"The window contains the snow of thousands of years in the Xiling Mountains, and the door holds the ship thousands of miles away from Dongwu."
The famous quatrain Du Fu has been passed down through the ages, making West Ridge Snow Mountain famous all over the world, but there is only a layer of paper between romance and reality.
The wind, frost, rain and snow are always there. Don't be happy because of things or sad because of yourself. Whether it is the cruelty of reality or the expression of poetry, it all depends on your own state of mind.
At least, Li Yan and others are not in the mood right now.
The cold wind howled, carrying ice particles.
It blows in the face and hurts people's faces.
Li Yan stopped, shook the snow off his sheepskin hat, looked up and looked around.
But the surrounding snow is like silver, the breath turns into ice, and there are thousands of walls standing on three sides. There is only a small path that can wind up to the top of the mountain.
The top of the mountain in the distance seems to be covered with an iron-gray ice shell, and the snow that does not melt all year round has condensed into ice crystals and hung down.
Under the cloudy sky, there was a blue glow.
"This is Da Xue Tang."
The Bai family woman who was leading the way turned around and introduced.
Many of these women pursue the art of poison poisoning but fail to meet the qualifications, which leads to backlash and poisonous sores on their faces.
When they were in the ancient city of Dachang, they were very defensive. They all wore white clothes and covered their faces with white gauze. They warned that anyone who took off the veil would either get married or die.
But now, they have all joined Water Moon Convent, they are officially ordained, they have settled down, and they have seen through the superficial pain.
Just like this woman, she had already taken off her white clothes and put on a thick cotton-padded monk's robe. The sores on her face were displayed in front of everyone without any scruples, and her whole face turned red from the cold.
She pointed forward and said, "The place we are going to is on the east side of the heavy snow, at a pass on Bai Sha Gang, which the locals call Yin Yang Boundary."
"Yin Yang Boundary?"
Sha LiFei frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you are practicing in Blessed Grotto-Heavens? This name sounds a bit strange."
The woman laughed dumbly, shook her head and said, "The 'yin and yang' does not refer to the underworld and the yang world, because one side is the snowy plateau, which is cold and dry, and the other side is the Sichuan Basin, which is warm and humid."
"The two Qi are connected at Bai Sha Gang, making one side of the sky clear and clear, while the other side is filled with steaming clouds and mist, just like the two parts of Yin and Yang."
"Earth Qi changes have also been affected, making the cave like an ice hell, but also containing a trace of life, which is just right for Senior Sister Long to retreat."
She spoke softly and smiled, but she looked into the distance from time to time, with worry in her eyes that could not be concealed.
Sha LiFei is used to watching people's words, and immediately realized something was wrong, and quickly asked, "But whatever happened, we are all on our own, there is no need to cover up."
The woman nodded, put away her smile, and said, "Madam and Senior Sister Long's plan was originally right, but now something went wrong..."
Li Yan looked around and suddenly understood, "Weather?"
"Hmm."
The woman said in a deep voice, "There has been heavy snowfall a few years ago. Madam is very happy, saying that Senior Sister Long's method of re-cultivating Natal Gu is that the colder the better, she is safe now."
"But now the climate is abnormal. It's still cold even now. The four seasons of heaven and earth are in chaos. I don't know if Gu worms can be conceived."
Sha LiFei heard this and suddenly became anxious, "Then what should we do?"
The woman was silent, obviously not sure what to do.
Li Yan looked into the distance, "Don't panic, go take a look first."
After that, he led everyone and continued moving forward.
Due to continuous snowfall in central Sichuan, the snow on Da Xue Tang has reached knee-deep. Not only is it difficult to walk, but sometimes you can hear cracking sounds.
That's the ice crust underneath the snow.
The snow melts into streams, expands after freezing, and becomes hollow underneath, hiding those deep ravines where they can fall if not careful.
Fortunately, when Li Yan turns on Divine Ability, even if it is covered with heavy snow, the smell of the earth below can be clearly smelled, leading everyone to avoid the danger zone.
After a long time, everyone finally arrived at the mountain col.
Stopping inside, I saw that most of the stone Jieyin Pavilion had collapsed under the weight of the snow, and long icicles hung upside down under the remaining half of the eaves.
Everything is desolate, as if all vitality has been frozen.
Everyone climbed up the hill with difficulty along the snow-covered path, and suddenly a strange sight suddenly opened up before their eyes:
Looking to the west, Chutian is vast and magnificent.
Looking east, there are dark clouds on top and silver snakes dancing on the mountains.
The whole sky is clear and clear, as if the gods are painting clouds.
Everyone stood stunned for a long time before the Bai family woman who led the way shook her head and said, "I have been here before. Although Yin Yang Boundary has wonderful sights, it is not as obvious as this. It is probably caused by changes in the weather."
Li Yan looked around, "Where are the people?"
The Bai family woman pointed to the middle of the cliff opposite, "It's right next to the old pine in the middle of the mountain. Because the road is difficult, there are not many people renting and building buildings. It's just quiet so no one will disturb it."
Everyone looked around and saw that the cliff was covered with ice and snow, and they could only barely see through the small depression that it was cave abode.
Sha LiFei frowned, "You entered it a year ago and haven't come out yet?"
"Don't worry."
The woman seemed to know what he was thinking, and explained, "Madam said that to practice Natal Gu again, you need to use Turtle Breath Technique to inediate yourself, to forget yourself, and to breed vitality from nothingness."
"The Mountain Spirit Powder brought by Senior Sister Long is enough to last until the end of the month."
Li Yan was also a little confused, "A person is frozen inside, how do you judge that Dragon Lady is okay?"
The Bai family woman pointed to the old pine tree and said, "There is a hole in that tree, which leads directly to cave abode. Senior Sister Long has Firefly Gu. If it is released at night, you can see it clearly even if it is far away."
"On every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, we will come to check. Senior Sister Long will also wake up and send a message at night to inform her of the safety."
"Tomorrow is the fifteenth day. If there is no accident, Senior Sister Long will notify you. It is estimated that it is time to break the barrier."
"Good idea."
Li Yan couldn't help but admire.
He realized more and more that magic did not necessarily have to be tyrannical, but should be light and easy, and saving people was more important than killing.
Thinking of this, he looked around and said, "Old Sha, Daoist Priest and I are going to practice at cave abode. We will be out in two days. Let's take shelter from the wind and snow first."
This was a plan made in advance.
On West Ridge Snow Mountain, there is also Blessed Grotto-Heavens.
Sha LiFei awakened Body Mystical Power, and with the help of the White-Robed Great Being bracelet, his mind was stable enough to build the first floor of the building, and he became a monk from then on.
Wang Dao Xuan and Lu San have both stepped into Third Floor.
They don't have the opportunity of Li Yan. If they want to build Fourth Floor, even if they are extremely talented, it will take until the end of this year.
However, Wang Dao Xuan had another chance.
He obtained <Five Chapters Divine Secret> from Cheng family Ming Shanzi, which was passed down from the immortal "Chi Jiangziyu" and is an ancient qi refining method.
"Chi Jiangziyu" is the source of their Western Xuan Lineage's spell, which can be regarded as a complement to Divine Ability. There is no need to argue with the Shangqing Sect.
The wonderful thing about <Five Chapters Divine Secret> is that it can be used by other people.
Ordinary monks must concentrate when performing spells. Once the mind wanders, the spell may fail, or may backfire. Therefore, the first step for a monk is to enter concentration and eliminate distracting thoughts.
After mastering <Five Chapters Divine Secret>, you will be able to use both distractions and distractions, as if you have an extra head. The higher your Daoism, the more spells you can control at the same time.
Since then, when Wang Dao Xuan opened the forum, it has the power to protect itself and can cast spells at the same time to block attackers.
But this is just a little trick.
<Five Chapters Divine Secret> The real power is that you can practice a kind of the Great Luo Dharma Realm Divine Ability, called "Five Heads Mystical Power".
This Divine Ability is the ancient method of refining Qi warriors.
On weekdays, you can swallow Celestial Fiend Qi and hide it in your chest and abdomen to warm it up. If you encounter a strong enemy, spray it out in one mouthful to strengthen the spell and make it more powerful.
It's a life-saving trump card.
Of course, this Divine Ability also has two limitations.
First, like Soul Hooking Lightning Rope before Li Yan, it needs to consume the Celestial Fiend Qi that is stored on weekdays, and it has to be processed again after use.
Although it will be successful in a few days, it will not take enough time, so you can only increase the stored Celestial Fiend Qi after practicing Divine Ability.
Another one is the need for divine power.
After all, now is not the time of Savage Wilderness in ancient times. Coupled with some reasons, if you want to cultivate Dharma Realm Mystical Power, you cannot do without Shen Gang.
The reward Dragon Girl promised them, in addition to entering Dragon Palace Water Mansion to select treasures, was the divine power of Jiang God Great Lord.
Unfortunately, Spiritual Charm of Jiang God Great Lord was captured by the immortal Li Wenyuan. In the end, only two divine weapons were drawn by Dragon Girl.
Wang Dao Xuan took advantage of this divine power to become Divine Ability.
As for Lu San, they are completely different from Daoist Xuanmen. They follow the path of Chu and Wu, and Dharma Realm Mystical Power has no chance.
After making a plan, everyone moved on.
In this "Yin Yang Boundary" area, there is more than one practice cave abode.
Not long after they walked, they rounded a mountain ridge, and suddenly there was a crack-like mountain col in front of them, covered with thick snow. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't find it at all.
"Right here."
The Bai family woman led everyone into the col.
But on the stone wall inside, there were several caves carved out, which were several feet deep. In addition, the mountain col was sheltered from the wind, which made it a perfect shelter.
As the Bai family woman walked away, she said, "This is also Spirit Vein Earth Aperture, but compared to Senior Sister Long's, it is much worse. As a result, Qingcheng is too lazy to send people to permanently manage it."
"They mainly use the cave hole of Zhao Gong Mountain. Occasionally, poor young monks come to build buildings here..."
Everyone followed in and looked around.
As expected, these caves are very simple, without even doors. They just put some rocks on the ground to block the wind during retreat.
There were signs of a fire inside, but no one had been there for a long time. Someone had piled a lot of firewood deep in the cave, and it was covered with dust.
Everyone lit a bonfire and felt much warmer immediately.
They heated up the dry food, boiled some snow water in an iron pot, filled their stomachs casually, and then began to prepare.
Sha LiFei's side is the most troublesome. It's his first time Foundation Establishment and he has no experience at all. Fortunately, he also practices "Xixuandong Mingzhen Sutra".
Wang Dao Xuan gave personal guidance, and planned to wait one more night to help Sha LiFei protect the law, and then absorb the divine power after it succeeds.
As for Li Yan, with the help of Lu San, he blocked another cave with stones and went into retreat inside.
Stones were blocking the place, and snow and water mixed with mud filled the gaps. Soon they were frozen hard, and the inside fell into darkness.
Since you are not building a building, the process is much simpler.
Li Yan lit eight Lotus Lamp lamps, placed them in Bagua directions, and then took out the gou ultimatum and Queen Mother of the West shrine.
He picked up the ultimatum and looked at it. There was only a divine power in it.
He previously took on the task of capturing Lang Wu. Although the opponent was killed in the battle, he was not the one who did it, and because of his status as a heavenly official, there was neither punishment nor reward.
As for Lu Sheng, in order to prevent the opponent from falling into the underworld and being fished for, he would rather not receive a reward but beat him to pieces.
Kill Li Wenyuan and you will get a Thunder Gang.
This is more powerful than Shen Gang. After being absorbed by Soul Hooking Lightning Rope, it can already generate thunder on its own.
Thinking of this, Li Yan's heart moved, and Soul Hooking Chain roared out, crackling with lightning.
Although it can show traces of thunder cables, it is significantly less powerful than using sky thunder, and is similar to a high-voltage electric baton.
Li Yan saw it and immediately shook his head slightly.
The lethality of this thunder gang is not very strong. Its greatest effect is that it can flow slowly and slowly, and it can accumulate thunder without absorbing the thunder from the sky.
In addition, it can also enhance the power of his lightning methods Martial Arts and Severing Dust Blade. With the addition of Undying Imprint Method, his melee combat ability is even more powerful.
Holding the ultimatum, Li Yan was thoughtful, and then put it away.
Obtaining the divine power is not easy.
Even he has to accept relevant tasks.
If you catch the criminal, you will get Celestial Decree.
Capture the Seventy-Two Demon Gods demonic energy to obtain the divine power.
Complete the Tianguan mission to get Lei Gang.
King of Shu Palace has not received any missions since the battle.
His Divine Ability Soul Hooking Lightning Rope has a greater effect in absorbing thunder. Absorbing this divine aura can at most make the thunder cord grow a few meters.
Might as well keep it as a spare.
After all, completing these tasks requires the help of companions. If you are greedy and monopolize it, you will end up alone.
He's not that kind of person either.
After putting away the ultimatum, Li Yan picked up the Queen Mother of the West shrine.
Wow~
Armguard Thousand Thoughts Malevolent Qi surged, dispersing all the incense accumulated on the shrine in the past two days.
This matter is a little weird, maybe it has something to do with Queen Mother of the West's faith, but Li Yan is too lazy to do anything, so he Spiritual Charm absorbs it as soon as possible.
Absorbing Grotto-heaven Stone, Li Yan already has experience.
After entering the Shen Shen space, he immediately raised his head and looked around.
But seeing Luo Feng Mountain towering into the clouds, the surrounding black Soul Sea set off a storm, dark clouds surged in the sky, and thunder struck one after another.
Li Yan said nothing, and drew the hand into the air.
Soon, the thunder became more and more violent.
The low clouds in the sky were pushed away by a huge creature.
Immediately, the mountain-like shrine slowly descended, and the statue of Queen Mother of the West above was lifelike.
With a leopard tail, tiger teeth, and a shaggy-haired hoopoe, he looked like a terrifying and fierce god, looking down at him from a high altitude.
Ordinary monks would be frightened when they saw it.
Li Yan, on the other hand, had no expression on his face, kept his spirit, and kept pulling the shrine. With the help of the power of Great Luo Dharma Body, he introduced Spiritual Charm into Luo Feng Mountain.
On the pitch-black Luo Feng Mountain, around the four-story divine tower and the first-floor palace, eight more paths appeared, leading in all directions.
Inner Altar Eight Generals's divine temple has also begun to take shape...
While Li Yan was practicing, it was already night outside.
In the cave opposite, Sha LiFei was shivering with cold, surrounded by dense lotus flowers Soul Guiding Lamp, which could not give him any warmth.
"If you are a coward, you will really suffer in cultivation."
Sha LiFei complained with his mouth, but his hands kept stopping.
He knew that in order for him to practice, his teammates in the team had put in a lot of effort.
He also wears the precious Guanyin bracelet from time to time.
He dare not live up to this friendship.
And you won't miss this opportunity to change your destiny.
That's right, change your destiny!
The first-level monks are only on the bottom floor in the Xuanmen world.
But it's different for him.
By the candlelight, Sha LiFei took out the book <Meishan Firearms Compendium> and opened one of its pages.
<Meishan Firearms Compendium>, many monks communicated in Meishan, studied the techniques, and wrote and summarized their thoughts.
Many of them are a bit fanciful and difficult to implement at all. Meishan only wrote them down out of courtesy.
For example, there is a narrative from an Emei elder:
"The sword cultivator used Geng gold as the bone. I saw that the firearm Saltpeter and Sulfur also contained gold, so I tried it with <Divide Light Shadowing Art>. I took noon pig iron to forge Gun Barrel, Zi Hour was quenched in the cold spring, and carved 'Shadowing Talisman' on the chest and 'Dividing Light Pattern' on the support, but it didn't work..."
"Dragon Spring Post scar-faced pyrotechnics, Divine Ability gets 'Instrument Sense', and occasionally succeeds, the blunderbuss shoots out like sword pills, and the nine turns are endless."
"Unfortunately, there are very few people who have mastered 'Instrument Sense'. This method is difficult to succeed and difficult to popularize..."
Instrument Sense?
Sha LiFei scratched his head.
After he awakened Body Mystical Power, he had a special feeling for the utensils. Whether he was forging iron or using a musket, he felt like an arm.
He specifically asked that others who had awakened Body Mystical Power did not have this ability.
I don't know if it is "Instrument Sense"...