After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 667: The pattern on the mountain stele and the origin of the jade pendant!
Chen Yang felt as if the area between his eyebrows was about to split.

A strange energy flowed out from it and quickly filled his eyeballs.

The third eye is opened.

At this time, Chen Yang opened his eyes.

He looked around quickly, trying to see if there was anything out of the ordinary.

But I was soon disappointed.

Apart from the fact that the colors are obviously brighter, there is nothing strange about it.

"What are you looking at?"

At this time, Tong Xin came out of the house and saw Chen Yang looking around in the yard. He asked in confusion.

Chen Yang came back to his senses and asked quickly, "Brother, this [Qi-Reading Technique] you gave me, it can't be fake, why can't I see anything special about it?"

Tong Xin looked at Chen Yang strangely, "You're not going to tell me that you opened your eyes in one night and mastered the art of seeing qi?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly, "Is it difficult? I'm already in the Creation Realm, and I already have the Divine Sense. The most important thing in practicing the Qi-Seeing Technique is the Divine Sense. Isn't this easy to do?"

"Uh……"

Tong Xin froze when he heard this, and stared at Chen Yang blankly for a long time, "Okay, you are awesome..."

You are in the realm of creation, you are so awesome.

I have been practicing since I was a kid, and it took me more than ten years to open my eyes. In our Tong family, I can be called a genius. And you told me that you mastered the art of qi-gazing in just one night.

What happened to our Tong family's secret technique?

Perhaps, this technique is just that simple for those in the realm of creation.

Tong Xin said, "It's broad daylight, how can there be so many strange things for you to see? My third eye is always open, but I can't see those things anytime and anywhere..."

Chen Yang raised his eyebrows.

Is that the case?

He entered the house, took out the Chixiao Sword, and opened his eyes to take a look.

On the sword body, a layer of faint red light was dimly flickering.

"Did you see it?" Tong Xin asked.

"Ah."

Chen Yang nodded, it was indeed amazing.

As soon as he closed his eyes, the sword returned to normal immediately.

When I turned it on again, the hazy halo appeared again, as if a special effect was turned on.

He took out the phoenix-patterned jade pendant from last night and took a look at it.

Without the special effects as imagined, the jade pendant is still ordinary. However, when you carefully identify its texture, you can clearly see that there is an almost transparent energy flowing inside.

He could feel that the force was very strong.

……

This third eye is really useful. Next time when I encounter a soul body or something like that, I won’t be blinded by it.

Tong Xin said, "I thought about this jade pendant carefully last night and remembered where I had seen it before."

"Where?"

Chen Yang became interested and asked immediately.

Tong Xin said, "Behind our home, deep in the mountains of Dawa Mountain, there is a stone tablet. The pattern on the stone tablet is very similar to the pattern on this jade pendant..."

"Oh?"

"However, there is not only a phoenix pattern on the stone tablet, but also a dragon pattern."

"Is it?"

Chen Yang's eyes moved slightly. The dragon-shaped pattern, isn't that a coincidence?
The dragon-shaped jade pendant was also in his hand.

"So, this thing is related to Mount Dawa?" Chen Yang said in surprise.

"That's not necessarily true."

Tong Xin shook her head. "It was also a long time ago when I went into the mountains with my grandfather and saw the stone tablet once or twice. My grandfather told me that the stone tablet was called the Mountain Guarding Tablet. It was moved back from the Erlang Temple in Lingjiang when my great-grandfather was still alive..."

"Erlang Temple?"

Chen Yang was a little surprised.

How is it related to Erlang Temple again?

Tong Xin said, "My grandfather told me that in the late 1970s, there was no peace on Dawa Mountain. A beast king appeared on the mountain and often brought wild beasts into the village to cause trouble. The villagers went into the mountain to hunt several times, but not only did they fail to deter the beasts, but they made the beasts even more rampant and unscrupulous..."

"My great grandfather and his people were extremely annoyed. It happened that the Erlang Temple suffered a great disaster and was destroyed. My great grandfather went there and asked for the mountain-guarding stele of the Erlang Temple back, and placed it deep in the mountains..."

"With the mountain monument as the boundary, no beasts in the mountains are allowed to cross the boundary. Strangely enough, my grandfather said that since then, no beasts have come down from the mountain to cause trouble. Until now, although there are many beasts in the mountain, they have lived in peace with our village."

"There is nothing on the stone tablet except for two carvings, one of a dragon and one of a phoenix. The phoenix pattern and this phoenix pattern jade pendant are indeed very similar. They look about the same size."

……

"Do you have any photos?"

After listening to Tong Xin's story, Chen Yang felt very surprised.

"I don't have it on my phone, but I can ask my cousin to send me one."

Tong Xin said, picked up the phone and immediately made a call.

After a while, the call was hung up and the phone was handed to Chen Yang. "Look, do they look alike?"

A photo is displayed on the phone screen.

The photo was taken in the mountains. Judging from the environment, it should be in a valley with lush vegetation. The light is not very good, but it is clear enough.

On the grass, there stands a bluestone stele more than one meter high.

The stone tablet was bare. Chen Yang zoomed in on a part of it and could clearly see the patterns carved on it.

Dragon patterns and phoenix patterns.

It does look very similar to the two jade pendants in his hands.

I guess even the size should be about the same.

It looked like the traces were directly imprinted on it with the jade pendant.

Tong Xin asked, "Could this jade pendant of yours be related to the Erlang Temple back then?"

Chen Yang pondered for a moment.

If it is related to Erlang Temple, then it would be simple.

When my great uncle was young, he practiced Buddhism in Erlang Temple. When Erlang Temple was destroyed by Yang Dongguan, he returned home, married and had a daughter, and survived the disaster.

He had practiced in Erlang Temple for quite some time. There was this stele in the temple, so he must have seen it and might even know the dragon and phoenix patterns on it.

When I have time, I will ask my uncle.

Chen Yang didn't think much about it and put the jade pendant away first. "As far as I know, Erlang Temple is the base camp of the Duangong lineage, right?"

"Well, I heard that it was very famous in the past. It could be regarded as the ancestral temple of the Duangong lineage in Shu. Unfortunately, in the 1970s, the Erlang Temple was accidentally destroyed. A fire devoured the temple from top to bottom. The Duangongs who were studying in the temple suffered heavy casualties. Although the Erlang Temple was rebuilt later, it no longer had the momentum it once had. Since then, the Duangong lineage has lost its soul and has basically become an unorganized retail investor..."

I heard all this from my childhood, but I still feel it’s a pity.

Chen Yang also knew that it was Yang Dongguan who did this.

It is said that when Yang Dongguan was passing by Erlang Temple, he suddenly had an idea and burned down the temple in order to steal a Mo Dao from the temple.

But now, Chen Yang thinks this matter does not stand up to scrutiny.

Since Erlang Temple is the ancestral temple of the Duangong lineage, there should be masters living there. It is impossible that there was not even a spiritual realm at that time.

Yang Dongguan should have been just in the spiritual realm at that time. Although the Six Friends of Longtan were notorious, how strong could they be to go to the ancestral temple of the Duangong lineage alone to fight.

They almost destroyed the Erlang Temple, and only a few people survived.

Besides, he would do such a crazy thing just for a Mo Dao.

This Yang Dongguan is a little too hungry.

Or maybe there's something wrong with his brain.

That Mo Dao is just made of fine iron, how much can it be worth?

Regardless of whether he has the ability to do so, would he destroy the Erlang Temple just for this thing?
Crazy?

In other words, this man had a strong murderous intention and had a grudge against Erlang Temple. It didn't matter whether it was a grudge or not, he just wanted to destroy the Erlang Temple.

Of course, so many years have passed since the incident, and I’m afraid no one can explain what happened back then.

My uncle was not at the scene when the incident happened, so I am afraid he can't explain it. It seems useless to look for answers now.

"hiss!"

As Tong Xin spoke, he hit his forehead and his eyebrows suddenly frowned.

"what happened?"

Chen Yang noticed that something was wrong with him.

Tong Xin gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling, "Last night I tried to use my divine consciousness to impact the Lingtai Gate again. My divine consciousness was able to penetrate it, but after my divine consciousness entered, my head started to hurt. It hurt from time to time, and it hurt like hell..."

"Did you see clearly what was going on inside?" Chen Yang asked.

Tong Xin shook her head. "As soon as I used my divine consciousness, it started to hurt. My head was about to split open..."

When he said this, he got goose bumps all over his body, as if he was really enduring some unimaginable pain.

"No, I can't hold on any longer."

He shuddered all over, covered his head with his hands, and fell on the sofa.

This sudden scene also made Chen Yang a little flustered.

He doesn't know how to cure this disease.

Without daring to stop, Chen Yang quickly picked him up, stuffed him into the car, and rushed to Huangjia Village.

……

"Ah, it hurts me so much!"

Ten minutes later, in Huangjia Village, Huang Daolin's home, Tongxin was rolling on the ground with his hands covering his head, screaming uncontrollably, like Sun Wukong who was bound by the tight hoop curse recited by Tang Monk.

Chen Yang looked at him with a grimace, at a loss as to what to do, and was really afraid that he would die from the pain.

Huang Daolin stretched out his finger and tapped his forehead.

Tong Xin was shocked and fainted.

It's quiet now.

"Uncle, what's going on with him?" Chen Yang asked hurriedly.

Huang Daolin checked Tong Xin over and over again. "It's not a big problem. His divine consciousness was not condensed in a regular process. The spiritual platform thought it was an external object and thought someone had taken over his body, so it had a stress reaction..."

"Can this still happen?"

Chen Yang was somewhat stunned. He had cultivated his own divine consciousness, but he had rejected it as an external object? He thought it was coming to take over his body?

Are you taking over your own body?
“It’s not unusual.”

Huang Daolin shook his head. "The human body is very delicate and has an instinctive self-defense mechanism. Otherwise, do you think it is easy to possess someone else's body? The body is a natural protective shell for humans. Even if you are just an ordinary person, as long as your body is healthy, even if you are in the Dao Zhen Realm or the Tian Ren Realm, using your Yuan Shen to possess someone else's body may not be able to easily break through the body's instinctive defense..."

"Some people regard the physical body as a burden, but in fact, the physical body is the protective umbrella that God gives to every living being. His spiritual thoughts come from the body, not from the Dantian, so it is natural that it may be rejected by the Dantian."

"But it's not a big problem. After all, his body is his own, and his mind is his own too. As long as he can hold on, and his mind and body are in harmony, that'll be all that matters..."

……

"How long will this take?"

"Sleep and it should be relieved."

Huang Daolin couldn't give a definite answer, so he just asked Chen Yang to take the person into the house and let him rest first.

"I don't know what secrets are hidden in his Dantian."

Coming out of the house, Huang Daolin shook his head and said, "We should know the answer when he wakes up."

Chen Yang nodded slightly and followed Huang Daolin to the study.

He took out the Phoenix Jade Pendant and said, "Uncle, take a look at this thing. Do you recognize it?"

Huang Daolin reached out to take the jade pendant, examined it carefully, opened his Dharma eyes to look at it, and immediately frowned.

"Where are you from?" He looked up at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang said, "I asked someone to turn over the roof yesterday and found it on the top of my house beam. It was stuffed inside a statue of a [Fairy Riding a Phoenix]. I heard from Tong Xin that there is a mountain-guarding stele on Mount Dawa, and the pattern on the stele is almost exactly the same as this jade pendant..."

As he spoke, Chen Yang opened his phone and showed Huang Daolin the picture of the mountain-guarding stele. "Tong Xin said that this mountain-guarding stele was obtained from the Erlang Temple. Uncle, didn't you practice in the Erlang Temple? I wonder if you have seen this stele and are you familiar with the dragon and phoenix patterns on it?"

"Ah."

Huang Daolin nodded and said, "This stone tablet is not actually from Erlang Temple."

"Oh?" Chen Yang looked at him in surprise.

Huang Daolin said, "This mountain-guarding stele came from the Chongtian Temple in Emei. Legend has it that it was left by the mountain lord Zhao Quanzhen. There are many theories about the dragon and phoenix patterns on it. Some say it is called the Tongtian Pattern, while others say it is called the Demon-Suppressing Pattern..."

"It is said that this stone tablet has a great deterrent effect on mountain spirits and monsters. After the decline of Chongtian Temple, the stone tablet was taken back to Qitian Temple. More than two hundred years ago, Erlang Temple was newly built. Mountain spirits were causing trouble, and there was no master in the temple. So the Zhao family of Luoshan came forward and took the stone tablet to Erlang Temple to suppress it. For more than a hundred years, it was placed in the Demon-Suppressing Cave behind the temple."

"Zhao family? Why is it the Zhao family?" Chen Yang was a little surprised.

Huang Daolin said, "The Zhao family has a deep relationship with the Erlang Temple. The Erlang Temple has been rebuilt several times in history, and the Zhao family has made great efforts. They claim to be the descendants of Erlang Shen Zhao Yu, the ancestor of the Duangong lineage..."

"In the past, the Duangong lineage was a considerable force in Shu, but everyone basically played their own game. The Zhao family wanted to use this opportunity to organize the Duangong lineage. The ultimate goal, of course, was to control this force..."

"It is undeniable that the Zhao family has made contributions to the development of the Duangong lineage. However, the reality is far more bleak than ideal. The Duangong industry is mixed with good and bad people. There are too many people who cheat and deceive and make a living, and there are very few people who are truly capable..."

"So, even though Erlang Temple has been forcibly defined as the ancestral temple of the Duangong lineage, and the Zhao family has sent some of their children to practice in Erlang Temple over the generations, it has never been able to gain much popularity..."

"Two hundred years ago, after the Erlang Temple was newly built, the Zhao family borrowed the [Mountain Guarding Stele] from the Qitian Temple in the name of the mountain king Zhao Quanzhen as their ancestor. On the one hand, it was used to suppress the spiritual creatures and mountain spirits near Erlang Mountain. On the other hand, they might also want to use this stele to promote the Erlang Temple and raise its status in the martial arts world..."

……

Hearing this, Chen Yang's face trembled, "Is Zhao Quan really the ancestor of the Zhao family?"

"Ah."

Huang Daolin smiled meaningfully, "Who knows? There are so many people in this world who make random accusations and confuse other people's ancestors. They call it taking advantage of others' situation. We all have the same surname anyway. How can we make a coat without taking advantage of others' situation..."

Flow batch!

Chen Yang was somewhat amused and said, "Why don't they say they are descendants of Zhao Gao?"

"Haha."

Huang Daolin was also amused when he heard this. "You know what? If interests are involved, for example, if Zhao Gao left behind some valuable treasure, they might actually do it if they want to fight for it."

"For this kind of thing, if someone questions it, there is no evidence. They can show you their family tree. What does it matter what the facts are?"

……

Chen Yang shook his head.

He tried hard to think whether there was any powerful character named Chen in history whom he could get close to.

I thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

"That's too far."

Chen Yang quickly corrected the topic, "Uncle, let's talk about this jade pendant."

Huang Daolin said, "The shape of this jade pendant is indeed very similar to the pattern on the mountain-guarding stele. There should be a connection between the two. The mountain-guarding stele can be basically confirmed to have been left by the mountain lord Zhao Quanzhen. So, this jade pendant also has a great relationship with the mountain lord Zhao..."

"I can't tell you the details, but there is a very strong power in this jade pendant. I guess it might be some kind of sealing power, a key to open a certain place..."

"You should keep it well. This kind of thing will be useful when it is needed. If it is not used, it will not be a loss to you..."

"Zhao Quanzhen is the last mountain king of Shushan. He was active more than 400 years ago. The Mountain Driving Association should have some information about him. If you are interested, you can try to contact the Mountain Driving Association. This kind of information is usually top secret. It depends on how strong your connections are..."

……

After putting away the jade pendant, the two walked out of the study.

Chen Yang chatted, "Uncle, did Yang Dongguan destroy Erlang Temple just for a Mo Dao made of fine iron?"

"Ugh."

Huang Daolin sighed. This memory was not a good one. "Who knows? This man is extremely vicious. Let alone a Mo Dao, even if he killed someone just for a steamed bun, it wouldn't be surprising."

"But I always feel that it's a little unreasonable." Chen Yang shook his head.

Huang Daolin said, "A few of my fellow disciples survived the incident, but they were all frightened and could not speak clearly. After the incident, Erlang Mountain was closed. Many people came to Emei Mountain, including monks and Taoist priests, who said they were there to pray for the souls of the dead. It took more than two months before the mountain was unsealed. I was able to go back and take a look, but all I saw was a scorched earth ruin."

"At that time, I was only in my twenties, not much older than you are now. I had no cultivation to speak of, and my physique had just reached the first level. Sigh, in the blink of an eye, more than fifty years have passed..."

……

Huang Daolin sighed and said that this topic brought up some bad memories for him.

"In recent years, as my cultivation has improved, my horizons have also broadened. Looking back, there was indeed something strange about what happened back then. If it was just a ritual for the dead, the mountain wouldn't have been closed, and it wouldn't have taken more than two months..."

"However, it's been so long, and the culprit has been brought to justice. I don't want to delve into it any further. If you're interested, you can contact the Mountain-Driving Association. They must have archived records of what happened back then."

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(End of this chapter)