind is howling, and the clouds are billowing. In the distance, we can see a large river rushing past, with a stone weir in the center that divides the river into two halves.
"Dujiangyan?"
Li Yan was a little surprised after seeing it.
"That's right."
Ling Yunzi smiled and said, "This place is the ancient cave where Zhao Lingguan practiced cultivation. You can see the scenery when you go out, and the scenery is thousands of things."
"Innate Gangsha Energy Gathering, although it is a blessed place, is no worse than those caves on Qingcheng Mountain."
"The following is Guan County. It's a pity that you two came at the wrong time. If it were the Qingming Festival, you could see the people in Sichuan worshiping Lord of Sichuan, and the rivers were full of fishing fires, and they stayed up all night."
Li Yan's heart moved when he heard this, and he looked at Wang Dao Xuan.
He didn't expect to be so close to Guan County.
Wang Dao Xuan also understood it. He stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Now that I'm here, I can't miss it. When the practice is over, I will go to worship Lord of Sichuan. Is there a road leading to the bottom of the mountain?"
"There is a small path that is relatively hidden."
Ling Yunzi did not doubt that he was there, nodded and said, "You two can ask the junior brothers guarding the mountain later, and they will point out your location."
After saying that, he turned to look at Li Yan with a serious look on his face, "Young Hero Li, the yin energy is strong at this time, so it is appropriate for you to practice Fengdu Method, but there is something you need to be careful about here."
"Fellow Daoist, please speak." Li Yan asked quickly.
Ling Yunzi pointed forward, "The water dragon is rising over there. Although there are many weather conditions, the strong wind is also strong."
"Especially during this time of year, it's impossible to stay at night. People can freeze in one night, so we can't arrange for Dharma protectors."
"While you are still practicing, you have to be able to withstand the strong wind, but as long as you can survive it, it will be like cutting off the hair and washing the marrow, and building the building with the spirit will be more stable."
"It doesn't matter."
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "In that case, Daoist Wang just go down the mountain in advance, I can do it alone."
Wang Dao Xuan nodded and said, "That's fine."
He knew that Li Yan was worried about Sha LiFei and asked him to join them one step ahead.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Ling Yunzi was a little surprised.
He originally wanted to let Wang Dao Xuan and the two mountain guardians stay in the thatched hut for one night, but he didn't expect that Wang Dao Xuan would go down the mountain directly.
I'm afraid there's something else going on.
Although there was some speculation, Ling Yunzi is also a human spirit, so how could he ask questions at will? After explaining, he took Wang Dao Xuan and left first.
After the two left, the mountain terrace immediately became deserted, except for the howling wind and the swirling snowflakes.
Li Yan turned his head and looked at Dujiangyan in the distance, then turned around and came to the cave, opened the stone door with a rumble, and moved all the things inside.
It is indeed the cave of an ancient cultivator. It is not large in area, but it seems to be made by nature, forming a Pill Furnace-shaped spherical space.
The furnishings inside are also very simple, with only a Bagua Yin balcony built in the center.
Li Yan Put everything in place.
Sixty-four lamps Lotus Lamp are placed in the Bagua directions, and are arranged to look like hexagrams. Yellow tables, talismans, and incense burners are all indispensable.
What's more important is the "White Jade Capital" ornament.
Li Yan Put it in the center.
Boom!
As the stone door closes, the sound of the wind becomes smaller.
The surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.
Li Yan didn't care, he sat down cross-legged and settled into meditation.
Before you know it, night falls.
As Ling Yunzi said, the wind is stronger here at night. Even if the stone door is tightly closed, you can still hear the howling wind outside the cave.
Not only that, the wind also started to blow inside the cave.
This is a cold wind, although it is slow but it is unbearable. Visible to the naked eye, white frost has begun to condense on the ground and stone walls.
Li Yan ignored it and still closed his eyes and crossed his legs.
Every time he breathed in, the fascia around his body bulged, and there was a faint thunderous sound in his body. Every time he took a breath, he exhaled an arrow-shaped white air.
This is a manifestation of the advanced state of internal martial arts.
The body is like a furnace, not afraid of severe cold.
If one's martial arts skills are better, they won't be afraid of the cold and heat without even having to use physical strength, and even wearing single clothes on snowy days will be fine.
By Zi Hour, it was even colder inside the cave.
The ground was even covered with a layer of frost.
Blessed Grotto-Heavens is where Gangsha Energy gathers, naturally forming a small situation and flowing around on its own.
At this time of year, the Yin Qi between heaven and earth is strong, Killing Intent is also more intense, and coupled with the influence of Gangfeng, this strange phenomenon occurs.
Frost and ice appear every night and dissipate by themselves during the day.
Li Yan suddenly opened his eyes, blew the fire stick, lit the lotus Soul Guiding Lamp one by one, and the cave suddenly lit up.
But Killing Intent circulated, a cold wind arose out of thin air, and the sixty-four Soul Guiding Lamp also became swaying.
Li Yan was not in a hurry, stood up Pacing the Gang and Stepping the Dipper, pinched Mystical Gestures, sprayed Spraying Water, and opened the altar.
Phew~
Suddenly, there was a strong wind inside the cave.
Whether on the stone wall or on the ground, the hoarfrost thickens rapidly.
Lotus Lamp flashes erratically, as if it will go out at any moment.
Famous mountains and rivers, Innate Gangsha Energy gather together.
Blessed Grotto-Heavens, natural flow creates a situation.
But in order to activate it, the altar must be opened, so that the cave can form a small world and become a melting pot.
Li Yan Finally understands why so few people build buildings in winter.
But he was not surprised but overjoyed. He originally cultivated Fengdu Method, and such a rich innate Yin Energy was more suitable for him.
However, together with the formation, Lotus Lamp also became stable.
These lights are connected to him Divine Soul. They are both guardians and manifestations. The building must be successfully built before all the lights go out.
Thinking of this, Li Yan immediately sat down cross-legged, Mystical Gestures in his hands kept changing, symbolizing Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, and at the same time he closed his eyes and concentrated.
Soon, I entered the space of concentration.
Through this period of practice, the Luo Feng Mountain he built has become taller, with the Soul Sea surging around it, and the three halls above merge into one.
Li Yan ducked into the temple and became one with the statue, just like Luo Feng Mountain the God Lord, chanting a mantra in his mouth and watching the heaven and earth rotate far away.
When he built the building this time, he not only had to build Fourth Floor, but also practiced Fengdu Method at the same time to complete his own skills.
Rumble!
Following the meditation of Shen Shen, Gangsha Energy was introduced into the cave sky, and changes immediately occurred in the space. Black clouds surged in the sky, and thunder light was faint.
It was pitch black Soul Sea below, and the wind was howling.
However, the influence of excessive Yin evil energy also appeared.
Above Soul Sea, the biting cold wind blew, and ice began to condense. It didn't take long for the entire Soul Sea to be frozen, and it spread towards Luo Feng Mountain.
If the space where the gods are stored is frozen, it means there is an imbalance of yin and yang, which also means that Li Yan has failed completely this time.
The intensity of the evil energy was somewhat beyond Li Yan's expectations.
However, he was not worried and just watched with cold eyes.
Not long after, the ice covered Luo Feng Mountain, and began to spread along the temple, from the first floor to the first floor, Second Floor, upwards in sequence.
Rumble!
The thunder in the sky became more and more violent.
At this moment, Li Yan suddenly opened his eyes.
Click!
A bolt of thunder fell from the sky and directly shattered a piece of the Soul Sea ice.
Then, there was more thunder.
This is the opportunity Li Yan has been waiting for.
The two qi of Yin and Yang, Gangsha, check and balance each other, and transform into each other. Therefore, the Yin pole generates Yang. As long as Divine Soul is maintained, Yin and Yang will always be balanced.
This is also the essence of Luo Feng Scripture cultivation.
And outside, there were constant visions.
Unknowingly, Li Yan's whole body was covered in ice, but at this moment, all the ice shattered and fell to the ground.
The time has come, Li Yan also began to recite the mantra.
"Zhixin is a disciple of the Ming Dynasty. He is located in Beifu. His official position is Youdu. He is responsible for judging life and death, rewarding good and punishing evil without leakage, judging merits and demerits, punishing adultery and praising the good without bias, controlling the dark mountains and rivers in the north, and the bright world of Chazhong Cave..."
This is <Fengdu Precious Proclamation>. When he recited this sutra, he wanted to use the power of North Yin Fengdu Emperor to reshape the divine tower.
Rumble!
As the scriptures were recited, thunder roared in the God's Presence Space, and all the ice on the Soul Sea was broken into pieces.
In the cave outside, the wind was blowing violently again.
But at this moment, a vision suddenly occurred.
The "White Jade Capital" ornament in front of Li Yan suddenly buzzed and trembled, and the surrounding strong wind seemed to be attracted, and all of them penetrated into the holes above.
In an instant, clouds and fog billowed around the "White Jade Capital" ornament.
At the same time, in the God Cun space, a white jade mountain also loomed above the sea of clouds...