Great Swordsman

Chapter 145 The Royal Eight Diagrams Qiyun Pagoda
Royal Palace.

Fengming Hall.

After Zhu'er told Li Mu's words to the horse racer, he rushed to find his master.

"Look, ma'am, this is my new work!" Zhu'er handed her painting to the queen.

Qin Mengyao took it with a smile, and casually asked about Li Mu: "The eight monsters didn't make things difficult for him, did they?"

"Yes, but Li Mu's one poem and nine swords beat the ugly monster to pieces!" Zhu'er said excitedly, "Ma'am, you haven't seen it, Li Mu is too powerful, the ugly monster is like a chicken and a dog, even Li Mu's They couldn't take a single sword strike, not even the sword energy left by Li Mu in their bodies."

Zhu'er was like a lark, chirping about how Li Mu was doing.

Qin Mengyao smiled gently, and she opened the scroll, besides the back of Li Mu slicing through the small Tianchi, there was a poem in the blank space.

It was after Li Mu agreed that Leng Mei inscribed "Will Enter the Wine".

"Don't you see that the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning..." Qin Mengyao just said a sentence, and felt a majestic momentum coming over his face.

She quickly looked down:
I am born to be useful, and I will come back after all my money is gone...

The ancient sages are lonely, but the drinkers leave their names...

Hu'er will exchange for fine wine, and sell the eternal sorrow with you...

"This poem was written by Li Mu?" Qin Mengyao's starry eyes sparkled.

Zhu'er nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice, and said, "Your Majesty, listen to me. After listening to the poem, it took Leng Mei only half a day to comprehend a sword formula called Jie Qianchou. I asked her to write a poem, and she She refused, and after Li Mu agreed, she wrote the poem."

"This poem is majestic and full of emotion. Even beginners can be infected by the emotions in the poem. It is enough to pass on through the ages! Leng Mei is very talented in swordsmanship. It is not surprising that she can understand sword tactics, but Li Mu... yes, Since he can write such a magnificent poem, he is naturally broad-minded, so how can he cherish himself with a broom." Qin Mengyao nodded, her beautiful face looked at the poem with a little obsession, and then looked at the painting of Zhuer's strength piercing the back of the paper, and Li Mu's side suddenly appeared in her mind Reciting poems, while using sword tactics, the scene of beating the eight monsters of the Imperial Academy to pieces.

As expected of a peerless arrogance!
But...Qin Mengyao concentrated and calmed down, tasting "Will Enter the Wine" again, faintly aware of Li Muhuai's mentality of using wine to drown his sorrows because of his unrecognized talents.

That's right, Li Mu was able to absorb nine pieces of Ziqi in Ziqi Donglai, and his talent was unparalleled, but he was relegated to a corner. He was only a county magistrate, and it was difficult for others to accept it.

"This palace will never let the pearl be covered with dust!" Qin Mengyao gently picked up the scroll and hung it in the pavilion.

Hey, ma'am, that's for me to ward off evil spirits... Zhu'er stretched out her hand and pouted aggrievedly.

……

Qingxiu in the mountains didn't know the years, half a month passed in a flash.

During this period of time, Li Mu relied on the Hanlin Academy, took root in Xiaotianchi, and practiced hard day and night. His lungs grew stronger and stronger, from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a little finger.

During the period, he did not forget to study hard the Taoist scripture presented by Queen Qin Mengyao, and successfully realized the Qi Containing Technique from it.

Xiaoyaoyou pays attention to forgetting things and self, having no self, no merit, no name, and swimming in infinity without anything to rely on. In terms of concealing breath, it is similar to the technique of restraining qi. Therefore, Li Mu's progress in the technique of restraining qi is rapid , but within ten days, he successfully cultivated it to the peak!
Unless Li Mu takes action, in the eyes of outsiders, he is just an ordinary and handsome county magistrate!

After cultivating the Qi Containing Technique to a great success, he put his focus on the profound soul, which is only one step away from the great success!
at the same time.

During this period of time, the White Horse Temple in the imperial capital became more and more lively. As the discussion with the Shenqing Temple got closer, countless monks, dignitaries, ladies, and heroic tourists gathered here. The huge White Horse Temple, everywhere Tourists can be seen.

June eighteen.

The Dao Discussion Conference of Baima Temple and Shenqing Temple officially started.

The little emperor Ji Xuan, the empress Qin Mengyao, the three masters and three princes, the left and right prime ministers, and several princes all came to watch the ceremony.

The Dao Discussion venue was even more overcrowded, with shoulders rubbing against each other.

On that day, the golden Buddha's light and the blue aura complement each other.

The next day.

Qingyou mountain, the bottom of Xiaotianchi.

After days of painstaking practice, the profound spirit in Li Mu's lungs was finally condensed to a great height by him, turning into a pitch-black bead the size of a longan's eye.

The mysterious soul exudes a cold black light, which at first glance looks like the shadow of a sword, full of sharpness.

Li Mu carefully operated Xiaoyaoyou, transferring the mysterious soul from the lungs to the dantian.

In the center of the dantian, Ice Pond, Lei Xiao, Huo Jing, and Blast are four-legged, and the four colors of light are distinct, non-aggressive, and closely connected. They were all repelled by the four-color rays of light, as if they didn't agree with the strength of this little brother.

"Now that I have cultivated in the five qi dynasty, it is reasonable to find the treasures of heaven, material and earth, condense the three flowers, and step into the top-gathering state. However, the injustice of the five qi is a hidden danger after all."

Li Mu thought, "It seems that I have to hurry back to the Hengduan Mountains and use the lightning to strike wood fossils to temper my soul, although this will waste a lot of time."

Li Mu rushed out of the small Tianchi, and his vision was widened. Looking around, the sky was high and the sun was shining brightly, and there were no clouds in the sky!
"Li Mu, has your profound soul reached completion?" Zhu'er and Leng Mei took turns waiting by the gazebo for the past few days, waiting for this moment.

"Zhu'er, thank you for having Leng Mei during this time." Li Mu thanked, "I plan to..."

"Great, Li Mu, let's go, or we won't be able to catch up with today's discussion." Zhu'er didn't wait for Li Mu to finish speaking, and pulled her down the mountain quickly.

On the Taoist Conference?

That's right, the Dao Discussion Conference of Baima Temple and Shenqing Temple has almost begun.

Li Mujing was so anxious that she couldn't help but want to go to the Dao Discussion Conference.

So he asked Zhu'er to send someone to the post house to call Bailongma, and let him pack up and salute and go to the White Horse Temple to join him.

After finishing the Dao Discourse Conference, he left Beijing and returned to Qingping County.

"Li Mu, are you going back to Qingping County today?" Zhu'er was taken aback.

Li Mu nodded: "I've been nagging for a long time, and I'm homesick. Zhu'er, I have to ask you to tell your mother when the time comes."

Zhu'er's eyes lit up, and said: "Your Majesty is also at the White Horse Temple today, you can tell her yourself when the time comes. Let's go quickly."

On the way down the mountain, she casually picked up a strong man and asked him to go to the post house on Taiping Street to give a message to Bai Longma.

Ever since Li Mu defeated the Eight Monsters of the Hanlin Academy, the status of Zhu'er and Leng Mei had risen in a straight line. That person ran towards Taiping Street without hesitation.

The imperial capital banned Yufeng from flying without permission, so Li Mu and his two could only ride honestly to the White Horse Temple.

On the way, Zhu'er told Li Mu that the White Horse Temple and Shenqing Temple had started with various simple Buddhist theories and morals in the discussion of the day, and wanted to go from the shallower to the deeper through the discussion, until they discovered the original meaning of Buddhism. One step later, they all found that there was no way ahead.

But even so, in the process of discussing Taoism, there are still a large number of monks and Taoist priests in Baima Temple and Shenqing Temple who have gained precious insights, or made great progress in cultivation, or realized the secret skills of mind.

Even those who watched the ceremony benefited a lot.

This also made more people come to Baima Temple to watch the ceremony today.

"Except for your empress, the Grand Tutor and Prime Minister of the Shenfu are also in the White Horse Temple. They also participated in the Taoism discussion yesterday. They talked a lot with those monks and Taoists." Zhu'er said excitedly.

Li Mu recalled that when he heard the storyteller in Tianxia Teahouse before, he mentioned this discussion, and said that as long as he made achievements in the discussion, the White Horse Temple and the Shenqing Temple would thank him with respect, so he asked Zhu'er for confirmation.

"It's true!" Zhu'er affirmed, "the White Horse Temple and the Shenqing Temple both have a lot of good things, some of them are even envious of the empress. Moreover, the Shenqing Temple is one of the originators of Taoism, and it is located in Yanxia Mountain. The ancestor of the fairy mountain has a cave named Yanxia Cave! If you are of great help to the discussion of Dao, maybe they will let you enter the cave."

"Yanxia Dongtian..." Li Mu already knew that the blessed land of Dongtian was related to Tiangangdisha. Although his current cultivation base was only five Qi Chaoyuan, and he hadn't even reached the top of a flower gathering, it did not prevent him from planning for the future.

But I'm not very clear about the meaning of Buddhist scriptures... Forget it, let's go and have a look first.

The White Horse Temple is located in the outskirts of the imperial capital. It is built on a mountain with lush forests. Looking from below, the corners of the temple halls in the temple are hidden in the greenery, full of antiquity.

The two came to the White Horse Temple on horseback. Outside the temple, there was a sea of ​​people, and the sky was full of people, and the flow of people was moving inward at a slow speed.

"Catch up, the discussion hasn't started yet." Zhu'er held the token excitedly, and under the leadership of the monk of the White Horse Temple, he detoured to the back mountain and directly entered the place of the discussion.

The place of discussion is in a huge square called Qiyun Pagoda Courtyard in the back mountain, surrounded by a two-meter-high wall.

At this time, the terrifying flow of people outside the White Horse Temple hadn't arrived yet, so there weren't too many people in the square.

"Let's go up the tower quickly, otherwise it will be difficult for people outside to walk an inch." Zhu'er pulled Li Mu and ran towards the end of the square.

There is a simple pagoda there, which has been weathered for a long time, and there are many cracks in the body of the pagoda.

The pagoda is about 33 meters high and has [-] floors. Each floor has a verandah. There are many people there.

In front of the pagoda, a large open space was surrounded by a group of white-clothed monks.

Li Mu was so angry that he looked at the pagoda. Empress Qin Mengyao was on the 30th floor of the pagoda. I hadn't seen her for half a month. She was still magnificent and glamorous!
She just stood there quietly and became the center of the entire pagoda.

Eh, wait!

Li Mu's pupils shrank, and he suddenly discovered that there was a faint golden Buddha's light overflowing from the cracks on the body of the pagoda.

"What's the origin of this pagoda?" Li Mu asked Zhu'er.

"That's the Qiyun Pagoda, the most important pagoda of the White Horse Temple!" Zhu'er softly introduced to Li Mu. Throughout the ages, the relics left behind by countless eminent monks of the White Horse Temple have been enshrined on the 33rd floor of the Qiyun Pagoda.

That is the priceless treasure of Baima Temple!

"There are many precious Buddhist scriptures stored on the second floor of No.30 of the Qiyun Pagoda, many of which are orphans, which cannot be found outside!" Zhu'er said mysteriously, "It is said that when the purple air comes from the east, there are some The royal family members took advantage of their power to bully others, and forcibly borrowed many orphan copies here."

Guben, isn't that the same as my Happy Journey... Li Mu's heart moved: "Then are there many members of the royal family who have nine purple qi?"

Zhu'er shook his head: "Although they borrowed the solitary copies, many eminent monks in the White Horse Temple have memorized these solitary copies by heart, so..."

Cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness... Li Mu motioned Zhu'er to continue explaining Qiyun Pagoda.

"The 31st floor of Qiyun Pagoda is a quiet room. It is said that if you want to enter the upper two floors, you must fast for three days in this quiet room!" Zhu'er said.

"When the royal clan borrowed the orphan copy, they also fasted for three days?" Li Mu looked gossip.

Zhu'er shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "I also heard it from others, don't gossip when you know it, it is said that many eminent monks in the White Horse Temple were dissatisfied because those royal family members did not fast, so Zi Qi Dong When they came, they deliberately chanted the borrowed copy, so that no one in the imperial family had nine purple qi."

This group of monks has something... Li Mu gave them a thumbs up, but will the royal family let it go?
"If it was the case before, they would definitely ask for guilt, but when the purple energy came from the east and the spiritual energy revived, all the monks in the White Horse Temple became practitioners, and one of them was the Emperor's Nine Heavens Talent! That's why those royal family members dare not make a big deal out of it." Zhu'er talked about these gossips clearly and logically, obviously he usually spends a lot of time on them.

Then Zhu'er went back to Qiyun Pagoda, saying: "I heard that after the spiritual energy recovered, a miraculous phenomenon appeared in the quiet room on the 31st floor."

"Mysterious phenomenon? What is it?" Li Mu asked.

Zhu'er said mysteriously: "I also heard it from others. You know, don't gossip around. It is said that throughout the ages, countless eminent monks fasted in that quiet room, and their shadows were left on the wall. Every month Circle, these shadows will come out to chant sutras!"

shadow?

Bodhidharma facing the shadow stone?

Li Mu felt more and more that this tower was not simple.

"The top three floors of Qiyun Pagoda are now the forbidden area of ​​Baima Temple, and ordinary people are not allowed to go up." Zhu'er continued: "As for the [-]th floor below, there are countless Buddhist scriptures and the annotations of the scriptures by the predecessors, as well as the Notes about the Buddha, manuscripts from the Western Regions, and those who are not predestined are not allowed to enter."

Li Mu looked at the figure leaning on the railing on the outer corridor of Qiyun Pagoda, and said with a smile: "It seems that these are all predestined people."

Zhu'er stuck out her tongue, and the two of them had already arrived at the tower, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense.

There are two young monks in white clothes guarding the entrance of Qiyun Pagoda. They are about fifteen or sixteen years old. They have red lips and white teeth.
"Ah, it's Zhizhu!" Zhu'er suddenly whispered.

"Spider? There are no spiders." Li Mu looked left and right. Although the pagoda was old and full of cracks, it was cleaned very clean, not to mention spiders, not even spider silk.

"It's not a spider, it's a wisdom pearl, the wisdom pearl that the wisdom pearl is holding." Zhu'er pointed to the handsome monk on the left, and said, "He is the Jiutianjiao from the White Horse Temple!"

Li Mu looked and found that apart from his red lips, white teeth, and delicate features, the monk didn't have any imposing manner.

It seems that he also practiced a spell similar to the Qi Containing Technique... Li Mu secretly thought.

"Master Zhizhu." Zhu'er walked over respectfully and took out the token.

"Tanyue is polite." After confirming the token, Zhi Zhu opened the door with a smile, "Both of you, please."

"Thank you Master Zhizhu." Zhu'er thanked, and pulled Li Mu in.

Zhizhu glanced at Li Mu, and the eyes of the two passed each other.

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(End of this chapter)