fairy family

Chapter 110: Huangshan Sea of ​​Clouds and Tiantan Mind Refining

Yu Que kept Huang Guishan's reminder in mind. He only stayed at home for an hour and then hurried back to the county school.

In the meeting hall, Taoist Master Kuzhu, Xuezheng and others were still there. When they saw Yu Que return, Taoist Master Kuzhu immediately stood up and bowed to Xuezheng and the others:

"My two Taoist friends, let's say goodbye now."

"Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist." Xue Zheng also stood up and bowed.

Teacher Zhu was standing beside Xuezheng, and his eyes fell on Yu Que. He seemed to want to say something but hesitated, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Just like that, Yu Que and Xie Qingjie, with the farewell of the school principal and Zhu Jiaoyu, followed the envoy of the Examination and Evaluation Institute and walked out of the county school.

As soon as I walked out of the county school gate, I saw carriages and horses passing by.

At dusk, there were frequent pedestrians coming and going, and the area in front of the county school was quite lively.

"It's full of fireworks." The two evaluators saw it and said with smiles on their faces:

"It just so happens that tonight, I will let you feel in advance the true power of the immortals."

Whoosh, both of them took out a talisman from their sleeves.

The talisman was in the shape of a paper crane, which danced gracefully in their hands. In a few breaths, it became more than ten feet long. Its back was very spacious, and three or four people could sit on it.

Taoist Master Zhongwen jumped up first, and looked at Xie Qingjie, saying with a smile: "Yes, although Xie is studying at the foot of the mountain, he is a member of the Xie family. He should have seen such trivial tricks a long time ago."

He pointed behind him and said, "Come up."

Xie Qingjie's expression remained normal. After she bowed, she nimbly climbed onto the back of the paper crane, riding on the same crane as Taoist Zhongwen.

Taoist Kuzhu also swung his sleeves and climbed onto another paper crane, then called out to Yu Que, "Student Yu, what are you still standing there for?"

Yu Que's eyes showed surprise.

He had seen many talisman paper objects, but he had never seen talisman paper that could carry a person and fly.

Today should be his first time to enjoy the way the immortals fly in the sky!

However, he did not seem too rustic. When he was greeted, he nodded and jumped onto the back of the paper crane.

As soon as the two of them sat down, they heard the two Taoist priests shouting, "Go back to the mountain!"

Xiao!
Two bursts of crane calls were heard loudly at the gate of the Seventh County School, immediately attracting the attention of many people.

Along with the cry of the cranes, bursts of white light emerged, like a swimming dragon, shining and circling in the dim twilight, so dazzling that many teachers and students in the county school were amazed.

"Who is using the flying skills? How carefree!"

"Is there someone coming up the mountain again? I wonder what they are here for. Is it the Tianmiao Seed that was rumored a few days ago?"

Among the many people who looked up and sighed, Xue Zheng and Zhu Jiaoyu were just watching in silence.

After looking at it for a few breaths, Xuezheng retracted his gaze and said to Zhu Jiaoyu beside him with a chuckle:

"Don't think too much, these two guys are extraordinary. One of them was born in a poor family, but he was able to open up a temple and pick up a treasure that even I missed.

He was born into a wealthy family, but he chose to go down the mountain alone and find his own way. I think he will not be tempted by the prosperity of the mountain and will come back. "

Zhu, the teacher, sighed softly: "Going up the mountain and down the mountain has its own advantages and disadvantages. It's useless to think too much. Let's just wait and see what happens."

After she finished speaking, she bowed to the schoolmaster and said, "I have other students to take care of, so I'll leave first."

Xue Zheng waved his hand, signaling the other party to leave.

After Instructor Zhu left, Xue Zheng walked around the county school by himself, but did not return to his residence. Instead, he turned around, looked at the thick smoke billowing from the county school, and suddenly walked towards the crematorium.

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the other side.

Yu Que and Xie Qingjie were riding on a crane. Although it was just a paper crane, its speed was very fast, far exceeding the ordinary ghost carriage. Moreover, they flew in the air on the crane, and the road was flat and straight without any twists and turns.

Therefore, Yu Que originally thought that it would only take two or three hours for them to reach the top of Huangshan Mountain and enter the so-called Huangshan Fairy City.

But who would have thought that after flying for several hours, their eyes were still dark.

Under the moonlight, the towering mountain was still out of reach. So he simply closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the back of the paper crane, and rested his mind.

Until the dawn.

Yu Que was reminded by Taoist Kuzhu, who said:
"Student Yu, it is sunrise, this view cannot be missed, so open your eyes and take a look."

"This is!?"

He opened his eyes from resting them, and looked in the direction of the light as he had said. Suddenly, he felt a golden light emerging in his eyes.

What made him feel even more astonished was that at this moment he and Taoist Master Kuzhu were floating above the boundless sea of ​​clouds, with no end in sight.

Driven by the sunlight, wisps of clouds and mist are rolling like waves, constantly hitting the hilltops, scattered solitary pine trees, etc. that protrude from the sea.

Even though Yu Que had lived two lives as a human, he had never seen such a beautiful scene. Now that he saw it, he was immediately dazzled and fascinated, as if it were a fairyland.

In front of him, there came the loud laughter of Taoist Master Kuzhu:

“This is the sunrise over the sea of ​​clouds! Clouds rise from the mountains, and there are many such sights in the world, but the sea of ​​clouds at Huangshan is the most spectacular and unique, and is world-famous.

The mountain is also divided into five seas, east, west, south, north, and sky, all of which are clouds and fog. The place you are going to today is the most magical place among the five seas - the Sky Sea. "

Yu Que pricked up his ears and heard Taoist Kuzhu shouting:
"Look, Bright Summit is almost here!"

Yu Que looked up again and found that under the golden sunlight, there was a mountain that looked like glass, emerging from the sea of ​​clouds, shining with gold and silver, and was extremely attractive.

In such a scene, Yu Que sighed all the way, and from time to time he saw figures of people tumbling in the sea of ​​clouds. Some of them were riding the waves and some were riding boats, just like crossing the lake or the sea.

Occasionally, a sword light would fly up, like a divine dragon, only flashing for a moment, catching Yu Que's attention, but he was too late to capture it, as the opponent had already disappeared without a trace.

Although he has not yet arrived at the Huangshan Fairy City and the Huangshan Taoist Palace, the scene of the fairies traveling in the clouds has indeed left a deep impression on Yu Que!
Yu Que suddenly understood why Taoist Zhongwen always spoke in a disdainful tone about the area below the mountain when he talked about the area above the mountain.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the various scenes, the scenery below the mountain belongs to the worldly world, while the scenery on the mountain is the true immortal atmosphere.

Yu Que also sighed in his heart because of this:

"Just being able to fly in the sky is already as free and easy as a god. If you look at the world from a different perspective, I wonder how free and easy those great immortals of the middle third rank and true immortals of the upper third rank must be!"

As he sighed, the glazed mountain peak in his eyes finally appeared in front of him.

This mountain looks small from a distance, but it is extremely large when you get closer. The mountain is truly covered with colored glaze, like an iceberg or a jade mountain. It is not an illusion created by the changing light and shadow.

This surprised Yu Que even more.

At this time, Taoist Master Kuzhu and Taoist Master Zhongwen approached each other, and Taoist Master Zhongwen was introducing Xie Qingjie:
“The name of Guangmingding has a long history and has been widely discussed.

It is said that this is the best place to watch the sunrise, with the light above your head shining the longest, hence the name; it is also said that although this peak is not the highest or most majestic peak in Huangshan, the light here is the most dazzling, shining brightly day and night... However, there is a reason why the appearance of this peak perfectly matches the word "bright". "

The other party was talking with great interest:
"Eight hundred years ago, when the Palace Master of this mountain was observing the sun and gaining enlightenment on this peak, he condensed the true fire and cast a spell, melting the mountain into glass.

His anger has not subsided to this day, and even caused the pine trees on the mountain to grow into crystals, which are a rare and precious treasure of our Huangshan Taoist Temple."

The other party was talking excitedly, and Yu Que was also eavesdropping with great interest.

However, Xie Qingjie, who was sitting behind Taoist Zhongwen, remained calm after hearing this. She simply opened her mouth to thank him:
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, this is indeed a beautiful view."

This attitude instantly dulled Taoist Master Zhongwen's enthusiasm. He once again said with regret as if he had realized something belatedly:
"Yes, you are from the mountain. Even if you have never been here, you must have heard of it."

Silence.

The group of four people were in the dazzling golden light, as if they were bathing in gold, and they all landed on the small platforms under Guangmingding.

These platforms are staggered and intertwined, growing on the mountain peaks, as fine as scales.

As soon as they landed, the paper cranes the four people were riding on spontaneously combusted without fire and turned into ashes, leaving only the rumbling sounds of the cranes.

"Flying is prohibited over each of the three main peaks of Huangshan Mountain. Violators are considered disrespectful."

The two Taoist priests showed some regret when they saw that their paper cranes were gone, but they immediately picked up their Taoist robes and jumped forward on the mountain peak with nimble figures.

"Come on, follow me."

Yu Que and Xie Qingjie hurried to follow.

Soon, they arrived at the real Guangmingding. On the broad peak, there was a huge palace complex, each of which was exquisite and looked like an ice sculpture or jade.

There were also immortals dressed in Taoist robes walking by them one after another. As they passed by, they looked at Yu Que and the other two curiously, but did not speak.

When they arrived here, both Taoist Priest Ku Mu and Taoist Priest Zhong Wen looked solemn and cautious in their words and actions.

They led Yu Que and the other two straight into the tallest palace on Guangmingding, and asked them to wait outside the threshold for a while before walking in on their own.

Yu Que and Xie Qingjie were left alone outside the hall. Due to their low age and realm, they attracted the attention of the Taoists passing by.

Many people were pointing at them with different looks.

Fortunately, the rules here are really strict, and no one comes up to chat and test us casually.

Finally, two quarters of an hour later, Taoist Master Kuzhu and Taoist Master Zhongwen came out together, with joy on their faces, and said to the two men:
"Shan, you are lucky today! The mage on duty in the temple is an acquaintance of ours. He can let you go directly to the Sea of ​​Heaven to meditate on the mind, practice the Temple of Heaven, and obtain the inheritance!"

Yu Que and the other man didn't quite understand what the other party was talking about, but when they heard the word "inheritance", their eyes lit up and they both bowed in unison:
"Thank you, Senior!", "I'm sorry for your trouble!"

Then, without waiting for Yu Que and the other two to urge them, he led them to the depths of the palace. After entering the palace, all the furnishings along the way were luxurious and exquisite, with piles of gold and jade, dazzling and overwhelming.

However, except for Yu Que who had just arrived here and was dazzled by the glittering and gorgeous decorations, the rest of the people in the palace turned a blind eye and were too lazy to even take a look.

There was only one direction they were looking at, and that was a deep pool of golden clouds deep behind the temple.

There was nothing behind the palace, no halls or pavilions, but a cliff, and the back of the cliff was covered with white and gold clouds.

As the clouds and mist roll, they turn into dragons, tigers, flowers and grass, with countless changes.

On the edge of the cliff, there were Taoists sitting in meditation facing the vast clouds. Their faces were illuminated with golden light, and there was spiritual light emerging above their heads. They were of different heights.

However, the expressions of these Taoists were not peaceful at all, but rather quite ferocious.

Yu Que took a closer look and discovered that the spiritual light above their heads was also flickering and interweaving. From time to time, a Taoist would turn pale, spit out blood, and suddenly fall off the cushion with a wilted look.

At this moment, the monk who was standing by immediately stepped forward, touched the top of his head with a compassionate look on his face, and chanted scriptures, as if to comfort him.

This strange scene made Yu Que's mind run wild with imagination. He also secretly glanced at the daughter of the wealthy family next to him, and found that classmate Xie also had a look of surprise on his face, as if he had no idea the purpose of this place.

Fortunately, the two Taoist priests from the Examination Institute did not keep the two people in suspense. After continuous consultation with others, they led the two people to walk and stop, and finally came to an empty corner where they could view the sea.

Taoist Master Kuzhu pointed at the rolling sea of ​​clouds and said softly:
"This is the heart of the sea of ​​heaven, called the heart of heaven, or the pool of heaven. It is the place for refining the mind in our Huangshan Taoist Palace! Disciples inside and outside the palace, regardless of age, can have a chance to come here to refine their minds once a year.

There are realms that seem both real and unreal, and images left by the spiritual thoughts of the predecessors, which can educate the younger generation, study the ancestral temple, and pass on the Dharma lineage..."

During the brief introduction, Yu Que had not yet figured out the specific purpose of this place when he felt his body shake and suddenly fell onto the cushion in front of the sea of ​​clouds.

But soon, he found that it was not his body that moved, but his soul. It flew out of his body and went straight over the cushion, drifting uncontrollably towards the boundless and empty sea of ​​clouds.

Such a situation made Yu Que feel subconsciously horrified.

(End of this chapter)