One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 217 217: Back to the Mountain

Zhao Fuyun walked all the way down Mount Qiyun. The temperature quickly changed from scorching hot to warm, and then to cool. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw flowers all over the mountain. The scenery of Mount Qiyun was scorching hot on top, but it was spring-like all year round at the bottom.

There are many spiritual fields cultivated at the foot of the mountain. Some of the spiritual fields are planted with medicinal herbs, some are planted with spiritual rice. In addition to the spiritual fields, there are also special spiritual lands where special spiritual plants are planted.

Zhao Fuyun knew that whether it was growing magical rice or growing magical herbs, it was a technical job. Without several generations of family inheritance and without specialized learning of planting techniques, it would be difficult to grow them well. Some magical herbs had to be planted by several generations of people, and no mistakes could be made during this period. If mistakes were made, all the efforts would be wasted.

Especially those precious medicaments, not only do they need to be cared for by special people, but they also need to be protected from changes in the climate and environment, as well as from snakes, rats, insects and ants, and they also need to be prevented from being stolen.

So it seems that growing spiritual rice and spiritual herbs does not require fighting and killing, but the process of this planting is also a delicate and long-term job.

Therefore, many people are unwilling to do stable jobs and would rather engage in fighting and killing, or serve other people's families.

Among the bandits, there is a saying that a good cultivator would rather die than be the husband of a spiritual plant.

Zhao Fuyun just stood on a high place and admired the beauty of this spiritual field. The spiritual field started from the gentle slope and extended to the river. There were still spiritual fields on the other side of the river. He knew that the spiritual fields surrounded the Qiyun Mountain.

He had no idea who the property belonged to. At this moment, he only wanted to do one thing, which was to return to Tiandu Mountain.

It has been seventeen or eighteen years since I last left the mountain, and now it’s almost twenty years.

He opened his mouth and spit out a cloud of red smoke. He stepped on it and the red smoke floated up with the wind. The red smoke drifted into the air and quickly went away.

Qiyun Mountain is quite far from Tiandu Mountain. On the way, he passes some places he has been to and some places he has not been to, but he has never thought of revisiting the old places.

Riding on the clouds, it heads south day and night. Looking at the earth from the sky, it looks like a colorful carpet.

Some people say that the country is so beautiful. Of course, the country is not just about mountains and rivers, but also about the people living in it.

Zhao Fuyun passed by many mountains. There were sects in these mountains, some big, some small, some with a long history, and some newly established. Of course, there were also aristocratic families who established themselves in cities. Looking from the sky, Zhao Fuyun discovered that the entire earth was actually divided.

It is not only divided by natural scenes such as mountains and rivers, but also by the people living in the mountains and rivers. Aristocratic families, sects, and imperial courts are intertwined. Cities, green mountains, and rivers, of course, there are some black spots among them. Those are some forbidden places, and they are the dark wounds left on this land by the wars in the past.

Zhao Fuyun knew that there was a dark prison near Luodu.

He did not practice, but looked at the earth. Of course, he would occasionally meet other cultivators riding on clouds. They did not know each other, but when they met they would nod to each other, or just look at each other.

Of course, there would be times when he would encounter people who were practicing magic and bump into him randomly. He could easily avoid them by just thinking about it.

The speed of riding the cloud was not fast. It took him half a month to return to Guangyuan Prefecture near Tiandu Mountain. He still did not enter Guangyuan Prefecture. He arrived at Duxia City again, but he still did not leave. Instead, he set up an altar on a barren mountain and called Xun Lanyin.

The altar is not difficult to set up. In Zhao Fuyun's opinion, this method can also be used for attack.

In front of him was a small altar made of yellow earth, surrounded by small talisman flags and paper-cut human figures with Xun Lanyin's name written on them.

After that, he began to meditate and call out with his mind.

Just like the last time, he only felt emptiness in the depths of his soul. However, in that emptiness, a puddle of water suddenly appeared, and the water stain spread into a clear spring. The spring was originally black, and nothing could be seen clearly, but soon a reflection appeared again.

The reflection quickly became clear, as if someone was overlapping with it.

"Master Xun!" Zhao Fuyun shouted.

Xun Lanyin's face and makeup reflected in the water have not changed much from the past, but her expression seems even more indifferent, and her eyes are like autumn water and also like the abyss.

"Has the government been established?" Xun Lanyin asked directly.

"Yes, I was lucky." Zhao Fuyun replied.

"Then come back and come to me." Xun Lanyin said.

"Disciple obeys your command." Zhao Fuyun said.

Zhao Fuyun jumped up into the sky, and clouds formed under his feet. These were the clouds formed by the vital energy he had absorbed through his magic power.

We floated all the way to the lower part of Tiandu Mountain, and sure enough, we saw that the fog in the mountain covered the entire mountain.

Zhao Fuyun landed on the ground and then went up the mountain.

When passing by the lower house, he found that no one was practicing in the lower house, as if it was deserted.

Pass under the Lower House and walk onto the iron chain and wooden plank bridge. This bridge has no exact name, but everyone calls it Tongxian Bridge.

The canyon is Ren Gu Gorge. "Ren" and "Gu" together form the word "secular". It is separated by a canyon, so it is called Ren Gu Bridge. This also means that everyone hopes to enter the upper house and be separated from the mundane world from then on.

Zhao Fuyun walked across the Tongxian Bridge and then arrived at Wuliangyuan.

I haven't been back for nearly twenty years. Everything is still the same, but it looks a lot quieter.

He did not report to Wuliang Academy, nor did he know whether the head of Wuliang Academy was there now. Instead, he jumped up directly and headed towards the depths of Tiandu Mountain.

Ever since he received the teachings at the main mountain of Tiandu Mountain, he knew that all of this was peripheral and that mountain was the real core.

The misty and picturesque mountain in the deepest part appeared in his eyes.

Even with his current eyesight, with his eyes blazing with fire, he still couldn't see through the essence of this mountain.

When he was trying hard to see through it, he suddenly felt a strong sense of danger, as if a ferocious beast in the mountains was disturbed. He felt someone's eyes falling on him, and his [Jie Zhi] felt that a pair of indifferent golden eyes were staring at him.

Those are not the eyes of a human, but the eyes of an animal.

When he was being stared at, he felt his whole body go cold and stiff, but the other party quickly closed his eyes again, probably because he realized that Zhao Fuyun was a disciple of Tiandu Mountain.

At this moment, a crack appeared in the fog in the mountain. Zhao Fuyun noticed it keenly and immediately went into it.

Compared to before, he clearly felt that this mountain was much more alert, like a ferocious beast that had been disturbed.

As he fell through the gap in the fog, the scene in his eyes quickly dissipated and the real scene appeared.

A small courtyard, quiet and peaceful. Lanyin Cottage.

The door was open, and a white crane stood on the roof, chirping softly at him, as if to say, "Long time no see."

Zhao Fuyun actually heard some human emotions in its voice.

He pushed open the gate and walked into the yard, then saw Xun Lanyin in a black robe standing on the steps.

She still wore the red crown on her head, her hair was tied up with a crane hairpin inserted across it.

She stood there just like she did back then, like a crane, somewhat distant and cold. However, Zhao Fuyun knew that the fact that she stood there waiting for him showed her attitude.

"Congratulations Master Xun for creating the golden elixir. It will bring you hope for immortality." Zhao Fuyun saluted.

"Practicing and forming a pill is a normal thing. There's no need to congratulate you. You also need to work hard." Xun Lanyin said.

Zhao Fuyun couldn't help but sigh in her heart. What seemed extremely difficult to others was just a normal result of practice for her.

"Disciple dare not slack off." Zhao Fuyun replied.

"It's good that you can come back at this time. I will take you to meet Senior Brother Feng. From today on, you will officially enter the gate of Tiandu Mountain." Xun Lanyin said.

Zhao Fuyun was stunned and asked, "Could it be that I have never been a disciple of Tiandu Mountain before?"

"Yes and no." Xun Lanyin always spoke concisely. It seemed that in her opinion, what she said was clear enough, but others were a little confused and couldn't understand. If Zhao Fuyun asked her more questions, she would think that this person was not smart. Since she was not smart, what was the point of explaining?

This was how Zhao Fuyun felt, so he didn't ask any more questions and could only figure it out in his mind.

"You learned the outer sect first, then entered the upper courtyard, learned the inner sect, and then entered the mountain to comprehend the true sect. This only means that your cultivation and comprehension are sufficient, but it does not mean that you can know the secrets of Tiandu Mountain. Only those who truly know the secrets of the mountain can be called a member of Tiandu Mountain."

After Xun Lanyin finished speaking, she took Zhao Fuyun out of the yard. Zhao Fuyun followed behind her. The road was still the same small road, but he could not see very far. As Xun Lanyin walked past, the fog cleared up. Xun Lanyin did not walk in a straight line. Sometimes there was a road, but she turned to some places where there was no road.

And after walking a few steps where there is no road, a new road will naturally appear.

After walking for about an incense stick of time, Zhao Fuyun saw a palace.

The palace was dark blue in color, named "Tiandu", and its gates were tightly closed.

Xun Lanyin led the way up the stairs, and Zhao Fuyun followed behind. The moment he stepped onto the stairs, he felt that the palace in front of him was rising higher and higher. As he walked closer step by step, it became higher and higher. The dark blue roof was actually high into the clouds, and he could not see it clearly at all.

Looking ahead again, the door in front was no longer visible. He found that he had walked into an empty place without knowing when, and only saw pillars.

The pillars were also dark blue. He looked closely and saw that they seemed to be covered in blood plasma, with lifelike relief carvings on them. The reliefs all looked like demons and ghosts. To Zhao Fuyun, it seemed as if there were demons and ghosts sealed inside them.

There was mist flowing on the ground. Zhao Fuyun took a breath and felt that the rich and pure spiritual energy rushed into his body, making him feel drunk.

Just then, he saw a man standing in front of a wall in the fog, looking up at the sky.

This person was wearing a black robe, but it seemed to be inlaid with stars.

He was also wearing a star-shaped crown, but it was exceptionally tall. Zhao Fuyun saw seven stars inlaid on it.

Zhao Fuyun followed his gaze and saw a starry sky with brilliant stars.

"Senior Brother Feng!" Xun Lanyin saluted.

When Zhao Fuyun heard Master Xun calling him Senior Brother Feng, he thought of his name, Master Feng Hong, the current deputy mountain master, or even the mountain master, because many people have never seen the head of the sect.

Master Feng Hong withdrew his gaze, but Zhao Fuyun still seemed to see stars circling in his eyes.

"Oh, this must be the child that Senior Yun brought here," asked Master Feng Hong.

Zhao Fuyun was somewhat surprised, but not surprised. Ever since he knew that his aunt was a Nascent Soul, he felt that the master of Tiandu Mountain should know about him.

"Yes, senior brother, he is Zhao Fuyun." Xun Lanyin said.

Master Feng Hong looked at Zhao Fuyun, but Zhao Fuyun felt as if someone was spying on his fate, and as if someone was looking through his past and future. However, this feeling was very faint, so faint that he thought it was an illusion.

"You are a good kid." Master Feng Hong said, "You have already opened up the Purple Mansion. According to the rules of the mountain, you can leave the mountain and open up a cave. Whether you open a sect or do anything else, the mountain gate will not interfere. As long as you can help Tiandu Mountain when it encounters difficulties in the future, of course, if you go outside to open a sect, you must not do anything that harms the world, otherwise, Tiandu Mountain will have the responsibility to take back your inheritance."

When Zhao Fuyun heard this, he glanced at Xun Lanyin in front of him, because that was not what Xun Lanyin said.

However, Master Feng Hong paused for a moment after he finished speaking, and then continued, "Of course, if you don't leave the mountain, that's fine, but from now on you have to take the mountain gate as your home and keep the mountain gate's precepts and secrets. Is it possible to do that?"

Zhao Fuyun was silent for a while, then replied, "Disciple is willing."

In his opinion, he had nowhere to go, and Master Xun meant to take him into the mountains.

"Well, you are a good child. Those who enter the mountain are all fellow seekers on the path, all are those who keep the precepts, and all are those who keep the secrets. If you are willing, I will now preside over the precepts and secrets for you to enter the mountain."

Zhao Fuyun did not feel any uneasiness or fear from his own [Ji Zhi] Dharma, and agreed immediately.

"Very good, you don't have to think too much, I'm just letting you know some old secrets."

"Come up." Master Feng Hong looked quite old, and there was a hint of kindness in his voice.

"Look at this wall." Master Feng Hong pointed at the wall behind him and said, "This wall is also known as the Secret Wall. It contains the secrets of the disciples of Tiandu Mountain from all generations. The secrets refer to the rules that we, the monks of Tiandu Mountain, need to abide by, and the secrets do not mean to disclose the secrets of Tiandu Mountain."

Zhao Fuyun looked at the wall. There were names on the wall. Each name seemed to be written by himself because the handwriting of each name was different. Zhao Fuyun could vaguely feel their breath when looking at each name.

Zhao Fuyun saw the name at the top.

Xiyi! That is the name of the founder of the sect.

Then he saw rows of names, some of which were dim, like extinguished candlelight, while some were still bright.

(End of this chapter)