Knife splashing

Chapter 358: Purple Sky Palace, Thunder Fire Palace

"Junior knows, thank you for your help."

Li Yan was well prepared, so he was not surprised.

"You already know?"

Wang Jingxiu was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood and shook his head, saying, "It seems that Senior Brother Yu Longzi has already told you about this."

"This is the decision of the headmaster. There is no chance at all."

"In fact, in my opinion, it is not important whether or not to build a temple in Wudang Mountain. The way of gods and the way of humanity are inseparable. As long as they protect a place, why would the people stop offering incense?"

“It is better to set up a net and retreat than to fish in a tree.”

Li Yan bowed and said solemnly: "Thank you, senior. I will handle it properly. The agreement with you will not be changed. Whatever medicine you want, we will try our best to find it."

He could see that this old Taoist was really not good at intrigue.

Even though Yulongzi said a lot of things, some of which were very important, they were not aimless and there were deep meanings behind them.

Li Yan was grateful in his heart, but also on guard.

Wang Jingxiu, on the other hand, didn't have so many thoughts. He was just running errands for them. He seemed to feel a little guilty for not getting the job done.

As expected, Wang Jingxiu hurriedly shook his head when he heard Li Yan say this. "If the task is not completed, how can I take advantage of the younger generation and order you around for nothing?"

"The spiritual medicines I want, old Taoist, all grow in remote areas of the mountains. They are basically all natural treasures. I will write a list later. As long as they are the precious medicines listed, I will buy them for a long time, and the price will definitely satisfy you."

"Don't feel bad about it. After I refine the elixir, there are many wealthy people who will buy it. I am not short of money."

After hearing this, Li Yan said without hesitation, "Just follow your advice, senior."

This is also a good thing for them. It is equivalent to a long-term task. In the future, whenever they find precious medicines in the wild, they can collect them.

"it is good."

Wang Jingxiu was in a good mood after hearing this. He smiled and said, "Let's go. I have something else to do in Yunyang. I will help you settle down and then leave."

After saying that, he took a few people to Zixiao Palace.

As we walked, he introduced: "This Zixiao Palace was first built during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, and was expanded many times afterwards to reach this size. The main deity in the palace is the Jade Emperor."

“Although the area is not as large as the Five Dragon Palace, all kinds of magic tools and talismans on Mount Wudang are basically enshrined here. The old Taoist has already told you that you can buy any of them…”

"The 'Purple Sky Divine Lamp' is enshrined in the Purple Sky Golden Palace. It is always kept burning. Every midnight, one can enter it to attain enlightenment."

"The Taihe Palace on the top of the mountain is the core of our martial arts. If you want to go to the Thunder and Fire Refining Palace, you must apply in advance. You will only be allowed to enter when there is a heavy thunderstorm. You are not allowed to approach it on normal days."

"Remember, once you enter the Taihe Palace, you must not enter any other places except the Thunder and Fire Refining Palace, so as not to cause trouble..."

"I, the Taoist priest, have asked you to observe the celestial phenomena. In the next seven or eight days, there will be a heavy thunderstorm. During this time, you should stay in Zixiao Palace..."

This old Taoist was indeed a kind-hearted man. After giving them some instructions, he took them to meet Taoist Master Yu Lingzi, the abbot of Zixiao Palace, and asked him to take care of them. Then they hurriedly left and went down the mountain.

Here, the situation is completely different from that in the Five Dragon Palace.

Although the various rules and regulations in Zixiao Palace are strict, because of the relationship with Wang Jingxiu, the Taoists in the palace treat them very well.

There is another point that is very different from the Five Dragon Palace.

The Taoists in the Five Dragon Palace mainly practice martial arts, while the Taoists in the Purple Cloud Palace are more proficient in various altars, refining magical instruments, and medical techniques, which are equivalent to the logistics of Wudang Mountain.

After Li Yan and others finished their meal, they strolled around the palace.

There is a Dragon and Tiger Hall in the palace, which enshrines the Taoist guardian deity Wang Lingguan, as well as the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger. It is mainly a military altar, and is also used to ward off disasters and pray for blessings on weekdays.

The Taoist priests inside were very friendly, and as long as they didn't disturb others doing morning and evening prayers, they would speak in a friendly manner. Wang Daoxuan asked some questions about setting up the altar, and they were all answered one by one...

The place for enshrining Buddhist instruments is in the Lotus Leaf Hall, where the main deities enshrined are King Jingle Mingzhen Emperor and Queen Shansheng Qiongzhen Immortal.

There is a saying that it is rumored that the Great Emperor Zhenwu is the 82nd incarnation of Taishang Laojun, and was reborn in the Jingle Country of the Wuyu Heavenly Palace in the Daluo Realm, and is the son of the king.

Queen Shansheng of Jingle Kingdom dreamed that she swallowed the sun and became pregnant. After fourteen months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a prince who would later become the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

Of course, the Three Goddesses, the Goddess of Childbirth, etc. are also enshrined inside.

Li Yan took a look and didn't find what he wanted. After all, each of his magical weapons was extraordinary.

Mainly Wang Daoxuan, he also added some talisman paper, red ropes, incense, lotus lanterns and other items, which were mainly used to decorate the altar.

Before I knew it, it was already late at night.

At this time, the moon was high in the sky, and the doors of the magnificent Zixiao Palace were wide open. Candlelights could be seen twinkling inside, and many Taoists were waiting.

This time, it was mainly Li Yan, Wang Daoxuan and Lu San who entered, while Sharifei and Wu Ba sat outside the hall waiting.

As the night deepened, a bell rang, and a Taoist priest came out and said loudly: "The time has come. You can enter the hall to practice. No noise or fighting are allowed in the hall. Each of you should occupy one side and not interfere with each other..."

After explaining a bunch of rules, he stepped aside.

In addition to Li Yan and his friends, there were eight other Taoists who entered the practice this time. They were not from the Zixiao Palace, but came from other Taoist temples on Mount Wudang.

Everyone entered in silence.

Entering the main hall, you will see towering golden pillars and brackets. Looking up, you will see the eight-sided caisson ceiling, and below are stone Sumeru pedestals for shrines.

The Jade Emperor in the center and the statues of attendant gods on his left and right are all lifelike. In the dim candlelight, they seem to be looking down at all living beings.

Li Yan took a look, then bowed his head and respectfully burned incense.

By now, he has figured out the rules.

When ordinary gods in small temples see him entering with a certificate, they will often show up on their own initiative, issue tasks, or ask for help.

As for the great secular gods like Guandi, we basically don't bother to pay attention to him and just burn incense to him respectfully.

However, gods like Tathagata, Jade Emperor, Zhenwu Emperor often form incense gods in the temple. They are not clones and can be seen by using the method of communicating with gods, but it is best not to cause trouble.

The Zixiao Palace was tall and huge. After everyone had respectfully offered incense, they were assigned to different areas, which were several meters apart from each other and divided by columns.

This is the power of the mysterious realm.

When they practice, even if they build foundations or buildings, the spreading power will be suppressed and will not affect others.

Wang Daoxuan, Lu San, and some Taoist priests from other temples were making arrangements and preparing to build the building later.

What was different from the previous two times was that Wang Daoxuan set up a lotus lantern altar and placed a strange white stone in the middle. The center was dark, as if it had grown an eye.

When monks build three-story buildings, they often need the cooperation of natural treasures. When Wang Daoxuan was in Wuchang, he asked Li Yan to buy this thing.
This is called "Eye of the Mother Earth" and is a special kind of mica stone. It is not particularly precious, but it has long been proven to be the safest material for building buildings.

As for Li Yan, he was just practicing.

Dangdang Dangdang!
A few more bells rang, and accompanied by a rumbling sound, the door of the Zixiao Palace slowly closed, and the palace became quiet.

puff!
In front of the altar of the Jade Emperor, an ancient oil lamp suddenly burst into flames, gradually became brighter, and emitted purple light.

When Li Yan saw it, his eyes widened immediately.

In this Purple Sky Golden Palace, the supernatural powers were also suppressed and could not be explored, but he could feel that the light of the purple oil lamp had a mysterious power, like a vast bright moon, suppressing the other candle flames.

Gradually, the surroundings became completely dark. The light of the candles disappeared, and everyone could only see the light of the purple oil lamp.

Li Yan frowned slightly, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

He had roughly figured out the principle.

This "Purple Sky Divine Lamp" is, to some extent, similar to his Beidi Yinshan Method, both of which create a unique environment to help people practice.

Sure enough, when he concentrated his mind and entered the concentration space, purple light was everywhere between heaven and earth, forcing the concentration space to change.

This feeling is only slightly better than the Beidi Yinshan Method.

Although he was a little disappointed, Li Yan still concentrated his mind and, with the help of the Purple Sky Divine Lamp, reviewed the methods he had learned in the past.

He knew that this Zixiao Palace was not his chance.

If you want to make a breakthrough, you may have to stay in the "Thunder and Fire Refining Hall".

As for Lu San standing aside, he was not much better. He inherited the ancient Chu witch's way, which was not incompatible with this place, but the effect was no different from that of an ordinary spiritual orifice.

Fortunately, he had already prepared himself mentally, and he performed the Nuo dance according to the method of "Shan Hai Ling Ying Jing". In his mind's space, two tall mountains appeared, with overlapping green peaks.

Different from the methods of Li Yan and others, Lu San's method is not to stack buildings, but to form an altar on every mountain and river.

The statue enshrined in the altar has a human head and an animal body, and its face is very similar to his, like the ancient mountain god in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Lü San revised the "Shan Hai Ling Ying Jing" and now built two mountaintops, which are equivalent to the second floor of Xuanmen. It has been completed easily...

Unlike them, Wang Daoxuan had a deep understanding.

What he practiced was the "Xixuan Dongming Sutra" in an honest and methodical manner, and gradually formed a three-story building in his spiritual space.

The purple light transformed by the "Purple Sky Divine Lamp" was like moonlight falling from the sky. Wang Daoxuan's three spirits all looked up and watched.

At the same time, the "Eye of Mother Earth" in the altar also exuded all kinds of mysterious aura, which merged with the purple light and fell into the eyes of the concentrated mind.

Not long after, the eyes of the three gods were all dyed purple.

At this moment, Wang Daoxuan's eyes were swollen and painful, and all kinds of colorful lights kept flashing in his eyes.

He finally got his chance...

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Rumble!
With a roar, the door of the hall slowly opened.

Li Yan woke up from his meditation and looked inside the hall. The "Purple Sky Divine Lamp" had returned to normal and was mixed in with the many oil lamps, with no discernible difference.

"The time has come, everyone please leave..."

Following a loud shout from the Taoist priest guarding the temple, everyone lined up to leave.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, Sharifei came up to him anxiously, "How is it, how is it, did you gain anything?"

Li Yan shook his head slightly, "I guess we have to go to the Thunder Fire Refining Palace."

Lu San said in a muffled voice: "The second floor is stable. The Taoist secret realm is no different to me. I will find another place next time."

Wang Daoxuan rubbed his eyes, tears streaming down his face. He smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that I have awakened my eyesight and can see some strange energy, but it's not stable yet."

"Congratulations, Taoist Priest!"

Everyone hurried to congratulate.

When a monk is building a three-story building, he has the opportunity to awaken his second magical power, but not everyone has this opportunity.

Wang Daoxuan used to have a miserable life because he was alone and his supernatural powers were not suitable, so many of his methods could not be used. After he teamed up with Li Yan, the situation gradually improved.

Now that he has awakened his eye ability, even if it is just the most basic ability to see qi, it is a revolutionary change for him.

This practice was a great success for everyone.

The crowd was not in a hurry to go up the mountain, so they stayed in the Zixiao Palace, waiting for the heavy rain and thunderstorm to come.

After a few days, Wang Daoxuan's magical powers finally stabilized, and the result surprised everyone. His awakened eye power could not only check the two Qi of Gangsha, but also check the flow of Qi in the earth veins.

With the cooperation of this supernatural power, Wang Daoxuan's Feng Shui technique will naturally reach a higher level.

In his spare time, Li Yan also got acquainted with the Taoists in Zixiao Palace and obtained some intelligence from the people down the mountain, but none of it was very good.

In Xiangyang, the epidemic began to get out of control and had spread from Fancheng to the surrounding areas. Many people wanted to flee, but the court had sent troops to block the roads to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

At present, not only Zhenwu Palace, but also Baotong Zen Temple has sent people to investigate, and Wuchang Palace has also invited famous doctors to handle the matter...

In the mountains and forests of Jingchu, the imperial army was suddenly blocked.

Many mountain spirits and monsters were controlled by people, and many evil cultivators who practiced magic to attain immortality appeared and caused heavy casualties to the imperial army.

Not only did these guys know strange secret arts, they also carried new firearms. They specialized in killing imperial officers, and then released poison to summon poisonous mosquitoes and bees from the mountains to ambush them. They were simply elusive.

The Yunyang City God Temple sent out ghost soldiers to search, but these monsters only attacked during the day and hid at night, so the ghost soldiers could do nothing about them...

As for Zigui County, it is temporarily stable.

The new cannons of the imperial navy were extremely powerful and had an absolute advantage. Even with fewer men, they were able to suppress the Tusi City army and prevent them from advancing...

After learning the news, Li Yan felt very solemn.

According to his original plan, with the gathering of the imperial court's 200,000 troops and the support of the navy, the rebellion could be put down quickly.

But looking at the situation, it may take some time.

The road to Fengdu in Shuzhong must not be peaceful...

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Rumble!
Five days later, the thunderclouds arrived as expected.

Just after noon, the sky turned gloomy, with inky black thunderclouds covering the sky, as if the entire sky was about to collapse.

There were roaring thunder and flashes of lightning from time to time.

Because they were going to the top of the mountain, the Wuzhong center, and there would be thunder bombardment, so Lu San and Shalifi stayed behind to accompany the trembling little demons and Wu Ba.

Li Yan and Wang Daoxuan, led by the Taoist priest, headed to the top of the mountain.

Half an hour later, they reached the top of the mountain.

Just as Wang Jingxiu said, although they were allowed to enter the "Thunder and Fire Refining Hall", they were forbidden to approach other places.

Go along the small corridor, where there are Taoists holding swords guarding the way.

Rumble!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning tore through the sky and fell.

Li Yan only felt a constant roar in his ears. He looked up and saw that at the top of the highest palace in the distance, the lightning and fire turned into a fireball, crackling and rolling back and forth on the top of the palace, like a living thing...

(End of this chapter)