Strange Stories

Chapter 541 A glance for ten thousand years

“Fellow Taoist, don’t be impulsive. We are not demons or bad people. We are just a few Taoists who originally lived at the foot of Feilai Mountain.” Lin Jue said immediately, pointing at Feilai Mountain.

Under the moonlight, the mountains are clearly visible.

When the Taoist heard this, he frowned:
"I did hear that there are a few Taoists living at the foot of Feilai Mountain, including a Taoist named Kun. But if you are really two Taoist friends, what are you doing on the other side of the river in the middle of the night? Are you here to cruise the river and enjoy the moon?"

"We were about to leave when we ran into you," Lin Jue said. "Isn't you also walking outside in the middle of the night?"

"I am here to chase after a demon!"

"The monster you were chasing has been killed by my Fuyao, and the black fog is still there." Lin Jue said, pointing his finger, "We met you and talked to you, just to ask you, the 'forbidden spell' you just recited is quite strange and unfamiliar, which god is the 'Moon Mirror Cave Shining Yuanjun' in the spell?"

Lin Jue didn't want to delay and asked his question directly.

"Ok?"

The Taoist was stunned when he heard this.

Then he turned his head and saw a black fog dissipating by the river under the moonlight, and there was a foul smell coming from it.

Then his lips began to tremble again:
"The world is vast, the heroic spirits here obey my command... the spiritual light is as bright as a wash..."

Lin Jue looked at his junior sister again.

It was still a spell they were familiar with.

After reciting the spell, nothing unusual happened.

The Taoist then relaxed a little: "May I ask where you two Taoist friends practice?"

"My surname is Lin."

"My last name is Liu."

"I used to practice in Yishan Mountain. Two years ago, I followed my senior brother to the foot of Feilai Mountain and lived by the river for two years. I had something to do tonight, so I left temporarily. I met you just after crossing the river. It's fate."

"It is indeed fate. I just came here this afternoon. I was originally staying in that mountain village. But someone in that village worshipped an evil god in order to seek fame. The evil god came to their home to cause trouble. In this world, people like us who practice Taoism travel around the world. It is our duty to exorcise demons. So I came here with my sword. I didn't expect to meet another master. It is a great honor to meet you."

The Taoist priest obviously had some chivalrous spirit. When he had doubts, he asked directly. When his doubts were dispelled, he put away his sword and stood up:

"As for the method of the forbidden spell that Daoyou asked about just now, hey, there is nothing to hide. This is the new spell that came out from the Xuantian Temple in Qiyun Mountain. It was only spread last month and spread all over the world without any concealment. As long as you go to the Xuantian Temple in Qiyun Mountain or the Zhenjian Palace in the capital to worship the gods and practice the spell, you can get the blessing of the spell. I just heard that the court had recovered Jiangnan, and I wanted to go and see it. I passed by Huizhou and heard about it last month, so I visited the Xuantian Temple in Qiyun Mountain. I worshipped the statue of the goddess in the temple for a month, and I really got the blessing of this spell. To be honest, this is the first time I use it."

The Taoist paused for a moment, looking embarrassed:

“As for the Moon Mirror Cave Zhao Yuanjun, I will not hide the truth from you, Taoist friend. I am not a Taoist priest from an official temple. I am a wild man, originally a man of the rivers and lakes. I was enlightened by a roadside master before his death. I have never heard of this lady’s name before, but she is enshrined in the Xuantian Temple on Mount Qiyun. There is a newly built statue of her in the main hall, and it is right next to the three true gods. I think she is also a righteous deity of high status.

"That's right! I seem to have heard from the Taoist priests at Xuantian Temple that this lady is the biological sister of Master Yili!"

After hearing this, the two looked at each other again.

This Yuejingdongzhaoyuanjun was obviously the Taoist Master Jiang whom he knew.

"Has the imperial court recovered Jiangnan?"

"Yes! Haven't you heard? It happened just two months ago! His Majesty replaced General Qian Chengye with General Qian Chengye, who marched all the way to Jiangnan and besieged Yangzhou for a whole month. His Majesty showed mercy, remembering that he had met the King of Yue once when he passed through Huizhou, and was treated to a meal by the King of Yue. He tried to persuade the King of Yue to surrender three times." The Taoist said, "The King of Yue later left a letter and hanged himself, and opened the city to surrender."

"I see."

With Master Jiang's previous contributions to the south and his fame in the capital, he should have been named Yuan Jun, but there were some sensitivity before, so he had never been officially canonized.

Now that the country is unified and Jiangnan has been recovered, it is about time for her to be recognized as a deity.

She should be congratulated.

At this time, the Taoist on the opposite side was already extremely thirsty.

He had already come here with a sword in hand to chase the monster, and he was so tired that he was out of breath, his mouth was dry, and he had just finished talking on the phone, so he couldn't bear it any longer.

He glanced at the river beside him, hesitated, and then saw the gourd on the waist of the Taoist opposite him——

"What's in your gourd, fellow Daoist? Is it wine, tea, or water? I'm chasing after a monster and I'm extremely thirsty. Could you quench my thirst first?"

"There is a river over here, why don't you get some water from the river?"

"There are too many pigs, cattle, sheep and horses on this river. Drinking raw water will easily cause worms to grow in your stomach." The Taoist was really thirsty and was very generous. "What is in your gourd, Taoist friend? If it is some valuable wine, just tell me. I am embarrassed to drink it. If not, please don't be stingy. Whether it is tea, wine or water, bring it to me quickly and let me drink it."

"Haha! Fellow Daoist, aren't you afraid that my water is poisonous?"

"If you offered me water, I would still be a little suspicious, but since I asked for it first, it's unlikely to be poisonous."

"rational……"

Lin Jue found it interesting and took off the gourd from his waist:
"I am not a stingy person. You have worked hard to eliminate monsters for the people, and you are an upright and generous person. Why not quench your thirst? But this water is special. I have to take it back to my disciple. Don't drink it all. Please leave some for us."

"You are so young, and you already have a disciple?"

The Taoist casually stretched out his hand, took the gourd he threw, and shook it: "What kind of sweet water is this? It's so rare?"

When I unplugged the bottle, I could already smell the fragrance.

He didn't think much about it and just took a sip.

Because there was no mouth-to-mouth contact, the water was poured through the air, and some even spilled on the corners of the mouth and dripped on the ground.

But just this one bite made his eyes narrow.

The spiritual energy in the water turns into a fragrance that penetrates the lungs, and the mystery becomes a comfort that spreads to every part of the body. This is something that anyone can feel.

"Huh? This..."

When he tilted his head back and took the second sip, he was much more careful.

He put it in front of his mouth carefully, and not a drop spilled.

After two sips, I knew that this water was extraordinary.

If it is not poisonous, then it has spirit.

The Taoist didn't dare drink anymore, so he put down the gourd and threw it back to the Taoist opposite him as if it was burning:

"What kind of water is this? It's so sweet and delicious!"

The Taoist on the other side smiled and did not answer him immediately. Instead, he asked him: "Daoist friend, do you want to stay young forever and never grow old until you die?"

"I'm not a woman. What's the point of staying young forever? If I don't die when I'm old, I'm already a thief. If I don't get old, then I'm a monster, right?" The Taoist frowned and thought carefully. He felt that it was indeed too abnormal to meet these two people today. He even forgot to call them.

"That's bad news for you, fellow Taoist. The gourd I put in is the red spring water from Yuanqiu Mountain, which is the holy water that everyone in the world desires. Drinking it can keep your face young and you will stay young until you die."

"Fellow Daoist, please don't try to deceive me! How could such a wonderful thing happen in this world, and I just happened to encounter it!"

"Yes, haha, we have to go back today, so we won't stay any longer. It's a great honor to meet you, fellow Taoist. I'll take my leave now."

The Taoist on the opposite side just laughed, and suddenly a thundercloud rose up under his feet, with flashes of lightning, carrying two people and a fox up to the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The remaining Taoist priest stayed where he was, feeling quite dazed.

……

Not long after, the two returned to Fengshan.

Lin Jue frowned again, and seemed a little dazed.

At this time, the two disciples had been awakened, and because they had not seen him for a long time, they came to pay their respects to him.

Lin Jue shared the red spring water with them.

The next morning, the Yuanqiu fruit was planted on the mountain again.

I went back to the mountains and spent a few days leisurely. Recently, the capital city was celebrating, and the whole city was full of joy, because the court recovered Jiangnan. The King of Yue hanged himself and left a letter before his death, asking his subordinates not to make trouble again.

Lord Luo was confident and benevolent enough, so he did not make things difficult for the surrendered generals, the people in the city, or the family of the King of Yue. He even buried King Yue with the ceremony of an emperor, perhaps out of sympathy for the heroes or because of the friendship he had shown when King Yue treated him to a meal when he was riding a horse in Huizhou.

The world was thus unified.

When Lin Jue heard the details, he was on a roadside in the capital city. He was walking with a fox that had transformed into a white cat. For some reason, his brows furrowed again.

Riding the clouds back to the mountains, taking care of the fruit trees, and educating the disciples, time passed so quickly.

Not long after, bad news came.

In order to help the King of Yue turn the tables, the Sixth Senior Brother had tried hard to deduce the will of heaven, looking for a glimmer of possibility of victory in an environment of complete defeat, but he suffered backlash and became blind.

When the Sixth Senior Brother returned to Fuqiu, all the fellow disciples in the temple had gathered together except the Third Senior Brother.

On that day, the Sixth Senior Brother was dressed simply in grey linen clothes. He groped for the chopsticks on the table with his hand, picked them up, and then aligned them with the palm of his other hand, groping for the rice bowl on the table. Everyone was silent, but he just smiled cheerfully and said that if he practiced for a while, he would be able to cultivate the "mind's eye". If he could truly achieve enlightenment, there would be no "blindness".

This is his principle, the cause and effect he bears.

Lin Jue had no choice but to use other treasures to exchange for the lantern from Wan Gong and gave it to him to help him see.

Returning to Fengshan, I felt as if time had passed even faster.

The disciples grew rapidly like the Yuanqiu fruit trees on the mountain.

Although his disciples' talents are not as good as his and his junior sister's, and the fruits of the Yuanqiu fruit trees are not as big and full as those on Yuanqiu Mountain, Lin Jue is not too worried about it.

The houses in the capital that had been uninhabited for a long time came back to life.

The junior sister has gathered all the materials and is still refining the elixir here.

The auspicious scene at the end of the previous dynasty appeared again in the capital of this dynasty, but it was far less grand than the last time.

The effect of this golden elixir is not as good as before, but the junior sister's own cultivation is close to perfection. Eating it is just to help her become an immortal, and to strengthen herself by borrowing the unique spiritual charm of the Four Directions and Five Elements Golden Elixir.

The second immortal of Fuqiu Peak was born.

When the two brothers and sisters got together and chatted, what they missed most were the past times on Fuqiu Peak.

Mr. Luo came from a family of generals and was obsessed with expanding territory. In addition, Dazu had repeatedly violated the border, so after a short rest, he launched another large-scale expedition to the north.

This fight lasted for more than ten years.

The Western Regions were recovered after several hundred years.

Dazu was driven back hundreds of miles.

The territory of the Central Plains Dynasty reached an unprecedented size, but the people did not live well. The pitiful bones lying by the Wuding River are still the lover in the boudoir's dreams. The blood at the border has turned into the sea. Emperor Wu's intention to expand the border has not yet ended. What are his merits and demerits? I think future generations thousands of years later will have their own opinions, right?
It’s just that poets these days all call him Emperor Wu.

Lin Jue also accepted two more disciples.

One was a rabbit demon in the mountains. When Lin Jue first arrived at Fengshan to preach to Wan Gong and others, it came to eavesdrop. It also listened to Lin Jue’s explanation of yin and yang and the five elements. When other demons and ghosts coveted the fairy fruits on the mountain and wanted to steal them at night, it came to help remind and drive them away. Somehow, it became smart again, and one day, it knelt at the foot of the mountain for three years.

The other is a member of the Wang family.

When he was only a teenager, he somehow found the talisman paper that had been sealed in his home for a long time. He must have relied on it to travel thousands of miles to the deep mountains to seek the immortal way.

The reason why the Taoist took him in might be because he thought of his past self.

Many things seem to happen in just the blink of an eye.

Master Lin, whose reputation among the people was growing, sat in the attic of Fengshan Mountain, gazing at the distant mountain scenery. For some reason, he seemed to have some realization.

At this time, he had already mastered the three magical skills of "dispersing and gathering again", "breaking and continuing", and "taking life and granting longevity" to perfection. He often meditated in seclusion in the mountains to comprehend his own method of immortality. This would be a supreme magical power that could rival the powerful.

Sixty years after the founding of the dynasty, the time had come for the Purple Emperor. He ordered the emperors and gods from all sides to send out troops together and began an extremely massive campaign to eliminate demons and monsters, sweeping away all the demons in the world with unstoppable force.

This time, only the evil demons were eliminated. Lin Jue was not held responsible, and no emperor or god had any objection. Even the hidden demon kings and powerful demons did not move.

Mr. Luo passed away, and his death was not a good one.

Another sixty years of turmoil passed under the heavens, and the Purple Emperor found a suitable opportunity, and the disaster befell the little demon, but all this was done in secret.

After another sixty years, it was the turn of many big monsters.

Those big monsters fought desperately, and some monsters took advantage of the chaos to wreak havoc on the human world. Lin Jue did not intervene in the war between Jiu Tian and the monsters, but he protected the people who were about to be harmed by the monsters.

As time goes by, I really can’t remember clearly. There are only brief pictures that make up the ups and downs of the past hundred years.

It seemed as if the disciple had died, or as if he had not died. It also seemed as if the attic cave deep in Maple Mountain had reached its third generation.

In the last sixty years, the Purple Emperor launched a comprehensive campaign to eliminate demons.

Both evil demons and good demons are eliminated.

Even people related to monsters are eliminated.

Fu Yao is also involved.

At this time, there were already several real people on Fuqiu Peak, which was a force that even the Purple Emperor had to be cautious of.

However, he invited out the long-retired Lord Fuchi.

The god arrived at Fengshan:

"I have been in seclusion for a long time, but the Purple Emperor was once my master. He invited me here, so I had to come. Therefore, I have come to kill the eight-tailed demon fox. If you want to stop me, it will only be a waste of your life."

A word drifted away in the wind.

The immortal of Fuqiu Temple fought hard against him, and fortunately he was not very eager to fight, so he was able to block the enemy for a while.

Lin Jue was trying hard to comprehend immortality.

It seems like it will succeed, but it also seems like it won’t.

But at this time, I don’t know whether it was because the fighting power of Lord Fu Chi was too great, able to shatter the world, or the Taoist used some magic to correct the way of life and death cycle of heaven and earth to a point that the illusion could not bear. When Lord Fu Chi held the halberd and slashed through Fengshan and arrived in front of Lin Jue, the world suddenly collapsed.

Lin Jue's eyes went dark, and when he came to his senses, he found that it was a moonlit night in front of him. The moonlight illuminated the vast mountains and rivers, with countless shadows of mountains and winding rivers.

In front of us was another flattened mountain with a huge hole on it and lava flowing in it.

He stepped on the thundercloud and flew forward at high speed.

Suddenly!
Already flown over the top of the mountain.

There should have been a big hole there leading away from Yuanqiu Wonderland.

We should have gotten out from there.

But the hole had disappeared long ago!
Looking back, he saw the mountain giant standing still, bowing towards the back like a pilgrim. The Phoenix bird was still standing on top of his head, looking back at Lin Jue and the others, with a strange light in its eyes.

There is a white fox at his feet, and beside him are the eldest brother and the younger sister.

An old and kind voice came faintly from behind:
"Since you have come to my Yuanqiu Wonderland, why don't you have a cup of tea before leaving? Do you think I don't even have a cup of tea here?"

An old immortal was standing in the distance, laughing.

It turns out that those hundreds of years were just a moment.

I am still in Yuanqiu Fairyland and have never left.

……

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(End of this chapter)