The strange phenomenon of Mang Mountain can be clearly seen around Luoyang.
Ten miles away from Dragon Gate Inn is the famous Longmen Grottoes.
This grotto was excavated before Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang. It was continuously built through the Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and other dynasties, especially during the Wu Zetian period, which received strong support.
For example, the most famous Vairocana Buddha is modeled after the image of Wu Zetian.
There is also a story in this.
One morning, Wu Zetian was dressing up, and Gaozong praised him, "Zitong has a good appearance, graceful appearance, and the manners of a Bodhisattva." After hearing this, Wu Zetian immediately wiped away his tears and said, "Even though there are all kinds of good things in front of me, I will still be a pile of withered bones a hundred years later. Who knows what I look like?"
Emperor Gaozong said, "What's so difficult about this? I ordered a painter to make a beautiful portrait of Zi Tong."
Wu Zetian said, "Although the portrait is good, it is just a thin piece of paper and cannot be passed down for thousands of years."
"His Majesty said that I have the appearance of a Bodhisattva, so why not dig a cave and create a statue on Longmen Mountain."
So Emperor Gaozong ordered people to dig an open-air Buddhist niche the size of nine rooms on the cliff of the west mountain of Longmen, and named it the Dalushena Shrine.
Wu Zetian named herself "", which means illuminating the universe.
The translated meaning of Lu Shena is "brightness shining all over".
The two complement each other, even the appearance of the Buddha statue is carved according to the pattern of Wu Zetian.
In order to make this statue famous forever, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty hired the best craftsmen, and Wu Zetian donated 20,000 guan of powder. It took three years and nine months to complete the statue. To this day, people near Longmen still call it the statue of Wu Zetian.
When the statue was completed, it shone brightly and became a grand scene of the Tang Dynasty.
Unfortunately, no matter how glorious things are, they cannot withstand the erosion of time.
The surface of today's Buddha statue has long been faded and mottled with raw materials. Due to years of weathering and several wars, it has been damaged in many places and looks dilapidated.
In front of the Buddha statue, two old monks were standing and watching.
These two people are the abbot and founder of Xiangshan Temple.
Buddhism near Luoyang is relatively strong.
In addition to White Horse Temple, there is also Dragon Gate Ten Temples.
These ten temples have a long history, and the leader is Xiangshan Temple.
At that time, Bai Juyi also donated 600,000 to 700,000 yuan to rebuild Xiangshan Temple. He also wrote the "Notes on Renovation of Xiangshan Temple" and praised: Dragon Gate Ten Temples is a tourist attraction and the best in Fragrant Mountain.
Like Shangqing Palace, Xiangshan Temple also has big ambitions.
But their goal is not to please the emperor, but to continue to build Longmen Grottoes and build more Buddha statues so that this Buddhist holy place can be passed down through the ages and their names can be engraved in history.
Even, with merit, he stepped into Western Paradise.
It's easy to imagine the amount of money spent on such a large project.
For this reason, Xiangshan Temple tried every means to make money, and was often arranged by Luoyang local Confucian Circle.
But in the face of these obsessions, what does a little fame mean?
At this moment, the two of them were concentrating on the Buddha statue above.
When repairing Longmen Grottoes, the first one to be repaired is Vairocana Buddha.
After years and ravaged by war, this world-famous Buddha statue has been damaged in many places. The restoration work started several years ago. Because of the intermittent funding, the construction period has been very long.
The scaffolding made of wood was already covered with dust.
The other workers have left, but there is an old man sitting cross-legged next to the palm of the Buddha statue.
He is tall, with disheveled clothes, a head full of white hair, and a slender face. He looks wild and unruly, but his eyes are as calm as lake water. He is holding a stone hammer and chisel and carefully tapping on the palm of the Buddha statue.
Accompanied by a crisp sound of tinkling, lime powder splashed everywhere.
Palm lines gradually appeared on the palms of the Buddha statues.
If you look carefully at these palm prints, they actually consist of Sanskrit <Diamond Sutra>.
As the old man blew, every detail of the text appeared.
"Wonderful."
When Xiangshan Temple host Master Kuzhu saw it, he immediately exclaimed, "Master Lu's fine brushwork carvings can be called the best in Luoyang. It's not even light, let alone heavy. The control of strength can only be subtle."
"The patterns on the Buddha's body are all carved with Buddhist scriptures. Once successful, we will ask Daoist craftsmen to hide and consecrate them. If the people worship, they will hear the sound of the Buddha in their hearts, and the entire Buddhist sect will be shaken."
"Leave it to him and he will be able to accomplish this feat!"
"The host is right."
The old monk in the prison next to him also had a smile on his face, "The key is that Master Lu is obsessed with skills. If he doesn't covet those things, he can also let me take a breather."
After Xiangshan Temple host Master Kuzhu heard this, he couldn't restrain the smile on his face and nodded, "This is cause and effect. If Master Lu had not been a noble character, he would not have been able to hone his skills to such a level."
"Remember, after everything is done, give the master a lamp of immortality at the Great Hero Hall."
"The host is right."
While the two were talking, their faces suddenly stiffened.
However, he saw a sudden strong wind blowing around him. The water vapor on Vairocana Buddha's body condensed and flowed down from his eyes, as if he was crying. The faded paint on his body and around the Buddhist niche actually peeled off in pieces.
Rumble!
The surrounding ground shook, and gravel and soil fell from above the grotto.
"No, the earth's veins are shaking!"
"What happened?"
The two old monks were also Xuan Gate People, and they immediately felt the strange movement of the earth's energy.
The "Master Lu" being carved above also froze, and the strength of its arms changed.
Ding! A crisp sound.
A crack appeared on the wrist of the giant Buddha, and then it rolled down with a roar.
When the two old monks saw it, their faces immediately turned red.
This giant Buddha is already very old. Even if it is repaired, it will not be as intact as before. It is unknown how much manpower and material resources will be spent.
Why don't you praise me at all?
Just as the two were about to talk, they saw the blood-filled sky in the distance.
"Is that... the direction of Mangshan?"
"There's a strange thing happening in the sky, I'm afraid something happened."
"After all, this is Shangqing Palace's territory, I'll wait..."
"Go and have a look. White Horse Temple is White Horse Temple. It's too close to Xiangshan Temple. You have to know what's going on?"
The two of them discussed it and left quickly, not caring about the repairs of the Buddha behind them.
After they left, the old man slowly turned around.
His eyes instantly turned pure black.
Looking at the bloody sky in the distance, he frowned and said, "Why did you come out early?"
After saying that, he counted again and murmured:
"The time is not up yet, the underground palace is destroyed, and the righteous path of Xuanmen will be summoned."
"That's all, let's find something for them to do first..."
The unusual movement in Mang Mountain alarmed all forces.
Li Yan and others who are in the center feel even more clearly.
In a short period of time, the blood light became more alluring, rising and falling like a flame, reflecting the clouds in the sky, making the mountains and plains covered with a layer of blood, like a mountain fire burning, blocking out the sky and the sun.
There are many imperial tombs near Mang Mountain.
In the forest around the mausoleum, birds and beasts flew away in fright, and crows blocked out the sun.
The cry is shrill and shrill, like a Nuo opera mantra.
Because the underground palace collapsed and dust was everywhere, Li Yan and others were covered in dust and very embarrassed.
Especially the soil deep underground also surged out.
The air was filled with a disgusting smell of decay and rust.
However, even Long Yan'er, who loves cleanliness the most, doesn't care about this matter.
"This bloody light."
Long Yan'er looked up at the sky with shock on his face, "Could it be that... we got into trouble?"
"Non-Self's fault for waiting." Yin JiuGe took over.
The eyes of the hunchbacked old man were shining. He squatted down, first picked up a handful of soil, put it in his mouth to taste, then grabbed a handful of five-color soil from the leather bag around his waist, piled it into a small pile on the ground, inserted three incense sticks, and observed its changes.
In front of everyone's eyes, the incense burned abnormally, and soon the left one was longer and the two shorter ones on the right side.
"It's the abnormal movement of the earth's veins, Gangsha Energy conflict!"
Yin JiuGe frowned and said with some confusion, "Six Kingdoms Demon Army Evil Omen Qi is pressed inside. It seems that something is preventing them from coming out, which is why they made such a movement."
Li Yan performed the same formula, his ears twitched slightly, and then he looked at the ground with a shocked face.
"I... heard the dragon's roar and the cry of killing."
"Dragon roar?"
Yin JiuGe was thoughtful, and immediately took out the compass, walked around a few times, checked it and said, "Hiss-no, this underground palace has arrangements. I didn't see it, but it can actually implicate the Mangshan Earth Vein, and even trigger the Zhonglong Vein!"
"It should be the 'Suihou Jewel'. How can this treasure be so powerful?"
As he spoke, his eyes were full of disbelief.
Li Yan's heart moved and he took out a copy of Bamboo Strips from his arms.
It was just snatched from the hands of Old Yin Person, which was parasitized by "devil energy".
"Senior, please look at this."
After Li Yan explained the origin, he said in a deep voice, "Then Demonic Beast carries it with him, there must be something fishy!"
Everyone looked down and saw that the surface of Bamboo Strips was glowing with a bluish-black luster, which looked particularly strange under the blood light.
Yin JiuGe took it and felt it was cold, obviously not a mortal thing.
"This is Qin Bamboo Slips."
As he flipped through the pages, he frowned and said, "There are still many preserved in the Netherworld Sect Scripture Pavilion. The size, shape and material are exactly the same. They should have come from the Qin Palace, but this word... I really can't recognize it."
Don't blame him for being worried, the words on it are too ancient.
A bit like Lesser Seal Script, but more rugged and complex, even somewhat similar to Oracle.
Li Yan also felt a little headache after hearing it.
He had seen it at that time and didn't recognize it at all. He didn't expect that the same was true for the well-informed senior Netherworld Sect.
"Can I show it to you?"
At this moment, Golden Eye Feng next to him suddenly spoke.
After he took Bamboo Strips, he just flipped through it twice, then nodded and said, "This is 'Golden Crow Script'."
"<Mo Sou> says: The ancient money inscriptions were made by the royal palace of the Zhou Dynasty, the baht and knives of the Han Dynasty, and the coins of the Zhou Dynasty were engraved on them. Ordinary people can only recognize a few of them, but I got an ancient book and studied it."
"Senior is indeed a golden eye!"
Li Yan was overjoyed and said quickly, "Look, what is written on it?"
Golden Eye Feng nodded, and after carefully identifying it, his face was filled with surprise.
"This is...Xu Fu's own handwriting!"
His forehead was sweating, and he opened the book while reading. "The above is Xu Fu's account. He left Divine Land and went overseas to seek immortality, and had no intention of coming back. He left behind three volumes of Bamboo Strips. They recorded the road to immortality, the secret of the false Yin Division and the prohibition of Luoyang respectively."
As he spoke, he recited the original text:
"The city (Fu) was ordered by First Emperor to suppress Six Kingdoms Demon Army in Mang Mountain. However, the demon army was transformed by Evil Omen Qi, and ordinary methods are difficult to destroy. Therefore, I imitated the establishment of Fengdu and set up a fake Yin Division to trap it."
"The False Yin Division is based on three talents: heaven He's Jade Disc, human position Sanhuangmu, status"
Golden Eye Feng's voice suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed, "This place has been deliberately worn."
Saying that, he continued to read, "Six States Sorcerers uses monsters to refine demonic weapons. If they are suppressed by force, the backlash will be even worse."
"There is no medicine in Penglai, and there is no immortal in Ying Zhou. It is difficult to return from the east. However, the law of Qin is cruel. I am afraid that First Emperor will send people to hunt down, so I leave a flaw in the 'human position' spiritual tree and break the First Emperor Nine Cauldrons Divine Land formation. Although I feel uneasy, I want to protect myself..."
"What a demon thief!"
Hearing this, Yin JiuGe suddenly looked like murderous intent, "This guy is really causing trouble!"
"Why are you seeking self-protection? If you were really scared, how could you deliberately leave this thing behind? It's obviously a secret instruction. Did it say anything about the path to immortality and Nine Cauldrons?"
The matter was so important that he didn't bother to cover it up.
Golden Eye Feng knew how powerful it was. After reading it carefully again, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Senior, what you want to know is probably in another copy of 'The Road to Immortality' Bamboo Strips. This one only talks about the fake Yinsi."
"'Suihou Pearl Serpent' is used to connect Mang Mountain with the Yellow River and the Zhonglong Vein. Once Six Kingdoms Demon Army escapes from trouble, the orb will inevitably trigger the dragon vein to suppress the demonic army. As long as the timing is right, Yu Province Cauldron can be elicited!"
"I understand!"
Yin JiuGe Spiritual Light flashed in his mind, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This Xu Fu is really a good trick."
"Suihou Pearl Serpent is the bait, Mangshan's dragon veins are turned into fishing rods, and Six Kingdoms Demon Army is used by him to become the force that pulls Yu Province Cauldron. As long as there are people in the future who covet the tripod, they can follow the trend."
"Wang Xuanmo captured the descendants of the Six Nations, not to suppress the demon army, but to control time!"
"Qingming Festival is tomorrow!"
Li Yan said thoughtfully, "We have advanced the time. Did it ruin his plan?"
"I'm afraid it's not that simple."
Yin JiuGe frowned and said, "The two are still in a stalemate below. If left alone, Suihou Pearl Serpent will continue to pull the dragon vein Earth Qi. Yu Province Cauldron will be fished out sooner or later. If the formation is destroyed, the demon army will be out of trouble. At that time."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from the distance, accompanied by the crisp sound of metal collision.
"Someone is coming!"
Lu San gave a low drink, and Little White Fox jumped off his shoulder, pricking up his ears warily.
Li Yan quickly put away Bamboo Strips and put his hand on Severing Dust Blade.
Through the diffuse blood mist, he saw a group of figures in Daoist robes approaching quickly.
The leader is Old Taoist, who has white hair and beard, holding a fly whisk, and a murderous intent in his eyes.
"It's Shangqing Palace's person!"
Golden Eye Feng's face changed slightly, "Look at that posture, the person coming is not good..."
In the blink of an eye, the group of Daoist priests were approaching.
At a rough count, there were at least fifty or sixty people.
Of course it's not as good as Qingcheng, but with so many warlocks, they are still quite a force.
The Daoists' faces were full of murderous intent, and they soon formed a fan shape to surround everyone.
"What kind of traitor dares to destroy the imperial mausoleum!"
The leader, Old Taoist, shouted sharply, pointing his whisk directly at Li Yan, "But you dug up Jingling and triggered this disaster?"
Li Yan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Senior, I misunderstood. It was the demon from Mangshan who did it..."
"Shut up!"
Old Taoist didn't listen to the explanation at all. He waved his duster and said, "Mangshan is my Daoist holy land, and Shangqing Palace guards it. Where did the monster come from? You are holding the proceeds from tomb robbery, and you still dare to quibble!"
"Disciples, listen to the order and capture these thieves!"
Before he finished speaking, more than twenty Daoist priests drew their swords at the same time.
Wow!
Lu San and Li Yan, lift the musket directly.
"Hahaha..."
Old Taoist laughed angrily, "New Style Firearm, do you think you are the only ones who can use it?"
After saying that, he waved his hand, and the Daoists behind him also raised their muskets.
But before he finished speaking, his face became stiff.
I saw Wu Ba carrying Tiger Crouching Cannon and aiming at them...