Strange Stories

Chapter 577: Enlightenment
Flying down the mountain, the spring water is still green, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

It has been more than a hundred years since this mountain flew here out of thin air. In the past hundred years, except for the occasional strange things, there has been no intention of moving away. As time went on, some brave people gradually built houses by the river at the foot of the mountain and opened up farmland. However, they only built houses by the river at the foot of the mountain, not too close to the mountain, let alone on the mountain.

Then a few more houses appeared on the shore, and their white walls, green tiles and peach blossoms were reflected in the spring water.

Lin Jue no longer needed to transform into a long beard to cover his face, because too many years had passed, and the second campaign to exorcise demons was about to begin, and almost no one in the world remembered his appearance.

Even the Nan Tianshi who ate the Yuanqiu fruit died.

Those who had seen him in the capital city at that time had already entered the cycle of reincarnation, or even more than once.

So Lin Jue calmly came to the other side, found a wasteland at the foot of Feilai Mountain, built a wooden house, and sat down there quietly.

Ever since Luo Gong came to Fengshan to practice asceticism with him, he has always looked like an old man, and his appearance has become increasingly aged. In comparison, Lin Jue, the junior sister, the two disciples, and several guardians who are also old friends of Luo Gong have all drunk the water of the Red Spring and remain eternally youthful. He seems a little out of place.

Lin Jue has always wanted to ask for some more Red Spring water for him.

In addition, he had accepted two new disciples who were getting older and had never drunk the Red Spring water. The third disciple Xianzhu was fine, as she was originally a demon and her appearance had not changed. The youngest disciple looked the oldest.

How can this be done?
But this was only his secondary purpose.

The main purpose is to seek the truth——

After becoming a true Taoist, one can comprehend magic and magical powers, comprehend the mysteries of the Tao, and especially comprehend "the creation of life and death", and become a so-called great power at any time. After personally touching a Tao, one is closer to the mysteries of the Tao, and can see other Taos more clearly.

All the magic powers, mysteries and wonders in the world come from this.

And this is the limit of magic powers.

It can be said that there is a great road at the end of every magical power, or it can be said that every great road can at least derive one supreme magical power and many spells.

Lin Juehui has many magical powers, and the benefits of these powers begin to show at this time: he understands the laws and the truth, and seeks simplicity from complexity, so that he can see many great roads. As long as he is willing to spend time and energy, he may be able to realize the supreme magical power on this road.

However, after reading several of them, he felt that he was not completely sure that he could kill, defeat or stop Fu Chi Shenjun with them.

So he chose another one -

That was the mysterious feeling I had in my heart when I accidentally entered the Yuanqiu Fairyland.

That is the origin of Yuanqiu Wonderland.

It is the creation of a paradise on earth.

This Feilai Mountain is the passage between the outside world and the Yuanqiu Fairyland, and it is also the passage between heaven and earth and the outside world. There must be something mysterious here.

Lin Jue came here to practice, trying to see if he could grasp this mystery and comprehend this magical power.

There are more tourists here than in the past.

However, the fox exhaled and covered the wooden house. Then, most of the time, Lin Jue would sit in the wooden house and practice seriously, while the fox would transform into different forms and play outside. Sometimes, Lin Jue would walk along the river to relax, while the fox would curl up in the wooden house, practice and sleep soundly.

After an unknown amount of time, a tinkling sound was heard from the other side of the river.

The Taoist and the fox were both awakened and looked up. They found that a temple was being built on the other side of the river.

Suddenly I felt something and went to check it out.

The temple had just been built, and there was only a frame, no plaque, and no statues. Before he could ask whose temple it was, a tourist nearby who was equally curious asked:
"What temple is this?"

A man in official robes answered: "The Emperor's Temple!"

The tourist asked again: "Which emperor?"

"The Emperor who monitors the heavens and subdues demons!"

“Isn’t that Master Nan Tianshi?”

"You can't call him Nan Tianshi anymore. You have to call him Jian Tian Dijun. The Dijun is the emperor in heaven. He came down to the mortal world to eliminate demons and monsters and help the world for more than a hundred years. Now he has returned to heaven and is the emperor again. The court ordered that temples be built for him all over the world."

"Why build it here?" someone asked, "There's no village in front and no shop behind."

"This was designated by Master Dai Tian himself."

"why?"

"Master Dai said this place has spiritual energy."

"What spiritual energy? Feilai Mountain?"

"I guess you don't know." The official said with a smile, "Back then, Master Dai had not yet joined the Juxian Mansion. He traveled in Huizhou and exorcised demons here. Later, he went to Jiangnan and came back. He passed by here and reminisced about the past. He met Master Lin and he gave him Red Spring water to drink. From then on, he remained young. That's why he is now nearly a hundred years old and still looks young."

"Is this true? It sounds like Master Dai is now the Minister of Juxian Mansion?"

"Who else could it be? Master Dai was originally the Junior Minister of the Juxian Palace, and was personally appointed by the Emperor Jiantian before he returned to heaven."

"..."

No one noticed that a Taoist priest with a fox turned around and walked away from the crowd.

"Wonderful..."

The Taoist shook his head and smiled, then looked down at the fox.

“Meow…”

The fox also shook his head and replied to him.

Silently, the man and the fox turned into the breeze and returned to the other side.

However, he never expected that as soon as he reached the other side and his feet touched the ground, Lin Jue frowned, and he somehow realized a mysterious truth of the great way.

This mystery is exactly what he has been pursuing in recent years. Looking up -

As expected, the world before our eyes has undergone tremendous changes.

The Feilai Mountain, which was originally just a little strange, was raised thousands of feet high and towered into the clouds. There were ancient pines, red springs, and a white silk ribbon hanging on the mountain.

Looking back, the spring water is still the same, emerald green, but the ferry, bamboo rafts, tourists and people on the riverside are gone, as if it has returned to the state of tens of thousands of years ago. The farmland and cultivated land at the foot of the mountain have also turned into ancient Yuanqiu trees, shining in the sun.

There is no giant snake among the ancient trees. It should be hiding during the day and coming out at night.

The fox turned his head and looked around, then looked up at Lin Jue.

However, Lin Jue stood still, firmly grasping the mystery of that moment and feeling it carefully.

Until an old voice came from the distant mountains:
"Why are you here again?"

Lin Jue finally came back to his senses, still unsatisfied:
"Replying to the Immortal Master, I am only practicing and gaining enlightenment at the foot of Feilai Mountain. I have no intention of coming in to disturb your peace."

"Don't want to come in?"

"If the Immortal Master invites me in like today, I will come to visit him and ask for some Red Spring water."

"You young man..."

The old voice laughed and asked him, "You said you came to visit, but you are already here, so why are you standing at the door?"

Thunderclouds suddenly gathered under Lin Jue's feet.

The fox jumped lightly and stood on the top of the thundercloud.

With a roar of thunder, the thundercloud flew upward diagonally with its long tail, passing over the high mountains in front and entering the countless peaks and forests.

In the bamboo courtyard, Yuanqiu fruit is in bloom.

The old man was wearing a cloth robe and his hair was a little messy. He looked like an old man who had just woken up from a nap and was tidying up his clothes. When he saw him, he said:

“I first thought that you didn’t have enough Phoenix Feathers, so you came to me to ask for them. Then I thought that things had changed and you wanted to come to me to take another look. Then I thought that you wanted to ask Chiquan for more. I even thought that you, a young man, might just want to come and see me. Haha, I didn’t expect that you came to steal my magical powers…”

"The younger generation came here to gain enlightenment."

"You have reached my doorstep with your enlightenment."

"There is something mysterious here."

Lin Jue remained somewhat respectful.

It’s hard to say whether this is stealing or enlightenment.

It is like a swordsman with amazing swordsmanship. If another person steals his sword manual, it is considered stealing, or if he peeks at him practicing swordsmanship, it is also considered stealing. However, if the swordsman casually dances with the sword, and the other person sees it and finds it amazing, and he tosses and turns after returning home and can't forget it, so he thinks about it seriously, ponders and gains some insights, is it considered stealing?

When the swordsman was dancing with the sword that day, he left sword marks and sword intentions on the stone on the ground in front of his house. How should this person judge what he felt when he came here and felt the sword marks and sword intentions?
It’s really hard to say.

"Haha." The old man straightened his clothes and said, "My magical power is called Qiankun Zaohua. It can recreate the heaven and earth. Do you want to use it to trap Fuchi Shenjun?"

"Exactly."

"I have resigned for many years, so I can't help you anymore. Otherwise, if the Purple Emperor comes to me, I may not be able to stop him with my body." The old man waved his hand and paused for a moment. "But I am old now, and I am bound to be lonely if I stay away from the world. If you are interested and you know how to play chess, you can come here on the 21st day of the first lunar month every year to play a game of chess with me to relieve your boredom. I also have fruit and tea to treat you."

"must."

The chess we are talking about here is, of course, just chess.

However, when Lin Jue was in his prime, it was a good time for him to comprehend the mysteries of the Great Dao. With his talent and the fact that the old man did not hide it, every time he entered and exited Yuanqiu Fairyland, he comprehended the mystery of the Great Dao.

This is actually a help to him.

"Then what about the next round?"

"it is good."

The old man waved his hand, and the boy brought the chessboard and tea.

The two began to make their moves.

The fox split into two. One sat obediently at Lin Jue's feet, alert to the old immortal, the child beside him, and the mountain behind him that could stand up at any time. The other ran out to smell here and look there, sizing up the unfamiliar environment, and teasing the rare birds and animals in the mountains.

A quarter of an hour later——

"There are chess masters in every generation in the world, who can even play against the sky. Go and learn." The old man said to him helplessly, "Send you away."

"I've made note of this and I'm leaving now."

Lin Jue was also helpless.

Those chess masters in the world play against the sky. I guess the one they are playing against is the “sky” in front of them, right?

He can see through thousands of years at a glance. In an instant, he can transform the entire world into hundreds of years later with almost no error. How can I be an opponent of his deduction?
However, Lin Jue has two advantages:

One is that they are thick-skinned, but they are helpless and not ashamed.

Secondly, you should see clearly that you are here just to kill time. If you play well, that's good, but if you don't, you can just make up for it by chatting.

Two foxes followed him out, one on the left and one on the right.

When we left, the temple on the other side of the river had already taken shape.

(End of this chapter)